How to play

Marble Madness is a classic arcade game that requires players to steer a colored marble across a variety of visually appealing tracks and avoid devious traps as they try to make it to the goal.

Use the D-Pad to move about the menus. Select either "Quick Play", "New Game" or "Resume Game" to start. Using the d-pad, number pad or touch screen navigate the marble through the level to reach the goal at the end. Navigate around enemies and obstacles to achieve the fastest time.

There is one overarching goal in Marble Madness: Get to the goal in each of the game's many levels. Between you and the goal are pitfalls, traps, and the ever-present clock that ticks down the seconds until it reaches zero, at which point the player loses the game.

Starting the game:
Highlight "Marble Madness" in the games menu on your phone, and press "Select" (or "OK" on the D-Pad) to start. You'll be prompted to choose sound either on or off. After you make your selection, the EA splash screen will appear.

Main Menu:

• Quick Play - Start a new game with the setting you last played in. The first time this defaults to combined levels, 1 player, starting on level 1 on easy difficulty.
• Practice - Enter a level with no enemies or time limit where you can become familiar with the controls.
• New Game - Start a new game with your choice of settings
• Levels - choose from Combined, Classic or enhanced
• Combined includes the classic and enhanced levels
• Classic, play only the original arcade levels
• Enhanced, play only the new levels
• Players - choose 1 or 2 player hand off
• Starting Level - resume game play from the last level you completed
• Difficulty - choose Easy for beginners and Normal for experienced players
• Resume Game - Continue a previous game from the last level completed
• Customize - Change the color and dot pattern of your marble.
• High Scores - Check the high score tables for the different game modes
• More EA Games - Check out new EA games that are available now.
• Options - Change the gameplay options: Audio, Vibration, Ghosting (2 player only), Accelerometer (on applicable devices), Reset Achievements and Reset Scores.
• Achievements - View the achievements that have been unlocked and what you need to do to unlock the remaining ones.
• Help- View detailed instructions on how to play the game
• About - Includes legal information regarding the game
• Quit - Return to your PhoneOS

AutoSave:
The game will save high scores and options.

Tips and Hints

• Try different control methods to find one that is comfortable to you. The angle of control can be changed from 45 degrees to 90 degrees. The angle only affects the d-pad.
• Use the practice level to become familiar with the controls to find something you are comfortable with.
• There are shortcuts and power ups in some levels use them to complete the level faster and have more time for follow up levels.
• The marble accelerates as you hold down the direction, while this will help finish the level faster it will also make it more likely that you will go over the edge.
• The best way to improve your times and score is to learn the levels and find the routes that are most comfortable to you. Most levels have more than one way to complete them.

FAQ

Q. I fall off the sides of the map all the time, what can I do?
A. If you are falling off the map a lot try playing on easy, this mode is more forgiving and will allow you to learn the levels. Also use the practice mode to become familiar with the controls.

Q. How do I get more time to finish the game?
A. Practice, Practice, Practice. Learning the maps and the fast routes will help improve the times on each map. As you improve your times on each map you will get further in the game.