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Hatena Satena FAQ v1

Table of Contents:
Section 1: Description & Gameplay
Section 2: Menus
Section 3: Secrets & Unlocks
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Section 1: Description & Gameplay

1) Description
2) Gameplay
-a) Basic
-b) Advanced
3) Controls

1) Description:
Hatena Satena is a puzzle game, released in 2001 by Hudson for the GameBoy
Advance console. Design was

done by the Japanese firm Lovers House. The game was released only in
Japan. A version has also been

released for mobile phones in Japan.

2) Gameplay:
a) Basic
The gameplay can be described as a cross between Picross and Minesweeper.
The player is presented with

an array of blank boxes, with numbered, colored indicators at the top of
each column and the right of

each row. An example puzzle is depicted below:

|B5|B3|B5|B3|B5|
|  |R2|  |R2|  |
|..|..|..|..|..|B5|  |
|..|..|..|..|..|B3|R2|
|..|..|..|..|..|B5|  |
|..|..|..|..|..|B3|R2|
|..|..|..|..|..|B5|  |

The first column has 5 blue boxes. As this column has only 5 total boxes,
the player knows that all 5

boxes will be filled in. The same will be done for column 3 and 5. The
updated puzzle is shown below:

|B5|B3|B5|B3|B5|
|  |R2|  |R2|  |
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B5|  |
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B3|R2|
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B5|  |
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B3|R2|
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B5|  |

Rows 1, 3, and 5 all have 5 blue boxes, and a total of 5 boxes, so we can
fill those in as well. The

updated puzzle is shown below:

|B5|B3|B5|B3|B5|
|  |R2|  |R2|  |
|BB|BB|BB|BB|BB|B5|  |
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B3|R2|
|BB|BB|BB|BB|BB|B5|  |
|BB|..|BB|..|BB|B3|R2|
|BB|BB|BB|BB|BB|B5|  |

The blue boxes in columns 2 and 4 have been solved, and now we are left
with 2 red boxes to place, with

2 empty spaces in the column. Thus, we know that these two empty spaces
are both red, and the puzzle has

been solved:

|B5|B3|B5|B3|B5|
|  |R2|  |R2|  |
|BB|BB|BB|BB|BB|B5|  |
|BB|RR|BB|RR|BB|B3|R2|
|BB|BB|BB|BB|BB|B5|  |
|BB|RR|BB|RR|BB|B3|R2|
|BB|BB|BB|BB|BB|B5|  |

b) Advanced gameplay

In later puzzles, the player will encounter multicolored, pulsing dots
where the color indicators are.

These dots can indicate two different things:

A blank space -

An unknown color indication -

3) Controls:

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Section 2: Menus

The game is 100% in Japanese.

* Main Menu Screen:

A) top: tutorials (L+R to escape)
B) middle left: create puzzles
C) middle: more puzzles
D) middle right: ??? reset game
E) bottom 4 characters: click to enter each character's scenario

A) Tutorials

B) In this mode, you can create your own puzzles, save them, play them,
and send them to friends over

the link cable

C) This selection provides you with more puzzles external of the story
mode. Once you defeat all of

them, 3 new sets of very difficult puzzles open.

D) ???

E) This is the main story game
* After selecting a character:
top left: resume saved game
top right: reset character (start over)
bottom: ??? erase

-* In a character:
-click on them: begin play
-click on heart: how much they like you?
-top left e thing: exit character
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Section 3: Secrets & Unlocks

1) Extra Puzzles from main screen

As you progress in the story mode, at least two new modes are opened up.
When these modes are available,

you will see icons on the left and/or right sides of the opening screen.
They are accessible via the

opening screen (not the mode select screen) by pressing left (for teku
teku angel) and right (for panda

love unit).

a) Teku Teku Angel

Once you complete 2 of the character stories, this mode is unlocked. It
features 2 sets of difficult

puzzles.

b) Panda Love Unit

Once you complete (3 or 4) of the character stories, this mode is
unlocked. It features 2 sets of

difficult puzzles, as well as a picture display mode that lets you view
the pictures you unlock.

2) Character gestures

After finishing some puzzles, you will find a box icon within a
character's level select that will take you to a new puzzle. Once you defeat this puzzle, you will have access to
a gesture animation. There are 5 for each character.