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The walkthrough!
Author: Cedric Cooks/Oda (Username: Cedoda)
E-mail address:
[email protected]
This basically here is the same walkthrough done a year ago, but updated
with more detail. It is still thus far the only Buck Bumble guide on
the net (Until another one comes in, of course).
Table of Contents
1. Story
2. Controls
3. Items
4. Weapons
5. Enemies
6. Helpful tips
7. Walkthrough
8. Credits
9. Disclaimer
Revision History
7/24/2000
Finished up controls section.
7/25/2000
Finished sections 2-5, and I'm done with stages 1-10 on the walkthrough.
7/30/2000
Added "Extras" to the walkthrough.
8/11/2000
Just for fun, I'll throw in the lyrics to the introduction!
2/18/2001
Story is now thrown in.
8/16/2001
Completely updated, with a new disclaimer and a completely re-edited
walkthrough. Also took out the rap.
1. Story
The setting is Rural England, everything appears to be peaceful, but not
for long.......
A chemical spill that took place years ago has affected a good number of
insects, now being referred to as The Herd. Immediately, weapons were
being made, and with an unusual interest in nuclear weapons, they, with
their leader, the queen, are plotting to take over the garden, and
perhaps the entire world.
Only one bee known as Buck Bumble can put a stop to this threat. Good
luck!
2. Controls
Control Stick: Move
A: Fly
B: Hover
C-left/C-down: Change weapon
C-up: Change camera angle
C-right/R/L: Do a loop-de-loop. (Press any button before he's halfway
finished to turn around quickly)
Start: Pause
3. Items
Honey drop: Eat this hanging from flowers to recover some health. If
they are found in a green sphere, and you grab them, you'll fully
recover your life meter!
Point particles: Depending on how big it is, you'll get 10,100, or 500
points. 10,000 points. means an extra life!
Key piece: Needed for key doors, they are gotten by performing certain
tasks, usually by killing a certain enemy.
Switches: Shoot the blue dot and see what happens! It can't be hit
while it's red. They mostly open doors.
Explosives: Carry these to your destined area, but make sure it doesn't
hit ANYTHING or you're dead.
Nuclear Device: Fly through one and get out of that area quickly!
Red Doors: Opened by killing all enemies.
Yellow Doors: Opened by hitting switches.
Key Doors: You need all three key pieces before you can open these!
Portals: Takes you to another area, obviously. Some may require you to
shoot every enemy in the area in order for it to open.
3. Weapons (I don't know their real names, so don't scream at me if I
get it wrong. Some names have been changed to protect the innocent and
overthrow the guilty. Sort of.)
1. Blaster Pistol
Full ammo: Unlimited
Power: Pathetically weak
Ammo packs it comes in: None, it's infinite
Speed: Kind of slow
Usefulness: As Marshmallow would say, "Leave this one in the garage!"
This puny little weapon, just like any other starting weapon, is weak
and useless, and is only to be used as a last resort if you run out of
ammo, although with the ammo you collect here, there won't be any!
Definitely a must put away once you get a weapon better than this.
2. Plasma Blaster
Full ammo: 500 shots
Power: Pretty darn good
Ammo packs it comes in: 50 shots
Speed: Medium
Usefulness: Very helpful.
Now this will be a MAJOR threat to the herd! It fires plasma blasts,
which has the potential of wiping out several enemies in a few hits. It
holds the most ammo in the game, and it has a nice fire rate.
Basically, this is your bread and butter for most of the game.
3. Grenade launcher
Full ammo: 40
Power: Ok
Ammo packs it come in: 5 shots
Speed: Pretty slow
Usefulness: Some
An O.K. gun, basically for ground targets. It can also be used for
airborne targets, but it's preferred for heavily armored targets, such
as snails and weevils.
4. Multi bomb
Full ammo: 20
Power: Strong (Assuming all bombs hit the target)
Ammo packs it comes in: 3 groups of them
Speed: Medium
Usefulness: Some
I only use this to destroy the heavily armored turrets on the ground,
and is also recommended for heavy enemies on the ground and multiple
enemies on the ground at once. Not suprisingly, they're for ground
targets. Oh, the bombs spread out, weakening the damage but allowing
you to hit multiple enemies.
5. Auto-crossbow
Full ammo: 200 darts
Power: Weak as weapon #1
Ammo packs it comes in: 30 arrows
Speed: Very freaking fast!
Usefulness: Almost as useless as weapon #1
It looks more like an automatic crossbow, that's why I gave it the name.
Anyway, it fires arrows at very high speeds (They even stick to
surfaces), but they are so weak, that bosses will find this weapon
ticklish (Apart from your starting weapon, of course). I only use this
to defuse the Nuke weapon on stage 13, but that's it.
6. Homing Missile Gun
Full ammo: 20 missiles
Power: Man, this is going to hurt.....
Ammo packs it comes in: 5 missiles
Speed: Pretty fast
Usefulness: It's helpful enough, at least.
Your basic "Fire and forget" weapon, it launches a missile at your
enemies. No need to lock on, just aim and shoot. They can only go a
certain distance before they run out of fuel and lose altitude, however.
7. Laser gun
Full ammo: 100 shots
Power: Strong
Ammo packs it comes in: 30 shots
Speed: Medium
Usefulness: For certain situations
Don't let the small size fool you, this weapon packs quite a punch.
This small red laser has the potential to level some heavily armed
enemies in a few hits, and some form the weaker ones in one hit.
8. Fly-By-Wire Missile Launcher
Full ammo: 20 missiles
Power: You'll feel this one in the morning
Ammo packs it comes in: 5 missiles
Speed: Pretty fast
Usefulness: Prepare to fall in love with this weapon!
It's similar to the homing missiles, but you control the missile
yourself! Take cover and fire, because if you get hit, you'll lose
control of it and you'll have to fire another one. It too, can also go
a certain distance, but the fall can be used to your advantage to strike
some targets below (Sometimes).
9. Lighting Gun
Full ammo: 10 blasts
Power: Medium
Ammo packs it comes in: 3 shots
Speed: A little slow
Usefulness: Not as useful
Big in size, but not in power, this fires a lightning blast that goes
through several enemies. Don't expect this to work on bosses, though,
it's not really powerful against them.
10. Lock-on Plasma Blaster
Full ammo: 100 shots
Power: Medium
Ammo packs it comes in: 40 shots
Speed: Did that just pass Speed Racer's car?
Usefulness: Good
One of my favorites, it fires plasma blasts that chase enemies.
However, the lack of ammo won't be enough, but it's nice for taking out
enemies in groups.
11. Stun Gun
Full ammo: Unlimited (Although the dumb thing says 10 for some unknown
reason)
Power: It only paralyzes, though enemies will find this ticklish
Ammo packs it comes in: None. Be happy.
Speed: Medium
Usefulness: Only used in the 11th level, it's thrown away once
completed.
Used only in the 11th level, this is used for shooting Herdlings.
4. Enemies
Dragonflies: There are 2 types of these bugs. The first type just flies
around, another type fires at you and follows you.
Wasps: These things are completely annoying. The moment one sees you,
it'll try to sting you! Plus, they rely on that safety in numbers
tactic-they travel in groups. Oh, the other type carries a gun and
fires it at you.
Mosquitoes: They crash into you........annoying things.............
Snails: Some threats they are-they just move around. However, when they
die, and blood flies all over the place, don't get hit by the blood, as
it'll harm you. Another type is where they have a gun mounted on their
backs, and when they die, they'll fire two heat seeking missiles at you!
Weevils: I hate these enemies. Their nose is a cannon of sorts, and
when a bomb hits you, it takes off an insane amount of health! That's
not right! Thankfully, they shoot in a straight line, allowing you to
move away, but it does turn when you move.
Beetles (Wild guess) : Very rare, they fly around and fire lasers at
you.
Spiders: They hang on webs, blocking your path. The only way to remove
the web is to kill the spider.
Ants (Another wild guess): These little munchkins squirt blood at you.
Flies: They fire pulse shots at you, and always seem to get in the way
when you have a chance to go somewhere.
Earthworms: Found watery areas (How odd.........), they fire pulse
blasts at you when you get close. They're also a little hard to hit
because they move their head a lot.
Giant Beetles: A bigger, tougher, and well armored beetle, they fire
lasers at you from one place. When they near death, they get up and fly
around.
Gatekeepers: These rare machines unload heavy firepower on you (Can you
say lasers and homing missiles?). Even if you know what the weak spot
is, you'll have to make it past their tricky firepower to get to it!
Boats: They shoot missiles at you.
And here are some other traps!
Protector beams: When you get close to a certain object, it'll fire
lasers at you. Look for switches to shut them off.
Proximity Mines: One type hovers in the air, and gets close to you when
you get close enough. Also fires laser blasts. Thankfully, these can
be destroyed. On the other hand, there is another type where they are
planted on the ground, and will ALMOST KILL YOU (If not instantly) if
you're not careful. Plus, they can't be destroyed.
Turrets: One fires from ceilings but is weak, the other kind is mounted
on the ground, but has strong defense.
5. Helpful tips
1. Flee to a certain area (Such as a corner) and blast some bugs from
there while hovering in place.
2. Take cover whenever possible. This holds especially true for later
stages.
3. Doing a loop-de-loop can save your hide when it come to enemies
attacking you up close-especially if it's those annoying wasps.
4. Save honey drops for when you really need them. Trust me, this game
hard enough with all this firepower being aimed at you.
5. Don't touch the water! If you do, press A rapidly to get him out!
Otherwise, he'll die. Besides, I'd laugh myself silly if a bee could
swim.
6. Impossible as it may seem, you can shoot enemy missiles! However,
it's better to fly away from them.
6. Walkthrough
Note: Secret areas are now covered in the walkthrough!
Stage 1: Shock Strike
Objective: Kill all enemies in the area.
Simple enough, teleport out of your base (The route is linear) and get
ready for action. Turn to the left and kill the dragonflies and pick up
the plasma gun while you're at it. Head for the red door. The moment
it says "Herd Gate Open", 3 wasps will fly out. That's also your cue to
shoot before they even reach you.
Head through and you'll find more enemies. Kill the flying ones first,
then the snails with the grenade launcher. Look for a trail of points
to continue, but beware of the proximity mines at the top and bottom!
The last 3 enemies won't be much trouble, just a snail and two
dragonflies.
Stage 2: Radar Run
Objective: Locate the 3 radar dishes before your base is discovered.
The herd seems pretty desperate to locate your base, eh? Anyway, shoot
the switch to open the door ahead. You'll immediately see a radar dish.
Shoot that and continue to kill the enemies you see around you. There
should be another switch in the area, shoot that to open a door. Go
over the hill (Hence the trail of points leading up) and continue into
it.
You'll spot another dish, destroy that and take care of the wasps.
You'll have seen a green wall on your way in. Behind it is some points
leading to a warp. Inside, you'll find 2 wasps, a full health honey
drop, and the Auto-crossbow, but don't use it (Yet).
See those gray rocks with flashing blue dots? Destroy those to uncover
the secret passage HQ told you earlier in the briefing. You'll be
encountering the weevils for the first time, so pull out your grenade
launcher and get ready to pack some serious heat!
After the rumble, you'll see a pond. Remember, if you fall in the
water, press A repeatedly to get out or he'll drown. Go over the lily
pads to get some Multi bombs. Ahead is a warp, but 3 midair mines block
the path. Shoot them, but beware of a wall turret.
Ah, the last radar dish! And unlike the last two, they're heavily
guarded! Ignore all threats and destroy the last dish.
Stage 3: Return Fire
Objective: Save the base before it's gone!
Ah, the Herd was just lucky.........
This stage will pose a challenge. Go forward (The path is linear) and
you'll spot a switch. Shoot it to open the door. You'll have to go
back, since it's a dead end, and you'll eventually see the yellow door
along the way. Go inside and into the warp.
Surely you know the way back to base? Good! Remember to shoot the
mines so you won't get badly hurt. Eliminate all threats around the
base and it'll be safe!
Sort of..........
A Herd ground unit managed to put a nuclear device here, so you'll want
to take it out of the base. To where they dropped it and gently go down
until you pick it up. Go back to the warp. After going through the
door, go left. Going to the right will only make you go to the spot
where you shot the switch earlier, so don't go to the right. When you
approach the pad, go low enough go Buck will drop the explosive on the
pad. There! Done!
Stage 4: The Sonar Tower
Objective: Destroy the Sonar Tower.
HQ is slow at finding equipment, I know. Start off by shooting the
shield generator and follow the wire to another shield generator. All 4
shield generators are connected to each other, and they are all
connected to the Sonar Tower. There are also enemies and mines along
the way, so be careful.
Short stage walkthrough, eh? Once you've blown up the shield generator,
you're free to shoot the Sonar Tower.
Stage 5: Big Blips
Objective: Wipe those enemies (As big blips of course) before the base
is threatened.
Why can't HQ get a security system?
You start off at your base. You know the way to the warp. Once you
warp to the location, you'll encounter Earthworms for the first time.
Use your plasma gun to shoot them in the head that they die. Then
you'll face a giant one which is more powerful than the last two. To
make this guy a joke, shoot him when he starts to rise up out of the
water, Or better yet, get in his face an wipe him out instantly with the
Multi bomb!
Stage 6: Short Fuse
Objective: Take the explosives and drop them under the Herd's control
center.
Shoot the switch to destroy the protective beam, but don't pick up the
bomb yet. Rather than go forward to the door, but it's locked! However
a wire coming out of here will lead to a switch. Avoid the mosquitoes
and shoot it, then get out of here!
After heading through the door, shoot the wasps and look down. You'll
see the Homing Missile Launcher! Pick it up and continue through the
linear path leading you into the smelly old sewers. You're only threats
here are Earthworms and a wasp. Explore the area for power ups and when
you see a yellow door, go to the left and you'll encounter a switch.
Guess what you have to do to it........
Head through and blast the Earthworms with your homing missiles, and wa-
la! You've just cleared the path en-route to your destination! Go back
and pick up the explosives and head to the control center. Ignore all
wasps and go inside carefully inside and drop them under the target.
Stage 7: Outpost
Objective: Destroy the Herd Outpost.
A pretty linear level, search the area for power ups (Including the
Homing Plasma Gun), and blast the life out of those wasps. Then after
nailing the fly (Who just likes to get in your way), you'll see mines at
the top and bottom. Shoot the mines at the top so you won't be taken by
surprise when they explode in your face, and head to the right through
the fence.
There are two protective beams. To the right are two switches. One has
a fly guarding it, and another by a army of ants. Shoot both switches
to remove them. Then shoot some kind of blue covering to enter the
sewers. The sewer path to the Outpost is linear, just watch out for
enemies and search for items.
Once you're there, you'll have to destroy the generators connected to
the Outpost. Two of them, however, are connected to each other. Once
destroyed, the center of the Outpost is all yours to blow up.
Stage 8: The Sewers
Objective: Kill all wasps and wasp generators.
The entrance to the sewers is basically straightforward, along the way
to your right, there should be a secret passage. Here, you'll find lots
of health and points and ammo. Not that much, though.......
Shoot the blue covering blocking the entrance, and keep going 'til you
land in a room full of mosquitoes. Avoid them to your best ability and
go to the right, and blow up the midair mines. Careful, though, as one
will surprise you from the right (That's because you're closer to that
one than the one to the left.).
Pick either direction you want to go, left or right, because the have
wasps generators and wasps galore. After you finish off one wasp
generator, go to the other side and blow up that one. However, there
are a total of three, and we only have one more left to go.
Remember that room with the mosquitoes we went through earlier? Well,
you'll see another path dead ahead when you re-enter. If you see pipes
aligned vertically on the walls, you're on the right path. Go to the
far end and follow the linear path to the final wasp generator.
Stage 9: Clean Up
Objective: Scan this particular area for any info.
As always, proceed forward. You'll get a message that says "DANGER!
KEEP LOW!" It's not a fireworks display, but rather, bombs bursting in
air like "The Star Spangled Banner" are launched from cannons. They'll
tear you apart if you're careless, so stay low at all costs.
You'll have to look for 3 key pieces here, the first one is right when
you enter. Shoot that weird looking box with the blue dot for key piece
#1. Follow the water path to the end and you'll encounter a earthworm,
blast him for the second key piece. And the third one will be obtained
from shooting one of the wasps.
Go back to the start, and enter through the door. Kill all enemies to
open the portal. Once you go inside fly forward avoiding all mosquites
and shooting flies in your way.
To be honest, I think HQ just sent you out there to kill stuff. But
it'll change after you go inside..........
You're accidently warped to a mini-boss, and you must kill it to clear
the stage. First off, never, and I repeat, NEVER GET UP IN IT'S FACE
AND SHOOT HIM. You're just asking for a suicide mission and you'll end
dying under heavy fire. Shoot it from a point where it can't shoot
back, but pick a weapon that has enough range to hit it, at least.
It'll rise up when low on health, so keep at it and it should go down
after a while.
Stage 10: Scramble Pylon
Objective: Destroy the Scramble Pylon.
HQ found the reason for the teleport error, but if I remember correctly,
shouldn't it be you and not HQ trying to find the rest of the Herd
equipment?
Anyway, this door has five switches, and you'll have to find them all.
The first four are easy to find, it's fifth one that'll confuse some
first timers. Naturally, the first half is non-linear.
First off, fly through the logs (Inside one of them is the infamous Fly-
by-wire missiles). Eventually, as you exit the second one, you'll see a
wire going out. Follow it to a switch, but brace yourself-lots of enemy
fire is ready to tear you up. Once that's taken care of you can do the
other four in any order. However, I usually do it like this:
Fly to the right. One switch is on the left side, the other on the
right. Follow the left one first and you'll find a switch at the end.
Shoot that. The other one is hanging around the area with all of the
earthworms. Then go to the left side. Follow the right wire this time
first. You'll be gunned down by lasers, but be thankful that at the end
there are two flowers! After that's gone, do the other one. And wa-la,
we have opened the door!
The pylon is guarded by 3 earthworms and a boat. I like to blast the
pylon from afar with 2 manual missiles. It'll go down completely
afterwards, but be sure to watch out for the boat, because while the
earthworms shots can't reach you, the boat will, because it moves
around.
Stage 11: Herdling Research
Objective: Capture 3 different colored Herdlings.
Don't let HQ's briefing fool you-it's actually quite noisy here, because
of the turrets and other enemies around here. You'll also have to
search for (Yet again) 3 key pieces.
First off, after the path at the start spits you into a wide open area,
go to the left a little. Here, if you see a mound a with some automatic
guns (I'm tired of calling them turrets right now) and a platform with a
weapon you've never seen before, that's the stun gun. Pick it up and
blow up one of the automatic guns around here with the multibomb for the
first key piece.
Near the start of the area, you'll see small yellow bugs. That's one of
the Herdlings you have to find! Unless you have eyesight that can help
you spot Waldo in under a minute, don't confuse with the yellow ants
around here. Shoot it with the stun gun (It'll flip over, meaning it's
paralyzed) and carefully pick it up. Then take to the start point so
it'll be warped back to headquarters.
One thing you need to know about Herdlings-treat them like explosives so
you wont accidently touch the ground and they'll get smashed and die.
Buck won't lose a life, but that means you'll have to get another one,
and there are three in each area, and to my knowledge, they don't come
back, so you'll want to be careful. I'm only saying this because I
never knew if there were an infinite amount of these guys.
The remaining key pieces shouldn't be hard to find, one is in the
building with square holes, and the last one from blowing up the snails.
Enter and you'll see wasps armed with guns, keeping in mind that they
take more hits then their unarmed cousins. Be sure to kill the snail,
too, so the red door will open. Here, you'll spot a switch being
guarded by a automatic gun. Blow it up and shoot it, then follow the
path to the end for some red Herdlings. Do the same procedure as
before. Remember, you can defend yourself and keep the Herdling intact.
Remember that switch you shot earlier? The door that was once locked is
now open! Ignore all threats and you'll see the last species of
Herdling-green. Do the same tactic as you did for the other two.
Stage 12: The Extractor
Objective: Destroy the Extractor.
At the start, you'll eventually see wires connected to a switch. Follow
both wires (They go the same way, and the switches are apart from each
other, so you don't need to follow the other wire.) and shoot the
switches from a distance, since they are surround by proximity mines on
the ground.
After that, shoot the main switch. Follow the wire to the door and
enter when it opens. Inside you'll see 2 more switches, with midair
proximity mines and flies. Stay low and shoot both switches (And the
flies blocking them) to open the door and remove the protective beam to
your left.
Kill all the wasps in the next area, and after going through that red
door, another switch should be to your right. This will get rid of one
more protective beam guarding the extractor. There's also a secret
alcove (Destroy the rocks with blue flashing dots, see Stage 2: Radar
run) under the ground with health and ammo.
It's pretty easy to take out everyone in the area before you blow up the
extractor, and you can stock up on health and ammo by shooting those
boxes. Shoot both sets of realistic looking batteries to wipe out the
extractor.
Stage 13: The Nuke Tower
Objective: Disable the Nuclear weapon before it's launched.
I wonder what made nuclear weapons turn on the Herd so much.......
Anyway, stock up on ammo, then push forward. Turn left to a path
leading to a switch, shoot it, and continue on the path you were just
on. Avoid the homing missiles at all costs, they're being launched at
you the entire time. Go behind the barrel near the fence and the
madness of homing missiles will stop. Upon entering the next area,
however, look to your left for a switch. It'll get linear until you
enter the sewers.
A protective beam blocks the portal. Kill the earthworm, then head to
the left for a switch. Enter the portal.........
You have 1:50 (Or 1:40, I forgot the time) to disable the Nuke missile.
Eliminate all threats, the use your Auto crossbow to shoot the blue dot.
It'll move somewhere else after a few hits. For the record, it'll start
in the center, then move to the left, then to the right. It'll repeat
once more.
Stage 14: Mucus Storage
Objective: Destroy the Mucus Storage.
You'll truly make friends with the Fly-by-wire missiles in this stage
(And for the rest of the game). Pick up all the ammo in here and
continue. You'll see some flying enemies in front of the protective
beams. Kill the enemies with the Homing Plasma Blaster, then shoot the
switch ahead with the Fly-by-wire missiles, since the beams guard them.
Go forward and kill all the enemies in the next area (Including the guns
mounted on the walls) And do the same for the next area. After that,
you'll have to go through some holes in the fences, but ahead are some
more protective beams. Use your Fly-by-wire missiles to hit the
switches.
You'll then be at the mucus storage. Personally, you can either hit the
blue dots on the silos from afar with your manual missiles (Another name
for the weapon), or get up close with the Lazer gun and shoot it a few
times. Be wary of the enemies, though.
Stage 15: Depot Attack
Objective: Kill the wasps before they reach the depot. Then, destroy
the Spore Carrier.
A linear stage, you must kill three wasps before they reach the depot.
However, when you hit a wasp, it'll leave behind a 10 point powerup, so
they'll take lots of punishment before they give up the ghost. Apart
from dying, you'll also lose a life if even one wasp reaches the depot
station.
The Spore carrier isn't as tough as it looks, though. Get behind it and
shoot the two engine exhausts, then the top will uncover it's weak
point. Shoot like mad until it goes down.
Stage 16: Steralization
Objective: Trigger the nuclear device and escape.
Another linear stage, I can cover this in one paragraph, because the
Herd has already triggered the device and you have about 2:40 seconds to
escape, and this stage basically consists of you using your Homing
Plasma Blaster to shoot anything getting in your way. You'll get some
ammo for this gun along the way, and you'll want to get out of here
alive by using this weapon in this stage, unless you want him to enjoy
being part of the fireworks show.
Stage 17: Scorpion Killer
Objective: Kill everything in the hives area of the Herd's base.
All right, start off by shooting the spider on the web. Then go to the
left, being sure to shoot the proximity mines. Be careful, though, they
fire back! Pick all of the power ups and health and go to the other
side.
Along the way, you'll see a spider who will shoot orange blasts that
spun around and try to hurt you! Take cover and fire your fly by wire
missiles at it. Shoot another spider on the web and you'll see another
giant beetle. Use the same strategy as you did on level 9, explore for
power ups, and continue.
Kill the Earthworms in the next hallway, and you'll another Giant Beetle
(AGAIN?!) You should know how to kill those. Be honest. At the end of
this linear stage is a warp. Kill the Giant Earthworm to enter. You'll
fight a Gatekeeper at the end, but it's not as hard as it looks. Get in
between the two guns and fire your laser gun at it.
Stage 18: Core Nuke
Objective: Use a bomb to blow up the core.
Everything in the first area must eliminated, and that includes the ant
and wasp generators (Unless you like endless enemies). A portal will
open, so continue into the next area. The path is pretty linear for the
moment, so go ahead and blast the spider on the web. Eventually, a bomb,
a mosquito generator and a portal will be seen at the end. Wipe out the
generator, deactivate the switch to remove the protective beams (So
you'll pick up everything in the room, including the bomb), and enter
the portal with the bomb in hand. It'll be very hard to do,
though......
The moment you enter this new area, go to the left, don't go straight
right now. Shoot the switch so one more protective beam will be gone,
then continue ahead and turn left again. You'll see the spot on where
to drop the pad, but you'll have to shoot the 4 blue spots (You'll see
them, trust me) with your manual missiles. Killing the earthworsm are
optional, and if you did kill all 4, wasps will eventually come in as
reinforcements.
In any case, get rid of the protective beam, drop the bomb, and get the
heck out! You have about 1:30 (or 1:40) to exit, but it shouldn't be
hard to do, except at the beginning. Go through the middle and turn
right if you get lost at the beginning. Ignore the earthworms and rush
into the portal!
Whew......
Stage 19: Gatekeepers
Objective: Destroy all gatekeepers, then kill the QUEEN!
Okay, everyone....final stage.....here we go! Turn around right now,
because you are facing the path to the Queen's chamber. After going
through a linear area for a while, go to the left. You'll face a
gatekeeper, do the same strategy as you did in stage 17, but watch out-
they fire homing missiles at you more often!
Pick up the key piece, and go the other direction, since this is a dead
end. If you by any chance cross a bridge of sorts, you're on the right
path. Ahead is another gatekeeper, take care of him. And on the right
side of the bridge, is another gatekeeper. You'll know it when you see
some bars aligned. After slughtering all the gatekeepers and getting
all the key pieces, it's time to work your way to the Queen's chambers.
The Queen can be a pain to take out for first timers. She has two
phases. The first phase is where she walks around and fires lasers at
you when close. She also unleashes homing missiles at you, and she does
this a lot. Use the Fly-by-wire missiles to shoot her in the head. Get
away when she gets too close, and make use of the flowers in the corners
of the arena.
Her second phase is much easier, she flies around. It's pretty easy to
kill her with the Plasma Blaster, because she really doesn't do anything
other than follow you around. Afterwards, you'll beat Buck Bumble!
7. Credits
Nintendo/Ubi Soft: Well, they made the game, after all.
Cedric Cooks/Oda (Cedoda): I wrote this!
CJayC: Let's just say without him, this website, www.gamefaqs.com,
wouldn't exist!
Wow, the credits were that short?
8. Disclaimer
FOR THE WEBMASTERS:
This guide was made by me, Cedric Cooks/Oda (Cedoda). I have nothing to
do with Ubi Soft, Nintendo, or any other affiliates (If any) involved in
the making of this game. It can be printed out, but not for money.
Also, make sure you give me credit if you want to post this on your
site. If you say this is yours, you'll be in serious trouble (Not to
mention that CJayC (Gamefaqs webmaster) will send out powerful lawyers
afterwards. The latest version is always at www.gamefaqs.com, and I'd
appreciate it if you update it when my new version is updated, unless
you like the previous one better.
FOR THE COMMONFOLK:
So you want to print this guide out? Well, first, you need my
permission, and you must promise not to sell it. You will use the guide
as the thing it's intended to be-a guide. Either that, or out of
entertainment (Reading it just for fun). If you must send me E-mail,
send me informative E-mail, which includes hints, secrets, and thank
you's for the guide. Don't send me idiotic E-mail, which includes job
applications for your site, complaints, insults, stuff already mentioned
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Both of you people must follow these rules. Failure to do this will
result in you not using the guide altogether.
Until the next guide, everyone..........
FEEL THE STING OF BUCK BUMBLE, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!
Copyright 2000 by Cedric Cooks/Oda
All rights reserved
-"And that's the end of that chapter!"-
