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Van Helsing FAQ [PS2]
December 01, 2017
Daniel (DEngel) Engel
dan.engel.2017 [AT] gmail [DOT] com
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(A) TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Contents
(A) This Table of Contents
(B) Controls
(C) Items
(D) Walkthrough
- (D-01) Prologue
- (D-02) Mission 01 - Vaseria Village
- (D-03) Mission 02 - Vaseria Church
- (D-04) Mission 03 - Igor
- (D-05) Mission 04 - Prince Velkan
- (D-06) Mission 05 - Castle Frankenstein
- (D-07) Mission 06 - Frankenstein Cave
- (D-08) Mission 07 - Return To Castle Frankenstein
- (D-09) Mission 08 - Escape From Castle Frankenstein
- (D-10) Mission 09 - Forest Path
- (D-11) Mission 10 - Werewolf’s Curse
- (D-12) Mission 11 - Assault On Castle Dracula
- (D-13) Mission 12 - Dracula's Demise
(E) Tips
(F) Challenges
(G) Secrets
(H) Thanks
(I) Experimental
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(B) CONTROLS
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The controls for this game are as follows:
Left Stick - Move.
Square - Weapon 1.
Triangle - Weapon 2.
Circle - Check/grapple.
X - Jump/dodge.
L1 - Alt weapon.
L2 - Weapon select.
R1 - Aim.
R2 - Finisher.
Start - Pause.
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(C) ITEMS
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Glyphs
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Glyphs come in two colours, red and green. The green ones are used as money to
buy items in between missions [small are worth 1 and large are worth 5]. The
red ones are used to restore some of your lost health.
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Life Replenisher
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This item can be used from your inventory at any time to fully restore your
health.
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Ammo Replenisher
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This item can be used from your inventory at any time to fully restore your
ammo meter [for alt attacks].
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(D) WALKTHROUGH
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Bricklayer J. Gastronomy
You will find the walkthrough for the entire game in the sections below.
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(D-01) PROLOGUE
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Part 01
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You'll notice when you first start this stage, that your pistols are fired with
"square" and your tojo blades with "triangle".
Follow the trail of power glyphs until a cutscene starts, then collect more
glyphs among the pillars and on top of the short walls on both sides of the
room [you can smash the small statues for some too]. Check the large statue
with "circle" to get a few more glyphs, then take the life glyphs near a door
on the left side of the room.
Check the door and jump onto the blue wall just left of you a bit. The game
teaches you how to double-jump and use the grapple gun, so jump onto the wall
and target the red icon with "R1". Fire your grapple gun with circle to reach
the ledge above.
Go right and take the glyph, then grapple swing off the chandelier to reach the
other side [jump off with "X"]. Go up the staircase on the other side, to
reach the next part of the stage.
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Boss: Hyde
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This boss tries to punch you or pound the ground when he gets close, otherwise
he leaps towards you to get closer. At any rate, you want to jump away from
each of these attacks to dodge them. If the boss hits any nearby statues, then
you will get some glyphs [or you can smash them yourself].
You should lock onto the boss and fire your pistols at him constantly, jumping
away as needed. You can also power up your shots by holding "L1" as you do
this, to speed things up.
After the battle, you can go to the armory. Here you can purchase new moves
and combos for your weapons. The most important things are ammo increaser and
life increaser, so save your money for these.
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(D-02) MISSION 01 - VASERIA VILLAGE
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Part 01
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Smash all the boxes and barrels here for some glyphs, then power up your
tojo blades and hit the door with the red mark on it. Check the cheat glyph
inside to pick it up. This unlocks your first cheat [Ghost Body] in the
inventory menu.
Double-jump from the left set of stairs to get up on the roof for some glyphs,
then jump up and attack the weathervane for some more. Jump to the next roof
for a few more glyphs and walk to the left end, then grapple to a few more
glyphs.
Head to the left side of this ledge and you should see a bit of a ladder above
you. Your grapple icon is also lit up at the right end of your HUD, indicating
a hidden grapple point. Grapple up here and take one half of a life increaser
and some more glyphs, then drop down to the ground again.
Go to the door that you knocked open for a cheat glyph and go behind the wagon
on your right. Use your alt tojo blades once more to attack this side of the
wagon, then pick up another cheat glyph [Big Head] and follow the path to the
next part of the stage.
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Part 02
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Walk onto the bridge before jumping down, then make a note of the symbol behind
the waterfall. You can't get past it now, but on your second trip through the
game you can. Use your gatling gun at this point to get inside and find a
cheat glyph [Translucent Body].
Check the wheel with the glowing yellow spot to move a hook into place, then
jump up the rocky ledges [take the glyphs on the way] to reach the top again.
Walk on the bridge and grapple to the other side, then go on to the next part
of the stage.
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Part 03
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Check right from the start of this area as your grapple icon lights up, then
grapple up to the second half of a life increaser. Make a note of the egg
pedestal just ahead. You can't use it right now, but you will in a later
mission.
Shoot the skeletons here and take their glyphs, while dodging their blue shots.
Take the life replenisher on the bridge and check the doors just ahead to reach
the next part of the stage.
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Part 04
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Take out the skeletons here while smashing barrels and crates, then collect all
the glyphs.
There are actually two paths here, one is obvious and straight ahead. The
other path is to the right a little and up some stairs. You should take the
second path to the right.
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Part 05
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Smash the crates and barrels while going down the stairs here, then attack some
skeletons and take an ammo replenisher. Go up the other staircase if you want
more skeletons to fight, otherwise go to the previous area and take the left
obvious path this time.
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Part 06
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Kill the skeletons while smashing more barrels and jump down below the stairs
for more to kill. Climb the stairs and attack more skeletons, then go right
past the church to the next area.
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Part 07
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Kill a bunch of skeletons while smashing things, then approach the open window
and grapple up into it. Smash the boxes and take the shotgun, then jump back
to the ground.
Backtrack to part 03 with the windmill and egg pedestal if you want. Shoot the
door of the windmill with the shotgun and grapple to the top, then take the
half life increaser and come back here.
Head left from the open window and use your shotgun to get through the door.
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Boss: ????
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This guy punches you when he gets close, and he stomps the ground to send a
shockwave out all around him. He will sometimes grab you and toss you aside if
he gets right up to you [if he does this, shoot him like crazy]. You want to
jump before he stomps the ground and pretty much jump over him or away from him
whenever he gets close.
Use your pistols and power them up whenever you can as you shoot at the boss
constantly. Don't forget that you can shoot in the air, and always keep the
boss on the screen, so that you can see when he is about to stomp.
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(D-03) MISSION 02 - VASERIA CHURCH
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By this point you should have AT LEAST 1000 glyphs saved up, though you may
have more than that. Buy as many life increasers and ammo increasers as you
can.
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Part 01
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Grapple the switch on the left side of the bridge to lower it, then make a note
of the egg pedestal under the bridge. Cross the bridge and attack some
enemies, then climb one set of stairs. Go behind the building on your right
and double-jump onto it, then take the half life increaser. Climb the stairs
and go through the gate on your left to reach the next part of the stage.
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Part 02
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Watch out for dive and needle attacks from the gargoyles as you shoot 'em up,
then jump down the well to find an easter egg.
Grapple out of the well and return to the previous area, then place the easter
egg on the pedestal under the bridge by selecting it from your inventory. This
unlocks "challenge 4 - the maze", and takes you to a hub to play it. Check the
challenges section below for details on how to finish this challenge, then
return to the well.
Use your shotgun on the red emblem on the wall to make a hole, then go through
to the next area.
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Part 03
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Go left past some awnings as you shoot the gargoyles, then use your alt tojo
blades on the red emblem and take the cheat glyph [Ghost Fiend]. Go to the
building on your right from the entrance in this area and double-jump onto the
roof.
Grapple right to another roof and walk to the left edge, then grapple to a
third roof. Swing from another grapple point here and jump to half of a life
increaser before picking it up. Drop to the ground and head for the life glyph
in the back left corner, then grapple up to a ledge above. Smash the barrels
for a life replenisher and go through the door.
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Boss: Verona, Valera & Demon Marishka
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Shoot Verona and Valera with your alt pistols while avoiding the pillars of
energy that appear from the glowing spots on the ground. Once both of them are
dead, then Demon Marishka appears.
This boss has a diving attack that you should jump to avoid and a sweeping
electrical attack that you should also jump over. Keep plugging her with alt
shots from your pistols while you dodge her attacks to finish the fight.
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(D-04) MISSION 03 - IGOR
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Part 01
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Use your tojo blades on the ladder to knock down half of a life increaser, then
pick it up and check the left shelf of the dark pair at the left side of the
room. Watch as a passage appears here, then go on through it.
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Part 02
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Follow the passage and attack some skeletons, then go down another hallway and
kill some more on both sides of you. Check the right alcove for an emblem and
use your shotgun to get past it, then take the cheat glyph inside [Color Body].
Follow the path once more and climb the staircase, then go through the door.
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Part 03
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Double-jump onto the wall and coffins on your left, then take the crossbow
that's on top of one of them. Drop inside the open coffin up here and take a
cheat glyph [Big Melee], then walk through the doorway for a short cutscene.
Use your alt pistols and crossbow to kill the birds, and take the ammo
replenisher and life replenisher from the roof. Walk down a hill and take half
a life increaser by the gate, then go to the gate at the other end of the
graveyard. Shoot an arrow from your crossbow into the statue on your right,
then go through the gate to the next area.
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Part 04
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Use your alt pistols to take out the demons [watch for their shockwaves and
spin attacks], then use your shotgun on the boarded-up window to your right.
Take the life increaser half that appears and jump from the small roof up to
the larger one. Walk to the right side for some glyphs, then follow the river
to your left to reach the next area.
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Part 05
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Shoot the gargoyles with your shotgun as you jump to the ledge on your left and
grapple up two more. Follow the trail of glyphs along the path on your left to
find the next area.
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Part 06
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Fight off the skeletons with your tojo blades and double-jump above the small
statues for some glyphs, then use your tojo blades to knock the large statue
over. Walk across the statue and follow the path to a new area.
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Part 07
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Kill the gargoyles and double-jump on top of the pillar to the right of the
water. Grapple from here and take the cheat glyph [Plain World], then work
your way back. Jump up the ledges and follow the path to your right to reach
the boss.
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Boss: Igor
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This boss has three types of attacks during the battle.
The first involves firing a 3-way spread shot that you should move between the
shots to avoid [indicated by the boss glowing before firing].
The second attack has the boss launching 3 explosive shots down on you from
above, but they shouldn't bother you if you keep moving [and jump if they're
too close].
The third attack has a single shot fired from above that waits on the ground
for a bit, then splits into pieces that spread and explode. Keep your distance
from this attack when you see it [and jump if needed].
You want to use your crossbow or your alt pistols to deal damage to the boss
while you avoid his attacks.
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(D-05) MISSION 04 - PRINCE VELKAN
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Part 01
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Kill the skeletons and take the ammo replenisher and life replenisher from the
roof. Go down the hill for another ammo replenisher and head through the gate,
then fight more skeletons and take the right gate of the two.
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Part 02
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Head right past the yellow light and double-jump up the rock wall just right of
you to reach a ledge. Use your crossbow on the statue here and take the glyph
that appears [Translucent Fiend] before dropping to the ground once more.
Go down the stairs and grab the ammo replenisher from the roof on your right,
then jump down to start the boss battle.
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Boss: Velkan 01
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Shoot the boss from this roof if you want a breather and keep shooting him
until he runs away again.
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Part 03
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Cross the bridge and go through the gate to resume the battle.
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Boss: Velkan 02
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Stay back here, lock on and nail him with your crossbow until he runs away
again, then go right to the next area.
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Part 04
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Fight off the gargoyles and go through a hole in the right wall, then fight
more gargoyles and take the ammo replenisher beyond the barrels on your left if
you need one. Go back up these stairs and head right to the next battle.
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Boss: Velkan 03
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This boss swings his claws at you in combos if he gets close enough. Your best
bet is to dodge away from him when he tries this and keep unloading your alt
pistols into him.
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(D-06) MISSION 05 - CASTLE FRANKENSTEIN
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Part 01
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Fight the skeletons and follow the path left to the next area.
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Part 02
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Shoot the demons while following the path, then go through the doors.
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Part 03
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Kill the gargoyles and take the life replenisher on top of a carriage, then
ignore the nearby doors for now and head for the distant doors. Look around
here to find half of a life increaser, then look at the small wall on your
left.
Stand near the tree here as your grapple icon lights up and grapple up to an
emblem. You can't open this now, but on your second trip through the game you
can use your alt gatling gun or rifle to break the wall and take the cheat
glyph inside [Unlimited Speed].
Jump down again before going back left, then head through the doors that you
passed earlier.
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Part 04
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Stand on the table to make it easier to shoot up these mask enemies, then climb
the stairs and go through the door on your left.
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Part 05
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Get the life replenisher up here at the left side of the room, then drop down
and shoot the cross on the statue with your crossbow. Kill the mask enemies
and double-jump up to the ledge where you started in this room, then go back
through the door.
Grapple across the next room and go through the door on the right side.
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Part 06
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Go down the stairs and kill more mask enemies [they keep coming], then grab the
speed boost and upgrade for your shotgun [now you can use the alt shotgun].
Return to the previous room and swing back across, then enter the door on the
left side once more.
Drop down and use your alt shotgun on the same statue, then grab the easter egg
from the fireplace near the left wall.
Now leave this building the way you entered and head back to the area of the
village with the windmill and bridge, from mission 01. Place the easter egg on
the pedestal here to go back to unlock "challenge 5 - time attack" and get
taken to the challenge hub once again. Check the challenges section below for
details on how to finish this challenge, then go back to the building with the
mask enemies.
Use your alt shotgun on the symbol at the back wall and go through the opening
to reach a new area.
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Part 07
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Fight the skeletons and follow the passage, then go through the door at the
other end.
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Part 08
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Kill the mask enemies and go through the doors at the left end of the room,
just past the globe.
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Part 09
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Double-jump above the door that you just came through to find a pair of
emblems, then use your alt shotgun to destroy them both. Take the life
increaser half and drop down again, then jump over a railing and make a note of
the egg pedestal as you will be returning to it later.
Kill the gargoyles and double-jump onto the large statue for some glyphs, then
enter the house beside the egg pedestal and ride an elevator down.
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Part 10
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Kill the skeletons as you work your way down this hall and through a door.
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Part 11
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Kill the mask enemies if you want, then go through the door at the far wall.
If you return here after finishing the game once, you can grapple from the
narrow ledge that doesn't have the generator. Use your alt gatling gun or
rifle on the emblem up here to get a cheat glyph [Armory Anytime].
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Part 12
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Stand on the circle in the middle of the room and grapple up through a hole
above.
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Part 13
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Watch the cutscene and shoot up the bats with your alt weapons. Dodge to shake
off any that grab onto you, then go towards the stairs and grapple to a ledge
above. Take the electric gun here and jump back through the hole in the wall
where you entered this room.
Go back up the elevator and to the room with the globe and generator, then use
the electric gun to power the generator. Take the easter egg that appears
by the telescope and use it on the egg pedestal outside to unlock
"challenge 1 - knightfall" and get taken to the challenge hub once again.
Check the challenges section below for details on how to finish this challenge,
then go back to the room from part 11.
Shoot the generator near the door here with your electric gun, then go through
that door and jump on the elevator.
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Boss: Dracula
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Jump in the vat of neon green slime at any point in this battle and pick up the
cheat glyph inside [Archaic Clothes]. If you get killed and need to continue,
then you'll have to get this glyph again.
Now that's out of the way, the boss can strike you with what's kind of like a
large sword made of energy if he gets close. He sparkles all around and a spot
on the ground sparkles in a similar way when he is about to teleport to that
spot and swing his energy sword. I find it works best to jump away from him
before he teleports, because a dodge doesn't always get you far away in time.
He also creates pillars of energy from glowing spots on the ground, and usually
follows these up with an energy sword attack. Keep moving to avoid the pillars
and dodge the energy sword attack when it comes.
The third attack involves balls of energy falling from above and is avoided by
moving constantly.
The electric gun is utterly useless on the boss, so don't bother using it.
Instead you should use the alt pistols as much as possible.
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(D-07) MISSION 06 - FRANKENSTEIN CAVE
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Part 01
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Jump down to the ground and use your alt pistols to take out the skull enemies.
They have a pulsing shockwave attack if you get too close, so keep your
distance. They also fire a long beam that sweeps towards you slightly, but you
can easily move away from this attack.
Jump to the ledge on the left side with some glyphs and grapple up a few times
[take the ammo replenisher on the way up], then grapple and swing to the next
ledge. Jump to the ledge with the glyphs and jump down to get the life
increaser half below. Work your way back up and double-jump to another ledge,
then follow the path to the next area.
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Part 02
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Jump down to the ground and shoot up the skulls, then use your shotgun on the
nearby emblem down here and take the cheat glyph inside [Sick Player].
Double-jump up the ledge on your left to get back up, then grapple across two
ledges. Use the right grapple point here to get the alt crossbow, then use it
on the emblem and take the life replenisher.
Take the other grapple point to reach the other side of the room and the next
area.
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Part 03
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Cross the bridge and jump the gap while fighting off electric skulls, then jump
left onto another ledge in the corner and take a life increaser half. Grapple
across the next gap and jump up a ledge, then blast the wall with your alt
crossbow and enter the area beyond.
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Boss: Frankenstein
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If the boss tries to stomp the ground, you should jump to avoid the shockwave.
He runs around and might try to head butt you, so jump or dodge if he tries
this.
Sometimes a spinning attack is used, it's quick but you can still jump or dodge
it as needed.
The boss uses punches at close range and sometimes grabs and lifts you, so
unload your weapons into him if he grabs you.
I used the alt pistols on this boss, but any weapon will do. Just MAKE SURE
that you don't use the electric gun, as this charges the boss and gives him
stronger attacks.
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(D-08) MISSION 07 - RETURN TO CASTLE FRANKENSTEIN
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Part 01
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Hug the right wall and double-jump onto a ledge just past a couple of trees.
Take the life increaser half up here and kill the bats up ahead with the
crossbow, then cross the bridge and double-jump behind the waterfall for a
replenisher.
Go through the arch beyond the water and jump up the ledges, then head left and
grapple to swing across the gap. Fight more bats and jump up a pair of ledges,
then go left some more to find an easter egg. Grapple to the next ledge and
stop just before the larger icicles, then drop down to a small ledge below.
Take the cheat glyph here [Metal Fiend] and jump back up, then watch a cutscene
and go inside the cave.
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Part 02
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Take out the bats and grab the double scimitars just ahead, then use them on
some more bats as you jump up some ledges and end up outside once more.
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Part 03
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Cross the bridge and jump up a few ledges, then pass under an arch as some
werewolves appear. Keep your distance from them and watch for their lunge
attack. Use your alt pistols to take them out, then jump up a trio of ledges.
Double-jump on the stone pillar on your right for some glyphs, then jump up
more ledges and follow a curving path.
Double-jump on top of the stone arch on your left, then grapple and jump up a
few ledges for a life increaser half. Go back along the path and under the
arch, then head through the gate.
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Part 04
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Shoot the werewolves and take a cheat glyph [Small Fiend] from the stone lion's
mouth in the left corner [you can use the walls here to help shield yourself
from the werewolves]. Head for the back right corner of the room and take the
replenisher, then jump on the egg pedestal. Grapple here and follow the ledges
left.
Use your shotgun on the weakened section of the wall and take the life
increaser half, then drop down again. Use your easter egg on the egg pedestal
to unlock "challenge 2 - defend the ring" and get taken to the challenge hub
once again. Check the challenges section below for details on how to finish
this challenge, then return here and go through the wooden doors on your right.
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Boss: Velkan
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This boss slashes you if he gets close, but for the most part he either hangs
off the wall or runs along it. He will growl right before leaping at you from
the wall and again before leaping back to the wall. So listen for it and jump
or dodge out of the way.
You want to use your alt pistols while you fight to finish him off.
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Part 05
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Simply walk through the arches ahead of you and watch the cutscenes.
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Part 06
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Attack the werewolves [try it from on top of the railing by the stairs to make
things easier], then go through the door at the top of the stairs.
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Part 07
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Take out the bats and use the alt shotgun on the emblems, then grab the life
replenisher. Go down until you see a grapple point, then jump down and grab a
life increaser half. Kill the bat and grapple back up, then climb the stairs
for the next area.
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Part 08
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Kill the werewolves and ride the elevator in the back left corner.
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Part 09
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Take the life increaser half on your right and climb the stairs.
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Boss: Dracula
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This boss has the same attacks as when you fought him before, but he also has a
few new ones.
One of the new attacks involves twin logs of energy rolling across the ground,
meeting in the middle and going back and forth like this. You should move to
one side and simply jump over that log as it gets close.
The other attack involves firing blue energy shots at you from all sides and is
much harder to avoid, but try your best while jumping and dodging.
Stick with the alt pistols like last time and be sure to use them while jumping
the new attacks as well.
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(D-09) MISSION 08 - ESCAPE FROM CASTLE FRANKENSTEIN
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Part 01
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Kill the mask enemies with your electric gun and go down the stairs in the
upper left corner of the room.
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Part 02
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Kill more mask enemies and go to the far end of the room. Go through the door
on your right for a life increaser half, then return here and jump through a
large hole in the right wall farther down.
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Part 03
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Take the alt electric gun while fighting more mask enemies, then go through the
doors.
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Part 04
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Use your alt shotgun on the electric skulls as you head through the next door.
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Part 05
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Kill the skeletons and ride the elevator up at the other end of the passage.
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Part 06
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Leave the house to start a battle with a pair of statues, then use your alt
crossbow to drain most of their health. Normal shotgun shots should charge
your alt energy once again, and you can always use your finishers to help.
The enemies either attack at close range or send a ripple through the ground
that you can jump or dodge.
Head through the gate on your right after killing both statues to finish the
stage.
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(D-10) MISSION 09 - FOREST PATH
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Part 01
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Get hit once when on the horses here to get knocked under the carriage, then
take the cheat glyph [Shadow Fiend].
These twin demons either fire a 3-way spread shot of fireballs or a sweeping
ice beam from a distance. For either attack, you should dodge to avoid them.
The other attacks involve freezing the top of the carriage or setting it on
fire, but both are indicated if you watch the top of the carriage. When this
attack is about to happen, you should jump to the horses at the front [this
limits you to pistols only].
When back on top of the carriage, you should be attacking with your alt
crossbow.
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Boss: Velkan
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This boss uses the same moves as every other time that you've fought him. So
keep your distance and jump or dodge when he gets close. Keep unloading your
alt pistols into him to win the battle.
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(D-11) MISSION 10 - WEREWOLF'S CURSE
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Part 01
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Take the alt scimitars from the nearby box and follow the path to the next
area.
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Part 02
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Kill the bats and jump down to the ground, then grapple your way to the next
area, like you did in mission 03.
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Part 03
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Kill the statues with your alt crossbow/shotgun and any finishers that you may
have, then use your alt crossbow on the emblem for a cheat glyph [Metal Body].
Cross the statue above once again to reach the next area.
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Part 04
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Attack the bats and climb up the cliff just like before.
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Boss: Igor
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Use your alt crossbow on this boss just like before, until you see him try a
new attack. This attack involves a 4-way spinning laser on the ground and it
can be pretty annoying.
As soon as you see it, you should double-jump onto the pillar on the left side
of this room to get to the upper level. From here you can continue to use your
alt crossbow without having to worry about the new attack.
You can use your scimitars when the boss comes close if you want, but I found
it easier to stick with the alt crossbow.
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(D-12) MISSION 11 - ASSAULT ON CASTLE DRACULA
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Part 01
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Kill the birds while you follow the path up, then use your alt crossbow on the
emblem to the right of the doors. Take the easter egg from inside and go
through the doors.
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Part 02
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Use the alt shotgun on the small door on your right for a cheat glyph [Shadow
Body], then kill the bats and go through the next door.
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Part 03
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Use your alt crossbow on the demons and drop through either of the holes in the
ground.
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Part 04
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Kill the mask enemies and use your electric gun on the blue valve until a bunch
of machines come to life and open a door, then go through that door.
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Part 05
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Follow the walkway in either direction and go through the doors when you come
to them.
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Part 06
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Go left through a hole in the wall and grapple across the gap, then grapple
right from the bright end of the carpet and take the life increaser half.
Grapple back to the other ledge and go through the next door.
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Part 07
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Fight your way past the mask enemies here and look in the far left corner.
Take the gatling gun from the table beside the elevator before you ride that
elevator.
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Part 08
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Use the gatling gun on the emblem and about 5 demons beyond, then jump the
railing in the far right corner of this room. Take the life increaser half and
go through the next door.
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Part 09
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Simply follow the passage as it bends left and go through the door.
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Part 10
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Use your gatling gun on the demons in both alcoves on either side of you, then
use your alt electric gun on the blue nodes in here to charge both of them.
Return to the blood pool and check the third chamber just ahead. Shoot more
demons in here and charge another node to raise the egg pedestal.
Go use your easter egg on that pedestal to unlock "challenge 3 - blood bath"
and get taken to the challenge hub once again. Check the challenges section
below for details on how to finish this challenge, then return here to the
blood pool and keep grappling higher and higher until you get through the doors
at the top.
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Part 11
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Use your finishers and gatling gun to destroy the statues here. Drop down a
gap near this end of the bridge for a replenisher, then cross the bridge for a
battle.
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Boss: Demon Aleera
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The boss likes to use a dive attack on you when at close range, so dodge back
to keep your distance.
You'll need to dodge a stream of fireballs or an electrical beam when far
away, so dodge to either side accordingly. Sometimes the boss brings up 4
fireballs out of the ground where you are standing, so keep dodging when this
happens. A similar attack involves 4 fireballs falling from the sky, but you
avoid it in the same way.
You can use your alt cross when you have the energy if you want, but I just
used the gatling gun to deal with this boss.
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(D-13) MISSION 12 - DRACULA'S DEMISE
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Part 01
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Use the gatling gun to take out the demons and climb the stairs until they
split. Take the stairs that go left across to a glowing door and use your alt
electric gun on the blue node. Take the alt gatling gun from inside the door,
then climb the rest of the stairs and go through the door at the top.
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Part 02
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Ignore the bats here and jump off this platform at the top right, then look for
the stairs at the back of this next section. Follow the stairs down and left
as they turn, then go through the door at the bottom.
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Part 03
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Jump off the ledge and down into the large hole in the ground.
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Boss: Demon Dracula
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The boss's first attack involves 8 ice pillars rising from the ground, but they
shouldn't hit you if you keep moving.
The next attack is a stream of curving electrical shots, every much like the
fireball stream that Demon Aleera had. You want to dodge to the side a few
times to get past this attack.
The boss swoops after flying up high and screaming [dodge to the side] and can
also flap his wings on the ground to send out shockwaves [also dodge to the
side].
You want to use your alt pistols when you have alt energy and the gatling gun
when you don't. This is the last battle so don't be afraid to use your
replenishers once you've got a handle on his attacks.
After the battle you're done the game!
After the credits roll, you can save your current character in a new game
[keeping all of your weapons and upgrades], and even try to get a few cheats
that you weren't able to get before.
There are cheats to be found in missions 1 and 5 now that you have the alt
gatling gun [the most helpful are both in mission 5].
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(E) TIPS
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Don't forget about your inventory items, especially during boss fights.
Don't leave replenishers behind just because your inventory is full. Use one
and come back to pick up the one that you left behind.
Remember your alt attacks, they are much better than your normal weapons.
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(F) CHALLENGES
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Challenge 1 - Knightfall
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For this challenge you have 3 minutes to destroy all of the stone knights.
The only catch is that the gargoyles dive attacks are the only way the statues
are going down. So you want to lurk behind the statues so the gargoyles dive
towards you and hit the statues, then you need to quickly jump/dodge out of the
way so you don't get hit.
Most of the statues are on the ground floor, but there are also a few at the
top of the stairs.
When the gargoyles are really far away, you should grapple them to bring them
closer and save time.
By completing the challenge, you can pick up a cheat glyph in the challenge
hub [Dwerger Skin].
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Challenge 2 - Defend The Ring
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You need to stay inside the raised ring for 30 seconds in this challenge.
You can jump, but only if it's over the ring or you fail.
While you are trying to do this, some birds start to attack you. It's much
easier to complete this challenge if you use the gatling gun, so you might
want to wait until you've finished the game once before trying it.
By completing the challenge, you can pick up a cheat glyph in the challenge
hub [Archangel Skin].
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Challenge 3 - Blood Bath
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You have to avoid some rising blood in this challenge, so you want to start by
double-jumping to the statue behind you. Now double-jump left up one more
statue and carefully right to the next one. Wait here until the timer runs out
and the grapple icon appears, then use your grappling hook to finish the
challenge just in time.
By completing the challenge, you can pick up a cheat glyph in the challenge
hub [Wraith Skin].
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Challenge 4 - The Maze
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If you take a wrong turn in this maze at all, you will go back to the start and
have to fight an enemy [use your tojo blades] before the path opens up again.
You only have a minute to reach the bottom, otherwise you fail. You want to be
careful when entering portals. If you're not careful, you might walk back
through the portal on the other side [which counts as a wrong turn].
1. Take the left portal of the first three.
2. The right portal of the next two.
3. Take the far portal on the right.
4. There's only one portal to choose here.
5. Take the left portal here
6. Go through the portal on your right.
7. The final choice has the portals far apart over bridges, you want the portal
on the right.
By completing the challenge, you can pick up a cheat glyph in the challenge
hub [Gargoyle Skin].
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Challenge 5 - Time Attack
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In this challenge you have about a minute and a half to kill a whole mess of
skeletons. You can use whatever weapon you want, but I would recommend one
that allows you to use its alt form [I used the shotgun].
Keep an eye on your alt meter so you know when you can use it and just hold
down the fire button and keep moving as you blast all the enemies to pieces.
By completing the challenge, you can pick up a cheat glyph in the challenge
hub [Fell Skin].
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(G) SECRETS
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Power Clothes
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If you want to unlock these, you need to finish every stage with your hat on.
Sometimes when you get attacked, your hat will fall to the ground and sit there
glowing. Walk over to it and hit "circle" to put it on again.
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Hard Mode
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Beat the game once on any difficulty, to unlock this difficulty.
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Infinite Ammo
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Finish the game on hard mode to unlock this cheat.
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Rifle
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Use all 5 easter eggs on their pedestals to get to the challenge hub and finish
ALL five challenges while down there. You have to finish all five challenges
without leaving the hub. If you do this, then the rifle is waiting for you in
the challenge hub.
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Bonus Movies
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If you enter the following codes during normal gameplay in the game, you will
unlock some bonus movies. You can watch these movies from the gallery at the
main menu.
Bonus Movie 1 [Background Story]
- Up, down, up, down, left, left, right, right, L1, L3, R3, R1.
Bonus Movie 2 [Character Concepts]
- Up, right, down, left, up, left, down, right, up, R1, R2, R3.
Bonus Movie 3 [Level Concepts]
- L1, L2, R2, R1, R2, L2, L1, up, up, down, down, select.
Bonus Movie 4 [Creature Concepts]
- Select, L3, R3, select, R3, L3, select, left, left, up, right, right.
Bonus Movie 5 [Weapon Concepts]
- L2, R2, L1, R1, select, select, L1, L1, R2, R2, L3, R3.
Bonus Movie 6 [Movie Concept Art]
- R2, R1, R2, R1, L1, L2, L1, L2, left, right, select, select.
Bonus Movie 7 [Movie Production Photos]
- L3, left, R3, right, L2, Up, R2, down, L1, left, R1, right.
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(H) THANKS
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Huge thanks go out to the following contributors:
expectokhurram
gsgreg
Litz5522
lianu1
S. Evans
SpiderVenom
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(I) EXPERIMENTAL
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For a little while now I've had a paypal link in all my FAQs at the very bottom
here. Mainly as a small experiment since a few other FAQ authors have also had
the same idea.
I had a few people email me before I put this link in because they wanted to
send money, so it's here for those people.
For the record I've received about $87 (which works out to a bit more in
Canadian lol) last I checked, so I've been getting cases of pop and making some
excellent progress on a few FAQs.
If you don't want to send money or can't then send me an email, it's nice to
hear what people thought about my work and there's always room for improvement.
My email address and paypal address for those that want to contribute are both
dan.engel.2017 (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Many thanks, and I hope you continue to use my work!
~Dan
