Machine Nation 2000

Scenario
You control a fighter ship flying over a machine landscape and must
get to your mother ship. Below is the machine city on a barren planet, 
long since deserted 
 
Playing the game
Your ship can fly at two heights. To get underneath any bridges you will
need to lose height by flying over the "lose height" pickups. Flying low
uses more fuel, BUT THE ENEMY SHIPS CANNOT HURT YOU. 
Also you cannot fire weapons at this height.

There are various pickups that will give you fuel, bonus points, weapons,
extra lives, stop the scrolling, speed up and slow down the ship.
Please see in-built help screen in the game for details of what these
pickups look like.

The enemy ships will attack wave after wave, trying to destroy you.
Although they have no fire power, they dont mind crashing into you!

Fire Power
You have a choice of 3 different weapons, standard fire, scatter fire
and whirlwind fire. Whirlwind fire can only be used 5 times, and then
you revert to standard fire. You can of course pickup extra whirlwind
fire, or scatter fire.

TIPS
       
Watch the demo a few times and take note of where the demo ship
moves and what it picks up.

Become familiar with the landscape, ie where the pickups are and
where the force fields are.

Try to keep away from the edges of the screen so that you have
room to manoeuvre.
 
Keep looking ahead to see whats coming.

You may find it useful to pause the game and sketch down a
diagram of the landscape. (W for pause).

Remember! If you find this game too easy or too hard, registered users can
design their own levels.

Control
 You can use the arrow keys for directional movement, with either
  of the CTRL keys to fire.

 Or, D for UP, C for DOWN, N for LEFT, M for RIGHT, Alt for FIRE

 Or, alternatively, (and the way I prefer and find more natural),
 Q for UP, A for DOWN, O for LEFT, P for RIGHT, and SPACEBAR for FIRE.
  I use 2 fingers of my left hand for Q and A, and 2 fingers of my right
  hand for O and P, with the SPACEBAR being pressed by the thumb of the
  right hand.