EXPLODING FIST +
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Punch and kick your way through to 10th Dan in this ultimate 
in street fighting experiences-then attempt to defend your 
title against tougher and more skilful opponents.

EXPLODING FIST + CONTAINS: 
Sixteen moves combining to make this the slickest fighting 
game yet. Fast and furious action from the word go as you 
punch and kick to defeat not one but two dazzling opponents 
on the rough, tough streets of downtown New York, the 
toughest neighbourhood around. A Nerve jangling arcade 
style bonus game to tone up the players reflexes.

Animating backgrounds adding atmosphere to this great game.


OBJECTIVES

Your objective is to reach the position of tenth dan. Once 
there you will need to protect your title against tougher 
and more agile opponents.


LOADING

Insert the tape into the tape recorder and fully rewind 
the tape.

SPECTRUM 48/+
Type LOAD "" and press <ENTER> and press PLAY on the tape 
machine.

SPECTRUM 128/+2/+3
Press <ENTER> while in the tape loader option and press 
PLAY on the tape machine.


GAME CONTROLS

Once the game has been loaded the player will be presented 
with a game selection screen. This screen allows the player 
to choose the number of players that are to play, up to a 
maximum of three, and the method of control for each player.

The key presses are as follows:

1	- One player
2	- Two players
3	- Three players
4	- Redefine keys

Pressing A, B or C will toggle Kempston/Keyboard/Sinclair 
port 1/Sinclair port 2. 

A — Player with headband 
B — Player with beard 
C — Player with hat

On pressing redefine keys the player will be asked which
player wishes to redefine the keys. The player should then 
follow any on-screen instructions.


GAME CONTROL

The game will support up to three human contenders fightingt 
in the same bout. They can be controlled using the keyboard, 
Sinclair joysticks or Kempston interface.

For player one the player has a default setting of the 
following:

Up		- W 		Down left	-Z
Up right	- E		Left		-A
Left		- D 		Up left		-Q
Down right	- C 		Fire		-S
Down		- X

Additional key presses

Caps Shift and P simultaneously - Pause/Unpause 
Caps Shift and Q simultaneously - Abort Current Game 


MOVES

    TRIGGER PRESSED            TRIGGER NOT PRESSED

         BACK                         
  REAR   ELBOW   HIGH        FORWARD           UPPER
  KICK   PUNCH   KICK        CARTWHEEL TURN    PUNCH
       \   |   /                     \   |   /  
        \  |  /                       \  |  /
         \ | /                         \ | /
          \|/                           \|/
 ROUND ----*---- MID-           WALK ----*---- WALK
 HOUSE    /|\    KICK           BACK    /|\    FORWARD
         / | \                         / | \
        /  |  \                	      /  |  \
       /   |   \                     /   |   \      
  REAR  FORWARD  LOW  	    BACKWARD KNEELING  LOWER
  SWEEP  SWEEP   KICK       CARTWHEEL  PUNCH   PUNCH
  KICK   KICK                          


SCORING

A point is scored each time a fighter has been struck. When 
struck, the player is knocked out for a short while by the 
force of the blow. In addition to this, a point will be added 
to the strikers score. Once a player has reached eight hit 
points, or the timer has reached zero, the bout is over.

When the bout is over the two highest scoring fighters go 
through to the next bout. If there is a tie for a position to 
move through to the next level, a replay bout will take place. 
When there are no human controlled fighters in the bout the 
game will end.


BONUS GAMES

After every two bouts the surviving human controlled fighters 
get to play the bonus game as a way of boosting their score. 
The game takes place in a dark alley where hideous demons appear 
from behind dustbins and doorways. The game is played by moving 
a target cursor over the heads that appear and pressing fire. 
This will launch a ninja throwing star. If at any timer the 
player fails to hit the head, the monster will loom out of 
the screen and the bonus game is over.


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