Instructions for
Spitfire 40
Mirrorsoft, 1986
Written by Chris Owen, HTML'd by Arnt Gulbrandsen.
Controls
Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor
Aim of the game
As a Spitfire pilot taking to the air for the first time in the
hot, deadly summer of 1940, this game follows your career in the air...
Game play
On loading the game you'll have to choose one of the pre-set
pilots or load in a saved game. Having done this, choose between
Practice, Combat and Combat Practice modes. Practice is fairly
self-explanatory; it simply allows you to get a feel for the Spitfire
without any German harassment.
The two combat modes pit you against enemy fighters. Combat Practice
puts you in the air directly behind a German fighter, giving you the
opportunity to practice and hopefully improve your dogfighting
technique. (A tip: look in your rear mirror every so often!). In true
Combat mode, you are placed in an ongoing war situation; you have to
take off, seek out the enemy (using the map) and engage them. Once
you've defeated them, you then have to land safely back at your
airstrip. If you succeed, you can save the game to tape as a Log file
recording your career to date.
The game is mostly controlled using two separate screens - one shows
the instruments and the other the view from the cockpit. A map screen
can be referred to while you're flying to help you find the current
position of yourself and the enemy planes. The main overview map
shows the south-east of England with your plane marked in red and
enemy fighters in black. If your Spitfire is inside one of the three
squares drawn on this map, you can examine the ground below you in
close-up detail by pressing N.
Comments
"An excellent simulation which should appeal to arcade
players too".
Rating
90% (CRASH #28, March 1986)
Now
It's not exactly PACIFIC STRIKE or OVERLORD... but as a very
simple (by modern standards) flight sim, it's not bad at all.
Keys
Up - P
Down - L
Left - A
Right - S
Fire - Shift or ;
Increase power - Q
Decrease power - W
Flaps - F
Landing gear - G (toggles)
Brakes - B
Overview map - M
Close-up map - N (accessed via overview map)
Screen toggle - Space (switches between instrument
and cockpit views)
Nettverksgruppa, 10/9-94, sinclair@nvg.ntnu.no