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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Qwarktastic Battle FAQ
(C) 2006 Clank992 - This guide may be
reproduced and republished without
as long as the content is not altered
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Contents
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1. Introduction
2. About the battle
3. The battle itself
3a. Weapons and Gadgets
3b. Fighting
A. Ninjas
B. Other Enemies
3c. Regular/Timed Rounds
3d. Sleeping Gas Rounds
3e. Cycling Weapons Rounds
3f. The turret in the middle
A. Regular Rounds
3g. The Bosses
A. Gary and Helen
B. Scorpio
4. Battle Layout/Plan
5. Credits
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1. Introduction
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This is my first Guide, so don't complain if it is not the best.
This guide will help you complete the Qwarktastic
battle on Annihilation Nation. The battle is explained
in detail in section 3. Read section 2 first, as it
contains information about this battle and
the requirements to unlock it.
If you have a Qwarktastic Battle related
questions, comments, or suggestions, please
email me at: wolstech (at) Gmail (dot) com
Just be sure to provide your Name, and the
comment, and make sure the subject is
something RC3 related or the mail may be
deleted without being read.
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2. About the battle
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The Qwarktastic Battle is the most challenging battle
on Annihilation Nation. To access it, you must
have completed planet Daxx and the "Championship
Bout II" Challenge. It consists of 100 rounds of arena action
with bosses at rounds 50 and 100. You will be tested
on your arena skills. If you played RC2 and did
the impossible challenge, you may be spoiled, as this
is way harder. You will deal with robots shooting
blue lasers at your feet, enemies with whips and
swords, and ninjas, as well as the bosses. Get ready
to play for at least 15-45 minutes (for me it took
about a half hour, not including my failed
attempts). Read below to begin.
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3. The battle itself
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Weapons and gadgets
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The following weapons and gadgets are recommended.
These will be discussed throughout the guide, so it is
best you have them. Version needed will be shown
if upgrades are needed. Names in parentheses are
the non-upgraded Names (weapons with a version
lower than 5). All V5 or better weapons should be
upgraded to V8 if you are playing in challenge mode.
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Fighting General enemies
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This explains how to fight the various
enemies found in the Challenge.
Men with swords and Whips
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These are one of the most annoying
enemies next to ninjas. Just stay back
when they swing their sword or whip.
As soon as then stop swinging
their whip, blast them.
Robots with spike hands and laser cannons
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These robots will either swing at you
with spike hands or shoot lasers. Please
note that there are two different bots,
one shoots lasers and the other has
spike hands. These bots will follow you,
you do not need to worry about the
spiked ones as much as the lasers.
To deal with the laser bots, back away
from them or run. Dodging the lasers is
possible as well. To kill, stand out of range of the bot
and use a powerful gun like the Shock
cannon or throw Nitro at them.
Ninjas
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These will kill you in a matter of hits! You
must always be fast when running from
ninjas as they move just as fast as you.
If they stop flipping when chasing you,
IMMEDIATELY MOVE AWAY, AND FAST!
Standing there will result in him removing
a chunk of health with his sword. To Kill,
after moving away from him use a powerful
weapon to exterminate him. It may take
multiple cycles of flipping and dodging
him to kill him.
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The Battle
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Round Types
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Regular Rounds
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Regular Rounds, you will see enemies. A
good way to kill them fast is to use the
nitro eruptor or the Ryno if you have it.
Each round begins when a new set of
enemies is released on to the field. It
ends when that set of enemies has
been killed.
Timed Rounds
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These are no different then the regular
rounds, except you only have a few
seconds to do it (usually about 20). A
clock will be shown in the corner near
the round counter. If the clock hits
zero, you will fail and will be required to
re-start the whole battle from round 1.
A quick way to kill the enemies is to
throw Nitro Bombs (Nitro Eruptor) everywhere.
Be sure to use the PDA after this.
Sleeping gas rounds
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These rounds are also similar to regular
rounds. The only difference is your
health will slowly drain until the end of the
sleeping gas period. If it hits zero, you
die like always. If you finish without it
reaching zero, the health that was drained
by the gas is returned.
Cycling weapons
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These rounds are regular rounds where
your gun changes randomly every few shots.
Use all ammo to your advantage, as this ammo
does NOT come out of your ammo count. If you
hate a certain gun, shoot it at no target until it
changes to a new one.
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The turret in the middle
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On some rounds, a big turret will appear in the center
of the arena and shoot at you. Don't waste ammo
because it cannot be destroyed. Just run around the
arena when it is shooting. When it stops, turn around,
throw a Nitro, turn back and keep running. Repeat as
needed to kill enemies.
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Bosses
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Gary & Helen
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By now, you have probably already fought these two
and know what to expect. This information will
be added in a future release. The weapons to use, etc.
are in the Battle Plan (Section 4).
Scorpio
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Again, you have probably fought him by now and
know what to do. The weapons to use, etc. are
in the Battle Plan (Section 4).
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The Qwarktastic Battle...Plan
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This section will walk you through the battle and
what to expect. Each section explains how to beat
a round or set of rounds.Bosses will be talked
about as well.
The format for a section looks like this:
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Round #: (Round Number or Numbers Here)
Type of round: Normal/Sleeping Gas/Timed/
Cycling Weapon
Center Turret: Yes/No
Details: The first two rounds will put you up against
quite a few enemies. These consist of mainly of
swordsmen, ninjas, and one or two robots.
Just nuke them with a Nitro Eruptor and
they'll be dead in no time.
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Round #: 3
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: This round will have fly-bots
(those grey little bots with spinning blades around them)
and some men of different types. Take the men out by your
choice of method and clean-up the fly-bots with the
suck cannon.(YOU MUST SUCK THE FLY-BOTS UP
AND KEEP THEM IN THE CANNON AS WE WILL
USE THEM IN ROUND FOUR.)
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Round #: 4
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: This round is all ninjas with a few fly-bots. Use suck
cannon (with ammo from round 3) to shoot ninjas. The
remaining ninjas may be killed with the N60, Nitro Eruptor
or the Liquid Nitrogen Gun. Suck any remaining fly-bots
into the suck cannon for later use.
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Round #: 5
Type of round: Timed (0:25 seconds)
Center Turret: No
Details: Timed Round! Throw Nitro Bombs at the groups as
they come out of the containers.
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Round #: 6-9
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: These are normal rounds. Just use any good
gun. Recommended: Shock Cannon, Nitro Launcher,
N60 Storm, Liquid Nitrogen Gun
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Round #: 10
Type of round: Timed (0:25 Seconds)
Center Turret: No
Details: Timed Round! Just kill them with Nitro's.
Watch Ninjas!
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Round #: 11-14
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Now is the time to use the PDA for some ammo if
needed. Just kill enemies like you did in rounds 6-9.
Now is also a good time to get rid of suck cannon ammo.
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Round #: 15
Type of round: Timed (0:20 Seconds)
Center Turret: No
Details: Timed Round! Just kill the enemies with
nukes (Nitros) again
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Round #: 16-19
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Kill enemies using Nukes (Nitros), N60,
and Suck Cannon. Use PDA again if needed.
When you get to the 15 second timed rounds,
you will not have time to use your PDA. Also, now
is a good time to use the HP drain feature on the
Ultrasheild launcher. If it is a holoshield V2 or
lower it will not work. Kill all but one swordsmen.
While he chasing you put down a shield and lure
him to it. Stay close to the shield, but not too
close as the enemy will hit you. Your nanotech
will go up! Just jump around, staying close,
until the shield disappears. Repeat if desired.
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Round #: 20
Type of round: Timed (0:20)
Center Turret: No
Details: Same routine as always. Nukes!
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Round #: 21-24
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: Yes
Details: First Rounds with the Center Turret.
You must run around the perimeter of the
arena constantly, throwing nukes at
enemies when it stops for a few seconds
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Round #: 25
Type of round: Timed (0:15 Seconds)
Center Turret: Yes
Details: Timed Round with Turret! Use same
procedure as for rounds 21-24, but hurry!
Only 15 seconds to do it.
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Round #: 26-29
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Regular Rounds. Watch Ninjas.
Use Suck Cannon, N60, Nitros, and Shock
cannon. Use PDA at round 29.
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Round #: 31
Type of round: Timed (0:15 Seconds)
Center Turret: No
Details: Regular Rounds - You know the drill...If you don't,
see rounds 26-29.
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Round #: 35
Type of round: Sleeping Gas
Center Turret: No
Details: First Sleeping Gas Round! Make it quick!
You don't want to pass out. Just remember,
you get all drained health back at the end
of the round if it doesn't reach zero first.
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Round #: 36-37
Details: You have to be quick! There are two
rounds before the gas period ends! Nukes
or Shock Cannon are good.
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Round #: 40-41
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Regular Rounds - Use PDA if needed
and repeat health trick discussed on rounds 16-19 if needed.
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Round #: 42-44
Type of round: Sleeping Gas
Center Turret: No
Details: Gas round Lasts 2 Rounds...
Kill with Shock Cannon and Nukes.
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Round #: 45
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Nothing to say except center turret
starts next round!
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Round #: 46-47
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: Yes
Details: Watch that turret! Run around arena
perimeter and attack enemies when turret
stops for a few seconds.
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Round #: 48-49
Type of round: Sleeping Gas
Center Turret: Yes
Details: Watch that turret and don't pass out!
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Round #: 50
Type of round: Boss
Center Turret: No
Details: Here you have to fight Gary and Helen. You've
beaten them before, but an easier method is to use the
Tesla Barrier/Shield Charger to protect yourself and throw
Nitros and Bouncers at them. One level 8 bouncer takes
away a quarter of their health!
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Round #: 51
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Beat the bad guys and use PDA. Also repeat
health trick if needed. Sleeping Gas next round!
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Round #: 52-55
Type of round: Sleeping Gas
Center Turret: No
Details: Watch that Gas...3 rounds of it!
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Round #: 56-57
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Just beat them, what more can I say?
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Round #: 58-62
Type of round: Sleeping Gas
Center Turret: No
Details: Really long! 4 rounds of gas action!
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Round #:63-64
Details: First in the series of cycling weapons
rounds to come. Just use the weapon given.
It will change as you use it.
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Round #: 71
Type of round: Cycling Weapon
Center Turret: Random
Details: Turret Comes and Goes...
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Round #: 98-99
Type of round: Normal
Center Turret: No
Details: Normal, so nothing really... Just use PDA
again here if needed. Use the N60, shock Cannon,
or Liquid N2O Gun. Boss at round 100!
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Round #: 100
Type of round: Boss
Center Turret: No
Details: Scorpio Time! Just use the
Tesla barrier/Shield Charger and throw bouncers at him.
V8 Bouncer kills in five uses!
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Congratulations! You completed the Qwarktastic challenge!
Yes, it may look long, but once you start, you should
be able to finish in about a half hour or less.
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Credits
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I have to thank the following for this game and FAQ:
Insomniac Games - For creating one of the best games
I have ever played
Everyone else who writes me with corrections/suggestions
(Your Name will be added here)
