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Introduction
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Welcome to my nineteenth Guide without a co-author.
I found out about this game through the NES Completion Project. Playing the
game long enough, I decided that I should be the person to cover this game.
I would have wanted to have all characters to be useful sometime during the
game, instead of just Sun Wukong (the Monkey) being great for almost every
level.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this guide and the game as much as I enjoyed writing
the guide and playing the game.
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Contents
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To find a section quickly, press "Ctrl"+"F" and copy the string of text in the
square brackets.
01) Game Basics .................................. [JW01]
01A) Controls ............................... [JW01A]
01B) Menu Options ........................... [JW01B]
01C) Story .................................. [JW01C]
01D) Characters ............................. [JW01D]
01E) Items .................................. [JW01E]
01F) Useful Information ..................... [JW01F]
02) Walkthrough .................................. [JW02]
02A) Level 1 ................................ [JW02A]
02A_B) Blue Woman ...................... [JW02A_B]
02B) Level 2 ................................ [JW02B]
02B_B) Rats ............................ [JW02B_B]
02C) Level 3 ................................ [JW02C]
02C_B) Tiger ........................... [JW02C_B]
02D) Level 4 ................................ [JW02D]
02D_B) Shark ........................... [JW02D_B]
02E) Level 5 ................................ [JW02E]
02E_B) Bull ............................ [JW02E_B]
02F) Level 6 ................................ [JW02F]
02F_B) Spider .......................... [JW02F_B]
02G) Level 7 ................................ [JW02G]
02G_B) Lion ............................ [JW02G_B]
03) FAQs ......................................... [JW03]
04) Contact Details .............................. [JW04]
05) History ...................................... [JW05]
06) Credits ...................................... [JW06]
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01) Game Basics [JW01]
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This section of the guide is to explain how to play the game and give some
useful, general hints on how to deal with the majority of situations that
arise. I have also decided to provide a small summary about the story and
characters that this game is based upon to display a better understanding of
the game.
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01A) Controls [JW01A]
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Menu Options
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Start Button = Choose selected Menu Option
Select Button = Select/Cycle through Menu Options
All Characters
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Up Arrow (near trees) = Climb tree
Down Arrow = Duck/Crouch
Left Arrow = Moves to the left
Right Arrow = Moves to the right
B Button = Jump
A Button = Attack
Hold B Button = Run
Attack (while crouching) = Use an Instant Kill attack (limited by items)
Attack (while jumping) = Jump Attack
Jump (while running) = Higher and longer jump
Select Button = Change current character
Start Button = Pause game
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01B) Menu Options [JW01B]
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Credit to motsinaction for translating these menu options.
There are two menus in this game. The first menu is which character that you
start as, but it is not too important as you can change the character during
the game. The second menu appears when you have lost all your lives and have
a continue.
First menu - Character selection
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Text under left picture (the Pig) = Zhu Bajie
Text under centre picture (the Monkey) = Sun Wukong
Text under right picture (the Monk) = Sha Wujing
The centre character (the Monkey) is selected by default.
Second menu - Continue screen
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Top option = Continue
Bottom option = End Game
The top option is selected by default.
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01C) Characters [JW01C]
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Credit to Wikipedia and motsinaction for the information in the section.
Please look at the link at the bottom of this guide if you wish to find out
more about the characters this game was based on.
Xuanzang
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Sometimes called Tripitaka in the English version, Xuanzang is actually the
main character of this journey. He was not added as a playable character in
the game, but shown on the horse in the ending picture. He is terrible at
defending himself and required the help of his disciples to succeed in his
journey to the west.
Zhu Bajie
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Zhu Bajie used to be a commander of the Heavenly Naval forces before he was
banished to the mortal realm. The reasoning for this banishment was that he
flirted with the Goddess of the Moon, Chang'e after getting drunk. When
Xuanzang and Sun Wukong reached the Hao village, Zhu Bajie joined the party on
their journey to the west.
Sun Wukong
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Sun Wukong's back story has more detail that the other main characters. The
main points of this story is that he became immortal by removing his name from
the "Book of Life and Death" and then started a war against Heaven, defeating
the Army of Heaven's 100,000 celestial warriors. However, the teamwork of
Taoist and Buddhist forces eventually captured him. They were still unable to
execute him and thus threw him into a cauldron for 49 days. When removed from
the cauldron, he was stronger and his eyes could identify any evil, although he
now had a weakness to smoke. Budda then challenged Sun Wokong to a challenge
that Budda would win and allow Budda to trap the Monkey into a mountain.
When Xuanzang started his pilgrimage, Sun Wukong offered his services as a way
out of being trapped under the mountain. This was accepted, but it was known
that the Monkey needed to be controlled. Sun Wukong was then tricked into
wearing a magical headband that can tighten to cause intolerable pain when a
special chant is spoken, which Xuanzang knows. After the headband is on the
Monkey, Sun Wukong became Xuanzang's first disciple on the journey to the west.
Sha Wujing
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I am assuming by now that everyone that is familiar with this story has been
screaming at the computer that Sha Wujing is a Demon and NOT a Monk. I know
that, but the picture looks more like a Monk than a Demon.
Anyway, Sha Wujing was exiled from Heaven and transformed into a Demon when he
accidently smashed a crystal goblet at the Peach Banquet. This crystal goblet
belonged to the Heavenly Queen Mother. After taking up residence at the
Flowing Sands River and scaring travellers and surrounding villages, the party
met him. After being subdued by Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong, he joined the party
on their journey to the west.
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01D) Story [JW01D]
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Credit to Wikipedia and motsinaction for the information in the section.
Please look at the link at the bottom of this guide if you wish to find out
more about the story this game was based on.
The story starts with an introduction to Sun Wukong and his story before the
Journey to the West. It then provides an introductory story to Xuanzang, the
main character for the Journey to the West and Buddha's instruction for Guanyin
to find someone to take the Buddhist sutras back to the East.
Xuanzang was chosen for the task of bringing the Buddhist sutras from the West
to the East. Guanyin also travelled to find bodyguards for Xuanzang to follow
Xuanzang to the West. All the companions agreed to serve Xuanzang as a way to
atone for past sins (mentioned in the previous sub-section). Sun Wukong was
the first disciple to join the journey, although his violence was constantly
rebuked by Xuanzang.
The next disciple to join Xuanzang was the third prince of a dragon king.
He was called Yuluong Santaizi, but generally stayed in a horse's form which
Xuanzang rides and has a very small speaking role. Zhu Bajie was the third
disciple to join the pilgrimage, with his search to avoid his duties being a
cause of friction between him and Sun Wukong. Sha Wujing was the last disciple
to join the pilgrimage and his arrival is also marked by the group moving to
another continent.
The journey lasts 14 years, which Xuanzang endures 81 disasters to attain
Buddahood. The final disaster was orchestrated by Budda himself to provide the
final disaster Xuanzang needed to achieve Buddahood. After reaching Vulture
Peak, Budda gives Xuanzang the scriptures and the group returns to the East.
Sun Wukong is also provided with Buddahood, Sha Wujing is rewarded by becoming
an Archat and Yuluong Santaizi is made into a Naga. Zhu Bajie, because of his
greed controlling most of his actions, only attains the role of altar cleanser,
or eater of excess offerings at alters.
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01E) Items [JW01E]
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Magic Boost = Purple and orange flashing diamond
+1 Instant Kill attack = Purple and white flashing bottle
Restore Health = Purple and orange flashing orb
Invincibility = Purple and orange flashing necklace
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01F) Useful Information [JW01F]
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1) You will have your health healed after every boss battle. This means
that getting a few hits against you will mean nothing for the next
level, unless you lose a life.
2) Invincibility does not cater for you jumping down a hole, so you still
need to jump over the gaps in the ground that you come to.
3) Only 2 continues are provided for the entire game.
4) You cannot use any Instant Kill attacks during the boss battles.
5) There are only 3 amount of Instant Kill attacks that you can find in the
game (excluding refills when you lose a life). It is better to use them
against the Hand enemies, as they will inflict heavy damage.
6) A running jump can be performed without running. Throughout this guide,
any mention of a "running jump" should be a jump performed while holding
the A Button
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02) Walkthrough [JW02]
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Unless stated otherwise, I have used Sun Wukong (the Monkey) throughout this
game. The main reason behind this decision is because Sun Wukong has a higher
jump than the other two.
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02A) Level 1 [JW02A]
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Walk to the right until you cannot walk any further without jumping and wait
for the orange wasp to fly past you. If you wish, you could attempt to kill it
before it leaves the screen. Afterwards, jump up the two steps on the right
and kill the wasp that will appear from the right. Walk to the right and jump
onto the blue block. Jump onto a branch on the right tree, then move to the
right to make another wasp appear.
From the right-most branch, jump over the gap and onto the platform on the
other side. Keep walking to the right until you walk down two steps, then fire
at the hedgehog on this level. After the hedgehog has been killed, climb up
the tree nearest the flashing diamond to get a Magic Boost. Once you have
obtained the Magic Boost, head to the right and jump up to shoot a spiky ball
on the top of a high platform. Once you have got past the spiky ball, head
onto the highest ledge. Watch out for a blue block and head to the right.
You will see a spider that you want to kill.
Once the spider is killed, jump on the left branch of the right tree and then
drop to the bottom of the branch of the right. Another spider will be in view
for you to shoot down. Jump to the branch above you and then jump to the right
to land on the right branch on the middle tree to avoid the first of three
orange wasps. Jump on the top left branch of the right tree the dodge the
second orange wasp and then jump to the right branch to avoid the final wasp.
Jump across to the platform on your right.
Walk to the right until you come to a blue block and jump over it. Walk to the
right until you come to a branchless tree and climb up it. When you reach the
top, fall off the right side to collect a second Magic Boost, being careful not
to land on a spider. Kill this spider and then walk slightly to the right to
uncover and kill a second spider. Walk to the right until a wasp flies down at
you, which you want to avoid by heading to the right, then jump over another
wasp that will appear afterwards.
Climb up the tree attached to the ledge you are on and grab the flashing bottle
to get an extra Instant-Kill attack. Climb the tree again to reach the branch
attached to it. Jump over the spider and land on the left branch of the right
tree, avoiding a wasp along the way. You can turn around to kill the spider if
you want. Anyway, jump across the trees until you land on the ground.
Kill the hedgehog here and then walk to the right until a wasp flies over you.
Grab the flashing orb around this area to restore any health you may have lost,
then head to the right. Jump over the gap and grab the flashing necklace while
dodging two wasps. As this necklace give you invincibility for a short period
of time, you may want to run as quick as possible to the right (and skip the
next paragraph, as it is only relevant if you do not have invincibility).
Run to the right and jump over the gap and a wasp. You will then encounter
three spiders, which you can kill with ease. Once the spiders are dead, run to
the right to avoid a blue block, then jump over a spiky orb on a higher ledge
to the one you are already on. Head to the right and kill a spider here while
being careful of another blue block, then continue to the right. Kill the
spider that is on the highest ground ledge and then head to the right to find
(and kill) another two spiders.
The invincibility should have worn off at this point if you just ran through
what was mentioned in the last paragraph. Anyway, climb the tree that is
attached to the platform you are on to reach the branch attached to the tree.
Jump across the branches to obtain a third Magic Boost, then jump to the left
branch attached to the same tree as the branch you are on. Look to the right
and kill the spider that has just come into play and then jump across the tree
branches until you see another spider, which you should kill with ease. Jump
down to the ground platform.
Defeat the two spiders in front of you and the walk to the right, jumping onto
a higher platform. Kill another spider and then jump across a gap between the
platform you are on and the platform on the right, being careful of a wasp that
will appear once you are on the other side. Another pair of spiders to kill
before you can continue to the right. Jump past the final blue block and walk
under another wasp attack. Grab the flashing orb to heal your health and then
walk to the right until you cannot go any further without jumping. A wasp
should be flying over your head by now. Wait until this wasp is on your left
side before jumping onto the right platform and walking to the right for the
boss fight.
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| Blue Woman | | [JW02A_B] |
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This is probably the hardest boss battle in the game. You need to attack her
head to do any damage against this boss, so the Monkey's extra high jump will
be useful. Anyway, this Woman will float around the screen while dropping
skulls that roll in your direction once they hit the ground.
I suggest that you run from one end of the screen to another, while jumping
over the skulls and trying to hit her head. You can also hit the skulls,
although that seems to do little more than just remove that skull from the
screen. When you get to the end of the screen, try to get past the Blue Woman
and the skulls she drops with no damage. It is just a good idea to keep
jumping to attack her head and she should go down quickly.
After you have defeated the boss, you will be fully healed, just like every
other boss battle. I will not be mentioning this again in this guide.
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Edge to the right and jump over a bat that will drop down to you. You will
have to do this two more times before jumping the gap to the next platform.
A circular object will come that you should jump over and land on the Magic
Boost item. Edge to the right until you see another circular object flying at
the top of the screen. It will come down and try to hit you, so you want to
try and jump over it. Walk to the right and jump to the bottom ledge to avoid
a third circular object and a bat that will fly down.
Jump up to the highest part of the ground you are on, then jump over a circular
object. Walk down until you get to the second from last step and jump over a
second circular object. Once you jump over to the platform on the right, you
will have to jump over yet another circular object. Edge slightly to the right
to jump another circular object, then run to the right until a bat flies past
you. Edging to the right will reveal a rat-man, that you can either kill or
attempt to jump over.
Once the rat-man is out of your way, head to the right and try to lure a
circular object overhead. Jump to the highest part of the ground you are on,
then jump down to a ledge at the bottom of the screen to watch a bat fly past.
Use the Monkey's running jump to reach the higher ledge on your right, then grab
the health item. Jump to the platform on your right and walk down to the
lowest point on this platform. If a bat does not fly overhead, jump to the
right and then land on the ledge you were already on.
When the bat has gone, get to the highest ledge on the platform you are on and
perform a running jump to reach the next platform on the right. Do another
running jump to the right until a bat appears, then try and land on the lowest
level of the platform you were just on. Jump across to the right and keep
walking. When you cannot walk any further, jump up a couple of steps and then
quickly run to the left to avoid a bat. Jump to the top and then over another
bat. Collect another Magic Boost item and the Invincibility necklace. With
the Invincibility, you should just run to the right until it wears out and
ignore the next paragraph.
Run forward and attack to kill the bat, but prepare to jump encase you miss.
Ahead of you is a rat-man to kill, followed by a circular object to jump over
and another rat-man that should be taken care off. Jump across to the right
platform and then jump over another circular object. Run to the right and jump
over a bat, avoiding a circular object in the process. Head to the right until
another rat-man appears and attempt to either kill him or jump over him. Keep
heading to the right until you come to the second to last ledge and perform a
running jump to jump over a gap and another circular object.
By now, the invincibility should have worn off. Walk to the right and kill the
rat-man that will appear. Keep walking to the right and duck when you see a
circular object to avoid it and a bat. Collect the Magic Boost on the screen
and then jump onto the ledge close to the bottom of the screen. Lure a bat out
by doing a running jump to the right and change direction back to the ledge you
were on. Once the bat has gone, do a running jump onto the ledge to your right
and then jump over another bat. Lure a third bat in a similar fashion to the
first bat mentioned in this paragraph and then jump on the platform on your
right.
Walk to the right and drop down to the lower ledge to avoid a bat. Jump across
to the right to lure a circular object to pass over you and then change your
direction back to the platform you were on. Head to the highest part of the
platform you are on and perform a running jump, then quickly jump up to avoid
another bat. Do a running jump to the next platform on your right to land on
it and avoid another circular object. Quickly jump to avoid a bat and then do
a running jump to the right and land back on the platform you were on to avoid
a bat. Jump to the platform on your right and then jump over a circular
object. Lure a bat by jumping to the right and then landing on a lower ledge
on the platform you were on. Jump across to the next platform and jump over an
oncoming circular object. Jump to the platform on the right, grab the healing
orb and then exit the screen from the right.
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| Rats | | [JW02B_B] |
O------O O-----------O
I found this boss the easiest boss to defeat. Throughout all my playthroughs
for this game, the only boss that never harmed me was this one.
The rats have a set pattern. One rat will enter the screen from the right,
then another rat will appear from the left when the first rat is almost at the
exit. This pattern may be reversed if you only kill one of the rats.
As the Monkey, head to the centre of the screen and wait for the first rat to
appear (facing away from where it enters the area). Jump over the rat (while
remaining in the centre of the screen) and then attack to defeat both rats at
the same time. Repeat this process until the Boss has been defeated.
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You start this level by jumping in front of a fire breathing dragon (referred
to as "dragon" throughout this guide). Best way to kill this damn dragon is to
try and jump over each flame, attacking and then repeating this process. The
jump should be heading to the left and then changing direction to land just
behind the flame you want to dodge.
Anyway, once the dragon is dead, collect the Magic Boost. Head slightly to the
right and jump over a bird that will quickly fly across screen. Another bird
will fly across the screen when you move further to the right, which you should
also try to avoid. After the second bird is a circular object that a running
jump could clear. When the second circular object appears on the screen, head
to the far left to avoid it and then continue to the right. A hand will appear
soon, which is where I would suggest that you use an Instant Kill attack to
prevent the mass amount of damage that will be done to you otherwise.
Get past the higher ledges to get a dragon to appear, then jump on the higher
ledge behind you and attack. Keep the same jump and attack pattern as before
to defeat the dragon that appeared. Run to the right and you should see a
circular object above that you will run past. Shortly after the first circular
object, you will need to perform a running jump over another circular object to
avoid it. Walk to the right and jump over a bird, then head to the right until
you cannot move further without jumping and wait for another bird to fly over
your head.
Jump onto the second step and you should a dragon that you should shoot at
without jumping. This may take a while to achieve, but you are out of the way
of the flames while getting a couple of hits in. Once the dragon is dead, jump
to the right and deal with the second dragon the same way you dealt with the
first dragon of this level. Walk to the right and perform a running jump once
you are past the tree to jump over a circular object. Head to the right and
duck under the next circular object, then jump over another circular object
that you reach. Head to the right and collect the health item, then head to
the right and use the Instant Kill attack when you see the hand. Further to
the right is the necklace that give you invincibility for a short period of
time. Run as quick as possible to the right (and skip the next paragraph, as
it is only relevant if you do not have invincibility).
Jump onto the highest platform to you right and then jump over a circular
object. Further to the right is another circular object to jump over, then get
the Magic Boost item next and jump over the bird shortly after the Magic Boost.
You will then encounter another bird, followed by a set of three birds in a
row. Keep heading to the right until you come to a column of four birds with
a gap between the middle two that you can jump through.
By now, the invincibility should have worn off. As the Monkey, perform a
running jump to the top half of the tree and grab on. Climb to the top and
then drop down the right side to grab the Instant Kill bottle, then head to the
right and jump over an oncoming bird. Another single bird will appear when you
walk to the right, which can either be jumped or killed. The next enemy is a
group of four birds that you can jump between. Run to the right.
You should see a bridge with a Magic Boost before it. IGNORE the Magic Boost,
switch to the Monkey and perform a running jump to get onto the bridge,
followed by another running jump across the bridge. Once you land, perform and
other running jump before the part of the bridge you are on falls off. If you
die and respawn on the right side of the screen, you should use the control pad
to change your landing direction to land further to the right than where you
respawn, or you may just fall into the hole, like I did!
Anyway, once you are over the bridge, head to the right until you see a dragon.
To defeat this dragon, duck under the flames it will attack you with and try to
get attacks in after the flame passes over your head. Once the dragon is dead,
use the Monkey's running jump to grab the Health refill and then run to the
right to start this boss battle.
O-------O O-----------O
| Tiger | | [JW02C_B] |
O-------O O-----------O
A blessing in comparison to the level you leave behind. You have to defeat the
Tiger four times to complete this level. This sounds like an easy "stand and
attack" strategy for victory, right? No. When you start this match and every
time you defeat the Tiger, he morphs into a Tiger-Man for a few seconds and is
invincible. Additionally, any hits from the Tiger in a form you can damage
will take away about a quarter of your health. When he is in a Tiger form,
he will run and jump across the screen.
Best strategy I came up with is to stay on the left side of the screen and
attack at the beginning, jumping when the Tiger is too close to try and avoid
it. Once the Tiger starts heading to the right, keep attacking (and following)
it until there is one or two bars of health left. When this happens, you want
the Tiger to be as far to the right as possible before defeating it. This
allows you to get more attacks while retreating to the left side after it
regenerates. Repeat this until the Tiger has been destroyed.
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02D) Level 4 [JW02D]
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Before I get into the actual gameplay, I would like to point out that I still
used the Monkey here. People who know the story this game is based on will
probably be yelling at the screen that the Monkey was the worse underwater
bodyguard. it's really a personal choice who you use, but I liked the Monkey.
Anyway, jump into the water and kill the spiky ball and the eel, then swim to
the right (by using the jump button [B Button]) to collect the Magic Boost.
Climb up the right wall until you are on the ledge second from the top. You
will be attacked by a green wasp, which you would want to kill to pass to the
next water area.
While staying on the platform, edge to the right to lure an eel out of hiding
so you can kill it. Swim over the gap and under the coral reef to prevent
getting hurt, while an eel will swim overhead. Swim further to the right and
another eel will appear overhead, which you will have to kill. You should also
see a spiky ball that can be killed to make your game easier. Jump over the
highest platform and drop to the lower ledge to dodge a grey machine from
hurting you. Collect the Magic Boost and swim as far to the right until you
spot another grey machine. Allowing your character to gently sink will allow
you to dodge the machine, then swim to the right. A wasp will be blocking the
exit to this water area, but you should be able to easily dodge it and then
drop into the right water section.
Walk slightly to the right until a grey machine with a predictable route
appears, then decide if you want to kill it or just dodge it. If you decide to
dodge it, wait until it passes over your head to the left, then quickly swim up
and to the right, then back down to the bottom left to avoid another grey
machine before the first one hits you. Swim up and to the right and a wasp
should appear over the water, so swim as fast as possible to the right. You
should go over a coral reef and get hit by a grey machine. You should then
encounter a spiky ball to kill, followed by another grey machine that you will
get hit by. Land on the floor and walk to the right until you get to a wall,
which you will climb up.
Once out of the water, jump into the water area on your right. Walk to the
right until you see two spiky balls, then head back to the left. From here,
you should be able to kill the spiky balls with no problem, then head to the
right of this water area. Climb up the wall and kill the wasp that will appear
just above the water, then get out of the water.
Get to the other side on the platform you are on and drop down, close to the
left wall. Edge you way to the right and a spiky ball will appear at the top
of the water, with a dragon that attacks with flames. There is a little ledge
just above the ground level that you can use to swim up to get a couple of hits
against the dragon while keeping some sort of safety. Once the dragon is dead,
swim to the right until another spiky ball appears, then head as far to the
left as possible. From here, swim up and attack both spiky balls to get them
out of you way, then swim over the coral reef to the right side of the water.
Jump out of the water and collect the Health refill.
Fall into the water on the right and swim under the coral reef to avoid a grey
machine. Head to the right wall and kill the wasp that is hovering over the
water. Get to the other side and kill a dragon that is perched on a Magic
Boost icon that you should get after the dragon's death. Once you have the
Magic Boost icon, swim to the top of the water and then to the right to avoid a
grey machine. Swimming further to the right will reveal a spiky ball above a
coral reef, which you want to deal with before moving over the reef.
Once over the coral reef, kill an eel that is near the top of the water, then
move to the right to defeat another eel in your way. Drop to the bottom of the
water past some coral reef and head to the right side of this water area until
a spiky ball appears. Kill the spiky ball and head to the pillar to the
right. Once you are next to the top of the pillar, another eel will appear that
needs to be taken care of. Jump onto the top of the stone pillar and then jump
to the right to avoid a grey machine that will fly up to hit you. Fall to the
bottom of the screen and then walk further to the right to avoid another grey
machine. Head to the wall on the right of this water area and kill the wasp
hovering over the water before jumping onto the platform above the water.
Jump into the water on the right and stay close to the bottom while travelling
to the right until a dragon and a spiky ball appears. Kill the dragon and
spiky ball, the head to the wall on the right. Climb out of the water, grab
the Health refill and jump out of this level.
O-------O O-----------O
| Shark | | [JW02D_B] |
O-------O O-----------O
The Shark is a unique boss in the fact that it happens under water, so you do
not need to rely on the Monkey's jumping skills. As I like the Monkey, I still
used him for this fight has he can hit the Shark from his starting position.
Anyway, the Shark will remain on the right side of the screen, shooting a set
of three fish at you in about every two seconds or so. These are easy enough
to dodge, just swim up or press down (depending on if you are above or below
the fired shots). When you reach the bottom, it would be better to just swim
up as they can hit a crouching player. While swimming up or down, keep firing
at the Shark and it will be killed soon enough.
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02E) Level 5 [JW02E]
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This level is a pain, as it is hard to spot the orange wasps with the part of
the background that flashes orange. Anyway, head to the top of the slope you
are on and kill the wasp. When you reach the top, jump back to the left and
kill the first of many wasps that you might not spot until you get hit.
When the wasps are dead, drop down and wait for a flame to appear from the hole
on the floor, then head to the right and collect the Instant Kill bottle,
ducking underneath where the bottle was to avoid the circular object. Head to
the right and then try to jump over a wasp that will dive at you. A little
further to the right will be another circular object, which you should jump
over when is charges at you.
Once the circular object has gone by, walk to the right until you see another
circular object that you can avoid by ducking. For each flame hole, wait until
a flame appears and then get past the hole, while also trying to kill the wasps
that will appear while you try to cross these holes. When you get past the
holes, there should be a third wasp hovering above you, which should be killed
before you head further to the right. Kill the wasp guarding the Health refill
and then grab said Health refill.
Kill a wasp that should be hovering just above you after you grabbed the Health
refill, then head up the slope to get another wasp to appear just below it.
You can either kill the wasp or just try to avoid it to get to the slope on the
right. Either way, get to the top of this slope while killing a wasp that will
appear half way up the climb. Another wasp will appear when you reach the top.
You need to avoid this wasp by heading to the left before attempting to kill
it.
Once the wasp is dead, jump over the gap to reach another slope on the right.
Head down this slope, preparing to kill the wasp that appears half way down.
Jump over the gap and you will be hit by a circular object before landing on
the other side. Climb up this slope to grab the Magic Boost at the top, then
jump to the left to avoid a wasp at the top here that you want to kill.
Once the wasp has been defeated, drop down to the ground below and try to kill
the wasp here, remembering that you can duck below it to avoid being hurt if
you miss it. Head to the right and kill the rat-man that will cross your path.
Continuing to the right will reveal another wasp to kill, followed by a
circular object that will move from the top-left to the bottom-right before it
heads out of the left side. You can jump this circular object once it charges
to the left. Keep heading to the right and you should avoid a second circular
object.
Once you have past two circular objects, head to the right (jumping when needed
to progress) until you see a third circular object. You are safe from this
enemy if you are inline or below the left flame hole that you should be able to
see. Again, you want to wait until you see a flame from the hole. When you
get past the holes, head to the right and grab the Magic Boost, then kill the
two rat-men that will appear when you head to the right.
After the rat-men are dead, you should continue to the right. Get past the two
flame holes as previously described and you will see a circular object. Jump
over it when it charges at you from the bottom-left of the screen. Head up the
slope on the right and kill the wasp that will appear when you get to the top
of the slope.
When the wasp has been killed, jump over the gap to a slope on the right and
walk to the bottom. A wasp will appear when you reach the bottom, which you
want to kill before doing a running jumping to the platform on your right.
Climb up the slope while killing two wasps and then edge as far to the right
as possible (without falling off the slope you are on) to lure a circular
object out of harm's way. Head to the right and kill the three wasps down
here, ducking underneath them if you miss. A fourth wasp will be appear
further to the right, which should be dealt with in the same way as the last
three wasps. Grab the Health pickup and exit the screen from the right after
you killed the wasp.
O------O O-----------O
| Bull | | [JW02E_B] |
O------O O-----------O
Only real choice for this boss is the Monkey because he can jump over the Bull
with running jumps. The Bull will start by running to the right and turn
around when it reaches the end of the screen. After the Bull starts coming at
you, attempt to jump over the Bull and attack. When the Bull turns around and
charges, run away to the other side of the screen while attacking it. When you
get to the other side of this area, jump over the Bull when it is close and
start this process all over again.
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02F) Level 6 [JW02F]
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You will start this level by being hit by a couple of bats, which is virtually
impossible to avoid. Walk to the right until you see a scorpion and try to
kill it. If the scorpion gets too close for comfort, jump to the higher ledge
on the left to avoid the scorpion, then restart the attack once it starts to
walk away. Head to the right and a scorpion will go past overhead, followed by
a beast that attacks with flames. Defeat it by jumping over the flames, then
attacking once and repeating this process until the beast is dead.
The death of the beast should allow you to continue to the right, where a bat
will appear that you should jump over. After dropping down two levels on the
right will be a bat that you want to jump over, followed shortly by another bat
that will attack from behind. Walk to the edge of the platform you are on and
jump over another bat. Walk to the left and perform a running jump to reach
the next platform on the right, jumping as late as possible to attempt to reach
the other side without falling down the gap.
Perform a running jump to get the Magic Boost, then kill the scorpion to your
right. Further to the right is a couple of bats that will swoop down and
attack you, but you should be able to jump over them. Jumping up the stairs on
your right will allow you to reach a Health refill and five spiders you should
kill.
Once the spiders are dead, head slightly to the right and jump over a bat that
will attack you from behind after getting to a part of the cave with some room
above you to allow a jump. The next enemy you will encounter on your way to
the right is a scorpion that climbs on the ceiling, which you can duck to
avoid. Edge to the right to lure another ceiling scorpion out and duck below
it before moving to the right to encounter a ground moving scorpion that you
should kill. Head to the right and drop down two steps, then jump over a bat
that will attack you from behind. Drop down another couple of steps to lure
another bat out that you want to jump over.
When the bats are gone, perform a running jump on the bottom step to reach the
next platform. Head to the right until you lure out a hedgehog, then walk to
the left side of the platform you are on as the end will be a safe place to
attack the hedgehog from. Once the hedgehog has been destroyed, walk to the
right on you should encounter a ceiling scorpion that will pass overhead with
little trouble. After climbing the steps, there will be a ground scorpion that
you should kill to get past. Carry on to the right and jump over the bat you
encounter next. Further to the right will be an encounter with two bats that
you can duck below. Perform another running jump as far to the right edge as
possible to reach the right platform.
Slightly to your right is a hedgehog to kill, followed by a spiky ball and a
bat. Head to the left and the bat will fly overhead, then jump over the spiky
ball. Climb up the stairs and kill another hedgehog, before heading further to
the right and jumping over a bat and another spiky ball. Head to the right
until you see a hedgehog, then head to the left while jumping over another bat.
Kill the hedgehog and continue to the right and jump over another spiky ball.
Collect the Health pickup and head to the right until you go down a couple of
steps. Inch you way to the right until a bat flies overhead, then walk further
to the right and jump over another bat. Perform another running jump as far to
the right edge as possible to reach the right platform, then duck under an
incoming bat.
Head up the steps you are on and head to the right. You will come to some
steps where a bat will swoop down and can be jumped over. Head up the top and
grab the Magic Boost, then kill four spiders in a row. After the spiders is a
ground scorpion that you will need to kill to pass without getting hurt, then
head to the end of this platform. You will get hurt, but if you have full life
now, you should be in no trouble. Drop down to the bottom level (getting hurt
by flame beasts on ledges and a running beast at the bottom level) and get to
the other side. Jump up the right side, collect the Health pickup and then
exit the level.
O--------O O-----------O
| Spider | | [JW02F_B] |
O--------O O-----------O
This is the longest boss battle in the game. Unlike most of the boss's that
attack in a certain pattern, this Spider will home in on your position to try
to harm you. After each strike, the Spider will climb to the top of the screen
and attempt to hit you again. You should notice some spider webs that appear
in the line that the Spider uses to try and harm you. This spider web can also
harm you, so watch where you jump.
To attack this Spider, you need to lure it to attack you and then run away,
jump towards it and attack. You can run under all the harmful spider web, so
that should be no trouble. If you run far enough to get the Spider out of the
screen, it will travel horizontally until it is on the screen and then continue
with its current movement. You can use this to get some more hits on the
Spider if you are placed in the right position (about the middle of the screen,
so the Spider cannot charge you but you can hit it).
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02G) Level 7 [JW02G]
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Start this final level by killing the wasp on the screen, then head to the
right. When you see a wasp fly from the right side of the screen, run to the
left to avoid an orange block. Kill the wasp and jump over the block and a gap
on your right. There are two more large gaps that you need to perform a
running jump. A hand should appear which you want to use an Instant Kill
attack to defeat it.
Once the hand is defeated, run to the right and perform a running jump onto a
block, then quickly jump to the ledge on the right. Head to the right until
you get to the bottom and then edge to the right to lure a bat out that you
should jump over. Head to the Magic Boost item until another bat appears that
you can duck under. Collect the Magic Boost item and then climb the tree.
When you get to the top, fall onto the right branch. Perform a running jump to
reach the next branch on the right and wait for a bat to pass, then get to the
next branch and wait for the next bat to pass. Jumping onto the next, small
branch will lure out a couple more bats that will pass by you with no trouble.
Jump across the branches until the next jump will be on solid ground.
Jump onto the solid ground and jump upwards to avoid the flame from the beast.
Keep attacking and jumping to kill this beast and then walk to the right. When
you get to the top of the first slope you come to, there will be a wasp that
you want to kill before proceeding on. You will then encounter another beast
that can be killed in the same fashion as the last one you encountered.
Further to the right is another wasp to kill before reaching a flame hole (as
mentioned in level 5).
Wait until you see a flame come from the hole in the ground and then walk past
the hole. Attack the beast on the other side as quickly as possible while also
jumping over any flames it attacks you with. Head past the slope and a wasp
will appear above you, which you can kill if you want to. To the right will be
another wasp that you want to kill before it hits you. Another trouble wasp
will appear before another flame hole that you want to kill. Once you get past
the flame hole, walk to the left, climb the tree and get to the branch on the
right side of the tree.
Perform a running jump to the next branch while getting hit by the final hand
enemy in the game. When you land on the branch, use an Instant Kill attack to
get rid of the hand and a couple of bats while you are at it. Get to the next
two branches and wait for the bat to fly underneath you. Jump to the right and
then back to the branch you are on to lure another bat to get past you, then
jump across the branches to the end.
Walk to the right until a block drops and then jump on it. Edge to the right
until a bat flies through the block, then head to the right on the same level
as the block and duck from the next bat attack. Head to the right and jump
across a gap. Edge to the right until you see another beast that you want to
attack while jumping over its flame attacks, then jump across two gaps.
Edge forward while attacking the air to kill an oncoming wasp. Perform two
running jumps of the game by landing on the final floating block and quickly
onto a platform. During the first jump, you WILL be hit by the final two wasps
in the game. Anyway, drop down to the lower ledge and perform the jump and
attack pattern that has been used to deal with all flame attacking enemies to
kill a dragon. Once the top dragon is dead, walk down to the second from
bottom platform and perform the final running jump to collect the health refill
and exit the screen to the boss battle.
O------O O-----------O
| Lion | | [JW02G_B] |
O------O O-----------O
This final boss battle is split into two parts.
Part 1
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The lion will fire a single fireball at a time, but you will also be attacked
by a blue cat. The easiest way to defeat this part of the boss battle is to
head to the left side of the screen and duck under the fireballs. You need to
have full magic to get quick hits off and you need to fire as much as possible
between fireballs to defeat the blue cat to reduce the boss's health.
Part 2
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Once about half the boss's health has been depleted, the blue cat will not
attack you and you have to focus your attacks on the lion's body. The lion
will start to attack you with two fireballs in a row instead of one like he did
when you were also facing a blue cat. Anyway, just edge closer to the lion
until you can hit him with an attack, then just duck when needed and rise to
attack when possible.
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03) FAQs [JW03]
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Q) What is the text displayed at the end of the game?
A) According to the GameFAQs Board User motsinaction, that text is just the
credits for this game.
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04) Contact Details [JW04]
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E-Mail: games_ps2_pc[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk
Subject: Journey to the West Guide
NOTE: Replace "[at]" with "@" and "[dot]" with "." to make the E-Mail address a
valid E-Mail address where I will receive your message.
Please DO NOT E-Mail me if you cannot write in English or you want to ask a
question that has already been answered in the guide.
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05) History [JW05]
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Version 1.0 First copy of this FAQ
Version 1.1 Corrected some spelling mistakes
Version 1.2 Moved "Contact Details" and "History" to near the end of the
Guide
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06) Credits [JW06]
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Everyone on the FAQ Contribution General Board for help with improving my
guides and starting up the SMS and NES Completion Projects. Please check out
board 2000094 to see the latest Completion Projects and see how you could help
them out.
motsinaction for translating the game text for me and linked me to the below
webpage.
BHodges for pointing out some spelling mistakes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_west for information about the
story this game is based on and the characters involved.
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