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Safety Information
About Photosensitive Seizures
A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when
exposed to certain visual images, including ashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history
of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause
these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games.
These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms
or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness.
Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that
can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects.
Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of
these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the
above symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely than adults to
experience these seizures.
The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by sitting
farther from the television screen, using a smaller television screen,
playing in a well-lit room, and not playing when you are drowsy or fatigued.
If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy,
consult a doctor before playing.
Other Important Health and Safety Information The Xbox Instruction
Manual contains important health and safety information that you should
read and understand before using this software.
Table of Contents
Time Factory Worker’s Safety Guide............ 2
Your Mission..........................................
3
Game Controls ........................................
4
Worker Duties ........................................
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Important Time Factory Displays ..................
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Time Crystals and Controls ........................
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The Shop .............................................
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Tips and Tricks ......................................
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Hazards on Assignment ............................
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A Model Employee ..................................
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Credits................................................
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Warranty and Customer Support .................
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Avoid Damage to Your Television
Do not use with certain televisions. Some televisions, especially front- or rear-
projection types, can be damaged if any video games, including Xbox games, are played
on them. Static images presented during the normal course of game play may “burn in”
to the screen, causing a permanent shadow of the static image to appear at all times,
even when video games are not being played. Similar damage may occur from static
images created when placing a video game on hold or pause. Consult your television
owner’s manual to determine if video games can be played safely on your set. If you are
unable to nd this information in the owner’s manual, contact your television dealer or
the manufacturer to determine if video games can be played safely on your set.
Unauthorized copying, reverse engineering, transmission, public performance, rental,
pay for play, or circumvention of copy protection is strictly prohibited.
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Time Factory
Worker’s Safety Guide
Welcome to the Time Factory Worker’s Safety Guide.
The Time Factory makes time and maintains and repairs its
ow across many dimensions.
You play a vital role! Do your part to keep time owing as
it should.
Outsiders may take time for granted. We at the Time Factory,
however, know better. Time is our most precious treasure.
Used well, it can make any dream come true. Used poorly, it
is wasted and forever lost… or worse, unregulated time can
become a monster.
This guide will instruct you about your duties and the
potential dangers of working for the Time Factory.
Although the Time Workers Union reports
that we have not had a major accident
for 7,347 years, we must stay alert
for any signs of time leakage or
misuse. We’re relying on each
and every one of you!
Remember:
Every second counts.
CEO and Chairman of
the Board of Directors
Time Factory, Inc.
Your Mission
Should there be a major time accident,
it is your responsibility to:
Defeat all time monsters in a given
area within 10 minutes. After 10
minutes, the region will become
temporally unstable and vanish.
Sweep up trash to shoot at time
monsters. Note: Monsters cannot
be swept up!
Collect valid combinations of time
crystals to get time controls. This
helps you defeat monsters and
access special regions. See page
10 for more about time crystals.
Once you have cleared an area, return
to the goal gate as fast as you can
and exit. You can then resupply at the
Shop and proceed to the next area in
need of sweeping.
Only by accomplishing your mission will
the orderly ow of time be restored.
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SWEEP/SHOOT
(Or use right trigger.)
MOVE
CAMERA
(Push right
thumbstick in for
“over the ear” view.)
JUMP
CONTROL TIME
(See page 8.)
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Worker Duties
MOVE
Push the left thumbstick to move
in the direction you want. The
farther you press the thumbstick,
the faster you run.
SWEEP
PRESS AND HOLD the X button
or the right trigger to sweep up
junk, trash, or time crystals. Large
objects may take longer to pick
up than small objects or require a
more powerful sweeper. You cannot
sweep up living or moving objects.
Some objects may be permanently
stuck to the ground.
SHOOT
TAP the X button or the right
trigger. Doing this will re
the last thing you swept up.
Be careful! If you are facing
people—you will hit them!
JUMP
Press the A button to jump.
Cats are excellent jumpers.
DOUBLE JUMP
Quickly press the A button twice
to do a double jump—and jump
higher than normal.
BACKFLIP
Press the left thumbstick
backward while pressing the A
button to perform a back ip.
This maneuver helps you
escape enemies!
CONTROL TIME
Press the B button to use
your time controls. To learn
more about time controls,
see page 11.
CARTWHEEL
Press the left thumbstick to the
right or left while pressing the
A button to do a cartwheel—
another useful escape maneuver.
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Important
Time Factory Displays
RETRYS:
Red hearts indicate how many
RETRYs you have left. RETRYs
are extra attempts you can use
if you are defeated by a monster
or trap. Circles called RETRY
holders show the maximum
number of RETRYs you
can have.
TIME CRYSTALS:
Number and type of time
crystals you have collected.
If you collect a proper
combination of crystals,
you get a time control.
TIME CONTROLS:
Controls that change the ow of time. To use a time
control, press the B button and use the left thumbstick
or D-pad to select the one you want. (For more on
speci c controls, see page 11.) The number above the
time control shows how many controls of that kind you
have. If you exceed the maximum number of controls
allowed, you lose your oldest one.
ELAPSED TIME:
Time spent on your sweep. You
have only 10 minutes to sweep
an area. Faster times give
better performance ratings.
TIME MONSTERS:
Hostile creatures in the
area that must be defeated.
As time monsters are
defeated, they are checked
off the list.
OBJECTS IN SWEEPER:
The items inside your
sweeper. If you sweep up
more objects than your
sweeper can hold, you lose
the rst object swept up.
NUMBER OF SWEPT OBJECTS:
Number of items picked up by your
sweeper. Different sweepers have different maximum capacities. The next
item to be red is also shown here.
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Time Crystals
When a glitch occurs in the making of time, precious seconds
can condense into solid form. Such glitches appear as crystalline hearts, crosses, triangles, moons, diamonds, and stars.
Collect four of these time crystals to make a combination.
Correct time crystal combinations give you the power to
change the ow of time, or a RETRY. Incorrect crystal
combinations vanish.
Collect only time crystals that build toward a valid combination. Sweeping up all time crystals you nd does not make
many valid combinations.
TIME CRYSTAL COMBINATIONS
The order that crystals are collected is not important,
only their number, shape, and color. Collecting three of a
kind plus any one other crystal gives you the use of a time
control. The time control you get matches the color of the
three crystals collected. For example, if you collect three
blue moons and a red heart, you get one use of the blue time
control, PAUSE.
Collecting four of a kind gives you
two
uses of a time control.
Get extra RETRYs (up to your limit) by collecting red hearts.
Collecting three red hearts plus any other time crystal gives
one RETRY. Collecting four red hearts gives
two
RETRYs.
For a complete
list of all correct
time crystal
combinations, see
the back cover.
Time Controls
REW
(Rewind) Time ows rapidly backward for
everyone except you.
FF
(Fast forward) Time ows rapidly forward.
PAUSE
Everything stops except you.
REC
(Record) An interval of time is recorded and then
played back. During playback, a copy of yourself
repeats what you just did.
SLOW
Time slows to a crawl for everything but you.
OTHER CRYSTAL-LIKE OBJECTS
Gold crystals are often confused with time
crystals, though they are not the same. You
collect gold crystals to earn money. They do
not help or hinder in making valid
time control combinations.
Time sweepers in the eld have
also reported strange cat-shaped
icons, whose purpose as yet
remains unknown.
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The Shop
You can go to the Shop between time sweeps. Depending
on what is in stock, you can buy upgrades to your abilities,
sweeper, or ammunition. The upper-right panel shows your
current number of RETRYs and RETRY holders, and your
maximum number of time controls.
ABILITY UPGRADES
Time holder
Each time holder increases the number of time controls you
can have.
RETRY
A RETRY lets you resume a few seconds before you were
defeated by a monster or trap. You cannot have more RETRYs
than your number of RETRY holders.
RETRY holder
Each holder increases the number of RETRYs you can have.
SWEEPER UPGRADES
With enough money, you can buy new sweepers with increased
suction and other abilities—some even shoot ames! You
can also buy sweeper packs to increase your sweeper’s
holding capacity.
AMMUNITION UPGRADES
You can purchase heavy weights or bombs that are more
effective than trash for defeating monsters.
Tips and Tricks
The following are tips and tricks compiled by our most
experienced time sweepers. Pay attention!
Experiment with your time controls. They can help you
defeat monsters, avoid traps, solve puzzles… and reach
secret areas.
Do not pick up every time crystal you see! Build only valid
combinations that yield time controls (that is, three or
four crystals of the same color).
When a time monster’s colors ash, the monster is invincible. Wait for the colors to stop ashing, then attack.
Maximize damage by shooting large trash items.
Areas that you sweep can be swept again. Go back to
previous areas and stock up on time controls and gold.
If you buy a better sweeper from the Shop, you may want
to revisit an earlier area. Some hidden sections may
be accessible!
Many key items can only be purchased in the Shop, such
as RETRY holders.
Note the exchange rate for trash to gold at the end of
an area. Try and grab the most valuable objects before
entering the goal gate.
All time monsters and bosses have unique abilities. Learn
from their movements and attack patterns. Some signal
just before they attack!
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Hazards on Assignment
Our safety record at the Time Factory is nearly perfect. Working
in other worlds, however, is another matter. Make sure you keep
your eyes and ears peeled for the following dangers.
OBSTACLES
During your eld assignments, you may encounter many
dangerous machines, moving parts, and traps. The following are
the three most common causes of work-related injuries while in
other worlds. Please do your best to avoid these threats.
Barrels
Barrels cannot roll over you, but they can push you backward—
making navigation dif cult. There are rumors of exploding
barrels! Barrels can also push you into another hazard. Move
around or jump over these objects, or try using PAUSE or SLOW.
Spike pits
Avoid these dangerous pits. Go around or, if possible, jump
over them. Falling into a spike pit is extremely unpleasant—
and you’ll have to use a RETRY to get out.
Blades
To pass these swinging, razor-sharp obstacles, you must have
keen re exes. If a blade hits you, it knocks you off your feet.
Try using PAUSE and SLOW to navigate around these dangers.
TOM-TOM GANG
These time thieves have been seen
skulking near the Time Factory. They
are suspected of numerous robberies
throughout the worlds. They are known
to use time crystals in their illegal acts,
and they would like to get their hands
on more! If you spot any one of them,
report it immediately to your supervisor.
Caution: They may steal gold or time
crystals. Be careful!
UGO
As hot-blooded as Benito,
Ugo often acts without
thinking. He uses a small
ying bike to help him
steal time crystals.
BENITO
The leader of the Tom-Tom
Gang, Benito is not terribly
smart, but he is quick to get
excited and angry.
CINO
This gang member has a cool
head and is very slow to act.
He also rides an air bike.
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TIME MONSTERS
Time monsters are created by major time glitches. Many of
these creatures have poor eyesight and intelligence and only
attack if you get close. But workers cannot afford to ignore
them—you must defeat every monster in an area.
Defeat time monsters by shooting trash at them from your
sweeper. Some monsters take only a single hit to shatter.
Others may take several shots to defeat. When defeated,
monsters degrade into minor time glitches—or time crystals.
CHRONO BLOB
This bouncy creature usually jumps
around in a xed territory. It’s not
very smart, but it will defend itself.
SPIKER
Sometimes this monster is mistaken
for a Chrono Blob—until it uses
its deadly spikes! It is invulnerable
when its spikes are extended.
OCTOBALLOON
This creature oats through the
air like a balloon. It gathers up
trash and drops it on the heads of
unsuspecting workers!
DUST HERDER
This monster typically perches on
a ball or other bit of trash. It can
throw trash at you, so be ready to
dodge its attack. Or use your sweeper
to pick up the things it throws.
KEROPPER
This froglike creature has the
ability to eat anything red at
it—snatching objects out of the
air! It does not like to leave its
vulnerable back exposed and always
tries to face you.
MOLEGON
This monster tunnels underground,
leaving heaps of earth wherever it
burrows. While underground, it cannot
be attacked. It enjoys moving under its
prey and striking from below.
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A Model Employee
Every employee of the Time Factory should aspire to be
hard-working and dedicated to the orderly ow of time.
Employees in the eld use their time sweepers to clean
up time crystals no matter where they may nd them. This
cleanup is vitally important.
Although the role of time sweepers is not a glamorous one,
we rely on them to keep time running uninterrupted.
During a typical workday, our employees may travel to exotic
dimensions, see wondrous sights... or encounter perilous
monsters. It is all part of the job. Do not fail. Do not quit.
Do not lose your focus.
Retrieve stray time crystals and defeat all time monsters.
Prevent the waste of precious seconds!
Credits
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Developed by Artoon
Director
NAOTO OHSHIMA
Producer
KATSUNORI YAMAJI
Co-Producer
EARNEST YUEN
Executive Producers
ED FRIES
TOSHIYUKI MIYATA
Development Producer
YOJI ISHII
Scenario Writer
SOSHI KAWASAKI
Game Designers
TAKUYA MATSUMOTO
TAIJI MIYAJIMA
HIROTO SAIKI
TAKASHI TANAKA
NAOTO OHSHIMA
Art Director
MASAMICHI HARADA
Artists
NORIKO OMIZO
NORIHIRO ADACHI
DAISUKE KOJIMA
TAKESHI OHASHI
NOBUYUKI MARUYAMA
HOMARE OYAMADA
HIROYUKI KAWAGUCHI
CHISATO YAGISHITA
YOSHIHITO TAKAHASHI
YASUHISA NAKAGAWA
Lead Programmer
TAKUYA MATSUMOTO
Game Programmers
TOMOO KONDOH
ATSUSHI GOTOH
MINORU OGAWA
SATOSHI KIMURA
HIROYUKI TORII
TAKANORI KASAI
Technical Director
HIDETOSHI TAKESHITA
Movie Producers
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Movie Assistant Producer
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YOSHINORI KONISHI
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NAOKI NAKAJIMA
KAZUYUKI HADA
YUJI TANAKA
RYUJI SHIMATANI
KOKICHI YAMAMOTO
YUSUKE YAMAZAKI
TETSUO NISHIKAWA
KEIJU GO
KOJI NAKAJIMA
MANABU KUSUNOKI
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WAVEMASTER INC.
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Sound Producer
TATSUYA KOZAKI
Sound Director
KEIICHI SUGIYAMA
Sound Creators
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KEIICHI SUGIYAMA
Recording Engineer
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Assistant Engineers
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MASANORI ODATSU
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Supervisors
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Product Planner
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IP/Licensing
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Localization
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Test Leads
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Testers
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