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                        *       BATTLE WRATH      *
                        * Cerebral Gaming Systems *
                        *      P.O.Box 10552      *
                        *    Raleigh, NC 27605    *
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          Throughout the ages there have been many great warriors. 
          Warriors that were far superior to others of their time. 
            After death, these combatants were granted new life.
                They are now locked in eternal competition.
                   Questing to be the best of the best.
                      The Ruler of the Battle Lords!

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This README.TXT contains important information 
                not found elsewhere.  Read it completely and 
                print it if you can.
                                 
FEATURES:
        -Punches, kicks, swings, special moves and more.
        -Unique, original and asymmetrical warriors.
        -Rendered 256 color SVGA graphics.
        -Decapitations, limb severs.
        -4 channel digitized sound.
        -Original musical score for each warrior
        -keyboard and/or joystick play.
        -computer or human opponent.
        -adjustible game speed.
        -Scrolling backgrounds.
        -PG Mode that allows prevention of blood and limb severs.

        -and best of all, an expandable universe of warriors.
         Additional warriors can be purchased directly from
         Cerebral Gaming Systems.

REQUIREMENTS:

        Battle Wrath requires the following system:
                                486/xx or better processor
                                8 megabytes free RAM
                                VESA compatible SVGA graphics
                                Approximately 8 megabytes of hard disk space

        Cerebral Gaming Systems recommends the following:
                                486/66 or faster processor

        Battle Wrath supports the following sound cards:
                                SoundBlaster 32 AWE/16/Pro/+
                                AdLib
                                Ensoniq Soundscape
                                Turtle Beach
                                Sound Blaster compatibles
                                Many more...

TO INSTALL:
        If installing from a diskette purchased from a shareware warehouse:
                Place Battle Wrath diskette #1 in the A: drive and
                type "A:INSTALL" and press return.

        If installing from a BBS or third party diskette (You need PKUNZIP):
                Type "PKUNZIP WRATH -d" and press return to 
                uncompress the game.
                When complete type "SETUP" and press return to configure
                the sound.

TO PLAY NOW:
        Once the game is installed, simply type "WRATH"
        and press return to begin play.

A WORD ABOUT COMPATIBILITY:
        Battle Wrath was developed and tested on as wide a variety of PCs as
        possible. We were unable to prepare our game for every operating 
        environment that might be encountered. File compressers, networks,
        accelerators and other hardware or software devices might affect the
        performance of Battle Wrath. If you encounter difficulties using
        Battle Wrath, disable any such devices to be sure that they are not 
        affecting perfomance.

VESA SVGA:
        This game works only with computers that conform to the VESA SVGA
        standard. If your computer does not automatically support this
        standard, you may need to run a VESA TSR (Terminate Stay Resident)
        driver supplied by your graphics card manufacturer. 

        These TSRs are available free of charge on most BBSs, including 
        Compuserve, America On Line, Genie, Internet, and a host of others. 
        In addition, the dealer that sold you the hardware should have 
        access to the drivers. Should you not have access to these sources,
        the following section lists the numbers of some common video board 
        manufacturers.

        Ahead Systems, Inc.                   ATI Technologies, Inc.
        BBS# (510) 623-0961                   BBS# (416) 756-4591
        Main# (510) 623-0900                  Main# (416) 756-0711

        Boca Research, Inc.                   Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.
        BBS# (407) 241-1601                   BBS# (408) 730-1100
        Main# (407) 241-8088                  Main# (408) 736-2000

        Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.    National Design, Inc.
        BBS# (510) 623-7034 (9600 baud)       BBS# (512) 329-6327
        Main# (510) 623-6050                  Main# (800) 253-8831

        Orchid Technology, Inc.               Trident Microsystems, Inc.
        BBS# (510) 683-0327                   BBS# (415) 691-1016
        Main# (510) 683-0323                  Main# (415) 691-9211

        TrueVision, Inc.                      Tseng Labs
        Main# (317) 576-8788                  Main# (215) 968-0502

UNIVBE:
        UniVBE is a VESA display driver that works on most video cards.
        As an alternative to contacting the previously mentioned companies,
        UniVBE can be downloaded from most major BBSs.

PG MODE (C):
        PG Mode is a method of scaling down the violence in Battle Wrath.
        When PG Mode is off, the game shows full gore - Heads and limbs can
        be severed and blood will flow. With PG Mode on, no severs can take
        place and blood is replaced with 'hit' stars.

        Cerebral Gaming Systems recognizes that the level of violence in
        Battle Wrath may detract from the enjoyment of the game for some 
        people. When the game is first installed a password can be entered
        to prevent underage players from misusing the game. If you downloaded
        this game from a bulletin board, the password should be the ENTER key. 
        To change the password at any time, simply type "PASSWORD" while in 
        the Battle Wrath directory.

        Whenever a player attempts to turn PG Mode off, the game prompts the 
        user for the password. If the entered value is not correct the game
        remains in PG Mode - heads and arms remain firmly attached and no
        blood flows.

        DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD! Cerebral Gaming Systems can NOT retrieve
        this password for you should you lose or forget it. Write it down
        somewhere safe.

HOW TO PLAY:
        The file, WARRIORS.TXT, contains information about controlling the
        individual warriors included with this game. This file is specially
        formatted to be printed and used as a reference sheet.

        General instructions and explanations are included under the
        INSTRUCTIONS icon in the main menu of the game.

HOW TO SELECT A HUMAN PLAYER:
        In the battle menu, click on the P1 or P2 icon. Select the first
        option, "Create New Player". Type in new player's name and press
        return. The new player is now selected. In the future, this player's
        name will appear in the list for selection.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: 
        Included with this release is a FAQ (frequently asked questions) file
        called WRATH.FAQ. If it does not contain an answer to your question,
        or should you have problems, questions, concerns or comments, please
        drop us a line at the following addresses or numbers:

                E-Mail:           73672.1171@Compuserve.com

                U.S. Mail:        Cerebral Gaming Systems - Tech. Support
                                  P.O. Box 10552
                                  Raleigh, N.C. 27605

DISCLAIMER:
        This software is provided "as is". All warranties relating to this 
        software are disclaimed, whether expressed or implied. Cerebral 
        Gaming Systems will not be liable for any special, incidential,
        consequential, indirect or other damages for any reason. In no event 
        shall Cerebral Gaming System's liability for damages ever exceed the 
        price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the 
        form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to
        the quality and performance of the software.

COPYRIGHT:
        Copyright, 1995 Cerebral Gaming Systems. All rights reserved.

        Cerebral Gaming Systems
        P.O. Box 10552
        Raleigh, NC 27605

        Battle Wrath, the Battle Wrath logo, Cerebral Gaming Systems, and the 
        Cerebral Gaming Systems logo are all trademarks of Cerebral Gaming
        Systems. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their
        respective companies.

COPYING THIS GAME:
        Cerebral Gaming Systems encourages you to share the 'free' portion
        of Battle Wrath with others. This includes the game and two original 
        warriors, Razor and Chronos. These are the only warriors that are
        legal to share. You may copy and share this game legally only if you
        are copying unaltered and complete files. If you do share this game
        and help spread it around . . . a sincere thank you from all of us
        at Cerebral Gaming Systems.

        If you are uploading this game to other networks, please include the
        keywords, "Battle", "Wrath", "Blood", "Combat", "Fight", "SVGA",
        "Cerebral", and "Game" in your description or keyword list.
