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Table of Contents
Starting Up.2
Call in the Corps........3
Controls.3
Getting Started.6
Options Interface.6
Cyberform Character Selection..7
Screen Signals.8
BAM Weapons.9
The Missions...10
Calgary's Clues.12
Credits.13
Warranty.14
Starting Up: How to Use Your Sega CD
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Call in the 'Corps!
The Corporate Wars have begun with weapons powered by the new turbo¬
breeder, 'Super Fission' reactors. Burning with a cold, dark flame at the
core of these reactors is the rare, extraterrestrial element Meridium 1 , which
was discovered by the Interplanetary Mining Corporation (IMC) on a
misbegotten planet known as 'Mandlebrot’s World 1 , located eight light
years from Earth. A colony is soon established on Mandlebrot and it s
manned by a small team of miners using the latest robotics mining and
defense machines - the Battlebots. But when MOSES (Multicameral Organic
Synergistic Energized System), the colony's bio-computerized operating
system, is infected with a virus by a saboteur from a rival mining company,
BioMechanica! Incorporated (BioMech), all hell breaks loose. MOSES turns
the Battlebots on the colonists. The Battlebots imprison the colonists and
transform Mandlebrot into a heavily armed fortress. IMC immediately
dispatches the BATTLECORPS combat-hardened veterans of the Corporate
Wars. These veterans are downloaded into their Armordillo-Class, Bipedal
Attack Machines (BAMs) and they must now take back the planet...
BAM Control
BATTLECORPS utilizes both the Standard Sega Control Pad and the Sega
6-Button Control Pad:
Standard Control Pad
© D-PAD (Directional Button)
© Start Button
Button A
Button B
Button C
There are two Control Modes available in the game that can be selected
from the Options Interface Menu (See Below):
Mode 'A 1 :
(1) D-PAD (Directional Button)
• Press up to make your BAM walk faster.
• Press down to make your BAM walk slower, stop or go into reverse.
• Press left or right to make your BAM walk to the left or to the right.
® D-PAD (Directional Button) with Button A pressed simultaneously
• D-Pad up and Button A pressed makes your BAM's head go up
• D-Pad down and Button A pressed makes your BAM's head go down.
• D-Pad left/right and Button A pressed makes your BAM's head rotate left
or right, independent of its base's direction of movement.
(D Start Button
• Press Start to pause the game.
• Toggles On/Off the Overhead Map (see Screen Signals on page 8). Game
automatically defaults to the Map. Press Start Button twice to toggle
Map off or on.
® Button B
• Press to fire current weapon.
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• Selects weapon.
Mode *B‘:
® D-PAD (Directional Button)
• Press up to make your BAM's head go up.
• Press down to make your BAM's head go down.
• Press left or right to make your BAM's head rotate left or right,
independent of its base's direction of movement.
® D-PAD (Directional Button) with Button A pressed simultaneously
• D-Pad up and Button A pressed makes your BAM walk faster.
• D-Pad down and Button A pressed makes your BAM walk slower, stop,
or go into reverse.
• D-Pad left/right and Button A pressed makes your BAM walk to the left or
to the right.
® Start Button
• Press START to pause the game
• Toggles On/Off the Overhead Map (see Screen Signals on page 8). Game
automatically defaults to the Map. Press Start twice to switch map off
and press start twice again to switch it back on.
® Button B
* Press to fire current weapon
(5) Button C
♦ Selects weapon
6-Button Control Pad
© D-PAD (Directional Button)
© Start Button
© Button A
@ Button B
© Button C
® Button X
® Button Y
® Button Z
® Mode Button
Select control Mode TV or Mode ’B' from Option Interface Menu (same as
above.)
® Start Button
• Press to pause the game
• Toggles On/Off the Overhead Map (see Screen Signals below).
Game automatically defaults to the Map. Press START Button twice to
toggle Map off or on.
® Button B
• Press to fire current weapon.
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• Selects weapon.
® Button X
• Selects Blast 'em.
® Button Y
• Selects Mortar.
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(8) Button Z
• Selects Missile Launcher.
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® Mode Button with Button X pressed simultaneously
• Selects Twin Cannon.
(9) Mode Button with Button Y pressed simultaneously
• Selects Triple Mortar.
(9) Mode Button with Button Z pressed simultaneously
• Selects Flamer,
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If at any time during play you want to quit the current game (to change
your Control Mode, for example), press Start Button and Buttons A, B and
C, simultaneously. (This will work with both the Standard Control Pad and
the •’ 111 ! Sit.
BATTLECORPS begins with an animated introduction. After this, the SEGA,
CORE DESIGN and BATTLECORPS logos appear on your screen. The Logo
Screen is followed by the Main Menu. From the introduction, press Start
Button to go to the Logo Screen. From the Main Menu, press Start to take
you to the Cyberform Selection Screen, or use the D-Pad to select Options,
then press Start.
Options Interface
The Options interface menu allows you to set certain conditions in the
game. Select the category by pressing the D-Pad up or down, then make
Difficulty Level: Select an Easy, Medium, or Hard game. The more difficult
the level, the harder the enemies are to defeat.
Control Mode: Select Mode ’A 1 or Mode ! B’ (see BAM Control page 3)
Music: Play the game with the music on or off.
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View Credits: Gaze upon the disembodied heads of the people behind the
game.
Practice Mode: Select Start to enter the Practice Mode, to quit out of
Practice Mode, press Start and Buttons A, B and C, simultaneously. (This
will work with both the Standard Control Pad and the 6-Button Control
Pad.)
into your BAM's operating system
Becky Ojo: Becky’s a pumped-up kick boxer from the corporate barrio.
She's faster than a speedin 1 plasma pulse and badder than a Yakuza hitter
Jack Cutter: Jack's got ten years in the ‘Corps, five of them as a
Cyberformed Gunjok. His bioware s got more edges than a battlescape
polyhedron.
Dika “A* Jang: Dika's a gene-spliced polymorph with a downloaded
cyber-psychosis. He's a heavy hitter, and In a firefight he's worth his
weight in ordnance.
then press Button C when you've made your choice of w
you wish to control. Choose wisely each Cyberform has
different levels of speed, power, and strength.
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Mission Briefing Sequence
During Cyberform Selection (see page 7), press Button B to attend the
animated Mission Briefing, given to you by your Operational Controller,
Lieutenant Calgary. It is important to attend this Briefing, as Calgary wilt tell
you about what you can expect on each Mission. Once the Briefing is over
you will be returned to the Cyberform Selection Screen. Press Button C
from here to play each Mission.
Screen Signals
(1)Text Box: Text Messages from your BAM's CPU are displayed in the Text
Box.
(2) Overhead Map: Your position in the game world is indicated by a white
dot on the Overhead Map. The Map doesn't work on all missions, due to
the fact that BioMech sometimes jams the satellite signal.
® Radar Screen: Your BAM is situated at the center of the screen. Enemy
Battlebots are shown as colored dots on your Radar Screen.
(DSpeed Indicator: Your BAM has 3 incrementally increasing forward
speeds and 2 incrementally increasing reverse speeds. To bring the BAM to
a stop, the indicator must be at the third increment from the bottom.
©Current Weapon Display: This shows your currently selected weapon
and the number of shots you have left in that weapon.
©Shields Indicator: Your BAM has two Energy Shields which reduce
incrementally when you take a hit. With your Shields down, you are
completely vulnerable to enemy fire and destruction is certain. These
Shields can be powered-up by bringing your BAM to a halt on any of the
Recharge Points (shown as pulsing, ground-based power lines), which are
scattered throughout the game.
® Gunsight and Directional Cursor: Your BAM's Gunsight is situated in the
center of its Duraptas view screen. The Directional Cursor is the small
triangle rotating about the Gunsight, and it indicates the direction in which
you should go.
Continue
After all three Cyberformed Gunjoks have been consigned to data oblivion,
you will get only one chance to continue from where your last Cyberform
bit the data-dust. Select the Continue Button on the Menu, or restart from
the beginning.
Game Over, Sweetmeat!
If all three Cyberformed Gunjoks bite the data-dust a second time and you
have used up your Continue, then it's Game Over, sweetmeat...
BAM Weapons
Your BAM is fitted with 6 weapons. The number of shots for each is
dependent on which Cyberform you select, except for the Twin Cannon
which has an unlimited supply.
©Twin Cannon: Fires high-energy, plasma pulses, and is your BAM’s
standard weapon.
(D Blast "Em: Fires ramped-up, high-energy plasma pulses at a higher blast
ratio than the Twin Cannon.
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(D Mortar: Launches a spherical bomb at an angle of 45 degrees, and can
be used to fire over obstructions at targets beyond.
® Triple Mortar: Launches three spherical bombs at one time.
(5) Flamer: Fires a stream of deadly, plasma-based flame from your BAM's
left gun nozzle.
(6) Missile Launcher: Fires a guided missile at enemy targets.
The Missions
As the spearhead for the main IMC force, your ultimate objective on
Mandlebrot's World is to perform a good ol' laser lobotomy on MOSES'
cyber-psychotic circuits. There are twelve sectors to clear before you reach
the Cyberzone, where you'll confront MOSES. Each sector has its own indi¬
vidual hazards and mission objectives. Your primary concern, however, is
to get through each mission piece and move on to the next via the eleva¬
tors situated at the far end of each sector.
To access the Mission Briefing Screen, press Button B during Cyberform
Selection, From the Cyberform Selection Screen, press Button C to begin
play.
Mission 1: Lady 1
Your first mission takes place on the so called 'Lava Archipelago', located
on Mandlebrot's Southern Hemisphere. MOSES has spread the BioMech
virus to a radar cluster at the far end of the sector. This cluster is able to
pinpoint the 'Corps' position anywhere on the planet You must take it out
and advance to the elevator.
Mission 2: Echo 1
Your second mission takes place underground in the complex network of
tunnels comprising the planet's Meridium mining operation. Energy shields
are situated throughout the sector, and they'll bar your progress. Locating
the shields' switches and blasting them out of this hemisphere will allow
you to proceed. At the far end of the sector there are four Meridium fusion
generators powering the Battlebot manufacturing plant on the surface
above. Destroy the generators, then go immediately to the elevator.
Mission 3: Sonic 1
Your third mission also takes place underground, but this time it's in Alpha
7's sewerage system. The sector is split into four Zones: Z1, Z2, Z3, and
Z4. All the Zones are connected by teleportation devices. Locate the
Teleports in Zones 1 to 3 to gain access to the elevator in Zone 4.
Mission 4: Aqua 1
Mission 4 takes place a mile beneath the surface of Mandlebrot's Northern
Ocean, ft's a straight run through a heavy concentration of enemy hostiles.
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The only problem is there are several Energy Shields situated throughout
the sector that barr your way. Locating the Shields' switches and blasting
them away will allow you to progress to the elevator,
Mission 5: Indigo 1
Your fifth mission takes place on Mandlebrot's Northern Ice Cap. It's so
cold up there that four of your weapons are inoperable. The two weapons
that work are the Twin Cannon and the Flamer, Use the latter to unfreeze
the switch mechanisms that operate the bridges linking ice islands. You're
paving the way for the main IMC force, so creating those bridges and clear¬
ing the sector of Battlebots is vitally important.
Mission 6: Echo 2
You're back in the mines again for Mission Number 6. This sector has a
moving conveyor belt running right through it. Take a ride on the conveyor
belt to the elevator at the far end. Be warned, however, this ride won’t be a
smooth one.
Mission 7: Aqua 2
You're submerged once again in your seventh mission. This time you're
defending the Meridium Mine Head on the ocean floor. It won't be easy!
Those BioMech 'bots will be coming at you hard and fast. Take 'em all out
and proceed to the elevator at the sector's end.
Mission 8: Lady 2
Mission 8 takes place in the 'Lava Archipelago' of Mandlebrot's Eastern
Hemisphere. BioMech's got a satellite beam weapon locked onto your
coordinates and it'll rip up the ground from under your feet if you don't
move REAL FAST. Follow the concrete path and try to keep ahead of that
blazing wail of death!
Mission 9: Indigo 2
You’re down on the planet's Southern Ice Cap with a mission to defend
IMC's recently established command and control center. The bridge to the
left of your start position is where you can expect to meet the first BioMech
attack wave. Advance across when the bridge is clear and make your way
through the sector to the elevator at the far end.
Mission 10: Echo 3
Mission 10 should be a breeze! Just get through it as fast as you can!
IMCs forward recon group in sector Aqua 3 is encountering a heavy
concentration of hostiles. They need you there ASAP!
Mission 11: Aqua 3
A heavy concentration of BioMech bad guys is hampering IMC forces'
forward advance. The ocean floor's bristling with mines and deadly booby
traps - not to mention hordes of Battlebots. So tread carefully and make
your way to the elevator at the sector’s end.
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Mission 12: Sonic 2
You're back in the sewer for Mission Number 12 - the last one before you
come face-to-face with MOSES. The sector's split into ten Zones with
teleportation devices in nine of them. Use the Teleports wisely to get
through to the elevator in Zone 10.
Mission 13: Cyberzone
This is it! The Big One! Time to meet MOSES and perform that laser
lobotomy on his cyber-psychotic circuits. Good luck you're going to need it!
Calgary's Clues
Your friendly neighborhood Operational Controller, Lieutenant Calgary, has
some helpful hints for you to inwardly digest:
"Listen up, sweetmeat, and listen good! What I'm about to tel! ya could
save your stupid life..."
• The Battlebots are usually comprised of two parts - head/body and base.
It's a mistake to shoot at the head/body, as this will leave the base intact.
Even a decapitated Battlebot can be deadly. So, always aim for the base,
since this will destroy the entire 'bot.
• Recharge Points can be very useful if your Shields are low, so watch out
for 'em.
• Don't fire missiles at fixed, ground-based objects (i.e. Ground Mines}
- use the Mortar instead.
• Use the Mortar against the Plasma Towers, if only for the spectacular
explosion.
• Use your missiles against the floating mines. This stops 'em dead in their
floaty tracks.
• On the snow missions, save your shots by ramming into and running
over the two-legged Battlebots.
• Avoid enemy fire by walking sideways and shooting over your shoulder.
• If caught in a close firefight, use your Flamer and watch 'em burn!
• If all else fails, try crying. It won't save you, but it gets it all out of your
system - doesn't it?
Credits
Programmed by: Jon Hilliard
Graphic Artist: Jason Gee
Game Design & Story by: Jason Gee, Jon Hilliard, Guy Miller
Music & Sound Effects by: Martin Iveson
Lieutenant Calgary: Guy Miller
Live Guitar by: Anthony Wheeldon
Software Evaluation by: Bob Churchill, Guy Miller
Creative Manager: Guy Miller
Cover Art by: James Ryman
Produced by: Jeremy Smith
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