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Almost done! ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= What's the deal, party peoples? After having to endure TWO separate catastrophic remakes of the original Xbox classic, Team Ninja has answered all our prayers with a full blown sequel to Ninja Gaiden. It is here (and ONLY here) where you will find hardcore tips and tactics, skull locations, weapon combos, and enemy and boss strategies. If that is too much for you to handle, then you don't belong here. Only the HARDCORE! If you want flimsy hack-and-slash strategies, then go somewhere else because I ain't with that kind of 1st-grade mentality! This will be an interactive FAQ in which I will provide links to videos with strategies for various boss and enemy battles. If you are having trouble with a certain enemy or boss, search the FAQ for URL links (if I made a video for it). ENOUGH TALK, LET'S ROCK! ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ ONLY A LAD - THE GAMEPLAY ASPECTS +++ ________ __ __________ __ _____ __ / ___/ _ | / |/ / __/ _ \/ / / _ \ \/ / / (_ / __ |/ /|_/ / _// ___/ /__/ __ |\ / \___/_/ |_/_/ /_/___/_/ /____/_/ |_|/_/ X BUTTON: REGULAR ATTACK Y BUTTON: HARD ATTACK/HOLD FOR UT/OBLITERATION TECHNIQUE A BUTTON: JUMP/ACTION BUTTON/HOLD TO DIVE UNDERWATER B BUTTON: SECONDARY WEAPON/PROJECTILE/HOLD TO CHARGE PROJECTILE START BUTTON: MENU SCREEN SELECT BUTTON: OPTIONS MENU LB BUTTON: BLOCK BUTTON LT BUTTON: ACTION BUTTON RB BUTTON: RE-CENTER CAMERA RT BUTTON: MAP BUTTON D-PAD LEFT: CHOOSE WEAPON D-PAD RIGHT: CHOOSE WEAPON D-PAD UP: CHOOSE NINPO/SECONDARY WEAPON/HEALING ITEM D-PAD DOWN: CHOOSE NINPO/SECONDARY WEAPON/HEALING ITEM WIND RUN: X + A NINPO: B + Y COUNTERATTACK: PRESS X OR Y WHILE BLOCKING REVERSE WIND: MOVE ANALOG STICK IN ANY DIRECTION WHILE BLOCKING --THE CHIBURI MOVE After Ryu kills all the baddies in a certain area, he will perform the Chiburi move where he swats away the blood from his weapon. When he does this, his health will also regenerate. If no enemies are present after a battle, but Ryu still doesn't perform the move, it means that there is still an enemy presence that you need to seek out. --HEALTH RESTORE When Ryu loses health in battle, his health bar will have a red meter that will increase. When the battle ends and he performs the Chiburi, his health will quickly restore itself up to the point of the red meter. To fully restore health, you must approach a SAVE STATUE to refill (only once per statue). --THE OBLITERATION TECHNIQUE In the previous Ninja Gaiden games, the fastest way to kill your enemy was to use an Ultimate Technique. While NGII still utilizes the UT, they've introduced a new feature known as the Obliteration Technique (or simply called OT). Ryu MUST kill every single enemy that he encounters or else they will pursue him regardless of how many limbs they still have intact. To avoid all this nonsense, approach an enemy that has been sliced apart and press the Y BUTTON near them to finish them off in a heinously bloody fashion. --CHARGED PROJECTILES Throughout the game, Ryu will acquire FIVE projectile weapons to use at his disposal. THREE of those weapons (Fiend's Bane Bow, Windmill Shuriken, Incendiary Shurikens) can be charged for greater impact when thrown at an enemy. Press and hold the B BUTTON with the weapon and Ryu will charge up and fling the powered-up weapon instantly slicing off a limb or even killing the enemy. --THE WATER RUN When approaching water, Ryu can run on it by tapping the A BUTTON as soon as his feet touch the ground. If he falls into the water, simply tap the A BUTTON to get back up. --INFINITE OXYGEN Ryu can now breathe underwater indefinitely without the aid of a breathing tank. Whenever Ryu dives underwater simply swim to the next area without worrying about losing oxygen! --MANUAL SAVE The game allows you to make automatic or manual saves. In order to makes manual saves (in case you have a favorite chapter or boss), you MUST choose it in the OPTIONS MENU. Once that option is chosen, you can then manually choose a slot to save by accessing the Save Statue TWICE. Access the statue to replenish health and then access it again to bring up the Manual Save menu. Trust me, it took awhile to figure that out. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ RED HOT CHEETOS - RYU'S ARMORY RELOADED +++ _ \ ____| | _ \ \ __ \ ____| __ \ | | __| | | | _ \ | | __| | | __ < | | | | ___ \ | | | | | _| \_\_____|_____|\___/_/ _\____/ _____|____/ Wanna know all the combos to each weapon? Wanna know which ones are the best to use for certain situations? Then you came to the right place. --BUTTONS LEGEND: DIRECTIONAL --> = PUSH ANALOG STICK FORWARD FROM RYU'S PERSPECTIVE ROTATE 360 = ROTATE LEFT ANALOG STICK IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === DRAGON SWORD/TRUE DRAGON SWORD === _ \ _ \ \ __| _ \ \ | __|\ \ / _ \ _ \ _ \ | | / _ \ (_ | ( | . | \__ \ \ \ \ / ( | / | | ___/ _|_\_/ _\___|\___/ _|\_| ____/ \_/\_/ \___/ _|_\___/ This is the THIRD time that the True Dragon Sword makes it appearance in a Ninja Gaiden game. --LEVEL 1 COMBOS PIERCING DRAGON'S FANG XXXXX TIGER ROAR XXY SEAL OF TEN XX --> XX THREE LIGHTS XX --> XY BLADE OF EMPTY AIR XYX SCARLET DRAGON X, PRESS AND HOLD Y WINDMILL SLASH --> X VIOLENT WIND --> XX --> X PIERCING WIND --> XX --> Y CRIMSON TEMPEST YY HAZE STRAIGHT SLASH PRESS AND HOLD Y AZURE DRAGON --> Y SCARLET DRAGON --> PRESS AND HOLD Y --LEVEL 2 COMBOS DRAGON TEAR XXX --> X FANG OF THE WOLF XXYY IKARUGA XXY --> Y WRATH OF IZANAGI XX --> XYY BLADE OF SUSANO'O XYXXXX IZUNA DROP XYXXXY VIOLENT GALE --> XX --> XX DRAGON OF HEAVEN --> XX --> YY --> Y DRAGON OF EARTH --> XX --> YY --> PRES AND HOLD Y UNDEFEATABLE DEMON YYY FLYING CRANE ROTATE 360, Y --LEVEL 3 COMBOS FORTUITOUS PHOENIX XXYYYY GLEAMING BLADE ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y --LEVEL 4 COMBOS STEEL SPLITTER XXXY CLOUD DRAGON FLYING SWALLOW X, PRESS AND HOLD Y, YYY --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE OBLIVION CROSS CUT PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE BLADE OF THE DRAGON'S SCALES PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ROARING GLEAM ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE TRUE DRAGON GLEAM (LVL 4) ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === LUNAR === | | | \ | \ _ \ | | | . | _ \ / ____|\__/ _|\_|_/ _\_|_\ The Lunar now has a different look and much faster Ultimate Technique compared to its earlier iteration. When upgraded to MAX level, each end of the staff has chained maces attached for lots of bloody dismemberment. While the combos are still the same (and less difficult to pull off) from the first game, mastering this weapon is still a challenge because of its limited power against every enemy. Not every combo is a killer, so take precaution when using the Lunar! --LEVEL 1 COMBOS DRAGON'S FANG SPIN XXXX GLEAMING SHADOW XXY INFINITY THRUST X --> XX BOLTED GATE --> XX FIERCE LION Y REMNANT BLOSSOMS PRESS AND HOLD Y WANING MOON --> Y --LEVEL 2 COMBOS DRAGON TALON SPIN XXXY YIN-YANG THRUST X --> XXX ABSOLUTE DARKNESS X --> XYX IZUNA DROP X --> XYXY SUN AND MOON X --> XYY CHARGING LION --> XXX FIRST WIND --> YYX MOONLIT SHADOW --> YYY WANING EVIL ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y --LEVEL 3 COMBOS AMITABHA THRUST X --> XXXX MOLTEN ROCK XYXXX STRANGE SOUL XYYYY BLADED SPIDER YYY --> YYYYY DESTRUCTION SPIN ROTATE 360, Y --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE EIGHT DESTRUCTIONS PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE DANCE OF FLAME PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE HAZY SHADOW ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE HEAVENLY SHADOW ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE HEAVENLY IZUNA ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE + Y ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === ECLIPSE SCYTHE === __| __| | _ _| _ \ __| __| __| __|\ \ /__ __| | | __| _| ( | | __/\__ \ _| \__ \ ( \ / | __ | _| ___|\___|____|___|_| ____/___| ____/\___| _| _| _| _|___| The Scythe is the answer to the (very sorely missed) Dabilahro from the first game. You can pull off a combo from mid-distance and still hit an enemy from afar. To properly wield this weapon, learn how to utilize the On-Land Charge for a UT and learn how to counter! With a heavy weapon like this, you can't just mash away hoping to get by. Use this weapon against larger enemies like the mechs and the werewolves for massive damage. --LEVEL 1 COMBOS PIERCING MOON XXXXX SHADOW BANISHER XXXX, X (HOLD BUTTON) MIST SLASH XXXXXY CORPSE SWEEP XXY DEMON'S JAW XYY ROUND HAZE --> XXX FLYING HEADS YY SERPENT'S CURSE PRESS AND HOLD Y SOUL IMPALE --> Y HUNTED CHIMERA --> YY --LEVEL 2 COMBOS DEATH'S GATE XXX --> XXX DEMON PROCESSION XXXXYYY DEATH'S CHARIOT XXXY REVERSED WATERFALL --> XYYYYY CRIES OF ARES YYY GRAVEYARD SPIN ROTATE 360, Y --LEVEL 3 COMBOS DEATH'S PILLAR XXX --> XXY RIVER STYX DROP XXX --> XX, Y (HOLD BUTTON) REVERSED TSUNAMI --> XXXXX --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE UNDERWORLD ERUPTION PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE EMPIRE DESTROYER PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE MASSACRE SWEEP ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE EXTERMINATION SWEEP ROTATE 360, PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === FALCON TALONS === __| \ | __| _ \ \ | __ __| \ | _ \ \ | __| _| _ \ | ( ( | . | | _ \ | ( | . |\__ \ _|_/ _\____|\___|\___/ _|\_| _|_/ _\____|\___/ _|\_|____/ The Claws are another bad-ass addition to the series because of its lethal up-close attacks. When first wielding this weapon, it will be difficult to get used to its short range. To properly wield this weapon, you need to also know how to utilize the counterattack. Its counter attack is a multiple hit counter that can lead the way to an Obliteration followed by some UT's to the face. --LEVEL 1 COMBOS LION'S ROAR XXXXX PANTHER TAIL KICK XXX --> XXX TIGER'S CRUSHING JAW XX --> X FLYING TIGER'S CLAW XYX WHITE TIGER FLURRY --> XXX WHITE TIGER GOUGE --> XXXY BARED LION'S FANG --> XXX, Y (HOLD BUTTON) BEAR STRIKE YY FURIOUS TIGER CLAW YY --> Y KING OF BEASTS PRESS AND HOLD Y THUNDEROUS EARTH --> Y --LEVEL 2 COMBOS HEAVENY WOLF XXXYYYY RAVENOUS THROW XXX, PRESS AND HOLD Y (HOLD BUTTON) RUNNING FLAME XXYY VERMILION BIRD STRIKE XX --> YYY PIERCING WOLF'S FANG XYYY THUNDEROUS LION'S ROAR --> XXXXXX CHARGING BOAR YYY FURIOUS TIGER KICK YY --> YY CRY OF THE PHOENIX --> YY --LEVEL 3 COMBOS CRUSHING VERMILION BIRD STRIKE XX --> XXXXXX IZUNA DROP XX --> XXXXXY WINGS OF THE PHANTOM ROC XX --> XXYY WINGS OF THE VERMILION BIRD XX --> XYYYY --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE CLAW OF A HUNDRED BEASTS PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE FURY OF THE DIVINE BEASTS PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === TONFA === __ __| _ \ \ | __| \ | ( | . | _| _ \ _| \___/ _|\_|_|_/ _\ The Tonfas are a great alternate to the Falcon Talons because of their faster speed and medium range. Its Ultimate Technique can target multiple enemies at once (even more so than the Lunar) and its Obliterations are quite painful to listen to. --LEVEL 1 COMBOS GREAT EDGE XXXXX IVORY FLOWER XXXYX BLOOMING IRIS XX --> XX CYPRESS COLUMN XX --> XY CRADLED MOON XY CRIMSON EDGE X, PRESS AND HOLD Y, Y DEMONS' STAVES --> X DEMON DEVOURER --> XYY IRON WHEEL YY VERMILION FAN PRESS AND HOLD Y FLEETING BLOSSOMS --> YY --LEVEL 2 COMBOS FALLING PETALS FLOWING WATER XXXYXXXX IZUNA DROP XXXYXXXY FLUTTERING PEACOCK XX --> Y FLOWER GARLAND DROP XX --> XY DEMONS' DIAMONDS --> XX STORM OF THE FOUR WINDS YYY OVERLAPPING STORMS ROTATE 360, Y --LEVEL 3 COMBOS ONE THOUSAND BLOSSOMS XXYYY DEMON TEARS KICK --> XXXXX --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE SPRING WIND PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE UNCONTROLLABLE BLOOM PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === KUSARI-GAMA === | / | | __| \ _ \_ _| __| \ \ | \ . < | |\__ \ _ \ / |____| (_ | _ \ |\/ | _ \ _|\_\\__/ ____/_/ _\_|_\___| \___|_/ _\_| _|_/ _\ The Kusari-gama is a short to wide-ranged weapon that is a bit unruly to use because of its mixed ranges. Even with that little nitpick, this is a great weapon to use against smaller enemies like the ninjas and against smaller fiends like the Fish and the Gaja. --LEVEL 1 COMBOS FACE STRIKE XXXXX SKULL SHATTERER XXYY HUNTING HEAVENS XY ONE HUNDRED FEET --> XX SPIRAL ATTACK YY STORM OF SIX FLOWERS PRESS AND HOLD Y SWEEPING CLOUDS --> Y FLOWING SPIN ROTATE 360, Y --LEVEL 2 COMBOS GREAT SWEEP XXXXY EAR SLICER XXXYYY SERPENT SWING XXXYY --> Y MIDNIGHT BLADE XXX --> X SHRIKE DROP XXX --> X (HOLD BUTTON) FLYING VINE XX --> Y DEMON CUTTER XX --> Y (HOLD BUTTON) FALLING SNOW XYYYX TEMPLE BELL DROP XYYYY ONE HUNDRED FLAMES XYYXX FLYING VINE X, PRESS AND HOLD Y FUJI DROP --> XXXXX THUNDEROUS SPARROW --> XXXXY REVERSE GREAT SPIN YYYYY DANCING MAPLE --> YYYX GIANT BELL DROP --> YYYY RAGING WIND ROTATE 360, YY --LEVEL 3 COMBOS RAGING STAR XXXYYYYY IMMENSE STRATEGY YYYYYY FURIOUS WHIRLWIND ROTATE 360, YYY MIDNIGHT BLADE ROTATE 360, YYX --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE POUNDING GATE PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE DANCE OF NINE DRAGONS PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === VIGOORIAN FLAILS === __| | \ _ _| | __| _| | _ \ | | \__ \ _| ____|_/ _\___|____|____/ The Flails make a triumphant return from the first game. If ever there is a weapon in Ryu's arsenal that is perfect for button mashing, the Flails would be the best weapon to use. BUTTON MASH AWAY! --LEVEL 1 COMBOS DRAGON AND PHOENIX XXXXXX FIRE PIT XXY LOOMING FOG XYX GRASPING THE MOON XYY FLOWING WAVES --> XX HORN OF THE CHIMERA --> XXY FLAME WHEEL YY ERUPTING FLAME --> Y NINE HEAVENS ROTATE 360, Y --LEVEL 2 COMBOS DRAGON SLAUGHTER XXX --> XXXXXX OPENED PATH XXXXXY WANDERING DESTRUCTION XXXXY PALE LIGHT XXXY FOE DESTROYER XXYY FURIOUS STRIKE XYXXXX IZUNA DROP XYXXXY INSANE RAVEN XYYY INSANE DEVIL --> XXXXX INTERRUPTED RIVER --> XXXY SHINING HEAVENS YYY --LEVEL 3 COMBOS FURIOUS STRIKE XXX --> XXXXXYXXX IZUNA DROP XXX --> XXXXXYXXY PIERCING MOUNTAIN XXX --> XXXXXYYYYYY RISING SERPENT --> YY --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE*** GOLDEN DRAGON PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE DANCING PHOENIX PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE **UT NOTE: TAP THE Y BUTTON REPEATEDLY FOR ADDITIONAL STRIKES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- === DRAGON CLAW & TIGER FANG === _ \ | | \ | | / \__ __| \ \ | \ __| | | | | _ \ | . < _ \ | _ \ . | _ \ \__ \ ___/ \__/_/ _\____| _|\_\_/ _\_|_/ _\_|\_|_/ _\____/ These dual-Katana babies made their debut appearance in Ninja Gaiden Sigma for PS3. While they weren't as bad-ass to use in Sigma, they are as every bit powerful and deadlier in NG2. Combos are every bit as fast and each combo take off 1.5% more health than the Dragon Sword. --LEVEL 1 COMBOS FALLING FLOWERS XXXXX MAHAYANA BLADE XXXYY DOUBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE XX --> XX FALLING DRAGON XXX --> X DOUBLE ZHONG KUI SLASH XYX FIRE DRAGON SPINNING DESCENT XYY PURGATORY SLASH X, PRESS AND HOLD Y TWIN CONTINUOUS SLASH --> XX FLYING DRAGON --> XY SWOOPING DRAGON FANG YYYY ROLLING HAZE SLASH PRESS AND HOLD Y RISING EARTH BLADE --> Y PURGATORY SLASH --> PRESS AND HOLD Y --LEVEL 2 COMBOS BLADE OF NIRVANA XXXXY BLADE OF DHARMA'S WAY XYY LIGHTNING PIERCE XX --> XXX KING SLAYER XX --> Y MIGHTY ZHONG KUI XYXXXX ZHONG KUI IZUNA XYXXXY ZHONG KUI HEAVENLY SPARROW XYXXX, Y (BUTTON DELAY) FALLING ZHONG KUI XYXXY WIND AND CLOUDS X, PRESS AND HOLD Y, Y TWIN CROSS CUT --> XXX DESCENDING DRAGON --> XYY RISE TO HEAVEN ROTATE 360, Y --LEVEL 3 COMBOS PENETRATING LIGHTNING XX --> XXX BLADED WIND XX --> XY EMPEROR SLAYER XX --> YY SPINNING ZHONG KUI XYXXXXY ZHONG KUI WHIRLWIND XYXXYY SPINNING FIRE DRAGON XYYY DIVINE BLADE X, PRESS AND HOLD Y, YY GREAT CHASM YY, --> Y --LEVEL 4 COMBOS (BLADE OF THE ARCHFIEND ONLY) UNDERWORLD DROP XX --> YYYY BLADE OF THE MIND XX --> YYYYY --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE PATH OF THE DEMON DRAGONS PRESS AND HOLD Y + ESSENCE EIGHT HEAVENLY DRAGONS PRESS AND HOLD Y + MAX ESSENCE ++DUAL KATANA NOTE: After Ryu defeats Genshin in Chapter 14, he acquires the Blade of the Archfiend. When he equips this weapon, he combines it with the True Dragon Sword, which replaces the Dragon Claw & Tiger Fang. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- _ \ _ \ _ \ | __| __|__ __|_ _| | __| __| __/ / ( | \ | _| ( | | | _| \__ \ _| _|_\\___/ \__/ ___|\___| _| ___|____|___|____/ --SECONDARY WEAPONS/PROJECTILES SHURIKEN WINDMILL SHURIKEN INCENDIARY SHURIKEN GATLING GUN FIEND'S BANE BOW ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ DEAD MAN'S PARTY - MURAMASA RELOADED +++ __ _____ ______ ___ __ ______ _____ ___ / |/ / / / / __ \/ | / |/ / | / ___// | / /|_/ / / / / /_/ / /| | / /|_/ / /| | \__ \/ /| | / / / / /_/ / _, _/ ___ |/ / / / ___ |___/ / ___ | /_/ /_/\____/_/ |_/_/ |_/_/ /_/_/ |_/____/_/ |_| The old man with the ridiculously high-priced items makes a triumphant return. Yes, his prices are still high and YES, he is still a goddamned money grubbing whore! ++CRYSTAL SKULL NOTE: There are NO special prizes to obtain from Muramasa for collecting these babies. The Crystal Skulls that are found throughout the game don't serve ANY real special purpose except for a couple of Achievement Points and a special unlockable. --HEALTH ITEMS & ENHANCEMENTS HERBS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE $3000 GRAINS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE $5000 DEVIL WAY MUSHROOM $4000 LIFE OF THE GODS $700 LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS $2000 TALISMAN OF REBIRTH $30,000 JEWEL OF THE DEMON SEAL $700 INCENDIARY SHURIKENS $100 ARROWS $50 --WEAPON UPGRADES All of the weapons that Ryu obtains throughout the game have TWO upgrade slots each. The first upgrade will cost you $10,000 Yellow Essence and the second upgrade will go for $30,000. Ryu can immediately upgrade each weapon to MAX status IF he has the credit-scratch-paper, know what I mean? If you play your cards right and deal massive damage to your enemies, it is absolutely possible to have a maxed out Dragon Sword by Chapter 3. ++TALISMAN OF REBIRTH NOTE: The Talisman Of Rebirth is NOT an automatic item! In order to actually use the Talisman, it has to be equipped from the Pause Menu. If the Talisman is not equipped, Ryu will NOT be resurrected if he perishes. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ KARMA STILL UP YOUR ASS +++ __ __ ___ ____ __ ______ / //_// | / __ \/ |/ / | / ,< / /| | / /_/ / /|_/ / /| | / /| |/ ___ |/ _, _/ / / / ___ | /_/ |_/_/ |_/_/ |_/_/ /_/_/ |_| The Karma score counter is back and this time the rules are different. For NG2, the game measures your amount of Karma by the types of things you do per battle. Everything from the # of combos, # of UT's, # of Obliterations, and # of kills all add up to your score. In the first Ninja Gaiden, all of the battles had a specific time limit. Some time limits were either too short or too long and the points you gained were dependent on whether or not you could complete a battle before the timer expired. The Karma timer didn't affect the battle itself, but the points to be gained were omitted in lieu of going past the time limit. In Ninja Gaiden 2, there is NO Karma timer to go up against, so Ryu can inflict as much damage to his enemies without having to worry if he still has time left. The points add up like this: --COMBOS = 100 POINTS PER HIT --ESSENCE TECHNIQUE = 2000 POINTS --ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE = 5000 POINTS --OBLITERATIONS = 3000 POINTS --KILLING SPREE = 3000 POINTS --INSTANT KILLS = 3000 POINTS --ENEMIES KILLED = 1000 POINTS PER ENEMY The more damage you can inflict UT's and OT's on your enemies, the higher your Karma score will be after each encounter. By simply defeating your enemies in a stylish manner, you get rewarded handsomely. Hey, if you play your cards right, you could literally spam your way to a high score! On average, a first-time NG2 player can probably reach up to 10-15 million karma on a first playthrough while an NG veteran can reach anywhere up to 20-30 million easily. See where YOU rank! ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ SMOKE DRINK PIMP - KNOWING YOUR ENEMY +++ _____ ________ _______________ / __/ |/ / __/ |/ / _/ __/ __/ / _// / _// /|_/ // // _/_\ \ /___/_/|_/___/_/ /_/___/___/___/ Looks like we got a lot of enemies to kill! Read the strategies below for all the tips and tactics for killing these enemies the RIGHT way. --BLACK SPIDER NINJA - SWORD --BLACK SPIDER NINJA - ARCHER --BLACK SPIDER NINJA - CLAWS --RED SPIDER NINJA - INCENDIARY SHURIKENS --WHITE SPIDER NINJA --PHANTOM WARLOCK These guys are relentless compared to the first Ninja Gaiden game. They attack you from all directions and are more lethal once they've had a limb chopped off. To kill them off in an expert style, use the following techniques: ++STRATEGY #1: UT IN THE FACE Use constant Reverse Winds to stay evasive and then utilize an On-Land Charge. Usually, the OLC will decapitate the weaker ninja which can then leave Yellow Essence. Once the Essence is floating around, utilize MORE On-Land Charges for lots of sick Ultimate Techniques. Repeat until everybody is shish-kabob lunch. ++STRATEGY #2: OT UP THE ASS If Obliterations is something you want more than the Ultimate Technique, then use this combo: X, Y, B, Y (On-Land Charge). With this move, Ryu will slash the enemy into the air, toss Shurikens in mid-air, and then land on the ground for an OLC, which usually hacks off a limb. From there, Obliterate them for your sick, twisted pleasure. --MILITARY SOLDIER - GUNS --MILITARY SOLDIER - ROCKET LAUNCHER --MILITARY SOLDIER - BALLISTIC MISSILES These guys are not as frenzied as the ninjas but they do still swarm around you. Usually, the soldiers are accompanied by another soldier that is launching rockets or missiles at you from a distance. Eliminate the soldiers in the same way as the ninjas by taking down the weaker threat and then dealing with the main soldiers last. --INCENDIARY DOGS These pooches carry Incendiary Shurikens in their mouths and they are NOT afraid to shove it up your ass. The fastest way to kill a large amount of these mongrels is to use quick On-Land Charges. One or two OLC's will kill them instantly and leave Yellow Essence. Absorb the Essence for more UT's to kill them off. Once you have a Level 2 Dragon Sword, use the Divine Swallow attack. --PINK VAN GELF --GREEN VAN GELF These large, skinny monsters are a bit of a challenge to defeat because of their enormous...size. To properly kill these guys with only a few combos, Ryu MUST have a Level 3 weapon in his possession. If Ryu has a Level 2 weapon or lower, he'll need to perform extra combos even after he does an Ultimate Technique, so BE AWARE! Stay evasive and defensive from there UFC-style pounces and you should be able to not lose too much health in each encounter. The main strategy to killing these guys is to let them attack Ryu with their melee punching combos. From there, Ryu can counter their punches (which usually slices off an arm) and then leaves them open for Obliteration. After Obliterating one of them, use the leftover Yellow Essence for some UT's to the cranium. As crazy as it sounds, you have a better chance at slaying these freaks from up close than from afar. --MUTANT BATS These monster bats are SUPER dangerous because they swarm around you and quickly reduce your health to ZERO in a few seconds. To kill them, activate the Wind Blades Ninpo or take your chances with some combos. --WEREWOLVES The werewolves have a similar fighting style to the Van Gelf enemies (only they don't use fireballs for projectiles, they use dead bodies). Most of their attacks involve pouncing on you with hard melee attacks. Simply counter them to slice off a limb or use OLC's on them to weaken and kill them. --SILVER GAJA --RED GAJA The gorgon-type snakes are more lethal on water than they are on land. When battling them on water, you'll need to use lots of hard attacks while running on the water. It's not easy to do, but it's the only way to do it. When battling them on land, they have some painful slicing attacks which can easily be blocked and evaded. The most powerful attack to use on them is the Izuna Drop because it is an instant kill. Anytime you encounter these things, just Izuna Drop them all! --LAND MINES Land mines aren't really an "enemy" per se, but these things can really make things difficult. These appear in Chapter 8 only and the only way to avoid them is to follow the footprints that are shown on the snow. --EXPLODING JELLY FISH These things explode if you get near them when traversing through water. Destroy them using the Gatling Gun while underwater. --GIANT RED FISH These large fish thingies only appear in Chapter 9 and 14. To kill them off, Ryu needs to use the Gatling Gun while in the water to hurt them. --GHOST FISH!!! AAHHH!!! Ghost Fish only appear in Chapter 5 (and part of Chapter 6 & 12). Use the Kusari-gama or Vigoorian Flails to eliminate a whole bunch of them when they attack or use the Gatling Gun when underwater. --WATER SENTRY These robot sentries only appear in Chapter 9 and are SUPER easy to destroy. Use the Water Run to approach them and then smack a combo on them using the Scythe (level 3) to instantly kill them. --CHAINSAW ZOMBIE While these guys aren't TOO big of a threat, they can make short work of Ryu if he's not quick or evasive enough when battling them. Evade their chainsaw or cannonballs and then use an OLC UT to slice off a limb. From there, Obliterate the zombie and then repeat the strategy by using the OLC with the leftover Essence. --FOUR-LEGGED SMALL MECH --GIANT MECH FIEND These half-robot enemies are a MAJOR pain in the ass. They love to shoot lots and lots of bullets and the large mechs love to use knife attacks. The best weapon of choice against these 'bots is the Eclipse Scythe. A couple of hard mid-air Scythe combos weaken them quickly and can leave them open for Obliteration. If they overwhelm you too much, shove the Wind Blades Ninpo in their faces to finish them off. --ACID WORMS These annoying freaks only appear in Chapter 10 and are quite difficult to kill. Since they emerge from the acid lava, it's best to NOT fight them from up close. Equip the Incendiary Shurikens and toss them at level 2 charge to decrease their health. --SKULL SPIDERS --LARGE DUNG BEETLES These bugs are bit tougher to kill than they look. To kill off a whole bunch of them, use any weapon (preferably the Scythe or Kusari-gama) and slice a few of them and then use the leftover Essence to shove some UT's in their faces. --BLACK WIDOWS These robot spider-women only appear in Chapters 13 & 14 and are easy to kill with some hard combos, but it'll take some fast evasion to avoid their sharp attacks. Use hard combos to weaken them (they explode when weakened but they still keep moving). From there, you can use an Obliteration on them. Another good strategy is to jump in between a whole gang of them and then activate a Wind Blades Ninpo to weaken them all. And then you can start Obliterating them without using combos. --SWEDISH MEATBALL PUDDING PIE This giant red Pokemon dragon only appears in Chapter 12. They breathe fire, chomp on you, and they roll around. Simply use the On-Land Charge UT to weaken them and then use hard combos. STUPID ENEMY! --CENTAURS These horse dudes are very similar to the Samurai Horsemen that appeared in the first Ninja Gaiden game. They are most lethal when you approach them head on, so instead of running around trying to attack them, STAY IMMOBILE! Stand near a wall and let them come to you. Block their attack and then strike them as they turn around. EASY! +++ZOMBIE ENEMY NOTE: In Chapters 12-13, Ryu will encounter zombified versions of the enemies encountered in the game. The Black Spider Ninjas, Incendiary dogs, Rasetsu, and the Van Gelf will appear in zombified form, but are no different to defeat than before. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ PRIVATE PARTY IN YOUR PANTS - THE TEST OF VALOR +++ ____________________ ____ ____ _ _____ __ ____ ___ /_ __/ __/ __/_ __/ / __ \/ __/ | | / / _ | / / / __ \/ _ \ / / / _/_\ \ / / / /_/ / _/ | |/ / __ |/ /__/ /_/ / , _/ /_/ /___/___/ /_/ \____/_/ |___/_/ |_/____/\____/_/|_| When Ryu reaches the Castle Gates of the Hayabusa Village in Chapter 2, he will be overwhelmed by a non-stop horde of ninjas. Once he eliminates a whole gaggle of them, an item called the ROD OF TRIALS will be unlocked. This item will enable Ryu to participate in Fiend Challenges called the Test Of Valor. From Chapter 3 up to Chapter 11, there will be glowing portals in each level that Ryu can access which teleports him to a battle arena with over 100+ enemies. The main point of the Test Of Valor is to defeat all the enemies to win a prize. Usually the prize that is won is a health enhancement item like a LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS or TALISMAN OF REBIRTH. If you are up for the tough challenge, then do it before the end of the chapter. My tip for the Tests Of Valor? SEEK AND DESTROY EVERYTHING!!! After completing the test, Ryu's health and Ninpo will be fully replenished when he teleports back. SWEET! ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ ZAPPING THE INTESTINES - ADVANCED TIPS & TACTICS +++ __ __ __ _ ___ ____/ / _____ ____ _______ ___/ / / /_(_)__ ___ / _ `/ _ / |/ / _ `/ _ \/ __/ -_) _ / / __/ / _ \(_-< \_,_/\_,_/|___/\_,_/_//_/\__/\__/\_,_/ \__/_/ .__/___/ /_/ --BUTTON MASHING IS FOR NOOBS It takes a LITTLE BIT of skill to complete Ninja Gaiden 2. Even after you complete the game, there are still MANY things you can learn. But if you think for ONE second that you can just press any of the buttons like a 10-year old noob and hope you'll beat the game...YOU ARE PLAYING THE WRONG GAME. --ALWAYS BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!! Why doesn't anyone ever do this? The main tactic in surviving battles is to BLOCK while being evasive. Defense is the best offense and you NEED to learn it! Trust me, it is very possible to complete every chapter without ever losing as much health than you need to. BLOCK, GODDAMMIT, BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! --U.T. NOT O.T. As stylish as Obliterations look, they don't always come in handy in a tight spot against numerous enemies. Stick with using Ultimate Techniques for all the battles and only use Obliterations when it is safe to do so. If you spend all your time only trying to do OT's, be prepared for a world of hurt, my friend. --USE ESSENCE WISELY Do not just absorb the different-colored Essence because it looks pretty! The main purpose of Essence is to use it for Ultimate Techniques. Use the floating Essence during battle for Ultimate Techniques for an upper advantage in combat. Only absorb it if you need the health or money or Ninpo, otherwise, use it for combat! --BE DEFENSIVE BUT EVASIVE NEVER enter a new area without being defensive! When enemies are rushing at you, keep dashing until the moment is right to strike. If you enter a room thinking you can just hack-and-slash your way to the next battle, then expect a giant cattle prod up your stupid ass. --UTILIZE THE ON-LAND CHARGE (also known as OLC) All Ninja Gaiden experts have been using this move since the first Xbox game and there is no reason you should ignore it! When Ryu charges for an Ultimate Technique, he leaves himself vulnerable for a few seconds (which is not a good thing). To speed up the UT charge, jump and then press the Y BUTTON just as Ryu's feet touch the ground and he will automatically charge for a UT (if there is Essence floating around). Use this instead of manually charging to get through battles quicker. --LEARN THE COUNTERATTACK Sometimes Blocking an attack just doesn't cut it. If you stay immobile while blocking, an enemy can approach you and then grab you for a quick attack. Avoid all this by dashing when Blocking. Also, when an enemy attacks you while you are Blocking, press the attack button to initiate a counter attack. The timing takes some practice but it is your second best line of offense and can clear your way for a UT or OT. --ELIMINATE THE WEAKER THREAT FIRST! As you battle enemies, you'll be focused on the enemy in front of you. But what you need to notice is that there tends to be another enemy that is NOT fighting you and is flinging projectiles or Fireballs at you from a far distance (to distract you). That is the WEAKER enemy and you should eliminate him FIRST so that you don't get distracted. Remember, STRATEGY FIRST and brawns second! ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ APPLES WITH RAZORBLADES - THE WALKTHROUGH +++ ____ __ __ __ _ _____ _/ / /__/ /_/ / _______ __ _____ _/ / | |/|/ / _ `/ / '_/ __/ _ \/ __/ _ \/ // / _ `/ _ \ |__,__/\_,_/_/_/\_\\__/_//_/_/ \___/\_,_/\_, /_//_/ /___/ The walkthrough below is for Path of the Warrior (not the pansy Acolyte difficulty). Are you ready for the onslaught of pain that the game will hand you? GOOD! Let's get this bloodbath party bangin', dude bro! ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 1: SKY CITY TOKYO +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ___ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ < / / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ / / \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| /_/ ++AREA: MURAMASA'S SHOP --OBJECTIVE: FIND SONIA Welcome to Sky Tokyo City! Get ready because as soon as the cutscene ends, it's BATTLE TIME! A gang of Ninjas will appear, so get into a defensive stance! Kill off the nearest enemies and then use the Essence they leave for Ultimate Techniques on the rest of the baddies. Do NOT attempt to try and use Obliteration Techniques just yet! Once all the baddies are dead, enter the shop to trigger a cutscene with the money-grubbing whore. Once that's all done and refined, make a 180-degree turn and go around the corner to find the Save Statue. SAVE GAME ++AREA: OUTER SANCTUM Now make your way past Muramasa's Shop (on the other side) to encounter some more baddie ninjas. Use the walls to your advantage and stay evasive! Eliminate all the honkies and then continue towards the large doorway on the other end. Open the nearby chest and then kick down the door to the next area. ++AREA: INNER SANCTUM HALLWAY Some more honked-up ninjas will appear in the hallway, so start using the walls for downward strikes. Stick with using UT's to kill all the baddies faster. Once that's done, open the nearby chest and continue down to the adjacent hallway. Do NOT wall-run across the open floorway yet! Allow the ninjas to jump towards you while you prepare for some bloodshed. Eliminate them all with some style by using a pre-charged On-Land Charge to show those floozies how it's done, expert style! Now use a wall-run across the floorway and go around the corner. ++AREA: SANCTUM SHRINE --OBJECTIVE: MASTER THE ART OF THE INFERNO Eliminate some more ninjas in this small room. After that's done, open the chest to find the Art Of The Inferno Scroll. --CRYSTAL SKULL #1 Before jumping down to the area below, look across the ledge to see a Crystal Skull sitting by itself on an adjacent roof. Jump over to it and then grab it! Now jump down to the bottom. ++AREA: LOWER SANCTUM Fire up the Inferno Ninpo and unleash it to gain some Achievement Points. Smack up the rest of the baddies and then enter the next area to find some chests. Open them up and then go up the stairs the next area. Guess who shows up? MORE NINJAS! A new enemy is introduced here: --NEW ENEMY: PHANTOM WARLOCK This guy is a variation of the Warlock from the first game. He can create a fire pit underneath Ryu that explodes if he doesn't move away quick enough and can fling fireballs. When up close, he disappears and then reappears and attempts to smack you with his gay weapon. --ITEM: LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS When you enter the area, immediately approach the Warlock and eliminate him first! If you ignore him, he'll keep blasting and distracting you, so get him! Once he's dead, eliminate the rest of the baddies and open the nearby chest for your first health enhancement. ++AREA: ENGINE ROOM As soon as you kick down the door, get into a defensive stance as the enemies start running towards you. Eliminate them all and then use a wall-run to the next catwalk. Go up the stairs and use a pre-charged OLC on the enemies rushing towards you. One UT should kill them all. --OBJECTIVE: MASTER THE OBLITERATION TECHNIQUE Approach the dead body to retrieve the OBLITERATION TECHNIQUE Scroll. From there, move forward to encounter a gang of ninjas missing some arms. Approach them and quickly use the Obliteration on them to clear the area. Once that's done, go around the corner to find a SAVE STATUE. SAVE GAME From here, grab the FLYING BIRD TECHNIQUE Scroll from the dead body and use the technique to reach the top of the chasm to the next area. ++AREA: CHERRY BLOSSOM GARDEN As soon as Ryu jumps out of the chasm, a set on ninjas will be waiting for you. Eliminate the Warlocks first and then use their leftover Essence for lots of sick UT's to the face. --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS When the area is clear, DO NOT cross the bridge yet! Jump down to the river and make a right turn to the waterfall area where more ninjas show up. Eliminate the ninjas to clear the area and then go to the balcony ledge just near the edge of the waterfall to find a chest with a LOTG! Now go back to towards the mini-bridge Continue past the mini-bridge for more baddies. Eliminate them with ease and then continue past the garden to a stairway going down. Before you go around the corner to the next area, jump down to the water below and go to the end of the moat to find a little boat with a chest. Grab the goodies and continue the objective. ++AREA: CHERRY BLOSSOM STAIRWAY --CRYSTAL SKULL #2 The archers are an annoyance but there IS a way to kill them. Try to block all of the fire arrows as much as you can while killing the enemies in front of you first. From there, move next to the cherry blossom tree and do a Bird Flip to reach a small roof ledge. From there, run up to the archers and take them down. See that Crystal Skull there? GRAB IT! Now jump down to the bottom. --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS Once that's done, make your way down the catwalks and jump down to the lower catwalks. Go all the way to the end of the catwalk to find a chest with a Life OTG! YEAH! As soon as you grab the item, enemies will run up behind you to ambush you, so start the slicing action! Eliminate them with stylish UT's and then go back and climb the ladder back to the top catwalk. Eliminate some more ninjas that approach you and then jump and swing past the gaps to the other side. Go to the end to find a SAVE STATUE. SAVE GAME ++AREA: ROOFTOP BALCONY --OBJECTIVE: MASTER THE FLYING SWALLOW TECHNIQUE --OBJECTIVE: OBTAIN THE LUNAR WEAPON Now take the ladder to the top and make a right turn to find a chest with a goodie. Now go the other way and approach the dead body to find the FLYING SWALLOW TECHNIQUE Scroll. Work your way to the rooftop balcony to encounter a large gaggle of stinkwads. Remember to eliminate the weaker threat first! Focus on killing the Warlocks first and then focus on the other flimsy ninjas until everyone is dead and gone. All it takes is some Ultimate Techniques to get the job done. After all the stinkwads are gone, enter the newly opened doorway. Approach the gold statue to find a familiar weapon: the LUNAR. Equip the Lunar and test out its mettle with a few combos. You'll notice that the weapon has a long range (that's what she said) and knack for quick combos. After all that giddy fun, grab the other goodies from the chest and use the SAVE STATUE to Save your game. SAVE GAME ++AREA: CHERRY BLOSSOM BRIDGE --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE SCROLL Make your way downstairs and approach the dead body to find a new item: the ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE Scroll. Follow the directions indicated to perform the UT. Now approach the bridge and start flaunting your uber- hot Lunar skills. Even though the Lunar has long range attacks, sometimes it isn't easy to get as much combos as needed. Block an enemy's attack and then quickly use a counterattack to push them back. From there, begin another combo to finish off the enemy. Try not to button mash with this weapon or you'll only get creamed in the face (that's what she said). When the area is cleared, approach the dead body on the other side of the bridge to find NOTEBOOK: OBLITERATION TECHNIQUE. From there, enter the house to find another dead body with the TECHNIQUE OF ULTIMATE GUIDANCE. ++AREA: INNER GUEST HOUSE --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE SECRET ROOM --OBJECTIVE: MASTER THE TECHNIQUE OF ULTIMATE GUIDANCE Enter the next house and then make a right turn to see a scroll on the wall. Slice it down to find a secret room with a chest and some pots. Grab the goodies and then exit outside to encounter some more ninjas. Exit the house and start using On-Land Charges on the ninjas that appear. Clear the area with ease and then go back into the house. See that chest? Open it up to release some Yellow Essence but DO NOT absorb it! Instead, move towards the paper wall and two more ninjas will jump out from behind. Use a UT on both of them to clear the room and then exit from the house at the other end to find two MORE ninjas. Eliminate them both to trigger the opening of Muramasa's Statue. Approach the statue and use the BLACKSMITH option to level up either the Dragon Sword or the Lunar to Level 2. Stock up on any health items and then continue the mission by jumping down the nearby well. ++AREA: WELL OF BATS Jump down the well and eliminate the big bats with Shurikens. Now exit the well by kicking own the door to a series of metal catwalks ++AREA: UPPER METAL CATWALKS --OBJECTIVE: MASTER THE SHADOWLESS FOOTSTEPS TECHNIQUE Traverse the catwalks and approach the dead body to find the NOTEBOOK: SHADOWLESS FOOTSTEPS item. From there, two more baddies will approach you, so kill them off! Jump down to the lower catwalk to find a chest with a goodie inside. Now go back up and use a Wall Run on the large wall to the next catwalk. There's another chest all the way at the other end, so grab that item if you want to. From here, it looks like you're stuck! Nope, approach the catwalk that looks flimsy and you'll see the bars are broken. Use that open gap to jump all the way down to the next area. ++AREA: SKY CITY WALKWAY After you land on the walkway, traverse all the way down until some baddies show up. Keep your defense up and remember to keep the Obliterations to a minimum (or else you'll get smacked around). Kill all the flunkies in this lengthy battle to clear the walkway and then go all the way to the end to trigger a cutscene. ++AREA: SKY CITY OFFICE BUILDING --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE CRACKED CARD KEY On the next couple of floors, Ryu will be overwhelmed with loads and loads of ninja baddies. Kill off the first wave of baddies that appear to activate the nearby SAVE STATUE. SAVE GAME Enter the next room and some more ninjas will show up. Again, stay defensive and shove lots of UT's in their faces. After that's done, approach the set of stairs and make your way DOWN to find a lone chest with a goodie. Now make your way up the stairs to the next floor and eliminate the next set of baddies that appear. Once the area is cleared, continue all the way to the top of the stairs to find a lone chest with the CRACKED CARD KEY. Use it on the white door on the previous floor (near the elevator doors) to enter a small maintenance room. ++AREA: MAINTENANCE ROOM Approach the dead body to find the NOTEBOOK: FLYING BIRD item. From there, climb the ladder to the top and enter the shaft to the elevator roof. Use a Flying Bird Flip to the very top. ++AREA: BAMBOO ROOM As soon as you land here, charge up for a UT and start unleashing some hellfire on the ninja turd burglars. When the room is cleared, go to the other side of the room to find a chest and Muramasa's Statue. Open the chest for a goodie and then stock up on items if you need to. If you haven't upgraded your weapons to Level 2 yet, now would be the best time to do it. It'll make the upcoming boss battle much easier. Now go to the other side of the Bamboo Room to find a SAVE STATUE. I suggest that you ignore the statue for now and go up the stairs. One more wave of baddies will show up, so start the slicing and dicing! Finish them off in style and then go back down and use the SAVE STATUE. SAVE GAME When you're ready, go upstairs and open the double doors for your first boss battle! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: RASETSU +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| ++NOTE: For those of you that played Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword on the Nintendo DS (aside from those asshole NGDS cheaters), this boss is the REAL full version of the tarantula boss from NGDS. Rasetsu is one aggressive semi-boss (but still a pansy compared to Murai from the first game), so you need to be quick on your feet. He uses a couple of moves in his arsenal: --WIND BLADES --SPIDER POUNCE --SPIDER GRAB Defeating this boss is as easy as Swedish Meatball Pudding Pie. For the battle, simply keep a far distance from Rasetsu and charge up for a UT. You should have enough time to unleash a bunch of Ultimate Techniques in his fat face without too much trouble. Simply repeat the tactic above and then use an Obliteration Technique on him when he's down for the count to end the battle. AVOID trying to use up-close combos on him because he can just grab you in mid-combo and then smack you around. Stick with the Ultimate Technique strategy and the battle will be over in less than 30 seconds. No Ninpo used, no health wasted. Simple, right? If you die more than three times in this battle even after using the tactic above, then I don't know what to tell you except QUIT. Once the battle is over, the mission is complete. Copy and paste the URL below to see how to defeat Rasetsu in under 25 seconds using only one attack: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/225912.html MISSION COMPLETE! _) _) | | ` \ |(_-<(_-< | _ \ \ _| _ \ ` \ _ \ | -_) _| -_) _|_|_|_|___/___/_|\___/_| _| \__|\___/_|_|_| .__/_|\___|\__|\___| _| ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 2: THE CASTLE OF THE DRAGON +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ___ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ |_ | / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ / __/ \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| /____/ Welcome back to Hayabusa Village. In the time since the previous game, a couple of new areas are now accessible that were never seen before. Well, actually, these new areas were previously introduced in Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword, but since nobody except me has played it, you wouldn't know, would you? ++AREA: HAYABUSA GRAVEYARD --OBJECTIVE: GO TO THE CASTLE GATE ENTRANCE Make your way down the path to encounter some ninjas. Eliminate the next couple of ninjas that appear with some easy combos and work your way down to the Central Bridge area to encounter a new enemy. ++AREA: CENTRAL BRIDGE ENTRANCE --NEW ENEMY: INCENDIARY DOGS These pooches carry Incendiary Shurikens in their mouths and aren't afraid to shove it up your ass. Stay defensive and evasive and use On- Land Charge attacks to slice them down. Keep doing this to kill them off and unleash Yellow Essence for UT's. Kill the lone pooch that appears to clear this area. Before you leave this area, there is a familiar place that you need to visit. Enter the doorway near the graveyard stairs to the Central Bridge (where Ryu fought Masakado in the first game). --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS A bunch of baddies will appear, so eliminate and obliterate them all with some flashy moves to clear the bridge. Approach the lone chest to find a Life OTG. Now exit Central Bridge and continue the objective. From Central Bridge, go around the range to encounter a much larger pack of pooches. Remember, use lots of On-Land Charges on them to quickly kill them off. When the area is cleared, take the small path to the river and start running to the LEFT side. Two archers will be flinging arrows at you, so run in zigzag patterns until you reach them. Eliminate them all with some style! --CRYSTAL SKULL #3 After eliminating the archers, jump back down to the water. Swim around the area until you see a white glowing Crystal Skull under the water. Dive down deep (that's what she said) and grab the skull! ++AREA: HEADMASTER'S HOUSE Continue the objective and head up the stairs. Approach the dead body to find the COUNTER ATTACK TECHNIQUE Scroll. Now use the Save Statue and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE FALCON TALONS Go up the house patio and you'll encounter some ninjas and some annoying archers. Ignore the ninjas by dashing carefully towards the archers and then eliminate them one-by-one. ++AREA: CASTLE GATE ENTRANCE When the patio is clear, make a right turn and enter the house. Open the chests seen in here and some more ninjas will pop out of nowhere. Be prepared for this lengthy battle because the room is super small and maneuvering around it will be difficult. Remember to use lots of OLC's and UT's to kill them all. Once the room is finally cleared, you'll see some goodies in the corner. Grab the items to obtain the FALCON TALONS. --NEW WEAPON: FALCON TALONS These babies are bad-ass to use but also a bit difficult to master. Since these weapons involve up-close melee combos, Ryu needs to properly utilize its short range or else he'll get smacked around. --OBJECTIVE: OBTAIN THE ROD OF TRIALS Exit the house and approach the stairs to encounter a large gaggle of ninjas. One thing you'll notice is that they will constantly keep spawning one after another. Slice and dice every single ninja with the Falcon Talon's until the Stone Monument in the corner finally lights up. When the monument lights up, the area is cleared. Approach the monument and grab the ROD OF TRIALS item. This item will allow Ryu to participate in the Tests Of Valor challenges. If you need to SAVE your game, do it at the Save Statue in front of the house. When you're ready, go up the Castle Gate stairway. ++AREA: CASTLE GATE STAIRWAY --OBJECTIVE: ENTER THE CASTLE The next section involves Ryu climbing up a hill filled with lots of ninjas. Simply fight your way to the top by eliminating the archers perched on the watchtowers and then using the Essence for UT's on the ninjas on the ground. Make it all the way to the top of the hill to encounter a lone pooch. Screw that pooch and kill it with an On-Land Charge to clear the whole area. Use the Save Statue and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME There is a Muramasa Statue above the small stairs, so stock up on stuff if you need to and continue the mission. Next to the Save Statue is an underground cavern walkway. Enter inside and traverse the cavern (watch out for ninjas) all the way to the end. Use the Bird Flip to exit the cavern and to a new area. ++AREA: CASTLE ENTRANCE WALKWAY Head up the walkway and start killing some ninjas with some awesome techniques. Head up the walkway towards the next level and some more ninjas will jump down. Kick some ass and then continue up the stairs to the upper level. Keep working your way to the top level and you will reach what looks like a dead end. See those wooden planks? Run up the planks to jump onto the Castle roof. ++AREA: CASTLE ROOFTOP - LOWER LEVEL A gang of Warlocks and ninjas will show up to play. How about some blackjack to the face? Eliminate the gang and then jump down the destroyed roof crevice to FINALLY enter the Castle. ++AREA: CASTLE INTERIOR When you land inside, some more ninjas and archers will ambush you. Take out the archers first and then crap out that ninja to clear the area and activate the Save Statue. SAVE GAME At the end of the hall near the stairs is a new weapon to use: the FIEND'S BANE BOW. Equip the bow and shoot an arrow at the shining gemstone to open the gate and reveal some new stairs. Make your way up the stairs and drop down to encounter Rasetsu. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: RASETSU - PART TWO +++ This battle with Rasetsu is a bit different than before. He will employ the use of ninjas to help him as he tries to kill you. The strategy for killing Rasetsu is still the same but you'll need some tactics against the ninjas. First of all, DO NOT try to battle Rasetsu from up close! Stay defensive and keep your distance from him. Instead, use Izuna Drops and counters on the ninjas that are swarming around you to unleash Yellow Essence. With the Essence, use an On-Land Charge on Rasetsu to reduce his health. It will take a couple of tries to get this simple strategy down, but it works and you won't lose too much health if done properly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ++AREA: GOLDEN DRAGON ROOM --OBJECTIVE: SOLVE THE GOLDEN DRAGON PUZZLE Kick down the door to the next area. Make aright turn and go to the end for a chest with goodies. Now go the other way to find some stairs and some ninja baddies. Finish them off and then ascend the stairway. Cut open the paper walls to find some more ninjas. Eliminate them with Obliterations to clear the area and to activate the nearby Save Statue. SAVE GAME Now go up the stairs and approach the dead body to find the TECHNIQUE OF UNRIVALED SOARING Scroll. Cut open the paper walls to a large balcony with two pedestals (one on the left and one on the right). Each pedestal is missing a colored jewel and Ryu must find the jewels to solve the Golden Dragon Puzzle. --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE ULTRAMARINE & VERMILION JEWELS Here's what to do: Use a Wall Run to the left of the balcony and land on the adjacent balcony. A shmegeggy of ninjas will jump in to ambush you, so start the Obliteration party! Remember to stay defensive! Once the balcony is cleared, approach the pedestal near the wall and grab the ULTRAMARINE JEWEL. --CRYSTAL SKULL #4 Enter the adjacent hall to find a Crystal Skull sitting in a little supply room shelf. Grab it and then enter the next room to encounter some more ninja flunkies. Eliminate the ninjas with hard combos to clear the room. Now approach the pedestal on the wall to retrieve the VERMILION JEWEL. With both jewels on hand, you can now solve the Golden Dragon Puzzle! To go back to the balcony that had the missing jewels, either use the Wall Run from the adjacent balcony or simply jump back down to the ground and climb up using the stairway. Place both of the jewels in the respective pedestals to activate a glowing activation gem. Shoot an arrow at it to lower a large elevator and to open a secret path. Enter the path through the dragon's mouth to emerge back outside. ++AREA: CASTLE ROOFTOP - UPPER As soon as you jump out, a gang of Warlocks will ambush you. These guys should so easy to kill by now, so DO IT. Clear them all and then ascend the rooftop to the upper roofs to find an open gap. ++AREA: CASTLE PENTHOUSE Archers and ninjas will appear so get to it! Kill them off with some mixed combos and clear the area! --ITEM: LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS Open the lone chest to find a Lives OTTG and immediately equip it because the next battle's gonna be a doozy! Go up the stairs and approach the dead body to find a Life OTG. DO NOT enter the next doorway just yet! Go back downstairs and drop down the mini-trapdoor near the chest to find the Save Statue. SAVE GAME When you're ready, climb up the stairs and open the doorway for a (somewhat) tough boss battle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: GENSHIN +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| Genshin is a bit intimidating on first glance, but to an expert Ninja Gaiden player, he's a complete BITCH. Even with that said, Genshin employs a few powerful attacks in his arsenal: --SHADOW RUSH --FLYING SHADOW SWALLOW --SHADOW COUNTER If you fought against Chapter 2 Doku in Ninja Gaiden Sigma, then Genshin pretty much should remind you of him pound-for-pound. Genshin is NOT so tough as he looks but his attacks are quite painful, so put up some DEFENSE! Remember to ALWAYS BLOCK! Never let your guard down for this entire battle and stay defensive AT ALL TIMES! The moment to strike against Genshin is when he does his Shadow Rush or when he misses the Flying Swallow attack. Simply evade and block both attacks and then quickly counter with an X, Y, Y combo. Yes, it's that simple because after he misses the attacks, he leaves himself vulnerable for a second, which is all the time you need. Repeat that tactic and you should be able to reduce his health significantly. Stay evasive throughout the encounter so that he doesn't catch you off- guard and ALWAYS block his attacks, especially his Flying Swallow move. Use the strategy mentioned above as a more effective way to defeat Genshin instead of trying to use flashy moves. Defeat Genshin to complete the mission. Copy and paste this URL to see how to defeat Genshin properly: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/226659.html MISSION COMPLETE! _) _) | | ` \ |(_-<(_-< | _ \ \ _| _ \ ` \ _ \ | -_) _| -_) _|_|_|_|___/___/_|\___/_| _| \__|\___/_|_|_| .__/_|\___|\__|\___| _| ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 3: THUNDERCLAP OF CATASTROPHE +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ____ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ |_ / / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ _/_ < \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| /____/ Welcome to New York City. SNIFF* SNIFF* What the hell is that awful garbage truck stench? Oh wait, that's just Times Square. NEVERMIND! ++AREA: TIMES SQUARE SOUTH --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE ART OF THE WIND BLADES SCROLL As soon as the chapter begins, Ryu can either find the second Ninpo scroll or fight off a new enemy. That choice is up to you. If you want to fight some enemies first, move forward to the middle of the area to encounter a new baddie: --NEW ENEMY: VAN GELF These guys are aggressive like MMA or UFC fighters. They like to use punching combos and take-downs to kick your ass. They also have a dual fireball and fire breath just in case. Killing these guys require some nifty counterattack skills. Move up close to them and let them do their melee punching combos. Counter their punches and it should chop off a limb. If not, it'll stun them and leave them open for an attack. Avoid staying at a far distance from these guys and stick to using up- close combat to kill them all off. Remember to be defensive or else these baddies will smack you up! Once the entire area is clear, Ryu can explore the little corners of the area to find a couple of chests. Once you're done exploring, go to the street corner where you started the chapter to find an open door. Approach the nearby dead body to retrieve the ART OF THE WIND BLADES Scroll. ++AREA: MAINTENANCE HALLWAY --OBJECTIVE: GO TO THE ROOF A couple of Archers and ninjas will show up to ambush you, so try out the Wind Blades Ninpo if you want. Eliminate the pack and approach the stairway going up to encounter some more baddies. There will be a bevy of archers and Warlocks to distract you in the upper level, so try and eliminate those guys first and then deal with the rest of the baddies after. When the room is clean, there's a secret item you might want to check out... --CRYSTAL SKULL #5 Go back to the stairway and take it to the top to find a Crystal Skull sitting behind an enclosed gate. Grab it and then continue back down to the area where you encountered the ninjas. Approach the Save Statue to SAVE your game. SAVE GAME Now use a Bird Flip at the nearby shaft to emerge on the rooftop where you'll encounter some mini-dragons. --NEW ENEMY: MINI-DRAGONS These enemies are pretty weak but annoying because they lob fireballs at you from a high distance. Equip the Fiend's Bane Bow and shoot them twice to kill them. ++AREA: ROOFTOP --OBJECTIVE: CLEAR THE ROOFTOP OF THREATS This next area will be a bit of a crapshoot since you'll be dealing with archers from far distances. First, if you need arrows, approach the dead body on the right side of the wall. Kill off the mini-dragons and then the ninja archers will appear on the opposite rooftop. Re- equip some more arrows and used charged arrow shots to kill off the archers on the other roof. When the rooftops are cleared, Ryu can either take the zipline to the other rooftop or explore the area below. If you explore the area below, prepare for a pooch ambush! The Incendiary Dogs will pop out of nowhere, so be aware! The only thing you'll find the area below is a chest with Essence, so take that at your own risk! Go back to the roof and use the zipline to the other side. Jump down and more ninjas will pop up. Again, DEFENSE! Kick them off the roof to clear the area and to activate the Save Statue nearby. SAVE GAME --OBJECTIVE: GO TO TIMES SQUARE NORTH --OBJECTIVE: ENTER THE SUBTERRANEAN SEWERS Jump down the building to Times Square North and some more ninjas will appear. Eliminate them all with UT's to the face and that should get the job done. From there, go north to the next area and a gaggle of Van Gelf's will rush after you. Blow off these blowhards with some blowpop combos, it's not that hard! When the area is cleared, continue north to trigger a cutscene with the Green Van Gelf bitch. This guy is not any different than the pink version, so eliminate him with the same combos as the other Van Gelf's. Clear the area of the threat and then jump down to the stinky New York sewers below to find a Save Statue. SAVE GAME As you traverse the sewers, some more VG's and mutant bats will pop up for an ambush. Again, stick with counter combos and use the Wind Blades IF you are getting too overwhelmed. Once the area is clear, it's time to explore the dank sewers. --ITEM: JEWEL OF THE DEMON SEAL Make a right turn at the sewer intersection and approach the dead body near the ladder to obtain your first JEWEL OF THE DEMON SEAL. This item allows Ryu to upgrade one of the Ninpo scrolls. Climb the ladder to the top and then use a Wall Run on the nearby metal gate to the other ledge. From there, follow the walls and turn left to find an open metal gate. Enter the gate and take the ladder down. ++AREA: LOWER SEWERS 1 WHOA! Van Gelf's will pop out of the tunnel to ambush you, so bust out your fancy moves and eliminate the lot of them. From there, jump and swing to the next area while killing some more Van Gelf's. ***NOTE: If you happen to fall to the bottom while running, simply run towards the stairway (watch out for mutant bats) and then run and jump back to the top. When you reach the end of the path, jump down to the circular area to find a dead body with arrows. Grab some arrows and then CAREFULLY enter the next area. ++AREA: LOWER SEWERS 2 As you enter this area, one of the Van Gelf's will jump out to pounce you, so be cautious and eliminate the rest of the bunch that appear with some hot killer attacks. --CRYSTAL SKULL #6 Make a left turn from where you encountered the Van Gelf's to find a dead body with the TECHNIQUE OF SHADOWLESS FOOTSTEPS Scroll. From there, use a double Wall Run to the back of the cave to find another Crystal Skull. SWEET! After obtaining that item, go to the opposite direction from where you encountered those Van Gelf's to another set of walls. Eliminate the remaining Van Gelf's that appear and then run and swing to the other side of the area. As you approach the next area, some more ninjas will pop up. Eliminate them with some hot moves to clear the area. From there, use a Wall Run to reach the higher ledge with the Muramasa Statue. Stock up on items and then kick down the nearby door to a new area. ++AREA: LOWER SEWERS 3 --OBJECTIVE: DESTROY THE VENTILATION SYSTEM As you enter this area, prepare for some ninjas and Van Gelf's to show up. Across from where you opened to door is a dead body with Incendiary Shurikens. Make your way up to it and grab some Incendiary Shurikens and start tossing them at the archers and Van Gelfs. When the area is cleared, toss some Incendiary Shurikens at the ventilation fans to stop them from spinning. The area to the east of where you entered contains some more ninjas and some chests. Grab those if you need to, otherwise destroy the fans on the west side of the door you entered and make your way down. Eliminate some more ninjas to clear the lower sewers of enemies. Destroy the last ventilation fan and then jump and swing to the area below. As you splash into the water, DO NOT emerge out! Mutant bats are swarming above and there's nothing for you above water! Stay underwater and look for the open pipeline and swim towards it to the next area. ++AREA: OUTER SUBWAY --OBJECTIVE: ENTER THE SUBWAY TRACKS Emerge from the water to encounter some mutant bats and a duo of ninjas. Snuff them out and then grab some arrows from the nearby dead body. Approach the statue to SAVE your game. SAVE GAME Use a Bird Flip on the vertical subway car to the top. Some archers will be flinging arrows at you from an opposite ledge, so toss Incendiary Shurikens at them or charged arrows to kill them off. From there, use a Wall Run to reach the opposite ledge, open the chest for goodies, and then use another Wall Run to the next cavern. Watch out for some Van Gelfs as they come running and eliminate them all. In the next area, jump down and kill some more Van Gelf's. When that's fine and dandy, continue up the path and up the rocky steps. Use a double Wall Run to get near Muramasa's Statue and start killing some ninjas! Clear out the archers and ninjas to activate TEST OF VALOR #1. Stock up at Muramasa's Statue and then approach the Save Statue at the other side and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME --TEST OF VALOR #1 - ONE OF WHITE The first Test Of Valor is across from the Save Statue. Use the Wall Run to reach it and then activate the portal. You'll be facing off against a bunch of ninjas and Warlocks for this battle, so use lots of Izuna Drops for instant kills and lots and lots of On-Land Charge UT's to thin the herd. Complete the test and the prize will be a LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS. Easy, right? If you decide to do the Test Of Valor, be sure to be stocked and ready! If not, then continue the objective and jump down to the lower subway. Be sure you're ready because once you jump down, you can't go back! ++AREA: LOWER SUBWAY NORTH Lots of ninjas = lots of blood. Snuff out all the ninjas near the subway car to clear them out. From there, use a Wall Run on the subway car to enter inside one of the cars. Emerge on the other side and some Van Gelfs will pop out for an ambush. Activate some Ninpo and then Obliterate all the baddies. Use the leftover Essence for some UT's to the face. Clear the area to trigger the less-than-spectacular boss battle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: EL KABONG +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| This giant fugly floating boss is as easy to predict than anything else. In case you didn't already notice, its entire body is encased in metal making it practically invulnerable EXCEPT...for the boss's face. I guess that means Ryu's gonna be making a lot of shots to the boss's face (that's what she said). Keep in mind of the boss's attacks: --MOUTH GRAB --MINI ME --ELECTRIC FIREBALL --MEGA ME --ELECTRIC SHOCK It takes quick aiming skills with the Fiend's Bane Bow and lots of evasive techniques to avoid from being killed. The boss's attacks are pretty painful and it's best to NOT touch the boss at any time during the fight. To properly damage this bunghole of a boss, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. Equip the Fiend's Bane Bow and manually aim for his face with a Level 2 charged shot. Yes, I said LEVEL 2 CHARGED SHOT. Each successful shot should take away about 10% of health (which is a lot). From there, stay evasive and move away from the boss as he wiggles around the arena. Reposition yourself and then aim again with another Level 2 charged shot to the face. Each quick and successful charged shot will quickly reduce his health faster than you think. When it starts flinging fireballs or his little Mini-Me thingies, use lots of evasive roll jumps as much as you can to stay safe. These attacks will eventually damage you no matter how hard you try to evade, so be prepared from some damage. When the boss's health is reduced to 20%, he will keel over in pain, so quickly rush over and finish him off with an Obliteration to complete the battle. With quick aiming skills, you can defeat the boss in less than a minute. MISSION COMPLETE! _) _) | | ` \ |(_-<(_-< | _ \ \ _| _ \ ` \ _ \ | -_) _| -_) _|_|_|_|___/___/_|\___/_| _| \__|\___/_|_|_| .__/_|\___|\__|\___| _| ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 4: A CAPTIVE GODDESS +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ____ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ / / / / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ /_ _/ \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| /_/ ++AREA: LOWER SUBWAY WEST --OBJECTIVE: FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT OF THE SUBWAY Traverse the subway tracks to encounter some more ninjas and Warlocks. Eliminate the bunch and then jump down to the lower tracks at the end. Fight off more ninjas and then continue down the train tracks towards the station terminal to encounter some Van Gelf enemies. Eliminate those annoying floozies with some combos to clear the area. ++AREA: STATION TERMINAL Take the stairs to the top of the subway terminal to find the Save Statue and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME As you reach the top terminal, ninjas and Warlocks will appear for a party. Eliminate them all in the face with some hard combos to clear the area. There are a couple of chests behind the metal fences that you can access by going thru the iron bar doors. Grab all that stuff and enter the terminal office for some more goodies. Exit the terminal and grab some arrows from the dead body. Fling a charged arrow at the explosive barrels above the stairs to open up the path. Once that's done, some ninjas will come running down after you, so flatten their faces with a combo to the cranium and then exit out of the subway to street level. ++AREA: LOWER HUDSON RIVER Some Incendiary dogs will come running as soon as you emerge onto the street, so be ready with the Wind Blades and unleash it in their faces. When that's done, go around the corner to encounter a gang of Warlocks. Take them out with your skills to clear this part of the area. --CRYSTAL SKULL #7 There is a well-hidden Crystal Skull in this area. Just near where you encountered the Warlocks is an alleyway behind the nearby building. As you make your way there, a gang of ninjas show up. Eliminate them all to clear the area and then look above the alley to see a Crystal Skull perched atop a metal ledge. To reach it, use a Wall Run on the nearby wall of the left side and then jump towards the ledge. Grab that Skull! After all that, go to the Save Statue and SAVE your game! SAVE GAME Notice that there is a Muramasa Statue across the Save Statue but is behind a metal fence. You cannot reach it for now, so climb the ladder to the top to reach a new area. ++AREA: BROOKLYN BRIDGE EXIT RAMP --ITEM: JEWEL OF THE DEMON SEAL Climb the ladder to the top and cross the road to find a dead body with a JEWEL OF THE DEMON SEAL. Grab the item and use it on one of the Ninpo Scrolls. Cross to the other side of the bridge to find another dead body with Incendiary Shurikens. As you continue up the road, you will encounter some mini-dragons and Van Gelfs. Toss some Incendiary Shurikens at the Van Gelfs to dismember them and then use an Obliteration in their face to kill them off. If you still have some arrows, fling them at the mini-dragons to clear this part of the bridge. From there, make your way further up the bridge. There is a chest at the dead end, so open that up for some goodies. --ITEM: CRYSTAL SKULL #8 Next to the bridge, you will see a Crystal Skull sitting on a ledge next to a ladder. Jump over to it and grab it! From here, you can either continue up the ladder or climb the ladder to the bottom. If you take the ladder DOWN to the street level, you can finally access Muramasa's Statue to stock up. But be aware that AFTER you access the statue, a gang of Van Gelf enemies will pop out for an ambush near the ladder, so be ready! If you decide to NOT go to the street level, take the ladder going up to the higher bridge level. ++AREA: BROOKLYN BRIDGE Another gang of Van Gelf enemies will appear here for an ambush. Prepare the Wind Blades Ninpo and then unleash it in their faces. From there, Obliterate the lot of them and use UT's from the leftover Essence. Trust me, it's almost as easy as it sounds. Once the area is clear, approach the dead body at the other end for some arrows and then climb the ladder to the top to find the SAVE STATUE. I suggest NOT saving just yet because a couple of mini-dragons will appear in this area, so bust out the Bow and shoot them all down. SAVE your game AFTER the area is finally cleared. SAVE GAME Approach the other end of the walkway to encounter a new boss. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: ASS WHORE +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| The big blind Ogre might have no eyes but his attacks can reach you no matter where you are. These are his attacks: --GROUND POUND --SUPER GROUND POUND --GROUND SWEEP --CONCRETE BREATH --TAXICAB RAGE It is best to use a Level 3 weapon for this battle, so if you have the money for it, UPGRADE! For the battle, use lots of quick and hard combos with your weapon and stay aggressive! The main tactic to defeating this boss is quick combos on his large feet. AVOID using any charged projectiles because it only leaves Ryu vulnerable to attack from any distance. Instead, stay close to the Ogre and use LOTS of Reverse Wind evasion to evade his ground pounds. Continue to constantly slash away at his feet to reduce his health to 10%. From there, he'll fall over in pain, which means only ONE thing: OBLITERATION!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ++AREA: ELLIS ISLAND - BASE After the cutscene, some more Van Gelf baddies and mini-dragons will come after you, so bust out some hot moves to kill them off. Clear the base of Ellis Island and then enter the doorway under the statue. ++AREA: ELLIS ISLAND - MUSEUM & GIFT SHOP --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE DRAGON CLAW & TIGER FANG --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE SILVER XBOX As you enter the small hall, some ninjas will appear. Evade them and move into the Museum for a wider battle arena. Eliminate the ninjas with Izuna Drops and use the leftover Essence for UT's on the Warlocks to clear the Museum of enemies. There are a couple of goodies in the Museum. Destroy the glass displays to find some Incendiary Shurikens and a set of dual Katanas sitting by its lonesome self. Grab the dual Katanas and test them out. Next to the exit of the room is a scroll sitting behind a glass. Next to the scroll is some sort of wooden blinds that can be slashed down to reveal a Silver Xbox! The Xbox can replenish health (but not Ninpo) at anytime. Now access the Save Statue and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME --TEST OF VALOR #2 - TWO OF BLACK If you're pumped and ready, enter the nearby portal for Test Of Valor #2. Lots and lots of the pink-colored Van Gelf's will show up, so be ready with a level 3 weapon and some nifty Ultimate Technique moves. Kill off 2-3 of the baddies and then use nonstop UT's in their faces for lots of hi-larity. Only use Obliterations sparingly and be sure to have at least 2 Herbs Of Spiritual Life. Completing the test garners you a TALISMAN OF REBIRTH. AAWWWW, LAME! ++AREA: STATUE OF LIBERTY - TORCH OF LIBERTY ROOM Want some more ninjas in your face? Well, they're gonna get in it, so start slashing with some hard combos. Approach the Warlocks first and eliminate them and then use UT's to clear the rest of them out. --OBJECTIVE: FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE The doorway in this room is shut, so climb the stairs and use Wall Runs to reach the window on the other side. There is a dead body with a goodie here, so grab that before approaching the window. As soon as you reach the window, a Van Gelf jumps in, so start some sick combos to kill it and then jump out and use UT's on the other baddies that appear with the leftover Essence. Clear the area and then take the stairs going up. ++AREA: STATUE OF LIBERTY - BASE STAIRWAY Fight your way up two flights of stairs and balconies filled with Van Gelfs and those goddamned mini-dragons. Inflict lots of sexy combos on the baddies and fling any arrows on the mini-dragons. When you reach the main base of the statue, a last set of Van Gelf's will show up some quickly eliminate them all to clear the area. There's nothing else outside, so enter the doorway to the next area. ++AREA: STATUE OF LIBERTY - INNER STAIRWAY & ELEVATOR --OBJECTIVE: GO TO THE TOP OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY Some archers and ninjas are waiting in here, so start shoving combos and Obliterations in their stupid faces to clear the bottom area. Go up the stairway to find the Save Statue. SAVE GAME --CRYSTAL SKULL #9 Across from the Save Statue is a trio of large metal beams in the middle of the room, do you see it? There is a Crystal Skull sitting on the farthest beam, so use a Wall Run near the bottom of the stairs to land on one of the beams. Jump to the skull and GRAB IT! To get to the next floor, enter the elevator shaft in the middle of the room and use a Bird Flip to the top. Some more ninjas will be waiting, so clear them out with your skills and then go up the stairs. --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS There is an open balcony that leads to a chest with a Life OTG. Mini- dragons will spawn in this area, so quickly grab the item and then go back inside to avoid getting hit by their fireballs. Continue going up the stairs to find Muramasa's Statue. Stock up on stuff and then stake the spiral stairs up to a dead end. UH-OH! YOU ARE STUCK!!! TOO BAD!!! --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE ALTERNATE ROUTE TO THE TOP Okay, you're not really stuck, it just happens to be a well-hidden path. As you reach the dead end, you'll notice an open gap and a spackle of blood on the wall. Jump down that gap to the bottom. From there use a Bird Flip from the area where you landed to reach the top of the spiral stairs. HAH! AND YOU WERE STUCK FOR HOW LONG??? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: ALEXEI +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| Oh my, the incredibly femme Alexei. While Alexei isn't exactly a replica of Alma from the first NG game, he does look like it. All of Alexei's attacks are super duper fast and are mostly unblockable. These are the attacks he uses: --THE PUSSY WHIP --WHIRLWIND SPIN --THE TUBE-SOCK TANGO --ELECTRIC BALLS --THE SKINTIGHT SIRLOIN Alexei's face grab attack is virtually the cheapest move in his arsenal because you CANNOT tell when he'll use it and you CANNOT block it (but you can evade it with fast evasion). When he spins in a whirlwind, use constant Reverse Winds to get through the attack unscathed (yes, it really DOES work). His projectiles are virtually unblockable, too. So how do you defeat this cheap boss? Simple, use cheap tactics! You need to be SUPER quick with your combos in order to damage him. The faster you can inflict damage, the less Alexei can waste all your time doing his stupid attacks. By this point in the game, Ryu should have a Level 3 weapon (preferably the Dragon Sword). The main tactic here is use the Divine Swallow attack on Alexei to get up close. When close to him, block and evade his melee combos and then counter with a hard combo. Quickly evade his melee counters after the combo and stay close to prevent Alexei from flying to a far distance. You need to do this quickly so that he doesn't get the chance to use his unblockable attacks! Continue to be aggressive on him and he'll fall. Literally! With sharp skills, this battle is over in less than minute. Copy and paste this URL to see how to defeat Alexei using the tactics I mentioned above: http://www.dailymotion.com/VampireHorde/video/x5t5cm_ng2-ch4-alexei- battle_videogames MISSION COMPLETE! _) _) | | ` \ |(_-<(_-< | _ \ \ _| _ \ ` \ _ \ | -_) _| -_) _|_|_|_|___/___/_|\___/_| _| \__|\___/_|_|_| .__/_|\___|\__|\___| _| ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 5: THE AQUA CAPITAL +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ____ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ / __/ / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ /__ \ \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| /____/ ++AREA: WATER CANAL --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE KUSARI-GAMA When the mission begins, a gaggle of ninjas and Warlocks will appear, so shove some Obliterations and UT's in their faces to clear them out. Further down is a Muramasa Statue sitting in the corner, so stock up if you need to and continue up the bridge. As you go up the stairs, make a left turn to a stairway going down to find a dead body with a new item: KUSARI-GAMA. This item is bit unwieldy and difficult to use, so don't equip it just yet. --CRYSTAL SKULL #10 Across from the dead body is a small set of stairs going down to the canal where you'll see lots of gondolas. The Crystal Skull is on the gondola all the way on the other side of the canal. Use the Water Run to approach that boat and then grab that skull! As you run back to dry land, a new enemy will appear rushing from the water to greet you: --NEW ENEMY: SILVER GAJA These gorgon-type snakes are more lethal on water, so avoid trying to fight them on the water! These baddies have sharp combos and a nasty tail attack. Seek some dry surfaces and then fight them off by using the Izuna Drop for an instant kill. No problems! When you're ready to go back, take the route back to the small bridge to encounter ANOTHER new enemy: --NEW ENEMY: LYCANTHROPE WEREWOLF These canine pests have a similar fighting style to the Van Gelfs. They like to use pouncing attacks and like to jump on top. Also, when you leave dead bodies behind, they like to pick them up and toss them at you. It's a lame excuse for a projectile, but what're you gonna do? Use hard combos on the Werewolves to kill some of them and then use as much UT's to their faces to kill them off. ++AREA: MARKETPLACE As you work your way past the marketplace, some more wolves show up. Clear them out with some Wind Blades Ninpo and Obliterations up their stinky asses. From there, approach the Save Statue in the alley. SAVE GAME ++AREA: OUTDOOR RESTAURANT --CRYSTAL SKULL #11 As soon as you kick down the door, some werewolves will be waiting for you, so bust out the hard combos and use UT's on them to open the way for Obliteration. When the restaurant is cleared, the Crystal Skull is located on a table next to the door you kicked down. GRAB IT! ++AREA: OUTER ALLEYWAY As you leave the restaurant, some more wolves will jump out of the blue. Eliminate them with your sexy-hot skills to clear them out. Take the alleyway to the right and go around the corner to find a chest with a goodie inside. Now exit the area and continue down the main path. ++AREA: PANTHEON PATH Another gang of wolves will emerge from the opposite bridge. Obliterate their asses to clear this area of their dank stink. --ITEM: SPIRIT OF THE DEVILS Take the small bridge from where the wolves emerged from to find a dead body with a special item: SPIRIT OF THE DEVILS. Equip it now for more Ninpo attacks! When that's done, continue up the path towards the giant water fountain to encounter some more Gaja enemies. Simply use Izuna Drops on them to clear them out. EASY. --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE ALTERNATE ROUTE There are no other paths near the fountain, so it looks like you'll need to jump in the water! Dive inside the water and look for the open gap. The chest next to that gap contains a new sub-weapon: GATLING GUN. Now swim to the other side of the canal. ++AREA: WATER CANAL 2 Emerge out of the water but DO NOT run on it just yet! There is a new enemy in the water that will definitely hurt you if you touch it: --NEW ENEMY: EXPLODING JELLY FISH If you make contact with these things, they explode in your face! Avoid all that nonsense by equipping the Gatling Gun and shooting them all down to clear them out. When the jelly fish are gone, run to the next area to encounter some more Gaja. Unfortunately, fighting these baddies while running on the water is NOT a fun thing to do. As soon as you see the Gaja, look for the nearby gondola and quickly get on it! Wait for the Gaja to get near and then shove an Izuna Drop in their face for an instant kill. Keep getting back on the boat and using Izuna Drops on the Gaja until they all disappear. It is a much faster way to killing them rather than fighting on the water. From there, you'll notice that Ryu's health does not regenerate quite yet. --CRYSTAL SKULL #12 Near the gondola is a water alley with gaggle of jelly fish guarding it. Use the Gatling Gun to blow them up and Ryu's health will finally regenerate. Enter the water alley that the jelly fish were guarding and you will find a Crystal Skull hiding under the water. GRAB IT! There are no more enemies in this area, so use the Water Run and run around the canal to the other side of Pantheon Path. The Save Statue is inside a building with an open gap, so jump in and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME ++AREA: THE BRIDGE GATE --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE BRIDGE GATE KEY Go up the stairs and kick the door open to find some Van Gelfs waiting for you. Eliminate them with some Obliterations up the ass to clear them out. From here, you don't have a Key Item to open the Bridge Gate, so go to the opposite side of where you exited to find a half-opened door. Kick it down and then open the chest in the room to find the BRIDGE GATE KEY. Exit the room and then approach Muramasa's Statue and stock up on stuff. Now approach the Bridge Gate and use the key to open it. Kick down the gate and some wolves will come running out of the castle. Shove a Wind Blades Ninpo in their face and then Obliterate them all. Enter the arena and turn left to find a dead body with arrows. Work your way down the path to encounter more wolves. Eliminate them all to clear this entire area of enemies. Go to the end of the path to find a chest with a goodie. Exit outside to see a dead end. --OBJECTIVE: OPEN THE DRAWBRIDGE --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS Equip the Fiend's Bane Bow and shoot the two glowing spheres under the bridge across from you. This opens the drawbridge and reveals two sets of ziplines. Take the zipline to the left and cross it to the other side and jump down. Open the chest to find a Life OTG. --OBJECTIVE: FIND AN ALTERNATE WAY TO KILL THE GAJA There's nothing else to do here, so jump down to the water and run towards the other side with the large water wheels. As you run towards the water wheel, you will be ambushed by Gaja. DO NOT FIGHT THEM IN THE WATER! If you fight them in the water, prepare for lots of pain! Avoid all that by following these directions: Run towards the large water wheels at the other side of the canal. Dodge the Gaja as much as you can and run under the middle of the wheels and turn left to find a small dry wooden ledge that you can climb onto. Kill all the Gaja with Izuna Drops from here for faster results! See? And you didn't have to waste all that time in the water! ***NOTE: If you killed all of the Gaja in the water, a gang of Exploding Jelly Fish will spawn near the water wheel, so watch out for those! There are NO jelly fish in the water when you fight the Gaja near the water wheels. TAKE NOTE. --OBJECTIVE: SOLVE THE WATER WHEEL PUZZLE It's not so much of a puzzle. There are metal bars on the large water wheel that you can jump and swing on. Jump towards the metal bar and then start swinging. Swing and jump off the bar when the wheel reaches the upper platform. From there, jump on top of the other water wheel to emerge in a new area. ++AREA: CLOCK TOWER GEARS --ITEM: LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS You will see a large rotating wheel above that has metal bars. Jump towards the metal bars and let it rotate to the other side. Jump down to the platform to find a chest with a Lives OTTG! Equip it and then jump down and exit. ++AREA: WATERFALL GARDEN Approach the stairway and a gang of wolves will emerge from the garden. Use lots of hard combos and lots of Obliterations in their faces to kill them off. When that's done, approach the Save Statue. SAVE GAME --OBJECTIVE: TURN OFF THE WATERFALL As you enter the garden, a whole shmgeggy of Gaja enemies will appear. This should be so easy for you by now! Remember, use lots of Izuna Drops to kill a bunch of them and then use On-Land Charge UT's and shove it in their faces to kill them all. EASY! After the battle, the waterfall turns off and reveals a new path. ++AREA: WINE CELLAR As you enter the Wine Cellar, a gang of Gaja and Van Gelfs will pop out for an ambush. Stick a Wind Blades Ninpo in their face to kill them off and open them for Obliterations. When the first area is cleared, you will find a room with a Muramasa Statue to the left and a room with a chest with a goodie on the right. Continue down the hall to encounter some more Gaja and Van Gelfs. Eliminate them and keep going down the hall for MORE of these guys. --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE COPPER KEY --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE ART OF THE FLAME PHOENIX SCROLL In the hallway is a metal gate that is locked. Go up the nearby stairs and fight off some Gaja and Van Gelfs that appear. Go all the way to the end of the upper hall to find a chest with the COPPER KEY. Use the Copper Key on the metal gate to find a dead body that has the ART OF THE FLAME PHOENIX Scroll. --OBJECTIVE: ESCAPE THE WINE CELLAR Go back to the previous hall and turn right to encounter some more Gaja and Van Gelf enemies. Kill them all with hard combos to completely clear the area of enemies. Continue up the stairs to a dead end cellar. There is a large well covered by a wooden platform in the room. Open the nearby chest for a goodie and then use a downward strike on top of the wooden circle to break it open. ++AREA: CASTLE SEWERS --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE UNDERWATER CAVERN When you land in the sewers, be prepared for an ambush from Van Gelfs and Gaja near the Save Statue. Stay defensive and evasive and use hard combos and the Wind Blades Ninpo to clear out the Van Gelfs. When the area is cleared, NOW you can use the Save Statue. SAVE GAME --TEST OF VALOR #3 - THREE OF BLUE If you are up for another Test Of Valor, there is one just to the right of the Save Statue that's glowing and waiting for you. For this test, a whole gaggle of wolves and mini-dragons will appear. My suggestion for this Test is to NOT pursue it! Do this Test on a second playthrough when Ryu has the Eclipse Scythe in his inventory. When you do this test with the Scythe, a few combos will kill the wolves. Use UT's on the other wolves to leave them open for Obliteration. Keep shoving UT's and Obliterations up the wolves' asses until all of them are dead and gone. From there, kill all the mini- dragons by shooting arrows at them. There's a dead body nearby that will replenish arrows if you need it. Complete the test to receive a JEWEL OF THE DEMON SEAL. If you don't want to pursue or the Test Of Valor (or if you finished it), go to the other side of the sewers to a dead end. Dive into the water and you will see a large cavern to swim through. Swim all the way to the other side to emerge in a new area. ++AREA: UNDERWATER CAVERN --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE SKULL KEY As you emerge from the water, you will notice one big thing: the cavern is infested with GHOST FISH! AAHHH!!!! Don't worry, as long as you use the Gatling Gun, then you'll be fine. There are a couple of chests under the water in various corners of the cavern that you can seek out. If you want to seek out the chests, be prepared to face off against some fish. There are also some chests on the stairway if you want those, too. To trigger the boss battle, seek out the chest on the LEFT side of the cavern perched on a broken pillar. Climb out of the water and open the chest to retrieve the SKULL KEY to trigger the next boss battle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: FIREHOSE OF VOMIT +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| +++NOTE: A variation of this boss appeared in Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (but it looked more like a blue version of Smaugan). The water dragon is a big joke! I'm not even gonna list all of his attacks because this boss is SO simple to defeat. The main strategy here is to use Level 2 charged shots with the Fiend's Bane Bow. Stay on the little piece of dry land you are standing on for the whole battle and watch the dragon. The only attack you need to watch out for is his Water Breath attack. Wait for him to initiate the attack and then evade at the last second. That's it! Keep using Level 2 charged shots with the bow and manually aim for his head for the entire battle. Don't worry about getting chomped or grabbed because the boss doesn't have an attack like that. Just finish him off already, will you? MISSION COMPLETE! _) _) | | ` \ |(_-<(_-< | _ \ \ _| _ \ ` \ _ \ | -_) _| -_) _|_|_|_|___/___/_|\___/_| _| \__|\___/_|_|_| .__/_|\___|\__|\___| _| ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 6: THE LYCANTHROPE'S CASTLE +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ____ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ / __/ / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ / _ \ \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| \___/ ++AREA: UNDERWATER CAVERN - UPPER PILLARS --OBJECTIVE: ESCAPE FROM THE CAVERNS --ITEM: CRYSTAL SKULL #13 There is a Crystal Skull just near where Ryu starts the mission. Kill of the Fish with some Kusari-gama combos and then rotate the camera to see the Skull under the wreckage. To retrieve, you'll have to go around the pillars and then jump down to get it. GRAB IT. Approach Muramasa's Statue and stock up on stuff. From there, jump to the next pillar to encounter some more Fish. Slice them up and then continue jumping from pillar to pillar until you FINALLY reach some dry land. Kill off the Gaja that appear and continue jumping across the pillars to the other end. Approach the Save Statue to SAVE your game. SAVE GAME Work your way up the cavern to encounter lots of Gaja enemies. Remember, Izuna Drop to the face and UT in the ass! Continue up the path until you reach a large door. Use the SKULL KEY to open it up. ++AREA: BONEYARD A new enemy will emerge from the pile of bones: --NEW ENEMY: SKULL SPIDERS These things are easy to kill but are deadly when bunched together. Use hard combos with Kusari-gama and shove lots of UT's to them for large number of combos. Once all the Skull Spiders are gone, the boss battle will begin within a minute after. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: BONER RIGAMORTIS +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| Fighting this boss is basically the same thing as fighting the big blind Ogre from Chapter 4. The only difference is that the space to battle him in is much, MUCH smaller. It likes to use these attacks: --BONER SMASH --BONER KICK --BONER SMACK The majority of the boss's attacks involve him grabbing Ryu and either chomping and smashing him or smacking him in the head. Its grab attacks are unavoidable, so avoid running around the arena. Also, even though it has a glowing orb in its chest, it is NOT the boss's weak point, so avoid trying to fling charged arrows at it. For the battle, run underneath its legs and start slashing away like crazy. Evade its movements and keep slashing away until it falls down in pain. From there, inflict as much combos until he gets up. REPEAT. I can't say that this tactic is bulletproof but it does work better than running around the arena. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, use a Bird Flip from the newly revealed path. Work your way up the caverns while battling lots of Gaja and Skull Spiders. Be careful as you jump from cavern to cavern! When you reach the very end of the cavern, jump towards the wall and then use the Bird Flip to reach the top. It's a tricky maneuver and you might get it wrong and fall back down to the bottom! AAAHHH!!! Bird Flip to the top to emerge out of the caverns. ++AREA: WATCHTOWER --CRYSTAL SKULL #14 Next to the hole that you just emerged from is a guillotine. Attack the guillotine to reveal a hidden Crystal Skull in the area where the victim's head would fall. EEEWWW!!! There is a Save Statue nearby but DO NOT use it just yet! Go up the stairs to the watchtower. Climb up the watchtower to find a chest with a goodie. Climb down and then access Muramasa's Statue to stock up. As you go back down the stairs, a cutscene will occur. --OBJECTIVE: GO TO THE LYCANTHROPE CASTLE After the cutscene, a pair of wolves will emerge at the bottom of the stairs. Hard combos to the face! Clear them out and then access the Save Statue to SAVE your game. SAVE GAME Work your way down the stairway while eliminating more wolves. Open the door at the bottom of the stairway to encounter some more wolves. Shove hard combos in their faces and then use UT's on them to open them up for Obliteration. Work your way up the stairway while eliminating some Gajas until you reach the castle entrance. Grab arrows from the dead body before you reach the top! ++AREA: CASTLE ENTRANCE More Gaja enemies and mini-dragons will spawn. Eliminate the Gajas with Izuna Drops and then fling arrows at those mini-dragons. Continue up the castle doorway to see more Gajas. Kill them off to clear the area. The large doorway is closed! There is a chest on the left side of the doorway with a goodie inside. Grab it and then go the right side of the doorway to encounter more wolves. Snuff them all to activate the Save Statue nearby. SAVE GAME ++AREA: CASTLE ROOFTOP --OBJECTIVE: FIND AN ALTERNATE ENTRANCE There is a Test Of Valor in one of the gazebos near the castle entrance. You don't have to do it yet, so leave it. Climb up the nearby ladder and go to the top. Grab some arrows from the dead body and go to the corner. Use a Bird Flip to the top and start flinging arrows at the mini-dragons. If you run out of arrows, jump down to refill and then flip back up to the top and take care of the rest. From there, continue up the roof while snuffing out some more wolves that get in the way. Go all the way to the end to see a large cathedral window and some metal bars with flags on them. Jump onto the bars and swing towards the cathedral window to land inside the cathedral. ++AREA: CATHEDRAL --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE BRONZE KEY A bevy of Gajas will jump out to ambush you. Izuna Drop them all to hell to clear the area. When that's done, approach the chest at the front to find the BRONZE KEY. Exit the cathedral and use the BRONZE KEY on the doorway that has smoke coming out of it. Kick down the door and jump down to the bottom. ++AREA: CASTLE KITCHEN --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS Three wolves will appear, so snuff them out to clear the area. Enter the next room to find a couple of wooden barrels that you can break. Destroy the barrels in the corner to reveal a chest with a Life OTG! Now exit the kitchen to emerge outside. Make a right turn from the door to find a Save Statue. SAVE GAME ++AREA: ROYAL ENTRANCE ROOM Wolves will appear here. Snuff them out to clear the area. There is a chest upstairs if you want to open it up, otherwise, there is nothing else to do in this room. Enter the doorway just across from where you exited the kitchen to enter a new area. ++AREA: ROYAL DINING ROOM Oh, look who showed to dinner, MORE WOLVES! LOVELY! Show them how to stick that dinner fork up their ass by shoving some UT's in their faces! Exit through the other door to... ++AREA: ROYAL GUEST ROOM Look who the guests are, WOLVES! You know what to do here, so DO IT. Clear this room and enter the next one to... ++AREA: ROYAL ROOM OF KNIGHTS --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE CAST IRON KEY Some Gaja will show up, so Izuna Drop them, blah blah blah. Eliminate all the Gaja to reveal a Key Item: the CAST IRON KEY. Now exit back out to the Royal Entrance Room and go upstairs. Make a right turn and use the CAST IRON KEY on the door. Open it up and go upstairs to find a Save Statue. DO NOT SAVE YET! There are two Red Spider Ninjas waiting, so eliminate them with Izuna Drops to clear the stairway. NOW you can save! SAVE GAME ++AREA: ROYAL LIBRARY --CRYSTAL SKULL #15 As you enter the Library, Red Spider Ninjas will ambush you, Use lots of evasion and use the Izuna Drop to get them all. When the room is cleared, go to the upper left side of the library and attack the bookshelf to reveal a Crystal Skull hiding there. GRAB IT! To exit the Library, approach the fireplace and jump towards it and use a Bird Flip to the top. ++AREA: EMPTY ROOM A bunch of Gaja will show up, so use Izuna Drops and Obliterations to their faces. Open the door to the next room to encounter Red Spider Ninjas. Again, use lots of evasion and Izuna Drops! From there, approach the fireplace and use a Bird Flip to the roof. ++AREA: ROOFTOP --OBJECTIVE: ENTER THE THRONE ROOM There is a Save Statue located up here. DO NOT use it yet! There are some metal bars across the Save Statue. Jump and swing across it to the other side. If you jump down, you will fight off a trio of wolves, so be cautious! Go around the corner to find a Muramasa's Statue. Jump down to the balcony below and then climb the ladder up to access the statue. There are also two chests next to the statue. One contains Ghost Fish and the other has goodies. TAKE YOUR PICK! Stock up at Muramasa's Statue and then GO BACK to the Save Statue to SAVE your game. SAVE GAME Now approach the stairway and access the door to find out that it is locked. As you go back down, more wolves will show up. Defeat all those wolves to reveal the GOLDEN KEY. Use the key on the doors to trigger a cutscene with Volf. --OBJECTIVE: FIND THE SECRET PATH After the cutscene, a gaggle of wolves will swarm you. Activate some Wind Blade Ninpo and then Obliterate them all. From there, approach Volf's chair and press the button to reveal a secret path. Jump down to the bottom of the hole. ++AREA: UNDERGROUND TOMB --OBJECTIVE: GO TO THE COLOSSEUM A bunch of Gajas will appear, so Izuna Drop them all to clear the tombs. Go down the watery path to find a Save Statue but DO NOT use it yet! Exit the tombs to emerge back to the Castle entrance. From there, work your way down to the Colosseum and kill all the Gaja in the way. When you reach the drawbridge, mini-dragons will spawn. Fling lots of arrows at them to clear this entire level of enemies. From here, go BACK to the Save Statue in the tombs and SAVE your game. SAVE GAME --TEST OF VALOR #4 - FOUR OF GREEN Now would be a good time to complete the fourth Test Of Valor. This test is SO easy that I shouldn't even spoil it. But what the hell! This test consists of those large mutant bats (the one that strip away lots of health) and Gajas. Simply use the Izuna Drop on a couple of the Gajas and then shove nonstop UT's in their faces to kill them all. After the Gajas are gone, kill all the mutant bats one-by-one when they approach you. Completing this easy test garners you a LIVES OF THE THOUSAND GODS. SWEET!! When you're pumped and primed, go back to the Colosseum and enter the doorway to trigger a boss battle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ BOSS BATTLE: VOLF +++ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _____ _____ _ ___ | _ )/ _ \/ __/ __| | _ ) /_\_ _|_ _| | | __| | _ \ (_) \__ \__ \ | _ \/ _ \| | | | | |__| _| |___/\___/|___/___/ |___/_/ \_\_| |_| |____|___| Just like the battle with Alexei, you'll need to be aggressive with Volf if you want to finish him off. And as far as I know, Volf is the only other non-human boss in the Ninja Gaiden series that actually uses a weapon at his disposal. These are his attacks: --WOLF RUSH --WOLF SMACK --WOLF POUNCE The fastest way to defeat Volf is to stun him. When you perform a hard mid-air combo or a Divine Swallow attack, he gets knocked back for a second and leaves him open for more damage. By using simple Reverse Wind evasion (not jumps), you can get through his devastating attacks with little to no damage at all. Be defensive and keep close to Volf so that he attacks you with melee combos. Block and evade those combos and then smack him with a hard combo of your own. THAT'S IT. It's much easier than it sounds! Defeat Volf to obtain a new weapon: the ECLIPSE SCYTHE! Copy and paste this URL to see how to defeat Volf in 35 seconds: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/230817.html ---------------------------------------- After Volf is dead, a large gang of werewolves will ambush you in the arena. Start off by using various Scythe combos against the wolves. You will notice that the Scythe's combos are much more powerful than any other weapon. Slice them all down and use lots of Obliterations. Keep slicing all the wolves up until a cutscene occurs. Copy and paste this URL to see how to survive the werewolf ambush: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/230684.html MISSION COMPLETE! _) _) | | ` \ |(_-<(_-< | _ \ \ _| _ \ ` \ _ \ | -_) _| -_) _|_|_|_|___/___/_|\___/_| _| \__|\___/_|_|_| .__/_|\___|\__|\___| _| ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= +++ CHAPTER 7: THE FLYING FORTRESS DAEDALUS +++ _______ _____ ___ _____________ ____ / ___/ // / _ | / _ \/_ __/ __/ _ \ /_ / / /__/ _ / __ |/ ___/ / / / _// , _/ / / \___/_//_/_/ |_/_/ /_/ /___/_/|_| /_/ ++AREA: OUTER LANDING STRIP --OBJECTIVE: DESTROY THE TURRETS TO OPEN THE DOORWAY When the mission begins, take cover behind the metal gate and bust out the Fiend's Bane Bow. Fling level 2 charged arrows at the turrets on the left, right, and north of the airship. Be quick because the constant bullet fire of the turrets will destroy the metal gate you are standing behind. ++AREA: ROOM D1-1 After all six of the turrets are blown up, approach the large doorway to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, the large metal doorway opens up and a new enemy will emerge: --NEW ENEMY: FOUR-LEGGED MECH These robot-spider thingies are quite tough and like to fire lots of bullets at you. Your best weapon against them is the Eclipse Scythe. Jump towards them and use hard combos to weaken and kill them. BE CAREFUL because when they die, they explode and damage you, so jump away when they start to fizzle! Destroy the small mechs and then enter the double doorway inside. ++AREA: ROOM D1-2 A handful of soldiers will appear here. Use lots of evasion because they fire their guns at you! Use mid-air combos with the Scythe to eliminate them all. Once that's done, search the area for a couple of chests and then approach the Save Statue on the left side. SAVE GAME ++AREA: ROOM D1-4 & D1-5 Enter the nearby door to encounter some more soldiers. Eliminate them all to clear the room and then open the two chests for more goodies and then exit out. ++AREA: ROOM D1-7 --ITEM: LIFE OF THE GODS More soldiers will come running in the hall. Use lots of sexy Scythe combos on them to clear the room. Go to the opposite side of the room to find a chest at the dead end. Open it up for another Life OTG! From there, exit through the metal doorway to the next area. ++AREA: ROOM D1-8 As soon as the doors open, a foursome of small mechs will come after you. Simply use quick evasion and lots of sexy mid-air Scythe combos to clear them out. Trust me, IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT! From there, activate the elevator using the green control panel to go to the lower levels. ++AREA: ROOM D2-9 --OBJECTIVE: ENTER THE DAEDALUS COCKPIT (I just said "cockpit"!) When you descend to the bottom, a gang of soldiers and a new enemy emerges to ambush you: --NEW ENEMY: LARGE MECH These half-mech, half-fiend enemies are quite agile and have lots of hard melee attacks. They also like to shoot lots of bullets. If they are decapitated, they will still function like normal until Obliterated or fully killed! The best weapon to use against them is the Scythe. A level 1 UT decapitates them and leaves them open for immediate Obliteration. Take care of the soldiers and then try and shove a UT into the large mech's face to open him up for Obliteration. Clear the room and then open the large doorway to... ++AREA: DAEDALUS COCKPIT (HAH! I SAID IT AGAIN!!) --OBJECTIVE: ACTIVATE THE AUTO-PILOT --CRYSTAL SKULL #16 As soon as you open the door to the cockpit, slice the three soldiers inside to clear the room. There happens to be a Crystal Skull sitting near the controls. GRAB IT! From there, destroy all the control panels with hard combos to activate the auto-pilot controls. Oh, and