Cubivore
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Developed_By:
Saru Brunei
Published_By:
Nintendo
Released On:
21 Feb 2002
Cubivore is an Call of the Wild brought to interactive media. Gento Matsumoto's serene and surreal portrait of wilderness lost then civilization reverting (or progressing) to wilderness. Of course, the most obvious thing about Cubivore would be the graphics. 99% of all scenery and creatures in the game are made of cubes, rectangles, or squares. Even water ripples away from a falling step in squares. Blood pools in squares upon the ground and even the moon and sun appear as cubes in the sky.
As you move through the game, you will eat prey (or sometimes outfight a predator) to gain new forms and power. The more forms you gain, the more wilderness returns to the land. This wilderness has recently been stolen by a rather nasty Killer cubivore. Your goal is to dethrone this killer of the wild and set yourself up as king of the beast, thus filling the land once again with wilderness.
In gameplay, Cubivore combines action and adventure elements, allowing you to explore a vast world made entirely of cubes. You'll need to use your wits and reflexes to navigate through treacherous terrain and overcome obstacles. With each new form you gain, you'll unlock new abilities and enhancements that will aid you in your quest to reclaim the wilderness.
EAN-13:
4902370505900 (Japan)
Nintendo Media PN:
GS-DOL-GDBJ-JPN (Japan)
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Dolby Surround
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This action-adventure game tasks players with restoring color and life to a bleached world. As a Cubivore, you must eat, mutate, and evolve by strategically consuming "Meat" to grow stronger and eventually defeat the "Killer Cubivore" to return "Wilderness" to the land.
Story
STORY
A long time ago in an uncertain place, there was a land filled with Wilderness. It is an uncertain place because I am uncertain where it is. There lived beasts, full of Wilderness, overflowing with colorful Wilderness.
The wind blew through the grass, the oases were filled with water, and the flowers bloomed red and purple. Colorful Wilderness is like a feeling, an instinct that "I must live on!" Another way to describe it is colorfulness.
A beast must keep its flame of life burning brightly, and pass it on to its offspring. Wilderness represents this determination to survive. It is a trait that can be passed on to future generations.
As the level of Wilderness intensifies, the colors of nature will become darker and richer. This means you can't have kids without color.
The beasts full of Wilderness ate and were eaten, and continued to live harsh, but happy lives. But then, one day, those who ate the Wilderness without thought appeared in the land. They ate more than they needed, trying to hog all the Wilderness.
The land became drab and unfertile as the Wilderness was drained from it. The number of beasts declined, while the same selfish creatures continued to ravage the land. Eventually, nature lost its color, and the land was bleached white.
It became a land where nothing was born and where no beast could tread. If nothing is done about it, then eventually color will be lost elsewhere too.
Meanwhile, the beasts that have exploited the Wilderness have grown "Raw-Meat," Meat which contains the essence of the Wilderness, which was stolen from the world. This Raw-Meat is concentrated Wilderness.
It must be taken back in order to return Wilderness to the world. But, this will not be easy, for the beasts with the Raw-Meat are incredibly strong.
The strongest of them all, the Killer Cubivore, has 6 pieces of Raw-Meat on his body! Unless you defeat him, Wilderness will never be fully restored.
You must first become the King of All Cubivores in order to challenge the Killer Cubivore. In order to release the Wilderness back into the world, you must eat and eat and eat, and mutate and mutate and mutate, and even become beasts that are extinct before you can meet the true Killer Cubivore.
BODY STRUCTURE
Head
All beasts are comprised of a head and Meat. Inside the head is a brain of course, along with other vital organs.
Stomach
The larger its stomach, the stronger a Cubivore will be. When Meat has been eaten, energy is stored here, and blood flows through the veins of matching color.
Joint
Holes in the skull that help determine the form of a beast. A beast is born with a total of 23 joint holes, though they may not all be used. Because of these holes, a beast can mutate by forming new crossbones that connect to the joints.
Meat
This can be a leg, another limb, or even a tail. The function of a Meat flap depends on where it is connected. The movement of a flap acts like a pump to circulate blood throughout the body, in place of a heart.
Veins
Cubivores have five types of blood vessels: yellow, red, blue, purple, and grey. The blood traveling through these vessels determines the color of a beast's Meat. When a Cubivore takes a Doo, the color from one Meat flap will be lost.
Bone
This specially shaped bone, found only in Cubivores, is known as a crossbone. It cannot be broken. Herbibeasts have a completely different bone structure. Thanks to your remarkable skeletal system, you can mutate continuously!
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
Connecting the Nintendo GameCube™ Controller
This is a 1 player game. Plug the Nintendo GameCube™ Controller into Nintendo GameCube™ Controller Socket 1. You cannot use a Controller plugged into any other port.
Shut the power off before connecting/disconnecting Controllers.
Playing for the First Time
Place the Cubivore Game Disc in the Nintendo GameCube™ and turn the system on! A demo will start to play, so press START!
From the title screen, select "GAME START" by pressing the A Button! The "FILE SELECT" screen will then be displayed. You can create up to 3 save files!
Select "Play" from the choices at the top right of the screen by pressing the A Button! Now select a file that says "New Game"!
For those of you who don't have a file that says "New Game", select "Delete" instead at the top of the screen. Then pick a file which you no longer need and press the A Button to confirm your choice! Now you can select "New Game".
From this point on, follow the in-game instructions to create a new file. The "NAME ENTRY" screen will appear. Choose a name that you can live with. If you can't think of a good one, then try using your own name.
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Use the Control Stick to move the cursor.
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Press the A Button to select a letter.
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You can input up to 10 letters.
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You can delete unwanted letters by highlighting and selecting "Delete", or by using the B Button.
Once you've finished inputting your name, highlight "OK" at the bottom right of the screen, and press the A Button! Now that you have a name, you can start the game.
Loading Saved Data
If you want to continue from a previous save, select the save file you wish to load from the "FILE SELECT" screen and confirm your choice by pressing the A Button.
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In order to save your progress, you must have 13 blocks of empty space on your Memory Card.
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Do not insert or remove the Memory Card while saving or loading.
Continuing
The game ends if all of your Meat is eaten. But, don't worry. If you select "Continue", you can start at the beginning of the stage you were on or from your last save point.
If you feel like quitting the game, selecting "Game End" will take you back to the title screen.
Saving After Clearing a Stage
There aren't many places to save, but that is the nature of the Wild! When you clear a stage and open the door to the next area, you will be asked whether or not you want to save.
Select "Yes" to save, or "No" to continue without saving. Your existing file will be overwritten if you select "Yes", so don't save if you want to keep it.
Saving After Mating
You can save after you mate and an offspring is born. Select "Yes" to save, or "No" to continue without saving. Your existing file will be overwritten if you select "Yes", so don't save if you want to keep it.
Options
Sound
At the title screen, select "OPTION" and press the A Button to bring up the "OPTION" screen. You will be able to choose "Stereo", "Mono", or "Surround" sound.
Rumble
You can turn the Rumble Feature On/Off by selecting "Rumble" at the top right of the screen. Press the B Button to exit the "OPTION" screen.
GAME PROGRESSION
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5-Raw-Meat will allow you to mate! Your offspring will be born with more Meat flaps.
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1- Eat all you can, and you'll mutate!
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2- Gain color and mutate. If you mutate into 10 different forms, you will be the King of 10 Cubivores.
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6- Repeat steps 1-5.
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The more you mutate, the more popular you will be with the females.
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7- Become the King of 100 Cubivores! Defeat the Killer Cubivore!
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Beat the bosses to get Raw-Meat!
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Eat Meat and gain color!
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Gain color and mutate!
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Mutate a lot and become the King of 100 Cubivores!
Hunting and Being Hunted
Use the L Button to target, or LOCK ON, to an enemy!
While holding the L Button, use the A Button to POUNCE!! Attack until the enemy's Stomach Gauge (Life) has been depleted!
When your enemy is down, lock on to him again with the L Button. Then press the A Button to BITE his Meat.
While biting, hold the Control Stick down to TEAR OFF his Meat.
You are not the only one doing the hunting!! If a red light appears around you, it means that an enemy is targeting you.
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Press the A Button to JUMP.
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Press the B Button to BLOCK.
If you fall to the ground, jam on the Control Stick and the A Button to GET UP as fast as possible.
Mating and Bearing Offspring
I WANNA MATE!
100 Lovebits
If you enter a Love Tunnel
Controls
Control Stick
Walk/Run
Block
Block enemies' attacks
Pause
Pause the game
Reverse
Back up
Intimidate
Growl and scare enemies
Position Camera
Move camera to a position directly behind you
C Stick forward
Move the camera to a position directly behind you
C Stick left or right
Rotate the camera
C Stick downward
Give an elevated view
Control Stick and A Button
Get up faster or shake off enemies
Enemies & Characters
Bosses
The strongest beast in each area, with a big body and stomach, and at least one Raw-Meat flap that must be eaten to continue the game.
Cronies
Persistent creatures found around Bosses; eating their silver Meat won't give you any color and they are generally a nuisance.
Herbibeasts
Harmless creatures with grass flap heads and bodies; eating them replenishes life and heals bite marks, and they run fast but generally won't attack.
Vegetabug
A simple grassy bug without a head; eating it fills your stomach a little but does not cause mutation.
Red Vegetabugs
Similar to green Vegetabugs, but they will attack you.
Lovebug
A bug with a heart mark; eating one builds up your Love Points by 3.
Wildabug
A silver bug filled with nutritious Wilderness; eating it helps return Wilderness to the land, allowing entry into white areas if enough are consumed.
Cubivores
Vicious beasts made of Colormeat; eating their Colormeat incorporates that color into your own Meat, allowing mutation into a new beast.
Items & Weapons
Raw-Paw
That tasty looking piece of Meat on a boss's body is known as Raw-Meat. The first piece you'll find is Raw-Paw, and it belongs to the boss of the Bleach White Highlands. Having Raw-Paw on your body allows you to dash using the R Button.
Raw-Bone
The second type of Raw-Meat is called Raw-Bone. It's Meat, but it's also bone. Having Raw-Bone hardens your body, allowing you to block with the B Button.
Raw-Meat
Every piece of Raw-Meat, when eaten, will open the door to the next stage and give you the opportunity to mate. Besides that, each piece will also have some other positive effect on you. It might give you the ability to dash, increase your defense, or let you pounce while dashing. Certain ones even offer cool abilities like being able to camouflage yourself from your enemies.
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