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.