COLUMNS MILLENNIUM v.08
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File contents:

     - Disclaimer
     - How to play the game
     - Options
     - Limitations
     - Contact Information
     
     


DISCLAIMER

This demo version of Columns Millennium is freeware. ChaosSoft or Xtreme Games takes no resposibility whatsoever for any damage this game may cause you your system.


HOW TO PLAY THE GAME

In the menus, navigate with the arrows on the keyboard. To enter the current selected menu item, use Enter, and to leave, use Escape.

In the game, the controls are as follows:

- Arrow keys up and down scrolls the current block triplet.
- Arrow keys left and right moves the current block triplet sideways.
- Spacebar drops the current block triplet.
- The 'p' key pauses the game.
- Escape quits back to the main menu.


OPTIONS

You can change the difficulty and the detail level in this free demo version of Columns Millennium. The difficulty level changes the number of diffrent blocks used in the game from 4 (easy) to 6 (hard). The detail level controls the quality of the background effects in the game, from low (no effects) to high (full quality).

To set the difficulty/detail level you want, enter the corresponding menu, make your selection and press enter.


LIMITATIONS

This free demo version of Columns Millennium has several features and options disabled. In the full version of the game, you will get these additional features:

  - Multiplayer support for up to three players, local or network.
  - Music and sound effects
  - More options, including the ability to change bakground image, pit size, block sets and mush more.
  - Editors to create your own background and block sets.
  - More bakground and other graphic effects.
  
  
CONTACT INFORMATION

To get in touch with us, go to http://www.chaossoft.com or send a mail to webmaster@chaossoft.com


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