Xbox Controller Map Left thumbstick Fly Steers your plane. Left trigger Secondary weapon Fires secondary weapon. Right trigger Primary weapon Fires primary weapon. Action Activates prompts. Turbo Guns the engine. Careful--don't run out of fuel! Brakes Slows plane down. Zoom Sniper view (AA gun) START button BACK button Black button Camera lock White button Broadcast (Multiplayer) Right thumbstick Roll plane (Click for special moves.) Directional pad Scroll/Select options Get the strategy guide primagames.com® 1003 Part No. X10-16926 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. Contents No More USA ............................................................ 2 Pirate Time ................................................................. 3 It's Good to Have Friends............................................ 4 Jokers to Watch Out For .............................................. 6 Our Mission ................................................................ 8 Rethink, Reload........................................................... 9 Where to Find Loot ................................................... 10 Planes....................................................................... 14 Dogfighters............................................................ 14 Interceptors ........................................................... 15 Zep Killers ............................................................. 16 How to Fly ................................................................ 18 Quick Tips ................................................................ 18 Secondary Weapons .................................................. 19 Xbox Live!................................................................. 22 Multiplayer! .............................................................. 23 Where to Fly .......................................................... 26 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. Xbox Controller Map ................................................. 28 Heads Up Display (HUD) .......................................... 30 Credits ...................................................................... 31 Warranty................................................................... 32 Customer Support ..................................................... 33 1 No More USA I miss the United States. I remember when you could drive from state to state... before Texas seceded from the Union and when the U.S. was whole. But America no longer exists. She's split into regional nation-states; the militias that formed to defend each nation haven't stopped fighting each other. As they isolate themselves from their neighbors by demolishing roads and bridges, the airplane and the zeppelin have replaced the car and the train as the only reliable way to move passengers and cargo from one nation to another. As the nations make war in the air, so too have air militias and air pirates taken to the skies to seek--and steal--their fortunes. There is no federal law anymore; whoever can protect him- or herself wins--which, looking on the bright side, makes it great for me and my gang, the Fortune Hunters. Newspapers and magazines write about me--they seem to think I'm some kind of hero. "Fighting for the sense of individual freedom and adventure that was lost during the Great Depression and the collapse of central government," blah blah blah. I don't know about all that--I'm just trying to even the odds for the underdog and make a little money along the way. Pirate Time Money. People like mega-millionaire William Harriman have a lot of it, and my air pirates need some of it. We're not greedy--we only take from those who can afford it. Sure, it's not an entirely honest living, but since the stock market crash and the Great Depression, you have to do what you can to make it, and what we do best is fly rings around other pirates, militia, cops, and private security in our souped-up planes. Anyway, rich people just love to tool around in those big, lush zeppelins. Zeps fly along in stately procession, providing a great aerial platform for operations, or for plundering. Our Pandora is one of `em. It's got everything our pirate band needs: shelter, sustenance, and space to plan the next caper. But I still catch myself eying all those other zeps flying around. Most of them look like they're holding some tempting loot... 2 3 It's Good to Have Friends That's my life, but no pirate operates alone. To get the big payoffs, you have to have some help--which means finding people you can trust. These days, that can be hard to do. I'm lucky, though. I found some people who are hungry like me, can fly straight, and won't stab me in the back. I call them the Fortune Hunters. Every gang needs a leader though. That's where I come in.... "Brooklyn" Betty Charles Betty is our newest member; she has a crush on me, I'm sure of it. I can't say I don't give some of that back--she's quite a looker. Betty grew up in a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn, then her mother sent her to her aunt and uncle's in Minnesota. That's where she learned how to fly her uncle's crop dusting plane. After a stint as a wing walker in the circus, Betty left to become a commercial pilot, which is when I met her. I could tell she was longing for adventure, so I offered her a position in the Fortune Hunters. Nathan Zachary My name was "Natan Zingari" before I changed it. After growing up wandering from place to place in the southwestern United States, I joined the Escadrille Lafayette (a French air war squadron in the Great War) at 16 and fought in Europe under the legendary ace Eddie Rickenbacker. My military career was brief as my plane was brought down by a lucky shot. Then the Germans stuck me in a POW camp to rot. While I was there, I met Dr. Fassenbiender, who became a dear and lasting friend. I didn't want to wait until the war ended to leave the place, so I escaped. The only place to go was Russia. From there, I managed to finesse my way into Oxford, and after graduating, I returned to the good ol' USA. I put what I learned into action and made a fortune on Wall Street. The crash of '29 hit me hard--almost knocked me all the way down to the street. There was no way I could rejoin the legit world, so I formed the gang. Together, we put the hurt on some fat cats and slowly but surely I've been getting back the fortune I lost. Big John Big John is a natural pilot, and even better, a trustworthy friend. He's a gentle giant, but he grew up in a tough world and is nobody's fool. He honed his skills first with the Rangers in Texas; now he tends to identify with the underdog in any situation. He's a man of few words: Some think that makes him mysterious; I think he just does his talking with his flying. 4 5 Dr. Fassenbiender Dr. Fassenbiender is a scientist who was forced to work on rocket planes for those bloody fascists in Europe during the war. His refusal to develop new technology for them eventually landed him in the German POW camp where we met. We became fast friends, and hooked up again after we had eventually found our separate ways back to North America. He resumed his work--this time on new technology for the Fortune Hunters. His best development is a new fuel injection system, which promises to make our planes more powerful and efficient. I can't wait to use it to soup up my Devastator. Louis "Wild Card" Thibodeaux Thibodeaux is a complex man guided by one force: the urge to become very rich, even richer than me. We're alike in that we know the quickest way to it: air piracy. That's why he formed yet another rival airpirate gang, the Ragin' Cajuns. To his friends, Thibodeaux is a calculating mastermind of the Big Plan. To his enemies, he's a deadly and merciless adversary. Thibodeaux began his career as a gambler in the Louisiana bayou and has proven himself to be extraordinarily good at it, even today. He's also the luckiest man I've ever met--he can draw just the right card at the right time, which is how he got his call sign "Wild Card." Thibodeaux even became the leader of the Ragin' Cajuns through shrewd gambling and complete luck. Now he's busily occupied with smuggling, bootlegging, and straight-up piracy. Jokers to Watch Out For These are just a few folks to watch out for... Maria "Bloody Mary" Sanchez The raven-haired beauty Maria is a complete mystery. All we know is that she owns a repair shop out in the Arixo desert. She's an incurable thrill seeker and not above using her looks to get what she wants. She's known to live a dangerous, reckless life. I wouldn't mind getting a little reckless with her myself. But she's nobody's fool; I'd have to earn her respect--I'm not used to that! Heck, it'd probably do me good, though. Jonathan "Genghis" Kahn Kahn used to be a friend--now he stands in the way of what the Fortune Hunters want. He's Chicago's kingpin, and heads up our rivals, the Red Skull Legion. He stops at nothing to get what he wants. I've heard rumors that he's hiding a huge zep right in Chicago somewhere, and his thugs are just waiting to take us all out. I have a feeling we're not done with each other... yet. 6 7 Our Mission Our mission as Fortune Hunters started out pretty simple: Get back the loot we lost. But then things started getting crazy and now I'm just trying to make things right. I mean, a person can only take so much before the need for revenge takes over. This is where you come in--you can help us. Here are some things you can do: Steal planes Blow away rivals with an anti-aircraft gun Rob some of those tasty big zeps hovering everywhere Remember, everything comes with a price. The harder we try to capture the loot, the more enemies show up. Fly a fast plane, need frequent repairs. Lose touch with comrades, and be forced to go it alone. That's why we have a home base. Rethink, Reload Pandora is what we call home. This is where we retreat to swap planes, swap stories, take a breather. It's where I go to figure out what to do next. I can always count on Pandora as a place where I can... Hook up with my Fortune Hunters to figure out our next mission Check out our inventory of planes Upgrade the planes in our arsenal 8 9 Where to Find Loot Air pirates know all the best places to find riches to take and resources to plunder. Here are the areas where we operate, and here's what I know about them. AA guns All those pirates, all that loot. Some of that loot has to be protected, some has to be pilfered. You might find it, well, advantageous, to man an anti-aircraft gun to shoot away your rivals. So look around Sea Haven for the AA guns. (Hint: Some are high in the mountains; some are down floating on the water.) Service stations Even planes need a little R&R. If you've got the cash, stop in at ...