The Guardian Legend
NES-GD-USAInstruction Manual - Action SeriesBroderbund(r)---The Guardian LegendLong ago, in a distant galaxy, an alien race sent a huge world - called Naju -hurtling toward Earth, loaded with a cargo of mysterious life forms.During the long journey, these creatures have multiplied and becomeincreasingly evil - and now Naju teems with evil. However, deep within thiscomplex globe are self-destruct mechanisms that can be activated to destroyit before it reaches Earth.Now, you must battle your way deep within Naju's labyrinths to destroy thealien world. You are the guardian of Earth and your saga will become TheGuardian LegendThe Labryinth: The external maze on the surface of Naju consists of passagesand rooms.The Dungeon: Inside Naju, there are mysterious corridors created by the huge,evil life forms.---Controlling the guardianController 1* Controller 2 is not used.Control PadControls the direction of the player and the bullets. Some weapons can fire inmore than one direction.START ButtonPressing the START button at the title screen will allow you to start a newgame or enter your password to continue a game in progress. The START buttonis also used to pause while playing.SELECT ButtonPress SELECT to switch between the main screen and the subscreen during thegame. The SELECT button is also used to choose START or PASSWORD CONTINUE atthe beginning of the game."A" ButtonFires the optional weapon selected from the subscreen."B" ButtonFires the normal weapon and lets you page through messages in the game.---How to playActivate the 10 safety devices inside the dungeon to destroy Naju. You willhave to fight aliens in the labyrinths and corridors of the dungeon. Try tolocate the entrances to the different corridors by looking at the map on thesubscreen.Your main weapon has unlimited firepower. You can hold down the "B" button forcontinuous firing. Your secondary weapons (scattered on the surface of Naju)are limited by your Power Chip maximum and the number of Power Chips you arecarrying. Some secondary weapons consume more Power Chips than others.Some of the aliens drop items (including Power Chips) when they're killed. Youcan pick up these items by walking or flying over them. Some of the items dropped must be blasted open before you can get them.Explore as much as possible. Naju is big and there are lots of things todiscover.LabyrinthThe surface of Naju is a labyrinth with two parts: passages and rooms. You canget items, optional weapons, and important information in the labyrins. Whenyou receive keys, you can use them to gain access to different parts of thelabyrinth.DungeonsThere are corridors leading to the dungeons deep inside Naju. If you kill themaster monsters at the end of each corridor, part of the safety system may activate or you may get a key. On the map, the lights that are blinking arethe entrances to the corridors. Kill all the master monsters to destroy Najuand rescue the Earth.Game overIf your life gauge reaches zero, the game is over.Continuing your gameTo get a password, search the labyrinth for a room containing a friendly bluecreature. When you enter this room, he will ask you to disable your secondaryweapon to get a password. To disable your optional weapon, press SELECT to change to the subscreen and use the control pad to move the optional weaponcursor to "NONE". Press SELECT again and then press the "A" button to get yournew password. Write down the password. When you want to continue the game after turning the power off, press START at the title screen, select "PASSWORDCONTINUE" using the Control Pad and press START. This will allow you to inputyour password and continue a game in progress.---The guardianThe Guardian is a highly sophisticated aerobot transformer. It can assume twodifferent shapes, depending on which area of Naju is being explored.Human shape: The Guardian uses this form when exploring the labyrinths.Fighter shape: When The Guardian enters the dungeons, it transforms into afighter aircraft.The shields are automatic and can be strengthened by finding parts on thesurface of the alien world.---Optional weaponsEach weapon has different capabilities. Experiment with the different weaponsto discover which ones work best in different situations.MultiBullets: Fires bullets in the direction you are facing.Back Fire: Fires bullets to left and right, behind The Guardian.Area Blaster: Fires "go-through" bullets toward the enemies.Repeller: Fires spinning bullets in the direction you are facing.Wave Attack: Fires an energy wave in front of The Guardian. You can "shake" the wave in the passages.Bullet Shield: Bullets fly around The Guardian, acting as a shield.Grenade: These can be thrown in different directions.Fireball: This weapon goes through most enemies, burning them on the way.Hyper Laser: A very powerful laser. (You can't use this weapon when you're walking in the labyrinth).Saber Laser: A rod-shaped weapon that sticks out in the direction you are  facing.Cutter Laser: One Saber Laser appears on each side of you, left and right.Enemy Eraser: This will kill all the enemies on the screen by a high-powered flash of light.* Your normal weapon and optional weapons will be powered by items retrieved  from the surface of Naju.---ItemsEnergy Tank: Fills energy to maximum.Blue Lander: Raises maximum energy and restores some energy.Red Lander: Raises Power Chip maximum.Gun: Raises attack power.Power Heart: Fills energy partially.Blue Chip: Gives 20 Power Chips.Red Chip: Gives 50 Power Chips.Blue Pyramid: Indicates an entrance to the different passages and rooms. (Use your weapons to break through.)Shield: Raises defensive power.Consecutive firing: Powers up your standard weapon.Yellow Pyramid: Destroying these will give you a higher score.Red Pyramid: Indestructible.Green Pyramid: If you do something, it will turn into a Blue Pyramid.---The enemiesZibzubEyegoreOptomonGrimgrinBombarderCrawdaddyTeramuteFleepaClawbot