SHARK! SHARK! for Intellivision

 SHARK! SHARK!

Intellivision Cartridge Instructions

(For 1 or 2 Players)

Terror reigns under the ocean surface. It's a heavy traffic of sharks, nasty

fish, seahorses, crabs, lobsters and jellyfish. They swim fast, jerk up and down,

lurk behind plants, or slide under coral reefs. They have weird shapes, striking

colors, tiny or big sizes, and very mean intentions. They eat or kill each other

at first sight!

OBJECT OF THE GAME

Under your control, a small fish will begin scoring points by quickly GULPING

SMALLER FISH and NIBBLING AT A BLACK SHARK'S TAIL. Watch for that shark turning

around on you a bit too fast... or you're dead! Never touch his head or fins! For

every 1000 points  earned, you'll GROW ONE SIZE BIGGER. For every shark, crab, or

lobster killed, you'll get one bonus small fish. You start with 5 small fish, one

at a time, each a size 1, capable of growing up to size 5. After you've reached

size 5, for every 1000 points earned you'll get a BONUS FISH instead. At certain

sizes you're capable of eating up seahorses or killing falling crabs and

lobsters. But when the size-6 jellyfish begins to cruise around, you'd better

avoid him...as you would any fish or thing bigger than you...or you're finished.

Get eaten up once, another small fish will take your place. But how many fish in

your team have you left? Soon you'll have only one. WIN BY SCORING HIGH AND

STAYING ALIVE!

GET READY

To begin the game, press RESET. You see the SHARK! SHARK! Title Screen. Now

choose your game speed:

Press 3 for very slow.

Press 2 for slow.

Press 1 for medium slow.

Press DISC for normal.

Watch the "SELECT 1 OR 2 PLAYERS" message on the screen.

If 1 player, press 1 on either keypad. Then press ENTER. YOU'RE ON!

YOU'RE THE SMALL YELLOW FISH!

NOTE: To continue playing the game, use the LEFT keypad only.

If 2 players, press 2 on either keypad. Then press ENTER. BOTH YOU AND YOUR

FRIEND ARE ON!

YOU'RE THE SMALL YELLOW FISH, IF CONTROLLING THE LEFT KEYPAD. HE'S THE SMALL RED

FISH, IF CONTROLLING THE RIGHT KEYPAD!

HOW TO PLAY

You begin in the middle of the screen with a SMALL YELLOW FISH (if you're playing

alone). Your fish is size 1. Suddenly all kinds of devouring fish, crabs, and

lobsters begin to appear. Devouring fish come in sizes from O to 5, except for

the black shark who is MUCHBIGGER but considered DIFFERENT. Crabs and lobsters

are also in a different category. The killer jellyfish is size 6, but he appears

later. Press DISC to SWIM FASTER and CHANGE DIRECTION. Press anyKey number to

DART at TOP SPEED...as when chasing a smaller fish or escaping from a bigger one!

Press any Side Button to STOP SWIMMING. Try to keep your fish in the middle of

the screen, thus avoiding a sudden assault!

Always attack and SWALLOW UP SMALLER FISH. Do it fast and don't let anything

bigger than you touch you! Watch your SCORE go higher for every swallow. Watch

your fish GROW ONE SIZE BIGGER for EVERY 1000 points scored! The bigger he gets,

the faster he swims...and the SHARPER HIS BITES! Also, the LARGER HIS MOUTH! He

must be at least size 3 to eat a seahorse and size 4 to kill a FALLING crab or

lobster. Watch those last two turn brown and slip to their death through the

bottom screen coral reefs.

GET EATEN THE FIRST TIME, and a second small yellow fish will appear in the

middle of the screen. The screen will indicate you have 4 more fish to go! GET

EATEN A SECOND TIME, and you'll have 3 fish to go! And so on. (Unless you've

gained some BONUS FISH somewhere.)

When you're out of fish to play, you've LOST THE GAME. Watch the "GAME OVER"

message appear! The top left side of the screen will show a "O." Read your FINAL

SCORE on the top right side. Is it high? Play again! Beat your own score!

Learn how to STUN and KILL THE SHARK. Always attack his TAIL and NIBBLE at it. Do

it very fast and move out of the way even faster for he'll turn around on you and

get you! But you can anticipate his moves...and position yourself cleverly to AIM

AT HIS TAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN! The smaller your fish is, the longer it'll take to

destroy him. But you can do it! And every nibbling raises your score!

Watch a dying shark twist and shrink in pain as he vanishes through the bottom

screen coral reefs. But remember, every shark appearing on the screen is a NEW

SHARK! And many more will follow!

Now watch out when the killer jellyfish starts cruising around. He's size 6 and

CAN'T BE EATEN BY YOU! Avoid him by all means! He'll kill you at first touch!

More jellyfish will swim along...TOGETHER maybe! Keep out of their sight! Let the

sharks take care of them!

For a TWO-PLAYER GAME, each player fish should attempt to eliminate the other as

well as the surrounding crowd of fish, crabs or lobsters controlled by the

computer. Gulp the opponent player fish if you're BIGGER; otherwise, nothing will

happen. Realize that it is harder to play now. Your opponent player fish not only

is as smart as you are, but he can swim FASTER than any other fish to eat you up.

So you must be DOUBLY ON GUARD! Watch the red-orange blood bubbles taint the

ocean water when either one gets taken by the other.

If eaten up by any fish or moving thing, a new player fish cannot reappear until

the opponent player fish is also swallowed up. Watch and compare scores. If your

fish is yellow, your score is in yellow. If your fish is red, your score is in

red and directly below.

YOUR FISH

Player 1 is yellow, and Player 2 is red. Which one do you want to control? When

playing alone against the computer fish, you'll be controlling the yellow fish.

He'll start out very small, size 1, at the center of the screen and wait for YOUR

COMMAND. While alive, he'll never get off the screen. When dead, a new small

yellow fish will appear at the center. He'll be the second in a team of 5! That

team can go down to zero fish -- if you're not careful -- and lose the game! Or

grow up to 255 fish, by GAINING BONUS FISH and STAYING ALIVE! Then, there's no

telling how HIGH your SCORE can go! How about 9,999,950 points?

THE OTHERS!

Black sharks eat anything that moves, except lobsters and crabs. They're very

mean and turn around at incredible speed. WATCH OUT! NEVER TOUCH A SHARK'S HEAD

OR FINS! If you do, you'll regret it immensely! At HIGHER GAME LEVELS, the shark

appears more often on the screen...swimming also faster and with NASTIER AIMS!

He'll turn brown and become PARALYZED for a short time every time a player fish

nibbles at HIS TAIL. Bite his tail several times BEFORE he tries to leave the

screen, and he'll turn brown, shrink in terrible pain, and die. His body will

disappear quickly through the coral reefs at the bottom of the screen. Then

another shark will appear!

The bigger your player fish is, the GREATER YOUR POINTS for nibbling at his tail!

And the FEWER the number of times you'll have to nibble to kill him! KILL a

shark, get a BONUS PLAYER FISH!

CRABS & LOBSTERS

Crabs are orange, lobsters red. They crawl over the coral reefs, along the bottom

of the screen -- but never together. They jump up from time to time to grab any

fish, except sharks. As the GAME LEVEL GOES UP, they JUMP UP HIGHER and MOVE

FASTER. Only when they're FALLING, which is when they're weaker, can a player

fish kill them. But the player fish must be at least size 4! Otherwise, the

player fish gets eaten up when attacking! KILL a crab or lobster and get a BONUS

PLAYER FISH!

VARIOUS FISH

Swimming along with a player fish will be others of various shapes, sizes and

colors. Fish of the same color are also of the same type. The large fish want to

eat the smaller fish, and the smaller fish want to avoid larger fish nearby. The

bigger their sizes, the faster they swim. Fish of the SAME SIZE or TYPE won't

fight or gulp -- just SWIM PAST! Get your player fish bigger than any of these,

and get ready for dinner!

SEAHORSES

Brown seahorses are size 3. They are around quite often, sometimes in pairs,

trying to GULP SMALLER FISH...including your yellow or red  player fish. Before

you start chasing them, make sure you're at least size 3! They're delicious to

eat!

KILLER JELLYFISH

Killer jellyfish are size 6 and only appear when a player fish has reached size

5. They're BIG TROUBLE! Especially when 2 or 3 of them show up at a time! They

move fast and occupy lots of space, and your player fish will have to duck their

attacks very smartly...if he wants TO SURVIVE! Lose sight of any of them for a

split second, and you're the best food they ever had! Only a shark can destroy a

killer jellyfish.

OTHER FISH

Tan and blue fish appear in different sizes, O to 5. Purple fish are size 3. Pink

and orange fish are size 4. They feed on smaller fish and get eaten up by bigger

fish. However, a size-5 player fish will gulp any of these...even when they're

size 5...because the player fish is always a little bit bigger than a similar-

sized fish.

SCORING

* The maximum possible score is 9,999,950.

* The maximum possible fish count is 255.

EATING COMPUTER FISH

Computer fish size 0 = 100 points

Computer fish size 1 = 150 points

Computer fish size 2 = 200 points

Computer fish size 3 = 250 points

Computer fish size 4 = 300 points

Computer fish size 5 = 350 points

EATING PLAYER FISH

Player fish size 1 = 150 points

Player fish size 2 = 200 points

Player fish size 3 = 250 points

Player fish size 4 = 300 points

NIBBLING AT SHARK'S TAIL

Player fish size 1 = 150 points

Player fish size 2 = 200 points

Player fish size 3 = 250 points

Player fish size 4 = 300 points

Player fish size 5 = 350 points

KILLING A SHARK

For player fish size 1, 7 nibblings are needed.

For player fish size 2, 6 nibblings are needed.

For player fish size 3, 5 nibblings are needed.

For player fish size 4, 4 nibblings are needed.

For player fish size 5, 3 nibblings are needed.

CLIMBING THE UNDERWATER LADDER

Game Level 0: 0 to 4,999 points

Game Level 1: 5,000 to 14,999 points

Game Level 2: 15,000 to 24,999 points

Game Level 3: 25,000 to 49,999 points

Game Level 4: 50,000 to 89,999 points

Game Level 5: 90,000 to 9,999,950 points

KILLING A CRAB OR LOBSTER

Game Level 0: 500 points

Game Level 1: 550 points

Game Level 2: 600 points

Game Level 3: 650 points

Game Level 4: 700 points

Game Level 5: 750 points

GROWING BIGGER

For every 1000 points gained, grow one size bigger (and FLASH in celebration).

STOP GROWING when you become size 5.

SPECIAL

* Kill a shark..Get a bonus size-1 player fish.

* Kill a crab...get a bonus size-1 player fish.

* Kill a lobster...get a bonus size-1 player fish.

* For every 1000 points gained after you grow to size 5...get a bonus 1-size

player fish.

STRATEGY TIPS

* While a shark is off the screen, try to stay away from the edge of the screen.

Another one may appear suddenly next to you, and get you! Any fish bigger than

you can surprise you the same way!

* When chasing a smaller fish, be careful of any larger fish nearby who may also

be chasing the same fish.

* Don't trust the coral reefs for hiding. They're infested with crabs and

lobsters!

* When nibbling at a shark's tail, be sure there are no large fish around the

shark and there's enough space for escaping from shark attack! Nibble him to

death BEFORE he tries to leave the screen.

* Try not to nibble at shark's tail when shark is too close to the top or bottom

of the screen.

* For 2-player games, decide quickly which smaller fish you're going to eat and

do it BEFORE your opponent's player fish gets in your way. Try to build up bonus

fish WHILE your opponent's player fish is DEAD.

PLAY AGAIN!

Watch the "GAME OVER" message appear on the screen accompanied with the ending

music. Press any Key on either Hand controller and you're ready to start ANOTHER

GAME!

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(c)1982, 1998 Intellivision Productions, Inc.