FINAL BLOW

THE STORY

Only a 200lb mass of angry muscle stands between you and the title you've been training for all your life. Limbering up in the other corner, and your ready to inflict some serious damage, could be any 1 of 10 boxers. You punch, duck and weave, with the referee waiting like a vulture to see you floored.

Will you wear the championship belt or will they be shovelling your remains back in a cardboard box?

HOW TO PLAY

First of all you can adjust the game to your own requirements, your options are:

MINUTES PER ROUND        1     3     5     9

NO OF ROUNDS PER MATCH   1     3     5     0

ORDER OF OPPONENTS     RANDOM           FIXED 1-9

NO OF PLAYERS          1 PLAYER         2 PLAYERS

When playing you must select 1 boxer from the 10 available. all boxers have a rating from 1-10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best, the boxers names and rating are:

BOXER			RATING		BOXER			RATING

DYNAMITE JOE	  1			KRUSHA KEV		   6
KIM NANG		  2			COOL SHAUN		   7
KING JASON		  3			KILLER KEN		   8
FERNANDO GOMEZ	  4			KID STEVE		   9
DETROIT KID	  5			DEMON DAVE		  10

When you select a boxer his rating is wiped clean and it's up to you to make him the worlds best.

SPECTATOR MODE

In spectator mode the computer will play against itself, here you can sit back and watch the action.

PRACTISE MODE:

Get used to the controls and practise against the best in the world in preparation for your attempt at the title.

LEAGUE PLAY:

Select your boxer and try to bash your way through the 9 opponents who stand between you and the world championship title.

League play takes place over 9 weeks with 9 matches in each week. You will take part in one per week. Every week boxers will gain points for winning, losing or drawing matches. Points are awarded as follows:

WIN		3 Points
DRAW		1 Point
LOSE		0

The winner is the player who has the most points at the end of the 9 week period.

CONTROLS:

NOTE: All moves based on player facing right, reverse L-R if the player is facing left

WITHOUT FIRE:

         GUARD UP
            |
LEAN BACK   |
THEN MOVE --+-- MOVE RIGHT 
BACK. RPT   |
TO JUMP     |
            |
       GUARD DOWN
       RPT TO DUCK

WITH FIRE PRESSED:

WITH GUARD UP:

       SWING PUNCH
            |
LEAN BACK --+-- LONG HIGH
      JAB   |   PUNCH
            |
        UPPER CUT

WITH GUARD DOWN:

       SWING PUNCH
            |
LEAN BACK --+-- LONG LOW
      JAB   |   PUNCH
            |
        UPPER CUT