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INTRODUCTION Welcome to Skylands young Portal Master. Only you, the Skylanders, and the newly returned Skylanders Giants can stop the evil that now threatens the peace of Skylands! Kaos is back, and with a slew of new evil tricks! It is up to you to discover the secrets behind the ancient and mysterious Arkeyan ways before Kaos does! PORTAL OF POWER To begin Skylanders Giants™, the Portal of Power must first be connected up to your Wii console.
GAMEPLAY CONTROLS The Portal of Power and at least one Skylander figure are required to start a new profile and to proceed in the first part of the tutorial. Move Character / Menu Navigation Menu Navigation 2nd Power / Back Use / Talk Special Power 1st Power / Accept Pause Character Info CAUTION: WRIST STRAP USE Please use the wrist strap to help prevent injury to other people or damage to surrounding objects or the Wii Remote in case you accidentally let go of the Wii Remote during gameplay.
MENUS MENU NAVIGATION +Control Pad/Control Stick – Navigate menus. A Button – Press to accept. B Button – Press to go back to the previous menu or cancel. MAIN MENU Story Mode – Begin your adventure in either Single Player or Co-Op mode. Battle Mode – Challenge a friend in a variety of battle modes and arenas. Settings – Adjust General Settings (Visiting Nicknames), Audio Settings (Music, Voice, and Effects) and view Controls Layout. PAUSE MENU Chapter Select – Load a previously completed level.
PLAYING THE GAME IN-GAME DISPLAY – SKYLANDERS GIANTS STORY MODE 8 6 7 2 5 1 3 4 1. Life Meter – The green meter displays the amount of Health your Skylander has. If the Life Meter of any Skylander reaches zero, they must be removed from the Portal of Power and replaced with a different Skylander. 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.
PLAYING THE GAME CHARACTER INFO Press the – Button to view and manage each of your Skylanders in the “Character Info” Section. The adjacent menus and sub menus can be found under “Character Info”: Stats – Displays your current Skylanders Stats. Hats – View which Hats your Skylander has collected and equip or remove them here. Upgrades - View which Upgrades your Skylander has acquired.
PLAYING THE GAME ELEMENTAL CLASSES Each Skylander possesses the power of one of 8 Elemental Classes. The elemental classes included are: Air Life Undead Earth Fire Water Magic Tech ELEMENTAL GATES Throughout Skylands, there are Elemental Gates that only Skylanders of that element can open.
PLAYING THE GAME THE DREADYACHT - CAP’N FLYNN’S SHIP Flynn’s ship is always on the move, making it the best place to prepare and train for the next level in between traveling Skylands. Flynn’s ship is full of useful areas and other surprises which will help you on your journey to stop Kaos! Areas of interest include: Game Room – Inside the Game Room, talk to Auric to buy items from his Store or practice Skystones with Dreadbeard.
BATTLE MODE In the various Battle Modes, choose from a variety of arenas and have a brawl against your friends. Use items, traps and jump pads to your advantage as you try to become the ultimate Portal Master. Challenge a friend in four different head-to-head modes: Arena Rumble: A head-to-head battle between two Portal Masters in a fight to the finish to determine who will reign supreme. SkyGoal: Retrieve a Skyball and take it into the end zone.
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