FPO OUTSIDE FRONT COVER WARNING Before Playing This Game, Read the Xbox 360® Instruction Manual and Any Peripheral Manuals for Important Safety and Health Information
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FPO OUTSIDE FRONT COVER WARNING Before playing this game, read the Xbox 360® Instruction Manual and any peripheral manuals for important safety and health information. Keep all manuals for future reference. For replacement manuals, see www.xbox.com/support or call Xbox Customer Support. Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games. INTRODUCTION . 2 GAME CONTROLS . 3 These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered Xbox 360 CONTROLLER . 3 vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, MENU NAVIGATION . 3 confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking IN-GAME CONTROLS . 4 nearby objects. MAIN MENU . 6 SINGLE PLAYER . 6 Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these OPTIONS . 6 symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms— ® children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk Xbox LIVE . 7 of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions: CONNECTING TO LIVE . 7 Sit farther from the screen; use a smaller screen; play in a well-lit room; do not play FAMILY SETTINGS . 7 when you are drowsy or fatigued. GAME INTERFACE . 8 ON-SCREEN HELP . 8 If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. UNIT WINDOW . 8 USING THE RADAR . .10 CROSSHAIRS . .10 TARGETING . 11 SHIPS & SURFACE CRAFT . .12 ESRB Game Ratings WEAPONS SYSTEMS . .13 The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide AIRCRAFT . .14 consumers, especially parents, with concise, impartial guidance about the age- AIRCRAFT WEAPONS SYSTEMS . .16 appropriateness and content of computer and video games. This information can SUBMARINES . 17 help consumers make informed purchase decisions about which games they deem JAPANESE SUICIDE CRAFT . 19 suitable for their children and families. ADVANCED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS . 20 ESRB ratings have two equal parts: TACTICAL MAP SCREEN . 20 • Rating Symbols suggest age appropriateness for the game. These symbols COMMAND MENU . 23 appear on the front of virtually every game box available for retail sale or FORMATIONS . 24 rental in the United States and Canada. REPAIRS . .25 • Content Descriptors indicate elements in a game that may have triggered a SUPPORT MANAGER . .25 particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern. The descriptors appear NAVAL SUPPLY . .28 on the back of the box next to the rating symbol. MULTIPLAYER . 29 ON FRONT ON BACK GAMES FOR WINDOWS - LIVE . 29 VIDEO MULTIPLAYER MODES . .30 GAME E For more information, visit www.ESRB.org INTRODUCTION GAME CONTROLS In Battlestations: Pacific you will experience the Pacific War XBOX 360 CONTROLLER through two epic sagas. Relive the greatest battles or rewrite the course of history. Left Trigger ] x Right Trigger Then go online and make some history yourself. Left Bumper _ ` Right Bumper Y Button US CAMPAIGN, 1942-1945 The Miracle at Midway in June 1942 turned the tide of war X Button and put the US and Allied Forces on the offensive. Left Stick L But victory was not certain. The Imperial Japanese Navy would fight to the death for its new possessions that stretched across B Button the vast Pacific–Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa < A Button and more. Dishonor was not an option. Back Button l C Directional Pad Right Stick > JAPANESE CAMPAIGN, 1941-1945 Start Button Xbox Guide The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was becoming a reality–China, Indochina, and now the Pacific. The plan was bold. Suddenly strike the enemy at Hawaii. Sweep MENU NAVIGATION across the Pacific. Finish the US Fleet at Midway and then launch “The Eastern Operation”–the invasion of Hawaii–to achieve final victory. M / Q Navigate / S O Cancel / Back Change Confirm / Next / m / q D H Navigate Scroll s / o Change 2 3 IN-GAME CONTROLS SHIPS SUBMARINES Change Weapon Fire Weapon Change Weapon Fire Weapon Support Manager Support Manager Naval Supply (hold) Launch Unit Naval Supply (hold) Launch Unit M / Q Jump In M / Q Jump In Speed Speed Command Menu Command Menu S / O (hold) S / O (hold) Steer Steer Clear Unit Clear Target L, j L, j Repair (hold) Repair (hold) Select Target Select Target Pause Pause / Camera Camera Map m q Map m / q Switch Unit C, h Surface / Dive C, h Binoculars / Periscope s o s / o Switch Formation Switch Unit AIRCRAFT O You can swap the functions of L and C, if you like. To do that, press Bomb Mode (hold) Fire Weapon > to open the Pause Menu, select Options, then Controls, and then set Movement to either L or C. You can also invert the axis of the Aircraft Support Manager and Camera controls here. Naval Supply (hold) Lock on Target (hold) / Look Around (hold) M / Q Jump In Speed Command Menu S / O (hold) Rudder Clear Target L, j Turbo Select Target / H Pause Map s / o D Speed Switch Squadron J / F C, h Rudder Turbo 4 5 MAIN MENU XBOX LIVE Access all game modes from this menu, and return here after a game session. Play anyone and everyone, anytime, anywhere on Xbox LIVE®. Build your O SINGLE PLAYER: Dive straight into either the US or Japanese Campaign, or practice at the Training Grounds. Alternately, try your hand atprofile Xbox (your LIVE Marketplace.gamer card). ChatSend with and receiveyour friends. voice andDownload video messages. content (TV shows, in the Skirmish mode against or in cooperation with AI players. trailers, HD movies, game demos,® exclusive game® content, and Arcade games) O MULTIPLAYER: Pit your skills against other players and team up Use LIVE with both Xbox 360 and Windows . Play, chat, and download on both your PC and your Xbox 360. LIVE gives you ultimate access to the things you want and the people you know, on both your PC and your TV. Get connected O TACTICAL LIBRARY: Learn about naval warfare and check your progress and join the revolution! inwith Achievements your friends andin five Leaderboards different Multiplayer. modes. O OPTIONS: Adjust Game, Audio/Video, Controls, Clan Tag, Download Content and Storage settings. CONNECTING Before you can use Xbox LIVE, connect your Xbox 360 console to a high-speed Internet connection and sign up to become an Xbox LIVE member. For more SINGLE PLAYER information about connecting, and to determine whether Xbox LIVE is available O JAPANESE CAMPAIGN: Return to the start of the war with the attack in your region, go to www .xbox .com/live/countries. on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective; then go on to change O US CAMPAIGN: The campaign opens with the aftermath of Midway, FAMILY SETTINGS andhistory progresses by taking all part the inway real up and to the fictional invasion battle of Okinawa. scenarios. O TRAINING GROUNDS: Practice with all available units in a controlled games young game players can access based on the content rating. Parents can environment. restrictThese easy access and to flexible mature-rated tools enable content. parents Approve and caregiverswho and how to decide your family which interacts with others online with the Xbox LIVE service. And set time limits on O SKIRMISH: how long they can play. AI opponents In and this allies offline to equivalent your game. of (See the Multiplayer Multiplayer on pagegame, 29 you can For more information, go to www .xbox .com/familysettings. foraccess further all details.) maps of the five Multiplayer modes for solo play, plus add OPTIONS You can adjust various game option settings within Battlestations: Pacific by selecting Options from the Main Menu. Or press > to pause while in-game, then select Options from the Pause menu. Use l to scroll through options, and press A to select. Option sub-menus include: O GAME: Adjust various in-game settings such as: setting units of measurement; enabling subtitles; disabling hints; adding camera shake and water drops on camera. O AUDIO/VIDEO: Adjust music, speech and sound effects volume. O CONTROLS: Invert L / C vertical controls for camera and planes, and/or swap L / C controls for movement. O CLAN TAG: Set a Clan Tag that will be displayed in the Server Browser when you’re creating and joining a Multiplayer session. O DOWNLOAD CONTENT: Enable or disable Downloadable Content. O STORAGE: Choose where to save your progress if you both Xbox 360 HDD and Memory Units. 6 7 GAME INTERFACE SHIP DESIGNATION ABBREVIATIONS ships’ classes. These are used in-game in both unit windows and target displays: The game interface is visible on-screen whenever you are controlling a unit. During the Pacific War, the Allied navies used the following abbreviations to denote AK . Cargo Ship DD . Destroyer AP . Transport LCVP . Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel 7 3 BB . Battleship CC . Battle Cruiser LSM . Landing Ship, Medium CA . Heavy Cruiser LST . Landing Ship, Tank CL . Light Cruiser PT . Motor Torpedo Boat 1 4 CV . Aircraft Carrier SS . Submarine 6 AO . Fleet Oiler 5 CVE . Escort Aircraft Carrier PLANE ICONS Planes are categorized by the type of armament they carry: 8 Machine Gun Tiny Tim Rocket 2 Dive Bomb Paratroopers 1 On-Screen Help 5 Target Info 2 Unit Window 6 Markers 3 Radar/Compass 7 Objective Tracker Level Bomb Kamikaze 4 Crosshairs 8 Movement & Helm Controls Torpedo Ohka ON-SCREEN HELP As you advance through the game, hints and on-screen help appear.