Renegade

The classic brawler re-imagined by Rafal Miazga

The streets aren't safe! On your way to meet your girlfriend, you receive a text message telling you that she has been kidnapped and is being held in one of the roughest areas of town.

You ride the subway to the last stop, Dead End Street, and, as night falls, the borough fills with violent gangs and thugs out for blood. They know you are coming and are all ready for you!

Use your martial arts skills to even the odds in Rafal Miazga's total overhaul at one of the best and most well-received ZX Spectrum brawlers of all time...

Renegade!

Instructions

There are five levels: Construction site, The backstreet, The Disco, Kidnappers' Mansion (exterior) and Kidnappers' Mansion (interior). In each of these scenarios, you will meet a gang who are armed with different weapons. To continue to the next level, the leader of the gang must be defeated. His (or her) energy is shown at the bottom of the screen below your energy bar. Each time the leader is hit and knocked to the ground, their energy wi be reduced. When their energy bar chart shows zero energy, they are defeated and you will move onto the next area in your search for your girlfriend.

Please note that the leader will not join the fray until a number of their minions have been defeated. In the first stage, you are attacked by a gang of both armed and unarmed assailants. You must punch, kick, knee or throw your assailants repeatedly to defeat them (typically, each needs to be knocked to the ground twice). The first time they are knocked to the ground, however, you can kneel on top of them and a few swift blows will finish them off.

On the second level you must confront a gang of motorcycle thugs in one of the backstreets near the docks. The level starts with attackers on motorcycles who will try and run you over. They must be knocked off their bikes and doing this successfully will kill them instantly. Once they have been overcome, you will be attacked by both unarmed and crowbar-wielding Hell's Angels and, eventually, their leader.

The third level takes place in a sleazy disco that doubles as the headquarters of pimps and their hokers, the latter of whom will attack using the tools of their trade! When a number of these "ladies" have been defeated, their "Madam", Big Bad Bertha, will join the fight.

The fourth level comprises of razor-wielding thugs who patrol the grounds of the Kidnappers' mansion. In previous levels, you can sustain a number of hts before losing a life, but in this stage one touch from their blades is fatal! Avoid the razors at all costs and watch your back! Defeating all of the characters on this level brings you into the interior scene where there are yet more knife maniacs plus the leader - who is armed with a gun! Defeat him to be re-united with your girlfriend. But enjoy your time together, as the whole thing happens again the very next night...

There is a time limit for each section and failure to defeat the major villain on each stage within the alloted time will entail you losing a life, so continued avoidance of the villains will not be helpful.

There are various ways of attacking your assailant which are activated using the hit button in conjunction with various directional combinations. Experiment to learn your full arsenal of moves and put them all to good use!

Status And Scoring

Your energy is indicated by a horizontal bar at the bottom of the screen which will decrease each time you are hit. Beneath that is the energy bar of the gang leader. This will only come into effect when they are brought into play (after you have defeated a number of their gang members).

The lives remaining and the number of gangs you have defeated are indicated by the heads at the bottom of the screen. Points are awarded for successful actions in relation to their effectiveness - between 50 and 100 points (the more effective the blow, the higher the points achieved).

Extra points are awarded for each enemy knocked out. Completing the full five rounds will result in a score and rescuing your girlfriend will get you a bonus score of an extra 10,000 points and a bonus life.

Hints And Tips

1. Keep on the move.
2. In the first two levels, opponents can be thrown or forced to fall off the edge of the playing area, but be careful - so can you!
3. Kill the most dangerous opponents, i.e. the weapon carriers, first.
4. On the third level it is recommended to avoid Big Bertha until you have disposed of all of her minions.

The Renegade will return...