Starting the Game
Ensure the POWER switch is OFF. Insert the Reign of Fire® Game Pak into the Game Boy® Advance slot as described in the Nintendo Game Boy® Advance instruction manual.
Turn the POWER switch on. The Language select screen will appear; if it does not, begin again at step 1. Choose your desired language, after which the Title screen will appear with several options available.
Note: The Reign of Fire Game Pak is for Game Boy® Advance systems only.
Language Select
Press UP or DOWN to highlight your chosen language. Then press the A button to select.
Main Menu
Choose your preferred language to enter the Main Menu, where game modes and options can be accessed.
New Game
Let the battle ignite. The Humans, a small group with few resources on the verge of extinction, live in constant fear of the next dragon attack. The Dragons, the dominant species, are ready and willing to turn the Earth into a living, breathing hell.
Complete the mission objectives and fight back. Help Quinn and Van Zan fight the dragons and bring down the beasts once and for all. Use vehicles, weaponry, and any help you can get to stay alive in this post-apocalyptic world of adventure and survival.
Completing all the human missions unlocks the Bonus Mode, which allows you to play as the dragon. Time to breathe a little fire into the world...
Password
From this screen, you can enter a password to continue your game.
Ranking
Once you have completed all of the human missions, you can select the Ranking option. From here, you can see your rankings for each mission and retry a mission to better your ranking.
To improve the ranking achieved, there are items to collect scattered around each mission. You can see how many items are needed in a mission by viewing the Pause screen while playing that mission.
Options
Customize the game settings using the following options:
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MUSIC: Turn music ON or OFF. Default setting is ON.
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SFX: Turn in-game sound effects ON or OFF. Default setting is ON.
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CREDITS: See the people who created the game.
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CONTROLS: List and change control method.
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CONTRAST: Change the screen contrast.
Playing a New Game
Human/Dragon Select
The story and mission objectives within Reign of Fire are determined by which side you play as. The Human missions must all be completed before the Dragon missions are unlocked. You will also have to achieve a number of sub-tasks to achieve higher ratings.
Humans
The Humans reside in a castle, a fortress from the constant attacks of the beasts. To survive, the humans need to harvest crops to provide food for the group. But with the constant barrage of dragon fire, this is a difficult task.
Mission Briefing
There are ten human missions and six dragon missions. Each mission will have an objective or multiple objectives to complete. Listen carefully to the advice, as it might be the only help you get.
The objective is direct, but because of this, there may be obstacles that you will need to travel around to get to your final destination.
Energy Bars
The energy bars that appear on the left side of the screen are for you and your vehicle. The energy bar at the top of the screen is the enemy that you are attacking.
The energy bar that appears on the right side of the screen is the vehicles' load, that is, how much water is left in the fire truck or how much crop is in the harvester.
Pausing the Game
Press START at any time to pause the game and access the following options:
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CONTINUE GAME: Continue the game you are currently playing.
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RESTART MISSION: Restart the current mission from the very beginning.
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VIEW OBJECTIVES: View the current mission objectives.
Game Features
Humans
When you're not in a vehicle, you control a group of humans. Humans have minimum attack power and poor defenses. They are armed with shotguns. If all of the group are killed, the mission is over.
Fire Truck
This vehicle is your only form of defense against fires. When you run out of water, you need to drive into the river and let it fill up.