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Dragon-Age-Ii-Manuals Sony Playstation 3.Pdf WARNING: PHOTOSENSITIVITY/ CONTENTS EPILEPSY/SEIZURES A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or when GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................... 2 playing video games may trigger epileptic seizures or blackouts in these individuals. These conditions may COMPLETE CONTROLS ................................................................................... 3 trigger previously undetected epileptic symptoms or seizures in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition or has had seizures of any kind, consult MAIN MENU ....................................................................................................... 4 your physician before playing. IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE use and consult your physician before resuming INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 5 gameplay if you or your child experience any of the following health problems or symptoms: dizziness eye or muscle twitches disorientation any involuntary movement CREATING HAWKE ........................................................................................... 5 altered vision loss of awareness seizures or convulsion. IMPORTING THE EVENTS OF DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS ........................... 6 RESUME GAMEPLAY ONLY ON APPROVAL OF YOUR PHYSICIAN. CONVERSATIONS .............................................................................................. 7 USE AND HANDLING OF VIDEO GAMES TO REDUCE THE COMPANIONS .................................................................................................... 8 LIKELIHOOD OF A SEIZURE CHARACTER PROGRESSION .......................................................................... 9 Use in a well-lit area and keep as far away as possible from the television screen. Avoid large screen televisions. Use the smallest television screen available. COMBAT ............................................................................................................ 12 Avoid prolonged use of the PlayStation®3 system. Take a 15-minute break during each hour of play. ITEMS ................................................................................................................. 28 Avoid playing when you are tired or need sleep. PLAY ONLINE ................................................................................................... 31 Stop using the system immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms: lightheadedness, nausea, or a sensation similar to motion sickness; discomfort or pain in the eyes, ears, hands, arms, or any other part of CREDITS ............................................................................................................ 32 the body. If the condition persists, consult a doctor. LIMITED 90-DAY WARRANTY ...................................................................... 37 NOTICE: Use caution when using the DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller motion sensor function. When using the DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller motion sensor function, be cautious of the following points. If the controller This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. For information about the ESRB rating hits a person or object, this may cause accidental injury or damage. Before using, check that there is plenty of please visit www.esrb.org. space around you. When using the controller, grip it firmly to make sure it cannot slip out of your hand. If using a controller that is connected to the PS3™ system with a USB cable, make sure there is enough space for the cable so that the cable will not hit a person or object. Also, take care to avoid pulling the cable out of the PS3™ system while using the controller. WARNING TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS: Do not connect your PS3™ system to a projection TV without first consulting the user manual for your projection TV, unless it is of the LCD type. Otherwise, it may permanently damage your TV screen. HANDLING YOUR PS3™ fORMAT DISC: Do not bend it, crush it or submerge it in liquids. Do not leave it in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat. Be sure to take an occasional rest break during extended play. Keep this disc clean. Always hold the disc by the edges and keep it in its protective case when not in use. Clean the disc with a lint-free, soft, dry cloth, wiping in straight lines from center to outer edge. Never use solvents or abrasive cleaners. 1 NOTICES Video output in HD requires cables and an HD- compatible display, both sold separately. COMPLETE CONTROLS Move character left stick Lock target B button GETTING STARTED Rotate camera right stick Center camera N button PLAY STATION ®3 system Change target directional buttons Starting a game: Before use, carefully read the instructions supplied with the PS3™ computer entertainment Take default action (attack, talk, open, etc.) S button system. The documentation contains information on setting up and using your system as well as important Use battle menu shortcut F button/D button/A button safety information. Check that the MAIN POWER switch (located on the system rear) is turned on. Insert the Dragon Age™ II disc Open radial menu/Pause W button (press and hold) with the label facing up into the disc slot. Select the icon for the software title under [Game] in the PS3™ Switch to secondary battle menu shortcut R button (press and hold) system’s home menu, and then press the S button. Refer to this manual for information on using the software. Previous party member Q button Quitting a game: During gameplay, press and hold down the PS button on the wireless controller for at least Next party member E button 2 seconds. Then select “Quit Game” from the screen that is displayed. Select full party Q button + E button To remove a disc, touch the eject button after quitting the game. Open area map SELECT button TROPHIES: Earn, compare and share trophies that you earn by making specifi c in-game Open pause menu START button accomplishments. Trophies access requires a PlayStation®Network account. Saved data for PS3™ format software Saved data for PS3™ format software is saved on the system’s hard disk. CHARACTER CONTROL The data is displayed under “Saved Game Utility” in the Game menu. The left stick and right stick control character movement and camera movement, respectively. If you have multiple party members, switch among them by pressing the Q button or the E button, or select your whole party at once by pressing the Q button and the E button simultaneously. In the radial menu (press the W button), order your party members to hold their position instead of following the character you’re currently controlling, or order them to move to a specific location. TARGETS AND DEFAULT ACTIONS Interact with any character, creature, or object that displays a name and an icon when you target it (either by walking up to it or by cycling through all possible targets by pressing the directional buttons). To take a default action—say, to speak to a friendly character, open a chest or a door, or strike an enemy with a basic attack—select the target and then press the S button. In combat, the character you’re controlling executes a basic attack maneuver each time you press the S button. 2 3 BATTLE MENU DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT The battle menu is comprised of six icons (in two layers) displayed in the bottom-right corner of the screen. To This screen displays new content made available after the release of Dragon Age II and also lets you manage activate the primary shortcuts, press the F button, the D button, or the A button. To activate the second layer the content you’ve already downloaded. of shortcuts, press and hold the R button and then press the F button, the D button, or the A button. INTRODUCTION RADIAL MENU Dragon Age II tells the story of a member of the Hawke family, a refugee of the Fifth Blight who became a More advanced controls, like using a special ability or consuming a health potion, are controlled through the central figure in events that would reshape Thedas. radial menu, which appears when you press and hold the W button. The radial menu is organized into The full story is not well documented, and the details of how a refugee became Kirkwall’s Champion are known related categories of abilities, items, and party commands, almost any of which can be assigned to a shortcut only to a few. The story is not told as it happens, but long afterward. on the battle menu by highlighting the icon and pressing the D button. And the narrator is sometimes prone to exaggeration. AREA TARGETING CREATING HAWKE When you select an ability that affects a whole area rather than a single target—either in a circle shape or a Varric, our narrator, has told this story once or twice before. He has a certain way of remembering Hawke that, cone—the game pauses automatically for you to select a target area. Depending on the size of the affected er, might not be wholly consistent with the facts. After all, who would you find to contradict him? area, the camera may also zoom out to a tactical view so that you can position the target effectively. The game But there are a few basics for which even Varric can’t get away with lies. You can’t say that a woman was also pauses when you select an ability, like a healing spell, that
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