

Bionic Commando



SCENARIO

It may have been ten years, but the oppression and devastation continues. The
alien forces that alid waste to our beautiful world have all but decimated our
civilization. Now, for the first time in so many years comes our chance for
glory again. The Bionic Commandos. This elite fighting force is each equipped
with a bionic arm with which they can climb and swing from platform to
platform by extending their arm and grabbing and suitable object above them.
The arm is also useful for catching provisions and extra weapons parachuted
into the combat zone. As a weapon the bionic arm delivers an awesome blow to
any enemy soldiers he may come to grips with. After battling his way through
the alien base complex, the commando must destroy the launch computer, thus
preventing the aliens from using their doomsday weapon.


JOYSTICK COMMANDS

Use a joystcik in port two.
Without firebutton depressed:
Joystick left - Walk left
Joystick right - Walk right
Joystick back - Crouch 
Joystick forward - No effect
To attach your bionic arm press fire.

With firebutton depressed:
Joystick left - Fire left
Joystick right - Fire right
Joystick back - Crouch and fire
Joystick forward - Extend bionic arm

With bionic arm attached:
Joystick left - Swing left
Joystick right - Swing right
Joystick back - Detach arm 
Joystick forward - Climp up arm

Keyboard Commands:
[CBM-KEY] - Toggle pause mode on/off.
[Q] - Quit current game. You cannot quit if the pause mode is on, however.


GAME PLAY

Your bionic commando is equipped not only with a bionic arm, but also with a
standard double shot gun. As the game proceeds, extra weaponry will be
parachuted to you. These extras include:
- A rapid fire gun
- A grenade launcher
- A plasma bolt blaster
- A bionic arm turbo charger for extra speed using your bionic arm.
Once you lose a life, all extras are gone though.


STAGE 1: THE DYING FOREST

This is the only accessible route to the alien base complex. However, the
aliens know that, too! As you approach the complex, alien guards armed with
rifles and grenades will bar your way. Use your bionic arm to climb the trees,
but beware, the larger soldiers are equipped with a rope and grappling hook
with which they can climb trees and chase you. Also the trees are inhabited,
on the lower branches by a species of killer bees and on the higher branches
by lurk vicious flying creatures. These must either be destroyed or avoided at
all costs.


STAGE 2: THE CASTLE

Once through the forest, your next task is to neutralise the castle under
which lies the enemy base complex. Battle you way across the drawbridge doing
your best to blast or avoid cannons and gun turrets that spew out wave of
deadly shells and missiles. Electric wires that stretch across your path must
be destroyed, as touching them is instant electrocution. If that was not bad
enough, once across the drawbridge, to reach the top of the castle, you must
destroy the explosive ladened kamikaze soldiers. Who will do their best to
blow you up, while above you the aliens have placed their toughest soldiers
that will try to squash you flat by hurling large objects from above as you
pass by.


STAGE 3: INFILTRATION

Gaining access to the underground complex will be no easy feat. With their
first two lines of defence destroyed, the aliens have sealed off the complex
to all but the most frenzied attack. However, there is one slim chance of
entry, the sewer system. Infested by lethal creatures, little of which is
known, fight your way through blasting not only the creatures, but also
massive robots which are, though only partly operational, still extremely
dangerous. To add to the battle, evil machines bounce towards you, which, if
hit, catapult its driver clear allowing him to fight on.


STAGE 4: THE CONTROL TOWER

Now inside, you must reach the missile with all possible haste. To reach it,
you must pass through the control room. However, your entry is blocked by a
set of immovable doors. These are easily dealt with by blasting the locking
mechanism. As you battle to reach the top of the room, blast the soldiers
that bar your way, destroy the helicopters that buzz around above you dropping
bombs, while avoiding the indestructable stomp machines that will flatten you
if they have the chance.


STAGE 5: THE SILO

The final and most difficult level of Bionic Commando. Smash through the
remaining defences that have a few lethal surprises in store. Once at the top
of the silo, destroy the alien launch computer, thus stopping the launch of
the doomsday missile and completing your mission...possibly!
