RESCUE ON FRACTALUS - Mastertronic Plus

(c) Mastertronic 1989
(c) Lucasfilm/Activision

THE MISSION

No time for a briefing now. Ethercorps Pilots are down - out of action
and need our help fast!

First, we toss you out of the Mothership, straight down onto the Jaggi
stronghold of Fractalus. This part's all automatic, but you're on your
own when you hit atmosphere.

Your job is to fight through the Jaggi defences and find stranded
pilots. They won't be jumping up and down so use your instruments and
MK1 eyeball to find their downed ships. They will stay inside their
ships until you land in range.

The rescue itself is a doddle. As soon as you shut down your engines
they'll come a running and knock on your rear airlock door. Let him in
quick or else he will run out of air and die on you. Whatever you do,
DON'T switch your engine back on whilst a pilot is running towards you
as they don't take kindly to being fried by a 25 gigavolt static
shield!

Also, be on the lookout for Ace Pilots. These are recognisable by
their purple helmets. These are very rare! Not many get shot down.

LANDING

When you land, you will hover on your shields a few centimetres off
the ground. Turn the engine off and a message 'Pilot in Range' will
appear. He will then run towards you. If you land beyond the downed
ship the message 'Ship off Scope' will appear. Therefore, you will
have to do a 'U' turn and move within range.

LEVELS

Levels 1-3 are training levels. Level 1 has been totally cleared of
Jaggis, levels 2 and 3 have a number of gun emplacements. The higher
levels (4 and above) have more emplacements, Jaggi Saucers and Ace
Pilots. Also the Jaggi become more aggressive. On level 16 and above
you will be subjected to Fractalus 9 minutes day and nights. When
night flying you'll have to rely on instruments alone.

KEYS

   Cursor keys - up/down/left/right.
         Space - fire.
             K - Increase thrust.
             J - Decrease thrust.
             S - systems on/off.
             L - land.
             A - airlock.
     Cursor up - raise level.
   Cursor down - lower level.
         Space - start game.
             B - boosters.
Symbol shift/Q - quit game.