 ATF
 Digital Integration 1988

 CONTROLS : Keyboard, Kempston, Cursor
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 AIM : War has broken out in a future island archipelago. Both sides
 are evenly matched on the ground... but one side has a single squadron
 of ultra-modern Lockheed ATF fighter-bombers. Can you alter the
 balance of power with these few planes?

 GAMEPLAY : Your first decision is over what ammunition you will take
 on your mission. The ATF can be loaded with cannon shells, visually-
 guided ASRAAM missiles (which are not much use!) and more powerful
 Maverick missiles with a range of 100km which can take out over-the-
 horizon targets, selected from a database. Your refuelling and
 rearming is vital, and weaponry must be balanced against fuel supplies
 so that the ATF can fly within safe weight limits. The levels of arms
 and fuel are shown on bar graphs.

  Once you've armed and fuelled you can begin your main mission. After
 a takeoff using maximum thrust, the ATF's speed must be maintained to
 avoid stalling and crashing. Flying low over a vertically-scrolling
 landscape, the ATF comes under constant attack from enemy forces.
 Enemy radar can be avoided with terrain-following equipment, but this
 reduces your speed and carries the risk of a crash.

 DISPLAYS : A head-up display superimposed on the main screen shows
 engine thrust, the ATF's speed, ground height and altitude. The
 missile system available, the current direction of flight and a
 target's range and bearing are also shown.

  Beneath the main screen, further indicators show fuel level and
 undercarriage status (UC), and warn of incoming missiles (SAM). An in-
 flight message window gives vital information on your mission, and a
 short-range scanner to the side of the main screen shows the type of
 terrain below and nearby enemy objects.  Approaching ground-to-air SAM
 missiles trigger a warning alarm and with luck you can jam them in
 time using the ATF's onboard jammer.

 COMPUTER : The ATF also has an on-board flight computer, showing, on
 a series of flick-screens, enemy positions on a world map and the
 status of weapon systems and the ATF itself. The computer also holds a
 database for locking onto targets which is updated regularly as your
 intelligence service and on-board detectors find new targets.

  An automatic landing light (AL) is activated when the ATF enters the
 cachement area surrounding allied bases. When a base has been chosen,
 an automatic landing sequence can be activated.

  A war situation report - giving a rundown of all recent gains and
 losses of allied and enemy bases, ground and sea forces, and
 communications and industrial complexes - is called up whenever the
 ATF return to an allied base. Your intelligence services will give you
 extra information at this point on the location of enemy forces.

 COMMENTS : "Excellent, impressive arcade elements in a user-friendly
 simulation."
 RATING : 89% (CRASH #50, March 1988)

 NOW : Although it has aged a fair bit, ATF is still not bad, although 
 it would be stretching it a bit to call it a simulation. A 16-bit 
 version (ATF 2) was released on the ST and Amiga around 1991 but
 wasn't half as good.
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 KEYS : 5 or left arrow    - bank left
        6 or down arrow    - climb
        7 or up arrow      - dive
        8 or right arrow   - bank right
        0 or SPACE         - fire
        Q   - increase thrust
        A   - decrease thrust
        
	U   - undercarriage up/down
        L   - automatic landing
        T   - terrain following
        SYM/SHFT - terrain lines on/off
        J   - jammer
        M   - missile launch
        N   - select missile type

        C   - select computer screen
        D   - select allied or enemy database
        E   - select database category
        F   - forward step
        R   - reverse step
        G   - nearest target in category
        ENTER    - database lock-on
