            Wrath of the Sea King
            By Bloodlust Software
          http://www.bloodlustsoftware.com
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Level Design: Fear, Cytoplasm, Hellbent Deathspew
Art/Sound:    Hellbent Deathspew
Music: Joe Eidson (http://members.sockets.net/~seidson/scary.htm)
3d Sub Design: Mortus Cain 
Mrs. Pine Played by Julie Lalonde-Petty


Controlling Dust
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NORMAL STAGES:

The keyboard is the default controller, but you may change your settings to joystick in the "players" option window. The joystick buttons one and two will replace "shift" and "ctrl".

Movement is controlled by the arrow keys. You may run at angles by pressing two directions at once.

Pressing Shift will cause Dust to throw whatever weapon he is currently holding. Remember, weapons can be used for more than just violence (although they're good at that too). 

BOAT STAGES:

Eventually Dust will find himself aboard a strange boat that looks like a giant skull. He will be able to move left, right, and to a lesser extent up and down, but will always be moving forward. Dust must avoid walls at all costs, but he can bounce away floating obstacles by pressing and holding fire. This will bring up the energy eel shield, protecting his craft. Be careful though, the eel shield will short out after a few seconds and you'll have to turn it on again.

SWARM STAGES:

In some stages, Dust will be swarmed by the enemy and will have to fend people off from all directions (the first instance comes right after the boat stage). Dust can use his weapon normally, but for increased effectivenss, other controls have been added. By using the numeric keypad (make sure Num Lock is on), Dust can shoot in one direction and move in another. If Dust is killed, he will briefly be protected by an energy bubble to help him get back on his feet. This bubble will kill off enemies, but will not last long. Every once in a while, a flashing relic will appear on the playfield. Grab it, and all of the enemies on-screen will be demolished.

POST-TRANSFORMATION STAGES:

Your weapon will change dramatically, and you will receive another weapon, activated by pressing button 2 (ctrl on the keyboard by default). Perhaps the two can be used together somehow?

Hint: The ending shown when you finish the game gets longer depending on how few lives were lost to get there.

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