Games Nintendo GAME BOY ADVANCE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS User Manual

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CONTENTS

Introduction...........................................................................................................................

Getting Started......................................................................................................................

Main Menu............................................................................................................................

Game Options.......................................................................................................................

The Chapters.........................................................................................................................

The Game Tools....................................................................................................................

The Ice Fields........................................................................................................................

The Breeding Colony............................................................................................................

The Antarctic Waters............................................................................................................

Protecting the Egg................................................................................................................

Continuing Your Game.........................................................................................................

Controls.................................................................................................................................

The Pause Menu...................................................................................................................

Credits....................................................................................................................................

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INTRODUCTION

Based upon the Academy Award® winning movie, MARCH OF THE PENGUINS for the
Nintendo Game Boy® Advance 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 ice sheets, 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 Game Boy®
Advance System.

Note: If nothing appears on the screen turn the power switch to the OFF position. Check to
make sure the Game Pak 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 Pak.)

Make sure your Nintendo Game Boy® Advance System power switch is set to OFF. Then
insert the MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Game Pak into the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance
System.

Turn ON the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance System. In a few moments the Title Screen
should appear.

Press START to display the Main Menu Screen.

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MAIN MENU

On the Main Menu Screen, 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.

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Continue Game: Selecting this allows you to play a previously completed Chapter.

Game Tools: This option displays two screens that describe the items you can use to help

the penguins.

Options: Selecting this displays the Game Options Screen.

GAME OPTIONS

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

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. Press the
Control Pad Right or Left to set the music volume.

Sound Effects: This option allows you to change the volume of the game’s sound effects.
Press the Control Pad Right or Left to set the sound effect volume.

Press the B Button at anytime to return to the previous screen.

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THE CHAPTERS

MARCH OF THE PENGUINS is a puzzle action game where players act as “conservationists­in-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 ground 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 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.

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 landscape of
Antarctica toward the Breeding Grounds.

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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.

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Chapter 4 – Feeding Time

Chapter 6 – Return from the Sea

Chapter 5 – Braving the Elements

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

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.

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

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.

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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.

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 9 – The Grand Feast

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

Chapter 11 – The Grand Reunion

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

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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.

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.

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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.

locations on the game play area. If a Game Tool cannot be placed, the following image will
appear over the Game Tool:

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 L or R Buttons to scroll the screen to view
what is ahead of the colony. Then, using the Control Pad, maneuver the onscreen circular
cursor to the Game Tool in the Game Tool Bar at the bottom of the Screen that you wish to
place down.

While the circular cursor is over the desired Game Tool, press the A Button. With the A
Button down, drag the Game Tool up into the game play area where you would like to
place it down and release the A Button. Game Tools can only be placed in specific

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Simply continue to move the Game Tool until the image disappears, or release the A
Button and the Game Tool will automatically return to the bottom Game Tool Bar.

THE BREEDING COLONY

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

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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 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

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.

CONTINUING YOUR GAME

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 replaced at
any time. When the screen appears, all of the Chapters numbers that appear in black have
been seen. Simply highlight the Chapter number by pressing Control Pad Right or Left and
press the A Button to replay the selected Chapter.

Press the B Button 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:

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

SELECT

Not Available

START

Pause Game/ Display Pause Menu

R Button

Scroll quickly to the right
in Ice Fields level

A Button

Select Menu Option/
Spin while swimming

B Button

Back/Walk faster
on Ice Field

THE PAUSE MENU

When pressing START to pause the game, the Pause Menu will appear. On the Pause
Menu, 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. 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. 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

3D Artists

Rob D'Onofrio

Adam Hayes

Mick Posch

Interface / Menu Art

Mike Rothenberg

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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

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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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Published by:

DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC

VP of Development

Paul Tresise

European Development Manager

Aeron Guy

ECI - QA

Managing Director

Rupert Young

Managers

Sharad Chaturvedi

Rajesh GS

Lead Testers

Jeffin Raj Paul

Debdeul Baul

Test Team

Krunal Kore

Rajiv Mayanak

Shashank Ambre

Kaushik Raul

Salvador Fernandes

Vishal Karkera

Dylan Coelho

Sajjan Choudhary

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