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EPILEPSY WARNING
Please read this caution before you or your child play a video game:
Certain people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or lose consciousness after exposure to flashing lights or light patterns in our
daily environment. Such people may have a seizure while watching particular televised images or when they play some video
games. This phenomenon may appear even if the subject has no history of previous difficulties.
If you or a member of your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of awareness) when exposed to
flashing lights, please consult your doctor prior to use.
We advise that parents supervise the use of video games by their children. If you or your child experience any of the following
symptoms while playing a video game: dizziness, blurred vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of consciousness, disorientation,
any involuntary movement or convulsion, immediately discontinue use and consult your doctor.
Standard Precautions When Playing Video Games:
• Do not stand or sit too close to the screen. Position yourself as far away from the screen as the length of cable allows.
• Play video games on a small screen (preferably).
• Avoid playing if you are tired.
• Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit.
• Rest for a period of 10 to 15 minutes for every hour you play a video game.
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Take on the role of Martin Mystère, a detective who has just
been called upon to investigate the brutal murder of the highly
reputed scientist, Professor Eulemberg. Your investigations
into the murder will take you all over the world as you are
confronted with many dangerous and exhilarating adventures.
Only you will be able to solve this horrific crime – that is if
you act fast… and keep your wits about you!
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OS: Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP
CPU: 850 MHz Pentium® 3 Processor or Equivalent
RAM: 256 MB
Disk Space: 700 MB
CD/DVD-ROM: 16x
Video: 32 MB DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Video Card
Sound: 16-bit DirectX® Compatible
Input: Mouse, Keyboard and Speakers
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OS: Windows® XP
CPU: 1.8 GHz Pentium® 4 Processor or Equivalent
RAM: 512 MB or Higher
Disk Space: 1.0 GB
CD/DVD-ROM: 32x
Video: 64 MB DirectX® 9.0c Compatible Video Card or Higher
Sound: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Series
Input: Mouse, Keyboard and Speakers
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It is strongly recommended that you close all non-essential
programs before beginning the installation of any software on
your computer. This includes screen savers and anti-virus
software, which may interfere with the installation process.
1. Insert the Crime Stories CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. If the auto-run mode on your computer is active, the
installation will start automatically when you insert the
CD into the drive.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
If the auto-run mode on your computer is disabled, input
the following:
a) At the Windows desktop, click on ‘Start.’
b) Select ‘Run’ and type the letter of your CD-ROM drive
and Setup.exe (i.e.: D:\Setup.exe).
OR
a) Double-click on ‘My Computer.’
b) Right-click on the CD-ROM drive with the Crime
Stories CD and select ‘Open’ to access the contents
of the CD.
c) Double-click on the ‘Setup’ file to launch the installation.
3. Read and click-to-accept the ‘End User License
Agreement,’ then follow the on-screen instructions.
4. The installation will automatically create a program icon
group and a quick start on your Windows® ‘Start’
menu.
5. To launch the
game, from the
Windows®
desktop, select:
Start ->
Programs ->
The Adventure
Company ->
Crime Stories
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To uninstall Crime Stories, complete the following actions:
At the Windows® desktop, select:
Start -> Programs -> The Adventure Company -> Crime
Stories -> Uninstall Crime Stories
Alternately, you can open your control panel, choose “Add/Remove
Programs”, select Crime Stories and then click on “Remove”.
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When you first launch the game, the first screen that you
will see is the Main Menu. You may access the Main Menu
at any time during the game by pressing the ESC key on
your keyboard.
New Game: Starts a new game.
Load Game: To load a previously saved game, click on the
slot of the saved game that you would like
to play.
Options:
Customize your game.
Exit: Exit out of the game returning you to your desktop.
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The Options Menu allows
you to adjust captions,
and view extra material.
You may access the
Options Menu from the
Main Menu.
Dialogue Subtitles:
Select this option if you
wish to display or hide the
subtitles at the bottom of
the gameplay screen.
Extra: Select this option to access a menu that allows
you to view in-game cut-scenes that you have unlocked
as you progress through the game. You may also see
artwork of characters found in the game.
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Back: Select this option to return to the Main Menu. All
configurations you have chosen in the Options Menu will be
automatically saved when you leave the Optoins Menu.
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From your inventory, you may access the map. As you
progress through the beginning of the game, you will be given
two locations to travel to. As you continue through the game,
new locations will become available for you to explore.
Click on the location you wish to go. You will then be taken to
that location.
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During your investigation, you will come across various
objects that you will need to collect to assist you in your
journey. These objects will be stored in the Inventory Menu.
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To access the Inventory Menu, you may click on the ii icon
located on the bottom left-hand-side of your screen. Use the
arrows to scroll through the various inventory slots, and
you may also scroll over each individual slot for a brief
description of the objects.
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There will be times during the game when inventory items can be
combined. You must right-click the first item, and then click on the
item that you would like to combine it with. You will be notified if
the combination is unsuccessful.
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To save your game, press the Esc key on your keyboard. This will
bring up 4 options.
Back: Selecting this option will bring you back to your game.
Load: Select this option to load a previously saved game. Your
current game will be lost when you select this option.
Save: You may save your game by selecting a slot to
save it to and then select the Save option.
Exit:
Selecting this option will bring you to the Main
Menu. Your current game will be lost when you
select this option.
Please note that there are 8 slots for you to save a game to. If
you would like to overwrite a previously saved game with a new one,
click on the image of the previously saved game, and select save.
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Throughout the game, you will have many opportunities to engage
other characters in
conversation. It is wise to
exhaust all conversations
with each character to
gain hints and clues to
further your investigation.
When you have chosen a
dialogue you wish to
follow, click on the text in
that tab to follow that
conversation.
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Executive Producer
Robert Stevenson
Joe Thomas
Jeremy Saville
Sean Hart
Harry A. Shelley
Denny Brooks
Linda Lee
Krishna Asani
Weinsun Chung
Producer
Mike Adams
Recorded at Studio
Atlantis, Hollywood,
California
Global Product
Marketing Manager
Byron Gaum
QA Manager
Mike Adams
Associate Product
Manager
Frederique Barkoff
Lead Illustrator
Russell Challenger
Graphic Designers
Jay Kinsella
Esther Sucre
PR Coordinator
Suzanne MacGillivray
Voice Casting
Resnick Enterprises
Voice Directing
Mike Adams
Dialogue Editorial
Mike Adams
Engineers
Todd Resnick
Todd Patterson
Voice Talent
Carmen Olivia Quinn
John Taylor
Matthew Barch
Kirk Bellettiere
Marty Lodge
Jane Shayne
QA Lead
Dan Dawang
Testers
Anthony Finelli
Adrian Miller
Vasso Kontoulis
Simon Cunningham
Kamaal Anwar
Michael Ashe
Michael Geist
Jesse Johnson
Legal & Business
Development
Leslie Rosenthal
Robert Stevenson
VP Product
Development &
Acquisitions
Robert Stevenson
Director Global
Marketing
Lorraine Lue
VP Marketing
Marshall Zwicker
President and CEO
Richard Wah Kan
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Created and
Produced by
Riccardo Cangini
Production Manager
Massimiliano Calamai
Art Direction
Daniele Montella
Programming
Andrea Barbetti
Story
Massimiliano Calamai
Matteo Sciuttieri
Riccardo Cangini
Daniele Montella
Game Design
Massimiliano Calamai
Subject
Matteo Sciuttieri
Massimiliano Calamai
Graphic Design
Daniele Montella
3D Background
Artists
Sergio Rocco
Daniele Montella
Roberto Andreoli
2D Artists
Roberto Andreoli
Daniele Montella
Alessio Fallabrino
Paolo Infusini
Andrea Cuneo
Characters
Nicola Cresci
Roberto Andreoli
Daniele Montella
Alberto Pizzetti
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Character Animation
Daniele Montella
Ivan Carloni
Nicola Cresci
Alberto Pizzetti
Animation
Nicola Cresci
Alberto Pizzetti
Sergio Rocco
Daniele Montella
Dialogue
Massimiliano Calamai
Scripting
Paolo Infusini
Elio Parodi
General supervision
Riccardo Cangini
QA Manager
Massimiliano Calamai
Daniele Montella
Additional
Matteo Sciuttieri
(Design)
Giuseppe Crugliano
(Code)
Andrea Cuneo
(Graphics)
Sergio Rocco
(Animation)
Massimo Casagrande
Paolo Infusini
Francesco Fugazzi
Testing
Francesco Fugazzi
Massimo Casagrande
Paolo Infusini
Riky De Vecchi
Massimiliano Calamai
Andrea Cuneo
Music
Lucio Fabbri
Carlo Forester
Translations
Barbara Corsini
Edizioni Musicali
G.D.M. snc Milano
Musical Programming
Stefano Cisotto
Sound fx
Elio Parodi
Manual and Packaging
Massimo Casagrande
Cover
Daniele Montella
OCTOBER 2005
2:45 P.M. IN THE NEW YORK NEWS.
WHAT A PITY! IF THE FLIGHT FROM TUNGUSKA
HAD LANDED ON TIME, I WOULD HAVE MADE
THE CONVENTION.
HMMM..., PROFESSOR
EULEMBERG... LET’S
TAKE A LOOK.
“…DURING THE
CONVENTION, THE
PROFESSOR
RETRACED
THE MOST
IMPORTANT
MOMENTS OF
HIS LIFE...”
“…OF HIS OWN RESEARCH
AND DISCOVERIES, AS IF HE
WISHED TO CLOSE ONE CYCLE AND
PERHAPS OPEN A NEW ONE. IT’S
UNDERSTOOD THAT…”
HMMM... A LIFE
DEDICATED TO
LEARNING.
AT THE SAME TIME, SOMEWHERE
IN SOUTH AMERICA...
HAVE YOU COME
HERE JUST TO REMIND ME
OF OUR AGREEMENT OR DO
YOU HAVE A BETTER REASON TO
TRY AND CONVINCE ME?
NONE OF THAT…. OUR AGREEMENT
REMAINS INTACT, JUST AS OUR
FRIENDSHIP, AND IT IS IN THE NAME
OF THIS FRIENDSHIP THAT I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HESITATE
TO GO FORWARD… HOWEVER, I
HAVE THOUGHT LONG AND HARD
AND I HAVE MADE A DECISION.
I WILL PROCEED ALONE!
YOU WANT MY APPROVAL,
BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW
WHAT I THINK!
I AM WELL AWARE OF MY
DUTIES AND INCREASING OUR
KNOWLEDGE IS ONE
OF THEM…
I WILL COMPLETE OUR
RESEARCH. I WILL
FINISH OUR JOURNEY
ALONE.
EULEMBERG, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE
DUTIES AS BOTH SCIENTISTS AND MEN.
WE CAN NEVER FORGET THAT OUR
CHOICES MAY INFLUENCE HUMANITY.
PERHAPS TO REACH A BETTER
LIFE OR PERHAPS, SIMPLY FOR
THE SAKE OF HUMAN CURIOSITY.
IN ANOTHER TIME, SOMEWHERE...
THE
JOURNEY, FATHER,
WHAT WILL IT BE
LIKE?
MY SON, DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF
ABOUT OUR LIFE, BECAUSE YOU WILL
UNVEIL THE MYSTERY.
IT IS RIGHT TO FEAR
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
AND WHAT YOU WILL
NEVER KNOW.
YOU WILL FEEL THE
WARMTH OF THE PEOPLE
WHO LOVE YOU, IF YOU
REALLY WANT TO.
YOU WILL BREATHE THE
AIR OF THE EAGLES. YOU WILL
HEAR AND SEE WHAT THEY HEAR
AND SEE… AND YOU WILL
UNDERSTAND.
LET’S HURRY, THE
MOON IS WAITING FOR
THE SUN, AND WE MUST BE
THERE BEFORE
TOMORROW...
THE “AIDOU” IS
WAITING FOR
YOU.
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the instructions in the readme, you may find further support in the following places:
Please visit the Technical Support section of our Web site where we have posted common
problems and solutions that may help you at:
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You may also complete the Technical Support form located at our Web site at:
Email Support - http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac/forms/tech_support.php
Please provide a detailed description of the problem you are experiencing (i.e. error message,
where in the game the problem occurs, etc.). This will help our Representatives find a solution
much quicker.
PRODUCT WARRANTY
DreamCatcher will gladly replace any disc free of charge, whether accidentally damaged or due
to manufacturer defect, within the first year of ownership. To obtain a replacement disc, please
return the faulty disc with a check or money order payable to DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. for
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1658 North Milwaukee Ave., Suite #450
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© 2006 Artematica Srl, exclusively licensed to DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. for North and South
America. Martin Mystère Operation Dorian Gray © Artematica Srl - Martin Mystère is a character ©
Alfredo Castelli/Sergio Bonelli Editore. Package design © 2006 DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. The
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Blood
Mild Language
Mild Violence
Sexual Themes
Use of Alcohol