Kendo Rage
Kendo RageDeveloper:  SetaPublisher:   Seta U.S.AThe StoryKendo is Japanese fencing.  Centuries ago some samurai decided it was more funand much safer to practice swordplay with bamboo swords instead of steel swords. Jo is into Kendo in a big way.  A black belt in karate by the time she wastwelve, Jo began looking for a new challenge.  She found it in Kendo-Japaneseswordsmanship.Now Jo's parents are pretty cool.  They sent her to Japan for summer vacation tostudy under Osaki Yoritomo, Japan's greatest Kendo master.  Jo was jazzed untilshe got off the plane in Tokyo.  Osaki sensai had green hair and called himself"Bob".  Wouldn't you wonder if your "great sword teacher" looked like somepsycho-cyberpunk with green hair?  It gets better.Bob starts ranting about all your special psychic powers and how it's your dutyto banish evil from the world.  Than he hands you the Zopikki talisman.  Kind ofneat but it turns you into some kind of retro 70's super hero.  Bob might be thegreatest sword master of all time, but he's not a fashion designer.  Bob iseither crazy or a genius, but you know this will be the weirdest summer vacationof all time.KendoKendo, the Way of the Sword, has a long history in Japan.  Thousands of yearsago Japanese warriors studied Kenjutsu, the Art of the Sword, to hone theirmartial skills.  As civil wars in feudal Japan heated up the study ofswordsmanship became more important.  Skilled swordsmen opened their own dojosgym to train samurai in the Art of Fighting.  As you can guess training with alive blade was just as dangerous as combat!  Finally a great master developed abamboo sword to train with.  This allowed a warrior to work on form and stylewithout the threat of injury.  Over the years, Kendo has become a full fledgedsport with a growing international following,  For more information on how youcan study Kendo and learn the Way of the Sword, contact:Kendo FederationP.O. Box 2004Lomita, CA 90717Getting StartedBreeze through the following section to jump right into the action.*From the Title screen press the Start Button to advance to the Menu Screen.*Press the Control Pad up or down to select Game Start.*Press the Start Button to enter your selection.*Press the Start Button to skip the opening animation and swing into action.*You're ready for some Kendo Raging.ControlCheck out the section below and send Jo out swinging like a champ.L & R Button*No function,Start Button*Press to pause the game.B Button*Press to Jump.A Button*Press to Dash Attack.X Button*No function.Y Button*Press to attack.Select Button*No function.To crouch*Press down on the Control Pad.To attack in a specific direction*Press the Control pad in the direction you wish to attack & press the Y Buttonto implement the attack.ConfigurationCruise this section to check out your options.1)  From the Menu Screen press the Control Pad up/down to highlight Configuration.2)  Press the Start Button to advance to the Configuration Screen.Choose the following selections:Exit*Returns you to the Menu Screen.Level*Choose from three levels of difficulty; Easy, Normal, and Hard.**Press the Start Button to cycle through the three settings.Sound*Press the Control Pad up/down to highlight Sound.*Press the Start Button to advance to the Sound Menu System.*The Stereo features allows you to choose Stereo or Mono.*The Code feature allows you to hear the sound effects used in the game.*Press the Control Pad left/right to select a code.*Press the Start Button to hear the sound effect for the selected code.*Press the Control Pad up/down to highlight Exit and press the Start Button toreturn to the Configuration Screen.Key assignThis feature allows you to configure the Control Pad.*Press the Control Pad up/down to highlight Key Assign.*Press the Start Button to advance to the Key Assign screen.*Press the Control pad up/down to highlight the function you wish to reassign.*Press the button that you want to use for the highlighted function.  The letterfor that button will appear on the screen.*Pressing a button that is already displayed on the screen for the highlightedfunction will cause it to disappear from the screen.*Highlight Exit and press the Start Button to return to the ConfigurationScreen.Monitor TestKind of cool and very colorful it allows you to know if your monitor is in topform.*Press the Control Pad up/down to highlight Monitor Test.*Press the Start Button to advance to a fun color test pattern.*Press the Start Button to advance to a fresh black and white grid.*Press the Start Button once more to return to the Configuration Screen.Pad TestUse this function to make sure your Control Pad is doing the job.*Press the Control Pad up/down to highlight Pad Test.*Press the Start Button to advance to the Pad Test screen.*From the Pad Test screen press and hold any button.*On the screen the status of the button pressed should change from off to on. Releasing the button should return it to off status.*Press the Start Button to return to the Configuration ScreenHeads Up!Jo's gotta know what's up with the world around her to survive.  Give a glanceto the following section to learn about the Game Screen.  This knowledge couldsave Jo's life.Timer (upper left-hand corner of screen)*Indicates the time remaining for Jo to finish the stage.Pyschopower Meter (lower left-hand corner of screen)*Indicates Jo's charge of mental mojo juice.  when Jo is charged she can burnthrough her enemies with special attacks.  Attacking uses this power.Hit Points (bottom left-hand corner of screen)*Indicates how much damage Jo can take.  When the bar disappears Jo has lost onelife.Special Attack (near bottom-center of screen)*Indicates the current type of special attack power up.Shield (to the right of the bottom center of screen)*Indicates the number of hits you can take without receiving damage.Lives (lower right-hand corner of screen)*Indicates the number of lives remaining.Bosses Health Meter*Indicates the bosses remaining hit points.  It only appears during boss encounters.AttacksBob always says that the best defense is an awesome offense.  Master thissection and you can practice his advice.Normal Attack - Nothing fancy but it works!*Press the Y Button to attack with your sword.Dash Attack -An incredible attack that blasts the enemies out of your path. Watch out!  This attack isn't easy.  It takes so much power that your healthmeter goes down!  Use it only when you need it.*Press the A Button to Dash Attack.Special Attacks - There are three different types of special attacks and ashield.  To change special attacks grab a colored ball from the crazy critterthat flies across the screen.  Each color represents a different type of attack1)  Blue*This power up gives your sword the power to launch a spirit shotgun attack.2)  Green*This power up allows you to do the butterfly attack, a savage series of strikesthat sting!3)  Red*Shoots a stream of fire from your sword.  You can't use it for attacking up ordown though.4)  Yellow*This gives your sword the power to absorb one hit.Executing a Special Attack*To do a Special Attack your Pyschopower meter must be charged.*Press the Y Button to use the Special Attack.Note:  When you're charged with Psychopower, pressing the Y Button will executea Special Attack.  When you are not charged, pressing the y Button results in anormal attack.ItemsAs Jo works her way through the world of Kendo Rage she will encounter variousitems.  Cruise through the section below to find out how the items can help heron her quest.Clock*Stops the Timer for awhile.Shish Kebab*Restores part of your Health Meter.Rice Bowl*Restores all of your Health Meter.Face*Gives you a 1-Up.HintsWhen the going gets tough start reading this:*Try to keep your Psychic Power charged for emergencies.*Use your Dash Attack to charge your way through lots of enemies.*Plan your route.  Find out where the enemies are and how to take them outbefore you move.*Remember, you can attack left, right, up and down!  Use all the directions toclear out the baddies.*Practice.  Bob didn't get green hair overnight and you might not clear a roundon your first try.  Keep at it and have fun!