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.


