River RAID 1 or 2 Players, River Raid Basics

RIVER RAID© (1 OR 2 PLAYERS)

Your mission is to destroy enemy bridges, ships, aircraft and fuel depots along a heavily fortified inland waterway. And it won’t be pretty because you’ll be coming in low, through a narrowing valley and the enemy will everything they have at you. You’ll really have to earn your wings with River Raid©!

River Raid© Basics

To learn to fly successful missions, you'll need the sensitivity, touch and sharp shooting skills of a precision jet pilot. But that takes time and practice.

At first, try jetting down the river at slow speed. Practice banking your plane, sharpening your aim, and dodging the enemy. To win in this game, you'll have to be just as good at dodging as you are at destroying enemy bridges and aircraft.

Then accelerate your jet with bursts of speed to see how it reacts to the controls. Since you'll be making split-second decisions, you'll need to know exactly how you and your plane will act in a pressure situation.

Special Features Of River Raid©

Reinforcements. You begin each game with a squadron of three jets in reserve. For each 10,000 points you score, you're given an additional jet. You can only have nine reserve jets on the screen at one time.

The River of No Return. The river is divided into sections with a bridge at the end of each section. Notice that the river is always changing. You will encounter islands, narrow channels, bays, and lots of enemy ships and aircraft moving to block your path. Also, the farther down the river you fly, the fewer fuel depots you'll find. In some areas, fuel is quite scarce, so you'll really have to move if you want to survive.

Fuel Gauge. Always keep an eye on your fuel gauge, as you have a limited amount of fuel. Fuel is used up at a constant rate, regardless of speed. When your fuel drops below 1/4 full, a warning siren sounds to alert you--it's time to refuel by flying over a fuel depot! The slower you fly over a depot, the more fuel you receive. A bell will sound while you are refueling. The sound changes to a higher pitch when your fuel tank is full.

Losing a Jet. You lose a jet when it collides with the river bank or one of the enemy objects (except fuel depots), or when you run out of fuel. If you have a reserve jet left, you restart play at the same section of the river where you crashed. However, if you've managed to destroy the bridge at the end of that section, then you get to restart play at the beginning of the next section.

Controls

--Fire missiles by depressing red button. Hold the red button down for continuous fire.

--Move the Joystick to the left to bank left. Move the Joystick to the right to bank right.

--Move the Joystick forward to accelerate your jet.

--Pull Joystick back to slow your jet.