Activision 47875841154, 47875841147 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Xbox LIVE 2

GAME CONTROLS 3

HEADS-UP DISPLAY 4

MAP SCREEN 6

GAMEPLAY 7

FREE ROAM MODE 7

CUSTOMER SUPPORT 8

SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 9

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Xbox LIVE

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CONNECTING

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FAMILY SETTINGS

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can restrict access to mature-rated content. Approve who and how your family
interacts with others online with the XboxLIVE service, and set time limits on how
long they can play. For more information, go to www.xbox.com/familysettings.

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GAME CONTROLS

Lock-On

Power Wheel

Movement
(Press for Hunting Pulse)

Powers On

Shapeshift

Heller Form

Put Down

Options Menu

Map Screen

(Press for Camera Reset)

(Press for Pack Attack)

Sprint

Block

Attack

Attack

Grab/Throw

Jump/Dodge

Camera

ADDITIONAL CONTROLS

CONSUMING: Press  to grab a target, then press  to consume.

Consuming provides you with health, Mass and a shapeshift form.

GLIDING: While in the air, hold
will allow you to jump over obstacles and sprint up walls.

TARGETING: Hold

 to lock onto an enemy. Use the Right Stick to switch

between targets. The target box will switch to the next valid target in the
direction the Right Stick is pushed.

SP ECI AL AT TACK S: To charge attacks, hold  or . Trigger a Devastator
attack by holding  and . Use the Pack Leader ability by holding  and .

HUNTING: Use Hunting to actively locate key targets in the world. Press

 to send out a pulse ring, which acts as a sonar that pings back from the

target. The target is always at the center of the return pulse.

SAVIN G: Prototype

do not turn off your console when this symbol is displayed.

x to Glide. Holding x while on the ground

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HEADS-UP DISPLAY (HUD)

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1. HEALTH METER: Your current health is displayed here.

2. MASS METER: Your current amount of Mass is displayed here.

3. CURRENT POWERS: Your currently assigned Powers are shown here.

Press

 to bring up the Power Wheel to switch (or  on the Directional

Pad to turn on the current Powers).

4. MISSION OBJECTIVE ICON: Location of the current mission objective.

5. MINI-MAP: Displays your current location as well as nearby objectives,

enemies and mission markers.

6. SHAPESHIFT HUD: Composed of the Shutter and the Shapeshift Icon:

SHUTTER: The Shutter tells you whether or not you are being watched by

the military using the following states:

Closed: No military unit currently sees you.

Yellow: The military can see you, but they're unaware of your true identity.
Red: The military has identified you as a threat and they will attack.

Note: When the shutter is in the yellow or red state, the enemies that

currently see you are marked with the appropriate color on the mini-map.

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SHAPESHIFT ICON: This has three different states:

Gray: Your current form is valid. Military won't engage you unless

your actions reveal your true identity.

Red: Your current form has been compromised and enemies will

engage you on sight.

Active: The icon also acts as a meter. When you are being watched

by the military, your Shutter is yellow. If you perform superhuman
actions, the meter fills with yellow. When it is completely filled, the
icon turns red. This means the military has identified you and will
attack on sight. When the military lose sight of you during an alert,
the icon begins to drain from red back to gray.

If Heller has consumed a person within the world, an icon for the Stored

Form is displayed at the upper left of the mini-map. These are the three
categories of the Shapeshift Icon:

Heller: This is Heller's default form.

Civilian: The form of the last NYZ resident you consumed.

Military: The form of the last soldier or trooper you consumed. Military

forms have the advantage of allowing you to use airbridges, access
//BLACKNET Terminals and travel freely within restricted areas.

SWITCH: The Switch message appears between the two Shapeshift

Icons when you're in Alert, but currently out of the military's sight.

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MAP SCREEN

MAP: The map highlights various points of interest:

MISSION: There are Mission Acquisition icons and Mission Objectives icons.

RADNET*: Heller can take part in the following RADNET events:

Collateral Damage

Recovery

Chopper Race

Incineration

Rampage

AIRBRIDGES: Go to to travel to other zones in New York Zero.

//BLACKNET TERMINALS: Go to to access //BLACKNET.

LEGEND: Press  to access the Map’s Legend.

COLLECTIBLES: Displays location of Lairs, BlackBoxes and Field Ops.

//BLACKNET: Lists progression and reward status on all //BLACKNET

operations.

HELLER: Provides a character overview of James Heller:

EVOLUTION: Heller continues to evolve as you complete missions and

objectives. Choose your evolutionary path by upgrading Movement, Health,
Regeneration, Shapeshifting, Mass or Finishers.

POWERS: Unlock and upgrade Viral Powers throughout New York Zero.

SKILLS: Unlock and upgrade Skills by Consuming marked targets

scattered throughout New York Zero. Abilities improve Heller’s Power and
unlock new ways to use them.

MUTATIONS: Unlock and apply Mutations to customize Heller. Mutations are

categorized as Offensive, Defensive, Locomotion, Predator and Power Specialist.

*RADNET: If you have purchased access to RADNET content, check here for
updated content information including your current standing on the Leaderboards.

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GAMEPL AY

NAVIGATION: Text at the bottom of the screen shows your active Mission
Objective. A corresponding icon marks your objective's location.

MINI-MAP: All important nearby targets appear on the mini-map. Potential
enemies show up as small icons. The icon's color is dependent on the

enemy's state.

White: The enemy is unaware of your true identity.

Yellow: The enemy is becoming suspicious of your actions.

Red: The military has identified you as a threat and they will attack..

POWER WHEEL: Using the Power Wheel, you can assign two Powers at

once to buttons on the controller. Hold  to bring up the Power Wheel. Select
a Power with the Left Stick, then press  or  to assign it to that button.

FIREARMS: Heller can use any weapon that he finds in the world. Press 
to pick up weapons and  to fire.

NEW GAME+: Completing the game unlocks the New Game+ mode,
allowing you to replay the entire game with all of the Powers and Abilities
you acquired during your previous playthrough.

FREE ROAM MODE

//BLACKNET TERMINALS: //BLACKNET is Blackwatch's secure encrypted
network. Heller can unlock side missions by shapeshifting into a Gentek or
military form and pressing  at any Terminal. Completing these missions
unlocks valuable upgrades.

COLLECTIBLES:

Lairs: Underground breeding pits for the Infected that contain various

rewards and upgrades.

BlackBoxes: Blackwatch troopers carry audio recorders. Locate their bodies

in order to uncover more information regarding Blackwatch and Gentek.

Field Ops: Special units consisting of Blackwatch troopers and Gentek scientists.

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CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Note: Please do not contact Customer Support for hints/codes/cheats.

Internet: support.activision.com

Our support section of the web has the most up-to-date information
available. We update the support pages daily, so please check here first for
solutions. If you cannot find an answer to your issue, please contact us at the
phone number below.

Note: All support is handled in English only.

Phone: [phone]

Phone support is available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) every
day of the week.

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SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

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