
                           ZOMBIE HUNTERZ README
				by Pentagraf

				VERSION 1.0
			  COPYRIGHT 2009 PENTAGRAF


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 I. Intro
II. Game basics
    II.1 Menu
    II.2 Controls
    II.3 Characters
    II.4 Enemies
    II.5 Bosses
    II.6 Achievements



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                                   I. INTRO
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I found this project by accident buried in depths of my HD. It was just one
level, with single character and one kind of zombie. I played it couple 
minutes and realized: "Hey, this zombie killing is quite fun". I don't even
remeber why I abandoned this project. I though I have to finish it.

Than suddenly all the ideas came to me one by one. Controling only the Knight
became a bit boring after a while so I decided, why not to make more chars to
choose. Each different. Next was the other kind of zombies idea, a boss at the
end of the level and the Achievements. 

Three weeks of hard work and many hours of testing. I managed to implement all
of my ideas. Finally it is done. And I'm just sick of it lol. I finished the
game using each char on every difficulty level. 

I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it. 

Have fun.


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                               II. GAME BASICS
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It might be useless to write all these obvious things but oh well. There ya 
go.

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                                     MENU
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   STORY MODE --- Four levels to beat, four kinds of zombies, four bosses. 
                  Some Achievements can only be completed in Story Mode.
SURVIVAL MODE --- One level, infinite hordes of zombies. Kill as much as you
                  can. Some Achievements can only be completed in Survival
		  Mode.
 ACHIEVEMENTS --- Kind of quests you need to do to unlock certain things, 
                  such as chars and game modes.
   DIFFICULTY --- Normal or Hard. You need to beat the game on Normal to 
                  unlock Hard Mode. On Hard difficulty zombies do twice normal 
                  damage to you.
         QUIT --- Obvious.


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                                  CONTROLS
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These are default controls. You can change them anytime by pressing Ctrl + Y.

Up, Down, Left, Right --- Navigate thru menu / Move char
             Z Button --- Select / Attack
	     X Button --- Cancel / Jump
             C Button --- Special Attack
	     S Button --- Reload (Gun Girl only)
             Ctrl + R --- Restarts current level



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                                 CHARACTERS
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There are 8 playable characters: 6 heroes and 2 bosses. At the very beginning 
you can only use the Knight char, other chars are locked. You have to complete
certain Achievements to unlock them (more in the Achievements section).

A short info for each character:

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Siegfried The Royal Guard
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The one and only char you get at the beginning. But it doesn't mean he's weak.
His Defense Aura allows you to take more hits and the Multiswing recharges sp.

HP: 100
SP: 100
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Average
Power: Average
Combo: 4-hit sequence. 3rd hit sends enemy in the air.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Multiswing 
          A serie of quick attacks ended with a knockdown slash. The only 
          special that raises your sp bar when swing hit an enemy. Once used
	  u can't move or even change direction durning the special.
	  
+ Lvl 2 - Roundhouse Slash
          Siegfried starts to spin around cutting all around him. You can
	  control his movement.

+ Lvl 3 - Defense Aura
	  Creates a shield around him that reduces all taken damage by half.
	  Lasts 1 minute.

Unlocking Achievements: None.

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Lena THe Gun Girl
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Cute litlle girl with a huge gun. Controling her might be a bit different coz
she doesn't have a normal combo. She fires constantly her minigun until the 
end of ammo. Than you need to reload.

HP:  60
SP: 150
Attack type: Shooting
Speed: Very fast
Power: Low
Combo: Minigun burst

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Grenade Launch
          Throws four grenades in front of her. CAN BE USED ONLY IN MID-AIR!
	  
+ Lvl 2 - Airstrike
          A large serie of missiles explodes around her. You are immobile 
	  until Airstrike is finished.

Others: By pressing S (default) you can reload at anytime.

Unlocking Achievements: Meet the Death, Come and get me, Just a warm up.


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Rembrandt
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Half man, half demon. His ability to absorb souls of killed creatures saved 
his life many times. He always carries a pack of silver bullets for the tougher
ones.

HP:  80
SP: 120
Attack type: Melee / Shooting
Speed: Fast
Power: Average
Combo: Four quick sword slashes ended with a powerful revolver shot.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Absorb Soul Aura
          Creates a soul, after killing a monster, that replenish your life a 
          bit. Aura lasts 30 sec.
	  
+ Lvl 2 - Silver Bullets
	  He loads his revolver with silver bullets that deal much more damage
	  than the normal ones. Lasts 30 sec. SILVER BULLETS CAN BE SHOT ONLY
	  IN MID-AIR!

Unlocking Achievements: Master of defense, I fear no zombies, Here comes the 
	    		power


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Xargon
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Hi-tech Battle Suit. His jetpack allows him to fly above hordes of zombies, 
land in a safe place and then strike. Xargon doesn't have a Jump Attack, but
he can charge a beam shot.

HP: 120
SP: 120
Attack type: Melee / Shooting
Speed: Fast
Power: Average
Combo: Three hits ended with a ground attack that strikes all zombies around 
       him.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Beam Rush
          Xargon sends concentrated energy to the ground than is splits into
          a serie of beams.
	  
+ Lvl 2 - Light Shot
	  His partner summons and shot a powerful beam of light.

Others: Hold Z (default) to charge a beam shot. Costs 20 sp.
        Hold X (default) to fly. The red bar above char is his energy. It uses
        up fast but also recharges fast.

Unlocking Achievements: I fear no zombies, Stalker, Rambo


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Berserker
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Ancient warrior, slow but hard-hitting. Using his will power he can turn into
berserk mode. His healing aura allows him to slowly regenerate wounds.

HP: 120
SP: 120
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Slow
Power: High
Combo: Three wide range slashes ended with a knock down jump attack.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Berserk Aura
          By controlling his anger he can turn into Berserker mode which
          doubles damage he does. Lasts 30 sec.
	  
+ Lvl 2 - Regenerate Aura
	  Slowly regenerates his life. Lasts 30 sec.

Unlocking Achievements: I fear no zombies, Bron to fight, Soul Collector


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Kasandra The Cleric
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Female priest able to manipulate her life amount and heal herself. Her attacks
are weak, but she can survive quite long in combat because of the healing
spells.

HP:  60
SP: 100
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Average
Power: Low
Combo: Three hits with staff ended with a Holy Cross strike.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Instant Heal
          Quickly heals herself.
	  
+ Lvl 2 - Life Aura
	  Doubles her amount of maximum life. Lasts one minute and doesn't
          stack with other Life Aura.

+ Lvl 3 - Holy Light
	  Covers a small area in front of her with a powerful rain of holy
          light.

Unlocking Achievements: I fear no zombies, Peacemaker, Master of anger


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Bulldore The Boss
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Heavily mutated zombie, boss of the first level. He got tons of life, his
attack are really powerful and he slowly regenerates his HP. But Bulldore
suffers much in crowd-control.

HP: 150
SP: 150
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Slow
Power: High
Combo: Two heavy hits ended with a vertical slashes that covers both his 
       sides.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Claw Rush
          Bulldore quickly dashes while shredding into pieces all zombies
          that stand on his way.

Others: Slowly regenerates his life.

Unlocking Achievements: Zombies annihilator, Untouchable, The A-Team


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Blood Mistress The Boss
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Boss of the third level. Power of her attacks is connected with her blood
line. The less HP she got, the more damage she does. Also Blood Mistress 
got special ability that allows her to transfer part of her life into 
mana.

HP:  90
SP: 150
Attack type: Shooting
Speed: Fast
Power: Look below
Combo: Dark shot ended with a knocking down three vertical beams.

Specials:
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+ LVl 1 - Circle of Life
          Creates a circle that absorb life from zombies and give it
          to Mistress. The more zombies in circle the faster she heals. 
          Lasts 30 sec.

+ LVl 2 - Dark Explosion
          Four balls of dark energy explodes in front of her.

Others: Body to mind (Up + C)

Unlocking Achievements: Zombies annihilator, Untouchable, Fast and furious



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                                   ENEMIES
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Here is short description of each enemy you meat in the game.


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Zombie
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Average zombie. They are slow, can't stand many hits and their attacks aren't
as much dangerous.

HP: 200
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Slow
Appeares in: Every level


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Mutated Zombie
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A tougher version of normal zombie. They are better than average zombie in 
every aspect.

HP: 350
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Medium
Apears in: Level 2, 3 and 4.


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Acid Zombie
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They are quite weak but range is their advantage. They can spit acid.

HP: 150
Attack type: Melee / Shooting
Speed: Slow
Apears in: Level 3 and 4.


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Suicide Zombie
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The weakest but the most deadly of the zombies. When he touches a hero, he
explodes dealing high damage.

HP: 110
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Fast
Apears in: Level 4.


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                                    BOSSES
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List of bosses that spawn in each level.

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Bulldore
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Quite easy to kill, but watch out for his attacks. And his special hits really 
hard.

HP: 1000
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Fast
Apears in: Level 1.


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Karmak
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He attacks using his long tongue, so low range characters can have some 
problems beating him. He can randomly cause a group of zombies to explode.

HP: 1200
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Fast
Apears in: Level 2.


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Blood Mistress
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She got much more life than the bosses before and her range is quite scary.
She can create Circle of Life (see chapter about characters -> Blood Mistress
for details).

HP: 2000
Attack type: Shooting
Speed: Fast
Apears in: Level 3.


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The Rock
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Final boss. He is tough, hits hard and his special is not easy to dodge.

HP: 2500
Attack type: Melee
Speed: Fast
Apears in: Level 4.




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                                 ACHIEVEMENTS
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To unlock a new character you have to complete three achievements attached to 
that character. Some of the descryptions sound mysterious and your job is to
solve them.





                           Copyright Pentagraf 2009
