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All Nintendo products are licensed by sale for use only with other authorized products bearing the Official Nintendo Seal of Quality.® This official seal is your assurance that Nintendo has Thank you for purchasing Skies of ArcadiaTM Legends. Please note that this software is designed only for use with the Nintendo GameCubeTM. Be sure to read this instruction booklet thoroughly before you start playing. THIS GAME SUPPORTS GAME PLAY USING ONE PLAYER AND CONTROLLER. 1 Player Memory Card THIS GAME REQUIRES A MEMORY CARD FOR SAVING GAME PROGRESS, SETTINGS OR STATISTICS. CONTENTS PROLOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SETTING UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 GAME STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SKIES (TRAVELING BY SHIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 VILLAGES & DUNGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 BATTLE MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 STATUS MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 CHARACTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 THE WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ITEMS, MAGICS & SUPER MOVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 KNOWLEDGE FOR THE AIR PIRATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN RATED BY THE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE RATING BOARD. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESRB RATING, OR TO COMMENT ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE RATING, PLEASE CONTACT THE ESRB AT 1-800-771-3772, OR VISIT WWW.ESRB.ORG. TEEN Mild Violence Suggestive Themes LICENSED BY NINTENDO, NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. © 2001 NINTENDO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3 PROLOGUE The skies that extend beyond limit. People live on floating islands, and fly their ships to the skies they have yet to see. In this world, the "sky" is everything. In the sky is where they live, trade, and battle. The sounds of cannons roar in the sky, and the emblem of the skull flutters. Air Pirates -- A band of armed folks that display their belief in that flag, search for uncharted worlds and stronger enemies, and fly freely in the sky. Young Air Pirate Vyse, together with his partner Aika, attacks a battleship of the Valuan Empire. The two meet a captive, a girl by the name of Fina. Though she was rescued, she would not give anything but her name... Later, the Valuan Empire, the strongest military nation in the world, sends a fleet to the Pirate Isle, where young Vyse lives. After a raid in midday, the Air Pirates are captured, and Fina also was taken by the Empire. Vyse and Aika, who escaped the raid, vow to rescue their friends, and head for the Valuan Empire. There is an endless sky ahead of the two... SETTING UP HARDWARE SETUP Skies of Arcadia Legends is a one player game. Connect the Nintendo GameCubeTM Controller to Controller Socket 1. SAVE FILES Skies of Arcadia Legends is a Nintendo GameCubeTM Memory Card compatible game (Memory Card sold separately). 3 blocks of free memory space are required to create a save file, and up to 7 can be created, space permitting. Never turn OFF the Nintendo GameCubeTM power or remove the Memory Card while the game data is being saved. 4 5 CONTROLS r Button z Button l Button y Button x Button a Button b Button c Stick CONTROLS IN THE AIR (MOVEMENT BY THE SHIP) Control Stick + Control Pad a Button b Button l Button or c Stick 2 r Button or c Stick 8 x Button y Button z Button or Move player's ship. Change camera angle. Inspect for items/Talk to other ship/Enter villages or dungeons/Enter selection/Read next line of text. Cancel. Descend. Ascend. Display Status Menu Screen. Display map. Display Menu. Control Stick + Control Pad START/PAUSE CONTROLS IN VILLAGES & DUNGEONS (NORMAL VIEW) Control Stick or + Control Pad a Button b Button c Stick l & r Buttons x Button y Button z Button or START/PAUSE Move the player character. Inspect for items/Talk to people/Enter selection/ Read next line of text. Cancel. Rotate camera angle. Press simultaneously to reset camera position. Display Status Menu Screen. Change viewpoint to 1st person perspective. CONTROLS DURING NORMAL BATTLES Control Stick or + Control Pad a Button b Button c Stick l & r Buttons x Button Select command/Move cursor/Select target. Enter selection. Cancel. Rotate camera angle. Press simultaneously to reset camera position. Open Status Screen of the party members/ Display descriptions of items and magic. Change Color Attribute of the weapon (p.24). Cancel animation of player's Super Move (only when pressed within the first few seconds). START/PAUSE Show/hide Mini Map. y Button z Button or CONTROLS IN VILLAGES & DUNGEONS (1ST P. PERSPECTIVE) Control Stick or + Control Pad a Button b Button c Stick l & r Buttons x Button y Button z Button or START/PAUSE Change view angle. Catch Moon Fish. Not used. Not used. Not used. Not used. Revert viewpoint to Normal View. Show/hide Mini Map. CONTROLS DURING SHIP BATTLES Control Stick or + Control Pad a Button b Button c Stick l & r Buttons x Button y Button z Button or Select command/Move cursor/Select target. Enter selection. Cancel. Not used. Not used Display descriptions of items, magic, and crews. Not used. Not used. START/PAUSE Note: In this manual, unless indicated otherwise, the arrows 824 6 denote the direction of the Control Stick (and in most cases, + Control Pad as well) pressed. START/PAUSE 6 7 GAME STRUCTURE STARTING THE GAME When the game is started, an opening demo will play. After the demo, the Title Screen will be displayed. Press START/PAUSE, and the Main Menu will appear. Use 82 to select the menu item, and press the a Button to enter your selection. New Game Start the game from the beginning. You will also be asked whether to enable the Rumble Feature of the Controller. Use 82 to select Enable Rumble or Disable Rumble, and press the a Button. Afterwards, you may modify this settings in the Options Menu (p.35). Continue Continue the game from previously saved location. You may select this if you have a Memory Card with saved data inserted in either of the Memory Card Slots. TRANSFERRING BETWEEN VILLAGES/DUNGEONS AND SKY From the Sky to the Villages/Dungeons Approach the island (village) or building with your ship, and its name will be displayed. Press the a Button. If it is an island you can land on, you will be transferred to the field within. From the Villages/Dungeons to the Sky If you are transferring from the village or dungeon to the sky, approach the ship you will be boarding (or exit from the village) and press the a Button. A message appears to confirm that you wish to return to your ship. Use 82 to select, and press the a Button to enter. SAVING THE GAME In the villages/dungeons and the dungeons for the ship, you may save your progress only at the save points. Approach the save point, and press the a Button to switch to the Save Screen. During normal travel in the sky, you may save anywhere. Press START/PAUSE to display the Menu, and select Save to switch to the Save Screen. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EACH MODE Skies of Arcadia Legends is a game with skies and floating islands as its main stage. Vyse, the main character, soars the skies with his aerial ship, explores the villages and dungeons on foot, and engages in battle. VILLAGES & DUNGEONS In villages, buildings, and dungeons, Vyse walks around on foot to explore and talk with other characters (p.13). Save Point in the Village/Dungeon Save Point in the Sky While traveling by Ship HOW TO SAVE/LOAD ty SKIES This is where Vyse travels aboard the ship. Depending on the size of the ship and the performance of the engine, the area Vyse can explore widens (p.10). ty BATTLE MODES While exploring the dungeons or traveling aboard the ship, if Vyse encounters enemies, a battle begins. There are two types of battles: Normal Battles (p.20) and Ship i u First, use 82 to select the Memory Card, and press the a Button. You may not, however, be able to select if you only have one Memory Card inserted in either of the Memory Card Slots. Next, use 82 to select the file to save/load. When saving, you will be asked to confirm whether to save on this file, or to overwrite if the previous data is present (the previous data will be erased if overwritten). Select YES/NO, and press the a Button to enter. GAME OVER The game is over when the HPs of all characters in the party or the HP of the ship drop to zero, and returns to the Title Screen. On battles against bosses, however, you will be asked whether to continue the game or not. Select either I never give up or I quit, and press the a Button. 8 9 SKIES (TRAVELING BY SHIP) Aboard the ship, you will travel and explore the skies. The areas you can travel to are limited with your first ship, but depending on the scale of the ship, and with modifications, you can gradually increase the areas in which you can travel. See p.7 for the controls of the ship. DISPLAY 1 NAME OF ISLAND/VILLAGE/BUILDING 1 To Bridge You can move inside the ship and talk to your crew. (On some ships, you may not be able to select this.) The conversation may contain important hin ...