*** STAR STRIKE ***
(C) 2003 LYSOZYME

(Inspired by the 1981 Intellivision game of the same title)


The Alien Station threatens the Earth, and you (well, you
and your ship) are the only one who stand between it and
Earth's total destruction. Avoid the marauding saucer 
defenders long enough to knock out the station's five missile
silos before the Earth moves into target position, and put
the station out of commission once and for all!


PLAYING

At the title screen, press SPACE to continue. You will then be
brought to the Difficulty Screen. Choose one:

EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
CRAZY!

As difficulty increases, so does the number of attackers, their
firing speed, the speed(s) of your ship, and the rate Earth 
moves into position for the silos. The CRAZY! difficulty is
special, with unlimited silos and scoring (more on that in a bit!)


CONTROLS

ARROWS		- Move the ship around
SPACE		- Fire ship's lasers
B 		- Drop a bomb (used to destroy silos)
A		- Hold to accelerate
Z		- Hold to decelerate
ESC		- Quit
P		- Pause game, press again to resume

Avoid slamming into the trench floor or walls. You've only got
ONE ship!!


YOUR ENEMIES

Almost from the get-go, the alien saucers emerge from their bays
to attack you! They will weave forward and back, and up and down,
as well as fire upon you. Luckily, you've got shields, which can
take 10 hits. Once the shield is gone, the next hit destroys you!
Use your lasers to shoot the alien saucer defenders down! A few
may take more than one hit to bring down. 

While the alien pilots are crafy, it is possible to get them to 
crash into the trench!

Keep in mind, however, that while it may be fun to shoot them down,
they are not your primary goal. The big red SILOS are!

The Alien Station has five silos on the trench floor, at regular
intervals. You will get a flashing "Silo Alert" when an intact
silo is approaching. Now is your time to get into position to drop
a bomb. The bomb must hit the silo to destroy it, naturally. If you
miss a silo, you may get another chance to destroy it, provided Earth
isn't already in position. If it is, Earth's toast! After the fifth
silo, the sequence repeats. Remember which silos you have destroyed, so
if you know the next silo you have already destroyed, you can safely
ignore it and concentrate on the saucers (for now).

No warning will appear for an already destroyed silo.

A saucer may be destroyed by a bomb if it is caught in the blast radius.
So can you, by the way, so clear the deck as you drop a bomb!!

Destroy all five silos and win the game!!!

At the CRAZY! difficulty, the number of silos is endless, and the goal
is simply to rack up the highest score possible. Miss one, and the
game is over!!!


SCORING

At all difficulty levels, except CRAZY!, your score starts at 9999 and
rapidly drops and cannot exceed 9999. In CRAZY!, your score begins at zero
and does not drop.

Saucer		250 pts
Silo		1000 pts


