Air Strike
by Andrew Gronek

Requires: Windows 95/98, 16MB RAM, Sound Card, DirectX 5
"Roger that last command... Big Boy is on the way."
From the first blast of the air raid siren, you knew you were in for a long night. An incoming message from Command details what appears to be a spearhead invasion force of immense proportions. Reports streaming in from frontline battalion commanders and area recon groups concur--a vanguard of paratroopers over a thousand men strong is heading your way! Well, there goes your 3-day pass.

As the night sky fills with enormous troop carriers and chutes begin to billow, you take one last look at your fair city before stepping up to the turret. Armed with the latest techno gadget from Gronek Industries, a multi-purpose, upgradable AA gun capable of ripping through a plane's hull as though it were a tin can, you're ready to rock the sky till dawn. Knowing that at least five enemy commandos must land to properly setup a Bombing Raid Guidance System (BRaGS for short), you unleash a relentless volley of flak, lighting the sky for miles, to deter such landings.

Like screaming eagles bent on vengeance, the paratroopers streak downward out of the clouds. One by one, you try and pluck their wings. The odds are unfavorable, but a relay from Command promises a weapons upgrade from "Big Boy" at dawn. Who or what's Big Boy?

Not wanting to cast stones at fate, you decide to concentrate on the "now" and continue to swing your turret from left to right, sweeping the sky with your deadly fire. 


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|     ___   _          ______      _ __       |
|    / _ | (_)___     / __/ /_____(_) /_____  |
|   / __ |/ / __/    _\ \/ __/ __/ /  '_/ -_) |
|  /_/ |_/_/_/     /___/\__/_/ /_/_/\_\\__/   |
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|          - Keyboard Reference -             |
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|          - Game Start up Keys -             |
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| Space Bar,CTRL,             Bring up console|
| ESC,Shift key,etc.          at title screen.|
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| Enter or Return             Chooses option  |
|                             from console.   |
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| Up+Down arrow key           Move through    |
|                             console options |
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|             - Game Controls -               |
|                                             |
| Arrow Key Left         Rotates the gun left |
| Arrow Key Right        Rotates the gun right|
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| Left Shift Key         Fires the gun        |
| Right Shift Key        Fires the gun        |
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| Control Key (Ctrl)     Launches Nuke        |
|                       (one per game)        |
|                                             |
| Escape Key             Exit game            |
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