An Unofficial Guide to ENEMY ZERO for the Sega Saturn



By Strider
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General



The Game is in 4 disks, numbered 0 to 3. Disk 0 contains the Opening Movie to
give you an idea of the story, a Training section and some information and clips
on the programmers at WARP. Disks 1 to 3 contain the actual game.



While the Opening Movie does not tell you why Laura and her colleagues are
caught in space, it does give some clues on various parts of the game, and it
shows how Parker was killed. I was hoping that the Opening and in-game Movies
would use Softdec (software MPEG decoding) rather than True Motion, but no such
luck. Still it is not bad, and much better than D on the Saturn.



Training



The Training section gives you an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the
Gun and the VPS (the device which allows the user to locate living creatures
without actually sighting them). There are three Training stages, and it is a
good idea to complete all of them before you embark on the real thing. Get used
to the different tones of the VPS as you approach an Enemy, and make sure you
time your shots precisely for the kill.



The Gun



A word on using the Gun. It is perhaps the main source of frustration of the
Game. To kill an Enemy you have to:



1.find out its whereabouts with the aid of the VPS (not particularly difficult);
2.make sure it is right in front of you before you draw your Gun; then 3.draw
your Gun at the moment when the Enemy is in range, allowing sufficient time for
the Gun to charge (by holding the trigger); and then 4.release the trigger when
the Gun's charge nears its maximum.



It is imperative that you do not draw and charge up your Gun too early (or too
late for that matter), as once the Gun's charge peaks it drops to zero and you
have to start again, probably losing your life at the same time. The only way to
succeed is to practise, and save your position at the right places.



Game mode



Normal - Exactly what it says - normal mode. This guide is based on this mode.



Easy - This mode is for beginners, but then everyone is a beginner to this Game
when he first plays it. The difference between this mode and Normal is in the
amount of clues and the "reliability" of the Guns. In Easy mode the rest of the
crew talk to Laura in more detail, and some of them live a little longer. You
will also find that the Guns are slightly less frustrating as they come pre-
charged with power and can fire more shots before recharging is required.



At the beginning.



You start in Laura's room (Level 1 in Winter Tower). After her long rest in the
Cold Sleep Capsule, she wakes up and witness the death of Parker via the Net
Computer. She gets dressed and prepares to investigate.



You will find the VPS behind the mirror, while the Voice Recorder and Laura's
Personal E-Key are found in the drawers. Use the Net Computer to view Parker's
room (a mess). Talk to Ronny. He will give you some clues (in Japanese). At this
stage you won't be able to talk to the other crew members - George and David
both refuse connection, Mercus's system is not working, and Kimberly's Video
Phone requires a password.



Go to Information and take a look at the Map. Level 1 Map is quite simple. Press
down and a Map of the Basement will be shown. The Lock function cannot operate
in this Room.



Check out the Database for descriptions of some of the items found in the Game.
You can also check out the profile of the crew. Laura's personal file contains
nothing.



Before you leave the room, you can try out the Hologram. They are so deprived of
natural life in space they resort to laser tricks.



The Locker Room



Use the B button to walk faster and save time. Go direct to the Locker Room. You
will find a Gun Charger on the wall, but Laura hasn't got a gun so leave it for
now. Use the Personal E-Key to open Laura's locker. Inside there is a Card Key.
Now leave the Locker Room and go to the Stair Room.



The Basement



Use the Card Key to open the Connect-Door Lock to the Stair Room. Laura will
ride the Manual Lift to the Basement. Head to the Power Room. One of the
Generators is shut down. To turn it back on, you need to key in a Code and press
the Power Button. The Code is simply made up of Three (3) of the keys. It won't
take long to work out the Code. You will notice that the Roller door opposite
the Power Room will not operate.



The Store Room



Having turned the power back on, move back to Level 1. If you try to approach
the Elevator, you will bump into an Enemy. Since you are not armed, you will
simply get killed. So go instead to the Store Room. The Store Room's Net
Computer is the only one which can control the locks at the Basement. Use the
Net Computer to turn all locks OFF. Exit and head back down to the Basement.



Parker's Room



The Roller Door will now operate. Once inside you will soon hear an Enemy. To
avoid it keep to the right. Be careful not to hang around at dead ends. With a
bit of luck you will find Parker's Room. Enter and you will witness the mess
Parker, or rather his killer, leaves behind. Strangely though, Laura reacts as
if she sees Parker's dead body for the first time, when in fact she has already
seen it via the Net Computer. Anyway, the only thing of interest here is
Kimberly's Access Code, located in the drawers. Use it to Video Phone Kimberly.
By now you should see Ronny dead in his room if you Video Phone him. You cannot
contact the other crew members.



Leave the Basement as you enter, but this time keep to the left. Take the Manual
Lift to Level 1 and go to Mercus's Room.



First Encounter



As you get closer to Mercus's Room, you will hear an Enemy right in front of
you. Do NOT retreat. Keep going and you will witness an event that will enable
you to enter Mercus's Room.



Mercus's Room



Very messy indeed. Mercus's head has exploded while having a coffee. There is a
VX-Projector on the wall. Try it out. Be sure to search everywhere. You will
find the "key" to the DNA Lock guarding Mercus's own room of lockers. Inside you
will find the much needed Gun. Now we can get even.



The First Test



The Gun can only be used while YOU are in control of Laura. Once you are outside
of Mercus's Room, try out the Gun. Nothing happens, and you see a red light on
the Gun flashing. You know where to go to charge it with energy. We have now
come to the point where you should use the Voice Recorder to save your position.
You can head back down to the Basement to kill the Enemy there, then come back
up to face the one just outside the Elevator, or you can ignore the one at the
Basement and go straight to the one standing between you and the Elevator. Once
the Enemy is gone, you can enter the Elevator. Laura will press 4.



Get some rest?



Just when Laura thinks she can relax, an Enemy has managed to break in the
Elevator. Laura will not be able to kill this Enemy for she will lose her gun
(so soon!). As soon as you regain control of Laura, head to the LEFT (you will
DIE if you don't listen). Kimberly will speak to Laura through the Speaker
system as she approaches a door that won't open. Look on the UP side and there
is a way. (use the C button together with UP on the D-pad)



The Duct System



A Map is a MUST here. Make a Map as soon as you start roaming about. The first
thing to do is to grab a Gun in the Data Room (access via an outlet in the Duct
system). There you can muck about on George's Computer, and it will spit out a
multipurpose GE Key. Use it wisely and you will be able to leave the Data Room
with a new Gun. This new Gun is unfortunately flat, so the next step is to get
it charged. A fair way away there is a Tool Room where you will find a Gun
Charger. You have to avoid any Enemy you run into. Just remember to whom the Gun
belongs when you use the Gun Charger. Before you leave the Tool Room, it is a
very good idea to save your position.



The Gun and the Enemies



As soon as you leave the Tool Room you will hear an Enemy near you. Find it and
kill it, and make sure you get it the first shot. That's right. Unlike the first
Gun Laura has, this Gun can only fire ONE (1) shot per recharge. Now you realise
why it is a good idea to save your position before leaving the Tool Room. Once
you kill the Enemy, go back for a recharge. Keep going and eventually you will
come to an Elevator. You will know because you will hear the door open. Do NOT
run towards it because an Enemy is waiting right outside the door. Shoot to
kill.



The Elevator



Although you can see the Elevator and its door is open, you can't get in without
using FORCE (and a couple more minutes). The Elevator will take you to Kimberly
(Level 2 in Winter Tower). It is a good idea to recharge your Gun before you
enter.



Kimberly's Room



With a few of her crew members already dead, Kimberly will not take any chances
with her pot plants. So she flowers them. That's what she is doing when Laura
enters her room. After a long chat, Kimberly will sit down and Laura will be
free to check out the room. There is nothing of interest here except the Net
Computer. You will be able to talk to David for the first time. Check out the
Database and you will find an interesting picture in Kimberly's Personal File.
Since Kimberly has fallen asleep with all the flowering, wake her up by
connecting to Ronny and Parker. She will leave the room when she sees the mess
in Parker's Room. To make her come back, talk to David again. Kimberly reappears
with new found determination. The pair will then venture out of the room. Note
that if you wish to save your position, you have to do so before Kimberly comes
back. (Disk 1 ends)



The Way to Summer Tower



Kimberly decides to take on the Enemies herself. She puts on a Head Set Camera
so that Laura can monitor her movement. Connection to the Camera is cut when
Kimberly is attacked by an Enemy. Laura will run inside the maze of corridors to
find Kimberly. A Map here will be very helpful. You may or may not run into the
Enemy in the vicinity. If you do then I hope you have recharged your Gun as
advised. You will eventually arrive at the point where Kimberly was attacked.
You see blood and Kimberly's Gun but you can't find the body. Strange. Pick up
the Gun and keep walking until you see yet another Elevator.



Inside Summer Tower



There are nine (9) floors inside the Tower. Get yourself familiar with the
layout as soon as you see a Net Computer. The Elevator is operated with three
switches representing three digits of a binary sequence. A good place to start
would be the top floor, so off we go.



Poor Ronny.



The top level is where Ronny's Room is. If you talk to Ronny over the Video
Phone for enough times you would have heard him die. His room is guarded by a
lock. To save your trouble, Ronny has posted the password right next to the
lock. Enter his room and you will see his body minus his head. You will pick up
his sunglasses. Check out the room and you will find a Computer and a Body
Scanner. The Body Scanner cannot be operated but the Computer can. A "password"
is required to access the information. The password (and the clue to get it) can
be found on the Calendar. Ronny's computer contains a file on AKI which
described an incident in which the whole crew on a spacecraft was killed by the
Enemies. Laura obviously doesn't like what she sees.



The other crew members



It is about time to talk to David and George face to face so head down to level
5. You will not be able to enter David's room at first. Go and see George
instead. He will be at his computer meditating on something. You can disturb him
and he will talk back. The most important item in George's room is the Gun
Charger.



Now on to David's Room.



For some reason you may now enter David's room. David will greet you at the door
and the couple will embrace with a deep kiss. David will then leave for the
Basement, leaving Laura free to check out his room.



The Power Room



On Level 6 there is a Power Room, but first you have to negotiate a maze. Make
sure you familiarise yourself with the Map (on the Net Computer) before you
proceed. The Power Generator has four dials which must be set correctly before
the power is switched on. Take out any Enemy you come across, but you won't be
able to turn on the power just yet.



The other Levels



Level 4 is the Payload Bay. Level 3 is a Tank Area. Laura cannot exit from these
Levels, and their Maps are not shown on the Net Computer. Level 2 is where the
Summer Tower connects to the Winter Tower. Again Laura cannot use this exit.
Level 1 connects to Fall Tower. There is a lock which needs to be disengaged
first. There is a Basement, inside which is a Store Room with a Gun Charger.



David - Part Man, Part Machine



David goes for a break and he ends up in the Store Room at the Basement. Go down
and check him out. When Laura arrives at the Basement there is a lot of blood on
the floor. Then she sees David, covered in blood, badly damaged by the Enemy, a
total loss. The couple has a quick word, before David gives up his ghost. Laura
will find something not quite useful from David's body.



Back to George



Go back to George's room. He is not there, so why not try out his computer. Here
you will be able to view the "history" of David, using what David left you.
Suddenly a creature flies inside the room right into Laura's mouth. Laura is
struggling to swallow the creature when George appears with a Gun and shoots the
bastard. He will then leave the room again. On his way out he will drop
something so make sure you pick it up.



The Body Scanner



Go back to Level 7. Go to the Body Scanner and turn it on. Laura will then allow
herself to be scanned and she will find out what can happen with too much junk
food. George then comes in and persuades her to give herself up. Laura declines
and runs outside. Here is something very strange: if you go straight back into
the room, George is gone! Maybe he is using Ronny's toilet, or something.Let's
not disturb him.



Payload Bay and Tank Area



Remember the two levels which cannot be accessed earlier? Well you still can't
access them. Go back and find George (as he is the only one around!) and see if
he can help. He is not in his room so maybe he is in David's using the toilet
there. Nope. Just when Laura turns around, George appears at the door and.there
is something above him! George will now give up everything he has to help Laura,
so make sure you check him thoroughly.



The Power Room again



Turn on the power with George's tip. Then head towards the Elevator to the Fall
Tower (made accessible courtesy of George). Just when Laura thinks that she can
take a break, the little fella inside her wakes up.. (Disk 2 ends)



The Fall Tower



First thing you should do after Laura puts the little fella to sleep is to take
that Voice Recorder out and start recording. The Fall Tower is made up of levels
of labyrinths, with Enemies patrolling at convenient locations (ie those where
you want to go). Maps are again important. Note also that you only have limited
charge in your Gun, spare it for only the Enemies in your way - you won't find
Gun Chargers anywhere. Avoid the Enemies as far as possible, or you will find
your Gun flat before you can say "Where is my Gun Charger?".



At last, your dream Weapon.



At the bottom of the Fall Tower, you will find a locker room. Apart from giving
you some rest, you will find David's space helmet. Laura will weep on it and a
Gun will drop out. This is the Gun to have, as you will soon see.



The Spring Tower, probably.



The Spring Tower is made up of yet more labyrinths. In here you will also find
new company - the Baby Enemies! They are very easy to kill but may get you by
surprise from around corners. Fire your Weapon whenever you hear suspicious
noise - better safe than sorry. You still get your regular invisible Enemies so
keep an ear out for them. You will know that you are at the bottom when you find
yourself inside a greenhouse sort of maze. Keep looking and you will enter a
duct leading to a hall. Take out the Enemies and their kids and proceed to the
next hall (through another duct), and the next. You will meet the Mother of all
Enemies. Surprisingly easy to take out, as she is VISIBLE. Stay put and you will
eventually arrive at the escape chamber!



Kimberly



What's that trying to come out of the Escape Vessel? Surprise, surprise,
Kimberly is alive! So that's why Laura could not find her body. I wonder how
Kimberly gets so far so easily, when Laura has to fight her way there - she
should have taken Laura with her, silly woman! Anyway, Kimberly gives a memo to
Laura as souvenir and says goodbye as she is about to die alongside Parker. This
is fine except she has activated the Self Destruction Timer on her way out and
Laura follows her to try and stop her!



The Final Labyrinth



Fortunately there is only one Enemy inside. Take it out (so that the VPS does
not bother you), and find your way to the Manual Lift (tricky without a Map).
Laura has in fact returned to the Winter Tower Basement. Go to Parker's Room and
you will be just in time for the shot. Poor Laura, now she is REALLY on her own.
Worse, the Self Destruction is on its way, so there is no time to waste. Re-
enter the Labyrinth and Laura finds her VPS runs out of battery. Only
supernatural forces can help her now, and they are exactly what she gets - David
SPEAKS. He will give direction to Laura as to how to negotiate the Labyrinth, in
Japanese of course. For those of you who don't understand Japanese (such as I),
David will give one of three instructions at cross roads, namely "keep going",
"turn left", and "turn right". You should be able to figure them out after a few
turns to nowhere. When you succeed in escaping, you will be treated to the
ending movie.



Finally.



Having completed the game in Normal mode, you will find that a Hard mode is
added to the options. In it you will find even more Enemies, and even flatter
batteries for the Voice Recorder. Good Luck.



Hints and Tips



Save your position when you feel you have gone far enough. Don't overdo it and
your batteries should last the game. Remember the only thing that is in the way
between Laura and the Escape Vessel is the Gun. Practise, practise, and
practise, and you won't get killed as often.



For those of you who own a memory backup cartridge, use it to store your Voice
Records. Here is how: transfer the Voice Records to the Cartridge from the
Saturn's internal memory, then remove the cartridge when you play. Transfer the
Records back when you die. This way you never run out of batteries. This process
is made easier with the Action Replay (aka Game Shark), which does not have to
be removed when you play.



Closing comments



WARP has produced a fine game in Enemy Zero, and I enjoyed it very much.
However, there is a lot of room for improvement:



1.a more original story would be nice. As it is, the story is too similar to the
Alien Trilogy (the movies, not the game) for comfort; 2.there are places where
the acting could be improved - Laura looks indifferent after "witnessing" events
such as the death of Ronny over the Video Phone; 3.the design of the Gun is
perhaps the worst flaw in the game. It is just too frustrating; 4.the layout of
some of the levels are simply too complex, their sole purpose seemingly being
the creation of frustration and the extension of the length of the game; 5.the
Net Computer is too slow! 6.the game is in substance not long enough.



Let's hope that Enemy Zero 2 (or similar) improves on the above.



The Z-Files.



Explanation of the following mysteries regarding the in-game movies on a
postcard to WARP please:



1.Why does Laura look like she is not carrying anything, when in fact she is
carrying a lot of things? 2.Where does Laura hide her Gun when she is not using
it? 3.Why does Laura keep the loose bit of Mercus in her inventory? 4.What is
the significance of the holographic butterfly? 5.Why do I get the impression
that Laura is foreign to the AKI (look at how many times she becomes puzzled by
the operation of some of the equipment)? Is she really the Co-Pilot? 6.Why is
George's Gun so crap compared to the others'? 7.Why does Laura have to break
into the Tool Room? Where is its proper entrance? 8.Who needs an Elevator to the
Ducts? The Cleaners? 9.How could George remain so calm when half the crew has
been killed? 10.Why does David not talk to Laura at the beginning? Is he really
her lover? 11.What is inside the Payload Bay and the Tank Area? 12.Does George
have to die before he will help Laura escape? 13.Why has David hidden his Gun so
well? 14.Why is the Mother of the Enemies so easy to kill? 15.How does Kimberly
get to the Escape Chamber so easily? 16.Why does Laura run after Kimberly when
she knows Self Destruction has been activated? Is she stupid? 17.How does David
come back to life? 18.Why does the Escape Vessel have to go through such a long
and winding tunnel? Who designed it? Who designed the AKI? 19.Why is Mercus's
name spelt that way?



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