<html> <head> <title>Ball: Buster Manual</title> <LINK REL="StyleSheet" HREF="style.css" TYPE="text/css" MEDIA="screen"> </head> <body> <div class="h"> How to Play Ball: Buster</div> <DIV class="t">Ball: Buster, is your typical "Breakout" style game, in which your goal is to destroy blocks by bouncing a ball at them. You begin the game with control of a paddle, and two extra lives. When the level begins, there is a ball 'stuck' to your paddle. You can either click your mouse, or wait 5 seconds, and the ball will be launched upward. </DIV> <DIV class="t"> </DIV> <DIV class="t">If the ball hits a block, it will damage or destroy it and will bounce in the opposite direction. </DIV> <DIV class="t">If the ball hits a wall, it will bounce in the opposite direction. </DIV> <DIV class="t">You can get extra balls by obtaining some powerups (see powerups section). When you have multiple balls, they can collide with each other. </DIV> <DIV class="t"> </DIV> <DIV class="t"> Blocks take between 1 and 3 hits to destroy. Each hit that does not destroy a block is worth 2 points, and breaking a block is worth 10 points. The level is over when you've destroyed all blocks, except for the steel ones. You will lose a life if all balls fall below the paddle. Once you lose all of your lives, the game is over. The paddle is controlled by moving your mouse left and right. <br> <br> The list of effective powerups is shown at the right side of the screen, and the number of remaining lives is shown below there. Your score is shown on the lower-left hand corner of the screen. Try to rack up as many points as possible to beat your friends' high scores. Getting powerups that make the game easier will lower the amount of points you gain for breaking and hitting blocks. Challenge yourself! You can gain many more points that way.</DIV> <DIV class="t"> </DIV> <DIV class="t">Bonus points are also awarded when a level is completed. 500 points are awarded for completing the level, and up to 300 points can be awarded for finishing the level quickly. Additionally, if you complete the level without losing a single ball, there is a bonus of 500 points, and if you complete the level without getting any powerups at all (excluding point bonuses), there is a 1500 point bonus!</DIV> <DIV class="t"> </DIV> <DIV class="t">You may pause the game by pressing the P key or the PAUSE key (Windows version).</DIV> </body> </html>
