Eidos TOTAL OVERDOSE User Manual
CONTENTS
D-E-A ... OR D-E-A-D? . . . . . 2
GAME CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . 3
SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . 5
GAME SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . 6
MISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
EXPLORING THE GAME WORLD . . . 10
KILL MOVES . . . . . . . . . . 12
COMBO SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . 16
PICK-UPS . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LOCO MOVES . . . . . . . . . . 18
SAVING & LOADING . . . . . . . 19
TOTAL OVERDOSE ARMORY . . . . 20
CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MUSIC CREDITS . . . . . . . . 23
Thank you for purchasing
TOTAL OVERDOSE™for the Xbox®video
game system. Be sure to read this manual thoroughly for gameplay
and hints before playing the game.
NOTE: TOTAL OVERDOSE
supports 720p mode, which allows
the game to run in high resolution on high-definition TVs.
FPO
Inside Front Cover
GAME CONTROLS
Menu Controls
Start/Pause/Skip scenes
>
(Start)
Highlight menu options
?
(D-pad) 1/
2
Adjust option setting
?
4/3
In-game menu/Objectives
<
(Back)
Confirm/Next screen
A
Cancel/Previous screen
B
Character Controls
Controlling Ram effectively could mean the difference between death
and glory.
Move forward/backward
L
(left thumbstick) 2/
1
Sidestep left/right
L
4/3
Sprint Double-tap
L
1
Turn/look up/down
R
(right thumbstick)
Jump
A
Climb
L
1
(face the object you want
to climb onto)
Shootdodge Pull l(left trigger) while moving in any
direction; use Rto pivot in the air
Reverse shootdodge Double tap lwhile moving in any
direction; use Rto pivot in the air
Action
A
(when Aprompt appears)
Rewind time
?
2
(after picking up
REWIND
icon)
r
(right trigger); hold for automatic fire
with certain weapons
c/b
(black/white)
Y
X
; when target turns
YELLOW, pull
r
NOTE:
Not all firearms are accurate enough
for headshot targeting. (See
pages 20-21
for
details of the most accurate weapons.)
B
(if target object is
destroyable)
r
, then
release to throw
R
(right thumbstick)
NOTE:
If there’s a RED target onscreen, this
is where your shots go. If there isn’t a RED
target, use the white dot or crosshair cursor
to aim.
Best automatic weapon
Best explosive weapon
Best shotgun
Best single-shot weapon
Molotov cocktail
Grenade
Dynamite
Vehicle Controls
You can drive most vehicles you see, as long as they’re not totaled.
Enter stationary vehicle
Y
(approach vehicle door until button
prompt appears)
Exit stationary vehicle
Y
Steer
L
(left thumbstick)
Accelerate
A
Brake/Reverse
X
Handbrake
B
Lean out of vehicle Hold l(left trigger)
Leap from vehicle
r
(right trigger) when leaning out
of vehicle
Shoot
r
in open-topped vehicles only
Horn Click R(right thumbstick)
Loco Moves Controls
LOCO MOVES
are outlandish one-off moves you can win in various ways.
Building a string of kills before the combo timer
(page 16)
runs out or
completing big scoring missions are good ways to secure loco moves.
Cycle through loco moves
?
(D-pad) 4/
3
Use selected loco move
?
1
TIP:
There are many other acrobatic skills to be learned. Get on over
to Los Toros and find them out yourself at the Pistoleros Asociados.
1. Press
>
to open the Main Menu.
2. Use
?
to highlight
NEW GAME
, then press Atwice to advance.
The game begins with you controlling the DEA agent (and father to
Cruz and Ram) deep in the Central American jungles in the mid-80s.
NOTE:
Next time you play, if you have a saved game, select
LOAD GAME
to load it
(page 19)
.
SETTING UP THE GAME
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