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CONTENTS

Introduction

Getting Started

Main Menu

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The Breeding Colony

The Antarctic Waters

Protecting the Egg

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March of the penguins © 2005 Bonne Pioche/APC/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. National Geographic
and the Yellow Border are registered trademarks of the National Geographic Society. Used with
permission. Warner Independent Pictures, WIP, and Bonne Pioche Productions are registered trademarks
and used with permission of the owners.

Game Options

The Chapters

The Game Tools

The Binocular View

The Ice Fields

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Saved Game

Controls

The Pause Menu

Credits

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INTRODUCTION

Based upon the Academy Award® winning movie, MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
for your Nintendo DS™ system follows the incredible life story of the emperor
penguins, including their epic 70 mile journey to breed their young. Players help
the penguins throughout their life cycle. Navigate obstacles like shifting pack ice,
echoing underwater caverns, and underwater grottos, while avoiding ever
present threats such as the leopard seal and the extreme cold.

GETTING STARTED

Thank you for purchasing MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
for the Nintendo DS™
system.

Make sure your Nintendo DS™ system’s power switch
is set to OFF, then plug the MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
Game Card into the Nintendo DS™ system.

Turn ON the Nintendo DS™ system.

Once the health and safety warning is displayed, tap
the Touch Screen to get to the system menu.

Tap the MARCH OF THE PENGUINS icon on the Touch
Screen and then press START on the MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Title Screen
once it is displayed.

Note: If nothing appears on the screen turn the power switch to the OFF

position. Check to make sure the Game Card is inserted correctly, then turn
the power switch to the ON position again. (Always remember to turn the
power switch to the OFF position before inserting or removing a Game Card.)

MAIN MENU

On the Main Menu Screen, select the options that appear on the Touch Screen
with the stylus or highlight one of the following by pressing the Control Pad
Up or Down and pressing the A Button to make your selection:

New Game

This option allows you to start a new game from
Chapter 1.

Saved Game

Selecting this allows you to continue your game or
play a previously completed Chapter.

Game Tools

This option displays two screens that describe the
Game Tools you can use to help the penguins.

Options

Selecting this displays the Game Options Screen.

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GAME OPTIONS

THE CHAPTERS

On the Game Options Screen, you can choose to turn on/off the game’s music
and sound effects.

Select the options that appear on the Touch Screen with the stylus or highlight
one of the following by pressing the Control Pad Up or Down and pressing the A
Button to make your selection:

Music

This option allows you to change the volume of the game’s music. Select the
snowball icon and while keeping the stylus on the Touch Screen, move the icon
along the line to the desired volume position. You may also press the Control
Pad Right and Left to set the music volume.

Sound Effects

This option allows you to change the volume of the
game’s sound effects. Select the snowball icon and
while keeping the stylus on the Touch Screen, move
the icon along the line to the desired volume
position. You may also press the Control Pad Right
and Left to set the sound effect volume.

Press the B Button or select the bottom on the Touch
Screen to return to the previous screen.

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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS is a puzzle action game where players act as
“conservationists-in-training” and help guide the emperor penguins through
numerous multi-screen scrolling levels. Initial levels will be simple, while later
levels will require careful planning to get the penguins to the breeding colony
and back safely.

The story and game play for MARCH OF THE PENGUINS is described in
Chapters. Each Chapter relays a particular part of the penguin’s perilous
journey and is comprised of numerous multi-screen scrolling game-play levels.

Chapter 1 – Journey to the Breeding Colony

In the first Chapter of the game, help the penguins
as they start their journey across the barren l
landscape of Antarctica toward the breeding colony.

Chapter 2 – Mating Season

In this Chapter, help the male penguin find his
suitable mate somewhere in the ice field maze by
belly sliding from snow bank to snow bank.

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Chapter 3 – Quest for Food

In this Chapter, help the female penguins back across
the ice toward the sea in search of food for
themselves and their unborn chicks.

Chapter 6 – Return from the Sea

Focus on helping the female penguins travel back to
their mates and their newborn chicks, while facing
the continuing bitter Antarctic winter.

Chapter 4 – Feeding Time

In this Chapter, help the female penguins find their fill
of fish and krill by swimming under the surface of the
ice in the dangerous waters of the Antarctic.

Chapter 5 – Braving the Elements

In this Chapter, help the male penguin balance the
egg through the maze of penguins in search for the
warmest spot in the breeding colony.

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Chapter 7 – Finding the Family

In this Chapter, help the female penguin find her
mate and newborn chick by belly sliding across the
ice from snow bank to snow bank.

Chapter 8 – Return to the Sea

This Chapter focuses on the male penguins as they
brave the harshness of the Antarctic winter in their
attempt to make it back to feed in the sea.

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Chapter 9 – The Grand Feast

In the dark waters of the frozen Antarctic, help the
male penguins find his fill of fish and krill for the long
journey back to the breeding colony.

Chapter 10 – Return to the Family

Help the male penguins travel back to their mates and
their newborn chicks, while facing the shifting ice
floes caused by the warmth of the oncoming
Antarctic spring.

Chapter 11 – The Grand Reunion

In this timed Chapter, help the male penguins find
their mate and newborn chick by belly sliding across
the ice from snow bank to snow bank.

Chapter 12 – The Final Journey

In the final chapter of the story, help the newborn
chicks successfully return to the sea. As the
Antarctic summer approaches, the ice floes begin to
crack and create hazardous conditions for the
penguins family.

THE GAME TOOLS

As a “conservationist-in-training”, you will be able to use a variety of Game
Tools to help the emperor penguins on their quest.

These Game Tools include:

Snowball

This item is used to help the penguins have a soft landing when
falling a short distance.

Hot Coal

This item is used to melt icicles that block the penguin’s way.

Fish

This item is used to attract penguins to wherever the fish is held.

Tent

This item is used as a trampoline to help the penguins reach higher
locations.

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Ice Slide

This item is used to help penguins belly slide to areas below them.

Ice Ramp

This item is used to propel penguins through the air across wide
chasms in the ice.

Ice Bridge

This item is used to help the penguins across short gaps in the ice.

Ice Steps

This item is used to help the penguins walk from one ice level to
another.

Snowflakes

You must collect a certain number to get through each level.

THE BINOCULAR VIEW

While the penguins move along the frozen ice field,
you can use the Binocular View on the Top Screen to
look a screen ahead to see what obstacles you will
need to help the penguins overcome. You may press
the L and R Buttons to scroll the screen left and right.

THE ICE FIELDS

You can help the penguins along their journey to create new life in the frozen
ice fields of Antarctica by placing Game Tools in their path.

First, while the penguins are moving, press the Control Pad Left and Right to
scroll the screen to view what is ahead of the colony. You may press the L and
R Buttons to scroll the screen at a faster rate. Then, using the stylus, select the
Game Tool in the Game Tool Bar at the bottom of the Touch Screen that you
wish to place down.

While holding down the stylus, drag the Game Tool
up into the game play area where you would like to
place it down and remove stylus from the Touch
Screen. Game Tools can only be placed in specific
locations on the game play area. If a Game Tool
cannot be placed, the following image will appear
over the Game Tool:

Simply continue to move the Game Tool until the
image disappears or release the stylus from the
Touch Screen and the Game Tool will automatically
return to the bottom Game Tool Bar.

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After the first penguin has reached the end of the Chapter, you may make the
remaining penguins move faster through the Ice Field by pressing and holding
down the B Button. Releasing the B Button will once again cause the penguins
to return to their normal walking speed.

Note: During their accelerated speed, the penguins may not be able to slide on
the ice as they would when walking at their normal rate of speed.

THE BREEDING COLONY

During their epic adventure, the emperor penguins
will have to make multiple trips from the breeding
colony back to the sea to feed and return to find their
mates and chick.

To be able to locate their mate, the penguin must
slide across the ice in search of the right path. Press
the Control Pad in any direction to make the penguin
begin sliding. Once the penguin begins sliding, it will
only stop if colliding with a snow bank or falling into
a hole in the ice. Slide from snow bank to snow bank
to find your mate, while collecting snow flakes along
the way. Colliding with a rock or a barrier will cause
the moving penguin to turn around and return to the
previous snow bank.

THE ANTARCTIC WATERS

It is in the freezing waters of the Antarctic that the
emperor penguin must feed. Penguins can dive to
depths of over 1700 feet while holding their breath
for up to 15 minutes or more.

To help the penguins feed, you can maneuver them
using the Control Pad and keep them safe in the
water by using the A Button to execute a spin
maneuver. The spin maneuver will accelerate their
movement through the water for a brief moment
and will force close aquatic obstacles out of their
way safely.

On the Top Screen appears two meters.
One indicates the amount of time the penguin can remain underwater, while
the other indicates the amount of nourishment the penguin has ingested. The
Nourishment Meter must be completely filled in order to complete the level.

If the penguin collides with a predator without executing the defensive spin
maneuver, the penguin will flash for a few moments and lose a small amount
of its air supply. When the penguin’s air supply is completely gone, the level
will restart.

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PROTECTING THE EGG

SAVED GAME

While the female penguin is off at sea feeding for the
first time in many months weeks, the male penguin
must keep watch over the egg by balancing it on the
top of its feet and keeping it warm through the frigid
Antarctic Winter. This is done by the male penguins
taking turns to find at the warmest spot in the
colony.

Press the Control Pad in any direction to make the
penguin begin walking with the egg. Once the pen­guin begins walking, it will only stop and drop the egg
if it collides with a snow bank or another penguin. If
the egg is dropped, it must be picked up quickly or it
will freeze and the game will end. Simply maneuver
the penguin to the egg to pick it up again. To
complete the game, find your way through the maze
of penguins to the warmest spot, which can be
located where the penguins are the most densely packed together.

On the Top Screen appears a Thermometer Timer which depicts the temperature
of the egg. The Thermometer Timer will continue to drop as the game is
played. If the egg is dropped, the Thermometer Timer will drop faster as the
egg is now in direct contact with the ice. If you fail to maneuver the male
penguin and the egg to the warmest spot before the Thermometer Timer
reaches the bottom, the game will end. Collecting snowflakes along the way
will add time back to the Thermometer Timer.

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The Expedition Log allows you to replay any Chapter that you previously
completed.

When you complete a Chapter, it is unlocked on the Expedition Log and can be
replayed at any time. When the screen appears, all of the Chapter
numbers that appear in black have been. Simply tap on the Chapter you
which to replay and then tap on the “REPLAY” option or highlight the Chapter
number by pressing the Control Pad Right and Left and press the A Button to
replay the selected Chapter.

Press the B Button or tap the “CANCEL” option at anytime to return to the
previous screen.

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CONTROLS

You can use the following controls to play MARCH OF THE PENGUINS:

R Button

Scroll quickly
to the right in

L Button

Scroll quickly
to the left in
Ice Fields level

Control Pad-

-Scroll the screen
right and left

-Maneuver the
penguin
underwater

-Slide the penguin
across the ice

-Position Game
Tools

Y Button

Not Available

START

Pause Game/
Displays Pause
Menu

Ice Fields level

X Button

Not Available

A Button

Select Menu
Option/Spin while
swimming

B Button

Back/Walk faster on
Ice field

SELECT-Not

Available

THE PAUSE MENU

When pressing START to pause the game, the Pause Menu will appear. On the
Pause Menu, select the option that appears on the Touch Screen or press the
Control Pad Up or Down and press the A Button to make your selection:

Continue

This option exits the Pause Menu and returns to the game.

Restart Level

This option exits the game and restarts the current Chapter. You will be
prompted one more time to verify that you want to quit. Select the desired
option or press the A Button to restart the level or the B Button to return to the
Pause Menu.

Quit

This option quits the current game and returns you to the Main Option Screen.
You will be prompted one more time to verify that you want to quit. Select the
desired option or press the A Button to quit the current game or the B Button
to return to the Pause Menu.

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CREDITS

From the adaptation of the Film
“March of the Penguins“ Directed
by Luc Jacquet

Developed By Skyworks
Technologies, Inc.

Executive Producer

Garry Kitchen

Creative Director

Bill Wentworth

Senior Producers

Dan Kitchen
Alessandro De Lucia

Game Design and Character

Simulation
David Crane

Lead Programmer

Bob Smith

Mini-Game Design and
Programming

Ryan Gleason

Senior Art Director

Jeremy Mayes

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3D Artists

Rob D'Onofrio
Adam Hayes
Mick Posch

Interface / Menu Art

Mike Rothenberg

2D Artists

Julie Chase
Kevin Sykes
Jennifer Kyff

Level Layout

Garry Kitchen
David Crane
Dan Kitchen
Alessandro De Lucia
Sean Barstow

Sound Design

Chris Kelly

Music

Adam DiTroia
QA Supervisor
Silas Law

QA Engineers

Robert Prescott
Sean Barstow
Lohan-Roberto Jorge

Special Thanks

Laurette Kitchen

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:

President and CEO
National Geographic Ventures

Tim T. Kelly

Chief Operating Officer
National Geographic Ventures

Edward Prince, Jr

Executive Vice President
Strategy, Marketing and
Entertainment Group
National Geographic Ventures

William S. Weil

Senior Vice President,
Standards & Practices/Research

Scott Wyerman

Vice President, Entertainment
Strategy and Development

Paul Levine

Vice President, Domestic Home
Entertainment

Patricia Najda

Director of Research

Todd Hermann

Manager, Integrated Marketing

Aileen Robertson

Bonne Pioche:

Yves Darondeau
Christophe Lioud
Emmanuel Priou

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Paul Tresise

European Development
Manager

Aeron Guy

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Managers

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Rajesh GS

Lead Testers

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Debdeul Baul

Test Team

Krunal Kore

Rajiv Mayanak

Shashank Ambre

Kaushik Raul

Salvador Fernandes

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Sajjan Choudhary

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