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‘Tre Ant Butty Story...
Main Menu
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THe Ant Buty CHARACTERS ..
Tre Ant Buty ENEMIES.
CotectibLes
THe Mepais SYSTEM...Te Nintenno GameCuse™ System
IMPORTANT
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Mission ComPLeTion
Evory time @ mission is successfully completed, youll automaticaly be
brought back to The Chamber of The Ages. Once Aurcsave
feature wil mmediately eave all progreee up to the furthest point in 7
storyDEFAULT €oNTROLS.
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Usinc Goccies
Goggles can be obtained through gameplay progression. When Gagales
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The Ant Bully tells a witty and heartwarming etary about a 10 year-old
boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. New in town, friendicee ard
tormented Yy a neighbortood bully, young Lucas Nickle has been taking
out his frustration an the innocent ant ill n he yard. But one day the
ante retaliate.
Using a magic potion, the ants shrink Lucas down to ant ize and sen
‘tence fim to lve lke an ant in their colory. In this strange new word
Lucse will learn important lessons about team work, asta whole new
perspective on ie and ultimately diecover the courage to stand up for
imsettNEW GAME
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Toyour Memory Car youl be promted to “Ceave Save Game” Theil
fv alow you vo eave your game to an omy slot on ho Memory Card
Acer folonng the Save proceon, the game vl begin
you don't have a Memory Car, you cen sl play the game by chocing
“Stars Without Savirg" :
THe CHAMBER oF AGES ;
Ths Chamber of The Ages the rzarm goin acer yu\e completed a mis-
on. The Chamber of he Age tle tie etor of your progoce through the
fae in erogbphic inegen. Each tine you hae completed. mieeion you
wil be formed that a aw rosin io mralabla, ao wal 39 ary new a
Upgrade or at that hae beon unlocked. From the Chabert Ages yOu
Cato to the Maczing Room
MeeTine Room
Meeting Roo is where you start new islons There a
‘mission for you, look fora glow emanating from the Miesion Gi
You can also choose to replay previcus missions from here £o increave
your medal ranking (oronze, ser ard gold}
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1. HEALTH
Tho con plays Lucas health as teldual eveet racks (era)
nec rock depletes befor goig £0 the ne sneet rack. When all tho
foneet rocks are gore, Lucas is knocked out. Youll then be offered an op-
Portunity co Rote” the mseion or Retum to tne Colony
Nore: When Lucas case to beng knocked out, his face wil change tolet
you krow youl need to get more health rekt aay.
2. THE MAP
The Map helps you nevgate the lel. The Red Arrow indicates Lucas
position and viantation. The fed pointe indicase enema, the Green inde
fate active iosln ahers and White indicate misoion objectives,
%. WEAPONS:
The weapon inalcatordlptaye the curren weapon in use, The cntrolr
button cioplayed raw to the weapon incicatos the bustonnaeded 0 use
IN “TOTAL
played rant Lo the Weapon kicater.
S. MISSION OBMCTIVE \
preeence the reqiterence nended to complece a misicn in
ver of tems need to be colectea, destroyed, feed
lor protected
neeWAUSE CP MLENS
SSTON OBMECTIVE
Review your current Mission Objective
Utingicimbing
STATVS SCREEN
This screen dieplays Lucas’ Froa-
eee and player Upgrades. Ae you
complete missions, Upgrades be
come available. Upgrades include:
Lirnno, Cumein, Teveraniy, WeAr-
ON InventoRy, Fike CRYSTALS. and
Meoa: Score.
Fire ryotale
‘Mead! Score
Weapone
Mav
The Map shows you a larger view of the Ant Mound and Yard ar ind
cates areas avasbe for exploration. Areas are nlocked once you have
Tecewed all medals for that ares From the map, you ean teleport to
Urnocted areas to lok fr Fre Ciyetala. The map Indcatco the total
amour of Fre Crystals avlabe in each arpa.
oP TIONS
‘Avoio
Highlight Muste, Souno FX or Voce, chen prose che +Control Fad Le or
Fight co adjust che volume level.
Ruma
Turn che Cortralla's RUMBLE Feature ON er OFF
‘CameRs CONTROLS
Inver be Homonra or Vea cemers controls
‘Autosave
Tum the gameis Auroeave feature ON or OFF
RESTART MiSSTON
W things aren work ou selec thio option to give noth
RETURN “To CoLony
When you ret to the Colony, you can choose another mission,
Quit EAME
Retura to the Main Menu
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After completing certain mioeione in the game, sou can achieve the abi
ley to communicate with other ants va Taean. You can use It to re-
quest that other ants helpyou to reach now areas. Antscan form ladders,
bridges, singshovs, epring and topple over frmatione In order ta complete
pu2alee, youll nesd to use ove or mare of thaee formations.
Telepathy can be performed while standing on a Telepathy Marker. To
actwate Telepathy, place Lucas on the hotspat then press and hold
the A Button.
Ans roaming within the immediate atea wil react accordinaly when the
lactln is tragerad. If ance are not within the area, chey wil arrive from
another location.
Howe
Watt until all ants have made the formation before climbing on it and be
Sure to defest any enemice who may try to damage thLucas Hova, THE Nurse
You play as Lucas, experiencing fe Hove wil inform you of rescue missions, such =
6 an ant. As Lucas, youll have 2 lost baby arte She will provide adice
to leam new abilities ard upgrade and hint,
baci cklls n order zo defeat ene-
mes, oxrcome obstacles, partie
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NON-PLAYABLE CHARACTERS
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Fugar’s scouting missions invoke venturing into
Zoc, tHe Widaro ‘ new and unexpored cerceries These tertoriee
Zoe's ack of trust in Lucas’ abity to become ant ar lly tobe hoot, and combat wl often be
ant forces him to conceive a eerice of trial mie- required. Missions can involve tasks such as ven-
sions to overcome. These will weach you how to ‘turing into the broken glass garden or making
control eas and adapt0 Ife aa an at. your nay trough the grassy una
F
‘Spinpie, Zoc’s Pet
Spindle ce red pot sidlick KreeLa, tHe FoRAGER
The ania ned food and Reda hereto ask
Theaefochlp Foraging miata wll most
inet Lucas cating nr foagns ourd o
proving procecoon toons car od.
we oun be anya ctr inset might
wont the fad fr shemachon
mTTH A TES!
TDERS
Spiders mostly rap cow from above. They are the perfect
"yng defeat ther Such en. aod mary may drop fom above oF come |
fous of the dark to surprise Lucas,
VILL Bes .
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damage Lucas on contact. Avoid physical contact wich the enemies
‘The Fil Bug will cur up into a ball and charge at SVITTINE SPIDERS
Seer ae - Spitting Spiders avo gevtng close to Lucas. They atey at aressonable
aban aed attockwah oll Sh guce Loca toa ston
FoR 7 Se Yor a shers per of tne: Bak fo ry acy
RULSRIR PIL Cues oe ding the ete ang otic Spang Spero ale aac
PREDATOR Buss. Black Widow Spiders are the largest, mest menacing en-
Fredator Sugowlinoteeveal remoehes unt the tar~ mies, Thay are tough to beat and can take a lot of hte. on
en range Tey ange atthe Caterplars ard use their mouthparts They pabol thelr lrmadlate area until Lucas comes too
Siig sine’ Carers as sha Brora ticle c else. They wl ther move in 0 atzack with bruve foes.
Eerrcriens them from mov, SHOOTING MoSQui Tors
FARWIES:
Rep Shooting Mosquizoes behave exactly the esme as basic Mosquitoes,
Savin ah aGiack luisa Thefll beanie steal ory ‘excep they don't move ia fora close-ranged atsack They maintain a dise
does, but IV's a bit tougher and requires more hits __ cemiination with normal Spidere,
eo BLAek WiDew sprpERS
mission object that Lucas Is carrying, 3 ‘ance and attack with projectile darte, They are aleo quick
ee sind wil dodge attacks,
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Deatray the cocoons before they epidere have a wasps
hance to hatch 3 Wasps are the largest and mist dangerous fying opponent.
They not only repeoent a danger tolucee. butwilattempe —!y
FLEAS ‘wo steal the Ans Colony’ precius Caterpillar Hed
Fleas atrock in large numbers, always bouncing t~ “THE FRoe
ward Lucas ‘Ao quick ao lightning, the froq’s tongue can snatch you.
Mosaui-Tors up Bee if you can throw enough seed bore into the
These YELLOW moequitacs are hovering enemico that ee me The dare ba canola ips rate
slonly mae their way closer to Luzss. Once in range the frog are make him an easier argct
‘they use their pointy nose stingers to strike. Dan's be THE Clove BREATHER
fooled by ther low moving advances. These enteies are Pca ear tae, ia cere operates Gea oia
quick andl sctempt Yo dodge attacks. | Pent Control He's the Exterminator, coring to ead
2 Ant Colony. You must use all your resources to de
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Ws. | yCONF ENIBLES
‘There are many collectible items throughout the game. Here's a list of
what to look fore
FIRE CRYSTALS
Fire Crystals ore hidden throughout the envonmence, You
must collect 100 Fie Crystal in onda vo unlock te gama’
ending
SWEET Roe¥s
Finding sweet: rocks wil replenish Lucas’ energy, Collecting
selon Bueet Racke ul replenish one slot Inthe Health Bar,
while re oneo wil completely replenish
HONEYDEW ;
Faseing or cach Honeicw wil permanently incresee Qe
(by one) the number of slots in Lucas’ Health Bar. Hon-
dew Corainera vil epoch all Lucas Haath
LARVA STL
Leas must colecr lara ll in onder to use she Lava
Sik Squirter Larva sl car be fauna in water drops, oF
can be found directly on the around.
DARTS ‘
Lucas must caleet dares is onder to use the Dart Bort
Dares csn be found in water drops or hidden in the game.
FLOWER SEEDS
lucas must collect these In order v0 use
Sead Borba Power beste can be fd
seed bomb dlepensere
Ys.
For
performance in
ch miceion You
ist misain. Medals are displayed in The Chamber of The
‘Ages underneath the hieroglyohc for each mission in the Meeting Room,
and on
lap. You can replay missions to upgrade your medal ranking
by eelecting the migsion in the Meeting Room.
MEDALS,
When you complete a mission without being knocked out, youll ear
2 GOLD medal
When you complete a mission (only being necked out ence), youl
2am a SILVER medal
‘When you complete a mlesion (being knocked ou: more than once),
youll eam a BRONZE medal
To unlock environments for exploration, youl need to collect all oF
‘the medale for miaions taking place in that envionment.
Meoa. Score ~ Gold medalo are worth 60 pointe, silver medale are
worth 20 polats and bronze medals are worth 10 pointe, Zach time
you reach 300 pointes, you are awarded a special abity on the Sta~
‘ius Sereen. The aldties are unlocked In thie order:"Healinig” paver~
up that heals you slowly over sime: an upgraded lifting ability: and
15 bonue fire cryotele,This is Lucas basic weapen. te a great neapon for clooe-
ranged attacks, Lucas wil avays have hi staff in hand
unless hes holding atother weapon or performing an 2c~
‘tion that requires bath hands, Here are the attacks the
player vill be abe to perform using the staff
‘Hit Attack = B Burton x1
| BHit Attack = B Burton x2
3 Hit Combo = B Burton xB
Spin Attack = Hold B Burton to power up, then relea
LARVA SILK SQUIRTER
Lucas uses this weapon to shoot “Goa. Ic temporarily
Immobiizes enemies. This weapon has a limited number x.
(of shots and must bs recharged. Press and hold the Y
Burrow io charge the Squlrzr, then relzace thebutton
‘ofre the sl.
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DART Bow
Use the Z BUTTON to shoot insect darts just tke =
crossbow. t's the perfect long-ranged weapon but
Ie lese powerful than the staft. The Oar Bow is lese
powerful than the staff. Taking dow an enemy will
‘take more hits but es long range aspect makes up forthe lack of over.
‘SHED Bombs :
Seed Bombe are thrown by Lucas and wl explode after
4 sher® period of ire Th isan ares damage weapon.
Consisting of Ala Root and various other ingredient.
Ie useful fo How op Frage walls and help Licae deat
with aang number of enemico,
AmMUNTION UPGRADES
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the Rem to colece Arman capac upgrades are ol molabe. They
( permarertyrcae tte amar of eminon Lica an Weld a ore
ammunition upgrades are shaped the same as the regular seanuriions, but
thay have aditerent colo and glow.
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