Japanese Kana - The Games Files

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=                                 General                                     =
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This game can be downloaded for free from:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/japanesekana/

Some resources within this project may have their own license. Check out the
Credits.txt file for more info about the licenses.

"Japanese Kana - The Games" © 2012 Napoleon, is licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

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=                               Installation                                  =
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1. Download the latest version of the game and unzip it.
3. Install the XNA framework from:
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914
3. Start the game by launching "Japanese Kana - The Games.exe".

Notes:
- If you run windows XP or an older OS make sure that you have the .NET 4.0
  Framework installed.
- If you run this game from inside virtual machine the screen might go black
  when changing resolutions. Restart the game to fix this.
- This game requires the Windows Media Player to be present in Windows (in case
  you de-installed it this game will crash)
- Needs ~500MB RAM. Why this much? Because it caches all the Japanese
  characters in memory.

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=                              Game explanation                               =
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<<Cars>>
Shoot the car that matches the Romaji shown on top of the screen. If there are
multiple cars with the right answer then any of those will do.

- When the last car with the matching character leaves the screen you lose
  study points and a new Romaji will be shown. It will also briefly show a red
  balloon with the matching Romaji.
- When you shoot the wrong car the matching Romaji for that car will be
  displayed in a red balloon.
- Click on the button in the lower left corner to change the speed setting.

[Left Mouse Button]  = Shoot
[Right Mouse Button] = when hovering over a car it will display it's matching
                       romaji in a white balloon
[Escape]             = Exit to main menu




<<Memory>>
- Just like the original Memory game only here you have to match Romaji cards
  with Kana cards.

[Left Mouse Button]  = Select the card under the mouse
[Directional Keys]   = Change the card selecters position
[Enter]              = Select the card within the selector
[Escape]             = Exit to main menu




<<Runner>>
- Enemies run from the left to the right. Enter their translations before they
  reach the right side of the screen. Always enter the translation for the
  enemy with a yellow/gold box around it's Kana. This is the 'active enemy'.
- Every x seconds you may launch a bomb that will kill all enemies. It costs
  study points depending on the amount of enemies on the screen.
- Use the buttons in the lower left corner to change various settings
	- 'Lightning bolt' = Change spawn speed
	- 'Lightning Bolt & Cow' = Change movement speed
	- 'Bird' = Enable/Disable flyer spawns
	- 'Lock' = (Un)lock the active enemy until it dies or leaves the screen.

[Alphanumeric Input] = Enter translation
[Enter]              = Confirm translation
[Spacebar]           = Launch bomb (if not on cooldown)
[Escape]             = Exit to main menu



<<Vocabulary>>
- Type the romaji (Rom) translation for the word shown in the center of the
  screen.
- Then type it's english translation.
- Use the button in the lower left corner to switch between 'type'- and
  'image' mode.
- When the image mode is active you may select the picture that matches the
  word shown in the center of the screen instead of typing.

[F1]                 = Show the correct answer at the cost of a few SP.

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=                                Feature List                                 =
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- Full HD resolution support
- Includes the Kana (Hiragana & Katakana including the entire Yoon)
- Supports multiple users (not simultaneously)
- Comes with 3 games
- Most games can have some of their options changed ingame
- The Memory game has 4 different AI's and the option to play solo

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=                            Known Bugs & Issues                              =
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Issues:
- Sometimes when switching between resolutions in fullscreen mode a black/blue
  border is shown. Restart the game to fix this, it won't come back unless you
  change resolutions again.

Known Bugs:
- The AI in Memory sometimes picks only one card.

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=                                 Changes                                     =
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Version 0.1.1 (18-07-2012):
  - Added a new game: Vocabulary.
  - Fixed a bug regarding the locations of the answers in Runners.
  - Removed the "di" & "zi" Hiragana glyphs.
  - Fixed a bug that was randomly clearing the in-game controls during gameplay
    Hint: destructors+clearing of lists+garbage collector = stupid.
  - Disabled the Library because it was not finished.

Version 0.1.0 (05-07-2012):
  - First release