Metroid Prime™: Federation Force
1Important Information
Getting Started
2amiibo
3Internet
4Parental Controls
The Basics
5About the Game
6Controls
7How to Start
8Delete Save Data
Campaign
9Starting a Campaign
10 Interface
11 How to Play
12 About Missions
Blast Ball
13 Blast Ball Menu
14 Launching Blast Ball
15 Blast Ball Interface
16 How to Play Blast Ball
Troubleshooting
17 Support Information
1Important Information
Please read this manual carefully
before using the software. If the
software will be used by children,
the manual should be read and
explained to them by an adult.
Also, before using this software,
please sele in the HOME Menu
and carefully review content in
"Health and Safety Information." It
contains important information that
will help you enj oy this software.
You should also thoroughly read
your Operations Manual, including
the "Health and Safety Information"
section, before using this software.
Please note that except where
otherwise stated, "Nintendo 3DS™"
refers to all devices in the
Nintendo 3DS family, including the
New Nintendo 3DS,
New Nintendo 3DS XL,
Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL,
and Nintendo 2DS™.
tc
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2amiibo
This software support .
You can use compatible amiibo™
accessories by touching them to the
lower screen of your
New Nintendo 3DS or
New Nintendo 3DS XL system.
◆ Data stored on amiibo can be read
by multiple compatible games.
◆ If the data on an amiibo is
corrupted and can't be restored,
ope on the HOME Menu and
then reset the data under amiibo
Settings.
Using near-field communication
(NFC), amiibo can connect to
compatible software to open brand-
new ways to interact with your
favorite Nintendo games. For more
information, please visit Nintendo's
official website at
www.nintendo.com/amiibo.
Precaution about amiibo
● Just a light touch on the lower
screen is enough for the system
to detect your amiibo. Do not
press the amiibo into the screen
or forcefully drag it across the
screen.
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3Internet
● To protect your privacy, do not
give out personal information,
such as last name, phone number,
birth date, age, school, e-mail, or
home address when
communicating with others.
● Friend codes are a part of a
system that allows you to play
with people you know. If you
exchange friend codes with
strangers, there is a risk you
could share information with
people you do not know or
exchange messages that contain
offensive language. We therefore
recommend that you do not give
your friend codes to people you
don't know.
Protecting Your Privacy
◆ Refer to your Operations Manual
for information about connecting
your system to the Internet.
This software allows you to connect
to the Internet to enjoy cooperative
play on missions (page 9), and
matches of Blast Ball (page 14).
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4Parental Controls
You can restrict use of the following
feature by adjusting the options in
Parental Controls.
◆ Access to this game (as well as
other games) can also be
restricted through the Software
Rating item in Parental Controls.
◆ Refer to your Operations Manual
for information on how to set up
Parental Controls.
● Online Interaction
Restricts all online play with other
players over the Internet.
5About the Game
This is a shooting game where you
play as a Marine of the Galactic
Federation piloting a combat robot
called a Mech. Carry out missions
on various planets in the game's
campaign, or use your skills to
score goals in Blast Ball.
6Controls
Revive a
teammate
Press /
repeatedly
Specialized
actions Hold
Hover Hold /
Switch AUX
ammo
Fire AUX ammo
Use a power-up
Movement
Fire /
Charge Shot Hold /
Jump /
Lock on
Free aim + syste
movement
Sidestep
or + left/
right+ / left/
right+ or
Messaging
Display paus
men
There are two control schemes,
Config A and Config B, that can be
selected from in Controls (page 7).
On this page, the controls for Config
A are displayed in light blue and the
controls for Config B are displayed
in yellow, and the controls shared
between the two are also in light
blue.
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7How to Start
Take on challenging missions and
advance the story.
Practice controlling your Mech, or
compete in Blast Ball matches (page
14).
On the title screen,
press to access a
list of save files.
Selecting a New file
will start the game
from the beginning, while selecting
a save file with data present will
continue the game from the last
save. Additionally, if there is save
data from Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
present, that data can be transferred
to this game.
The following items
are selectable on the
main menu.
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Equip MODs you've collected,
select a new paint job for your
Mech, assign your preset messages,
and adjust the language, gender,
and pitch of your pilot's voice.
Review the controls. When using a
New Nintendo 3DS,
New Nintendo 3DS XL, or a Circle
Pad Pro, you can also choose
between two control setups.
View the game's manual.
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8Delete Save Data
Your data will automatically be
saved when you perform actions like
clearing missions.
On the file-selection screen, select
, and then select Yes to delete
data.
Also, all game data can be deleted
by pressing +++ during the
time between the Nintendo 3DS
logo being displayed and the title
screen being displayed.
◆ Be careful. Data that has been
deleted cannot be recovered.
On the file-selection screen, select
Reset Blacklist to prepare for a reset
of the blacklist (page 9). Without
closing the game, connect to the
Internet via Campaign or BLAST
BALL to clear the blacklist.
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9Starting a Campaign
There are three
different ways to begin
a campaign.
Selecting Local Play will allow you
to play co-op missions with up to
four players who have both a system
and the game.
● Requirements
One system per player (max four).
One game per player (max four).
How to Play
The player who wants to host the
game selects Create and then
selects a mission. After the host has
selected a mission, players can join
the game lobby by selecting the
host's name.
Selecting Online will allow you to
play co-op missions with other
players via the Internet. You can
restrict an online game so that only
players you have added as friends
can join you.
Selecting Solo Play will allow you to
play missions in the software's
single-player mode.
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Select the AUX
ammo to use for
the mission. Each
AUX ammo has a
different weight,
and the weight of
all AUX ammo
cannot exceed a
Mech's weight
capacity. The mission will start when
all players select READY.
While on this
screen, MODs
(page 11), paint
jobs, and other
features can be
customized. Once
all players have
selected READY,
the game will
deliver a briefing and proceed to the
AUX ammo-selection screen.
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10 Interface
This will decrease when taking
damage.
Energy
This will appear when jumping. The
gauge will decrease when hovering.
When the gauge is empty, the Mech
will fall. The gauge will refill over
time.
Hover Gauge
The score increases when enemies
take damage, containers are broken,
and other actions are performed.
Score
When this is locked on to an enemy,
the enemy's energy gauge will also
be displayed.
Weapon Sight
When one of these is touched, the
display on the lower screen will
change.
Display-Switch Buttons
The entire mission
area will be
displayed.
Mission Map
Only the current
area map where the
player is located will
be displayed.
Area Map
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Pres to
display the pause
menu. The high score
of the mission and the
mission time will be
displayed, as well as the following
options.
Check the MODs (page 11)
currently equipped.
MOD Button
The list of messages will be
displayed here. Messages set to
can be used by pressing .
Chat Button
Displays the equipped AUX ammo.
Press or touch to change the
AUX ammo, and press to use it.
The weight meter on the right side
displays the total weight of the AUX
ammo you have equipped.
AUX Ammo
Check mission
objectives.
Log
See the current
Energy Levels of
your teammates. A
battery gauge will
be displayed for any
AI Combat Drones.
Also, a player can
be added to the
blacklist by touching
their icon and
selecting Register
when playing online
(page 9).
Teammate/
Drone Status
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Resume Resume the
mission.
Controls
Review the
current control
scheme. When
using a
New Nintendo
3DS,
New Nintendo
3DS XL, or the
Circle Pad Pro,
the control
scheme can be
changed.
Exit Mission
Quit the mission
and return to the
mission-select
screen.
Mute Team
Audio
Whe i
touched an
is displayed, team
messages will be
muted.
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11 How to Play
Shoot blue gates to
open them. If the gate
is gray, it means you
have an objective to
complete.
In areas where
consoles like the one
shown to the right
appear, a special
action can be
performed.
Clear a variety of missions in
Campaign.
During missions, objectives like
defeating enemies or reaching
certain areas are set. Once an
objective has been completed, a
new objective may appear.
Various items can be
found hidden within
destructible
containers. These
items will be
automatically collected simply by
walking near them.
◆ You cannot collect more AUX
ammo in the field than your Mech
can carry.
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