GETTING STARTED
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O button (L3 button when pushed down)
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right analog stick (R3 button when pushed down)
Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions supplied with your system. Check that the system is turned on (the on/standby indicator is green). Insert NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM disc in the system with the label side facing up. Attach game controllers and other peripherals as appropriate. Follow the on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2)
To save game settings and progress, insert a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) into MEMORY CARD slot 1 of your PlayStation®2 system. You can load saved game data from the same memory card or any memory card (8MB)(for PlayStation®2) containing previously saved games.
STARTING THE GAME
Press the button on the Title screen to go to the Main Menu.
MAIN MENU
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ARCADE PLAY (see pages 12-13)
Fight 2-on-2 tag-team battles against the computer. Features the same content as the arcade version.
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ARCADE VS (see pages 12-13)
Fight 2-on-2 tag-team battles against another player. Features the same content as the arcade version.
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TAG PLAY (see pages 14-15)
Play a series of tag-team battles against the computer.
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PRACTICE (see pages 16-17)
Practice your moves.
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SURVIVAL CHALLENGE (see page 18)
Play tag-team battles against the computer until both of your characters' health reaches 0.
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GAME OPTIONS (see pages 19-22)
Use this mode to change game options.
View game illustrations and concept art in this mode.
SAVE DATA
This game uses the following types of save data. A memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) is required to save your game.
Cleared content for ARCADE PLAY, TAG PLAY, SURVIVAL CHALLENGE, PRACTICE MODE information and option settings are saved in the game data file. A memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) with at least 200KB of free space is required to save game data.
GAME SCREEN
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Character Name & Health Gauge
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Waiting Character Name & Health Gauge
Time Limit
Displays the time left in the round. When this reaches 0, the round is over.
Character Name & Health Gauge
Displays the face of the character that is currently fighting and his/her health. The green portion of the gauge indicates the character's remaining health. When this reaches 0, the character loses the match. The red portion of the gauge will be restored while the character is resting.
Guard Gauge
Represents the status of the character's guard and is reduced when the character is attacked. When this reaches 0, a "guard crush" occurs. Afterward, the gauge will return to the maximum.
Waiting Character Name & Health Gauge
Displays the face of the character waiting to fight and his/her name. While a character is resting, the red portion of his Health Gauge will refill.
Power Gauge
This gauge is required for using super special moves. In general it will increase when the character successfully hits his opponent. You may stock up to 3 Power Gauge bars.
PAUSE MENU
Press the button during a match to pause the action and display the Pause Menu (the contents of the menu will be slightly different depending on the mode you are using). Press the button again while the Pause Menu is displayed to return to the game.
Resume the game.
Change the character you are currently using. This is only displayed while in player standby mode (see page 19).
Displays a list of the skills for the character of the player who paused the game. Use the and directional buttons to flip through the pages and press the button to return to the Pause Menu (see page 15).
Displays the Button Settings screen, allowing you to change the functions of the controller buttons (see page 15).
Quit the match and return to the Main Menu.
BATTLE SYSTEM
The move explanations given below use the default controls and assume that the character is facing right.
TAG SYSTEM
Battles in NeoGeo Coliseum are fought as 2-on-2 tag-team battles. As long as your partner has not been KO'd, you can switch with him at any time by pressing the R1 button. However
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