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[Christian IV]

:bye:

You actually have to find the sword in the first stage of POP 1,
once you find it you will be carying it with you as you move, and
you (as the prince) will draw it automatically as you approach enemies, guards of various kinds and Jaffar. You can put it away by using the down key,

Here are the directions for using the sword in Prince 1, they are different for
Prince II for in that version you can actually draw the sword for yourself.

during the sword fights, the normal way you make moves becomes different:

UP key.......... Prince blocks an attack. When you do this, it will stop your
opponent's sword and also push you back a bit, so watch out when you are
in front of a ledge, you can be pushed off.

DOWN button........ Prince puts his sword back in his scabbard, and while doing so,
play will change and it reverts back to Normal mode. In this condition, undefended, if you get hit by a guard you are DEAD, only do this if you can run away safely.

LEFT button........ You go one step to the left holding the sword

RIGHT button....... You go to the right ditto

SHIFT button....... You hit out with his sword. Use this to attack a guard. and it
will mean you can stab and hit an opponent. Look at the life bottles at the bottom,
the ones on the left are yours, when they all go out, you are DEAD. the enemies
you meet will have their own life potions at the bottom right, as each one gets
extinguished, they get weaker, and when they are all gone, they die and fall down.
you must learn to use the fighting keys alternatively as they attack or as you attack, you will just need to practice and learn about this. It does get easier. Remember the guard will just stand and block as long as you attack, they will then attack you and move towards you when you dont attack them.
You can switch places with a guard during a swordfight by moving to the left or right. When you move past a guard, you as the prince turn to the opposite side to face the guard.


Good luck it is a great game. k: