Howard the Duck

HOWARD THE DUCK

Activision

Alternative Software re-issue





It's all starting to make sense ... Your best friend's gone

to Volcano Island ... The Dark Overlord! That's it! The

Dark Overlord has kidnapped Beverly and Phil and brought

them to this volcanic island. 'Cause he's hooked on thermal

energy - needs to tap into it constantly to maintain his

power. You know that he knows that you're the only one

who can foil his plans to take over the Earth. But he thinks

he can turn you into duck soup - to make the world his

oyster. What he doesn't know is that you're a Quack Fu

Master, an avid ultralight flyer, and a whiz with a Neutron

Disintegrator. So take him up on his challenge and show

the Dark Overlord that his treacherous plan isn't all it's

quacked up to be.



Select a difficulty level. Push the joystick forward and back

to select one of the four difficulty levels. Each level gets a

little harder - see "Now What?" - then press the joystick

button to start the game.





ISLAND FEVER



NEGOTIATING MUTANT SLIME

To jump over the mutant slime, Howard needs a running

start of three to five steps. So scamper toward the mutant

slime to get up some speed, then press the joystick button

when you reach the edge of it.



SNATCH THAT BACKPACK

The backpack contains;

- a solar-powered jet pack

- the Ultralight flyer

- a portable Neutron Disintegrator



CROSSING THE CHANNEL

With your solar-powered jet pack, you can cross the

channel to the other sections of the island. To use the jet-

pack, when you get to the bank of the channel, press and

release the joystick button repeatedly to open up the

throttle on the jet-pack. If you press too fast, you'll kill the

throttle; too slowly, and you'll lose thrust.



MUTILATING THE MUTANTS

The best way to deal with the mutants is with the old

Quack-Fu techniques. You know - punching, kicking and

the like.



KICKING

To kick, hold the joystick button down, then move the

joystick in the direction you want to kick.



PUNCHING

To punch, move the joystick in the direction you want to

punch and press the button.



STOMPING ON MOUNDS

To stomp on a mound, position Howard on top of the

mound, then press the joystick button.



CROSS THE BRIDGE

Although it looks easy enough to cross, don~t get too

quacky. Them are rock-throwing mutants on the other side.

They happen to have very accurate aim, and they won't

stop throwing rocks until you're completely across the

bridge. To dodge the rocks, try to stay to the far right or left

side of the bridge.

If you're playing ADVANCED or EXPERT, you'll be given an

Ultralight flyer and you must try to make it to the top of the

volcano.



FLYING THE ULTRALIGHT

Pull back on the joystick to climb, push it forward to dive,

and right and left to bank and turn.





INSIDE THE VOLCANO



STALACTITES AND HOLES

You must dodge the falling stalactites. To manoeuvre

between the holes, keep Howard's left foot on the ledge.



ENERGY BOLTS

To avoid energy bolts, move Howard up or down,

depending on the position of the energy bolts.

Once you get all the way to the right side of the volcanic

cavern, you'll be in a perfect position to put the Dark

Overlord out of commission. Face Howard directly to the

right, pull out the old Neutron Disintegrator and fire.

To fire at the Dark Overlord, simultaneously press the

joystick button and move the joystick to the right.

After each shot the Dark Overlord will change colour,

and after the third shot, he'll disappear.

To shut down the volcano, walk Howard underneath the

lever and, by pressing the joystick button, have Howard

jump up and pull down on the lever.





CONTROLS

C64 AMSTRAD

Joystick only in Port 2. Joystick only.

F7 = PAUSE/RESTART FIRE = JUMP

SPECTRUM LEFT = LEFT

A = KEMPSTON JOYSTICK RIGHT = RIGHT

B = CURSOR KEYS UP = UP

C = INTERFACE II DOWN = DOWN

D = SPECTRUM +2 DEL = QUIT

KEYS

0 = START/STOP

LRUD = CURSOR KEYS

Q = QUIT