- This software is a playable demo of the forthcoming major software release entitled "Capital Punishment". - This demo is being released by "Pxl computers" of Canada, the company that created it. - This software has been given to "Sadeness" for their "AGA experience 2" CD-ROM. - This software must not be changed by anybody outside "Pxl computers" in any way, unless express written consent is obtained from "Pxl computers". - This demo cannot be included in magazine distribution unless written permission is obtained from "Pxl computers". - This software is provided as is, and "Pxl computers" disclaims any and all representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, with respect to it, including any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. - "Pxl computers" shall not be responsible for any loss or damage caused by this software. "Pxl computers" shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damage, arising out of any use of this software. "clickBOOM" is the entertainment software team of "Pxl computers" of Canada (C) 1996 Pxl computers, Inc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The plot of Capital Punishment CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - Vitally harmful severe treatment or suffering; You are a warrior about to embark on a most dangerous journey. Your goal is to dethrone the evil master of an immense castle. You begin your mission in rancid, putrid catacombs of this castle. However, beware. The master is aware of your presence, and has placed guards on every floor. You must work your way up to the top of the castle, and defeat all who stand in your way in order to battle the master. Helping you along will be the spirit of your deceased mentor. However, even with his aid, this will without question be a physically-draining experience. By journey's end, you will be injured, bruised, and tired. But if you think of the price of failure, this is a small price to pay. For should you lose a battle, you will suffer a fate worse than death. You see, the master does look favorably upon assassins. Thus, he has the power to make you immortal, and you will be forced to serve him for eternity in this most unpleasant environment. Even worse, you will be confined to a single room, becoming one of his guards... ...and, that is the CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What you are about to experience is a one level of player-against-computer playable preview of Capital Punishment. WARNING! ---------- THE FOLLOWING DEMO CONTAINS SCENES OF EXTREMELY REALISTIC VIOLENCE AND GORE. "PXL COMPUTERS" DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE FOR CHILDREN OR SENSITIVE PERSONS. Capital Punishment is the most technically advanced and most playable fighting game on Amiga. It features: - a specially developed state-of-the-art bob routine with a real-time horizontal bob flip that can animate two large characters, covering a combined area of over 30,000 pixels, at a rate of 25 frames per second - a horizontal scroll of 50 frames per second with acceleration and deceleration - pixel-by-pixel drawn frames of perfectly smooth animation for every character - dazzling backgrounds in 256 colours from a palette of 16.7 million - a unique zone editor that has been created to maximize the combat experience through an advanced collision detection system using four collision zones (head, body, legs, and attack) for every character in every frame - semi-transparent 3D shadow that casts itself on the characters and the floors by following the characters' movements at the rate of 25 frames per second - additional visual effects such as: slow-motion replay; realistic blood animation; red screen flash after every blow; screen shakes after a player is punched or falls; screen scroll with every move; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Controls: joystick (or joypad) in port 2 or cursor keys + Alt (fire button) Main menu: move left/right to see some of the warriors that will appear in the final game. Press fire at any point because only one of the warriors is available for you in this demo Game screen: Your warrior is on the left side of the screen. Energy: Bar at the top of the screen represents a "tug-of-war" energy level for both fighters. A hit by your warrior will expand your energy and computer warrior's will shrink. The reverse happens if your opponent hits you. A warrior loses a fight when all of his energy is taken away. Stamina: Panels with current stamina displays are located under the main energy bar. The pink bar represents the head, while the blue bar indicates body stamina. Your stamina is on the left, while computer's on the right. In addition to robbing an opponent of vital main energy, a hit will also take away his stamina (head or body, depending on where the hit landed). If all stamina is taken away, player falls into a dangerous state of fatigue. At that point the opponent can hit any way he wants to. When fatigued, you can rejuvenate yourself by quick tapping on the fire button. The only way to get stamina back is to stand still. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hints: 1. Every blow consumes a different amount of energy. 2. The amount of energy consumed by a particular blow varies with the body part that is hit. 3. A blow is stronger if opponent is in the air. 4. A blow is the strongest if opponent is fatigued. 5. A block will stop energy from being taken away by a blow, but not stamina. 6. Always watch enemies stamina, since the less powerful hit in a critical part of the body will sometimes do more damage, because opponent will fall into a state of fatigue, allowing you to land the most powerful blow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What you see in this demo is just a small part of the final version of Capital Punishment which will feature: - fight against another player via modem over the telephone line - upgrading your warrior's moves as you progress in the game - even bigger and nastier computer-controlled characters that are not found in this demo - more characters to choose from - special FX eerie fights with the spirit of your deceased mentor - more action locations - more visual FX and shadow tricks (deforming over walls, staircases, etc.) - keyboard redefine option - a stunning soundtrack and sound effects - many secret things to discover for yourself WARNING! ---------- IF YOU FIND THAT THIS DEMO HAS GOT TOO MUCH VIOLENCE AND GORE, PLEASE DO NOT PLAY THE FINAL VERSION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, AS IT WILL MAKE THIS DEMO SEEM LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK. COMMENTS? --------- If you have any comments, suggestions, critics, or just hellos to say to us, we would like to hear from you. Although this is a thoroughly tested demo, it is still in beta stage, so if you experience any bugs or incompatibilities with certain hardware products, please, tell us and we will fix them. Send Internet e-mail to: clkboom@io.org For more info on Capital Punishment and "clickBOOM", visit the clickBOOM WWW page at: http://www.io.org/~clkboom/amiga/ AGA EXPERIENCE 2 CD-ROM ----------------------- The AGA Experience Volume 2 contains over 640Mb of the best AGA, and Graphics card software for the Amiga, including demos, games and utilities etc. For more information on The AGA Experience Volume 2 CD-ROM please contact: SAdENESS Software, 13 Russell Terrace, Mundesley, Norfolk. NR11 8LJ ENGLAND TEL/FAX: +44 (01263) 722169 email: rich@sadeness.demon.co.uk