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The Phoenix armada is about to invade Earth. Before they reach the atmosphere,
you must pilot a ship and defeat each of their different attack waves and turn
them away from Earth. The first two waves are the scouts, the second two waves
are the soldiers, and the final wave is the mothership. Get past the scouts and
the soldiers to earn the chance to destroy the mothership and rescue mankind.

Phoenix features three different scenarios across five different stages. The
first two stages have the player fighting against small space birds. The next
two stages pit the player against much larger falcon-like birds. The final 
stage is the showdown against the mothership. In addition to firing upwards,
the ship can also erect a temporary shield that destroys the birds.


KEYS
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Left arrow .... Move left
Right Arrow ... Move Right
Space ......... Fire
R CTRL ........ Sheild

All the above keys can be redefined from within the options menu.

Sheild lasts 1 second and you cannot move when activated, but you can fire. Cannot be used for anothe 4 seconds.


ON-LINE HI-SCORES
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Online high scores have been added for those that really cant live without them.
In order to activate them, go to the options menu and selet "ENABLE" on the high score entry. Ensure that you have set permissions for Phoenix within whatever firewall you are using before hand.

The High Score list can be found at www.minionsoft.com on the Phoenix page.



Have fun

Minion