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Jet de Go Portable FAQ
Version 1.0 (01/05/06)
Written by Gamer (gamebrinkmail[at]gmail[dot]com)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. Copyright Notice
4. General Information
4.1 Difficulty Settings
4.2 Controls
4.3 On Screen Display
4.4 Modes
4.4.1 Flight Mode
4.4.2 Trial Mode
4.4.3 Replay Mode
4.4.4 Flight Guide
4.4.5 Options
5. Flying
5.1 Take-off
5.2 Climb
5.3 Cruising
5.4 Descent
5.5 Approach
5.6 Landing
6. Review
7. Contact Information
8. Credits
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1. Version History
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Jet de Go is the latest installment of the long running commercial airplane
simulator which translates to Lets Go By Airliner. It plays very similar to
its cousin Densha de Go which means Lets Go By Train.
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4. General Information
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With this guide anyone can play this game even if you don't know Japanese. If
you like commercial airplanes and ever wanted to try them out for yourself
then this might just be the game for you. As with most flight simulators
there is no real end goal to the game. You choose a plane, choose a route,
choose a time, and head off to your destination. There are also many extras
which will be discussed in later sections.
REMEBER: In Japanese games X is for a negative response and Circle is for a
positive response which is opposite to the US.
Automatic(beginner): You control only the handling of the plane and the brakes.
Manual(intermediate): You can control the flaps up and down in two steps.
Professional(expert): You can control the flaps up and down in all four steps.
Directional Pad - Up to point down, down to point up, left to rotate left, and
right to rotate right.
Analog Pad - Flap up (four grades).
Circle - Engine power up.
X - Engine power down.
Triangle - Event panel action button.
Square - Brake ("spoiler").
L - Left rudder.
R - Right rudder.
Start - Pause menu.
Select - Change view / change camera in replay mode.
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4.3 On Screen Display
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There are the viewing modes while flying a plane but all three of these modes
share similar features which are explained below. As mentioned above in the
control section, you can cycle through these views by pressing Select.
The following layout represents the Jet View and the Clear View.
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| ----- |
| | A | B |
| ----- --- |
| | | |
| --- --- --- | | |
| | C | | D | | E | | | |
| --- --- --- | F | |
| | | |
| --- | --- | | |
| | G | H| | I | | | |
| --- --- --- --- |
| |
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A - This is the event panel and is not always there. It is always a small
yellow box with some kind of icon in it. Every time it pops up immediately
push the triangle button to complete the event.
B - This is the time left to reach your destination. Hard turns,
missing checkpoints, and not doing events can decrease this rapidly.
If it hits zero before you finish your flight it's game over.
C,G - C is the target velocity and G is your current velocity. You can change
velocity by using the up and down arrows to tilt the plane up or down.
D,H - D is the number representation of your next object and H is the visual
crosshair representation of your next objective. To be facing the right
direction manipulate the plane so that the crosshairs line up in the center
of the screen.
E,I - E is the target altitude and I and is the current alititude. You can
change altitude by using the up and down arrows to tilt the plane up or down.
The more advanced Cockpit View movies C,D,E,G,H,I to the bottom right onto
cockpit controls and adds a top down stick representation of where you are
and where you need to go on the bottom left of the cockpit controls.
There are several modes in Jet de Go portable and they constitute the options
in the main menu that you see when you start the game. They are all listed
and explained below.
In flight mode you first select a plane, then a difficulty setting, an airport
to start from, and an airport to land at. When you begin the game, you'll see
you have a time limit in which to complete the flight. The time will start
decreasing. Your goal is to finish the flight safely and carefully within
the givin time limit.
Arriving late at waypoints, or forgetting to press the event button when an
event panel instructs you to will cause seconds to be taken off your time.
If you fly dangerously or stray far from your course or if your time reaches
zero your flight will be finished and you'll get a game over screen.
If you successfully complete your flight in the given time limit, you'll see
the evalutation screen. Based on your points and remaining time in one round,
you'll earn bonus time, which you can carry over to the next round.
All successful flights will also be logged in your Flight Log which can be
accessed from the main menu.
In this mode you can freely select your plane, airports, weather, wind speed,
and other variables. Complete the flight in the time limit to reach the
evaluation screen. At that point you can save your replay and the game is
done.
This is an informational section where you can view stats on all the planes
and airpots. The plane information and pictures are exactly what you would
expect but the airport section is a surprise.
The airport section has satellite images of the airport, up close pictures of
the airport, detailed floor plans of the airport, and more. You can even
search a given airport's floor plan for a restroom or somewhere to eat.
This could actually come in handy if you ever decided to fly within Japan.
Most of the details are in Japanese but all the menus and a few other things
are in English.
Save/Load - I think you know what this means.
Flight Logbook - This is where all your completed flights will be recorded.
GameSetteing - (That's how they spelled it :P) One setting I have no idea what
it does.
The take-off portion of the game starts when the passengers are all on board
and the plane is facing a clear runway. At this time the flap setting will
be 1 for Professional, Down for Manual, and Automatic doesn't have to deal
with this. Increase the engine power to 100% and when you've reached the
target velocity gently raise the nose of the plane to lift off the ground.
Once you're off the ground you have to raise your plane to the target
altitude. Keep your pitch at 15 to 20 degrees. Once you've left the vicinity
of the airport, engage auto-pilot. You'll then momentarily reach crusing.
As you near your objective the descent phase begins. You'll need to drop to
the new target altitude. Be careful to mind your velocity as it increases
when you descend. Use your flaps to counter this.
Decrease engine power to around 70% and then to 40%. Using the spoilers
slow down to the target velocity. Four lights measure your progress to
the runway. The ideal color of the lights should be white white red red.
Flaps should be set to 1 at 4,000 to 5,000 feet, 2 at 3,000 - 2,500 feet and
3 at 2,000 to 1,500 feet.
Make sure you line up with the runway as you land. Descrease engine power to
0%, set your spoilers, and decrease your speed to 0. When you hit zero you've
successfully completed your flight.
Jet de Go, which translated means Lets Go By Airliner, is a Japanese
exclusive title in which you control a commercial airline simulator of sorts.
The series has been around in several versions since 2000 and has a cult
following much like its cousin series Densha de Go, which translated means
Lets Go By Train. Without a new version in over two years many thought the
series was done for but now it’s back in portable form on the PSP.
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7. Contact Information
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If you find a mistake in this guide, have an idea or strategy for doing
something better or easier, or have suggestion on how to make the guide
better, you can email me at gamebrinkmail[at]gmail[dot]com. If your
suggestion is used in the next version, you will receive credit for it.
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