PUZZLE PHANTOM REALM SOLUTIONS

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PUZZLE PHANTOM REALM SOLUTIONS
A Mini Game FAQ

ONIMUSHA 2: SAMURAI'S DESTINY
A PlayStation(r) 2 Game presented by Capcom

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Written & Arranged By Ng Kian Sen (NKS)
E-mail - [email protected]

Game Title - Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Console - PlayStation 2(tm)
Designation - NTSC/J & NTSC/UC
FAQ Type - A Mini Game FAQ (The Puzzle Phantom Realm)
FAQ Purpose - Solutions for All Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels
FAQ Version - Version 1.0a (Final)
FAQ Created - 08/10/02 [Latest Date]
- 06/14/02 [Original Date]
Last Updated - 09/20/02 (Friday)
Hosting Site - http://www.gamefaqs.com (GameFAQs)
http://faqs.ign.com (IGN)

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Version History
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Version 1.0a Final (09/20/02) (Friday)
- This FAQ is now available at IGN too

Version 1.0 (08/19/02) (Monday)
- Completely finished this FAQ
- All translations have been culturally translated from the US version
- Added all names of the artworks for the US designation of Onimusha 2
- Added solutions for unlocking the Puzzle Phantom Realm

Version 0.9 (08/10/02) (Saturday)
- Outlined & designed the layout for this FAQ
- Solved solution for the 20th level of PPR
- Waiting for the US version of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

Version 0.5 (06/14/02) (Friday)
- FAQ created
- Solved solution from the 1st ~ the 19th level of PPR

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CONTENT
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1. Introduction
2. Puzzle Phantom Realm
i. The Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels
ii. How to unlock it?
iii. Solutions for all levels of Puzzle Phantom Realm
3. Contact Me
4. Credits & Thank You
5. Copyright Notice

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INTRODUCTION
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Finally, I'm able to solve all the Puzzle Boxes in The Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels
myself. Of course, it was not easy though, especially Level 14 onwards, it's been a
hard time since I tried almost all kind of solutions I can think of to solve every
puzzle boxes available in The Puzzle Phantom Realm. At last, this FAQ is available.
The information of this FAQ is extracted from its original document of my FAQ dated on
06/14/02. This Mini Game FAQ (The Puzzle Phantom Realm) is written based on both the
NTSC/J & NTSC/UC designations of Onimusha 2.

If you want more challenge to solve all the puzzles by yourself before referring to
_this_ guide for assistance, please try the levels on your own and read this guide as
least as possible.

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PUZZLE PHANTOM REALM (パズル幻夢空間)
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I suggest you go through the puzzles by yourself first before referring to this guide
to judge the difficulty for the levels and see how far you can go! Okay, let's starts
the challenge!

The Puzzle Phantom Realm
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This is a Mini-Game available in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Literally, it has
nothing magnificent about this Mini Game but it's a very challenging game that
involves intellectual thinking, retries and sometimes frustrations. Each puzzle box in
the PPR levels unlocks 1 Artwork and you have to save at the Save Point for it to be
added to your Gallery in the menu. By the way, in case you couldn't go any further in
solving the puzzles, please stop tormenting yourself from trying over and over again,
you will get frustrated and loose interest in this Mini Game if you keep doing so.
Instead, just relax your mind a while over a cup of coffee. Always remember that
puzzles are not to be solved over anxiety and frustration. However, enjoy and have
fun!

TOTAL LEVELS of PPR - 20 LEVELS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL of PPR - The difficulty arises as each level cleared.
SAVE is allowed during your progress at its particular level. The save point is the
pinkish radiance that shines with a blinking light.

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FAQ
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Q: How To Unlock The Puzzle Phantom Realm?

A: I'll give the solution of how I collect all artworks to unlock the Puzzle Phantom
Realm through gifts exchange among all the sub-characters. However, the setting is
random and you'll not always receive all the artworks from the sub-character in one
row.

The SAVE & LOAD Trick
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Therefore, I suggest you save your game each time a sub-character gives you an artwork
when you give them an item. This is to avoid receiving junks items such as Normal
Bullets, Normal Arrows and Fire Arrows. Use the Save & Load trick to eventually
receive all artworks as a guarantee.

HOW TO RECEIVE ALL THE ARTWORKS?
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***You need to use the Save & Load Trick in order to ensure that you receive the
artworks in return.***

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From SUB-CHARACTERS
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(During 1st visit at Imasho Town)
From KOTARO:
美人画空蝉 (Artwork #3)
Talk to him first, and then give him 地球儀 Globe and オウム青 Blue Parrot.

美人画夕顔 (Artwork #4)
Simultaneously, give him the 毛皮 Fur Skin. You need to trigger his first Intro event
to be able to receive the Fur Skin from the man sitting beside him.

(During 2nd visit at Imasho Town)
From EKEI:
美人画紅葉賀 (Artwork #7)
Give him フォーク Fork.

美人画花宴 (Artwork #8)
Simultaneously, give him the キセル Pipe.

美人画葵 (Artwork #9)
Then, give him the 日本史記第十巻 History Book vol.10. Sometimes, you need to do this
during the 3rd visit at Imasho.

(During 3rd visit at Imasho Town)
From MAGOICHI:
美人画末摘花 (Artwork #6)
Talk to him first and then give him the 扇子 Folding Fan.

美人画若紫 (Artwork #5)
Give him the オウム緑 Green Parrot.

(During 3rd visit at Imasho Town)
From OYU:
美人画桐壷 (Artwork #1)
Give her 黒ビル Black Beer and 古文書 Ancient Documents.

美人画帚木 (Artwork #2)
Give her 玉手箱 Pandora's Box and 枯れた花 Dead Flowers.

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From The STORE (眞鳴堂)
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Purchase all of them! Each cost 100 Gold Only.
美人画　関屋 (Artwork #16)
美人画　絵合 (Artwork #17)
美人画　松風 (Artwork #18)

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Throughout The GAME (contributed by Muni Shinobu)
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美人画　賢木 (Artwork #10)
柳生の庄 Yagyu's Village, on the cupboard of Jubei House.
* obtainable before retrieving 舞雷刀 Buraitou

美人画　花散里 (Artwork #11)
岐阜城東天 Gifu Castle East Sky, around the entrance of the 緑の幻夢空間 Green Phantom
Realm.

美人画　須磨 (Artwork #12)
岐阜城天守 Gifu Castle Sky Guard, in the room you entered using the 桜の鍵 Cherry Key.

美人画　明石 (Artwork #13)
岐阜城東天 Gifu Castle East Sky, after you crossed with a boat, inside the building, in
the closest room right by where you entered.

美人画　澪標 (Artwork #14)
鬼ヶ島 Oni's Sacred Place after you're teleported to 鬼ヶ島血ノ池 The Blood Pond, near
the 紅玉の鍵 Scarlet Key after you activate the elevator.

美人画　蓮生 (Artwork #15)
岐阜城天守閣 Gifu Castle Keep Tower, near the final of the game, go to the top floor of
the Keep Tower and to the main door. It's on Jubei's left where you see 2 Skull-
Absorber monsters.

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Puzzle Box Type
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|----------------------------|
| ***Puzzle Box -Style 1-*** |
|============================|
| Normal Puzzle Box |
|----------------------------|

North
#_1_2_3_
| |
| |
______| |______
# 1| |1 #
West 2| |2 East
3|______ ______|3
| |
| |
|_______|
# 1 2 3
South

|----------------------------|
| ***Puzzle Box -Style 2-*** |
|============================|
| Slider Puzzle Box |
|----------------------------|

North
#_1_2_3_
| |
| |
______|_______|______
# 1| | | |1#
West 2| | | |2 East
3|______|_______|______|3
| |
| |
|_______|
# 1 2 3
South

|==============================|
| -Legend- |
|==============================|
| -Directions- |
|------------------------------|
| E = East |
| S = South |
| W = West |
| N = North |
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| -Misc.- |
|------------------------------|
| # 1,2,3 = Block Numbers |
| REMAIN = # of Moves Allowed |
|==============================|

***Important Notice***
* All answers are in sequence from LEFT to RIGHT *

Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels Begin
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PPR Level 1
# of Box = 3 boxes
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1st box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 3
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move E#2, S#1, E#1
Award (JP) = 美人画簿雲
(US) = Artwork #19

2nd box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 3
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move S#1, W#1, N#2
Award (JP) = 美人画朝顔
(US) = Artwork #20

3rd box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 3
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move N#1, W#1, S#1
Award (JP) = 美人画少女
(US) = Artwork #21
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-Level 1 Cleared-
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PPR Level 2
# of Box = 2 boxes
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1st box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move S#2, E#1, E#2, S#1
Award (JP) = 美人画玉鬘
(US) = Artwork #22

2nd box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move E#1, S#2, E#2, S#1
Award (JP) = 美人画初音
(US) = Artwork #23
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-Level 2 Cleared-
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PPR Level 3
# of Box = 3 boxes
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-From the LEFT most-

1st box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move E#2, S#2, W#1, N#2
Award (JP) = 美人画蛍
(US) = Artwork #25

-Center-
2nd box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 3
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move N#2, E#3, N#3
Award (JP) = 美人画常夏
(US) = Artwork #26

-Right-
3rd box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move S#1, E#2, N#1, W#1
Award (JP) = 美人画胡蝶
(US) = Artwork #24
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-Level 3 Cleared-
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PPR Level 4
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ---**
Solution = Move S#3, E#3, S#1, E#1
Award (JP) = 美人画篝火
(US) = Artwork #27
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-Level 4 Cleared-
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PPR Level 5
# of Box = 4 boxes)
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-LEFT side-
1st box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ---**
Solution = Move N#2, W#2, S#2, E#1
Award (JP) = 美人画行幸
(US) = Artwork #29

-Next to the 1st-
2nd box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ---**
Solution = Move S#1, W#1, N#1, W#2
Award (JP) = 美人画野分
(US) = Artwork #28

-Lower Corner RIGHT from the Camera Angle-
3rd box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 2
REMAIN = 3
Difficulty = ----*
Solution = Move E#1/W#1, S#2/N#2, E#2/W#2
Award (JP) = 美人画真木柱
(US) = Artwork #31

-Next to the 3rd-
4th box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ---**
Solution = Move N#1, E#2, S#1, W#2
Award (JP) = 美人画藤袴
(US) = Artwork #30
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-Level 5 Cleared-
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PPR Level 6
# of Box = 2 boxes
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1st box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ---**
Solution = Move N#3, E#2, N#2, E#3
Award (JP) = 美人画梅枝
(US) = Artwork #32

2nd box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = ---**
Solution = Move W#3, S#3, E#3, N#3
Award (JP) = 美人画藤裏葉
(US) = Artwork #33
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-Level 6 Cleared-
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PPR Level 7
# of Box = 2 boxes
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-From the LEFT-
1st box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = --***
Solution = Move N#2, E#2, S#1, W#2
Award (JP) = 美人画若菜上
(US) = Artwork #34

-From the RIGHT-
2nd box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 2
REMAIN = 3
Difficulty = --***
Solution = Move S#3, E#2, N#1
Award (JP) = 美人画若菜下
(US) = Artwork #35
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-Level 7 Cleared-
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PPR Level 8
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 5
Difficulty = --***
Solution = Move E#1, S#3, E#2, S#1, E#3
Award (JP) = 美人画柏木
(US) = Artwork #36
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-Level 8 Cleared-
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PPR Level 9
# of Box = 6 boxes
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-LEFT side-
1st box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 5
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move S#2, E#1, N#2, W#2, S#2
Award (JP) = 美人画鈴虫
(US) = Artwork #38

-LEFT side-
2nd box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 6
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move E#1, N#1, W#2, S#1, W#1, N#1
Award (JP) = 美人画御法
(US) = Artwork #40

-LEFT side-
3rd box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 2
REMAIN = 4
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move S#2, E#1, N#1, W#2
Award (JP) = 美人画匂兵部卿
(US) = Artwork #42

-RIGHT side-
4th box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 5
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move W#1, N#2, E#1, N#1, W#1
Award (JP) = 美人画 ?笛
(US) = Artwork #37

-RIGHT side-
5th box = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 6
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move E#1, W#2, N#1, S#2, E#2, W#1
Award (JP) = 美人画夕霧
(US) = Artwork #39

-RIGHT side-
6th box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 6
Difficulty = --***
Solution = Move E#2, S#1, E#3, S#3, E#1, S#2
Award (JP) = 美人画幻
(US) = Artwork #41
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-Level 9 Cleared-
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PPR Level 10
# of Box = 2 boxes
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1st box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 5
Difficulty = --***
Solution = Move N#2, W#3, S#2, E#2, N#1
Award (JP) = 美人画紅梅
(US) = Artwork #43

2nd box = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 5
Difficulty = --***
Solution = Move W#1, W#3, S#3, E#2, N#2
Award (JP) = 美人画竹河
(US) = Artwork #44
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-Level 10 Cleared-
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PPR Level 11
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 6
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move N#2, W#1, N#3, W#3, S#2, E#1
Award (JP) = 美人画橋姫
(US) = Artwork #45
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-Level 11 Cleared-
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PPR Level 12
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 7
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move S#1, E#1, N#1, E#2, N#2, W#1, S#1
Award (JP) = 美人画椎本
(US) = Artwork #46
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-Level 12 Cleared-
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PPR Level 13
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 2
REMAIN = 5
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move N#2, E#3, S#1, W#1, N#2
Award (JP) = 美人画総角
(US) = Artwork #47
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-Level 13 Cleared-
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PPR Level 14
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 8
Difficulty = *****
Solution = Move E#2, N#1, W#2, S#1, W#1, S#2, E#1, N#2
Award (JP) = 美人画早蕨
(US) = Artwork #48
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-Level 14 Cleared-
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PPR Level 15
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 7
Difficulty = -****
Solution = Move S#3, E#1, S#2, W#1, W#2, N#3, E#2
Award (JP) = 美人画宿木
(US) = Artwork #49
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-Level 15 Cleared-
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PPR Level 16
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 2
REMAIN = 6
Difficulty = *****
Solution = Move N#3, N#2, W#1, S#2, W#3, S#2
Award (JP) = 美人画東屋
(US) = Artwork #50
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-Level 16 Cleared-
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PPR Level 17
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 8
Difficulty = *****
Solution = Move E#2, S#1, W#1, E#3, S#2, W#2, N#2, N#3
Award (JP) = 美人画浮舟
(US) = Artwork #51
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-Level 17 Cleared-
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PPR Level 18
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 8
Difficulty = *****
Solution = Move E#2, N#2, S#1, E#1, N#1, S#2, W#1, N#2
Award (JP) = 美人画蜻蛉
(US) = Artwork #52
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-Level 18 Cleared-
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PPR Level 19
# of Box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Large Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 9
Difficulty = *****
Solution = Move E#2, S#3, W#3, N#1, E#1, N#3, E#3, S#2, W#2
Award (JP) = 美人画手習
(US) = Artwork #53
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-Level 19 Cleared-
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PPR Level 20
# of box = 1 box only
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Box Size = Small Box
Box Type = Style 1
REMAIN = 12
Difficulty = *****
Solution = Move E#2, S#3, W#2, N#3, E#2, E#3, S#3, W#2, N#1, N#2, W#3, S#2
Award (JP) = 美人画夢浮橋
(US) = Artwork #54
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-All Levels Cleared-
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Congratulations! You've completely cleared the Puzzle Phantom Realm!

(For NTSC/J of Onimusha 2)
A wallpaper written in the Japanese Kanji as *天晴* with a collection of the Paintings
of Beauties compliments you with your intellectual brainwork!

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Contact Me
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Email me at:

[email protected]

Please note that I will not reply a mail requesting personal information about me. I
won't tell you no matter how you ask. And, I usually don't reply a mail with a
repetitive same topics/questions requested from the same address. Thanks for your
cooperation.

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Credits & Thanks
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Jeff "CJayC" Veasey of GameFAQs - for hosting this FAQ at the great gaming community
site, GameFAQs.

Steven Ng of IGN - for being interested in my Onimusha 2 FAQs and hosting it at IGN.

Muni Shinobu - I was too lazy to go through all the locations in the game for all the
Artworks and asked for him to allow me to use his information (Artworks' Location) in
my FAQ.

Ng Kian Sen (me myself) - for keep on trying various solutions for each level of
Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels and finally completed writing this FAQ for this section of
the game, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

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Copyright Notice
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Since nobody has come up a FAQ for this topic yet, as a result, that has encouraged me
to come up one _all_ by myself. This is a _unofficial_ Mini Game Guide of the game
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny created by its original contributor. I've made efforts
and attempts in order to finally complete this FAQ. Do not plagiarize! This document
is copyrighted by international law and you are not allowed to use/modify the
information in this FAQ without first requesting the permission from its author. You
must not use it for any unauthorized publishing, profits gaining, reproduced,
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This document Copyright(c) 2002-2003 by Ng Kian Sen
All Rights Reserved

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