0904 Part No. X10-84150 Safety Information About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms--children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by sitting farther from the television screen, using a smaller television screen, playing in a well-lit room, and not playing when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. Other Important Health and Safety Information The Xbox Instruction Manual contains important health and safety information that you should read and understand before using this software. Welcome, Time Sweepers! Welcome, Time Factory Team! Our job, maintaining the orderly flow of time, has never been more important! We are facing the biggest crisis in our history. Someone has shattered the ancient and mysterious Big Crystal, setting the universe on a path to utter destruction. We must restore the normal flow of time or face universal chaos. Your help is vital! Your Mission Travel to the ancient time worlds to learn why time is disappearing. You will encounter enemies bent on thwarting your mission, but you have powerful tools to assist you. You will: Sweep up trash to shoot at monsters created by time distortion (you can't sweep up time monsters--you have to shoot them). Gather time crystals to activate Time Controls, which will help you defeat enemies, overcome obstacles, and solve puzzles. Use every resource to outmaneuver the Tom Tom Gang, who may try to steal the Big Crystal fragments for their own nefarious ends! If you remain tough, agile, and determined, you can overcome all enemies and restore the orderly flow of time. Avoid Damage to Your Television Do not use with certain televisions. Some televisions, especially front- or rear-projection types, can be damaged if any video games, including Xbox games, are played on them. Static images presented during the normal course of gameplay may "burn in" to the screen, causing a permanent shadow of the static image to appear at all times, even when video games are not being played. Similar damage may occur from static images created when placing a video game on hold or pause. Consult your television owner's manual to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. If you are unable to find this information in the owner's manual, contact your television dealer or the manufacturer to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. Credits ARTOON Directors Takuya Matsumoto Naoto Ohshima Kobayashi, Masato Shioura, Teruyuki Kikuchi, Shogo Akamine, Yoshihito Takahashi, Norihiro Adachi, Tomohiro Ishino, Ken Awata Movie Producers Koji Takeuchi , Shunji Sakata · Sound by WAVEMASTER Inc. Development Producer Yoji Ishii Movie Assistant Producer Akira Shimizu Exective Sound Producer Yukifumu Makino Your Enemy: The Tom Tom Gang These criminal pigs are notorious skulkers and time thieves. Remember: They may be greedy and lazy, but they are also cunning and resourceful. Tom Toms have used stolen time crystals to get treasure in the past. Now they are after the fragments of the Big Crystal, apparently not understanding the powers they are meddling with. To all Time Sweepers: Remain vigilant! The sneaky Tom Toms can morph and control space, so these crooks can show up anywhere at any time and drop you into a void! Scenario Writer Soshi Kawasaki Lead Programmer Takuya Matsumoto · Movie Director Toshihiko Masuda Sound Producer Keiichi Sugiyama Art Directors Masamichi Harada Noriko Omizo Game Programmers Kouichi Watanabe, Shinji Iseki, Manabu Kobayashi, Minoru Ogawa, Tomoya Tateishi · Movie Creators Noboru Shirahase, Ryoma Yoshigai, Yoshinori Konishi, Ryuji Shimatani, Koichi Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Hada, Katuki Tomishima, Shingo Nakano, Masashi Sekine, Sanae Sato, Keiki Takemoto, Shigeo Matsumoto, Manabu Kusunoki Sound Director Keiichi Sugiyama Sound Creators Tomonori Sawada, Keiichi Sugiyama Artists Koh Okamura, Nobuyuki Maruyama, Tatsuro Matsunaga, Aki Kobayashi, Naoki Ito, Kanako Sato, Yoshihiko Kawano, Hiroyuki Game Designers Taiji Miyajima, Ryouhei Yamasaki, Naoki Kusaba, Satoshi Noto, Takeshi Miki, Naoto Ohshima Sound Production Manager Tatsuya Kozaki MICROSOFT GAME STUDIOS Program Managers Shigeru Okada, Tacey Miller Global Product Manager Michael Johnson Product Planning James Spahn, Takayuki Kawasaki, Walter Kong Dai Hayasaka, Masatoshi Kanamaru, Toshihiro Fuzawa, Ken Murakami, Akane Sasho, Shinobu Fujine, Takami Kuramochi, Hitomi Yamaguchi, Atsuko Yamada US Manual Writer Jon Seal Special Thanks US Manual Designers Jeannie Voirin, Chris Burns , Doug Startzel · · US Testers Japan Test Lead Sakiko Kano Michael McManus , Chris Mosconi , Kazuko Hass , Robin Vincent , Erik Anderson , Matt Edington · · · Japan Manual Print Production Eiichi Ogawa Fumio Yanagida · · · Dev Lead Aaron Nichols US Test Lead Rob Lamb User Testing Specialist Ray Kowalewski Art Lead Kevin A. Brown Japan Test Lead Assistant Hiroyuki Nakamura US Writer Eric Nylund Test Translator Utako Tanaka Japan Testers Ryosuke Ijuin, Maya Katsurashima, Wataru Ohnuma, Shinya Utsumi, US Editors Jason Groce Cameron Crotty · · JPN Product Manager Taro Hakodate Localization Tacey Miller, Kyoko Watanabe , Miho Horiuchi Product Support Leads Steve Kastner Rob Barlow · English Voice Casting & Direction KBA Voice Production Shane Kim, AJ Redmer, Phil Spencer, Beth Featherstone, Norman Cheuk, Bonnie Ross, Ray Nakazato, Tim Znamenacek, Joji Sakaguchi, Earnest Yuen, Blinx Test Team, Todd Stevens, LouAn Williams, Sam Charchian, Mike Minahan, Darren Steele, Scott Lee, Blake Fischer, Dana Fos, Korey Krauskopf, Greg B. Jones, Curtis Neal, Humberto Castaneda, Recon Testers, Blinx 2 MEG Team, Bruce Sharp, Keith Steury, Josh Atkins, Kenei Unoki, Kiyoteru Fujiki, Hak Matsuda, Thomas Zuccotti, Tony Cox, Stacie Scattergood, Yuko Kusakabe, Ayako Sakamaki, James Martin, David Alenick, Isao Murayama, Yoshikazu Kamata, Studio Zr All, Ken Kato, Juliet Berry, Gryphon Blazier, Adam Candland, Dallin Candland, Jackson Conard, Zachary Conard, Christian Doyle, Ashley Larsen, Harlo Fos Lober, Connor Peasley, Paul-John Pierot, Aaron Whiting, Ed Fries 4' 3' 2' · = ArtSource · = Telecom Animation Film Co., LTD · = Volt 1' Threats And Hazards Your mission takes you to distant worlds where you will encounter many dangers. Of course, the Tom Toms will try to thwart you, so keep your eyes and ears open! Bosses On your mission you will also encounter some really major-league monsters. You have to be resourceful and brave to overcome these giant, aggressive enemies. Time Monsters The Tom Toms are not the only threat we face--far from it! When time goes bad, it forms time monsters. On your mission you will encounter many of these strange creatures. If you get too close to them, they can keep you from accomplishing your mission. You can defeat time monsters by shooting trash at them. When you do, they release time crystals. Sweep up those crystals to get the use of Time Controls. There are many kinds of time monsters, including these. Stone Guardian If this boss lands on you, you are going to be one flat cat! Once he's knocked down, though, you'll have a chance! Kerofish This monster looks like a cross between a fish and a frog. It eats everything you shoot at its face; feed it a bomb to blow it up or shoot it in the back or side! Octoballoon This menacing creature floats in the air and shoots trash at you. Giant Mandrake This creature shoots debris at you, so keep your eyes open for whatever falls from him--if you hit him you may be able to pick up REWINDs, bombs, or other goodies. Spiker When this creature attacks, its body sprouts sharp spikes. Three Ways To Play As a Time Sweeper there are three ways to play through the adventures in Blinx 2. During each battle, weapons, ammo, and Time and Space Controls appear on the battlefield. Be on the lookout for these and get to them before your opponents. You can pick up weapons you find on the battlefield, but you may have to search for the right kind of ammo if they're not loaded. When you take out an enemy player, you'll see colored orbs come raining down. Stronger opponents give up more orbs, whereas weaker opponents give up fewer, and you can't collect orbs of your own color. Snatch up as many as you can to gain points; the player with the most points wins the match! Single-player Mode You can choose to meet all challenges by yourself. Many Time Sweepers prefer solo play, facing enemies and using Time Controls without assistance. Have a friend who wants to get in on the action? No problem! You can switch from Single-Player Mode to Two-Player Co-op Mode at any point Two-player Co-op Mode You can team up with another Time Sweeper to face challenges together. In Novice mode you each play as you normally would. In Specialist mode you divide tasks between you. For example, you can take on the job of attack specialist, going after enemies while your buddy handles the Time Controls. vs. Mode In Vs. Mode you and your friends can cut loose and battle the way you want! Playing in Vs. Mode is different in many ways from the SinglePlayer and Two-Player Modes. Here are some of the differences. Two to four players can fight at the same time either individually or in teams. After you've played a match, you can save your match and team information for future use. You can set options such as number of rounds, lengths of the rounds, and the victory requirements. You can give orders to your team members to attack, seek out items, or wait while you move around by yourself. Press the button to switch among these commands. You can use equipment and weapons only available in Vs. Mode, including jetpacks and special barriers. Spend your hard-earned money on weapons and equipment to take into the next round of battle! You can use Time or Space Controls in special ways available only in Vs. Mode. For example, REW makes your opponents revert to an infant state, making them smaller and more vulnerable. Experiment with your controls to see what happens! TIME SWEEPER MOVES AND FUNCTIONS/ GAME CONTROLS Shoot Tap the Right trigger to fire the last thing you swept up. Sweep Pull and hold the Right trigger to sweep up trash, time crystals or gold. Move Move the Left thumbstick to go in the direction you want. The farther you press it, the faster you run. left Trigger Target Lock-on Right Trigger Sweep/Shoot Retry Action button. Performs the right action for the situation (punch, break crate, pull lever, etc.). Activate Time Control Change Team Orders Jump/Double-jump Center Camera button Left Thumbstick Move button Start Button Starts game. During play, pauses the game. button button button Button Cliffhanger The player can move while hanging on the edge of a cliff or the ledge of a wall. D-pad Select a Time Control (left/right) or Select Weapon (up/down) Right Thumbstick Camera view (click for first-person view). If you are locked onto a target, you can use the Right thumbstick to lock on to a different target. Jump to jump Press straight up. You can jump in different directions to avoid enemies by moving the Left thumbstick in the desired direction as you press the button to jump. Double-Jump to Press jump; at the top of the jump, press again to jump even higher. time sweepers On-Screen Info Retry Counter If your health falls to zero and you have gathered three Retry Hearts, you can try again to overcome the threat. The small lights show how many Retry Hearts you have collected (you need three Hearts to get a Retry). The large lights are hearts in Retry containers. They show how many Retrys you have. Enemy Indicator This indicator appears when enemies are nearby. If it is orange, the enemy knows you are there. If it is yellow, the enemy is not aware of your presence. Enemy Health This shows the health of the enemy you are facing. If you hit the enemy, its health decreases. Your Health This indicator shows your current health. Taking hits from enemies or fal ...