Stormlord II - Deliverance
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By Raf Cecco and Nick Jones 
ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64/128 Computers


GAME OBJECTIVE

Stormlord must save as many fairies as possible from Hell and the Realm
and carry them upward to Heaven. Demons will try to steal back the fairies 
on the higher levels. 

Stormlord will encounter numerous foes and obstacles on his way, and these 
must be fought with the abandoned weapons that litter the landscape left 
by lesser mortals who failed in their quest.


THE STATUS AREA

From left to right the status area is arranged as follows:
1.	Lives.
2.	Currently selected weapon (blank if no weapon is held).
3.	Score.
4.	Number of fairies so far saved.


CONTROLLING STORMLORD AND HIS WEAPONS

Stormlord can be controlled by either joystick or keys. 
Default control keys are:

O ..................... Left
P ..................... Right
Q ..................... Jump
A ..................... Crouch
SPACE ................. Fire
PAUSE ................. CAPS SHIFT & SYMBOL SHIFT
                        simultaneously (Spectrum) 
                        RUN/STOP (Commodore 64) 
                        COPY (Amstrad)
ABORT ................. Y,U,I,O & P simultaneously (Spectrum)
                        RESTORE (Commodore 64) 
                        CONTROL, ENTER and ESCAPE (Amstrad)

Alternatively, the first five keys may be redefined to suit personal 
taste, or a joystick may be used by selecting the appropriate option
in the opening menu. 

Stormlord may jump to various heights by pressing JUMP more than 
once in quick succession (max of 3 presses). 

To pick up a weapon or save a fairy, simply walk or jump into them.

Press keys 1,2,3,4 or 5 to cycle through the held weapons. (S-C64)

To activate the currently held weapon hold down FIRE. 

You will discover in time how to effect the range of direction 
of certain weapons by careful use of the control keys or joystick.


BONUS LEVEL

In the bonus level Stormlord gets the chance to gain extra lives.

The object of this level is to receive gifts from the fairies. 
However, as the fairies are rather shy Stormlord must first 
'capture' them as they flutter in the air above his head. Once 
captured the fairies will drop a gold coin for Stormlord to collect.

For every two coins collected Stormlord will be awarded an extra life. 
(So if you have, for example, four fairies, there is the potential to 
gain two extra lives). 

Stormlord will appear at the bottom of the playing area. He moves as 
normal, but his jumping ability is limited.

By pressing FIRE Stormlord will lay a large heart at waist height 
directly in front of him. He can then jump up onto the heart to work 
his way up the screen towards the fairy. By pressing DOWN and fire 
simultaneously, the hearts will appear beneath his feet thus enabling 
Stormlord to walk forward horizontally. The hearts disappear very 
quickly so Stormlord must be very swift in his leaping abilities. 

After a short while a slow flying dragon will appear. Try to avoid 
touching the dragon as this will forfeit the bonus level and any 
further chance of gaining extra lives on this level.


TAMING THE DRAGON

In certain parts of the game you may be able to win the favour of 
a normally hostile dragon by preventing her eggs from falling to 
the ground. She will then carry Stormlord aloft and greatly assist 
him in mobility and firepower.


SCORE CODES

At the end of every two levels (i.e. one load), a specially encrypted 
score code will be displayed. You must make a note of this score code 
in order to gain access to the next load and the latter levels of 
the  game. You will have four chances to enter a valid score code 
then the machine will reset.


CREDITS

Game design by Raf Cecco, Nick Jones, Paul Chamberlain 
and Barry Simpson.

Spectrum and Amstrad versions programmed by Raf Cecco.

C64 version programmed by Nick Jones.

Graphics by Raf Cecco (Spectrum and Amstrad) and Mark
Washbrook (C64).

Additional graphics by Hugh Binns.

Music and sound effects by Matt Grey (C64) and Dave
Rogers (Spectrum and Amstrad).

Produced by Paul Chamberlain and Barry Simpson.
(c) Hewson Consultants 1990.

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