OWARD THE UCK OCS
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BY HANTOM HARK
CALL HE HARK'S OUTH
313-694-1898
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1. NTER YOUR NAME! PRESS RETURN.
2. ELECT DIFFICULTY LEVEL. SE THE
JOYSTICK TO MOVE UP AND DOWN.
3. EET OWARD! (HE JUST PARACHUTED).
4. HE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
SCREEN INDICATE THE TIME REMAINING.
OVE OWARD LEFT, RIGHT, UP, AND
DOWN WITH THE JOYSTICK.
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O SURVIVE THIS EVIL INFESTED ISLAND,
YOU AND OWARD ARE GOING TO NEED TO
GET A FEW THINGS AND DO A FEW THINGS.
EGOTIATING THE UTATNT LIME:
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FTER WALKING OWARD AROUND A BIT,
YOU'LL DISCOVER THAT THERE'S NOWHERE TO
GO. XCEPT OVER THE SLIPPERY SLIMY
STUFF, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS CALLED
MUTANT SLIME.
O JUMP OVER THE MUTANT SLIME, OWARD
NEEDS A RUNNING START OF 3-5 STEPS.
O SCAMPER TOWARD THE MUTANT SLIME TO
GET UP SOME SPEED, THEN PRESS THE
JOYSTICK BUTTON WHEN YOU REACH THE
EDGE OF IT.
HE KEY IS TO LAUNCH OWARD FROM THE
VERY EDGE (WHICH GETS TOUGHER AS YOU
PLAY THE MORE DIFFICULT LEVELS). F
HE JUMPS TOO EARLY, OWARD WILL END UP
IN THE SLIME; TOO LATE, AND HE WON'T
BE ABLE TO JUMP AT ALL.
F AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED- WELL YOU
KNOW THE REST...
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ITHOUT HIS TRUSTY BACKPACK, OWARD
WILL GET NOWHERE EVEN FASTER THEN HE
ALREADY IS. E'S GOTTA HAVE IT. O JUST
GO UP AND GRAB IT.
HE ACKPACK CONTAINS:
* SOLAR POWERED JET PACK FOR CROSSING
CHANNELS.
* HE ULTRALIGHT FLYER - FOR REACHING
THE TOP OF THE VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN.
* PORTABLE EUTRON ISINTEGRATOR - JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE ARK VERLOAD.
HEN YOU PICK UP THE BACKPACK, YOU'LL ACTIVATE IT'S SPECIAL CAMOUFLAGE MECHANISM, WHICH WILL KEEP OWARD FROM BEING EVEN MORE CONSPICUOUS THEN HE ALREADY IS.
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OW UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF THE GAME WALKING OWARD AROUND IN TINY CIRCLES, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUMP OVER THE MUTANT SLIME AGAIN.
HEN, WITH YOUR SOLAR POWERED JET-PACK,
YOU CAN CROSS THE CHANNELS TO THE OTHER
SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND. O USE THE JET-PACK, WHEN YOU GET TO THE BANK OF THE CHANNEL, PRESS AND RELEASE THE JOYSTICK BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO OPEN UP THE THROTTLE ON THE JET-PACK. F YOU PRESS TOO FAST, YOU'LL KILL THE THROTTLE; TOO SLOWLY, AND YOU'LL LOOSE THRUST. HE CURRENT RUNS STRONG THROUGH THE CHANNEL. O AVOID GETTING TANGLED IN IT, TRY AND MOVE UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF LEFT AND RIGHT.
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F YOU'RE EVER GOING TO SAVE EVERLY AND HIL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO SAVE SERIOUS MUTANTS. OU'LL KNOW THEN AS SOON AS YOU SEE THEM. HEY'RE EVIL-LOOKING. ND THEY COME OUT OF THOSE DISGUSTING LOOKING YELLOW MOUNDS YOU SEE ALL OVER THE GROUND. HE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE MUTANTS IS THE OLD UACK-U TECHNIQUES. OU KNOW-PUNCHING, KICKING, AND THE LIKE. HE NUMBER OF BLOWS THESE GUYS WILL TAKE BEFORE THEY FINALLY KEEL OVER VARIES FROM LEVEL TO LEVEL. EE THE DIFFICULTY COMPARISON CHART FOR THE NUMBERS ON THE LEVEL YOU ARE PLAYING.
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ICKING A MUTANT WILL INJURE HIM AND MAKE HIM SPIN. NCE HE'S SPINNING, YOU CAN KNOCK HIM OFF BY KICKING HIM AGAIN. HEN YOU'RE CONFRONTED WITH MORE THAN ONE MUTANT, THEY MUST ALL BE SPINNING BEFORE YOU CAN POLISH OFF ANY OF THEM. O KICK, HOLD THE JOYSTICK BUTTON DOWN, THEN MOVE THE JOYSTICK IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO KICK. KICK WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON A MUTANT WHO HAS LATCHED ONTO OWARD - USE THE PUNCH INSTEAD.
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UNCHING A MUTANT WILL ALSO INJURE HIM AND MAKE HIM SPIN. UT PUNCHING IS EFFECTIVE ONLY WHEN A MUTANT HAS ALREADY LATCHED ON TO OWARD. O PUNCH, MOVE THE JOYSTICK IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO PUNCH AND PRESS THE BUTTON. F TOO MANY MUTANTS LATCH ON TO OWARD AT THE SAME TIME, HE'LL BE THROWN OFF THE ISLAND. EE "DIFFICULTY COMPARISON CHART" FOR THE NUMBER OF MUTANTS IT TAKES TO BOUNCE HIM IN THE LEVEL YOU ARE PLAYING.
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HE BEST WAY TO GET RID OF THE MUTANTS IS TO SNUFF THEM OUT BEFORE YOU EVER HAVE TO LOOK AT THEIR PITIFUL LITTLE FACES. O DO THIS, STOMP ON THEIR MOUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. O STOMP ON A MOUND, POSITION OWARD ON TOP OF THE MOUND, THEN PRESS THE JOYSTICK BUTTON.
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UTANTS ARE UNPREDICTABLY NASTY. F THEY SURROUND OWARD NEAR A TREE, THEY MAY NOT THROW HIM OFF THE SCREEN AS USUAL- INSTEAD, THEY'LL JUST HOLD THEIR GROUND, KEEPINF THE DAUNTLESS UCK TRAPPED WHILE THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN TO ZERO. HICH MEANS YOU'VE HAD IT - SO
START THE GAME OVER.
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NCE YOU'VE SUCCESFULLY CROSSED THE RIVER AND ELIMINATED ALL THE MUTANTS ON THE SHADY PART OF THE ISLAND, YOU'LL COME TO A HANGING BRIDGE. LTHOUGH IT LOOKS EASY ENOUGH TO CROSS, DON'T GET TOO QUACKY. HERE ARE ROCK-THROWING MUTANTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. HEY HAPPEN TO HAVE VERY ACCURATE AIM, AND THEY WON'T STOP THROWING UNTIL YOU'RE COMPLETLY ACCROSS THE BRIDGE. O DODGE THE ROCKS, TRY TO STAY TO THE FAR RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. HE LAST MUTANT MOUND- NCE YOU GET ACCROSS THE BRIDGE, YOU'LL SEE YET ANOTHER MUTANT MOUND. UT TAKE HEART. T'S THE LAST ONE. ND IF YOU MANAGE TO STOMP IT OUT, IT'LL BE THE LAST YOU'LL SEE OF THE MUTANTS. NTIL YOU PLAY ANOTHER GAME.
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HAT HAPPENS NEXT? ELL IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHICH LEVEL YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING.
F YOU'RE PLAYING :
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OU'LL BE AWARDED EITHER THE RECRUIT OR
MEDAL (DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAD LEFT) AND GIVEN THE CHANCE TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME. HY NOT RISK THE NEXT LEVEL THIS TIME?
F YOU'RE PLAYING THE :
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OU'LL BE GIVEN AN LTRALIGHT FLYER AND YOU MUST TRY AND MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO (MORE ON HOW TO DO THIS IN THE NEXT SECTION). NCE YOU MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO IN YOUR ULTRALIGHT, YOU'LL BE AWARDED EITHER THE NSIGN OR IEUTENANT MEDAL AND GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE TO PLAY THE GAME.
F YOU'RE PLAYING OR :
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OU'LL BE GIVEN AN ULTRALIGHT FLYER AND
YOU MUST TRY AND MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO. F YOU MAKE IT TO THE TOP, OWARD WILL AUTOMATICALLY PARACHUTE DOWN INTO THE VOLCANO. HEN BY DUCKING ENERGY BOLTS AND MANEUVERING BETWEEN THE HOLES AND THE STALACTITES ARE MAKING, YOU'LL MEET BILL-TO-BILL WITH THE ARK VERLOARD (MORE ON HOW TO DO ALL THIS IN THE NEXT SECTIONS). DVANCED PLAYERS WHO KNOCK OFF THE ARK VERLOARD ARE AWARDED EITHER THE OMMANDER OR APTAIN MEDAL. XPERT PLAYERS WHO POLISH HIM OFF ARE AWARDED THE OMMODORE OR DMIRAL MEDAL. DMIRAL IS THE HIGHEST RANKING.
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ULL BACK ON THE ULTRALIGHT TO CLIMB, PUCH FORWARD TO DIVE, AND RIGHT AND LEFT TO BANK AND TURN. HE WINDS OVER VOLCANO ISLAND ARE AMAZINGLY STRONG. VOID FLYING DIRECTLY INTO THE THERMAL RIPTIDES BY MOVING THE ULTRALIGHT UP TOWARD THE TOP OF THE VOLCANO.
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OU'RE INSIDE THE VOLCANO. ND THE ARK VERLOARD COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. ECAUSE HE THINKS IT'S OPEN SEASON FOR DUCKS. ND MAYBE IT IS. AND : IRST YOU MUST DODGE FALLING STALACTITES AND THE HOLES THEY'RE MAKING.
O BETWEEN THE : KEEP OWARD'S LEFT FOOT ON THE LEDGE.
OLTS: MOVE OWARD UP OR DOWN, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE ENERGY BOLTS. ND AVOID THOSE HOLES WHILE GETTING INTO POSITION TO FIRE AT THE ARK VERLOARD.
UTTING NE VER ON THE ARK VERLOARD:
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NCE YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VOLCANIC CAVERN, YOU'LL BE IN A PERFECT POSITION TO PUT THE ARK VERLOARD OUT OF COMMISION. ACE OWARD DIRECTLY YO THE RIGHT, PULL OUT THE OLD EUTRON ISINTEGRATOR, AND FIRE. O FIRE AT THE ARK VERLOARD, SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESS THE JOYSTICK BUTTON AND MOVE THE JOYSTICK TO THE RIGHT. FTER EACH SHOT THE ARK VERLOARD WILL CHANGE COLOR. ND AFTER THE THIRD SHOT, HE'LL DISAPPEAR. OU'VE DONE IT! ELL ALMOST. OU STILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE VOLCANO BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT. O SHUT DOWN THE VOLCANO, WALK OWARD UNDERNEATH THE LEVER AND, BY PRESSING THE JOYSTICK BUTTON, HAVE OWARD JUMP UP AND PULL DOWN ON THE LEVER. F YOU MANAGE THIS LAST MOVE, EVERYTHING'S JUST DUCKY. OWARD WILL RUSH OFF TO RESCUE BEVERLY AND HIL, AND YOU'LL RECEIVE YOUR MEDAL AND YOUR SCORE. F YOU LOSE, YOU'LL SEE THAT YOUR ADVANTAGES WITH OWARD ARE "O BE CONTINUED"- SO START OVER AND TAKE ANOTHER QUACK AT IT.
IFFUCULTY OMPARISON HART:
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CVTIVITY OVICE NTER. DVANCED XPERT
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# OF LIVES 255 3 2 1
MUTANT
SPIN TIME LONG SHORT SHORT SHORT
TIME FOR
MUTANTS SLOW MED. FAST FASTER
REAPPEAR
# OF KICKS
TO KILL
MUTANT 2 2 2 3
# OF PUNCH
TO SPIN
MUTANT 1 1 2 2
GET MEDAL CROSS TOP OF KILL SAME
FOR BRIDGE VOLCANO OVERLOARD
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* HEN THINGS ARE GETTING TENSE AND YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK, JUST PAUSE THE GAME. O PAUSE, ON A OMMODORE PRESS 7; PRESS 7 AGAIN TO RESUME PLAY.
* HEN FENDING OFF MUTANTS IN THE DVANCED AND XPERTS MODES, TIMING IS CRITICAL. NOCK OFF INDIVIDUAL MUTANTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
* HEN UP AGAINST THE CURRENTS- WITH EITHER THE JET PACK OR THE LTRALIGHT- TRY TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. F YOU TRY TO MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT, YOU'LL MORE EASILY BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE CURRENTS.
* F YOU'RE SWARMED OVER BY MUTANTS, REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN'T DESTROY ONE UNLESS THEY'RE ALL SPINNING. ND IF YOU'RE IN THE ULTIMATE TRAP, FORGET IT- YOU'RE A SITTING DUCK. IT 1 TO START A NEW GAME.
* HEN YOU'RE FLYING THE LTRALIGHT, MOVE UP AND TO THE RIGHT CONTINUOUSLY
TO AVOID THE WINDS AND THERMAL DRAFTS FROM THE VOLCANO.