Sega PSP GAMES CRUSH User Manual

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A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain
light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a screen or when playing video
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undetected epileptic symptoms or seizures in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you,
or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition or has had seizures of any kind, consult your physician
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or your child experience any of the following health problems or symptoms:

• dizzines s • disorientation

• altered vision • seizures

• eye or muscle twitches • any involuntary movement or convulsion

• loss of awareness

RESUME GAMEPLAY ONLY ON APPROVAL OF YOUR PHYSICIAN.

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• Avoid prolonged use of the PSP® system. Take a 15-minute break during each hour of play.

• Avoid playing when you are tired or need sleep.

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the body. If the condition persists, consult a doctor.

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network feature could interfere with the proper operation of the pacemaker.

WARNING: PHOTOSENSITIVITY/EPILEPSY/SEIZURES

Thank you for purchasing CRUSH™. Please note that this software
is designed for use with the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
Be sure to read this software manual thoroughly before you start
playing.

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CONTENTS

Getting Started ...............................................................................................2

Setting Up ........................................................................................................ 3

The Story .........................................................................................................4

Welcome to the Machine .............................................................................5

Waking in a Dream; How to Play the Game ............................................... 6

Game Controls ................................................................................................7

The Weird & Wonderful World of C.R.U.S.H .............................................. 9

Dr. Reubens’ Experimental Treatment Also Recommends .................... 10

Trouble Staying Asleep? The Hint System ............................................... 14

Credits ............................................................................................................ 15

Warranty ........................................................................................................19

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GETTING STARTED SETTING UP

Set up your PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system according to the
instructions in the manual supplied with the system. Turn the system
on. The power indicator lights up in green and the home menu is
displayed. Press the OPEN latch to open the disc cover. INSERT the

CRUSH™ disc with the label facing away from the system, slide until

fully inserted and close the disc cover. From the PSP® system’s home
menu, select the Game icon and then the UMD icon. A thumbnail for
the software is displayed. Select the thumbnail and press the S
button of the PSP® system to start the software. Follow the on-screen
instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the
software.

NOTICE: Do not eject a UMD™ while it is playing.

Memory Stick Duo

™

Warning! Keep Memory Stick Duo media out of reach of small children, as the
media could be swallowed by accident.

To save game settings and progress, insert a Memory Stick Duo into
the memory stick slot of your PSP® system. You can load saved game
data from the same memory stick or any Memory Stick Duo
containing previously saved games.

The Story

Danny

Hospitalized for insomnia, our troubled hero is a nervous wreck, his
subconscious swimming in unresolved issues. Sleeping is all he can
think about, and thinking about it keeps him awake at night.

Dr. Reubens

Maverick psychologist or mad scientist, Dr. Reubens is the pioneer of
a new field in medicine. He is convinced his miracle machine will get
to the bottom of Danny's troubles and win him the academic acclaim
he is due. And then the ethics board will have to hear him out, yes…

C.R.U.S.H.

Dr. Reubens' pride and joy, C.R.U.S.H. is the very latest in
psychotherapy. Her name stands for Cognitive Regression Utilizing
pSychiatric Heuristics and according to Dr. Reubens, her processing
power is matched only by her beauty.

Regression Therapy: A New Perspective

What makes C.R.U.S.H. unique is her ability to re-frame a patient's
problems. While under hypnosis, C.R.U.S.H. will allow Danny to move
between 3D and 2D as he navigates his neuroses and comes to terms
with the secrets of his past.

Welcome to the Machine

C.R.U.S.H. Main MenU SCReenS

When you load up the game you will see the following options on
screen:

New Game

Start your therapy from the beginning.
Choose New Game if this is your first time
playing CRUSH.

Continue

Continue from an unlocked level or replay a
completed level. To view your performance
on completed levels, press the F button.

Trophy Mode

Every time you collect a trophy pick-up, you unlock the special
time/crush limited trophy mode for that level. Pit yourself against Dr.
Reubens' benchmark sanity scores for a clean bill of health.

Load Game

Select and load previously saved games from a Memory Stick™.

Options

The Options menu allows you to modify
several Game Options, access a Memory
Stick™ to load, save or delete games, view a
gallery of unlockable artwork, and peruse the
roster of (mostly) rehabilitated patients who
have brought C.R.U.S.H to the masses.

GaMe optionS

Music Volume

Adjusts the in-game background music
using the

Sound Effects Volume
Adjusts the in-game sound effects using the Z X buttons.

Z X buttons.

Hints On (Yes-No)
With Hints On set to “Yes”, the game will offer helpful hints at
points where you may be stuck. If set to “No”, you will be left
to work out the puzzles for yourself.

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load/Save optionS

Load Game
Select and load previously saved games
from a Memory Stick™.

Save Game
Create a Save Game on a Memory Stick™.

Autosave (Yes-No)
With Autosave set to “Yes”, the game will automatically save
after each level. If set to “No”, a request will appear on
screen at the end of a completed level.

Delete Saved Game
Remove saved games from your Memory Stick Duo™.

Gallery
Therapy through artwork; disturbing clues
to Danny’s neuroses are unlocked by
collecting Memory pick-ups in the game.

Credits
Former patients of Dr. Reubens. These are the insomniacs
responsible for refining the C.R.U.S.H. therapy machine.

Waking In A Dream;
How to Play the Game

Alarm Clock

or

(Trophy

Mode

Only)

Memory Pick-Up

Trophy Pick-Up

Crush Timer

Crush Limit

Trophy Mode

Timer

Marbles Collected /

Level Total

Game Controls:

Rotate camera/
change
crushable angle

Directional control

Half-Tilt = Walk
Full-Tilt = Run
(Camera Relative Direction in 3D)
(Screen Relative Direction in 2D)

Crush/Uncrush

Help Screen

Pause the game
& bring up the
Pause menu

+ Analog stick- allows
camera free roam

Hold to look around

Show hint

Push

Crouch

Jump

Tap to leap short distances,
hold to get Danny’s
maximum jump

analoG-StiCk - Move playeR

The analog stick controls Danny's movement. Tilt it gently to walk,
and use full tilt to run. Lucky for Danny, C.R.U.S.H. protects him from
walking or running off edges where he might fall to his death. But
beware, if Danny wants out, C.R.U.S.H. won’t stop him from crawling or
jumping to his doom!

diReCtional pad - Move CaMeRa

Using the directional buttons changes the camera view and crushable
angle; press Z X to rotate the camera around the player, and C V
to go between horizontal and vertical angles.

< button – Crush/Uncrush
As you venture into the strange world of Danny’s subconscious,
you will learn to crush back and forth between 3D and 2D as you
navigate through his many puzzles and problems. Dr. Reubens’
machine allows Danny to crush only against certain surfaces
(refer to Block Types on pg. 9).

> button – Look-Around Camera
Hold the > button and use the analog stick to rotate the camera
in look-around mode, allowing Danny to zoom out for a better
perspective, useful for finding the most hidden pick-ups.

S - Jump

Hint

Tapping the S button enables Danny to leap short distances;
holding the
lightheaded thought is active (see Thoughts on pg. 13) increases the
height and length of Danny’s jump even further.

S button allows Danny to jump further. Jumping while a

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A - Push
There are many boulders within the levels that can be moved
around to press switches, make stepping-stones and even destroy
nightmares.

F - Crouch
Crouching will allow Danny to get into many nooks and crannies
within a level. Dr. Reubens likes to probe nooks and crannies, so
do what you can to explore. Sometimes Danny may need to
crouch in order to crush into the most secret little areas!

D - Show Hint
Occasionally, C.R.U.S.H. will notice something you might have
missed. When this happens, a message will appear in the bottom
right-hand corner of the screen, offering you a hint. Press
the

D button to see what advice C.R.U.S.H. has to offer. But note,

you will need to turn hints on in the Options menu – the first step to
recovery is asking for help.

S TART button – Pause menu
Brings Danny temporarily out of C.R.U.S.H. therapy and accesses
the Pause menu.

SELECT button – The Help Screen

If Danny is having trouble remembering how
to navigate within C.R.U.S.H. or needs to
remind himself about different block types,
all he needs do is press the SELECT button
and C.R.U.S.H. will give him a quick refresher.

paUSe MenU

Resume – Continues the game from before
you paused.

Restart Level – Begin the level from

scratch, resetting all stats for this session.

Options – Brings up the game options. This is the same screen that

you can access from the main menu.

Quit – Leaves the current level and returns to the level

select screen.

The Weird & Wonderful
World of C.R.U.S.H:

Dr. Reubens has programmed C.R.U.S.H. with some informative
tutorials to guide Danny through the protocols of his radical therapy,
but due to previous disagreements with the ethics board, Dr. Reubens
is now required to document his practices.

Block Types

There are three main types of Blocks. Their appearances will differ
depending on how far back Danny has regressed. Make sure to press
the SELECT button and familiarize yourself with the Block Types in
the Help Screen. All Blocks are solid in 3D, but in 2D they respond in
different ways:

Solid Blocks

Can be stood on, but not walked through. Danny cannot crush
against Solid Blocks.

Hollow Blocks

Can be stood on and walked through. These are the only Blocks
Danny can cross in a top-down crush.

Ghost Blocks

Can’t be stood on but can be walked on and fallen through. Ghost
Blocks will appear as holes through the ground in a top-down Crush.
Don’t worry, that’s perfectly natural.

Ramps and Stairs

Danny can climb up stairs just by walking into them, but ramps are
a bit more slippery. However, both reduce to much simpler shapes
when crushed the right way, so if one angle doesn't work, why not try
a different one?

Sheets

Sheets are infinitely thin Blocks. They behave differently in 3D and 2D
space much like the rest of the Blocks. However, Sheets are always
present but are not always visible. Depending on your camera view
and what space you occupy (2D or 3D), the Sheets will appear or
disappear.

Moving Blocks

Look for these as they often lead to otherwise inaccessible parts of
a level. Sometimes an area looks as though it can’t be reached, but a
hidden switch can activate a Moving Block and open up new avenues
to explore.

Fragile Blocks

A Fragile Block looks like a cracked and pitted Solid Block, but it will
crumble away very quickly if Danny puts any weight on it. Fragile
Blocks reappear in 3D, so Danny need not fear if he fails to make the
most of them on his first attempt.

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Dr. Reubens' Experimental

treatment Also Recommends:

Red Marbles

These are worth 10 points, but there is only one in each level
and it is inevitably hidden in some obscure corner of Danny's
subconscious. Note: Tutorial levels may have more than one

red marble.

CaMeRaS

In 3D, you can rotate the camera around Danny using the directional
pad or hold down the > button and use the analog stick to look
around the entire level. In 2D, the camera scrolls horizontally and
vertically instead.

Danny is advised to look around frequently in order to find bonus pick­ups and get the most from his treatment.

fallinG

Danny can cope with a fair drop, but six blocks or more will wake him
up, so look before you leap.

CHeCkpointS

During therapy, Danny will come across checkpoints that
store his progress within a level. If Danny wakes up from any
unfortunate accidents during treatment, C.R.U.S.H. will return
him to the last checkpoint tagged, but it is important to note
that this information is not saved if you leave a level!

tHe exit

In each level, C.R.U.S.H. creates an exit, but Danny must
collect at least half of his lost marbles before Dr. Reubens will
deem the session successful and allow him to progress.

piCk-UpS

Danny should collect as many pick-ups as possible to ensure a full
recovery. Pick-ups come in three main flavors:

Marbles

Marbles are the most common type of pick-up. Danny must collect at
least half of the marbles in each level to open the exit.

Blue Marbles

These are worth one point and are scattered all around
Danny's mind.

Pink Marbles

These are worth three points and are usually harder to get
than the blue ones.

Memories

There is only one memory in each level. Collecting these will
unlock images in the gallery that may give an insight into
Danny’s troubled mind.

Trophies

Danny didn't win many trophies as a child, but now is his
chance to change all that. There is only one trophy in each
level and collecting it unlocks the time/crush limited trophy
mode for that level. But be warned, trophies don't come
without a challenge: trophies can only be seen and collected
while a trophy thought is active.

niGHtMaReS

Cockroaches

These evil pests have infested every corner of Danny’s
psyche – but under that tough exterior, they're just as soft
and vulnerable as everyone else. So crush them against a
Solid Block, roll a boulder over them or even capture them
in a cage.

Block Walkers

An unfortunate childhood incident left Danny with an unusual
phobia of building blocks. Really, don’t ask. In his mind,
this fear manifests as Block Walkers: uncompromising
automatons that march through Danny's mind pausing only
while he is crushed in 2D.

Slugs

As Danny regresses into his childhood, so too do some of his
nightmares. The slugs in Danny's mind are not actually slugs
at all but the oversized larvae of cockroaches. They are
lethal, and will lunge at Danny, should he cross paths with
one. The only way to deal with these menaces is to crush
them – causing them to curl into a protective ball. Only then
can Danny roll them out of the way.

Hazard Blocks

Every now and then, Danny will come across walls and floors
with nightmare limbs and appendages lurking in them. These
nightmares may seem to go quiet as Danny approaches,
but they’re just luring him in so they can slap him around, so
don’t get too close!

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boUldeRS

These are large objects that Danny can push around the level, but in
order to keep Danny from losing his mind, C.R.U.S.H. will make any lost
boulders reappear in 3D.

Note – Danny's mental muscle is stronger than he thinks. He can push
boulders even when he is slightly above or below them. In places this
will prove critical to his recovery.

There are a variety of boulders, but the four common types are:

Balls Rollers Octaballs Octarollers

In addition to the standard boulders, rollers and octarollers also have
ghost variations and can be crushed to create 2D tunnels through
Solid Blocks.

SwitCHeS

There are a variety of switches in the game, in order to move things
such as platforms, doors and cogs. Green switches have latches and
will stay down once pressed, however blue switches are only active
while something is pressing them down.

Both colors come in three different sizes:

Small Switch – This can be triggered by either Danny or

a boulder.

Large Switch – Danny is not heavy enough to trigger this

switch, and he must find a boulder to use instead.

Medium Switch – In 3D, this behaves as a large switch,

but crushed the right way, it will look and behave like a small
switch.

Cogs

These are a special type of trigger that can only be turned on
by either moving a cog into place or by crushing a series of
cogs together.

CRUSH-SenSitive objeCtS

A number of objects in Danny's mind respond to being crushed. Each
has its own special properties.

Portraits

Sometimes Danny will come across framed pictures in a
level. These portraits will be activated when crushed and will
release whatever was in the picture… be it a boulder or a
nightmare. These can be a blessing or a curse, so consider
the consequences before you crush!

Cages

Cages open only in 2D, but as soon as they are triggered,
they lock shut. They are great for containing problem
nightmares, but beware, Danny can easily be caught in his

own trap.

tHoUGHtS

An experimental element of Dr. Reubens’ therapy allows Danny to
empower his thoughts by crushing, providing they are fully on-screen
and not obscured.

Trophy Thought

Be on constant look out for these, one can be found in every
level! Triggering a Trophy Thought will reveal the trophy
pick-up. Once the trophy has been grabbed, the thought will
disappear.

Lightheaded Thought

Triggering this thought will reduce gravity, allowing Danny
to jump higher and further and avoid injury when falling long
distances.

Dimensional Thought

Not all thoughts are helpful. Danny should watch out for
Dimensional Thoughts or while they are triggered, they will
prevent him from uncrushing back to 3D.

Temporal Thought

This thought is rare but very powerful. Triggering it will
stop time, allowing Danny to move around his mind while
everything else remains frozen.

Alarm Clocks

Waking up within a level will undo all of Danny’s progress,
sending him back to the last checkpoint, or worse, all the

way back to the beginning, which really annoys Dr. Reubens!
So, if you see an alarm clock, be cautious. Crushing the
hands onto the clock will set it counting down. If this does
happen, Danny’s only chance is to turn it off by jumping on
the clock’s big red button.

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Trouble Staying Asleep?
The Hint System

Crushed by the city, scared of the seaside? Simply turn hints on in
the Options menu and C.R.U.S.H. will come to your aid. Press the D
button when the Hint icon is displayed to see what C.R.U.S.H. has
to say. But don’t get too dependent on the hints. In the interests
of Danny’s full recovery, Dr. Reubens withholds them from the final
stages of therapy.

CREDITS

Zoë Mode

Development Team

Producer

Paul Mottram

Lead Programmer

Peter Pimley

Programmers

Pete Gunter
Andrew Taylor
Chris McLaughlin

Additional Code Support

Alex Butterfield
Gabriel Lee
Richard Heasman
Ben Mitchell
Paul Mottram

Lead Artist

Jonathan Taylor

Artists

Richard Beech
Neil Gallagher
Lisa Springett
Ross Stanton
Matt Startin

Additional Art Support

Jason Cunningham
Ben Hebb
David Tolley

Lead Designer

Alex Butterfield

Designers

Pete Newing
Herman Serrano
Fraser Simpson

Sound Designer

Phil Bedford

Music

Matt Coldrick

Video Editing

Paul 'Moog' Gravett

Script

Ste Curran
Simon Parkin

QA Manager

Elaine Green

QA Team

Dave Shorter
Bill Stone

Additional Thanks

Asad Habib
Neil Sluman
Dan Weighton

Production Team

Studio Head

Ed Daly

Technical Director

Richard Heasman

Art Director

Ben Hebb

Audio Director

Ciaran Walsh

Production Director

Mike Cox

Executive Management

Ian Baverstock & Jonathan Newth

CREDITS

SEGA OF AMERICA

CEO Naoya Tsurumi

President Simon Jeffery

VP of Product Development Dave Cobb

VP of Sales Sue Hughes-Taigen

VP of Marketing Scott A. Steinberg

Localization Manager John Merlino

Production Assistant Omar Woodley

Director of Marketing Rick Naylor

Product Marketing Manager Sarah Berridge

Director of Public Relations Charles Scibetta

Public Relations Manager Jennie Sue

Creative Services Manager Jen Groeling

Production Specialist Heather Lucchetti

QA Manager Deni Skeens

QA Supervisor Josh Morton

Senior QA Lead Shawn Dobbins

QA Project Lead Teressa Guest

Assistant QA Lead Amanda Glasser

Testers Justin Honegger

Andrew Thanyawatpokin
Sam Carion
Nathan Anderson

Special Thanks Stephen Akana
Lawrence Mann
Joe Floyd
Junior Sison
John Belcher
Eduardo Camacho
Rhianna Kellom

Rey Buzon
Matt Ellison
Christopher Kaminski
Darius Sadeghian
BK design

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