NAME

       mu-cade - chase action game

DESCRIPTION

       The Physics Centipede Invasion Smashup waggly shmup, 'Mu-cade'

       Mu-cade  is  another  shoot-em-up  game  by  Kenta  Cho. In this game Kenta has introduced
       physics into his formula of hardcore shooting games. Similar in some ways to Asteroids and
       Nibbles, the playing area is a rectangular arena in which vessel-snakes have only one idea
       at the head: expelling the others into the vacuum. You incarnate one of them,  and  you'll
       quickly realize the subtlety of the goal: your tail lengthens as you destroy your enemies.

OPTIONS

       These command-line options are available:

       -brightness n
              Set the brightness of the screen. (n = 0 - 100, default = 100)

       -res x y
              Set the screen resolution to (x, y). (default = 640, 480)

       -nosound
              Stop the sound.

       -window
              Launch the game in a window.

       -fullscreen
              Launch the game in fullscreen mode.

       -exchange
              Exchange a shot key and a cut off key.

       -rotatestick2 n
              Rotate the direction of the stick2 in n degrees.

       -reversestick2
              Reverse the direction of the stick2.

       -disablestick2
              Disable the input of the stick2.

       -enableaxis5
              Use the input of axis 5 to fire shots and axis 3 to cut off the tail. (for Xbox 360
              wired controller)

USAGE

       Keep your ship from falling down and push enemies out of the way.

       Controls:

       Move
               Arrow / Num / [WASD] / Stick1 (Axis 1, 2)

       Fire shots / Hold direction
               [Z][L-Ctrl][R-Ctrl][.] / Trigger 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
               [IJKL] / Stick2 (Axis 3 or 5, 4)

              Hold a key to open automatic fire and hold the direction of a ship. Tap  a  key  to
              take a turn while firing.

               You  can  also  fire  shots with the second stick. (If you have a problem with the
              direction of the stick2, try '-rotatestick2'  and  '-reversestick2'  options.  e.g.
              '-rotatestick2  -90  -reversestick2')  (If you are using Xbox 360 wired controller,
              use '-enableaxis5' option.)

       Cut off the tail

               [X][L-Alt][R-Alt][L-Shift][R-Shift]
               [/][Return][Space] / Trigger 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

              Cut off the tail of your ship. This action also  wipes  out  all  bullets  and  you
              obtain powerful shots for a while.

       Pause
               [P]

       Exit / Return to the title
               [ESC]

       Tail multiplier:

       The  tail  of  your  ship  becomes  longer  when you push an enemy out and you get a score
       multiplier.

       Extra ship:

       You earn an extra ship 50,000 and every 200,000 points.

SEE ALSO

       You    can    find    more    about    the    game    on    its    homepage:     Homepage:
       http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/mcd_e.html

AUTHOR

       Mu-cade has been written by Kenta Cho <cs8k-cyu@asahi-net.or.jp>

                                                                                       Mu-cade(6)