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TRANSLATED BY:
Roberto Mérida Fernández
War In The Future ........ Page 1
ASS-117A Valken ........... Page 2
Controls ............................ Page 3
Options .............................. Page 4
Weapons ........................... Page 5
Items ................................... Page 6
Interface ............................ Page 7
Characters .......................Page 8
Stages ................................ Page 9-12
By 2050, the Earth is consumed by conflict over the last
of raw resources and other fossil fuels. The world powers
were split amongst two factions - the European-Asian
Federation and the United States of the Pacific. Both
groups raced one another to develop the surface of the
moon as a base and install artillery such as tactical beam
cannons which could ideally target the Earth below.

In 2101, a new conflict erupted from disputes over mining

rights on the moon as well as the installation of weapons.
Numerous conflicts began on the moon and in orbit around
the Earth, leading to conflict on land and in the ocean. Jake
Brain pilots the ASS-117A Valken suit for the Marines of
the USP and heads into the flames of war. What difference
can a single soldier have in this war?
Height

Frame Weight

Equipped Weight

Max. Output

Max. Speed

Fixed
Armaments

Standard Layout
DPad - Use left or right to move the Valken and up or
down to aim its gun barrel. On certain stages, you can use
up or down to guide the Valken to fly in those directions.

Start - Pause and display the map. Press again to

unpause.

X Button - Switch weapon loadout

Y Button - Fire your weapon (hold for continous fire)

A Button - Perform an assault dash

B Button - Jump (hold to perform a limited rocket hover)

R Button - Hold to guard with a shield

L Button - Hold to fix your weapon’s angle

After pressing Start on the title screen, select
“OPTIONS”.

Message - When set to “SLOW”, incoming messages will

freeze the gameplay when they appear.

Sound - Switch between “STEREO” and “MONAURAL”.

Control Type - This changes the button mappings for the

controller.
VULCAN (STANDARD ISSUE)
This gun pod installed on the arm cannon is able to
rapid fire bursts of rounds but requires a reload
once the magazine is expended. Leveling up this
weapon increases its power, reduces its reload
time, and will allow rounds to bounce off surfaces.
PUNCH (STANDARD ISSUE)
This close range attack might be simple but can
be devastating to certain enemies. It requires
a full recharge to use so it cannot be rapid fired.
Leveling it up will increase its range and power.

LASER
This powerful weapon fires a strong plasma beam
that pierces through enemies and needs to cool
down once expended. Leveling it up increases the
size of the beam and improves its power.

MISSILE
This equips a homing missile launcher that carries
a limited amount of rockets. Leveling it will improve
its homing capabilities and rate of fire. They’re
slow land on targets so beware when facing
speedy foes.
NAPALM (CONFIDENTIAL)
Wait, how did you get this? It just appeared on
your assault suit? Well, it just so happens to
be extremely powerful. It can take down capital
ships with a few attacks. The enemies should just
surrender now!
Throughout your journey, you will find three items. These can be found
in containers or from defeating enemies. They will stick around for
about 5-10 seconds before disappearing. Simply walk over them to
pick them up.

HEALTH RECOVERY
This will recover some of your suit’s missing
health. You won’t find many of these. Utilize your
movement and shield to prevent damage.

POWER CHIP
This powers up the weapon you’re currently using.
Collect enough of these to level up your weapon.
See the level on the top right of the screen.

WEAPON
This will equip either the Laser or Missles. They
can only be found on certain missions.
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As a pilot, you will need to know everything about your Valken assault
suit at a given time. It’s powerful but a big target for your enemies.

1) Score
2) Shield energy
3) Current weapon and level
4) Remaining Power Chips needed to Level Up
5) Weapon charge meter
6) Suit indicator message display
7) Conversation messages
8) Indicator messages
 United States of the Pacific
Lieutenant Jake Brain
As a pilot of the Valken assault suit, he is also the
Captain of the 68th Assault Suit Squad that has been
assigned to the Strike Landing Ship known as the Versis.
Early on, he was shown to be a very skilled pilot but also
has the trust of those who serve within his squad. He
maintains a cool head as squad captain but is known to
have a passionate side.

Sergeant Major Claire Coral

She is the main operator of the ship Versis and is
responsible for communicating with all personnel as
well as the assault suit squads. Her job is to ensure
the success of the mission. She is very assertive when
on the job but has a very laidback personality. She is
very popular amongst the crew.

European-Asian Federation
General Geltz President Schellmark
He is the commander The highest ranking
of the Ark Nova - authority that is
the orbital base of in control of the
their operations. He Federation. He uses
is a cold-hearted his position not only
man who is willing as a political one,
to throw lives at a but also as a miltary
problem in order to power.
complete the mission
and achieve victory.
Mission 1: Colony Raid
- Destroy the battleship that is under
construction within the industrial
colony.

Union military brass has decided to

strike quickly to prevent this new
battleship from coming online. The
Versis is sent to crash in and provide
an exit once the Assault Suit squad
destroys the battleship.

Mission 2: Orbital Roost

- Infiltrate and destroy one of the
Federation’s lifelines - an orbital
processing facility.

The ideal way to bring down a strong

enemy is to hurt their supply lines.
Here, that is what you will do but
as you infiltrate deeper past the
defenses, some strange readings
appear...
Mission 3: Fall of Arc Nova
- Bring down the massive Federation
military fortress orbiting the planet.

The Union has decided to take over

the Federation’s fortress. The assault
starts as expected until General Geltz
makes shocking orders - a plan that
will change everything!

Mission 4: In the Atmosphere

- Continue the fight and meet up with
the Versis.

Jake fought on the Arc Nova as much

as he could but now finds himself
reentering the Earth’s atmosphere.
Overheated but not out of the fight,
he comes face to face with Major Alef
Beldark of the Federation.
Mission 5: Twilight Pursuit
- Take out the Federation’s shuttle
base and stop their reinforcements.

In order to keep up on the offensive,

the Union has pushed to take out
their shuttle bases. The Versis is
ordered to Eastern Europe with the
assault suit squadron equipped with
flight pods.

Mission 6: Mountain Guns

- Destroy the enemy’s flak base and
begin Operation Soldier Soul.

The time has come for the Union to

end it all - Operation Soldier Soul.
This will be a strike straight into the
capital to end the war. As such, the
Assault Suit squad must get into
the mountain base and set things in
motion.
Mission 7: Soldier’s Showdown
- End the war by taking out all hostiles
at the Federation capital.

The Union has deployed everything

they have to end this war once and
for all. The feds have responded
with their last ditch defenses and
prototype weapons. The streets are
full of enemies making their last stand
and Jake will need to push his assault
suit to its limits until he is face to face
with President Schellmark. But will it
end there?
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