METROPOLISMANIA FAQ
2-17-03
Version 1.2
By: Dark Laduke and Venom Vampire


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VERSION HISTORY:

2/14/03:   VERSION 1.0 - First Version of FAQ
2/16/03:   VERSION 1.2 - First version to be submitted to gamefaqs.com, more
detail about scenario four and five and added to "either/or" section)

METROPOLISMANIA
GENRE: SIM/STRATEGY
MANUFACTURER: Natsume (http://www.natsume.com/)
RELEASE DATE: October 2002
PLATFORM: Playstation 2

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INDEX
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I.     Introduction

II.    Metropolismania Gameplay
    a. Basic Controls
    b. Saving your game
    c. Basic Gameplay Screen
    d. Perspective

III.   Getting Started:
    a. General objectives
    b. Your Boss
    c. Your Salary
    d. Standard Equipment
    e. Stocking Up
    f. Don't forget to Eat!
    g. Resigning

IV.    Objective 1: Building Your City
    a. Basic Strategies
    b. Naming your town and the Post office
    c. Decorating your streets

V.     Objective 2: Building relationships
    a. Overview
    b. Strategies for Building Relationships
    c. "Either-Or"
    d. Gossiping
    e. Giving Gifts
    f. Introducing new people
    g. Solving complaints
    h. Refusing and organizing complaints
    i  Anger Levels
    j. Evictions
    k. Topics of Conversation and Citizen Types
       1. The Riddle Man
       2. Women
       3. Businessmen
       4. Senior Citizens
       5. Babies
       6. Younger children
       7. Teenagers
       8. Nerdy people
     . 9. Farmers
       10. Cave people
       11. Aliens
       12. Sleeping Residents

VI.    Walkthrough and Tips for completing the five scenarios
    a. Overview
    b. Scenario One
    c. Scenario Two
    d. Scenario Three
    e. Scenario Four
    f. Scenario Five
    g. Beyond

VII.    Appendices
    a. Complaint/Application Colors
    b. Gossip Topics
    c. Riddles and answers
    d. "Either/or" choices



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I. INTRODUCTION
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The main objective of METROPOLISMANIA is to build a city of your own
design from a number of applicants who wish to live in your town. You
can also name your town and yourself as the "Metropolis Maker", the grand
poobah of urban planners. There are five different levels,
each with a specific objective. There are over 200 different buildings
and businesses to choose from in the game, and an unlimited number of potential
residents and plenty of room to move them in.

Each of the five scenarios contains its own specific goals and urban problems,
which
are addressed in the individual walkthroughs below.

The game is in its own type of "real time" as the a 24 hour clock is used.
However time passes more quickly than actual realtime and the hours of midnight
until 6am pass by even more quickly because there usually isn't much going
on then). The passing time (shown on a clock in the upper right hand corner
of the screen) is also reflected by changes in the weather and seasons.

You might think of METROPOLISMANIA as a cross between "The Sims", "Sim City"
and The "Tycoon" games (Roller Coaster, Zoo, Mall, etc.), with a little of each
sub genre tossed into the mix.

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II. METROPOLISMANIA GAMEPLAY
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a. BASIC CONTROLS
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CONTROL                                 FUNCTION

L/R analog stick or directional button  Move your metropolismaker

L1 or L2 button                         Change perspective

Triangle button                         Jump

Circle Button                           Pop up Menu

Square Button                           Setup, Items and Save

X Button                                Confirm and Enter command

Select Button                           Pause/Save

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b. SAVING YOUR GAME
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(Note: you must have a Playstation 2 Memory card with about 1000 KB of space
in order to save your game.)

Besides using the "select" button, you can also save your game by pressing
the SQUARE button,choosing the laptop computer icon and pressing the X button.
There you have the option of Resume, Save and Quit.

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c. BASIC GAMEPLAY SCREEN
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The top of the basic screen contains the following information (from left to
  right)
  a. Clock
  b. Month and Year
  c. Your town's population
  d. Your AP (Approval percentage)

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d. PERSPECTIVE
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You are given your choice of four different views of the game: First person,
Behind Back, 3/4 view and bird's eye view.  The 3/4 view gives you the best
overall perspective of the game as you play, although it's cool to use first
person view now and then just to see the remarkable detail of your various
homes and businesses.

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III. GETTING STARTED
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a. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
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The primary objective of Metropolismania is to develop relationships and build
cities.  Doing one is dependent on doing the other and learning how to develop
relationships is vital to the success of completing this game.  As you make
friends,
they will introduce you to other people who will want to build their homes and
businesses in your city.

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b. YOUR BOSS
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The first person you will meet when you begin the game will be your boss.
He will give you your objectives for the upcoming scenario and any other
pertinent information for the level.  He will also call you during various
stages of the to give you updates, encouragement, give you your paycheck
and tell you generally how you are doing.

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c. YOUR SALARY
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You start off the game with $5,000. Every six months, you will be given your
paycheck by your boss. When he gives you your paycheck he will also give you
a review on how you are doing. If you are doing well(i.e. high ratio of new
people vs. complaints solved vs. people who have left),your boss may choose to
give you a raise.  The money you receive can be used to buy items, food and
merchandise to give as gives, as well as improvements.

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d. STANDARD EQUIPMENT
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At the beginning of the game you are given the following:  A yellow uniform
(which will be the object of ridicule from some of your residents), a
Cellphone,
which you can call residents and talk to your boss, and "Magic Chalk" which is
used to lay down the road in your town. You will also receive a laptop computer
(to save your game).

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e. STOCKING UP
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When you first start out, make sure you buy the following items as soon
as they are available. You have to build the specific business in order
to buy the item.  These are the essentials:
- A grocery bag (that holds 10 items at once) from a Supermarket. You will be
 able to buy a larger grocery bag (which holds 20 items) when you get access
to
 a department store later on in the game.
- A GPS system (which shows a map of the city and the location of
 complainants, shown as flashing dots) from an Electronics Store.
- A notebook (to keep track of various complaints) from a stationary
 store.
- Town Pages (to keep track of your friends and businesses), from
 a bookstore.

You will usually get a book store right away and the other three come along
fairly
quickly. The GPS system is $1,000 so make sure you hang on to enough money to
buy it.

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f. DON'T FORGET TO EAT!
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There is a strength meter on the main game screen's pop up menu. The bar shows
how much strength you have. The fuller the strength meter, the faster you can
maneuver through your town. You can build up your strength meter by eating,
either in restaurants or else buying food from grocers and eating them out of
your grocery bag. Buying food will also increase your relationship level. You
need to eat A LOT to maintain your strength and your speed. You may
occasionally
see the message "A Bit Hungry" if you haven't eaten during a game day. It's a
good
reminder to check your strength meter now and then.

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g. RESIGNING
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Once you reach your goal for a scenario, your boss will ask you if you want to
resign. He will also give you a letter of resignation, which will be available
in your sub-menu, and you can use it any time. However, you will not be
able to resign if you have pending applications. Also, before resigning, it is
a
good idea to continue to build up your Town Pages and get as many phone numbers
as possible which will make subsequent scenarios much easier.  Once you
are ready, click on the letter of resignation and your boss will confirm your
resignation.  After resigning you will have one more day to say goodbye to all
your friends and best friends, who will be gathered on the streets of your city
in honor of you.

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