Castlevania: Order of Shadows/Instructions

IN-GAME HELP MENU

WELCOME TO CASTLEVANIA

SPLASH SCREENS

• PRESS EXIT SOFT KEY TO EXIT GAME.
• PRESS OK OR 5 TO SKIP SPLASH SCREENS.

MENUS

• PRESS BACK SOFT KEY TO BACK OUT OF A MENU.
• PRESS EXIT SOFTKEY TO EXIT GAME.
• PRESS CONTINUE SOFTKEY TO CONTINUE TO NEXT SCREEN.
• PRESS LEFT OR 4 TO CHOOSE PREVIOUS OPTION.
• PRESS RIGHT OR 6 TO CHOOSE NEXT OPTION
• PRESS OK OR 5 TO SELECT AN OPTION
• PRESS UP, 2, DOWN, OR 8 TO SCROLL UP AND DOWN.

NAME ENTRY SCREEN

• PRESS BACK SOFT KEY TO GO BACK TO MAIN MENU IF YOU ARE ON THE FIRST LETTER
• PRESS LEFT, 4, OR CLEAR SOFTKEY TO ERASE CURRENT LETTER
• PRESS RIGHT OR 6 TO MOVE TO NEXT ENTRY SPACE
• PRESS UP, 2, DOWN, OR 8 TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT LETTER FOR THE CURRENT ENTRY SPACE.
• PRESS OK OR 5 TO CONFIRM NAME.

IN-GAME BASIC MOVES

• PRESS BACK SOFTKEY TO PAUSE THE GAME
• PRESS SKIP SOFTKEY TO SKIP A CUTSCENE
• PRESS OK OR 5 TO USE WHIP
• PRESS LEFT OR RIGHT ON DIRECTIONAL PAD AND/OR 4 AND 6 ON THE KEYPAD TO MOVE DESMOND LEFT AND RIGHT
• PRESS DOWN OR 8 TO CROUCH
• PRESS UP OR 2 TO JUMP UP
• PRESS AND HOLD UP TO MAKE DESMUND JUMP FORWARD
• PRESSING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION DURING A JUMP OR FALL WILL MAKE DESMOND FACE IN THAT DIRECTION
• SUB-WEAPONS, ALCHEMY AND ITEMS ARE USED BY PRESSING 9 OR DOWN, THEN FORWARD
• ALCHEMY ITEMS CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE PER ITEM PICKED UP
• DIFFERENT SUB-WEAPONS WILL CONSUME THE HEART METER AT DIFFERENT RATES

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• ADDITIONAL MOVES WILL BE ACQUIRED THROUGH DESMOND'S QUEST, ON-SCREEN PROMPTS WILL INDICATE HOW THESE MOVES ARE PERFORMED
• IF YOU CANNOT REACH A CERTAIN AREA, COME BACK TO IT AFTER DESMOND HAS LEARNED MORE MOVES
• DESMOND WILL EARN LEVELS AND INCREASED STATISTICS IN BOTH POWER AND DEFENSE AS HE LEVELS UP, KILL MORE ENEMIES TO EARN EXPERIENCE
• SOME ENEMIES WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE HIT TO KILL
• CANDLES AND CONTAINERS DROP HEARTS, ITEMS AND WEAPONS. TRY COMING BACK TO THE SAME CONTAINER, IT MIGHT DROP SOMETHING YOU LIKE.
• DESMOND BEGINS HIS QUEST WITH THE LEATHER WHIP, LOOK CAREFULLY AND YOU MAY FIND THE FLAME WHIP AND VAMPIRE KILLER.
• BEAT THE GAME TO UNLOCK HARD MODE AND CLASSIC MUSIC.
• BEAT THE GAME ON HARD MODE TO UNLOCK UNLIMITED ITEMS.

ABOUT CASTLEVANIA

• CASTLEVANIA FIRST APPEARED IN JAPAN IN 1986.
• IN JAPAN, CASTLEVANIA IS KNOWN AS DEMON CASTLE DRACULA.
• SIMON BELMONT IS THE FIRST BELMONT TO APPEAR IN ANY CASTLEVANIA GAME.
• KOJI IGARASHI IS THE PRODUCER OF THE CASTLEVANIA SERIES.
• ALSO PLAY CASTLEVANIA: THE DRACULA X CHRONICLES ON HANDHELD.