-- SPACE ESCAPE --

Welcome to Space Escape! We hope you enjoy playing this game.

Here is the basic rundown:

// ABOUT //

The aim of the game is to survive as long as you can in a dangerous asteroid field.

// CONTROLS //

At the title screen, press START to continue to the menu.
 
There are several options available here:

START - Begins the game.
INSTRUCTIONS - Explains how to play.
PROFILE - Lets you view your user profile.
UPLOAD SCORES - Lets you upload your highscore and see how you rank worldwide.
CREDITS - Displays the credits.

Navigate through the menu using the D-pad or analog stick and press CROSS to confirm your selection,
or TRIANGLE at any time to go back one screen.

If you select START you will be taken to a ship selection screen. Here you can choose from 22 
different ship textures. Press LEFT/RIGHT to change your texture, use the analog to rotate the ship
and press R/L TRIGGER to zoom in/out. Press CROSS to confirm your selection.

You will now be in the game. You can use the analog or D-pad to move your ship.
Press CROSS to fire a laser whenever you have laser charge.

If you select UPLOAD SCORES, you will be taken to a screen to choose which connection you want to use. 
Select your connection, and press the CROSS key to confirm. It will connect and upload your score.

// THE HUD //

Once you're in the game you will notice two bars, one on each side of the screen.
The bar on the left is your laser charge, the bar on your right is your shield charge.

// THE POWERUPS //

The powerups look like glowing spheres with a cage structure around them. There are three types:

RED POWERUP - This re-fills your laser charge and increases your laser level by one.
The laser level will be explained in detail later.

GREEN POWERUP - This re-fills your shield charge. If you hit obstacles, your shield charge decreases.
If you have no shield charge left and you hit an obstacle, then it's game over.

BLUE POWERUP - This adds a multiplier to your score. The more blue powerups you get, 
the faster your score goes up.

// LASERS //

There are three levels of lasers, explained here:

LEVEL ONE - A single green laser fired from the centre of your ship.

LEVEL TWO - Two blue lasers fired from the wing guns.

LEVEL THREE - Two red lasers fired from the wing guns and one from the centre of your ship.

If you collect the laser powerup your laser level is also increased. However, if you run out of charge,
your laser level is reset back to one, so be careful not to run out of charge!

// CREDITS //

-- PROGRAMMERS --

Nikhil Dixit (Grimfate126)
David Perry (InsertWittyName)

-- MUSIC --

Abhoth

-- SPECIAL THANKS --

InsertWittyName's Phoenix Game Engine. It was used a lot throughout the game.
Anyone that contributed or tested.

You, for playing.

Official Site: http://insomniac.0x89.org/
