Beach Head

Beach Head is a multi-screen action game which requires different skills and provides new sequences as you progress through the game. You will encounter secret passages, squadrons of enemy planes, shelling from enemy ships, an almost impenetrable enemy held beach and as fortress with a huge cannon that never misses!

If you feel you are up to the challenge: Joystick or Keyboard

AB 0011

The Game

1. Aerial Reconnasissance
   Manoeuvre your fleet using the joystick. Choose between the Hidden Passage, on the outer edge of peninsular, or a Frontal Assault through the main channel.
2. The Hidden Passage
   Here use joystick to turn left or right, push forward to increase speed, pull back to slow down. Avoid the mines and torpedoes and you may surprise the enemy.
3. General Quarters
   Use your joystick to aim anti-aircraft guns. Pull back to raise and push forward to lower sights.
4. Naval Battle
   Joystick now controls your heavy guns. You will be told how far long or short you are in metres, each degree of elevation is 200m.
5. Beach Head
   Each ship you navigate to the harbour carries two tanks. Once landed, you must avoid the obstacles to reach the fortress of Kuhn-Lin.
6. Kuhn-Lin
   You must land ten shells on the fortress to destroy it. However, only one target is vulnerable at once. Also, the fortress is defended by a cannon that will destroy your tanks.

Game Controls

O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, SPACE - Fire

Select joystick by pressing Fire or keyboard by pressing Space.

Choose skill level by moving cursor and pressing Fire to select.

Loading

Amstrad 464: Press CTRL-ENTER.
Amstrad 6128: Type |TAPE (RETURN). Then CTRL-ENTER.