The object of the game is to knock out enemy tanks, while avoiding hits on your tanks. You ambush the enemy, swing into position and FIRE! 3 hits and your opponent's tank blows up. Each round in the battle takes place on a _different_ battlefield!. At the start both players have 25 tanks. Game's up when either player loses _all_ 25!
For Your Atari* Video Game System
(C) Mattel, Inc. 1982. Hawthorne, CA 90250. _PRINTED IN U.S.A._ All Rights Reserved.
*ATARI is a trademark of ATARI INC.
THE GAME
You and your opponent are rival tank commanders! You each have two tanks per round, with a total of 25 in the game. _Switch_ command from tank to tank. Keep your opponent on the run. (Remember that your other tank is vulnerable while you are fighting [with] the second tank!) The battlefields you fight over will change again and again. Trees, buildings, water hazards -- will _all_ be in _different_ positions every new round (after either player has lost both tanks to enemy fire!) Battle goes on until one side has lost _all 25 tanks_.
THE CONTROLLERS
Use your joystick controllers with this game. {drawing of hands Be sure the controller cables are securely holding a joystick} plugged into the back of your game console. Each player holds the controller so that the red FIRING BUTTON is to the UPPER LEFT.
(T) MOVING YOUR TANKS:
MOVE FORWARD
__________________ Push Joystick FORWARD to move
|( ) ## | tank forward.
|( ) ## |
| ## | Push Joystick RIGHT to turn
(L) TURN | ## | (R) TURN tank CLOCKWISE.
COUNTER- |##################| CLOCKWISE
CLOCKWISE | ## | Push Joystick LEFT to turn
| ## | tank COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.
| ## |
|________##________| Push Joystick BACK to SWITCH
COMMANDS, fight [with] your
(B) 2ND TANK.
SWITCH TO
OTHER TANK
IMPORTANT: Tanks WILL NOT BACK UP. They will merely slide around building and continue in a forward direction. To reverse direction, you must MOVE in a CIRCLE. (Push joystick RIGHT or LEFT.)
MANEUVER FOR FFIRING POSITION!
Swing your tank around until your gun barrel points directly at the enemy tank. Move within RANGE. (Very long shots will NOT reach.)
PRESS FIRING BUTTON! ADJUST FOR RECOIL!
Every time you fire, your own tank will recoil, knocking your aim off target. Maneuver for the next shot. Line up your gun b>