BATTLE SHIPS ============ LOADING INSTRUCTIONS Commodore 64 Cassette: Press SHIFT & RUN/STOP keys simultaneously Spectrum LOAD "" Amstrad CPC RUN "" PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS Commodore 64 Your cursor is controlled by a joystick in port 2. Spectrum/Amstrad CPC Your cursor is controlled by redefinable keys or by any popular joystick, selectable via the CONTROLS option on the main menu. Scenario The cold morning air chills your bones as you, the admiral of your country's naval forces look out from the bridge into the dense blanket of fog lying on the ocean's surface. "Where are they?" you ask yourself with a sudden realisation that you alone must seek and destroy the enemy fleet before they find yours. Have you the nerve to face the ultimate naval challenge and bring victory home to your country? Playing Instructions On loading you are presented with a menu of options. Selection of these is either by pressing the relevant key or moving the cursor to the correct option and pressing fire. The options are: 1. A one player game against the computer. 2. A two player game with a friend. 3. A multiplayer tournament between two or more players. Two play at any one time; the winner can then take on a challenger and by repeated wins against "all comers" can build up a high score. 4 Salvo Fire: gives you 4 shots per ship remaining. On starting the game you will be asked to set the positions of your ships on the map grid. If you are playing a human opponent, make sure your moves are made secretly. Move the cursor over the graphic of a ship around the map. Press fire again to set the ship's position. Ships may be rotated by selecting the Rotate icon ON and pressing fire over the relevant ship. Move left and right to rotate, then press FIRE to set. When all ships have been positioned and rotated to your satisfaction, move the cursor over the END icon and press fire. Your opponent must now position his ships, in complete secrecy of course! Now the game commences proper with each player asked in turn to shoot at the grid and pressing fire to select a target. Be careful not to waste shots on already destroyed targets or definite misses! If you position a target incorrectly you can delete it by moving the sight over the incorrect target and pressing fire once more. On selection of the last target the screen will flip to a graphic representation of the fleet at sea. Missiles will be fired from your ship as aircraft fly overhead, and the progressive destruction of your enemy will be shown. Enter battle with caution and strategy, Admiral! What fate awaits you - the glory and honour of a victory sail past, or the complete annihilation of your Fleet? © 1987 Elite Systems Ltd. All rights reserved worldwide. Unauthorised copying, lending, broadcasting or resale without the express written permission from Elite Systems Ltd. is strictly prohibited. This software product has been carefully developed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. Please read carefully the instructions for loading which are included. If for any reason you have difficulty in running the program, and believe that the tape is defective, please return it directly to the following address: Customer Services Dept. Elite Systems Ltd., Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 6RX, England. Telex 336130 ELITE G Our Quality Control Department will test the product and supply an immediate replacement at no extra cost. Please note that this does not affect your statutory rights.