GETTING STARTED
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 the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World 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.
Game Modes
Story
Work your way from site to site, matching three or more runes to help build each of the 7 Wonders before time runs out. Each completed Wonder unlocks the next.
Completing all of the Wonders unlocks a new level of difficulty (three levels of difficulty in all).
Free Play
Play any of the Wonders already completed in Story mode at your leisure. Keep an eye out, though, and make your matches before the time runs out in each level.
Rune Quest
Play any of the Wonders already completed in Story mode. You must remove a specific number of particular runes from the playing field as fast as you can to finish each level. The best time and required runes are shown on the parchment scroll.
Title Screen
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Profile - Access the Player Profile screen.
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Story - Start or continue a game in Story mode.
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Free Play - Start or continue a game in Free Play mode.
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Rune Quest - Start or continue a game in Rune Quest mode.
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Options - Adjust audio levels and enable/disable tips.
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History - Display the History pages for each Wonder.
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Help - Provides all you need to know to play 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Credits - View the game credits.
Options
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Music Volume - Change the volume level of the music.
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Effects Volume - Change the volume level of the sound effects.
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Tips - Enable or disable in-game tips.
How to Play
Each level consists of a tiled playing field covered in colored runes. You must swap adjacent runes to create matches of three or more in horizontal or vertical lines.
When matches are made, the runes disappear and any tiles below those runes break into rocks. Those rocks then drop to the ground below, where they are collected by workers and used as material to build the 7 Wonders.
In Story and Free Play modes, the thermometer-style timer on the right of the playing field displays the amount of time left to remove all of the tiles and any Special Blocks from the playing field. This must be done before the liquid drains away to complete the current level.
In Rune Quest mode, the score indicator displays how long you have been playing the current level. The best time for the level is shown on the parchment on the left-hand side, which also indicates the number of specific runes that must be removed to complete the level.
How to Play
Lives
At the start of a new game you have three lives, shown as a number in the top-right corner of the screen. Extra lives (up to a maximum of five) are earned every 200,000 points.
Scoring
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Lightning Ball = 700 points
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Fire Ball = 1,000 points
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Extra Bonus = 3,000 points
Each worker that is still on the screen when a level is completed gives you 200 points.
Locked Tiles
In higher levels, you will encounter tiles covered by metal plates. To remove them from the playing field, you must make matches on them twice - the first time to unlock them and a second time to actually break them.
Power-ups
Earn power-ups by making matches of four or more runes. Once earned, power-ups can be used to remove large numbers of runes from the playing field.
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Lightning Ball - Earned by matching four runes at once, the Lightning Ball removes runes in a horizontal line when used.
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Fire Ball - Earned by matching five runes at once, the Fire Ball removes runes horizontally and vertically when used.
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Extra Bonus (Golden Flower) - Earned each time four power-ups (Lightning and/or Fire Balls) are used. The Extra Bonus randomly removes 15-20 runes from all over the playing field when used.
Special Blocks
Each level has one or more Special Blocks that must be removed to complete the level. These blocks cannot be swapped.
They can only be moved by removing any runes that are directly underneath them, either by making matches
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