NOITU LOVE 2: DEVOLUTION
Copyright Joakim Sandberg, 2008
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Thank you for buying this game! I hope you enjoy the experience and thanks
to your support I can start more projects!

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CONTENTS:
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1. Developer Information
2. Story
3. Controls
4. Extra Features
5. Tips



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1. DEVELOPER INFORMATION
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Website: http://www.konjak.org
Contact: mr.noitu@gmail.com

This game was made by me, Joakim Sandberg, or "konjak". It is an
expression of what I love, fast and accessible action video games,
and the way I want them to be. I hope that you can enjoy it as
well, and that this in turn makes you look forward to my future
projects. I really appreciate your support!


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2. STORY
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"In 2088, cities around the world
decided to create organizations
that would maintain the peace
that had been established after
the 'orbital wars'.

Remnant hostile groups of
the war were vanquished
and for 90 years peace
largely remained.

But then a madman...
Darnacus Damnation...
decided to disturb the
tranquility with his
army of Grinning Darns.

He attempted to overthrow
society multiple times, but
each time the Peacekeepers'
prodigy was there to stop
his continuing assaults.

That hero was Noitu Love.
With the help of his
co-worker Lori he would
always bring an end to
every threat.

In 2188, after an attempt to
turn all the world's people to
monkeys using banned and dangerous
technology called "Evomatics",
Darnacus would finally meet his
demise by the hands of Noitu.

Using the Evomatics, Noitu could
assume many forms, like an ape or
a man with a further developed
mind.

Though Darnacus' body was never
found in the aftermath, he was
never seen or heard of again.

Doppelori, a cyborg decoy
made by Darnacus in Lori's
image, was taken into
custody and eventually
turned off and put away.

After that, peace returned,
and nobody thought back on it.

But many years later...
in the world of 2288...

History will repeat itself
in more ways than one."

'Noitu Love 2: Devolution' starts out with our heroine, Xoda Rap, getting
a distress call from her operative Almond about a mysterious "grinning
horde of robots" attacking Omicron City.

She can feel in her blood what is going on and sets out to stop the new
onslaught of Grinning Darns.


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3. CONTROLS
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*** Menus and most of the game is interacted with using the MOUSE. ***

It is always recommended to play the TUTORIAL located at the TITLE SCREEN before playing,
as it will reveal more information than is explained here later on.


A, D or the Left/Right Arrow Keys:	Run left and right.

Holding S or Down Arrow Key:		Duck (can still run), and get off hooks.

W or Up Arrow Key:			Jump, Wall Jump, and get off hooks.

Left Mouse Button:			Punch rapidly. Click on an enemy to quickly
					fly to their position and start punching.

					Click on a green hook to fly to it and grab
					hold of it.

					Hold the button down to charge up an attack
					that flies off towards the crosshair. Doing
					the same while flying to a clicked enemy
					lets you throw them in very much the same
					fashion.

Right Mouse Button:			Place a shield if pointer is held still.

					Flick the mouse left/right/up when the button
					is held to do special moves. The same moves
					can be performed if you double-tap the
					directional keyboard keys.


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4. EXTRA FEATURES
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*** Save System Information ***

Whenever the game goes to the LEVEL BEAT-screen it will save records, and it should be
done before the ratings letter can appear on the screen.

At the LEVEL BEAT-screen and the GAME OVER-screen you can choose to Save & Quit. When
you do you can save your exact position in the game, but you are forced to quit as well
so that it doesn't break from the difficulty. At the TITLE SCREEN you choose the
"Continue"-option in the second menu after choosing to start the game. There is only
one save slot, so any saving without playing from the Continue option on the TITLE
SCREEN will replace the old save.

Similarily, there is a third slot available at that menu. It is designated for "Backup",
and it only appears if the game suddenly ended in the middle of a level due most likely
to an unexpecred crash in the program. You will be able to continue near where it
happened with your stats close to what you had. Sorry for the inconvenience. If a level
in the game is run at any time the Backup-save will disappear, even if you did not
choose to play from Backup.

*** Health Cap ***

What this setting does (located in Extras on the TITLE SCREEN) is it forces the health
bar to only be able to reach a certain amount. It is added as a challenge to players
and has no other purpose than that.

*** Ratings ***

After beating a level you are given a rating based on your performance. The available
ratings are (in ascending order) D, C, B, A and S. Once you have beaten the game you
can view ratings as well as other records in Extras > Go To Records on the TITLE
SCREEN. There is no special unlockable to get by achieving S on everything.


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5. TIPS
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*** When you are right next to enemies you can just start clicking Left Mouse Button
    to start attacking (as long as the pointer isn't on a different enemy) to start
    attacking it faster without the need to travel.

*** If you hit an enemy when you are in the air and have already done the upwards
    spinning attack, you are able to do it again (after any attack on an enemy).

*** Officially there is no special move for flicking downwards or double-tapping
    down, but if you do you will fall faster and it can help to avoid sudden
    attacks coming at you in the air.

*** If you right click while punching or even while travelling to an enemy you will
    immediately cancel the action.

*** Most places that ask you to wall-jump can just as well be passed over by jumping
    and then performing a spinning move. But it's less cool.

*** Throwing enemies at other enemies is the strongest offense Xoda has.

*** On some enemies that shoot bombs at you, if you place the shield on top of them
    as they fire they will damage themselves.


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