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	MicroProse Presents
			  
			  X-COM: Terran Defense Force


	MicroProse is planning to release X-COM: Terran Defense Force in 
	the United States. X-COM: Terran Defense Force is a futuristic 
	game of strategy and tactical combat in which the player 
	defends the Earth from alien invasion.

	The game involves the player at two different levels: 
	In-depth strategy as the player controls the operation 
	of bases that he builds all over the World to cope with 
	the alien threat and tense "seek and destroy" tactical 
	play.


	Storyline:

	It is the year 1999. Sightings of alien craft have 
	increased dramatically throughout the World. All attempts 
	at peaceful communications have been met with hostility. 
	Reports arrive daily of kidnappings, murder, terrorism, 
	and killings of cattle and domestic animals.

	The nations of the world have decided that they must join 
	forces to combat the alien threat. To this end, a special 
	defense force named XComm is set up with collective funding 
	from all countries.

	You are the commander of XComm.

	Game Features:

	-  In-depth strategy involving scientific research, weapons 
	   production, resource allocation, and expansion through base 
	   construction.

	-  Tense tactical gameplay with "Aliens" search-and-destroy 
	   feel.

	-  Non-linear gameplay for extended play.

	-  Popular "Manga" look and feel to graphics.

	-  Numerous mission types: Intercept, Seek-and-destroy, 
	   Base defense, etc.

	-  Differing terrain according to mission location: 
	   Snowscapes for Arctic  locations, Cornfields for the 
	   midwest, Cityscapes, etc.


	UFO: Enemy Unknown, from MicroProse, is expected to release 
	for IBM-PCs and compatibles in June. 
	   

To load the X-COM demo:


   Change your current drive to THIS floppy drive and type in:

	XCOM -d destination

   "destination" is the hard drive where you want X-COM loaded.
   For example, if you type "xcom -d D:\", the demo will be loaded
   into D:\XCOMDEMO.  The colon and backslash after the drive letter
   are REQUIRED.


To run the X-COM demo:


   Change your current drive and directory to the XCOMDEMO
   directory from above, and type "XCOM".

	   Copyright 1994 by MicroProse Software, SH, Inc.

