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Battle Phase
When you go to the designated battlefi eld after
you’ve fl ushed out all of the scouts belonging to a
particular enemy squad, the game automatically
switches to Battle Phase. Now it’s time to fi ght the
full squad! Each of us mice has a specifi c strength
level made up of health points (HP), and each time
one of us takes a hit, it makes our HP go down.
Standard Punch
A quick tap of the A button throws an ordinary punch. The time you
are open to enemy attack is limited, but so is the force of your own
attack.
Our First Battle (Part 1)
We flushed out six enemy scouts just in the kid’s room. Good
grief! I hate to think how many intruders there might be
altogether! Then, as we made our way out into the hallway, we
were met by an entire pack of enemy rats. I guess the rats we
chased away came back with their entire squad. All right then!
They asked for it!
Our First Battle (Part 2)
The enemy soldiers were stronger than I expected. They
surrounded me on all sides, and I really thought I was done for.
But then Brutus came to my rescue. I’ve sometimes thought he
needed to tame his temper and not be so rowdy, but you can’t
beat having a scrapper like him on your side at times like this.
Somehow or other, we managed to defeat all the enemy soldiers
without anyone on our side going down.
Our Health Point (HP) Meters
Our HP meters are bars that appear below our
pictures. Keep an eye on the health of each of
your fellow mice in battle. A blue bar means a
mouse is at full health. Green means the mouse
is slightly injured. Yellow means you’d better feed the
mouse soon. A red bar means the mouse is close to death. A black bar is the
worst — it means the mouse has been killed by an enemy rat!
If, while in battle, you notice one of your friends is not doing so well on his
or her HP meter, quickly press the X button to freeze the action and enter
Command Mode so your mice can grab food to heal themselves. (Command
Mode is explained on the next page. ) Grab all the food you can! Remember,
you don’t want to lose a friend because the game only gets tougher as you
go. Sometimes you’ll need certain friends to help you make allies later on.
Lives
On the Stage Map and the Continue screen you’ll notice a row of hearts.
These hearts indicate how many lives I have left. The better you do in the
game, the more lives you collect for me. Each time I am killed in battle, I lose
one life. Once my lives are gone, the game is over!
Fighting Skills
Wind-Up Punch
Press and hold the A button and then release it to unleash a wind-up
punch. This punch is powerful enough to lay out your opponent, but it
takes longer to deliver, which means you’re also more open to attack.
Punch-a-Bunch
If you press A repeatedly with the right timing, you can deliver several
punches in a row. See how good it feels to land a solid one-two punch!
Spinning Combo Punch
Press the B button to use the spinning combo punch. This punch can
knock down all enemy rats around you at once. It takes a bite out of
your HP, so it’s not a good idea to use it too often.
Defense
Pull the right trigger to defend yourself. As long as you hold it down,
you can fend off enemy attacks. This doesn’t defend against attacks
from the side or behind, so watch out for those.
Target Lock
Pull the left trigger to lock onto the nearest enemy. As long as you
hold down the trigger, you will stay locked onto that enemy. This is
very helpful during boss battles!
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