Meimon! Takonishi Ouendan (Famicom)
Guide by E. Phelps, ver. 1.0
(aka LastBossKiller)
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Meimon! Takonishi Ouendan is a strategy game, developed by Graphic
Research and published by Asmik in 1989. It was released only in Japan. It's
very easy to play, with very little instruction needed. For the most part,
the challenge is pretty low, although it gets pretty difficult during the
last few stages.
It is based on a manga series of which I can find almost no information
about, but I've seen in a few places that you're a gang of "manly
cheerleaders". In the game, you are called to a meeting with some other gang
leaders (cheerleader gangs?) and are ambushed on the island where this
meeting was to be held. The rest of the game is composed of a series of
battles with the other gangs where you are trying to get back home to your
own turf.
The battle system is kind of fun. When two units fight, you have to
quickly choose an action before a timer runs out. It's not hard to do, but it
gives a fast-paced feeling to the fights. Then a couple anime-esque images
are shown to demonstrate the battle actions.
Although the game is in Japanese, there's not much reading needed to
play through the game. I hope you enjoy!
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Search words are given in square brackets [].
1. Getting Started [sec1]
2. Pre-Battle Menu [sec2]
3. Status Menu [sec3]
4. a. Commanding Units [sec4a]
b. Special Locations or Events on Some Maps [sec4b]
5. Battles [sec5]
6. Items [sec6]
7. Walkthrough [sec7]
a. Battle 1: Takojima [sec7a]
b. Battle 2: South Ikura - 1 [sec7b]
c. Battle 3: South Ikura - 2 [sec7c]
d. Battle 4: South Ikura - 3 [sec7d]
e. Battle 5: North Ikura - 1 [sec7e]
f. Battle 6: North Ikura - 2 [sec7f]
g. Battle 7: North Ikura - 3 [sec7g]
h. Battle 8: East Takota - 1 [sec7h]
i. Battle 9: East Takota - 2 [sec7i]
j. Battle 10: East Takota - 3 [sec7j]
k. Battle 11: Hamazaki - 1 [sec7k]
l. Battle 12: Hamazaki - 2 [sec7l]
m. Battle 13: Hamazaki - 3 [sec7m]
n. Battle 14: West Takota - 1 [sec7n]
o. Battle 15: West Takota - 2 [sec7o]
p. Battle 16: West Takota - 3 [sec7p]
q. Battle 17: Maruyama Warehouse [sec7q]
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- - - = = = == Getting Started == = = = - - -
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When you start the game, you will be asked to choose between the two options:
はじめ - "Beginning"
つづき - "Continue"
If you choose to continue, you will be asked to enter a password. The
password entry screen is composed of all the characters needed to enter a
password, plus the letter "E" in the lower-right corner, which you select
when you want to "End" the password entry process. If you want to go backward
to correct a mistake in your password, hold down the "B" button and push left
or right to move around.
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- - - = = = == Pre-Battle Menu == = = = - - -
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Before the battles begin, you will see a map of all the areas in the game.
You are at the position where there is a small white circle, which is in the
lower-right portion of the map when you begin the game.
In the lower-left window, you will see the name of the next area you are
about to enter.
In the lower-right window are the following menu commands:
アイテムこうかん - "Item exchange". Takes you to a menu where you can trade
items amongst your party members. If a member does not have an item,
it will say なし ("without") next to them. You can also drop items
using the すてる ("drop") option. Select おわり ("end") to return to
the previous menu.
パスワード - "Password". Get your current password.
BGM - "Background music". Toggle between あり ("have") and なし ("without").
せんとうかいし - "Begin battle"
You can also press "Start" at this time to see the status menu of your
characters.
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All of the names of your characters are listed on the left side of the
screen, with their current health ("PW") listed next to them. If the
character is in the hospital, it will say にゅういん ("Hospitalized"). Select
a character to have their stats displayed on the right side of the screen.
The stats shown are:
Name
LV - "Level"
PW MAX - Maximum hit points.
いどうりょく - "Movement strength". Number of spaces the character can move
per turn.
パンチ - "Punch". Punch strength.
キック - "Kick". Kick strength.
アイテム - "Item". Item held by this character. If he doesn't have one, it
says なし ("without").
とくいわざ - "Special move". Lists the character's special move if he has
learned one.
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Throughout the game, you will control six characters. Their names are:
Tachibana (たちばな)
Katsura (かつら)
Sakyou (さきょう)
Murata (むらた)
Kouga (こうが)
Kome (こめ)
To win a battle, you must defeat the enemy leader. The leader is often hidden
within a building, and other times he will be very obvious. However, I
suggest you defeat all of the enemy units so that your characters will gain
the most experience per battle.
If you lose a battle, you will not get a game over. Instead, you keep all of
your items and experience, but you are returned to the first battle that you
had with the current enemy gang. You battle most enemy gangs in a series of
three wars, so you will begin from the first one again. This gives you more
leveling up opportunities, so it's not necessarily a bad thing.
When you are giving your units actions during the game, you will see the
character's name and current health in the lower-left window. Press "A" or
"Right" to give the unit an action. The actions are:
いどう - "Move". The character can move the number of spaces indicated next
to this option.
ぱす - "Pass". Character takes no action this turn.
In the window to the left of the "Pass" command, you will see the name of an
item the character is holding if they can use it at this time. If the
character is hospitalized, it will say にゅういんちゅう ("mid-
hospitalization") instead. If the character has already taken an action, it
will say しゅうりょう ("completed").
You can change which unit you are about to give an action to by pressing up
or down. You can also see the status menu by pressing "Start".
To attack an enemy unit, you simply move your unit onto an enemy's. You
cannot move your unit past another unit, not even your own team's. Sometimes,
you can move your unit onto a building to search the building. You might find
an item, encounter an enemy, or a few other things can happen. When you find
an item, your options are: とる ("Take") and とらない ("Don't take").
Sometimes, you can also find items on the ground.
There is no special terrain. All terrain is either passable, and requires one
movement point to cross, or it is not passable.
Enemy units can emerge from buildings unexpectedly during the battle, so
beware that the enemies you see on the map are not all of them.
If one of your characters runs out of PW, he will collapse and an ambulance
will come pick him up. He will be listed as hospitalized in the status menu,
and he won't be able to fight in the next battle. He will automatically re-
appear with full PW for the battle after that.
Your characters gain experience when they defeat an enemy. With enough
experience, the character will level up, getting the usual stat increases
this would suggest, and also getting their PW refilled to full!
You health is not restored after each stage, so beware.
---Special Locations or Events on Some Maps------------------------[sec4b]---
As you progress in the game, you will come across a few new things on some
maps. Here is a list of what they are and their effect:
Manhole - If you go down a manhole, you can move through the sewer to quickly
emerge at a different location on the map (where the other manhole is). You
have to control your character in a side-scrolling platformer type scene,
where you jump over some rolling objects that can damage you. Also, the small
blue balls that roll by are "power balls" and will restore some of your PW if
you run into them. Climb up a ladder to emerge back on the map in the new
location. However, you don't actually have to do the side-scrolling scene.
Just go back up the ladder you start at and you will warp to the other
manhole location. Programming oversight?
Hospital - You can enter a hospital to restore a character's health to full
power. However, there is a chance you will get a mean nurse, who will cause
you to lose 50 PW. But she won't kill you if your PW is already below 50, it
will then just go down to 1. Just try to enter the hospital again next turn
and try to get better luck. If one or more of your characters are already
hospitalized, you can go to the hospital and get them out immediately for the
current battle, even if they were just sent to the hospital during the
current battle. You can repeat this over and over, so if there's a hospital
on the screen, you can't really lose. It can take several tries though to get
the nice nurse that will release them.
Patrol Car - On some maps, a police car will randomly drive by as you or the
enemy are moving. When this happens, the moving unit will stop where they are
and you will see a message that's along the lines of, "There's a patrol car!
Everyone sit still!" It will then be the next player's turn to act, so if the
patrol car appeared while you were moving, it will then be the computer's
turn to move its units.
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During battles between units, you will see your character and his stats
listed in the window on the left side of the screen, and the opponent's stats
are shown on the right side.
The opponent's stats will simply show his name (which is usually てき -
"Enemy"), his current PW, and the strength of his attacks.
On the left side of the screen, you see your character's name, his current
level, his current PW, and a list of battle commands. The full list of battle
commands are:
パンチ - "Punch". This will be replaced with the name of a weapon if you are
holding one.
キック - "Kick"
(Special move) - It might say the name of your special move here if you can
use it now.
アイテムDF - "Item defense". Block the enemy's weapon attack.
パンチDF - "Punch defense". Block the enemy's punch.
キックDF - "Kick defense". Block the enemy's kick.
とくいわざDF - "Special move defense". Block the enemy's special move.
にげる - "Run". Escape from battle, losing the amount of PW indicated to the
right.
Next to each command option, you will see an estimated amount of damage that
each option will inflict on the enemy if you are successful. Your odds of
success are largely dependent on how high your level is. If you are severely
under-leveled compared to your opponent, then you may need to resort to the
defensive moves, even though they inflict less damage and have a low rate of
success.
Not all command options will be available on each turn. For example, your
special move is rarely an option you can use. When it's available, you should
always take it, because it does big damage and almost always hits. Even the
run command is often not available. Punch and Kick are always available
though.
You have to make your decisions quickly. There is a fist that moves toward
your character's face, and if it reaches his face, the enemy will get a free
attack. You have to choose your action before this happens. The ever-changing
list of moves for you to choose from makes this interesting since you have to
quickly scan what is available to you, then choose the best option. Usually,
you will just be choosing "Kick" or something over and over, but you will
want to at least keep an eye out for your special move to appear as an
option.
If you choose to use an attack move, the possible outcomes will be:
(1) You hit the enemy, sometimes doing heavy damage.
(2) You miss and receive a small amount of damage due to a counter attack.
(3) The enemy hits you first and you don't attack.
(4) Both you and the enemy hit each other.
If you choose a defensive move, the possible outcomes are:
(1) You successfully avoid the enemy's attack and deal him damage via a
counter-attack.
(2) The enemy misses.
(3) The enemy hits you.
All battles go until you or your opponent lose all of your PW. The only
exception is if you run away.
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Shovel (スコップ) - Dig a hole anywhere on the map. An enemy walking over
that location will receive damage.
Net (あみ) - Hang from the telephone poles you can find scattered around the
maps. Enemies that walk into a net trap won't be able to take any
actions for one turn.
Bamboo Sword (しない) - Weapon. Replaces a character's "Punch" attack.
Wood Sword (ぼくとう) - Weapon. Replaces a character's "Punch" attack.
Stronger than the Bamboo Sword.
Bike (バイク) - Allows you to move three extra steps per turn. Only lasts for
three turns, then you lose it.
Card (カード) - If Sakyou is holding one, he can use the special move
Card Throw (カードなげ). He loses the Card after one use.
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--------------------------= Battle 1: Takojima =-------------------[sec7a]---
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Takojima (たこじま) Map:
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oooooooo3o o - Passable square.
oooooooooo X - Impassable square.
oooooooooo E - Enemy emerges from here.
ooooo1Xooo 1 - Enemy inside. Win to get Wood Sword.
ooooXXXoo 2 - Find Shovel.
4XXXXo2ooo 3 - One-time full health restore.
XXXXoooooo 4 - Find Net.
Xooooo B - Boss.
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During the first turn, a guy named Shimazaki (しまざき) shows up on a
motorcycle and attacks one of your characters. He can't do any damage, so
this is really just a practice fight for you to learn the battle style.
This map is pretty easy. Just go around beating up all the non-boss
characters to get your units some experience. It's best if you can manage to
spread the experience around to all of your units.
You can get a couple Wood Swords by winning battles in some of the houses.
The Wood Sword will replace the "Punch" attack and will do more damage. You
can also find a Net and a Shovel, which I didn't find all that useful during
my playthrough. But remember, each character can only hold one item, so
you'll probably just want to load everyone up with Wood Swords as fast as
possible.
Reach the boss in the upper right corner, Date (だて), and defeat him to win
this map.
Upon victory, all of your team members level up! Also, Tachibana will gain
the Lariat (ラリアット) special move either now or after he reaches level 3.
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South Ikura - 1 (いくらみなみ-1) Map:
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2oooooo1Xooo
XoooEEoooooM o - Passable square.
ooooooXoooEooooo X - Impassable square.
oXXoooXooXEooooo E - Enemy emerges from here.
oXXXooooXXoooo M - Manhole.
ooooooXooXooooo 1 - Find Card.
ooXXXoo3oooXoo 2 - One-time full health restore.
ooXXXooooXXXoo 3 - Game Center.
ooXoooooXXoooooo B - Boss.
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BoooXooooooooXoo
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This is the first map that features a manhole. You can use it to quickly
emerge at the location of the other manhole on the map.
First, you want to reach the building at the center of the map that says
ゲーム ("Game") on its sign outside. There, you will fight some enemies. The
owner of the game center thanks you when you win and gives you a Wood Sword.
You are then told to go to Eden Cafe, which is the building in the lower-left
corner of the map, to face their boss. Go there to face the boss and finish
this map.
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-----------------------= Battle 3: South Ikura - 2 =---------------[sec7c]---
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South Ikura - 2 (いくらみなみ-2) Map:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XooBXXXXo3EEoXX
XooooooooooooooX o - Passable square.
XoooXoooooooooo2X X - Impassable square.
XooooXXXoooEXXooX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XoooooXXoooEXXooX M - Manhole.
XoEoooooooooooooXX 1 - Find Bamboo Sword.
XoXXXooooEXXXXMooo 2 - Enemy inside. Win to get Wood Sword.
1ooXXXXooE4XXXoooo 3 - One-time full health restore.
XMoooooooooooooooX 4 - Find Net.
Xooooooo ooooo
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Make your way to the upper-left corner of the map and enter the right-most
tile of the train station to find the boss.
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South Ikura - 3 (いくらみなみ-3) Map:
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Xooooooooo5B o - Passable square.
XoooXooX3oo5o X - Impassable square.
XoooXXXooXXXXX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XooooooooooooMX M - Manhole.
X4XXoXXXooooooX H - Hospital.
XoXXooo2oooooX 1 - Find Wood Sword.
XXX+XooooooooX 2 - Enemy inside. Win to get Bamboo Sword.
XXooXoooXoXX 3 - Find Net.
XXooXoXoXoX 4 - Find Shovel.
XoooHXoXoXoX 5 - Enemy inside.
XooooooooooX + - Kouga gains special move.
XoXXoXooXooX B - Boss.
XoXXooXoXooX
XoooooooooMX
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During this stage, Kouga is able to learn a special move. During the first
turn, some guy on a motorcycle appears and attacks Kouga over a girl it
seems. Kouga doesn't have to win this fight to get the special move. If he
loses, you have to get him from the hospital on this screen.
This is the first map with a hospital. Step on the hospital tile to restore
your PW to full. There is a chance you will get a mean nurse and you'll lose
PW instead, but this will never kill you. You can restore your PW at the
hospital as many times as you like. When your characters are defeated,
they're listed as "hospitalized". If there is a hospital on the map, you can
just go to the hospital and get them so they don't have to miss any battles.
You can even get a character that was defeated on the current map. You can
get them as many times as you want.
Have Kouga enter the blue house that takes up two squares on the left side of
the screen, just above the hospital. A girl there gives him a judo gi, which
causes him to level up and learn the special move Backward Punch
(せおいパンチ).
Enter the upper-right corner of the big white building in the upper-right
corner of the map to fight the boss Joe (ジョー). But it would be wise to
make sure all of your team is released from the hospital first because when
you win the battle, your entire team levels up.
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-----------------------= Battle 5: North Ikura - 1 =---------------[sec7e]---
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North Ikura - 1 (いくらきた-1) Map:
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XBXooooooooXo
ooooooooXXoo5 o - Passable square.
oooooooXXoMo X - Impassable square.
XXXXXooXXXoo E - Enemy emerges from here.
X3ooooooooooo M - Manhole.
Xoooooooooo 1 - Find Bamboo Sword.
XooXXXoXXE 2 - One-time full health restore.
XXoooooXX4 3 - Find Card.
Xooooooooo 4 - Find Wood Sword.
Xo1XXooooo 5 - Find Net.
XoXXEoooooo 6 - Enter house to receive experience.
XMooooXXooo B - Boss.
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This is the first map where you will see enemies on motorcycles. There's
nothing special about them except they can move farther per turn and they
will always drop a Bike (バイク) when defeated that you can ride to travel
extra distance per turn. However, you lose the Bike after three turns.
Enter the skyscraper in the upper-left corner of the map to be taken to
another screen where more enemies await, including the boss.
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-----------------------= Battle 6: North Ikura - 2 =---------------[sec7f]---
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North Ikura - 2 (いくらきた-2) Map:
XX XXXX1
XooXXMooooXX
Xoooooooooooo o - Passable square.
XoooooooXXooo X - Impassable square.
Xoo+XoooooXX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XooooooXXoX M - Manhole.
XooooooXXooX H - Hospital.
X2oXXoXXooooX 1 - Find Net.
XooooXEoooX 2 - Find Wood Sword.
XoooooooooX 3 - Find Card.
XXoooE1ooX + - Murata gains special move.
XXooooooooX B - Boss.
XoooooXooooX
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XoooXoooooX
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Murata will level up and learn the special move Slap Attack (つっぱり) if he
enters the long blue building in the upper-left part of the map. Use the
hospital in the lower-right corner of the map to bring him back if he's
hospitalized so you can get this upgrade.
This is the first map where you will encounter patrol cars. If one appears
while you are moving a unit, it will instantly become the computer's turn.
The same rule applies to the computer's team.
Go to the green shrine looking building in the lower-left corner to battle
the boss Imagawa (いまがわ).
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-----------------------= Battle 7: North Ikura - 3 =---------------[sec7g]---
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North Ikura - 3 (いくらきた-3) Map:
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ooooooooX X o - Passable square.
oooXXooooXX2X X - Impassable square.
oooXXXooooooX 1 - One-time full health restore.
oooooooXXoXoX 2 - Trap: -50 PW.
43XooooXXoXoX 3 - Enemy inside. Win to get Wood Sword.
XooXXoooooXoX 4 - Lose experience.
Xooo7oXXooooX 5 - Find Wood Sword.
oooooXooooooX 6 - One-time full health restore and lose 1 turn.
5ooooooooXXX 7 - Tachibana runs after Beautiful woman.
XXX6oooBX B - Boss.
On this screen, there is a location Tachibana can step that causes him to
notice a beautiful woman and go running off the battle field. He will then be
gone for the rest of the battle, so avoid this spot! There are a few more
times this can happen later in the game.
The biker at the bottom of the screen is the boss Bousouzoku (ぼうそうぞく).
When you defeat him, your entire team levels up!
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-----------------------= Battle 8: East Takota - 1 =---------------[sec7h]---
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East Takota - 1 (たこたひがし-1) Map:
XXHX X4XXooooXX o - Passable square.
oooo ooooooooooMX X - Impassable square.
ooooooooooooooooX M - Manhole.
oo ooXXoooXoXX H - Hospital.
Xo oXooXoooXooX 1 - Find Bamboo Sword.
XXoooooXoB3oooooo1 2 - Find Net.
XXooXMoXoooooooooX 3 - Find Wood Sword.
oooXoooooXoXXooooX 4 - Find Card.
XoooooXXoXXXXXooo2 B - Boss.
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Note, there is a hospital in the upper-left corner of the map.
In the grassy area at the middle of the map is the boss Katsuage Man
(かつあげマン). You have to defeat him and the rest of the enemies on the map
to win the battle.
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-----------------------= Battle 9: East Takota - 2 =---------------[sec7i]---
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East Takota - 2 (たこたひがし-2) Map:
oooXXXXXX Xooo o - Passable square.
XooooooM3XXXXXoooo X - Impassable square.
XoXXEoooooooXXoo4 E - Enemy emerges from here.
XooEXXooooXooXooX M - Manhole.
Xooo1ooooXXooXooX 1 - Find Net.
XXooooooooooXXXoX 2 - Find Card.
ooooXXoXooooooooX 3 - Find Shovel.
oooXooooXoooXoooX 4 - One-time full health restore.
oooo3ooooooXooX B - Boss.
XXXXXXXooXoo2X
XoooooMooX
XXXooooooX
XBoooooooX
XXoXoooXX
Patrol cars appear on this map. The boss is at the bottom of the screen, next
to the long blue building (the church).
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-----------------------= Battle 10: East Takota - 3 =--------------[sec7j]---
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East Takota - 3 (たこたひがし-3) Map:
XooooooooX o - Passable square.
XoXoooXXXX X - Impassable square.
XXXoooooMX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XXXX2oXooXoX M - Manhole.
X4oXXooooXXooX H - Hospital.
BoooXXooooooooX 1 - Trap: PW -50.
ooooooooXXooXooH 2 - Find Bamboo Sword.
oooEXXooXXoX1XoX 3 - Find Net.
oEooooXooooooo 4 - One-time full health restore.
ooooXXooo5ooo 5 - Tachibana runs after Beautiful woman.
oM o3oo ooo B - Boss.
Sakyou will learn the special move Middle Kick (ミドルキック) on this stage
if he defeats the boss himself. The boss is inside the skyscraper in the
lower-left part of the map, which takes you to another map with more enemies
and the boss. If Sakyou isn't strong enough to defeat the boss, you can wear
down the boss's health using a different character first, then allow that
character to be defeated so Sakyou can finish off the boss. It's probably not
the best idea to sacrifice one of your good characters though since the next
stage is hard and doesn't have a hospital.
The boss is Kakizaki (かきざき). When you win, your entire team levels up.
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------------------------= Battle 11: Hamazaki - 1 =----------------[sec7k]---
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Hamazaki - 1 (はまざき-1) Map:
XXXX5ooo
X2ooooooo
XXXXooXo o - Passable square.
XoooooXo X - Impassable square.
Xoo4oooooo E - Enemy emerges from here.
XXoXooooXXooo 1 - One-time full health restore.
XXoEoooXXXoo1 2 - Experience increase.
Booooooo3oooo 3 - Find Card.
XoEoXXooooooo 4 - Find Wood Sword.
XXXoXXooXXoXo 5 - Find Bamboo Sword.
oXooooXoXXoo 6 - Fall into water. Lose 4 turns.
oooooXooooo B - Boss.
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On the first turn, a guy named Inui (いぬい) comes out of the nearby house
and attacks Kome. On the next turn, a guy named Sanders (サンダース) will
then come and attack him.
From now on, the fights will start becoming harder, especially against the
boss characters. If you find that a character is doing poorly against an
opponent when you use a Punch, Kick, or Sword attack, then you might need to
resort to the defensive moves during battle. These are more effective when
you are not strong compared to your opponent. The special moves are always
the most effective attack you can do, so use them whenever possible, but this
will be at most one time per battle as you probably know by now.
The boss is the obvious guy on the left side of the screen. His name is
Callahan (キャラハン) and he's very hard.
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------------------------= Battle 12: Hamazaki - 2 =----------------[sec7l]---
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Hamazaki - 2 (はまざき-2) Map:
X5ooooXoo
X6oo4oooo
XXXoXXXoXXXX o - Passable square.
oXXooo3ooooX X - Impassable square.
oXXooooXXXoXX E - Enemy emerges from here.
oXoooXXXXXooX M - Manhole.
oooMoXXXXXooX 1 - Find Net.
oooooXXoXoooX 2 - One-time full health restore.
ooo2XoXoooooXX 3 - Enemy inside. Win to get Wood Sword.
oooXooooooooo 4 - One-time full health restore, and lose 1 turn.
ooo ooXEooXo 5 - Trap: PW -50.
oo ooXXMoXX 6 - Find Wood Sword.
oo oooooooo1 B - Boss.
o o
oo
B
Go to the lighthouse in the lower-left corner of the map to fight the boss
Simpson (シンプソン). Again, these bosses are getting tougher, so see the
advice in "Battle 13" for some pointers.
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------------------------= Battle 13: Hamazaki - 3 =----------------[sec7m]---
===========================
Hamazaki - 3 (はまざき-3) Map:
XXXXXXoooXooX
XH?oooooooooX
XoooXXoooEooX o - Passable square.
XXoooooXoooX X - Impassable square.
oo XBX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XooooX8X M - Manhole.
XXXXooBoooXX H - Hospital.
XMooooXooo9X 1 - Enemy inside. Win to get Wood Sword.
XoXXXoXoXoXX 2 - Find Net.
XooXXoooXoX 3 - Fall into water. Lose 4 turns.
XXoooooXXoXXX 4 - Trap: PW -50.
X6oXoooXooXXo 5 - Find Shovel.
XXooXooXooooo 6 - Find Bamboo Sword.
XooXXo7Xoooo1 7 - Pit: Lose 1 turn.
XoooXXXXXooooo 8 - Experience increase.
X5ooXXXoo2 oo 9 - Find Card.
XXooXoooo3 oo B - Boss.
XooooooM o
XXooo o
4oo o
Xo
There is a hospital on this map which is probably much needed to get some of
your team back and to restore your health. But it's quite a distance to get
there from your starting point.
Unfortunately, there are two bosses on this screen. The first is an obvious
guy right in the middle named Friedman (フリードマン), and the second is in a
red house in the upper-right portion of the screen named Anger (アンガー).
When you win this map, your entire team levels up.
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-----------------------= Battle 14: West Takota - 1 =--------------[sec7n]---
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West Takota - 1 (たこたにし-1) Map:
XXXXXXX4XXXEXXXXXEXooBXX o - Passable square.
XooooooooooooooooooMoXoX X - Impassable square.
X3Xo2XXEoXEXoXXooooooooX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XXooooXXoXXXoXXXoXEoXoXX M - Manhole.
XooXXooooooooooooXXooooX 1 - Find Net.
XooXXoooooMooooooooXoXoX 2 - Pit: Lose 1 turn.
XXooooXXoXXXoXXXoXoooooX 3 - Teacher forces you to study. Lose 1 turn.
X1XooXX5o6XXoXXXooooXo7X 4 - Experience increase.
XooooooooooooooooXooooXX 5 - One-time full health restore.
oooXooXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 6 - Find Card.
7 - Tachibana runs after Beautiful woman.
Patrol cars appear on this map.
You have to enter the red house in the upper-right corner of the map to find
the boss. The first time you enter the house, a nice looking woman will
appear and say there's no one here you're interested in. Go back into the
house a second time and you will fight the boss.
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-----------------------= Battle 15: West Takota - 2 =--------------[sec7o]---
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West Takota - 2 (たこたにし-2) Map:
XXXXXBXX o - Passable square.
XX2oXXooX X - Impassable square.
XooooXooXXX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XoooooXoEooX H - Hospital.
XHoXoXooooooX 1 - Find Bamboo Sword.
XoXooXoXXoXX 2 - Find Shovel.
Xooo1ooXooX 3 - Find Net.
XoXooooooX B - Boss.
XXXoooXooE
XXX3XooX
This map has a much needed hospital. Take your time to make sure that your
party finishes this battle with all members out of the hospital and near full
health since the next battle is going to be crazy hard.
This map was the first map I noticed that I would defeat an enemy and then
immediately be in a battle with another one, like there were two enemies on
top of each other. I don't know why this happens, but just be ready in case
it happens to you.
The boss is at the top of the screen. When you defeat him, your entire team
levels up.
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-----------------------= Battle 16: West Takota - 3 =--------------[sec7p]---
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West Takota - 3 (たこたにし-3) Map:
XXX
XXXXXXXoXX XXXXXXX
XoXXoooooXXXXooXXoX o - Passable square.
XXXoooooooooooooooooX X - Impassable square.
XoXooooooooooooooooBX E - Enemy emerges from here.
XXoooooooooooooooooooX 1 - Find Bamboo Sword.
Xo2oEooooooXooXoooooXX 2 - Pit: Lose 1 turn.
ooooooooooXXXXXXooXoX B - Boss.
oooooooXoXX XXXXXX
ooooo2oXooX
ooooooooXoX
ooXoooXoXoX
oXooooooXoXX
oXoooooooooX
oooooooooooX
XooooooooooXX
Xooooooooo2oXX
XXoooooo1ooooX
XXXXXXoXXXXXX
XooX
This stage is ridiculously hard. There is no hospital. The enemies have
pretty low PW, but they are hard to hit and do a lot of damage when they hit
you. The enemies with 200 PW are like normal enemies you should be able to
handle, but the enemies with 300 PW are way tougher. I found that the Kick
and Sword attacks miss way too much against them, but the Punch attack hits
more often, at least for your stronger characters.
The goal is to get to the upper-right portion of the map. As you approach the
boss there, a bunch of other thugs will ambush the area to help you and the
result is that you agree to have a one-on-one battle between their leader and
one of your fighters. You will have the opportunity to choose whichever
fighter you want.
Since you are going to have a one-on-one battle, your goal is just to get to
the upper-right part of the map as fast as possible with one of your fighters
at as high PW as possible. One thing that helps is to get a Bike from one of
the enemies so you can move farther and reach the upper-right faster. At the
same time, you want to avoid as many battles as possible.
On this map, sometimes a character from earlier in the game will appear and
help you if one of your characters gets to low PW.
If you lose this battle, you will be taken back to the West Takota - 1 map,
so you can replay a couple of the previous battles and gain more levels
before trying this one again. When I finally won this battle, I used
Tachibana to fight the enemy leader. Tachibana had the maximum level
possible, giving him 999 PW. But I still barely won the battle and it took me
several tries, so good luck to you! If you lose the one-on-one battle, you
don't get a chance to use one of your other team members. It's an immediate
loss.
A big drawback for having Tachibana at the maximum level was that I wasn't
able to level him up to restore his PW to full during this map. So I had to
use my other team members to surround him and keep him from getting into too
many battles. When Tachibana gets to a high enough level (26 I think?), he
will learn a new special move: Back Drop (バックドロップ), which is more
powerful than his other one.
The enemy leader is Gamou (がもう).
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---------------------= Battle 17: Maruyama Warehouse =-------------[sec7q]---
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Maruyama Warehouse (まるやまそうこ) Map 1:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXXooooX
XooXXXXooooX o - Passable square.
XooXX1XooooX X - Impassable square.
XooXXooooooX 1 - Warehouse entrance.
XoooooooXooX
XXoooooooooX
XXooooooooX
XoooooooXX
XXXXXoXXX
This level would be pretty easy except now your team is probably pretty
decimated from the previous battle. Luckily, Gamou is now on your team,
which is a huge help! On this first screen, your goal is to get into the
warehouse that has the open door. You have to go in through the tile on
the left side.
Maruyama Warehouse (まるやまそうこ) Map 2:
XXooBooooo
XooooooooX
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ooXooooXoX
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XoXooooXoo
Xooooooooo
?ooooooooo
ooXooooXoo
oooooooooo
oooooooooo
Inside the warehouse, your goal is just to reach the boss at the top of the
screen. You can probably win just by moving Gamou as high up the screen as he
can go on the first turn, fighting the enemies that reach him (use the
"Punch" attack for greatest chance of hitting), then moving Gamou to the boss
during the second turn.
When any of your characters reach the boss, Tachibana will roll a giant
tractor into the warehouse and all of your team mates will appear on the
screen. Tachibana will then engage in a one-on-one battle with the boss that
you can't lose. After winning, you beat the game!
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