MIDNIGHT RESISTANCE ------------------- SCENARIO -------- A ruthless Commissar, leader of a vicious regime of megalomaniacs, has kidnapped your family, (including your Grandfather - a world famous scientist) in a desperate bit for dictatorial power over the earth. Can you rescue your relatives before the evil Commissar forces your G Grandfather to use his superior weaponry research in order to enforce his own tyranny throughout the planet? Pit your wits against an obsessive army, their tortuous traps and a convoy of menacing machinery. LOADING ------- COMMODORE Press the SHIFT key and the RUN/STOP key simultaneously. PLEASE NOTE: This game loads in a number of parts - follow on screen instructions. CONTROLS -------- This is a one player game controlled by joystick only with the following additional keys: SPACE BAR - FIRE BACKPACK SHIFT LOCK - PAUSE GAME JOYSTICK CONTROL ---------------- WHEN STANDING JUMP /\ /||\ JUMP ___ || ___ JUMP |\ || /| | \\ || // | \\ || // \\ || // \\ || // / \\||// \ /--------------- ---------------\ WALK \--------------- ---------------/ WALK \ //||\\ / // || \\ // || \\ // || \\ | // || \\ | |/ || \| CRAWL ¬¬¬ || ¬¬¬ CRAWL \||/ \/ CRAWL WHEN CRAWLING STAND /\ /||\ STAND ___ || ___ STAND |\ || /| | \\ || // | \\ || // \\ || // \\ || // / \\||// \ /--------------- ---------------\ CRAWL \--------------- ---------------/ CRAWL \ //||\\ / // || \\ // || \\ // || \\ | // || \\ | |/ || \| CRAWL ¬¬¬ || ¬¬¬ CRAWL \||/ \/ CRAWL Press fire button to activate current weapon. When the fire button is pressed the current action (standing, walking, crawling, jumping) is held, i.e. you may walk and shoot in all directions and crawl and shoot in all directions if the fire button is depressed. Press the space bar to release current 'back pack' weapon. To collect an item (i.e. a key or weapon) just walk over it. To climb a ladder push joystick up when located in the appropriate position, (e.g. standing/crawling beneath the ladder). GAMEPLAY -------- When destroyed, some of the enemies will drop keys which you may collect. You can only carry six. These may be used to buy extra weapons, back-packs and features from the weapon rooms. These are situated at the end of each level and contain six different types of weapon. However you have a limited budget so you must be careful when making your selection. The weapons within your budget will flash as you walk past their cabinets and to make your purchase you must jump up and collect it as it falls. © 1990 Ocean Software Ltd The Hit Squad, P.O. Box 350, Manchester, M60 2LX