Credits All versions coded and produced by Arc Developments. Game Design and Graphics by Arc Developments. Manual written by Richard. Should you experience loading difficulties with this product, please put the disks ONLY (retain the packaging and documentation) into some sturdy packaging and send it to: Department RBZ, Image Works, Irwin House, 118 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0SW Please include details of your computer and a brief description of the problem. We will endeavour to provide you with a replacement within 28 days of receiving the disk. This in no way affects your statutory rights. VIRUS WARNING This product is guaranteed by Mirrorsoft Ltd. to be virus free. Mirrorsoft Ltd. cannot accept any responsibility for damage caused to this product through virus infection. To be safe, always switch off your machine for at least 30 seconds before loading the game, particularly if you've just finished using another piece of software. We cannot accept any responsibility for disks that become infected after purchase, but we will replace them for you. Return the disks directly to us enclosing £4.00 per disk to cover the cost of replacement. We will endeavour to replace the disk(s) for you as soon as we possibly can. NOTE Due to improvements and enhancements in the various versions of this game, there may be some slight discrepancies in the manual. Any such changes have been made with the intention of giving you greater enjoyment of this game. EARLY TIMES GREEN TIP NO.1 TRY NOT TO WASTE ENERGY - SWITCH OFF LIGHTS, TV AND STEREO, AND DON'T WASTE GAS, ELECTRICITY OR WATER. NEW YORK...2067 From the very start of the Industrial Revolution back in the 18th Century, Mankind has been slowly killing the planet. With the one hand he has exhausted all of Mother Earth's natural resources and with the other he has repaid her by saturating the atmosphere with dirt and pollutants. As Mankind stumbled into the polluted wake of the 21st Century, the worlds? greatest brains finally began to realise that unless something was done immediately, life on earth would soon become an out of date concept. The ultimate decision came from the highest corridors of power on the planet ? only those ?chosen few? from each of the major population centures of the world would be saved, living a self contained life on secretly built City Ships far out to sea. Those left behind would have to fend for themselves in the mountains and hills, away from the decaying cities. Their reasoning was logical but without human compassion: was it not better that a selected few survive and rebuild, than none at all? They estimated that the pollution that hung over the cities would hopefully disappear given a decade or two so the order was given to construct the Wolverine, large robots programmed to patrol the deserted cities and keep them intact and ready for their eventual return. At first, crime was rampant and the Wolverine were faced with a conflict of programming. Their prime directive was to protect the city for the return of the Chosen Few, but the biggest danger to the city came from the criminal elements who still lived in it. Their most basic robotic law prevented them from directly or indirectly harming human life, yet they were unable to perform their prime directive without breaking this law. As a result, many of the Wolverine were destroyed by the humans who were increasingly bitter against anything that represented the authorities who had abandoned them. Only a few short months after the Golden Voyage, a war had begun. Unfortunately, a third side was about to enter the fray? THE COMING OF THE SCAVENGERS They came from nowhere. At first their purpose was not clear. The huge insect- like robots indulged in a huge orgy of destruction, tearing apart anything that stood in their way. Most of the people who had decided to stay in the cities fled as soon as the Scavengers appeared, but a few opted to stay and live like rats in the runs. After a few months of intense activity, the Scavengers purpose became clearer. An enormous area around what used to be Central Park was completely levelled by them, and in its place was built a huge domed building, (?the Furnace?). The Scavengers sent out raiding parties to scavenge metal and other alloys from whatever they could get their pincers on, and they then returned their bounty to the building where it was recycled and used either for the manufacture of more Scavengers or for another ?secret? purpose? Naturally, the remaining Wolverine had to try and protect the city from these dark invaders, but their weaponry wasn?t designed for full scale combat. Slowly but surely, the Wolverine became more and more depleted until only one remained? The last remaining Wolverine had broken his programming, but at a cost. His in- built library computer (known as the Oracle) has been damaged beyond repair. His ability to defend himself has also been severely reduced. What little instrumentation he has that is working indicates that far from the pollution levels falling, pollution is increasing at an alarming rate. All of the available data suggests that the major source of the new pollution emanates from the mysterious domed building that the Scavengers have built in the centre of New York. If the pollution level continues to increase, Wolverine will soon be unable to function. His only course of action is to somehow repair his systems and destroy the building before it is too late. As always, things aren?t quite that straightforward? EARLY TIMES GREEN TIP NO.2 BEFORE YOU THROW ANYTHING AWAY, STOP AND THINK. MIGHT SOMEONE ELSE HAVE A USE FOR IT? SPECTRUM Disk ? Insert the disk into the drive and select LOADER from the on-screen menu and press ENTER. The game will load and run. Tape ? Insert the cassette into the cassette player, then type LOAD ?? and press ENTER. The game will load and run. (48k Spectrum users should note that due to the size of each level in ROBOZONE there are no sound effects included in 48k mode) Controls (Spectrum/Amstrad) ROBOZONE can be played with either keyboard or joystick. The keyboard controls are as follows: Q Up A Down O Left P Right SPACE Fire H Pause LEVEL 1 9 A.M. ON A NEW YORK SUBWAY The area surrounding the Furnace has been completely sealed off. Wolverines? only chance is to try and find a way through the old disused New York subway system which will hopefully lead him into the remains of the Big Apple? (A) Score (B) Current Weapon and Ammo Counter (C) Pollution level (D) Current Energy level (E) Wolverine (F) Pick Up Component (G) Scavenger (H) Holes The New York subway is crawling with Scavengers and a few untrusting humans. Wolverine must work out a route through the old subway tunnels that will get him up into the streets. (A) Score This shows the current score. When you complete the level, it will be carried over to the next level of the game. (B) Current Weapon and Ammo Counter Wolverine is equipped with a basic gun which allows controlled bursts of fire until 9999 bullets have been released. He then reloads with another 999**. (C) Pollution level The longer Wolverine takes to complete each level, the higher the pollution level will become. Once the level reaches maximum, Wolverine will collapse and the game will end. The pollution level is carried over from one level to the next, so it is very important that each level is mapped so that Wolverine can complete them in the minimum amount of time possible.** (D) Current Energy Wolverine starts the game with maximum energy levels. If he is hit by Scavenger fire or he collides with a Scavenger or drops from a great height, then his energy levels will decrease. Energy can be boosted by collecting energy pick up. (E) Wolverine Wolverine is controlled by you, the player. (F) Pick Up Scattered throughout the subway tunnels are various components from other less fortunate Wolverine robots. Wolverine can collect and use these by crouching down and picking them up*. The components will give Wolverine extra weaponry** and energy boosts. (G) Scavengers There are many different types of Scavenger to be encountered in the tunnels and each one has to be fought in a different way. Some are tougher to destroy than others. Some are only scouts and are thus unarmed. However, let them get away and they might increase the number of Scavengers that you will encounter during the level! (H) Holes There are many holes that Wolverine can jump through to reach lower levels. He can also jump back up these holes by positioning himself beneath them, crouching down then leaping up in one movement. Pushing left or right once in the air will ensure that Wolverine pulls himself up to the left or the right of the holes. * C64 users should note that to collect pick ups you just have to walk into them. You don?t have to crouch down. This applies to both levels 1 and 2. ** Spectrum and Amstrad users should note that the pollution level is independent for each level and is not carried over to a new level. You should also note that Wolverines weapon system is slightly different from the other versions within the subway tunnels. Instead of being able to collect different weapons, Wolverine can collect Weapon boosters that increase the strength and effectiveness of the standard in-built weapon. EARLY TIMES GREEN TIP NO.3 TAKE AS MUCH RUBBISH AS YOU CAN TO LOCAL RECYCLING CENTRES. Level 2 The Streets of New York Wolverine has successfully navigated his way through the subway tunnels and now faces the streets of New York. If he is to reach the Scavengers furnace then he needs to rebuild his Oracle computer, the source of all his knowledge. Hidden within the streets are the Oracle components that Wolverine requires. At the start of this level he doesn?t know how many components there are or even what they do. Only by collecting them and getting them fitted will this information become available. C64 users should note that the streets of New York are displayed in a 2d environment and not in 3d as illustrated above. The control method for this level is the same as in level 1. Control (not C64) Push forward on your joystick to make Wolverine walk forward. Pull backward for a few seconds to make Wolverine face in the opposite direction. Whenever Wolverine walks up to a crossroads, he can walk left or right into the roads. The view will then switch to show Wolverine facing in his new direction. To aid in mapping, note that the city backgrounds change depending on which direction Wolverine is facing. When firing on the enemy, Wolverine can change the elevation of his fire power. Simply press and hold down fire and then pull back to rise the elevation or push forward to lower the elevation of the shots. To collect pick ups in the streets simply move Wolverine over the item. The Scientist When the ?Chosen Few? were selected for the Golden Voyage, one eminent robotic engineer was omitted from the list. He did not agree with the vetting system of excluding those not deemed worthy of saving and so he eventually fell out of favour. For months he worked on the design of the Wolverine, thinking that they were to be used in the restoration of the cities and their transformation into cleaner and safer environments. He was kept in the dark about the elitist City Ships until after the Wolverine designs were completed, then they were reprogrammed to follow the new directives. Wolverine must locate the scientist and seek out his help. His first priority should be the communications circuit, which will enable him to establish contact with the scientist known only as ?Tank? (a nickname from his school days, when they used to call him thinktank or Tank for short). Unless Wolverine gets this circuit, Tank will probably attack him as if he were an enemy. Apart from the Oracle circuit components, there are many extra weapons available to Wolverine throughout the level. Once again, the pollution level indicator will rise the longer you take to complete the game. Not all of the weapons that Wolverine can collect will function correctly as many of them are the remains of previously destroyed Wolverines and are not necessarily reliable. Level 3 Out of the fire and into the Furnace Wolverine has regained the Oracle and is now ready to enter the Furnace and destroy it, before the pollution gets too high. With the aid of his rocket boosters, now back and functioning normally, Wolverine is able to penetrate the outer defences of the Furnace. Half constructed Scavengers wake, detecting Wolverines? presence as he flies by. New Scavenger robots and previously unseen flying craft swoop down to attack, desperate to destroy the intruder before he reaches the heart of the Furnace. There are many extra pick ups that Wolverine can use inside the Furnace. Extra and new weapons are available, and energy can be restored if Wolverine can survive long enough. The very heart of the furnace forms the belly of the enormous Furnace Guardian, (also known as the Protector) who is heavily armed and very very dangerous. If Wolverine can destroy him, then he will not only stop the source of pollution but he will permanently terminate the manufacture of new Scavengers!