SDI
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 NOW THE ODDS ARE EVEN
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 INTRODUCTION
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 SDI - Strategy and Arcade at its best!  This classic Sega arcade hit,
 in the true Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative style, tests
 your skills in both offensive and defensive warfare to the limit. 
 It's all out nuclear war and your mission is to defend your country
 from enemy nuclear space weapons and save the planet from imminent
 catastrophe.


 SPECIAL FEATURES
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 * Single or multi-player modes * Offensive and defensive levels at
 each stage * Seven main tunes * Over 300 different sprites - animated
 deadly enemies which will collide with one another.


 COMMODORE 64/128 CASSETTE
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 If you are using a Commodore 128 type the following: GO 64 then press
 RETURN Y then press RETURN.  Plug a joystick into Port 2.  Hold down
 the SHIFT key, then press the key marked RUN/STOP.


 Game Controls
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 The player controls both satellite and cursor; pressing fire will aim
 a laser from the satellite to the current cursor position.  When using
 a joystick or keyboard both satellite and cursor respond to normal
 joystick movement.  If the fire button is pressed the cursor only will
 move and lasers will fire.  SDI may also be played as a team game, one
 player moving the satellite using keyboard, and a second player
 controlling the cursor and laser with a joystick.

 Control Options
 From the title screen press SPACE to return to option screen.  The
 keyboard controls are as follows:

 Q - Up   O - Right   A - Down   I - Left   P - Fire
 SPACE - TOGGLE MOVEMENT (Satellite/cursor)
 F1 - One player game   F2 - Two player game
 Run/Stop - Pause   Q - Quit (when paused)


 Joystick Control
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 Use the joystick, without pressing the fire button, to move both the
 cursor and satellite.  Use the joystick, when pressing the fire
 button, to move the cursor only and fire the lasers.

 The screen displays both players and lives remaining - in a two-player
 game the relevant "1-Up" or "2-Up" will flash to show which player's
 turn.  The damage bar at the bottom of the screen relates to damage to
 your space station.  If the bar fills up completely the game will end. 
 There are 12 levels in S.D.I. during which you will face waves of
 enemy and enemy base missiles, satellites and fighters.  If at any
 time during an offensive half you allow any enemy craft to penetrate
 your defences you must play a defensive half.  At the end of each
 offensive half you will receive a report on the results of that half:
 a perfect score will be rewarded with 20,000 bonus points (and a
 dancing duck!).

 During play you will also come across satellites bearing bonus pods:

 BLUE - Extra speed when moving Satellite
 RED - Multiple cursors (up to 3)
 YELLOW - Extra fire power (bigger explosions)

 To collect the bonus pods shoot at them to release them, then steer
 your satellite into the pod before it leaves the screen.




 © Sega
 © Activision Inc.

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