HUDSON HAWK

SCENARIO

Hudson Hawk, ace cat burglar, is out of prison - and he wants to keep it that way. However, a select group of criminals require his services and they will go to any lengths to obtain them! To his dismay, Hudson Hawk discovers that his best friend has been kidnapped. Unless he steals three valuable Leonardo Da Vinci artifacts Hudson's friend is a dead man.

However, Hudson Hawk uncovers a terrible plan. Known as the Alchemy Project, the criminals hope to use Leonardo's artifacts to get their gold making machine up and running! They want to use the machine to rule the world through economic leverage.

As Hudson Hawk, your task is to steal the items for yourself to blackmail the criminals into releasing your friend and to prevent the gold making machine from ever seeing the light of day.

CONTROLS

This is a one player game controlled by joystick only.

UP		- Jump, grab rope, climb ladder, enter a door
DOWN		- Duck, descend a ladder
LEFT		- Move left
RIGHT		- Move right
FIRE		- Press slowly to throw ball, press quickly to
		  punch or down if stood on a lift

KEYS

P - Pause on/off
S - Sound effects on/off
M - Music on/off

GAME PLAY

LEVEL 1

To complete level 1, you must enter Rutherford's Auction House. Avoiding the high security system, make your way to the seventh floor where you will find the safe. Open the safe and retrieve Leonardo Da Vinci's horse sculpture, The Sforza.

On your way you will meet various obstructions: security guards with clubs and guns, guard dogs, cameras and dangerous janitors. Their job is to stop you completing your task.

SAFE SCREEN - Unlock the safe within the time limit by matching the displayed code with the one you enter. Use the fire button to enter one digit.

LEVEL 2

To complete level 2 you must retrieve Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch-book, The Codex. This you will find displayed in the Vatican Halls. Beware, this is a valued possession and you will be confronted by seemingly friendly nuns, but appearances can be deceptive.

LEVEL 3

To complete level 3, you must enter Leonardo Da Vinci's castle in search of the Mirrored Crystal. Obtaining this crystal is the only way of destroying the Gold Machine and putting an end to the Alchemy Project. Your path will be crossed by a mixture of nasties including ballooning gangsters, TV throwing thugs, sloths and rats. All are extremely dangerous.

STATUS AND SCORING

The status line is displayed on top of the screen and contains the following information: Score, Lives, Energy Remaining, Time Remaining if in timed section and the item you must steal to complete the level.

HINTS AND TIPS

Keep moving.

Avoid security cameras and laser beams.

Some of the crates can be moved to more useful positions.

Use the ball to turn of switches you cannot reach.

Collect all bonuses.

Chairs and a few crates can be used as springboards to enable you to jump further.

Books can be used in a similar way to crates.