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Otherwise, I may permanently damape yous Weer, HANDLING YOUR PLAYSTATION™ DISC: * This compact disci irtended for use ont with te PayStaton™ game console, * Do ot but crush itor submerge iting. * Do nt leave tin rect sunight or near aadatror ote souree of heat. * Be suet take an occasional rest break during ended pay. + Kegp his compact dsc clean Always ol the dic by Te pes and keep in is protective case whe notin use Clan he ds wh a in-e, sf, dry coh, wiping in straght res rom center to cuter ee. Never use salves or abrasive cleaners TABLE OF CONTENTSret society known as the Brotherbo0d of Hecate rediscovered the darkeat rituals of a long extinct science ‘and released into the dank, foggy streets of London the moat horrifying creatures the world bas ever known. The inbabitants of London would certainly have succumbed to this unearthly host but for the strength of two mysterious beroes. On this fateful night they engaged in a decisive battle to deliver millions from these @emon spawn. This is their story... T= has it that on London's blackest night in 1854, a ones NOCATOR Cancun + Set up your PlayStation game console according to the instruction manual. ‘+ Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc + Insert the Nightmare Creatures disc and close the dise cover. ‘+ Insert game controllers and turn on the PlayStation game console. + Follow the on-screen instructions to start a game,ion (ea) Ll + Ou Sidetep Lae Rie O- Sidestep Right 0+ ei - Walt Bacar + ee — Suny Forward 12 fe = orate lnentory Counters ‘Tum Right SeiteTake Kom Game Controls To select menu items use the Directional Buttons up/down to highlight the option you want to select and prese the x button 12 accept Game Reset To abort the game, press the Start button to pause the game and display the pause menu. Choose Quit from this menu, and then highlight and select Yes to return to the Main menu screen. Inatructions When you turn on the PlayStation you will se an introductory movie, which can be interrupted by pressing the Start button or x Main Menu Use the Directional Buttons up/down to high- Tight an option and then press X to select, * Start Game Select this option to begin playing the ‘game using the currently selected options ‘Choose which hero to play using the Directional Buttons lefright ro toggle between Igantius and Nadia, Press the X button to start the game with the currently select hero. Load Game Select this option to load a previously saved game from a memory card. See Finishing a Level below for instructions on saving a game to the memory card, Enter Password Select this option to start a game at an higher level using password. Use the XO, A. O, and the Directional Buttons to enter password, the Select button to backspace ever incorrect entries, and the Start button to start the game on the level selected by the password. See Finishing a Level on page 12 for instructions on obtaining a password.+ Options Select this option to change sound, difficulty, brightness, and screen positioning settings. Selecting this option will bring up the ‘Options Screen described below. Options Screen Use the Directional Buttons up/down to highlight an option and press X to select. Press Ato return to the Main menu. * Sound Management Select this option to change the sound effects and music volume. Use the Directional Buttons up/down to highlight either music volume or sound volume and the Directional Buttons lefvright 1 adjust volume up and down. Press Ato return to the Options Screen, + Light Management Select this option to change the brightness ofthe display. When this option is highlighted use the Directional Buttons lefright to adjust the screen brightness level + Screen Management Select this option to move the center of the display. Use the Directional Buttons up/down! lefright to move the display left and right on the the sereen. Press A to return to the Options Screen * Controller Calibration Select this option to calibrate an analog controller: Move your left stick once around and press X to finish. Note: This option will only be available if you are using an analog controller. Make sure you press the Analog button on your controller so that the LED is Red, * Difficulty Select this option to change the difficulty setting. While this option is selected, press X to toggle between “easy” and “hard.” In the “eagy” setting, monsters will have reduced hit points and the player will be provided with hints from time to time. Playing the Game Health Meter ‘The character's health is indicated by the horizontal bar at the bottom ofthe sereen, When the red bar disappears the character will die Adrenaline Meter ‘The character's adrenaline level is indicated by the blue vertical bar displayed on the left side of the screen. If the adrenaline level reaches zero, the virus will attack the character as shown by the health meter.Inventory ‘The character’s currently selected inventory item is shown in the lower right comer ofthe screen. Hold down the L2 button and press the Directional Buttons rightfleft to scroll through the inventory. Press the R2 button to use the currently selected inventory item. Game Play When the game is started, a level loading screen will be displayed including a description of your goal for the level. Once your character appears, use the buttons described previously in Game Controls to maneuver your hero through the level, slaying the creatures that get in your way. As you explore the alleys and basements of London, you «will nd many different things to push, pull, topple, open, shove, and demolish. Many of these items are breakable. Striking or kicking while near them will smash them to bits, often revealing a power-up. Press the © when standing directly in front of a power-up to pick it up. Fighting When a character attacks there can be three resslts—hit, block, oF iss, A hit will happen when you pecform an attack at the propriate range and direction from a creature and that creature is not blocking. The character’ attack animation is shown followed by ‘an orange Hash. In addition the creature will react appropriately; flying back, bleeding, or losing a body part if possible. A block will happen when a character attacks in range but the foe is blocking when the attack is performed. The character’ attack animation is played followed by a blue flash and the defender will not take damage. A miss will happen when a characteris not facing a foe or is too far away. In these situations the character's attack animation will, bbe shown but nothing will happen; the monster will not react and there will be no flash. Each attack does a certain amount of damage to enemy creatures. ‘The amount of damage is determined by the particular attack performed, the type of weapon being used, and possibly any damage- enhancing power-ups that are in effect. Normally, a monster will die when it takes too much damage. The game will also keep track of ‘where a strike hits. Enough damage in particular areas will cause amputation of various body parts. Monsters will inflict a variable amount of damage on characters depending on the creature attacking and what type of attack they use. ‘Nadia and Ignatius have many special combo moves that can do extreme damage, sever limbs, or even strike through a block. Experiment with different button sequences and combinations to discover new moves. ‘Note: Some extremely tough monsters will only be stunned by normal blows. Nadia and Ignatius will have to use one of their special combo attacks to slay these creatures while they are stunned,Adrenaline A hero's resistance to the transmortification virus is dependent on the adrenaline level in their blood stream. The virus will overcome a player ifhis or her adrenaline level gets too low. When this occurs the character will take damage until the adrenaline level is raised or the character dies. The adrenaline level will decline at a constant rate while the character explores a level and will go up each time & character kills a creature Weapon Upgrades From time to time you may discover additional, more powerful ‘weapons hidden in various levels. Press D when standing next to one of these weapons to acquire the new weapon. Each weapon upgrade will increase the amount of damage you inflict when you successfully hia foe and inerease the chances of amputation. Level Map €3 Life Display Pressing Soleo ill wgale Between tile hnep and ils Cpl, Thais diclay 4 heart icon that appears with the number of Gabe eee aracter’s current postion, ‘When the map is displayed use the Directional Buttons to scroll the map, L1 and RI to rotate it, O to 200m out, and Oto zoom in. Press A to return to the game Pause Menu Pressing the Start button during play will pause the game and bring up the Pause menu. Use the Directional Buttons Up/Down to highlight an option and press x to select. Press Ato resume. + Resume Game Select this option to return to the game. + View Controls Select this option to display alist of controls. Press A to retura to the Pause menu. * Quit Game Select this option to quit a level. Use the Directional Buttons up/down to highlight Yes or No and press the X to select. Select ‘Yes to return to the Main menu. Select No to return to the Pause * Options Select this option to adjust Music and Sound volumes and the position ofthe display. Use the Directional Buttons up/down to highlight an option and the Directional Buttons left/right to adjust the setting for the highlighted option.Finishing a Level To finish a level you must complete the mission described in the Level Loading screen. When a level is complete a statistic screen will be displayed that indicates the percentage of monsters killed, percentage of items found, and the elapsed time. When you are finished admiring your handiwork use the Directional Buttons ‘up/down to highlight one of the two continue options and press X to select. # Save Level And Continue Select this option if you want to save your progress to the memory card. Saving to the memory card will preserve all of the information about your game including lives, health, inventory, and ‘weapon upgrades. To use this option make sure you have placed a formatted memory card with a least I free block of memory into slot L. Use the Load Game option on the Main menu to restore a saved game from a memory card. Note: You can have only one saved game on a memory card. Saving a game to a memory card will overwrite any existing Nightmare Creatures saved game on that eard. Password And Continue ‘Select this option if you want to get a password that will allow you to skip the completed level. The password will bea series of button presses using the X, 0, A, O, and the Directional Buttons 12 upllown/lefi/right. Record this password and use the Enter Password option on the Main menu to restart your game on the next level, Note: Health and inventory information are not encoded in a password so if you restore using a password you wil start the next level with a preset inventory and full health The Legend History is fll of coincidences and often repeats itself. The Great Fire of London in 1666 and the Fire of 1834 at first did not appear related. ‘And yet in London, a strange story is whispered... ‘Assecret society known as the Brotherhood of Hecate sought to create a race of stronger, more powerful human beings with which to rule London and eventually, the world. Under the cover of scientific research and the study of natural phenomena, the Brotherhood experimented on stolen corpses and attempted to isolate an extremely virulent agent, 2 mixture of plague, rabies, and other unknown components which would have the power to transform a human being into an astonishingly powerful creature. The Brotherhood’s ial experiments went horribly wrong, however, and instead of supermen, their test subjects transformed, almost immediately, into grotesque and ravenous monsters. Undaunted, the members of Hecate decided that the agent should be released into the city of London, turning all the infected citizens into horrific monsters over, whom they would have complete control. 15‘Their mad scheme might have succeeded but for Samuel Pepys, a ‘writer who joined the Brotherhood in 1660. Pepys, growing increasingly alarmed by the escalating madness of his fellow ‘members, decided to destroy Hecate and put a stop to their ‘experiments forever. On a cold night in 1666, when the mad members of the secret society were convened in their secret erypt beneath a ‘warehouse at St. Katharine’s Dock, Samuel set fire to the warehouse, burning and destroying the Brotherhood of Hecate, its laboratory equipment and notes and all traces ofits existence. The raging biaze ‘quickly spread into the streets of London, resulting in the Great Fire of 1666. All knowledge of the brotherhood would have died with them except that Pepys kept a fastidious account of all their activities in his diary... ‘Almost 170 years later a bizarre plague has been spreading. through the citizenry of London town. People infected by the plague ‘experience grotesque mutations of their limbs and faces and disappear into the dark alleys and sewers of the city. An odd black tome is mysteriously let on the doorstep of the priest Ignatius Blackward, an expert in the occult and cabalstic writings. He is able to decipher a portion ofthe decaying book and determine that itis diary of « man named Samuel Pepys. An entry describing an arcane formula for creating organic mutations alarms Ignatius, leading him to mail the diary to his friend in New Orleans, Dr. Jean F,, a world renowned authority in immunology. Upon receiving the diary and analyzing its formulas, Dr. F immediately embarks on a voyage to 4 London accompanied by his daughter, Nadia. Once in London, Dr: F. contacts Ignatius to relate his discoveries but before Ignatius is able to reach the hotel, Dr. F-is brutally murdered. The diary is missing. At the funeral for Dr. Jean F. a strange man in black robes hands "Nadia a note which reads, “Know about Adam Crowley, Brotherhood of Hecate - HVHJ.” An address is written atthe bottom of the note. ‘At dusk on October 17th, 1854, Nadia and Ignatius meetin the fading light of his church to set about hunting down Adam Crowley, his Brotherhood of Hecate, and the nightmare creatures which roam the streets. The quest has only begun Characters Father Ignatius Blackward isa man of God who travels the world combating Evil He is an expert on foreign languages, ceabalistic writings, occult rituals, and shamanism. Ignatius has mastered the lost art of stall fighting which he has reluctantly used in several difficult situations, OD Hammer Curl 2x0 Windmill Slam (XG Scottish Backhand XDA Hammerhead Crash +0 Roundhouse Valley” x Flying Elbow Smash‘Nadia F. isa student of the world. She has travelled to many lands with her father, a doctor. She is a biologist by training and has become an expertin the brand new field of immunology, and knows much about microbes, viruses and their invisible world. She is also a fencer and gymnast and can fight her way out of a tight spot promines QOAx Side Flip Kick ox Feet of Fury 2XXE_ Cyclone Volley DOOX ur+x Back Flip Kick Combo XO WsOex Bloody Ballerina ‘AD Flying Cross ‘Adam Crowley is a former legitimate scientist who now masterminds the secret Brotherhood of Hecate. The discoverer of Samuel Pepy’s mystical diary, Crowley ‘wants to use its formulas to create *Supermen” and rule the world. To this end, Crowley enlists businessmen, bankers, doctors, and others to Finance and participate in his mad schemes. So fa experiments only produce hideous monsters 16 their Monsters Zombies — These shambling former townsfolk come FAME in two varieties and can be found nearly anywhere searching for their next meal: One is a weaker, less GRE cfensive-minded zombie and the other its older, tougher brother. Werewolves can be seen in the streets of downtown London as food there is plentiful. Although common, they are extremely difficult to defeat because of theie speed and intelligence. Werewolves can block even the best of blows and will dodge and counter-strike ‘with their extremely sharp claws. The best attack against a Werewolf i a series of kicks and roundhouse leg sweeps. Great balls of fire—With wings. Demons are flying reptilian creatures who are capable of shooting bolts of flame from their mouths. Demons can be found almost anywhere in the city of London. They are ‘known to be impervious to fire attacks. 7‘The world’s ugliest living organisms. Pepys Monsters stand about 9” tall, have three heads and three arms and can slice through flesh like nobody's business. Docker — As big as a bulldozer and just about as tough. Its attack consists of a variety of extremely powerful punches and a two-handed overhead smash which Causes the ground to quake. The best way to defeat a Docker is to cut off its arms and render it harmless. Invulnerable to dynamite attacks. Insects — Armor-plated and with pincers as sharp as razor blades. With their transparent wings, they can dodge and counter-atrike with lighting-fast speed. Jacques Cousteau's real nightmare ‘Thames’ Monsters are rarely sighted six-armed giant octopi with enormous tentacles of unbelievable reach. The Thames’ monsters are seen around the various Lenden dock. areas and have been known to smash through ancient ‘wooden piers and boat moorings in order to get to their victims 18 Harpies —Giant flying winged-women with a piercing ery that echoes through the night air. Absolutely merciless and very difficult to defeat. Rumored to be invulnerable to mine and dynamite attacks. ‘Mysterious long-coated figures often armed with knives. The Faceless Mien are thought to be former members of the Brotherhood of Hecate who betrayed their cult and were punished by forcibly ingesting the ‘The Spider competes with the Pepys Monsters for world’s ugliest living organisms Six-legged fiends with a penchant for leaving their webs allover the city. Spiders tend to inhabit dark tunnels and secret passageways. Giant Rats Rarely sighted, but have been seen running around the dock areas of London. 19Gargoyles are well-camouflaged and have been known to shock citizens by impersonating statues and then springing to life, ready to attack. Gargoyles will always be found near large buildings where they can = easily hide and surprise unsuspecting parties. ey are extremely fast and will almost always attack in a oe Definitely not the little doggie next door. Hellhounds are fire-breathing demon dogs which typically inhabie burning buildings. They are extremely agile and attack by either shooting giant billows of flame from their slavering maws or by shredding you with their razor-sharp claws. Rumored to be invulnerable to fire, and ice, Hellhounds have been spotted running amok, in Bloomsbury and Pimlico. Power-Ups ‘There are many different power-ups that a character can find hidden throughout the game. A power-up can be picked up by ether moving over itor by pressing the CI button while standing directly in front of it Once collected, select an item by bolding L2 aad using the Directional Buttons left/right to scroll through an inventory of power-ups. Hit R2 to use the selected item. 20 Proximity mines are dropped on the floor and will explode and damage any monster that gets too close. circle of smoke and form a protective barrier around the Bg Repulsive Smoke will keep the monsters at bay. It will leave a player unt lowly dissapates. BPH The Freeze spell wil deep freeze all monsters in sight, Once frozen they may be shattered by the slightest touch. 7] Dynamite will damage and knock down all monsters insight. EM ‘The Flash will confuse and blind all monsters in sight for 10 seconds. ‘The Firebombs will ignite nearby monsters who will burn for ‘awhile and then turn to ash, FEB 1 en can pick of a single opponent along range ‘The Multi-Gun can be used to simultaneously shoot several opponents, 2Use the Berzerk to literally hack your opponents to pieces. However, the effect only lasts a short period of time. i | ‘Use Healing to restore some of a hero’s health. G&G Use Super-Healing to restore all ofa hero's health ‘Use Chaos to turn enemies against each other. Enemies will fight each other for a short period of time or until one enemy is vietorious. B ‘The Heart will endow the player with one extra life. 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