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CONTENTS
INHALT
SOMMAIRE
CONTENIDO
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Starting the game
31 Das spiel starten
53 Commencer la partie
77 Instalacíon del juego
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How to play Riot
32 Und so wird riot gespielt
54 Comment jouer a Riot
78 Cómo jugar a Riot
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Controls
34 Die Menüs
56 Les Menus
80 Los Menús
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The Menus
43 Spiel optionen
67 Options de jeu
92 Configuracíon de las teclas
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Define keys
44 Anzeige optionen
69 Definition des touches
93 Cómo guardar opciones
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Saved games
45 Tastenbelegung
70 Sauvegarder les options
94 Ficha Técnica
Save options
47 Mitwirkende
23 Crédits
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Credits
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LA SPORTING TIMES,
USN, SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2078.
“
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M
GOING TO DO BUT I’M TOLD
THAT THOSE RIOT LEAGUE
TEAM CHAIRMEN ARE PAYING
GREAT SALARIES.
MAYBE I’LL GET HOOKED UP
WITH ONE OF THE RIOT
TEAMS, THEY’RE ON THE LOOK
OUT FOR EX-PROS.
”
DANNY O’NEILL,
USN, MONDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2078.
LAS VEGAS SENTINEL,
SATURDAY 28TH DECEMBER 2078
“
I’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN BOXING
PROMOTION ALL MY LIFE.
WIZARD LONGTON IS BOXING
IN THIS FAIR COUNTRY. AN’,YOU
KNOW, WAY BACK IN THE DARK,
DARK DAYS WHEN I WAS IN
PRISON I MADE MYSELF A VOW.
AN’ YOU KNOW WHAT THAT VOW
WAS? TO HELP THOSE BOYS
INSIDE WHO HAD STRAYED FROM
THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
SO CUT WIZARD LONGTON
OPEN TODAY AND HE BLEED
BOXING. AND I’M TELLIN’
YOU THIS IS A GRAVE DAY
INDEED FOR THIS THE
SPORT OF LORDS.
”
WIZARD LONGTON,
CNS, SATURDAY 28TH DECEMBER 2078.
FOOTBALL IS DEAD.
BASKETBALL IS DEAD.
ICE HOCKEY IS DEAD.
BOXING IS DEAD.
LONG LIVE RIOT!!!
GRAFFITI ON TIJUANA TYRANTS
STADIUM WALL
STARTING THE GAME
To play Riot on your PC follow these simple instructions.
WINDOWS 95
When the Riot disc is inserted, the game will install automatically. Should the autorun not work then follow the instructions below to install the game.
1. From Windows 95 Start Bar, Select Run.
2. Type x:\setup, where x is the drive letter of your CD-ROM (eg. d:\setup)
3. Click on OK.
DOS
1. Change your current drive to be the drive containing the CD ROM. For example, if your CD is drive D, type D: and press Enter. Change directory into DOS ie. type CD
DOS. Press Enter.
2. Type INSTALL and press Enter.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
To run the game after installation.
1. At the C:\>prompt, change to your RIOT subdirectory, i.e. type CD GAMES\RIOT
2. Type RIOT and press Enter to run the game.
PLAYERS
Sven Bartelski,
Clemens Von Reuden,
Kurt Sammer,
Matthias Vonk,
Thomas Zolt,
Rudi Francke.
HOW TO PLAY RIOT
RIOT is a very simple game to play. Two teams compete against
each other in a brutal blend of ice hockey, basketball and bare
knuckle fighting. The first human player is identified by a yellow
triangle underneath the Riot team member, the second by a blue
triangle and the third by a purple triangle. Computer controlled
players are denoted by the fact that they have no controlling
triangle underneath them. For instance, if you are playing a
game where there are three human players on one side versus
the computer, the first human player will control the Riot team
member denoted by a yellow triangle, the second human player
will control the Riot team member denoted by a blue triangle etc.
Each team also has a star player. If you take control of the star
player, the triangle will change to a star in the same colour.
The object of Riot is to score more points than your opponent
within a set time limit. Points are scored by throwing the plasma
ball into the goal hoop suspended above the middle of the court.
However, before either team can score any points they must
‘charge’ the plasma ball. Each team’s charger is centrally located
in their opponent’s territory at the opposite end of the court. To
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charge the ball a team must pass the ball and keep possession
while moving down to their opponent’s end of the court. Once a
team gets around their opponents the player in possession must
place the ball in the charger.
Once charged, the ball will glow with the following colours.
Home team - blue • Away team - green
It can then be shot towards the goal. If a player happens to score
with a plasma ball that has been charged by the opposition then
that will count as an own goal. If a plasma ball has been charged
and then possession lost, the team that has just gained
possession must pass the ball down to the opposite end of the
court and recharge it before a goal can be scored that will add to
their own points total. The court is split into zones and where a
player stands (within the 3, 2 or 1 point zone) when he scores a
goal will determine the points value awarded. Other than that
there is only one rule. And that is that there are no rules. No
fouls either. Punch, kick and charge your way to victory. Or play a
tactically astute passing game. It’s for you to work out which
approach works best.
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CONTROLLING YOUR PLAYERS WHEN DEFENDING/ATTACKING
X
Block goal attempt
Z
Forward Slide
C
Fight
GENERAL
Cursor Keys
Return
Esc
INSERT
DELETE
Move player
Pause Game
Display in game options when game is paused
Short airhorn
Long airhorn
N.B. These are the default keys. If you wish to change them, go
into the Options Menu and use the Define Keys option to
re-configure the keys to your satisfaction.
IN GAME ONLY
F1
Next camera angle
F2
Previous camera angle
F3
Reflections on/off
F4
All lighting on/off
F5
Low detail player models
F6
Medium detail player models
F7
High detail player models
F8
Floor textures
F9
Floor scoring zone lines
F10
Stadium on/off
Using the F keys allows you to tailor the game to the
specification of your machine. For instance, setting the player
details on low and turning off the reflections will allow the game
to run faster when using a lower spec. machine.
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M Buss,
PLAYERS
CONTROLLING YOUR PLAYERS WHEN IN POSSESSION OF THE
PLASMA BALL
X
Shoot
Z
Charge Plasma Ball/Pass
S
High pass
C
Fight
I Schumacher,
A Mayer,
C Walter,
H Gerlinger
POWER - UPS
During the course of a game the crowd will throw these onto the
Riot court. To activate the power up simply make your player run
over it. The effect will be immediate and lasts for up to 30
seconds. Similar in appearance to the plasma ball there are five
types of power-ups.
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PLAYERS
Frankie Mills,
Dom Lambert,
Mel Halford,
Al Tait,
Chet Williams,
Danny Wang
SPEED UP
Player moves up to 3 times faster than normal.
THE MAIN MENU
POWER PUNCH
Up to 3 times the normal punching power.
POWER SHOT
Player throws the ball faster and harder. This makes an effective
weapon when the ball is thrown at an opponent.
HEALTH
Restores player energy to maximum.
HAWKEYE
Ultimate accuracy of passing and shooting.
THE MENUS
Riot has two game environments, the menus and the matches.
When in the menu system, use the cursor keys or mouse to
highlight each option box. Press the Enter key or click the mouse
to select the option currently highlighted. Press the Esc key to
back up one screen anywhere within the menu system.
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FRIENDLY
A one off exhibition game.
Select this to access the TEAM SELECTION menu.
LEAGUE
A full season of 30 games where you play each team twice in
home and away fixtures.
Select this to access the LEAGUE GAME menu.
TOURNAMENT
A knock out competition playable over 2, 3 or 4 rounds involving
up to 16 game players.
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NETWORK
Allows you to set up a network game involving up to 8 players.
Select this to access the NETWORK menu
Pick your teams as follows. Use the cursor keys to scroll through
the team choices. Press Enter to select the team of your choice.
Leads to PLAYER SELECT menu.
PLAYER SELECT MENU
Vladimir Bachisksi,
Victor Popov,
PLAYERS
Select this to access the TOURNAMENT menu.
Alexandra Onopko,
Anton Lima,
Yuri Andropov,
Alexei Garigj
OPTIONS
Select this to access the OPTIONS menu.
SHOW CREDITS
Select this to view the CREDITS list.
TEAM SELECTION MENU
Shows teams chosen and allows player to allocate teams. If you
are playing in friendly mode use the cursor keys to move the
Player 1 icon under the team of your choice. If you are playing in
league mode the Player 1 icon will be under the team you chose
in the TEAM SELECTION menu.
When you are happy with the allocation of gameplayers to RIOT
teams you may then view your chosen team profiles by moving
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PLAYERS
Andy Lowe,
Ravindra Parasara,
John Duffy,
Ali McLean,
Guy Sinclair,
the highlighting effect over the VIEW TEAM icon and pressing
Enter. This will bring up the TEAM EDITOR menu.
TEAM EDITOR MENU
Robbie Jones
PLAYERS
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over this
option. Then use the left and right cursor keys to cycle through
the players. You may use the INSERT and DELETE keys to change
the face of the player whose name is currently highlighted. When
you have found the face you want press Enter. Name the player
using the cursor keys to highlight letters and by pressing Enter to
select. When you have entered a name move the highlighting
effect over END and the name you have chosen will be stored. Do
this for all six players in your team.
You may edit together a team of your choice from within this
menu. To do so follow these instructions.
MANAGER
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over this
option. Press Enter to confirm. Type in the name of your team.
When you have entered a name (maximum 12 letters) move the
highlighting effect over END and the name you have chosen will
be stored.
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EDIT YOUR TEAM
Now that you have names and faces for your custom team you
need to dictate their skills. Scroll through the player names using
the cursor keys. When the name of your choice is displayed use
the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over the Edit Your
Team option. This will automatically move the highlighting effect
into the skills column and you will be able to adjust that player’s
skill level. Use the up and down cursor keys to move the
highlighting effect over the skill you wish to alter. Choose from STAMINA, SPEED, POWER, ACCURACY. Use the ATTACK (C) and
PASS (Z) keys to scroll the skill level.
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When playing in League and Championship mode you will find
that winning games will increase the amount of energy available
to strengthen your team.
SAVE
Once you have compiled a team that you wish to save use the
Cursor keys to highlight the Save option and press Enter to select
it. The team you have compiled will then be saved and the file
will be automatically named after your manager.
LOAD
Loads a previously saved team. Use the Cursor keys to highlight
your chosen team and press Enter to select it. The team you have
selected will then be loaded. When you return to the PLAYER
SELECT menu you will see that although the team name remains
the same your customised players will have replaced the usual
line up.
Rich Roberts,
John Anthony,
PLAYERS
You will notice at the bottom of the screen that your team has
been given a TEAM ENERGY bar. Each time you decrease an
individual player’s skill level the overall team energy increases.
In the same way if you increase an individual players skill level
the overall team energy runs down. It is important to be tactically
aware when assigning skills otherwise you may find that your
team has one very strong player surrounded by weak team
mates. A balanced team with the right blend of skills is the key
to success.
James Fairclough,
Lloyd Nicholas,
Peter McDonald,
Sid Jones
When you have made any necessary changes return to the
PLAYER SELECT menu, move the highlighting effect over the
CONTINUE icon and then press Enter. The friendly game will
then begin.
AFTER GAME MENU - FRIENDLY
Following the game a final results table will be shown which
displays various statistics about the game just played. Press Enter
to bypass this and the game will return to the Main Menu.
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PLAYERS
Alexandre de Morvielle,
François Payet,
LEAGUE GAME MENU (One Player Only)
Jacques Cordier,
Richard Landrian,
Luc Amoretto,
choice. Press Enter to select and your choice will be loaded.
(See section AFTER GAME MENU - LEAGUE for details on how to
save a current league season)
AFTER GAME MENU - LEAGUE
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Use the cursor keys to move between the menu choices. Press
Enter to select. Choose between:
SELECT TEAM
Leads to TEAM SELECTION menu. After bringing this menu up the
procedure is identical to that outlined in the section that covers
creating a FRIENDLY game.
LOAD SEASON
Leads to Load/Save menu. Use the cursor keys to move the
highlighting effect over the previously saved season of your
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Following the game a final results table will be shown which
displays various statistics about the game just played. Press Enter
to bypass this and the game will take you to a further menu
where you can make further selections from the choices below.
PLAY GAME
Select this to continue with the next league fixture.
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SAVE
Select this to save your position in the current league season. To
save your current league position use the cursor keys to highlight
your chosen saved game and press Enter to select it. Your current
season will then be saved.
VIEW LEAGUE
Shows your standing in the current season.
QUIT SEASON
Select this to quit the current season.
TOURNAMENT MENU
Shane Baye,
Stefan Denis,
PLAYERS
LOAD
Select this to load a previously saved league season. Use the
cursor keys to highlight your chosen saved season and press
Enter to select it.
The season you have selected will then be loaded.
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Reg Tupper,
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Use the cursor keys to move between the menu choices. Press
Enter to select. Choose between:
SET UP MATCH
Leads to SET UP MATCH menu.
LOAD T’MENT
Leads to load/save menu. Use the cursor keys to move the
highlighting effect over the previously saved tournament of your
choice. Press Enter and your choice will be loaded.
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PLAYERS
Vic Hernandez,
Raul Martino,
SET UP MATCH MENU
Chi Valder,
Vince Curuna,
Toni Richer,
Ralph Panico
as outlined in the section titled TEAM SELECTION. Once each
player has selected a team the knockout fixtures will be
displayed. Press Enter to continue and this leads to the PLAYER
SELECT menu, which allows the game player to allocate teams as
outlined in the section titled PLAYER SELECT menu. Once you
have edited the team to your satisfaction press Enter to continue
and play the game.
AFTER GAME MENU - TOURNAMENT
Use the cursor keys to move between the menu choices. Then use
the left and right cursor keys to scroll through the choices.
NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Choose a tournament of either 2, 3 or 4 rounds.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Choose a tournament involving up to 16 game players.
CONTINUE
Leads to TEAM SELECTION menu. Each player must select a team
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Following a game you will be shown a stats table about the game
just played. Press Enter. This takes you to a further menu which
shows the next round of fixtures to be played in the tournament.
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over the
Continue icon and press Enter. The menu structure from here is
identical to that described in the sections titled TEAM SELECTION,
PLAYER SELECT and TEAM EDITOR MENUS.
NETWORK MENU
Up to eight gamers can play network Riot simultaneously. Each
player wishing to join the game must be running their own
version of Riot.
The term HOST refers to the computer that sets up the new game.
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To set the name of your computer, access GAME OPTIONS from
the MAIN MENU options. Once there select NETWORK NAME and
type in the new name for your computer. Once the name is set
up, all players must select NETWORK from the MAIN MENU.
All active games are displayed down the left side of the screen.
All active players in the current game are displayed down the
right. All players will always start in the CHATROOM. To change
the game you are in, select the ACTIVE GAMES option and use
the up and down keys to select different games.
Each player can send a message to all other players in the same
game by selecting the SEND MESSAGE option, then typing their
message and pressing Enter.
and down keys to highlight the game of their choice. They must
press Enter or select JOIN GAME to confirm the choice. All
players that have joined will be highlighted in red on the
PLAYERS list and they now become CLIENTS. When all players
who wish to take part have joined the game, the HOST must
select the START GAME option.
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Dimitri Romanov,
PLAYERS
The term CLIENT refers to all other computers in the network (up
to 7 other computers). In order to set up a network game follow
these simple instructions.
Karl Litbarski,
Georgy Mialosovic,
Andrei Rashanikov,
Kharin Leshnev
The HOST then selects the two teams who are to play against
each other. Then all players must select which team they wish to
play on. Following this the HOST must select PLAY GAME and the
game will begin.
N.B. The network play option only allows you to play a friendly
game and it is not possible to pause the action during a game. To
exit from a network game, press Esc. All other players will
continue playing.
To begin a new game, select NEW GAME. You will see the new
game in the ACTIVE GAMES list. Now all other players can join
the game by selecting the ACTIVE GAMES option and using the up
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PLAYERS
Danny O’Neill,
Kirk Warschega,
IN GAME MENUS
Toni Casaraghi,
Earl Lee,
Jeff Johnson,
Chad Earnhardt
At half time in each game there will be a stats table displayed
showing how each team has progressed during that half. When
you want to begin the second half simply press Enter.
You may also press Enter at any time during a game to pause the
action. Once the game is paused press Esc to bring up the IN
GAME menu. You can then alter a wide range of in-game settings
as follows.
CAMERA MODE
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over this
option. Use the left and right cursor keys to scroll through all the
camera angles available.
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SUBSTITUTIONS
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over this
option. You will then see a list of the four players currently in the
game and the two substitutes to the right.
If you want to make a substitution use the cursor keys to move
the highlighting effect over SWAP PLAYER and press Enter to
confirm. Then use the up and down cursor keys to move the
highlighting effect over the player that you wish to remove from
the game. Press Enter to confirm your choice. Following this the
highlighting effect will move over the two substitutes available.
Use the cursor keys to highlight the player you wish to take to
the field of play. Press Enter to confirm.
The substitution will not take place until the next goal is scored.
AUDIO OPTIONS
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over this
option. Press Enter to confirm. You may then adjust the FX and
audio volumes.
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THE OPTIONS MENU
Len Toshi,
Ken Yakua,
PLAYERS
REPLAY
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over this
option. Press Enter to confirm. Now use the cursor keys to view
the replay.
Masakuzu Suzoki,
Shinichi Sadaaki,
Keiso Shimakawa,
Teruhisa Takashi
Press the up cursor key to run the replay at normal speed.
The down cursor key to reverse the replay at normal speed.
The left cursor key to rewind and the right cursor key to fast
forward. Press the space bar to change the camera views. Press
Esc to exit the Replay mode and return to the In Game Menu.
ABORT GAME
Leaves current game.
The OPTIONS menu can be accessed from the Main Menu. Once
in the OPTIONS MENU you can choose to alter a wide range of
in-game settings from the list set out below.
CONTINUE
Return to current game.
Use the cursor keys to move the highlighting effect around the
menu choices. Press Enter to implement your choice.
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PLAYERS
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GAME OPTIONS
A Merier,
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AUDIO MODE
Use the up and down cursor keys to highlight this option. Then
use the left and right cursor keys to scroll between surround,
stereo and mono sound.
MASTER VOLUME
Use the up and down cursor keys to highlight this option. Then
use the left and right cursor keys to adjust the master volume
along a sliding scale.
FX VOLUME
Use the up and down cursor keys to highlight this option. Then
use the left and right cursor keys to adjust the FX volume along a
sliding scale.
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CD AUDIO
Use the up and down cursor keys to highlight this option. Then
use the left and right cursor keys to adjust the in game music
along a sliding scale.
STICK TYPE (DOS ONLY)
Allows you to change your joystick type from 2, 4 or 6 button.
NETWORK NAME
Allows you to change your name when playing a new
network game.
EXIT
Return to Options Menu
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the original resolution. If you press Enter or choose the SELECT
option the chosen resolution will be the default. Use the SAVE
OPTIONS feature to save this.
REFLECTIONS
Use the cursor keys to highlight and press Enter to confirm.
Toggles reflections on and off.
CAMERA MODE
Use the up and down cursor keys to highlight this option.
Then use the left and right cursor keys to scroll through
several camera angles. The one you pick will be the default for
every match.
SCREEN MODE
Choose the screen mode that is most suitable for your PC.
Average modes are 320 x 200, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 800 x 600
etc. Choose the mode you want from the list and it will show you
a test for 10 seconds. If you do nothing the screen will return to
Brad Ramsay,
Georgio Costas,
PLAYERS
GFX OPTIONS
Zoot Hagi,
Mel Davies,
Jimmy Barnes,
Bruce Chadwick
MODEL DETAIL
Use the cursor keys to highlight and press Enter to confirm.
Choose between low, medium and high model detail.
FLOOR LINES
Use the cursor keys to highlight and press Enter to confirm.
Toggles floor lines on and off.
LIGHTING
Use the cursor keys to highlight and press Enter to confirm.
Toggles lighting on and off.
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PLAYERS
Juan Sanchez,
Herve Meringuez,
Jaime Gonzalez,
Hugo Rodriguez,
Jose-Maria Domingo,
Sol Astilla
FLOOR TEXTURE
Use the cursor keys to highlight and press Enter to confirm.
Toggles floor texture on and off.
SAVED GAMES
STADIUM
Use the cursor keys to highlight and press Enter to confirm
Toggles stadium on and off.
EXIT
Return to Options Menu.
DEFINE KEYS
Allows you to change the control configuration. Highlight the key
you want to change and press Enter. Then press the key that you
wish to adopt the control. When you are happy with your
changes, go to Exit and say YES to SAVE KEYS when prompted.
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This screen allows you to delete previously saved leagues,
configurations, teams etc.
DELETE
Use the Cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over the
game you wish to delete. This will now be automatically selected.
Use the Cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over the
DELETE option. Press Enter. An on screen prompt will appear
asking if you are sure this is the file you wish to delete. Select
YES and the file will be deleted.
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SAVE OPTIONS
Once you have configured the front end settings such as controls,
audio settings, camera angles etc. you may save them. Use the
Cursor keys to move the highlighting effect over the Save
Options icon and press Enter. Your choices will then be saved and
automatically titled Riot Configuration.
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John Chan,
Tosikatu Yukikoku,
PLAYERS
EXIT
Return to Options Menu.
Mariko Hashimoto,
Mo Lazuna,
Megumi Inoue,
Kaji Hasegaura
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CREDITS
PSYGNOSIS CREDITS
SENIOR PRODUCER
Tony Parkes
MANAGING DIRECTOR ASIA
Ian Grieve
MANUAL, PACKAGING AND DESIGN
Peter Dyke
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Paul Evason
QA MANAGER
Kevin Turner
HEAD PRODUCER
Steve Riding
BETA TEAM LEADER
Dave Parkinson
PRODUCT MANAGERS
Lisa Cheney
UK
Clemens Wangerin Germany
Caroline DuPuy
France
Sam Stewart
Australia
MUSIC - written, played and
recorded by
Dave Lowe
PROJECT MANAGER
David Riley
BETA TESTING
Stephen Allen, Andrew Santos
SOUND EFFECTS
Tim Swan
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Dawn Hickman
ALPHA TESTING
Paul Tweedle
COMMENTARY
Howard Clough, Dave Turner
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING
Nick Garnell
MANUAL AND PACKAGING TEXT
Huw Thomas
BEYOND REALITY
PROGRAMMING
Andrew Bond, Graeme Love,
Tim Swan
GRAPHICS
Lee Doyle, Graham McCormick
Craig Lawson, Dale Thomson
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PR MANAGERS
Mark Blewitt
Ingo Zaborowski
Benoite Lavie
Stefanie Wassall
Carolyn Seager
UK
Germany
France
Australia
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