WARNING: READ BEFORE USING YOUR PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER TABLE OF CONTENTS ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when Getting Started . .2 exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns Controls . .3 or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games, including Saving and Loading . .4 games played on the PlayStation 2 console, may induce an epileptic seizure in ® these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic Welcome to Deer Hunter . .5 symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. Game Screen . .5 If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your physi- Main Menu . .6 cian prior to playing. If you experience any of the following symptoms while Options . .6 playing a video game — dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss Pause Menu . .7 of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions — Go Hunting . .7 IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming play. Day Hunt Mode (1-2 Players) . .8 WARNING TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS: Season Mode (1-2 Players) . .10 Do not connect your PlayStation 2 console to a projection TV without first consulting Tournament Mode (1-2 Players) . .11 the user manual for your projection TV, unless it is of the LCD type. Otherwise, it Online Tournament Mode (1-4 Online Players) . .12 may permanently damage your TV screen. Backpack . .15 Locations . .16 USE OF UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCT: The use of software or peripherals not authorized by Sony Computer Trophy Room . .18 Entertainment America may damage your console and/or invalidate your warranty. Credits . .19 Only official or licensed peripherals should be used in the controller ports or Atari Web Sites . .20 memory card slots. Technical Support . .20 End-User License Agreement . .22 HANDLING YOUR PLAYSTATION 2 FORMAT DISC: • This disc is intended for use only with PlayStation 2 consoles with the NTSC U/C designation. • 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 compact 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 GETTING STARTED CONTROLS Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back of the console) is turned on. Press the standby/RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the OPEN button and the disc tray will open. Place the Deer Hunter® disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press the OPEN button again and the disc tray will close. Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software. Insert a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) in MEMORY CARD slot 1 if you wish to load a saved game or save a game. Deer Hunter requires 130KB of free space on your memory card to save your game progress. Note: Ne ver remove the memory card or turn the console power OFF when loading or saving a game. It is also advised that you do not insert or remove accessories once the power is ON. Make sure there is enough free space on your memory card before commencing play. MENU CONTROLS CONTROL ACTION Deer Hunter supports the DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller. Digital controllers are directional buttons Navigate menu/Toggle menu choices not supported. button Accept L button Go back Network Adaptor Setup START button Skip movie A Network Adaptor (Ethernet/modem) (for PlayStation®2) is required to play the Deer Hunter game online. Be sure to follow the Network Adaptor (for PlayStation®2) GAME CONTROLS instruction manual during installation. CONTROL ACTION left analog stick Move forwards/backwards/side to side (normal view)/Zoom scope in/out (scope view) right analog stick Change hunter facing direction (normal view)/ Aim weapon (scope view) R1 button Activate scope view R2 button Fir e weapon (scope view) L1 button Load active weapon L3 button Crouch button Open backpack/Use vehicle/Use item L button Deselect current item/Close backpack/Close chat window G button (default control) Use GPS (Global Positioning System)* I button (default control) Use binoculars 2 3 GAME CONTROLS (continued) WELCOME TO DEER HUNTER ® CONTROL ACTION Experience all of the thrills and adventure of hunting as you stalk your prey, set up G button Activate sighting adjustment mode your shot and try to bag the trophy of a lifetime. You may only get one shot, so make (scope view) it count! directional buttons Adjust weapon sights (scope view) L2 button Open chat window GAME SCREEN START button Pause Menu SELECT button Toggle first-person/third-person point of view Bullet Clock pointer Trophy * GPS is not available in sighting mode. GPS coordinates are accurate for in-game maps only. icon Note: The use item controls (“Use GPS,” “Use binoculars,” etc.) listed above are the Compass & Wind default use item controls. You can re-assign these controls to other hunting items during indicator a game (see page 15 for details). VEHICLE CONTROLS Ammunition indicator CONTROL ACTION left analog stick Accelerate Clock right analog stick Steer L button Exit vehicle NORMAL VIEW Backpack Hunter SAVING AND LOADING position You can save the progress of up to eight individual hunters. To do so during a game, indicator press the ST ART button and select Quit to Main Menu. Select Save from the Main Menu, select Yes to save and then press the button. To load a game, select Load from the Main Menu. Select your previously saved game, and then press the button. Clock SCOPE VIEW Note: To save, Deer Hunter requires a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) with at This is your clock, telling you what time it is in the game (don’t blame us if you miss dinner!). least 130KB of free space inserted into MEMORY CARD slot 1. In tournament play, the clock displays time remaining. Bullet pointer The bullet pointer directs you toward the nearest legal game animal. Note: The bullet pointer disappears at the higher difficulty settings (see “Options” on page 6). Compass & Wind indicator The orange pointer displays your current heading. The smaller blue pointer indicates wind direction. Ammunition indicator This displays how many rounds you have left before you need to reload. Hunter position indicator One quick glance here will show if you are standing or crouched. Backpack Press the button to activate your backpack, use a vehicle or use an item. Trophy icon The trophy icon appears if you’ve got a downed game animal. 4 5 MAIN MENU PAUSE MENU From any menu screen, use the directional buttons to Press the START button during a game to display the navigate, see more choices, adjust sliders and toggle Pause Menu, where you can choose from the options ON/OFF. When satisfied with your choices press following options: the button to confirm, or press the L button to go Return To Hunt: Resume your hunt. back to the previous menu. Note: The game goes into Demo mode if left idle. Press the button to cancel Options: See page 6, “Options.” Demo mode and return to the Main Menu. Goal Objectives (Season mode only): Display the Go Hunting: Set up and begin a new Deer Hunter game objectives you need to complete before unlocking (see page 7). the next hunting location. Trophy Room: View your trophies (see page 18). Quit to Trophy Room: Exit the game and go to the Trophy Room. Load: Load a previously saved game. Bag Counts: Display the bag limit, your current bag count and check out the trophy scores for your legally bagged game animals. In Tournament mode and Online Tournament Save: Save current game data. mode, use the right and left directional buttons to view the stats of the other hunters. Options: Customize audio settings and other in-game options (see below). Quit To Main Menu: Exits the game. Credits: View a list of the people who helped create the game. GO HUNTING OPTIONS Let’s go over a few things before you start hunting for world-class trophy deer, elk, Customize your audio and gameplay settings here. Press bear and more. the button to accept and save your changes, or press Violations the L button to cancel and return to the previous Hunting at night is illegal. menu without saving. Note: Moving a slider to the right increases the setting; moving a slider to the left Shooting game animals in the water is illegal. decreases the setting. In Tournament mode and Online Tournament mode, shooting at or near other competitors Master Volume: Adjust the volume of all in-game may restrict a player from firing his or her weapon. See “Tournament Options Screen” on sounds. page 12 for details. Music Volume: Adjust the music volume. Note: Illegally bagged animals and non-game animals such as squirrels and wild turkey are not collected as trophies. Difficulty: The higher the setting, the more skittish and clever the game animals are. Also, at the higher settings, the Bullet Pointer disappears. Trophy Scoring Official trophy scoring is based on the overall size of the game animal and the animal’s Simulated Time Rate: Modifies how “fast” a day progresses.