Disney Interactive Studios Desperate Housewives: The Game Video Games User Manual


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LIFE ON WISTERIA LANE
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selves and some are inspired by our darker impulses. All have consequences.
The actions you take – naughty or nice, honest or deceitful – will affect your
progress throughout the game.
Character and Family Customization
First impressions are important. Here you’ll have an opportunity to
adjust
your character’s appearance, and your family’s, to suit your tastes.
Character
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Family
Click on the blue arrows by the portraits of your husband and son to select
their overall look. The son’s options are based on the player character’s and
husband’s appearance. As with your own name, you can enter their names
yourself, or let the computer choose them at random.
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Main Game Screen
As you can see, Wisteria Lane is as lovely
as advertised.
Camera Controls
You can adjust your perspective on Wisteria
Lane by zooming in and out and by rotating
the camera.
To zoom in or out, move your mouse pointer
to the bottom or top of the screen. Move your mouse pointer to the right or
left side of the screen to rotate the camera right or left, respectively. You can
also use your keyboard arrow keys to rotate left (Å) or right (‡) and zoom
in (·) and out (
‚
). Finally, you can also control the camera zoom with your
mouse wheel.
Interface
There are a variety of helpful menus and meters on the left and right sides of
the screen. Each is described in more detail below.
Getting Around
To move around Wisteria Lane, or inside your house or anywhere else, position
the mouse pointer over the spot you’d like to go, and click.
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Just click on them and review your options.
Interacting with Objects
Mailboxes are for opening, chairs are for sitting, showers are for… showering.
Many of the objects around you are interactive. Aren’t sure whether or not an
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into a hand icon, you can usually use it. Click it to see a list of actions
you can take.
Cell Phone
Relationships
Neighborhood Map
Home
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