Atari FLASHBACK2 CX-2600 - Manual (Page 74)

Machine Guns
In addition to the guided missiles, your jet is equipped with rapid-fire machine guns. You begin your
missions with this weapon ready to fire. The number of rounds remaining is displayed in the bottom right-
hand corner of the screen. Use the machine guns to destroy all enemy jets except for bombers; it takes 25
hits from a machine gun to destroy a bomber.
Proximity Missiles
In Missions 3, 4 and 5, your jet is equipped with proximity missiles. Press the fire button to launch the
missile; release the fire button to detonate it. When you detonate the missile, all visible enemy jets other
than bombers will be destroyed.
WARNING: Do not release the fire button too soon, or you will risk detonating the missile too close
to your own jet and destroying it.
The Enemy Fleet
As you fly missions against the enemy, you will encounter different enemy aircraft. Similar in
appearance, these aircraft differ in their basic color and their capabilities.
• Drones appear only in Mission 1. They are red and look like Interceptors, only they can't shoot.
Drones are easy to hit and make good target practice for higher missions.
• Interceptors first appear in Mission 2 and are the basic enemy jet. They are also red and are the
easiest of the fighter jets to destroy. They are not equipped with a tail gunner, so they can't hit you
when you are behind them.
• Patrollers first appear in the second wave of Mission 2 and are yellow. In Mission 2, they follow
assigned patrol routes. In higher missions, Patrollers can sneak up from behind and shoot you.
• Escorters first appear in Mission 3 and are blue. Their primary purpose is to protect enemy
bombers, and they tend to fire quickly.
• Stealth Fighters first appear in Mission 4 and are black. Stealth Fighters can jam your long-range
radar so you don't know exactly where they are. They can sneak up behind you and fire on you,
although they are not as aggressive as Patrollers.
• Bombers are large, white delta-wing jets that are very difficult to destroy. They first appear in
Mission 3. The Bomber has a tail gunner so that it can also fire behind itself. Proximity missiles
cannot harm a Bomber, and it takes 25 machine gun hits to destroy one, so guided missiles are
your best bet with these. Bombers usually follow assigned routes.
• Super Bombers are the most dangerous enemy jets. They appear only in Mission 5. They are blue
and red delta-wing jets, and guided missiles are the most effective weapons for destroying them.
Super Bombers fire a barrage of missiles at once, making them especially lethal.
NOTE: Some of the enemy jets will fire at you from behind. When they have you in their sights, you
will hear a warning tone and see the message "BEHIND YOU" displayed at the top of the screen.
The Missions
There are five missions in this game.
Mission 1: Drones
Mission 1 is the easiest of the missions and offers good target practice against the Drones, who can't
shoot. Start with this mission to practice maneuvering your jet, shooting your weapons, and refueling.
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