DEFCOM
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In 1986 it had seemed a dream, but by 2056 the orbiting Strategic Defence Initiative had 
become fact. On the 24th of December they arrived. The Alien Force took over the defence 
system and turned it into a deadly weapon.


LOADING

Commodore:
SHIFT & RUN/STOP together

Spectrum:
LOAD "" and ENTER

Amstrad:
Press CONTROL/ENTER then PLAY


In 1986 it had seemed a dream, but by 2056 the orbiting Strategic Defence Initiative had 
become fact, defending Earth from itself. No longer was it possible for Man to wage war 
on Man.

Beneath the protective shield Man devoted his time to leisure.

On the 24th of December they arrived. The first warning went un-noticed. Geo-Stationary 
Satellite 47 registered a Flux Density Factor of 93.45. Corporal Gordon Zola, having been 
celebrating a bit too early, assumed a malfunction in the Direct Thrust Balance Module and 
immediately switched over to Indirect Momentum. “That’ll keep it going till the end of the 
shift”, he thought. He never reached the end of his shift!

At precisely 19.34 the alien force took over the entire defence system and turned it into 
a deadly weapon.

Aimed at Earth.

Only one anti-aircraft weapon is left to destroy the alien forces. Unfortunately this 
weapon is only a standard Eagle Class E751, fitted with a standard Federation laser, 
a single beam, high intensity anti-aircraft weapon.

You have only 160 seconds to CONDITION RED. GO, GO, GO!!!


Playing the Game

Your mission is to destroy the alien forces controlling the Earth’s satellites. You have 
a single beam laser which if you survive long enough to gain 1,000 points will be 
exchanged for a Double Wind-Beam, Ultra High Power, Special Purpose Laser, which you can 
switch to as you require. Before you get over-excited and think you’ve got them on the 
run remember that this weapon drains you of more energy than your single laser and could 
lead to the failure of the Eagle’s defence shields. In addition to your lasers you will 
for every additional 1,000 points be given one extra anti-satellite homing missile and 
one charge of debris shattering grape shot. You will have to seek and destroy the 
Geo-Stationary alien controlled satellites placed above strategically important 
locations on Earth.

To earn your superior weapons you must wipe out the front line alien forces. You will 
have 80 seconds before you reach CONDITION AMBER, then a further 80 seconds before 
CONDITION RED. In this time you must destroy as many satellites as possible to keep 
CONDITION GREEN. Once you have earned 5,000 points then the aliens will intensify their 
efforts to catch you.


Controls

Usual Joystick controls (Left, Right, Fire). Pushing forward increases your thrust, 
enabling you to chase retreating aliens.

Hitting the space bar presents a menu which contains all the available options.

Switching to the VDU shows your energy level, arms status, and speed. This also displays 
the area of earth which you are over and it’s current CONDITION colour. Press fire on 
selecting an option, like score or VDU, and they remain permanently on the screen as 
a window.

There are a number of different alien craft, each with different characteristics. Remember 
none of them are there to wish you a Merry Christmas! They are all dangerous.

Good Luck.



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