BARBARIAN
(c) Palace Software 1987 


Introduction
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The evil sorcerer Drax desires Princess Mariana and has sworn to
wreak an unspeakable doom on the people of the Jewelled City
unless she is delivered to him.

However, he has agreed that if a champion can be found who is
able to defeat his demonic guardians, the princess will be
allowed to go free. All seems lost as champion after champion
is defeated. 

Then, from the forgoteen wastelands of the North, comes an
unknown barbarian, a mighty warrior, wielding his broadsword
with deadly skill. Can he vanquish the forces of Darkness and
free the Princess?
ONLY YOU CAN SAY... 

The game is in two parts which can be loaded in any order. 


Part One
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Combat practice (one or two player). Perfect your swordsmanship
against the finest warriors in the land. 

Part Two
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Fight to the death (one player only). Fight for the princess
against the evil minions of DRAX and finally face the evil
one himself. 


Fighting Moves
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The following instructions are for a right-facing character.
For a left-facing character the moves are reversed.

Without Fire Button Pressed
[UP] - Jump
[UP + RIGHT] - Protect Body
[RIGHT] - Move Forward
[RIGHT + DOWN] - Roll Forward
[DOWN] - Crouch
[DOWN + LEFT] - Roll Back
[LEFT] - Move Back
[LEFT + UP] - Protect Head 

With Fire Button Pressed
[UP] - Neck Shop
[UP + RIGHT] - Head Butt
[RIGHT] - Body Chop
[RIGHT + DOWN] - Kick
[DOWN] - Leg Shop
[DOWN + LEFT] - Overhead Chop
[LEFT] - Flying Neck Shop
[LEFT + UP] - Web Of Death 


Options
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[F1] - One/Two Players
[F3] - Music/Sound Effects
[F5] - Pause On/Off
[F7] - Start Game
[Q] - Quit


Strength
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Each character can survive six blows which are displayed
at the top of the screen (player one on the left). 


Score
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Points will be awarded depending on the difficulty of the
move used (player one on the left).

When playing in two player mode there will be a time limit
for each duel. At this time if both are still in the game,
their strength will be restored and a new game will commence. 

When playing in one player mode there is no time limit and
the time display will be replaced with the skill level of
the opponent you are facing. 


Credits
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Barbarian was conceived and designed by: Steve Brown.
Programming by: Stanley Schembri
Sound by: Richard Joseph
Assistant Artist: Gary Carr
Special thanks to: Daniel Malone

(C) Palace Software 1987 

