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        | :.:        Another fine Action production!        :.: |
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  Typed in by Shut Berlin of Supreme. Edited by Parasite and Codetapper.


INTRODUCTION 
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LORD PHOBOS, MASTER OF FEAR, has imprisoned the daughter of the Galactic
President and is holding her captive on the surface of the Sun

Knowing that a rescue mission would be launched, Phobos has created a
series of worlds which must be passed through before any prospective recuer
gains access to the Sun.Afer careful study of the a human mind and
subconscious , Phobos has fashioned each planet in the form of a human
Phobia - he knows that this is the most powerful human emotion , and the
fear of fear itself is enough to deter any would-be.  Situated in the core
of each planet is a rare element which affords total protection against the
heat of the Sun - nine of these are required to protect the entire ship and
allow an attack on the Sun itself.

Phobos has other defensive systems to deter the rescue mission - his
dreaded Sun Troops will start out from the opposite and of the Stellar
System and attempt to cut off the routes to Phobos - they will leave light
barriers between planets which will destroy any ship attempting to pass
through of Light Speed.  The only way through these is to either sacrifice
a ship, or to collect a space pod from an orbiting moon and sacrifice this.
Space pods will also produce firepower after sufficient power-ups have been
collected.

Progress though the game is made by destroying a Phobic planet, travelling
through to the core and colecting a shield piece,then progressing on to the
next planetary system system.  It the moon on the planet is flashing this
indicates that Space Pods are present , and you have the opportunity of
fighting through the Lunar defences to collect these.

There components of the Phobic planet will leave behind power-ups when
destroyed which can be collected to improve the fighting characteristics of
your craft.  Also present on every Phobic planet are the Key Generator
which power an impenetrable shield at the end of each system - these must
be identifed and destroyed before the shield is reached.


GAME CONTROL
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Control is by keyboard, joystick or mouse.

        F1  - Select control method
        F2  - Redefine keyboard controls
        F3  - Select one or two players
        F9  - Abort game
        F10 - Screen mode (ST 50/60 Hz, Amiga High/Low res)

The default key settings are:

        ,      - Up
        ?      - Down
        Z      - Left
        X      - Right
        Space  - Fire
        Return - Split ships
        P      - Pause (Fire to Restart)

The Amiga screen centralisation is controlled by the cursor keys.
