SCRAMBLE
© 1982, GCE Vectrex

Watch out for that next mountain! Maneuver your ship over a rough terrain in an effort to destroy the enemy base. Careful piloting alone won't get you to your destination... you must brave rockets, UFOs, flamoids and some very tight tunnels. Few people have ever seen the enemy base, let alone destroy it. Will you be one of the select few?
CONTROLS

Joystick | Moves ship up or down, faster or slower. Moves in 8 directions indicated on overlay.
Button 1 | Not used.
Button 2 | Not used.
Button 3 | Bomb. Drops bombs on objects below.
Button 4 | Laser. Shoots lasers at approaching objects.

DIFFICULTY SELECTION

You can select any of 3 difficulty levels when beginning Scramble:

Difficulty Level | Fuel Consumption | Missile Flight | UFO Speed | Maze Width
Game 1 | Slow | Straight | Slow | Average
Game 2 | Medium | Curves toward you | Medium | Average
Game 3 | Fast | Curves toward you | Fast | Tight

GAME PLAY

Your ship will immediately come into view and the landscape of the first part of your journey will begin moving beneath you. Use the joystick to maneuver your ship across the terrain, avoiding the mountains and other obstacles. Press button 3 to drop bombs. Press button 4 to fire lasers at the obstacles. If you are successful in piloting through that section of the terrain, you will immediately fly to the next, more difficult part of the planet. If you successfully travel through all levels, you will eventually reach the enemy base.

JOYSTICK

The joystick lets you control the ship's height and speed. Push the joystick up and down to control how high you are flying. By moving the joystick right and left, you can control the speed. You can also move diagonally. You cannot move any further back then the left side of the screen.

OBJECTS FOUND ON JOURNEY

The various obstacles you will encounter as you head toward the enemy base include:

Missiles | Obvious- they will launch up at you sometimes.
Fuel Tanks | Boxes on two legs.
Mystery Bases | Big box with an X in it.
UFOs | "Bowl-shaped." Have vertical symmetry.
Flamoids | Almost triangles. Have horizontal symmetry.

LEVELS

There are five levels in Scramble which you must survive in an effort to get to the enemy base. The levels are as follows:

- LEVEL ONE - The Mountains
  Fly over a mountainous terrain, destroying obstacles. Maneuver carefully... surface-to-air missiles will be constantly released.
- LEVEL TWO - The Cavern
  Weave your way through a treacherous cavern. Be sure to avoid the floor and ceiling while also avoiding or destroying the UFOs.
- LEVEL THREE - The Flamoids
  Careful piloting is required to survive this level. Flamoids are speeding toward you and your bullets and lasers have no effect on them -- you can only try to avoid this danger.
- LEVEL FOUR - The City
  Climb high over the walls of the city. Watch carefully because missiles hidden in silos may take off and destroy you at any moment.
- LEVEL FIVE - The Maze
  This tight maze requires absolute precision to survive. The fuel tanks at the beginning are your last chance to fuel up before tackling the enemy base.
- LEVEL SIX - The Enemy Base
  Your only objective is to bomb the enemy base. This level will repeat until the base is successfully destroyed.

FUEL

The fuel gauge is at the bottom of the screen. Each of your ships will start with a full tank and you can add fuel by destroying the fuel tanks with bombs or lasers. Each fuel tank is worth 1/8 of your tank. If you start to run low, your fuel gauge will flash and a warning signal will sound. If you do run out of fuel, your ship will crash.

COLLISIONS

If you collide with the landscape or any obstacle, you will lose one ship. You will automatically return to the beginning of the level you were on.

BOMBING THE ENEMY BASE

Once the enemy base is hit, the Scramble them is played and the difficulty of the game is increased further. You will get a full tank of fuel and will automatically advance to LEVEL ONE again.

NUMBER OF SHIPS

In each game you start with 5 ships. A bonus ship is awarded when you score 10,000 points.

SCORING

As long as you are flying you are awarded 10 points every second. You are also awarded points for destroying obstacles. The obstacles, their point values and the levels in which they appear are as follows:

Obstacle | Points | Levels
Missile (on ground) | 50 | 1,2,3,4
Missile (in air) | 80 | 1,4
Fuel Tank | 150 | 1,2,3,4,5
Mystery Base | 200 | 1,2,3,4
UFO | 100 | 2
Enemy Base | 850 | 6

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