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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Pentium II 700MHz
256MB RAM
60MB free HD space
Windows 2K/XP/Vista
DirectSound-compatible sound card
32 MB DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card or better
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THE BASICS
· Move the mouse left and right to move the winged shooter.
· Left click to fire a sphere at the oncoming spheres.
· Right clicking will exchange the primary sphere for the secondary sphere held in the shooter’s claws.
· Match three or more same-colored spheres to eliminate them.
· Prevent the approaching spheres from reaching the pyramid at the end of the path.
· Catch falling coins, gems, jewelry pieces, and power-ups with your shooter for extra points, abilities, and upgraded powers.
· Continue to eliminate the approaching spheres until the final scarab and all spheres have been destroyed.
THE SCARAB
· The blue and gold scarab at the end of each group of spheres pushes the spheres toward your pyramid.
· A scarab can only be destroyed by eliminating all the spheres it is pushing, or by being crushed from behind by another group of spheres.
· When a scarab is destroyed by eliminating all its spheres, it will drop gems and jewelry worth extra bonus points.
· Scarabs will continue to spawn until the sinister boss scarab (a black and silver spiked scarab) appears with the final train of spheres.
TREASURE AND POWER-UPS
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ANKH COINS
· Whenever 4 or more spheres are eliminated, there is a chance to spawn an Ankh Coin. The more spheres eliminated at one time, the greater the change for an Ankh Coin.
· Move the shooter beneath a falling coin to catch it.
· The counter on the bottom left of the screen shows how many coins have been collected.
· Coins can be used the purchase upgrades to powerups by visiting the store (through the main menu or at the end of a level).
· Coins collected accumulate throughout the lifespan of a player's profile. Coins will carry over when starting a new adventure campaign as long as it is within the same player profile.
GEMS
· Whenever all of a scarab’s spheres are eliminated, it will burst and drop gems and jewelry pieces worth extra points.
· The farther from the pyramid a scarab is when destroyed, the more gems and jewelry pieces will be spawned.
· Move the shooter beneath a falling gem or piece of jewelry to catch it.
INSTANT EFFECT POWER-UPS
· Instant effect power-ups activate immediately when caught.
· Move the shooter beneath a falling icon to catch and activate it.
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Turtle |
Slow |
Reduces the speed of all spheres on the screen |
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Upheld Hand |
Stop |
Stops the spheres for a few seconds |
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Reversing Arrow |
Reverse |
Reverses the direction of the spheres for a few seconds |
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Bomb |
Color Bomb |
Destroys all spheres of the bomb’s color on the screen |
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Triple Arrow |
Speed Shot |
Increases the speed of the spheres launched and adds a light beam for accuracy |
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Scorpion |
Scorpion |
Launches a magical scorpion from your pyramid that moves along the path, destroying the first spheres it encounters. Note: It only affects spheres pushed by the first scarab it encounters. |
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Arms |
Bottom Net |
Activates a magical net below the shooter which will catch any falling object for a short period of time. |
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Ibis Head |
Color Sort |
Sorts all spheres onscreen into groups of the same color. Note: The spheres within each scarab’s train are sorted separately. |
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Udjat Eye |
Match Highlighter |
Creates an aura around groups of spheres that would create a match of three or more with the primary shooter sphere. |
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Spiked Ball |
Pyramid Blocker |
Creates a barrier in front of the pyramid(s). Spheres that run into it will be destroyed. When a maximum number of spheres have been crushed by it, it will explode, removing any spheres close to it. |
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Sand Flames |
Sandstorm |
Ushers in a sandstorm that moves up from the bottom of the screen, destroying the first half of the spheres on screen that it encounters. |
SHOOTABLE POWER-UPS
· Shooter power-ups change the primary sphere when caught.
· Left click to shoot and activate the power up.
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Red Sunburst |
Fireball |
Destroys all spheres within a radius. |
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Lightning Bolt |
Lightning Bolt |
Destroys all spheres touched by the lightning bolt. |
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Wild Ball |
Will match any two spheres it touches. |
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Pharaoh's Crook |
Color Replacer |
Changes all spheres of a color to the color of the crook. |
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Cloud |
Color Cloud |
Will paint all spheres within a radius the same color as the cloud. |
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Base Point Value:
Each sphere is worth 100 points.
Matches:
Creating matches causes collapses. Each collapse scores bonus points of 100 points for each sphere. So, a match of 3 will score 300 points, a match of 4 will score 400 points, a match of 5 will score 500 points, etc.
Chain Reactions:
When spheres are collapsed, and the two spheres on either end of the gap are of the same color, they will attract back to each other. If the spheres connect and there are 3 or more, they will also collapse. This is known as a chain reaction. Bonus points are awarded for each consecutive chain reaction.
Difficulty Levels and Scoring:
Scoring is increased as the player progresses in the level of difficulty. Easy is scored at a 1:1 ratio. Medium is scored at a 1.5:1 ratio. Hard is scored at a 2:1 ratio, and Insane is scored at a 3:1 ratio.
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A player’s scores and progression through the game are saved in a Profile. When the game is run for the first time, the player will be asked to enter their name to create the first profile. The active profile is shown at the bottom of the Main Menu screen. Profiles can be added and deleted, or the active profile can be changed by clicking the ‘Change Profile’ button above the name.
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· Allows you to start a new game or continue from where you left off. If a new game is selected, then the player chooses the difficulty level as well.
· Selecting this option allows you to change various game settings including screen resolution and sound and music volume
How To Play
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Shows you how to play
Store
· Displays the screen where players may purchase upgrades to powerups or unlocked shooter and sphere sets.
· Shows a player's achievement awards and global statistics.
Exit Game
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Exits
Change Profile
· Allows you to add, delete, or change player profiles.
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· The volume settings for Sound Effects and Music are provided so that you can change the balance between music and the sound effects of the game.
· Simply click and drag the sliders until you are happy with the volume.
· NOTE: These settings are also affected by the volume settings in your control panel and on your speakers themselves.
· Selecting these options toggles the game between Full Screen and Windowed Modes.
· Toggles on or off effects and extra game elements for high or low end systems. Try using low detail if the game is not running smoothly.
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· Choose Adventure on the Campaign Select dialog.
· The pyramid construction screen shows game progress. Every stage completed adds to the player's pyramid.
· Select either Start New Game or Continue.
· Select the difficulty level desired on the Select Difficulty dialog (when starting a new game).
· Complete the entire adventure to unlock Insane difficulty.
· Choose Puzzle on the Campaign Select dialog.
· Select the thumbnail of on unlocked level to begin.
· The thumbnails will always display the furthest progress in Puzzle Campaign to begin with.
· Use the arrow buttons to scroll through unlocked puzzle levels.
· Choose Free Play on the Campaign Select dialog.
· Use the mode arrow buttons to select the desired gameplay mode.
· Use the level arrow buttons to scroll through unlocked levels.
· Classic and Endless levels will be unlocked as the player encounters them in Adventure Campaign.
· Select the thumbnail of on unlocked level.
· Select the difficulty level desired on the Select Difficulty dialog.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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This program has been tested extensively to make sure it will operate correctly for all users. If you run into problems with system crashes, error messages or other incorrect behavior, we suggest you first try one of the following:
1) Upgrade your computer’s sound card drivers. This can be done by identifying the type of sound card your computer is using, and finding the manufacturer's web site. Or, most drivers will be automatically updated if you follow step #2
2) Upgrade DirectX. This is a Microsoft component and it includes special drivers for video cards and sound cards for virtually every manufacturer. It is therefore a very large download, but updating DirectX solves nearly all system problems that are encountered with MumboJumbo games.
The most recent download location for DirectX is:
http://www.microsoft.com/directx
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Art & Animation |
Bobby Hutson James O'Donnell |
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Design |
Todd Rose John Boyd Richard 'Levelord' Gray |
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Quality Assurance |
Nicholas Becmer Kandis Daniel Kristel McField David Shepherd |
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Launcher |
Thomas Lima |
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Managing Director |
Ron Dimant |
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CEO |
Mark Cottam |
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