Jul-28-2001

UFO Wars TS
* Description Back
Requirements: PalmOS 3.5 (Color, Greyscale)
Running Check: Palm IIIc, Visor Prism


This game is a shooting game with tapping.
Rule is simple!
Without hardware keys, shoot by tapping screen.
But you can pause game with "Scroll Up" or "Scroll Down" key.

[ Install ]

Unzip the archive file, the following files are expanded.
  • index-e.html - Manual in English
  • index.html - Manual in Japanese
  • images/*.gif - Screenshots for the manual
  • ufowars-color.prc - Program for color device
  • ufowars-grey16 - Program for greyscale device(16-scaled)
  • If you use color device, install ufowars-color.prc.
    If you use greyscale device, install ufowars-grey16.prc.

    When you install newer version of UFO Wars TS,
    note that the high scores of the older version will be cleared.

    If you want to reinstall the older version,
    note that it is necessary to remove the newer version before reinstalling.

    ATTENTION: Program for greyscale device has been checked only on the emulator,
    so please use it in consideration of that.





    [ Title Screen ]

    The title apears with horizontal waving.
    When you tap Menu on the bottom-left of silkscreen, the menu bar appears.

    There are "Preference", "High Scores", "Reset High Scores"
    and "About UFO Wars" in "Game" of the menu bar.
    When choosing "Preference",
    you can select the setting of "Game Level" and "Sound On/Off".
    There are "Easy", "Normal" and "Hard" in Game Level,
    and check the level you want to play.
    When tapping the checkbox of "Sound On/Off",
    if checked it on then the game sound become enable,
    if checked it off then the game sound become disable.
    While you have done nothing in the title screen
    or choose "High Scores" of "Game" in menu bar,
    the ranking of high scores will be displayed.
    You can reset the ranking of high scores from "Reset High Scores".

    Then, in the title screen, tap screen to start game.




    [ Game Screen ]

    When the game is started, UFOs are flyng from the side of screen.
    The target scope appears, and it just put on the UFO,
    then you can tap it to defeat the UFO.
    The time is past after the target scope put on the UFO,
    then the color of the scope changes from green to yellow, from yellow to red,
    at the last, the scope is out and the UFO flies away.
    (For greyscale version, the color of the scope changes from lighter to darker.)
    Before the UFO flies away, tap the scope and defeat the UFO.

    -> -> ->
    -> -> ->
    Great!! Good! Hit Bad...

    The left side of the screen, there are two status bars.
    The lower green one (darker one for greyscale) is your vitality.
    If you missed UFOs, this vitality is lost, and this bar become empty, the game is over.
    The upper blue one (lighter one for greyscale) is filled, when you defeated UFOs.
    This bar become filled fully, then a mission is started.




    The 6 stages are prepared, and each stage has a mission.
    When accomplishing the mission, the stage is cleared.

  • Stage 1: "Defeat 30 Targets"
    You have to defeat 30 targets.

  • Stage 2: "Defeat In Order"
    You have to defeat targets in order when they are appearring.

  • Stage 3: "Defeat 50 Targets"
    You have to defeat 50 targets.

  • Stage 4: "Defeat In Timing"
    You have to defeat targets in the timing when the scope put on.
    (In the timing when "GREAT!!" is displayed.)

  • Stage 5: "Defeat No Miss"
    You have to defeat targets, without missing.

  • Stage 6: "Defeat 100 Targets"
    You have to defeat 100 targets.

  • When you missed UFOs in the mission and not accomplishing the mission,
    then the blue bar is lost.
    This bar is lost by certain value, the mission become failure.
    If you accomplished the mission and cleared the stage, the result of the stage is displayed.




    The Bonus points when the stage cleared, the number of defeated targets,
    and the bonus points of all the defeated targes are displayed.
    The Bonus points are added to the score, then move to the next stage.




    When the game become over and your score is in the ranking of high scores,
    you can enter your name.
    Enter it by tapping alphabets.

    At the last, when you have cleared all the stages in Normal level,
    you can get 100,000 points as the bonus.
    And when you have cleared all the stages in Hard level,
    you can get 500,000 points as the bonus!

    Now, I hope you do defeat all UFOs.

    * Download
    When you would use this program, note that there are no guarantees,
    and I don't take any responsibility for any problems this program might cause.

    You can distribute this program freely,
    but are prohibited from distributing commercially Tako2 don't permit.

    ufow03.zip (prc size: 91.2KB/73.8KB)

    * P.S
    [ ToDo / Known Bug ]
  • Adding patterns when UFOs appears. (Now, random pattern only.)
  • Adjusting the balance of game.
  • Adjusting scoring.(ex. adding bonus point from vitality.)
  • Adding the roll when finished game.
  • Adding funny bomb patterns.
  • [ Version ]
    v.0.1 [Apr-09-2001]
    First Release.

    v.0.2 [Apr-12-2001]
    Improving as below:
  • Added sound effect.
  • Added "Preference" menu (Game Level, Sound On/Off).
  • Skip the "GAME OVER" screen by tapping.
  • Skip the "Result" screen by tapping.
  • Change the displayed color of the ranked high score in.

  • v.0.2.1 [May-31-2001]
    Avoid starting not on color device.

    v.0.3 [Jul-28-2001]
    Improving as below:
  • Fit to recent drawing library.
  • Implement to greyscale device.
  • Adjust the balance of game. (The rate of UFO appearing, The time ultil the scope is out, and so on)
  • Add Bonus points when clearing all the stages.
  • E-mail: shirai@t2bp.com