Soul Cradle/Battle

Move

Fairly basic. You'll see light red glowing squares around your character, which signifies how far your unit can move. Then select one to move over there.

Attack

Choosing this will show you what units you can attack within your radius. Depending on the character, some may be able to attack from further away, such as a Flame Master or an Archer. You can increase your range of attack within the Room Menu's Upgrade Character command.

• Target Menu: Shows you a a list of units you can attack. Both allies and enemies will be listed here, so keep that in mind when selecting from the choices.
  • Attack Method Command: Gives a list of the different attacks you can use against your enemies.
    • Regular Attack: This command allows you to engage the enemy. Either you or the enemy will attack first, followed up by the counter attack of the other squad.
    • Special Skill: A special attack that can be perform by the leader of your squad. You are allowed to use this command only after you've engaged the enemy in battle three times. The number to the right shows how many times left you can use it.
    • Combination Attack: Under special conditions, you can also perform a combination attack with the characters in your squad. This can be used only once, unless your squad has special room equipment.

Defend

If you are attacked after choosing this command, you will not counter attack the enemy, though the damage you receive will be considerably less.

Art of War

These are a list of special techniques that your leader can perform. Each can be performed only once per battle, unless you have special Room Equipment.

Gig Command

Here you'll see a list of the Gig Commands you can perform. You can gain more by purchasing them in shops, stealing from your enemies, or winning as a ranking bonus.

Summon Command

This will let you choose which squad you want to bring out to the battle field.

Status

You can rotate through different menus here by pressing the square button.

• Special Commands: A list of commands your squad can perform. Both Art of War and Special Attacks will be listed here.
• Room Equipment: A list of what special items your equipped the room your squad is in.
• Unit Information: You can scroll through the units in your squad with the L1 and R1 buttons. Their stats and attacks will be listed here.

End Turn

Will end the turn of your squad and allow the battle to progress.