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bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 2 Welcome Hero! Imagine the island of Voya Nui. You are on a beach at the foot of a monstrous cliff. A line of meandering footprints leads you to a figure collapsed on the sand. As you approach, a deep rumble of thunder echoes in the distance. Exhausted, a Matoran looks up — at first fearful — but then understanding, “I know who you are. You are the Hero,” he says. You smile. With this encouragement the Matoran tells you the story.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 4 Getting Started Controls Menu Controls L Button R Button +Control Pad A Button SELECT B Button START 1. Turn OFF the power switch on your Nintendo Game Boy® Advance. Important: Never insert or remove a Game Pak when the power is on. 2. Insert the BIONICLE Heroes™ Game Pak into the Game Boy® Advance. Press firmly to lock the Game Pak in place. 3. Turn ON the POWER switch and the startup screens will appear.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 6 Current TOA Heads-Up Display Armor Level This icon shows the TOA you are currently controlling. It reacts when you take hits in combat. The icon changes when you find an upgrade in a level or a new Mask at the end of a Zone. Energy Meter Energy Meter The Energy Meter shows the TOA’s secondary fire level (B Button).
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 8 Proto-Spawn Orb A small orb of energized Protodermis that emerged from the lake at the same time as the Hero hovers around the TOA like a sidekick, firing at enemies and helping you defeat Makuta’s Minions. You begin a level with the Proto-Spawn at full health. The more damage the TOA takes, the more likely it is that the orb will be chased off. Pick up Proto-Spawn upgrades throughout the levels and use them to customize its weapons.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 10 Main Menu After the opening sequence, you will see the Main Menu. Select any option: J New Game — Begin a New Game of BIONICLE Heroes™ and then select an empty Save Game slot. J Load Game — Continue a previously saved game. The menu will show you three Save Game slots. (See page 24 for more information.) J Options — Adjust game options. (Press START to open the in-game Options Menu during play.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 12 LEGO Pieces & Constractions LEGO pieces and “constractions” are objects that do something in the game. (In LEGO terms, “constraction” means “construction + action.”) J Pick up individual pieces by walking over them. Doing this adds them to your score and TOA Health. J Shoot at constractions (A Button for primary fire; B Button for secondary fire) to release more LEGO pieces.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 14 Level Select Screen Screen Items Elemental Zone Icons Zone Levels Island Zone Elemental Zone Icons The Elemental Zone icons show the six elemental Zones on the island. Select the first Zone, and press the +Control Pad ^ to see the icons of any unlocked Zone levels. You must complete the levels in the correct order. You can return to any completed levels in Free Play (page 18). Press the +Control Pad */@ to select a Zone.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 16 Pause Menu The TOA When the action gets too intense, or you want to check the controls or change option settings, press START to pause the action. This opens the Pause Menu that allows you to: J Continue — Continue the level. J Strafe Mode — Switch between Auto-Face and Hold J Music Volume — Adjust the game’s music volume (see page 10). (see page 10).
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 18 Free Play In Free Play mode, you can return to previously completed levels in the guise of any TOA from Zones you’ve already completed. (You don’t have to be in the guise of the TOA from the Zone you choose!) You can swap between TOA (L Button) and use upgraded weapons and Cheats to access secret and hidden areas. Additionally, in this mode, you can access the Progress, Arena and Boss levels of a Zone separately.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 20 Medal Runes Letter Runes Medal Runes are awarded when you perform to a high standard in different sections of the game. They appear on the Rank/Score Screen at the end of a level. There are 12 Medal Runes for each Elemental Zone. As you collect them, they appear on the Level Select Screen (page 14). Some Medal Runes can only be collected in Free Play mode. J TOA Medal — Complete the Progress level with Rank A.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 22 Constractions There are numerous LEGO constractions in the game. These will be very useful in progressing through the game. Stand close to the constraction pieces, press and hold the A Button, and the object will build itself. J Trains — Build a moving platform and then board it to follow a track that winds through a level. You cannot run and your path is predictable, so be ready to strafe and fire at the large number of enemies who close in on you.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 24 Saving & Loading BIONICLE Heroes™ auto-saves your progress, including upgrades, rewards, ranks, medals and score, every time you complete a level. Completed levels are left unlocked for you to access in Free Play. You will be warned not to turn off the power while the game is auto-saving. To load a saved game, select Load Game from the Main Menu, select the game Game Save slot you want to load, and press the A Button.
bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 QA LEADS Geoffrey Rollins Rene Lange QA Diane Ng Roch-Denis Gagnon Matthew Hurry Chris Goldsmith Rodney Dickson William Pare Ramcees Gonzalez Matthew Woods Patrice Bennett Alex-Andre Benoit Devon Johnstone James Enright 12:52 PM Page 26 Music Composed by Ian Livingstone Courtesy of Tsunami Sounds Ltd. www.tsunami.co.uk Additional Testing Toby Smith Sam Smith Intro Movie Think Tank Studios www.thinktankstudios.co.
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bh gba final.qxd 10/19/06 12:52 PM Page 30 Register online at www.eidosregistration.com EIDOS, INC., LICENSE & LIMITED WARRANTY Eidos, Inc., warrants to you, the original purchaser of this Game Pak, that for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of your purchase, this Game Pak shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship. If, at any time during the applicable ninety (90) day warranty period you determine that this limited warranty has been breached, Eidos, Inc.
