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Sub Rebellion Boss FAQ
For the Playstation 2 Video Game Console
Version- 1.02 (Most Recent Update: 1/13/07)
By Daniel Danahy aka Cloud20390([email protected])
Copyright 2005-2007 Daniel Danahy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS/INDEX.....(*TOC*)
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VERSION HISTORY........................................................(BOR!)
INTRODUCTION...........................................................(INT!)
CONTROLS...............................................................(CTR!)
FAQ....................................................................(FAQ!)
BOSSES AND STRATEGIES..................................................(BST!)
Mission 1.................(MSN1)
Mission 2.................(MSN2)
Mission 3.................(MSN3)
Mission 4.................(MSN4)
Mission 6.................(MSN6)
Mission 7.................(MSN7)
Mission 9.................(MSN9)
Mission 10................(MSN10)
Mission 11................(MSN11)
Mission 12................(MSN12)
Mission 13................(MSN13)
Mission 15................(MSN15)
Mission 16................(MSN16)
Mission 17................(MSN17)
Mission 18................(MSN18)
Mission 19................(MSN19)
Mission 21................(MSN21)
CREDITS................................................................(CRD!)
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VERSION HISTORY....(BOR!)
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-Current Version- 1.02 (1/13/07)
-Info- I fixed a few spelling errors. Nothing spectacular. Super Cheats is now
authorized to use this guide on their site.
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-Version- 1.01 (04/24/06)
-Info- I mostly just re-worded some of the more horribly worded things :).
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-Version- 1.00 (01/4/06)
-Info- Completed the guide.
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-Version- .50 (12/27/05)
-Info- About half-way through the game's bosses. I also fixed some minor
errors.
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-Version- .25 (12/23/05)
-Info- First version of guide. The "CONTROLS" section is complete. I've also
finished the boss strategies for the first five missions with bosses.
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Introduction....(INT!)
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Hello. This is my boss FAQ for the Playstation 2 game: Sub Rebellion. This
guide was made so that the few people that have actually played the game, will
have a bit of help for the boss fights. I will rank the bosses very easy,
easy, medium, hard, and very hard. Very easy means it shouldn't give you any
trouble at all. Easy means it might be a little tricky, but is still little to
no challenge. Medium is average difficulty and you will have to use some skill
to beat. Hard is very tricky and the boss may take you a long time to beat.
Very hard is the highest difficulty. This means that the boss fight will seem
near impossible until you get the right strategy. If you have any questions,
comments, alternate strategies, etc., please feel free to email me at the
address shown at the top.
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Controls....(CTR!)
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Battle Controls:
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Standard Controls(TYPE A):
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L1 Button- Forward
L2 Button- Backward
R1 Button- Up
R2 Button- Down
X Button- Sonar
Circle Button- Surface or Submerge Submarine
Triangle Button- Uses Special Weapon
Square Button- Machine Gun(hold down for torpedoes)
Left Analog Stick- Change Direction
Right Analog Stick- Change Camera
R3 Button- Rear View
Start- Pause
Select- Change View
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Alternate Controls(TYPE B):
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L1 Button- Backward
L2 Button- Down
R1 Button- Forward
R2 Button- Up
X Button- Sonar
Circle Button- Surface or Submerge Submarine
Triangle Button- Uses Special Weapon
Square Button- Machine Gun(hold down for torpedoes)
Left Analog Stick- Change Direction
Right Analog Stick- Change Camera
R3 Button- Rear View
Start- Pause
Select- Change View
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Alternate Controls(TYPE C):
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L1 Button- Up
L2 Button- Down
R1 Button- Forward
R2 Button- Backward
X Button- Sonar
Circle Button- Surface or Submerge Submarine
Triangle Button- Uses Special Weapon
Square Button- Machine Gun(hold down for torpedoes)
Left Analog Stick- Change Direction
Right Analog Stick- Change Camera
R3 Button- Rear View
Start- Pause
Select- Change View
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Menu Controls:
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X Button- Confirm
Triangle Button- Cancel
D-Pad(up)- Up
D-Pad(down)- Down
D-Pad(left)- Left
D-Pad(right)- Right
Start- Confirm
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FAQ....(FAQ!)
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Here are just a few Frequently Asked Questions.
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Q: What is this game about and where can I find it?
A: This game is about a futuristic Earth that has suffered from great
earthquakes resulting in most of the continents to sink under the ocean. You
are a mercenary, fighting for the rebellion, trying to destroy the evil
Empire. At the same time you are uncovering clues about the ancient
civilization that lived on the planet. This game is most easily bought online.
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Q: How do I get more weapons/armor/etc available for purchase?
A: While playing the game, you will find artifacts. When you find enough, the
rebels will be able to make more out of the ancient artifact.
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Q: How are the ranks determined and how do I get the best rank?
A: After a mission, you will be "graded" on how well you did. If you find all
of the artifacts and have full health when you complete the mission you will
get an S ranking(the best one).
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Q: How do I use special weapons?
A: In order to use the special weapons, you must first buy them. There's a
limit to the amount you can have and, once you use them during battle, you
will have to buy more.
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Q: Why does your guide skip some missions?
A: The missions I skip don't have bosses.
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BOSSES AND STRATEGIES....(BST!)
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This is the main section of the guide. Here I will tell you how to beat this
game's bosses. If you know a better strategy than the one I posted, feel free
to e-mail me.
Mission 1...(MSN1)
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Boss: Mine-Layer
Difficulty: Easy
What to do:
The first boss in the game. Doesn't look too hard does it? This technically
isn't a real boss, as, later in the game, it will just become a normal enemy.
Start the fight by locking on and backing away from it. Fire your torpedoes as
soon as you can, and never stop moving(but don't follow it!). Just try to
avoid the torpedoes it fires at you by moving up or down. This fight shouldn't
last too long, and, as long as you use evasive tactics often, this boss won't
get that many hits on you.
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Mission 2...(MSN2)
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Boss: Salvage Ship X2
Difficulty: Easy
What to do:
Again...this isn't really a boss fight as later in the game salvage ships will
just become a normal enemy. Hopefully before you started you destroyed those
subs, but if you didn't you're going to have a hard time dodging four enemy
sub's ammo. Just try to get in close behind them and constantly spam them with
your gun and torpedoes. After both are defeated, the mission is complete.
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Mission 3...(MSN3)
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Boss: Destroyer
Difficulty: Easy-Medium
What to do:
Get as close in as you can without killing yourself and begin to fire all the
missles you can at the indicated target spot. Dodge the missles it fires at
you, but mainly just stay alongside it while attacking the targeted spot. If
you get low on health, attack one of those things that just stays in one place
and drops explosive barrels. They always drop a health battery that will
replenish your shields. Don't waste time while destroying it because, if it
gets away, you will automatically fail the mission.
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Mission 4...(MSN4)
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Boss: Hammerhead
Difficulty: easy
What to do:
This mysterious mercenary does pretty much nothing but run. However, it's not
like he's bad at it. The Hammerhead is an extremely fast ship and it can
outrun most of your torpedoes. The enemies around him are the ones attacking.
so watch out for their missles. Fire your torpedoes when your positive they'll
hit Hammerhead, but the majority of damage will come from your machine gun.
After you've scared Hammerhead away don't bother chasing him.
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*NOTE: MISSION 5 HAS NO BOSS*
Mission 6...(MSN6)
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Boss: Empire's Prized Battle Ship
Difficulty: Medium
What to do:
This is the Empire's prized possesion. Start the battle by destroying the
batteries on the sides of the battleship. Attempt to dodge the missles the
best you can, but don't worry if you get low on health becaues you can destroy
one of the dome-like structures for health(use your sonar to help you). After
you destroy the batteries the front of it will open up and start firing very
smart torpedoes at you. Attack the front end of it where it opened up at and
this boss will be destroyed very quickly. Watch out for the missles though,
they will destroy you fairly quickly.
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Mission 7...(MSN7)
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Boss: Salvage Ships X4
Difficulty: Medium
What to do:
This fight isn't actually difficult because of what you are fighting, but
because the mission you just finished is damaging to the Cronos and you
probably have very little health left. If you need health, ascend to the
surface and destroy the hovering airship things to get some health. If you
don't need health then simply start the battle by destroying anything around
you and the salvage ships, you won't want anything interfering. After whatever
around is gone, use the same strategy you used for mission 2 to destroy them.
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*NOTE: MISSION 8 HAS NO BOSS*
Mission 9...(MSN9)
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Boss: Stone Guardian
Difficulty: Hard
What to do:
Well...the first of the Guardians. This is one of the more primitive versions,
but it's still more powerful than anything in the Republic and Empire. Who
cares though, right? You've got skill. First I must say that it's easiest to
stay near the middle. If you're too high, it's very hard to dodge, and if
you're too low, it's very hard to attack. It has three main attacks. One is an
eye laser he'll somewhat aim at you. It's easy to avoid(just stay away from
it), but it's the most powerful of the three. The second attack is a bunch of
homing missles it fires at you. They aren't powerful individually, but if all
of them hit you they will do more damage than the eye laser. To avoid the
missles there is a sort of fluid motion you can take. As they are coming
toward you, assuming you're at a middle depth, start ascending and then move
forward. If you did it right they will all be behind you, now they will come
around back at you. As they are doing this, you should descend and move
backwards. If this entire motion was done correctly, then you should end up in
the exact same place you were when he started to fire the missles. The
Guardians third attack is an earthquake type thing. If you get too close to
him, he will hit the ground hard, sending out a shockwave that does fairly
good damage. In order to bring down this behemoth, attack the weak points
that are marked with the target thing. You only have to bring one weak point
down to zero health before he will become paralyzed. Try to destroy the weak
point with one(not all of them) missle because, when he's paralyzed, you're
going to want to hit him in the face with everything you can. After about 1/4
damage, or 10 seconds of being paralyzed, he will wake up and you will have to
hit the weak point again to paralyze him. Repeat the whole paralyze and attack
strategy to bring this boss down.
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Mission 10...(MSN10)
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First Boss-
Boss: Destroyer
Difficulty: Easy
What to do:
Just do the same thing to destroy it that you did in Mission 3.
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Second Boss-
Boss: Hammerhead
Difficulty: Medium
What to do:
The mysterious Hammerhead pilot. You're rival has returned, and this time he's
not screwing around. The Hammerhead is still incredibly fast, but now he's
actually attacking you. He has three nuclear torpedoes he'll fire at you
occasionally and will constantly circle around and fire his machine gun. Start
by destroying any imperial sub that gets in your way. You'll have to beat
Hammerhead the same way you did in mission 4 as he's still fast enough to
out-maneuver your torpedoes.
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Mission 11...(MSN11)
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Boss: Empire's Assault Force
Difficulty: Medium
What to do:
The Assault Force is made up of tons of enemy subs and about 3 or 4
mine-layers. You won't have any trouble destroying the normal subs, but the
mine-layers may give you a bit of trouble. Keep them away from the base, and
you'll complete the mission after all waves are destroyed. If any enemy sub
are attacking the base, stop whatever you're attacking and destroy whatever's
destroying the base. This isn't really a boss fight, but it isn't that
complicated so I figured I'd include it.
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Mission 12...(MSN12)
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Boss: Imperial Base
Difficulty: Medium-Hard
What to do:
Like Mission 11, this mission doesn't have a real boss, but it's simple enough
that i'll include it anyways. Simply destroy all of the batteries and enemy
subs that are getting in your way. After most/all of them are gone, attack the
areas marked in red by your sonar. If you need health, there's a health pack
in the room with you(it will be purple on your sonar).
===
Mission 13...(MSN13)
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Boss: The Poison Moth (Empire's flying boat)
Difficulty: Medium
What to do:
As soon as the boss appears, surface and head towards it. You have to destroy
this thing quickly or you'll fail the mission. The instant you get to it, fire
air missles at the batteries it has near the back of it(they have the red
target thing on them). Destroy them all. After you destroy all of the
batteries, the back of it will open up and start dropping explosive barrels
underwater. While the back is open, fire everything you've got at the thing
that comes out to destroy the moth. During the mission you will come to a
point where the surface is completely frozen. Simply dive under the water and
go under this, it isn't long and when you surface you can resume destroying
whatever part of the Moth you were destroying.
===
*NOTE: MISSION 14 HAS NO BOSS*
Mission 15...(MSN15)
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Boss: Sphinx Guardian
Difficulty: Hard
What to do:
Well, the battle takes place on the surface, but there aren't a lot of places
you can hide. The missles this guardian fires can follow you around both above
and below the water. Start by surfacing and head towards the guardian.
Eventually it will stop in a random spot and begin firing missles. While it is
doing this, dodge the missles the best you can and attack the highlighted
spots on it's leg. Don't try to sneak up on the Guardian because it has a
laser that it shoots out of it's tail. After you've destroyed the marked spots
on the Sphinx's legs, the barrier around it's chest will disappear. Attack the
chest with all of your missles until the barrier is put up again. Repeat this
process about four times and the sphinx will be defeated. If you need health
during this battle there is one shield recharger under the ocean. Save it
until you absolutely need it.
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Mission 16...(MSN16)
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Boss: Ancient Weapon (Arrow of Light)
Difficulty: Medium
What to do:
Chase this oddly shaped missle around firing your normal gun. Try to corner it
and get as many hits as possible. Once you've destroyed it, the mission ends.
Be quick about it though. If you don't destroy the missle in time you'll fail
the mission.
What not to do:
Do not attack it with anything other than the maching gun. You'll instantly
fail the mission.
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Mission 17...(MSN17)
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Boss: Hammerhead and Excavation Subs.
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
What to do:
You're favorite rival is back, and he still doesn't know when to give up! He's
tried to come prepared though, so you have to give him that. This time he's
faster, has a few upgraded weapons, all of his attacks do more damage, and
he's brought a few of his buddies along with him. Start this battle by
destroying his friends and simultaneously dodging everybody's attacks. Once
all, or most, of the salvage ships are gone, lock onto the Hammerhead with
your missles. The Hammerhead is faster yeah, but it tends to run into things
and get stuck. Once it corners itself, unload with all the missles you can and
get as many hits with the machine gun as you can and he'll be destroyed in
no-time. Whatch out for the Hammerhead's nuclear missles though. If you're
low on health, they can easily destroy you.
===
Mission 18...(MSN18)
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Boss: Flagship Geia
Difficulty: Hard
What to do:
This battle is almost identical to the one against the Empire's
Battleship. The difference is that you're probably low on health and this
things missles do more damage than the Battleship. If you happened to save
a shield recharger, this is the time to get it. Start the battle by destroying
the batteries located on all sides of the Flagship. After they are gone, aim
for the torpedo launcher that comes out of the front. Attack it until it is
destroyed to complete the mission.
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Mission 19...(MSN19)
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Boss: Flagship X2
Difficulty: Medium/Hard
What to do:
This entire mission is one big boss fight. Headquarters tells you that you
have to destroy all of the ships though. You really don't. All you need to
destroy are the two flagships. Start destroying the first one and along the
way you will see a shield recharger coming up. Be sure to get it. After the
first flagship is destroyed, the shockwave sent out by it will destroy all of
the other ships near it(excluding you). A second one will appear. Destroy it
and you'll comlpete the mission. Use the strategy I listed for Mission 18's
boss to destroy the flagships.
===
*NOTE: MISSION 20 HAS NO BOSS*
Mission 21...(MSN21)
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First Boss-
Boss: Hammerhead
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
What to do:
Well, that cool music can only mean one thing: Hammerhead. Surprising to find
out what he actually is isn't it? Meh. Not really. Just fight Hammerhead the
same way you fought him last time. He hasn't improved that much. Actually the
only new thing about him is that he has this weapon that paralyzes you, but
because he's so busy running away he usually doesn't shoot anything at you
while you're paralyzed. Once you beat him get ready to fight the final boss!
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Second Boss-
Boss: Pyramid Guardian
Difficulty: Hard/Very Hard
What to do:
First Phase- During the first phase of this boss, it will have laser cannons
constantly come out from the side of it. You will have to be incredibly fast
to dodge the lasers. Do your best to avoid damage from them while attacking
the laser cannons. Once all of them are destroyed, the Pyramid Guardian will
move on to it's second phase.
Second phase- During the second phase you probably won't have a lot of health
left, but if you follow this strategy you won't get hit once. An eye will
appear at the top of the pyramid, you will have about 5 seconds to get your
shots in. Start by going right towards the eye and get as many missles as you
can fired at it. The instant the last missle is fired, immediately get away
from the pyramid. Try to go at an angle so the mines that the Pyramid
MATERIALIZES OUT OF THIN AIR don't hit you. You may also want to dodge them in
a way that, when they are gone, you are already heading straight towards the
eye. After the mines are gone, the eye at the top will open up again, start
firing your missles/running away again. After you repeat this process a few
more times, the middle of the pyramid will open up. Head towards the middle
but try to get as low as you can because the pyramid will fire a laser attack
that will do a lot of damage if it hits you. Fire as many shots at the middle
possible before it closes up. To defeat the pyramid for good, repeat the
entire second phase strategy about 3-4 times.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU'VE JUST BEATEN SUB REBELLION!!!
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CREDITS....(CRD!)
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-Irem for making such a great underrated game
-Metro3D for publishing such a great underrated game
-Racjin-Radix for making such great music for a great underrated game
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