The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge
  Copyright (c) Candelia AB 1996
---------------------------------------

The Patrick Polly Swooshball Challenge is all about hitting the targets behind 
your opponent’s back. The target in the middle is worth ten points, and the 
ones on the side are worth five points. At the centre of the court, there is a 
magnetic field. When the ball gets close to one of its "maxpoints" it changes 
direction. If your aim is really good, you can use this to your advantage.

	Starting the game
Insert the CD, double-click on the CD icon and then on the "Swoosh.exe" file.
The game runs on Windows 95 and cannot be used with MS-DOS. The Patrick Polly 
Swooshball Challenge also requires Microsoft DirectX. If this is not already 
installed in you computer it will be automatically installed by running the 
"Setup.exe" program. Just follow the instructions on the screen. Before the 
game begins, an introductory sequence appears on your screen. If you do not 
want to go through the introduction, press the Space Bar which takes you 
directly to the menu. The match starts when you press "start game".

	Menu
You use the menu to carry out the necessary installations so that the game 
works the way you want it to. This includes how many points the game will be 
played to. 

If you choose "1 player" you will be playing against your computer opponent, 
and you choose the level of difficulty. 

If you have a slow computer you can choose "low detail" to make the game 
smoother to play.

(Tip: If you think that the volume on the sound effects is too low compared to 
the CD volume, you can try changing the sound settings under the Volume 
Control Panel in Windows 95.)

	Normal shot
Player 1 serves a normal shot by using the minus button (see below). An arrow 
indicates the balls' direction. A normal shot is quite loose, but can on the other 
hand be played when the player is moving. This is a big advantage. If you 
move the player to the left or right while hitting the ball, you can direct it in the 
opposite direction. 
You can also get a little more power behind your shots by putting your player 
just enough distance away laterally when you hit the ball. No doubt you will 
get to learn this. 
When the ball hits one of the targets it is shown in the close-up. The player who 
wins the points wins the serve.

	Charge shot
Once you have learned the basics, you can begin to play charge shots, which are 
played with much more power than normal shots. 
Your player will stand still while you are loading up the power. The longer you 
hold down the button, the more power you will get. A power meter shows you 
how much power you have put into the shot. 
When you release the button, the player hits the shot.

	Keys

Player 1

Left arrow			run left
Right arrow			run right
Up arrow			run up
Down arrow			run down
Minus key			play normal shot
Full stop			play charge shot

Player 2

C				run left
B				run right
F or G				run up

V				run down
S				play normal shot
A				play charge shot

You can also control the players with a joystick. You play a normal shot by 
pressing button 1 and a charge shot by pressing button 2. The joystick must be 
calibrated in Windows before it can be used.

Other keys:

Esc				pause
Enter				continue match
Esc, Esc			quit current match and go to 
				menu
F1				view from behind player 1
F2				view from behind player 2
F3				side-view of court (good for 
				two player mode)
F5				Change to graphic resolution 
				320x200 (standard 	
				installation)
F6				Change to graphic resolution 
				640x480
F7				Change to graphic resolution 
				800x600
Page up/down			Change CD track (mainly if 
				you want to change CD to a 
				music CD after the game has 
				started.