SETUP
Set up your PlayStation™ game console according to its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc. •
Insert the Descent Maximum disc and close the disc cover.
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Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
Console Top View
Console Front View
Controller Front View
Controller Top View
Written Form - Phonetics
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A BUTTON - TRIANGLE BUTTON
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O BUTTON - CIRCLE BUTTON
PLAYING DESCENT MAXIMUM
After the introductory screens, you will see the Main Menu. It contains a list of options.
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Use the up/down Directional Buttons to make selections.
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Press "X" to select any highlighted option.
You can return to this screen at any time by holding down the Select Button and the Start Button for two seconds.
NOTE: This will end your current game. You might want to save your game to a memory card before returning to the Main Menu screen.
Main Menu Options
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NEW GAME Allows you to start a new game.
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COMBAT GAME Opens a menu where you can choose to start or join a two-player game by way of Link Cable.
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LOAD GAME Lets you resume from a saved game if you have a memory card.
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ENTER PASSWORD Move around the screen with the Directional Buttons to make choices. Use the O button or the X button to scroll from left to right to select the next digit in the password at the bottom of the screen. Press "Start" to escape or Press "X" to confirm a completed password.
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OPTIONS Activates the Options screen.
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CREDITS Displays the list of credits for the game. Press any button to exit. Up/Down on the Directional Buttons controls credits scroll speed.
OPTIONS
A red checkmark in the box to the left of an option indicates that it will be activated in your current game.
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Press "X" to toggle a highlighted option on or off.
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Press "Start" to exit back to the previous menu.
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Left/Right on the Directional Buttons toggles options as well.
Options List
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MUSIC Lets you scale music volume up or down.
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FX Allows you to scale sound effects volume up or down.
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STEREO Allows you to toggle between stereo and mono sound and music.
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FULL SCREEN Lets you toggle between full screen and cockpit mode.
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AUTO-LEVELING Automatically aligns your ship to the curvature of the mine tunnels. This is useful to first-time Descent Maximum players, but may be turned off once you're accustomed to full 3D flight.
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CONTROL PAD Takes you to the Controls menu. (This option becomes "Analog Joystick..." when an analog joystick is plugged into controller port 1.)
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CALIBRATE JOYSTICK Fine-tunes your game control. (This option is only available if you have plugged in a PlayStation™-compatible analog joystick into controller port 1.) CONTROLS
Descent Maximum supports two controllers on the PlayStation™. •
An "analog" joystick that must be purchased separately.
There are two ways to configure these devices. The first and simplest is to select one of the default configurations. There are two selections on Controls: Default configuration and User defined.
Default Control Setup
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SELECT + UP: TOGGLE HEADLIGHT
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SELECT + L1: TOGGLE PRIMARY
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SELECT + R1: TOGGLE SECONDARY
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SELECT + R2: DROP MARKER
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SELECT + TRIANGLE: ENERGY TO SHIELD
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SELECT + X: DEFAULT MINE TOGGLE
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SELECT + SQUARE: REAR VIEW
REAR VIEW
This option is only available if assigned a button in your controls configuration.
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Hold down the assigned button to temporarily look out the rear. Releasing it will return you to the front view.
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To switch indefinitely to the rear view, quickly tap the appropriate button.
RECHARGING
At specific sites within every mine, there are energy centers that will boost your ship's energy level. These centers will boost your energy level up to 100.
It is possible to achieve a maximum level of 200 by collecting "energy packets" scattered throughout the mines. These energy centers have distinct gold walls with a sparkling energy field between them. See the "Mine Centers" section for more details.
EXHAUSTING A WEAPON
If you exhaust a weapon, your ship auto-selects the next best one.
YOUR SHIP AS A WEAPON
The objects in Descent Maximum are "physical" objects.
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