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The Project 64 etext of the ~Victory Road Commodore Instructions~,
converted to etext by Russell Reed <rreed@cei.net>.

VICTRY10.TXT, August 1997, etext #278#

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VICTORY ROAD COMMODORE INSTRUCTIONS

OBJECTIVE

In this one-player game, our hero from Ikari Warriors is back!  And
this time, he's up against the most fearsome enemy of all -- the
monstrous Stonehead and his army of bizarre, inhuman creatures who
threaten to overpower the universe!

As the game progresses you must make your way through desolate
landscapes of treacherous terrain where hordes of bloodthirstly Green
Gremlins, Winged Man-Beasts, Trolls and Yellow Crabs threaten to
overwhelm you.

In each of the five levels of play you must get past the super demon
before advancing to even more grueling enemy attackers.

Fight through to the end to free the world from these terrible
creatures who threaten to destroy the universe.  Become the force which
restores the world to freedom.

Do you have the courage to travel the Victory Road?

GETTING STARTED

Turn on the disk drive and your Commodore 64.  Insert the program
into the drive with the label facing upwards.  Type LOAD"*",8,1
(RETURN).  The introductory screen will appear and the program will
then load automatically.

The game loads in stages, and the completion of each stage is
necessary to proceed to the next.

GENERAL CONTROLS

Plug your joystick into Port 2 to play Victory Road.  To shoot
bullets, tap the joystick button.  To throw grenades hold and release
the joystick button.  When using the flame thrower, shoot it as you
would the regular gun.

OTHER FEATURES

M          MUSIC ON FUNCTION
O          MUSIC OFF FUNCTION (SOUND EFFECTS ONLY)
RUN/STOP   QUIT GAME

GAME PLAY

You begin the game armed with a gun and hand grenades.  Throughout
the game you will discover abandoned flame throwers from those poor
souls who have gone before.  These are still active and can be picked
up and used again.  You will find that the flame throwers are much more
powerful than your standard gun.

If you lose a man while carrying the flame thrower, your next man
will automatically revert back to a gun.

There are five types of demons:  green gremlins, yellow crabs, winged
man-beasts, trolls and super demons.  Trolls do not appear until after
the first level.  Except for the super demon, the winged man-beasts are
your greatest danger, as they fly at random and shoot lava-bullets.
Watch out for those trolls, too - they also shoot lava-bullets.  As you
progress through each level the demons will become more aggressive.
Your best bet is to use the flame thrower whenever possible.

In Victory Road, the best defense is a good offense.  You must keep
moving -- if you stay stationary for too long, the demons will come and
get you.  Keep your guns blazing and grenades flying.  Luckily, you
have an unlimited supply of firepower.

Lava-bullets can be deflected by shooting at them, but you can only
keep that up for so long.  You MUST keep moving!

Seek out the lightning bolt symbols and walk over them.  They will
wipe out all the demons currently on the screen, but beware, more
demons will be quickly advancing upon you.  Your best bet is to keep
moving at all times!

Super demons are found at the end of each level and they are
extremely difficult to kill.  Aim for their center and blast with your
grenades several times until they are destroyed.  And, if you're truly
slick, you may be able to sneak around it -- but don't count on it!

Each time you are hit, you lose one life.  When you lose four lives,
the game is over.

If you're tough enough to reach level 5, you'll find that your
bullets don't move as fast.  Did you think this was going to be easy?
Good luck!

CONTROLS

The joystick will respond to the following directions:

UP      Walk up.
LEFT    Walk left.
RIGHT   Walk right.
DOWN    Walk down.
BUTTON  Shoots gun and flame thrower/throws grenades.
        Bullets will shoot in the same direction you are facing.

SCORING

Your score will increase as follows as you wipe out the demons.

Green Gremlins          100 points
Winged Man-Beasts       100 points
Yellow Crabs            100 points
Trolls                  100 points
Stonehead               500 points
Super Demon           5,000 points
Completing a level    5,000 points

You gain a new man at 20,000, 40,000 and 80,000 points.

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End of Project 64 etext Victory Road Commodore Instructions.

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