User manual SEGA PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES SHINOBI

[. . . ] Front Cover WARNING: READ BEFORE USING YOUR PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games, including games played on the PlayStation 2 console, may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playing. [. . . ] For instance, use this dash to move around places where there is no ground to walk on or to go around the back of enemies. You can also dodge incoming enemies' attacks or move further than usual using Stealth Dash while jumping!Note you can perform this Stealth Dash while airborne only once. Lock onto an enemy using R1 button. Dash to the side using S button and the left analog stick. Cut the enemy down from behind. 10 11 IN-GAME CONTROLS ATT ACKS ZAN Press F button IN-GAME CONTROLS ATT ACKS SHURIKEN (NINJA DAGGER) Press D button Cut enemies down one after another using Akujiki!After Akujiki has awakened, if you cut a certain number of enemies with Akujiki, its cutting power increases. The increased strength and number of defeated enemies is reflected by the number of burning icons in the top right of the screen (refer to P. 16 under TATE for more details). Throw Shurikens at enemies to paralyze them momentarily. Shurikens are in limited supply so use them wisely. SPECIAL ATTACK Hold down F button and release during LOCK-ON SHURIKEN BURST Press D button while double-jumping. Shove enemies away using this powerful attack by holding down F button for a while and then releasing it during Lock-on!Note that performing this attack burns up some of your Slash Gauge, thus keep an eye on your Slash Gauge and do not use it too many times. SCREEN POSITION BRIGHTNESS FINISHED CONTINUE Resume gameplay from a previous game (displayed after you have played the game once). You can restart gameplay from the stage immediately following the last stage successfully cleared with a character, or from a level saved in a previous game. SAVE & LOAD SAVE In this game, the following data is automatically saved onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2) (sold separately) even after the power is switched off. The results displayed when you cleared a stage. EXTRA In the beginning, all extra items will be marked with question marks and remain locked. You must progress through the game to unlock these items and reveal their secrets. Note that in Stage Select you can only play the stage chosen. To save game data onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2), insert a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1. Only one file can be saved onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2). LOAD If a memory card(8MB) (For PlayStation®2) with saved game data is already inserted into MEMORY CARD slot 1 upon boot-up, the saved file will be automatically loaded so that you can resume your game. 14 15 GAME FLOW Here is the basic game flow. GAME FLOW PLAY Defeat enemies and proceed through the game. In this game, keys to a good score are as follows: Defeat as many enemies as possible. Keep the points above in mind, and go and defeat enemies! KEKKAI To open one gate you must defeat all the enemies. To open other gate you must destroy all exiting stone pillars. PAUSE During gameplay, you can pause the game. RESUME Exit the Pause Screen and resume the game. BOSS BATTLE You have to defeat a boss in order to clear a stage. Use your skill to defeat the boss and proceed to the next level! S TAGE CLEAR After clearing a stage and defeating a boss, the results screen will be displayed. The results will be saved onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2) automatically. TATE During the game, you can perform an action called "TATE" by defeating at least 4 enemies or more altogether using Akujiki within a limited time. By succeeding "TATE, " you can obtain approximately 3 times as much Yin (see P. 18 for more information). GAME OVER If your LIFE Gauge goes down to 0 or you fall off a stage, the game will be over. Then you will be asked to "RETRY" or "QUIT. " If "RETRY" is selected, you can restart from the stage where you died. If "QUIT" is selected, you will return to the Main Menu. Enemies appear. Defeat the enemies. "TATE" succeeded 16 17 SCREEN EXPLANATION NORMAL/BOSS BATTLE SCREEN EXPLANATION STAGE CLEAR 1 LIFE GAUGE: Displays the LIFE Gauge of the character you are playing. The game will be over when all the Yang is gone. It restores the LIFE Gauge, and can be obtained by defeating enemies. 1 2 STAGE CLEARED : Displays the stage you have cleared. [. . . ] Also Genin are good at fighting in groups. Shuriken Benisuzume Benisuzume is one of the Four Hellspawn Lords. It appears as a giant moth, and swarms its enemies with fire butterflies and a variety of fire attacks. The one called Kunai enables Ninja to throw several Shuriken simultaneously or continuously. Shuriken Burst A special move designed for the Oboro. Shuriken Burst enables you to throw 8 Shurikens simultaneously while airborne. Ninjutsu Ninjutsu used in the Oboro village are confidential. [. . . ]