Games Nintendo DS STAR FOX COMMAND User Manual

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WARNING - Seizures

• Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns, such as while watching TV or playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before.

• Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should consult a doctor before playing a video game.

• Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or your child have any of the following symptoms: Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness

Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation

• To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games:

1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible.

2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen.

3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.

4. Play in a well-lit room.

5. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour.

WARNING - Radio Frequency Interference

The Nintendo DS can emit radio waves that can affect the operation of nearby electronics, including cardiac pacemakers.

• Do not operate the Nintendo DS within 9 inches of a pacemaker while using the wireless feature.

• If you have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device, do not use the wireless feature of the Nintendo DS without first consulting your doctor or the manufacturer of your medical device.

• Observe and follow all regulations and rules regarding use of wireless devices in locations such as hospitals, airports, and on board aircraft. Operation in those locations may interfere with or cause malfunctions of equipment, with resulting injuries to persons or damage to property.

WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain

Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt after a few hours. Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain:

• Avoid excessive play. It is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play.

• Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it.

• When using the stylus, you do not need to grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Doing so may cause fatigue or discomfort.

• If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest them for several hours before playing again.

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If you continue to have sore hands, wrists, arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor.

WARNING - Battery Leakage

The Nintendo DS contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack. Leakage of ingredients contained within the battery pack, or the combustion products of the ingredients, can cause personal injury as well as damage to your Nintendo DS. If battery leakage occurs, avoid contact with skin. If contact occurs, immediately wash thoroughly with soap and water. If liquid leaking from a battery pack comes into contact with your eyes, immediately flush thoroughly with water and see a doctor. To avoid battery leakage:

• Do not expose battery to excessive physical shock, vibration, or liquids.

• Do not disassemble, attempt to repair or deform the battery.

• Do not dispose of battery pack in a fire.

• Do not touch the terminals of the battery, or cause a short between the terminals with a metal object.

• Do not peel or damage the battery label.

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Wireless DS Multi-Card Play

Rumble Pak Compatible (sold separately)

Story

Fox Stands Alone…

Controls

Getting Started

Combat Screen

Combat Actions

Single Player

Starting Play

Story Mode Rules

The Tactics Map

Round Progression

About Combat

CONTENTS

Download Play

DS Wireless Link/

DS Download Play

Wi-Fi Battle

Getting Started with Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Play

Friend Codes

Wi-Fi Connections

Rumble Pak

Options

Character Introductions

Staff Credits

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In days gone by, the burning desire of Dr. Andross to rule the Lylat system filled the galaxy with the chaos of war. The mad ape sent out wave after wave of armies from his stronghold on the pl anet Venom, a nd used unique forms of radiation to create horrible monsters and terrible soldiers. His ambition sw ept this army across the galaxy to the planet Corneria.

It was there, however, that a quartet of mercenaries known as Star Fox put an end to the threat, and the leader of the team, Fox McCloud, defeated Andross in single com bat.

In the years that followed, Venom was designated a forbidden planet and placed under the rigorous watch of Cornerian forces. All was going well until a mysterious army suddenly sprung forth from the to xic seas of the planet. Controlled by a mysterious leader calle d the Anglar Emperor, this new threat cuts thr ough the Lylat system like a scythe through ripe wheat. The unexpected attack once ag ain places the peoples, cities, and culture of the Lylat system in dire peril.

But much to the shock and dismay of the Lylat people, the members of Star Fox have gone their separate ways…leaving F ox McCloud as the lone obstacle in the Anglar army ’s pat h. Despite the odds, Fox heroically launches himself into the fray. But can he survive without the aid of his former teammates?

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ControlsControlsControls

You will control Star Fox C ommand by using both the Touch

Scre en and buttons. For more on Touch Screen contro ls,

see page 14.

Combat Controls

On the Combat Screen (see p. 12) use the A, B, X, Y, L or R Buttons—or the +Control Pad—to fire lasers and initiate lock-on attacks. Press START to display the pause menu. (see p. 13) All other actions are performed on the Touch Screen wit h a stylus.

Top Screen

L Button

Mic

+Control Pad

Touch Screen

Closing the DS during game play will initiate Sleep Mode and conserve battery life. Open the DS to resume game play.

Y Button

X Button

R Button

POWER Button

A Button

B Button

START Button

SELECT Button

Other Controls

On menu screens, you can make selections and change screens by tapping icons or bars. You can also tou ch the screen to scroll through conversations or make game-progression c hoices.

(You can also press t he A, B, X, Y, L or R Buttons—or the +Control Pad—to scroll through conversations.) Additionally, you can skip conversations by touching the Skip icon.

The color of the frames around the screen shots in this manual denote which screen is being show.

Top screen images have a frame, while Touch Screen images have a frame.

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Getting StartedGetting StartedGetting Started

Once y ou have Star Fox C omman d up and ru nning, go to the

mode s elect screen to choose the mode you want to play.

Mode Select Screen

Once you are on the title screen, press the A Button or START (or tap the Touch Screen) to bring up the Mode Select screen. Select the mode you want to play from the menu that appears.

Powering Up

Make sure your Nintendo DS is off, then insert the Star Fox Command

Game Card into the DS Game Card slot until it clicks into p lace. If you’re using the DS Rumble Pak, insert it into the Game Boy Advance slot.

Turn the power on and read the inform ation on

the start-up screen shown to the right. When you’ve finished, tap the Touch Screen to advance to the DS menu screen.

On the DS menu screen, tap the Star Fox

Command panel to display the title screen and start the game.

If you have your Nintendo DS start-up mode set to Auto, the DS menu screen will not appear. See your Nintendo DS instruction booklet for more details.

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Single Player Play the one-player story m ode. (See p. 18)

Download Play Use the DS local wireless system to play versus matches with up to 6 players. (See p. 32)

Wi-Fi Match piloting skills with up to 3 friends via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. (See p. 34)

Options Adjust a variety of game settings. (See p. 40)

Abo ut Saving

This game has an auto- save fe ature. Game progress will be saved when you clear a mission or change any game setting in the options menu.

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Ene my Cor e Locations

Combat ScreenCombat ScreenCombat Screen

On the c ombat screen, you’ll pilot a fighter and engage the

enem y. Master all of the moves at y our dis posal (see p. 14 ) to

enem y. Master all of the moves at y our dis posal to

make the most of your sh ip!

Viewing the Combat Screen

Shi elds

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Your shields will w eaken when you hit an object or take enemy fire. If

your shields run out completely, your ship will explode!

Rem aini ng Time

If this gauge reaches zero, you will run out of time and fuel, and lose (p. 21) the battle.

Boo st Gau ge

The Boost Gauge will empty as you

boost, brake, or roll. It will fill as time passes.

Ite m Coun tdow n

An item appears with every 5 enemies shot down. This meter counts the current number of foes you’ve defeated.

These will appear as .

Cor es Col lected (See p. 17)

The current number of collected cores as well as the number needed to clear the mission.

Ret icul e

Use this to target enemies— it will flash red when you lock on.

The Accelerom eter

This will flash when you’re boosting, and this wh en you’re braking.

Loo p Icon (See p. 15)

Tap this to do a loop.

Kil l Coun t

This displays how many enemies you’ve shot down.

Pause Menu

Press START while on the Combat screen to stop the game and bring up the Pause menu. Choose Continue to return to the game, Retry to start the mission over or Quit to return to the title screen. You can also confirm how many ships you have left. (p. 28)

U-Turn Ic on (See p. 15)

Tap this to do a U-turn.

Bom b Icon (See p. 16)

Touch and hold this, then slide the stylus over the area you want to attack to drop a bomb. If you see , you’re out of ammo!

Radar

This shows the entire playing field. Items (see p. 17) and enemies are represented by symbols.

Rad ar Key

Your ship Fuel Cell

Enemy ship Supply Ring

Item Ring

Bomb

(When there is on ly one ene my containing a core remai ning, it will flash on the radar.)

Enemy Core

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Combat ActionsCombat ActionsCombat Actions

Most f ighter actions are performed by tapping or slidi ng the

styl us on the Touch Screen.

Move Slide o r tap in the direction yo u want to proc eed

Your ship moves for ward automatically. To change directions, touch the place on the map towards which you want to fly or simpl y slide the stylus in that direction.

By going to Controller Type on the options menu and choosing controller type B or D, you can reverse the vertical con trols.

Boo st / Brake Double tap the Touch Sc reen

Double-tap and hold your stylus on the top portion of the Touch Screen to speed up. Double-tap and continue t o hold your stylus on the bottom portion of the Touch Screen to brake. You will con tinue to boost or brake until you lift your stylus or your Boost gauge (p.12) runs out.

Boost

Brake

Rolling Rub th e styl us on the Touch Scre en

Quickly rub the stylus on the Touch Screen two or three time to roll—which will deflect enemy fire. The boost gauge will deplete while you are rolling. You will continue to roll until the boost gauge is empty or you tap the screen again. If you roll well and deflect enemy fire, you’ll receive a time bonus

(p. 17) and increase your remaining

time. Additionally, rolling near items

(p. 17) will cause them to be drawn into

the ship.

Loo p / U-Turn Tap the Loop or U-Turn ic on

Tap the loop icon to loop, and the U-turn icon to perform a U-turn and fly in the opposite direction. Use these maneuvers when enemy ships are on your tail!

Loop U-turn

Abo ut Automat ic U-t urns

Your fighter will automatically do a U-turn if you fly to the edg e of the play area. Use your radar (p. 13) to keep track of yo ur location.

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Las er Attack / Lock-On Attack All Butt ons

Press the A, B, X, Y, L, R Button—or the +Control Pad—to fire your lasers. Press and hold any of these lock onto an enemy, then release it to fire a blast that will follow the foe across the sky!

Note that not all Characters have lock- on abilities.

Locked-on

enemy

Bom bs Touc h the Bomb Icon

When you have bombs, touch and hold the bomb icon, then s lide the stylus on the radar over the place you want to attack. Do ing so will drop a bomb in that location. You can also quickly double tap the bomb icon to drop a bomb directly in front of your ship. Bombs are po werful, but you have only a limited supply, so use them carefully!

Abo ut Ite ms

You can pick up items by coming into contact with them. You can also pull in nearby items by rolling (see p. 15) when you fly by them.

Enemy Cores appear when you destroy certain

Enemy Cores

Fuel Cell

Supply Ring

Bomb

target enemies. Collect a set number of cores to clear a mission.

Grab one of these to increase your remaining time (see p. 12) by twenty-five seconds.

Pick up one of these to restore your ship’s shields (see p. 12).

Round up a bomb to increase your bomb supply by one.

Coi n

Coins will appear after you have shot down 100 enemies. Collect all of the coins before they disappear to gain an extra ship.

Abo ut Ite m Rings

Fly through item rings to reveal hidden fuel cells, supply rings, or bombs. In single-player mode, one of these items will appear for every five enemies that you destroy. Be sure to keep an eye on the item countdown meter! (p. 12)

Item Ring

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Single PlayerSingle PlayerSingle Player

Choo se Start to play through the story mode, go to the Stage

Sele ct screen, view the Gallery, or en ter Tra ining.

Stage Select

Choose this to see a list of previously cleared missions. Select the mission you want to play by tapping it.

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Tap this to turn

Single Player

The first time you select Single Player, you will see a cinema scene and launch into story mode. The next time you choose Single Player, you will se e the menu shown to the right.

Bac k

Tap this to return to the mode select screen.

Gallery

Come here to view profiles of Fox and his fellow pilots. You can also review any endings that you have unlocked.

When viewing a character profile, that character ’s theme music will play.

the page.

Training

Start

When the screen to the right is displayed, choose Yes to co ntinue from your last save. If you choose No, you will be able to restart the game. If you do so, clear a mission and save a new game, you will overwrite your previous save. Be careful!

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Go here to brush up on your flying and combat skills. There are four training exercises to choose from.

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Single Player RulesSingle Player RulesSingle Player Rules

Destroying Enemy Motherships and

Acce pt a mission to bring up the Tactics Map , wher e you

Acce pt a mission to bring up the Tactics Map (p. 25), where you

can di rect Fox and his c ompan ions in b attle. Destroy all

enem ies to clear the mission.

Story Mode Progression

You’ll move through the story mode in turns (p. 24), by directing your pilots on the Tactics Map and battl ing enemies (p. 28) as you come into contact with them. You must complete each mission within the specifie d amount of turns you’re given.

Protect the Great Fox

Your enemies will t ry to shoot down the Great Fox by sending troops or firing long-range missil es. If the Great Fox is destroyed, your mission will end in failure. Use sound tactical maneuvering to keep your enemies focused on your pilots, then defeat them in combat before they become a threat.

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Liberating Captured Bases

Enemy motherships are located in all captured bases. Use your fighters to destroy the motherships and send the enemy forces packing. You’ll gain extra t urns when you liberate a base, and also be able to use it as a base of your own. (p. 28)

Mission Complete!/ The Results Screen

Fulfill the objecti ves of each mission to clear it and progress to the next one. The Great Fox can carry up to three missiles from mission to mission. Missions will end in failure if any of the events listed below occur. If that happens, you can retry or stop playing and return to the title screen.

Mis sion Failure Conditions

Lose all your ships Lose the Great Fox Run out of turns

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Viewing Information

The Tactics MapThe Tactics MapThe Tactics Map

The Tactics Map displays the entire area over which a m issio n

occu rs. Missions are broken up int o turns on this map.

Viewing the Tactics Map

Rem aini ng Ships

Rem aini ng Time

This shows how much time you have while engaging in battle on the combat screen.

Turn C apsules

This shows how many turns are available for a mission. One capsule will vanish at the beginning of each turn.

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All y Stat us

This shows how many bombs and how much shield power each of your allies possesses. You can also see how many missiles the Great Fox is carrying.

Tact ics Ma p

This map shows the position of your ships, enemies, and items. The Great Fox will be shown as and allied pilots by character icons.

During the flight-path drawing phase (p. 25) of each turn, you can tap items or enemies to see intelligence reports on the top screen. Tap your pilots to display dossie rs on the fighters they’re piloting.

Fig hter D ossiers

Laser Type

Lock- on

Bomb

Shield

Boost

Time Bonus

The type of laser equipped. Laser varieties include Single (one beam), Twin (two beams), Plasma (two round shots), Arc (curved beam), and Zapper (powerful, long-distance beam).

The type of lock-on ability possessed. There are thre e varieties of lock-on capability; Single (1 lock-on point), Multi (up to 8 lock-on points), and Wide (can lock on to all visible enemies).

The remaining number of bombs.

The shield capacity.

The boost gauge capacity.

This shows the time bonus this ship will receive for rolling

(p. 15) and reflecting enemy fire.

Ene my Abi lities

Shield— Weapon —

“X 2” etc. shows the number of enemies that must be destroyed.

This shows the enemy ’s shield rating. This shows the enemy ’s attack rating.

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Single Player RulesSingle Player RulesSingle Player Rules

Each t urn in single -player mode is made up of thre e phase s.

It’s especially important to remember t he part icula rs of the

flig ht path phase.

How to Draw a Flight Path

Touch a ship, then slide the stylus i n any direction to draw the flight path. The maximum length of the flight path is determined b y how much fuel the ship in question possesses. If you wish to change a shi p’s fligh t path, simply touch it again and draw a new one. When you’ve finished drawing all of your flight paths, double-tap the Touch Screen to bring up the turn icon. Touch the icon to proceed to the movement phase.

About Turns and Phases

Turns proceed in the order shown to the right. Once all battles in the combat phase are complete, the turn is finished.

Flight Path Phase –

Movement Phase –

Combat Phase –

Draw flight paths for all fighters on the mission.

All allies and enemies move along their respective flight paths.

All battles take place in whatever order you choose.

Fir ing Mi ssiles from

Fuel G auge

Shown during movement, this empties as the route grows longer.

All ied Ba se

Pass through these to replenish your fuel.

the G reat Fox

Flight Path Phase

In this part of the turn, you draw flight paths for all shi ps in the field. You can also view inf ormation on enemies and items on the map (p. 22), or fire missiles from the Great Fox. Additio nally, you can display the pause menu (p. 13) by pressing the START Button.

To fire a missile, touch the Great Fox and then drag the missile onto an en emy. Missiles are extremely powerful but limited in number, so choose your targets wisely.

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Movement Phase

During this phase, all of your fighters move simultaneously along their respective flight paths. Enemies and missiles also move during this phase. Any items contacted during the movement phase will become yours.

You can access the pause menu during the movement phase by pressing START.

Engaging in Combat

The four types of enemies you can encounter are liste d below. If you meet certain conditions while moving, you will engage these enemies in battle. Once in the combat phase, fight one battle at a t ime until all combat is complete.

Enemy Fighter

Enemy Missile

Enemy Bases

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If one of these enemies crosses a ship’s flight path, combat will occur. The number of (icon) shows the number of enemies.

Combat will begin if a fighter and a missile come into contact.

If a fighter passes over one of these, it will stop and engage the enemy mothership protecting the base.

Combat Phase

If combat is initiated during the movement phase, t he top and Touch Screens will switch. The Touch Sc reen will then display battle panels for all of the upcoming battles.

Battle Pan els

The character engaging in battle is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the panel. The number of cores needed to win (p. 21) is in the lower right-hand corner.

Beginning Combat

Touch a battle panel to begin that fi ght. Once one battle is finished, touch another panel to start that a new one. Continue this pattern until all battles are finished.

When panels are stacked on top of each other, you can select only the front panel.

When two characters are displayed on a panel, you can choose which character will fight.

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Single Player BattlesSingle Player BattlesSingle Player Battles

Duri ng the combat phase, sel ect bat tle pan els to move to

Duri ng the combat phase, (p. 27) select battle panels to move to

the co mbat screen and engage in battl e.

the co mbat screen (p. 27) and e ngage in battle.

Combat Rules

Before combat begins, the target enemy will be displayed. Pilot your fighter across the screen and destroy the target. Once you collect the set number of enemy cores (p. 21), the battle will be finished.

Pursuit Combat and Guide Beacons

The act of chasing down enemy motherships and missiles is know as pursuit combat. Follow the guide beacons to catch the target, then follow the on- screen instructions to destroy it. If you miss the guide beacons, the enemy will escape or you will be shot down!

Gui de Bea con

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Completing Battle

Once the fighting is over, the comb at results screen will display. You’ll receive a time bonus based on the number of enemies you shot down and then return to the battle panel screen. (p. 27)

The remaining time is the time left for all combat during the entire mission.

If you complete a battle with a perfect score, the Great Fox will receive a missile. (p. 25)

Penalties

If a fighter gets shot down or runs out of time, that pilot will lose the battle in which he or she is engaged, and the player’s ship stock will be reduced by one ship. Accordingly the remaining movement of the fighter that was defeated in battle will be cancelled, and the enemy that defeated the fighter will continue along its original flight path. If your fighter stock is zero and a character falls, you will no longer be able to use that character. If you run out of characters, the mission will end in failure.

Gaining Turns

Liberate an allied city and you’ll get two turns (p. 22), lengthening the number of turns you have to complete the mission.

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Download PlayDownload PlayDownload Play

This m ode is for up to six players. For instructions on usin g the

DS dow nload play, see

DS dow nload play, see p. 32.

Host System

In multiplayer mode, the player using the system with the DS Game Card will be the host and create the battle group. All other players will join the host’s group. Select Download Play to display the screen shown to the right, then select Recruit.

Guest System

In this mode you can download the game from the host system and join a battle group. Once the host system has selected Cut Off, the download process will begin. After this and ship set up are complete, battle will commence.

Downloaded data will be lost when you turn your DS off.

Download Play Rules

Fly against other pilots on the combat screen. If you s hoot down another ship, a star will appear. The player with the most stars at the end of the match is the winner. In addition, the following items will be available during versus play.

Star

Entry

Wait for o pponents to appear on the entry screen. Touch Cut Off to clos e the group, and begin the downloading the game. Complete the ship set up and combat will begin automatically.

On your ship set up screen you can choose between Short, Normal and Long for your shield type. You can a lso choose either Normal or Reve rse for your control type.

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Plasma

Twin

Stealth

Time Bomb

There is no pause menu in multiplayer games. If there is a tie, no one will receive credit for a victory in their stats.

Pick this up to transform your laser into a plasma shot.

Snag this to equip a powerful twin laser.

Grab this to make yourself invisible to your opponents radar for a short time.

Snatch this versus-only b omb and let the countdown to destruction begin.

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Establishing the

DS Wireless Link

This s ection expla ins how t o estab lish a link for local

wire less play.

What You Will Need:

• Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite systems – One per playe r

• Star Fox Command Game Cards - One - Two

You can enjoy download play with one DS Game Card. To exchange friend codes, you will need 2 DS Game Cards.

Ste ps (When us ing a DS Game Card)

1. Make sure that the DS system is turned off, then insert a Star Fox Command DS Game Card into the system.

2. Turn the game system on. The DS menu s creen will display.

3. Touch the Star Fox Command panel .

4. Follow the instructions on p. 30, 39.

Ste ps (When no t using a DS Game Card)

1. Turn the game system on. The DS menu s creen will display.

2. Touch the DS Download Play panel to display a list of available games.

3. Select Star Fox Command. The download confirmation screen will now display.

4. If you wish to continue, select Yes to begin downloading the game from P1.

5. Follow the instructions on p. 31.

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Download Confirmation Screen

Game List Screen

Important Wireless Communication Guidelines

• The DS Wireless icon indicates compatibility with DS Wireless play. This icon appears on the DS menu screen, in-game menus, and other places. Selecting any menu items that have this icon will turn on the wireless communication system, so be aware of and comply with rules and regulations regarding the use of wireless devices in locations such as hospitals, airports, and a ircraft, etc.

• During wireless game play, an icon appears on-screen showing the strength of the wireless signal. The icon displays four levels of signal strength. The stronger the signal, the smoother game play will be.

Number of bars

Signal Strength Weak S trong

The power light blinks when the wireless function is working.

For optimum wireless communications, please f ollow these guidelines.

• Begin with the distance between systems at about 30 feet or less and move closer or farther apart as desired, keeping the signal strength at two or more bars for best results.

• The systems should face each other as directly as possible without having people or other obstructions between them.

• Avoid interference from other devices. If communication seems to be affected by other devices (wireless LAN, microwave ovens, cordless devices, computers), move to another location or turn off the interfering devices.

(5) 30 fee t

(10 m) or le ss.

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Wi-Fi Battle Nintendo

Wi-Fi Connection

Nint endo Wi-Fi Co nnect ion all ows multiple Star Fox C omman d

pilo ts to dogfight over the internet—even when separ ated by

long d istances.

What i s Ninten do Wi-F i Connec tion?

Nintendo WFC is the first w orldwi de gamin g system from Nintendo that allows gamers e verywh ere to pla y each other via the internet easily, safely, and free of charge. Us ing acce ss point s in countries across the globe or via wire less sys tems in th eir homes, gamers can easily play multiplayer games, co operat e on adven tures, and heighten their gaming experiences wi th other i nterna tional gamers.

Wi-Fi Battle Menu

Choose Wi-Fi Battle from the Mode Select menu. When you do, the menu below will display.

Rank

Star Fox Command ranks your pilot skill from Z to A. The number to the right of your rank represents your progress through that rank. The higher you are, the closer you are to advancing. The number next to the shows the number of stars you have collected. Wins, Drop Outs, and Total stats are shown here as well.

Setting up Wi-Fi

To play Wi-Fi Battle, you must firs t complete the Nintendo Wi-Fi set up. On the Wi-Fi Battle menu, select Wi-Fi Set Up and follow the instructions shown on the screen shown to the right. For more details and contact information, please see the separate Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection instruction booklet included with this game.

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Wi-Fi Battle

Friend Settings

Wi-Fi Settings

After you connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection fo r the first time, it’s important to continue using the same DS hardware an d Star Fox Command DS Game Card. Once you connect to Nintendo WF C for the first time, it treats the hardware and Game Card as a set . For more information, please refer to the Nintendo Wi-Fi C onnection instruction booklet.

Connect to Nintendo WFC to play versus matches. (p. 36)

Check your friend codes or register a friend code to your friend roster here. (p. 38)

Select this option to adjust the settings used to connect to Nintendo WFC.

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Wi-Fi Battle

Wi-Fi Modes

Wi-Fi Battle let yo u choos e the shi p you want to pilot. You can

play a gainst up to three other players.

Choosing Wi-Fi Play

In Wi-Fi Mode, you can choose two different versus modes: Battle Royale and Free Battle. In Free Battle, you can choose from four different games. Once an opponent has been found, the entry screen will display. When enough players have been found, the game will begin.

Wi-Fi Connection Set Up

Choose Wi-Fi Play on the Wi-Fi Battle menu, then confirm your selection by tapping OK to initiate Nintendo WFC set up.

If you’re connecting to Nintendo WFC for the first time, a Friend Code (p. 38) will automatically be created for you.

Battle Royale—

Free Battle—

Choose Battle Royale to soar i nto combat against three other fighters. Results will effect each player’s ranking. (p. 35)

Select Friend Battle to play against one to three people registered on your friend ro ster. If you choose Ra ndom Battle, you can select the number of players per game. You can also select the number of players per game. Choose from two players, three players, and four players.

Wi-Fi Play Rules

Troubleshooting

If you can’t connect to Nintendo WFC, an error message and error code will be displayed. For more information, please refer to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection instruction booklet.

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In this mode, you will compete three times against the same competitor. Wi-Fi Play rules are basically the same as those for Download Play (p. 31). Shoot down other fighters to make stars appear. The pilot who gathers the most stars within the time of the match wins.

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Wi-Fi Battle

Friend Code

If you a nd a frien d regist er each others' F riend Co des, you c an face each othe r

in a Fri end Batt le while p laying the Free B attle po rtion of W i-Fi Pl ay mode.

Host SystemFriend Roster

Information on friends is displayed here. You can have up to 30 friends registered.

Sel ecte d Frie nd’s Ranki ng

Ent er a Friend Co de

When you see the screen shown to the right, you can enter a Friend Co de. Once you input all 12 digits, select OK.

Number Buttons

Touch numbers to enter them. Select to move the cursor.

Confirm Code

Come here to view your own Friend Code.

Friend Roster

The information on your friend is displayed.

Del ete

Select a name from the roster and tap this to delete that name from the roster.

Input Code

Come here to enter other players' Friend Codes and register them on your Friend Roster. Be sure to go to Confirm C ode and make note of your own Friend Code.

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Code Exchange

You can exchange Friend Codes via the DS Wire less system. (p. 32-33)

To exchange Friend Codes, first select Wi-Fi Battle fro m the main

menu, next choose Fri end Code on the Wi-Fi Battle menu, and then Code Exchange on the Friend Code menu. From here the host system will choose Code Center, and the gu est system will choose

Search Code

Once a search is successful, the host system’s nickname will

display on the guest system’s bottom screen. Select the host s ystem’s nickname to exchange Friend Codes with that system. There can be up to four host system nicknames displaying at the sa me time on the guest system’s bottom screen, but the exchanging of Friend Codes can only be done with one system at a time.

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Nintendo Wi-Fi ConnectionNintendo Wi-Fi ConnectionNintendo Wi-Fi ConnectionNintendo Wi-Fi ConnectionNintendo Wi-Fi ConnectionNintendo Wi-Fi Connection

The Ni ntendo Wi-F i Conne ction a llows multiple Star Fox

The Ni ntendo Wi-F i Conne ction a llows multiple Star Fox Comm and owners to play together over the internet—ev en

Comm and owners to play together over the internet—ev en

Comm and owners to play together over the internet—ev en when s eparated by long distances.

when s eparated by long distances.

Rumble PakRumble PakRumble Pak

This g ame is compatible with the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak (sold

sepa rately). The Rumble Pak incl udes built-in features tha t rumbl e

whil e you play, providing rea listi c feedb ack. Please r ead the

foll owing before you play the game with Rumble Pak enabled.

• To play Nintendo DS gam es over th e intern et, you must first set up the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (Nin tendo WF C) on your N intend o DS system. Please see the separate Ninten do Wi-Fi Connecti on instr uction b ooklet i ncluded with this game for dir ection s on setti ng up your N intendo DS.

• To complete the Ninte ndo WFC se tup, you w ill also need access to a PC that has a wireless network de vice ins talled ( such as a wi reless router) and an active broadband or DS L intern et accou nt.

• If you do not have a wireless n etwork i nstall ed on your P C, you can order a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector (sold separ ately) d irectl y from Nintendo. See the separate Nintendo WFC i nstruc tion boo klet for more information.

• Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection game play uses m ore batt ery powe r than other game play. You may p refer to use the AC Ada pter to prevent running out o f power when usin g the Nint endo WFC .

• You can also p lay Nintendo WFC compatib le games a t select ed inter net hotspots without addi tional s etup.

• The Terms of Use Agreem ent whic h govern s Nintendo Wi-Fi co nnection game play is available in the Ni ntendo W i-Fi Conn ection i nstruc tion booklet or online at www.ni ntendo wifi.com/terms.

For addit ional inform ation on the Nin tendo WFC, set ting up your Nin tendo DS, or a list o f available in ternet

hot spot s, visit ninte ndowifi.co m (USA, Canad a, and Latin Amer ica)

or call 1- 800-895-16 72 (USA/Cana da only).

• Make sure the Nin tendo DS i s turned o ff.

• Insert the Rumb le Pak into Sl ot-2 on the f ront of th e Ninten do DS (the label shou ld face toward the bottom) ju st like lo ading a Ga me Boy Advance Game Pak.

• Make sure to turn t he power o ff befor e removing the Rumble Pak.

Troubleshooting

• Nintendo DS Rum ble Pak is ma king a sou nd

- Whe n the Rumb le Featur e is on, the R umble Pak wi ll make sounds during game pl ay.

• Does not rumble

- Mak e sure the R umble Fea ture is tu rned on in t he game (select Options in th e mai n menu).

- Make sure the edge connector of the Rumble Pak and the Nintendo DS system (Slot-2) are not dirty.

• Does not stop rumbling

- Make sure the edge connector of the Rumble Pak and the Nintendo DS system (Slot-2) are n ot dirty.

If the Rumble Pak still does no t work pro perly af ter following these troub leshoo ting measures, ple ase call N intend o customer service.

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OptionsOptionsOptions

Sele ct Options on the Mode Select screen to display the

Sele ct Options on the Mode Select screen ( p. 38) to display the

foll owing Option menu selections.

Sound

This is where you can adjust the game’s sound setting s. Choose from stereo, surround or headphone settings. You can also adjust the character voice settings. Choose from User – play er-created voice, Normal – the default voice, or Machine – no voice.

Control Type

This is where you can choose the control type used on the C ombat screen. Available controller types are Type A – normal wi th rumble, Type B – reverse with rumble, Type C – normal without rumble, Type D – reverse without rumble.

Viewing the Keyboard Screen

Input letters from the keyboard by touching them. Press OK when you’re finished with your selection.

Nic knam e

Keyb oard

Shi ft Button

Touch this to change the keyboard.

Voice Record

You can use your own vo ice to create unique voice data for individual characters in the game. Answer questions out loud w hen they appear on screen, then press [ICON]. When you’ve answered all of the questions, the data confirmation screen will be d isplayed. To make sure the voice is OK , tap the charac ter for whom you want to use it and take a listen. If everything’s all right, touch OK to fina lize the voice.

Nickname

Ready a eight-letter or less nickname for use in Wi-Fi Battle.

If you don’t input a nickname, your Nintendo DS game system nickname will be used by default.

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Clear Data

This is where you can clear game data. Select Voice Data to clear vo ice data that you’ve recorded, or choose Single Data, which erases all single player data, or choose Wi-Fi Results, which erases all Wi-Fi results.

Once data has been erased, it’s gone forever! Be careful!

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Character IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter Intros

For inf ormation on viewing individua l fighter specs, see p. 23.

Fox

The hero of the game. He’s the leader of the mercenary group, Star Fox. He possesses a strong sense of justice, and is brave. He can be too serious at times.

Sky Claw

Lasers Single

Lock Multi

Bombs 1

Shields

Boost

Arwing II

Lasers Single

Lock Single

Bombs 2

Shields

Boost

Krystal

A former member of team Star Fox. She’s strong and kind, but can be overly stubborn as well.

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Cloud Runner

Lasers Twin

Lock Single

Bombs 1

Shields

Boost

Fox’s closest friend on the Star Fox team. He’s a better mechanic than he is a pilot, and he comes up with all kinds of weapons for the team to use.

Bullfrog

Lasers Plasma

Lock None

Bombs 3

Shields

Boost

Falco

A brash and headstrong pilot who has issues with authority figures. His undeniable flying skills make him an indispensable member of the team.

Slippy

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Character IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter IntrosCharacter Intros

For inf ormation on viewing individua l fighter specs, see p. 23.

Dash

Mon key Arro w

Lasers Twin

Lock Single

Bombs 2

Shiel ds

Boost

Leon

Rai nbow De lta

Lasers N/A

Lock Wide

Bombs 2

Shiel ds

Boost

Panther

Bla ck Rose

Lasers Zapper

Lock N/A

Bombs 1

Shiel ds

Boost

Wolf

Red Fang

Lasers Twin

Lock Multi

Bombs 1

Shiel ds

Boost

Bill

Corn erian

Lasers Twin

Lock None

Bombs 3

Shiel ds

Boost

Tadp ole

Lasers Single Shields

Lock Multi Boost

Bombs 1

Katt

Cat ’s Paw MK. I I

Lasers Arc

Lock Single

Bombs 2

Shiel ds

Boost

Lucy

Sky Bu nny

Lasers Plasma

Lock Single

Bombs 1

Shiel ds

Boost

Amanda

Peppy

Arw ing

Lasers Twin

Lock Single

Bombs 2

Shiel ds

Boost

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Music Composition

CreditsCreditsCredits

Game Engine Lead Producer

Takaya Imamura

Director

Dylan Cuthbert

Programming Lead

Ryuji Nishikawa

Art Lead

Paul Leonard

Technology Lead

James McLaren

Network and Schedule Direction

Takahiro Matsuya

Technical and Map Direction

Shouichi Tominaga

Strategy and Enemy Direction

Kazushi Maeta

Enemy Model Design

Yutaka Kurahashi

Stage Model Design

Paul Leonard

Character Model Design

Yutaka Kurahashi

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Yasuhiro Miki

Strategy Map Design

Kazushi Maeta

Satoshi Ogino

Strategy Map Programming

Ryuji Nishikawa

Masahiro Yokota

Player and Camera Programming

Rhodri Broadbent

Yasuhiro Miki

Enemy Programming

Erik Slivken

Rhodri Broadbent

Game Sequence Programming

Masahiro Yokota

Kouichi Sato

Network Programming

Shinichiro Tanaka

Assistant Network Programming

Kouichi Sato

Hirokazu Eki

User Interface and 2D Design

Satoshi Ogino

Sound Effects and Programming in game

Masato Mizuta

Hajime Wakai

Tool Programming

Erik Slivken Shinichiro Tanaka

Artwork

Ryo Koizumi Yasuo Inoue

Assistant Map Director

Kazuya Shiogai

Assistant Art

Andy Palmer Riho Ohtomo

Assistant Programming

Hirokazu Eki

Assistant Planning

Akito Takahashi

North American Localization Management

Jeff Miller Leslie Swan Bill Trinen Nate Bihldorff

North American Localization

Duncan Flett Alan Averill Tim O'Leary

Developed By

Q-Games Ltd.

Technical Support

Hironobu Kakui Yoshito Yasuda Shintaro Jikumaru

Special Thanks

Koji Kondo Yasuhiro Kawaguchi Kenji Yamamoto Tetsuya Nakata Masato Kimura Dale Thomas Jerome Liard Kenkichi Shimooka Miyo Uno-Cuthbert Isao Moro Mel Ide Mr. Pooh NOA Product Testing Department SUPER MARIO CLUB

Supervisor

Katsuya Eguchi

General Producer

Shigeru Miyamoto

Executive Producer

Satoru Iwata

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