GETTING STARTED
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Set up your Nintendo GameCube™ by following the instructions in the Nintendo GameCube™ instruction booklet. •
To save your game progress you will need a Nintendo GameCube™ Memory Card. Insert the Memory Card correctly into Memory Card Slot A (this game does not use Slot B) before turning on the console. If you turn off the console after playing without a Memory Card, your progress and records will not be saved. •
You will need 6 blocks of memory to save your progress. You can delete unneeded files to clear up any empty space if you do not have enough memory.
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Please refer to the Nintendo GameCube™ instruction booklet (pages 18-20) for directions on how to format and delete a Memory Card file. •
Press the OPEN Button to raise the Nintendo GameCube™ Disc Cover, correctly place the Ice Age 2 The Meltdown Game Disc into the Nintendo GameCube™, and close the Disc Cover. •
Press the POWER Button to turn on the Nintendo GameCube™. •
Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for more information about playing Ice Age 2 The Meltdown.
AVOIDING DAMAGE TO THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE GAME DISC OR THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE OPTICAL DISC DRIVE
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Insert only Nintendo GameCube™ Game Discs in the console. •
Never use oddly shaped discs, such as star-shaped or heart-shaped discs.
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Do not apply labels, stickers or other foreign objects to game discs.
USING THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE CONTROLLER
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Start Game/Begin Play: START/PAUSE or A Button
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Select Options: Control Stick or + Control Pad
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Insert the Controller into Controller Socket 1 on the front of the console.
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Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for more information about playing Ice Age 2 The Meltdown.
PLAYING THE GAME
MAIN MENU
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New Game: Start a New Game
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Load Game: Load a Saved Game
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Options: Change Game Settings
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Bonus Features: Access Unlocked Bonuses
PAUSE MENU
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Continue: Return to Game
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Hints: View Useful Hints
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Options: Change Game Settings
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Quit Game: Quit to Main Menu
HUD (Heads Up Display)
INTERACTIVE OBJECTS
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Dig Hole: Dig here for a goodie
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Scurry Hole: See what's on the other side
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Pebble Pile: Grab some more pebbles to toss by attacking these piles
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Plant: Hit these plants to see if any goodies pop out
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Hint Sign: When in doubt, take a peek at what these signs say
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Flowers: Hitting these will release petals
COLLECTIBLES
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Pebbles: Pick these up and toss them at pesky creatures
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Petals: Replenishes health
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Small Brown Acorn: 1 point towards bonus unlock
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Medium Green Acorn: 5 points towards bonus unlock
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Chestnuts: 20 points towards bonus unlock
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Walnut: Scrat likes to collect all of these before he leaves an area
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Golden Nut: The most elusive Acorn of all
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Fruit: Replenishes Scrat's energy