V-tech V.Smile: Shrek User manual

Shrek ® & ©2006 DreamWorks
Animation L.L.C.

Dear Parent,
At VTech
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, we know that every year, children are asking to play video games
at younger and younger ages. At the same time, we understand the hesitation
of most parents to expose their children to the inappropriate content of many
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child will love and you can support. The V.SmileTM Learning System engages
your child with two modes of play: the Learning Adventure – an exciting
exploratory journey in which learning concepts are seamlessly integrated, and
the Learning Zone – a series of games designed to focus on specic school
skills in a fun, engaging way. Both of these educational modes offer your child
hours of learning fun.
As part of the V.SmileTM Learning System, VTech
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®
we are proud to provide you with a much-needed solution to the
video game dilemma, as well as another innovative way for your child to learn
while having fun. We thank you for trusting VTech
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Your Friends at VTech
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INTRODUCTION
Dragon’s got a nasty cold, and it’s up to Shrek and the gang to find a potion for her!
Come along on a fun-filled journey through haunted forests, scary castles, and hidden
laboratories while using math, spelling and logic skills to get the magic potion!
GETTING STARTED
STEP 1: Choose Your Play Mode
Move the joystick up or down to choose the play mode you want. Press the ENTER
button when you are finished.
1. Learning Adventure
In this play mode, you can travel with Shrek, Fiona and Donkey through seven exciting
games while searching for a medicine that will cure Dragon.
You can choose Continue to resume your last quest, choose New Adventure to start a
new one, or play any of the Learning Adventure games individually by choosing Quick
Play. On this screen you can also choose the Level of Difficulty for the games.
Continue - Start the adventure from the last
place you played before exiting the game.
New Adventure - Start the adventure
from the beginning.
Quick Play - Play the adventure game of your
choice without having to follow the story.
Level - Change the Learning Adventure game
level between Easy and Difficult.
INTRODUCTION / GETTING STARTED
Learning Adventure
Learning Zone
Options

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Continue
When you turn the unit OFF, V.Smile®remembers your place in the Learning Adventure
game. To continue your adventure, simply turn the unit back ON and select “Continue”
under the Learning Adventure menu.
Please note that you can only do this if “Shrek - Dragon’s Tale” has not been removed
from the unit.
New Adventure
Play the game with a storyline from the beginning.
Quick Play
In the Quick Play menu, choose any game you like.
Use the joystick to highlight a game, and press ENTER
to begin play.
Note: For the details of all Learning Adventure games,
please refer to the “Activities - Learning Adventure”
section.
2. Learning Zone
Level - Change the Learning Zone
game level between Easy and Difficult.
Player - Change the Learning Zone number
of players between One Player and Two
Players.
In the Learning Zone menu, choose any of the Learning Zone games you like. To
change the game level between Easy and Difficult, move left or right to the one-star
icon or the two-star icon. Use the joystick to move the cursor to the game you want
and press ENTER to play.
Note: For the details of all Learning Zone games, please refer to the “Activities
- Learning Zone” section.
3. Options
Move the joystick up and down to move the cursor between Music and Energy.
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Music On/Off Selection - To turn the
background music On or Off, move the joystick
left or right to highlight “ ” (On) or “ ” (Off).
Energy Normal/Unlimited Selection - To choose
between Normal and Unlimited Energy modes,
move the joystick left or right to highlight
“ ” (Normal) or “ ” (Unlimited).
Step 2: Choose Your Game Settings
If you are satisfied with the default settings, press the ENTER button. To change the
settings, use your joystick to select a setting and press ENTER. Use the joystick to
move the cursor to the “OK” and press ENTER when you are done.
Step 3: Start Your Game
For Learning Adventure, please go to the “Activities-Learning Adventure” section.
For Learning Zone, please go to the “Activities-Learning Zone” section.
FEATURES
HELP Button
When you press the HELP button in the Learning Adventure
activities, a Mission menu comes up and shows you what
you should do next. When you press the HELP button in the
Learning Zone, activity instructions will be repeated.
EXIT Button
When you press the EXIT button, the game will pause. An “Exit?” icon will pop up to
make sure you want to quit.
Move the joystick left to “YES” to leave the game or right to “NO” to cancel the exit
screen and keep playing. Press ENTER to make your choice.
The EXIT button also allows you to get back to the previous menu.
LEARNING ZONE Button
The LEARNING ZONE button is a shortcut that takes you to the LEARNING ZONE game
selection screen. When you press the LEARNING ZONE button, the game will pause.
An “Exit” icon will pop up to make sure you want to quit.
Move the joystick left to “YES” to go to the LEARNING ZONE or right to “NO” to cancel
the screen and keep playing. Press ENTER to choose.
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ACTIVITIES
Educational Curriculum
Learning Adventure
Adventure Game 1 Forest Search Directions/Spelling
Mini Game 1 Catch that Cat! Multiples
Adventure Game 2 Castle Sneak Missing Letters
Mini Game 2 Get the Potion Spatial Sense
Adventure Game 3 Lost in the Haunted Forest Mathematics
Adventure Game 4 Dragon’s Castle Showdown Logic & Games
Mini Game 3 Cure the Dragon Parts of Speech
Learning Zone
Zone 1 Magic Potion Mixer Fractions
Zone 2 Are We There Yet? Telling Time
Zone 3 Fairy Tale Book Verb Tenses
Zone 4 Pinocchio’s Mission Science: Animals
Learning Adventure
BASIC OPERATION
Joystick Move the character on screen
Red button Use Shrek’s or Fiona’s special abilities (in certain situations)
Yellow button Open the Status and Item Menu
Green button Switch between Shrek and Fiona
Color buttons Select an answer (in certain situations)
Enter button Action button (Open, Talk, Collect)
ACTIVITIES
Shrek / Fiona
Health Points
Tools Mini-map
Action

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Shrek / Fiona Current character and level
Health Points Current health points
Tools Tools depend on each area:
Compass (LA1)
Clock (LA3)
Mini-map Area map
Action Current action function of Enter button
STATUS MENU
Experience Points you’ve earned
Level Up Bar Shows progress toward leveling up
Shrek’s Abilities Shrek’s abilities: Include “Yell”, “Pick Up” and “Throw potion”
Fiona’s Abilities Fiona’sabilities: Include“Quick run”,“Turnkick”and“Throwpotion”
Health Points Current health points
ITEMS MENU
Items menu shows objects that you have collected.
ACTIVITIES
Experience
Level Up Bar
Shrek’s Abilities
Health Points
Fiona’s Abilities

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PIGEON POTION
After a player collects the “Pigeon Potion,” Shrek and Fiona
will have the ability to throw a magic potion.
This is a one directional “attack.” Shrek and Fiona need
to be facing a bad guy when they throw the potion. If
successful, the bad guy will turn into a pigeon.
SHREK’S YELL
Shrek has the ability to yell in different situations.
This is an area “attack.” When Shrek shouts, the
surrounding bad guys will get scared and “freeze” or
fall down.
This ability becomes more powerful as Shrek reaches a
higher level.
FIONA’S KICK
Fiona has the ability to turn kick in certain situations.
This is an area “attack.” When Fiona does a turn-kick,
the surrounding enemies will get scared and “freeze”
or fall down.
This ability becomes more powerful as Fiona reaches a
higher level.
MAGIC HELMET
Along the way you will find a magic helmet which, when
collected, gives Shrek extra strength.
Shrek can use this power to lift up heavy objects.
MAGIC SHOES
Along the way you will also find magic shoes which, when
collected, give Fiona faster running ability.
Fiona can use this power to move faster in certain
situations.
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For all Learning Adventure areas - Treasure Boxes
When the main character opens a treasure box, a math
equation will pop up. Answer correctly to collect the secret
items. There are 4 choices and the player must press the
corresponding color button that answers the question.
Curriculum: Mathematics
Easy Level: Addition and subtraction
Difficult Level: Addition, subtraction and multiplication
For all Learning Adventure areas - Bubbles
A spelling game will pop up when a bubble is found,
revealing an object. Select the letter that correctly
completes the word. There are 4 choices and the player
must press the corresponding color button that answers
the question.
Curriculum: Missing Letters
Easy Level: Shorter path and smaller map area
Difficult Level: Longer path and larger map area
Adventure Game 1 - Forest Search
Game Play
There’s a magic potion somewhere in the forest that’s
needed for Dragon’s medicine, but where is it? Find the
Fairy Tale friends and they’ll ask you for a favor. Bring
them what they need and they just might lead you to the
magic potion!
Curriculum: Directions and Spelling
Easy Level: Shorter words with missing letters
Difficult Level: Longer words with missing letters
Mini Game 1 - Catch that Cat!
Puss in Boots is hiding in the trees that are marked by the
multiples of a given number (eg. 2,4,6 and 8.) Use Shrek’s
or Fiona’s special ability near the correct trees in order to
shake Puss loose and catch him.
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Curriculum: Multiples
Easy Level: multiples of 2, 3 and 5
Difficult Level: multiples of 4,6,7,8 and 9
Adventure Game 2 - Castle Sneak
Shrek and Donkey need to get to the laboratory in the
castle, but guards are watching the place with flashlights.
Time your moves carefully, and if the alarm gets triggered,
hurry to a safe place!
Curriculum: Problem solving and spelling
Easy Level: Fewer soldiers on guard duty
Difficult Level: More soldiers on guard duty, walking faster
Mini Game 2 - Get the Potion
Donkey asks Puss to find potions on the potion shelves.
The player needs to guide Puss to get the correct potions
and avoid being hit by the rolling bottles.
Curriculum: Spatial Sense, Directions
Easy Level: Fewer rolling bottles
Difficult Level: More rolling bottles, faster speed
Adventure Game 3 - Lost in the Haunted Forest
Time has been frozen in the haunted forest. Find all six
hour glasses to unfreeze time and guide the gang out
of the scary forest. Look out for the trees-- they don’t like
visitors very much.
Curriculum: Time, Spelling
Easy Level: Fewer tree monsters
Difficult Level: More tree monsters
ACTIVITIES