SHACKLED
US Gold


Your friends have been captured and chained up in cells. Your task,
preferably with the help of the other player, is to rescue and release
them from certain death in the complex of the underground dungeons.

When you release a frined from a cell, you can make use of their special
weapon to help in your task of releasing more of your shackled friends.
Pick up keys to open the doors as shooting them has no effect. Search each
floor for an exit to escape to other floors containing more of your ç
friends still trapped deeper in the dungeons.

When your fighting power has run out, the game is over but this can be
prolonged should you pick up various bonus items strategically placed 
around the dungeon floors. The evil guards can drop items when you destroy
them, that may help you in your fight for survival.

Your quest will be long and treacherous as you battle your way through 
over one hundred levels of dungeons. Only the quickest and most agile will
survive.

Hints
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If it moves shoot it and try not to stay and fight, just hit and run, 
because your enemies will drain vital energy when in contact. Collect all
of the bonus items to gain extra points and prolong your fighting power.

Destroy giant enemies where possible for extra points and for the keys
which they drop. Do not stay too long on one level as a blob will appear
and drain your energy. Look closely for your friends trapped behind the
doors and before you leave each level, select which powers you want to 
keep but be careful as you lose the rest. Try to avoid being surrounded 
in close combat as you will lose lots of energy. You collect more points 
for bonus doors so keep a look-out.

Upon freeing your friends, you will be awarded an additional weapon. These
weapons will be shown as icons on the display panel. Additional features
are shown as secondary icons which can be collected, which relate to the 
weapon that you hold. These icons are displayed under the weapon icon 
which includes "Speed Up", "Shot Speed", "Extra Defence" and "Extra 
Attack".

Loading Instructions
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CBM 64/128 Disk: Type LOAD "*",8,1 and press RETURN. Game will load and 
run automatically. To select players 1 or 2 see casette version.

CBM 64/128 Cassette: Press SHIFT and RUN/STOP keys together. Press PLAY
on the cassette recorder. Player 1 uses joystick 1. X = Select.
Player 2 uses joystick 2. N = Select.

Spectrum 48/128K, +2 Cassette: Type LOAD "" and press ENTER. Press PLAY
on the cassette player.

Spectrum +3 Disk: Game will load and run automatically. Turn on the
computer and insert disk and press ENTER.

Spectrum controls: Player 1 joystick, press space bar. Player 2 uses
keyboard as follows:

Q = Up, A = Down, V = Left, B = Right, H = Fire, I = Select.

Amstrad CPC Cassette: Press CTRL and SMALL ENTER Keys. Press PLAY on the
cassette player.

Amstrad CPC Disk: Type RUN"DISK and press ENTER key. Game will load and 
run automatically.

Amstrad controls: Player 1 uses keyboard as follows:

I = Up, K = Down, J = Left, L = Right, Space bar = Fire, U = Select.

Player 2 uses joystick. Shift = Select.

atari ST Disk: Insert disk, turn on computer. Game will load and run
automatically.

Player 1 uses joystick 1. Shift = Select.
Player 2 uses joystick 0. Shift = Select.



			US GOLD    DATA EAST


Copyright DATA EAST USA INC. 1988. All rights reserved.
Manufactured and distributed under license from DATA EAST USA, INC. by 
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