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Rev-D (L) Contents GETTING STARTED GAME SELECT MENU AIR, LAND AND SEA RESCUE TM GAME CONTROLS PLAYER SELECT MENU START/PASSWORD SCREEN INTRODUCTION MISSIONS PAUSE/OPTIONS MENU HINTS AND TIPS 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 9 12 12 EMERGENCY RESPONSE TM GAME CONTROLS PLAYER SELECT MENU START/PASSWORD SCREEN PLAY AS `POLICE' PLAY AS `SUSPECT' LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS PAUSE/OPTIONS MENU HINTS AND TIPS CREDITS WARRANTY 13 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 23 Nintendo does not license the sale or use of products without the Official Nintendo Seal. LICENSED BY NINTENDO, GAME BOY, GAME BOY ADVANCE AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. © 2001 NINTENDO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. GETTING STARTED Correctly insert the Game Pak into your Game Boy® Advance system. Switch on the system. Press START at the title screen. WARNING : Inserting a Game Pak when the system is already on might result in damage to the Game Pak. GAME SELECT MENU Play Matchbox Missions:TM Air, Land and Sea RescueTM or Emergency ResponseTM. Press the Control Pad Left and Right to move cursor between titles. Press the A Button to select game. AIR, LAND AND SEA RESCUETM GAME CONTROLS L Button Not Available R Button Not Available Control PadSteer Left-Move Cursor Steer Right-Move Cursor Not Available Not Available A Button Not Available B Button Not Available PLAYER SELECT MENU SELECT Not Available START Pause game Players can choose to take on three types of missions: Fire Department, Paramedic Service, and Police Marine Patrol. 4 5 Use the Control Pad Left and Right to move cursor between options. Press the A Button to select option. START/PASSWORD SCREEN Selecting START will take you straight to the beginning of the game. Fire Department.........Helicopter Paramedic Service.....Ambulance Police Department......Marine Patrol Boat FIRE DEPARTMENT: Selecting PASSWORD will allow you to enter any password you have received during game play. After entering the password, you will be taken to the beginning of the stage where you received that password. As MATCHBOX® County's Number 1 Fire Service Pilot, you will be dispatched to the scene of raging fires. Flying a unique Fire Service helicopter, you must tackle the fire and rescue any occupants and fly them to safety. You will also be called upon to deliver essential supplies by air to Fire HQ. There is a limited supply of fuel on board, so look out for Fuel pick-ups PARAMEDIC SERVICE: As MATCHBOX® County's premier paramedic, it is your mission to race to the scene of the accidents. You then have to transport the injured parties to MATCHBOX® County Hospital, so they can receive treatment. You must also collect vital equipment from all over the county and make sure it arrives in time. With all these trips to make, you will have to make sure your gas tank is always full. AIR, LAND AND SEA RESCUETM INTRODUCTION An interactive rescue game featuring a vehicle from each of the three emergency services: the Fire Department, the Paramedic Service, and the Police Department. Each service will be represented by a different type of vehicle and will have different missions to perform. Each mission will be pertinent to that Service and vehicle. 6 7 POLICE DEPARTMENT: As MATCHBOX® County's only Marine Patrolman, you have many responsibilities. It is your duty to: rescue anybody stranded by rising tides, place marker buoys to show safe swimming areas, and to keep the shoreline clear of obstructions. Your boat can only carry a limited amount of fuel on each journey, so remember to stock up regularly. When you get the call......will you be a hero? DIFFICULTY Easy: There is a readily available supply of fuel for each mission on this setting. So-So: With a little less fuel, the task becomes a little more of a challenge. Medium: There is less available Fuel on this setting and more missions to complete. Tricky: This time the struggle to complete the missions becomes more difficult with even less fuel. Hard: On this setting you will find Fuel is at a minimum and there are even more missions to complete. MISSIONS Mission 1: Helicopter Fires have broken out all over the City! Your first Mission is to locate the fires and to rescue anyone in danger. Get them on board and transport them back to base. Check your radar to see the closest fire......and good luck! Play in POLICE MISSIONS: 3 Missions using Police Boat. Play in BADGE MISSIONS: 8 Missions using vehicles from all three services. Play in FIRE MISSIONS: 3 Missions using Fire Service Helicopter. Play in PARAMEDIC MISSIONS: 2 Missions using Ambulance. 8 9 Mission 2: Boat Keep your County tidy! MATCHBOX® County's coast line is very important and must be kept clear of debris for the safety of swimmers and sailors. Collect all the TV sets, car tires, and broken crates. Mission 3: Paramedic Dial 911! There are casualties and patients all over the city who need transport to the hospital. Your mission is to collect the patients and deliver them to the front entrance. Mission 4: Helicopter Put out the fires! Fill up with water at Fire Service HQ....and drop it on the burning buildings. Put out all the fires to complete this mission. Mission 5: Boat Mission 6: Paramedic Vital Supplies! Pick up supplies from locations around the city and transport them to the Hospital. Don't run out of fuel.......the supplies are VITAL! Mission 7: Helicopter New Equipment! The Fire Service has equipment to collect from all over the city. Get the crates onboard and deliver them back to base. Mission 8: Boat Sudden Tides! The tide came in rapidly today and stranded people out on the islands. Use your radar to guide you through the islands and rescue everyone. WINNING THE GAME Violent Storm! There was a storm last night and a number of buoys have come away from their moorings. Your mission is to collect all the buoys before they drift out to sea. Complete all missions to win. 10 11 PAUSE/OPTIONS MENU: Pressing START during game play will bring up the Pause/Options Menu. PLAY GAME: Press `PLAY' to take you back to the game. SOUND EFFECTS ­ ON/OFF: This setting will allow you to turn the Sound Effects ON or OFF. MUSIC ­ ON/OFF: This setting will allow you to turn the Music ON or OFF. DIFFICULTY : EASY, SO-SO, NORMAL, TRICKY, HARD: This setting will allow you to change the difficulty level of the game. PASSWORD: Selecting `PASSWORD' will allow you to enter any password you received during game play. QUIT: Selecting `QUIT' will end the game and return you to the Title Screen. HINTS AND TIPS Keep an eye on fuel levels as running out of fuel will result in losing a life. EMERGENCY RESPONSETM GAME CONTROLS L Button Not Available R Button Not Available Control PadSteer Left-Move Cursor Steer Right-Move Cursor Not Available Not Available A Button Forward Power B Button Reverse Power SELECT START PLAYER SELECT MENU Not Available Pause game Play as `Police' or `Suspect'. Use the Control Pad Left and Right to move cursor between options. Press the A Button to select option. 12 13 PLAY AS `POLICE' INTRODUCTION There's a suspect loose in MATCHBOX® County. As the city's top policeman, it's up to you to stop him before he reaches the County line and escapes your jurisdiction. Using your Patrol Car, you must stop the suspect by ramming his car and running him off the road........but be careful. This one is a slippery customer and will constantly be looking for ways to escape! START/PASSWORD SCREEN Selecting START will take you straight to the beginning of the game. Selecting PASSWORD will allow you to enter any password you have received during game play. After entering the password, you will be taken to the beginning of the stage where you received that password. WINNING THE GAME You must stop the suspect's escape before he reaches the safety of the County Line to win the game. 14 15 DIFFICULTY As the difficulty level increases (from Easy, to So-So, to Normal, to Tricky, to Hard), the suspects's vehicle becomes increasingly faster and more aware of the route it is taking. ON SCREEN: PLAY AS `SUSPECT' INTRODUCTION You have been set up by a gang of crooks who want to take over MATCHBOX® County. They know they can't do it with you there, so they have planted some incriminating evidence and the Police are hot on your trail. It's going to be impossible to clear your name from a jail cell. Therefore you must evade the Police, make it to the County Line, and prove your innocence. The Police will chase you all the way. They'll even try to damage your car to slow you down, so they can make the arrest. It's up to you now! FUEL RADAR WINNING THE GAME Fuel: Shows current fuel level (remember to pick up fuel as you go along). Radar: Shows current position of opponent's car. You must evade capture and reach the safety of the County Line to win the game. 16 17 DIFFICULTY As the difficul ...