Blades of Vengeance
General FAQ
Version 2.8
Last Updated: 11/10/06
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Version History
- Status Indicators
- Controls
- Characters
- Weapon Upgrades
- Items
- Enemies
- Bosses
- Levels
- Secrets
- Credits
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INTRODUCTION
This is a general FAQ with walkthrough for the game, Blades of Vengeance, on the
Sega Genesis system. Blades of Vengeance is a hack-and-slash game, somewhat like
Golden Axe and Cadash, released by Electronic Arts. The gameplay is more similar
to Cadash, minus the RPG elements. If you have any questions, comments, or would
like to contribute to the FAQ, just email me or post on the board. You will be
credited for any contributions you make.
My email:
[email protected]
Go to
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for some strategy videos on this game and other games.
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VERSION HISTORY
4/25/06 Version 1.0
- first version, most sections completed.
- more info to be added to last three sections.
5/15/06 Version 1.5
- added "Walk Backwards" move to controls section.
- walkthrough for Levels 2 and 3 completed.
- strategies for second and third bosses added.
- added more enemies to enemies section.
- added secrets section.
- added credits section.
- minor editing to fix grammatical errors.
6/21/06 Version 2.0
- walkthrough for Levels 4 and 5 completed.
- strategies for fourth and fifth bosses added.
- added more enemies to enemies section.
8/11/06 Version 2.7
- the guide has been completed.
11/10/06 Version 2.8
- added "Rapid Attack" move to controls section.
- revised and added more info to barbarian's weapon upgrade.
- revised barbarian strategy for beating fourth boss.
- added a new enemy "Vampire Bat" to enemies section.
- added a link to some gameplay videos.
- updated credits section.
- corrected more grammatical errors.
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STATUS INDICATORS
At the buttom of the screen, you'll see some indicators that show various stats
for your character, such as score, life, etc. Player 1 is on the left side and
Player 2 is on the right side.
Attack Level - looks like two gold diamonds. This indicates how powerful your
attacks are. You begin the game with a Level 1 attack and can increase your
attacking power by finding sparkle items throughout the levels of the game. You
can have up to two sparkles for maximum attacking power. One diamond will be
sparkling each time you get a sparkle. If you die, you lose one sparkle and
your attack level decreases. Try not to lose these as they are vital to your
character, especially the wizard. The higher your attack level, the more damage
you inflict, thus enemies and bosses die faster.
Health Meter - that wavy thing under the two diamonds. This is how much health
you have left. You lose health when you are hit by an attack, certain enemies
touch you, or if you fall from a high place. If you lose all your health, your
character dies and you continue a little further away from the spot where your
character died.
Score - the numbers under your health meter, this shows your current score. You
gain points by killing enemies, bosses, and collecting items. Point totals for
enemies and bosses are calculated immediately. Items are calculated after you've
beaten the level. Each time you get 75,000 points, you get a continue.
Character Icon - icon on the left, this shows a picture of the character's face
that you are playing.
Lives - number between character icon and score. This is how many lives you have
left. If you lose all your lives, the game is over unless you have a continue.
You begin and continue the game with three lives.
Item - icon on the right, this shows which item is selected for use. Press the
A button to use items.
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CONTROLS
D-Pad - used for moving your character.
Start - pauses the game.
A Button - press to use items.
B Button - used for attacking.
C Button - this is used to jump.
You cannot reconfigure the controls as there isn't even an options menu.
Other Moves
Crouching/Blocking - hold Down on the D-Pad to crouch. While crouching you will
also be blocking. All enemy attacks are blockable just as long as they hit you
in the front. Blocking is one of the most important things to survival in this
game. You do not take damage when blocking. You are also able to do a crouched
attack while crouching/blocking.
Strong Attack - press Up+B to do a strong attack; this attack does double the
damage of a regular attack. The wizard does not have a strong attack before the
weapon upgrade. After getting the weapon upgrade, both the huntress and wizard
must first charge Up before pressing B for their strong attacks; the barbarian
can keep twirling his mace fast by holding Up and pressing B repeatedly.
Jump Attack - press C to jump then press B to attack in the air. You can jump
higher and further by pressing B while at the peak of your jump. There aren't
really any places necessary in the game, though, that would require you to jump
very high or a long distance.
Rapid Attack - after obtaining the weapon upgrade, press the B button rapidly
while in the air to shoot up to four arrows in a straight row with the huntress.
This move is hard to do, but is very useful against the last boss. When using
the barbarian, press Forward+B rapidly to keep striking super fast. The move is
easy, but you must be careful so you don't accidentally bump certain enemies. I
don't think the wizard has a rapid attack.
Walk Backwards - hold B and press the D-Pad the opposite direction that you're
facing. This doesn't really seem to be useful as you can just simply walk away.
Enter a Door - press Up while standing in front of a door to enter it.
Climb a Ladder - press Up/Down to climb a ladder and press C to jump off of it.
Selecting Items - pause the game, then use Up/Down to go through the items you
have collected. When the item you want to use is in the item icon box, unpause
the game and press the A button at anytime to use it.
Scroll - while the game is paused, hold the C button. Four arrows will appear
in the item box and you'll be able to move the screen in all eight directions
seeing what's ahead or anywhere. This is quite useful for finding secret areas.
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CHARACTERS
You have three characters to choose from, each with their own strengths and
weaknesses. I do not know the names of the characters; it doesn't say in the
game nor instruction manual. The manual only refers to them as the huntress,
barbarian, and wizard.
-Huntress-
The huntress is the well balanced character of the game. She has good attack
power, is the fastest, highest jumper, and has decent range before the weapon
upgrade. She does not appear to have any weaknesses and is the best choice for
beginners. She is the easiest to use from beginning to end.
-Barbarian-
He is the most powerful of the three characters, but he has many weaknesses. As
usual, being the most powerful he ends up being the slowest. He is also the
lowest jumper and has the shortest range. Range doesn't really matter much in
the early levels and the barbarian is actually the second easiest to use in the
early levels. It's the later levels where enemies and bosses become tougher
where range matters the most. At this point, the barbarian becomes the hardest
character to use due to his short range. His weapon upgrade lengthens his range,
but it's still very short compared to the other two characters once they get
their upgrades. The barbarian is best used by experts.
-Wizard-
A long ranged character before and after the weapon upgrade due to his attack
being a projectile. He is able to zap enemies from a full screen distance away.
He also has good speed and good jumping height. What he lacks is power; this is
especially noticeable in the early levels as some of the enemies can take many
hits from the projectile to die and the wizard also doesn't even have a strong
attack move until he gets his weapon upgrade. He has to rely on powerups for
the first few levels. Even though his range is long, he is the hardest to use
for the first few levels due to his weak power. The first few levels are easy,
anyway, so it's not as bad as the barbarian in the later levels. Once you get
the wizard's weapon upgrade he becomes the second easiest to use. He is best
used by intermediate players.
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WEAPON UPGRADES
After beating the third level, an item called "Armor" will become available for
you to buy. This item gives your character more powerful moves, as well as a new
outfit. You will lose any powerups you have, but don't worry, you'll still be
just as powerful as if you had your first weapon with two powerups. You'll also
be able to get both of your powerups back in the next level, making you even
more powerful. You can only upgrade your weapon once; you can't buy it if you
already have it. You never lose it either, even if you die and continue.
-Huntress-
She has probably the biggest upgrade of the three characters. The upgrade gives
the huntress an armor outfit and crossbow weapon. Her range now becomes as long
as the wizard's as she now becomes a projectile character. She is now able to
hit enemies from a full screen distance away. She also gets a new more powerful
strong attack. To use her strong attack this time, you must first charge Up for
about 2 secs. before pressing the B button. The huntress shoots an arrow, which
explodes into three sparkles that spread out. The attack has the widest range
and can be deadly if all three sparkles hit one single enemy. The huntress is
also fast with the crossbow and is able to shoot up to four arrows in the air.
This move is great for using on the last boss, but it's hard to do since you
must press B button rapidly.
-Barbarian-
A small upgrade, the barbarian gets an armor outfit with a chained mace weapon.
His new weapon lengthens his range, but it's still not as long compared to the
other two characters. His speed also increases making him the fastest attacker
with his rapid attack and since his strong attack doesn't require charging Up.
You can just hold Up and press the B button repeatedly. The barbarian will keep
twirling his mace as you keep pressing B. The attack has very short range, but
it's fast and continuous. For longer range, use his rapid attack. It's also very
fast and easy to do, but you must be careful not to accidentally bump certain
enemies when doing it.
-Wizard-
The wizard becomes the most powerful character with the upgrade. He gets a robe
and magical staff. His regular attacks are still the weakest, but he now has a
strong attack and doesn't have to rely as much on powerups as before. To do his
strong attack, you must charge Up about 2 secs. then press B button. The wizard
throws a magic energy ball, which is very powerful that it can kill most regular
enemies with only one blast, even at attack level 1. At attack level 3, it does
kill all regular enemies with one blast. It also passes through enemies hitting
other enemies behind. The wizard can beat a row of enemies easily.
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ITEMS
Throughout the levels you will find various items in treasure chests or by
sometimes defeating enemies. To open a treasure chest, you just use one of your
attacks to break it open. You can also buy items after beating each level. At
first, only a few items are available for buying, but more become available as
you progress through the game. Items that last temporarily can only be used one
at a time; e.g. you cannot use strength and a force field at the same time.
Silver (bag) - this is the money used for buying items after beating levels.
You cannot buy an item if you don't have enough. Black bags are worth 1 and the
rare gold bags are worth 10.
Invisibility (black bottle) - makes you invisible to enemies for a short time.
You can still see yourself, but enemies can't and won't try to attack you. You
are not invinsible when you use this item and can still take damage if you
bump into certain enemies, like goblins.
Healing (red bottle) - restores half of your health.
Force Field (brown bottle) - makes you invincible for a short time.
Gas Potion (white bottle) - only used on one level, this protects you from the
toxic fumes for a short while.
Key (key) - used for opening barriers, keys are only found in levels.
Strength (red ribbon scroll) - makes your attacks stronger for a short time.
Save this for the tough bosses, which are usually the later ones.
Armor (helmet) - can only be bought, not found in levels. This will give your
character new and more powerful attacks, as well as a new outfit.
Blast (wand) - kills all weak enemies on screen, does not work against strong
enemies, such as werewolves.
Midas (ring) - turns all enemies on screen to black silver bags, similar to the
blast wand only you get money when using this. The midas ring is more powerful
and seems to work on all enemies.
Transform (blue ribbon scroll) - turns enemies into the weak standard goblin
enemy, making them less powerful and easier to kill, very similar to the midas
ring only this weakens enemies by turning them to goblins. This also appears to
work on all enemies, except goblins since they are already goblins.
Extra Life (heart) - gives you an extra life, this item can only be bought.
Powerup (sparkle) - increases your attack level, found only in levels.
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ENEMIES
Throughout the game you will encounter various enemies. For the most part, you
can touch most of them without taking damage. Usually it's the enemies that just
walk around without attacking you that can't be touched.
Goblin - a weak enemy and the very first enemy you see right at the beginning of
the game. The goblin is the common enemy of the game and seems to come in many
colors. It doesn't attack you; it just walks around trying to bump into you.
This is one of the few enemies you can't touch. Grey goblins are the weakest and
slowest; the others are faster, stronger, and have more stamina.
Colors: Grey, Orange, Brown, Light Brown, Copper, Black, Green, Light Green,
White, Dark Red, Dark Brown
Eyeball - they usually stay in place shooting lasers or beams at you. This is
another enemy not safe to touch. The red ones are weak and will sometimes move
trying to bump you. Grey ones are deadly; they only stay put shooting lasers or
beams. Their attacks are weak, but if you touch them you lose about half your
health. This is definitely not an enemy you'd want to touch.
Colors: Red, Grey, Yellow
Viking - another weak enemy, he just walks around and tries to slash you with
his sword. Not too aggressive and moves slow, safe to touch.
Colors: Light Brown, Grey
Living Fireball - these enemies pop out of the lava and run towards you; they're
usually found in groups of three. Like the goblin, the fireball is weak and just
tries to run into you, only it's faster and more aggressive. This is another one
of those enemies you can't touch.
Colors: Orange
Caveman - an evasive enemy, he comes towards you and tries to whack you with his
club, then backs away. Red ones are weakest and not too aggressive; the others
are more aggressive and try to whack you multiple times before backing off. This
is a safe enemy to touch.
Colors: Red, Orange, Black, Green, Dark Green
Bat - a very weak enemy, it just flies around trying to bump into you. It can
usually be found sleeping upside down, then flies towards you when you get too
close. The bat can't be touched.
Colors: Black
Skeleton - this enemy has two attacks. He moves towards you shooting beams and
tries to slash you with his sickle at close range, then jumps back. The beams
are weak, but watch out for his sickle as it does a good amount of damage. He
is usually found guarding doors that exit to the next scene. He's safe to touch,
but you'll probably end up getting slashed if you just try going through him.
Colors: Brown, Green, Light Brown
Werewolf - a taunting enemy, he tries to slash you with his axe, then stops and
roars. The black ones are the most aggressive and won't stop to roar; they just
keep trying to slash you. You can touch werewolves, but it's probably best to
kill them instead of trying to go through them.
Colors: Light Brown, Green, Grey, Black, Dark Green, Brown, Dark Purple
Spider - the weakest enemy in the game, all it does is tries to jump on you and
does very little damage. Spiders usually drop from the ceiling and can be found
in groups. They are safe to touch while on the ground; it's when they jump in
the air when you can't touch them.
Colors: Red, Pink, Orange, Green, Black, Purple
Tarantula - a very rare enemy, it only appears a few times in the game. It is a
bigger spider that just moves back and forth trying to bump into you; it does
not jump at you. Unlike the spider, the tarantula can't ever be touched.
Colors: Red, Brown
Gargoyle - an annoying enemy, it usually tends to fly right above you trying to
scratch you with its talons. You can touch it, but it's better to transform it
and kill it.
Colors: Grey, Copper, Brown, Green, Dark Brown
Lizard - the most dangerous enemy in the game. Lizards walk around and sometimes
throw their sais at you. Some of them throw their sais hard that they'll stick
to walls and can be used to step on to reach high places. They become aggressive
at close range; they'll stab you, turn away, then quickly turn around and stab
you again. They can be touched, but it's best to keep away from them.
Colors: Brown, Green, Grey, Black
Hooded Enemy - probably not a good name for them, but I can't think of what to
call them. They are those skinny, shirtless guys wearing hoods. They face your
direction, shooting lasers, and move back a little as you get near them. The
lasers are weak, but don't touch these guys as they do a good amount of damage.
Colors: Green, Light Brown, Black, Grey
Knight - the most well protected enemy, they are practically invincible. They
usually stand still guarding something. They become aggressive and continuously
poke you if they get close. Orange and green ones usually throw daggers at you.
Knights only seem to become vulnerable for a while after walking and standing
still or when attacking. They are easily killed with the wizard's strong attack
and are completely vulnerable from the back, but it's hard to get behind them.
You can touch them from behind only, but it's best to keep away from them.
Colors: Green, Red, Orange
Vampire Bat - the most rare enemy, so rare that he only appears once. At first
he'll look like an ordinary bat, but when he gets close, he transforms into a
vampire and slashes you with a red sword. He is still weak even as a vampire,
though, and still dies in one hit. You can touch him only when he's a vampire.
It is likely that you'll overlook him everytime you go through the game because
you'll most likely kill him before you get to see him turn to a vampire. He is
in Level 4; he's the bat guarding the invisible door.
Colors: Black
Frog - a very small enemy, but the most deadly of all, even more so than any of
the bosses. Frogs attack by jumping at you and die if you are hit or you touch
them. After jumping around a few times and not hitting anything, they explode.
Frogs are weak overall, but it's the explosion to watch out for as it's instant
death. Yes, that's right, you take 100% damage if you get in the way of their
explosion. You take extremely little damage if you touch them, but it shouldn't
be a problem since they'll also die.
Colors: Yellow, Dark Red
Vulture - similar to the gargoyle in a way, only much easier to deal with. They
fly past you and try to scratch you with their talons from behind. Vultures can
be touched.
Colors: Brown, Black
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BOSSES
Like almost every game, at the end of the level you'll usually fight a boss. In
this game, there are eight bosses, one for each level and also a few sub-bosses
in the late levels. Unlike regular enemies, bosses and sub-bosses aren't safe to
touch and are immune to attack items, like the blast wand and midas ring.
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-Level 1: Fireball King-
When you first enter the boss room, jump and stand on the right side of the
collapsed bridge, so the falling rocks don't hit you. Now, move all the way to
the wall on the right. The Fireball King will follow you and stop to throw some
living fireballs. Kill them and move close towards him and wait for him to stick
his head out. While his head is out you can slash him with three strong attacks,
or if you're the wizard you'll have to jump and zap him. It's hardest to beat
this boss with the wizard and it takes a long time due to his weak power and
having to jump to hit the boss, but the boss should still be no problem, no
matter who you're playing. After slashing or zapping the boss, crouch to block
the laser beams he shoots at you. He'll then go back into his fireball; you can
slash him twice or zap him as he's going back in. The pattern is the same from
here; he'll move around throwing living fireballs, stick his head out, shoot
lasers, go back in. After hitting him several times, he'll explode, but he's not
dead yet. He will begin to move faster along with the living fireballs; their
attack patterns are still the same, only faster. You may get hit by the living
fireballs due to them speeding up, but they're weak so there's no need to worry.
Just use the same strategy as in the first phase and you'll kill him for good
this time.
Difficulty: 1/10
-Level 2: Wizard-
No, not the playable character, but another wizard. This boss has three phases.
There is no sign to indicate when he moves on to the next phase; he just goes
to the next after being hit several times. In the first phase, he will disappear
and reappear either in the middle of the ground or on top of either platform,
then shoot two laser beams that go in a diagonal direction. Stand under either
ledge and wait for him to appear and shoot lasers. Block the lasers if you have
to, then if he is on the ground use a strong attack or zap him twice. If he
appeared on top of the platforms, you'll have to jump attack him. He disappears
again and the pattern is the same. For the second phase, he randomly appears
anywhere, shoots lasers, then before disappearing shoots a laser shaped like an
arrow head. The time to hit him is after he shoots the laser beams, but before
he shoots the arrow head laser. This time you can slash him twice with strong
attacks; you can still only zap him twice, though. Of course, if he appeared on
the platforms, you'll have to jump attack him. The final phase is just like the
second, only this time the Wizard boss will try to appear right on the spot
where you're standing. You cannot touch him, so you have to be careful here. The
best thing to do is stay on the ground, in one spot for a couple of secs., then
move around back and forth. He'll end up appearing close to you and the rest of
the pattern will be the same from the second phase. After killing him, you get
3 silver bags from him.
Difficulty: 2/10
-Level 3: Medusa Head-
This is a very powerful boss, but still quite easy. You should be able to beat
her without getting hit, but just incase you do, always keep your health above
50% because her attacks do a lot of damage. She shoots laser beams at you, turns
to a sparkle and moves across the room, then reappears and shoots lasers to both
sides. You must hit her between each laser shot. Get close enough to her, block
and wait for her to shoot a laser, then quickly do a strong attack or zap her
twice. It is possible to slash her with two strong attacks, but it's best to go
for one or you may get hit with the next laser shot. After a while, she turns to
a sparkle and moves across the room. She can still hurt you as a sparkle, so
don't touch her. Follow her staying close enough and the moment she stops, block
to avoid the lasers she shoots at both sides when she reappears. The pattern is
the same afterwards; hit her between the laser shots, she turns to a sparkle,
and reappears shooting two lasers to both sides. If she happens to move towards
you as a sparkle, crouch and she'll go over you. After getting her down to half
health, she'll turn to a sparkle and bounce around the room. This is not another
phase; her attack pattern is still the same and she only does this once. Stay
close to the left wall to avoid getting hit. She'll reappear close to you and
the pattern returns back to how it was before. Use the same strategy as before
to finish her off.
Difficulty: 3/10
-Level 4: Super Lizard-
This is the first tough boss you'll meet; you'll probably use up a few health
and force field items on him. He looks just like the regular lizard enemies,
only he's tougher, has more attacks, and more stamina. He'll go easy on you at
first; he'll just be walking around and will slash you with his sais if he gets
close. Just keep shooting him and high jump attack over him when he gets close.
Continue shooting him from the other side and high jumping over him when he's
close. With the barbarian, walk close enough to him and quickly strike him once,
then back away and repeat. Jump over him and repeat the pattern from the other
side. After hitting him several times, he'll turn a grey color and become more
aggressive. He'll stay closer to you and throw two sais at you from a distance.
The sais turn to spiders of all colors when they hit the floor. For this phase,
try to keep a distance from him and use a force field and shoot him like crazy.
With the barbarian, stay close and use rapid or strong attacks on him. Hit him
some more times and he'll turn a black color and move faster. His attack pattern
is still similar to the previous phase, only he'll be faster and one of the two
sais he throws will stick to the wall causing an earthquake. Try to get him to
throw his sais at the left wall so you can use them to step on to reach a chest
on the left ledge. For the final phase you should still keep away from him and
use a strength item and keep shooting like crazy. Remember, you can't use force
fields and strength at the same time, so keep a close eye on your health meter
as you're shooting him. When the strength wears off, keep on using force fields
while shooting him. With the barbarian, keep using rapid or strong attacks.
Difficulty: 9/10
-Level 5: Medusa Head-
The Medusa Head is back and is more powerful. She's tougher than the first time
you faced her, but a lot easier than the Super Lizard. Her attack pattern is a
little different, but still quite similar. First she'll shoot one laser, turn to
a sparkle, move across the room, reappear, and the pattern repeats. She won't
shoot lasers to both sides this time when she reappears. Keep a distance from
her or stay close enough with the barbarian. Stay crouched and wait for her to
shoot, then quickly shoot/attack her twice. Use the same strategy as before to
avoid her when she turns to a sparkle and moves. She'll drop a healing item and
bounce around the room after taking several hits. Again, use the same strategy
as before to avoid her. This time her attack pattern changes a little. She'll
shoot a single laser twice, shoot two lasers at once, turn to a sparkle, and the
rest of the pattern is the same. Use the same strategy as the previous phase,
only this time shoot/attack her once between each laser. She drops a force field
and bounces around the room again after being hit some more. Her attack pattern
changes once more. For the last phase she shoots the double laser four times,
turns to a sparkle, and the rest is the same. The same strategy for the second
phase should still work. You get a midas ring, healing item, and force field
after killing her.
Difficulty: 5/10
-Level 6: Super Vulture-
This is an easy boss. He looks just like the regular vulture enemies, only he
has more attacks and stamina. He attacks by dropping rocks and tries to scratch
you with his talons. He'll drop one of two types of rocks, brown or dark green
with red outline. Brown rocks disappear when they hit the floor; the others turn
to goblins. Simply move back and forth to avoid his attacks. When he comes down
to scratch you, this is when to attack him. That's basically it; it's that easy.
He'll turn black and speed up after taking several hits. His pattern is still
similar only faster and he'll drop a new type of rock. This new rock is a dark
green color with no red outline and explodes to bits in the air. To avoid it,
simply crouch and let the vulture drop it on you. Since it explodes in the air
with the bits going to the sides, it won't hit you. The exploding rocks can be
hard to spot since they look very much like the rocks that turn to goblins. Keep
using the same strategy as before to beat him and watching for exploding rocks.
He turns dark green and speeds up more after taking some more hits. The pattern
is still the same, only this time he'll also drop hooded enemies. They die when
they hit the ground, so they're not much of a problem. Simply move towards the
vulture when he flies towards you with the hooded enemy to avoid it. Continue
using the same strategy to kill him.
Difficulty: 4/10
-Level 7: Stone Head-
This boss is a giant head made out of stone. He is the biggest enemy and hardest
boss in the game. Being the biggest and toughest, he ironically turns out to be
the weakest boss. He's about as weak as a goblin. So, what is it that makes him
the hardest boss? Well, that would be his variety of many attacks. He has more
attacks than any enemy or character in the game. He shoots lasers from his eyes,
shoots sparkles in many directions from his mouth, throws saws from his mouth,
causes rocks to fall, causes various types of enemies to appear, and much more.
The best way to beat him is to ignore all his attacks and just keep hitting his
teeth like crazy. When entering the area, go right to him and use a force field
when the rocks begin to fall. Get close to him with the barbarian or with the
other two stand a little further. Begin attacking him non-stop until your force
field wears off. Now, use a strength item and attack non-stop; don't worry about
avoiding his attacks as he's weak. Keep using strength items as they wear off
and attacking non-stop. After about three uses of strength items and continuous
attacking, he'll turn grey. He's attack pattern doesn't seem to change, though.
He still does the exact same thing. Your health will probably be at about 25% if
you got to him with full health, so refill and continue using the same strategy
to defeat him. His jaw falls off and silver falls from his mouth when he dies.
He also leaves a healing and blast item to the left.
Difficulty: 10/10
-Level 8: Manax-
Manax is the name of the final boss; she is a two-headed dragon. Being the last
boss, she of course is going to be tough. She has two attacks, fire breath and
she tries to bite you. To defeat her you must jump and hit her heads. Strength,
force field, and invisibility items can be very handy here. As you enter the
area, head to the right and use an invisibility item just a little before you
reach her or she's likely to strike you the moment she sees you. Go all the way
to the right side of the screen with the huntress or wizard. With the barbarian,
you'll have to stay like in the middle or close enough where you can hit her.
There are quite a number of ways you can defeat her. As the huntress or wizard,
you can jump and shoot her while using strength, force fields, or invisibility
items. Also, remember the huntress is able to shoot up to four arrows in the air
by rapidly pressing the attack button. This is a very hard move to do, but it is
very useful here, especially when combined with strength. With the wizard, the
strategy is similar, only you should use strength more since his regular attacks
don't do as much damage. For the barbarian, it would be best to use force fields
a lot since he has to be close due to short range. After one of Manax's heads
takes several hits, it falls and can't harm you. Finish off her other head and
you'll beat the game.
Difficulty: 7/10
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LEVELS
There are eight levels in the game. As with any game, the early levels are
usually easy, while the later ones are harder. There aren't any pits in this
game where you die instantly if you can't make the jump. The pits in this game
just have obstacles, like lava and spikes, where if you fall you just lose a
little health and can easily jump out.
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|Level 1: Volcano|
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-Scene 1-
This level should be easy; the enemies around are weak. Right at the beginning,
there will be a grey goblin and just ahead will be a collapsing bridge. Under
the bridge is a door leading to a room with a treasure chest that has three
black silver bags. To the left of the door is a secret passage leading under to
another treasure chest with a healing item and a goblin. Get both items and keep
moving right, where you'll come to a lake of lava. Get near the edge and you'll
be riding a moving platform across the lake of lava. As you ride the platform,
you'll come across lots of fireballs that jump towards you and two eyeballs that
move and try to knock you off the platform. Just crouch and the fireballs will
pass right over you. For the eyeballs, use a strong attack with the huntress and
barbarian or zap them with the wizard. Next, there will be two platforms that
you'll have to jump on, then back to the moving platform or you'll fall off. The
volcano then erupts, sending the moving platform high in the air where you'll be
able to reach a ledge with a treasure chest. Proceed right and walk off the
edge; don't jump off or you'll hurt yourself from falling too high. You'll be at
a staircase; at the top are two orange goblins and one of them gives you a life
item. Move to the ledge below and onto the left; there is a little platform just
below. You can use the scroll feature to see it. Get on it, move left to another
ledge, and continue heading right to a collapsing bridge where you'll have to
jump to avoid falling in the lava. There will be some more ledges to climb up.
At the top, there will be a staircase going down; move down carefully so you
don't fall. Close to the bottom, you'll see some platforms and a goblin on a
ledge; get on the platforms to reach the ledge and head right to a collapsing
bridge. You'll come to what looks like a dead end with an eyeball. Kill the
eyeball and jump right into the wall to find a secret room with a viking and
items. There is another secret passage to the right, going to another secret
room with a powerup. Get all the items and now you'll have to go all the way
back to the staircase, or you could also take a shortcut and lose a chunk of
health by walking off the collapsed bridge. It is not necessary to get the
powerup, but you'll probably want to. Once on the ledge by the staircase, walk
left off the ledge to land on the ground, near a lava pit where two living
fireballs pop out and run at you. Kill them and keep going forward where you'll
come to another lava lake; this is the ledge you land on if you decide to take
the shortcut from walking off the collapsed bridge. For this lava lake, you'll
have to jump from platform to platform. There is an eyeball near the first
platform; jump towards it and quickly slash it while still in the air, or zap
it first with the wizard before jumping to the platform. After the lava lake,
cross the collapsing bridge to reach the end of Scene 1 with a door leading to
Scene 2. There is a switch on the ground to the right of the door. Step on it
and a chest appears to the left of the door. Enter the door to go to Scene 2.
-Scene 2-
At the beginning of this scene, you'll have to cross yet another lava lake. This
one is long, but still shouldn't be a problem. You'll be riding moving platforms
and jumping from platform to platform as fireballs hop out of the lava. After
crossing the longest lava lake, you arrive at two staircases. The one going down
has a chest with an eyeball. Get the items and jump on the first step of the
upper staircase. Three living fireballs will hop out of the lava pit and come
at you. Jump back to the top most step of the lower staircase and move back a
little. Slash or zap the living fireballs as they reach you. Proceed right,
crossing a bridge and lava lake. You'll come to a ledge; at the end there is an
eyeball. Kill it and move down to the second ledge below and wait for two living
fireballs to jump out the lava. Crouch, and keep pressing the attack button and
you'll kill them as they barely reach you. Move forward and cross a small lava
lake to reach the end of Scene 2, with a door leading to the boss. Kill the
orange goblin nearby as it gives you a healing item.
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|Level 2: Cave|
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-Scene 1-
Before entering Level 2 or any other level, there will be cutscenes. Press A, B,
or C buttons to scroll the text or press Start to skip the scene. You will then
be able to buy items right before going to the next level. If you got all the
items from Level 1, you should end up with 12 silver. Don't buy anything yet and
just exit to Level 2. When the level begins, there will be two routes you can
take. The upper route leads to a wall that has a secret passage at the top. The
huntress is able to reach it easily with a high jump attack. For the other two,
you'll have to jump on the ledge across, then jump towards the wall with a high
jump attack. Inside the secret room, you'll find silver and a healing item along
with bats and cavemen. Get the items if you want, otherwise, the lower route is
the one to take. Further ahead, you'll come to a wall and a chest; get the items
and continue heading down to the left. On the way, there will be a ledge you can
reach with a high jump attack and more ledges going to a healing item. Get it
and go back down continuing to the left, then down to the right. You'll come to
many ledges; at the top most ledge is a blast item. Use the scroll feature to
see below and carefully move down the ledges so you don't fall from too high or
into a spike pit. At the end, a skeleton guards the door to the next scene. It
gives you a healing item, so kill it by using strong attacks or zapping it and
crouch to block its slash attacks and beams. Enter the door to go to Scene 2.
-Scene 2-
At the beginning, you'll come across a caveman and bat sleeping upside down. If
you use the scroll feature and scroll up, you'll see a ledge that appears to be
unreachable. At the top of the ledge is a chest, with a blast item and a few
black gold bags. To reach the ledge, head right and take the upper route, where
there will be several ledges to climb up. To the right most ledge, there will
be a small platform that comes down that you can use to reach a high ledge that
has a gold and black silver bag. Use a high jump attack to get on the moving
platform. Going to the left is how you reach the unreachable ledge. At the left
most ledge will be a brown goblin; kill it and carefully jump off the ledge to
land on the unreachable ledge. You can't see it before jumping, even with the
scroll feature, so you'll just have to risk it. After getting the items, walk
off the ledge to the right to land below another ledge and safely ride down a
moving platform. It's not necessary to get these items, but you'll probably want
to get the gold bag. The lower route is, otherwise, where you should go. After
going past a grey goblin and jumping over a spike pit, you'll see another pit
that appears to be very deep. This is actually a secret passage that leads to a
powerup. Go down there by walking off the ledge. You'll fight some goblins that
come at you from both sides, so you'll have to be quick to kill them to not get
hit. You'll come to the powerup after crossing two spike pits. The powerup will
be above a switch; stepping on the switch causes two cavemen to appear on both
sides. Get it and you're attack level should now be maxed out. Head to the right
towards some stairs to get out of the underground passage. Jump to the small
platform on the left and onto the long ledge. If you walk all the way to the
left edge you'll see a small platform come down that you can ride up to reach
some items. Get them if you want, otherwise, keep moving to the right to reach
the end of the scene with a door going to Scene 3. A skeleton also guards this
door and gives you a healing item, so kill it before entering the door.
-Scene 3-
There will be some moving platforms and several ledges you can get on to on both
sides. At the very top ledge to the right, there is a werewolf that gives you a
midas ring. Kill him by waiting and blocking his attacks, then quickly slash or
zap him when he roars. On the next ledge below to the right, there is a secret
passage you can jump to on a wall, leading to some items. The correct way to go
is all the way down and to the right. Six spiders will drop from the ceiling;
you can kill them easily with a strong attack or crouched zap. The best thing to
do, though, is quickly go all the way to the right and stop at the spike pit.
All six spiders should now be together; now use the midas ring you got from the
werewolf for an easy 6 silver. You may end up getting hit by the spiders trying
to do this, but they're the weakest enemy, so there's no need to worry and for
6 silver it's worth it to trade very little health. On the other side of the pit
are many ledges to climb. To the very right is a chest with a healing item. If
you use the scroll feature and scroll up from here, you'll see a ledge that can
be reached by doing a high jump attack from the ledge across or by walking off
the really high ledge above. This ledge has a chest with 13 silver and is very
hard to reach with the barbarian. If you mess up the jump from the ledge across,
you fall and take major damage. I recommend you get the silver, anyway, even if
it means walking off the very high ledge above. You need all the silver you can
get and you can't just pass up 13 silver. If you're playing the barbarian or
aren't good at doing the high jump attack, it's probably best to get there by
walking off the ledge above. To the left and up is where you should go. At the
top most ledge to the left is a chest with a healing item, strength scroll, and
gold silver bag. Be sure to get these items and save the strength scroll for the
forth boss as he is the first hard boss you'll meet. You should never use any
strength scrolls on regular enemies nor the first three bosses. Save them for
the tough, hard bosses. Continue to the right where you'll come to a ledge with
a chest and goblin. The chest contains spiders, so there's no need to open it.
Keep moving right and ride a moving platform across to another ledge. There will
be two bats flying towards you trying to knock you off. Kill them quickly with a
strong attack or zap them. On the other ledge across will be a powerup in plain
sight. Your attack level should be maxed out if you haven't died, but incase you
have, here's another for you. This is the ledge you can walk off of to reach the
ledge below with the 13 silver. If you already got it, continue heading right to
reach the door to the boss, which happens to be guarded by a skeleton that gives
you a healing item.
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|Level 3: Castle|
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-Scene 1-
After beating the second boss, hearts become available to buy. I recommend you
don't buy any and save your money for healing, strength, and force field items
instead. Sometimes healing items and temporary invinsibility will keep you alive
longer than extra lives, and this happens to be the case in this game. Remember,
a healing item restores half of your health. If you have 20 of these, then you
practically have 10 extra lives right there. Before you go to Level 3, buy all
the healing, force field, invisibility, and strength items available. You can
also buy a heart if you want; I suggest you don't, though. Just make sure you
have at least 10 silver left or you'll be sorry later on in Level 4. You begin
the level on the right side, on a ledge. Walk off the ledge to the left and go
down the ladder. Then, go left and climb another ladder to a bridge where a
werewolf appears. The werewolf gives you a few items, so be sure to kill it. Go
left to find an elevator that leads to a room with a few silver. Get the silver;
you'll need it to buy an important item after this level. Climb down the ladder
to the left of the elevator and head to the right to find another ladder. There
is a secret passage you can jump to through the wall that leads to a room with
a blast item. Get it if you want, otherwise, climb down the ladder. Take the
elevator to the ledge on the left to get some items, then continue down the
elevator again. You will see one of the few appearances of the tarantula enemy
below. Unlike the spider, the tarantula does not jump at you and it does more
damage. A simple crouch attack will kill it. Climb down the ladder. The left
goes to a room with a powerup and gargoyle. Kill the gargoyle to get a midas
ring from him. All the way to the right and up a ladder is where you should go.
Then, left, down another ladder and up yet another ladder to reach the door to
the next scene.
-Scene 2-
This is the shortest scene in the game. Wait for the elevator to reach you and
ride it down. Climb down the ladder to the exit, very simple!
-Scene 3-
You'll want to use the midas ring here. Move left, down two ledges and you'll
find a caveman, viking, and several goblins. Try to get them onscreen together,
all at once, then use the midas ring for lots of easy money. Use a force field
item if you have to. Head left to an elevator. There is a secret passage in the
wall you can jump to, then keep jumping up to reach a ledge with another midas
ring and other items. To get back down, carefully walk towards the right of the
ledge and you'll go through the floor landing close to the elevator. Wait for
the elevator to reach you and ride it down. This is where you should use the
other midas ring you just got. There will be three spiders below the elevator
and a bridge with two goblins to the right. Try to get the spiders to the bridge
by blocking their jump attacks, so they bounce off you towards the bridge. Once
on the bridge, keep bouncing them along with the two goblins, to the very right
of the bridge. There is another goblin past the bridge; once it's in sight, use
the midas ring for an easy 6 silver. Cross another bridge with a werewolf that
gives you some items. Enter the door to go to the boss.
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|Level 4: Dungeon|
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-Scene 1-
This is when the armor upgrade becomes available to buy for Level 4 to the end.
It should be the very first thing you buy before entering the level. You should
also buy as many of the following items in this order: strength, transform, and
invisibility. If you have at least 50 silver, you should be able to buy all of
them. This is the level with toxic fumes where you must use the gas potion to
protect yourself. Gas potion can be bought before entering this level, but don't
buy any. There aren't many areas with fumes and there is enough gas potion found
throughout the level. Two vikings approach you as you enter the level. Kill them
and move forward quickly to avoid the spears that pop out from the ceiling and
floor. A black caveman, who is more aggressive than the red ones, comes at you.
To kill him, just block and wait for him to strike you three times, then attack
once and repeat. Move forward and stop at the bottom of the second slope. Spears
pop out from the ceiling; wait for them to retract before moving down the three
ledges. Go left, close to the bottom of the slope. Spears pop out of the floor.
Once the first two on the right retract, quickly move to avoid the ones that pop
from the ceiling. To the left is a door that goes to a room with lots of items;
be sure to get them. Kill the lizard first by getting on the step below it when
it walks away, then keep shooting it when it comes back. With the barbarian, you
should block and quickly attack it once after each time it stabs you. Inside the
room, two goblins will appear on each side when you walk to the center. You can
kill all four if you're quick, but it's best to use a blast wand. Each goblin
gives you an item with one of them being gas potion. Go back out once you get
them and quickly walk right to avoid the spears. Climb down the ladder carefully
as there is an eyeball below shooting lasers that go diagonally. The door to the
left of the eyeball goes to a room with a force field. There are some obstacles
and hooded enemies there, but they shouldn't be a problem. When you enter the
room, walk off the ledge and stand against the wall. A tile lowers you down to
the floor below. Move all the way left, stopping at the second tile from the
wall. The tile rises taking you back to the upper floor on the other side of the
fire. Climb up the ladder to get the force field and walk off the ledge to head
back out the room. Walk all the way right to another ladder. The exit is below,
but there is a barrier that needs a key to open. Jump on the ledge and walk off
it to land on another ledge that is barely visible. A saw pops out of the wall
on the left, but it shouldn't hit you. Walk off the ledge when the saw goes back
in. Go right to a sleeping bat, who is actually the one of a kind vampire bat.
Under him is a secret door you can enter, even though you probably can't see it.
Inside the room at the left are two chests with lots of silver and a werewolf
appears when you get close. The right goes to the room being guarded by the two
knights; do not go this way or you'll end up taking a long fall. Go back out and
move right to a ladder. Jump through the wall to get to a secret passage with
items. Climb up the ladder and go left to a door guarded by two knights. Zap
them with the wizard's strong attack. With the huntress and barbarian, you'll
have to approach them and walk away when they come to you. Turn back the moment
they move away and attack while they are vulnerable for a while. Go in the door.
This is where you'd end up falling to if you had gone right from the secret room
with the two chests. Move right and go to the second tile from the wall. Face
left and stay crouched as the tiles take you up. There will be saws popping from
the left wall and cavemen jumping at you one by one. What you should do is blast
away the cavemen. The first three are red and can be blasted; use a blast wand
the moment you see them. The next one is green and can't be blasted; this time
use an invisibility item and you won't have to worry about him nor the other two
guarding a door at the top. Enter the door to get a key and healing item. Climb
down the broken ladder, slowly walk a little off the broken ledge, and jump over
the gap. Climb down another ladder and jump across some ledges. There will be a
barrier; stand by it and use the key to open it. Go in the door. Jump over the
fire to the ledge above and quickly block to avoid the arrows shot at you. Enter
the door to get another key. Walk off the ledge to the left and you'll be near
the beginning of the level where the toxic pit is. Go left, down the ladder, all
the way right to another ladder, and this time open the barrier below with the
key. All the way left is the exit and a powerup.
-Scene 2-
Go right a little; some rocks will fall. You can jump over them, but it's easier
to move all the way back to avoid them. Move forward and go in the door. You'll
be in a room with toxic fumes, but you don't need gas potion as long as you keep
your character's head above the fumes. Jump to the wall on the left and ride a
tile down. When it goes down as far as possible, walk off it to ride another one
down to some items. Ride the tiles back up and go to the right of the door to
more items. Go back out the door and move right a little. A rock will fall; it
should be easy to jump over. Head right to a wall and three tiles will take you
down. As you're going down, move all the way left and keep holding Left on the
D-Pad. You'll enter a secret room with items somewhere along the way. Go back
to the passage and wait for two spears to fall. Lightly jump towards the right
wall and try to land past the three tiles that took you down or you may end up
losing some health due to probably saws underneath the three tiles. Enter the
door. Inside the room is a gargoyle that respawns three times and each time you
kill it, you get gas potion. Go right past the spears, slowly moving as each one
retracts, and jump over the first three tiles or you'll set off a trap causing
several rocks to fall. Get the key and other items in the chest and go back out.
Go right, jump on the block with the switch, and quickly jump to the other block
to avoid the spear that falls. Be careful when you jump to the ledge across as
there is a grey eyeball that can be hard to spot since it can blend in with the
background. You lose half your health if you touch it, so be careful. Go in the
door. This is really the only area where you'll need to use gas potion. Go right
to the edge, jump a little forward, and while in the air use a gas potion. Move
forward slowly as the spears on the ground retract and use another gas potion
after the first one wears off. You'll probably lose a little health, but it's
very little so there's no need to worry. Climb up the ladder to get a key and
other items. Use another gas potion, walk left off the ledge, and head back out.
Open the barrier and you can go up one of two ways. You can try jumping over the
tiles and go through the wall to a secret passage or you can ride up the three
tiles. Either way you go, they both lead to the same place. Saws pop at you from
both sides if you ride the tiles, so stay in the middle tile crouching and face
left or right depending where the saws pop out to block them. The secret passage
is easier. There is a chest with spiders, so there's no need to open it. Climb
up the ladder and stop a little below the ledge to avoid the saw. Again, climb
another ladder stopping a little below the ledge to avoid a saw. Climb two more
ladders to get to the top. If you took the tiles up, you'll end up outside the
barrier with a powerup inside. If you took the secret passage, you end up inside
the barrier with no powerup. Open the barrier from the inside and walk away from
the door for the powerup to appear. The door on the other side of the right wall
is where Scene 3 begins. The wall left of the barrier has a secret passage with
a ladder that takes you all the way back down, so there's no need to go there.
Enter the door and go all the way right jumping across some ledges. At the end
is the door that exits the scene. Below the door is a chest in the toxic with a
healing item. You can get it by walking off the ledge the other chest was on.
You'll be in the toxic, but only your character's legs will be covered so you
won't lose health.
-Scene 3-
You will appear by the door you saw on the other side of the wall and you won't
be able to go back, so this is technically another scene. Move right and a tile
takes you up; get off the tile when it's high enough so you don't get crushed by
the spears on the ceiling. Walk left, jumping some fire, and enter a door. There
is a yellow eyeball when you enter the room that can be hard to spot. It's not
as deadly as a grey one, but still does a lot of damage if touched. Get on the
ledge and go right. Be careful with a werewolf that may surprise you when going
up the slope close by. There is a gargoyle flying around on the other side of
the ledge. With the huntress, stand close by the edge above the toxic fumes and
use your strong attack to kill it. With the other two, transform it or use an
invisibility item and move along. Jump on the block and jump to a small ledge.
Jump on a moving block and go to the top. There is nothing but a saw that pops
out below, so there's no need to go down there. The chest contains spiders, so
don't open it. Jump to the wall to the right of the ladder to get a midas ring
and healing item. There are some more items down the ladder. Go all the way back
out the room after getting the items. Go left and a tile by the wall lowers you
down where a werewolf appears. Move right to another tile that lowers you down.
Jump over the fire and stand on the left tile closest to the fire to be lowered
down. Open the chest and slowly approach the item as a saw will pop out. Get the
item quickly as soon as the saw goes back in. Jump over the fire and stand on
the middle tile between the fire and right wall to be lowered one last time. Go
in the door right of the fire and head left. You'll find a chest by the wall and
a caveman, but don't kill him yet. Ignore the chest for now and step on a tile
two steps below the chest to be lowered down along with the caveman. Do not open
the chest near by yet. Instead, move left until you see three spiders. Get them
to follow you back to the chest and open it. Two spiders pop out of the chest,
so there should now be five spiders and the caveman onscreen at once. Use the
midas ring you got a while back. Go all the way left and climb a ladder to get a
key and lots of silver in a chest. Jump to a secret passage on the left wall to
find an exit to the room. There is a saw moving around the perimeter, so watch
out for it. Head out the door and you'll appear by the door left of the fire.
Enter the right door again to get the first chest where the caveman was and go
back out the same way you came in. Open the barrier at the left and walk onto
three tiles that will take you up. Stay in the middle tile crouched to avoid the
saws. When the tiles are high enough, jump to the ledge on the left to avoid the
spears on the ceiling. Continue left and you can either enter the door or take
three tiles up at the left. Either way takes you to the same place. If you enter
the door, you'll have to climb a ladder to another door to exit the room. There
is a chest and gargoyle flying by that gives you a healing item at the top of
the ladder. You should take the three tiles up. As usual, stay in the middle
tile crouched to avoid the saws. To the right you'll see a switch and the door
you come out of if you took the other way up. The switch causes two saws to come
out of the floor, so don't step on it. Enter the room from this door so it will
be easier to kill the gargoyle and get the items. Go back out the same way you
came in. Jump on a block to the right on the wall; you'll have to go up jumping
on blocks left and right while rocks fall in the middle. Wait at each block for
the rocks to fall before jumping to the next one. At the top, jump to the ledge
where the spears are on the ceiling and go through the wall to find a chest with
a key and other items. There is another secret passage on the wall right of the
chest with more items. Go all the way back out and continue left. Watch out for
the saws moving around. Open the barrier and go left some more to reach the door
going to the boss.
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|Level 5: Another Castle|
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Before going to this level, buy as many of the following items you can in this
order: strength, transform, midas, invisibility, force field, and healing. The
background of this level looks exactly like the third. This level is composed of
only one scene and you begin on the right side when entering it. Move left and
you'll see a hooded enemy, but don't kill him yet. Instead, keep moving towards
him and blocking when he shoots lasers. As you keep moving, some goblins will
appear on both sides of you. Keep blocking the ones in front and they'll move
away. For the ones at the back, try to ignore them and keep moving forward. When
you get all the way left to a ladder and werewolf, there should now be lots of
enemies onscreen. Use the midas ring you just bought to get lots of money back.
Go up the ladder. To the left down another ladder is a door that goes to a key
with a few silver; get them and climb back up. Climb up the other ladder to the
ledge on the right. A switch is nearby that causes a caveman to appear, so don't
step on it. Go all the way right to another ladder and a barrier. Inside the
barrier is a door that takes you to a room with a few silver and a blast item
and spears will be falling from the ceiling. The blast item isn't really needed
anymore and it's only a few silver, so you decide if you want to get the items
or save the key for another barrier later on. Up the ladder is where to go. To
the right is a healing item with a few silver. Go left past the elevator and
cross the bridge to get lots of silver at the left. Two goblins will appear on
both sides close to you when you're in the middle of the bridge, so be careful.
Go back to the elevator and ride it up. Get off it to the right and climb up a
ladder. Head left to a door and another ladder. The door goes to two chests with
a few silver. The ladder takes you down to a switch that causes a caveman to
appear that gives you a blast item. Go left of the door and ladder and ride an
elevator down to get a healing item, then ride it all the way up. On the left
ledge is nothing else than a goblin, so get off to the right. Kill the skeleton
because he gives you a healing item. There's a secret passage through the wall
right of the ladder with a force field item. Climb up the ladder. To the right
is a barrier and left is a door. If you saved the key you got earlier, open the
barrier. If you don't have the key, you'll have to enter the door to get another
one. Go right when you enter the room and slowly move as the spears on the floor
retract. On the other side of the spears is a chest with a key and other items.
Go back out using the door next to the chest and open the barrier. Ride up the
elevator and climb the ladder. Go left past the other ladder to find another
ladder by the left wall. Climb it up to get a key from a caveman. Go back to the
middle ladder and climb it up. Open the barrier and climb up one last ladder to
the door going to the boss room.
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|Level 6: Golden Castle|
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-Scene 1-
Buy as much of the following items you can in this order: strength, transform,
and at least one midas ring before entering the level. This level is very long
and it's the longest level of the game. First, begin by going all the way right
to a ladder. Climb about halfway down the ladder and use a high jump attack to
reach the ledge on the right. Move against the wall; a caveman will appear. Kill
him to get a key and walk off the ledge. Go left of the ladder to open a barrier
to get a chest with lots of silver and other items. Now, go all the way back and
to the right of the ladder. Climb down another ladder and go left. As you walk
left, goblins and bats will come towards you. Instead of killing them, block so
they move in the other direction. When you get close to a switch, there should
now be lots of goblins onscreen together since they won't go past the switch.
Kill them with the midas ring to get back lots of silver. The switch just causes
three spears to fall from the ceiling, so jump over it. Climb up the ladder and
kill the knight before getting on the ledge. You can do so by hanging from the
ladder and jumping straight up to shoot him when he walks away. It's harder with
the barbarian since the knight will have to be closer to hit him. Get the key
from the knight, open the barrier, and enter the door to exit the scene.
-Scene 2-
Kill the knight with the wizard's strong attack. With the other two, move toward
him, back away, and attack him as he backs away and stands still. Continue going
forward and go down the ladder. Go left past another ladder and kill the caveman
for a key. Go back and climb down the ladder you just past. Open the barrier and
use the same strategy you used on the first knight of this scene to kill this
one. Get a healing item to the right of the ladder, then climb down just to the
forth step. A knight will be walking by. To kill him, jump off the ladder when
he's walking away from the wall, quickly shoot him, quickly climb back up the
forth step, and repeat. With the barbarian, go all the way down and approach the
knight, quickly turn away as he tries to attack you, then quickly turn back and
attack him. Head all the way left to a ladder and climb up to the exit.
-Scene 3-
Move forward and two goblins appear on both sides of you. Block the ones on the
right and move forward a little more. Another one appears and a knight comes at
you. Quickly use your last midas ring while they're onscreen together. Move on
forward and walk off some ledges. Kill the knight right of the ladder since he
gives you a healing item. Climb down the ladder, climb down another ladder, and
climb down yet another ladder. Go all the way left and step on the switch to
release a werewolf with a key. Climb back up the ladder and open the barrier at
the top first. Enter the door to get another key with other items. Be careful
with the saws moving around the perimeter of the room. Go back out, climb down
the ladder, and open the barrier below to go to the exit.
-Scene 4-
Head all the way to the right. You'll come to a switch that causes a caveman to
appear. It's hard to jump over it, but the caveman shouldn't be a problem. Keep
going all the way right to a barrier. A knight will come to you. Kill him with
the wizard's strong attack. With the other two, approach him, quickly turn away
as he attacks you, quickly turn back and attack him. Get the key he drops and
open the barrier. Climb up the ladder and go down another ladder at the right.
Get the key in the chest to the right and open the barrier at the left to get
another key, midas ring, and healing item. Climb back up and open the barrier
left of the other ladder. Go left, step on the switch, and quickly use the midas
ring you just got while lots of enemies are onscreen. Continue left and go up
the ladder. Go all the way right and climb down a ladder. Wait for the two flaps
on the right side to close, then walk and jump to the middle to avoid falling on
the spears. Do the same for the other two flaps and continue going left. Go down
the ladder and go left past two more ladders. Lightly jump to the ledge across
the viking and watch out for the eyeball that blends with the background. Kill
the lizard on the other ledge by simply staying on the middle ledge and jumping
to shoot him. With the barbarian, get on the ledge the lizard is on and block,
wait for him to attack, attack once, and repeat. Get the key the lizard drops
and get back on the middle ledge. Walk off the ledge to the left and you'll land
on a ledge below. Kill the goblin for a healing item. Head all the way right.
Don't worry about getting hit by the frogs since they do almost no damage. Just
watch out for their explosion. Climb up the ladder, then climb down the other.
Open the barrier and head right. The switch will cause spears to fall from the
ceiling, so jump over it. Continue forward and go up the ladder. A little more
than halfway up is a secret passage on the right wall to a room with lots of
silver and a transform item. Continue going back up the ladder. The Medusa Head
returns for the third time, but she's not the boss. She's a sub-boss here, but
she's easy to kill and not too powerful. Stand on the other side of the gate and
use the huntress or wizard's strong attack to kill her instantly. Get close to
her with the barbarian and block her laser, attack once, and repeat. Enter the
door to go to the final scene.
-Scene 5-
Wait for the left and middle set of spears to retract, then move and jump over
the other set of spears. Now you can go one of two ways, either up or down. Both
routes take you to the same place, but it's best to take the upper one since it
is shorter and easier. There is an invisible hole on the floor. Look closely at
the tiles; you'll notice that one of them has a symbol that kind of looks like
an "&". Jump over this tile and go right up the ladder. Continue to the right
jumping over two spear pits. There will be a powerup over some spears that come
up from the floor. Move forward slowly as the spears retract and get the powerup
if you need it. Get the key from the chest, open the barrier, and continue to
the right. You'll see a ladder under a block; this is where you'd end up if you
took the lower route. Keep going right where you'll have to cross and jump from
bridge to bridge. If you miss a jump, you'll fall to another bridge below. There
is nothing but goblins below, so just keep heading right if you fall and climb
back up on the ladder at the end. Continue right to some falling spears. Let the
spears fall first as you slowly move between them. Enter the door guarded by the
knight to go to the boss.
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|Level 7: Forest|
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-Scene 1-
This is the hardest level of the game. In this level, the common enemy becomes
knights and there are also gargoyles towards the end. This is why you want to
get as many transform and invisibility items as possible. These two items may
not have been very useful in the previous levels, but you'll be using them like
crazy here. Before going to the level, buy as much of the following items in
this order: strength, transform, and invisibility. The best way to complete this
level is to rush through it with invisibility. The faster you get out of here,
the longer you'll survive and the less healing items you'll use. The first scene
is short and isn't too bad. Head all the way right and kill the second caveman
after the bamboo spike pit for a healing item. Jump over another spike pit and
kill the knight by attacking him from the step below. Watch out for the weed
that tries to lash you and keep going all the way right. The door to exit the
scene is between the two torches; that's how all the doors look in this level.
-Scene 2-
This scene is also short, but harder. For the most part, you'll want to stay on
the lower route as much as possible. Move a little right and the moment a knight
appears, use an invisibility item and rush through jumping over him and other
knights. Your invisibility wears off when you reach two red knights. Use another
one and continue moving forward. Your invisibility wears off a little before you
reach a vulture. The knight below gives you a healing item if you don't use a
transform item on him. Kill him by walking off the ledge, get back up as he goes
to you, walk off the ledge again and attack him quickly. Get the items in the
chest and continue forward to a house. Get on the ledge left of the house and
jump on the roof. Jump to the upper roof and get to a small ledge on the right.
Jump forward to land on a ledge with two chests. Transform and kill the gargoyle
flying by for a healing item. Walk off the ledge to the exit.
-Scene 3-
Walk a little forward, then move back to avoid the falling rocks. Move down two
ledges and climb down the ladder. Move a bit forward and wait for the rocks to
fall. Jump over the toxic pit and climb down another ladder. Jump over another
toxic pit, then jump back quickly to avoid more falling rocks. Jump over the pit
again and go in the door to get a healing item and a few silver if you want. Use
a high jump attack to reach the ledge above. Use a high jump attack again to get
over the long pit and move forward quickly to avoid falling rocks. Wait for the
weed to lash, then climb up the ladder and get off on the ground. There will be
an earthquake, but no rocks will fall. Keep going forward, cross a bridge, and
move back a little to avoid falling rocks. Continue right to the exit.
-Scene 4-
Move right below the ledge. Use an invisibility item so the gargoyles won't see
you and move forward right through them. Stop when you see a grey gargoyle and
kill it for a healing and force field item. Continue forward; watch out for the
explosions of the frogs. Use another invisibility item to jump over the toxic
pit after the frogs. Get a healing item from a werewolf below the wooden ledges.
Climb to the top most ledge to get a chest with more items. Walk to the ledge
across and transform the gargoyle while he's flying above the upper ground, then
kill him for a healing item. Continue heading all the way right to exit to the
boss and be sure to kill the skeleton for a force field.
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|Level 8: Manax's Lair|
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-Scene 1-
This is the final level of the game. It's not as hard as the previous level, but
the boss at the end is tough. You probably won't have much silver, but buy as
many strength items as you can. Begin by going right, up a ladder, and ride down
a tile. Here's the Medusa Head as a sub-boss again; she just doesn't know when
to quit. Use the same strategy from Level 6 to kill her for good this time. Get
the key, open the barrier, and ride up a tile. Go left and ride up another tile,
but stay crouched so you don't get crushed on the spikes. This causes another
tile to appear across; ride it to the area above to get some items and go down
the ladder. Head left to ride up another tile and jump to the small ledge on the
right wall. Wait for another tile to come down, ride it up and climb the ladder.
There is a switch at the bottom of the first pit of falling rocks that causes
a chest with a key to appear. Move on forward and climb up another ladder. The
chest contains spiders, so don't open it. Use a high jump attack to get on the
block; it can be hard with the low ceiling. Wait for the block to lower and jump
to the other one across. Wait for that one to lower and jump to the ledge. Go
right and ride a tile down. There is a secret room with items on the right wall
near the top; just walk right as you ride the tile down and you'll reach it. Go
back out and to the left. Wait for the arrows to shoot and slowly walk off the
ledge so you land on the switch that stops them. Go left, down the ladder, and
to the right. The switches cause the flaps to open, but there is nothing down
there but traps. Kill the gargoyle for a healing item. Continue to the right and
kill a skeleton for a key; you should now have two, one extra. Open the barrier
and climb down. Kill the werewolf for another key. Open another barrier and head
left. Slowly walk off the ledge so you don't land on the switch that will cause
rocks to fall. Go left to the ladder, climb down, and go right. Open the barrier
with the extra key to get some items guarded by a lizard and go back to the door
to exit to the next scene.
-Scene 2-
Go in the door to get a healing item in a chest and key from a gargoyle. Go back
out, open the barrier, go down the ladder, and enter another door for a key. Get
the lizard to throw his sai at the left wall to reach the chest with a key. Head
back out, open the barrier, climb down, and go in yet another door for a key. Go
and stay crouched on the right tile as it rises and lowers. A chest with the key
appears on the left. The other tile causes a chest with spiders to appear on the
right. Head out, open the barrier, climb down, and go in one last door for the
key. Be careful here; you'll have to go all the way right jumping deep pits. If
you fall, you won't be able to get out since the pits are very deep and you'll
have to let yourself slowly die on the spikes. Jump to the first small ledge and
wait for the gargoyle to fly over a pit. Transform him so he falls into the pit.
Continue right to the key and go all the way back out. Open the barrier at the
right to get a key and other items. Goblins will appear on both sides very close
to you, so use a blast item the moment they appear. Now, open the barrier at the
left. Kill the vulture for a key and open the barrier further left. Ride down
the tile and head all the way right. Watch out for the eyeball at the end that
blends in with the background. Ride another tile down and go right. Transform
the gargoyles, then use a blast item while they're in the air. Get the key, open
the barrier, climb down, and enter the door to go to the boss.
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SECRETS
Every game usually has secrets and this game happens to be one of them. Secrets
can come in the form of codes, passwords, or a special area somewhere in the
game. There are no passwords for this game and there doesn't appear to be button
combination codes either, but there is a special level warp area you can access.
Level Warp Area
Right at the end of the first scene of Level 1, with the door going to Scene 2,
there is a small invisible platform above the left side of the door. Use a high
jump attack to reach it, then jump to the right to another invisible platform.
Keep jumping up to find another door; enter it to go to the secret level warp
area. There will be seven doors and several powerups and treasure chests will
appear between each door as you walk by. The first door from the left goes to
Level 2, next to Level 3, and so on to Level 8. You will not regain any lost
health when you go to the next level from the warp area. This area can be very
hard to reach with the barbarian, but still possible. With him, try high jump
attacking while you approach the invisible platform from the left or right.
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CREDITS
Thanks to:
CJayC - for hosting the guide at www.gamefaqs.com
Leo Chan - for hosting it at www.neoseeker.com
GameFAQs member dragonmaster_90 - for the secret level warp area and finding the
rapid attack for the barbarian
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