User Guide

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Promotions
As Lamont says, “Promotions make a big difference — and I mean BIG.”
Earn Points to earn Promotions. You can check your Player Stats screen
to see how many Points you need to reach the next Rank. Once you’ve
earned enough Points, go see the Wiseman in the Carrot Suit. Every time
you earn a new Rank you will receive new abilities. These include things
like a longer life bar and higher Funk Fu belt levels. Remember that at the
end of the game, before you can face the Anti-Funk, you will need to have
achieved at least the rank of Rapmaster! Tip: to earn additional points,
be sure to do as many of the Mini-Games as you can.
Saving Games
Every time you collect a Karaoke Microphone or retrieve one of the
Sacred Albums of Funk, your progress will automatically be saved. You
can also save your game at any time by going to the Pause Menu and
selecting Save Game. You can’t save your game while playing a Mini-
Game or an Xbox Live Downloaded Level.
Two Player Games
You can start a two player game from the Main Menu, or a second player
can join your game at any time by pressing the START button.
COLLECTABLE OBJECTS
Presents
You’ll find Presents all over the world left
behind by Lamont’s dawg Santa Funk. Get
used to checking your Present Menu (by
pressing your B button) whenever you’re
in trouble.
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High Fives
If you're playing a two player game, you can face each other and press
the Black button to share a High Five and share your Health.
Rhythm Matching
Rhythm Matching is a powerful way of converting Earthlings and earning
Points. In fact, it is possibly the most potent “weapon” in the game. In
Rhythm Matching, you will see and hear a sequence of beats that you
will need to play along with by pressing the X and Y buttons. Nearby
Earthlings will stop and dance, and each time you successfully match a
sequence of beats, Funkify Notes will shoot out of you toward the
Earthlings. The more challenging a sequence, the more Funk it creates
and the more Earthlings you’ll convert. As your character goes up in
Rank, you’ll be able to shoot out more and more notes, and by the time
you reach the upper Ranks you will be able to convert a large group of
dancing Earthlings all at the same time. You can tell whether you are
close enough to Earthlings by the tiny dots that emanate from your body
while Rhythm Matching.
As you get better at Rhythm Matching, the sequences will start to get
more and more challenging. If you have trouble, they’ll become simpler.
Rhythm Matching has a few added benefits. You can stand still or walk
around while Rhythm Matching. When there are no Earthlings around
that need Funkification, matching rhythms will earn you points.
Earthlings can’t attack you while you match, so it is a good way to pass
through dangerous territory. Any Hidden Present, Hidden Earthling or
Hidden Portal will pop out of hiding when they come within range. And,
Funkify Notes won’t run away from you while you are matching, so
they’re much easier to catch. Feel the Funk, baby!
Perfect this skill and you will definitely have a leg up on your way to
achieving the Rank of Funklord!
Entering Elevators
Elevators are always found inside the Levels, and will take you out of
the Level and back to the Zone.
Using Mailboxes
You can use Mailboxes to send off for valuable mail order Presents,
which arrive instantly by Balloon. The number of Bucks that you
currently have is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
The cost of each Present for sale is displayed to the right of the
Present’s name.