User manual GAMES SEGA DREAMCAST SPACE CHANNEL 5

[. . . ] The effect of the ray is rather unusual, as it forces people to dance uncontrollably, and enslaves them to alien rhythms. The first station to grab the scoop is a little-watched space broadcaster, "Space Channel 5. " Sensing a golden opportunity to boost ratings, the director, Fuse, has sent the only reporter left who hasn't been captured, a reporter named Ulala. The broadcast begins at the location of the first incident ­ Spaceport 9. [. . . ] Never touch the Analog Thumb Pad or Triggers / while turning the Dreamcast power ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction. The basic controls are easy!For a more detailed explanation, refer to p. 8. BASIC CONTROLS SHOOT (RESCUE THE HUMANS!) CANCEL SELECT ENTER GAME START/PAUSE Careful with that laser, Ulala!Remember, shoot the Morolians with the Button and free the humans with the Button. Don't get mixed up! SHOOT (MOROLIANS) JUMP PACKTM (Sold Separately) Space Channel 5 is compatible for use with the Jump Pack (sold separately). Insert the Jump Pack into Expansion Socket 2 of the Dreamcast Controller. DANCE MODE: Press Morolians tell you. SHOOTING MODE: Press directions from the game. and the Button in the direction the / Button in accordance with the and the This game is all about rhythm!Closely follow the timing and mo vements of the Morolians, and let Ulala do her thing! SOAchannel5_200400 5/16/00 4:39 PM Page 8 Ulala is the only one who can free the humans from the Morolians' dance trance. Succeed in your report by following the Morolians' dance steps and rhythm exactly! DANCE MODE When it's Ulala's turn to dance press the UP!Buttons in the same order and timing as the Morolians! Copy the rhythm and timing of the Morolians' instruction and movement! SHOOTING MODE q Press the Button to shoot the Morolians. q Morolians/humans appear in 3 positions - "LEFT, " "UP" and "RIGHT. " q Press in the appropriate direction and press the / Button to shoot. When several targets appear in the same direction, start shooting from the left. When it's Ulala's turn to shoot press the UP!Press the Button to free the humans. Watch where and in what order the Morolians appear! SOAchannel5_200400 5/16/00 4:39 PM Page 10 THE GAME DISPLAY The basic game display. PAUSE MENU SHOOTING MODE Press the Start Button while playing to pause the game and display the Pause Menu. q PLAY Resume playing q PLAY END Display the Game Over Screen DANCE MODE GAME OVER The number of times Ulala can fail Current View Ratings Current turn Either of the following conditions will cut short Ulala's career as a reporter: q If Ratings fall to zero q If Ratings fall short of the objective displa yed at the beginning of each report (stage) q If the heart gauge displayed when dancing against a Boss character is fully depleted SOAchannel5_200400 5/16/00 4:39 PM Page 12 CONTINUE Once the game is over, the Continue Menu will be displayed. CONTINUE Continue the game from the beginning of the last report (stage). SAVE END Save the game at the last played report (stage) and finish the game. To continue a saved game, select "LOAD" from the Main Menu, load the saved file and press the Button to return to the Main Menu. [. . . ] View the following pages for information regarding the Option Menu items. SOAchannel5_200400 5/16/00 4:39 PM Page 16 View Ulala's performance. The minimum level of Ratings needed to proceed to the following report (stage) q OVERALL VIEW RATING The Ratings level when the report (stage) was cleared qMAXIMUM VIEW RATING The best Rating of that report (s tage) q RESCUE RATING The percentage of victims rescued q EXPECTED VIEW RATING Ratings will start at this level in the next report (stage) q MINIMUM VIEW RATING PLAYER'S STATUS View the profiles of characters featured in Space Channel 5. It is necessary to rescue a character before their profile can be viewed. [. . . ]