Blastoids - a simple asteroids clone
Copyright (C) 2005 Rob Loach


DESCRIPTION
	An enhanced version of the classic game: Asteroids.  Control
	your ship, destroying asteroids, gaining points, getting
	powerups and progressing through levels.


FEATURES
	- Classic asteroid gameplay
	- Detailed control system
	- Powerups
	- Highscore list
	- Music and sound
	- Great graphics in high and low detail


GAMEPLAY
	There are two different ways of controlling your ship.  You can
	change control modes in the options menu.  These are the two
	different control modes:
	- Mouse Control
		Use the mouse to control the direction of your ship
		along with the right mouse button to thrust forward
		and the left mouse button to shoot.
	- Keyboard Control
		Use the arrow keys to turn and move your ship and the
		spacebar to shoot.

	Also in the options menu, you'll notice the ability to change
	graphic detail.  It is recommended to use low graphic detail
	if your computer has a slow processing speed.

	You'll find various powerups on your journey.  Gather these to
	assist you:
		Red - Weapon Upgrade
		Green - Thrusters Upgrade
		Blue - Sheild Repair
		Yellow - Bonus Points
		Grey - Extra Life
	

CREDITS
	By Rob Loach (robloach.net)


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
	I'd like to thank Chris "coldacid" Charabaruk, Evolutional, 
	Karl "Zahlman" Knechtel, toXic1337 and Genjix for their
	programming expertise, advice and some of their code. Neil
	Kemp helped out a lot with testing and also found the great
	asteroid graphics.  Everyone in the GameDev community helped
	out a lot during the development and if I missed your name,
	thank you too!


LICENSE
	Blastoids - a simple asteroids clone
	Copyright (C) 2005 Rob Loach
		
	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
	any later version.
	
	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
	GNU General Public License for more details.
	
	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
	Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.