Eliminator - Instructions

SCENARIO

Eliminator - addictive high-speed action at its very best. As you hurtle along
the tortuous alien roadway through tunnels and out into space, aliens and
obstacles do their utmost to terminate your progress.

GAMEPLAY

Eliminator is a progressive shoot'em'up set on a long winding track. The
objective of the game is to drive your vehicle through each stage shooting
everything in sight and destroying obstacles.

DISPLAY LAYOUT

Down the righthand side of the screen are 6 icons which represent your current
weapons. These are:

- 1. SINGLE-FIRE CANNON (you start with only this)
- 2. DUEL-FIRE CANNON
- 3. SIDE-FIRE CANNON
- 4. BOUNCING BOMBS
- 5. DOUBLE-FIRE CANNON (uses up ammo quickly)
- 6. TRIPLE-FIRE CANNON (uses up ammo even more quickly)

Down the lefthand side are the following:

- 1. AMMO (limited supply of ammunition)
- 2. SHIELDS (you lose shield energy every time you are hit, lose it and you
     are dead)
- 3. LIVES (you start with 3 lives and gain extra every 10000 points)

The objects and creations you meet along the track come in various forms:

- ALIENS These bounce around, hover or home-in on you. They can usually be
  destroyed with a single shot.
- WALLS Stationary objects which cannot be destroyed.
- TARGETS Flashing beacons which must be shot in order to pass by.
- WEAPON BONUSES Collect these revolving pyramids for an extra weapon.
- AMMO BONUSES Collect these revolving cubes for extra ammunition.

You begin the game with 3 lives. If you make contact with an alien or an
obstacle, or lose all your shields then you lose a life and restart the game
with the loss of the last weapon you collected.

CONTROLS

On the title screen

F1/F2.................................Music off/on
F3/F4.................................Effects off/on
F5/F6.................................50/60 Hz screen
FIRE..................................Start game

In game (Your craft is controlled by joystick only)

FIRE..................................Shoot weapons
LEFT/RIGHT............................Steer left/right
UP/DOWN...............................Select weapons available (ICONS at left)
SPACE BAR.............................Pause/continue
Q.....................................Quit

PASSWORD SYSTEM

Every few levels you will be given a password which you can type on the
HELP screen. This allows you to skip the early levels once you have become
proficient at them.

ELIMINATOR was designed and developed by Hewson Consultants Ltd.

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