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Release Notes
Britney's Dance Beat (TM)
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Contents:
  1.   Game description
  2.   Controls
  3.   System Requirements
  4.   Technical Notes and Troubleshooting Tips
  5.   Customer Support
  6.   Legal Notices

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1. Game Description:

Britney Spears is about to hit the road for her upcoming world tour and shes in 
need of some really exceptional backup dancers. You have been personally invited 
to attend a series of auditions where you will be dancing against some of the best 
talent the world has to offer. Only with perfect timing, rhythm and flair will you 
be able to earn your way onstage and become part of one of the pops biggest 
concert events.  As an added bonus, the Backstage Passes you accumulate will help 
you open up lots of cool, exclusive Britney behind-the-scenes and live concert 
footage. The chance of a lifetime has grooved its way right into your lap. Show the 
world you have what it takes to make it big.


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2. Keyboard:				Controls
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Mouse/Left-Click			Onscreen Cursor Navigation/Confirm Selection

Down Arrow, Up Arrow, Left Arrow	Perform Dance Moves (NOTE: To accommodate left-
Right Arrow, Space Bar, Numerical	handed players, the Numerical Enter Key
Enter Key				functions the same as the Space Bar throughout
					the Dancing portion of the game.)

Esc Key					Pauses the Game

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3. System Requirements

Before you install Britney's Dance Beat, you should make sure that your PC 
meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements.  You should have:

  1. A Pentium II 350 PC or higher
  2. A 8x CD-ROM drive or higher
  3. 140 megabytes of hard disk space available
  4. 64 megabytes of RAM or higher
  5. A 16-bit sound card
  6. Color Monitor
  7. A mouse and Keyboard
  8. Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP
  9. 8MB DirectX v.8.0a compatible video card

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4. Technical Notes and Troubleshooting Tips


Technical Notes

1.  Upon installation, Britney's Dance Beat looks for DirectX version 8.0a or newer
on your computer. If you do not have DirectX installed on your computer, the game
will install version 8.0a.  If you have version 8.0a or newer of DirectX already
installed on your computer, you can cancel this Install option and proceed through
the rest of the game installation.

2.  Britney's Dance Beat will not run if the color depth is set to 16 colors, and will
run improperly at 256 colors.  Change the color settings to at least High Color (16-bit)
in the Settings dialogue in the Display control panel.

3.  When installing Britney's Dance Beat, the directory you install to cannot be more 
than 250 characters in length.  If you attempt to install the game to a directory that
is longer than 250 characters, the game will install to the default directory of 
C:\Program Files\THQ\Britney.

4.  You may experience difficulties running Britney's Dance Beat on computers using
the following video cards:
	ATI All-In-Wonder Pro
	ATI Xpert 98 AGP
	ATI 3D Charger (8MB)
Please contact your hardware manufacturer for updated drivers and additional support.



Troubleshooting Tips

1.  Do not run other applications while playing Britney's Dance Beat.  Make sure to 
close out all other applications on your computer, including screen savers and virus
protection programs.

2.  Make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and sound cards. Check the 
card manufacturer's website for driver updates.  Below are the websites for some of 
the more common video cards:

ATI - www.ati.com
Matrox - www.matrox.com
NVIDIA - www.nvidia.com



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5. Customer Support

If you are having problems running Britney's Dance Beat and need to contact customer 
support, go to http://www.thq.com/support/ or e-mail at thq@thq.com. 

If you wish, you can also contact us by phone. Our technical support 
specialists can be reached at (818) 880-0456.

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6. Legal Notices

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Game and Software -  2002 THQ Inc.   2002 Britney Brands, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.  
Britney Spears(TM)  Exclusively licensed to THQ Inc.  Developed by Hyperspace Cowgirls.  
Hyperspace Cowgirls and its logo are trademarks of Hyperspace Cowgirls.  
Motion Capture data provided by House of Moves Motion Capture Studios, LLC.  
Uses Bink Video Technology. Copyright  1997-2002 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.  
THQ and the THQ logo are registered trademarks of THQ Inc.  All Rights Reserved.


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