Stop the Express       (c) 1984 Commodore Business Machines
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Description
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The scene is Japan. A fast expres train, the "ITA EXPRESS" has been hijacked,
and you have been dispatched to recapture it.

You are lowered from a hovering police helicopter onto the roof of the last  
carriage. There isn't much time, and the hijackers are fare from friendly.
But can make your way forwards to the driver's cab and stop the train before
it's too late?



How to Play the Game
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Press the SPACEBAR (or joystick fire hutton) to start.

Round 1

After being lowered by the helicopter you are on the last (20th) carriage of
the train and must make your way forwards.

You can run along the roofs by using the keys "J" or "L", and leap across the
gaps by using the keys "I" or "P".

The hijackers also clamber up onto the roof and try to dislodge you by throwing
knives by laying flat (keys "<", ">" or "M") or use your skill in martial arts
by knocking the hijackers off with a flying kick (keys "I" or "P").

Also you can jump up (keys "O") and capture the Snake Bird, then when released
(SPACE BAR), the Snake Bird will push the hijackers off.

But watch out for over herad pylons.

Round 2

At the tenth carriage you continue inside with the next round. Not only are 
ther now more hijackers but also a flying screw wich you must avoid. Dodge
the hijackers but also the hijackers knives by jumping up (key "O", "I" or "P")
and hanging on the straps. Watch out for the Alien Bird wich lurks on the 
hanging straps.

In the second carriage, just before the locomotive, there is a key witch you
will neeed to open the door to the driver and stop the express. But can your
do it again?


Score
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For each hijacker:

100 points (Sneke Birds)
300 points (Jump Kick)

At each round: 10 multiplies by the time remaining.

Controls                          Keyboard                   Joystick

Move left                           J                         left
Move right                          L                         right
Jumping/Kicking up                  O                         up
Jumping/Kicking left                I                         up+left
Jumping/Kicking right               P                         up+right
Lie down flat                       <                         down
Lie down left                       M                         down+left
Lie down right                      >                         down+right
Release Snake Bird                  SPACE                     fire


(c) 1984 Hudson Soft Co. Limited
Published by Commodore Business Machines (UK)
       
    