THE NEW ZEALAND STORY New Zealand is a peaceful place to live - if you're a KIWI, particularly in the Auckland Zoo - Tiki is as happy as can be... Trouble turns up in the guise of a psychotic walrus who has an enormous appetite for fresh Kiwi and kidnaps Tiki and his relatives to stock the larder! The walrus hides his captives around the island in 20 hazardous locations but our hero escapes and sets about rescuing his buddies. LOADING Press the SHIFT key and the RUN/STOP key simultaneously NOTE: This game loads in a number of parts; follow on- screen instructions CONTROLS Tiki can controlled by joystick in Port 2 or by Keyboard. JOYSTICK ON GROUND JUMP | MOVE LEFT ------- MOVE RIGHT | NOTHING FIRE = FIRE WEAPON ON BALLOON | MOVE LEFT ------- MOVE RIGHT | GET OFF BALLOON FIRE = FIRE WEAPON KEYBOARD ON GROUND Z = LEFT X = RIGHT ]/: = JUMP RETURN = FIRE ON BALLOON Z = LEFT X = RIGHT ]/: = UP RETURN = FIRE SPACE = GET OFF BALLOON GAMEPLAY You control Tiki the Kiwi in search for the release of his kidnapped friends. Initially, you are armed with just a bow and arrow, but occasionally, when you kill an enemy, they may drop an item which you can retrieve and use yourself. There are many different types of items which you must discover yourself, but they vary from extra weapons to temporary invulnerability pills. Kiwis cannot fly and you are no exception, however, you get around this by knocking/shooting creatures off their balloons, which you can then commandeer and take to the skies! Surprisingly, kiwis cannot breathe underwater either, so you must be careful if you go swimming. Your oxygen level is shown on screen, so make sure you don't drown! Shooting water from your mouth replenishes oxygen and can be used to pot your adversaries. In the earlier levels, you will be shown arrows on the background which indicate the direction you must go to release the captive Kiwi on that level, but beware, on certain stages, releasing your friend alerts the Big Guardian Creature of that level, and you must first find a way of defeating it before progressing to the next level. Hint: you must allow yourself to be swallowed by the Whale so you can destroy him from the inside! Because the various lairs of the Walrus are so well guarded, we cannot brief you further. Your techniques will develop as you play the game and each new level presents new, frantic and more original challenges! * Note - make sure you do not waste time sightseeing as you have a limited period to complete each level. Radar - Shows how close Tiki is to rescuing the chick on level. Extend - Building up 'EXTEND' by collecting the letters gives an extra life. (c) 1989 Ocean Software