User manual NINTENDO TETRIS DS

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION BOOKLET Nintendo of America Inc. Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U. S. A. www. nintendo. com 60292A PRINTED IN USA PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO ® HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME CARD OR ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES. WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt after a few hours. [. . . ] Enemy Core Energy Energy If you hit an enemy, your energy gauge will go down and any blocks that hit the enemy will burn up. If Tetriminos fall to the bottom or if the core hits a Tetrimino while it is spinning, your energy gauge will go down a little. You'll regain some of your energy if you detonate a cluster of blocks 4x4 or larger. 20 21 multiplayer In this mode, you can battle with friends using local wireless and DS Download Play. Before starting, please follow the instructions for DS Download Play (see pages 28-29). Mission In this mode, you've got to clear mission after mission (see page 19) and compete with up to 10 players for the highest score. If your blocks reach the top, you will lose 20 points. Push In this two-player mode, you must try to force the blocks into your opponent's field by clearing lines (see page 15). Multiplayer Mode In Multiplayer Mode, you can choose from three different game modes: Standard, Mission, and Push. Standard In this mode, you'll play a standard game of Tetris against up to nine other players. If you clear multiple lines at once, you will send new lines to the player with the target mark over them. You can also use items in this mode (see page 26). Target mark How to Play Multiplayer There are three ways to begin a multiplayer local wireless match. Players who have a Tetris DS Game Card can choose to either invite other players and host a game or join an existing game. Players without a Tetris DS Game Card can download and play using DS Download Play. Invite If you want to create a game and invite others to play with you, choose Invite. After selecting this mode, you will be taken to a lobby. When opponents have been found and have been added to the list, press the A Button to begin. The game data will be sent and the game setting screen will appear (see page 25). Item in hand New block sent by your opponent 22 The number on the blocks tells you which player sent them. 23 multiplayer Join When another player has created a game that you want to join, choose Join. When you have found a game, the nickname of P 1 and the mode name will appear. When P 1 presses the A Button, the game settings screen will appear. Settings Screen From the settings screen, you can set three options. Scroll through the options and change them using the +Control Pad. The game will begin once each player presses the A Button and confirms these settings. Items Switch items on or off. When the same players have selected the same icon, items will have no effect and they will not have targets placed on them. If all players have the same icon, an error message will appear and teams will be reselected. DS Download Play If you don't have a Tetris DS Game Card, you can always play over DS Download Play. [. . . ] This booklet and other printed materials accompanying this game are protected by domestic and international intellectual property laws. For further information or assistance, please contact: Nintendo Consumer Service www. nintendo. com or call 1-800-255-3700 (U. S. and Canada) You may need only simple instructions to correct a problem with your product. Try our website at www. nintendo. com or call our Consumer Assistance Hotline at 1-800-255-3700, rather than going to your retailer. [. . . ]