WAR MACHINE =========== TYPED BY SHARD - N&B As you know we have recently lost all contact with our mining installation on XR27B. I believe this is the work of our sworn enemies: The Alien Syndicate. You have been selected for this very dangerous mission: The Alien queen and her breeders must die. If you fail in your task, alien legions will swarm across this entire system bringing a wave of death and destruction in their wake. Seriously destructive combat action. War Machine features brilliant graphics, an amazing digitised soundtrack and swarms of bio-mechanoid blood suckers, evil techno military adversaries and armour stripping acid baths. LOADING INSTRUCTIONS -------------------- ATARI ST: Ensure that your computer has been switched of for at least sixty seconds immediately prior to loading the game. Switch on your machine and insert the gama disc in drive zero (all other drives, printers, cartridges etc should have been removed). The game should load automatically. If the game fails to load on the first attempt. leave the disc in the drive and press the reset button. AMIGA: Ensure that your computer has been switched off for at least sixty seconds immediately prior to loading the game. Switch on your machine and insert the game disc in drive zero (all other drives, printers, additional memory, cartridges etc should have heen removed) The game should load automatically. If the game fails to load on the first attempt, leave the disc in the drive and reset the machine. THE STORY --------- We have recently lost all contact with our mining installation on the asteroid XR27B. Evidence suggests that oyr sworn enemies the alien syndiacte are responsible. If they gain control of this strategically important base there will be nothing to stop them swarming across this entire system, bringing a wave of death and destruction in their wake. You have been selected for this very dangerous mission: The alien queen and her breeders must die. You will be "beamed" down to the surface of the planet. Your main objective is to prevent the base and its sophisticated techno-military mining equipment from falling into alien hands. All equipment must be destroyed, and as many aliens as possible be killed. You must also locate four parts of a top secret weapon, which is needed to kill the evil queen, these pods may be found scattered around the complex. THE GAME -------- You the player can control your character using a standard joystick, by manipulating the stick you WITHOUT FIRE UP Jump Up or Climb Up DOWN Climb Down LEFT Walk Left RIGHT Walk Right DIAGONAL LEFT Jump Left DIAGONAL RIGHT Jump Right WITH FIRE UP Jump Up and Fire LEFT Fire Left RIGHT Fire Right DIAGONAL DOWN LEFT Fire Diagonal Left DIAGONAL DOWN RIGHT Fire Diagonal Right DIAGONAL UP LEFT Fire Diagonal Left DIAGONAL UP RIGHT Fire Diagonal Right Certain pieces of heavy machinery can not be destroyed using your standard weapon. You will have to use grenades to destroy these objects. Grenades are fired by pressing the space bar. When climbing a ladder or wall, you must position your character at the base of the ladder or wall, then push up on the joystick. When playing the game for the first time you may find this procedure a little tricky, we suggest you practise this a few times, before getting stuck into the game. Objects such as extra lives, ammunition and keys may be found scattered around the base, these are collected by walking over them. The display panel provides the following essential infomation. From left to right: Pod parts collected (all four pod parts must be found) Ammunition remaining Grenades remaining. Protective suit status Scrolling information display Security droid shield status. Lives left. Score Time remaining