Well , I have been looking for information on this game for
a long time , exclusively for the Quests and how
to beat them all. After beating it myself (and not finding
much info afterall) I thought some people would
want a basic guide like this , for the Quests as they are
badly translated for the PAL version , and would
work as a translation guide for the people that have the
NTSC/J.
And yes , this is based on the PAL version of the game ,
which shouldn’t change much from the NTSC/J
version of the game.
This is also my first FAQ ever , so I hope it is helpful.
Lusty Madness Move : press square on the white part of the
timing bar in practice mode and keep it up.
Pierce Move : press forward+square on the purple part of
the timing bar in Practice Mode , note that you
must not be holding the target button for the
forward+square part of it.
Normal Combos : press square continuously to do consecutive
hits , depending on your Combination
gauge you will get extra hits for this. In the Practice
Mode , it’s the light blue on the timing bar.
COOL Combos : press square at the exact time your attack
would hit and keep it up. In the Practice Mode
it would be the yellow part on the timing bar (yes it is
THAT difficult).
QUESTS
These all require you to be in at least normal difficulty
or above to be beaten.
From the upper left to the bottom right , they are written
in this order:
1-Sassy Girl : Master a high number of combos against
zombies.
2-Genocide : Kill a large number of zombies.
3-Rouge : get covered by a large amount of impurities.
4-Lunatic Libido : Clear the level in Berserker Mode.
5-Seconds from death : Clear the level with an extremely
low Vitality.
6-Bloody Sword : Clear the level with an extremely high
sword damage.
7-The Beautiful Dancer of Death : Use the Lusty Madness
move till it stops.
8-The Dance of the Empress : Score Consecutive kills of
zombies beyond the number required.
9-Renzetsu Queen : Clear the level withouth suffering
damage from enemy zombies.
10-The Flawless Queen : Clear the level by killing the boss
in very little time.
11-Master of COOL : Clear the level with a high success
rate of COOL combos.
12-Zombie Piercer : Use the Pierce Move against Rotting
Zombies many times.
NOTE:After getting a Quest mastered message you DON'T have
to clear the entire stage if you don't want to , you can
simply quit the game , and it will be considered as
obtained.Of course only for the quests that are awarded
throughout the stage (1,2,3,7,8,12)
TIPS/CORRECTION ON TRANSLATION
1-Sassy Girl : Master a high number of combos against
zombies.
This one is mistranslated , the correct would be use the
Desperation attack many times against zombies .
You will probably need a High Vitality for this , I have
the approximate numbers for the stages , the less I
had to do was 20 times and the higher I had to do was
around 30-35.
Even if you don’t count , if you keep using the Desperation
attack in each stage till you see the Quest
Mastered message , you will be fine.
Easy really.
2-Genocide : Kill a large number of zombies.
Simple as that , just keep killing zombies till the Quest
Mastered pops up on the screen.
3-Rouge : get covered by a large amount of impurities.
Get a lot of red orbs/kill enemies/Use Clotted Blood/use
anything that raises your Berserk Level.
I also tested that you don’t have to change back to normal
mode after becoming berserk to get this
Quest (aka you dont have to worry about Goddesses Statues
etc , though it is recommended since you
lose life in Berserk Mode heh)
Keep doing things that raise/would raise your Berserk level
till the Quest Mastered pops up as well.
4-Lunatic Libido : Clear the level in Berserker Mode.
Easy just as it says , just become Berserk and destroy the
Boss of the Stage , in Stage 5 kill the last
monster in Berserk Mode.
5-Seconds from death : Clear the level with an extremely
low Vitality.
Kill the boss when your life is blinking red , doesn’t have
to be 1 tick left if you have a higher Vitality.
An easy way is to use the suicide attack before the last
hit on the boss (triangle+circle) , and decrease
your Vitality Gauge.
You can also keep your secondary character with low life ,
waste the boss with the primary character , then
change to the secondary to finish the Boss.
6-Bloody Sword : Clear the level with an extremely high
sword damage.
The translation on this sucks , but it is telling you that
you have to finish the stage with the Sword filled
with Blood , just have your secondary character with a
bloody sword , waste the boss with your primary ,
exchange before the end , jump and kill it etc.
Stage 5 can be a little trickier , after a while of killing
the zombies , change to the secondary and try using
attacks that won´t get your sword stuck (you can jump and
use your sword , kick , but throwing knives
with Aya might be a better idea).
7-The Beautiful Dancer of Death : Use the Lusty Madness
move till it stops.
The Lusty Madness move is the one you have to hit Square
when the timing bar of Practice Mode shows
White , you can start it after the 3rd hit of Aya if I am
not mistaken , and then have to keep the timing up ,
my only advice is to practice a little before trying ,
because you need around 25 hits.
It can be done in any Stage , and you don´t have to hit
anything , just clear an area and keep whacking the
air (you will know when you missed a hit if Aya does a
different movement , by turning around and
finishing the combo with another hit , just start it over
if it happens).
An easy way to do this is to find an area with a Blood Gate
, clear the area and use the gate to do this , hit
it till your sword is full of blood (the more blood the
sword has , the slower you hit and the timing for this
slows up as well) and since your sword doesn’t get stuck
on the Blood Gate it works well.
Not sure if you need a full Combination Gauge for this
since I had it when I got this , but if you can’t beat
it withouth Full Combination , just max that stat first.
As soon as you get it right , the Quest Mastered message
pops up.
8-The Dance of the Empress : Score consecutive kills of
zombies beyond the number required.
This one I opened tier 1 and 2 in Stage 3 , in the garage
just before the boss , for the first one I did 30
consecutive kills and for the second one I did 70
consecutive kills.
Tier 3 I did in stage 6 , got it at 110 cck and Sensual
combo rating , the room used was one of the mini-
boss rooms (with boss music and everything) that pops only
zombies.
I am pretty sure the combo rating is required also for this
Quest , so performing a Full COOL combo before
starting to throw knives with Aya (which is the best way to
do this) must be a good way to beat tier 3.
9-Renzetsu Queen : Clear the level withouth suffering
damage from enemy zombies.
Use Stage 1 on Normal dificulty , you can repeat it the
three times needed there. If you have high power
enough , Aya can kill Saki in just a few Ranged Attacks.
10-The Flawless Queen : Clear the level by killing the boss
in very little time.
Normal difficulty helps , high power and Berserk too , not
sure on the time but it shouldn´t be too dificult ,
use a Power Gem if needed.
The time required on Stage 5 is pretty different from the
others , just kill stuff as fast as you can.
11-Master of COOL : Clear the level with a high success
rate of COOL combos.
I can’t believe I beat this , it was SOOO hard , the funny
thing is , after I beat it in stage 1 , I ended up
beating it again in stage 5 by accident (was not needed ,
but if you reach the pre-hequisites the game lets
you know)
I wrote down the number of suscessful complete COOL combos
, and the unfinished ones for stage 1.
That’s a total of 80% requirement , took a lot of practice
, but now I can do Aya’s full COOL combo
almost all the time heh :D
Also I DON’T recommend using Practice Mode to learn the
COOL combos , because you end up
depending on the timing bar too much , and THAT my friends
, is not in the normal game.
Try starting by the sounds , hitting square the exact
moment you hear the sword clash on something
(Blood Gates can be nice to practice , the actual gate and
not its interior :O).
Then also practice whacking the air , you WILL know when
you did it right , even though there is no white
flash , you see the screen blur a little.
Note that you NEED a full combination gauge to beat this.
***Tip from zblazer on the forums :
"Getting the "Cool Master" Quest is actually quite simple
from what I've discovered. You'll need decent Power for
Aya though. Around 4-5 bars should be enough. Simply use
a complete cool combo at the start of the stage. This will
be considered a 100% rate for cool combo. Afterwards kill
everything using throwing knives. You will get Cool Master
at the end of the stage, since you technically had a perfect
rate of complete cool combos.
If you already knew this, good for you. If not, hope it was helpful."
Thanks!
12-Zombie Piercer : Use the Pierce Move against Rotting
Zombies many times.
The Pierce Move is not Piercing with your sword (as i
though the first time too...) , its a move that is a "bit"
like the Lusty Madness Move , for learning.
Go to Practice Mode , do a 3 hit and then forward+square
when the timing bar hits Purple. If done correctly
Aya/Saki will move forward and do a palm strike.
You have to use that move against the Rotting Zombies (the
ones that can only be killed in Berserk Mode ,
and have their cores/hearts showing). That should rip their
hearts off and kill them , you also get the item
Clotted Blood every time you do this succesfully.
Go to a place where they respawn (Stage 3 before the boss
sounds good) and keep using it till you get the
Quest Mastered message.
It seems you have to retry the stage for the second and
third tiers , those require more hearts ripped as
well.
GENERAL FAQ
Q-What stats should I raise first?
A-First of all Power , then Vitality , Combination and
Range in that order.
Use the stat pills (they add +1 to a stat) to help you
raise the current status you want to max out.
Note that status pills cycle colors , being each color for
the status
Q-I can’t beat boss “insert boss name here” any tips?
A-Raise your power/vitality/combination , learn to dodge
and learn how to do full COOL combos. Also when
you get hit some of the life lost will be in a deep blue on
the life bar , if you let the character rest in the
secondary slot , life will recover gradually , so take
advantage of that.
For the easier difficulties a bit of power should be enough
, for Rampage difficulty you would better have
everything maxed , at least for Aya.
Q-What are the pros and cons of Berserker Mode?
A-Pros:
-Double power
-Double running speed
-Red orbs/Clotted Blood recover your life
Cons:
-Doubled damage received
-Your life keeps going down slowly
-You look ugly
For higher difficulties you WILL need to be in Berserker
Mode to beat the bosses.
Q-How do I get the item Clotted Blood?What does it do?
A-Just use the Pierce Move (explained above) on the Rotting
Zombies , and you will get one for each you kill
this way.
Using it while not in Berserker Mode raises your berserk
gauge by around 35% , using 3 will put you in
Berserker Mode.
Using it while in Berserker Mode will recover some of your
life.
Q-Who is Futaba?
A-Futaba is the last name of 2 sisters in the game which
are Riho Futaba and Makoto Futaba , they have their
own story , even though you play on the same stages as
Aya/Saki/Reiko, you have to re-do it in
Riho/Makoto story to unlock more costumes/features.
When you finish the 2 "branchs" of the game in any
difficulty , you will be able to put girls from different
stories on the secondary slot , as the first girl you
choose will tell the game wich branch you are choosing.
Meaning that you could take an overpowered Aya to help in
the Futaba story after you finished it on easy
with only Riho/Makoto :D
Aya/Saki/Reiko = 2-sister story
Riho/Makoto = Futaba Story
Q-I keep raising Reiko’s power , but her shotgun kills as
slow as before!
A-Well it IS A SHOTGUN afterall , your Power shoudn’t
affect the damage it does.
Note that the knives that are THROWN by Aya do get
increases in the damage when her power is raised.
Q-What about the blood gate , How do I open it?
A-The blood gates can be opened with a certain sequence of
COOL combos , the lesser the stage the lesser
COOL hits are required.
Every stage has 3 Blood Gates and after clearing them you
get an item that fills the ??? bar.
Filling it rewards you with a new costume for Aya , but you
shouldn´t worry so much with blood gates for
now , as you need a full Combination Gauge for the blood
gates on stage 6.
Q-What are COOL combos?
A-Look around in this FAQ , I explained it at least twice.
Visually speaking you will see a white flash when you hit
something in a COOL combo , or your character
hitting faster/the screen blur a little when you hit the
air during a COOL combo.
COOL combos also give you an extra hit (as if you had +1
bar in the Combination Gauge) when done
correctly.
Q-Any tips for COOL combos?
A-Yeah , practice a lot , withouth depending on the timing
bar of Practice Mode , also try to keep your sword
clean as the timing changes the bloodier your sword gets.
Use the sounds of the sword when hitting something for
starters , and start doing it in an empty room
when you get the hang of it (more or less).
Q-WOW the Practice Mode is really good!
A-Yes it is! Try putting a Rotting Zombie there and you can
practice a lot since they can only be killed while
in Berserker Mode or when you do a Pierce Move (palm
strike).
Q-Your guide sucks!
A-Maybe , but it is still the only guide in English you
will find about this.
Q-Thanks a lot , I thought noone would ever write a guide
about this!
A-You are welcome ! I also thought the same as you.
Q-Any chance you can get us the story translated , my
version is Japanese and I can’t understand anything!
A-The story really isn’t THAT great , but if you check the
message boards , I did put the story of
Aya/Saki/Reiko branch up to Stage 6.
I haven’t gotten the ending story going yet as it seems to
require too much effort , BUT I will if people ask
for it enough.
Still , if your PS2 can run games from different regions ,
you could always get the PAL version of it , since
it DOES GIVE YOU THE OPTION TO PLAY ON NTSC .
Q-Will you also write a guide about how to beat the Stages?
A-Probably not , progression is easy , just follow the
blinking star on the map.
Q-On Stage 6 , in the second room of zombies , suddenly
zombies stop appearing and the doors won’t open!
HELP!
A-Yeah it is not a bug , just something that was badly
implanted in the game , you have to pass above a
part of the floor that will trigger their appearance and
after beating them the doors should open.
Looking on the ground you will see a few different “kinds
of grounds” , they are grey and like a square.
Try running in lines through those grey squares (the one
in question should be the one to the left of the
map , and the point to trigger the zombies should be to the
right of it somewhere in the yellowish part).
Note that the trigger is NOT on the grey square , but
somewhat nearby it.
CREDITS , etc
That’s it , if you have any more questions , or want to add
more info to this guide , just post on the
Message Boards , and I will try to answer/update the guide.
I did write this all by myself , but I would like to credit
IzunaOtoshi from Youtube as he helped me find out about the
mistranslation on Quest 1 as well :D. Thank you !
Metis Connetis from www.elotrolado.net forums tested and
confirmed that you can quit the game after getting a QUEST,
thanks!
zblazer from the gameFAQs forums showed an easier way to do
the Master of COOL combos quest (quest 11).
If you want to post
this somewhere else please ask for permission first.
Good luck!
Roufas2008
01/07/2008 - GUIDE IN!
01/16/2008 - Fixed a few errors!
01/24/2008 - Fixed Credits , sorry IzunaOtoshi :D!
02/05/2008 - Fixed info on general quests!
28/01/2009 - Added tip from zblazer regarding Master of
COOL combo quest!
