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DUALSHOCK®2 Analog Controller Configuration MEMORY CARD slot 2 MEMORY CARD sb~t I - I -~ I -disc tray - RESET button Ft L2 butt,m R2 button L1 butta :l Rt button - (OPEN) button USE connoclor S4C' i LINK connoctor controller pnI 1I - J contr,k•r put 1 2 right analog stick (R3 button when pushed down) left analog stick (1 .3 hutton when pushed down) - L button Set up your PlayStatlon'2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual .
BATTLE SCREEN left analog stick / directional buttons Select Target (Enemy) Confirm / Tech Attack / Sub-weapon button © button Cancel / Display Battle Menu 0 button O button m button/ m button button/ m button Attack Attack Cycle Button Control Windows Boost MENUS left analog stick/ directional buttons Move Cursor Confirm button © button Cancel / Previous Menu 0 button O button Sort Items (in the Items Menu) ® button Change Lead Character (in the Character Select Menu) / m button Cycle Betwee
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On the Title Screen, the following menu is displayed . Use the left analog stick or the directional buttons * / # to select a menu item and press the O button to confirm your selection . Xenosaga TM Episode I consists of : Quest Mode, Battles, and Cinematic Events . The story will unfold as you progress through the game . Please take note that the controls and game play differ depending on which aspect of the game you are in . QUEST MODE GAME NEw Select this menu item to start a new game .
O You can access the Main Menu by pressing the button in Quest Mode . You can do a lot of important things in this menu, such as using and equipping items, setting your Tech Attacks and Skills, checking your character's status, and adjusting your game settings . Use the left analog stick or the directional O buttons to move the cursor around and press the button to confirm your selection . Press the ® button to cancel your selection or return to a previous menu .
ETHER MENU SUMMARY USE TECH ATTACKS Here, you can select an Ether and a character that you want to use it on . Some Ether can only be used during battle . The cost in Ether power (Ep) is displayed on the right. To use an Ether on a character, use the left analog O stick or directional buttons * / * to select an Ether, then press the button to confirm . Next, choose a character on the left to use the Ether on and press the O button . SET In this menu you can set and remove Ether .
CHARACTERS ,TILLS In this menu you can equip your characters with weapons and accessories, as well as strengthen your characters' attributes . While on the Character Select Menu, if you press Here, you can extract Skills from your accessories and set each character's Skills . Accessories sometimes have hidden Skills that prevent status abnormalities or improve your attributes .
A. G® .S . / ANTI-GNOSIS WEAPON SY"TEM In this menu you can equip and remove weapons and accessories from your A .G .W.S . You can also assign the pilot for each A .G .W.S here . See page 31 for more on A .G .W.S . and how to use them in battle . A. G .W.S. ATTRIBUTES • FHP Frame Hit Points, the amount of damage the A .G .W .S . can receive before becoming inoperable . • DPOW Dynamic Power, the amount of physical offensive strength as determined by weapons equipped and generator strength .
EVS With the EVS, you can revisit areas you have already cleared . To operate the EVS, step into any gold U .M .N . pillar that has the blue EVS plate above it, then O press the button to open the Main Menu and proceed to the EVS . Select the area you wish to revisit and press the button . You will then be taken to the starting point of that area . Feel free to explore the area and fight the enemies within . Be forewarned, though, these battles are just as dangerous as the real thing .
g To n The radar that is displayed on the bottom right of the screen will allow you to see the rough locations of enemies and NPCs . It is very useful for finding NPCs to talk to and evading enemies . Player's Character Enemy A NPC & Enemy that has spotted the Player . L'"YLNG AND SELLING ITEMS Certain NPCs will sell you items, weapons, and accessories if you talk to them . You can sell most items to them as well . You will also be able to buy and sell items if you touch a silver U .M .N .
Battles will ensue if you come into contact with an enemy. There are no random battles in XenosagaTMEpisode l . You will be able to see your enemies in Quest Mode before fighting them . It's also possible to sneak by some enemies, avoiding battle entirely . Once you come into contact with an enemy, the Battle Screen will appear . BATTLE SCREEN The Battle Screen provides a great deal of important information vital to the success of the battle .
TECH ATTACKS ABOARD AN A.G.W.S . Tech Attacks can be performed by first An A .G .W .S . (Anti-Gnosis Weapon System) is a combat machine that can be used in battle . Normally, you would control a character on foot and fight the enemy, but if you select the A.G .W.S . command from the Battle Menu (see page 30), you will be able to pilot an A .G .W.S . However, there are some priming the Tech Attack with Normal Attacks. Tech Attacks that have not been upgraded can only be used after two Normal Attacks .
STATUS EFFECTS CHANGES IN STATUS Sometimes, a character's or A .G .W.S .' status may change by receiving damage from specific attacks or Ether. Though the icon displayed on the I CHARACTER BATTLE STATUS AIDS screen may be the same, the details of the status may be different, so please make sure to look through the list below . Also, please note that the types of status changes differ between Character Battles and A .G .W.S .
A .G .W.S . BATTLE STATUS ABNORMALITIES EVENT SLOT Name Effect Incapacitated Cannot take any actions wha soever Drive Suspension Cannot take any actions whatsoever Pilot Unconscious Cannot take any actions whatsoever 3 situational effects, as listed below, and they will change in the order that the arrows indicate every time a character's turn ends, whether that character is friend or foe .
BOOST Boosting means moving a character who is not currently displayed in the GTW (Group Turn Window), and who also has a Boost of 1 or more, next into line to take action . After the character that is currently in action finishes his or her turn, it will then be the boosted character's turn . You can Boost one of your characters during an enemy's turn as well as during another character's turn .
VICTORY SCREEN Upon winning a battle, you will be presented with the Victory Screen . Fighting and winning battles is the key to improving your characters . CLEAR TIME The total duration of the battle . MONEY The amount of money awarded . EXP / EXPERIENCE POINTS The amount of Experience Points earned . TPts/TECH POINTS Shion Uzuki FEMALE -163 CM (5'4") - 48 KG (106 LBS) - 22 YEARS OLD Chief Engineer of the KOS-MOS Project General Operation System Research Center, Vector Industries First R&D Division .
KOS-MOS Ziggy --- FEMALE - 167 CM (5'6") - 92 KG LOOKS ABOUT 18 YEARS OLD (tai LBS) - A female, armored battle android developed by the interstellar conglomerate, Vector Industries . She is comprised entirely of mechanical parts, a rarity in an age of advanced Realian technology . "KOS-MOS" is not liar personal name, but rather the name of the complete battle system designed to combat Gnosis . • • PUNCH On ,O 0,19 0 19,0 O, r) S-SAULT BLASTER SWORD BLASTER NEEDLE Ar .
MOMO chaos FEMALE - 141 CM (4'B") - 36 KG (79 LBS) - LOOKS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD MALE -169 CM (5'T') - 53 KG (117 LBS) - LOOKS ABOUT 16 YEARS OLD A prototype 100-Series Observational Realian (synthetic human) developed to observe and contact Gnosis, an alien life form that can only he detected by a "special sense ." MOMO is shoji for Multiple Observative Mimetic Organicus .
Jr . MALE - 140 CM (4'T') - 38 KG (84 LBS) - LOOKS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD One of the directors of the Kukai Foundation, a special organization based on Second Miltia (an autonomous state in the Galaxy Federation) . Despite his seemingly carefree attitude, Jr . is actually quite wise and will occasionally make statements, cuttinq right to the heart of things .
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