HYDRA
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In the 21st century, you have to fight fire with fire. Nothing is safe
from vicious terrorists who rule the skies and the seas.

When an ultra-sensitive top secret package absolutely, positively has
to get through, there's only one man for the job - YOU!

Using your Hydracraft's supercharged speed and fire power, you must 
blast your way through enemy jet skis, helicopters, boats, zeppelins
and hovercraft. And to make your life really difficult, a terrorist
mercenary - "The Shadow" - lurks at every corner ready to steal your
precious cargo.

Heart-pounding excitement, explosive action and super sound and
graphics - HYDRA delivers!


THE GAME

In the future, terrorists rule the skies and the seas. When special 
top-secret packages, such as mutant virus strains and doomsday devices, 
absolutely, positively have to get through, there is only one courier 
worth calling - YOU! Codename: HYDRA.


GETTING STARTED

In Hydra your job is to control your Hydracraft through 31 levels, split 
into 9 missions, delivering cargo to complete each mission as you go. 
En route, you must destroy all the rogue craft that try to steal your 
cargo. The evil Shadow leads the villains' onslaught - should you lose 
one of your Hydracraft the 'Shadow' will be the first to pick up the 
cargo as it's catapulted out of your exploding craft. Shooting the 
Shadow's craft is the only way to recover your cargo.

Each level is a battle, not against time, but against fuel. Fuel is the 
Hydra's greatest asset, if you run out of gas then you won't be able to 
deliver your cargo or collect your reward. Top up your fuel supply 
throughout each level by collecting fuel crystals which lie along your 
route. Additional fuel is awarded at the start of each level.

A major feature of the Hydracraft is its ability to 'boost'. The boost 
feature accelerates your craft to even greater speeds and even to fly 
for short periods. Use the boost to race out of danger or to manoeuvre 
away from attacking helicopters.

At the end of the third level you will enter the Hydradome, a bonus 
level, where extra cash can be earned by completing the set course.

Once you have completed the Hydradome you can enter Ziggy's Weapon 
Shoppe. Using your cash bonuses enhance your Hydracraft with additional 
firepower and shields. The special weapons available to you are:

Homing Missiles: 	They find the nearest target and lock onto it. 
Anti-Grav:		Similar to the boost feature, the anti-grav 
			allows you to forget the laws of gravity. 
Shields:		Allow the Hydracraft to pass through objects 
			unscathed.
Flamethrowers: 		Enhanced firepower to torch the enemy. 
Uzi:			Rapid cannon fire.
Bombs:			Land in the middle of the water destroying all 
			enemy in the vicinity.
Nuke:			Nuclear bombs annihilate all enemy objects 
			from the screen in one fell swoop.


CONTROLS

      ON WATER                      WHEN FLYING
  (SPACE - Boost)                (Boost Activated)
        
     ACCELERATE       		     FLY DOWN
          |                              |   
          |                              |  
          |                              |   
  BANK ---*--- BANK              BANK ---*--- BANK
  LEFT    |    RIGHT             LEFT    |    RIGHT
          |                              |  
          |                   	         |   
    FIRE SPECIAL  	              FLY UP
       WEAPON

            FIRE  - Fire normal weapon
            ENTER - Select special weapon


MACHINE SPECIFIC CONTROLS

Atari ST & Amiga:
Control - Joystick in Port 1
Pause/Unpause - P 
Quit - Escape

COMMODORE 64:
Control - Joystick in Port 2 (rear port)
Pause/Unpause - P 
Quit - RUN/STOP

AMSTRAD & SPECTRUM
Control - Joystick or Keys
Up - Q 
Down - A 
Left - O 
Right - P 
Fire - N
Pause/Unpause - R 
Quit - T/Escape


LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

DISK
Atari ST/Amiga:		Reset Machine and insert game disk.
Spectrum +3:		Place disk in drive and use "LOADER" option 
			from startup menu.
Commodore 64/128: 	Type LOAD"*",8,1
Amstrad:		Type RUN"DISC

ATTENTION DISK USERS:
Due to the size of Hydra a multi-load system has been incorporated to 
load additional data at certain points in the game. Please ensure that 
the game disk is left in the drive at all times during play. Follow 
on-screen instructions on when to swap disks.

CASSETTE
Spectrum:		Type LOAD"" and press enter, then start tape.
Commodore 64/128: 	Press Shift and the RUN/STOP key.
Amstrad:		Press CTRL and small ENTER key.
			If you have a disk drive attached, first type 
			|TAPE. (| is obtained by pressing the shift 
			and @ keys simultaneously).

ATTENTION CASSETTE USERS:
Due to the size of Hydra a multi-load system has been incorporated to 
load additional data at certain points in the game. Please leave the 
game tape in at all times. Start/stop the tape according to the 
on-screen instructions.


Programmed by Ice Software.
© 1991 TENGEN Inc.
All rights reserved. Atari Games Corp.
Published by Domark Software Ltd.
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