Games SEGA DREAMCAST MAKEN X User Manual

Thank you for purchasing Maken X. Please note that this software is designed only for use with the Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instruction manual thoroughly before you start playing Maken X.

Contents

2. INTRODUCTION

3. PROLOGUE

4. THE DREAMCAST

CONTROLLER

6. STARTING UP

8. SOUND SETTINGS

9. NAME ENTRY

10. THE GAME

12. WORLD MAP

13. SYSTEM WINDOW

16. ACTION SCREEN

17. BASIC ACTIONS

18. LOCK

19.

BRAINJACKING

& PSI POINTS

20. ITEMS

. CHARACTER

INTRODUCTIONS

25. GLOSSARY

Maken X is a memory card compatible game [

Visual Memory Unit (VMU)sold separately]. In order to save game files, the VMU to be used must have at least 10 memory blocks of free space available.

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PSI… A mirror image of yourself… In a proven spiritual world… Five minutes into the future… The limit of foreseeing the future, the destruction of the real world…

An artificial God sweeps down upon this land. This is a machine with the power to create a supreme ruler. He carves out his own destiny. The guardian of spirit, the last hope, a sword of judgment…

He will bring order to the world. He will destroy all evil. He will protect the one whom he loves. He will found an eternal Utopia.

But there is only one future. Should he sacrifice everything to save a single girl? Or should he abandon her for the sake of righteousness? Should he defeat the people’s enemy in order to save the world? Or, as a ruler, should he reign over it… Through all the struggles, he will find the true nature of power. Creation and destruction, life and death, joy and sorrow… What is it all for? Who is it for? The answer lies in his future…

Maken ~Deus Ex Machina

The world was tumbling into chaos. Five minutes into the future, China and the USA had reached a standoff in their battle for supremacy. The curtain will fall on a round of confidential Sino-American talks in only five minutes. Their discord is tangible. The European Union is about to be engulfed by the shadow of misfortune, and is losing its strength like a dying old man. People will be embraced by a sense of uneasiness that they have never felt before.

Japan At the Kanazawa Research Institute, funded by an overseas Chinese merchant, epoch-making research was being carried out on a treatment for mental illness that involved PSI engineering.

PSI

The existence of the human spirit which has been scientifically proven…

Maken The first medical instrument in the world that can extract PSI and modify it. The development of artificial life is based on Plan X.

Maken is about to awaken. What kind of PSI will it have?

Japan At the Kanazawa Research Institute, funded by an overseas Chinese merchant, epoch-making research was being carried out on a treatment for mental illness that involved PSI engineering.

PSI

The existence of the human spirit which has been scientifically proven…

Maken The first medical instrument in the world that can extract PSI and modify it. The development of artificial life is based on Plan X.

Maken is about to awaken. What kind of PSI will it have?

PSI… A mirror image of yourself… In a proven spiritual world… Five minutes into the future… The limit of foreseeing the future, the destruction of the real world…

An artificial God sweeps down upon this land. This is a machine with the power to create a supreme ruler. He carves out his own destiny. The guardian of spirit, the last hope, a sword of judgment…

He will bring order to the world. He will destroy all evil. He will protect the one whom he loves. He will found an eternal Utopia.

Maken ~Deus Ex Machina

INTRODUCTION

PROLOGUE

2 3

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Maken X is a one player game. Before switching the power ON, ensure that the controller and all other peripherals are connected to the Dreamcast. Connect the controller with a memory card [Visual Memory Unit (VMU

) sold separately]to Control Port A. Do not touch the Analog Thumb Pad or the triggers while turning the Dreamcast power ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction. Note: This game can only be played properly with the Dreamcast Controller.

EXPANSION SOCKET 2

EXPANSION SOCKET 1

TRIGGER L

TRIGGER R

BUTTON

B BUTTON

A BUTTON

Y BUTTON

Make sure that you insert the Jump Pack (sold separately)into Expansion Socket 2 of the controller.

ANALOG THUMB PAD

START BUTTON

THE JUMP PACK™

MOVES

ANALOG THUMB PAD Move character/cursor;

Press down and hold during battle to guard

D-PAD Move cursor

A BUTTON Jump, select B BUTTON Cancel X BUTTON Attack Y BUTTON Activate lock-on

✽

TRIGGER L Hold down while moving the Analog Thumb Pad to

look around

TRIGGER R Hold down while moving the Analog Thumb Pad to

strafe left or right

✽ You can change the lock-on controls in Options.

NOTE:

To return to the Title Screen at any point during the game, simultaneously press and hold the A, B, X, Y and Start Buttons.

DIRECTIONAL PAD (D-PAD

)

THE DREAMCAST

CONTROLLER

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Place the Maken X disc into your Dreamcast console, press the disc down until it clicks into place, close the lid and press the POWER Button to turn ON the power. The Title Screen will be displayed and then the demo will start a few moments later. Press the Start Button when the Title Screen is displayed to display the Menu Screen.

NEW GAME

LOAD GAME

Start a new game.

Start the game from a previously saved position. Press the Analog Thumb Pad or the D-Pad to select a saved file and press the

A Button to enter your

selection.

OPTIONS

You can modify all the game settings. Press the Analog Thumb Pad or the D-Pad to select an item. Select “EXIT” to make your modifications effective.

LOCK-ON TYPE

Select a lock-on type. TOGGLE Enables you to use the

Y Button to toggle the

lock.

HOLD Enables you to lock on

only when Trigger R is held down.

SOUND

Select from “STEREO” (Speaker), “STEREO” (Headphone)and “MONO.”

Adjust the volume of the game’s sound effects.

BGM

Adjust the volume of the game’s background music.

JUMP PACK

Switch the Jump Pack ON or OFF (

if it is connected).

INITIALIZE SETTINGS

Revert to the default settings.

EXIT

Return to the Title Screen with changes in place.

STARTING UP

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This game employs a surround sound system that allows you to feel as though you are actually inside the game. If you are playing using a stereo TV, follow the explanation below to get the most realistic sound effects from Maken X.

SPEAKER ARRANGEMENT

Select “SOUND” from the Option Menu and select “STEREO” (Speaker

) to enable this feature. Adjust your speakers to an angle of 10-15 degrees to the position where you are sitting to create the ideal environment to play Maken X!

NAME ENTRY CONTROLS

Once the game starts and the story has been introduced, you will be able to enter a name. Press the Analog Thumb Pad and the D-Pad to select letters and press the A Button to enter your selection.

ANALOG THUMB PAD Move cursor D-PAD Backspace/space

A BUTTON Enter a letter B BUTTON Backspace X BUTTON Return to Menu Y BUTTON Delete

TRIGGER

R Not used

TRIGGER

L Not used

START BUTTON Move the cursor to “END” (Will not enter

)

SOUND SETTINGS NAME ENTRY

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