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Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Astraware Ltd, 2002, 2003 PopCap, 2002, 2003 Flying Bear Entertainment
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The aquarium you can hold in your hand!
Feed guppies and fight aliens in the craziest aquarium ever! Collect money and hatch all the pets in this fish-tastic action-strategy hit!
Feed and nurture your fish-tank full of guppies, while protecting them from mean and hungry aliens intent on invading your aquarium! Frantically collect falling money to buy just one more crazy upgrade! Ten unique pets help you out, from Stinky the greedy snail to Meryl the Mermaid and her beautiful song! Unlock a new pet every level in 'Quest' mode!
Another great PopCap games licensed game!
Introduction
Use an extractor program such as WinZip on the PC or Stuffit Expander on the Mac to get at the Insaniquarium files.
Install the game by double-clicking the "prc" file.
Use the HotSync button as usual to install the game onto your handheld. If you have a handheld with an expansion card, you may move the game over to it. Do this before you register the game! Now run Insaniquarium and tap the screen to play the game! If you've got any queries about Insaniquarium or the registration process, first check out our knowledge base on our website (you must be connected to the internet to access this).
If this doesn't help, get in touch with us at support@astraware.com. If you've got any questions (or suggestions, we love those) about the game itself, please get in touch with us at the email address at the top of this page.
Tap the fish tank with your stylus to drop fish food. When your fish are hungry, they will turn an ugly green color. Feed them quickly or they will die and float to the top of the tank! When your fish have eaten enough food, they will grow larger and drop coins. Tap the coins to add them to your money stores.
Aliens will warp in and try to eat all your fish! Tap the aliens rapidly to shoot them with your laser. Tap aliens on the left side to push them to the right, and vice versa. Tap them on the top to push them down, and vice versa. With practice, you can steer aliens away from your fish. Watch out - some aliens later in the game must be killed in a different way!
As your fish grow, buttons will become available on the button bar near the top of the screen. Tap them to buy fish or upgrades. See the in-game instructions for a detailed description of the various available upgrades/purchases.
Above the button bar is the information bar. This shows how much money you have left, as well as other information relevant to the current game mode. Tap the information bar (or open the drop-down menu) to pause the game.
Quest Mode:
Quest Mode is the best mode for beginners. It will tell you everything you need to know to play the game in an integrated tutorial. But most importantly, Quest Mode allows you to collect pets!
A new pet is hatched at the end of every level. Each pet helps you in a different way. For instance, Zorf the Seahorse helps feed your fish. You can have up to three pets in the tank at one time. To end the level and hatch a pet you need to buy three pieces of the egg. The egg is on the right side of the button bar when all the buttons have been unlocked.
On the right of the information bar, your current level is displayed. There is no high score table for Quest mode. Once you have completed Quest mode, you can go back to any level at any time for fun.
Time Trial mode:
The aim of Time Trial mode is to collect as much money as possible within the time limit. The time remaining is displayed on the right of the information bar at the top of the screen. You can export your high scores from Time Trial mode to the Astraware web high-score table by selecting the menu option 'Export high scores.' Time Trial mode is a lot harder than the early levels of Quest mode, so it is best to play a few levels in Quest mode before you attempt Time Trial mode.
Challenge mode:
Challenge mode is the hardest game mode in Insaniquarium. It is recommended that you do not play this mode until you have played a few levels of 'Quest mode' to learn how to play the game. It is a real achievement to buy all three pieces of the egg in Challenge mode.
Every time an alien warps in, Challenge mode gets harder. The price of food, fish and upgrades gets higher. The aliens get more powerful, and they attack more frequently. Your pet fish become less resistant to hunger, and starve more quickly. They also take more food to grow.
Buying the egg in this mode massively increases your score. The first piece gives you 5,000 points and increases your score by 25%. The second egg piece gives you 10,000 points and increases your score by 50%. The final egg piece doubles your score. Points are also given for achievements such as earning money and getting your fish to grow. You can export your high scores from Challenge mode to the Astraware web high-score table by selecting the menu option 'Export high scores.'
Reset Quest:
The 'Reset Quest' drop-down menu option will delete all the pets you have found, and send you back to the start of Quest mode. You can regain your pets by playing through Quest mode again. The 'Reset Quest' option is only available on the drop-down menu of the title screen.
Instructions:
If you ever get stuck, you can read the instructions in-game by selecting 'Instructions' from the title screen or the 'Options' drop-down menu. It contains a detailed and illustrated guide to all the pets, fish, aliens, and buttons that you will need to know about.
Registration:
In the unregistered version of Insaniquarium, only the first two pets and the first tank are available. You also cannot export a high score to the web high score table, or find Brinkley the elephant.
Hidden pet!
There is a hidden pet in Insaniquarium called Brinkley the Scuba-diving elephant! Once you have unlocked him, you can write a capital 'B' to summon him if you have less than the limit of three pets already in your tank. Good luck finding him - he is very well hidden!
In Demo form, you can play 10 games of Insaniquarium for free, as you decide whether you like it or not. After these games are up, the program will display a short message reminding you to register each time you play! If you beam a demo to someone else, and they also like the game, then
they can register it either by purchasing a copy from a local store, or by
purchasing online. Registering Online:
For those that like the speed and convenience of buying of the internet, when you register for the game, you'll get a code which will unlock the game and remain valid for future upgrades. Go to the web page at
http://www.astraware.com/games/popcap/insaniquarium for more details.
You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running Insaniquarium, and going into the menu, and selecting the 'Register...' option. Your HotSync ID
will be filled in for you below.
Registered users of the game are entitled to submit their high scores
to our Internet High Score table. Just visit the Insaniquarium web pages at
http://www.astraware.com/games/popcap/insaniquarium and select
the link to view high scores. To submit your own score, you need to go to the menu in the game, and select
'export high score'. This will provide you with a code which you can then type
into our site: You can only submit high scores once you've beaten the scores built into the
game! (Astraware reserves the right to remove this board or facility without any
notice, or to remove individual names if necessary)
You can find out about Astraware and the product range we have for mobile platforms by visiting our website at www.astraware.com.
Release 1.09 : 17th December, 2003 Release 1.03 : 20th June, 2003 Release 1.01 : 21st February, 2003 Release 1.0 : 3rd February, 2003
If you've got suggestions
about how to improve Astraware
Insaniquarium - or with reports of any problems you've had,
then please contact us!
Insaniquarium enquiries/feedback: insaniquarium@astraware.com
Astraware Flying Bear Thanks also to all the lovely people who helped beta test Insaniquarium, and please - no more fish puns! :-)
This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Astraware Limited. Read this agreement very carefully. If you do not wish to accept this agreement, you may not use Insaniquarium on a device or software emulator. Grant Of License Copyright Other Restrictions No Warranty
Astraware Ltd takes
no responsibility for any adverse effect that this software could cause
to your machine or the data on it: backup important data before using
Insaniquarium.
Insaniquarium is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as
well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.
Insaniquarium is licensed, not sold. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software. Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game,
either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline methods.
Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 Astraware Ltd, 2002, 2003 PopCap, 2002, 2003 Flying Bear Entertainment.
Astraware and the planet logo are trademarks of
Astraware Limited. All rights reserved.
How To Install
How To Play
Game Modes
Other
Hidden Features
Registering
When you register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be sent out by email within 48 hours of you registering.
When you receive your key, go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.
Submit your High Scores!
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Contributors
Programming: Janet Campbell, Larry Dyde
Graphics: Stov Thorley
Design & Programing: George Fan
Graphics: George Fan, Tysen Hendersen
Software Licence Agreement
This License permits you to use Insaniquarium on any single computer, provided the software is installed on only one handheld device at any time.
The software is owned by Astraware Limited. and is protected by United Kingdom copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and all other applicable national laws. You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, dissasemble or otherwise attempt to discover the code and algorithms of the software.
You may not rent or lease the software, but you may transfer your rights under this license agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the software and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this license.
The software is delivered as is and Astraware Limited. makes no warranty as to its use or performance. Astraware Limited. does not, and cannot warrant the performance or results you may obtain by using the Software or its documentation. Astraware Limited. makes no warranties, express or implied, as to noninfringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event will Astraware Limited. be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or special damages, or for any claim by any third party.
Legal
Astraware’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your exclusive remedy
shall be, at Astraware’s option, either (a) return of the price paid, if
any, or (b) replacement of the product that does not meet the warranty and
which is returned to Astraware with a copy of your receipt. This warranty is
void if failure of the product has resulted from accident, abuse, or
misapplication. Any replacement software product will be warranted for the
remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is
longer. These remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an authorized
source.