PHILEAS FOGG'S BALLOON BATTLES
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Phileas Fogg, the World renowned traveller and explorer, has volunteered for
a dangerous and daring mission.

Taking off in his Hydrogen Balloon with high pressure directional thrust,
Philleas must scout hostile enemy fire regions dropping bombs on enemy
positions, and land with his precious information at the feet of the Allied
Commander.

Phileas Fogg's Balloon Battles takes you on a breathtaking journey through a
field of war in 1871. Above you is a Balloon filled with one of the most
explosive substances known to man, Hydrogen.

Using the Wind and the Balloon's High Pressure Thrust, you must scout the area
mapping enemy positions whilst avoiding the enemy forces who are ready to
blow Phileas out of the sky with gunshot and cannon.

Phileas Fogg's Balloon Battles is no leisurely cruise around the atmosphere,
but a fast roller-coaster kind of ride with instant death only one
misjudgement away.

SPECTRUM: LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
Type LOAD"" and then press ENTER.
Press PLAY on the tape.


OPTIONS
0.              START
1.              KEYBOARD SELECTION & CONTROL
2.              SINCLAIR JOYSTICK
3.              KEMPSTON JOYSTICK

GAMESPLAY

Philleas Fogg has stopped on his Around the World Journey to help the
Allies who are under heavy attack from all sides. He decides that their best
course of action is to use his Balloon to map out the area and destroy as many
enemy installations as possible.

Armed with a supply of Sand Bags. Bombs and Hydrogen Gas. Philleas takes off
to commence his mission.

The Balloon gains height by dropping Sandbags or a Bomb, and loses height by
releasing a unit of Hydrogen Gas. The FIRE button must be pressed to drop
Sandbags, Bombs, or Hydrogen Gas Canisters. The various amounts of each
article remaining are show at the bottom of the screen.

As the Balloon gains and looses height, it may become affected by winds that
blow in four different directions. Luckly, Philleas has developed a High
Pressure Thrust for his latest expeddion which can be used to slow, or speed
up the Hydrogen Balloon in all directions

The Musketeers on the ground will use their cannons and muskets to blow
Philleas Fogg's Balloon out of the sky. One direct hit causes the Hydrogen
gas in the Balloon to explode, and allows the basket to plummet to the Earth.

The Allies have setup Shacks at locations in the area that contain extra
supplies of Sandbags, Food, Bombs, and Hydrogen Gas. The positions of these
Shacks are indicated by an arrow on the Right Hand Side of the screen, which
turns into a Shack when the Balloon is in the near vicinity. The allies have
positioned flags on top of the Shacks to show their allegiance to the Crown,
and you must land near these to collect the supplies.

The Balloon altitude is shown at the bottom right hand corner of the screen,
and certain heights must be reached to avoid the following natural and
man-made hazards.

LAKES - Causes the Basket to be	water-logged and heavy disabling the Balloon.
ROCKS - Destroys the Basket Awnings if landed on.
SHACKS - Have a Balloon Height of One.
TOWNS - Have a Balloon Height of One
MUSKETEERS- Musket Shot can only reach a Balloon Height of Two.
CANNONS - Cannon Balls can reach a Balloon Height of Three.
HILLS - Normally have a Balloon Height of Three.
MOUNTAINS - Impassable.

Philleas Fogg flies during the day and night on his mission, as time
indicator shows. As the day grows warmer, the gas in the Balloon expands
making it rise and fall quicker and more efficiently.

Nighttime has the opposite effect, with the gas contracting and the Balloon
flight is very costly in terms of Hydrogen Gas. It is therefore recommended
that you spend the night beside a friendly enemy Shack.

Program & Graphics: Brian Cross
Game Design: Gareth Briggs
Made in UK

PLEASE NOTE: IT IS ILLEGAL TO COPY OR BACK-UP THIS COMPUTER TAPE

The program code, graphics, music and artwork of this game are the copyright
of Zeppelin Games Limited and may not be reproduced, stored or hired without
the written permission of Zeppelin Games Limited.

(C) 1991 Zeppelin Games Ltd, PO Box 17, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham DH4 6JP

(Transcribed by Robin Stuart)