User manual GAMES SONY PS & PSX VALKYRIE PROFILE

[. . . ] Show off your mad dancing skills as you jam to 12 all-new tunes, from hip hop to house. With 18 groove-tastic characters and a dozen of the hippest shake-it locations, it's the ultimate sequel ® TM Enix America Inc. Licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment America for use with the PlayStation game console. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. [. . . ] If the character has enough Capacity (CP) to improve the Skill, select "Yes" and press the button to complete the transaction. CP increases when a character levels up, so you should usually improve Skills whenever characters level up. Move the cursor to the name of the character on top of the screen, and press the directional button LEFT/RIGHT to move to the screens for other characters' Skills. Skills in this category include healing and counter-attacks. Support Skill Skills that enhance the characters' normal attacks. Skills in this category include additional attacks and improved probability of successful attacks. Attack Skill Skills that activate more powerful attacks. Skills in this category include triple-strength attacks and knock-out attacks. Status Skill Skills that will improve the characters' status. Skills in this category don't need to be set up (see Page 20) to function. 19 CAMP MENU CONT. Set Up: Set up learned Skills for each character. After selecting "Set" on the Skill Setup menu, select the category of Skill, then the Skill you wish to activate, by using the directional button and executing with the button. In order to deactivate a Skill, select "Remove" on the Skill Setup menu, and select the Skill to be removed. Choose other characters by following the same process as the "Learn" section. CAMP MENU CONT. Transmutate: By spending Materialize Points, Valkyrie can transform one item into another. Select an item to transform, and the screen will show how many Materialize Points are needed, and what item will be created as a result. Press the directional button LEFT/RIGHT (increments of 1), or L1/R1 button (increments of 10), to determine the quantity of items to exchange, and press the button to execute. Divine Item: Create items by consuming Materialize Points (MP); this function is not available within dungeons, except in a Memory Camp. After choosing a category (Useable Items, Weapons, Defensive Equipment, or Decoration/Possession), select the item you wish to create. Then, as in Convert MP, determine how many copies to create and press the button to execute. There are no stores in this game, so you can normally only get items with Divine Item or by finding them in dungeons. TRAITS: Develop the characters' traits. Select the trait to be developed, and select "Yes" if the character has enough CP to develop it. The "Total" change to Hero Value is calculated as "Rank" multiplied by "Adjust". Trait levels will affect the characters' performances in the Sacred War, so develop traits carefully. Valkyrie does not have traits because she is a goddess. Use Item: This menu allows the player to use items, transmutate items, and convert items to Materialize Points. Press the directional button LEFT/RIGHT to select "Use", "Transmutate", or "Convert MP", and press the button to execute. Party: Form the party, distribute Experience from the Experience Orb, and practice battles. Press the directional button LEFT/RIGHT to choose from "Edit", "Exp. Orb", or "Practice", and press the button to open each menu. Edit: Form a battle party, assign formations, Select a category (Useable Items, Equipment, or Artifacts), and choose the item to use. [. . . ] Use this option when the enemy guards attacks, or when characters' CT gauges are filled. 3 Use Item Use items such as Elixir. Select the character that will use the item, the item to be used, and the character the item will be used on. Character that use items cannot attack this turn. 30 31 BATTLE SYSTEM CONT. When characters attack monsters successfully, the monsters may drop various gems, as shown below. One effective technique is to prolong the lives of monsters and attack repeatedly, so the characters can obtain Magic Crystals for more Experience. [. . . ]