ANDROID ATTACK

METHOD OF PLAY

Press ENTER to start the game and hit the fire button to replay the game. Use your
laser gun to pulverize the androids in the room, avoiding the deadly walls and
android fire; then procedd, exploring room after room destroying as many androids
as you can. The right joystick controls your direction and pressing the fire button 
fires your laser gun. You will fire in the direction you are facing. You may aim
and fire in eight directions by pressing the fire button and moving the joystick to
the direction you want to fire. You can jump or duck by putting the joystick in the
center position and pressing the fire button. If the joystick is moved up just above 
center, you will jump. When the joystick is positioned just below center, you will
duck. With a little practice you will become expert at jumping and ducking. Pick up
the crown in each room for extra points and leave the room quickly! The count-down
timer in the lower right of the screen indicates how much time you have left before
you must leave the room or be destroyed.

GHOST ANDROIDS

When you destroy an android, it turns into a mine which can use up a unit of suit
protection if you touch it. After a time, mines become ghost androids which hunt you
relentlessly. Destroy them quickly as they can chase you through walls.

PROTECTIVE SUIT

You are wearing a special space suit designed to give you units of protection, you
may sacrifice one unit (and only one) by running into a vertical wall, thereby
creating a doorway at that spot. Each time you are hit by android laser fire, you
will use a unit of protection. When all units are used up, being hit by laser fire
will destroy you and end the game.

SCORING

Your score is indicated in the bottom left of the screen. You receive 50 points for
each android and 100 points for each ghost android that you hit. Pick up the crown
for another 100 points.

BONUS

You gain one extra protective unit by earning 10,000 points, up to a maximum of 10
units. Work quickly! If you clear a room of all androids and mines and pick up the 
crown, you will receive a bonus score equivalent to the amount left on the countdown
timer. You must leave the room to receive the points.

DIFFICULTY

If you receive the bonus points by clearing the room of all androids and mines, pick
up the crown, and leave before your time runs out, the next room will be harder than
the one you just left. The androids become smarter and faster and they will move
quicker and shoot faster!

SKILL LEVELS

Android Attack has 16 skill levels to choose from with level 0 for beginners and 
level 15 for advanced players.

TALKING VERSION

There are two versions of Android Attack: a 16K non talking version (ANDR16) and a
32K talking version (ANDR32). The talking version does not require any special 
hardware in order to talk.