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MODEL 74025
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82387900 Rev.B
Become a true Spirit Detective!
Now you can collect, trade, and battle your favorite
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BEGIN
By scanning UPC codes (bar codes) from common household products, this special unit can collect up to 55 characters/creatures and 25 items! Each character has its own strengths and weaknesses and the items have a variety of uses.
Once you scan them, many of the characters will enter your controller voluntarily. However, others may refuse to join, and you must defeat them in battle in order to add them to your collection. And if you have ever banished a character from your unit, it will be much more difficult to defeat the next time you meet.
BUTTONS AND FEATURES
Scanning
Wand
Reset 
B button |
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| Pan button |
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| Directional Pad | |
On / A button | |||
Scanning Wand - When activated, place the tip flat on either side of a UPC code and scan it
Troubleshooting: Scan the entire barcode back and forth to ensure a true read of the barcode. If you still have difficulty, speed up your scanning. Also, check your batteries. If you are consistently not acquiring a character your batteries maybe low.
Directional Pad - This
tory of items. It also lets you pan across a character pictured in your view screen (when a character is selected).
Hint: You can press the “left” direction of the Directional Pad to return to the main menu at almost any time.
ON / A Button - Use this to turn on the con- troller and to enter selections. When a charac- ter is selected, this button also lets you view all its information.
B button - Press this button to back out of any selection to the previous screen.
Pan button - When a character is selected, press this button, then use the Directional Pad to pan across the entire image of the charac- ter.
Sound On / Off - From the Main Menu, choose “sound,” then use the Directional Pad and the ON / A Button to turn the sound On or Off.
Reset button - When a blunt point is inserted, this resets the controller to its original settings.
Just remember, when you press this but- ton, all your characters and player data is cleared.
Sleep Mode - After 60 seconds of inactivity, your controller will automatically go into “sleep mode”. To turn it on again, simply press the ON / A Button and the controller will return to the last screen you were viewing.
COLLECTING CHARACTERS
From the Main Menu, select the “Scan” option. The screen will read, “Ready to Scan” and the Port at the end of the Scanning Wand will become active for 10 seconds.
Now go to any household product that has a UPC (bar code) printed on it. It can be a box of cereal, a book, a new toy, or anything that is scanned at a store register.
Place the Scanning Wand directly onto the surface of the product, in front or behind the bar code, and slide it over the code from left-
Hint: Flat surfaces are the easiest to scan. It takes more practice and skill to scan round or
Now, if it is a full power, you have successfully scanned one of four different things:
Compatible Character - A character that is compatible with your unit.
Aggressive Character - A character that is not compatible with your unit.
Grudge Match Character - A character you have previously banished.
Item - An item or special attack your charac- ters can use during battle.
If you scan a Compatible Character, and you do not already have it in your controller, the unit will ask if you wish to “Recruit” or “Ban- ish” this particular creature. If you choose to recruit the character, it becomes part of your inventory. If your unit is full, then you will have to banish one of your other characters before you can recruit a new one.
Hint: Every time you banish a particular char- acter, it becomes harder to beat the next time you face it in battle.
If you scan a character that is already in your controller, but the new character is stronger or your current character is Knocked Out, the new character will replace the old character.
Be Careful!
If an Aggressive or Grudge Match Character is scanned you have to be ready to fight! How- ever, if you don’t have at least one compatible characters active or inside your controller, the controller will reject the character.
VIEWING YOUR COLLECTED CHAR- ACTERS AND ITEMS
Once you have collected a compatible char- acter or an item, you can view it by selecting “character” or “item” from the main screen using the ON / A Button.
Characters
If you select “character” from the main menu, an image of the first character in your invento- ry will appear. If you press the Pan Button, you can use the Directional Pad to see the entire picture of the character. Press the ON / A Button to view the character’s name, num- ber, and team name. Press the ON / A Button again to view the character’s “Attack Value and Cost” followed by it’s “Defense Value.”
Press the ON / A Button again to view the character’s current “Advantage Level” and “Experience Points”. Each character gains some experience point for every battle won. After earning enough experience points, the character moves up a level. This makes it more powerful, gives it more attack options, and makes it harder to defeat.
Press the ON / A Button again to view the character’s attack options. Select “Attack” to see what kind of attack moves this character has available to it. Press the “Left” direction of the Directional Pad to return to the Main Menu.
Example:
AV (Attack Value)
+222 - This number represents the power of a character’s attack without any items or tech- niques attached. If items or techniques are involved, the number increases. Each attack has a price (Cost
DEF (Defense Value)
+228 This number determines how much damage this character can take.
A.L. & EX.PT. (Advantage Level & Experience
Points)
A.L. 10
EX. PT. 000.0
The Advantage Level is increased by the amount of experience points earned. Experi- ence points increase by the amount of match- es won.
Items
Select “item” from the Main Menu, and an image of the first item in your inventory will appear. Use the Directional Pad to scroll through the items.
Press the ON / A Button to view the Item’s name, Defense or Attack Modifier Value and it’s Cost. Press the ON / A Button again to view the item’s Attack Type (unlimited, one time only, etc.).
Helpful Hint: It’s helpful to have a variety of items stockpiled before going to battle.
TRADING AND BANISHING
CHARACTERS
Trading characters with a friend is a great way to get Aggressive Characters and Grudge Match Characters without having to fight them! All you have to do is link your unit with his by placing your controllers against each other, connecting the tabs and slots at the top of them, making sure they snap together.
Now, from the Main Menu, both you and your friend select the Trade option by highlighting it and pressing the ON / A Button. If linking suc- cessfully, the screen will show “OK”. Next use the Directional Pad to scroll through your char- acters until you find which one you want to trade. Once both players have chosen a char- acter, the character you both are trading will appear on each other’s screens. You can then decide whether to accept that character or not. Once both people accept the trade, the characters will be traded between the two units.
To banish a character, choose Banish from the Main Menu. Then scroll through your inventory of characters using the Directional Pad. Select a character by pressing the ON / A Button.
You will then be taken to the Confirm screen where you can choose “Select Again” to choose another character, or “Banish” to delete the chosen character. Just remember, he won’t be very happy about being banished. And if you come across him again, he’s going to want a Grudge Match!
ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM!
Once you have at least five active characters, you can battle characters collected in a friend’s controller.
You will be prompted to select the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th members of your character team. You can do this by using the Directional Pad and the ON / A Button to scroll through your characters. NOTE: if a Character is not
