How to Play Ben 10: Protector of Earth for the Nintendo DS

Movement

• 1

  Press the direction pad "Left" and "Right" to move ben around the game screen. Press "Down" to crouch.

• 2

  Press "B" once to perform a jump. Press "B" again during your jump to perform a double jump.

• 3

  Move through levels, jumping on platforms to reach higher locations. All levels will have you move from the starting point to the right until you each an ending point.

• 4

  Pass over green glowing orbs on the game screen to collect them and fill the green power meter on the top left of the screen.

Combat

• 5

  Press "Y" when standing near an enemy to perform a basic attack. Press "X" for a more powerful attack that will take longer to perform than a basic attack.

• 6

  Press "Y" or "X" along with "B" to perform a jumping attack. Use these on airborne enemies.

• 7

  Hold down "L" or "R" to block an incoming attack. Blocked attacks will not reduce Ben's red health bar located on the top of the game screen.

• 8

  Pass over red orbs to refill Ben's health bar.

Transformations

• 9

  Press your thumb on one of the four green circles on the bottom screen of your DS that surround the image of one of Ben's alien forms.

• 10

  Rotate your thumb around the perimeter of the image to cycle through the available forms.

• 11

  Tap the image in the center of the bottom game screen to transform Ben into the selected alien. His transformation will cause the green power meter to deplete. When it is depleted, Ben will revert to human form.

• 12

  Press "A" when transformed to use your alien form's special move such as Heatblast's fire whirlwind or Wildvine's whip.

• 13

  Switch between different alien forms to proceed through levels. Use Heatblast's fire sled for large gaps or Fourarms grapple ability to climb walls.