User manual GAMES PC SYBERIA

[. . . ] If you or a member of your family has already shown epilepsy-related symptoms in the when subject to such lighting effects, you should consult your doctor before viewing this game. Parents should be particularly careful with children before playing video games. If you or your child experience the following symptoms: dizziness, problems focusing, eye or eye-muscle contractions, troubles balancing, involuntary movements or spasms, or momentary loss of consciousness - then you should stop playing immediately and consult your doctor. Precautions to take during use Do not stand too close to the screen. [. . . ] In 32bit mode, the game will use a wider range of colors and therefore the display will be optimal. On the other hand, in 16-bit mode you will improve performances but your color range will be more limited. 16-bit mode is particularly recommended for PCs with graphics cards lower than 32 Mb. The game should be re-booted for this option to take effect. 3. 4 - Anti-aliasing (Yes / No): This option enables you to soften the characters' contours and enhance their graphics. We recommend that you do not activate this option if your computer has limited capacities, as this may be detrimental to performances. The game should be re-booted for this option to take effect. 3. 5 - Sound volume: This menu enables you to adjust the volume of sound effects and voices. 3. 6 - Music volume: This menu enables you to adjust the volume of the background music. 4 - How to play It is possible to play Syberia entirely with the mouse. Left click for movement and actions. Right click to view the game menu, use an object from the inventory, consult documents or use your cell phone. To jump a cutscene or a line in the dialogue, press the Esc button or right click with your mouse. To run, double left click on your mouse. . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . DVDPAGE_SYBERIA_UK. qxd 8/12/04 10:13 Page 5 5 - The game icons No action possible Action possible in this zone Move to this point Change frame Talk to character Zoom in on a zone Grab Zoom out (of close up or reading of document) Turn the pages of a document Turn the pages of a document 6 - Menus and controls 6. 1 - The inventory menu To reach the end of your mission, you have to collect objects that will be automatically placed in your inventory. To select an object, click on it with the left mouse button. The object selected will appear on the bottom left of the screen. To leave the inventory without selecting an object, right click on it with your mouse. To use an object, select it then click on the zone or the character on which you wish to use it. If the object selected cannot be used, the No Action Possible icon will appear. . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . DVDPAGE_SYBERIA_UK. qxd 8/12/04 10:13 Page 6 6. 2 - The cell phone When Kate receives a telephone call, she will reply automatically. [. . . ] New and different themes will be added to your list as the adventure goes along. You will be notified of their availability by a sound and a notebook icon, which will appear for several seconds at the bottom left of the screen. . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . DVDPAGE_SYBERIA_UK. qxd 8/12/04 10:13 Page 7 7. Credits Author and Art Director Benoit Sokal Production Manager Stéphane Grefford Technical Manager Didier Poulain Project Manager Marie-Sol Beaudry Lead Modeler Nicolas Cantin Lead Animator Frédéric Gagné Lead Programmer Rémi Veilleux Lead Integrator Marc-Antoine Lussier France-Canada Coordinator Catherine Peyrot Game Designers Dominic Mercure, Patrik Méthé Editor Catherine Peyrot Set Design Alex Touikan Modeling and Texture Art / Environment Mathieu Aerni Steve Beaudoin Johanne Drolet Maxime Pelletier Mélanie Tremblay Characters Jean-François Carrier Yanick Cloutier Animation Cutscenes Rifaat Dagher Patrick Gosselin Jean-René Trudel Animation In-game Luc Lanteigne Marc Lepage Richard Néron Programming Benjamin Contant Luc Tremblay Integration Stéphane Cyr Israel Duschene Vincent Lamarche David L'Heureux Éric Martel Gaëlec Simard Mo-Cap Director Susannah Skerl Mo-cap Actors Geneviève Bélisle Joël Melançon Q/A Manager Rémi Hachoud Testers Renaud Léonard Frédéric Richard Vincent Roy Additional Crew Jean-Sébastien Brazeau Rémi Breton Michel Cadieux David Chapados Olivier Décarie Stéphane Gaudette Sébastien Jean Patrick Ménard Marjolaine Phillibert-Lajoie Pascal Sauvineau Frédéric Simard François Tétreault Johannes Thé Focus group Martin Poirier, Angelos Vernucci Marie-Ève Dufour Patrick Collas Audio Production / Sound Design / Music / Recordings / Localizations KBP - Paris Artistic Direction, Cast & Production (KBP) Dimitri Bodiansky Sound design & lead sound engineer Bruno Guéraçague Music Nick Varley, Dimitri Bodiansky Production Assistant Ariane Lacroix Audio Post production Karoll Cafardy, Nick Varley Christophe Grémiot Bruno Guéraçague . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . DVDPAGE_SYBERIA_UK. qxd 8/12/04 10:13 Page 8 Voice talents (FR) Françoise Cadol, Luc Gentil, Caroline Daparo, Danielle Hazan, Marie Vincent, Claire Guyot, Céline Monsarrat, Cédric Dumond, Manu Garijo, Marc Moro, Christian Fisher-Naudin, Hubert Drac, Nick Mead, Michel Barbey; Jackie Berger, Stéphane Godin, Jean-Louis Faure. [. . . ]