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| ============================ - 4) Walkthrough - ============================ Believe it or not, many people consider Ninja Gaiden to be a game tougher than it "actually" should be. Yes, it's not designed for the goomba head gamers out there, but it certainly is challenging enough to be entertaining, time, and time again. The following section is a walkthrough of the entire game, through all 16 chapters. I may include spoilers here and there, so expect to see the unexpected. Also, extra secrets may be tossed into the normal walkthrough in case I feel they're necessary for future levels. *The game begins with a short FMV showing the legendary Dark Dragon Blade, and speaking of how it's actually one of the most powerful weapons in the world. Apparently, it was carved from the bones of a Black Dragon, and has been protected by the Dragon Lineage. Whoever possesses the sword is exposed to great evil powers which can consume entire entities in a matter of seconds. All of this is about to change...* ___________________________ /The Way of the Ninja (4.1)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: * SECRETS: n/a "In the mountains of Autumn, there is one who walks the path of the Ninja..." You'll start off in the role of the legendary Ninja (soon to be), Ryu Hayabusa. Your starting position is in the Valley of Shadows. Proceed up the river, and climb the left stone stairway by jumping up the ledges. A pink note should fly by and hit the wall. Read it (press X), and it tells you how to run up walls. Run horizontally along the wall to cross the ledge. Then, run up the following wall, and Ryu should grab a hold of a small ledge. Shimmy to your right, and jump up. Read the next note, then turn around, and open the chest to receive an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Go back to where the second note was, and run up the wall. You should catch another small ledge. Jump up, then proceed left. Two brown ninjas will drop down from above. This will be the first battle you interact with in the game. They're fairly easy. Use your blocking attacks whenever they come rushing at you with attacks (or interrupt their attacks with a quick stab). Once you've dealt with them both, run sideways along the wall to cross the location. Open the next chest to receive another Elixir of Spiritual Life. Head into the small cavern, and read the tutorial note. Position yourself in the narrow shaft, then perform the Flying Bird Jump. Simply run and jump up one wall, then quickly jump to the opposing wall in mid-air. If done correctly, jump one more time to land on the above ledge. You're basically ricocheting from one wall to another until you reach the top. Once above, run down the hall, and make quick use of the 3 brown ninjas. Go on the wooden grate, and jump upwards in a side-to-side pattern to reach the top. You'll now be in the: _________________ \ Ninja Fortress } ================== Right near the steps of this massive structure will be two foolish ninjas. Make quick work of them both as they're the same practical enemies from before. Run up the stairs, and all the way to the end of the hall. Open the sliding door, and you must combat 3 fellow ninjas. Again, don't get clustered in the middle. Try using quick slashes, and follow up with strong attacks to finish them off. A chest inside has an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Open the next door, and the test becomes greater as you'll face 6 ninjas (3 at a time). Use the same technique from before, but try a few wall-jumping attacks as well. Make sure you block to save your life supply. If your life bar is low, press START, and try using the Elixirs of Spiritual Life. They can heal about 2/3 of your life bar. Once the doors are unlocked, head into the next location. You should now be inside a narrow hallway. Go up, and check out the Samurai statue. It's missing its face. Look to the left on the drawer for a Spiritual Life elixir, along with another one in the lower right corner (blind spot in room). Go down the hallway, and deal with the 3 ninjas around the corner. Open the double doors at the end, and walk onto the white dojo mat. Battle the 6-7 ninjas, then open the nearby chest for the Lives of the Thousand Gods. It's pretty much like an upgrade item. Now, go right, and there should be a lone pot in the corner. Look for a tall narrow carpet along the wall. Slice it to reveal a secret doorway. Inside, you'll be greeted by 2 Brown Ninjas, along with a special White Ninja. White ninjas can toss shurikens, so don't get too far away. This room has about 15-20 ninjas (I'd like to thank Nick Elliott for this tip), so quickly engage them, then run to the top part of the room. Step on the dark-colored plates, and they're actually trap doors which will drop you to the Underground Storehouse. Break the nearby jars for some essence/power, and watch out for the red bats. You can slice them for essence if you desire. Head out of the cave using the pathways, and open the chest along the left wall for the Fangs of the Samurai. The cave should lead back to the outside area. Jump up the platforms, and then head up along the border of the Ninja Fortress. Around one of the corners is two ninjas. Make sure they're dealt with swiftly and painlessly. Continue onward, enter the doorway, and open the chest for the Talisman of Rebirth (basically an extra life). Drop down into the hole, and you'll be in the dojo room from before. Make your way back to where the Samurai Statue was, and press X to place the Fangs of the Samurai in place. A special Key of Courage will be released from his hand. Go back to the right, but do NOT drop into the storehouse hole. Slice the tall carpet along the wall behind it to reveal another doorway. Enter inside, then save your game on the nearby Idol Statue. Once your game is saved, run up the stairs, and enter the wooden walkway. Two white ninjas should be located up above. Quickly charge them (they'll toss shurikens if you don't), and make quick work of them. They're a tad more challenging, but white ninjas tend to drop blue energy, which heals your life bar. After both targets have been eliminated, head up to the Inner Sanctum doorway, and press X to open it. If you gathered the Key of Courage (as following the instructions before), the door should open. Proceed inside, and you'll have to take out five white ninjas. This can be a fairly complex battle, but keep on the move, and whip out any spare shurikens when you have free time. The door ahead will become unlocked once you've defeated all opponents in this room. Head inside to meet the first boss of the game. *A large, muscular man will be meditating in the center of a dojo-like room. Although you're not aware of his name right away, this is actually Murai, who was a former member of the Hayabusa Clan. Murai is a master of the Nunchakus, and ninja arts as well. Before the battle begins, you'll be presented with an overwhelming swish, and swirl of combo attacks. He looks tougher than he actually is.* &==================---------===============================================& ~= LEVEL ONE BOSS | Murai | DIFFICULTY: *** =~ &==================---------===============================================& ~ Murai is a counter-like boss who tends to attack whenever you stand ~ & still too long. To defeat him, try to lure yourself close to his & ~ proximity, then quickly block his fury rage of attacks. When he stops ~ & attacking, let go of the block button, and counter fire with a few weak & ~ strikes of your own. DO NOT get caught up in any combo more than 4 hits, ~ & otherwise, he'll catch you off guard. Murai also has a close-range power & ~ attack where he twirls towards you. The only way to prevent this attack ~ & from damaging you is to do a quick strike while he's coming at you. For & ~ the most part, DO NOT overblock, otherwise Murai will grapple you to the ~ & ground with nasty moves. Try wall attacks, and charged attacks if & ~ possible. Projectiles are useless as he instantly reflects them back at ~ & you. This is a fairly tough battle for the first boss in the game. & ~==========================================================================~ ********************************************************** * Useful Tip for defeating Murai (thanks to Tyler Sick) * ********************************************************** * Timing is essential. Charge an attack by holding Y, * * then let go right when he's about to strike you. His * * guard will be knocked down, and you can penetrate him * * with 2 weak combos (roughly around 8 hits total). Jump * * back to safety before he can strike again. Repeat the * * process. It's a very quick, and efficient way. Just * * takes some time to master. You can also run up a nearby* * wall, and jump at the highest point, using a downward * * slash for critical damage. * ********************************************************** *Once you lower Murai's health bar to the minimal echelon, the battle will then enter an FMV sequence. Apparently, Murai and Ryu are excellent friends. The unfriendly welcome was just a normal test of the ninjahood, that many would-be gamers know nothing about. The battle ends up turning into a friendly conversation where Ryu tells Murai about how his father's clan is protecting the Dark Dragon Blade. Murai suggests that the blade is nothing more than a waste since no one is wielding the awesome power of the sword, but Ryu prefers to differ. Suddenly, a young girl starts sprinting through the Ninja Fortress. She blasts through the door to inform both of them that Hayabusa Village is burning, and under attack! Save your kindred before it's too late.* _________________________________ /The Hayabusa Ninja Village (4.2)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: *** SECRETS: (2) Life of the Gods Bow and Arrow "The village is burning. Before long, Ryu hears the screams of his brethren..." - Before sprinting down to the village, go speak with Murai. He'll actually teach you two different (and useful) Ultimate Techniques. These attacks can only be performed when yellow essence orbs are lying around on the ground, but they're useful nonetheless. The first attack is the Extinction Straight Slash. Hold down Y until you see a yellow orb come at you, then release it before it explodes. If performed correctly, Ryu will sprint straight forward in a blue beam of light, decapitating any opponents in the way. Another attack is the Level 2 version, which basically uses two orbs, yet extracts more essence from dead bodies. Just repeat the process, and wait for both orbs to strike you at the same time. Finally, speak with him a last time to teach you the Reverse Wind Technique. Hold down the Left Trigger, then press a direction to roll in that specific direction. You'll be using this often, so get use to it (necessary for many boss battles). Start off by sprinting out of the dojo room, and back down the usual pathway. Run all the way back to the Valley of Shadows by leaving the Ninja Fortress (down the front stairwell), and dropping back down to the stone caverns. Drop to ground level, but sprint northward up the river. Check your map in case you're lost. You're aiming for a blue dot on the northern ridge. You'll eventually reach a "Shrine" area. Interact with the Shrine to receive the Art of the Fire Wheels. This is the first degree of Ninpo magic you'll receive in the game. You can enable Ninpo magic by pressing Y + B. For now though, just leave it in your inventory. The shrine will lower to reveal a secret elevator. Jump aboard, and press X. You'll now be lowered to a depressed canyon. Behind the elevator is a chest containing a Great Spirit Elixir. I'd like to thank RnTmErr for this tip. Run across the opening by wall running, then open the chest across the gap. Inside you'll receive an Elixir of Devil Way, which can refill your Ki power (for magic). Proceed into the forest, and you'll engage some of your first enemies. A group of three Samurais will come charging at you. These are slightly tougher than the ninjas from before as they tend to block your basic combos, but they can be penetrated quite easily. If you're surrounded, simply use the rolling technique, or jump out of the hairy mix. If one of them drops essence, use your ultimate technique, and lay down a fatal blow. Sometimes you can decapitate your opponents quite easily. Once they're dead, continue forward, and slide down the incline. Jump into the water, and swim forward. Climb out of the water via the nearby ledge, and you'll be forced to engage several more Samurais. There are roughly around 5 of them, except one of them is a special magic caster. He'll occasionally toss energy balls at you from a ranged distance. Your best option is to interrupt your fighting with the default swordsmen, then quickly toss shurikens at him to halt his spell casting. That, or you can focus your attacks on him first. Be careful though, he's skilled with two small weapons as well. If he warps close to you, quickly block, then counter attack after the furious combo. Now that you've finished off this small locale of a group, climb the nearby tower by pressing X. Open the chest to receive a map of Hayabusa Village. Jump down, and continue forward until you reach a broken bridge. Jump into the water, and turn around. Under the bridge is a Life of the Gods orb behind some broken trash. Make sure you grab it before crossing (thanks Chris Hoey). You can reach it by tapping A right when you touch the surface of the water. Ryu should be able to run on the water without sinking in. After you've snatched that, swim slightly to the right, and climb up via the small wooden platform. Jump to ground level, then save your game via the statue. Go to the left of the save statue to open a chest, and receive an Elixir of Spiritual Life. _________________________ \ Hayabusa Ninja Village } ========================== Now you're ready to save your hometown village. Charge in through the narrow doorway, and proceed forward. You're going to have to deal with 5-7 Samurais. Try using your Ultimate Techniques to make this battle easier than it is. Save your Ninpo magic for the bosses later. Once they're dead, go left down the first pathway. Check the dead body to receive an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Head back to the main entrance, and go forward. Go all the way to the end of the street, and a small statue head should be on the ground (looks brownish- red). Pick it up, then return to the town entrance. Look to your left, and there should be a statue missing a head. Press X to place the head on the Jizo Statue. You will receive a Life of the Gods (extends your life meter after you use 9 of them). Now, head to the middle of the town, slightly past the second pathway. Look to your left for a few roofs and a window opening above. Jump on each roof, and then head into the small window. Once inside, drop down to the first floor. Look near the doorway, and pick up the Bow. Now, check the nearby shelves for an Elixir of Devil Way, and one of Spiritual Life. Go check out the statue, and this was actually carved by the hands of an ancient blacksmith named Muramasa. These statues are spread throughout the game to act as "certain" shops you can purchase items from. You may shop, or talk to him if you wish. However, I highly recommend purchasing: (3-4) Elixirs of Spiritual Life -- 500 a piece Wooden Sword -- 500 essence Once you're done browsing through, exit the building via the double doorways opposite of the statue. Outside, you're going to have to deal with two magic wielders, along with several Samurai Swordsmen. Your best bet is to focus on the magic users first, as they tend to act as key support units. Block their combos, and counter attack. Use your reverse wind technique to roll under the energy balls, or out of danger. Check the nearby body for arrows (you can only hold a certain amount), and equip the bow for now. Stand on the wooden mark along the ground, and snipe the three targets near the river. Each of them rewards you with multiple amounts (15) of blue, red, and yellow essence. I'd like to thank Valmor Hack for coming up with this tip. Once you're about ready to move on, head left past some burning rubble. Once you walk far enough, the rubble will collapse behind you, and two horsemen will leap over the rubble. This isn't exactly a boss battle, although it's fairly challenging to a certain extent. >> First of all, there are 4-5 horsemen to engage with in the battle. Two of them have spears, while the others have arrows. Personally, I concentrated on the Arrow Horsemen first as they tend to be the peskiest. Use the Reverse Wind Technique (L trigger + direction) to roll under the stab spears of the other soldiers. DO NOT roll into the horses, but roll near them, then quickly start attacking the shins of the horses. After roughly around 25 shots, the soldier on the horse should fall off. Now attack and finish off that soldier. Repeat this procedure for the spearmen, and catch them from behind whenever they turn their horse around. You can usually get in about 12-15 stabs by simply tapping the X button. DO NOT use your Ninpo magic, at least not yet. Save it for the actual boss. ****************************************************************** * Useful Tip for defeating the Horsemen: (thanks to Seth [tollk2]* ****************************************************************** * Remember the new Bow and Arrow you received in Chapter 2? * * During the battle, equip it, and snipe the horse riders. It * * only takes one arrow to knock a rider off their horse. The only* * problem is finding spare time in the battle to take them down. * * However, this is a much easier approach than attempting to * * slash each of them off their horse. * ****************************************************************** After you've eliminated the default horsemen, jump over the rubble which cools down. Check the body on the right for a Great Spirit Elixir, and then save your game with the nearby statue. You can check out the Graveyard to your left, but it has nothing of interest (as of right now). Instead, proceed forward onto the wooden bridge. It's nukem time. *A large wooden doorway will open up to reveal a Samurai Swordsman dressed in massive armor. Slowly but surely, he makes his way onto the wooden bridge along with a battle horse, and gigantic Mongolian spear-like weapon. Let's show him who the boss is.* &==================-------------------=====================================& ~= LEVEL TWO BOSS | Samurai Horseman | DIFFICULTY: *** =~ &==================-------------------=====================================& ~ This is a very tough battle for one of the earlier levels in the game. ~ & The Samurai Horseman also has two magic wielding swordsman by his side & ~ for most of the battle. There are two procedures you can do from here on.~ & You may either focus on killing the magic wielding warriors, and keep & ~ killing their respawned forms until they stop respawning. Or, you may try~ & to simply focus on narrowing down the horseman's life bar before it's too& ~ late. Personally, I simply focused on the horseman. Some key tips are to ~ & roll out of the way (to avoid his spear attacks), then quickly sprint up & ~ and slash his horse from behind. The energy balls from the magic users ~ & can be a real pain in the arse. If you are in desperate need of health, & ~ simply kill the magic users, and they'll drop essence. Keep doing this to~ & refill your life bar, then re-engage the horseman. Avoid jumping as he & ~ has extreme range on his attacks. If you decide to do the first strategy,~ & watch out for the horseman to strike you from behind. Roll out of the way& ~ in timed intervals when you sense he's coming towards your position. ~ & Make use of the fire Ninpo magic as well. When his life bar is fairly & ~ low, quickly cast the Fire Wheel spell, and run up to him to catch him on~ & fire. This is perfect for making the battle come to a decisive end. & ~==========================================================================~ - After you've killed him, run up to the aura in the middle, and press X. You'll receive a Technique Scroll: Counter Attacks. You can now counter attack opponents by blocking an attack (holding down L trigger), then pressing X or Y. Basically, you'll attack them right after you block a swing with your blade. Enter the large wooden doorway where the Samurai Swordsman came from. *Yet again, another FMV sequence will open up. This time, we're presented with Ryu Hayabusa sprinting towards the inner temple where the Dark Dragon Blade is held. Most of his comrades are slain, and we see a large knight gallavanting through them like a knife slicing into butter. Suddenly, Kureha, who is one of the temple's protectors (a young girl), collapses and dies in front of Ryu. This angers him greatly as a childhood friend has been lost. He grips the Dragon Blade, and charges the mysterious knight. The first attack is blocked, then countered, and the knight finally slashes Ryu across the chest/leg. Ryu falls to the ground as a failure. We're then presented with a black falcon flying to the scene above Ryu's dead body. Some say Ryu never died, and that Murai rescued him. Others say the falcon resurrected Ryu. Only time will tell...* - I'd like to give credit to Phuc Tram for telling me that the bird was actually a falcon, and that Hayabusa is Japanese for "falcon." I'm sure many of you are starting to see the resembling connection. *We're then brought back to a scene of Ryu getting dressed into a new uniform. Murai informs him that the man he fought was actually Lord Doku, leader of the Greater Fiends. There's some reasonable connection between them and the Vigoor Empire. Ryu decides to hitch a ride on an airship to get to the Vigoor Empire, where maybe he can beat some answers out of the senseless combatants. The game then zooms to a scene of the Vigoor Empire detecting an unwanted intruder on an airship (you). Alarms start to go off, and a gigantic electrified man is released (as part of the defense unit). Let's get this show on the road.* _________________________ /Skies of Vengeance (4.3)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: ** SECRETS: (3) Golden Scarabs (3) Life of the Gods [one because of Muramasa] "The Hayabusa Village has burned, and the Dark Dragon Blade is gone. Ryu has stowed aboard an Airship headed for Vigoor Empire. His goal: Vengeance..." This level starts off with you inside your cabin quarters. Go to the table and take the Elixir of Devil Way. Now, open your cabin door, and head out to the door opposite of you. Grab the Spiritual Life potion on the table, then leave this room. Go up, and open the next door on the left. Open the chest to reveal the Airship Map. Unfortunately, your gleaming discovery will be interrupted by two Vigoorian Guards who breach through the windows. You're going to face many of these throughout the level, so get use to them. The white uniformed soldiers are fairly weak, and easy to kill. Watch out for the black ones though as they have tazers. Once you've finished them both off, leave the room, and enter the 1-# door on the right hand side. Grab the Spiritual Life potion, and leave. Run to the end of the hall, and engage the four surrounding guards. When you're a certain distance from them, they'll pull out pistols and shoot at you. Be weary of your surroundings. Use the wall to your advantage, and try to make use of some Essence moves as well. Once they're dead, check the aura in the middle to receive the Wing Key. Use the key on the double doors right next to you to reach the Main Deck. Run inside, and head around the protruding wall. Go to the upper left section of the room, and check the ship's galley to find a Life of the Gods. Leave the room, and head to the upper right portion. Open the door on that side. You should be in a room filled with spewed documents. Open the next door, and suddenly the power locks will turn red. Battle the four guards as usual, but watch out for the black ones. Once they're finished off, leave through the next door and you should be in a hallway. Enter the door opposite of the one you just came through. You should now be in the Captain's room. Check the desk for a letter. *Apparently, the ship has been having problems whenever emergency power has been forced to turn on. Because of the lack of power, whenever a power shortage occurs, all power locks on the ship are unlocked.* Check the desk again for a scrolled up map which turns out to be a Map of Tairon. Also, you can find Golden Scarab #1 in the right hand corner of the room. Head over to the Captain's Elevator, and use it. This will lower you to the Fore Cabin. Run around the semi-circle room, and then use the next elevator. The ID door in this room is locked for now. Go down the elevator, and you'll be brought to an isolated room. You'll have to deal with 5-6 guards. If you need to, make use of your Ninpo magic, although I found simply using Ultimate Techniques worked best. Use the counter attacks to your advantage. Once they're dead, an aura will appear in the middle of the room. Grab it to receive an ID card. You can now open certain powered locks on the floating vehicle. Open the door directly behind you, and retrieve the Life of the Gods inside the chest. Head back up the elevator, and use the ID card on the door to the left. Once inside, you'll have to deal with a small threat of 2 Vigoorian Guards. Head through the following doorway, and then use the save statue on the right to note down your progress. Before heading on straight through, you can do the following to gain some "secret" inventory: - Go up the spiral stairwell. Then, go down the opposing stairwell. You can find a Muramasa Shop in a nifty location. If you want, purchase some Spiritual Life potions (although I actually upgraded my Dragon Sword, 3000 essence). If you talk with him, Muramasa will yank your golden scarab, and give you a Life of the Gods. You can find out more about what you receive for handing in scarabs (in the Scarab Locations section). Anyhow, once you're finished shopping, head back up the stairwell. Now, make your way back to the Living Quarters. Open the ID-card door at the end of the hallway. You'll be in a cargo room filled with crates. Jump onto the left side of crates, and make your way to the middle section of the room. Leap straight across, and you should be able to reach the back part of the room. In the left corner is a chest containing a Talisman of Rebirth, along with a chest in the right corner holding an Elixir of Devil Way. Finally, check the small two-crate dip between both chests for Scarab #2. Head back to the save statue, and note down your progress. Head on through the door, and you should be outside. Run across the small walkway, and enter the door to reach the Middle Deck. Check the crate on the left for an infinite supply of arrows (although you can only handle 15 at a time). Smash the crates for some essence, then start to unwind the wench (in the corner of the room), by tapping down X. Eventually, a few guards will burst through the windows, and attempt to ambush you from behind. Let go of the wench, and deal with them appropriately. Keep unwinding the wench until the large cargo door is slightly more than fourty-five degrees open. Pull out your bow, and snipe the 2 guards across the large gap. Run to the corner of the door, and jump up to reach a small dangling wire. Shimmy across to the other side, and run to the end of the current deck. Kill the black guard around the corner, then head to the other walkway around the corner. At the end of this walkway is a chest containing a Spiritual Life potion. Look on the right hand side for a window with a poor repair job. Use your bow, and shoot the window to smash it. Leap through the opening, and you'll now be in the power source room. Now it's nukem time. Pull out your sword, and start to slice all of the controls in the room. Once you've destroyed most of the panels, an announcement will start to play over the intercom: *Announcement says that all locks have been disabled due to a shortage of power. Emergency power supply has been initiated.* Leave the room, and go back to the Fore Cabin. Just shimmy across as usual, and make sure you refill your arrows on the way out. Once you're back at the Fore Cabin, save your game. Go up the spiral stairwell, then make it back to the hallway before the Captain's room. Head to the far end where there should be a large metallic door (with a different kind of lock). Fortunately, the lock is now open because you disabled the power supply. Open it, then proceed up the stairs. Pull out your bow, and snipe the two pistol-wielders above. Go all the way up, and you should reach a dead end. However, behind you is an elevated platform. Go to the right or left hand sides, and then jump directly up to reach the above area. Kill the three guards above (you might take some fire on the way up). Look along the left wall for a large crate. Leap onto it, then wall jump along the wall to the area above. If performed correctly, Ryu should land in a secret ceiling area above with Scarab #3 on the ground. Run straight ahead, and open the chest for a Great Spirit Elixir. Engage the two guards up ahead, and go to the metal cargo box in the corner of the room (behind a grated wall). You're going to have to do a flying bird jump to reach the top of the metal box, then another wall jump to reach the metal walkway above. It might take a few tries, but boost yourself off the solid to flip up to the area above. Run down the walkway, and there should be a ladder shaft. However, before you can head on up, the hatch is actually locked. What you have to do is perform a multiple wall jump to reach the part I'm talking about. Position yourself in the center of the red shaft, then jump against the left wall, run up, and jump. Repeat this process three more times, and Ryu should land in a red side area. Run to the end of the hall, and hit the switch. It'll unlock the hatch above. Now, jump down, press X to climb the ladder, and Ryu will be on top of the airship. Unfortunately, you'll also be met by an Electrical Mofo (as I like to call him). |
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| &====================------------------====================================& ~= LEVEL THREE BOSS | Electrical Mofo | DIFFICULTY: ** =~ &====================------------------====================================& ~ Some players tend to have trouble with this boss mainly because of his ~ & massive power on attacks. Basically, he's equipped with a gigantic & ~ electric gun, that shoots out blasts of electrical charges in small ~ & intervals. What you should do is keep distance between him and yourself. & ~ Keep running in circles, but DO NOT jump (makes you an easier target). ~ & You can try rolling, but keep running in circles until he fires about 5 & ~ laser blasts. Suddenly, his gun will discharge, and it'll be jammed for a~ & few seconds. Quickly sprint in, and lay down a few power slashes. If you & ~ want, you can also cast Ninpo magic to assist in causing more damage. ~ & Just repeat this strategy, and keep retreating/approaching. If you stay & ~ close too long, he'll grab you, and shoot you point blank with the ~ & weapon. Also, try to keep several potions on hand when facing him. You & ~ might take a few hard hits along the way. Aside from that though, he's ~ & not as challenging when compared to other bosses faced. & ~==========================================================================~ **************************************************************************** * Alternative method of defeating Dynamo (thanks to AJC) * **************************************************************************** * An easier method to take down the level 3 boss is to simply not let him * * shoot. When he starts charging up, quickly sprint in and lay down a quick* * 2-hit combo. Quickly leap back as he'll most likely take a pop swing at * * you. After he's finished swinging, he'll start to charge up his gun * * again. Repeat the process, lay down 2-3 hits, then retreat out. This is * * a slower manner of defeating him, but very useful for hard and very hard * * where taking damage is not an option. * **************************************************************************** *Our gigantic boss will start to scream in agony as he has been defeated. Not only is he all sliced up, but the rain causes for his suit to malfunction. He explodes into millions of tiny organic pieces. Before he dies though, his gun discharges and takes out a nearby Vigoorian Airship, which leaves us with a very covert exit. However, the zeppelin starts to burn in a furious manner. It's getting a little too hot to be standing here for long.* _________________________________ /Imperial City Infiltration (4.4)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: ** SECRETS: (3) Golden Scarabs Technique Scroll: Guillotine Throw Nunchakus (1) Lives of the Thousand Gods (1) Life of the Gods Windmill Shuriken (Legendary Weapon) Stone Tablet [Top] "Ryu has escaped from the crash of the Airship. Spread out before him is the city of Tairon, capital of the Vigoor Empire..." *We're brought to the scene of the magnificent airship slowly but surely burning down to crash on the ground. The camera then zooms out to show Ryu standing upon a nearby power line. Using his metal wrist bands, he slides along the electrified power source as if he was skating upon a sheet of ice. You're now in the Outskirts of Tairon.* Start off by saving your game at the nearby save statue. Jump to the street below, and start to run down the alleyway. Around the corner are 3 Vigoorian Guards, and make their existence quick and painless. Keep going down the pathway, and a Kunai note will fly by. Read it, and it'll tell you to go visit Han's Bar. Apparently, they have information on where you can find this Lord Doku. Keep going forward, and you'll reach the Twin Serpents Plaza. Look to the left for a small doorway behind an enclosed fence. Go inside, and open the chest to receive a Great Spirit Elixir. Now, go down the left hallway, and kill the 3 Vigoorian Guards. Yet again, nothing we haven't seen before. Open the doorway, and you'll now be in front of the Military Gate. Go along the left wall, and check the ninja's body for a Technique Scroll: Guillotine Throw. It's a fairly useful move that can be operated by jumping at an enemy, and pressing Y (while above their head). Run up to the gate, and check the other ninja body for some much needed arrows. Go right towards the door with the yellow dot on it. Suddenly, three Vigoorian soldiers will drop down. One of them has a nade launcher, so avoid the nades, and take out the usual grunts. Now's a great time to use some ultimate techniques considering you have vast space to navigate with. Once they're dead, head up to the yellow door, and press X to open it. Three soldiers are on the other side, and again, make their lives worthless. By now, you should see a "Skull" door to your right, along with a shiny treasure chest, and golden scarab on the ground. You cannot reach this area yet until later on in the game. Run straight down the street, but don't go left. Keep going straight, and turn right around the corner. Go to the end of the street to find a Top portion of the Stone Tablet. Again, this is a puzzle you will accumulate throughout the game, so no need to worry about it now. Run back to the T-way from before, and three Vigoorian guards will be there. Kill them all, and go down the steps you passed before. - The 3 Vigoorian Guards you just fought are actually part of an infinite respawn pool. You can check out the Secrets section on how the process exactly works. Once you run down the steps, a Kunai note should hit the ledge. Read it, and it says that anything blue can solve your problems. Pull out your bow, and snipe off the guard on the platform to your right, and straight ahead. Once they're dead, look where the Kunai note landed. There's a small blue ledge there. Run off the ledge, and Ryu will flip (but hang) onto the railing. Shimmy to your right, and jump up. Open the chest to receive a Life of the Gods. Shimmy back to where you were, and look to your right along the building wall. Look slightly up, and there should be a highly-placed blue railing. Walk down the steps a bit, then turn right, and wall run. Ryu will grab a hold of the ledge. Shimmy to your left, then jump onto the guidance wire, and cross the opening. Open the next chest for a Thousand Lives of the Gods. Quickly pull out your bow, and snipe the 2 guards that pop out (from the stairwell you were on before). Now, jump down to the street level. There should be a door on your left marked with a "Lily" symbol. Remember this location. Run down to the end of the streetway, and open the door to enter the Clock Tower Plaza. ____________________ \ Clock Tower Plaza } ===================== The entire region looks sort of like this: ________ _________ /=========/ / Green | ] Red \ /Nunchakus/ / Door | ]Door \/ / ___________ / | ]_____ \ [Multi-Color] /Muramasa's | \ \| Door |___/ Shop | \ | \ / \ ____DOOR________________________/ | / | | | | | | | START | Start off by taking the left pathway, then making a right at the Y. Check the ninja's body for the Nunchakus. This is the first alternate primary weapon you can find in the game. Unfortunately, the nunchakus don't yield a lot of damage, nor do they have an ultimate technique. The excellent trait about them is that they can yield high-hitting combos. Now, go right towards the green door, and a quick cutscene will pop up. One of the doorways from before will lock. You'll have to take care of 4 Vigoorian Guards, including two captains (with grenade launchers). Once they're dead, prison bars will slide up from the DOOR (listed on the map above). Run to this doorway (it's a yellow arched doorway), and run up the stairs. Fight off the three guards in the stairwell (block the pistols shots, and run along the wall). Then continue to the very top. Walk past the Clock Tower, and you'll have to face 3 Black Ninjas. These are one of your most formidable common enemies throughout the game. They're equipped with explosive shurikens, and have fast attacks. Always BLOCK against them. You can get more in-depth strategies under the Enemies section. Once you've killed them, check the chest near the edge of the wall for a Spirit of the Devils. Use this item; it'll upgrade your Ninpo by one level. Run back down to the Green Door, and hit the lever to the right of it. This will unlock it. Now, open the green door, and proceed inside. Again, you'll have to face 3 Black Ninjas that drop down from above. Use the same tactics from before, and use Ninpo Magic if the situation is desperate. Avoid powerful attacks though, as you'll be exposed too long. You'll also receive a Kunai note saying that these ninjas are part of the Black Spider Clan, one that opposes the Hayabusa Clan. Make sure they do not leave the city alive. Look to your left for a water fountain. Walk up to it, and press X to receive Golden Scarab #1. Keep going straight, but this time, go left along the partial stairwell. It should elevate you slightly, and guide you along a large fence blocking in a city square. Look to your left for a small alley. Run in there, then wall jump 4x to reach an area above. Jump across the small pit, and run sideways along the blue-colored portion of the wall. Check the ninja's body for Suke's Diary. *The Diary is apparently of a ninja from the Black Spider Clan. He suffered a mortal wound, and is about to die, but during his life, he met a "very" beautiful woman in Tairon. Sounds like a cheesy sex novel.* Anyhow, it's just to provide some background information about a character you're going to meet. Grab Golden Scarab #2 on the ground, then jump across the small pit. Open the chest to receive a Great Devil Elixir. Hit the lever to unlock the multi-colored door below. Before jumping down below, head back to the Green Door area from before. Rather than going left (to where that alley was), head down the right street. Go all the way to the end, then go in the nearby alley. Perform a running side jump two times to reach the balcony ledge above. Drop down, and you'll be forced to deal with four black Ninjas. Be careful though as the fighting arena is small, and has four pillars (you can use them for shelter). Once you've finished off the ninjas, open the chest in the far corner for 5,000 essence. Now, head back to the multi-colored door. Open it up (thanks to the switch above unlocking it). Ryu will now be on Pleasure Street. Move straight ahead to Han's Bar. *A brief cutscene will show a bouncer telling Ryu that he cannot enter the party without a ticket. He must have a ticket to enter.* Go to the right of Han's Bar, and look along the building's wall. You should see a bulletin board there. Press X to read it. *Apparently, Muramasa has a contest out. Whoever purchases items from his store can receive a ticket to Han's Bar. The contest ends today.* - Before leaving though, a Kunai note should land against the wall (near the corner of Han's Bar). Read the note, and it says that Ayane left a "legendary" weapon in Tairon. Only a Ninja can reach the place of its hidden location. Look to your right, and there should be a zig-zagged alley as shown below. \Scarab\ To reach the area, look along the alley \ #3 | walls for BLUE zig-zag lines. You should >>/ |<-- Secret Weapon see the blue panels where the arrows are >>/ / pointing to in my guide. Take Ryu, and run \ \<< SIDEWAYS along these blue panels, but jump \ \<< at the end of each so Ryu ricochets from >>/ / one wall to the next. On the third and >>/ / final panel, jump, and then press X while in mid-air. This will give you a temporary boost in height, which should be just enough to reach the secret weapon. - The secret weapon is inside a small metal chute. Press X to yank it out of there. You have receive the Windmill Shuriken. It's basically a shuriken that does tons of more damage, and can decapitate enemies. Also, check the power statue to the right of the weapon to refill all of your energy. Jump down to the alley, and run to the end of the alley to receive Golden Scarab #3. Once you've done this, run back to Muramasa's Shop in the Clock Tower Plaza. His store is located on one of the street corners. Enter inside, and buy ANYTHING from him. Heck, it can be a simple arrow, or a new technique scroll. Right before you leave, he'll hand you Han's Ticket as part of the promotion offer you read before. You MUST read the ad on the bulletin board, otherwise, he will not give you the ticket. Run back to Han's Bar, and an FMV cutscene will open up. *Suddenly, before we can enter, all of the party guests inside will sprint out of the building. A large dinosaur creature will leap out as well, causing pure havoc/terror. Suddenly, a very "gifted" woman leaps out, and bashes the creature with her gigantic warhammer. She introduces herself as Rachel, the Fiend Hunter. They both go to the rooftop, where Ryu explains that he's currently searching for Doku, Lord of the Greater Fiends. Rachel tries to explain that she would have killed him before if it was possible, but apparently it wasn't. She knows nothing of his whereabouts. Rachel then flings away using a grappling hook. A new character named Gamov appears out of thin air, and let's Ryu know that he's been watching his every move. Before Ryu can get any definite answers, Gamov leaps off a building edge, and vanishes into thin air.* [[[ NO BOSS - Wahoo! ]]] _________________________ /The City of Fiends (4.5)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: **** SECRETS: (3) Golden Scarabs (thanks to Ben Fellow for the last one) "Tairon is full of mysteries: strange creatures called Fiends and Rachel the Fiend Hunter. However, Ryu still has no clues to the whereabouts of Doku..." You'll now be on the roof of Han's Bar. A Kunai note will come flying down. Read it, and it tells you to go visit the Dworku Monastery. Apparently, they might have some intel on where you can find this Doku. The Dworku Monastery is located in the Dworku district, across a wooden drawbridge. Open the red chest right next to you for the Lily Key. Also, save your game via the nearby statue. Rather than using the ladder, drop down the ledge (Where Gamov jumped off). Once you're down there, open the chest to receive an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Start to head down the stairs (out of Han's Bar), and you'll have to deal with 3 Vigoorian Guards. Nothing new, but I recommend blocking until their ranged weapons run out of ammo. Run down, and open the nearby chest for another Elixir of Spiritual Life. Keep going down the stairs, and rid of the next three guards. Jump all the way down, and grab the Elixir of Devil Way off of the bar. You might also notice an "Arcade Machine." This is where you take your unlocked Ninja Gaiden cartridges to play the original games. Make sure you grab the Map of Dworku off of the right side of the bar as well. Anyhow, exit Han's Bar, and you'll have to deal with three Vigoorian Guards waiting to ambush you. Proceed back to the yellow door (in the Clock Tower Plaza), and head through. Run back to the Lily Door (which was by the blue beams section from before). It's located along the wall. Use the Lily Key to open it up, and you'll now be close to the Dworku District. Continue down the alley until you reach a dead end. You'll probably see an elevated platform, but it can't be reached from simply jumping once. Move back a bit, then jump, and wall run sideways (along the right wall), then jump again to reach the elevated platform. Open the chest to receive an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Around the corner are more of those pesky Black Ninjas (three in total), use the usual tactics from before. If you look down in the water, you can probably see a gigantic fish swimming around. Head into the sewer tunnels to the right, and you'll pass a door on your left that requires a Pegasus Key. Remember this location for later. Continue forward until you reach the red door. Hit the lever to the left of it to unlock it. You can now use this red door to easily transport you between the Dworku District, and Clock Tower Plaza. Save your game via the nearby statue. Go up the stairwell to your right, and kill the three Vigoorian guards up top. Again, not too hard, just watch out for the captain guard. Look around to the left side for a blue-dotted door. Open it up, and head inside. QUICKLY, sprint up along the walls to avoid the oncoming shots of the 3 Vigoorian Guards. You'll have two captains to deal with this time, so try to get close, and use an ultimate technique. Check the chest on the left for the Pegasus Key. Before leaving, turn around, and look to the opposite of the Pegasus Chest. Do a double wall jump to reach a small inlet above, and inside is Golden Scarab #1 (thanks Ben Fellow). Now, sprint all the way back to the sewer tunnels where you passed the door before. Use the Pegasus Key on the Pegasus Door, and it will be unlocked. Hit the lever, and it should lower the drawbridge. Go back to the red door, and use the save point to note down your progress. - Before proceeding across the drawbridge, I recommend purchasing (or having) at least 5-6 Elixirs of Spiritual Life. You can get them from Muramasa's Shop for 500 essence a piece, and you can refill your essence by using the infinite spawn spots on the map. The next part of the game is sort of a stretch as you'll be forced to face numerous amounts of enemies. Once you're ready, head up the stairs, and finish off the three guards. Cross the drawbridge, then go left. Run up the Drawbridge Hill, and near the top, 3 Black Ninjas will drop down. These are very ferocious enemies, and I highly recommend blocking. Roll out of the way whenever an explosive shuriken lands near you. But do not roll more than twice in a row (you'll get plugged with shurikens). Once you've killed them, save via the the progress statue inside one of the buildings. Look to the right of the statue for Golden Scarab #2. Head out, and now go down the right pathway. You'll start to walk down some stairs. Look near the bottom of the stairs for a small alley to the left. Golden Scarab #3 is resting in the small indentation. Move a bit further to find another chest (along the left wall, in an alley), which contains an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Keep going straight until you reach the Monastery Plaza. Suddenly, the gates will lock, and you'll soon discover that it's an ambush. Look to your left, and two guards should drop down. Finish them both off, then 2 Vigoorian Captains will drop down. Repeat the same moves, and make use of essence if you delight. Once they're dead, the gates will drop down. The front gate to the Monastery is locked. Look to the left of the Monastery for a street. Head down, and you'll get ambushed by 4 Black Ninjas. I recommend using the back alley to your left for shelter, when you fight them. I'd like to thank Tyler Sick for coming up with a useful way of making it past the 4 Black Ninjas. When they appear, quickly run away from the spawning point, and head back to the Monastery Door. Keep your camera angle focused on them. They'll poof into a thin cloud of smoke, and when you go back, they will NOT respawn. Thanks for this excellent tip! Kill them all, then open the chest in the back alley for a Great Spirit Elixir. Head out of the alley, and you'll be ambushed by 3 more Black Ninjas. Again, try using some Fire Ninpo Magic to make the battle less painless. Go forward down the street until you reach the Monastery Inner Plaza. Run to the far side until you hear a rumble. Vigoorian Guards will drop down. Fight off two of them, and an FMV sequence will occur. *A large rumbling noise starts to pound against the ground. The two guards stop fighting, and so does Ryu. Suddenly, a large Reptilian creature comes out, and eats one of the guards from behind. The other guard decides to run but is soon eaten in entirety from behind. Now it's just you against 3 Fiends.* - Although this isn't exactly a boss battle, it's certainly like one. To defeat the three fiend creatures, use a combination of wall attacks, and front combos. Personally, I lured the creatures towards a wall, and waited till they ran into it. This temporarily stuns them. Quickly wall-attack them, or run around them, and lay down a few slashes. Personally, I only laid down about four hits, before retreating out with a hit, and repeating the process all over again. You can also attack the Fiends from the front, but they have a nasty grapple technique (grabs your whole body, and takes a crunch out of it), which yields nearly 50% damage. >> Try to stay agile. Roll out of the way when they get close, and jump over them in desperate situations. Use your Ninpo magic, but try to hit at least 2 of them before it lights out. Use your potions if you have to; the boss isn't entirely that hard. *After you finish off the three Dinosaur Fiends, Rachel will appear from the Monastery Wall. She's thoroughly impressed with your skills, and how you dealt with the three fiends. She states that she became a Fiend Hunter because Doku lured her sister, Alma, into becoming a Fiend. Rachel also has special blood which gives her unique powers, but she risks turning into a Fiend as well. Before she can truly state her intentions, a large creature grabs her, and swallows her whole! The Giant Tenticle bursts through the stone wall, and charges at Ryu. Let's get this show on the road.* &===================-----------------======================================& ~= LEVEL FIVE BOSS | Tentacle Fiend | DIFFICULTY: * =~ &===================-----------------======================================& ~ One of the easiest chapter bosses in the game - if you know what you're ~ & doing. To start off, the Tentacle Fiend is a giant dual-wielding tentacle& ~ boss with eyeballs spaced around its body. The easiest way to defeat him ~ & is to simply slash off both of his tentacles, and quickly attack the & ~ paralyzed blob. Repeat this process 3 times to defeat him. Another useful~ & strategy is to jump (A), then press Y. Ryu will jump and slice through & ~ the blob like butter. The best way to rid of the tentacles is to use a ~ & jump + X attack. Keep doing this to the tentacles until they fall off, & ~ attack the generic form, and repeat. The tentacles will reappear after ~ & about 10 seconds, but you can usually knock his life bar down 1/3. Also, & ~ watch out for an attack where he swings the tenticles in circles. Simply ~ & jump over the swinging tentacles, and avoid them whenever he whiplashes & ~ them at you. Very, very simple boss. ~ &==========================================================================& *********************************************************** * Damaging Method of attack to use (thanks to DJ) * *********************************************************** * After you've sliced off the tentacles of the creature, * * simply cast your Fire Wheels Ninpo, and stand next to * * the beast (while laying down blows). The blob should * * take extreme damage, and can be killed with two castings* * from this spell. Be weary though as the boss will launch* * fireballs from its head if you use Ninpo. * *********************************************************** *After you defeat the boss, an FMV appears to show Ryu dodging a tentacle attack, then retaliating with a fierce blow that kills the creature in whole. Rachel falls out all wet and slimy. Ayane appears to give you message that the Fiends have been having problems recently. Perhaps it has something to do with the Dragon Blade. Rachel spits out some information that Doku is believed to be in a pathway below the Dworku Monastery. That's why she came here in the first place. Ryu tells Ayane to take care of Rachel.* *We're then forwarded to a scene of Gamov speaking with the Vigoor Emperor. Although his identity is kept secret, he has arrived just in time to see what's going on. Ryu has become stronger and more powerful than expected in the short amount of time.* ____________________ /The Monastery (4.6)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: *** SECRETS: (6) Golden Scarabs (2) Life of the Gods Incendiary Shuriken Stone Tablet [Right] Raptor, Deity of Sentiment "It is said that there is a secret path leading to the Palace of Zarkhan underneath the Dworku Monastery..." Our young adventurer starts off in the courtyard of the monastery (where the former blob resided). Turn around; open the two chests in the mushy grass to reveal a Life of the Gods, and a Great Spirit Elixir. Use the Save Statue as well to note down your progress. Enter the stairwell, and go upstairs. Open the chest above for an Elixir of Spiritual Life, then you'll have to fight off about 8 Bats in the catway above. Cross the walkway, then jump down to the stairwell, and go down. If you need to buy anything, there's a Muramasa Statue down below. If I were you, I'd buy at least 5 Spiritual Life Elixirs for later on. Head outside, and you're going to meet your first new enemy - a zombie. DO NOT confuse these with the Skeletal Zombies. About four of them will pop out of the ground. They look sort of like brown/red roots of a tree, however, they attack is small combos. Most of their attacks are predictable, and they lunge forward. The easiest way to kill them is to simply block their combos, then retaliate with your own fury of blades. Careful though, they do have excellent dodging skills. Once you've killed them all, open the chest to the right for an Elixir of Devil Way. Go to the front portion of the courtyard, and open the Monastery Gate. A bolt will be removed, and you'll now be in the Monastery Inner Gate. Kill the three surrounding zombies, then proceed back into the Monastery. It's better to unlock this door for now, in case you need to come back here later. Use the Save Statue to your right, then go inside the Monastery's Front Door. This is where it starts to get interesting. Once inside, climb either flight of stairs. Open the chest between both stairways for an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Run up towards the altar, and you'll now be in Altar Hall. You'll have to face 2 Floating Fiends (new type of enemy), along with 5 Zombies. Floating Fiends look sort of like ghost with giant scythes. They have teleportation skills, and a powerful physical attack. They'll also cast a magic spell which lights up on a circle on the ground, then slices you when you step on the circle. The easiest way to finish them off is to do an A + Y attack (slice through them), then quickly lay down a few hits. When they teleport, quickly block (as they'll attack you from behind), or roll under them. Floating Fiends can summon Zombies at will, so it's best to focus your energy on them. Once they're dead, check a lower left cove (by three pillars) for a chest which contains an Elixir of Devil Way. Go up to the altar, and press X. *Those without faith will be doomed to wander the depths forever. Apparently, we're going to need some object to place on the altar to get by.* Look to the lower right cove of the room for a small wooden door (behind three pillars). Enter the door to a narrow room. Proceed into the next door. You'll now be in the Monastery's Archive. It's basically the library of every traditional medieval church. Unfortunately, you'll be forced to battle 2 Fiends, along with zombies as well. Again, use the same strategies from before, and use the library walls for enhanced attacks. The door and metal grate should unlock after all enemies have been eliminated. Look along the bookshelves, and press X to pluck out the blue books. There are (4) History of Vigoor books I recommend you read, just to provide some background information to the storyline. The fourth book is on the second floor. There's also another book on the Emperor, Lord of All Creation. Once you're done browsing through the periodicals, go up to the second floor where the six glass cases are. Smash the cases with your sword, and press X to take the item inside. Here's what each glass casing contains: _______ ___________ |Golden | |Incendiary | |Scarab | |Shuriken | ______ ________ |Empty | G L O B E | Empty | |______| | | _______ __________ |Stone | |Spiritual | |Tablet | |Life Elix.| - Here's some new information on what you should receive. Golden Scarab #1 is located in the upper left casing. You'll receive a new projectile weapon - the incendiary shuriken. You can now break fragile walls by tossing one at them, or use it as an explosive weapon (much like the pesky black ninjas). Please note that you're limited to only 15 for your ammunition, but more can be gathered by purchasing them from Muramasa (100 Essence a piece). The Stone Tablet section is the [Right] portion, and now all you're missing is the left portion. The GLOBE has no known function, as of right now. Once you're done picking up the scraps, go around to the edge of the second floor of the archive. The camera view should "shift" slightly to reveal a ledge above. Perform a flying bird jump off of the book case to reach the above area. Grab Golden Scarab #2 on the corner of the ledge. Now you're on the third floor of the archives. Run around till you see a cracked wall. Toss an incendiary shuriken to blast the wall, and clear the path to freedom. You'll have to deal with 2 Floating Fiends, along with 4 Zombies, so get use to killing them. Once they're dead, enter the door, and you'll now be on the third floor of the Monastery (along the roof ledge). Go to your right, and drop down on the horizontal beam below. The chest near the end has a Great Spiritual Elixir. Jump back to the main location from before, and now jump to the far right chest (behind the metal fence). You can find an Elixir of Spiritual Life in that one. Proceed to the left side, and jump on the parallel horizontal bar. Inside the item protector is a Great Devil Elixir. Finally, Golden Scarab #3 can be found on the far left location behind the metal grating. Once you're done collecting the goodies, enter the door opposite of the one you came from. You'll now be in the Monk's Room. Read the book on the table. *On the 27th day of the 12th month, blah blah blah...Apparently the emperor gave him an item he has treasured so much that he placed it in a safe. At the end of the entry is Left, Right, Right, Left.* Also, check the placeholder to the right of the desk for the Raptor, Deity of Sentiment. Go to the safe (looks like a button along the wall), and press X. You'll now be brought to a screen which shows the safe dial in the center. The safe system works like this. X - Acknowledges a selection for a # B - tries again L - hold down to turn safe lock to left R - hold down to turn safe lock to right The password to the combination is: 2 7 1 2 Left, Right, Right, Left To input it in the safe, hold down the Left Trigger until the dial hits the number 2. Press X to acknowledge the number, and a blue light will beep on. Now, hold down the R trigger until you reach the #7. Again, press X. Hold the R trigger down until you hit #1, press X. Hold down the L trigger till you hit the #2, and press X. Once all four buttons are blue, the safe will open to reveal the Book of Eons. Before you can leave though, some sacred guardians will attack you. Take care of the 2 Floating Fiends and zombies, then the door will unlock. Head back, and jump down to the altar statue. Press X to place the Book of Eons on the altar. A coffin above the altar should slide open. Run up to it, and select "Yes", to jump down. Ryu will then jump down to the Underground Cemetery. |
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| \ Underground Cemetery } ======================== Fight off the 4 bats that attempt to kill you, then grab Golden Scarab #4 off the ground. Check the nearby ninja body for some Incendiary Shuriken ammo. Save your game via the nearby statue. Enter the narrow hallway, and you'll be inside the Hall of Doom. The following area is very reminscent of the Indiana Jones movie, but I'm sure you get the picture. Inside the narrow hallway is a giant "unstable" stone. Run the other way, and toss an incendiary shuriken to blast the hole away. Unfortuantely, you'll also erupt the unstable boulder to follow in your place. Start sprinting away from the boulder. You'll first have to deal with three spike pits, each of which get progressively longer. Wall run and jump to get longer distances on each jump. Three pillars will also fall down. Simply run under the adjacent edges where space is available. Finally, you'll have three more pits to dodge (careful though as one of the spike pits is partially extended/retracted). Once you make it to the end, Ryu will grab a hold of a nearby beam, and the boulder will plummet to eternity. Swing across by pressing A when your momentum is directed forward. Save your game via the nearby statue. You're now in the Great Babel Hall. Open the nearby chest for a Great Spirit Elixir. Now, you can either slowly but surely walk down the spiral stairwells, or use a nearby gateway, and drop down a bat hole. Keep walking down till you reach an area where two metal gates are (along with an old dusty altar). You'll have to deal with roughly around 5 Zombies, so keep your guard up, but ensure their deaths. Once they're dead, go down the left doorway, and you'll see several flying bee zombies. Personally, I'd use your windmill shuriken if you have it handy, and simply slash them with that. Jump to the bottom of the bee room, and ensure that you kill all of them. Before leaving though, search one of the corners, and do a flying bird jump to reach the ledge above. Golden Scarab #5 is located on this small ledge. Head down the pathway, and continue down the spiral. Save your game via the nearby statue, and you'll notice a large base chain at the bottom of the chasym. Kill the 5 zombies near the base chain, then continue down the nearby doorway. You'll start to notice that little tombs are carved into the wall. When you round the first corner, Golden Scarab #6 is located in one of the lower right tombs. Proceed forward, and you'll now be in the Tombs of the Eon. There's going to be a lot of bats. Quickly take care of them all, then jump down the ladder shaft. Open the chest at the end of the pathway for an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Continue forward till you reach a room with a giant switch in the middle. Jump in the air, and press Y to perform a flying downward slash. *Ryu's sword should jab into the switch, causing for it to depress. The elevator will start to lower down to the depths of...the undead.* Five zombies will drop down from above in order to ambush you. Quickly fend them off as they're nothing new, just an old stack of papers. Once the elevator reaches the bottom of the shaft, open the door. Head on through, then look to your right. Check the chest for the Vigoorian Flails (thanks to Donald Grames for correcting me on this). These are one of the most interesting weapons you will receive in the game. They're basically two short scythes connected together to form a nunchaku-type object. Once you're awed to death, continue down the hallway. Open the door, and proceed towards the cup in the center. Suddenly, you'll be ambushed by roughly around 15-25 bees. Quickly equip your Vigoorian Flail, and fend off the vial creatures. Most of them can be killed within a matter of seconds thanks to your new weapon. Once they're all dead, we'll be presented with a very enjoyable cutscene. *Just when Ryu thought that was it, centipedes will start to jump down from the ceiling above. Suddenly, the catepillars start to land inside the bodies of dead creatures, and this resurrects them. Ryu is now surrounded by about ten blood-hungry undead souls.* - Congratulations, you just met Skeletal Zombies. These creatures aren't too hard to kill if you focus on your objectives. Skeletal Zombies are slow, but have a tremendous grapple attack if you fail to accomplish one task. Before fighting them, perform the A + Y move (where Ryu slices through them while in mid-air). Use this move to decapitate the creatures, then FIGHT them much like any normal creature. Skeletal Zombies carry large weapons, but they usually only swing them once in a while. Now that they have no heads (they're practically blind), keep slashing them, and they'll eventually die. Use their essence to combine for ultimate attacks which will make the battle much easier. After you've killed all 15 zombies, quickly grab the Holy Grail cup on the pedestal. You better get outta here in a hurry, otherwise you'll be a pile of bones. The door will unlock once you've finished off the remaining skeletal undead. Our new objective is to head back to that old dusty altar above, where you can place the Holy Grail cup. Head back out the door, except you'll now be greeted by a hallway full of Skeletons. You can fight these creatures if you wish, but I preferably ran past them, and avoided the arrows as well. Once you reach the end of the hall, open the door to get back onto the elevator. Slam the switch to go up, except a few skeletal zombies will drop down. Eventually, they'll also stand on the inner switch (which prevents the elevator from going up). Kill them, then slam the switch again. Once the elevator reaches the top, climb the ladder shaft you jumped down before. Run back out to the base chain shaft, and here comes the challenging part. There are several zombies near the base chain (which I usually ignore). However, as you continue up the spiral, there's eventually an area with three Skeletal Archers. You can either: --) Attempt to arrow down the archers --) Jump across, avoid/block the arrows, and leap to safety --) Jump across, kill one archer, jump to the next, kill one, repeat --) Toss 3 Incendiary Shurikens per skeleton (thanks to Samir Cherian) I personally combined steps 2 & 3. I leaped across, killed the first archer, then wall runned & jumped, and finally seeked shelter from the previous arrows. It's challenging because by now you're probably low on arrows (and it takes about 3 to take an archer down - thanks to Samir Cherian). The archers respawn if you kill one, but fall all the way down to the bottom of the chasym. If you need health, go down to the base chain area, and kill some zombies for blue essence. Once you make it past the archers, go to the top of the spiral and save your game via the statue. Go left into the bat room from before, and you'll have to take down several bats. Now comes some tricky jumping. Go to the corner ledge (where you found the scarab from before). Now, do a flying bird jump, and leap up to the ledge. Jump from the ledge, and wall jump up until you reach the next ledge. You should now be under a small stone pillar, but there should be a stone opposite of you. Jump to it. Look to your left for another ledge. Do a wall run, and jump only once (continue to run along the wall). You should drop off next to a chest. Open it up to receive a Life of the Gods. Head back to the center stone walkway, and repeat the wall-run, jump, run technique to reach the area above the middle stone pillar. Once you're there, simply jump across to reach the stone hedges (you leaped down to reach the bee room) from before. Hobble your way up, and go back to where the Old Altar was. Press X to place the Holy Grail on it. *Right when you expect peace and tranquility, the opposite happens. The 4 candles surrounding the altar light up, but so does the gigantic creature that was laying in the center of the shaft. Apparently, the Holy Grail gave the creature life. It's time to take that life back.* &==================--------------------====================================& ~= LEVEL SIX BOSS | Skeletal Dinosaur | DIFFICULTY: ** =~ &==================--------------------====================================& ~ This boss is actually considered to be one of the easier bosses in the ~ & game for the pure and simple fact that he's predictable. However, the & ~ reason why he's so hard is because you don't have any potions. By this ~ & point in the game, most people have hardly any health (due to the pesky & ~ zombies). First of all, the Skeletal Dinosaur has five different attacks.~ & He can tail whip you (when positioned with hind legs). You may dodge this& ~ by simply jumping over it once, then jumping over as the tail comes back.~ & He can perform a tremendous bite move (if facing you with his head). Roll& ~ to the side of the screen, and go nowhere near the center. He'll also ~ & perform limb attacks, such as an arm swing, or leg kick. Finally, his & ~ most used attack is a ranged bone toss, where he launchers sharp bones ~ & at you with extremely high speeds. The easiest way to defeat the boss is & ~ to position Ryu fairly far away from the legs. You must attack the four ~ & limbs of the boss, until the bone coverings fall off. Use your windmill & ~ shuriken, and constantly toss it at the limbs. This is much easier than ~ & attempting to get in close, and attack manually. Keep your eyesight & ~ focused on his main attacks, and avoid the head/tail attacks. If you do ~ & not have the Windmill Shuriken, use ninpo magic, and burn the legs. You & ~ can swipe at them if you wish, but many of his attacks will hit you. Roll~ & out of the way of the bones projectiles as he increases their speed. & ~==========================================================================~ **************************************************************************** * Alternative method of defeating Skeletal Dinosaur (thanks to FloFlues) * **************************************************************************** * If you're low on elixirs, and simply don't have the ninpo or life to * * spare, try this technique. Use the flying sparrow attack (forward jump + * * Y), and use it in a side-to-side motion to attack the limbs of the beast.* * It drains his health fairly quickly, and only leaves time for a few * * attacks on his part. Retreat whenever he attempts to bite at you, or * * swipe with a nearby limb. Watch out for the tail whip as well. This is a * * better approach, than trying to get in close, and use a long combo. The * * bone shards might catch you when you land from one of the flying attacks,* * but it's still useful for people out there with a lack of potions. * **************************************************************************** *Once all the bone sheaths have been cracked off of the creature's exterior shell, his body weight is too much to support for his tiny limbs. The creature will plummet to the depths of the undead hell. When the strange beast lands, it places a crack in the wall, where small amounts of water seep through.* _________________________ /Hidden Underground (4.7)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: *** SECRETS: (4) Golden Scarabs (2) Life of the Gods (2) Lives of the Thousands Gods "A dark underground world, leading deeper and deeper. Does the path to Zarkhan truly exist?" Now that the prehistoric beast is dead, go and grab the brightly shining aura in the middle of the room. You'll receive a Lives of the Thousands Gods. Run down the spiral stairs to the bottom of the chasym where those three large base chains use to be. Apparently, the large creature knocked through the lid, and allowed for expansion to the secret underground path. Jump down into the Coffin Chamber. Scroll around the room, and inside one of the small inlet coffins is Golden Scarab #1. Look for a wall that looks out of the ordinary, and open the doorway to move onward. You'll immediately be met by 3-4 Skeletal Archers. Quickly focus on killing one, then rolling, and wall running to avoid the arrows. Eliminate all of them, then continue onward, and you'll find a Muramasa statue. - On a side note, you may now upgrade your Dragon Sword to level 3 if you wish. I'd also recommend purchasing at least 8-10 Spiritual Life Elixirs (as you will need them). Run through the stairs, then open the chest at the bottom for the Map of the Hidden Underground. Use the nearby save statue to note down your progress. Continue forward into the Suspension Bridge Room. Look immediately to your right for Golden Scarab #2. Then turn around (to your left), for a chest which contains a Life of the Gods. Once you've gotten them both, walk across the bridge. I'm sure you were expecting this. - I'd like to thank Dougg09 for the following tip. >> NOTE: If you jump off the bridge, rather than running across, you can actually help yourself in the long run. After you make your way back up top, you can then cross the bridge back, and re-access the Muramasa Statue to refill your equipment. This is VERY useful as you can equip for the boss battle with Alma, rather than being stranded like most players. The only thing you'll miss out on is the cutscene with the zombies smashing the bridge. >> *Out of nowhere, you'll be surrounded by Skeletal Zombies. One of them slams their weapon down onto the bridge, causing for it to lose its support, and plummet below. Ryu lands in the middle of a large pit, where several Skeleton Zombies surround him. Let's kick some butt.* You do NOT have to combat the skeleton zombies if you wish (although I recommend doing so, to prevent further confusion). Now, look to your right, and enter the BLUE door. ____________ \ Blue Room } ============= Once inside, quickly kill the nearby archer right in front of you. Check the ninja body for arrows, and equip your bow. Look across the long gap, and you should see 2 Skeleton Archers in the distance. They can hit you from here. What I did was jumped down to the pit below, and his behind one of the small pillars. From there, pull out your bow, and shoot 4 arrows at each skeletal archer until they die. Once they're both dead, run to the end of the pit, and look behind the two support beams to find Golden Scarab #3. Also, check the chest in the pit below to find a Great Spirit Elixir. Head back upstairs, and now look across. As you can see, there's no path to reach the area. However, look on the maces, and you'll see red targets. Now, turn your view up, and rotate it to the right. Along the right wall (up top), is a red target. Shoot this target with an arrow to cause for a "blue" aura path to open up. This is how you cross the small pit, via the blue light path. The only problem is that you're going to have to dodge the flying maces (or simply shoot the red targets above them to slow them down). - Personally, I just shot the red target on the wall, then sprinted across. The path only stays up for a limited amount of time, and wasting arrows to slow down maces is a silly waste of time. Simply run forward, go right, forward, left, and then wall run along the left wall to make it past the small gap. You may have some trouble with the jump in the middle mainly because of the glitchy camera angle, but focus, and you should get the job done. Careful for the maces though. If you run out of arrows, keep reloading via the nearby ninja body. Once you make it across, press X to tap the blue orb, and open one slot protecting the blue/red door. Before leaving though, check the ninja's body, and refill on arrows. Head back to the main room, and you'll be greeted by more creatures. You may kill them if you wish, or simply ignore them for now. Open the red door, and you'll now be in the red room. ___________ \ Red Room } ============ Now that you have maxed out arrows, quickly turn the left corner, and you'll be forced to deal with 3 Skeletal Archers. Take out the one in the middle, along with the 2 others across the pathway. Once they're all dead, open the chest to your right for a Great Spirit Elixir. Also, jump into the pit below to discover a chest which contains a Great Devil Elixir. Now, to get past this part, you're going to have to time your jumps. - Avoid the first mace by running by. There are several spike pits located along the pathway. You'll have to jump over these, but time your jump so that you do not get pelted by a mace. Focus on the maces first as these will be your biggest problem during the cross over. The last part of the narrow pathway involves three swinging maces, and two timely jumps. Leap across to the small space in the middle, quickly leap again, then ROLL to avoid the final third mace. *************************************************************************** * Alternate Method of getting past the maces (thanks to kyujutsu) * *************************************************************************** * One of the safest ways to get past the first mace is to simply take Ryu,* * and shimmy across past the spike by holding onto the ledge. While you * * simply run past it, this is a much better failsafe method. Hop back up * * once you're past the first mace. Now, for the last three maces, it takes* * some hefty concentration to master the jumps. The next strategy is * * cheap, but you'll need some health to spare. Wait for the first mace to * * swing by, then press X + A to wind jump forward. You should land on a * * spike trap. It should poke you once. Quickly move forward IN FRONT OF * * second mace. You'll now notice that the spike trap will not keep poking * * up. The traps will only poke you once if you manage to stand in front of* * the next mace. Time your second jump with the same method. Repeat this * * process for the last jump. Just be sure to stand in front of the next * * mace, otherwise the traps will not be disabled. This method is much more* * safe (despite a loss of some health), and can be less aggravating. * *************************************************************************** Once you're across, tap the Red orb to unlock the red side of the door. Now, head back to the main room, and open up the multi-colored door. Once inside, walk to the center of the room. Unfortunately, you'll be greeted by a gigantic Tentacle Blob. It's deja vu all over again. - Although this isn't the boss fight of the level, this tentacle has the same strategies as the one from Chapter 5. Slice off the two tentacles first, then attack the creature with slices. I'd recommend saving your Ninpo magic for the final boss battle. The only difference between this one, and the previous tentacle is that he's more aggressive. Watch out for his massive swirl attack where he rapidly twists his tentacles. There's not much to do but retreat, and wait for him to stop swinging them. *Once the vile beast is dead, a series of stones will jut out of the wall. You may use these to reach the area you were going to before.* Before leaving though, grab the Lives of the Thousand Gods on the ground. Head back out to the main room, then run to the corner where the pillar popped out. Position yourself between the small spacing of the wall, and the actual column. Perform multiple wall jumps to reach the area above (Ryu should bounce about 10 times). Run up to the throne chair that Ryu was destined to reach before, and interact with it to receive a Jewel of the Demon Seal (it allows you to upgrade an actual magic spell to the next level). Now, go to the right doorway, and head on through. Save your game via the nearby statue, and now enter the Great Corridor. Down below are 2 Archers, which I recommend taking out with your bow (or simply charging them like Rambo). Six Skeletal Zombies will also surround them. Concentrate on eliminating the archers first, then decapitate the zombies, and finish them off. Check the ninja body on the ground for the Art of the Ice Storm. Finally, we're getting some variation in our Ninpo Magic. This is one of the ice elements, and it can be upgraded 2 more times. Now, walk by the two dog statues. You'll now be in the Chamber of Everlasting Sleep. If you attempt to approach the Pharoah's Tomb, it will rise (as part of a secret trap). Go to the lower right corner of the room, and there should be a switch on the floor. Slam it with your sword (still jump + Y), and the tomb will now lower. Go to the lower left corner now, and perform a running wall jump. Run along the wall so you can reach the ledge where the tomb is. You should land on a gray stone. Now, walk over to the tomb, and press X to snatch the Wolf, Deity of Wisdom. Also, press X again to grab the Skull Key. Use this newly found key on the door to your right to get the heck out of this place. Start to run down the tunnel. *Remember that old water crack from before? Apparently it has sustained too much pressure. The crack will fall apart, causing for a huge gush of water to plow towards Ryu. Ryu attempts to hold on in disgust, but is quickly sucked in, and shot out into a large room filled with water.* Before you do anything, press A to dive down, then swim towards the bottom. Go towards the golden object on the ground, and press X to receive Golden Scarab #4. Get a fresh breath of air, and swim into the golden tunnel (not the elevator, yet). Keep swimming. You can tap A to swim faster using the breast stroke, or simply hold down A to paddle with your feet. Once you reach the other end, there will be an old stone elevator that apparently isn't working. However, save your game via the nearby statue (this is a lifesaver, trust me). Once you saved your game, head back to the main water room, and swim down to the metal elevator. Press X to open it up, then swim inside until you're all the way in. The elevator will close and start to rise. You'll now be back in the Monk's Room, on the third floor of the Dworku Monastery. However, your entrance will be interrupted by 3 Black Spider Ninjas. Use the same tactics from before to eliminate them, but try to conserve as much health as possible when facing them. Once they're dead, read the journal on the desk. You'll find out that the monk is disgusted because someone broke in, and managed to grab the Book of Eons. He has reconfigured the safe combination, along with a gift for his daughter inside. Time to go a plundering. The combination to the safe is: 1 4 1 0 Right, Left, Right, Left - If you opened the safe combination from before, you should know how to open this one. If you're not sure, just refer to the previous combination (for the safe), located in Chapter 6, and it says how to correctly press the button sequence. Just apply it to this combination instead. Inside, you'll find a Life of the Gods. Head out through the Monk's Door, and jump down to the center arena. Before walking up to the altar, do the following: - Equip the newly found Ice Ninpo Magic, and make sure your Ninpo power is maxed out. - Have at least over 50% of your health bar present. You can go to the Monastery Archives, and kill Floating Fiends for some blue essence. >> IMPORTANT: If you go into the Archives, you'll face an overwhelming amount of Fiends - 60 to be exact (mix of zombies and floaters). If you kill all 60 fiends, you're rewarded with a Spirit of the Devils. This will allow you to upgrade your Ninpo magic by one level. >> NOTE: I'd like to thank Kevin Beech for this extremely useful tip. To make the 60 Fiend Challenge easier, equip your Windmill Shuriken, and jump down to the second floor. Head on into the Globe Room, and face your back towards the globe. Now, simply toss your Windmill Shuriken at the Fiends that pop up. They cannot reach you because of the low ceiling, and it only takes 4-5 hits to take each one out. Very efficient approach. Now, jump down to the altar, and prepare for one of the hardest boss fights in the game, up to this point. *Ryu will walk back to the center of the altar. This time however, a bright light will shine through the stain-glass windows. Alma, one of the Greater Fiends, apparently wants a taste of your true power. You'll also get a serene and beautiful picture of the Fiend's body. Let's show this corrupted mind who the boss is.* &====================-------------------===================================& ~= LEVEL SEVEN BOSS | Alma, First Form | DIFFICULTY: ***** =~ &====================-------------------===================================& ~ By far one of the hardest bosses in the game, Alma is a sheer combination~ & between powerful attacks, magic, and agility. First of all, it's best to & ~ understand her patterns of attacks. Whenever you come close to Alma, she ~ & will quickly sprint towards you and perform a combo, perform a flying & ~ diagonal kick, or cast a power beam from above that paralyzes you. The ~ & best way to counter this is to roll out of the way, or jump away from the& ~ power beam. For about 2 seconds, Alma will recover from performing the ~ & powerful kicks. Quickly perform the forward jump + Y move to slice & ~ through her, and knock her to the ground. Quickly cast the Ice Ninpo ~ & magic (when she's laying next to you), and she will get caught in the & ~ storm. She'll take several hits (10+) due to this. If you're low on ~ & magic, simply lay down a 4-5 hit combo. Now, retreat out, and repeat the & ~ process. As for her ranged attacks, she has a multiple pink fireball ~ & swirl that sends out five heat-seeking projectiles. You can avoid this by& ~ rolling twice, and then jumping at the end. Mix up your rolls and jumps ~ & as evasive moves. Her other projectile attack involves ripping off 2 & ~ stone pillars, then tossing them at you. These ones are a tad more ~ & accurate, but can be avoided by simply jumping/rolling. Whatever you do, & ~ be patient in this matchup. Keep dodging projectiles, and never get ~ & sucked in by her power ray combo. She'll scream before rushing in on & ~ physical attacks, so key in, and listen. This is a PATIENT battle. It can~ & take most players 3-5 minutes just to kill her. Also took me 10 tries, & ~ but keep practicing. ~ &==========================================================================& **************************************************************************** * Alternative method of defeating Alma (thanks to Codi) * **************************************************************************** * Just for some pointers, this method requires a full Ninpo bar with * * preferably a few Devil Elixirs as well. Right off the bat, wait for Alma * * to cast her purple fireball attack. When she does, quickly cast the * * Inferno Ninpo, and this will cause for extended damage against her (right* * after she tosses her fireballs). Not only will you be immune to the * * projectile attack, but she'll also be stunned in the process. Quickly run* * up, and lay down a quick 3-4 hit combo. Give yourself decent range to * * avoid the kick, and her beam attack. Not the most efficient way of * * defeating her, but very conservative on health, and is the easiest * * approach for those struggling against her. Note though that you're going * * to need the extra stash of magic elixirs, and high level Ninpo at this * * part of the game. * **************************************************************************** *In a furious battle, Ryu is victorious. Alma has been defeated, and her power (that radiated inside her mind) has now leaked away. A large ray is shot through the roof of the monastery. Rachel swings down via a grappling hook, and prepares to kill her only sister, but can't bring herself to do it. Suddenly, we're brought to a scene of Tairon under military alert by the Vigoor Empire. Apparently, the country is in code orange, and most of the city witnessed the blast from far away. Heavy weapons, and largely suited guards are brought in for military justice. Back to Ryu's scenario, he tells Rachel to leave because she's in danger when she's around him. Ryu walks away. However, a new man arrives, and it's Lord Doku! Rachel attempts to attack Doku for cursing her life, and the attack is fended away. Doku explains that her genetics could give her the power to be more powerful than her sister Alma, as a Greater Fiend. Doku slaps Rachel unconscience, and walks away with her. Note that her Warhammer is flung into a nearby corner.* |
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| Tairon Under Alert (4.8)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: * SECRETS: (2) Golden Scarabs (1) Lives of the Thousand Gods [thanks to Matt Qualls] "The battle with Rachel's sister, the Greater Fiend Alma, ended without a victor. However, the aftermath of the battle has caused the Vigoor Army to be deployed..." The courageous ninja will now be back in the front of the Monastery twin doors. A Kunai note will fly by. Go read it, and it says that you should cross the drawbridge, and reach the Vigoorian Army Supply Base so that you can take out their communications tower. If this tower is taken out, it would provide a much easier exit out of the city, and corrupt the military's organization. Start off by saving via the nearby statue, then go back into the monastery. Head back to the Altar Room, then look along the left-center portion of it. You should find Rachel's Warhammer clung along one of the corners. Press X to pick it up. The War Hammer is a fairly powerful weapon, capable of killing most enemies within 3-4 hits. The only unfortunate disadvantage is that it has a horrible attack speed, and you can get countered quite easily against. - Once you've snatched the War Hammer, you can head all the way back down to the "Holy Grail" room, where you obtained the shiny cup from before. Go back down the pit, and make your way to this room. When you head inside, you'll be surrounded by several zombies. Concentrate on killing the archer ones first (about 5-7 in total will respawn), then kill the remaining Skeletal Zombies. There should be about 60 in total. Using the War Hammer seems to increase blue/red essence that comes out of the creatures. A chest will appear in the center after all opponents have been eliminated. A Lives of the Thousands Gods should be inside. I'd like to thank Matt Qualls for this tip. ********************************************************************** ^ IMPORTANT: To get out of the chasym you're now in, climb your way * ^ back to the top of the spiral. Once you're at the very * ^ top, take a leap of faith, and Ryu will start swinging * ^ on faint black metal bars. Swing across to the Indiana * ^ Jones passageway, go back to the altar hole, and multi- * ^ bird jump to reach the Monastery Main Room. * ********************************************************************** Once you're done snooping around, leave the Monastery, and go right. Go into the stairwell, and use the nearby Muramasa Statue. I highly recommend purchasing at least 8 Elixirs of Spiritual Life (unless you're fairly confident in your own abilities). You won't be seeing one of these for awhile. Now, leave via the large Monastery Gate in front of the primary door. You'll now be in the Monastery Plaza. Suddenly, 5 Vigoorian Soldiers will pop out from the street corner. Engage, and kill them all. Vigoorian Soldiers are slightly more advanced than Vigoorian Guards. They're now equipped with assault rifles, so you'll have to block several shots at a time. At the end of each rifle is a bayonet - don't get too relaxed when approaching them for close combat. They also have a special grapple move where they lunge forward, and stick you with their bayonet, then suddenly shoot you away. The easiest way to deal with them is to block their shots until they go to reload, then lunge at them with a Y attack. Once you're up close, simply slice n' dice till they're dead. If they attack you with their bayonet, simply roll out of the way, and their lack of agility makes them easy targets on the wind. Once you've dealt with the 5 soldiers, Go up the middle pathway (to the Tracks). Again, you'll have 3 soldiers to deal with. Finish them off as before. Be careful though as certain soldiers will toss grenades from a distance if you're within their ranged attack. Use the nearby Save Statue on Drawbridge Hill, then head down. Go to the switch at the end of the street, and press X to enable it. This will lower the drawbridge. *As the Drawbridge lowers, you'll also be presented with the image of two large turret tanks, along with a few soldiers patrolling the ridge. Let's show the Army who's the boss.* Head for the bridge. You can either snipe the exposed guards with arrows, or simply charge across, and play like Rambo. I personally charge across. There are a few things to watch out for. You'll have to deal with 2 Rocket Soldiers, 3 Vigoorian Soldiers, and 2 Vigoorian Turret Tanks. Turret tanks basically are armored vehicles with machine gun turrets up top. They usually fire in small intervals, but they're always stationary. Simply run, roll, and block the oncoming bullets. Rocket soldiers are a different story. All they launch is rocket propelled missiles, meaning you have to roll under, or leap over the oncoming attack. Quickly, run up, and keep slashing. Whatever you do, don't get jammed in a corner as they will keep firing and knocking down your life. Once you've dealt with all soldiers, head to the blue-dotted door, and open it. Once inside, you'll be greeted by 3 soldiers up above. There are a few rocket soldiers, so keep your head on alert. Personally, I ran up the walls, leaped off, then quickly A + Y attacked them before they could fire again. Focus on the Rocket Launchers. If you missed the scarab from Chapter 4, it's located opposite of the Pegasus Chest in a small indentation. However, it should have been taken by now. Instead, you can either take a huge shortcut, or take the pain and suffering of more Vigoorian Soldiers. I personally took the shortcut. Whip out the War Hammer, and slam the wall at the end of the alley. Head on through, and open the chest to reveal a Great Spirit Elixir. You'll now be brought to a street right before the T-cross section (before the Military Gate). Head up the steps, and eliminate the 3 soldiers up above. Go right, then open the Skull Gate on the left. Grab Golden Scarab #1 on the ground, and open the nearby chest for an Elixir of Spiritual Life. If you need to refill on any supplies, use the nearby Muramasa Statue. It might be best to turn in some scarabs now, and see what you're rewarded with. Once you're done plundering this pitiful alley, go to the small indentation in the corner. Perform a running-wall jump to reach the area above (you must run for a bit before jumping off the wall). Then, perform another wall jump to reach the balcony above. Go into the third floor of the building, and proceed upstairs. Once you reach the open window, look on the wall for a large black/silver bow. Walk up to the exhibit, and press X. The only way to obtain this bow is to exchange your own Hayabusa Village Bow. Press Yes to do so, and you'll now have the Strong Bow. Head out, and go to the Military Gate next store. Run around for a bit, and go near the ninja's body. Take out the 2 soldiers in the machine gun turrets (I'd like to thank Samir Cherian for this tip as you'll only take fire from one turret in the isolated position), and a small cutscene will show a Vigoorian Helicopter showing up to cause some trouble. The helicopter has primarily two different types of attacks. One is a vulcan machine gun attack where it sends down an array of stray bullets. Either block them with your sword, or keeping running along (with the trail following you). To avoid the missiles, roll (when the missiles are close to striking), then jump, and jump. You should be able to avoid the oncoming sets without suffering damage. The helicopter flies away after laying down a few air strikes. Once the helicopter is gone, turn towards the fourth floor window (you peered out before), and snipe the rocket launcher soldier who pops up. Now, the door should unlock. Also, the switch to the Military Gate should be exposed. Go back up to the Skull Window, look out with the Strong Bow, and snipe the target in the tower (across from the window) with the Strong Bow. The Military Gate should open up. Before jumping down to ground level, go to the third floor balcony (of the skull building). Perform a double wall-run (around the corner from the balcony), and Ryu should land on a small hidden gap (not visible from the ground level). Grab Golden Scarab #2 on the ground. Once you've snatched that, go to the Military Gate, and head on through. Fairly easy mission. NO BOSS - Wahoo! _______________________________ /The Military Supply Base (4.9)/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIFFICULTY: *** SECRETS: (4) Golden Scarabs (3) Life of the Gods "The Vigoor Army is after a renegade element, Ryu. The Military Radio Tower is key to the Army's Organization..." You'll now be inside the Vigoorian Military Supply Base. Quite a cozy place if you ask me. Start off by saving your game via the nearby statue on the right side. Run forward into the tunnel, and open the large gray metal door on the right. Head on in, and take care of the 3 Vigoorian Soldiers. Keep moving forward, and open the left door. You'll now be near the entrance to the Supply Warehouse. Look to your left, and you should start taking fire from 2 Tower Gunners. Snipe the 2 gunners with your Strong Bow, then move up and combat the 6 soldiers nearby. Be careful though as there is a Turret Tank in the center of the battle arena. Once you've taken care of all opposing targets, go back near the exit of the tunnel. Right near the corner should be Golden Scarab #1. Near the warehouse entrance, press X on the glowing aura. You should receive the Warehouse Key. Check the crate along the warehouse wall to receive Explosive Arrows. Enter the warehouse. Once inside, you'll notice that the entire room is fairly barren. No guards, no alarms, nothing. Check the chest in the lower left corner of the room for an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Go in the depressed slot near the left side of the room, and smash the two crates to receive a Life of the Gods, and an Elixir of Devil Way. Go up the stairs, then open the chest up top to receive 5,000 essence. Continue along, and suddenly you'll hear an alarm going off. *Small robotic alert helicopters will fly out from a vent above.* These Alarm Helicopters (as I like to call them) are fairly easy to kill. Simply equip your Windmill Shuriken (or explosive arrows), and knock them off with one shot at a time. If they get within proximity, the robots will send off a blue laser that scans across the room, and hurts any organic target. Basically, this means you should avoid it. If you're hit, you'll also be knocked off the stairwell. Anyhow, continue along down the pathway, and check the crate by the second stairs for APFSDS Cores. These are basically arrows tipped with tank-core shell materials - very dangerous in the hands of a ninja. Go up the second stairwell, and hit the power switch up top to initiate all power to the room. On the top floor, run to the far end, and hit the switch to cause for platform #1 to move back and forth. Look down, and you should see some gold "aura" shining from atop one of the trains. To reach Golden Scarab #2, simply jump on moving platform #1, and jump to the middle train. From there, run and forward jump + Y towards the train with the scarab up top. This is an easy way of reaching it. >> I'd like to thank Ben Crouch for the following tip: - The easiest way to reach Golden Scarab #2 is to simply wall run along the side of the train. When you reach the height of the wall run, quickly press A, then Y. Ryu will perform a flying downward slash. However, you will elevate to a great height, then leap down on the top of the train. This IS the easiest way of reaching it (rather than the moving platforms). Once you've gathered that, jump to ground level, then head to the middle/right portion of the room. Hit the control panel along the lighted pillar to cause for platform #2 to start moving. Run back up the same stairs, and continue to where the second stairwell was. Instead of going up, jump across to moving platform #1, then jump to the middle train. Now, leap to the second platform, and from there to the opposite side. Once you're on the opposite location, open the nearby chest for a Great Spirit Elixir. Run forward, then climb the stairs, and open a chest for an Elixir of Spiritual Life. Run to the far end, now wall leap up to the top of this small cabin. Golden Scarab #3 should be up there. Head inside to the small room via the door, and grab the Map of the Military Supply Base, along with the Shutter Control Card Key. Run back down to ground level, and go to the shutter panels (looks like large gray aluminum panels). Walk up to the control panel, and press X to use the card. Ryu will now enter the "trainyard." _______________________ \ Locomotive Turntable } ======================== Right off the bat, you're going to be forced to deal with 8-10 Vigoorian Soldiers. Repeat the same procedures from before, and you might want to make use of some Essence attacks to rack up the bonus points. Once they're all dead, the nearby keycard door will unlock. Before heading on through though, go left, and inside a small garage outlet will be a chest containing an Elixir of Spiritual Life, along with a save point. Use both wisely. Go up to the color door (with the red/green buttons), and press X to enter. You'll now be in a vast courtyard, where several refineries surround the vicinity. Go near the center, and suddenly a cutscene will implode. *Nearby Vigoorian Soldiers will sprint and arm themselves inside armored |