1 Important Information

Start/End Game

2 Getting Started

3 Saving and Quitting

Controls

4 Main Menu Controls

5 Story Mode Controls

6 Match Mode Controls

Story Mode

7 Game Screen

8 Local & Country Maps

9 Facilities

10 Main Menu Screen

11 Main Menu 1

12 Main Menu 2

13 Main Menu 3

14 FP/TP/TTP

Match Mode

15 Pre-Match

16 Match Screen

17 Moving and Passing

18 Shooting

19 Command Duels

20 Form

21 Elements

22 Special Moves

23 Match Results Screen

Expand your Team

24 Friends

25 Connection Map

26 Recruit System

27 Scouting Options

28 Improve Your Team

Wireless Communications

29 Connect Menu

30 Trading

31 Connect Match

32 Extra Competition Route

Other

33 Extras Menu

34 StreetPass

35 SpotPass

Support Information

36 How to Contact Us

1 Important Information

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2 Getting Started

New Game

Title Screen

Start a new gamefrom the beginning.Choose a name foryour save file usingthe on-screenkeyboard. You canalso select characters with / and confirm input with . Touch ,or press , to delete a character.Select CONFIRM when you areready to start.

ContinueContinue a previously saved game.Touch CONTINUE on the titlescreen, then touch the save file toload your game.

ConnectCommunicate via WirelessCommunication, SpotPass andStreetPass. Touch CONNECT on thetitle screen, then touch the save fileto enter the CONNECT menu.

3 Saving and Quitting

Saving Your Game

Select SAVE from the main menu(p. 13) to save your progress.

Number of Available SaveSlots: 1

Press during the story tosuspend play. Then select YES toquit the game and return to thetitle screen.

Quitting Your Game

♦ If you quit the game, anyunsaved progress will be lost.

♦ Do not turn the power off, pressany buttons or remove the GameCard while the game is saving.

● Do not turn the power off, resetthe system or remove GameCards/SD Cards while saving.Make sure not to get dirt in theterminals. These actions couldresult in permanent data loss.

● Do not use external accessoriesor software to modify your savedata, as this can lead to aninability to progress or loss ofsave data. Any modification ispermanent, so be careful.

4 Main Menu Controls

Touch Screen Controls

This game is played by using boththe buttons and the Touch Screen.The controls below are for the mainmenu (p. 10-13).

Button Controls

Touch a menuitem/action

Select menuitem/action

Touch Confirm

Touch /

Go back onescreen

Touch Displaysubmenu

Touch / Switch pages

Touch Confirmselected menuitem/action

Touch Cancelselected menuitem/action

Slide the barScroll window

/ Menunavigation

Confirm

Go back onescreen

Switch infopage

Displaysubmenu

/ Switchbetweenpages

5 Story Mode Controls

Touch Screen Controls

You can use either the stylus or thebuttons to control your characters instory mode (p. 7-14).

MoveTo move yourcharacters, touchthe Touch Screenand slide the stylusin the direction youwant to go. Slide itfar away to make them run!

Talk/Investigate/OpenDoors

Icons ( / / )will appear overthings nearby thatyou can interactwith. Touch theseicons to talk withpeople, investigate objects, or openchests or doors.

Advancing Message TextsWhen you have finished reading amessage text, touch the TouchScreen with the stylus to continue.

♦ If you touch a distant character ortreasure chest, even if no icon isdisplayed, your character willautomatically approach andinteract with it.

Map ControlsTouch the area onthe map that youwish to go to.

Button Controls

/ Move

Talk/Investigate/Open doors

/ + Run

/ Changecamera angle

+ Return cameraangle todefault

Open mainmenu

/ / Advancemessage text

Suspendgame andreturn to titlescreen

(duringcutscene)

Skipcutscenes

6 Match Mode Controls

Below are the controls for matchmode (p. 15-23). You will mainlyuse the Touch Screen when inmatch mode.

Touch Screen Controls

Using the TouchScreen, slide thestylus from aplayer to draw aline along whichthey will move.When you have possession, touchanother player to pass the ball tothem. Touch the goal to shoot.For a more in-depth explanation ofthese controls, please readp. 17-20.

Button Controls

/ / Advancemessage text

/ / / / / Scroll pitch

Fire up yourteam

Teams can onlyactivate this onceper match.

Hold /

Change playermarkers

7 Game Screen

Move through the story, exploringvarious areas and talking to differentcharacters. You will also bechallenged to four-a-side battles(p. 28).

❷

❶

❹

❸

❶ Current area name

❷ Task

Shows your current task. Completethis to progress through the story.

❸ Current location

You can see what's in yoursurrounding area.

Your current location anddirection

People and animals Direction of destination Your destination Restore Points (p. 9) Shops (p. 9) Special training spots (p. 28)

❹ Main menu icon

Touch this icon to call up the main

menu (p. 10-13).

8 Local & Country Maps

When you leave anarea, use the mapto select your nextdestination. Yourcurrent location willbe shown by thisicon:

Japan Map

Touch while onthe map to displaythe Japan map.You'll be able toaccess manydifferent locationsas you progress through the story.

Liocott Island

Touch on theJapan map to travelto Liocott Islandwith InazumaAirways. Choosean area to visit inthe same way you would do on themap.

More areas will becomeaccessible when you find mapshidden in treasure chests, whenyou make headway in the ExtraCompetition Route and as youprogress through the story.

Accessible Areas

9 Facilities

Shops

Use PrestigePoints to goshopping. Speak tothe shopkeeper,choose an item,touch todecide on a quantity, then touchCONFIRM to buy the item.

You can recover allthe Fitness Points(FP) and TechnicalPoints (TP) (p. 14)of players on yourteam here, usingyour Prestige Points.

Inazuma Bus

Sells restorativeitems. G-Mart

Sells equipment. Kool Kit

Sells movemanuals (p. 22). Magic Moves

Restore Points

Once you haveprogressed farenough in thestory, you will beable to enter theInazuma Bus byleaving your current map location,or by tapping on the bus ( ) whileon a map screen. While on theInazuma Bus you will be able to useseveral features that will help youprogress through the game.

♦ You can also organise your teamand scout for new players at thedormitories.

He is in chargeof the ExtraCompetitionRoute (p. 28).

Mr Firewill

Use this toscout potentialteam-mates(p. 24&26).

Video-phone

Use theconnectionmap (p. 25) toadd even moreplayers to yoursquad.

Connect-ion Map

He helps youorganise yourteam.

Mr Veteran

10 Main Menu Screen

Shows the friends currently in yourparty who will take part in battles(p. 28). Here you can view theirlevel, their FP and TP (p. 14) andthe amount of experience requiredto reach the next level.

❶ Current party

❷ Team information

❸ Main menu (p. 11-13)

From this menu you can organiseyour team, learn moves, use itemsand view your team information.

While in story mode, press ortouch on the Touch Screen to callup the main menu.

Shows your current team level, teamtitle and total number of friends.

❹ Prestige and Friendship Points

Gain more points by winningmatches and battles as well asopening certain treasure chests.

❶

❷

❹

❸

You need these pointsto scout more playersfor your team.

Friend-shipPoints

Can be used in shops,at Restore Points(p. 9) or at specialtraining spots (p. 28).

PrestigePoints

11 Main Menu 1

The first four characters in yourfriends list make up your party andwill take part in battles (p. 28). Thefirst sixteen make up your storyteam and will take part in matches.The rest of your friends aredisplayed in brown and are yourreserves.

❶ Friends list

Here you can view information aboutyour friends and organise your team.

Friends

Touch this icon or press afterselecting a friend to swap them withanother player.

❷ Swap

❸ Commands

Change equipment and specialmoves (p. 22), use items and sortyour friends.

❶❸

♦ Players shown with the iconare important players who cannotbe dismissed. When this icon isbright, the corresponding playercannot be substituted either.

❷

Player StatsEach player hasdifferent stats,which change asplayers gain moreexperience andlevel up.

Equip

Determines shootingpower.Kick

Determines thelikelihood ofkeeping the ballwhile dribbling.

Body

Determines accuracyof passing andshooting.

Control

Determines aplayer's defenceagainst anopponent's dribblingand shooting.

Guard

Determines runningspeed.Speed

Determinesendurance. Thehigher this is, theslower the playerwill lose FP (p. 14).

Stamina

Determines theability of a player tocompete for the ball.

Guts

SelectCOMMANDS, thenEQUIP to changeyour equipmentand boost yourstats.

Inventory

View any items,equipment orspecial moves youcurrently have.When you want touse an item, selectthe item you want to use and thenwho you want to use it on. You cansee the effects of the item on thetop screen.

♦ Get items by winning matches andbattles, opening treasure chestsor by buying them from shops(p. 9).

12 Main Menu 2

Select a player and they will besurrounded by a white box. Theselected player's stats will be shownon the top screen.

Formation

❶ Starting eleven

❷ Current formation

❸ Substitutes

Formation Screen

Alter your formation for story mode,battles and Connect Matches.

Change FormationSelect FORMATIONto choose asuitable formationfrom the list.

Player Swap

❶ ❸

❷

Swap players withthe stylus, orselect a player with and move themaround the pitchwith / .

Key PlayerSelect KEYPLAYER from thesubmenu tonominate theleader of yourteam. The team'soverall ability changes depending onwho is nominated as the key player.

Special TacticsSelect SPECIALTACTICS (p. 20)from the submenuto see whichtactics your playershave learnt.

♦ Add to your special tactics mid-match or find them in certaintreasure chests.

♦ Use the same method to bring onsubstitutes from the bench.

13 Main Menu 3

Info

This is where you can checkinformation about your team, friendsand special moves.

BlogContains information about InazumaNational events.

Player BinderHere you can view reports on yourown team-mates as well as rivalplayers.

StatusUse your mobile to checkinformation on scouting, recruitmentand locations.

Team StripChange the kit worn for ConnectMatches and the Extra CompetitionRoute.

Connect InfoCheck results of Connect Matches.

FFI StandingsLook at the results and currentstandings of the Football FrontierInternational (FFI) competition.

♦ will appear on screen whenthere is a new blog post.

System

Contains many system-relatedoptions. Change control and volumesettings, and view tutorial slides.You can also check your records,such as playing time and top scorer.

Save

Touch the save slot or press tosave your progress. Please wait untilsaving is complete before turningthe system off.

♦ Do not turn the power off, resetthe system or remove GameCards/SD Cards while saving.

14 FP/TP/TTP

FP and TP areused up as youplay footballmatches andbattles.

These represent aplayer's energylevels. Players willtire as a match orbattle progresses.A player won't beable to run asquickly if their FPis too low.

FP (FitnessPoints)

You need thesepoints to performspecial moves(p. 22).

TP(TechnicalPoints)

You need thesepoints to activatespecial tactics(p. 20).

TTP (TeamTechnicalPoints)

15 Pre-Match

Your team's score is shown on theleft; the opposing team's on theright.

Pre-Match Screen

❶ Score

❷ Player positions

Use the stylus to adjust the

Select NEXT after confirming yourformation and starting line-up.Select NEXT again after checkingyour opponent's team. TouchSTART to begin the match.

❷

❶

❹

❺

The game enters match mode whenyou begin a match against anotherteam. Matches are played using thestylus.

♦ This screen is displayed at anybreak in play, such as before thestart of the second half or when agoal is scored. Touch START orCONTINUE to resume the match.

❸

positions of your players beforestarting or resuming the match.

Touch here to start the match.

❸ Start

❹ Time elapsed

Shows the time elapsed in thecurrent half.

Adjust your formation, use itemsand organise your team.

❺ Menu

♦ There is a limit to how many itemsyou can use in a match.

16 Match Screen

Touch a player and slide the stylusacross the Touch Screen to moveyour players during a match. Youcan use or , and also , , and to scroll around the pitch.

This appears above the player inpossession of the ball.

❶ Possession indicator

Touch this for a time out where youcan reconfigure your tactics andformation, or plan your next move.After taking a time out, the colour ofthe icon will change and you will notbe able to take another time out fora short while.

❷ Hand icon

❸ S icon

❶

❷

❸

❹

♦ Press to display suchthings as each player's element.

❹ T icon

Match Tips

The following will be displayed onscreen during a match.

Touch this to take a shot,or activate a shooting movewith the long shot ability(p. 18), providing theplayer has enough TP.

The path the player willrun.

Where the player willpass the ball to.

The player you arecurrently controlling.

You will get a Nice PlayBonus if you manage tostring a number ofsuccessful passestogether or win a number ofconsecutive duels for possession.The Nice Play Bonus will beadded to your experience at theend of the match.

Nice Play Bonus

Touch this to use specialtactics (p. 20).

17 Moving and Passing

Charging

Moving

Use the stylus tomove players.Slide the stylusfrom a player inany direction todraw a line alongwhich they will then move.

While dribbling withthe ball, tap yourplayer repeatedlywith the stylus. Ifyou get it right,you will shake offany chasing opponents easily.

Passing

While inpossession of theball, touch thespot where youwant the pass togo to. Use this forkick-off and corner kicks as well.

♦ Even if you don't move theplayers yourself, they willautomatically move around thepitch reacting to the currentphase of play in the match.

♦ You will be declared offside and

Through BallSlide a ball throughby passing slightlyahead of a team-mate. They will runto meet the ball.

concede a free kick if you make aforward pass to a player who isfurther ahead than the last twoopposing players.

18 Shooting

Shooting

Get into a shootingposition, thentouch theopponent's goal toshoot. Select yourshot course, typeand strength, and then your shotwill be taken. Touch the lightningsymbol to use a special move.

Direct ShotWhen passing to a team-mate infront of the goal, touch thegoalmouth before they receive theball to take an early shot, increasingyour chances of scoring.

Long ShotsTouch to take ashot from distance.You can also uselong shot specialmoves marked 'L',providing theplayer has enough TP to activateone.

Shot Chain

♦ Before choosing your type ofshot, you can change the shotcourse as many times as youwish.

If a team-mate hasa special movemarked with 'C'and is standing inthe path of a shot,they can stringtogether a shot chain.

Crossing

Penalty Kicks

Draw thegoalkeeper out ofposition with theplayer inpossession of theball, then pass to aplayer standing in front of the goalto create a scoring opportunity.

Shot Blocking

♦ If your opponent's specialmove is stronger than yours,you may not block the shot,but you could reduce itspower.

If a team-matewith a specialmove marked 'B'is standing inthe way of anopponent'sshot, you may have the chance toblock it.

Power ToggleIn a penalty shoot-out, you can usethe power toggle up to three timesto add power to your penalty, or toimprove your chances of saving thepenalty if you're the goalkeeper.

A foul committed by the defendingteam in their penalty area will resultin a penalty being awarded to theattacking team. Also, penalties willsometimes be used to decide theoutcome of a match ending in adraw. Touch to choose a spot to aimfor, or a spot to defend if you're thegoalkeeper.

19 Command Duels

When the player with the ball comesinto contact with an opponent theywill automatically enter into a duel.Select what to do by touching oneof the available commands. Theoutcome will depend on thecommand chosen, and the player'srelative form. The higher the form,the higher the chance of success.

Shows each player's element(p. 21), FP and TP. The player inpossession of the ball will have the

icon displayed next to theirinformation.

❶ Player information

❶

❷

❷ Element chart

❸ Form

❸

This number is based on a player'sstats and element. The higher thenumber, the higher the chance of

❹

Air beats earth, wood beats air, firebeats wood and earth beats fire(p. 21).

success.

Special Moves

In a duel, or whenshooting, you canalso touch thelightning symbol toperform a specialmove in exchange for some TP.

♦ If your opponent performs aspecial move at the same time,the outcome will be decided onthe players' ability and thestrength of each special move.

❹ Commands

On the left is a reliable commandand on the right is a powerful butmore unstable one. You can alsotouch the lightning symbol toperform a special move.

20 Form

When your team is fired up they willbe temporarily strengthened. Theirshooting and duelling success ratewill be boosted, as will the strengthof their special moves. Performingspecial moves will also use less TPthan normal. Once the fired upgauge empties, your team will returnto normal.

Firing Up Your Team

Hold or to fireup your team. Youcan only do thisonce in eachmatch.

Special Tactics

Touch to usesome TTP toactivate one ofyour team's specialtactics. After usinga special tactic,you will not be able to use oneagain for a short time.

♦ The special tactics categories areas follows: 'Attack', 'Defence','Attack/Defence' and 'Kick'.Different special tactics requiredifferent amounts of TTP.

♦ In the same way as specialmoves, if your opponent uses a

special tactic at the same time,only the more powerful tactic willbe activated.

21 Elements

Every player and special move has acorresponding element. There arefour: air, wood, fire and earth.These elements play a large part indeciding the outcomes of duels andcontests between special moves.

Elements in a Duel

Choose playerswho you know aregoing to have anadvantage over theopponent in duels.Elements which have an advantagewill be brighter, while ones with adisadvantage will be displayed ingrey. Also, if two players of thesame element are nearby, they candouble up in duels, increasing theirchance of success. For an evenbetter chance, three players of thesame element can triple up. Use thisto your advantage in tough matches.

Elements and SpecialMoves

The strength of a special move willbe increased if the player and themove share the same element.

22 Special Moves

Each player canlearn up to sixspecial moves.Special move slotsone to four can befilled by levellingup, while slots five and six can belearnt from a teacher or a movemanual. Select INVENTORY from themain menu, then select SPECIALMOVES to check which specialmoves you have learnt.

Learning Moves byLevelling Up

Learning Special Moves

When a player gets to a certainlevel, they will learn a special move.Newly learnt moves will be displayedon the match results screen (p. 23),so be sure to look out for them.

Learning Moves fromManuals

Move manuals canbe found in certaintreasure chests orbought in shops.Open the commandmenu from thespecial moves screen, and thenselect LEARN MOVE in order tolearn a new special move.

♦ Choose the recipient wisely, as

manuals can only be used once.

Teaching Moves to OtherPlayers

♦ Prestige Points are required toteach moves.

Improving Special Moves

If you use a special movesuccessfully in a match a number oftimes, the move may improve andbecome more effective.

Co-op Moves

Moves marked '2P'or '3P' are co-opmoves. Thesemoves areexecuted bycooperating withfellow team-mates. Select a moveon the special moves screen, thentouch SET. to change co-op movesettings. You can nominate co-oppartners, or select RANDOM to havepartners randomly assigned.

After you have reached a certainpoint in the game, you will be ableto teach special moves you havelearnt to other players. Choose theplayer who knows the move and theplayer who wants to learn it. Tofinish, select the move you want toteach and a destination slot.

Skills

Skills differ from special moves.Once learnt, they workautomatically.

23 Match Results Screen

Your players will gain experienceeach time you win a match or battle.Become stronger by gainingexperience and levelling up. Youmay also receive Friendship Points,Prestige Points and items.

Your Victory Points and Nice PlayBonus will be added together post-match and shown as your totalexperience gained.

❶ Total experience gained

❶❷

❷ Friendship Points earned

❸ Prestige Points earned

❹ Items received

Shows each player's experience.Players will level up once this gaugeis filled.

❺ Experience gauge

❸

❺

❹

24 Friends

Amount of Friends

You can addfriends in manydifferent ways. Youcan have up to100 players asyour friends, fromwhom you can choose a squad of16 to compete against others.

● Maximum number of friends: 100

25 Connection Map

By using the connection map, youcan add to your number of friends.You can look at the connection mapon the Inazuma Bus.

♦ Recruit players from the map toprogress around it.

Using the ConnectionMap

① Select one ofthe charactericons displayedon theconnection mapand use yourFriendship Points to find out theirwhereabouts.

A lock icon indicates thatyou need to dosomething to progresspast this point. Look forhints as to what this may be.

Route Lock

② Find the player, talk to them andconvince them to join your team.

26 Recruit System

You are able to recruit players fromteams you have beaten previously.To do so, use the videophone onthe Inazuma Bus.

Using the Recruit System

Choose the teamyou want to recruitfrom, then choosea player from thelist. You will get ahint as to theirlocation, which you can check atany time on your mobile by selectingINFO, then STATUS from the mainmenu. The subsequent process isthe same as when using theconnection map.

27 Scouting Options

Battle Scouting

After winning abattle, one of theopposition playersmay ask to joinyou. Select YES toadd them.

Capsule Scouting

Use the tokensearned in battles,or found intreasure chests, inthe capsulemachines . Youcan scout players that you'veencountered in battles.

Using Capsule Machines① Choose a token

(red, blue oryellow) to put inthe capsulemachine.Different playerscan be scouted using differentcoloured tokens.

② Insert a token, and turn thehandle to receive a capsule.Some capsules contain players'contact details.

③ Select YES tocontact theplayer and addthem to yourfriends.

28 Improve Your Team

The more matches and battles youwin, the stronger your players willbecome.

Battles

As you movearound in storymode, you'll haveto take part insudden battles.These battles takeplace with just four of your team-mates. Complete the objectivedisplayed on the top screen withinthe time limit to win. The morebattles you win, the moreexperience, Friendship Points andPrestige Points you gain.

♦ If you run away from or lose abattle, you will lose FriendshipPoints and Prestige Points.

♦ There are no long shots, fired upphases or special tactics inbattles.

Training Facilities

You can improve specific stats usingtraining facilities. Choose a courseand battle your way to the end. Ifyou lose a battle along the way,you'll have to start over from thebeginning! There's a team of 11waiting to challenge you at the end

♦ You cannot save while inside thefacility.

Special Training

If you find a special training spot,you can use Prestige Points toimprove you and your friends' stats.Each special training spot affectsdifferent stats, so keep an eye outfor new ones.

♦ The more you use Prestige Pointsto improve a single player, themore Prestige Points will berequired to improve them further.

♦ If you improve one of the statstoo much, other stats will beginto deteriorate.

Extra Competition Route

Here you can playagainst teams youhave alreadybeaten. To play amatch in the ExtraCompetition Route,speak to the headmaster, MrFirewill.

of the course.

Specialtraining spot

You can trainhere when thecircle is flashing.

Starting a Match① Choose a team

to play againstin the ExtraCompetitionRoute. As thestoryprogresses, the number of teamsto choose from will increase.Each time you win a match on theroute, you will receive a rank.Beat teams at top ranks to unlockspecial items.

② Decide whetheryou want to playas your teamfrom the storyor whether youwant to playwith a specifically made Connectteam. Select TEAM UP WITH AFRIEND to play a cooperativematch using Local Play (p. 32).

29 Connect Menu

Connect Menu

On each system'stitle screen, touchCONNECT andselect your savegame file.

● When using communicationfeatures, information such asyour team name will be visibleto other people online.Therefore please do not usewords or terms that may beconsidered offensive to otherpeople, infringe on their rights,or provide importantinformation that may be usedto identify a specific individual.

From the Connect menu, you caneither select MATCH (p. 31) toplay a match, TRADE (p. 30),DOWNLOAD FROM NINTENDONETWORK (p. 35),NOTIFICATIONS (p. 35) orSTREETPASS CHALLENGE (p.34)to send a StreetPass™ challengevia Local Play. Please be sure toread the information below beforeplaying.

30 Trading

Trading (Local Play)

Select TRADE from the Connectmenu to trade players with otherusers. Up to two players can tradeat once.

You Will Need- One Nintendo 3DS system per

player- One copy of the software per

player

Setup① Select TRADE,

then have oneperson chooseHOST and theother selectJOIN.

② Choose the player you want totrade, and if you're happy withthe terms of the trade, select YESto finalise it.

- Team name- Team information

Information Shared in thisMode

31 Connect Match

Search for Opponents(Local Play)

● HostSelect HOST from the Match menu,then choose which Connect teamyou want to use. Once friends haveconnected to you, touch CONFIRMor press .

● ClientSelect JOIN from the Match menu,then choose which Connect teamyou want to use. Choose a host toconnect to and then touchCONFIRM, or press . Up to fourplayers can connect at once.

Adjust Settings

You Will Need- One Nintendo 3DS system per

player- One copy of the software per

player

Setup

Play matches with your friendswirelessly. If each has a copy of thesoftware, up to four players cancompete. In each game, ConnectMatch will become available as youprogress through the story mode.

Settings such asmatch rules will bedecided by thehost or the firstplayer to enter theteam. Decide on astrategy, a kit and a pitch beforebeginning.

Connect Match Rules

Take control of theplayers you havechosen from yourteam in a ConnectMatch. In aConnect Match, ● ● ● ● marks are displayed beneatha player's feet, with the players youcontrol being marked white. Thecontrols and menus for a ConnectMatch are the same as for a normalmatch (p. 15-23).

Connect Match Rules● Each team can only fire up once.

Anyone from within the team cantrigger this.

● The only player who can open themenu is the one who entered thegame first.

● If multiple characters can activateshot chain or shot blockingmoves at the same time, theplayer who joined the game firstwill choose which moves toactivate.

Connect Match Stats

Once a ConnectMatch is over, thestats of your teamare displayed. Yourteam level and titlechange dependingon your performance. ConnectMatch stats can be viewed at anytime by selecting INFO, thenCONNECT INFO from the main menu.

The results are savedautomatically after a ConnectMatch ends.

- Team name- Team information

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32 Extra Competition Route

Play the ExtraCompetition Route with aFriend (Local Play)

You can have a friend help you outin the story mode's ExtraCompetition Route. Up to fourplayers can connect at once.

① Choose anopponent toplay against.

② Select TEAM UPWITH A FRIENDand, after thegame is saved,Connect modewill begin.Choose who you want to take on.

You Will Need

- One Nintendo 3DS system perplayer

- One copy of the software perplayer

Setup

③ After that, theprocess is thesame as for anormal ConnectMatch. Onceyou've decidedon all the settings, the match willbegin.

♦ The rules for the ExtraCompetition Route are essentiallythe same as for a Connect Match.

- User name- Team name- Team information- Play record

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33 Extras Menu

Select EXTRAS from the gameselection screen to enjoy more fromthe Inazuma Eleven series.

Replay the cutscenes from the storymode.

Movies

Collection

Illustrations

Browse fantastic illustrations of thecharacters, maps and special moves!

34 StreetPass

Send Challenges viaStreetPass

The StreetPass feature allows theNintendo 3DS system toautomatically search for andcommunicate with otherNintendo 3DS systems. You cansend and receive StreetPasschallenges from other players.

Activating StreetPass

① Select CONNECT from the titlescreen, then STREETPASSCHALLENGE. StreetPassConnection can be found at thebottom of the StreetPasschallenge menu.

Deactivating StreetPassIf StreetPass is activated, you candeactivate it by going to StreetPassConnection, which is found in theStreetPass challenge menu, andselecting YES.

To communicate using this feature,all players must activate StreetPassfor this software on theirNintendo 3DS systems.

● Setup

② If StreetPass is deactivated,select YES to activate it. TheStreetPass settings will be savedto the system.

♦ For more information, refer tothe Operations Manual.

You can restrict communicationwith other players throughStreetPass via Parental Controls.

You can also deactivate StreetPassfrom the HOME Menu by openingthe System Settings, selectingDATA MANAGEMENT, thenSTREETPASS MANAGEMENT. Touchthe icon for this software title, thenselect DEACTIVATE STREETPASS.

- User name- Team name- Team information- Profile- Play record

Information Shared in thisMode

35 SpotPass

Receive Notifications andBonus Data (SpotPass™)

Activating SpotPass

Deactivating SpotPass

If SpotPass is activated, selectCONNECT on the title screen, thenpress to continue, and thenselect NOTIFICATIONS. You canthen choose not to receivenotifications and bonus data viaSpotPass.

To activate SpotPass and set up thenotification registration, selectCONNECT on the title screen, thenpress to continue, and thenselect NOTIFICATIONS. You canthen choose to receive notificationsand bonus data via SpotPass.

To use SpotPass, you must first:

For information on these, refer to theOperations Manual.

- Accept the Nintendo 3DS ServiceUser Agreement and Privacy Policy

- Set up an internet connection- Insert an SD Card into the

Nintendo 3DS system

Get the latest updates and bonusdata from the Nintendo Network™ viaSpotPass.

By connecting to the NintendoNetwork, you will gain access toadditional data, including items andunlockable players to scout.

Nintendo Network is an onlineservice which allows you to playwith other players all over theworld, download new softwareand add-on content, tradevideos, send messages and muchmore!

About Nintendo Network

If you select "Download fromNintendo Network" you can receivethe latest downloadable items andcharacters. You will be notified viaNotifications when new items andcharacters are available.

Download from NintendoNetwork

36 How to Contact Us

For product information, please visitthe Nintendo website at:www.nintendo.com

For technical support andtroubleshooting, please refer to theOperations Manual for yourNintendo 3DS system or visit:support.nintendo.com