INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started....................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 1 Portal of Power™.................................................................................................................................... 2 Saving your Skylander Stats......
PORTAL OF POWER™ To begin Skylanders Trap Team, you will need to prepare your Portal of Power. First, please install batteries into the Portal of Power. To turn on your Portal of Power, press on the top until it clicks and the Portal of Power lights up. You can use the Portal of Power to bring your Skylanders to life by visiting the portal in the Eternal Archives.
SAVING YOUR SKYLANDERS STATS Steps needed to save: • On the Touch Screen Menu, select the Skylander that you wish to save. • Visit the portal in the Eternal Archives. • Place the corresponding figure on the Portal of Power and follow the on-screen instructions. • The level, the upgrades and the equipped hat are saved on the figure This game uses an auto-save feature for game progression. Please do not touch the POWER Button or remove the Game Card when this icon is displayed.
Skylanders Trap Team has exciting mini-games where you move your Nintendo 3DS around. • Tilt your Nintendo 3DS to move objects like snowballs or flying carpets! • Cannons can also be aimed by moving your Nintendo 3DS around. Sit in a stable position with your Nintendo 3DS in front of you. Move your body and the Nintendo 3DS left, right, up and down to aim. When playing this game, you may have to move the Nintendo 3DS system around.
PLAYING THE GAME IN-GAME DISPLAY 1. Health Meter – The green meter displays the amount of remaining health for your Skylander. Leveling up your Skylander will increase the max health amount. 3 2. Experience Meter – When the grey meter is filled your Skylander will gain an experience level. 3. Gems – Displays the amount of gems collected. 1 4 8 5 2 6 4. Experience Orbs – Collecting these orbs will increase your Experience Meter. 5. Skylander Level – Reflects the experience level for your Skylander.
PLAYING THE GAME CONTINUED ELEMENTAL CLASSES Each Skylander possesses the power of one of 8 Elemental Classes. The elemental classes included are: Air Air Life Life Undead Undead Earth Earth Fire Fire Water Water Magic Magic Tech Tech ELEMENTAL GATES Throughout Skylands, there are Elemental Gates that only Skylanders of that element can open.
PLAYING THE GAME CONTINUED TRAPPING VILLAINS After defeating escaped villains, you have the ability to capture them by using your Stylus to trace the vortex on the Touch Screen of the Nintendo 3DS. After capturing a villain, you can briefly summon them in battle by pressing the Villain Attack Button on the Touch Screen. After each attack, your villain will need to rest as the timer counts down, signifying when the attack can be used again.
PLAYING THE GAME CONTINUED SKYSTONES If your system is connected to the Internet, this software allows you to play Skystones matches against online opponents. Competitive matches are unlocked by completing the Skystones tutorial. Requirements • One system in the Nintendo 3DS family per player. • Each player must own the software.
STREETPASS™ This software uses StreetPass (local wireless communication) for the exchange of in-game characters. Using StreetPass, you can obtain demonstration versions of any character supported by Skylanders Trap Team that are not in your collection and only for a limited period of time. • One demo character will be transferred per StreetPass (that person’s most (or most recently) used Skylander). • The last ten StreetPass demo characters are saved.
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