MISSION X for Intellivision

 MISSION X*

Cartridge Instructions

(For 1 Player)

*MISSION X is a trademark of Data East USA, Inc., used under license.

OBJECT OF THE GAME

You control a World War II attacker bomber in a special, death-defying

mission...where EVERYTHING you destroy counts. Your targets are combat ships,

aircraft carriers, tanks, trucks, trains and the like, and you must fight DAY and

NIGHT to succeed! You can fly your plane up, down, left, right, or at an angle,

and both drop BOMBS and shoot BULLETS. WATCH OUT for the ENEMY! They always fire

at you from the ground and chase you in the air!

Runways appear at the beginning and between battle cycles. Your score appears

between battle cycles and when you are hit. There are 4 skill levels and 12 types

of targets. Both single and multiple hits are possible. Scoring gets tougher by

the minute! This is prime-time WAR ACTION! If you fail the first time, you are

given 3 more chances! So BLOW them to PIECES, score HIGH and get you mission

RIGHT!

YOUR CONTROLS

1, 2, 3, DISC: Skill level

UPPER SIDE ACTION KEYS: Bomb

LOWER SIDE ACTION KEYS: Shoot

DISC: Fly (up, down, left, right)

NOTE: DO NOT USE THE KEYPAD AND DISC OR SIDE BUTTONS AT THE SAME TIME.

GET READY

Press RESET to begin game. You see the MISSION X title appear on the screen.

Choose your skill level:

Press 3 for easy

Press 2 for medium easy

Press 1 for hard

Press DISC for hardest

Game begins immediately

To restart a game, press any key.

To repeat display of your score after the game is over, press any side button.

ACTION!

Your plane takes off from the runway. Press BOTTOM edge of Disc to make it GAIN

ALTITUDE.

Flying over land and sea, you spot enemy tanks, anti-aircraft posts, and a fleet

of warships. They won't fire at you unless you attack first...but enemy planes

will...and they're often near. You decide to bomb a large warship. To drop a

BOMB, press either TOP Side Button.

Suddenly they're firing at you from two ships. Those are guided missiles that

will destroy your plane on contact. Several more missiles are coming from another

ship approaching on the horizon. You must duck the attack! Use Disc to move your

plane in the direction you want it to go. Press RIGHT edge to make it go to the

RIGHT. Press LEFT edge to make it go to the LEFT. And so on. To make it go DOWN,

press TOP edge.

You're flying over dangerous land. Before you can catch your breath again, anti-

aircraft missiles are guided toward you from different locations. A tank is also

firing at you! To duck their attacks, twist to your left a bit, then to your

right, using the Disc.

Below, you see a train and a few trucks you would like to blow up. Go for a low-

altitude, multiple-hit encounter. Press TOP edge of Disc to plummet, then press

either TOP Side Button. Several times on target! There! There! There!

You are cutting through the sky at an angle, flying at high altitude to destroy

both sections of the bridge. But before you can drop the bomb, a high-speeding

plane attacks! Watch his bullets! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!

Suddenly it's getting dark. Still you must continue. Colored flak illuminates the

night as the enemy fires on you. Your turn! Drop a bomb, another one...fire! Look

to your left, look to your right. Pull up...higher! Get away from the mess!!

SCORING

Your score appears either when hit or when returning to your runway. You get

points for every target you hit. Multiple hits give you more points if you hit

the same target in different places.

ROAD: 10 points

TRAIN TRACK: 20 points

ANTI-AIRCRAFT: 50 points

TANK: 80 POINTS

SMALL SHIP: 100 points

TRAIN: 100 points

BRIDGE: 150 points

TRUCK: 150 points

LARGE SHIP: 200 points

TRAIN ENGINE: 300 points

AIRCRAFT CARRIER: 500 points

ENEMY PLANE: 500 points

* You get 80 BONUS POINTS for every second you are at the lowest altitude on top

of the runway.

* You get 500 BONUS POINTS for destroying both sections of a bridge.

* If you bomb the runway at near-zero altitude, your plane gets blown up.

* If you bomb the runway at high altitude, you lose 1,000 points.

* You get BONUS PLANES when your score reaches:

10,000

20,000

40,000

80,000

160,000

320,000

640,000

1,280,000

2,560,000

5,120.000

10,240,000

20,480,000

40,960,000

81,920,000

* Game gets tougher at higher scores.

* The maximum possible score is 99,000,000.

* The maximum number of hits is 2,560,000.

* The maximum possible number of reserve planes displayed on the screen is 7,

although you can have more.

STRATEGY TIPS

* Duck approaching missiles by pulling to one side ore quickly losing or gaining

altitude.

* Be extra careful when flying in front of an enemy plane - your chance of

survival is only 50%.

* Avoid being cornered to one side of the screen by guided missiles or enemy

planes.

* Always keep your plane flying at near-zero altitude over the runway each time

it appears, and don't ever bomb the runway by mistake!

* Go for the high-point targets whenever possible. Think big. Go for the bonus

points and maximum score, too!

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(c)1983, 1998 Intellivision Productions, Inc.