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1. Using Tools You will encounter many different types of traps in dungeons such as falling floors or closed doors Puzzles or locks that cannot be passed by ordinary means must be solved or opened using the various characters Tools Press 9 while facing a box or statue and you might be able to grab it In this state use the Press e while facing a wooden crate or similar object and you might be able to pick it up Once you have picked up something you can press W to throw it forward Try this when unexpected items When your character comes to the edge of a cliff the character will make an animation In this State press to jump down You can also jump down by dashing over the edge Some things cannot be picked up so when you find an unfamiliar obstacle try to do various things with it objects block your path You might just find an item inside something by throwing it and breaking it open directional buttons to push the object in the direction that the character is facing Pull Things Press while facing a box or a statue and you might be able L to grab IL Use the directional 1 5 buttons to pull the object in the i tre direction opposite than the 1 gt e character is facing ui ud FEE Lm UE aitri E FAcionsin Ton Tali ki ng to various people in town becomes very important in developing the story so that you can obtain information2. causes the cursor position to be returned to the top command on the Menu Screen each time Selecting Remember causes the cursor to go to the position of the command used last This adjusts the display position on the NE A Save and Quit to accept the changes hl monitor Use the directional buttons to adjust the position and press 9 to accept the setting This turns on or off a screen saver function that will prevent monitor burn in which could occur when the same image is displayed for a long period Select On to display an animated sequence automatically after a fixed length of time has passed without any input from the controller To resume the game press any controller button This lets you change the design of the windows You can select from the four pre set types A B C or D and press 9 to accept You can also select Custom to design your own combination of window colors This lets you change the design of the icons You can select from the five predefined types A B C D or E and press 9 to accept to load S lets you load a saved game Press to open the Load Game screen Select the game Flow of Combat This section describes how combat proceeds We will first present the general flow of combat rime E Li ol n H Selection of Action If an enemyis encountered in the Decide upon the actions of the field or in a dunge
3. to find the destination of your choice The Search System can also be used to get hidden items laying on the ground Viewing the World Map Later in your adventures you will be able to view a map of the entire world Press SELECT in the field to change how the map display appears 3 EQ Qai oem Once the destination is within When the character faces the Press 63 while the name 1 the range lit up by the Search building and makes contact appears on the screen to go in System a building will appear the name of the location will in the field appear on the screen M 7 NY ME j _ wrata Actions a Each character can do actions in towns and dungeons Try various actions to obtain information and items in town or to solve various puzzles in the dungeons ee re 3 ee bo EE LE Le NDS a Talk to people Investigate Items To talk to someone face them make contact and then press 63 If an arrow appears at the bottom center of the message window press or to see the rest of the message To investigate something face it make contact and then press e This lets you read signs or open treasure chests Check out the barrels in houses and different areas you might just find Hold down e and your character will dash forward Release e and the character slows down and stops You cannot change directions in a dash so be careful in places where you might fall
4. E ru PlayStation z e PlayStation CONTENT RATED BY ESRB SCUS 94484 gts dna B SAA 94484 WARNING READ BEFORE USING YOUR PLAYSTATION GAME CONSOLE A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games including games played on the PlayStation game console may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy If you or anyone in your family has an epileptic condition consult your physician prior to playing If you experience any of the following symptoms while playing a video game dizziness altered vision eye or muscle twitches loss of awareness disorientation any involuntary movement or convulsions IMMEDIATELY discontinue use and consult your physician before resuming play WARNING TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS Do not connect your PlayStation game console to a projection TV without first consulting the user manual for your projection TV unless itis of the LCD type Otherwise it may permanently damage your TV screen USE OF UNOFFICIAL PRODUCT The use of unofficial products and peripherals may damage your PlayStation game console and invalidate your c
5. This is the attack points of the ARM The larger the value here the greater the attack power becomes H This is the hit probability of the ARM The larger the value here the greater the hit probability becomes I This is the bullet capacity of the ARM Personal Skill Shops The Personal Skill Shops let you customize the characters by building up abilities known as Personal Skills Building up Personal Skills requires PS Personal Skill points Each character earns one PS point by going up one level Erruma mi ij r D L1 i e ii wil fe Em eet To Build Up Personal Skills LE NM LIU a omi BE Hl m M ae To accept the skill select Yes A red light will be turned on to the right of the new skill acquired Note that you cannot change skills once acquired Once you talk to the proprietor select the character whose Personal Skills you wish to build up A list of skills and the PS points of the selected character will appear Select the skill to build up The number of points required to acquire the skill appears in the upper right corner of the screen so select skills according to the character s number of PS points Examples of Personal Skills that can be added Restore HP Restores HP each time the Force level goes up Up Param Increases parameters each time the Force level goes up Critical Increases the probability of a critical hit occurring Convert HP FP remaining at the end of a battle are
6. converted to HP Auto Guard Automatically takes a defensive position when the character is near death Up P Attack Increases the amount of damage inflicted by physical attacks Up P Defend Decreases the amount of damage suffered from physical attacks i Poison Increases the resistance to poison vile poison attacks i Confusion Increases the resistance to confusion attacks Petrify Increases the resistance to petrification attacks Aum m 1 Mn am NI ini s 2 T 5 Tw 1 i nar ee e Actionsin Town Inns Staying at an inn restores everyone s Hit Points HP and completely cures all status abnormalities To stay Lar at an inn talk to the clerk at the desk Note that the _ __ ee cost of staying at an inn depends on the inn and the T L UOI number of people in the party m ok N Magic Guilds The Magic Guilds let you create magic spells used by Lilka In the world of Filgaia magic spells can be created by combining the four magic symbols Different Magic Guilds have different levels so higher level guilds let you create stronger magic spells To Create a Magic Spell you need a Crest i Creating a magic spell requires an item called a Crest upon which the magic symbols are combined Memory Senice You can find Crests in treasure chests in dungeons You can inscribe one magic spell on a single In town you may run into people
7. member of the Agile Remote Mission Squad ARMS Contrary to his gentle demeanor he has become quite skilled at welding a huge bayonet Tod s Used by AN CV Persod Dda Name Ashley Winchester Class Gun Warrior Age 19 Height 5 8 Birthplace Town of Meria Favorite Hero Anything Crimson X pw Huri Knife et Throws a knife forward The knife will fall straight down when it hits an obstacle so there may be times when you intentionally throw a knife at an object Booty Call This tool finds items hidden nearby If an item is present within the range of the sensor its position will show up by flashing E di Bt L wa Aa Flare Gun T This tool launches a flare above your head Use it in dark areas to let you look around You can also use it to push switches in high places Persond Dea Name Lilka Eleniak Class Crest Sorceress Age 14 Height 5 Birthplace Sielje Region Favorite Food Jelly Rolls Lil ka El eni d MR NN Tod s Used by Lil ka Lilka is a sorceress just starting out Though clumsy and scatterbrained with a terrible sense of direction she still has a boundlessly cheery and forward looking disposition so she dictates the mood of the party I Ever since she was young She has had an inferiority complex when compared to her older sister who was better at everything She is now constantly struggling to become a greater sorceress t
8. of games saved on the MEMORY CARD will appear Select the game you wish to resume The opening movie will play and mE j then you can resume play from where you saved the game I 1 k You can press the START button at any time during the opening movie to start immediately E ie ster i oo ee in Character Selection Multi Opening As the game starts the character selection screen appears You can start the game with any of the three characters Ashley Lilka or Brad Once you have completed an initial episode for one character you then select the next character The three characters are ranked in order of difficulty Ashley Brad and Lilka Lilka Name Entry Sometimes you can change the names of certain characters that you encounter in the game Character names can be up to nine letters long While entering a name use the directional buttons to select the letter to enter and press 9 When you are finished entering the name highlight OK and press 63 PET 4 ee lu Screen Explanation ET nie A Name currently entered Use the L1 and R1 buttons to move the vE cursor left or right 2x T B Types of letters that can be selected You can pick from among 1 uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers C Selecting gt moves the cursor one letter to the right Selecting moves the cursor one letter to the left D Select RESET to retum the name to the default E Select OK to complete the name sele
9. of the Force Powers acquired by the Abilities acquired by the character FP and or character There are four ammunition are required to levels of abilities and you window at the right will be displayed use Original Powers The can acquire higher level types of abilities increase as abilities as your adventure your adventure proceeds proceeds Force Abilities Reading the FP Gage The FP required to use Original Powers is built up gradually in combat by attacking the enemy or being attacked by the enemy Note that the FP level at the end of combat is not carried over to the next battle consume FP when used Screen Explanation A The current FP level is displayed here in numerical form B The current FP level is displayed here in bar form C The FP level is displayed in the form of four stages corresponding to the Force Abilities From left to right these are Lvl Lv2 Lv3 and Lv4 SO a Force Ability of a Building Up the FP Gage level corresponding FP is accumulated by Once a Force Ability can Commands for Original to the highest red attacking or being attacked be used the red parts of Powers corresponding to lighted st is The FP value increases even the lower gauge become the accumulated FP can ge when Defending lighted be used usable Abilities That Ashley Can Use Bayonet This is a special attack that makes use of Ashley s favorite weapon his bayonet Ammunition is required to attack The amm
10. perform a dash Activate Encounter Cancel System Uses lead characters tools Activates the Search System Rotates the camera clockwise Rotates the camera counter clockwise Changes the lead character and the Tools that can be used Displays the world map Buttons Used on the Menu Combat Screen R2 BUTTON R1 BUTTON A BUTTON O BUTTON X BUTTON LI BUTTON Directional Moves the cursor to the desired buttons item when selecting items e Displays a help message with a explanation of a certain menu item or attack e Select a menu item Cancel 8 menu item selection L1 or L2 Toggles character R1 or R2 Scrolls pages up or down NOTE You may have a controller that looks like this if so the controller functions remain the same LEE ai 5 arting a New Game From the Title Screen press the START button to display the opening menu Select New Game and the message Start a new game will appear Select Yes This title consists of a two disc set so you must use Disc 1 to start a new game When you have completed the story up to the end of Disc 1 a message asking you to change to the appropriate disc will appear Open the Disc Cover without turning off the power and replace Disc 1 with Disc 2 Continuing a Saved Game Insert a MEMORY CARD containing a previously saved game and the correct disc into the PlayStation and tum on the power Then select Load from the opening menu A list
11. regarding the next destination or item You may be presented with choices depending on the content of the conversation If you are given a choice use the up and down directional buttons to select the response to the m i guestion and then press 9 Be vis duis aril Iron war atl I N Lew T 1 Ex ELLE EIL AJ Hd Miu Im T NULL LE UU ETSI 1 a al hii hF Peel dmm ai Pee Dg ech LL SEL J mmmn a Events Information about Towns Dungeons Conversations may result in someone Almost all information regarding locations asking you to do a favor or cause of towns or dungeons are found through events to occur Even events that do conversations The information you get not seem related to the story may from people may change over time so have effects later or you might get try having conversations with the same an item in gratitude people later in the game Using Shops and Services You will find various shops around town Shops let you buy items you may need or restore your health for your next adventure Weapons Armor and Item Shops MW These shops sell weapons and armor worn by characters and items that can be used in battle or while traveling You can also sell various pieces of equipment and items you no longer need Buying and Selling Items Select the item to buy or sell from the list SIT Screen Explanation Select here to buy or sell items This is the amount of money owned by
12. required to reach the next level On the Status screen use the left and right directional buttons to switch between different pages Five different categories of abilities are shown Parameters Personal k L Skills Original Powers Force Abilities and Custom Commands RES DFP MGR LCK STE 13 enmt ETT Thila ha Aw IL siTe ri m E PETE PeF ai 1 LEE wk RU Represents the characters strength The higher this value the greater one s strength becomes Represents the characters vitality The higher this value the better one s health becomes Represents the character s sorcery power The higher this value the stronger the power of magic spells becomes Represents the character s response speed The higher this value the quicker actions can be taken Represents the character s attacking power The higher this value the greater the damage inflicted on the enemy becomes Represents the character s defensive power The higher this value the lesser the damage suffered from enemy attacks becomes Represents the character s magic resistance The higher this value the lesser the damage suffered from magic spells becomes Represents the character s parry probability The higher this value the greater the probability of avoiding enemy attacks becomes Represents the characters luck There are five levels of luck from WORST to BEST Luck affects the probabili
13. aining special items found in Name Effect dungeon treasure chests Break Attacks a single enemy with Earth elemental magic 12 Flame Attacks a single enemy with Fire elemental magic 12 Freeze Attacks a single enemy with Ice elemental magic 12 Name Emect Rise amp Shine Wakes up a single sleeping friend and prevents sleeping 10 Bazooka Attacks a single enemy by launching mini grenades Heal Restores a small amount of HP for a single friend 5 AM Cluster Randomly attacks all enemies with an anti monster missile unit MageWeapon Raises the physical attack power of a single friend 25 Mini Scud Attacks a single enemy with a portable missile launcher Protect Raises the magical defense power of a single friend 8 Sky Eye Attacks a group of enemies with a satellite based anti ground beam weapon Revive Revives a single fallen friend 10 Force Abilities Mystic This ability brings out hidden effects of items After entering this command select the item whose hidden ability is to be used Combine This ability summons the Guardian embodied in the Medium wom by the Character Extend This ability extends the range of effect of magic spells After entering this command select the magic spell to use DualCast This is the ability to cast two magic spells at once After entering this command select two spells to use Force Abilities Lock On Increases the hit probability of the Heavy ARM to 100 Co
14. an also reload the ARMs with the ammunition required Replenishing Ammunition Your ARM ammunition is not re plenished by staying at an inn 50 be careful To replenish your ammunition you must use the amp item called Bullet Load or select Replenish Ammo at an ARM Upgrade Shop Note that there are Beco merchants who specialize in loading ammo only To Upgrade ARMs 1 Talk to the proprietor of the aes shop and he will ask whether ie es T you want to reload your ammo b omet mn mim or upgrade an ARM ruru 2 Select the character whose ARM mer is to be upgraded 3 A list of ARMs will be displayed Select the ARM to be upgraded 4 Select which aspect of the ARM isto be upgraded Select from the following aspects ATP attack points HIT hit probability BLT bullet capacity 5 The cost of upgrading the ARM will be displayed Press e if you want to make the upgrade The level of the ARM goes up by 1 each time you upgrade Once the level of the ARM reaches 10 you cannot upgrade the ARM any further T gt gt im er wer Screen Explanation A The character whose ARM is to be upgraded is displayed here B This is the amount of money owned by the party C The cost of upgrading is displayed here D This is a graph that illustrates the performance of the ARM E This is a list of the ARMs subject to upgrading F This is the current level of the ARM G
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16. ber for help with technical support installation or general questions regarding the PlayStation game console and its peripherals Representatives are available Monday Friday 7AM 6PM Pacific Standard Time Using the Controller Starting the Game Starting a New Game Continuing a Saved Game Walking in the Field Character Acti ons Using Tools Actions in Town Getting Information Using Shops and Services Weapons Armor and Item Shops ARM Upgrade Shops Personal Skill Shops Magic Guilds Memory Service Using the Menu Screen The Main Menu Using Menu Commands The Combat System Flow of Combat Combat Screens Combat Commands Original Powers and Force Abilities Custom Commands Character Status Abnorrnalities Tim Kanon Anastasia Lucied Other Characters Enemy Characters Adventure Hints Credits Once there was a Blaze of Disaster that stained Filgaia with its crimson flames The flames from the earth scorched the heavens The blazing whirlwinds threatened to consume the very future of the planet Mankind clung to its only hope of surviving this life or death crisis the Sword Magess Born as the daughter of a nameless petty nobleman she was drawn to the call of the Guardian Blade named Argetlahm With no way to fight the people cast their hopes on the Magess sword and believed in the future The night of the seventh day after obtaining the sword wrapped in a torrent of light the Ma
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18. ction and close the name entry screen UE 1 g Use of MEMORY CARDS i To use a MEMORY CARD insert a MEMORY CARD sold separately into either MEMORY CARD slot 1 or 2 of the PlayStation game console Saving one game requires 1 block of memory on the MEMORY CARD Note that you can use the MEMORY CARD Management option on the opening menu to copy or delete saved games _ __ soe ee NEL 4kingin theFidd Moving in the Field Use the directional buttons to move your character in any direction In addition as your adventures proceed you may get around by using a hovercraft or other ways There are also vehicles that will let you soar freely through the skies of Filgaia ap ri North In the field you can use L1 or R1 to rotate the field view through a full 360 degree range Looking at a certain place from various angles will help you see hard to find passages and switches A compass appears on the screen to help you The red end of the needle always points north You should keep an eye on the compass to keep your bearings in complicated dungeons and the like The Search System In the field outside of dungeons or towns you can press to use the Search System Use this Search System to find towns and dungeons when you are not sure of their locations Talk to people and look at signs to find out information about new locations Once you are familiar with the general area use
19. d FP values of the player characters engaged in combat appear here Jaama TH FT Command Selection Combat proceeds by selecting command icons The command icons are anranged in the shape of a cross correspond to the directional buttons so they can be selected using the up down left and right directional buttons When combat starts the Combat Commands 1 display shown in the figure at right appears When Manual or Auto Batte Off is set with the Auto command the Combat Commands 2 display in the figure at right appears after Fight is selected among the Combat Commands 1 display Selecting Fight changes to ELT M me AA we inim uil FL B Ra gt hk Attack This command mounts a direct Items Use this command for using an attack on the enemy with the weapon the item in combat After selecting the character is equipped with After selecting command a list of items is displayed the command use the directional buttons Select the item to use and the character MI to select the enemy to attack and press 61 to use it Here we will describe the effects of the Combat Commands Note that pressing with a command selected displays a help message above the window Combat Commands 1 Fight This command initiates combat with the enemy depending on the Auto settings The character attacks automatically unless Manual is set with Auto Battl
20. e then select the destination and press Q3 This command reorganizes the item list by category Select the type of item you want to appear at the top of the list aiii e CY m bs This command is used to equip a character with weapons or E armor If you obtain a piece of eguipment ina treasure chest x that is better than your current gt eguipment use this command zz to equip a character nE UR After selecting Equip select Qe the character to be equipped i amp and then select the type of equipment In the selected type of the item to be eguipped A character uses this in combat This refers to special items a character can be eguipped with This equipment is armor for the body This equipment is armor for the head Characters can be eguipped with Mediuns which are special items that embody the powers of the Guardians A character equipped with a Medium is able to use Custom Commands in combat and also has certain parameters boosted A list of the pieces of equipment equipment will appear Select ing the Menu Saren Screen Explanation A Select an item and press A to see a help message for that item here B The equip commands appear here C The types of equipment and the current pieces of equipment appear here The change in parameters due to equipping the character with the item will be shown If this is acceptable press e Optimiz
21. e On Note Escape This command allows the party to escape from combat If successful you will return from combat to the map screen If unsuccessful you will be attacked by the that the SELECT button may be pressed enemy from behind In this case the during auto combat to return to the Combat Combat Command 1 display will retum 4 5 z Command 1 display after one turn has elapsed Jj Defend This command guards against Custom Command This command is I enemy attacks This reduces the damage used to access the power of the Medium L suffered from enemy attacks for one turn a character is equipped with i Equip This command is used to change the characters equipment Original Powers This command uses one of the character s special abilities j After selecting the command use the Eid directional buttons to select a target Using Original Powers Requires FP A certain number of Force Points FP is required in order to use the Original Powers of each character M o Original Powers and Force Abilities oe Each character has special abilities that 1 correspond to his or her class There are two types of special abilities Original Powers and Force Abilities both of which can be used only in combat If you select Original Powers from Combat Commands 2 the special Original Powers Force Abilities This a list of the Original This is a list
22. f a Boss battle where you can attack its legs for example if you attack and defeat its legs first the Boss can no longer attack with its legs You will also get extra experience points so in Boss battles be sure to attack the body parts other than the main body and then defeat the main body SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAI NMENT AMERICA e Producer Peter Clark e Assistant Producer Jessi Harrison e Senior Producer Perry Rodgers e Product Marketing Manager Susan Nourai e Product Marketing Specialist Mark Valledor Public Relations Manager Kirsten Merit QA Managers Chris Caprio Charles Delay QA Supervisors Conner Morlang Tim Duzmal Technical Coordinator Sam Thompson e Senior Lead Analyst Corey Strock e Assistant Lead Analysts Scotte Kramer Joel Ruff Charles Yang Ben Wisyanski QA Analysts JoAnne Larsen David Meagher Joel Manzano Garrick Ozanne Jim Harper Andrew Woodworth Greg Phillips Derek Rayla Michael Acay Jerrod Simons Ryan Schleef Brian Ida Charlie Huenergardt z m _ ume MEE Creits Package and Manual Design Michael Jacobs Beeline Group Inc e Manual Translation Alan Siegrist Game Translation Language Autorration Inc David Lakritz Special Thanks to the SCEA Marketing Team Andrew Adams Janeen Anderson Donna Armentor Shelley Ashitorni Ami Blaire Josh Bingham Kurtis Buckmaster Lori Chase Ed DeMasi John Diamonon Aimee Duell Emily Fra
23. f a tum ee This command can be used to check the status of the characters in the party After selecting Status use the directional buttons E to select the character whose status is to be checked Screen Explanation A Select an item and press A to see a help message for that item here B The basic status information for the character appears here C The character s equipment appears here D The various status of the character appear here Basic Status Information Name This is the name of the character Class This is the occupation of the character LV This is the level of the character The character goes up a level by accumulating a fixed number of experience points HP This is the hit points of the character The character falls if the HP value goes to zero in combat The number on the right is the maximum value and the number on the left is the current value FP This is the force points of the character Force Points FP are required to use Original Powers in combat XX This is the current value of the experience points Experience points are eamed by defeating enemies C in combat MX This is the number of experience points required to reach the next level Status Information Displayed on the Menu Screen Ash On the Menu Screen a simple status display appears Six items are L hE displayed the character name HP FP status abnomralities current level and the number of experience points
24. g restored Cured by from eaming experience points in Antidote using the item Medicine batte Cured by using the item Toy Hammer KA name Dare gt opu E m Ability Block Guardian of Fire Guardian of Wind item Violet Rose Peppy Acom Effect Protects your friends from the Effect Analyzes and displays the parameters Ability Block prevents a character Downhearted causes the FP value Confusion makes a character 4 physical attacks of the enemy apa den x some Boss monsters from using Original Powers or to increase by no more than 1 point uncontrollable Cured by using the maybe immune to Analyze Force Abilities Cured by using the at a time Cured by using the item item Pinwheel F 1 a NEEERLIT CRNNNN EE These cause a character to go to Paralysis prevents a character from The character is turned to stone sleep Cured by using the spell moving Cured by using the item and is unable to fight Cured by 1 Rise amp Shine Pixie Dust using the item Softener Custom command name Smash Hit Custom command name Pickpocket Effect Attacks a single enemy with 1 5 Effect Steals items from the enemy times the power of a normal attack Ash ey Winchester Ashley is a young man belonging to a Musketeer brigade in the seaside Town of Meria Strong willed with a fierce sense of righteousness Ashley set out to battle the crisis facing Filgaia after being chosen to be a
25. gess vanished from Filgaia together with the Blaze of Disaster leaving behind Argetlahm plunged deep in the earth Time passed The Guardian Blade Argetlahm began to be treated as a symbol of power The battle of the Sword Magess remained in the hearts of the people as a familiar ubiquitous legend But the people had no reason to think that their familiar legends of the past would have meaning in the present and in the future Directional RESET BUTTON buttons POWER INDICATOR OPEN BUTTON POWER BUTTON DISC COVER N CONTROLLER PORT 1 CONTROLLER PORT 2 MEMORY CARD SLOTS ABOVE CONTROLLER PORTS Set up your PlayStation game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc Insert the WLD ARMS 2 disc and close the Disc Cover Insert game controllers and tum on the e PlayStation game console Follow on screen instructions to start a game L1 R1 START SELECT DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS ANALOG MODE SWITCH ANALOG MODE WHEN LED IS LIT L2 BUTTON L1 BUTTON SELECT BUTTON START BUTTON LEFT STICK RIGHT STICK NOTE Compatible only in Digital mode Default Configuration Buttons Used on the Field Screen Moves the character up down left or right within the screen Diagonal movement is also possible Displays the menu screen Talks to people or investigates objects Used in dungeons to solve various puzzles Hold down to
26. get an item called a Gimel Coin you will be able to continue your game even after all members of the party fall in combat D Currently Selected Tool Displays the name of the tool currently selected E Waero don e by the Party Displays the amount of money currently owned by the party In the world of Filgaia the Gella is the coin of the realm Total Play Time Displays the total playing time in the game Using Menu Commands In this section we will describe how to use the various menu commands You will use these commands frequently in your adventures so study them well Items Ea Select this command to use or organize the items you have If any of your characters is low on HP or suffers from a status abnormality try using items to restore his or her health quickly Screen Explanation A Select an item or press A to see an explanation of the effects of that ear peri YA ae Meza arr B Three item commands appear here For details of the commands see below C Alist of the items the party has appears here The items with their names grayed out are items that cannot be used at that time I iiri bei Bahii Tiriel Goes F rma i ha e Era E Pixie hal f Use the directional buttons and to select the item to use and if it is to be used by a character select the character to use it Change the order of items Select the item to mov
27. han her older sister Fire Rod E This rod shoots a ball of fire forward to help solve puzzles It can be used to set fire to obstacles light torches or melt frozen items Freeze Rod This rod shoots a ball of ice forward to help solve puzzles It can be used to put out torches It can also temporarily freeze certain objects Change Rod UE This rod can change certain blocks found in dungeons L i into gems or vice versa Touching gems will restore a Ef little of the characters HP Brad was a hero a soldier in the Slayheim Liberation Army Certain circumstances drove him out of the army until he was arrested and locked up in a high security prison filled with the hardest of criminals An expert in firearms he also has much experience in handling explosives He is a brilliant warrior who faces difficulties with cold calculating judgment Tod s Used by Brad Persond Dea Name Brad Evans Class Prisoner No 666 Age 32 Height 66 Birthplace Slayheim Favorite Insect Beetle Kick Boots These boots can destroy or kick away obstacles Not only blocks and crates but even unexpected items can also be kicked so try lots of things Bombs il 4 These bombs can blow up obstades II 8 passageway or hole in KA the wall is blocked with rocks use these bombs to blowthem 4 open d Earthquake p This tool causes the ground to shake wildly destroying anything in the room t
28. hat can collapse 21 Anastasia is the legendary heroine known as the Sword Magess She vanished together with the Blaze of Disaster who had attacked the land of Filgaia Kanon is a female warior with her eye on Ashley Known as a Merc she is a bounty hunter who wanders the land ak F i z uem e iladi E Te a Ay a r Ec NEN Lucied is the Guardian of Desire He is said to have mea dd ith P RARE gt cooperated with the Sword Magess in the battle s doin zs ari our against the Blaze of Disaster im Altaecia is Irving s twin sister A woman with a k N gente and mild disposition she has taken it upon VAL M herself to pull cafeteria duty for ARMS Irving Vold Valeria Irving is a nobleman who lives near the Town of Meria He bought the rights to ARMS on the verge of its collapse and built it into a private independent cea ah ee ee cepa TE gt Marina is a childhood friend of Ashleys She ii Sy ji 1 and Ashley have become aware of their feelings for each other but they have not been able to express themselves truthfully 3 C 15 disturbing the peace of Filgaia They mu Odessa is a terrorist organization that are facing off against Ashley amp Co D Leader of the terrorist organization named Odessa He is aiming to use his powerful charisma and ovennhelming military
29. ing Equipment Executing the command Optimize automatically equips a character with the most powerful items among all the equipment you have However Optimize will optimize only the Weapon Body and Head types of equipment This command sets the actions of characters in combat Checking the Auto Battle On box lets the characters fight automatically in combat Depending on the situation of the party and the enemy it is possible to have certain characters fight automatically and have the player manually give directions to others Screen Explanation A Select a command and press A to see a help message for that command here B This is the character whose actions are to be modified C These commands can be set in Auto Battle mode The currently selected command is highlighted in yellow The character fights 1 automatically in combat Each character takes advantage of his or her special abilities The player must enter all combat commands in combat This setting is in effect at the start of the game The character fights automatically in combat However only the Attack command is used aai wu IM aui d nd Default Setting is Manual The initial settings for the auto commands are manual for each character Once you have gotten used to combat try the Normal Attack or Balanced Battle settings Note that you can press SELECT in combat to return to command input at the end o
30. ls to be combined a pear here E i its original blank state D The A I I ha P I 3 E 4 Once you have selected the magic spell to Sat gh spel s you already have appear z d create the confirmation message Are you The combinations where a purple mark appears R p n sure will appear To accept the spell select are those spells that you already have If the ee blue vage tonm n en pe yeti game ies i Aua MEN AS P ALTOS PM combination is empty this means that you do not i L Va le 2 ing aa A e it 1 5 You can change the name of a spell you Save your game eawng up to the stone and press I have that spell on a new adventure display a save message created Note that you can rename a spell that f you had named previously by selecting E The name of the magic spell created by Change Name in the Magic Guild combining Magic Symbols appears here The Main Menu The menu screen is used to check on the status of the party members or use items you have To open the menu screen press 63 from any screen except for in combat FP ASI Eo na I vers MES alatus al ves Taye bes uU a LL PN Menu Commands Displays the menu commands that can be executed appear here B Character Status Displays the current status of the characters including their level and HP value and others appear here c Number of Continues Displays the number of times you can continue after a Game Over If you
31. mbine This ability Summons the Guardian embodied in the Medium wom by the character ARM x 2 This is the ability to use two Heavy ARM attacks at once After entering i this command select the two ARMs to use Boost This ability triples the attack power of a Heavy ARM with runaway power After entering this command select the ARM to use Character Status Abnonmalities When attacked by the enemy in battle characters may suffer status abnormalities Status abnormality attacks can be prevented by boosting the characters Personal Skills Once a status abnormality occurs it can be cured with magic spells or items Characters can also recover by staying at an inn t E Custom Commands j The Custom Commands can be used to invoke the ability of the i Medium that a character wears Various effects will occur depending onthe characteristics of the Guardian embodied in the Medium Another method of curing Status Abnormalities is by _ reaching full FP or CONDITION GREEN i Here are the custom effects of Mediums that you can obtain relatively early in the game There are also many other Mediums that you can Obtain as your adventure progresses Guardian of Earth Types of Status Abnormalities and Recovery Items Forgetfulness Poison drains the characters HP Disease prevents a characters HP Forgetfulness prevents a character gradually Cured by using the item from bein
32. n through abuse unreasonable use mistreatment or neglect THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR CLAIMS OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE BINDING ON OR OBLIGATE SCEA ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES APPLICABLE TO THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE NINETY 90 DAY PERIOD DESCRIBED ABOVE IN NO EVENT WILL SCEA BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM E USE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE SCEA SOFTWARE PRODUCT Some states do not allow limitations as to how long an implied warranty lasts and or exclusions or limitations E consequential damages so the above limitations and or exclusions of liability may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state s The Oficial Wi Arms Perfect Cuide Believed to be At Large at your Ya Wa VERSUSIBOOKS BRIE a Local Software or Book Retailer ry m P j PE Additionally suspect may be captured through use of the United States Postal Service ide To order by mail send a check or money order for 14 99 U S funds plus 3 00 shipping and handling to VERSUS BOOKS Attn WA2 Guide PO Box 469105 Escondido CA 92046 Make checks payable to Versus Books Orders shipped within 48 hours of receipt of order If in possession of a Credit Card fastest servi
33. nks Peggy Gallagher Andrew House Stephanie Iwarnasa Ted Jalbert Cindy Johnson Jennifer Jones Chuck Lacson Marie Macaspac Colin MacLean Letha Moore Dayton Paiva Kristine Pepa Quinn Pham Eileen Rodriquez Maggie Rojas Sarai Sequeria Sharon Shapiro Jack Siler Molly Smith Heather Stroock Jamie Tica Johanna Tordjman Michelle Vercelli Michelle Wessner Marilyn Weyant Kim Yuen And More Thank You s Kaz Hirai Jack Tretton Glenn Nash Todd Elhart Grace Kao Jerry Gentile Sara Chenoweth Doug Mukai Kirk Jue TBWA Chiat Day Jamison Gold Kerry Hopkins Michelle Manahan Lynda Vaitai Bruce Adams Joni Toney SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC e Production Copyright Sony Computer Entertainment Inc Produced By Contrail e Executive Producer Akira Sato e Supervisor Toshiyuki Miyata Yukio Nagasaki e Producers Takashi Fukushima Takahiro Kaneko e Directors Nobukazu Satoh Eitaro Nagano Total Game Design Scenario Akifumi Kaneko e Event Assistance Takayuki Kono Takao Nishiyama e Image Continuity Masayuki Kaneko Chief Map Design Hideyuki Kikuchi e Map Design Hiroyuki Tsutsumi Takayuki Kono Masayuki Kaneko Hiroyuki Katano Takao Nishiyama Muneyoshi Satoh e Battle Design Naoki Ishikawa e Battle Assistance Hiroyuki Katano e Character Graphics Akihisa Watanabe Yu Hik Chief Field Graphics Keiko Matsushita Field Graphics Nitaro Fujii Norihisa Ono Masahiro Yokoyama Ken I
34. nt Michiko Naruke Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Choral Arrangement The Gospellers Resistance Line Words by Michiko Naruke Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Composition Michiko Naruke Arrangement Yoshihiko Iwasaki Kiseki Miracle Words Composition Michiko Naruke Words Composition Michiko Naruke Arrangement CHOKKAKU Animation Producer Hidekazu Terakawa e Director Tensai Okamura lakh P oL EM Pa inting Continuity Tensai Okamura Masayuki Ando Animation Character Design Artwork Direction Takuya Saitoh Original Artwork Takahiro Kishida Masahiro Koyama Sei ichi Nakatani Masayuki Ando Asako Nishida Yoshiyuki Itoh Tomoaki Kado Toru Yoshida Kenji Ine Hiroyuki Nishimura Itsuko Takeda Takayuki Hamana Takuya Saitoh Tensai Okamura e Art Direction Hiromasa Ogura Blue Background Ogura Kobo Animation Inspection Chieko Ichimanda e Animation Production IG Satomi Ishikawa Kazuhiro Ohta Yuki Nakajima Hiroyo Izumi Reiko Sakai Miki Shimada Mika Nakabayashi Hiroki Itoh Animation IG Niigata Hiroyoshi Naitoh Kazuya Ishizaki Hiroyuki Oka Daisuke Nakayama Takeshi Morita Yukiko Mita Animation Studio Takuranke Rie Kondoh Kumiko Terada Eiji Komatsu Ryota e Animation ALP P P Yurika Higashisaka Yuko Goseki Miwako Yamamoto Koji Ichikawa Animation Jungle Gym Akio Hirata Yasuko Kajiyama Sakiko Arai Animation OH Productions AIC e Color Setting Color Design
35. on a 1 symbol characters Combat begins upon appears above the head of the completion of command input Character and then a battle starts items If all party characters fall in battle and there are no more Continue chances left a Game Encounter Cancel System Over results At the time of encountering an enemy if a black I symbol on a white background appears Boss Battles above the head of the character you can avoid When you are fighting against a boss monster amp the encounter by pressing immediately If the you may fight against not only the main body amp cancel is successful you can escape without but also arms or legs or other body parts entering combat Note that if a white I symbol X Although the battle is over if you defeat the l onared background appears you cannot avoid main body the experience points and money 1 the encounter eamed can be increased by defeating the other Avoidable Unavoidable body parts first Encounter Encounter p Also some items may not be obtained unless you defeat the other body parts Combat Screens Here we will describe the items that appear on the combat screens Learn these well Screen Explanation A These are graphic images of the player characters engaged in combat B These are graphic images of the enemy characters C The combat commands appear here D The names of the player characters engaged in combat appear here E The HP an
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37. power as weapons to establish a dictatorship over Filgaia This elite group takes orders from only one man Vinsfeld member of Cocytus He excels at warfare with modem weapons He is popular with his subordinates Officer of Odessa and member of Cocytus Although the youngest member she is a powerful summoner who manipulates Randolph the Magic Key Officer of Odessa She excels at assassination Officer of Odessa and and as a front line i d member of Cocytus The strategist T owner of an obstinate personality he is an expert on guns ___ Lana EE TL gt pamm ca 47 sec Lem Adventure Hints In dungeons you may need to fall down intentionally In dungeons there are passageways where you will fall if you lose your footing There may be levels where you must intentionally fall down in order to P there If you find a passageway that you can see but cannot get What do do if there is no way through If a passageway appears to come to a dead end try tuming the map around to see if you haven t missed a switch that will open some contraption Floors of different colors may become switches and walls of different pattems may be destroyed to expose a passageway In addition unfamiliar objects appearing on the screen should be examined thoroughly using various Tools and actions How do operate switches cannot reach Generall
38. signments window design and other system settings pontrol vo Copa ss E II E Palilccomeano i Cur mor oca d iom PCM oca don Str hire D Wireless ire E looks B losen Customizing the Windows You can change the colors of the four corners of your menu screen Select the corner you wish to change and pick the color you want by setting the level of each of the three colors R red G green and B blue The higher the value displayed to the right of the color the stronger that aspect of the color becomes Use the up and down directional buttons to increase or decrease the values MM Controller Sound Compass MotionView BattleCommand CursorLocation ScreenLocation Screensaver Thi The settings of controller buttons can b changed Change the button assignments so that they are easy to use and then select The sound settings can be changed to either Stereo or Monaural cari toggie the eroi OAOE QA TIER af field map This sets the camera in motion during combat Selecting No fixes the camera angle during combat This switches the method of entering commands in combat Selecting Neutral requires the directional button to be held down while selecting a command Choosing Fixed means that the cursor does not move back to the neutral position when the directional button is released This changes the cursor system Selecting Retum
39. the party This is the quantity of the item to be bought or sold Press the right directional button to increase the quantity by one Press the left directional button to decrease the quantity by 23 one Press the up directional button to increase Eis 1355 oo the ntity by ten Press the down directi mm l qua i fu Fish i Fiare la button to decrease the quantity by ten This is the total amount of the transaction If the party is already carrying a number of the selected items this quantity appears here H If a weapon or piece of armor is selected the change in parameters of the character if equipped with that item is displayed om Talk to the proprietor of the shop A list of the available products will appear Select Buy to buy something or Sell to sell something Enter the quantity of the selected item you want to buy or sell A message from the proprietor reporting the total amount will appear so to accept this select Yes If you select No you can reselect the items Pressing e with an item selected displays an explanation of the item here If Buy is selected the names and prices of items sold in the shop appears If Sell i selected the names and prices of items that can be sold by the party appears The ARM Upgrade Shops let you upgrade and power up the special weapons known as ARMs used by Ashley and Brad You c
40. ty of critical hits and surprise attacks Personal Skills The Personal Skills acquired by the character are displayed The current PS points of the character appear on the bottom row The Original Powers acquired by the character are displayed Force Abilities The Force Abilities acquired by the character are A displayed LM The Custom Command corresponding to the Medium wom by the character is displayed and back ranks and only the characters in the forward rank participate in combat Note that after victory in battle characters in the back rank eam the same amount of experience points as those in the forward rank Screen Explanation A Select Change Places to move the characters individually Select Change Party to swap the entire forward or back in the ranks B The characters in the forward rank appear here C The characters in the back rank appear here Lr LE Chur Mane Swope Party fst y iud 1 iva X III _ IERI Se fiat Spied i NU Farao Call This command lets you use your communicator to call for help While you cannot use this command at the iming start of the game you will be able to select it as the game progresses You may be able to obtain valuable information so check this resource often LI TM l uki ste ig er i System JJ This command lets you a customize the controller button as
41. unition can be replenished by buying it at an ARM Upgrade Shop or from a merchant specializing in loading ammo or by using the item called Bullet Load The special Bayonet attacks can be acquired by obtaining special items found in dungeon treasure chests Name Effect ShotWeapon Attacks a single enemy with the bayonet MultiBlast Attacks a group of enemies with special shells BoltAction Attacks a single enemy with a shooting slashing combo attack DeadOrAlive Has a certain probability of causing instant death to a single enemy Force Abilities Full Clip This attack fires at once all ammo loaded in that ARM After entering this command select the ARM to use to attack first When you select an action after entering this command the action will be executed first on the next tum Combine ry Access This ability summons the Guardian This attack releases Ashleys hidden embodied in the Medium wom by the powers Character ars gr cL d Abilities That Lilka Can Use Crest Sorcery Lilka can use the Crest Sorcery spells inscribed on Crests Using spells requires FP Abilities That Brad Can Use Heaw ARM This is a special attack that makes use of heavy firearms Ammunition is required to attack The ammunition can be replenished by buying it at an ARM Upgrade Shop or from a merchant specializing in loading ammo or by using the item called Bullet Load The special Heavy ARM attacks can be acquired by obt
42. wata Shinya Hirata Yutaka Kobayashi Masato Kobata Chief Battle Graphics Tetsuya Okubo Battle Graphics Yasuhiro Shibuya Hiroki Ishii Takayuki Yabubayashi Yutaka Kunimoto Sayaka Hozumi Ginta Nobuo Nakazawa e Effect Graphics Naoya Minemura Original Character Design Nitaro Fujii Akihisa Watanabe Yu Hiki Hiroki Ishii e Monster Design Tetsuya Okubo Yasuhiro Shibuya Hiroki Ishii Takayuki Yabubayashi Yutaka Kunimoto Sayaka Hozumi Nobuo Nakazawa Norihisa Ono Field Programming Takao Suzuki Masanori Yamamoto e Battle Programming Yuichi Takabayashi Battle Effect Programming Urabon Masanori Yamamoto e Event Script Fumihiro Kanatani Shinji Takeda Takao Suzuki e Utility Programming Urabon Programming Support Michelle Ahiko Game Developer Media Vision Inc e Sound Producer Takashi Fujisawa e Sound Effects Yuko Araki Hiroyuki Kasuya e Sound Advisor Masanori Takada e Music Michiko Naruke e Recording Directors Akihiko Shimizu Seiichi Negi Atsushi Yabe e Recording Engineers Kunihiko Aoto Tatsuya Ishii Maki Kosugi Music Programming Futoshi Shimohira WLD ARMS 2nd Ignition Donna Toki Demo Hitori Ja Nai You are Never Alone Words Composition Michiko Naruke Arrangement Direction Kazuhiko Toyama Yozora Night Sky Words Composition Michiko Naruke Arrangement Direction Michiko Naruke Tsuyoshi Yamanaka ATOMIC ARMS Composition Michiko Naruke Arrangeme
43. who say that they can save a record of your Crest In addition you can erase a previously inscribed magic spell and inscribe a new spell adventures onto a MEMORY CARD Select Save my game here to open a Magic Symbols Combined in Crests game save screen Use the directional buttons to select a block to save your Earth Maaic Symbol Geo Fire Maaic Symbol Flame EE game After saving when you are asked Do you want to continue your game i g y g yi T IIT Hu LM 4 u r select Yes to return to your game Selecting No starts a movie ending the Wind Magic Symbol Wing 24 Water Magic Symbol Muse ES ___ game If you selected Don t save you can continue your game without saving B ee frei lum To Create Erase Magic Spells 1 Once you have obtained a Crest talk to a Guild representative 2 Select whether you want to create a new magic spell or erase an existing spell 3 To create a new magic spell select the Crest i upon which it is to be created and then select Screen Explanation b m z 3 the magic symbols you wish to inscribe on it T S s liu EORNM NEED LE Ba made Sse a lictiefthe A Here you select whether to create rename or NAE T current magic spells available appears so erase a magic spell select the spell to erase Once you have B The number of Crests you have appears here ddl cl de am gt P i erased a magic spell the Crest is retumed to C The Magic S mbo
44. y expect to use the Tools to operate switches Take advantage of the fact that Ashley s Hurl Knife tends to drop straight down upon hitting something and make use of Lilka s Rods If the switch is in a diagonal direction adjust the angle of the character and try to hit it Be sure to save your game when you see a Stone If you see an Amazing Stone within the dungeon get in the habit of saving your game These Stones are generally located immediately after you have solved a complex puzzle or roughly midway in the total length of the dungeon Be prepared for any future dangers Take advantage of Personal Skills If you are having trouble in combat try using Personal Skills to enhance the abilities of the characters Particularly if status abnormalities occur due to enemy attacks combat will tend to drag out to your disadvantage We recommend that once you have mastered the Skills which prevent Poison Confusion and other status abnormalities try the Skills to improve abilities What happens if cannot figure out events Try talking to everyone in town Even people that you have talked to once may give you important information if you talk to them again on a different occasion Also if someone asks you to do a favor be sure to do it Some sort of development is sure to happen Ui but aah Ee hg ab PS eee ee In Boss battles attack parts other than the main body first In the case o
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