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INDEPENDENCE DAY — Table ^of Contents

START UP

Introduction

2

3

GETTING STARTED

Main

Options

Menu

Single Player Multiplayer

Missions

Bonus Levels/Warpgates Loading/Saving

Flight Controls

On-Screen

Information Pickups

Bonus

Planes Credits

4

5 6 7

8

9 9 10

11

12

12

14

START UP

Set up your

Sega Saturn™ game

console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual.

Make

sure the

Sega Saturn™ power

is offbefore inserting or removing a

compact

disc. Insertthe Independence

Day

disc

and

closethe

CD

door. Insert

game

controllers andturn on the

Sega Saturn™

game

console. Follow on-screen instructions to start a

game.

INTRODUCTION

They

are like locusts,

roaming

the galaxy, attacking

unsuspecting worlds, using uptheirresources and moving on.

Now

they have

come

to Earth.

Justtwenty-four hours ago, their fleetof giant City Destroyer spacecraft

assumed

strategic positions aboveall the world's majorcities, threatening to annihilate millions unlessthe people ofEarth can unite intimeto repel the invasion. But the clock

isticking.

Fortunately, an importantfirststep in combating the aliens has

been

achieved: a virus has been deliveredto the

Mother

Ship's central computer, weakening the shield strength ofthe City Destroyers.

Now

^it's upto you to finishthe job.

As

an ace fighter pilot, you

and

your

wingman,

Steve Hiller,

must

battle through the remaining alien defenses, finish offtheshields and take out

each

city destroyer beforetime runs out. To accomplish your various mission objectives, you will have an arsenal of state-of-the-art

weaponry

atyour disposal. Your

most

valuable

weapons,

however, will still be yourwits, your courage, and your instincts.

Good

luck.

The

citizens of earth are counting on you.

GETTING STARTED

Insert the Independence

Day

disc intothe

Sega Saturn™

console

and

closethe

CD

door. Insertcontroller(s)

and

turn on the

Sega Saturn™ game

console. After a

few moments,

the title screen will appear.

Press

the

START

button

when

instructed to doso.

The Main Menu

will appear, givingyou three selections

from

whichto choose:

SINGLE PLAYER, MULTIPLAYER and OPTIONS.

Pressthe

UP

or

DOWN

Directional Buttons

on

yourcontroller until your desired selection is highlighted.

Press

[A or

C BUTTON

ICON] to

choose

the selection.

4

MAIN OPTIONS MENU

Choosing

OPTIONS _from

the

Main Menu

will bring up the following

Main

Options

Menu. Make

your selection using the

UP

and

DOWN

Directional Buttons.

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Load

Game:

Ifyou have saved a previous, you can use thisoption to restore itasexplained inthe

LOAD/SAVE

section of this manual.

Skill Level:

Use

the

LEFT and RIGHT

Directional Buttons to select the desired level ofdifficulty.

Radio,

Music and

SFX:

Use

the

LEFT and RIGHT

Directional Buttonsto set the ^desired

volume

level for radiochatter,

music and sound

effects.

Controller: Press [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] and use the LEFT and

RIGHT

Directional Buttonsto selectone ofthe following four control configurations:

Arcade

1,

Arcade

2, Flight 1 orFlight 2.

Press

[Aor

C BUTTON

ICON]to

choose

the configuration and return tothe options

menu.

Player

Name: Use

the

RIGHT

and

LEFT

Directional Buttonstofind

and selectthe desired letter, then pressthe [A or

C BUTTON

ICON]

button to choosethatletter.

Choose SPACE

to insert a blank space, choose

DELETE

to delete the previousletter. Choosing

CLEAR

will

clearthe

name

entirely.

When

done, choose

END.

Audio:

Use

the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

Directional Buttonsto select Stereo or

Mono

depending on

how

you have connected your saturn toyour

TV

or monitor.

Exit: Press Startto leave the

Main

Options

Menu

and return to the

Main Menu.

You

may now

selecteither Single Player or Multiplayer.

SINGLE PLAYER

Selecting and choosing Single Player

from

the

Main Menu

will begin a briefvideo

sequence

followed bythe

Recon

Mission Screen

shown

below. Later missions willfirst allowyou to select your aircraft. To bypass thevideo

sequence

and

go

^directlyto the Mission Screen, press START.

The window

atthe

bottom

ofthe screen explainsyour mission objective. Press the

LEFT

and

RIGHT

Directional Buttons for a description ofyourtargets, along with descriptions ofthevarious

weaponry

and aircraft(alien and friendly]which you will encounter during your mission.

Near

the top ofthe screen you can select either

SAVE GAME

or

START

by pressing the

UP

and

DOWN

Directional Buttons.

Press[A or

C BUTTON

ICON]to

choose

yourselection. Saving

games

is explained in the

LOAD/SAVE

section of this manual.

6

MULTIPLAYER

Selecting and choosing Multiplayer

from

the

Main Menu

brings up the following screen.

Use

the

UP

and

DOWN

Directional Buttonsto select either

Head

to

Head

or

Network

Cable

mode.

Press [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] to

Choose

yourselection.

Head

to Head:

Head

to

Head mode

allows

two

players to play against

each

other on a split-screen. To play in

Head

to

Head mode,

you

must

have

two

controllers plugged in. Choosing

Head

to

Head

on the Multiplayer

Menu

brings

up

the

Head

to

Head

Options

Menu. Make

yourselection with the

UP

and

DOWN

Directional Buttons.

Player 1 and Player 2:

Press

the [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] button to enter player

names

and

choose

controller configuration as previously described.

City: Press the

LEFT and RIGHT

Directional Buttonsto select

from

one offour available cities.

Kill Limit: Press the

LEFT and RIGHT

Directional Buttonsto setthe

number

of kills a player

must

achieve to win a

game.

Start: Press the

START

button to leave the

Head

to

Head

Options

Menu and

goto the Plane Selection Screen.

Each

player

may

cyclethrough the available aircraft by pressing the

LEFT and RIGHT

Directional Buttons. To

choose

a plane, press [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] .

Exit: Press the [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] button to leave the

Head

to

Head

Options

Menu

and return to the Multiplayer

Menu.

Network: To playin

Network Mode

you

must

have

two

separate

Sega Saturn™

consoles hooked upto

two

separatetelevisions.

Simply plug each end ofthe link cable intothe

communication

port atthe backof

each

console.

Once

connected, select

Network mode

and followthe

same

on-screen procedure as for

Head

to

Head Mode.

Exit:

Press

[A or

C BUTTON

ICON]to return tothe

Main Menu.

MISSIONS

Remember

that

each

mission has an objective which

must

be carried out before yourallottedtime expires. Concentrate on the objects that

appear

white on yourradar.

The

triangular radar pointerwill always directyou toward your primary objective.

Grand Canyon

Mission Objective:

On

the underside ofthe City Destroyer are four field generators that provide a defensive shield around the ship

and

the city perimeter. Your mission isto destroy ^allfour, then take out the primary

weapon.

Washington

Mission Objective:

Alien defenses arethreatening to destroy the E-3

AWACS.

Your mission isto protect

them

until they can complete their reconnaissance ofthe City Destroyer, then take out the primary

weapon.

New

York Mission Objective:

A

collection ofEarth-based satellite uplinks are ^being used by theAliens to

communicate

with other City Destroyers. Your mission isto locate and destroythese uplinks, then take out the primary

weapon.

Other mission objectiveswil basis,

good

luck!

be given to you on a

need

to

know

BONUS LEVELS/WARPGATES

On

certain levels, you will have the option of entering a

"Warpgate," a large funnel-like object

suspended

in mid-airjust below the underside of the City Destroyer. Ifyou decide to enter a

Warpgate,

you will be transported to

one

ofthree

Bonus

Levels at

Cape

Canaveral, the

Nakhoda Sub Base

orthe Antarctic

where

you

must

destroy the

remote

shield generator before another

Warpgate

will

appear

to transportyou back.

LOADING/SAVING

Ifyou are using a

Ram

Cartridge or ifyou havefree system

memory,

you can save

game

information andreload itatanothertime.

Each SAVE

registersyour status atthe beginning ofthe given level, including such information as missilesremaining,

bonus

planes found, special

weapons,

highscore and personal preferences.

At the beginning of

each

level you are given the option to

START

playor

SAVE

the

game

atthatpoint.

Use

the

UP and DOWN

Directional Buttonsto select

SAVE GAME,

then press [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] ^. Ifyou wish to saveto a

Ram

Cartridge, use the

LEFT

or

RIGHT

Directional Buttonsto select

Ram

Cartridge, then press [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] ^.

Loading

from

^Card: Choosing

OPTIONS from

the

MAIN MENU,

will bring up the

MAIN OPTIONS MENU where

you

may

load a previouslysaved

game

by selecting

LOAD GAME,

pressing [A or

C BUTTON

ICON] ^.

The game

will then

resume

on the level that it

was

saved on.

FLIGHT CONTROLS

Button

L

Button R

[A]

[B]

[C]

[Z]

[Y]

Map:

Brings up an overhead

map

^{of the}

^combat

area

and

surface terrain in the

upper

leftof your screen. Press again to toggle the

map

off.

Bullets: Firestheaircraft's

machine

gun.

Missiles:

Launches

the aircraft'smissiles.

Bonus

Fire: Activates

bonus weapons.

Roll Enable/Neutral Flight: Allows plane to roll

when

held

down

atthe

same

time as

Bank

Left or

Bank

Right.

Key

Button l/R

Button L/R

at

the same time

Direction

Pad Up and Down

Direction

Pad

Right/Left

[X]

Action

Throttle Down/Throttle Up:

Increases/Decreases

speed.

Airbrake: Slows aircrafttothe

minimum speed

required for flight.

When

released, aircraft returns to regular cruising speed.

Dives/climbs to a lower/higher altitude.

Turnsthe aircraft right/left.

Camera

Toggle: Enables player to select

from

a series of different

camera

views including cockpit, outside

camera, wingman

and alien

camera.

ON-SCREEN INFORMATION

MAP RADARLOCK-ON

\

TIMEREMAINING KILLS DAMAGE

STATUSWINDOW

RADAR

ALTITUDE(leftside) SPEED(rightside)

SPECIALWEAPONS MISSILESREMAINING

-RAY GUNINDICATOR INVINCIBILITY

COMPUTERSIGHTS

Status

Window:

This is

where

pertinentmission information wil

be displayed, including

number

ofkills and mission instructions.

Pause/Quit:

Pauses

the

game when

pressed.

[start] Select

and choose RESUME

to return to play.

Select

and choose QUIT

to end play.

Radar:

Enemy

aircraft

appear

as red dots.

White

dots represent mission targets.

The

white triangular pointerwill directyou

toward

yourtarget or, if itis a defensive mission, the location of the aircraftyou

must

defend.

10 11

Special

Weapons:

Fired with the [z] key.

Computer

Sights:

Use

the on-board

computer

sightsto aim your

machine guns

and help lock-on to targets.

Radar

Lock-On: Afterthe initial lock-on, wait forthe secondary lock-on beforefiring missiles.

PICKUPS

Pickups, which

appear

as large rotating disks, perform a variety of

bonus

functions as explained below. To activate the Pickup, simply steeryouraircraft directly into it.

Bonus Planes:

Each

ofthese Pickups

awards

you the option to

choose

a different

bonus

^plane on the next level.

These

are "extra lives",

when

you crash or are shot down, you losethe current plane.

12

Special Weapons:

REARM MISSILES

^-

Rearms

your aircraftwith a total offive missies upto the

maximum

allowable load.

LITTLE

RAY GUN

^-Enables your aircraftto fire a

little ray gun

weapon

for sixty seconds.

BIG

RAY GUN

^- Enables youraircraftto fire a big ray gun

weapon

for thirty seconds.

TUMBLERS

^-

Arms

your aircraftwith fivetumblers up to a

maximum

load of 20.

A

tumbler hit

causes

alien aircraftto spin outof control fora few seconds.

ELECTRO

^-

MAGNETIC PULSE (EMP]

^-

Arms

your aircraftwith five

EMPs

up to a

maximum

load of 20.

An EMP

hit stalls all

power systems

on the

alien aircraftfora few seconds.

Other Pickups:

POWER-UP

^- Repairs

minor

or major

damage

to aircraft.

TIME EXTENSION

^-

Adds

sixty

seconds

to mission time limit.

ALIEN FREEZE

^- Freezes all alien aircraft in place for fifteen seconds.

INVINCIBILITY^-Maximizes aircraft

power and makes

player invincible to

enemy

fire fortwenty seconds.

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CREDITS

Produced By

FOX

Interactive

Notes

Producer

Associate Producer Lead Tester Testers

Mike Arkin ChrisMiller

Michael Dunn(no, the other one) Erik Larson

Jackson Hamiter Seth Roth Mike Schneider Eric Asevo Jennifer Kelly Bruce Maksin HarishRao

DevelopedBy RadicalE CodeJockeys

PixelJockeys

Level Designand Tuning

QA

Producer Pure

3D

Sfx and Music Sound Programmers

Tech Support

SpecialThanks

ntertainment

Damn

Brown

ColinO'Connor Mike Slett ScottWardle

Yayoi Chorney Roy Papp Joanne Parker Jon

Shaw

JordanStolearcius David Byun Sheik Sahib Duran Bodasing William

Ho

Jack Rebbetoy Tim Bennison Mike Biddlecombe Stephen Friesen Mark

James

DerekLarmour

Yuri Tarassov NeallVerheyde

Marc

Baril DimitriosFassoulis Brian Green TerryJones

Am

BasilChan

JeffJohnson MartinSikes Erin Daly Jason Dorie Heidi Ernest

Jayne Morris Berry PostProduction TerryKlassen

Tom

Pickett

Anne Kim

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Nates

WARRANTY

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