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introduction Welcome to the magical world of Skylands. You are now an elite Portal Master with the power to control the Portal of Power and bring the mighty Skylanders to life. Together, your mission is to save Skylands from the evil darkness that has taken over. portal of power To begin Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure™, the Portal of Power must first be connected up to your XBOX 360. With the XBOX 360 powered off, insert the Portal of Power into an available port.
gameplay controls Xbox 360 Controller ] left trigger x right trigger ` right bumper _ l eft Y Interact with bumper NPCs/Items L left stick X Second Attack < A Primary Attack ACK B button B Special Attack l directional pad C r ight stick > START button Xbox Guide Xbox 360 Start Left Stick A X/Right Trigger/Right Bumper B/Left Trigger/Left Bumper Y Right Stick (Up and Down) Right Stick (Side to Side) Back D-Pad Basic Action Pauses Game/Brings up Pause Menu Movement/Aim T
Menus main menu Skyland Adventures – Enter the adventure mode and play with 1 or 2 players. Battle Mode – Challenge a friend in a variety of battle modes and arenas. Options – Adjust General Settings (Visiting Nicknames), Audio (Music, Voice, Effects), and View Controls Layout. pause menu Chapter Select – Enter a previously completed level. Objectives – Displays level goals. Collections – View Skylanders, Legendary Treasures, Accolades and Story Scrolls.
Playing the game 2. Currency – Collecting various forms of treasure will allow you to purchase upgrades. 3. Level and Level Meter – This displays the current level of your Skylander. When the yellow meter is filled up, your Skylander wil level up. The max level a Skylander can reach is 10. 4. Victory Points – Collecting these Victory Points will increase your Level Meter. 5. Elemental Symbol – Displays the elemental symbol of your Skylander. 6.
playing the game Use the “Manage” tab to customize your Skylander. • Nicknames: Each Skylander can have a nickname that will be displayed in place of their standard name. • Hats: As you progress through the game, look out for hidden gift boxes containing stylish Skylander Hats that boost your stats. Any Skylander can wear any Hat. • Ownership: This option allows you to take ownership of a visiting Skylander to add it to your collection.
playing the game Elemental Gates Throughout Skylands, there are Elemental Gates that only Skylanders of that element can open. Inside are special areas containing new challenges, collectibles and other rewards for you to discover! Co-op play At any time during Adventure Mode, a second player can join the game by hitting the A Button on their XBOX 360 Controller, and then placing a Skylander on the Portal of Power.
BATTLE MODE match settings menu 1. Restore Health – After a round, your Skylander is fully healed. 2. Powerups – Boost items are added in the fight. 3. Food – Food is dropped to heal your Skylander. 4. Arena Hazards – Toggle the option on to add dangerous traps to ensnare your opponent. 5. Fair Fight – Toggle the option on to remove all Skylander levels and balance upgrades for the duration of the fight.
credits XPEC Chairman Aaron Hsu Ian Pan LingShih Fang Mark Lee Ping Hsu Matthew Huang Oread Wang Tina Chen Yuan Wang Chief Executive Officer Devin Hsieh Lead Designer Lancelot Chu Lead Character Artist Ernie Juan Executive Producer/ BU General Manager Wonder (Pei- Shin) Lin Lead Character/ AI Designer Joe Liu Chief Technology Officer Eric Chang Lead Level Designer Zu Wang Character Artists Alan Chou Chien Su Dolly Chen Hyde Chang Rex Lin Producer Albert Lee Character/AI Designer Capra Shih Neil
credits 2D Artists Jocelyn Kao Luka Wang Peter Lin Robin Lin UI Artists Aska Lee Geoff Hsu Coordinators Efan Lin Ilin Hsu QA Manager Sean Lin QA Testers Vincent Chen Ocean Liu David Chou Edward Lu Kazuma Wang Kevin Kao Kouritsu Cheng Marquis Chen Martin Kao Sore Wang Tommy Kao Marketing & Media Chris Chen XPEC Babies Mathieu Rene Morel Lin Liang-Liang Yang Momo Yeh Special Thanks Chialing Lee Dochin Lai Edge Chen Jimmy Hwang Johnny Hsieh Louie Ho 10 Lucas Tzeng Rex Tsai XPEC Administration Team XPEC MIS D
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