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Street Hawk
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Document created by rstuart@ukonline.co.uk on 8th May 2000 for
World of Spectrum: http://www.void.demon.nl/spectrum.html

Taken from the Gremlin Graphics compilation 'Screen Heroes'.

Street Hawk, it's program code, graphic representation, and artwork are
the copyright of Ocean Software Limited. All rights reserved Worldwide.
Street Hawk runs on the Spectrum 48/128 micro computers.

Become the hunter and the hunted in this battle with the forces of evil.
Armed with the top secret motorcycle Street Hawk, you must outwit the bad
guys and survive for long enough to get a crack at the master villain.

Loading
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1. Place the cassette in your recorder ensuring that it is fully rewound.
2. Ensure that the MIC socket is disconnected and that the volume and tone
controls are set to the appropriate levels.
3. If the computer is a Spectrum 48K or Spectrum + then load as follows. Type
LOAD "" (ENTER). (Note there is no space between the two quotes). The " is
obtained by pressing the SYMBOL SHIFT and P keys simultaneously.
4. Press PLAY on your recorder and the game will load automatically. If you
have any problems try adjusting the volume and tone controls and consulting
Chapter 6 of the Spectrum manual.
5. If the computer is a Spectrum 128K then follow the loading instructions
on-screen or in the accompanying manual.

The Game
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Your name is Jesse Mach a cop with a test pilot mentality. You have been
chosen by Norman Tuttle, a crack government engineer to test the top secret
motorcycle project Street Hawk - and in so doing avenge the death of your
best friend Marty, killed by criminal elements who you must track down and
destroy.

First pursue the bad guy's cars, the XR3's, through town eliminating them
with the lazer. Watch out for snipers, they can prove deadly and be careful
not to shoot innocent civilians since this will alert the attention of the
Police who will give chase. You will be informed of a robbery and have to
act quickly if you want to dispose of the villains, (in order to proceed) and
keep moving because these guys shoot back!

In the robbery scene the lazer sight must be positioned over the villain,
then press FIRE to shoot. In the next scene your target is the largest black
Sedan, get rid of this and you can progress to the main event - the Porshe of
the cheif criminal; he'll be difficult to knock out, but the memory of your
friend spurs you on... GOOD LUCK!

Controls
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The game is controlled by joystick or keyboard as follows.

Joystick
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          Accelerate                    Fire  - Fire
              ^                         Space - Jump
              |                         T     - Turbo
Turn Left <---+---> Turn Right
              |
              V
          Decelerate

Keys (redefinable follow screen instructions)
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DEFAULT KEYS
N - Left                A     - Fire
M - Right               Space - Jump
S - Acceleration        T     - Turbo
X - Brake

Turbo
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Activated by pressing T continuously.
When activated the bike goes to maximum speed and when the road is clear,
into Hyper-Thrust. (thrust lasts while the Turbo key is pressed or the power
is drained; see screen display).

Display Panel
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Situated at the bottom of the screen is the Display Panel the key below
explains the functions of the various symbols. Also incorporated is a
scrolling message for information.

Key To Display Panel
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O-+-+-+-+-+-+- - Temperature      F - Fuel
Z              - Lazer            H - Hyperthrust
|>-+-<|        - Scanner          D - Damage

Status & Scoring
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Scoring is increased as you go further along the road.

Chase Sections
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Passing Car  - 10 points        Black Sedan (in section 2) - 2000 points
Villain Cars - 100 points       Porshe (in section 3)      - 5000 points

Robbery Section
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Shooting robbers - 1000 points

Hints and Tips
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* Constant fire will overheat the lazer and render it innoperable.
* Watch out for the scanner turning red - the Police are getting very close,
  time to turn on the Turbo Boost.
* After you have disposed of the Black Sedan you will return to base where
  re-charging and re-arming can take place.

* TM & (c) 1984 Universal City Studios. All rights reserved.
Licensed by Merchandising Corporation of America, Inc.