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2 GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED MEMORY CARD slot 1 MEMORY CARD slot 2 disc tray RESET button OPEN button controller port 2 controller port 1 S400 i.LINK connector USB connector 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 RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the open button and the disc tray will open.
CONTROLS 4 CONTROLS 5 DUALSHOCK®2 ANALOG CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION L2 button L1 button R2 button R1 button directional buttons left analog stick SELECT button ANALOG mode button ANALOG mode light button BASIC OPERATION button button button START button Field Screen Menu Screens Battle Screen Directional buttons Move character Move cursor Move cursor / Change pages with left and right buttons Left analog stick Move character Move cursor Move cursor / Change pages with left and right move
6 CHARACTERS FINAL FANTASY X is about a summoner named Yuna and her quest to destroy a mysterious force known as “Sin.” You must guide the main character, Tidus, through the many events of the game. Here we introduce the characters that accompany Yuna along her journey. Note that each character has a unique area of expertise, and can equip different weapons and armor. Review their strengths so you can use them to your advantage on the battlefield.
8 BATTLE SYSTEM BATTLE SCREEN BATTLE SYSTEM 5 1. Command window. 2. CTB window. 3. Characters’ HP and MP. 4. Overdrive gauge. 5. Help text window. 2 4 1 3 BATTLE ORDER This installment of FINAL FANTASY features the Conditional Turn-based Battle (hereafter “CTB”) system, where time passes only when commands are executed in battle. The turn order of both allies and enemies is displayed in the CTB window in the upper right-hand side of the screen.
BATTLE SYSTEM 10 STATUS AILMENTS AND HOW TO RECOVER During battle, characters are sometimes inflicted with nasty status ailments. Refer to the chart below to find effective ways to recover from them. ABILITIES 11 There are two types of abilities: Command Abilities and Auto-Abilities. Command Abilities are actions that must be selected in battle, while Auto-Abilities are automatically enabled through your characters’ current weapons and armor.
AEONS 12 AEONS 13 DEVELOPMENT OF AEONS Under the Aeons section of the Main Menu, you can view various statistics of your aeons. Each aeon’s growth is metaphysically bound to Yuna’s, but if you prevail against certain opponents, Abilities and Attributes sections will become available. These will let you teach aeons new abilities and raise their attributes. Abilities Select Abilities to teach the aeons various Command Abilities.
14 THE SPHERE GRID THE SPHERE GRID UNDERSTANDING THE SPHERE GRID Selecting Use will open a window showing all the spheres currently in your possession. You can only use spheres that correspond to a nearby node, highlighted in white. Place a sphere into its corresponding node to learn the ability available there. In addition to the node at the character’s current position, you can activate any adjacent nodes without moving to them.
16 MINI GAMES 17 BLITZBALL Blitzball is an underwater sport popular among all peoples of Spira. Teams from every corner of Spira gather at the stadium in Luca for the annual blitzball tournament. The people of Spira love blitzball because it lets them forget about Sin, if only for a moment. In FFX you can control a team in blitzball. The more matches you play, the more experience points you gain, which can be used to increase your players’ abilities.
CREDITS 18 CREDITS Localization SQUARE CO., LTD. SQUARE ELECTRONIC ARTS L.L.C. Screenmusic Studios AKA SMS Producer Yoshinori Kitase Senior Vice President Koji Yamashita U.S. Recording Directors Motomu Toriyama (Event) Takayoshi Nakazato (Map) Toshiro Tsuchida (Battle) General Manager Akira Kashiwagi Recording Engineer Ernie Sheesley Localization Directors Eric Lewis Nobuo Uematsu Ichiro Nonaka Kazuyoshi Tashiro P.A.
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The Action Is Real. The Actors Are Not. Experience the cutting edge in ultra realistic computer animation! A new reality in DVD loaded with never-before-seen special features: SPECIAL 2- DISC SET! In the year 2065, the Earth is infested with alien spirits and mankind faces total extinction. The only hope for survival is the courageous and beautiful scientist, Aki Ross, who races to collect the eight spirits and rid the planet of the destructive alien presence. OWN THE SPECIAL EDITION .
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