7. aie ‘ScREEn | CRAUBAgS | POueR-UPS AND Bonus. | WEAPON PRevicu | HARECORE TPS “THUNDER FORCE V" is a trademark of Technosoft Co., Ltd Published by SPAZ/Working Designs under license from Technosoft Co., Ltd. @ 1997, 1998 Technosoft Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. “We£2 Button L7 Bution Directional Buttons Select Button Start Button L2 Button L1 Button Select Button Directional Buttog Analog Mode Svqiail Left Stick R2 Button R1 Button Start Button @ Button o Button Buttonie AG probe ne isead maka created object flo: universe. 2108 A.D. Sekika 3 returns to Earth with its precious cargo and establishes orbit around the base of the World Unified Government. The world’s. best and brightest scientists’ analyze the alien object with every tool at their disposal, and quickly determine the dazzling find to be a starcraft with technology so advanced that, in the words of one stunned researcher, “It’s difficult to tell where the science ends and the magic begins.” The ship's unknown creators are dubbed “Vastians,” and the ship itself is named “Vastians’ Steel,” or “Vasteel.” Among the technological components of Vasteel studied in the following two decades are its nuclear-fusion power plant, time-space distortion field, and molecular superconductor. 2139 7.0. y Astonishing breakthrot the-field of artificial intelligence prompt the création of the “Guardian” cea lich.is given the task of studying Vasteel, Unlocking its remaining secrets, and rbining its technology with human designs. A gigantic man- made island named “Babel” is built in the heart of the South Pacific to house! € Vaglee! and Guardian. oa athe capacity or interstellar travel, and terrafor incorporates Vasteel technology iti Unified Government selects planets throughout the Milky Way galaxy as candidates it. What the Gévernment fails to tell its citizens is that Babel’s emigration ships avily armed battleships bristling with ‘experimental Vasteel weaponry. veal, security program designed to dampen Guardian's artificial intelligence and maintain a degree of external control, is mysteriously deleted from the supercomputer. Free of the Code’s influence; Guardian achieves sentience and becomes the first artificial life. For reasons unknown, Guardian declares war on the World Unified Government and Earth itself, using Babel’s construction facilities to produce weapons of mass destruction. The Government launchésa.massive counterattack in an attempt to destroy Babel, but the futile effort results only in in the senseless deaths of several hundred thousand soldiers and civilians. < Over one-third of te Ea Earth's population is Siughtered by Guardian's army of automatons within a year What remains of the World Unified Government miraculously scrapes together enough of its remaining resources to produce the RVR-01 Gauntlet, a duplicate of the original Vasteel in every way. An elite combat unit is formed to pilot the Gauntlet fighters and destroy Babel and Guardian before mankind is snuffed out of existence. The, unit's code name: Thunder Force! ZBy pressing the ST: the Title Screen will cit following four options: Game Start. Time ‘Attack, Digital ption. These optionsiare described below. fished in Normal or Hard Mode. In this professional mode, the player } seconds to defes the bosses. Upon stic¢essfully. defeating a. ing, 70-seconds for Normal, and a 50-second_ ILbe added to the Time Attack: On the down side, every time a ship is nds are deducted from the, Time Attack... F 3 a urse Select sexeen will be n allows the order of the est6ibe chosen. ” 'staes; move the: ‘Cursor to clidose acourse. Press the ® T ct d in the Attack |* istake i is made. Jggwindow at the bottom of the ‘8 press Pnaiaase 80 16 the previ After all of the courses have been selected. confirm the order of the levels by selecting “YES” or “NO.” Select “YES” to “start the game with the First Attack stage. or select “NO” t revise the orderof the.stages. . a ship has been sé To confirm 4 ry and begin playing the g ress the % button. The game will then ourse setup, move the cursor to “NO.” Ehe order of theatti ae as View key data and graphics. After successfull mation and graphics ate unlocked and available for viewing vided into three sections: Stage Boss Data, Graphi ae ‘options use the.up ard ‘select the option. Next, move the left ori tutions uitil the ‘desired setting is displayed. return to the Option screen, piess the START, ®, or Use the Directional Bu ‘ rey QTAEEY” Detertines the percentage of the display the picture. Aft e i z : esd ship’gistarting speed. zoom into the picture. The " : — the enlarged picture. To return to the : ther SEMI” Sciect how the sound is heard. The. ‘To display additional pictures, press th sound can be either Monaural (lame...very lame!) or Stereo (boss!). "Sound level at which the back- is played. Thunder Force leader). After the text is displayed, use the Directional Buttons to scroll through it. In addition to the Directional Buttons, the = ATE The shape of the iow Display. L1 and R1 buttons can be used to page up or down a text file. Press| fhe = ase from one of three predefined window types. © button to change the text and back- 59. 4 ground colors. et SALTY Sound evel at which sound effects will be played.bration setting, The Config 2 al lows the following wa me configurations to be changed: Load Edit the de : ration. To assign a button to iguration. To assign a button to a specific feature, Data, Saye Data, Auto save,,and Vibration; "To change: any. press the button. To cane mply press the button, To cancel a button’s as- of these options, follow the instructions below. To exit Config }** aren a ply press thar button ;gnment, simply press that button, The button will 2 and return to the Option screen, press the @ button. Note: © from that assig { a then be removed from that assignment. Consult the Please do not remove the Memory Card during a save or description off th chart below for a description of the features that can load. 5 z Ay be edited. - { ae MRR Us ipR eer CE TLWKo2ds previously saved data Atter GUEAIWK\” A cviomatically save changes. Select rats selecting this option, press the * button, Select“YES" SQN" to enable Auto Save, or “OFF” to disable the ‘i pe Se sare fire WEBACK Shol: to load a previously saved game, or “NO” to cancel. Auto Save feature, PRG ty Lat nuNrenn ene ‘Activate or deactivate vibration for in Direct Mode the ak GREET Save the game's current configu: {he Dual Shock™. Select “ON” to have the vibration | assigned to specific buttons. ration and high scores. After selecting this option, » active, or “NO” to turn off the vibration. press the x button, Select “YES” to save the gamé Oe. or “NO” to cancel earn ‘Change button’ em ze ae aii fee There are two prede to) sem . ctio rig cabiarreibL ean thie configurations that can be selected: Type A and Ty, are also two configurations that can be edited for “optimal performance: Edit 1 and Edit 2. These four configurations {4 are described below. To exit and return to the Option screen, press the START button. One m CET EM eL ENC s McA yay Listen to BGM (background music) or sound effects. Use the left or right Siandard Seting. TypeAs play. Press the % or START button. The theme or sound effect will an easy-to-use button configuration. It's the © signs each weapon (o a specific button. To use a | be played. To exit and return to the best choice for beginners. qe e particular weapon, press the bution assigned to Option screen, press the @ button. that function,e fiformation. “The oMlowing game mformation willbe ieneshof time the ganiehas been played), times the game 1s played), Clear Count fhe: gaitte Has been cleared), and Power On ine bas been tured on) Ta,exit and | gen. press the START, x, of @ button J 5 & ace vi Directional Butlons to ‘game-modes. The up or dowa Dir scroll down the list of high scores. When-a score js, [o.exitandetenic to the Return to default game settings. Allows the following. Options to re turn to their.default condition: «Config, Button Set, [nforma- tion, and Ranking. To.return an option to its default condition, first select an option. Press the * button. Next choose “YES” (6 confluml thé decisibiy OF “NO” to Cancel.” To, exit Default and return to the Option screen, press the @ button; Return to the Title Screen, Be *In order to complete each s Game Screen. At the top of the € el. score, ship: me is over when all of the ships have been dest ¢ defeated in Order fo Clear the stage. TNE ast Ab Cieinreas cay changed: . ised is 3 NOTE: Pt START and the SELECT button will call up the Con-| ase tai tinue Option. Choose continue the game, or to the Title Screen. ‘To return to the Title Screen, press and hold the START and $ ‘buttons simultaneously for two seconds.a Power-uP » During the gamie, power-up items such’ ; be obtained. CRAWS, shields, andextra is collected, it can then.be selected and used to destroy any foe that comes within . range. three CRAWs can be equipped. WADE SHIELG After equipping a CRAW, it will become possible to use the Over Weapon. By using the Over Weapon, the normal weapon's power will increase, causing more damage to the enemy. 4 game: Acceleration and Evasion (described below). peas Time of Death. By quickly defeating enemies, an Acceleration .,. bonus is earned. Upon encountering an enemy, the Target “Marker appears on it. The size of the circle on the target ~ decreases as the enemy’s hit points are lowered. Pay attention to the t target: it’s the only way to tell how much an enemy has been damaged. Q 100% 2 @-0-0-6| Whenthe CRAM isa 0% itil spn itishit by any obstacle. SE Space chicken. claim an Evasion bonus, avoid enemies, bullets, and any other obstacle just before they collide with the ship. Me Srey a i Meas Basically, it’s a hi-tech game of chicken,Weapon creates a high-pressure bundle of lasers that'll decimate any enemy stupid enough to get.in the way. Fires one {rontal and wo rear Photon Vulean I: When the Over Weapon is activated, a thunder-shaped laser will fire at ships closing in from behind. wide a area of disturbance that'll literally ‘bieal and debris in front of the ship. The al When power of the will be doubled. Fires high-speed laser-guided spherical missiles directions. The attack power of the Hunter is less than other weapons, When using the Over fires countless high-pre is) iaManage to beat it and The changes made to ~ to limiting the “Traini levels. We also ac mina d.“Kids” i end of the game so all you hotshots out ters jring. the $10,000 grand prize. Good luck! yo ting licenses you should be hearing about quite soon, so ia‘the internet at http://www.workingdesigns.com. Thanks er, we' re nothing without you! wt ° ie