J.Woodhouse

'Sideways' is a horizontal scrolling 'shoot-em-up'.

The object of each level is to fly off the right hand side of the
scrolling landscape, before the 'energy bar' reaches zero.

The 'energy bar' goes down with time but it can be restored by
shooting the 'energy crystals' found on the landscape.

If you succesfully complete a level you will be awarded a cash
bonus and can then buy equiptment from the 'parts shop'.

The equiptment from the 'parts shop' is mostly self-explanatory
except maybe 'transform', this allows you to transform from a
ship to a tank or visa-versa by holding down the fire button
for about half a second.

As a tank you can move on the landscape and collect the
'energy crystals' which has the same effect as shooting them.

On some landscapes 'bomb launches' can be found. These will fire
homing bombs at you. These can be shot depending on your
'laser damage'.

Aliens come on if formations of 8 that will fly around and shoot
bombs at you.

Collision with aliens or boms will cause the 'shield bar'
to go down.

If you shoot all the 8 aliens in one formation
a special icon will apear where the last alien was shot.

This icon can be either

Coin : 100 extra cash upon succesfull completion of level.
Bomb : destroy all visible 'energy crystals' and 'bomb launches'.
Rotating bombs : stop all bombs from moving for 10 seconds.
Heart : makes you invunrable for 10 seconds.
S : Replenish all shield.
E : Replenish all energy.