

				<<CASTLEVANIA QUEST HORROR >> (v1.0)
STORY
After Simon Belmont got rid of Dracula in Castlevania, he headed back to his hometown.
But he found there his village totally destroyed and his family scared to death. 
In the middle of the fire, Simon had a vision of an angel, who revealed that Dracula had not 
been defeated at Castlevania, but just wounded. The angel said that Dracula had regained his 
power and was the cause of every disaster.
Simon Belmont took his whip and rushed back to Dracula's castle, but found dozens of zombies
and other cursed creatures on his path...


THE ACTION
The game is made up by 10 levels, each one guarded by a boss. Every level is subdivided in stages.
To complete a stage, you have to find the special door, which brings you to the next one.


STAGE SELECT
You can choose a level from the four available at the stage select by pressing the arrow
and then <JUMP>,<WHIP> or the <ENTER> key to select (if possible).    


THE COMMANDS
these is the default keyboard configuration:

CTRL(left)  : Jump /start the game
ALT (left)  : Whip /start the game
ENTER       : Throw the weapon

-The associations to these commands cannot be modified:
ARROWS KEYS   : Move Simon in a certain direction. 
PAGUP/PAGDOWN : Gaze up or down (if possible)
     

IF YOU HAVE AN ANALOG JOYSTICK: You can move simon with an analogue joystick too,
                                in this case, he will precisely follow the direction
                                you are selecting with your joystick. 

ESC : Exit game/ open the option menu (see below)
F1  : Toggle ON/OFF joytick
F12 : Toggle ON/OFF fullscreen mode (Windows)


HOW TO KNEEL: to kneel press <JUMP> and <WHIP> at the same time.

CAMERA SYSTEM: the camera follows Simon, wherever he goes. Press
               <SPACE> to align the camera with his back (you can use
               this in difficult points, like when you have to jump from a
               platform to another one.)
              


THE OPTION MENU
At the very beginning or when you press ESC during a game play,
you can access the options of this menu by pressing UP/DOWN arrows and
then pressing ENTER/JUMP/WHIP to open a new window or select/confirm the option. 
Press again ESC (or the option menu button on joystick) to exit the option menu.

*options*


SET INPUT       : this opens a window where you can configure your keyboard and joystick.
			(note: if your joystick doesn't support all four button you can skip some                                      			 functions..)
EXIT/RETURN     : you will go back to the previous window, if this was the main one, you will
			exit the game.


THE GAME: 
THE UPPER BAR 
The upper bar shows your score, your extra-lives, the number of hearts you have, the
current weapon and multiple shots.
The score is usually white, but if it gets red, it means that your score is Top-score too!!
(and will be saved on your hard-disk).
You start the adventure with 3 lives. Every time you die, you will lose 1000 points.
If you lose all the lives, you will have to re-start from a certain position with score 0.
The hearts are needed in order to use your weapon. Weapons can be collected in every part
of the game; if you find the special double/triple-shot icon, you can then throwing
more weapons at the same time.

THE ENERGY BAR
The energy bar tells you how much energy you still have.


THE WEAPONS
Weapons can be founded by hitting the candles with your whip.
Possible weapons are:
DAGGER: good for its speed.
AXE: useful to hit flying monsters. 	
BOOMERANG: it will come back to you after hitting the screen's edge.
HOLY WATER: when it touches a floor or a wall, a sacred flame is released burning
           whatever it encounters...


THE ITEMS
Items can be found inside the candles or released by monsters.

SMALL HEART : give you 1 heart point
LARGE HEART : give you 4 heart points
WHIP POWERUP: this will give extra-power to your whip 
	        (leather whip-> short chain-> morning star)
GOLDS       : this will give you extra points
DOUBLE/TRIPLE SHOT: this icon will make you able to throw more weapons at the same time

THE CROSS   : find the cross to rule the current level and warp to the next one...
CRYSTAL SPHERE: this item will restore your energy and kill every creature on the screen!!!


THE COMPASS: The compass is needed for exploring large rooms, get used to it, it will
             help you a lot in finding the way.
              


 
	





