Team      

Design Table  
of Contents  
Game Flow   
Introduction   
Menus   
Game Screens   
 Status Indicators   
 Pause Overlay  
The Game  
 Winning  
 Exhibition   
 Tournament  
 Scoring   
 Game Play   
 Controls   
Moves   
 Banking Turn   
 Kick Turn   
 Push   
 Jump   
 Ollie   
 Bluntslide   
 Nosegrind   
 Tailgrind   
 Noseslide   
 Tailslide   
 Railslide   
 Kick Flip  
 Inverted Indy   
 Powerslide   
 Five-Oh   
 Fifty-Fifty   
 Fakie   
 Varial   
Objects   
 Immobile Objects   
 Mobile Objects   
 Power Ups   
 Protective Gear   
 Food and Water   
 Ethereal Imagery   
 Product Logos   
Arenas   
 City Streets   
 Skateboard Park   
 Storm Drain   
 City Park   
 Construction Site   

For the sake of simplicity, only keyboard controls will be described in text. The following chart shows equivalents for mouse, joystick and keypad. 

The Vertigo controls are modal; in different modes the same controls will induce different results. For instance, when the player is moving at moderate speed on a relatively level surface, the up arrow provides forward thrust. When the player is airborne in the middle of a jump, the same key-press will cause the skater to pitch forward. In the Moves section of this document the results of applying the controls under different circumstances are described in depth. For the basic controls in various modes the controls are as follows: 

Moderate Speed on Smooth Level Surface 

When the player presses the up arrow, his on-screen representation pushes with its left foot, providing forward thrust. Pressing the down arrow will cause the player to power-slide. 

When the player presses the left or right arrow key, the skater will bank to the left or right, resulting in a gentle left or right-hand turn. 

When the player presses the ‘A’ key, the skater will perform a vertical jump and then land, with luck, on the skateboard. 

Mid-Air 

In mid-air, the left and right arrows apply a very slight torque counter-clockwise or clockwise. 

In mid-air, the up arrow gently pitches the skater forward. Pressing the down arrow pitches the skater back. 

These two mid-air controls allow a flying skater to make slight course corrections for a better (not-crashing) landing. 

Shift-Key 

Holding down the shift key alters the mode slightly. It generally intensifies the effect of the current input. For instance, holding the shift key down while pushing forward applies more thrust. 

Controls for Moderate Speed on Smooth Level Surface 

Console	Mouse	Joy	Key	Basic Action	Shift-Action
U	Left Button	Trigger	Up Arrow	Push Forward	Push Forward Faster
D	Down Arrow on Keyboard	Back	Down Arrow	Power-slide	Sharp Power-slide
R	Right	Right	Right Arrow	Bank Right	Kick-Turn Right
L	Left	Left	Left Arrow	Bank Left	Kick-Turn Left
A	Right Button	Top Button	‘A’	Jump	Ollie

  

Controls for Mid-Air 

Console	Mouse	Joy	Key	Basic Action	Shift-Action
U	Forward	Forward	Up Arrow	Pitch Forward	Rapid Pitch Forward
D	Back	Back	Down Arrow	Pitch Backward	Rapid Pitch Backward
R	Right	Right	Right Arrow	Gentle Turn Clockwise	Turn Clockwise
L	Left	Left	Left Arrow	Gentle Turn Counter-Clockwise	Turn Counter-Clockwise