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Starting Ryo’s Quest
in Shenmue II
Shenmue II
is a one-player game.
Starting a Game (New Game)
If you’re new to this story and are playing Shenmue for the first time,
you’ll need to start a new game. Please refer to the back cover of this
manual if you’re unfamiliar with the Xbox™ game controller.
To start a new game
1. Insert the
Shenmue II
game disc into your Xbox video game
system console.
2. When the title screen appears, press
g
to display the Start Menu.
3. On the Start Menu, use the Directional Pad (D-pad) to navigate
to New Game, and then press
A
. After the opening movie plays,
a new game will start.
Note:
To catch up with the action from Shenmue I, view the Digest Movie.
Continuing a Game (Continue)
Once you’ve explored the world of
Shenmue II
, you can save your
progress and resume play from where you left off.
To load a previously saved game
1. On the Start Menu, use the D-pad to navigate to Continue,
and then press
A
.
2. On the Load Menu, select the game you want to load (Game File 1,
Game File 2, and so on), and then press
A
.
The game will resume from the point where you previously saved.
Note:
For more information about saving games, see page 18.
Viewing the Shenmue I Movie (Digest Movie)
The
Shenmue II
game disc includes a Digest Movie of Shenmue, Chapter
One: Yokosuka (Shenmue I).
This movie contains the memorable scenes from the original Shenmue
and will provide you the background story necessary to understand
the current story. The first time you play
Shenmue II
, you will view the
movie. If you want to view it again, you may select it from the
Main Menu.
To stop the Digest Movie and return to the Start Menu, press
B
.
Playing Mini-Games (Shenmue Collection)
The
Shenmue II
game disc also includes the Shenmue Collection, which
is made up of mini-games and Free Battles that are introduced during
the progress of your game. For more information on these activities, see
page 24 in this manual.
Changing Game Settings (Options)
You can use the Options Menu to modify the following settings for
the game.
Dialog/Text
– Set dialog and text mode to one of these settings:
Game Mode
– Play using both voice and text.
Text Mode
– Play using text only.
Cinema Mode
– Play using voice only. You’ll be unable to
skip conversations in this mode.
Shenmue Mode
– Play using both voice and text. Text is displayed
when you choose to skip conversations.
Thumbsticks
– Set the Left and Right thumbsticks to either Look
or Move.
Toggle Controls
– Switch the controls of the Left and Right triggers.
To change a game setting
1. On the Options Menu, press the D-pad
q
or
m
to select an option.
2. Press the D-pad
K
or
O
to modify the setting for that option.
3. Once you’ve adjusted the settings to your preference, press
B
to
return to the Start Menu.
