Games PS2 PRIMAL-THE LEGENDARY OF OBLIVION User Manual

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TA B LE O F CONTENTS

WARNING:READ BEFORE USING YOUR
PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.

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, including games played on the PlayStation 2 console,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 symptoms while playing a video game—dizziness, altered vision,eye or muscle twitches,
loss of awareness, disorientation,any involuntar y movement, or convulsions—IMMEDIATELY
discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming play.

WARNING TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS:

Do not connect your PlayStation 2 console to a projection TV without first consulting the user
manual for your projection TV,unless it is of the LCD type. Otherwise, it may permanently damage your
TV screen.

USE OF UNAUTHORIZED PRODUCT:

The use of software or peripherals not authorized by Sony Computer Entertainment America may
damage your console and/or invalidate your warranty.Only official or licensed peripherals should be
used in the controller ports or Memory Card slots.

HANDLING YOUR PLAYSTATION 2 FORMAT DISC:

•This disc is intended for use only with PlayStation 2 consoles with the NTSC U/C designation.

•Do not bend it, crush it or submerge it in liquids.

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

•Be sure to take an occasional rest break during extended play.

•Keep this compact disc clean. Always hold the disc by the edges and keep it in its protective case
when not in use. Clean the disc with a lint-free, soft, dry cloth,wiping in straight lines from center to
outer edge. Never use solvents or abrasive cleaners.

PRIMAL™

PlayStation®2 Hint Line

Hints for all games published by SCEA are available:
Within the U.S. 1-900-933-SONY (1-900-933-7669)

$0.95/min. auto hints
$5.00-$20.00 for card recharge

Within Canada: 1-900-451-5757

$1.50/min. auto hints

For U. S. callers, automated assistance is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This hint line supports games
produced by Sony Computer Entertainment America. No hints will be given on our Consumer Ser vice Line.
Callers under 18 years of age, please obtain permission from a parent or guardian before calling. This service
requires a touch-tone phone.

Consumer Service/Technical Support 1-800-345-SONY (1-800-345-7669)
Call this number for help with technical support, installation or general questions regarding the PlayStation 2 console
and its peripherals. Representatives are available Monday-Saturday, 6AM-8PM PST, Sunday 7AM-6:30PM PST.

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The Legendary Oblivion 2

From Mortalis to Oblivion 4

The Demon Realms of Oblivion 6

Setting Up 8
Main Menu 9
Controls 13
The Game Screen/Pause Menu 16
The Map Screen 16
Playing the Game 19

Exploring Oblivion 19

Combat 21

Demon Forms 23

Scree: Special Abilities 28

Special Mechanisms 29

Hints and Tips 34
Credits 35
Limited Warranty 42

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OBLIVION. A dimension where

energies from four demon realms flow into the
Nexus, a vast machine that maintains stability in the
eternal conflict between the primal forces of Order
and Chaos: Order seeks balance, Chaos strives only
for anarchy. Chronos is the guardian, the channeller
of powers – but he is weakening, poisoned by the
scheming of Abaddon, Lord of Chaos. By rights, no
faction should be able to influence events beyond the
Nexus, but Abaddon has been planning his
treachery for many centuries.

Years ago, Abaddon’s servants abducted two babies
from the mortal realm - Mortalis - our world. He
altered them both so that they would grow into
something quite unique: human/demon hybrids,
beings caught between worlds, able to break the
rules that form the very fabric of Oblivion. But the
two babies were saved from Abaddon’s clutches by
Abdizur, the champion of Order. He returned them
to Mortalis and hid them from Abaddon’s sight.

THE LEGENDARY OBLIVION

Returning to Oblivion, Abdizur
was captured. Imprisoned and
tortured, his wisdom and
strength have long since been
lost. Nevertheless, the babies
have remained beyond
Abaddon’s grasp…

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FROM MORTALIS
TO OBLIVION

Jennifer Tate is pretty ordinary – or so she thinks. Sure,
her life has been tough, losing both her parents as a
baby and growing up in a string of foster homes. But
Jen is a fighter - she knows how to get by. Now
twenty-one, she works as a waitress, scraping together
money to put herself through college. Jen lives with her
boyfriend Lewis, lead singer in an up and coming rock
band. It is hard to believe that it was almost two years
ago that fate brought them together, two souls more
alike than either can quite comprehend.

Just lately, Lewis has been having really bad
nightmares… Dreams that makes no sense, dreams
that he can’t even begin to explain to Jen…

Then one night, as his band nears the end of their set,
Lewis spots a huge, staring, misshapen figure. He is
unnerved and leaves the stage in a sweat - even Jen is
unable to reassure him - something is not right.

As they leave the club, Lewis’s nightmares become
real… A monstrous creature bellows into the night. Jen
is knocked to the ground, hitting her head hard. As she
blacks out, her last vision is of her boyfriend, lifted
away into the night-sky as if he were a rag doll.

As Jen slips in and out of
consciousness, images of doctors and
nurses standing over her give way to
visions of talking stone gargoyles. She
sits up, looks down on her still
unconscious body. Scree, servant of
Arella, goddess of Order is about to
change her life, forever.

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THE DEMON REALMS
OF OBLIVION

SOLUM
A realm of eternal night
and eternal winter.
Solum’s inhabitants,
the Ferai, are a violent,
fierce race, but have a
fair and ordered society.
They are allied to
Arella.

AQUIS

A realm where the

lapping waves are

eternally bathed in

autumn sunset.

The Undine are a

cultured aquatic

race. They are

allied to Arella.

AETHA
A bleak, oppressive
place, home to the evil
Wraith. Amid the ever
teeming rain live two
castes, a downtrodden
underclass and their
cruel, domineering
‘masters’, the Wraith
aristocracy. The Wraith
are allied to Abaddon.

VOLCA

Within a vast volcano

live the Djinn. This

awesome, fiery realm

reflects its people:

volatile, powerful and

exceedingly

dangerous. The Djinn

are Abaddon’s

staunchest allies.

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MAIN MENU

Use the directional buttons to cycle through the
selections and press the ≈ button to confirm:

New Game Start PRIMAL™from the beginning
Load Game Load a previously saved game
Options Access the Options Menu
Bonus Materials View unlocked bonus features

NEW GAME

Begins your adventure

LOAD GAME

Press the directional buttons to scroll through save
files. Once the desired save file is displayed on screen,
highlight Load and press the ≈ button
to confirm.

Press the ç button to return to the Main Menu.

SETTING UP

SAVE FILES

Insert a Memory Card (8MB) (For PlayStation®2) into
MEMORY CARD slot 1 before you switch it on.

With the exception of a few special circumstances, you
may save progress at any time using the ‘Save Game’
option, accessed from the Pause Menu.
A save file can be created at any point during the game.

For further information see 'Save Game’ on page 18.

MEMORY CARD slot 1

MEMORY CARD slot 2

USB connector
S400 i.LINK connector
controller port 1
controller port 2

disc tray

RESET button

(OPEN) button

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OPTIONS MENU

Press left or right on the directional buttons to
select Language, Display, Audio or Control
from the Options Menu. Use up and down to
highlight a preference then left or right to
change settings.

LANGUAGE

Audio Language Change the voice-over language

used for in-game dialogue

Subtitles Select whether in-game dialogue should

be subtitled

Text Language Change the on-screen text language

NOTE: Default language settings will be taken from your
PlayStation®2 system configuration.

DISPLAY

Display Adjust Follow on screen instructions to

reposition the game screen on your television

Widescreen Select ON for widescreen TVs or OFF

for standard TVs

Status Display Choose when game status information

is displayed on screen. Select Always, Never or
Dynamic (as and when c ircumstances change). If
you select ‘Never’, the status display can still be
called up by pressing the ç button

Brightness Adjust Increase or decrease the

brightness level

Note: For Progressive Scan Mode, see p. 13.

AUDIO

Combat Music Volume Increase or decrease the

volume of music played during combat sequences

Ambient Music Volume Increase or decrease the

volume of music played during exploration

Sound Effects Volume Increase or decrease the volume

of in-game sound effects

Cutscene Volume Increase or decrease the volume of

cutscene speech and audio

CONTROL

Controller Vibration Toggle controller vibration

ON or OFF

Camera Pan Controls the direction of camera panning

(using the right analog stick during the game). Select
Normal or Reversed

Camera Tilt Controls the direction of camera tilt

(using the right analog stick during the game).
Select Normal or Reversed

Combat Controls Toggle between Normal and

Reversed. For further details, please refer to the
Combat Controls section outlined elsewhere in

this manual

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BONUS MATERIALS

Various bonus elements will be unlocked during
PRIMAL™. When you save progress, the status
of any bonus elements you may have earned is
saved too.

When you enter the Bonus Materials section with a
Memory Card inserted into ME M O RY CARD slot 1,
the available options will reflect elements from all
PRIMAL™ save files on the Memory Card.

TAROT GALLERY

The worlds of Oblivion contain many secrets, and as a
special reward for the thorough explorer, Tarot Cards
are hidden throughout the game. When a Tarot Card is
found, a piece of PRIMAL™ concept artwork will be
unlocked and can be viewed in the Tarot Gallery.

SCENE SELECT

As you progress through the game, new scenes are
opened in the Scene Select Menu. By selecting a
scene you will be able to commence play at the given
starting point. You may continue playing beyond this
point and can create your own saved games as though
playing normally.

Look out for other unlockable bonus features as you
play through the game!

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ABOUT
PROGRESSIVE SCAN

If you have a PlayStation 2 Component Video Cable (SCPH-10100),
along with a Progressive Mode enabled (480p) television with
Component Video inputs, you will be able to enjoy a higher
quality picture.

If you do not have a Progressive Scan enabled (480p) television, or
if you do not use the Component Video Cable to connect the
PlayStation 2 to the television, there is a chance that the picture will
not be displayed properly.

For instructions on how to set up your PlayStation 2 with the
Component Video Cable, refer to the instructions in the PlayStation 2
Instruction Manual, or the instructions for the Component Video
Cable. Be sure to set the Component Video Out settings to "Y
Cb/Pb Cr/ Pr" under PlayStation 2 System Configuration. Some
television sets are not Progressive Scan enabled even if the y have
Component Video inputs; refer to your television's instruction
manual, or contact the manufacturer if you are unsure about your
television's compatibility.

SELECTING
PROGRESSIVE SCAN

If you hold down the ç and ≈ buttons while your game is starting
up, a message will appear asking to switch over to Progressive Scan.
To switch to Progressive Sc an, read the text prompt on the screen,
and use √ to confirm "Yes" or ç to confirm "No" for your
selection. If the picture does not appear correctly, press the RES E T
button on the PlayStation 2, and use the Normal Mode.

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