User Guide

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CREATING AN ACCOUNT
In order to play online you must create an account that contains an online name
and password. Once you save your data, you only need to select Login the next time
you play.
To create an account:
1. On the Main Menu, select Multiplayer Online.
2. Select a network configuration to connect to the Internet.
3. Read and accept the Online Agreement. You must accept the terms of the Online
Agreement to play online.
4. Create an account. In order to play online you must create an account that
contains an online user name and password.
4a. The first time you see the Select Profile screen, select
Create Account.
Then use the virtual keyboard to enter an online name (of four or more
characters), password, password confirmation, and email address.
4b. Select
Yes or No in response to the series of requests, and finally select
Continue.
4c. Enter your gender, birth date, country and ZIP code, and select Create
Account.
If no other person has the user name you created, a new account
profile is created.
Be sure to remember or write down your password. Eidos Inc. Customer Service
may not be able to retrieve lost passwords.
5. You will be prompted to save your account profile (which includes your password).
Select
Yes and, if the Save Password option is selected, you will only have to
select Login to connect the next time you play.
NOTE: You can create multiple accounts. If you have created more than one,
highlight Login and press the directional buttons 4/3 to select the profile you
want to login with.
CUSTOMIZE GAME
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You can customize your characters, weapon loadout and the tag you spray on
buildings. These options are available in both Multiplayer Online and Multiplayer
Local Network games.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR CHARACTER
Criminal or Law Enforcement, if you are going to end up bleeding in the streets,
at least have cool clothes when you hit the pavement. 25 TO LIFE lets you customize
everything about your character. From skin color, clothes and jewelry to beards
and ski masks, you can create a totally unique character.
• Dress like the rest of your posse for quick ID during intense online battles.
Criminals can wear Clan colors; Law Enforcement can wear agency uniforms.
• To customize your character in Multiplayer mode, select Customization
once you have logged in.
• You can save up to four custom Criminals and Law Enforcement characters
to use during Multiplayer games. Each character can have different
weapon loadouts.
To customize a character:
1. Select Customize Characters
from the Customize Menu. Next,
select the character you want
to customize and press
the x button.
2. Select
Edit Name to give each
character preset a name.
3. Select
Edit Clothing to customize
the look of your Law Enforcement
or Criminals character. Start from
scratch and choose to modify your
character’s head, body, arms, hands,
legs and feet. Or choose Select
Prebuilt
and scroll through a list
of prebuilt characters. Select Clear/Reset to start over.
USING YOUR CUSTOM CHARACTER IN MULTIPLAYER GAMES
On the Customize Menu, the dot next to the character's name indicates which
character will be used in Multiplayer games. The red dot indicates the Criminals
character; the blue dot indicates the Law Enforcement character.
To switch the dot to another character, select the character on the Customize Menu.
The dot will move to that character when you back out, regardless of whether or not
you edited the character.
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