X A R A X (C) R. SPAHL & T. GITTELBAUER LOADING 1. Connect a suitable cassette player to your Spectrum according to the user manual. THEN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS 3, 4 AND 5 BELOW. SPECTRUM 48/128 and PLUS 2 OWNERS 2. Put the 48/128 and Plus 2 systems into 48K mode. 3. Place the rewound cassette into the cassette player. 4. Type LOAD"" on your Spectrum and press ENTER. 5. Press PLAY on the cassette player. NOTE: Full loading instructions can be found in your Spectrum Manual. PLAYING THE GAME Once the game has loaded you will be prompted to select whether you wish to use a Kempston joystick. You will then enter the main menu where it is possible to redefine the key controls. Combinations between Kempston and keyboard are possible as is the use of one key for two commands (e.g. laser and bomb). You have control over a spacecraft possessing eight- directional movement capability. Laserfire can only destroy airborne enemies, whereas bombs can only destroy ground-bases. Warning: some airborne enemies are invincible and must be avoided at all cost! Additional keys: BREAK=Pause 1-2=Sound on/off 3=Return to main menu ENTER=Return to game You will start with four lives, extra lives being gained every 10,000 points.