How To Play - NAMCO GUNMEN WARS Manual Del Operador

2. HOW TO PLAY

This is a combat game for one to four (2 games linked) players competing
against each, and/or the computer, for diamond awards.
The game takes a picture of each player and captures it to the screen ("Face
Capturing" system). where it identifies the player during the game.
No additional players are allowed to join the game once the game has started.
Game Rules
Players belong to either of two teams to compete against each other or to
compete together against the other team. Each team consists of 4 robots which
can be game players, computer robots or a mix of game players and computer
robots.
The player selects which team to be part of ("Flexible Participation" system)
before the start of the game.
All robots are equal in performance.
Destruction of an enemy robot makes available diamond awards which a
player can aquire.
CPU Robots
Regardless of the number of players there is always eight player or CPU
controlled robots. In single play mode, three robots of your team mates and
four enemy robots are controlled by the CPU.
Resurrection
Robots knocked out can resurrect endlessly within the given time period.
After resurrection the player rejoins the combat at either the extreme left or
right end of the battlefield.
Control
One player controls one robot.
The gun movement is used to control the Robot.
The only weapon available is a machine gun. All guns are identical.
Two viewpoints are given as follows:
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Water Park and Shopping District stages. The players robot is shown from
behind from the waist up.
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Subway stage. The players robot is shown from behind from the shoulders
up.
Battle Field
Combat occurs in an area typical of a Japanese urban area of today. Players
select one of three zones:
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Water Park:
and good visibility.
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Shopping District: Relatively wide battle field where objects are arranged
to give a medium difficulty level. n
Subway:
Winning and Ranking
The game is over at the end of a preset time period.
The team with the most diamond awards is the winner.
Individual player's scores are displayed, as well as team results, at the end of
the game.
Simple shaped battlefied with relatively open perspective
Relatively complicated battlefield within a small area.
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