Spectrofon #04 31 марта 1994

Игры

Expertise - discussed in detail the game "Hostages". You party transactions "Jupiter."

          EXPERTISE



  Dmitry Usmanov.



    HOSTAGES ("INFOGRAMES").

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   Game "HOSTAGES" (hostage)
Originally designed
for IBM, but then "New
Fronter "quite well, in my
sight, transposing it to the "Speccy".



   The plot of the game is as follows: The foreign embassy was 
seized a group of terrorists who shot down the entire service

Staff and held hostage
four senior
royalty, is now dictating its terms to the government, putting 
forward such claims that meet their simply impossible. Alarm

up special unit police, which you command a
task - at any cost to save
hostages. The death of at least one of them is unacceptable. 
Operation code-named "Jupiter."



   After downloading the program you
show a little cartoon
illustrating the above.



   After becoming acquainted with the names of
authors you'll see a menu control, where you can choose a type 
of joystick or overridden control to taste. You will be asked

also assign a button menu map (MENU MAP), but in most
program, this button is already given
"Hard" - is "CAPS SHIFT". So
that can press any key. After this is downloaded the first part 
of the game. 


   First you will be asked to choose
your rank:

            - Lieutenant

            - Captain,

            - Commander.


   Of your choice will depend on the complexity of the games - 
the number of snipers in the embassy, ​​the rate of

the reaction of opponents, their degree of
training.


   After selecting a difficulty level
You will need to choose
mission:


   - Training,

   - "Target"

   - "Ultimatum"

   - "Tip"

   - "Storm".


   The mission of "Training", as is clear
the name implies, gives you the opportunity to practice
shooting at live targets - there are no hostages in the embassy
is not there. The rest of the mission -
fighting, they differ from each
another only in the time given to you
to complete the transaction.



   Name of the mission say it
for themselves; you start to do the job:


   - Immediately after the capture of the embassy,


   - After vydvizheiya terrorists requirements


   - During a government meeting


   - When the time is given to the terrorists are already 
running out. 


   It should be noted that even at
mission "Assault" ("ASSAULT") with you
more than enough time for the release of the embassy.



   Thus, the mission is selected and you
enter the first stage of the game. At the bottom of the screen 
you see the plan adjacent to the embassy (Embassy) streets, 
with marked on it crosses the ground dislocation of your 
snipers. Numbers 1,2,3 denote three of your fighter, which you 
must navigate to the firing points. Call letters Snipers:



   1 - DELTA

   2 - ECHO

   3 - MIKE


   Snipers must make up
all destinations and
have to run without opening
fire.



   Terrorists from the embassy spotlight neighboring
streets, and if they see a circle
light anything suspicious - immediately shot. So
you should be out not to be lit, showing the wonders of 
acrobatics and hiding in nearby buildings

(Press "up").


   When you find yourself in a safe place, press "FIRE" - the 
screen will harden and you will enter into command mode. If the 
place where you are, and there is a point

of fire for a sniper, then
corresponding to a cross on the map
will be marked blue in color,
Otherwise, you will see on
card number for your fighter, there
where it is. If you do not
able to avoid death from
bullets, the screen will also solidify and
in the upper left corner of the map icon will appear RIP 
(Requiscat in pace - Rest in peace, Lat.

). Toggle sniper you can by pressing simultaneously "CAPS
SHIFT "and press 1, 2, 3;
"Delete" ("CAPS SHIFT" + "0") -
start all over again.



   When all the fighters will live
stand in their places, you will be prompted to press "ENTER" and
load the next block, or press "DELETE" and try
again, if you are dissatisfied with something.
In principle, in "Operation Jupiter"
Snipers are not assigned to the most
the main role, but they can be reliable help, so
as they scan the room
Embassy through the windows and can
shoot a couple of terrorists if they inadvertently fit the 
window. 


   So you've downloaded the second
block - nepostedstvenno assault.
Assault brigade with callsigns


   Four-HOTEL, 5-TANGO, 6-BRAVO

landed on the right floor of the embassy.



   Ekram is divided as follows: in the upper left corner - a 
color three-dimensional image of what a currently sees your 
fighter in top right corner - the card will take this soldier 
story. 

     Symbols on the map:

Arrow - your fighter direction
arrow coincides with the direction
his view,

Incomplete cross - a terrorist (he
see if it sees someone
from snipers or attack aircraft)

Cross - a terrorist with a hostage
(It is always visible)

Box - a policeman from your
team

Filled squares - a policeman guarding the hostage.


   Below are maps of call signs of all living members of the 
operation. If a call is flashing, this means sees a fighter 
bomber. 


   At the bottom call the police,
you are driving and the time before
end of the operation.



   Managing the police:

Forward - fighter is moving forward, if
front wall, then he turns around

Back - to turn around

Left - turn clockwise
arrow

Right - turn counterclockwise
arrow

Fire - Shot (Scope - Oily
point).


    You must destroy all
"Lonely" terrorists, with the same bandits who threaten hostages
should be treated extremely carefully. In no case shall the 
death of the hostage is unacceptable. 


   You must be very well-aimed
and at the same time as fast
terrorist can shoot you.


   After the release of the hostage
approach it, turning
so that he was behind you and draw it into the room,
from which you started the assault.