Disney American Dragon User manual

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Contents
Revival of the Huntsmasters 6
Getting Started 7
Menu Controls 8
Pausing and Saving 10
Game Controls: Playing as Jake 11
Game Controls: Playing as the American Dragon 12
Game Play 13
Jump Ins: Summoning a Friend 14
Level Up! 15
Checking Jake’s Abilities 16
Bosses & Levels 17
Jake’s Enemies 19
Limited Warranty 22
Customer Support Information 23
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Revival of the Huntsmasters
The Huntsman has a diabolical plan to awaken long
dead Huntsmasters (villains from the past) and use
them to rule over the magical world that resides in
NYC. Jake has to keep on the trail of the Huntsman
and his allies as they try to nab the necessary
components to complete the revival ritual.
Can Jake save the day?
Getting Started
1. Make sure POWER switch is OFF.
2. Insert Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long - Rise of the Huntsclan Game Pak in the Game
Boy® Advance slot.
3. Turn the POWER switch ON.
NOTE: Disney’s American Dragon: Jake
Long - Rise of the Huntsclan Game Pak is
designed for the Game Boy®Advance
system.
Title Screen
Select your preferred language
and press START to proceed
to the Main Menu.

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L Button R Button
+ Control Pad
SELECT START
A Button
B Button
Menu Controls
Use the following buttons to navigate
the menu screen:
+Control Pad Up and Down Highlight menu options.
A Button Select.
When you start up, you can choose to start a new game or resume a saved game. Each time you save
a game, it’s saved to a le. You can save up to three different les.
To start a new game, choose a le that says NEW GAME.
To restart a saved game, use the +Control Pad to choose a saved game. You’ll see the world and
level which you’ve completed next to the le.
Copy
The Copy command lets you copy a le to another slot. After selecting the Copy File command,
you’ll be asked which game you want to make a copy of. Use the +Control Pad to choose a game,
and press A Button to copy your game. Your game will be saved to the next open slot. If you change
your mind, press B Button to cancel.
Clear
The Clear command deletes a saved game. Be careful! Once you delete a game, it can’t be recovered!
Saving the Game
The game auto-saves after completing each important milestone.

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Pausing or Saving Your Game
Pausing the Game
To pause the game, press START.
To resume the game, press START.
Game Over
If Jake is defeated and has no lives in reserve, the
game is over. On the bottom screen, you can choose
what Jake should do:
1. Continue resumes the game from the last
saved location, with a fresh set of reserve
lives. Jake keeps his attribute enhancements,
and Jump Ins are kept until you quit.
2. Quit returns to the main title screen.
Game Controls: Playing as Jake
When playing as Jake, you can punch, kick, or jump. You can also use his skateboard for special
moves and attacks:
+Control Pad Left and right make Jake move left or right.
A Button Jump. The longer the jump, the higher he goes.
B Button Punch. String together attacks to see combos that include
roundhouse punches & kicks and spinning back kicks.
+Control Pad Down Kick. Some enemies can be kicked onto their back, then punched
away as projectiles.
+Control Pad Up Look up.
+Control Pad Down Duck. Look down if lower areas are available.
R Button (hold) Flip kick onto skateboard. Releasing R Button kicks the skateboard
back into his possession (put away).
R Button and +Control Pad Jake can “run” by riding his skateboard. He has no literal running
ability, just a high speed skateboard.
B Button (while skating) Skid hit. (attack with the base of the skateboard).
A Button (while skating) Jump and grab the board.
B Button Spin the board against a foe (grind on them), damaging or knocking
down enemies or breakable objects (trash cans, crates).
and B Button
(jump grabbing the board)

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L Button (hold) Once meter is full, Dragon up!! Dragon Mode lasts until the meter
runs out.
SELECT If Jump Ins are available, select the friend you want help from.
START Pause, with the option to resume or quit
L + R Buttons (Together) If Jump Ins are available, perform a Jump In attack.
Game Controls: Playing as the American Dragon
+Control Pad Makes the dragon ap to the left or right, or up or down.
B Button Tail swipe.
A Button Claw slash.
R Button charge and release Dragon’s re (large blast).
L + R Buttons (Together) If Jump Ins are available:
perform a Jump In attack.
Game Play
Jake makes his way through the environment using
the +Control Pad to choose his direction and the
buttons to perform actions. No need to control the
camera, it’s always on Jake!
Jake changes into the American Dragon by
collecting focus points, (little blue sparkles that are
dropped by his enemies when defeated). He’ll only
stay in Dragon Mode for a short time.
Every time Jake defeats an enemy, he may drop
focus, health, a Jump In or nothing at all. Pick them
up to gain their benet.
Focus Partially rells Jake’s focus meter.
Health Partially rells Jake’s energy meter.
Jump In Tokens that can be used to get help from a friend.

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Jump Ins: Summoning a Friend
Once in a while, when you defeat an enemy, you’ll get a Jump In which lets you summon a friend
to help you. Press L and R Button together to summon them. If you have more than one Jump In,
press SELECT to choose which friend to summon.
Grandpa
Grandpa leaps in and transforms into Blue Dragon form
and calls down a rain of reballs from the sky.
Trixie & Spud
All of a sudden, it’s raining cheeseburgers!
Catch as many burgers as you can to rell
your health.
Fu Dog
Focus points scatter all over for
Jake to collect.
Grandpa
Fu Dog
Trixie & Spud
Level Up!
Each time Jake completes a level, he will get a chance to improve one of his abilities. He can beef
up his repower, speed or even how long it takes to “Dragon Up” or how long Dragon Mode lasts.
Use the +Control Pad to select which power you want to increase, and the A Button to lock
in your improvement.
The power slots are:
Jake Attack Increase Jake’s punching power
Jake Skate Increase Jake’s skateboard attack power
Jake Speed Increase Jake’s speed
Jake Life Jake takes less damage from enemies
Jake Focus Reduces the number of focus points required for Jake to transform
Dragon Attack Dragon attack power increases
Dragon Speed Dragon moves faster
Dragon Charge Time to charge up for Dragon Mode decreases
Dragon Fire Dragon re power increases
Dragon Drain Time in Dragon Mode increases

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Power ups are saved when the game is saved.
When Jake’s abilities are maxed out, the
“Level Up” screen won’t appear anymore.
Checking Jake’s Abilities
You can check the status of Jake’s abilities at
the end of each level.
Bosses & Levels
The bosses & levels (in order) are:
Huntsgirl
She follows Jake through the streets of New York City, then up to the re escapes and
rooftops. She knows how to use her staff in lots of creative ways, so be careful!
Giant Spider
You’ll run into the Giant Spider as you go down, down, down,
into the sewers and up and down the elevator shafts. The
eight-legged arachnoid boss is out for blood! Jake will
need to watch out for her sticky web as she makes her
way back and forth.
Cyclops
Out onto the bridge, through the trafc, and past a helicopter is where
Jake nds the Cyclops boss – a huge one-eyed giant! He’ll slam his
giant sts down over and over, trying to smash Jake into the ground.
Giant Medusa
Down by the docks and out across the water to the island lair of the
medusa. This larger than life beast res snakes from her hair. Can
you gure out how to go after this reptilian wretch?

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Huntsgirl: The Return
A gradual descent into the darkness reveals that Huntsgirl is back.
She still knows how to use her staff, but has also picked up a couple
new tricks!
Huntsclan Clones
One after another, Huntsmen fall into the chamber, piling up
as Jake defeats them. Where are they coming from? What
should Jake do?
Huntsman
At the bottom of the descent, in a huge re pit, Jake
nds the Huntsman. He’s been the mastermind behind the evil
doings all along! With his staff and a little help, the Huntsman will come after
Jake. Jake must persevere to defeat him!
Note: You can only get to the Huntsman battle if your abilities are maxed
out, so you may need to play through twice or more to get to the nal battle!
Jake’s Enemies
Trolls
These thugs keep coming and attacking Jake with clubs, bombs and more!
Nymphs
Nymphs slide down on a chain, hang in place, then toss a wrench at Jake.
Harpies
These half bird, half woman enemies y down from above, ring an array
of feathers or turn into a spinning tornado.
Eel Man
This ugly purple pest pops up from the water climbs upside down along the
ceiling. They try to catch Jake in a bubble he has to wiggle his way out of.
Sirens
These spiny sea hags are half woman and half sea dragon. They can spit
water or roll up and dash across the ground.
Slime Man
A blue ooze man who pours out of a sewer pipe. He forms a puddle on the
ground and moves around, popping up to take semi-human form and attack.
He is very fast on the ground so watch out!
Troll
Harpie
Siren
Nymph
Eel Man
Slime Man

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Rat Man
A tiny rat that looks just like an old hunch-back man.
Cyclops Frog
These pests jump and jump, making themselves quite annoying!
Gargoyles
These nasties look like wolves with bat wings. They hunt in packs and
can y if pressed.
Valkyries
Valkyries are ying female warriors with angelic wings. They carry tridents, a
special kind of three-pronged spear. They like to strike from above,
so be careful!
Dryad
This tree spirit releases tiny apple monsters. She can’t move, but more can
grow up from the ground.
Huntsclan Soldiers
The Huntsman’s soldiers attack with a wide variety of weapons.
Rat Man
Gargoyles
Dryad
Cyclops Frog
Valkyrie
Huntsclan
Soldier
Notes: