Radica Games YUYU HAKUSHO 74025 User Manual

MODEL 74025

For 1 player / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82387900 Rev.B

Become a true Spirit Detective!

Now you can collect, trade, and battle your
favorite
fight to pr
the spirit realm. You’ll find many of the

Hakusho

common household product UPC codes. Just
scan the code and let the battle begin!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

By scanning UPC codes (bar codes) from
common household products, this special unit
can collect up to 55 characters/creatures and
25 items! Each character has its own strengths
and weaknesses and the items have a variety
of uses.

Once you scan them, many of the characters
will enter your controller voluntarily. However,
others may r
them in battle in order to add them to your
collection. And if you have ever banished a
character from your unit, it will be much more
difficult to defeat the next time you meet.

BUTTONS AND FEA

Scanning Wand - When activated, place the
tip flat on either side of a UPC code and scan
it left-to-right or right-to-left.

Troubleshooting: Scan the entire barcode
back and forth to ensure a true read of the
barcode. If you still have difficulty, speed up
your scanning. Also, check your batteries. If
you are consistently not acquiring a character
your batteries maybe low.

Directional Pad - This four-way button helps
you scroll through things like: the Main Menu,
your collection of characters, and your inven-

Yu-Yu Hakusho characters as you

otect our world from the creatures of

characters and creatures hiding in

efuse to join, and you must defeat

TURES

Scanning

and

W

Reset

B button

On / A button

Directional Pad

Yu- Yu

Pan button

E

tory of items. It also lets you pan across a
character pictured in your view screen (when a
character is selected).

Hint: You can press the “left” direction of the
Dir

ectional Pad to return to the main menu at

almost any time.

ON / A Button - Use this to turn on the con­troller and to enter selections. When a charac­ter is selected, this button also lets you view
all its information.

B button - Press this button to back out of
any selection to the previous screen.

Pan button - When a character is selected,
press this button, then use the Directional Pad
to pan acr

oss the entire image of the charac-

ter.

Sound On / Off - From the Main Menu,
choose “sound,” then use the Directional Pad
and the ON / A Button to turn the sound On or
Of

f.

Reset button - When a blunt point is inserted,
this resets the controller to its original settings.

Just remember, when you press this but-

Compatible Character - A character that is

compatible with your unit.

Aggressive Character - A character that is
not compatible with your unit.

Grudge Match Character - A character you
have previously banished.

Item - An item or special attack your charac­ters can use during battle.

If you scan a Compatible Character, and you
do not already have it in your controller, the
unit will ask if you wish to “Recruit” or “Ban­ish” this particular creature. If you choose to
r

ecruit the character, it becomes part of your
inventory. If your unit is full, then you will have
to banish one of your other characters befor

e

you can recruit a new one.

Hint: Every time you banish a particular char­acter, it becomes harder to beat the next time
you face it in battle.

If you scan a character that is already in your
controller, but the new character is stronger or
your current character is Knocked Out, the
new character will replace the old character.

DEF (Defense Value)
+228 This number determines how much

damage this character can take.

A.L. & EX.PT. (Advantage Level & Experience
Points)

A.L. 10
EX. PT. 000.0

The Advantage Level is increased by the
amount of experience points earned. Experi­ence points increase by the amount of match­es won.

Items

Select “item” from the Main Menu, and an
image of the first item in your inventory will
appear

. Use the Directional Pad to scroll

through the items.

Press the ON / A Button to view the Item’s
name, Defense or Attack Modifier Value and
it’s Cost. Press the ON / A Button again to
view the item’s Attack Type (unlimited, one
time only

Helpful Hint: It’

, etc.).

s helpful to have a variety of

items stockpiled before going to battle.

ton, all your characters and player data is
cleared.

Sleep Mode -

After 60 seconds of inactivity,
your controller will automatically go into “sleep
mode”. To turn it on again, simply press the
ON / A Button and the controller will return to
the last screen you were viewing.

COLLECTING CHARACTERS

From the Main Menu, select the “Scan”
option. The screen will read, “Ready to Scan”
and the Port at the end of the Scanning Wand
will become active for 10 seconds.

Now go to any household product that has a
UPC (bar code) printed on it. It can be a box

eal, a book, a new toy

of cer
is scanned at a store register.

Place the Scanning Wand directly onto the
surface of the pr

oduct, in fr
bar code, and slide it over the code fr
to-right or right-to-left. When the code is read,
the controller will beep and a power bar will
appear. If it is emply or not full power, the
code wasn’t scanned properly, try again. If it is
full power

, you definitely picked up something!

Hint: Flat surfaces are the easiest to scan. It
takes mor

e practice and skill to scan round or
odd-shaped surfaces. Just r
always keep the tip of the Scanning W
against the surface when scanning. Larger bar
codes work best. See example below.

, if it is a full power, you have successfully

Now
scanned one of four different things:

, or anything that

ont or behind the

om left-

emember to

and flat

Be Careful!

If an Aggressive or Grudge Match Character is
scanned you have to be ready to fight! How­ever, if you don’t have at least one compatible
characters active or inside your controller, the
controller will reject the character.

VIEWING YOUR COLLECTED CHAR­ACTERS AND ITEMS

Once you have collected a compatible char­acter or an item, you can view it by selecting
“character” or “item” from the main screen
using the ON / A Button.

Characters

If you select “character” from the main menu,
an image of the first character in your invento­ry will appear. If you press the Pan Button,
you can use the Dir
entire picture of the character. Press the ON /
A Button to view the character’s name, num­ber, and team name. Press the ON / A Button
again to view the character’
and Cost” followed by it’s “Defense Value.”

Press the ON / A Button again to view the
character’s current “Advantage Level” and
“Experience Points”. Each character gains
some experience point for every battle won.
After ear

ning enough experience points, the
character moves up a level. This makes it
more powerful, gives it more attack options,
and makes it har

Press the ON / A Button again to view the
character’s attack options. Select “Attack” to
see what kind of attack moves this character
has available to it. Press the “Left” direction of

ectional Pad to r

the Dir
Menu.

Example:

AV (Attack Value)
+222 - This number represents the power of

a character’s attack without any items or tech­niques attached. If items or techniques ar
involved, the number incr
has a price (Cost –19). The more powerful the
attack, the mor
When this character loses all its points, it is
knocked out.

ectional Pad to see the

s “Attack V

der to defeat.

n to the Main

etur

eases. Each attack

e spirit ener

gy it costs to use it.

alue

e

TRADING AND BANISHING
CHARACTERS

Trading characters with a friend is a great way
to get Aggressive Characters and Grudge
Match Characters without having to fight
them! All you have to do is link your unit with
his by placing your controllers against each
other, connecting the tabs and slots at the top
of them, making sure they snap together.

om the Main Menu, both you and your

, fr

Now
friend select the Trade option by highlighting it

essing the ON / A Button. If linking suc-

and pr
cessfully

, the scr

een will show “OK”. Next use
the Directional Pad to scroll through your char­acters until you find which one you want to
trade. Once both players have chosen a char­acter, the character you both are trading will
appear on each other’

s screens. You can then
decide whether to accept that character or
not. Once both people accept the trade, the
characters will be traded between the two
units.

To banish a character, choose Banish from the
Main Menu. Then scroll through your inventory
of characters using the Dir

ectional Pad. Select

a character by pressing the ON / A Button.

ou will then be taken to the Confirm screen

Y

e you can choose “Select Again” to

wher
choose another character, or “Banish” to
delete the chosen character. Just remember,
he won’

t be very happy about being banished.
And if you come across him again, he’s going
to want a Grudge Match!

ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM!

Once you have at least five active characters,
you can battle characters collected in a

.

oller

s contr

friend’

You will be prompted to select the 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 4th and 5th members of your character

ou can do this by using the Dir

team. Y
Pad and the ON / A Button to scroll through
your characters. NOTE: if a Character is not

ectional

active (has been knocked out in a previous
battle) it cannot be part of your team.

Hint: You can put together THREE different
teams of five (5) characters beforehand by
selecting “team” fr

om the main menu. Then
just choose your pre-assembled team when
you battle.

BATTLING SCANNED CHARACTERS

If you scan an Aggressive Character or a
Grudge Match Character, an “alarm” will
sound and you will fight the intruding charac­ters.

Hint: Befor

e the battle begins, you will be
given the choice to either fight or run away. If
you only have a few characters or most of
them are weak, you may want to run away so
you can fight again another day!

Items

If you get to choose an item, your first item in
inventory comes up on the screen. Scroll
through your inventory until you find the item
you want. The items listed will automatically
be compatible with the type of character you
are using.

Hint: Sometimes you get an unlabeled potion
as an item. Be VERY careful before you let
your character drink it. Sometimes it’s good,
but sometimes it’s poison!

If you win, you get to claim the scanned char­acter and add him to your unit! You can also
choose to banish him.

BATTLING A FRIEND’S COLLECTION
OF CHARACTERS

From the main menu, both you and your friend
choose the “V.S.” feature and place your con­trollers against each other, connecting the tabs
and slots at the top of them, making sur

e they

snap together.

This is just like battling characters from ran­dom UPC codes. However, if your opponent’s
team loses, you get the stronger one of his
characters.

Hint: If you break away from a friend’s con­troller during a battle, you have 10 seconds to
restore the connection before you lose the
game. And if you break away after a battle, the
winner will automatically get the strongest
character on the losing team.

HEALING YOUR CHARACTERS

After many battles, even the best get charac­ters knocked out once in a while. Keep the
Radica UPC (bar code) from your Yu-Yu
Hakusho packaging. The only way that your

characters can be healed is by scanning a
UPC code from

If your character is knocked out, it is not
active and the “KO” symbol will flash at the
bottom of your screen. Choose “heal” from the
main menu. The knocked out characters
appear on the screen automatically. Press the
ON / A Button and scan any Radica UPC.

any Radica Game package.

Hint: You might want to keep a log of what
codes generate each character and item. You
may need to find them again if you reset your
controller.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

You have 20 seconds to change batteries
without losing your stor

ed data. Your
SKANNERZ controller must be in sleep
mode when changing batteries or you will
lose all of your stored monsters and items.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

This game is powered by three (3) AAA( LR03)
batteries.

• Using a screwdriver, loosen the screw until
the battery compartment door can be
removed.

• Insert three (3) AAA( LR03) batteries. (we rec­ommend alkaline) as indicated inside the bat­tery compartment.

•

Replace the battery compartment door and
tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not

-tighten.

over

ADULT SUPERVISION IS RECOMMENDED
WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES.

CAUTION

• As with all small batteries, the batteries
used with this device should be kept away
from small children who might still put
things in their mouths. If a battery is
swallowed, consult a physician immedi­ately.

• Be sure you insert the battery correctly
and always follow the device and battery
manufacturer’s instructions.

• Do not dispose of batteries in fire.

• Batteries might leak if improperly
installed, or explode if recharged, disas­sembled or heated.

MAINTENANCE

• Handle this device carefully.

Store this device away from dusty or dirty

•
areas.

• Keep this device away from moisture or
extreme temperature.

• Do not disassemble this device. If a problem
occurs, press the Reset button, or remove
and replace the batteries to reset the device,
or try new batteries. If problems persist,
consult the warranty information located at
the end of this instruction manual.

• Use only the recommended battery type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

• Do not mix alkaline, standar
or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.

• Do not use rechargeable batteries.

• Do not attempt to recharge non-rechargeable
batteries.

• Remove any exhausted batteries fr
device.

• Do not short-cir

cuit the supply terminals.

• Insert batteries with the correct polarity.

Please retain this for future reference.

d (carbon-zinc)

om the

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired opera­tion.

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this
unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interfer­ence in a residential installation. This equip­ment generates, uses and can radiate radio
fr

equency energy and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interfer

ence to radio communi­cations. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular instal­lation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to corr

e of the following measures:

mor

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

ect the interference by one or

• Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the receiv­er is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio

TV technician for help.

90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

(This product warranty is valid in the United
States and Canada only)

Radica Games Limited warrants this product
for a period of 90 days from the original pur­chase date under normal use against defective
workmanship and materials (batteries exclud­ed). This warranty does not cover damage

esulting fr

r
negligence, impr

om accident, unr

oper service or other causes
not arising out of defects in material or work­manship. Radica Games Limited will not be
liable for any costs incurr
of this product or other incidental or conse­quential costs, expenses or damages incurr

. Some states do not allow

by the pur

chaser
the exclusion or limitation of incidental or con­sequential damages, so the above limitations
may not apply to you. This warranty gives you
specific legal rights and you may also have
other legal rights, which vary fr
state.

During this 90-day warranty period, the game

ed or r

will either be r

epair
option) without char
returned prepaid with proof of date of pur­chase to:

Road, Dallas, T

Radica USA, Ltd., 13628-A Beta

exas 75244, USA.

remove the batteries and wrap the unit careful-

e shipping. Please include a brief

ly befor
description of the pr
return address and mail it postage prepaid.

IMPOR

Befor

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ANT

T

repair, test it with fresh alkaline batteries.
Even new batteries may be defective or weak
and low battery power is a frequent cause of
unsatisfactory operation.

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PRACTICE SCANNING TRY

THE UPC’S BELOW

Check out

www.skannerz.com

for fighting action tips!

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