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MAIN MENU

Every visit to Wisteria Lane starts here at the Main Menu.

Play Game

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game or to resume an already existing Wisteria Lane story.

Create New Family

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Special Features

Special Features will display a family to select. Selecting a saved family allows you to view the mini-games, photo album and unlocked episodes associated with that family.

Select Family

You can save up to four different families in Wisteria Lane, allowing you to try a number of approaches (or allowing several members of your real family to try life in Wisteria Lane). Either way, choose the family to play here.

Mini-Games

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Photo Album

Pictures that you take during the game will be saved here.

Replay Episode

Want to try a different approach to getting the dirt on your neighbors? Click this to see a list of previously played Episodes and choose the one you’d like to try again.

Options

This menu allows you to adjust Video and Audio settings and to switch special effects on or off. For most visitors to Wisteria Lane, the default settings should be appropriate for your

computer hardware, but you’re always welcome to adjust things to suit your taste. You can access the in-game Options Menu at any time during game play by pressing the ESC key or by selecting the ¸6W[PVUZ4LU\¹PJVU from the Reference Bar.

Quit to Desktop

Just like it says, click this to close the menu and end your visit to Wisteria Lane. Did you remember to save your progress?

Saving Your Progress

Progress is automatically saved at the beginning of an episode or you can save your game at any time by opening the in-game Options Menu and

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Contents Page Table of Contents Welcome to Wisteria Lane Wisteria Lane. Idyllic. Friendly. SafeMinimum InstallationSystem Requirements Getting StartedHousewives Quick StartReadMe File Episode #1 of Desperate Housewives Game Menu ControlsMain Menu Life on Wisteria Lane Socializing Interacting with PeopleConversation Kiss, Hug, SlapHints Reference BarGoals InventoryNeighborhood Map NeedsBudget HomeRelationships Wall HeightPlaying Poker InvestigatingMini-Games with Poker CheatingCooking CleaningMini-Games and Home Activities GardeningFood Delivery ServicesNeighborhood Your HouseYour Neighbors & Others Mayers DresserShopping Mall Van de KampsEdie Britt ScavosSolises Paul YoungDaniel and Frank Fox Updates and Additional InformationDownloadables for Your Game Mrs. Davenport