ZX Pilot #02 24 декабря 1996

Игры

We will understand - Describes the game NORTH & SOUTH.

   NORTH 'SOUTH

    DUPUIS / INFOGRAMES (C) 1989

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(C) Alexey Fadeev


   After loading the game, you will see a trumpeter, under 
which there are three flags: English, French and Spanish. On 
what flag you choose will depend on what language you 
communicate with the program. The selection is made the keys 
"O" and "P". Then press "SPACE" or "ENTER".


   Select the number of players - 1 or 2 and set the controls:


   1. DEFINE KEYS

   2. SINCLAIR 1 (6 ... 0)

   3. SINCLAIR 2 (1 ... 5)

   4. KEMPSTON


   Then separately select the SELECT key and the ABORT, and 
confirm its decision (press Y / N).


   The main menu consists of 10 icons:


   1. Commander of the Army of the North

   2. year battle

   3. Commander of the Army of the South

   4. command and control of the North

   5. start

   6. command and control of the South (the icon with the flag 
- controls player, the icon with the keyboard - the troops 
commanded by the computer) 

   7. Indians

   8. thunderhead

   9. ship

  10. type of game


   For each of the parties can select a commander (1,3 points 
in the menu) - in the position of Sergeant, Corporal or 
Captain. The higher rank, the stronger the army. At the 
beginning of the armies controlled sergeants.


   Icon 2 defines stage of the war:


   1861 - the chances of winning are the same

   1862 - Southern troops under the command of General

   1863 - The advantage of the South

   1864 - The advantage of the North


   Icon 4: The Indians will sometimes attack the states 
bordering on their territory. The troops attacked the Indians, 
will be broken. 

   Icon 5: If the party happens to be on the way thunderstorms
he can not move until the storm passes.

   Icon 6: Sometimes appears the ship and land
troops ashore for you or your opponents.

   Icon 7: here you can choose the type of games - arcade
or strategic. In the arcade game you yourself have
manage the troops in battle.

   After starting the game appears on the screen map of 
hostilities. If your move now, the areas in which there are 
soldiers, blink. Select any arrow your party and press

"Fire". Blinking of the territory that can move your party. 
Indicate by an arrow one of them, and then "fire". If you move 
your party to a place already occupied by another detachment 
Your army, then they will merge into a single, more powerful. 
And if you move his troops into enemy territory, you will

Local map of the battle. Click the "fire", and can fight.

   At the top of the local maps are two icons
North and two - the South. The first is a square inside
which indicated how come the troops you're running: artillery, 
infantry or cavalry. The second icon is only to artillery 
firing range and shows. To switch the arms used by the key 
"SELECT". 

   It happens that on the territory where you were, there is a 
large city (a total of five). Appears city street and you see 
one of the soldiers. Now you have to run through the entire 
city, avoiding the enemy soldiers, dogs and sticks of dynamite. 
You can throw at opponents of knives, but they can do the same

thing. When the knives are out, still beating opponents
fists. If your soldier killed, press the "fire" and he
rise. You can climb up, it's easier path, but not
fall off.

   Remember that time is too limited, it is shown below
screen. Exponent of time is the image
alarm and boot. They moved to the edge of the screen, and
clock is moving constantly, and boots shows movement
Your soldier. Of which the first image comes to the edge
screen will depend on the success of the battle. Tokzhe below 
shows the stock weapons and the number of soldiers.


   When the enemy will capture your city, you too can
stop: key "up" you zadeystvuete his fighter.


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