Sega Maken X User manual

Thank you for purchasing Maken X.
Please note that this software is
designed only for use with the
Dreamcast console. Be sure
to read this instruction manual
thoroughly before you start
playing Maken X.
Contents
2. I TRODUCTIO
3. PROLOGUE
4. THE DREAMCAST
CO TROLLER
6. STARTI G UP
8. SOU D SETTI GS
9. AME E TRY
10. THE GAME
12. WORLD MAP
13. SYSTEM WI DOW
16. ACTIO SCREE
17. BASIC ACTIO S
18. LOCK-O
19. BRAI JACKI G
& PSI POI TS
20. ITEMS
21 . CHARACTER
I TRODUCTIO S
25. GLOSSARY
Maken X is a memory card compatible game
[Visual Memory Unit (VMU)sold separately].
In order to save game files, the VMU to be used
must have at least 10 memory blocks of free
space available.
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PSI…
A mirror image of yourself… In a proven spiritual world…
Five minutes into the future…
The limit of foreseeing the future, the destruction of the real world…
An artificial God sweeps down upon this land.
This is a machine with the power to create a supreme ruler.
He carves out his own destiny.
The guardian of spirit, the last hope, a sword of judgment…
He will ring order to the world.
He will destroy all evil.
He will protect the one whom he loves.
He will found an eternal Utopia.
But there is only one future.
Should he sacrifice everything to save a single girl?
Or should he a andon her for the sake of righteousness?
Should he defeat the people’s enemy in order to save the world?
Or, as a ruler, should he reign over it…
Through all the struggles, he will find the true nature of power.
Creation and destruction, life and death, joy and sorrow…
What is it all for? Who is it for?
The answer lies in his future…
Maken ~Deus Ex Machina~
The world was tum ling into chaos.
Five minutes into the future, China and the USA had reached a
standoff in their attle for supremacy.
The curtain will fall on a round of confidential Sino-American talks in
only five minutes. Their discord is tangi le.
The European Union is a out to e engulfed y the shadow of
misfortune, and is losing its strength like a dying old man.
People will e em raced y a sense of uneasiness that they have
never felt efore.
Japan
At the Kanazawa Research Institute, funded y an overseas Chinese
merchant, epoch-making research was eing carried out on a
treatment for mental illness that involved PSI engineering.
PSI
The existence of the human spirit which has een scientifically
proven…
Maken
The first medical instrument in the world that can extract PSI and
modify it. The development of artificial life is ased on Plan X.
Maken is a out to awaken.
What kind of PSI will it have?
The world was tum ling into chaos.
Five minutes into the future, China and the USA had reached a
standoff in their attle for supremacy.
The curtain will fall on a round of confidential Sino-American talks in
only five minutes. Their discord is tangi le.
The European Union is a out to e engulfed y the shadow of
misfortune, and is losing its strength like a dying old man.
People will e em raced y a sense of uneasiness that they have
never felt efore.
Japan
At the Kanazawa Research Institute, funded y an overseas Chinese
merchant, epoch-making research was eing carried out on a
treatment for mental illness that involved PSI engineering.
PSI
The existence of the human spirit which has een scientifically
proven…
Maken
The first medical instrument in the world that can extract PSI and
modify it. The development of artificial life is ased on Plan X.
Maken is a out to awaken.
What kind of PSI will it have?
PSI…
A mirror image of yourself… In a proven spiritual world…
Five minutes into the future…
The limit of foreseeing the future, the destruction of the real world…
An artificial God sweeps down upon this land.
This is a machine with the power to create a supreme ruler.
He carves out his own destiny.
The guardian of spirit, the last hope, a sword of judgment…
He will ring order to the world.
He will destroy all evil.
He will protect the one whom he loves.
He will found an eternal Utopia.
But there is only one future.
Should he sacrifice everything to save a single girl?
Or should he a andon her for the sake of righteousness?
Should he defeat the people’s enemy in order to save the world?
Or, as a ruler, should he reign over it…
Through all the struggles, he will find the true nature of power.
Creation and destruction, life and death, joy and sorrow…
What is it all for? Who is it for?
The answer lies in his future…
Maken ~Deus Ex Machina~
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION PROLOGUE PROLOGUE
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Maken X is a one player game. Before switching the power O ,
ensure that the controller and all other peripherals are connected to
the Dreamcast.
Connect the controller with a memory card [Visual Memory Unit (VMU)
sold separately]to Control Port A.
Do not touch the Analog Thumb Pad or the triggers while turning the
Dreamcast power O . Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization
procedure and result in malfunction.
ote: This game can only be played properly with the Dreamcast
Controller.
EXPA SIO
SOCKET 2
EXPA SIO
SOCKET 1 TRIGGER L
TRIGGER R
XBUTTO
BBUTTO
ABUTTO
YBUTTO
Make sure that you insert the Jump
Pack (sold separately)into Expansion
Socket 2 of the controller.
A ALOG
THUMB PAD
START BUTTO
THE JUMP PACK™
MOVES
A ALOG THUMB PAD Move character/cursor;
Press down and hold during battle to guard
D-PAD Move cursor
ABUTTO Jump, select
BBUTTO Cancel
XBUTTO Attack
YBUTTO Activate lock-on✽
TRIGGER LHold down while moving the Analog Thumb Pad to
look around
TRIGGER RHold down while moving the Analog Thumb Pad to
strafe left or right
✽You can change the lock-on controls in Options.
OTE: To return to the Title Screen at any point during the game, simultaneously
press and hold the A, B, X, Yand Start Buttons.
DIRECTIO AL
PAD (D-PAD)
THE DREAMCAST
CONTROLLER
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Place the Maken X disc into your Dreamcast
console, press the disc down until it clicks into
place, close the lid and press the POWER Button
to turn O the power. The Title Screen will be
displayed and then the demo will start a few
moments later. Press the Start Button when the
Title Screen is displayed to display the Menu
Screen.
EW GAME
LOAD GAME
Start a new game.
Start the game from a previously saved position.
Press the Analog Thumb Pad or the D-Pad to select
a saved file and press the AButton to enter your
selection.
OPTIO S
You can modify all the game settings. Press the
Analog Thumb Pad or the D-Pad to select an
item. Select “EXIT” to make your modifications
effective.
LOCK-O TYPE
Select a lock-on type.
TOGGLE Enables you to use the
YButton to toggle the
lock.
HOLD Enables you to lock on
only when Trigger Ris
held down.
SOU D
Select from “STEREO” (Speaker),
“STEREO” (Headphone)and
“MO O.”
SE
Adjust the volume of the game’s
sound effects.
BGM
Adjust the volume of the game’s
background music.
JUMP PACK
Switch the Jump Pack O or OFF
(if it is connected).
I ITIALIZE SETTI GS
Revert to the default settings.
EXIT
Return to the Title Screen with
changes in place.
STARTING UP
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This game employs a surround sound system that allows you to feel
as though you are actually inside the game.
If you are playing using a stereo TV, follow the explanation below to
get the most realistic sound effects from Maken X.
SPEAKER ARRA GEME T
Select “SOU D” from the Option Menu and select “STEREO” (Speaker)
to enable this feature. Adjust your speakers to an angle of 10-15
degrees to the position where you are sitting to create the ideal
environment to play Maken X!
AME E TRY CO TROLS
Once the game starts and the story
has been introduced, you will be able
to enter a name. Press the Analog
Thumb Pad and the D-Pad to select
letters and press the AButton to enter
your selection.
A ALOG THUMB PAD Move cursor
D-PAD Backspace/space
ABUTTO Enter a letter
BBUTTO Backspace
XBUTTO Return to Menu
YBUTTO Delete
TRIGGER Rot used
TRIGGER Lot used
START BUTTO Move the cursor to “E D” (Will not enter)
SOUND SETTINGS NAME ENTRY
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Maken X is comprised of three parts; “Event Scenes,” “Action Scenes”
and the “World Map.” The game constantly alternates between these
parts.
1. EVE T SCE ES
These show how the story unfolds. Press the Analog
Thumb Pad to select and press the AButton to enter
when you are presented with a decision.
2. ACTIO SCE ES
Defeat your enemies, to reach an important
character. Action Scenes influence the story.
3. WORLD MAP
Move around the world. The story will unfold further
if you go to a new place.
PAUSE
Press the Start Button during game play to display
the Pause Screen. Press the Start Button again to
return to the game.
GAME OVER
When your life gauge reaches 0, you will be given
two options: “Restart current stage” or “Restart from
the world map.”
SIDE STORIES
The story will split off into several side-stories depending on
the player’s actions and decisions. The story will be altered
according to your response to key questions during Event
Scenes and your actions in Action Scenes.
!
Restart current stage. Return to the beginning of the stage in the
same condition as when you started it.
Restart from the world map. Restart from the World Map in the same
condition as when you started the previous
stage.
THE GAME
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Use the World Map to move between the different stages. Press the A
Button to display the System Window.
WORLD MAP SCREE
STAGE SYMBOL
The stage available
for selection. PC SYMBOL
Indicates the
location of the
key characters.
BRAI JACK SYMBOL
Indicates the location
of characters that can
be brainjacked.
Press the AButton on the World Map
Screen to display the System
Window.
6
4
5
3
1
2
1 MAKE AME
The Maken name that the player
selected.
2 PSI LEVEL
Current accumulated total of PSI.
3 SAVE
Save a game file.
✽ Your memory card must have at least 10 free memory blocks
to save game files. Also, you can only save and load from
the memory card that is connected to Control Port A of the
Dreamcast.
✽ever switch the Dreamcast OFF, remove the memory card
or Jump Pack, or disconnect the controller while saving.
!
WORLD MAP SYSTEM WINDOW
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4 LOAD
Load a previously saved game file.
5 STAGE
6 BODY
View your present status and Brainjack potential
character data.
STATUS . . . . . . . Display data on present Brainjack
characters
HISTORY . . . . . . Display data on present Brainjack
potential characters
You can Brainjack if there is a character with
Brainjack potential in the stage.
STAGE START . . Enter the selected stage
BRAI JACK . . .
Brainjack a character with Brainjack
potential who is in the stage
STATUS SCREE
SPECIAL ATTACK
Press the AButton on the Status Screen to display
an explanation of the special attack.
CHARACTER’S AME
CHARACTER’S LIFE
CHARACTER’S SPEED
BRAI JACK RA K
SPECIAL ATTACK AME
CHARACTER’S POWER
CHARACTER’S
JUMP POWER
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This is an explanation of the first-person perspective Action Scene
Screen.
CLEAR SYMBOL
This is your goal. Enter it to leave the stage and
return to the World Map.
WAR I G MARK
These arrows point towards off screen enemies.
The game ends when
this gauge is empty.
See page 11 for
more details.
LIFE GAUGE
This displays the
charging process to
perform a special
attack. Wait until
the gauge is full
before you unleash
a special attack.
EX GAUGE
Present Brainjack
Rank.
BRAI JACK RA K
Current PSI Points.
PSI GAUGE
ATTACKI G
MOVEME T/OTHERS
MULTIPLE ATTACK
SPECIAL ATTACK
ATTACK
DEFLECT
JUMP
BACKSTEP
GUARD
SWITCHES
Press the XButton to attack.
Press the XButton repeatedly to
perform a combination multiple
attack.
Press and hold the XButton until
the EX Gauge is full, then release
to perform a special attack.
Press the XButton at the right
time to deflect your opponents’
projectiles. ote that some
objects cannot be deflected.
Press the AButton to jump.
Press and hold the Analog Thumb
Pad down and press the AButton
to perform a backstep.
Press the Analog Thumb Pad down
when your opponent is attacking
to guard. ote that some attacks
cannot be guarded against.
Press the X Button to activate a
switch.
ACTION SCREEN BASIC ACTIONS
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WHAT ARE BRAI JACKS?
Maken can acquire a new body by
brainjacking certain characters.
Brainjack someone, and you will find
that not only will you be able to perform
new actions, but you may also learn
information essential to the development
of the story.
In order to Brainjack, the other character
must have an equivalent Brainjack Rank to
the character you are presently using.
HOW TO BRAI JACK
Lock-on to a potential Brainjack character to display
the option “Brainjack this character?” Select “YES”
to brainjack the character.
PSI POI TS & BRAI JACK RA K
To brainjack a new character, you must achieve the
same Brainjack Rank as it. Gather a fixed number
of PSI points to gain promotion to the next Brainjack
Rank. Collect PSI points by collecting the PSI that
appears when you defeat opponents.
The lock-on system allows you to automatically center on your opponent.
The lock-on cursor will be displayed when an enemy approaches you.
Press the YButton to lock-on to your enemy. There will be a visual
indicator on your enemy. Press the YButton again to disengage the
lock. The red gauge in the center of the focus-mark indicates the
enemy’s life. The following actions are possible depending on the focus.
✽You can set Trigger Ras the lock-on key in Options. You will lock-on only
when Trigger Ris held down.
SPECIAL LOCK-O MOVES
ROTATE
LEAPI G ATTACK
Press $/^when locked-on to
circle your opponent while
facing it.
Jump while advancing towards
your locked-on opponent to
leap over it and land facing its
back. Attack quickly before
your opponent can turn to face
you again!
When the lock-on cursor is displayed… Press the YButton to lock-on!
LOCK
–
ON BRAINJACKING
& PSI POINTS
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