HELI-RESCUE : ---- GAME MANUAL ---- (English version) translated by -andreas- (a.eibach@gmx.net) -------------------- - GOAL of the game: -------------------- You're supposed to find 30 keys in a vast maze and to rescue the captives from the caches your enemies have imprisoned them. During the game, you will come across 4 different kinds of characters, who will help you on your way to accomplish your mission. Each character has its own color in order to distinguish them more easily, and _you_ are supposed to pick them up and fly them back to their r i g h t homes (look out for the colors _on_ their homes to match with the people's colors). The people will reward you for your aid, as follows: - PINK-colored people: They will always provide you with one more KEY. - YELLOW-colored people: Every time you manage to take e i g h t of them to their proper homes, you will be rewarded a bonus helicopter (=extra life!). - BLINKING people: You're NOT supposed to take these people to their homes _on the spot_, this CANNOT be done because these people's intention is to help _you_ first of all: they will assist you in getting keys from locations UNREACHABLE from your helicopter. You can transport 4 people maximum with your helicopter, so you must watch out _who_ you're carrying. Inside the maze, there are some switches at certain locations you can open and close certain caves and corridors with. You can switch them on and off using your FIRE button. A lot of enemies will want to spoil your plans, though. Some of them can be ZAPPED with a couple of accurate shots from your weapon[s], some others, however, are going to attend on you, having in mind to give you an impressive fit. ;) NOTE: You CANNOT hit people who are supposed to be picked up!! -------------------- CONTROL -------------------- Joystick Control: UP - Chopper rises DOWN - Chopper descends RIGHT - Chopper declines to the right LEFT - Chopper declines to the left FIRE - Discharge a shot When landing on an area marked "LAND", you can, if you press 'DOWN' and 'FIRE' simultaneously, check out the number of people you're currently carrying and the number of keys already found. -------------------- HINTS -------------------- Hint 1: ALWAYS make sure you have a blue-colored person among the people you're carrying, so you can refuel in case of emergency. Hint 2: Every time you discharge people, make sure to land on an area with arrows drawn on it. Hint 3: After losing one of your helicopters, it's best to take off from the area marked "LAND" that you touched last. So feel free to take a "detour" from time to time. :) Have fun with HELI-RESCUE!