KONAMI PRINTED INUSAPLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO” HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME PAK OR ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES “ 4% AWARNING - Seizures * Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or pattems, such as watching TV or piaying video games, even if they have never had a seizure before. * Anyone who has hada seizure, joss of awarent ‘or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should: a doctor before playing a video game. * Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a doctor i you or yout child) have any of the following symptoms: Convulsions Eye or musele twitching Loss of awareness Altered vision Involuntary movements: Disorientation To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games) 1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible. 2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen. 3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep. 4, Piay ina wellit room. 5. Take a 1010 15 minute break every hour. AsWARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain Piaying video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt after a few hours, Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain: * Avoid excessive play. It is recommended that parents manitor their children for appropriate play. * Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it. * If your hands, wrists or arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and ‘est them for several hours before playing again. * Ifyou continue to have sore hands, wrists or arms or eyes during or atter play, stop playing and see a doctor. AAWARNING - Battery Leakage Leakage of battery acid can cause personal injury as well as damage to your Game Boy. if battery leakage occurs, thoroughly wash the affected skin and clothes. Keep battery acid away from your eyes and mouth, Leaking batteries may make popping sounds. ; To avoid battery leakage: * Donnot mix used and new batteries (replace all batteries at the same time). Do not mix alkaline and carbon zinc batteries. Do not mix different brands of batteries. Do not use nickel cadmium batteries. Do not leave used batteries in the Game Boy. 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NINTENDO, GAME 80Y, GAME BOY ADVANCE ANDTHE OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO, N NINTENDO, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.BU ee ES Ce RUMI u re eM Ce ua eee et cee ele ee Per ea ian os prec te ‘My name is Soma Cruz end 1 am a high schoo] exchange Pre ge ce a UC ana a CT RTM acs a Td Eins DMC CM aM ece Mer eel ca ei a eee eee me eet acme a RS ie But, for some strange reason, the stairway leading up to the RUE Cm eee eC mg pe ean meta ba BEY ati os Fears ea ea oat ae PRC eee RO ea ROR) Peasy UR ND a em cone RY ure ead Ce ee ee ee DT OL CCU mn Coe Lc ra metre eigen tran ye tee iene reece h mee aoe ulate srs Wen eee emer Lae e Tak er nL erent ROTC cabal ah ors ee cee the A Button to confirm the selection. (GaME START: Begin a new game or load a previously saved game. SOUL TRADE: Exchange Tactical Souls with other players via the ceo en Game Link® Cable (sold ence) Roane Neri AeI SI er ae LOLOL OLE SEau ss ty Th pens ee para co i era ker a i an ee ‘battle, and ia doing so. inherit the magical powers and UR Mae Rina eae a Lae i, GAME Over iro ert Ney ae ome era Rc Pressing the A Button will return you to the Title Screen,SAVING & LOADING Dae ER Ce eEtNLS - ems a ener Peper er eat tan main character in this game gains experience while advancing Pome " cere ager rer Pa a Be a ree Pay Neer regi ary, prio Sean crabs ear aa a } ; || Eee aaa appr es the same is next played, previously saved date may be loaded and played fromn the point where the uses F er a Per ra a deft off by selecting the save game file from the Select Data screen, A maximum of three save files may ae eam rere eer be stored on the Game Pak; therefore, up to three players can save their progress using this Game Pak |! the start location will be the last room visited by the player the previous game. Character level, experience points Peres aero nen eee ca Na rene Cee aed Lire peels Ree iaaioc cae ee RY cae aT ano Ome OM mT CT amr cera ae err ocd on ork Cao ee ma Vr aa aes | erento t PO Ror eae eee cee tui a CM es ae juga I eta A can ea bs piepaaty : J Pi ceme rac ram Crm BCs eure aca eee WU eee ery may} rons Cina e ee a = Oe eR to save the game quickly, such as when you are on a train or when something ; Coen a Lene eT RC Te Cu meee TVA ary ass er Soo eect e a a Ue meee Cr Terra tener aor) Status Screen, this excludes certain cases, such as during boss battles and durin; Story events. Your game will be saved as “temporary saved game data,” which Ce rm er ene ate cae) ora re RT Se caee ie re aeHit Point (Fcalth) Gauge ers pa er Re ag (Mental Strength) Gauge Cereal A cad SELECT / Map Sereen eg oy bac a Cen as Presi Le UL e CAPTURED SOUL SCREEN See 4 (DISPLAYED ONLY WHEN A NEW SOUL IS CAPTURED) 4 eae : june -4 eed eee feria tae) = fra ones SSE Cons ae eas ee RR eR hd =q Soul Name LS eum eng BB Boel Blue Plate - Guardian Soul Cireuaad Yellow Plate - Enchanted Soul nono retin] = Eee Re isn Dears erent ance a De aL DD ea eerie s TOR teem aa Ae acl a) START Dns aed acer Prca Ueto ee OU S eE ay nea mcollme vanes esate ewok e0/i) CeO eee Truck ee an eens) NOTE: You CAN RESET THE GAME SOFTWARE BY PRESSING AND HOLDING DOWN A BUTTON + B BUTTON + START + SELECT siMULTANEOUSLY._ STATUS SCREEN eam ee gees by pressing START on the Sis ag pole Peers a Lieto (em ean asc) hepa Any fice ones, in Roe avi Roane OR eee aera ones CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES De rca tg ericae nar MT rd tear nag Pa Rag MP: “Magic Points” are a measure of your OM creree we mc Cea aa gt ene a Cee a ema rae CRM Meise gaae rccLae e Be rene Meee rie ae Tae Me) acer Pee men emer Wyk ay Ren mare Maes eer eat Rena Rae rag emer mia areata PHYSICAL STRENGTH. This. attribute Pree ae rae elect CON: A numerical rating of your character's COS IUNOP TO MMM aun aes pertains y UNG eer er an eee meee ere ae INTELLIGENCE. This attribute influences Brea ree etre arth Deh PB ri sen Cre eg erate LUCK, Pee oe ne ena Pyrat raat SUN MO Ure eM Cn gree tea Chae URC UR ec iceea cei ain gene aca GOOD: Your character's body is Paredes rae reT bd POISON: Your character's body is POISONED, resulting in decreased era effects of POISON will Ailes Tee hea oe Sh ee oes hel is CURSED, ceo a ono isa ae aG ferns but even Te tae errs ofa leant i ce et eter elcid STONE: Your iieclors Lr ae oma omy oN aT Ae unable to move. Escape this condition y pressing buttons rapidly,eee a fo cree only to. BULLET, GUARDIAN and ENCHANTED SOULS. Be ee im ad eee eae ciety ae CT per pater sy Picea ite tec Slane scr PUA ee ere Perera eer ea emo ete Pca Ran eo Pec eee Po ee Late Bn aie Seed (TACTICAL SOULS) for more Pcs IV. EQUIP: Allows you to yee tra peer eee eay essere reer increase the effectiveness of Ror ean Protege tea powers upon your character, so eens eer tes Cees eee ee ere me oo dropped on the floor of a room of Seen) ty od You may possess up to 9 items a Ree ra Seer reece ere expendable items, such as Terenas ceed ern oor ne cat only once before they disappear. Siri tren a a! ee Ree eee Rae ee De Mme sae me) Meo me) sae eats Pera meer arr cme a aeSo Sc aa Pri nae eer ean ar a ed continually affect your character unless they are turned carota VR ere en cre eee ea Poa co ee Sica ore Ce Pee ee (Saving and Loading) for a more detailed description on ras arta Iyer iar Coleen rre IX. ENEMY: Review stats and profile information on enemies defeated throughout the game. Pressing the A me core enact eect Pe emere ee elite s ae me eco Po encarta tame ae es ce Perera renege ees Reta listed in bold font on the main enemy listings page). You Crea e Cea ces ramon Penn eet Mr mee te nase mms ear eae me rn ae aca ceed orem c SGSSEBSae feud aot ea Diary rod pares) feng StoneCee eee em eC eae eee) e er7ee ee character, Soma Cruz, has the power to capture these souls and, in doing so, gain a wide variety of special powers and abilities, Soma is able to take possession of Tactical Souls after he defeats roy nent in battle and captures its tactical soul or when one of the “Soul-Keepers™ found on iene era There are four major classes of Tactical Souls: BULLET SOULS (RED) EE er aa a La UMP era coe te Ta am Ta Lee OU A Peet eur DR A ec ee at GUARDIAN SOULS (BLUE} COUT VTE NM el e/a ae ae ae ae aren ame ann mecca cement an gauge diminishes to zero. Use GUARDIAN SOULS by pressing the R Button, The operation of GUARDIA, BSI RA eae aso a eee cee To generate. The two methods of operating GUARDIAN SOULS are as follows: © Pressing the R Button will START/STOP Dread Set * Holding the R Button will generate a Porrceiny um eee tin meee ee eee ENCHANTED SOULS (YELLOW) ENCHANTED SOULS produce a continuous effect on your Pore ee ae eo Meera SINE SUTRAS ue ate Lee ona SOLO AN hero merit a Crome Taree SOULS {SILVER} PIES si fog ER oe Dea oie Bonomi cage ees The moment an Ability Soul is acquired, its corres Pieaemareche eee ere estima (pag Prerteree OM Or Mi cee er Mie eumretec ek PVT ia Rema el aay iNovem at pee ance acu iea nestlesCAPTURING TACTICAL SOULS Though Tactical Souls are acquired in battle, Re pera ieee aol es re MoT Bem Pee rua Ufo wi eh to pan Eee ce ca rie rags Eee to capture the enemy Soul and, if that doesn’t work. hunt Ce eae mes me ics per POMC Tame ae Toate en ye eee ae a Tes To TE Rigen coisa fe irene Pigeon Soul, make sure Riis arena ee Page CMC m oe Ceca pee emredaee nent atos the Castle map by the Soul Reeper ae Hea ier eM ee ae ae pees tbs) Beas ae Cor Rearing Ye een keris oh ape eo separately), See page 17 (SOUL aa SOUL TRADE The SOUL TRADE feature allows you to exchange the Souls Pee Ruioniar irae (es daha hy yeh aa Ea en pea ae Boy Advance systems and two Casilevania®: Aria of Sorrow™ Game Paks ore necessary to se this feature, Before you can trade souls, Pe rot eee oa cred Connecting The Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable er ae creat oe pets ere ee) ere a uke suena) Connecting Pee eom meee may thy ae ees OFF and set a Game Pak into each one. Ben Cy advance ame Link Cable to the exter Annee reper eed Bure a es Cautions for Linked Play Eo ian area a eat oer SL * A cable other than the Game Boy® Advance Soe teret * The Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable is aoe * The Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable is rane oe = The Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable is disconnected from the box. eet ae Cretan ta armPREPARING TO SouL TRADE SRS eae Tea ao Rasen eerie Ce ee eee descriptions of each saved game will appear Peery er arg eee el ee ‘saved game you would like to use for your Soul Trade Pore ae woe Ill. The Soul Trade Memu Screen will appear. A box ~ on the right side of the screen will display the Souls De eS RRS ce ee ed Dee eee ao SUC cca ee ane eee eae Your Souls will be listed in: the upper’ portion of the box and your corapanion’s Souls should appear in the ee shi uy both yt aoe jour eed Ean ig) aoe need cis grec ri peere to the Select Data Screen. SOUL TRADING & COPIED GAMES yee a ee am Lok eee aCe Ren CeCe ae hye eed original and copied versions of the Saved Game. When you conduct a SSC UMN Ace LC with copied files of a Saved Game, Poe lee ead those saved games into a single Ree array area GE OU eerie fete emg ere ome Ea CLL ae cen re) a a a oe Game that you elected to use in the RL aa cere rie ny aes oC nme aCe rat a7 a Once you begin to play a copy of a Saved Game and you acquire new Souls, the newly captured Souls will Ge Rem copied data and not subject to the Ber neon Me sols eee eae Only Souls that were copied in conjunction with a Saved Game file Sot reeds ce Re sire Rr mere eae eae Canara ian informatio: er eri VRCOL AS) ries yer caeSoma Cruz reece De aR ee ee ee strangely daunting presence and people find him distant and difficult to approach. On the evening of the 2035 A.D. solar eclipse, Soma sets off for the Shrine of the White Horse, The Shrine hilltop and is attached to the house of his friend Mine. Soma and Mina look forward to watching thi ee ee a Ce ee) they are knocked unconscious rome ree Mina Hakupa eer mily daughter of the Shrine’s caretaker and head priest. A childhood friend of Soma’, Mina is een eos eee ee oe ee Serene tee eet Granam Jones eet) The fowler of a new religions sect with hordes of devout followers, Born on the 7th month of the year 199, Graham is rumnored to possess magical powers. He gains converts by preaching that the apocalyptic prophecies that were so popular at the end of the Jast century will come to pass in the year 3035 A.D. Ben sare reer ot) Peer er ey ae a ee been sent by the Church to investigate the prophecy of Dracula’ resurrection. She is acquainted with oa Genvya Artkapo peers Pee ie ee ee ee or is said to belong to a shadowy organization somehaw related to national security. He is familiar with the prophecy of Dracula's resurrection. hae, mR! Suffers from amnesia that was triggered by a traumatic incident he experienced in 1999. eee yee ee ee eg ee erty oe ee Psat ere eam eee Oe ee ee personality and he only works when he feels like it. Hammer has always wanted to retire from the eer ed eee eeHINTS & TIPS 1 When you find it difficult to advance es a Coen RC Tat entrance and try talking to Mina who awaits basta pera teamed Geeitee eae a eee pyar Sa de sey ae that prey eek Toe cre Tue fer in att po pings reels: SoM os re eee tir an rete a bcnieolceg ts ite HLM ceaae nan Fae Pen ame ire ame og She ae eae eg NOL oe the SOl TRADE feature. With a Game Boy® es, i terry Mes (os ei Rh en Te a ML ‘your friends. As you. caltect Peery. UM ee tee east aa ea sous RRM Oa Tero mT BT meee utilizing them strategically or defensit ae rare racic Fenn aie ee Rae RY Uren rs ae Re Lee Ld ee ghd Liane RE ied every corner. 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