Introduction

Earth: 2088
During disarmament talks, a cataclysmic fight flares up between the world's two mightiest military powers. Suddenly, without warning, a button is pushed and the Southern power's warheads streak toward their targets. The North's retaliation is swift and deadly. The loser, Earth, is plunged into a long, poisonous nuclear winter.

Earth: 3088
Centuries later, a new race of humans emerges from the chaos. The people are farmers and hunters - simple, strong and peaceful.

In the midst of this gentle lifestyle, an invasion force from another world fills the skies. The attack is savage - the invaders are without mercy - and many humans die.

The survivors are enslaved and herded deep into the Earth to mine its valuable ore. From their stronghold high inside a volcano, the alien tyrants rule with an iron fist.

But the Earth people devise a plot to overthrow the oppressors. The plan is based on an ancient blueprint describing the armour and weapons of the last civilisation. If someone could find the armour and collect the weapons, that warrior could destroy the aliens!

When they can, the people of the Earth hide their newborn children and raise them in secret camps, teaching them the ancient arts of battle. As the young warriors grow and learn, one of them stands out as a champion. His name - Tal.

Now you are Tal - and the fate of the human race is in your hands!

Playing The Game

As Tal, you must destroy the aliens' power centre and save your people. Race through the forest, avoiding enemies or smashing them by throwing rocks. When you reach the ruined city you'll find the anti-radiation suit. Put it on to activate its control panel.

You begin the game with five rejuvenations. The control panel tells you your stamina level, the suit's energy level, and your score. You can also see the radiation level, what weapons you've picked up, and important messages.

Enemy hits and radiation sap your physical strength. Watch your stamina level - when it's exhausted you fall to the ground. As long as you hae rejuvenations left you will revitalise. Whenever you are in the suit, your physical strength is re-energised. Your suit also loses strength when hit. Pick up energy cells to re-energise it.

After energising the suit, collect all your other gear so you can survive and save your people. Your equipment and weapons are scattered around the forest, ruined city, and volcanic piles. They include:

1. Gravity displacers - special boots that give your suit the power to fly.

2. Pulsar beam - hand-held weapon for shooting enemies.

3. Particle negator - protects the suit from the intense radiation inside the aliens' power centre.

4. Implosion mine - the bomb needed to destroy the power centre.

5. Transporter - device that swiftly returns you to your suit.

6. Energy cells - supplies that re-energise your suit.

First, get your gravity displacers (Back in the forest). Then work your way toward the alien stronghold while collecting your other weapons. The suit cannot move through a force field, so you'll have to leave it to collect some weapons.

In the alien territory you must fight off deadly enemies including mutated wildlife, acid rain, and alien droids. Either destroy or avoid your foes by fighting them hand to hand, hitting them with your pulsar beam, throwing rocks, or jumping over them. When you leave the suit, you can return to it quickly by entering the transporter.

Once you're fully armed you'll be able to enter the aliens' generator rooms and penetrate the central reactor. Finally, destroy the power centre by standing on the central generator. Your implosion mine will automatically count down and detonate.

If you survive all hazards and destroy the alien power centre, your people will be free. If you fail, the human race is doomed to eternal enslavement and misery.

Enemies

As you get closer to the aliens' power centre, the radiation level increases and the foes become more and more deadly. The harder your enemies are to destroy, the more points you earn for turning them into powder.

Mutant Flies, Jugoids and Subtains. You can destroy these mutated Earth forms fairly easily, although hand-to-hand combat with them saps your energy.

Patrol Droids. Easy to destroy and a minor energy drain.

Bomber Droids. While you can't destroy these droids, you can destroy the bombs they drop.

Leader Droids. The toughest of the droids: hard to destroy and the biggest energy drain.

Sloths. Ugly beasts that hang in the foliage, waiting to ambush you. They're lethal and indestructible.

Calibrated Gunners. These robots shoot fire plasma bolts. You can't destroy them so stay out of range.

Acid Rain. It drips from rocks, deadly and indestructible.

Flame Dragons. These alien lizards congregate in volcanic areas, spitting gaseous flames. They drain your energy fast.

Hydraulic Spikes. Hidden in the volcanic area, these lethal pieces of metal are energy-draining and unstoppable.

Demo Mode

If you do not press Space on the title screen, a demonstration game begins. This gives you an idea of the game in action. Press R to exit.

Game Controls

Move Tal with either joystick or keyboard.

Arrow Left - Run/Fly Left, Arrow Right - Run/Fly Right
Arrow Up - Jump while standing/Fly Up
Arrow Down - Crouch/Pick up object/fly down/land
SPACE - Jump (while running)/Throw rock/Fire pulsar beam

To face forward, tap the left or right arrow key (opposite to the way you are facing)
To put on a suit/enter transporter, stand in front of it. Then tap the left or right arrow key to face forward.
To take off the suit, land and face forward, then tap the left or right arrow key.

P - Pause On/Off

Loading

1. Insert the Program Pak, label side up, into the cartridge slot on the right side of the computer.
2. Connect the joystick to the left joystick port on the back of the computer.
3. Turn on the computer. When the first screen appears, press R/C for RGB monitor/ colour television or monitor.
4. The Rad Warrior title screen appears. Press Space to continue, then J for joystick or K for keyboard. The game begins.
5. At the end of a game, if you wish to replay, press R.