V-tech V.Smile: Soccer Challenge User manual

Dear Parent,
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INTRODUCTION
Mike loves soccer and his goal is to play in the V.Smile™ Cup. But first he
needs to build a great soccer team. Mike’s coach suggests that he find four
teammates from around the world to create his very own dream team.
In V.Smile™ Soccer Challenge, you’ll tour different countries and meet
soccer players from around the globe. You’ll play exciting games and
overcome cool challenges to improve your soccer skills. Help Mike build
a powerful soccer team and then play hard to win the V.Smile™ Cup!
GETTING STARTED
Choose Your Play Mode
Move the joystick up and down to highlight the play mode you want, then
press the ENTER button to choose.
1. Soccer Play
In this play mode, you can select a team to play
either in a friendly five-on-five soccer match
or in the V.Smile™ Cup.
2. Learning Adventure
In this play mode, you will explore the world with
Mike in four different adventures. Your goal is
to build a soccer team to enter in the V.Smile™
Cup.
INTRODUCTION / GETTING STARTED
Soccer Play: Go to the Soccer Play menu,
move the joystick to choose Friendly Play
mode or V.Smile™ Cup mode.
Learning Adventure: Go to the Learning
Adventure menu, move the joystick to choose
Adventure Play mode or Quick Play mode.
Learning Zone: Go to the Learning Zone
menu, move the joystick to choose from
the game icons.

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3. Learning Zone
In this play mode, you can play three games,
each focusing on a specific educational or
gaming skill.
4. Options
In this screen, you can turn the background
music on or off and set the number of
chances to Normal or Unlimited. This setting
is designed for parents and requires help
from an adult.
Choose Your Game Settings
• For the Adventure Play mode of Learning Adventure: After selecting
this mode, the screen will enter the game settings menu. You can select
the difficulty level in this menu. Move the joystick to highlight the different
settings and press the ENTER button to choose. Move the joystick to
highlight and press the ENTER button to start the game.
• For the Quick Play mode of Learning Adventure and Learning Zone:
Move the joystick down to choose the game setting icon located at the
bottom left corner of the screen. Move the joystick to highlight the different
settings and press the ENTER button to choose. To return to the Menu,
use the joystick to highlight and press the ENTER button.
• For Soccer Play: After selecting this mode, the screen will enter the
game settings menu. You can select the difficulty level and number of
players in this menu. Move the joystick to highlight the different settings
and press the ENTER button to choose. Move the joystick to highlight
and press the ENTER button to start the game.
Note: 2-player mode is only available in the Learning Zone and Soccer Play
game modes. In Learning Zone game mode, the two players take
turns playing. In Soccer Play game mode, the two players can either
cooperate and play against a computer team or compete against
each other. A second joystick (sold separately) must be plugged into
the Player 2 port of the console to activate the 2-player mode.
GETTING STARTED

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Start Your Game
• For Learning Adventure, please see the Activities: Learning Adventure
section of this manual.
• For Learning Zone, please see the Activities: Learning Zone section
of this manual.
• For Soccer Play, please see the Activities: Soccer Play section of this
manual.
• For Options, please move the joystick to the Options icon and press
the ENTER button. In the Options Menu, change the settings for
background music and the number of chances by moving the joystick
to highlight ON or OFF and Normal or Unlimited. Then press the ENTER
button to select. To return to the Main Menu, use the joystick to highlight
and press the ENTER button.
FEATURES
HELP Button
When you press the HELP button during play, you will hear the game
instructions or a helpful hint.
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. You can use your joystick to highlight
to leave the game or to cancel the exit screen and keep playing.
Press the ENTER button to confirm your selection.
• Learning Zone (ABC) Button
When you press the Learning Zone (ABC) button, the game will pause.
An “Exit?” icon will pop up to make sure you want to quit. You can use
your joystick to highlight to enter the Learning Zone menu or
to cancel the exit screen and keep playing. Press the ENTER button to
confirm your selection .
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Educational Curriculum
Learning Adventure Curriculum
World Map Game Country Names and Locations,
National Flags, Famous Landmarks
Adventure 1: Get the Soccer Ball Back Basic Math, Counting
Adventure 2: Food for Fitness Foods and Food Groups
Adventure 3: Find Your Uniform Logic, Shape Matching, Pattern
Identification
Adventure 4: Obstacle Course Sports Equipment Identification
Learning Zone Curriculum
Zone 1: Ball Control Musical Rhythm
Zone 2: Ball Passing Logic, Navigation Skills
Zone 3: Ball Dribbling Spelling
LEARNING ADVENTURE
Learning Adventure Game Selection Screen
The Learning Adventure play mode has a world map game and four
different adventure games. In Quick Play mode, use the joystick to scroll
through the games, and press the ENTER button to select one.
World Map Game
Game Play
Travel the world with Mike as he explores
different countries in his soccer ball-shaped
hot air balloon! Navigate the map and learn the
locations, flags, and landmarks of 19 countries.
Your Learning Adventure starts on the world
map. At the beginning of each game, you can
select one of two countries to explore and find
a teammate in. Use the joystick to highlight
a country name and press the ENTER button to confirm your selection.
Then use the joystick to move Mike along the path on the map toward
the selected country. When you arrive at that country, press the ENTER
button to enter the Learning Adventure game.
In each Learning Adventure, you will find a teammate who plays a different
position: forward, midfielder, defender or goalkeeper.
Curriculum
• Country Names and Locations, National Flags, Famous Landmarks
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Learning Adventure Game 1: Get the Soccer Ball Back
Game Play
Mike meets a soccer player on the beach! He
invites the player to join his team as a forward.
But seagulls steal their soccer ball, and Mike
promises to get it back.
Mike drives a watercraft on the ocean to
retrieve the soccer ball. Move the joystick left
and right to control the vehicle. You can also
press the ENTER button to help Mike jump
over obstacles. You will need to answer counting questions by selecting
the correct ramps for Mike to drive over. Avoid taking ramps that do not
have the number you are looking for.
Curriculum: Basic Maths
Easy Level: Count up by 1’s and 2’s only
Difficult Level: Count up by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s
Learning Adventure Game 2: Food for Fitness
Game Play
Mike meets a goalkeeper who promises to
join the team if Mike can help find enough
healthy food for an entire day. You need to
explore the town and collect the food needed
to complete a Food Chart. The Food Chart is
divided into six major food groups: Vegetables,
Fruits, Grains, Milk, Meat, and Fats, Oils and
Sweets.
You can collect food from food shops and labelled wooden crates.
Move the joystick up to enter a shop when an arrow appears outside. Or
collect other food by pressing the RED button to shoot your soccer ball
at wooden crates. Press the YELLOW button to display your Food Chart
and review the food you have collected, or press the ENTER button to
help Mike jump over obstacles.
Curriculum: Foods and Food Groups
Easy Level: A total of 9 foods exist in the game
Difficult Level: A total of 15 foods exist in the game and 6 of them
are surplus
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Learning Adventure Game 3: Find Your Uniform
Game Play
Mike meets a midfielder at a soccer stadium.
The midfielder wants to join the team,
but he lost his soccer uniform in a locker
somewhere and asks Mike to help find it.
Help open lockers with specially shaped
keycards to find the defender’s shirt, shorts
and boots.
Move the joystick to move Mike and press
the ENTER button to help him jump over obstacles. When Mike gets to a
staircase or door, move the joystick up to enter. When you find a locker
that matches the keycard, use the joystick to move in front of the correct
locker and press the ENTER button to open it.
Curriculum: Shape Matching, Pattern Identification
Easy Level: Keycard shapes are simple
Difficult Level: Keycard shapes are more complex
Learning Adventure Game 4: Obstacle Course
Game Play
Mike meets a defender at a playground. The
defender agrees to join the team if Mike
will help pick up all the sports equipment
scattered along an obstacle course.
Use the joystick to move left or right to change
paths. You can also press the ENTER button
to help Mike jump over obstacles. Use the
joystick to move when Mike climbs the net or crosses the river on floating
logs. Mike may lose his balance on the logs and you should move the
joystick in the opposite direction in avoid falling into the water!
Curriculum: Sports Equipment Identification
Easy Level: All objects are sports equipment
Difficult Level: Some objects are not sports equipment
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LEARNING ZONE
Learning Zone Game Selection Screen
The Learning Zone play mode features three different learning games.
Use the joystick to highlight the game and press the ENTER button to
confirm your selection.
Learning Zone Game 1: Ball Control
Game Play
Show off in a soccer skills showdown! Check
out the color icons dropping from the top
of the screen. When each color reaches the
target at the bottom, press the corresponding
joystick color button to perform a trick.
Curriculum: Musical Rhythm,
Easy Level: Rhythm is simple
Difficult Level: Rhythm is more complex
Learning Zone Game 2: Ball Passing
Game Play
Practice passing the ball across the field!
You need to pass the ball from teammate to
teammate until it reaches the far side of the
grid. You and your teammates can only pass
in a straight line. Move the joystick to change
the direction that you and your teammates
face, and then press the ENTER button to pass
the ball in that direction. Be careful to avoid
the cones and the players from the opposing
team on the field.
Curriculum: Logic, Navigation Skills
Easy Level: 5 teammates and a maximum of 1 opponent
Difficult Level: 7 teammates and a maximum of 2 opponents
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Learning Zone Game 3: Ball Dribbling
Game Play
Practice your dribbling skills! Dribble your way
through sets of cones to collect letters and
spell words. Look at the picture in the top-right
corner and collect all the letters to spell that
word. Move the joystick to dribble your way
around the field. But watch out, the opposing
players will follow you and try to steal the ball!
Press the ENTER button to perform a turn and
escape the opposing player.
Curriculum: Logic, Navigation Skills
Easy Level: Easy word and 2 opponents
Difficult Level: More difficult word and 4 opponents
SOCCER PLAY
Basic Operations
SOCCER PLAY
Player runs to the left
Player runs to the right
Player runs up
Player runs down
ENTER (Outside the penalty area) Short pass
ENTER with longer press
(Outside the penalty area) Long pass
ENTER (Inside the penalty area) Shoot
ENTER with longer press
(Inside the penalty area) Powerful shoot
RED button Short pass
YELLOW button Long pass
BLUE button Shoot
GREEN button Not Available