Disney Disney's Meet the Robinsons User manual

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INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
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Table of Contents
Starting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
Wii Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . 04
Game Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . 05
To…the Future! . . . . . . . . . . . 06
The Adventure Begins . . . . . . . . 07
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08
Modes of Play . . . . . . . . . . . . 09
Basic Movement . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Family & Friends . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Villains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Family Album . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gadgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Assigning Gadgets to buttons . . . . . 22
Using the Gadgets . . . . . . . . . . 23
Pick-Up Items . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Robinson Aid Station . . . . . . . 25
The Robinson Transmogrifier . . . . . 25
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . 26
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Starting Up
You will use many gadgets in your hunt for
the Time Machine. The most important gadgets
will be your Nunchuk and Wii Remote.
Study them carefully.
Game Controls
The following controls will help you navigate the
world of time travel and return the Robinson
Time Machine to safety.
Nunchuk™
Control Stick Moves Wilbur
C Button Press this and then the B Button
for alternate fire mode
Z Button Target Lock/Center Camera
Wii Remote™
Left, Right, Up, or Down Moves the Camera &
Aims Gadgets
+Control Pad Left/Right/Up Switches Gadgets
+Control Pad Down Grabs Objects
A Button Context Sensitive
B Button Fire Gadget
(normal mode)
+ Button Family Album
- Button Quick Swap Menu
1 Button Center Camera
2 Button Help
HOME Wii Home Menu
+Control Pad
A Button
+ Button
1 Button
2 Button
Control Stick
B Button
- Button
C Button
Z Button
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The
Adventure
Begins!
To the future!
“Special Agent” Wilbur
Robinson needs you
for his next mission.
Are you ready?
Travel to past and future worlds
to keep the Robinson Industries’
most important invention – the
Time Machine – from falling into
the hands of evil. You’ll need your
wits, your courage and plenty
of Robinson gadgets as you do
battle with some of the film’s
most diabolical villains…and some
mysterious new ones, as well.
To get you up to speed, have a
look at this helpful Instructional
Manual. As you work together
with one of your favorite movie
characters, remember: “Wilbur
Robinson never fails!”
To begin your adventures, you can either select New
Game or Load a Saved Game. Selecting either option
will take you to the next screen.
Once you select “New Game,” you will be asked to
select a save slot. Next you will see a screen with
options to Begin Game, Mini-Games, Extras, and
Credits. Everything but Mini-Games will be grayed out.
If you chose to Load a Saved Game, you will be asked
which save slot to load. Next you will see a screen
with “Continue Game,” as well as Mini Games, Cheats,
Action Figures, Concept Art and Credits.
Use the A Button to accept your choice.
Use the +Control Pad on the Wii Remote to
move between selection. You can also
use the Control Stick on the
Nunchuk to make selections.
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Begin Game Starts the new game
Mini Games Lets you play the Chargeball
mini game
Cheats Accesses the cheat codes and
helpful hints
Extras Find Action Figures, Concept Art, and
Movies here.
Credits Shows you who worked on the game
Modes of Play
Experience four distinct modes of
play as you travel through time:
Wilbur Robinson Adventure Mode
Venture through time battling the forces
of evil as Wilbur Robinson.
Protectosphere
This mode encases you in a tough energy bubble.
Use the Control Stick on the Nunchuk to guide
your actions.
Puzzles
Avoid falling boulders and enemies as you dig for an
exit with your Havoc Gloves, a set of energized gloves
that allow you to burrow through earth and rock.
The Control Stick moves you up, down, or side
to side. To leave, you will have to find an exit and
press the A Button.
Chargeball
Play the sport of the future! Score goals against
A.I.-controlled opponents and rise to the pinnacle
of athletic success.
Main Menu
From this Main menu, several options will appear.
Chargeball mini game
Move Wilbur around his
goal & press the B Button
to throw a chargeball and
knock out the opponent’s
shields. Once the shields
are gone, throw a
chargeball in the goal to
score. Throw a chargeball
at an item to collect it and
press the A Button to
use the item. If you hit one
of the green spots, they
will automatically direct
a chargeball at a
target or item.
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Basic Movement
Use any one of the movement options to aid
you in your quest for the Time Machine:
Movement
Walk, run and
turn with the
Control Stick
Jump
Jumping happens
automatically
when crossing
a gap or leaping
over small
obstacles
Strafe /
Circle Strafe
In target lock
mode, move the
Control Stick
left or right
Camera
To adjust the camera, aim
with the Wii Remote to
move the targeting reticule
to the edge of the screen.
Dodge
In target lock
mode, pressing
the Action button
+ left, right,
forward or
backwards on
the Control
Stick will make
you dodge
Target Lock
Press the Z Button to lock on
enemies. This is now a toggle.
Press once to engage the target
lock, press again to get out. Hold
the Z Button to go into hold
mode and release it to de-lock.
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Family & Friends
You will meet many people on your adventures,
but few you can trust as closely as these people:
You will also interact with other
members of the Robinson family:
Cousin Laszlo
Wilbur’s cousin who
gives Wilbur missions
and rewards Wilbur
for scans
Franny
Wilbur’s lovely
mother
Carl
The suave
Robinson
family robot
Uncle Art
Wilbur’s jovial
uncle and
intergalactic
pizza delivery
guy
Aunt Billie
The train
operator
Grandpa Bud
A happy
old fella but
somewhat
forgetful
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Villains
The world of time travel is full of villains.
These are just a few of the evil-doers:
Bowler Hat Guy
The mysterious, yet
blundering thief
The Ants
Robotic flame ants, sniper ants,
army ants. They’re all nasty.
Emperor Stanley
Ruler of the future
Queen Lizzie
The mysterious
ant queen
The Hoplite
Stanley’s main
soldier robot
Prometheus
The lava titan
Robots
The sub-basement sentries
Doris
Bowler Hat Guy’s
robotic bowler hat
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Missions
The search for the Robinson’s Time Machine will
take you on the journey of your lifetime…
or is that lifetimes.
Science Fair
Locate the mysterious
Time Machine thief
before time runs out
Ancient Egypt
Travel to Ancient
Egypt with Wilbur as
he goes joyriding with
the Time Machine
before it is stolen
The Robinson Home
Attempt to “borrow” the
Time Machine
The Robinson
Sub-Basement
Use your wits to locate
Cornelius Robinson’s
Secret Timelab
Alternate Future
Return from the
Science Fair to a world
of danger
Battle Mega-Doris
Battle Mega-Doris to
save the future
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The Family Album
If you press the + Button during gameplay, the
game will pause and bring you to the Family Album.
Here you can find the:
Mission Screen
Displays completed
missions and tasks.
Also, displays tasks
you are currently on.
Gadgets
Shows the gadgets
you currently
possess.
Blueprints
Shows blueprints for
gadgets, upgrades, and
cheat codes.
Scannerpedia
Stores all the
scanner data
received on objects
you have scanned.
Options
Changes settings
for camera, sounds,
and more.
Maps
Displays a map
of the current
level and maps of
completed levels.
Save Game
Saves your current
game.
Quit Game
Leaves your current
game and returns to
the Main Menu. Be
careful – any unsaved
data will be lost.
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Gadgets
To defeat your enemies, you must be quick
and crafty. But most importantly, you must be
well-equipped. Arm yourself with the following
Robinson gadgets.
The Robinson
Disassembler
The ultimate recycling tool,
the Disassembler breaks
down objects, revealing
the interior contents which
can then be used in the
Robinson Transmogrifier to
make new items.
The Robinson
Scanner
The Robinson
Scanner allows
you to collect
information about
the people, places,
and things in your
environment.
Stuck? Use the
Robinson Scanner to
find hints and clues!
The Chargeball Glove
Create a Chargeball to destroy
your opponents! Do not use
it outside of official Chargeball
Courts as it may cause electronics
to short out, malfunction, or
otherwise misbehave!
The Magma Industries
Levitation Ray
Volcanic Rock and slag
in your way? Use the
Levitation Ray to lift
impossibly heavy objects.
The Robinson Havoc Gloves
Excavation and mining have
never been so easy. The Havoc
Gloves let you burrow under
any obstacle and resurface
with a burst of power!
Tip: Use the Scanner in
Single Object Scan
to find valuable
combat hints on
enemy weaknesses.
TIP: Clanging the Havoc
Gloves together will
create a sonic burst that
will knock surrounding
objects over or destroy
them all together.
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DISASSEMBLER
Normal Fire Mode: Press the C Button, then
the B Button to activate.
Alternate Fire Mode: Press the C Button,then
the B Button to activate. Moving the targeting
reticle with the Wii Remote while holding the
C Button allows you to aim.
SCANNER
Basic Mode: Display info on the object that
the Scanner is locked onto. Press the assigned
direction of the +Control Pad, then the
B Button to fire.
Information Mode: Press B Button when
not locked onto anything to do an area scan,
so you can see how you can interact with objects
in your environment.
CHARGEBALL GLOVES
Normal Mode:Press assigned direction on
the +Control Pad
Alternate Fire Mode: Press and hold C Button
on the Nunchuk. Release Button to fire.
HAVOC GLOVES
Normal Mode: Press the C Button and
then hold down the B Button to burrow.
Burrow Mode: Press the C Button
and then hold down the B Button to burrow.
Release button to resurface.
You can also use the Control Stick to direct
Wilbur underground.
LEVITATION RAY
Normal Mode: Press the assigned direction
on the +Control Pad to select the gadget,
then press the B Button to fire it.
Note: Not all items can
be levitated.
Using the
Gadgets
Want to destroy your opponents
with ease? Then use this helpful
guide for proper Robinson gadget use.
Assigning Gadgets
to Buttons
The gadgets can be mapped left, right, and up on
the +Control Pad. This can be done in two ways:
The Gadget Screen
in the Family Album
Press the + Button
to bring up the
Family Album and
select the Gadget
screen. Press the
A Button to go to
the Assignment
screen. Press left,
right, or up on the
+Control Pad to
assign the gadget.
Quick Swap
Press the - Button
to bring up the Quick
Swap menu. While
the menu is up, aim
the Wii Remote to
move the Targeting
reticule to the gadget
you want to assign.
While the gadget is
selected press the
button you wish to
assign it to.
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Pick-Up Items
Find pick-up items to replenish your
health, restore the battery power of
your gadgets and more.
The Robinson Aid Station
Low on energy? Visit The Robinson Aid Station.
This station is found on all levels and will heal you by
replenishing your energy supply and health. To use it,
approach the Aid Station and press the A Button.
Transmogrifier
Whenever you discover or earn a new blueprint,
you can create a new item with the Robinson
Transmogrifier. This workbench creates items using
the Base Components you collect on your travels.
Accessing the device pops up all the blueprints you
have collected. Each blueprint will list its cost in
components to create. Items for which you do not
have enough components will be grayed out.
Battery Packs
Don’t let your gadgets conk out when you really need
them. Collect Battery Packs and restore depleted
energy to all of your gadgets.
Base Components
Do you like knowing what makes things tick? Then
you’ll like the way the Disassembler breaks down
items into Base Components: organic, synthetic
and metallic.
Action Figures
There are action figures for characters in the game.
Gather these collectibles as rewards for exploration
and scanning.
Concept Art
Want to see what the characters looked like before
the game? Unlock concept art that can be viewed
from the Menu.
Chargeball Courts
Into sports? Try Chargeball. Unlock new courts
you can play in Wilbur’s Room or at the Chargeball
Emporium.
Chargeball Opponents
Tired of the same old opponents? Make Chargeball
more challenging by unlocking new A.I.-controlled
opponents.
Blueprints
Architect new levels of fun with Blueprints. Together
with the Transmogrifier, Blueprints let you create new
gadgets, upgrades, and cheat codes.
TIP: You need to
stand close to
the Aid Station!
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