CHASE HQ II: SPECIAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS - OCEAN

SCENARIO 

Truth and Justice are the by-words of the Bureau of Special Criminal
Investigations. Now you are to embark on the most important case of your life.
The Mayor's daughter has been kidnapped by a band of vicious lawbreakers. She
is being held within a warehouse somewhere on the south side. You will have to
complete six missions before you can save her.
 
Each successful mission will provide a new clue that will, eventually, lead you
the girl's location.
 
However it's a race against time because her only company is a time bomb!

LOADING 
CASSETTE 128K ONLY

Place the cassette in the recorder ensuring that it is fully rewound. Select
LOADER option and press RETURN key.

Press PLAY on your recorder - the game will now load automatically.

SPECTRUM + 3 DISK 

Set up system and switch on as described in your instruction manual. Insert
disk and press ENTER to choose 'LOADER' option. This program will then load
automatically.

CONTROLS

This game is controlled using joystick only. The main controls are as
follows...

LEFT, RIGHT - STEERING 
FORWARD - ACCELERATE 
BACK - BRAKE 
FIRE BUTTON - FIRE CURRENT WEAPON 
SPACE BAR - TURBO BOOST 

The player may also skip past the various in-game graphic sequences by pressing
either any key from the keyboard or fire button.

GAMEPLAY

Karen, from Chase Headquarters, will send a description of the criminal's
vehicle to your on-board computer. You have a limited time period to catch up
with the offender. A further time bonus will then be given to either shoot or
ram the car off the road. Ramming into other vehicles slows you down, making
capture more difficult.
 
A limited supply of Nitro Boosts gives you a short period of extra
acceleration. But use these wisely! When you have inflicted the necessary
amount of damage the criminal's car it will pullover to the side of the road
where he can be arrested.

Six, progressively difficult, missions will take you through a variety of towns
and landscapes.

During the game you will be offered improved weaponry with limited ammunition
from a helicopter flying overhead.

Watch out for innocent drivers who may delay your progress via their appalling
driving skills. Above all - remember that time is ticking away, crimes are
being committed and the bad guys are getting away!

STATUS AND SCORING 

You have 60 seconds to catch up with the target vehicle and then a further 60
seconds in which to inflict as much damage to the criminal as possible by
either shooting it or ramming it off the road. Points are scored as follows:

             PASSING   SHOOTING   RAMMING

PORSCHE      500 PTS   50 PTS     50 PTS 
BLUE VAN     400 PTS   50 PTS     50 PTS 
BLUE CAR     300 PTS   50 PTS     50 PTS 
LIMOUSINE    200 PTS   50 PTS     50 PTS
MOTORBIKE    100 PTS   50 PTS     50 PTS 
CONVOY CARS            10 PTS   1000 PTS 
CRIMINAL CARS         100 PTS  10000 PTS 

Any time left on the clock on each level will be awarded x 10000.

After you have caught up with a car a damage indicator will appear on
screen. This will show how much damage you have caused to the target
vehicle. When this indicator is full your car will automatically overtake the
criminals and stop them.

HINTS AND TIPS 

Only use your turbo when ramming the target vehicle. Slow down on tight bends
or when driving near water. Take your time when 'ramming' to increase your
score. You will score less when using the 'continue play' option.

S.C.I. 

Its program code, graphic representation and artwork are the copyright of Ocean
Software limited and may not be reproduced, stored, hired or broadcast in any
form whatsoever without the written permission of Ocean Software Limited. All
rights reserved worldwide
 
THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED TO THE
HIGHEST QUALITY STANDARDS. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOADING.
If for any reason you have difficulty in running the program you may contact
our Ocean Helpline direct by telephoning 0626 332533. However if you believe
that the product is defective, please return it direct to: Mr. Yates, Ocean
Software Limited, 6 Central Street, Manchester M2 5NS.  Our quality control
department will test the product and supply an immediate replacement if we find
a fault. If we cannot find a fault the product will be returned to you at no
charge. Please note that this does not affect your statutory rights.

CREDITS 

(c) 1989 Taito Corp. 
Game written by Ice Software 
Project Management by Martin Kane 
Programmed by Ian Morrison and Douglas Little Sounds by Chris Scudds 
Graphics by Alan Grier
Produced by D.C. Ward 
(c) 1990 Ocean Software Limited. All Rights Reserved. 

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