EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE EEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YE TOY: PLAY EEE EEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE GAME FAQ \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ Contents =-=-=-=-= 1) Version history 2) Introduction 3) Starting up 4) The games 5) The playroom 6) Hints and tips 7)a) Secrets b) Controller usage 8) Video messaging 9) FAQ's 10) Credits and information \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 1) Version history =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 1.00: 27/10/2003: FAQ started, information written, badly drawn and crappy ASCII art finished, deleted, remade, deleted, changed, edited, scrapped, redisigned, scrapped, remade, deleted, started from scratch, edited, changed, edited some more, and then deleted and then I settled for a very simple E. Starting up section finished. 1.10: 28/10/2003: The Games section started. 5 games included. Also, Starting up section finished. 1.20: 28/10/2003: The Games section finished. 2.00: 28/10/2003: The first draft finished. 2.10: 03/11/2003: Video messaging section added, FAQ section began 3.00: 30/11/2003: Biggest update so far. Added whole new section so big it is like a mini FAQ. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 2) Introduction =-=-=-=-=-=-= Ok. Before I say anything, I am going to say this now- THIS IS MY FIRST EVER FAQ! Please don't shout at me if it is bad, and, yeah, laugh at the crappy ASCII image, but then please back off, and focus on the hopefully better game guide, and guide to using the camera itself. Anyhoo, with that out of the way, welcome. Now, many people already know what the Eyetoy is- It is a small camera that puts you in the game, allowing you to interact with the surroundings and characters. And while in this section most FAQs would go on about demos being made at shows, I won't. Admittedly only because I wasn't there, but still. The first time I saw one of these was on TV. On the game network channel. At first I couldn't believe it. I wanted to go out and buy one. But there was a small setback of not having a PS2. But for my 16th birthday, I finally got a PS2, and an Eyetoy:play. And oh how I loved it. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 3) Starting up =-=-=-=-=-= Alright. You have finally got a PS2, ripped it out of its box, worked out how to set up all of the wires and connect the ruddy thing to the TV, and positioned it correctly. Now, you have a small, colourful, eyetoy box in front of you. So you must open it, and take out the camera from the top. Then remove the game and its case. Put the game into the PS2 CD slot by pushing the blue button on the console, and placing the CD in the deep groove. Plug the camera into the USB port on the front of the PS2, and prop it up on your TV. Push the blue button on the PS2 again, and tap the green button. Now you get to play. Yay! Exploring the menus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= There is no controller with this game. To navigate the menus, you must wave you hand over the arrows that appear. Wave them until they glow wuite brightly, but careful, some of them are more sensitive than others, eg. the naming screen letters. To select or cancel a choice, wave your hand back and forth over the OK or CANCEL buttons. There are also SELECT, HELP and CHOOSE buttons amogst others, but they all work in the same way. Creating a profile =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To create a profile, go to Single player mode, and select Create profile. First, you must name your character. Select 3 letters and hit select. Then, you must take your pictures. First, a happy face :). Then a sad face :(. Then a silly face :S. Easy, no? You must then save it. Ah. Now this is where a memory card or two comes in handy. You don't need a memory card to play, but you do to make profiles, or save scores. Now, although the profiles do not use as much room as Video Messaging, they will add up. Anyway, you have a profile, and you are ready to go. But wait! You need to adjust the camera! Firstly, stand up instead of resting on your knees in front of the camera. Adjust the way that the camera faces by moving it left and right on its socket jint. Then, aim it up or down. I personally, being a very tall guy, have it propped up on a few playing cards for many of the games. But anyway, when it is all ready, you can start now, right? Wrong. In case you hadn't noticed, your picture on screen has no visible facial features, or distinguishable colours. The little plastic loop around the outside of the camera lens may be twisted to adjust the focus. I reccomend getting a friend to stand a little way back so you have something to check while adjusting, or you could use a logo on an item of clothing and hang it up somehow. Ok, now you can go. Sorry, not yet. Go to the Options menu on the menu screen, and go to sensitivity settings. Here you can select High, Medium or Low. I usually have mine on low, but for some games, Medium. High detects virtually every miniscule detail in the background, eg. Vibrations from footsteps. This makes it a pain in the ass to navigate the menus. So select the mode you want, then you can go and play. Honestly. No joke this time. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 4) The games =-=-=-=-=-=-= Right. Now that you have finally managed to sort out all of the configurations in he game, you've seen the animated manual, and you know how to navigate the manuals. Now, you can go and play the games! Note that if you want to save your scores, you must have a memory card, and if you haven't got a PS2 yet, it does not come with a memory card. But, the game is playable without the memory card, just you caan't save settings, profiles, messages, scores etc. But anyway, on with the games. To start a single player game, just highlight the option and select. Then select a difficulty. I would say to start off in easy mode, to get used to the game and feel of using the camera. Kung Foo <><><><> One of the best games on the disc, it simply involves standing in the middle of the screen and hitting ninjas, or breaking boards as they come on the screen. This was the first game I played on the eyetoy, and remains one of my faves. What to do ------------ Stand in the blue outline on the start menu, but I reccomend being slightly above it so that you can use your whole body. When the little ninja men approach you, simply swat them away. They are worth 100 points, and I think the values go up. If the evil Wonton appears, hit him in order to go into Blurry mode. If you hit badguys or boards during this mode, you get double points. So wave your arms around mega fast in this mode to kill everyone quickly. If you play this mode on medium or hard mode, after round 6 you will enter a fight with Wonton. If you want to know more, check the Secrets section. Wishi Washi <><><><><> Again, one of the best games. Very simple gameplay, simply wash the windows. But wait, I hear you cry. That's so simple! How could it ever be fun? He he he, do not judge a book by its cover, this is one of, if not the most, frantic, knackering, satisfying, and popular game of the lot. This was the first multiplayer game I played, and is one I play nearly as often as Kung Foo. What to do ------------ Stand in the outline on the start screen. Again, you could stand just above it to give you a larger reach, but it isn't that useful. Hit start, and you will hear some nice music playing, and see a very soapy window. Move your hands, arms, body, head, legs, anywhere to clean the windows. If you want, you could even use a real cloth. However, beware of the bird poop stains. They are very hard to clean off, but are worth 100 points each, and the amount of them goes up depending on the window or the difficulty. When 95% of the window is clear, you can go to the next one. If a bucket appears, wave you hand back and forth over it to collect the goodies. They will be either: -250 Points -500 Points -Clean whole window -Soap sud explosion The sud explosion isn't really much of a goodie, but still, it happens. Boxing chump <><><><><> Now for something completely different. For starters, you do not stand in the centre of the screen. Secondly, it is a boxing game. Thirdly, you have to kick a robots ass into oblivion. What to do ------------ Ok, select the start button, and then quickly get to the left side of the screen. Stand, ready for a very tough fight. When the guy says, start fighting the robot. The head is the weak point. If he tries to punch you, duck out of the way and try to counter it. If he blocks, keep on smacking him until you break through. Beware if he ducks, it means that he is about to uppercut. After you deplete all of his health to 0 3 times, it will be knocked out. Also, make sure you do not get to close to the robot, or a seconds out will be called. Finally, in the break between rounds, move about a lot to replenish your health. Rocket Rumble <><><><><><> Wow. This game is easily the most pretty and fascinating game ever. You have to match up colours of fireworks, and hit the plunger. If you match more than one colour, you get a multiplier. There are many different fireworks, some worth more than others. A white firework can link up colours, eg. Match 4 reds, then get a white, then 3 greens. What to do ------------ Stand in th outline, but for once I reccomend standing below it because any movement will select a firework and bodge up your combo. Anyway, to select a firework, wave your hand over it. To blow it up, hit the plunger. I think I have explained the rest in the introduction to this game, but I will say this: If the firework goes too low, the score will not count. Plate spinner <><><><><> This game is one of the harder games on the disc, and is definately one of the wierdest. You have to balance plates on sticks while killing the evil monkeys. Wierd. What to do ------------ Stand in the outline. Whenever a plate appears, wave your hand over it until sparkles start flying off of it. Then leave it. If the sparks disappear, wave your hands over it again. Sounds easy, til you relise how long the game lasts for, and that more plates appear. Also you have to kill monkeys. If they jump on a plate in the sweet spot, then they will fly away. But if they climb up the stick, then hit them off. But the higher they are, the more points you get. But beware of the sheer exhaustion level of this game. It can get quite painful. UFO juggler <><><><><> This game is incredibly similar to plate spinner, but with more movement and speed needed. This is the wierdest game on the disc, with the single exception of mirror time. What to do ------------ Stand in the outline, and hit start. You will notce some little hatches on the base of the screen. When a little UFO pops up, wave your hand over it until sparkles come off of it. Then leave it alone. Allow it to climb up the screen, rubbing it if it needs to be, until it launches into orbit. But if you see Wonton come along in his ship, rub it until it explodes. But note that if you rub your ship too much, it will also explode. Slap stream <><><><><> A frankly odd game. Not bad. Not good. You have to smack little Ratmen out of the air, but you must not spank the bunny girls. That would be bad. What to do ------------ Stand in the outline. If you see a Rat appear behind a cloud, hit it fast. If the bunny girls appear, do not hit them. If you hit one three times, then it's game over, cos the bunny girls hate playing with someone who is violent. This is quite tricky, becuase it is a fast game. Be careful while reaching up to the higher clouds. Mirror time <><><><> Hello, and welcome to headache city. This is the wierdest game on the disc, and is vomit inducing on the harder levels. You have to rescue Kieu from the mirror mazes by simply tapping her picture. Afraid? You should be. What to do ------------ Stand in the middle of the screen. When you see the pictures appear, touch the green ones. Don't touch the red ones, because three hits and you're outta there. Be careful though, Big Robo Bro (you should know him, you kicked his assets in Boxing Champ) will flip, rotate, twist, and even split the screen into 2 or 4 depending on the difficulty level. After the time is up, that's it. This is a really wierd game. All I can reccomend is making a few very small movements close to your body to check where you are first. Also, wearing a T-Shirt which has a distinguishable logo on one side of it helps a lot. But play this game in the low level of sensitivity, because otherwise any background movement will screw you up big time. Ghost catcher <><><><><> Ah. Welcome to Ghost catcher. This game is incredibly similar to Kung Foo, except harder, and not quite as much fun. You are in a grave yard, and you must rub air into ghosts in order to pop them. What to do ------------ Stand in the middle of the screen, but I reccomend standing just above them. Wait until a ghost shows up and rub air into it until it explodes, but be warned; they are very hard to spot, and if they go above the screen you lose some health. If any bats appear, swat at them with both hands. You score a nice 100 points for each, so hit as many as possible. If there are more than one ghost, I reccomend jumping about like a bit of a ponce to get rid of them. A very tiring game, but not the most exhausting. On medium or hard modes, you can fight Wonton as a ghost at the end of the time. See the secrets section to find out how to kill him. Keepy Uppies <><><><><> This is the worst game of the lot. I hate it. The physics are all wrong, and I have the footballing skills of a one legged man at the best of times. What to do ------------ Skip this game. Ok, ok, if you really want to play it, stand in the middle of the screen, but I would stand a bit below the outline this time. When the ball appears, keep it on the screen using any part of your body. The lower to the bottom of the screen it is, the more skill points you get. Little people will appear on the side if the screen. They do various things. Monkey- +100 points Queer man- +200 points Raccoon- Two ball The little kid- Ball saver The muscle guy- Small ball Wonton- No ball The guy with a funny head- Lose some points. This is the worst game out of the lot, easily. I really do not like it. If the ball goes into your body, it goes very random. Beat Freak <><><><> Ah, the first of two music games. This game sees you hitting speakers as CDs fly over them. What to do ------------ Stand in between the two speakers, and get in rythm with the music. When a CD flies over a speaker, hit it. Try and get it as close to the centre as possible. That is really it for this game. Ho hum. Boogie down <><><><><> And the other dancing game. This game is not bad, but nothing special. Hit the lights in time to the music, and follow the girl on screen. What to do ------------ Stand just below the outline and get in rythm. Watch the girl on screen hit the lights. When prompted, hit them exactly the same, and at the same time as she did. Very hard. Any background movement will screw this up, so again, low mode please. Also, watch for the other characters in the back ground. They pop up when you get enough perfects, but beware, any Bads will send them back. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 5) The playroom Tired of playing? Enter the playroom to chill out with some cool effects. Underwater- A nice looking underwater scene for you. Try touching the little fishes. Bubble- Some bubbles appear at the top of the screen. They pop into smaller bubbles until they disappear when touched. I like this one a lot. Leaves- Some leaves drop down the screen adn gather at the bottom. Try pushing them about a bit. Balloons- Some purdy balloons appear for you to bat about some, until they pop. Quality. Bees- A great idea this. Poke the hive and bees come out and attack any part of you that is moving. The only escape is to leave the screen, or stand very still until they go away. Materialize- A very strange one which makes you look like someone out of star trek. Move and your body splits into pieces before connecting together again. No effect- Well duh. Sparkles- Super cool. Move and little sparkles like sand sprinkle off of you. This is brilliant, and makes you look like you have cronic dandruff. Snow- Some snow drifts down the screen. Very boring. Spiders- Spiders scuttle to any moving part of you. Very cool. Copycat- Image on screen has a lag of about a second. Very boring. Nervous- Makes you tremble when you move. Mirrors- Very cool. Picture on screen stretches and shrinks, and generally goes wierd looking. Incredible. Rainbow- Wierd. Makes rainbow trails when you move. None of these have any real impact on the game, but are a nice way to spend a few minutes. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 6) Hints and tips - It might sound obvious, but stand as far away from any objects/furniture as possible. The amount of pain I have endure from this game is incredible. - Get used to the camera. Again, might sound obvious, but do not always edit the position of it before you play, else you won't be able to play easily. - Do as much as you can to improve the picture. This might mean lighting up that dark area in the room, or even just spreading your hands a bit. - In the games, try and adapt a way of playing. - Whatever you do, don't cheat. Whats the point? And anyway, waving your fingers back and forth in front of the camera doesn't work on most of the games. - Minimise backgrouns movement. Do not have people stood behind you, particulary on the harder games. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 7)a) Secrets Bosses <><><> Kung foo and ghost catcher are the only games that have a boss. The bosses are not important, they just add a helluva lotta points to your total. Also, they are challenging. They appear after you get past round 6 on medium or hard mode. Kung foo ---------- Wonton appears, to try and kill you. He will either circle you, where you just hit him, or split into four. He then appears, and then three of his apparitions will disappear as he shoots a blast at you. Hit him three times to kill him, but you can only hit him when he is circling you, or when his four apparitions have become one. Ghost catcher --------------- A ghost wonton appears, along with numerous ghosts and some bats. Simply rub air into all of the ghosts until they explode for tons of points. Simple. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 7)b) Controller usage =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Contents =-=-=-= i) How to use a controller ii) Buttons iii) Secrets iv) FAQs \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ i) How to use a controller =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Firstly, make sure you have the controller plugged in. Now, as you still use the camera to play the games, make sure you do not trip over the ruddy thing, as I have done many times before. Now, you can only use a dualshock controller for the Playstation 2. It means that as opposed to waving your hands over the buttons to select them, you highlight options and select them, making them much easier to navigate in High sensitivity mode. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ ii) Buttons =-=-=-=-= Left/Right buttons/ Left analogue stick- Highlight option on menu X- Select highlighted option/ start game Triangle button- Back up on a menu or return to start menu/ select a No option O button- N/A Square button- N/A Start- Start game Select- N/A \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ iii) Secrets =-=-=-=-= * Using a controller you can access a hidden option in the Playroom. In the rainbow mode, hit O to change the mode. It makes the whole screen change colour, then after something moves, the colours appear differently. Pressing triangle in this mode makes the screen plain, and O brings up theoriginal mode. I found this mode miles better then the original Rainbow mode. * You can cheat easily with a controller by having the sensitivity of the camera on High, then accessing the games with the controller. This means that the background will help activate stuff, but you can navigate the menus still. * With a controller you can be more prepared for doing strange stunts in the Video Messaging section. Select go when you are ready to go, and it saves you from running back and forth. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ iv) FAQs =-=-=-= Q- Can I play games using the controller? A- No. To be able to do so would kind of ruin the point of the camera in the first place. Q- Can I pause the games using the controller? A- No. Sorry, but no pausing is possible in this game. Q- Does the controller vibrate? A- No. As far as I can tell it doesn't. Q- Is the camera really needed when you have a controller instead? A- Yes! The camera is needed to play the games, and thus cannot be missed out. Q- Is the controller needed when I have a camera? A- No, of course not. The controller just makes it easier to do some things. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 8) Video messaging =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= What is video messaging? <><><><><><><><><><><><><> Video messaging is another little exra on the eyetoy disc, that allows you to record a short message between 10 and 60 seconds long, save it to your memory card, and play it back. Where is it? <><><><><><> It is on the main menu. How do I use it? <><><><><><><><><> Firstly, select it from the main menu. A sub menu will come up. Go to record message. Another menu with various pictures will appear. These are little pictures that will move around behind your picture, like an animated background. After you have chosen a background, another menu will appear. This is the time menu. Select a time (10/20/30/40/50/60 seconds). When prompted, say/do what- ever you wanted to do for the message. Afterwards, you have a choice to play it back or not. After you have seen your movie or skipped it, you ill be asked if you want to save it or not. Now this is where the game drains memory card space. It takes up nearly a full memory card for a 60 second movie, and over 1500KB for 10 seconds. \_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/ 9) FAQ'S =-=-=-=-= * Why won't the camera respond fully when I try and hit things on screen? - It is probable that part of the room you are in is not fully lit. Try lighting up the darker areas with a lamp or something. 10) Credits and information =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Thank you to sony, for making thsi game and the console, I thank myself, and my sister for helping me play this game. And my mum for buying me the game in the first place. Thank you to arg0n, your FAQ inspired me to write this one. And thank you to you, the reader. Bear this thank you in mind while rating this FAQ, heh heh... reddragonflame is a solo FAQ and review writer. 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