Games PS2 TOTAL OVERDOSE User Manual

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
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condition, consult your physician prior to playing. If you experience
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dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness,
disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions —
IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your physician before
resuming play.

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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:

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with the NTSC U/C designation.

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period of ninety (90) days from the date of your purchase, this disc shall be
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applicable ninety (90) day warranty period, you determine that this limited
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hints, strategies or codes.

PRODUCT RETURN PROCEDURE

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Eidos, Inc. Customer Services
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651 Brannan Street, Suite 400
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You are responsible for postage for your game to our service center.

Software & documentation © 2005 SCi Games Ltd. Total Overdose © 2005 SCi Games Ltd.
Total Overdose and the Total Overdose logo are trademarks of SCi Games Ltd. Developed
by Deadline Games A/S. Deadline Games and the Deadline Games logo are trademarks
of Deadline Games A/S. Eidos and the Eidos logo are trademarks of the Eidos Group of
Companies. RenderWare is a registered trademark of Criterion Software Ltd. Portions of this
software are Copyright 1998-2005 Criterion Software Ltd. and its Licensors.

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Inside Front Cover

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . 2

CONTROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . 3

D-E-A ... OR D-E-A-D? . . . . . 4

GAME CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . 5

SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . 7

GAME SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . 8

MISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 11

EXPLORING THE GAME WORLD . . . 12

KILL MOVES . . . . . . . . . . 13

COMBO SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . 16

PICK-UPS . . . . . . . . . . . 17

LOCO MOVES . . . . . . . . . . 18

SAVING & LOADING . . . . . . . 19

TOTAL OVERDOSE ARMORY . . . . . 20

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

MUSIC CREDITS . . . . . . . . . 23

Thank you for purchasing
computer entertainment system. Be sure to read this manual
thoroughly for gameplay and hints before playing the game.

TOTAL OVERDOSE™for the PlayStation®2

OPEN

*

OPEN

button and the disc

button again

®

MAIN

ON.

2)

TOTAL

GETTING STARTED

* Note: Illustration may not match all PlayStation 2

console types. For owners of SCPH-70000 series
PlayStation 2 systems, refer to the setup
instructions supplied with your system.

Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according
to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the

switch (located on the back of the console) is turned

POWER

Press the
When the power indicator lights up, press the

tray will open. Place the
with the label side facing up. Press the
and the disc tray will close.

Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate.
Follow onscreen instructions and refer to this manual for information
on using the software.

Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation

To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card (8MB)
(for PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1 before powering on
the console.

• At least

• This game supports saving (and loading) game data in MEMORY CARD

• To ensure that another player’s game doesn’t overwrite your data,

RESET

button.

TOTAL OVERDOSE™disc on the disc tray

720KB

of free space on the memory card is required to save

game data.

slot 1 only. You can load saved game data from the same memory card
or from any memory card containing previously saved

OVERDOSE

we recommend that each player save game data to a separate memory
card.

games.

CONTROLLER

DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller
configurations

Connect the DUALSHOCK®2 analog controller to controller port 1
before starting play.

• When the vibration function is
in response to game events.

• You can reconfigure the default controls and toggle the vibration
function

ON/OFF

in Options mode

ON,

the controller will vibrate

(page 8)

.

2

3

D-E-A ... OR D-E-A-D?

GAME CONTROLS

“Hey Ramolito! You’ve always been
the black sheep of our family, but now
you’re in it up to your neck, looking
at a life stretch in the state pen!
They’re gonna throw away the keys,
hombre! I don’t want to hear your
excuses, save that for the judge —
but as your twin brother I’m gonna
throw you a line!

“You know as well as I do that the
drug cartels are taking over Southern LA and most of Mexico, poisoning
both nations and dragging more and more people into a life of crime.
Hard drugs, guns and gang violence are the day-to-day currency and only
the drug lords ever seem to win. I know it might seem crazy, but with me
out of action, my buddies in the DEA need someone to play my part

in the big picture.... Before you flip me off, hear me out. If you won’t do

this for yourself, maybe do it for papa’s memory....

“The story goes that he died of an overdose on the backstreets of Los
Toros, Mexico. But something doesn’t add up. If he OD’d, it was a damn
long fall from a curb that caused his injuries. But yet the flatheads
at the DEA seemed to write him off all too quickly as an overworked
and strung-out cop who couldn’t handle the pressure.

“He was a damn good agent. He gave his life to the forces of law and
order and I have one helluva hunch that he’d penetrated deep into the
cartel’s organization before his cover was compromised — by a traitor,
someone on the inside at the DEA. If you get involved maybe we can
clear papa’s name and blow the whole cartel wide open, taking out
the drug lords in the process.

“Since you’re not officially playing for our side, you don’t need to follow
the rules! Just make sure you’re good enough to go up against these bad
asses before you run in all guns blazing. These banditos aren’t playing
to lose and they will bury anyone who crosses them.

“Did I mention that you can get all the training you need at the Pistoleros
Asociados in downtown Los Toros, just south of the border? I’d started
infiltrating the cartel when I got taken out by that grenade, so just carry
on from where I left off and use any means necessary to take these
scumbag pendejos out of the equation.

“So, are you with us? I hope so, hombre, I hope so.”

NOTE:

This title does not support the digital controller.

Menu Controls

Start/Pause/Skip scenes
Highlight menu options directional buttons 1/
Adjust option setting directional buttons 4/
In-game menu/Objectives
Confirm/Next screen
Cancel/Previous screen

(START) button

w

(SELECT) button

q

button

x

button

t

2
3

Character Controls

Controlling Ram effectively could mean the difference between death
and glory.

Move forward/backward left analog stick 2/
Sidestep left/right left analog stick 4/
Sprint Double tap left analog stick
Turn/look up/down right analog stick
Jump
Climb left analog stick1(face the object you

Shootdodge Press the

Reverse shootdodge Double-tap

Action
Rewind time directional buttons

button

x

want to climb onto)

l

direction (use right analog stick to pivot in
the air)

l

any direction (use right analog stick to pivot
in the air)

button (when xprompt appears)

x

REWIND

icon)

1
3

1

button while moving in any

button while moving in

(after picking up

2

Visit the official TOTAL OVERDOSE website at

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http://www.totaloverdose.com/