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only for use with the Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instruction manual thoroughly before you start playing. contents PROLOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 BASIC CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . .4 STARTING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . .6 GAME DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 MISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 AGENT ACADEMY . . . . . . . . . . . .15 PARTNER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 SPECIAL MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 TOP AGENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 CMF TOP SECRET FILE . . . . . . . .22 SAVE GAME FILES Confidential Mission is a memory card (sold separately) compatible 3 game. With this game, 3 blocks of memory are needed to save BLOCKS USED game files. A save file will be created when you start this game for the first time, and will be saved automatically when: •You finish changing the OPTIONS settings. •The game is over. •You finish AGENT ACADEMY mode. Never turn OFF the Dreamcast power, remove the memory card or disconnect the controller while the game data is being saved. 1 t is the end of the 20th century. HOWARD GIBSON JEAN CLIFFORD he Cold War has been over for years, yet With the figure of a supermodel, she is truly a cool he ambition of those who wish to rule the beauty. Of course, she is also an agent with orld through power and autocracy does Super-A rank in other fields. Recently she’s had not disappear. CMF (Confidential Mission romantic thoughts about Howard, but she also feels that her relationship with him won’t advance orce) is a secret force established to beyond being good partners. event terrorism and wars between nations, and to keep world peace and der. Cool, calm, and always dressed in a suit without inkles, he is a man who accomplishes his missions h style. Surprisingly, he is also a man of humor, ecause in times of imminent danger he always as time for a joke. The world is again in crisis. Someone has seized control of the World Coalition’s spy satellite. There is no doubt that a huge conspiracy is in progress. This mission has [agent code: 6] [agent code: 15] Nationality . .unknown Nationality . .unknown been assigned to CMF’s top two agents. Height . . . . . . . . . . .6’ Height . . . . . . . . .5’ 6” For them, this will be the biggest and last Hair . . . . . . . . . .brown Hair . . . . . . . . .blonde Eyes . . . . . . . . . .brown Eyes . . . . . . . . . . .blue confidential mission of the 20th century... 2 3 DREAMCAST CONTROLLER ARCADE STICK(SOLD SEPARATELY) START BUTTON XBUTTON ANALOG THUMB PAD YBUTTON XBUTTON YBUTTON BBUTTON ZBUTTON D-PAD ABUTTON TRIGGER R TRIGGER L JOYSTICK CBUTTON Never touch the Analog Thumb Pad or the BBUTTON TriggersL/Rwhile turning the Dreamcast START BUTTON Power ON. Doing so may disrupt the ABUTTON controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction. BUTTON MENU/OPTIONS SCREEN DURING THE GAME BUTTON MENU/OPTIONS SCREEN DURING THE GAME D-PAD/ *@: SELECT MENU ITEM *@: SELECT MENU ITEM MOVE GUNSIGHT JOYSTICK MOVE GUNSIGHT ANALOG THUMB PAD $^: CHANGE SETTING $^: CHANGE SETTING PAUSE THE GAME PAUSE THE GAME START BUTTON ENTER START BUTTON ENTER (OPENS PAUSE MENU) (OPENS PAUSE MENU) ABUTTON ENTER SHOOT ABUTTON ENTER SHOOT BBUTTON CANCEL RELOAD/SKIP MOVIE BBUTTON CANCEL RELOAD/SKIP MOVIE XBUTTON NOT USED NOT USED CBUTTON NOT USED ACCELERATE THE GUNSIGHT YBUTTON NOT USED NOT USED XBUTTON NOT USED NOT USED TRIGGER L NOT USED BRING THE GUNSIGHT TO CENTER YBUTTON NOT USED NOT USED TRIGGER R NOT USED ACCELERATE THE GUNSIGHT ZBUTTON NOT USED BRING THE GUNSIGHT TO CENTER To soft reset the Dreamcast and return to the title screen during game play, NTo soft reset the Dreamcast and return to the title screen during game play, simultaneously press and hold the A,B,X,Yand Start Buttons. simultaneously press and hold the A,B,X,Yand Start Buttons. Please note that all button assignments shown are in the default setting. You can customize the button assignment of the Dreamcast Controller and the Arcade Stick by selecting “CONTROLLER SETTING” in the OPTIONS screen (p.18). 4 5 SETTING UP MAIN MENU SCREEN Confidential Mission is a one to two player game. Connect the Press the Start Button while at the Title screen, and the Main eamcast Controller to be used to Control Port A (one player) Menu will be displayed. Use the D-Pad/Analog Thumb Pad to r Control Ports A and B (two players). You may, however, save select the mode you wish to play, and press Ato enter. r load game data from Control Port C or D. MISSION (P.10) ANOTHER WORLD (P.20) Conversion of the Arcade version. Same as MISSION mode, except that the enemies’ patterns are different. Cannot be selected at first. JUMP PACK™ Confidential Mission is compatible for use with the Jump Pack AGENT ACADEMY (P.15) MISSION SELECT (P.20) sold separately). Insert the Jump Pack into Expansion Socket Use this mode to practice the techniques You can select the stage to play. of the Dreamcast Controller. The Jump Pack will not function necessary for accurate shooting. Cannot be selected at first. inserted into Expansion Socket 1. For 1 player only. te: The Jump Pack cannot be connected to the Arcade tick. PARTNER (P.16) DISPLAY OFF (P.20) Use this mode to evaluate how well you All targeting and guidance features are cooperate with your partner. not displayed. MEMORY CARD SELECT For 2 players only. Cannot be selected at first. When the Dreamcast Power is turned ON, a Memory Card elect screen will appear. Select the memory card to be used, nd a save file will be created. From there on, scores and OPTIONS (P.17) TOP AGENTS(P.21) ame settings will be saved or loaded automatically. Never Adjust settings, aim of the gun, and View score rankings from each mode. n OFF the power, remove the memory card or disconnect display position. he controller during game play. 6 7 ˚ JUSTICE SHOT Shoot an enemy’s hands to knock off his weapon and make him lose the will to fight. You will be awarded bonus points ¸ (cid:204) for a Justice Shot. ˝ Instead of just shooting at the enemies, true agents should accomplish their missions with style. ˛ ˇ — (cid:209) COMBO SHOT SCORE ˇ C/M/F MARKS S(mhoaoxt: 3a) .m Yuoluti pwleill nbuem abwear rodfe sdh obtos ninutso p tohien tssa fmore a e Cnoemmbyo Displays the total points you have earned Displays the number of C/M/F Marks you Shot. so far in the game. have. For more, please see p.13. TARGET — LIFE MARKS True agents ought to totally punish those who threaten the As the time runs, the color of the target Displays the remaining life of the player. world peace. turns from blue to green to yellow to red. You will lose a mark for receiving damage When the two gauges shown on the target from the enemy or shooting a civilian cross, the enemy will attack and you will accidentally. You will gain a mark when suffer damage. you find special items. You may have up RELOAD MARK to 8 life marks. Will be displayed when you are out of (cid:209) CREDITS PAUSE MENU ammunition. Displays the number of continues left. During the game, press the Start Button to bring up the Pause GUNSIGHT When you lose all your life marks, this Menu. Use *@to select the menu item, and press Ato enter. Displays where you are aiming at. number will decrease by one. When you MAGAZINE lose all your credits, the game will be over. PLAY . . . . . . .Continue the game. Displays the number of bullets left. RETRY . . . . . Restart from the beginning. SELECT . . . . . Return to the Training/Stage Select screen layer 1’s Score, Magazine and Life Marks are displayed at the left side of the screen; (available only in AGENT layer 2’s at the right side. Also, Number of Credits left is for both players. ACADEMY and MISSION SELECT modes). RESET . . . . . .Return to the Main Menu screen. you feel that it is hard to see the edges of the screen, adjust the display with SCREEN ETTING in the OPTIONS menu (p.18). 8 9 conversion of the Arcade version. OPERATION BRANCHING vestigating the mysterious organization which seized control of the spy satellite, Howard During the special operations in the game, if you successfully clear the operation, bonus nd Jean face a conspiracy that threatens the world peace. Defeat each Stage’s Boss to points will be awarded, the game path will branch and the situation will become more lear the stage. There are 3 stages in all. advantageous for you. If you fail to clear an operation, the resulting situation is more difficult (such as the enemies’ attacks become more frantic). HOW TO PLAY arget will be displayed on normal enemies xcluding enemies with grenades, a missile auncher or a knife). You will lose 1 life mark when the target turns red. The enemies are inside the building in Aim well! You only have one shot! ou will lose 1 life mark if you do not shoot front of you! No problem, because just wn a grenade or a missile before it hits for this occasion, we have a special ou. “Rope Launcher”. ou will also lose 1 life mark if you do not hoot an enemy with a knife before he ices you. SUCCESS! ...FAILURE ou will lose 1 life mark if you accidentally hoot a civilian. You will also lose 50000 oints from your score total. As always, you’ve made it with style. So How could you fail?! And to make it no need to hurry on with your mission! worse, the enemies have spotted you! 10 11 CLEARING THE STAGE ITEMS he stage will be over if you successfully defeat the stage boss. The MISSION COMPLETE You can pick up various items that appear on the screen by shooting them. Picking up een will appear. items has various effects, such as improving your firepower, regaining life, or adding to your score. normal hits .The number of successful normal hits. special hits . The sum of Combo and Justice Shots. combo . . . . . .The number of Combo Shots made. justice . . . . . .The number of Justice Shots made. C/M/F Marks Assault Rifle accuracy . . . . Your shooting accuracy (in %). Gaining 3 marks (one of each) earns you Shoots continuously as long as the trigger total . . . . . . . .Your current total score. an extra life. Earns 3000 points. is pressed. The gun has 45 bullets. After you fire all 45 bullets, the weapon returns to your normal gun. Earns 3000 points. ONTINUE/GAME OVER you lose all of your life marks, a Continue Screen will be isplayed. Press the Start Button before the timer reaches zero o continue the game. If you lose all your life marks and you Body Armor Grenade ve no continues (Credits) left, the game will be over. Nullifies one enemy attack (disappears Shoot, and it will explode, damaging a after taking one attack). Earns 3000 points. wide area. Earns 3000 points. ery time you continue, your total score will decrease by 5%. Attaché Case Magnetic Disk Earns 3000 points. When shot, 3 Magnetic Appears when Attaché Case is shot. Disks appear. Earns 5000 points each. 12 13 TAGE INTRODUCTION Use this mode to practice the techniques necessary for accurate shooting. For 1 player only. MISSION 1 TRAINING SELECT SCREEN he spy satellite has been seized. CMF sources have traced Use $^to select the training course, and *@to select the level he satellite to an Archaeological Museum. Infiltrate the (In the beginning, you can only select “TRAINING LEVEL 1”). Press A museum, and investigate who is responsible for stealing the or the Start Button to advance to the Training Explanation Screen. atellite! Press Bto return to the Main Menu Screen. TRAINING EXPLANATION SCREEN MISSION 2 Displays the explanation of the training you are about to begin, and the points required to clear the training. Press Aor the Start ou have found who is responsible for stealing the satellite. Button to begin the training. w, they have kidnapped Irina, the satellite programmer, nd forced her to re-program the satellite. Rescue Irina from he train, where she is held captive! TRAINING RESULT SCREEN After the training, a Success or Failure mark will be given and comments will be displayed according to the total number of MISSION 3 points you earned. You will be asked whether to retry or quit the training. Use *@to ith the help of Irina, you have located the terrorists’ select, and press Aor the Start Button to enter. eadquarters. The intelligence has informed you that the atellite control system is being transported to a submarine. RETRY . . . . .Try the training again. eak into their headquarters, and retrieve the satellite control EXIT . . . . . . .Quit training and return to the Training Select Screen. stem! TIP To become an excellent agent, you need to train well and often. If you can show off your ability, you may be given a new mission. There are trainings fit for any shrewd agent. After several missions, it is a good idea to come here to tighten up your skills. WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK. 14 15 se this mode to evaluate how well you cooperate with your partner. Adjust settings, aim of the gun and display position. or 2 players only. Use *@to select the menu item, and $^to change settings. For “CONTROLLER SETTING”, “GUN ADJUSTMENT”, and “SCREEN SETTING”, press Aor the DISTRIBUTION SCREEN Start Button to advance to the respective setting screen. ou will first distribute the amount of Life and Bullets. Use *@to GAME DIFFICULTY elect the menu item to distribute, and $^to change the amount. Change the game difficulty to one of 5 levels. ou cannot set either of the amounts to zero. (very easy/easy/normal/hard/very hard) ess Aor the Start Button to start the game. HIT ZONE Change the difficulty of hitting the target to one of 5 levels. (very small/small/normal/large/very large) LIFE n this mode, red enemies and blue enemies appear. Each can only be defeated by the Change the number of life points at the beginning of the game. ssigned player, as shown on the chart below. Shooting at the enemy you cannot defeat (from 3 to 8) will halt the completion of the target momentarily. Support your partner well to advance. CREDIT(S) Change the number of continues. RED ENEMY BLUE ENEMY (Cannot be selected unless certain criteria are met.) WHEN THE ENEMY ATTACKS DAMAGE IS GIVEN TO 1P DAMAGE IS GIVEN TO 2P AUDIO CANNOT GIVE DAMAGE Change the audio output. WHEN HIT BY 1P’S BULLET DEFEATED THE TARGET STOPS (stereo/monaural) CANNOT GIVE DAMAGE VIBRATION WHEN HIT BY 2P’S BULLET THE TARGET STOPS DEFEATED Toggles the Jump Pack setting. (on/off) After the enemy attacks, that enemy can be defeated by either player. CONTROLLER SETTING(p.18) Displays the Controller Setting Screen. GUN ADJUSTMENT(p.19) RESULT SCREEN Displays the Gun Adjustment Screen. When the game is over, the degree of cooperation between the o players will be displayed along with the comments. SCREEN SETTING(p.18) Adjusts the game screen to your TV set. Note: To select DEFAULT “DEFAULT”, move the Return all settings to the default value. cursor to “EXIT” and press ^, then press EXIT A. Save the settings and return to the Menu Screen. 16 17 ONTROLLER SETTING GUN ADJUSTMENT ou can customize the button assignment of the Confidential Mission can also be played with a Dreamcast light gun sold from a third party eamcast Controller and the Arcade Stick. vendor. Be sure to adjust the gunsight before you play with the light gun. If you do not adjust first, you may not be able to aim correctly. se *@to select the button to edit, and $^to change he setting. Select “GUN Next, aim and PEED . . . . . . .Adjust the speed of your crosshairs to ADJUSTMENT” in shoot at the one of 10 levels. Press Ato verify the the OPTIONS and mark displayed speed. press the Trigger in the lower right DEFAULT . . . . . Return all button assignments to the or the Start Button corner. default setting. to display the XIT . . . . . . . . .Return to the OPTIONS screen. Gun Adjustment Screen. Aim and shoot at the mark displayed in the (cid:192) ` upper left corner. SCREEN SETTING djust the game screen to your TV set. Finally, aim and The game will shoot at the now check the se *@to select the menu item, and $^to change mark displayed gun’s sight. To he setting. in the center. adjust the aim again, press the WIDTH . . . . . .Increase or decrease the width of the Trigger and game screen. select “RETRY”. HEIGHT . . . . . .Increase or decrease the height of the To return to the game screen. Main Menu, highlight “OK” with VERTICAL . . . . Adjust the vertical position of the ´ ˆ the D-Pad and press the trigger. game screen. HORIZONTAL . Adjust the horizontal position of the game screen. WHEN YOU HAVE LIGHT GUNS IN BOTH CONTROL PORTS A & B DEFAULT . . . . . Return the size and location of the game screen to the default setting. Each light gun will be adjusted separately. Select “GUN ADJUSTMENT” with the light gun XIT . . . . . . . . .Return to the OPTIONS screen. you are going to adjust, and press the Trigger or the Start Button. NPlease aim and shoot from directly in front of (and close to) your TV screen. Shooting diagonally or from afar may decrease the accuracy of your aim. NPlay from the same location where the Gun Adjustment was made. 18 19