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CONTENTS
Installation and System Requirements .................................4
Introduction ..........................................................................4
The Game Screen .................................................................5
The Controls .........................................................................6
The Inventory Scroll ..............................................................8
Meditation .............................................................................9
Ninja Followers ...................................................................10
Combat ...............................................................................12
Kuji Shrines .........................................................................13
Spells ..................................................................................14
Temples ..............................................................................15
Checkpoint Altars ...............................................................16
Pause Menu ........................................................................16
Credits ................................................................................17
Warranty .............................................................................19
Customer Support ..............................................................20
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- Click on the "My Computer" link in your Start Menu or double-click the icon on your
desktop.
- Double click the DVD drive icon and the installation screen should appear.
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Otherwise, double-click on "Setup.exe"
If the game has not yet been installed, the installation screen will have an "Install" 3 4
option available.
1 EXPERIENCE POINTS
- Select "Install" and the installation process will begin. Yellow experience spheres will appear after defeating an opponent.
- Follow all on-screen instructions. New levels will increase Hiro’s amount of Health Hearts, Ki, his amount
of power attack targets as well as other abilities.
MINI NINJAS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2 HEALTH HEARTS
Minimum Hiro’s health level is shown as a row of heart icons. You can replenish
PIV/Athlon 3.2ghz or higher processor health by gathering and eating food or using potions.
512MB system ram (1GB Vista) 3 KI ENERGY
ATI Radeon X1300 or higher / Nvidia Geforce 6600 or higher (shader model 3 required).
Ki is the foundation of all Kuji magic. Ki is drained when Hiro uses Kuji
DirectX 9 compatible sound card.
magic spells and will replenish over time. Hiro can also replenish Ki by
Recommended meditating, collecting blue energy spheres, or by drinking potions.
Intel/Athlon Dual Core Processor 4 STAMINA
1024MB system ram (2GB Vista)
Stamina is used for physical actions like sprinting. It can be seen as a
ATI Radeon X1300 or higher / Nvidia Geforce 6600 or higher with 512MB video RAM
yellow bar appearing on top of the blue Ki Energy bar. Stamina
(shader model 3 required).
regenerates itself when it is not used.
DirectX 9 compatible sound card.
5 CURRENTLY SELECTED ITEM
A secondary item, spell, or weapon can be assigned to the Quick
INTRODUCTION Inventory for easy use during gameplay. You can select up to five ‘quick
items’ to assign to the Quick Item Wheel.
Hiro is a young Ninja and the last person that anyone would 6 POWER ATTACK
expect to be asked to save the world. When the Ninjas gather the red Unstable Ki Energy spheres, they will
Yet that is exactly what happens when the Evil Samurai Warlord gain the ability to perform Power Attacks (shown as Red Dots on the
hatches a fiendish plan to raise an army bent on total world right side of the screen).
domination. 7 STEALTH
Hiro must lead his small band of Ninjas on an exciting journey When crouching in tall grass, bushes or on rooftops Hiro is in stealth.
through a disintegrating world, to battle the magical hordes of That means he will be hidden from enemies.
twisted Samurai and eventually confront the Warlord in his 8 HAT
Fortress of Doom. The hat is always available to Hiro and his followers. Depending on the
environment, it can be used as a shield, sledge or boat.
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If you prefer a different keyboard layout you can customize the keys by
THE CONTROLS accessing the Change Controls screen in the Options Menu
Mini Ninjas can be played using a PC mouse and keyboard but an
Xbox 360 Controller for Windows is highly recommended.
<
] left trigger BACK button x right trigger
XBOX 360 GAME KEYBOARD/ ACTION
>
CONTROLLER MOUSE y left bumper z right bumper
START button
L W, S, A, D Movement
C Move Mouse Camera Control X button
X Mouse 1 Primary Attack
Y Mouse 2 Block Breaker Attack
Y button
Y (hold) Q (hold) Power Attack
(If available)
A SPACE Jump / Interact B button
(Context sensitive)
B (hold) + L ALT (hold) + W, S, A, D Sprint
A button
(If Stamina is available)
w CTRL Enter stealth mode L left stick Xbox C right stick
(in tall grass, on Guide button
rooftops etc.) / Block
(combat only) 9 directional pad
w (combat only) Left SHIFT (hold) Block / Roll
w (hold) + L CTRL + W, S, A, D Movement in stealth / FAMILY SETTINGS
Roll (Combat only) Family Settings in Games for Windows – LIVE and Windows Vista® parental
w (hold) + X CTRL + Mouse 1 Stealth Attack controls work together. Parents can restrict access to mature-rated content.
Approve who and how your family interacts with others online with the LIVE
y (hold) + L 1 Open Ninja Follower
Wheel + Select service. And set time limits on how long they can play. For more information,
go to www.gamesforwindows.com/live/familysettings.
z (hold) + L 2 Open Quick Inventory
+ Select
^ F Use currently selected
inventory item /
weapon / spell
^ (hold) + C F (hold) + Move Mouse Target ranged weapons
/ spells
< 3 Open Inventory Scroll
C (click) 4 Use Hat (Arrow shield /
Boat / Sledge)
7 E Meditate /
Show objective
> ESC Pause / Options
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FUTO
Futo is Hiro’s best friend. He is very strong and bulky
and fights using a massive hammer.
SUZUME
Beautiful and deadly, Suzume is
a maestro with the flute. Agile and swift, she can
deliver a fearsome attack if angered.
KUNOICHI
Kunoichi is a supreme acrobat who uses her Naginata spear
as a prop for her agile and deadly moves.
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Remaining
Enemies
Power
Attack
Target
Icon credit
Each Kuji Shrine contains one magical spell. If Hiro finds and activates a
Kuji Shrine he will gain knowledge of a new spell that will then be added
Hiro
to the inventory. Kuji Shrines are hidden away and can only be unlocked
by using an Anemone flower. You can always find Anemone flowers
growing close to Kuji Shrines.
Ki Energy
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SPELLS TEMPLES
There are two types of spells: instant, such as a Fireball Spell and continuous,
such as the Camouflage Spell whose effect will continue
until cancelled or until Ki energy runs out.
• Assign a spell from the inventory to the Quick Item Wheel first then cast
it by pressing Key F
SPELL EFFECT
Sonic Boom Knock enemies back with sound BUYING POTION RECIPES AND WEAPONS
Hiro can purchase recipes which can help him create the following potions.
Spirit Form Enter a willing host animal and take possession for a time
POTION INGREDIENTS EFFECT
Slow Time Make time move very slowly for the enemy Healing Blue Petal, Oyster Mushroom Replenishes some Health
Camouflage Turn Hiro into a moving, stealthy bush Burping Brew Burdock Flower, Oyster Mushroom Causes stomach bubbles
Wall of Wind Create a wall of raging wind that will deflect projectiles Ginseng Potion Blue Petal, Ginseng Root Replenishes some Ki energy
Tornado Suck up enemies in a deadly tornado Flask of Tiger Lily, Stone Caps Energy shield for
Arrow Shield deflecting arrows
Strange Brew Tiger Lily, Rare Mountain Fire Random effect!
Flaming Oil Potion Sacred Lotus, Spears of Ashida Increases weapon damage
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WEAPONS
A selection of weapons is also available to be purchased from the Temples. CREDITS
WEAPON EFFECT Level Designer User Research
Ulrik Hauen-Limkilde Ann-Britt Viola Samuelsen
Cherry Bomb Does damage to enemies and structures Game Designer Martin Gundtoft
Team Management
Game Director Thor Frølich Outsourcing
Smoke Bomb Will conceal the ninjas from enemy sight Jeremy Petreman Level Design Trainee Outsourcing Manager
Michael Schmidt Christine Thaarup
Art Director
Pepper Bomb Creates a cloud of sneeze-inducing pepper Henrik Hansen Programming Outsourcing Line
Technical Producers Game Programmers Producer
Time Bomb Will explode after a period of time Jens Skinnerup Anders-Emil Hansen Martin Kramme Guldbæk
Martin Amor Bo Cordes Outsourcing Coordinator
Caltrops Slows down chasing enemies Jeroen Wagenaar Petronela Cimpoesu
Producer (External)
Kaspar Rølle
Luke Valentine
Rasmus Hartvig
Shuriken Will stun smaller enemies. Producer Rasmus Sigsgaard
Jonas Lind Simon Veith Reinholt
Animation Platform Programmers
Mineloader Studio
CHECKPOINT ALTARS Lead Animator
Michael Helmuth Hansen
Asger Friis-Vigh
Chris Gilbert Shanghai
Animators Jon Rocatis Producer
Frederik Budolph-Larsen Martin Gram XuZhen
Karsten Madsen Thomas Riisbjerg Art Director
Pia Bojer Larsen Additional Programming LingChao
Brian Meidell
Environment Art Theo Engell
Environment Artists
Lead Environment Artist ShiQuanGu
Sebastian Lindoff Management Support YangJuPing
Hugh Grimley WangDaKai
Environment Artists LiXiangRong
Alexander Oleksandr QA IO Interactive
MeiHeXiao
Pshenychnyy QA/UR Manager TongWeiMing
Allan Hansen Janus Rau Møller Sørensen Huang Min
Iryna Pshenychna QA Lead YangYang
Additional Env. Artist Bjørn Meldal LiXiaoYan
Marek Bogdan Lead Testers HanLu
Sound Anja Stensrud Wedell Animation
Lead Sound Designer Jens Nirme ZhangXiaoJin
Jens-Peter Brodersen Stine Munch DongLi
You can save the adventure at special Checkpoint Altars. Hiro must approach
Dennis Brus Hansen BaoYinTu
the Altar and stand in front of it. Sound Designer
Thomas Bärtschi Testers Voice Recording
• Press SPACE to save Anders Therkelsen SideUK
Music Composer Andreas Rasmussen
These can only be used once and cannot be used when enemies are near by. Peter Svarre Christian V. Hjelm
Character Art Evangelos-Athanassios Mylonas
Lead Character Artist Jakob Mygind Jensen
PAUSE MENU Søren B Jensen
Level Design
Jakob Rød
Jonathan Andersen
Voice Casting
Sini Downing
Lars Druedal Sørensen
Press START button or ESC at any time during gameplay to open the Pause Lead Level Design Marc Cartwright
Game Menu. This will freeze the action and access a number of Thomas Løfgren Philip Andreas Krogh
in-game Options including Difficulty Settings, and Music volume.
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