ELF

You, the brave Cornelius, must rescue your girlfriend Elisa who has been abducted by Necrilous the Not Very Nice. To do this you must travel through eight levels of Forest, Ruins, Lake, Swamp, Caves, Mountains, and two halfs of a Castle.

You must finally locate and destroy the winching mechanism that is lowering your loved one into a large bubbling vat and then do battle with Necrilous himself.

On your journey you will find many useful objects scattered about the landscape. Use these to the best of your abilities. Herbs and Pets, when collected, will allow you to purchase pieces of equipment from the numerous shops.

Slaying an end of level guardian will give you a green crystal - use these to gain entry to Necrilous' chamber. Good luck Cornelius - you're gonna need it!

CONTROLS

The is a one player game controlled by joystick only.

Keys while waiting to play:

Fire button - Start game
F1-F7 - Load saved game from disk 1
F9 - Toggle music/SFX
F10 - Death sequence on/off 

In Game:

Joystick up - Jump
            - Climb ladder
            - Fly up
            - Grab ladder while falling
            - Enter shop when IN is flashing
            - Enter interaction when query prompt is flashing.

Joystick down - Duck
              - Down ladder
              - Grab ladder while falling

Joystick left - Walk left
              - Fly left

Joystick right - Walk right
               - Fly right

SPACE - Enter interactive panel (when no query prompt is flashing)

F     - Force field on/off
P     - Pause on/off
ESC   - Exit game
F1-F7 - Save position on disk 1 when a level is completed

SHOP CONTROLS

Whilst in the shop push the joystick in the appropriate direction to move around. Press FIRE once to get information on selected item. Press FIRE again to purchase the time.

INTERACTIVE PANEL CONTROLS

Push joystick UP and DOWN to select an action. Push joystick LEFT or RIGHT to select an object. Press fire to perform an action. When talking type in a keyword followed by RETURN.

STATUS AND SCORING

The status panel displays from left to right: Health, Pets, Live and Score.The collected Herb Count be found in the interaction Panel.

HIGH SCORE TABLE

The high score table displays your name, score and a cuteness rating based upon the percentage of cute characters shot. The highscore table is automatically saved to disk 1 if this disk is write enabled.

A bonus will be awarded at the end of each level calculated on the number of bonus collected. Bonus objects are small tokens dropped when monsters are shot. Handy health top-ups can also be left behind.

An extra life is awarded every 100,000 points. 

Level 1:

Battle your way through the enchanted forest and work out how to open the doors that let you into the next section. You must destroy the end of level baddie that lurks at the edge of the wood.

Level 2:

The Men-at-Arms are now trying to stop you in your quest. Can you avoid the various weapons or would a quick trip to the underground tunnels be of help? Watch out for the mummies and deadly rats.

Level 3:

A series of rickety walkways leads over a vast lake to a swamp jungle on the other side. Aquatic monsters of every description are out to get you. You will need to work out how to control the many flying platforms to continue.

Level 4

Jungle Indians threaten your progress. Slime and water monsters attack when least suspected. Find the lost statue to complete the puzzle.

Level 5:

Dwarfs mining rare crystals attack at every opportunity. Ore carts laden with gems thunder past. You must solve the interaction puzzles to progress through this maze. Could this level be your opportunity to buy some chain mail?

Level 6:

Snow capped peaks and rock outcrops decorate this level. Snow and ice monsters do not take kindly to your trespassing but you must search everywhere to solve the puzzles. Your firing is a bit lack-lustre. Perhaps a trip to the shop would be in order. Flying may also help you.

Level 7:

You are now in the first part of the Castle. This dark edifice is home to countless demons and disturbed creatures. Solve the puzzles to progress to the second part of the castle.

Level 8:

At last you have found your love, but Elisa is in great danger. Destroy the winching equipment and finally battle Necrilous to win the game.

1. HELP and WANT are a good place to start when you are talking to a character.

2. Watch the sides of the screen for flying enemies.

3. Don't waste herbs or pets on frivolous items.

4. Make a map before you get lost.

5. If you can buy the flying machine do so!

6. Don't drop litter in the countryside.