home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
1,000 Game Manuals
/
1000gamemanuals.iso
/
Atari 2600
/
Armor Ambush.txt
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1996-07-29
|
3KB
|
72 lines
<title>Armor Ambush</title>
<h2>ARMOR AMBUSH
INSTRUCTIONS</h2>
<h3>(For two players)</h3>
<p>
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!
<p>
For Your Atari* Video Game System
<p>
(C) Mattel, Inc. 1982. Hawthorne, CA 90250. _PRINTED IN U.S.A._
All Rights Reserved.
<p>
*ATARI is a trademark of ATARI INC.
<p>
THE GAME
<p>
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_.
<p>
THE CONTROLLERS
<p>
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.
<p>
<pre>
(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
</pre><p>
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.)
<p>
MANEUVER FOR FFIRING POSITION!
<p>
Swing your tank around until your gun barrel points directly at the enemy
tank. Move within RANGE. (Very long shots will NOT reach.)
<p>
PRESS FIRING BUTTON! ADJUST FOR RECOIL!
<p>
Every time you fire, your own tank will recoil, knocking your aim off
target. Maneuver for the next shot. Line up your gun b>
<HR><H3>Transfer interrupted!</H3>