User manual SEGA PLAYSTATION 2 GAMES SHINOBI

[. . . ] Front Cover WARNING: READ BEFORE USING YOUR PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games, including games played on the PlayStation 2 console, may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playing. [. . . ] The results displayed when you cleared a stage. EXTRA In the beginning, all extra items will be marked with question marks and remain locked. You must progress through the game to unlock these items and reveal their secrets. Note that in Stage Select you can only play the stage chosen. To save game data onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2), insert a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1. At least 370KB of free space is required. Only one file can be saved onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2). LOAD If a memory card(8MB) (For PlayStation®2) with saved game data is already inserted into MEMORY CARD slot 1 upon boot-up, the saved file will be automatically loaded so that you can resume your game. 14 15 GAME FLOW Here is the basic game flow. GAME FLOW PLAY Defeat enemies and proceed through the game. In this game, keys to a good score are as follows: Defeat as many enemies as possible. Defeat enemies quickly as well as continuously. Perform various actions when defeating enemies. Keep the points above in mind, and go and defeat enemies! KEKKAI To open one gate you must defeat all the enemies. To open other gate you must destroy all exiting stone pillars. PAUSE During gameplay, you can pause the game. RETRY Quit the game and restart the previous stage. QUIT Quit the game and return to the Main Menu. RESUME Exit the Pause Screen and resume the game. BOSS BATTLE You have to defeat a boss in order to clear a stage. Use your skill to defeat the boss and proceed to the next level! S TAGE CLEAR After clearing a stage and defeating a boss, the results screen will be displayed. The results will be saved onto a memory card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2) automatically. TATE During the game, you can perform an action called "TATE" by defeating at least 4 enemies or more altogether using Akujiki within a limited time. When "TATE" is completed, the camera view will change. By succeeding "TATE, " you can obtain approximately 3 times as much Yin (see P. 18 for more information). GAME OVER If your LIFE Gauge goes down to 0 or you fall off a stage, the game will be over. Then you will be asked to "RETRY" or "QUIT. " If "RETRY" is selected, you can restart from the stage where you died. If "QUIT" is selected, you will return to the Main Menu. Enemies appear. Defeat the enemies. "TATE" succeeded 16 17 SCREEN EXPLANATION NORMAL/BOSS BATTLE SCREEN EXPLANATION STAGE CLEAR 1 LIFE GAUGE: Displays the LIFE Gauge of the character you are playing. The game will be over when all the Yang is gone. Yang is made of the good soul of people. It restores the LIFE Gauge, and can be obtained by defeating enemies. 1 2 STAGE CLEARED : Displays the stage you have cleared. TIME : Displays the time it took you to clear the stage. [. . . ] It is a Ninetailed Fox from Japanese mythology, and can move faster than the eye can see, leaving behind shadowy "afterimages. " Kamaitachi A ninjutsu that enables Hotsuma to swing his blade so quickly as to create razor-sharp vacuums of air. These vacuums act as projectiles and can slice enemies from afar. Raijin This ninjutsu generates a powerful shield of static electricity that prevents Hotsuma from taking damage for a limited time. 26 27 CREDITS The following credits list the staff responsible for the localization, marketing and manual production for Shinobi. See the in-game credits for the complete list of the original development staff. *THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS VALID FOR SEGA PRODUCTS FOR PLAY ON PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURED FOR SALE IN AND PURCHASED AND OPERATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, ONLY! Limited Warranty Sega of America, Inc. warrants to the original consumer purchaser that the PlayStation®2 Game Disc shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 90-days from the date of purchase. [. . . ]