Games PC 25 to Life User Manual

CONTENTS

EPILEPSY WARNING

A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playing. If you experience any of the following while playing a video game — dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions — IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult a physician before resuming play.

PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE DURING USE

• This game disc is intended for use exclusively on Windows®-based systems with the minimum configurations specified on the system requirements of the game purchased.

• Do not sit too close to the screen. Sit a good distance away from the monitor, as far away as the length of the cable allows.

• Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep.

• Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit.

• Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game.

HANDLING YOUR GAME DISC

• Avoid bending the disc. Do not touch, smudge or scratch its surface.

• Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat.

• Take occasional rest breaks during extended play.

• Always store the disc in its protective case.

PULL THE TRIGGER INSTALLATION STARTING UP DEFAULT CONTROLS GETTING INTO THE GAME

Creating a Profile Main Menu Saving Game Data Pause Menu Options

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ONLINE CUSTOMIZE GAME FEATURES MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME

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visit

EIDOS:

www.

eidos.

com

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ESRB RATING

This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. For information about the ESRB rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at www.esrb.com.

INSTALLATION

PULL THE TRIGGER

Bullets are flying. No matter what side you’re on, you gotta shoot or die. Are you a Criminal, Law Enforcement or someone who just wants to get the hell out? Guess what. You’re all three. Just make sure the blood in the streets belongs

to someone else. You pull the trigger, you pull hard time or you pull eternity in a pine box. Pick your weapon.

In Single Player mode, fight through the mean streets on both sides of the law…

. . . AS FREEZE

Freeze is a thug and drug dealer who wants out. He figures his days are numbered if he doesn’t escape the life. But not so fast — you don’t just retire unless someone pops a cap in your brains and every other body part. You will pull one last job while Law Enforcement and thugs alike try to make this your last day on earth.

. . . AS DETECTIVE LESTER WILLIAMS

You know the streets as well as any Criminal. You’ll put away a dirty cop as quick as a lawbreaker. Sometimes you’ll work with a partner. He’ll know how to cover your back. Just do the same for him or he’ll bleed and die just like anyone else.

. . . AS SHAUN CALDERON, LEADER OF THE 22 STREET D-BOYS

You’re a gang leader, murderer and Freeze’s best friend. Every choice you make is the one that keeps you in power.

To install a few seconds, the Launch Panel will appear. (If the Launch Panel does not appear when you insert the DVD, double-click the the CD/DVD-ROM icon to display the Launch Panel.)

This program will guide you through the installation process via onscreen prompts.

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Click the

25 TO LIFE

– or –

Click the Choose Type Click the OKbutton to begin the install program. When prompted, select the path and directory on your hard drive where you want

to install the game. The default is change this to your preferred location.

Start

Run

d:\setup

Readme

™, insert the game DVD into your CD/DVD-ROM drive. After

My Computer

button.

from the pop-up menu.

in the box provided (d:designates your CD/DVD-ROM drive letter).

C:\Program Files\25tolife

button to view important information about

icon, then double-click

. If you like, you can

25 TO LIFE

UNINSTALLING

To uninstall

–>25tolife –>Uninstall 25 to Life.

from your computer.

25 TO LIFE

, from your desktop select

When prompted, click

Start –>All Programs –>Eidos

Yes

to remove

25 TO LIFE

STARTING UP

Once the game is installed and you are ready to play, click the on the Launch Panel to start the game.

To begin playing the game at a later time, insert the DVD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the via the AutoPlay feature.

•

Click the

– or –

•

Select

To leave the game, click the

Play 25 to Life

Start –>All Programs –>Eidos –>25tolife –>Play 25 to Life.

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button to start the game.

Quit

Autorun program will appear

button.

Play

button

GETTING

INTO THE GAME

DEFAULT CONTROLS

MENU NAVIGATION

Select menu item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cursor keys 1/2

Change setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cursor keys 4/3

Confirm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enter

GAME ACTION

Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift

Move forward/backward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W/ S

Lean left/right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q/ E

Crouch/Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C/ release C

Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spacebar

Aim/Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouse

Shoot/Swing weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . left-click

Strafe left/right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A/D

Reload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R

Throw grenade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

Next weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouse wheel 2

Melee weapon toggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouse wheel 1

Use/Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right-click

Taunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

Custom tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T

1st person mode (camera lookaround) . . . . . . V

Zoom/Precision aim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z

Center view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Pause/In-game menu/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esc

View Objectives (Single Player)

Scoreboard (Multiplayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / (backslash)

On the Title screen, press to begin.

Enter

CREATING A PROFILE

You must create a profile to save your game progress through The profile contains your saved game files, custom characters, option selections and online identity. Any time you want to play that profile you can select it (or other profiles you have created) before beginning play.

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To create a profile name:

When prompted to create a profile, select OK, enter a profile name in the name field and then save your profile.

MAIN MENU

• SINGLE PLAYER (page 7)

a bloody taste of life on both sides of the law. You’ll be a Criminal and a member of Law Enforcement too. Select a difficulty level before starting play.

• MULTIPLAYER ONLINE (pages 12–15)

Join the Criminals or Law Enforcement and find out who rules in bloody wars, robberies gone bad, adrenalinepumping police raids and intense turf warfare with up to 16 players. Customize your Criminals or Law Enforcement character and get ready to bleed.

• MULTIPLAYER LOCAL NETWORK

(page 15)

Online, connect up to 16 players via a Local Area Network (LAN).

• OPTIONS Note:

on the

— Similar to Multiplayer

— Adjust game settings.

See

page 12

Friends

and

— Get

for details

Log Out

—

options.

SAVING GAME DATA

You will be prompted to save changes to game options or online data.

PAUSE MENU

Press

Esc

Pause Menu primary and secondary objectives are listed along with these options:

• CONTINUE

• OPTIONS

• QUIT

to pause play and view the

(screenshot, page 7)

— Return to play.

sound changes.

see below.)

— Adjust your aim and make

(For additional options,

— Return to the Main Menu.

. Your

OPTIONS

• AIMING

• LOOK SENSITIVITY

• LOOK SPEED

• STEREO MODE

• SOUND

• MUSIC

• GAMMA

• BLOOD & GUTS

• BLUR EFFECTS

• KEYBOARD BINDINGS

• DONE

— Select

Normal

Inverted

response time.

camera moves when you turn to look.

Reversed Stereo

— Adjust sound effects volume.

— Adjust music volume.

— Adjust the gamma level.

of carnage to

effect when taking damage.

your control layout.

— Save changes and exit the game. Select to save any changes made to your profile.

— Adjust camera

— Adjust how fast the

— Select

Stereo,

Mono

sound.

— Set the display

Enabled/Disabled

— Toggle the visual

— Customize

Yes

when prompted

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