OFFICIAL RULES Odyssey2 FREEDOM FIGHTERS! Rescue prisoners of the Pulsars from deep space confinement crystals! IMPORTANT! Always be sure that the power to your Odyssey2 console is turned off before inserting a game cartridge. This protects the electronic components and extends the life of the unit. TO BEGIN: ----------------------------- 1 Insert the cartridge into the slot of the Odyssey 2 console with label side of the cartridge facing the alpha-numeric keyboard. 2 Turn on the power by pressing the power button of the console. SELECT GAME will appear on your TV screen. If it does not, press the RESET key on the alpha-numeric keyboard. On-screen colors may vary according to individual TV s color adjustments. ----------------------------- (c)1982 North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp. Odyssey is a trademark of the Magnavox Company. FREEDOM FIGHTERS! ----------------------------- (One or more players) ATTACK MODE (Two player version) 1 Press 1 on the alpha-numeric keyboard. 2 You are now on the flight deck of your Earth Federation starship. Your craft is displayed at the center of your TV screen. Player 1 is the pilot. Player 2 is the co-pilot. [Screenshot with caption: Earth Federation starship] 3 Player 1 uses the left hand control which directs your starship's conventional space drive system. Your ship will travel in the direction you move the joystick. [Joystick diagram with labels: Action button, Joystick, Hand control] 4 Press the action button to fire your laser cannon. [Screenshot with caption: Your ship can maneuver across the entire screen during conventional space drive. (left hand control)] 5 Player 2 uses the right hand control which activates your ship's hyperspace drive system. Move the joystick to the right or left depending on the direction you wish to warp through hyperspace. Your ship will remain in the same vertical plane of the screen during a hyperspace warp. Move the joystick forward to go towards the top of the screen. Pull it to you to go to the bottom of the screen. Your ship's hyperspace drive system (right hand control) will override its conventional space drive system (left hand control). The action buttons on both hand controls will fire the laser cannon at any time. [Screenshot with caption: Your ship will remain in the same vertical plane when the hyperspace drive system is employed, (right hand control)] 6 The hyperspace drive system is employed when you need extra speed to avoid enemy attack or when you have the opportunity to rescue one of the captives from a confinement crystal. 7 The Empire's Pulsar warships will attack by sowing constellations of hunter-killer drone mines along your course. Your ship will disintegrate on contact with a drone mine or Pulsar warship. [Screenshot with caption: Starship approaching confinement crystal] [Screenshot with caption: Starship disintegrates on contact with hunter-killer drone mine.] 8 The Pulsar warships and drone mines will disintegrate if hit by your lasers. 9 You free a captive each time your starship makes contact with one of the orbiting confinement crystals which show up in purple on color TV. (Color may vary according to individual TV adjustment.) [Screenshot with caption: Laser fire destroys enemy warship.] [Screenshot with caption: Starship rescuing prisoner from confinement crystal.] 10 Scoring: RESCUE OPERATION.... 20 POINTS PULSAR WARSHIP...... 5 POINTS DRONE MINE.......... 1 POINT EXPLODING WRECKAGE.. 1 POINT [Screenshot with caption: 20 pts. / Rescue operation] [Screenshot with caption: 5 pts. / Pulsar warship] 11 The score of the game in progress is displayed at the lower right hand corner of the screen. The Pulsar warships will increase the ferocity of their attack as your score grows higher. [Screenshot with caption: 1 pt. / Drone mine] [Screenshot with caption: 1 pt. / Exploding wreckage] 12 The highest score in a series of games will be displayed at the lower left of the screen. Six question marks at the lower center of the screen will request the name of the high scoring team or player. Enter any team or player's name up to six letters on the alphabet section of the keyboard. If the name is shorter than six letters, press the space bar to erase the remaining quest ion marks. The high score and winning name will remain onscreen until a higher score is achieved in succeeding games. [Screenshot with captions: Highest previous score, Name of high scorer, Score in progress] 13 A new Earth Federation starship will automatically appear on the screen each time one of the fleet is destroyed. 14 To start a new scoring cycle, press RESET and then press 1. EVASION MODE (Two player version) 1 Press RESET and then press 0 (zero) on the numeric section of the keyboard. 2 Your lasers are now inoperative and you are entirely dependent on your talents for evasive action. 3 Player 1 uses the left hand control (conventional space drive). Player 2 uses the right hand control (hyperspace drive). 4 The longer you can evade the Pulsar warships and their drone mines--the higher your score. You also receive a 20 point bonus for each successful rescue operation. 5 As your score grows higher, the Pulsars will increase the intensity of their attack. 6 A new Earth Federation starship will appear on the screen each time one of the fleet is destroyed. 7 To start a new scoring cycle, press RESET and then press 0 (zero). SOLO COMBAT 1 Press RESET and then press 1 (ATTACK MODE) or press 0 (EVASION MODE). 2 Play using the left hand control for conventional space drive or the right hand control for hyperspace drive. 3 As you grow more proficient, start alternating between the hand controls to switch from conventional space drive into hyperspace and then back again. 4 To start a new scoring cycle, press RESET and then press 1 or 0 (zero). RATINGS ENSIGN.............. 50-99 LIEUTENANT........ 100-149 COMMANDER......... 150-249 CAPTAIN........... 250-349 COMMODORE......... 350-749 ADMIRAL........... 750-999 FLEET ADMIRAL....... 1000+ IB-3982-1 AC 9436 FREEDOM FIGHTERS! Rescue prisoners of the Pulsars from deep space confinement crystals!