Venom Strikes Back

Matt Trakker receives a message oh the MASK computer - "We have
kidnapped Scott Trakker and are holding him to ransom on the moon.
Unless you surrender your entire forces to Venom, you will never
see him again. Signed Miles Mayhem."

Matt is faced with a terrible dilemma. To agree to VENOM'S demands
would give them total control over the Peaceful Nations Alliance,
but to ignore their demands would surely mean Scott's life.

Can you, as Matt Trakker, rescue Scott and return him safely to Earth?

DEEP IN THE HEART OF MASK HQ MATT TRAKKER AND ALEX SECTOR ARE
FACING WHAT COULD BE THEIR MOST SERIOUS CHALLENGE TO DATE!

MATT: "I THINK THEY HAVE US THIS TIME ALEX. ONLY THAT EVIL GENIUS
MILES MAYHEM COULD HAVE KIDNAPPED SCOTT FROM UNDER OUR VERY NOSES.
WE'LL HAVE TO THINK OF SOMETHING... AND FASTI!!"

ALEX: "I'LL RE-RUN THE VIDEOTAPE AND JUST MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH
A SOLUTION TO THIS DESPERATE SITUATION"

VENOM: "I HAVE YOUR SON TRAKKER!! IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN
LEAVE MASK NOW! WITHOUT YOU AT ITS HEAD NOTHING CAN STOP VENOM"

MATT SUDDENLY RESOLVES HIMSELF TO RESCUE SCOTT FROM MAYHEM'S EVIL
CLUTCHES... AT ANY COST.

ALEX EXPERTLY MANIPULATES SOME CONTROLS AND IN NO TIME AT ALL
A STEADY SIGNAL COULD BE HEARD.

ALEX: "I'VE FOUND HIM MATT! OUR SATELLITE ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE
MOON HAS DISCOVERED A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN VENOM BASE. SCOTT'S SIGNAL
IS EMANATING FROM THE INNER-MOST DEPTHS OF THE CENTRAL CORE. NO
MASK VEHICLES OPERATE OUTSIDE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS YOU'LL HAVE
TO STEAL A CRAFT FROM VENOM!"

ALEX: "MORE BAD NEWS MATT! OUR LATEST INTELLIGENCE REPORTS HAVE
FOUND A NEW SERIES OF VENOM WEAPONRY. KNOWLEDGE OF THESE WEAPONS
IS EXTREMELY LIMITED BUT THE COMPUTER MAY GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT
YOU ARE GOING TO FACE."

WEAPON ... CLASS 4 // 3-7 ...
CODENAME ... DEATHSPHERE ...
ATTRIBUTES ... TITANIUM GLOBE WITH SPIKES ...
SHIELDING ... UNKNOWN ...
ARMOURMENT ... UNKNOWN ...
FURTHER INFO ... N/A

WEAPON ... CLASS 4 // 3-8 ...
CODENAME ... BLOCKBUSTER ...
ATTRIBUTES ... LARGE AUTOMATIC GUN ...
SHIELDING ... UNKNOWN ...
ARMOURMENT ... TUNGSTEN TIPPED 20lb SHELLS ...
FURTHER INFO ... N/A

WEAPON ... CLASS 4 // 3-9 ...
CODENAME ... ANGEL OF DEATH ...
ATTRIBUTES ... D.N.A. SEEKING MISSILE ...
SHIELDING ... UNKNOWN ...
ARMOURMENT ... METABOLIC ACID ...
FURTHER INFO ... N/A

WEAPON ... CLASS 4 // 4-0 ...
CODENAME ... SERPENT ...
ATTRIBUTES ... N/A ...
SHIELDING ... UNKNOWN ...
ARMOURMENT ... UNKNOWN ...
FURTHER INFO ... A CREATURE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HURT IN ANY WAY

MATT: "IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH MY EVERY STEP IF
I'M GOING TO GET PAST THESE MENACES. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN GUIDE
ME THROUGH ALEX?"

ALEX: "I CAN MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS MATT VIA WHICHEVER MASK YOU ARE
WEARING. I CAN RELAY DIRECTIONS EITHER BY JOYSTICK OR BY USING THE
CENTRAL COMPUTER KEYBOARD AS SHOWN HERE..."

UP - P
DOWN- L
LEFT- Z
RIGHT- X
FIRE- SPACE
HALT- H

ALEX: "YOUR CHOICE OF MASK IS RELAYED BY KEYS 1-4 ON THE CENTRAL
COMPUTER. IF I WISH YOU TO ABORT THE RESCUE ATTEMPT I WILL SEND
THE SIGNAL BY PRESSING Q. YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO THEN.
GOOD LUCK MATT!"

LOADING INSTRUCTIONS

CBM 64/128
CASSETTE: Insert cassette into cassette unit. Press SHIFT and RUN/STOP
simultaneously. Press PLAY on the cassette unit. The program will load
and run automatically.
DISK: Insert disk into drive. Type LOAD"*", 8, 1 and press RETURN.
The program will load and run automatically.

SPECTRUM 48K
Type LOAD"" and press ENTER. Press PLAY on the cassette recorder.
The program will load and run automatically.

SPECTRUM 128K/ + 2
Use the TAPE LOADER as normal.

SPECTRUM +3
Use the DISK LOADER as normal.

AMSTRAD
CASSETTE: Insert cassette into cassette unit. Press CONTROL (CTRL)
and the small ENTER keys simultaneously. Press PLAY on the cassette
unit and then any key. The program will load and run automatically.

DISK: Insert the disk into the drive, label side up. Type :CPM and
press ENTER. The program will load and run automatically.

MSX
CASSETTE: Insert cassette into cassette unit. Type BLOAD "CAS:", R.
Press ENTER and PLAY on the cassette player. The program will load
and run automatically.

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