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- SUPER CARS 2
-
- Typed By HYPERION. Edited by PARASITE.
-
-
- SUPERCARS II
- For SUPERCARS II the creators of LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO CHALLENGE have taken the
- original features of Supercars and added a vast array of new features and
- choices. These have made this the best ever overhead racing game available
- on home computer.
-
- RACING
- As you begin each season, you will have a set amount of money, and a
- Supercar. Throughout the season you will need to re-invest your winnings to
- buy a better Supercar and weaponry in order to keep your place in the
- championship.
- In the races, a player must finish in the top five in order to score points
- and win money. If the player fails to finish in the top 5, then the player
- will be disqualified and will be prevented from completing the season.
- During the races, a player is allowed to use any means at their disposal,
- such as missiles, rams, barriers or anything, to advantage to first place.
- Beware though, you're not the only one with weapons. Your position when you
- finish a race will determine your starting position for the next, which will
- be in reverse order to your finishing position. Finish first, for example,
- and you will start the next race in tenth position, finish ninth and you
- will start the next race in second, and so on.
-
- MAIN OPTION MENU
- On loading the game the player will be presented with the main options menu,
- on which the following choices will be offered. Move your joystick up and
- down to highlight the option you wish to change, and then move it left and
- right to change it. Press 'Fire' to exit.
-
- LEVELS
- Easy Medium or Hard
- There are three levels of difficulty, each made up of seven different
- tracks. If you haven't played the game before we suggest that you start on
- the easy level. On the hard level both tracks and other drivers are more
- dangerous than in the earlier stages. When you are for the more difficult
- levels, choosing them will give you a more powerful and better armed car to
- start the level with.
- There are three different types of circuit:
- 1. Snow.
- 2. Grass.
- 3. Rocks and heather.
- Each type of circuit will effect the handling of your Supercar in different
- ways. We'll leave it for you to find out just how the handling is effected.
-
- NUMBER OF PLAYERS
- There is a one or two player option. Choosing the one player option will
- present you with a full screen game, whilst two player will show the game in
- split screen mode.
-
- Player One
- Under this option there is a line which reads "PLAYER ONE". To enter your
- name simply move the pointer over this line and type your name. This is
- followed by the control method option, which allows you to choose between
- pressing "FIRE TO ACCELERATE", and "FIRE TO BRAKE". In fire to accelerate,
- removing your finger from the fire button will act as a brake, and with the
- fire button to brake, acceleration is automatic, and pressing fire will brake
- the car. Try both options to choose the best for you. The "FIRE TO BRAKE"
- option allows for harder braking, for example, which you might or might not
- prefer.
-
- Player Two
- This offers the same options as player one, with an additional one offering a
- choice of joystick or keyboard controls. The relevent keyboard keys will be
- detailed later.
-
- Continue Game
- If you are in two player mode, then there is a choice of two methods of
- playing the game. In order to progress to the next race, a player must
- finish in the top five. In two player mode, you are offered a choice of both
- drivers forward if only one driver finishes in the top five, or just
- carrying forward the driver that just finished in the top five, and thus
- ending the game of the other driver.
-
- CONTROLS
- Joystick
- Left. Turn left.
- Right. Turn right.
- Forward. Activate front weapon.
- Backwards. Activate rear weapon.
- Fire. Accerate of brake, depending on mode
-
- Keyboard
- The following keys correspond to the appropriate joystick controls
- Z. Turn left.
- X. Turn right.
- Space. Fire.
- L. Forward.
- Comma. Backwards.
-
- REPAIRING YOUR SUPERCAR
- Following a race, a section will appear which allows you to repair damage to
- your supercar, and load up with fresh missiles and weapons for the next race.
- The first one will allow you to repair your supercar. If you dont wish to
- carry out any repairs, click 'OK' to go to the next screen
-
- On the repair screen you will find a list of repairs available to you. If
- you can afford a repair you want simply move the pointer over it and press
- fire. A damage bar at the bottom of the screen will indicate how effective
- the repair has been. You can carry out as many repairs as you can afford.
- Once you have done all the repairs you want to do click on 'OK' to move onto
- the next screen. In two player mode, both players will fix their Supercars
- in turn before moving onto the next screen, the trade screen.
-
- THE TRADE SCREEN
- On this screen there are five icons at the bottom, "BUY","SELL","OK","FRONT"
- and "REAR". There are a few rules here. First you must choose "FRONT" or
- "REAR" , which will decide where there weapon will be on your Supercar, and
- what joystick move/keypress will bring it into action,. You are only allowed
- two different types of weapons per race, but the only limit on the number of
- any particular type of weapon you buy is the money you have.
- Picking wether "BUY" or "SELL" will put you into the appropriate mode.
- Clicking on any item will allow you to buy or sell. You can only buy an
- item if you have enough money. If you are selling missiles then the price
- you are offered will not be as high as the shop selling price. Prices do
- fluctuate quite dramatically sometimes, and it is possible with a little
- practice to actually speculate. Buying a load of missile when then are very
- cheap, and then selling them back once their price has increased for
- example, will increase the funds available to you.
-
- Counters will indicate the price, and how many missiles you currently have.
- The equipment that you will be offered is:
-
- FRONT MISSILES: Missiles that will shoot straight out in front
- of you until they hit something. Pretty
- accurate , but they can be dodged with a little
- practice.
-
- REAR MISSILES: As above, but they remove the opposition behind
- you.
-
- HOMING MISSILES: Very deadly. They will home in on the nearest
- car to you, and blast it to pieces.
-
- SUPER MISSILES: This one rotates round your car Supercar
- destroying anything that gets close to you.
-
- MINES: These are dropped onto the track, and will
- explode after a few seconds, destroying anything
- that is in close proximinity.
-
- TURBO BOOST: This will give your Supercar a massive but
- short lived turbo boost. It will allow you to
- jump over a car infront of you, or to jump a
- bridge even if you cant get a run up.
-
- ARMOUR: Provides you with some protection against the
- rigourous onslaught from other vehicles. It is
- available in three grades, each obviously more
- effective then the last.
-
- BATTERING RAM: Again available in three levels, this will
- allow you to damage and destroy other vehicles
- by smashing into them.
-
- ENGINE TURBO: This will increase the top speed of your
- Supercar, and again available in three grades.
-
- Clicking on "OK" will leave this screen.
-
- CONVERSATION SCREENS
- These will appear randomly after a race, featuring the following people:
- Department of Transport Inspector, Policeman, Enviromental Health Officer,
- Journalist, Sponser and Solicitor. In each instance, they will ask you a
- question, and you will be offered a choice of three answers. Choosing the
- correct answer will increase your points or money, or will reduce a fine.
- It's up to you to work out which are the correct answers.
-
- IMPORTANT!
- PS: THE HYPERION CRACK IS FUCKED UP DON'T DLOAD IT! (TRACK #4 HAS GFX FAULTS)
- PPS: THE COMPANY VERSION IS ALSO VERY LAME AND WORKS 2 TIMES OUT OF TEN!
- PPSS: THE SKID ROW VERSION I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS
- PPPSS: THE QUARTEX VERSION SHOULD BE 100% ?!
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- End.
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