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                      **** LA CORONA ENCANTADA (RK714) ****

                               KAROSHI CORPORATION



                              Release date: 31-1-09

                                for the MSXdev'08

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*** STORY

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"Stories are told about the kings of the ancient country of Hyoth always

wearing an enchanted crown that gives them the power to reign."



"Once upon a time, the evil Royal Advisor, guided by his greed, commanded

one of his servants to steal the crown. He, ignoring the warnings from the

maleficent advisor, got the crown and put it on his head..."



"The Enchanted Crown, feeling that its new master wasn't in his right to wear

it, invoked a terrible curse in the whole region and, as punishment, it

transformed the body of the fool servant into golden coins and freezed in

ice the damsel who was destined to be the future queen."



"Only gathering the 20 golden coins, the doors will open, where the traitor

awaits impatient for you, the real kingdom heir, to recover the lost crown

to save your fiance..."







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*** HOW TO PLAY LA CORONA ENCANTADA

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You must travel the lands of Hyoth to recover the 20 coins that are

dispersed in the whole region. Once recovered, the walls imprisioning the

Enchanted Crown will open, and you will be able to get it.



When you have the crown, you must find your bride to remove the curse that

freezes her. But you must hurry, as you have a limited time to succeed in

your mission: if the time reaches to its end, the curse will become irreversible

and you will fail.



But there is more than travel the map searching for the coins: the cursed

reign is full of dangerous creatures and ogres. You must try not to get in

touch with them as their touch is mortal. You have an energy bar that will

be decreasing once you suffer the enemies' attacks. If the bar disappears, your

adventure will come to its end. The enemies go from vultures, spiders and

snakes to carven bats, skulls, little trolls and even giant ogres.



In your quest you must travel the woods, the skies, the caverns and the

castle. There are areas that you won't be able to access at first: you

only need the correct lever to open all the way to the caverns or to build

a bridge to the castle. There are many levers inside the map: find them all

to open new paths and check all the areas.



Each time you get a coin, its magic powers will make your energy bar to

increase a bit. Learn how to use the coins in order to always have one near

to recover energies when necessary.





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*** CONTROLS

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LEFT - Walk to the left

RIGHT - Walk to the right

UP - High jump

DOWN - Long jump



SPACE - Start the game

ESC - Abort



Mastering the jump distances will be crucial to succeed in your quest.

Get familiar with your abilities to get more options to win.





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*** ITEMS

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COINS - There are 20 coins throughout the whole reign. You need to get them all

for the path to the Enchanted Crown to be opened. They are most everywhere,

find them.



LEVERS - It is necessary to use certain levers to open new paths to unaccesible

areas. The levers produce changes, learn the use of each of them. Some will

open holes, other create platforms or bridges...



CROWN - Is the Enchanted Crown, the item every king needs in Hoth in order to

rule. Due to its profanation, it is imprisoned into the depths of the 

castle, waiting for someone worthy to its powers. Get it to save the princess

from her curse.





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*** DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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GAME CREATED BY KAROSHI CORPORATION



..DIRECTION, CODE AND GRAPHICS:

Jon Cortzar



..ADDITIONAL CODE, SUPPORT AND APPLICATIONS:

Eduardo Robsy



..MUSICAL REPLAYER AND SFX:

Jos Vicente Mas



..MUSIC COMPOSER:

Sergio Vaquer



..TESTING TEAM:

Kepa Cortzar, Salvador Perugorra, Toni Cano-Caballero, Aratz Juanes



Special thanks to Albert Beevendorp.



Dedicated with all my love to the little Iker.



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http://www.karoshicorp.com

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