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CAUTION - Stylus Use To avoid fatigue and discomfort when using the stylus, do not grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Keep your fingers, hand, wrist and arm relaxed. Long, steady, gentle strokes work just as well as many short, hard strokes. LICENSED BY NINTENDO, NINTENDO DS AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO.
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Something very odd is happening in the waters around Rainbow Reef. Strange wave surges have disrupted life undersea and endangered ships sailing the waters above. Freak currents and weird tides continue to sweep over rock and reef, causing the Rainbow Reef’s denizens all kinds of trouble. Ariel had been looking forward to spending some time with her pal Flounder, searching old shipwrecks for sunken treasure, and hanging out with her friends around the reef.
UTTON ONTROL UTTON ELECT TART UTTON Game Controls UTTON +Control Pad Left/Right +Control Pad Up/Down UTTON UTTON Menu Controls Getting around the menus is a lot easier than getting around the reef – especially if the Sea Slides are broken! Touch Screen Select with the stylus or your finger Swim Left &...
Use the stylus or your finger and the touch screen to select Game, Continue Game, Multiplayer, or Options. New Game Touch this bubble to begin a brand new game. Caution: Saving a New Game will erase a previously saved game. Continue Game If you have a previously saved game, select this to start where you left off last time you played.
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Inventory the seaweed icon in the upper left to open Ariel’s inventory. She can carry up to five objects here. To use something stored here, touch it with your stylus and drag it on your touch screen where you’d like it to go. Sea Stones Ariel collects Sea Stones throughout the game.
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map of the reef & Sea Slide After Ariel repairs the Sea Slide, she’ll be able to scoot to any part of the reef in no time at all. To use the Sea Slide, press map or tap the map icon on the lower left corner of the touch screen.
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Even though she has a lot to do, Ariel still makes time for her favorite pastime – hunting for sunken treasure! Look for sparkly reflections in the water; treasure may be buried nearby. Use your stylus to dig it up. If you really have found some treasure, Flounder will let you know, and you’ll have a chance to clean up what you’ve found.
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Mission Stars These star formations aren’t really collectible, but they are almost as valuable to Ariel as human treasure. Whenever you find one of these, to find out who Ariel needs to help and the stylus what she needs to do to help! Pause Menu Choices Continue Game Choose this to close the Pause Menu and return to the...
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Options Select Options on the Pause Menu to choose from Back, Save, and Quit. Back: Tap the back arrow to return to the previous Bubble Options. Save: Select this to save your progress so far. You can access your saved game from the Main Menu. Quit: Tap this when it’s time to quit.
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Looking into the Future Some human treasures allow Ariel to glimpse the future. To find out what lies ahead for her, use the stylus to drag and drop one of these special treasures onto Ariel’s Magic Pearl. Interior Decorating Sometimes it gets boring in the Grotto. You can mix things up a little by rearranging the furnishings! All of the treasures Ariel has collected and stored on the coral shelves can be moved...
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Trading Treasures Got too many paintbrushes and no bugles? Then trade with your friends to get the treasures you are missing. You can trade with one partner at a time. From the Multiplayer Menu, tap Treasure Trading Setup screen. Tap a “Trader” slot with your stylus. When another player has joined, the Treasure Trading Screen opens (it looks just like Ariel’s Grotto!).
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