Scenario

You are Boone, one of the Nightbreed.

You begin your journey at the gates of the Necropolis, a graveyard above an underground labyrinth where the Nightbreed live called Midian. Your task is to save the Nightbreed, a race older than man, of fantastic beings, shape-changers who are being attacked by man's jealousy in the form of the 'Sons of the Free', an evil organisation which come to destroy them - and you, if they can.

He makes his way to Midian but unwittingly unleashes man on the Nightbreed.

The Nightbreed are a tribe of shape-changing beings, all that are left of a race of beings who have almost been wiped out by man.

The Nightbreed are mostly passive - you have to avoid them rather than fight them. There are several types of Breed:

Big Fly ... It cannot be harmed.
Fatman ... He gets in your way and moves very slowly. He also vomits and this is poisonous if touched.
Snakeman ... He sits there and rattles his tail. If you go near him, he may strike you pushing you back off the screen. It must be punched and kicked off the screen.
The Berserkers ... You must hit him off the screen.
Flying Teeth ... This flies on the screen at head height, and if you don't duck it knocks you over.
Head Monster Roof Crawler ... This crawls along the roof, dropping rocks on you.
Hopper ... This hops around the room and if it hits you knocks you over.
Scorpion Man Eyeball Monster ... This is a huge eyeball which moves about the top of the screen and tries to look into your eyes. When it does, a ray comes out and if you don't look away it harms you.
The Sons Of The Free ... are an evil organisation who have come to destroy the Nightbreed and Midian. They are armed to the teeth with Rocket Launchers, Flame Throwers, Machine Guns, Grenades, etc.

The Sons Of The Free either appear on the ground or can drop from above. There are five types of Sons of the Free:

Hand To Hand Hand Gun ... They fire several shots at you until they run out bullets or you get near them. They then revert to hand-to-hand combat. (If you kill them and their gun still has bullets left you can collect it.)

Machine Gun ... They fire a machine gun at you in bursts but if you get too close or they want to stop, they revert to hand-to-hand combat.

Rocket Launcher ... If the sight locks on to you then the rocket is launched and is very difficult to avoid.

Flame Thrower ... The flame either goes straight (jump over them) or upwards (duck).

They move slower than you, so you can get near them.

They then revert to hand-to-hand combat.

The Mask ... is the alter-ego of Boone's doctor. Boone must defeat the Mask to complete the game.

As well as the Sons of the Free and the Nightbreed you will encounter other hazards:

1. Mines
2. Time Bombs
3. Grenades
4. Ground-Fires
5. Falling Fires
6. Falling Rocks

Berserkers Hands Energy Droplets

In order to complete the entire game you must do the following:

1. Collect the three keys to Midian: one is located on each level. In order to obtain the third key, you must defeat the Mask (although he will subsequently escape).
2. Work your way around the Necropolis and down through Midian to the Nightbreeds' God, Baphomet, who will then baptize you. This will enable you to transform into Cabal for short periods of time. Cabal can withstand attack better than Boone and has greater strength than his alter-ego.
3. Open the door to the Berserkers' chamber.
4. Work your way up to the surface of Midian to free the Breed. They then tell you that the Mask has your girlfriend, Lori.
5. Descend back down and engage in the ultimate battle with the Mask. With victory achieved, you must get back to the surface of Midian where you will be re-united with Lori.

Pass Key To Skip Game Parts

The game uses a graphical password entry system.

The player has the option to create a key from pieces laid out on the screen. The correct keys allow the player to enter further on in the game.

These keys are displayed at certain points on the background. The player's lives and objects held are changed as appropriate.

Game Controls

Nightbreed is a one-player game and all versions of the game may be controlled by either joystick or keyboard.

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128K users, use the Loader option.

Note that, due to the size of this game, it has been impossible to incorporate into one load. If you have a tape counter, please ensure that it is set to zero and make a note of the counter number of each level. If you do not have a tape counter, please follow on-screen instructions.