PROLOGUE

At the finale of BARBARIAN - THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR, the Barbarian defeated the warriors of Drax and thus freed Princess Mariana from his evil spell.

Drax fled to the dungeons beneath his black castle, vowing to wreak disaster on the Jewelled Kingdom.

It is decided that there is only one way to stop Drax.  The Barbarian and Mariana - herself an accomplished swordswoman - are the only two warriors skilled enough to survive the perilous journey to Drax's lair.  They must stop him before it is too late.

LEVELS

You must fight your way through three levels - the WASTELANDS, the CAVERNS, and the DUNGEONS - before arriving at the fourth level, the INNER SANCTUM OF DRAX.  These sections must be played in the correct order.

Each of the first three levels is a maze consisting of approximately 26 screens.  As you view each screen it is possible to walk left, right, or into doors or caves at the back of the screen.  The direction you are walking, as viewed on a map, is continually changing and therefore a compass (in which the arrow always points north) has been provided at the bottom of the screen.

It is not advisable to leave a level without first collecting all available magical objects (see below).  You will find it useful to construct a map of each level to find your way through the maze and to find out where the exit is placed.

MONSTERS

On each of the first three levels you must fight five or six different types of monster, some of which can be killed with one well-placed blow.

They are:

The WASTELANDS		- Saurian Beasts, Neanderthal Men, Apes, Mutant Chickens, Stabbers, Floaters.

The CAVERNS		- Carnivores, Orc Guards, Crabs, Slithering Things, Stingers.

The DUNGEON		- Pit Things, Dungeon Masters, Giant Grubs, Gobblers, Eyes, Orclets.

If you survive to the INNER SANCTUM OF DRAX you must face the Living Idol, a great Demon and, finally, the dreaded Drax!

ENERGY AND LIVES

Your energy is displayed as a bar at the top right of the screen.  When it runs out you lose a life.  You start the game with five lives (indicated as filled-in ovals below the "BARBARIAN II" title).  More lives can be gained throughout the game by collecting any skulls you may find.  These contain the life-force of warriors who have preceded you.  When you lose all your lives you restart the level.

The energy of the current monster you are fighting is displayed as a bar at the top left of the screen  When it runs out the monster is destroyed.

CHOICE OF CHARACTER

You may choose to play as either the Barbarian or Princess Mariana.  At the beginning of the game the two characters will appear: choose to play as Princess Mariana by pressing key 1 or as the Barbarian by pressing key 2.

MAGICAL OBJECTS

In each of the first three levels there are two magical objects that you will need to collect in order to survive throughout the quest.

The ORB guards against death from Drax's magic.
The SHIELD guards against instant death from the Demon's fire.
The JEWEL disables the Living Idol when reached.
The POTION increases your strength.
The AXE increases your strength.
The KEY opens portcullis doors.

GAME CONTROLS

Z			Move Left
X			Move Right
*			Run
?			Turn Around
}			Jump
SPACE			Enter Cave

RETURN and Z		Kick
RETURN and X		Flying Neck Chop
RETURN and *		Overhead Chop
RETURN and ?		Low Chop

P/O			Pause On/Off
SHIFT and ESCAPE	Restart Level (score is lost)

Note:  These controls are for a left-facing character.  For a right-facing character, RETURN and Z give a Flying Neck Chop and RETURN and X give a Kick.

SCORING

The more difficult fighting moves will score highly and do more damage.
