titanion - strike down super high-velocity swooping insects

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

                                                                                                     Titanion(6)

       Strike down super high-velocity swooping insects.  Fixed shooter in the good old days, 'Titanion'.

       Titanion  is an abstract shooter game. While we fire with one button, the other one acts as a tractor ray
       to attract the enemies and take them to the combat line.

       The game in itself is quite simple, but with such graphics and playability that it's a  great  experience
       to play.

       titanion - strike down super high-velocity swooping insects

       These command-line options are available:

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

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

       -nosound
              Stop the sound.

       -bgmvoln
              Set the volume of the background music. (n = 0 - 128, default = 100)

       -sevoln
              Set the volume of the sound effects. (n = 0 - 128, default = 100)

       -window
              Run in windowed mode.

       -fullscreen
              Run in full-screen mode.

       -exchange
              Exchange the shot button and the beam button.

       -trail Add a trail effect to enemies.

       -noslowdown
              Stop an intentional slowdown.

       -randomized
              Attack patterns of enemies randomly change with each play.

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

       * How to start

       At  the  title  screen,  you can select a game mode (CLASSIC, BASIC, MODERN) with the up/down key. Push a
       shot button to start a game.

       CLASSICmode
               - Sporadic firing.
               - Use a capture beam to make a friend of an enemy.
               - When your ship collides against an enemy, your ship is destroyed.

       BASICmode
               - Middle course.
               - You can use the capture beam anytime.
               - When your ship collides against an enemy, your ship is knocked away.

       MODERNmode
               - Bullet hell.
               - Use a provocation beam to force an enemy to fire more bullets  and  earn  a  bullet  multiplier
              bonus.
               -  When  your  ship collides against an enemy, nothing happens. Your ship and an enemy go through
              each other.

       * How to play

       Avoid incoming bullets and strike down all enemies.

       Controls:

       Move   Arrow / Num / [WASD] / [IJKL] / Stick

       Shot   [Z][L-Ctrl][R-Ctrl][.] / Button 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

               Hold down a button to fire automatically.

               + MODERN mode

                - Hold a provocation beam button at the same time

                  to slow down speed of your ship and fire intensively.

       Capturebeam/Provocationbeam
              [X][L-Alt][R-Alt][L-Shift][R-Shift][/][Return] / Button 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

               + CLASSIC mode - Capture beam
                You can capture enemies with the capture beam.
                To fire the capture beam, a capture beam energy (displayed in the left panel)
                should be full. The capture beam energy increased when you destroy an enemy.
                Captured enemies are lined up beside the player and
                counterattack to other enemies.
                Your ship is invincible when you are firing the capture beam.

               + BASIC mode - Capture beam
                You can use the capture beam anytime, but your ship isn't invincible
                while firing.

               + MODERN mode - Provocation beam

                The provocation beam forces an enemy to fire more bullets and
                you can earn more bullet multiplier bonus.
                You have to release the shot button to fire the provocation beam.

       Pause  [P]

       Exit/Returntothetitle
              [ESC]

       Multiplier:

       A score multiplier is displayed in the upper right. It increases when you destroy a enemy  and  decreases
       slowly when the enemy is on the screen.

       Proximity multiplier:

       BASICmode
              When you destroy an enemy at close range, you can get a proximity multiplier (Max x16).

       Bullet multiplier:

       MODERNmode
              When  you  destroy  a  pink  midsize  enemy, bullets flying side-by-side are changed into a bullet
              multiplier in a chain reaction. Use the provocation beam to the midsize enemy to get higher bonus.

       Extra ship:

       CLASSICmode
              You earn an extra ship every 100,000 points.

       BASICmode
              You earn an extra ship every 1,000,000 points.

       MODERNmode
              A score to earn the next extra ship is displayed in the upper left.