NTR-AMHP-UKV INSTRUCTION BOOKLET [0105/UKV/NTR] WIRELESS DS SINGLE-CARD DOWNLOAD PLAY THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTI-PLAYER GAMES DOWNLOADED FROM ONE GAME CARD. This seal is your assurance that Nintendo 2–4 has reviewed this product and that it has met our standards for excellence WIRELESS DS MULTI-CARD PLAY THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTI-PLAYER GAMES in workmanship, reliability and WITH EACH NINTENDO DS SYSTEM CONTAINING A entertainment value. Always look 2–4 SEPARATE GAME CARD. for this seal when buying games and accessories to ensure complete com- NINTENDO DS RUMBLE PAK patibility with your Nintendo Product. THIS GAME IS DESIGNED TO USE NINTENDO DS RUMBLE PAK. Thank you for selecting the METROID PRIME™ HUNTERS Game Card for the Nintendo DS™ system. NINTENDO WI-FI CONNECTION IMPORTANT: Please carefully read the separate Health and Safety Precautions Booklet included with this product THIS GAME IS DESIGNED TO USE before using your Nintendo DS, Game Card, Game Pak or accessory. The booklet contains important health NINTENDO WI-FI CONNECTION. and safety information. Please read this instruction booklet thoroughly to ensure maximum enjoyment of your new game. It also contains important warranty and hotline information. Always save this book for future reference. This Game Card will work only with the Nintendo DS system. © 2004 – 2006 NINTENDO. DEVELOPED BY NINTENDO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CORP. ALL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE COPYRIGHTS OF GAME, SCENARIO, MUSIC AND PROGRAM, RESERVED BY NINTENDO. TM, ® AND THE NINTENDO DS LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. © 2006 NINTENDO. Contents Story Story . 5 In the distant reaches of space, beyond the territories controlled by the Galactic Federation, is the Tetra Galaxy, once home to a mighty race known as the Alimbics. Controls . 7 An advanced civilisation, peaceful, prosperous and powerful, the Alimbics maintained Getting Started . 10 stability over the region forcefully but judiciously. They reigned over a vast region known as the Alimbic Cluster. Adventure Mode . 13 • How to Advance in the Game . 13 One day, perhaps thousands of years ago, perhaps tens of thousands, they simply dis- • The Default Screen . 19 appeared, leaving behind artefacts scattered across the Alimbic Cluster, all protected by • Basic Actions . 21 a lethal arsenal of the Alimbics’ most advanced weaponry. • Weapon Actions . 25 Today, for the first time in centuries, the long-dormant Alimbic Cluster has begun to stir, • Morph Ball Actions . 29 delivering strange tidings. A telepathic communiqué, originating within the Cluster, has Multiplayer Mode. 31 been transmitted into the brains of some of the most exceptional beings in our galaxy. • Single-Card Play . 31 The message is translated into a thousand different languages on a thousand different • Multi-Card Play. 33 worlds, but the message is always the same: “The secret to ultimate power lies in the • Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. 34 Alimbic Cluster.” • Playing a Multiplayer Game . 45 This message has intrigued and enticed some of the most formidable bounty hunters in the galaxy, inspiring them to make the long journey to the Alimbic Cluster. Each Hunters . 51 of these great warriors has their own motivation. Some desire power – for themselves, DS Wireless Communications (Single-Card Play). 54 their planet, or their people – while others simply desire to hunt and to kill, to prove themselves the best bounty hunter in the galaxy. Now, it’s a race against time to see DS Wireless Communications (Multi-Card Play) . 55 which bounty hunter will triumph and who will discover the secret behind this promise Nintendo DS Rumble Pak . 57 of “ultimate power”. Credits . 58 4 5 The Galactic Federation has heeded this strange, suspicious communication as well and has called for the help of Samus Aran. Controls Her mission: to discover the meaning behind this mysterious telepathic message, to secure the ultimate power or, if it cannot be secured, to ensure that it remains secret or destroy it. Using the Nintendo DS METROID PRIME™ HUNTERS uses two control modes. In this manual, the controls for the Stylus Mode are explained using the configuration for right-handed players. Top screen SELECT Samus Aran POWER Button START One of the best bounty hunters in the Pause Menu galaxy. Her POWER SUIT has the ability L Button (during Adventure Mode) to transform her into a MORPH BALL. Attack (Hold down for a CHARGE SHOT) / BOMB R Button BOOST ✚ Control Pad Move X Button, A Button, B Button, Y Button Touch Screen Jump • Select / Confirm in the menu • Control Samus (see pages 21– 23 for additional information) If you close your Nintendo DS™ during a game, it will go into Sleep Mode to save Morph Ball battery life. Open the Nintendo DS again to resume the game. NOTE: The game will not go into Sleep Mode during Wireless Communications. 6 7 Control Modes How to Use the Touch Screen You can select either Stylus Mode or Dual Mode to Perform actions in-game by moving the stylus across the Touch Screen. On the Menu play the game. Both modes support right- and Screen or in the GUNSHIP (page 17), commands are selected in the following manner: left-handed controls. You can change the control mode by selecting CONTROLS under OPTIONS Selecting a Mode (page 12). See pages 21– 23 for additional control To choose the game mode, select the respective icon on the information. Touch Screen. If you select an icon with the ✚ Control Pad, Stylus Mode Dual Mode the icon will highlight, with the explanation displayed on the top screen. Tap on the icon to confirm your selection. Stylus Mode Buttons control the Attack and Move commands. The Nintendo DS Stylus handles all other controls. Selecting Various Menu Icons and Items Left-handed Stylus Mode Tap on the icon or text to make your selection. A, B, X or Y Buttons Move ✚ Control Pad Jump Scrolling / Switching Selection L Button BOOST R Button Attack / BOMB Scroll through the text and switch selections Touch Screen Control Samus (see pages 21– 23) by touching these icons. Dual Mode Screenshots surrounded by a yellow frame are on the top screen, and screenshots Buttons control Attack and Move commands as well as the character’s viewpoint surrounded by a green frame are on the Touch Screen. (look up /down), direction and jump commands. Dual Mode Controls Right-handed Left-handed ✚ Control Pad Move Viewpoint (change direction) A, B, X or Y Buttons Viewpoint (change direction) Move R Button Jump / BOOST Attack / BOMB L Button Attack / BOMB Jump / BOOST 8 9 Getting Started Main Menu On the Title Screen, tap the Touch Screen to view the Main Menu. Select a game mode or the OPTIONS Starting the Game icon by tapping once. Make sure the Nintendo DS is turned off before you begin. Insert the METROID PRIME HUNTERS Game Card into your Nintendo DS and press POWER on the Nintendo DS Menu Window system. If you would like to use the Nintendo DS™ Rumble Pak, insert the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak into the Game Boy Advance™ Game Pak slot before turning the power on. Mode Icon When you turn on the Nintendo DS, the Health and Safety Return Icon Screen will be displayed. After reading the message, tap on the Touch Screen or press a Button to continue. Touch the Tap on this icon to return to the previous page. METROID PRIME HUNTERS Panel on the Nintendo DS Menu Screen to begin the game. If you set your Nintendo DS to AUTO MODE, this step is not necessary. Please see the Nintendo DS Instruction Booklet for details. Once the Title Adventure Mode (pages 13 – 30) Screen is displayed, follow the instructions on page 11. Control Samus Aran in this single-player adventure. The in-game language depends on the one that is set on the Multiplayer Mode (pages 31– 50) console. In this game you can choose between five different languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. If your Up to four players can play multiplayer by using Multi-Card Play, DS Download Play Nintendo DS system is already set to one of them, the same or Wi-Fi Connection. By tapping on RIVAL RADAR, you can exchange your HUNTER language will be displayed in the game. If your Nintendo DS LICENSE automatically with nearby players who have also activated this feature (page 43). system is set to another language, the in-game default language will be English. You can change the in-game language by changing the language setting of your console. For further instructions about how to change language settings please refer to the Nintendo DS Instruction Booklet. 10 11 Options Adventure Mode Change in-game settings here. After you have made your selections, tap on the How to Advance in the Game tick icon in the lower-right corner of the screen to save your preferences. AUDIO Choose between STEREO, SURROUND or HEADPHONE sound. Volume levels for sound effects and background music, and the What is Adventure Mode? mic sensitivity can be adjusted here. This Story Mode places you in the action as you battle enemies and solve puzzles as CONTROLS Set the in-game controls (page 7) and the SENSITIVITY of the the main character, Samus Aran. Visit various planets and space stations within the stylus here. You can also invert the up/down perspective controls Alimbic Cluster and gather all the OCTOLITHS to acquire the ultimate power within. by turning LOOK INVERT on. Select the destination CREDITS Look at the people responsible for METROID PRIME HUNTERS. Use the Alimbic Cluster Scan Screen (page 15) to select a planet or space station. RUMBLE PAK If you have a Nintendo DS Rumble Pak inserted in your Nintendo DS, Explore you can turn the Rumble Feature ON or OFF.