BRAINBALL *********** CONTROL ~~~~~~~ << MOUSE >> The mouse is already preset as the control for the puzzle, Use it to choose your options from the menu screen, To control the balls you must place the cursor on the ball you wish to move, Click the LMB, This will then give you an option of hitting the ball from various directions, Choose one of these by clicking again on the LMB, (The direction you are allowed to hit the ball from all depends on where the ball is at the time) Once you have deceided on your direction press the RMB for strength of your hit, The power of your hit is shown on a window at the bottom of the screen. When you let go of the RMB the plunger will hit the ball and move it along. Pressing the Esc Key will return you to the menu page ( This is handy for when you get stuck or a ball gets lost ) << JOYSTICK >> On the menu screen there is the option for changing contol of the game to a joystick, You will still have to use the mouse to choose the options but for control of the cursor in the game itself you can use the joystick by placing the cursor over the ball you wish to hit, Press the fire button, Move your joystick in the direction that you wish to hit the ball from then press the fire button again for power. THE PUZZLE ~~~~~~~~~~ The balls are made of Glass (red), Wood (Brown) and Iron (Silver), To reach the next level you must move all three balls into the three cups, On some screens it is best to move the cursor around the screen to have a look at the full screen before taking a shot. Watch out for water, Remember that a wooden ball will float on water, The glass and iron balls will sink, Avoid getting stuck against wooden walls, You cannot bounce a ball off wood, You can bounce balls off striped walls, balloons and flippers. The glass ball is light so use this to pass over a brown wooden grating, Using the wooden ball to pass over gratings will make a dent in the grating, If you move the wooden ball again over this dent it will make a hole in it and the ball will be lost. Trying to move an iron ball over a grating will end in trouble as the iron is very heavy and it will fall through. On some screens wooden walls and stones can have their uses, These can stop movement of a ball. Look out for special switches which open gates etc. A switch can be operated by moving a ball on to it, These switches can be red, yellow or blue, They are small coloured buttons set in squares. POPEYE CRIMEWATCH UK