HOW TO PLAY

Alone in your F-14 assault jet, you're about to undertake the most explosive mission of your celebrated flying career.

After taking off from a sea-based carrier, you'll tear through the skies above the ocean and streak toward a river delta, where you must destroy an enemy bridge. Once past the delta, you must navigate back to the carrier and land safely. Without stopping for handshakes all around, you'll then set off on a new, more dangerous mission.

This is no contest for amateurs. Once airborne, you'll have to refuel in midair while outmaneuvering enemy fire. If you manage to out-duel these fearless devils by blasting them with missiles or torpedoes, you'll also win points.

If you don't make it, two backup planes will come to your rescue. Your missions will continue until your squadron's name is history.


RIVER RAID II BASICS

The object of this game is to complete your missions while accumulating as many points as possible along the way.

To begin play or restart, press [s]. Press the spacebar holding it down to accelerate down the carrier runway. As you reach the end of the runway, quickly press the down arrow key until you're airborne.

Once you're airborne, an altimeter will replace your thrust bar. Watch your altimeter. If you fly too low, you'll crash. The altimeter bar flashes red when you're dangerously low. If you fly over land when the altimeter bar is flashing, you'll crash.

The radar screen pinpoints your position throughout your mission and will identify the mission target as a flashing blip.

7The game ends if you lose all three planes or you successfully destroy the enemy target and land on the aircraft carrier. At this point you can start a new game or continue the game with a new, more difficult mission. Each new game or mission begins back on the carrier.

Using the Keyboard

	To increase altitude, press the up arrow key; to decrease altitude, press the down arrow key. Increasing your altitude will slow you down; 		decreasing your altitude will speed you up.

	To bank left or right, press the left or right arrow key.

	To fire missiles at helicopters and jets, press the spacebar.

	To drop torpedoes on enemy sea vessels, tanks, water towers, landing strips, buildings or bridges, press the spacebar while pressing the down arrow 	key.

	To land, look for calm seas appearing below; this indicates that your aircraft carrier is close by. The radar screen will display your 	altitude and 	proximity to the ship.

* Press the down arrow key to maintain your altitude.

* Hold down the spacebar; the thrust bar replaces the altimeter. Increase your thrust until you reach the aircraft carrier.

* As soon as you're over the carrier, release the spacebar and quickly press the up arrow key to land.

	To land, look for calm seas appearing below; this indicates that your aircraft carrier is close by. 


The radar screen will display your altitude and proximity to the ship.

Pull the joystick back to maintain your altitude.

Hold down the joystick button; the thrust bar replaces the altimeter. Increase your thrust until you reach the aircraft carrier.

As soon as you're over the carrier, release the joystick button and quickly push the joystick forward to land.


Special Features

	Refueling in Midair.

To refuel, fly over the gold refueling planes that are flying in your direction. These planes appear only over the ocean, so watch your fuel gauge. At the river, you can refuel by flying at low altitude and picking up the gold buoys floating in the water. A warning sound will tell you when your fuel level is dangerously low. If you run out of fuel, you'll crash.

	Conquering the Enemy

Avoid collisions with enemy helicopters, fighter jets and flak bursts, or you'll be tomorrow's headline. You cannot destroy enemy flak bursts - just stay out of their way!

	Your F-14 Assault Jet Squadron

The backup jets in your squadron will take over if you crash, run out of fuel or are hit by the enemy. Whenever a new plane steps in, it will continue the mission at the position where the last plane was destroyed. Backup planes always begin with a full fuel tank and at the highest altitude.
