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Safety Information
About 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.
These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lig
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:18 PM Page 2 VIBRATION Getting Started Turns the vibrating feature of the controller “ON” or “OFF” (Default = ON). Note: because of the E10+ rating on this product, if you have the parental controls set on your Xbox, it must be set to TEEN or higher in order to play this game. TARGET MARKERS Turns “ON” or “OFF” the arrow marker that hovers above the current target NEW GAME (Default = ON). Play the game from the very beginning. Select your level of difficulty an
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 4 Controls JACK When Jack is dressed normally, his weapon of choice is the Soul Robber. You can damage targets by whipping them with the Soul Robber or by catching them and swinging them around. You can also hook it onto things and swing to new areas. PUMPKIN KING -@ When Jack is the Pumpkin King, he can breathe fire and blow targets away with his Fire Bomb attack. Press the @ to return to Normal Jack. SANTA JACK -# While dressed up as Santa Jack, h
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 6 5 Combos Game Details Build up combos by continuously attacking enemies. The more combos that you make, the higher your Nightmare Rank will be (see Nightmare Ranking pg. 14). Understanding the Screen Red Souls - Pumpkin King 6 1 Pumpkin Gauge The number of Red Souls you have available. This is Jack's remaining Life. When Jack takes damage, the Pumpkin Gauge 7 decreases, and when it runs out, the game is over. Blue Souls Collect these from fallen en
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 8 Soul Cycle Jack’s Actions Hold Y to charge, and then release the button to grab the nearest enemy. Press Y repeatedly Soul RobberX to spin the enemy around. Try hitting nearby Hit and damage a target. Press X repeatedly enemies to make combos! Taunting an enemy for combo attacks. Charge the whip by holding will instantly charge the whip for this move. the X. You may purchase upgrades to the Soul Robber at the Witches’ Shop. Soul Spin Taunt an Enemy
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 10 Pumpkin King Actions Cold Front You may purchase upgrades at the Witches Shop that will increase the number of Red This present contains a blizzard of northern Souls Jack can hold, and add to the blast range of the Fire Bomb attack. snow. It damages the target by freezing it. Flame ThrowerX Press and hold X to spit out a stream of flames. You can blast away enemies as long as your Red Soul counter lasts. Use the L to aim. Fire BombY When used, Jac
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 12 Menu Saving Press > to access the menu screen. Press A to select an item and B to return to the The story is recorded by some strange residents of previous screen. Halloween Town called the Three Mr. Hydes. The two smaller Mr. Hydes live in the larger Mr. Hyde's top hat, ITEM and they help to move the story along. When you have to Place the cursor on the item that you want to use or view, then press A to select leave in the middle of a story or yo
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 14 Nightmare Ranking Jack’s House Visit Jack’s house to access the game’s bonus features. At the end of each level, you will be given a Nightmare Rank. This is a comprehensive score, which reflects the player’s ranking in terms of Time, Combos, Damage, and !-count. Score Sheet View your score card, broken down by chapter. Figurine Display View figurines that you find and earn throughout the game. Music Player Replay any of the unlocked music clips.
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:19 PM Page 16 The Mayor of Characters Halloween Town Now some Mayors can be two-faced, but this Jack Skellington politician has a rotating head. He turns to one The holiday leader of face when he is pleased and one when things Halloween Town and the are not going his way, which seems to be most Pumpkin King. His goal is of the time. to make each year's Halloween scarier and more spine-tingling than the last. Zero Sally Zero is Jack's faithful dog and best This
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TNBCxbxMANmech03c_mb 8/29/05 11:20 PM Page 18 Oogie Boogie This lord of the flies, bugs and slugs once tried to snuff out Santa and pop Jack's Pumpkin Hanging Tree Head. Now he's back to finish the job. Five Hanging Men hang around on the Hanging Tree. Without them it would not be much of a hanging tree, would it? The Vampire Brothers These close-knit brothers guard the keys to Lock, Shock, and Barrel the Mayor’s house. These little pranksters storm around Halloween Town in a bathtub, leaving