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                              Sky Roads Strategy Guide
                               Shareware Version (DOS)
                                     By: Ice84
                             e-mail:jezg_84@hotmail.com
                                    Version 1.00
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1.- Introduction
2.- Verion History
3.- Controls
4.- Indicators
5.- Types of Special Blocks
6.- General Tips
7.- Acknowledgements
8.- Copyright Information


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Introduction
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Sky Roads is a game for DOS/Windows in which you control your spaceship through
speacial roads in space. Your mission is very simple: To finish succesfully
every single road in the game. Foryunately, you don't hae any lives or
continues, so you are able to select the road you want to run in.

Generally in the graphics, Sky Roads is not very impactating. The best graphics
are the ones of the backgrounds. This backgrounds, in my opinion, are very
beatiful. Well, this is not a review but a strategy guide so let's begin our
voyage through space.

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Version History
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Version 1.00 (11/VII/2001) - Sky Roads is not a very new game, so this, I think
will be the first and final version of the strategy guide.

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Controls
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The controls are very simple. And because of this, playing Sky Roads is very
easy. First of all, I suggest using the keyboard rather than using the mouse, a
joystick, or anithing else. The difficulty of the game is not so low, and the
keyboard is the best device to use in order to suceed in your mission.

In the keyoard, the controls are:

UP key - Accelerate. Pressing this buttom allows you to increase your speed.
You don't need to press it all the time. You can stop pressing the UP key when
you reach the desired speed.

DOWN key - Stop. By pressing this key, your speed decreases. Like the previous
key, when you reach the desired speed ypu can stop pressing the buttom.

LEFT key - Move your spaceship left. Doesnt need further explanation

RIGHT key - Move your spaceship right.

SPACEBAR - Jump the spaceship. This key will be the most used through the
entire game. Actually, the difficulty of the game resides on the fact that the
road is not linear and continous. You have to jump constantly in order to
achieve your goal.

ESC - Used only to exit from the menus or from the current road.

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Indicators
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One you have selected the road in which you want to travel, you will notice
three main indicators:

Road Travelled - This indicator is indicated in the left of your Control Panel.
As you travel through the road, you will see that this indicator increases with
a pink color covering the purple one. The function of this indicator is to
inform you how much of the road you have travelled.

Speed Meter - As its name says, this indicators tells you the average speed you
are travelling. It's located in the perimeter of the central circle,
surrounding the fuel and oxygen indicators.

Fuel Meter - This indicator is located at the central circle. Watch carefully
this indicator, because if you run out of fuel and you haven't reached the end,
your spaceship will explode and you will have to restart from the beginnig.

Oxygen Meter - This indicator informs you about the quantity of Oxygen you
have. Of course, if you run out of Oxygen, you will perish and will have to
restart from the beginnig.

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Types of Special Blocks
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During your travel, you will find some blocks that are floating alone beside
the normal road. Also, there are depressed areas that sometimes act as these
special blocks. These blocks have specific functions depending on their color
are as follows:

Blue - Supplies. Recovers the Fuel and Oxygen Meters. If you see one, don't
think more and go through it.

Light Green - Boost. Increases your velocity to the MAX.

Dark Green - Sticky. Decrases yoour speed and your acceleration will decrease
also.

Gray - Slippery. Your spaceship will seem as it is in zone full of oil.
Controlling the spaceship will be more difficult and the jumps... let's say
that they will be almost failed ones.

Pinky Red - Burning. Don't step on them! You will die instantly.

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General Tips
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1.- One of the most importants... In order to finish succesfully the road, you
MUST pass through the final tunnel or tunnels. If you pass them jumping, your
victory won't count and you will have to restart the road.

2.- Learn where to increase the speed and where to decrease it. There are areas
where you need to go using max speed in order to cross some parts and some
parts where it's easier to cross them by just moving to the sides the spaceship
without accelerating.

3.- Watch carefully your Fuel and Oxygen Meters. There are roads like the third
one from the third "world" where there aren't any Supplies Blocks, so you have
to be precise and fast in order to finish the road succesfully.

4.- Learn where to jump and where to not jump. Sometimes is easier to jump over
the tunnels that to cross them.

5.- Study carefully the possibility of jumping into a special block. Sometimes
this may be good for you, but sometimes don't. While being on a Slippery
surface, try to be precise and fast. While being on a Sticky area, try to pass
it by small jumps. And remember, if you see Burning Blocks, don't step on them,
and when seeing Supplies blocks, don't doubt in jumping there!

6.- It is a good idea to watch the DEMO. By watching it, you will learn some
tactics and tips about jumps, accelerating and decreasin speed.

7.- And the most important: Be patient and precise. Every road has its own
difficulties, but they can be finished. If you cannot succeed in one, try again
or in the others. Remember that you don't have any lives to loose.

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Ackowledgements
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*Gamefaqs (www.gamefaqs.com) for publishing my guide.

This guide was made by: Ice84

If you have any doubts, comments, or suggestions, you can make them by the
following ways:

e-mail: jezg_84@hotmail.com
ICQ#: 39954891
MSN Messenger: jezg_84@hotmail.com

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Copyright
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Copyright (c) 2001. Ice84. All rights reserved. This guide may not be altered,
modified, or posted in any page without my permission.
