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Thank you for purchasing Maken X.
Please note that this software is
designed only for use with the
Dreamcast console. Be sure
to read this instruction manual
thoroughly before you start
playing Maken X.

Contents

2.

INTRODUCTION

3.

PROLOGUE

4.

THE DREAMCAST

CONTROLLER

6.

STARTING UP

8.

SOUND SETTINGS

9.

NAME ENTRY

10.

THE GAME

12.

WORLD MAP

13.

SYSTEM WINDOW

16.

ACTION SCREEN

17. 

BASIC ACTIONS

18.

LOCK-ON

19. 

BRAINJACKING

& PSI POINTS

20.

ITEMS

21. 

CHARACTER

INTRODUCTIONS

25.

GLOSSARY

Maken X is a memory card compatible game

[Visual Memory Unit (VMU) sold separately].
In order to save game files, the VMU to be used
must have at least 10 memory blocks of free
space available.

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Summary of Contents for Maken X

Page 1: ...E DREAMCAST CONTROLLER 6 STARTING UP 8 SOUND SETTINGS 9 NAME ENTRY 10 THE GAME 12 WORLD MAP 13 SYSTEM WINDOW 16 ACTION SCREEN 17 BASIC ACTIONS 18 LOCK ON 19 BRAINJACKING PSI POINTS 20 ITEMS 21 CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS 25 GLOSSARY Maken X is a memory card compatible game Visual Memory Unit VMU sold separately In order to save game files the VMU to be used must have at least 10 memory blocks of free ...

Page 2: ...s based on Plan X Maken is about to awaken What kind of PSI will it have The world was tumbling into chaos Five minutes into the future China and the USA had reached a standoff in their battle for supremacy The curtain will fall on a round of confidential Sino American talks in only five minutes Their discord is tangible The European Union is about to be engulfed by the shadow of misfortune and is...

Page 3: ...N Make sure that you insert the Jump Pack sold separately into Expansion Socket 2 of the controller START BUTTON THE JUMP PACK MOVES ANALOG THUMB PAD Move character cursor Press down and hold during battle to guard D PAD Move cursor A BUTTON Jump select B BUTTON Cancel X BUTTON Attack Y BUTTON Activate lock on TRIGGER L Hold down while moving the Analog Thumb Pad to look around TRIGGER R Hold down...

Page 4: ...Press the Analog Thumb Pad or the D Pad to select an item Select EXIT to make your modifications effective LOCK ON TYPE Select a lock on type TOGGLE Enables you to use the Y Button to toggle the lock HOLD Enables you to lock on only when Trigger R is held down SOUND Select from STEREO Speaker STEREO Headphone and MONO SE Adjust the volume of the game s sound effects BGM Adjust the volume of the ga...

Page 5: ...sitting to create the ideal nt to play Maken X NAME ENTRY CONTROLS Once the game starts and the story has been introduced you will be able to enter a name Press the Analog Thumb Pad and the D Pad to select letters and press the A Button to enter your selection ANALOG THUMB PAD Move cursor D PAD Backspace space A BUTTON Enter a letter B BUTTON Backspace X BUTTON Return to Menu Y BUTTON Delete TRIGG...

Page 6: ...art Button again to return to the game GAME OVER When your life gauge reaches 0 you will be given two options Restart current stage or Restart from the world map SIDE STORIES The story will split off into several side stories depending on the player s actions and decisions The story will be altered according to your response to key questions during Event Scenes and your actions in Action Scenes Re...

Page 7: ... the System Window 6 4 5 3 1 2 1 MAKEN NAME The Maken name that the player selected 2 PSI LEVEL Current accumulated total of PSI 3 SAVE Save a game file Your memory card must have at least 10 free memory blocks to save game files Also you can only save and load from the memory card that is connected to Control Port A of the Dreamcast Never switch the Dreamcast OFF remove the memory card or Jump Pa...

Page 8: ...cter with otential in the stage RT Enter the selected stage K Brainjack a character with Brainjack potential who is in the stage STATUS SCREEN SPECIAL ATTACK Press the A Button on the Status Screen to display an explanation of the special attack CHARACTER S NAME CHARACTER S LIFE CHARACTER S SPEED BRAINJACK RANK SPECIAL ATTACK NAME CHARACTER S POWER CHARACTER S JUMP POWER 00 2 29 10 40 AM Page 016 ...

Page 9: ...Press the X Button repeatedly to perform a combination multiple attack Press and hold the X Button until the EX Gauge is full then release to perform a special attack Press the X Button at the right time to deflect your opponents projectiles Note that some objects cannot be deflected Press the A Button to jump Press and hold the Analog Thumb Pad down and press the A Button to perform a backstep Pr...

Page 10: ...n to the next Brainjack Rank Collect PSI points by collecting the PSI that appears when you defeat opponents system allows you to automatically center on your opponent cursor will be displayed when an enemy approaches you Button to lock on to your enemy There will be a visual n your enemy Press the Y Button again to disengage the d gauge in the center of the focus mark indicates the The following ...

Page 11: ...mmon name is in the hands of the player It has an artificial brain and the knowledge of an average adult It thinks and it can make decisions However it also contains a hidden purpose Kay Sagami A student at Jyusei High School Her mother died when she was young leaving her to be raised by her father the chief scientist at the Kanazawa Research Institute She respects and admires her father and dream...

Page 12: ...onsible for Plan X artificial brain total system control A rude and self centered man He and Anne go back a long way Chief Hiro Sagami Kay s father and the chief scientist at the Kanazawa Research Institute He is a world authority on PSI engineering Fei Chao Lee An exchange student from Hong Kong and Kay s tutor In fact he is also a blademaster who is entrusted to awaken Maken 23 00 2 29 10 41 AM ...

Page 13: ...n nor touched because it exists in another dimension People do not yet understand this concept PSI Kou Yamashiro The son of a very wealthy family and Kay s best friend Raised by his strict grandfather he has grown to become a simple and strong Japanese boy He really likes Kay Fu Shou Lee The leader of a Chinese merchant group He is also the head of the Blademasters a secret organization that is se...

Page 14: ...d formed a new faction After the restoration of Hong Kong to China they increased in power until they had a worldwide network It has been suggested that they are behind the disasters that are occurring throughout the world SANGOKAI Hakke is the general name for the leaders of the Sangokai Hakke have deformed PSI which has also had a physical influence on their appearance HAKKE The Blademasters are...

Page 15: ...lopment mazaki Analyst epian d Analysts dwards Robledo ger Alvarez eting Specialist Lee ector olden ns r Hawkins ces honfisch Santos Project Management SOJ Koji Kuroki Manual Production Staff SOJ Writer Editor Translator Luke Valentine Writer Jun ichi Murakami ATLUS DTP Operator Makoto Nishino Supervisor Kaoru Ichigozaki Special Thanks to Rick Bowman Sandy Castagnola Shinobu Shindo SOJ 00 2 29 10 ...

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