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!HogDemo/!Help

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Ground Hog demo v2.0 - by David Johnston
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The Game
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Your aim is to reach the flashing exit to proceed to the next level. 
Whenever the clock in the top-right goes round you will go back in time to
the point where you entered the level.  Coming into contact with an earlier
will cause a paradox and you will have to start the level again.

The buttons located around a level will opening corresponding doors but will
close again when you step off the button.  However a past version of
yourself can open a door allowing you to enter it.

You can shoot the enemy robots that patrol the level but be careful you
don't shoot an earlier version of yourself or get shot yourself or you will
have to start the level again.  If a robot hits you then you will start
flickering to indicate that you are dead.  In this state you will not be
able to exit the level until you kill the robot that killed you at an
earlier point in time thus bringing you back to life.


Keys
----

        |
--------+---------
left    |    Z    
--------+---------
right   |    X    
--------+---------
up      |    '    
--------+---------
down    |    /    
--------+---------
fire    |   Ret   
--------+---------
strafe  |  Shift  

f1/f2 - Music volume down/up
f3/f4 - Sound effects down/up


This demo game contains 3 levels.  The full game has 48 new one player
levels and a 2 player team game mode with 20 other levels as well as 8 bonus
rounds.

The full game costs only �9.99 + �1 p&p and is available from:

         The Fourth Dimension
         PO Box 4444
         Port St Mary
         Isle of Man
         IM99 7RS

Tel: 01624 836744
Fax: 01624 836745
E-Mail: 4D@rsenter.demon.co.uk
Web: www.rsenter.demon.co.uk
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000006d0  75 6b                                             |uk|
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