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T h e re are multiple places within the game for Ryo to practice his martial arts moves such as the dojo,
a park, open ground, etc. Whenever Ryo ente rs into a place suitable for practice, a confi rmation A. S .
will appear. Howeve r, if th e re are people around, the A.S. will not appear so if you are intent on
p racticing, wait until the area clears out or look for another practice are a .
The game controls used when practicing moves are the same as used for Free Battle
p l ay and the pro ficiency level for any moves practiced will increase.
P racticing with an opponent is called sparring. When Ryo is alone, it is called pra c t i c i n g .
Sparring and Practice
Save Point Menu
P ra c t i c i n g
S p a rri n g
At some points in the sto ryline pro gression, Ryo will have the
o p p o rtunity to learn new moves from va rious game ch a ra c te rs.
These ch a ra c te rs will provide ve ry careful inst ruction so simp ly fo l l ow what they say
and input commands accord i n gly. Once Ryo is able to exe c u te the move at will it
will be considered “acqu i red” and will be added to the martial art moves scro l l .
Move Instruction
Just after Ryo performs the move correctly the commands for that move
will be displayed brief ly on the VMU display as a hint.
The save point is located in Ryo’s bedroom in the Hazuki household.
When the day ends, select “Sleep” from the Savepoint Menu to have Ryo
go to sleep and replenish his energy. Usually, at 11:30pm, Ryo will
automatically be transferred to the save point so he can go to bed.
Visual Memory Display
T R A I N I NG
SAV E P O I N T
Whenever Ryo enters his bedroom, the Savepoint Menu will be
displayed. (You can display this menu manually by positioning
Ryo in front of his bed and pressing ).
Use the D-Pad to select a menu item. “Training” and “Sleep”
are only available after 8:00pm.
Select to modify the game settings. For details on the controls required
and the items available refer to “Options” on p. 9.
Settings
Select to save the current game data to a game file. Select the file to save the data to
and press . Up to three game files can be created. For details, see p. 12.
Save
Modify or view the training method Ryo uses for his daily martial art
moves training. For details, see p. 27.
Training
At the end of the day, have Ryo sleep to replenish his energy.
Sleep
