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Eve of Extinction

by Kevin Hall

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Eve of Extinction
System:      Playstation 2
Written by:  Berserker93 (Kevin)
Started:     June 22, 2002
Email:       [email protected]

EOE: Eve of Extinction (c) YUKE\'S Co., Ltd. 2002

This document Copyright 2002 Kevin Hall

Version 1.0 - this is a rough draft of the FAQ; I will be adding 
a walkthrough for Stage 5, 6, and 7 shortly.  I will also add in 
some of the areas that I am still working on later.

Version 1.1 (June 27, 2002)- I have fixed many of the 
grammatical errors that were throughout the FAQ.  I have also 
added a bit more to the Weapons section.  Few minor updates to 
copyright and special thanks section.

Version 2.0 (June 29, 2002) - I have added the walkthrough for 
Stage 5 and 6.  I have also added the controls for swimming and 
a little more to the weapons section.

Version 2.5 (June 30, 2002) - I have added the walkthrough for 
Stage 7.  I have also added a glitch in the SECRETS Section 
(thanks to spiderXero) and have added more to the WEAPONS 
Section.

Version 2.6 (July 5, 2002) - Walkthrough is finished.  I have 
added the Questions and Answers Section.  A few errors are 
corrected. FAQ was cleaned up a bit. ^_^

Version 3.0 (July 8, 2002) - Added Landing Attacks and Weapon 
Change Attacks to the WEAPON Section.  Also added Descriptions 
of both in HOW TO PLAY section, along with Changing Default 
Controls.

Version 3.1 (July 17, 2002) - Added combo for twin blades (HS, 
LS) that I have been neglecting to mention for some reason 
(thanks to Colban (the magnificent)).  Updated QUESTION AND 
ANSWERS section.

Version 3.2 (October 16, 2002) - Long time, no update...Added 
REVIEW Section (the new Section VII), added another strategy for 
defeating the Stage 6 Boss (thanks to Nick Wedge), added a bit 
more information about the Katars at max level, added a few more 
sites to the COPYRIGHT section.  There may be one more update to 
come later! :)

Version 3.3 (March 1, 2003) - Well, while not being the update 
that I had hoped for, the FAQ has been revised and cleaned up a 
bit.  I might try to have a list of the Data Disks and their 
locations in the future...maybe ^_^;

Version 3.4 (June 10, 2003) - Added two new sites in the 
COPRIGHT section that this FAQ can be located at, and changed my 
email address.

Sections:
Section I:    Introduction
Section II:   How to Play
Section III:  Weapons
Section IV:   Walkthrough
Section V:    Secrets
Section VI:   Questions and Answers
Section VII:  Eve of Extinction Review
Section VIII: Copyright and Special Thanks

---------------------------------------------------------------

Section I:  

~~~~~~~~~~~~
INTRODUCTION
~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is my first FAQ that I have ever written so please forgive 
me if it is not perfect.  If you have any questions, 
suggestions, complaints, comments, then email me at 
[email protected].  Also, let me know if I forget anything. 
:)

Eve of Extinction (EOE) is a mix of many different games.  It 
has weapons and combos much like Soul Caliber, the adventure 
areas of the game, and the puzzles are much like Soul 
Reaver(Josh moves just like Raziel whenever you have the rod 
equipped), and the action parts are like Sword of the 
Berserk(also made by Eidos and Yukes).  

In EOE, an evil corporation named Wisdom is trying to achieve 
worldwide military control using the EOE(the latest legacy 
model).  EOE basically centers on Josh, former employee of 
Wisdom, and Eliel, whose soul is wired in the Core of Josh\'s 
weapon (legacy).  Josh seeks revenge on the company for what 
they did to Eliel, and he is the only chance that humanity has 
against Wisdom.

---------------------------------------------------------------

Section II:

~~~~~~~~~~~
HOW TO PLAY
~~~~~~~~~~~

CONTROLS: (default)

Analog:   moves Josh (press lightly to walk, press firmly to 
run)
D pad:    moves Josh (walk only)
Square:   Jump
Triangle: Legacy Action 
X:        Light Slash (LS)
O:        Hard Slash (HS)
R1:       change weapons
R2:       camera adjust
L1:       change weapons
L2:       lock-on, block
L3:       1st person view
R3:       Legacy drive

I will refer to each button by the action it performs since some 
people do not play with the default controller option. (Like 
me!)

Changing Default Controls
If you want to configure your controls then go to the options 
menu and select button configuration, which will be the last 
option. (Controls can also be changed during the actual game by 
pausing the game and going to the option menu)

Saving your game:
You can save your game anytime you want.  To do this press 
start, and select save and the game will allow you to choose a 
save file.  Once you restart your game you will start out at the 
previous Ley Line that you passed.

Continues:
You have an unlimited amount!

Map:
Enemies appear as red glowing dots on the map.  Ley Seeds also 
appear on the map.  Important locations appear on the map as red 
stars.

Changing Weapons:  
Josh\'s weapons can be changed with the R1 and L1 buttons.  You 
can change to a different weapon during a combo and Josh will 
change to the next weapon that you have and finish the combo.  
You might also need to change weapons in order to get to another 
platform while jumping.

Gaining Levels for your weapons:
Each time you use any of your weapons, your percentage on the 
right, above your available weapons, will go up.  When the 
percentage reaches 100% you will gain a new level, and you will 
be able to perform higher combo attacks for that weapon.  Each 
weapon can gain a total of 5 levels.

Using the Legacy Drive:
To use a Legacy Drive you must first find 2 Ley Seeds, then 
press R3, and use the right analog to trace the pattern on the 
screen.  The pattern must be traced almost perfectly.  Most of 
the patterns are easily traced, but a few, toward the end of the 
game, can be a real pain.

Grabbing onto a far away platform:  
Jump over to a platform, and Josh should automatically grab the 
ledge.  In order to make some jumps, you must do the pole vault 
jump, and then quickly switch to your bare hands so Josh can 
grab the ledge.  This can really be tricky whenever you first 
start to play.  Later you will need to use another combination 
of weapons  Note: if the platform is really far away use the 
walk button to position yourself.

Pulling yourself up from a ledge:  
When Josh is hanging from a ledge you can make him pull himself 
up with either the jump or Legacy Action buttons.  You can also 
release Josh\'s grip of a ledge by pressing the L2 button.

Grabbing onto a pole or ladder while standing:  
Tap the Legacy Action button to make Josh grab a ladder or a 
pole while standing next to it.

Back flipping off of a ledge or pole:  
When Josh is hanging from a ledge or a pole you can press either 
attack button (LS or HS) to make him do a back flip.

Recovering from a fall:
Once knocked down, if you press the jump button as you land, 
Josh will spring back up.  If you do not time the button press 
right, Josh will stay on the ground for about 2 seconds, and 
risk getting hit by an enemy.

Controls for swimming:
The up and down directions are reversed once you submerge 
yourself in water. (Up = Down, Down = Up) You can swim around on 
the surface also (controls are normal).  To pull yourself up, 
press the grab button (Legacy Action button) near a platform.  
Once grabbed on, you can pull yourself up with the jump button.  
Beware Josh\'s Oxygen level!  It depletes VERY quickly!  Even I 
could even hold my breath longer than him! :)

Action Movies:
Do not put your controller down to watch all of the cutscenes!  
This is not Final Fantasy X!  Some of the cutscenes allow the 
player to interact.  These are known as Action Movies.  These 
cutscenes allow the player to input certain button combinations.  
If the player does not enter the buttons correctly then Josh 
will suffer damage.  You cannot die from an Action Movie!

Changing the order of weapons:
When the game is paused, go to the Status screen.  You can 
change the order of your weapons, which can make for some dirty 
and horrifying combinations.  The current levels and information 
regarding each weapon can be viewed here as well.

Landing Attacks:
Landing Attacks are weapon attacks that can only be performed 
after a jump(the second Josh lands) or Legacy Action. (see the 
WEAPONS Section for more info.)

Weapon Change Attacks:
Attacks that can be done during a combo when Josh switches to a 
different weapon. (Weapon Change Attacks can be performed during 
any combo)

ITEMS:

Ley Seed:
You need two of these to power up each weapon so you can use the 
Legacy Drive of that weapon.  The Ley Seeds come in blue and red 
colors.  They are found inside of Ley Lines.

Ley Line:
A stream of Chi that shimmers in many areas of each stage that 
can only be seen by wielders of advanced Legacies.  The Ley Line 
will replenish all of your health and your Legacy meter.  The 
Ley Line also serves as a checkpoint if Josh dies.

Data Modules:
Disks that are received from Wisdom guards.  The Data Modules 
have information about many different people and places from the 
game.  Some are just notes and documents.  (The Data Modules can 
be viewed by pausing the game and choosing Data on the menu.)

First aid box:
Some of the enemies may drop a first aid box once beaten.  The 
box will restore some of your health.  

Vitality Crystals:
A clear glass case with a crystal inside which will replenish 
some of Josh\'s Legacy Drive energy.

Important items:
Some enemies may drop important items that will help you advance 
through the game, such as a card key.  Enemies that have an 
important item will have a red arrow above them which points 
down at them.

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Section III:  

~~~~~~~
WEAPONS
~~~~~~~

Below is the entire list of all the available weapons in EOE, 
and information associated with each.  I have listed the combos 
associated with each weapon.  You can still do all the prior 
level combos after you go up a level.  For instance, you can 
still do Level 2 combos after you get up to Level 3.  Each 
weapon will take off more as you raise the level of it.

NOTE:
LS = Light Slash
HS = Hard Slash

>>>>>>>>>>
Bare Hands
>>>>>>>>>>
(default weapon)

Description:  Josh\'s bare hands can easily beat down one enemy, 
but I cannot recommend using his bare hands against a group of 2 
or more enemies.  The damage inflicted is minimal, and the 
combos are not too powerful.  The hard attack also leaves Josh 
vulnerable if it is blocked or even if it hits.

Element: N/A

Legacy Drive:  N/A

Legacy Action:  use (lets Josh press switches)

Attacks
LS:  punch
HS:  roundhouse kick

Jumping Attacks
LS:  Jump kick
HS:  Jump kick

Landing Attack:  (HS or LS after Josh lands from a jump)

Weapon Change Attack:  Roundhouse Kick (can be followed up by LS 
or HS.  LS can be charged (hold down button) for more powerful 
attack)

Combos

Level 1
N/A (you start at Level 2)

Level 2
LS, LS
LS, HS
HS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS

Level 4
No new combos

Max Level
No new combos

>>>>>
Sword
<<<<<
(default weapon)

Description:  The sword is the best weapon for hit and run 
techniques.  The slices are very fast and Josh recovers almost 
instantly from each hit that he dishes out.  The sword starts 
out relatively weak, but after you start to power it up you can 
pull off some mad combos.

Element:  Fire

Legacy Drive:  Burst of flames (Josh releases a flame burst from 
the sword)

Legacy Action:  Somersault (Josh does a somersault in the air.  
This is good to use if you are expecting an attack.  You can 
evade the attack and counter with a slash.)

Attacks
LS:  Horizontal slice
HS:  Vertical slice

Jumping Attacks
LS:  jumping vertical slice
HS:  same as LS jumping attack

Landing attack:  Sword Swipe (HS or LS after Josh lands from a 
jump or after Legacy Action)

Weapon Change Attack:  Sword Swipe (can be followed up with HS)
Combos

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
LS, HS
HS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS

Level 4
LS, LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, LS, HS

Max Level
No new combos.  The sword deals out fire damage to enemies at 
max level.

>>>
Rod
<<<
(default weapon)

Description:  The Rod is an excellent weapon to have when you 
are fighting more than one foe.  Josh has many combos with the 
Rod that can knock down enemies if they try to pressure or 
surround you.

Element:  Lightening

Legacy Drive:  Lightening Strike (Josh strikes the ground with 
the rod and lightening rains down in front of him.)

Legacy Action:  Pole Vault Jump (Josh spins the Rod around and 
plunges it into the ground while vaulting himself up into the 
air.  Note:  The spinning of the Rod in this action will 
actually hit enemies if they try to interfere.)

Attacks
LS:  Vertical strike
HS:  Horizontal Strike

Jumping Attacks
LS:  Josh swings the Rod vertically in the air
HS:  Same as LS

Landing Attack:  Rod Swipe (HS or LS after Josh lands from a 
jump or after Legacy Action)

Weapon Change Attack:  Rod Uppercut

Combos

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
HS, HS
LS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS

Level 4
No new combos

Max Level
No new combos.  The Rod deals lightening damage to enemies at 
max level.

>>>>>>
Katars
<<<<<<
(received after completing Stage 1)

Description:  The Katars hit fast, kind of like the sword.  With 
the Katars Josh can knock the enemy up into the air and perform 
a juggle while the enemy is falling.

Element:  Water

Legacy Drive:  Burst of water (Josh lets loose a stream of water 
from the Katars.)

Legacy Action:  Back Flip (Josh does a flying backward 
somersault and uses the Katars to land on his feet.)  The back 
flip is useful for getting Josh out of troubled spots quickly or 
you can do it to dazzle your friends.

Attacks
LS:  Standing Vertical Slash
HS:  Josh slides toward the enemy with the two Katars in front 
of him and strikes.

Jumping Attacks
LS:  Horizontal slash
HS:  Horizontal slash

Landing Attack:  Double Katar Swipe (HS or LS after Josh lands 
from a jump or after Legacy Action)

Weapon Change Attack:  Katar Stab

Combos

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
HS, HS
LS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS

Level 4
No new combos

Max Level
No new combos. Katars now do water damage to enemies. (the water 
damage is barely noticeable, look for the tiny water droplets as 
the opponent is hit with the Katars)

>>>>>>>>>>>
Snake Sword
<<<<<<<<<<<
(received after completing Stage 2)

Description:  The Snake Sword is your first weapon that can 
inflict big damage.  The damage can really add up once you get 
this baby up in levels.  The Snake Sword does not have too much 
of a reach like you think it would have.  If only Josh could use 
the Snake Sword like Ivy from Soul Caliber...tsk! tsk!

Element:  Time

Legacy Drive:  Time Freeze (Josh uses the Snake Sword to stop 
time for about 2 seconds.)

Legacy Action:  Sword Grapple (The Snake Sword extends and 
grapples on to any nearby wall.  Josh can use this to reach far 
away platforms.)

Attacks
LS: standing slash
HS: more powerful standing slash

Jumping Attacks
LS:  Vertical strike
HS:  Vertical strike

Landing Attack:  N/A

Weapon Change Attack:  Horizontal Strike (can be followed up 
with HS or LS)

Combos

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
LS, HS
HS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS
LS, HS, HS

Level 4
No new combos

Max Level
No new combos

>>>>>>>>
Crossbow
<<<<<<<<
(received in Stage 3)

Description:  A pink crossbow!  Heh, what will they think of 
next!  The crossbow can be used to take out enemies from quite a 
distance.  If enemies are really far away, you can usually stand 
back, and keep shooting them. Sometimes, they will not even 
move.

Element:  Life

Legacy Drive:  Life Recover (Some of Josh\'s health is healed 
instantly after the use of this Legacy Drive.  Afterward, a 
shield surrounds Josh and gradually heals for about 10 seconds.  
This is probably the best Legacy Drive in the game!)

Legacy Action:  Frontal Roll (Josh rolls forward.  This is good 
for escaping attacks.)

Attacks
(number of shots depends on current level of the crossbow.)
LS:  fires out a shot from the crossbow 
HS:  delayed crossbow shot 

Jumping Attacks
(number of shots depends on current level of the crossbow.)
LS:  fires out a shot
HS:  fires out a shot

Landing Attack:  N/A

Weapon Change Attack:  Crossbow Shot (press LS 2 more times for 
2 additional shots)

Combos

Level 1
(1 shot)

Level 2
(2 shots)

Level 3
(3 shots)

Level 4
(4 shots)

Max Level
(5 shots)

>>>>>>>>>
Giant Axe
<<<<<<<<<
(received in Stage 5)

Description:  One of my favorite weapons!  Josh may swing the 
Giant Axe really slow, but look at the enemies life as you hit 
them with a combo, were talking at least half!  The Giant Axe is 
good for about 2 enemies, but I cannot recommend it for a big 
crowd.

Element:  Gravity

Legacy Drive:  Gravity Smash

Legacy Action:  Evade  (Josh digs the Giant Axe into the grounds 
and pulls himself back.  Not very useful.)

Attacks
LS:  Vertical strike
HS:  Spinning strike

Jumping Attacks
LS:  N/A
HS:  N/A

Landing Attack:  Overhead Strike (HS or LS only after Legacy 
Action)

Weapon Change Attack:  Overhead Strike (very damaging!)

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
LS, HS

Level 3
No new combos

Level 4
No new combos

Max Level
No new combos

>>>>>>>>>>>
Broad Sword
<<<<<<<<<<<
(received in Stage 5)

Description:  If you have played Sword of the Berserk and have 
seen the way that Gatsu uses the Dragonslayer, then you will 
love this weapon!  This weapon is really good for getting a 
crowd off of you.  It seems to be a little bit faster than the 
axe, but the damage is not as high. 

Element:  Earth

Legacy Drive:  Duplicate (The Broad Sword lets Josh make a 
duplicate of himself which the enemies will attack)

Legacy Action: Evade (Much like the Giant Axe evasion, and just 
as useless.)

Attacks
LS:  Vertical Slash
HS:  Spinning Slashes

Jumping Attacks
LS: N/A
HS: N/A

Landing Attack:  Reverse Vertical Slash (HS or LS only after 
Legacy Action)

Weapon Change Attack:  2 horizontal slashes

Combos

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
HS, HS
LS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, HS, HS

Level 4
LS, LS, HS, HS

Max Level
No new combos

>>>>>>>>>
Boomerang
<<<<<<<<<
(received after completing Stage 5)

Description:  The Boomerang is one of the coolest looking 
weapons in EOE.  Too bad it\'s not that great.  The only good 
thing about it is throwing it out straight or using the jump 
attack with it.

Element:  Wind

Legacy Drive:  Wind Burst (The Boomerang sends wind out in all 
directions.)

Legacy Action:  somersault (same as the Sword\'s Legacy Action)

Attacks:
LS:  Josh throws the Boomerang straight out in front of him.
HS:  Josh throws the Boomerang to the side and it makes a half 
circle in front of him and then comes back.

Jumping attacks:
LS:  Josh throws the Boomerang quickly while in the air (very 
useful air attack)
HS:  same as LS air attack

Landing Attack:  Underhand Boomerang Toss (HS or LS after Josh 
lands from a jump or after Legacy Action).

Weapon Change Attack:  Josh jumps and throws the Boomerang.

Combos

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
No combos

Level 3
No combos

Level 4
No combos

Max Level
No combos

>>>>>>
Tonfas
<<<<<<
(received after completing Stage 6)
(automatically comes with 2 Ley Seeds)

Description:  The Tonfas hit very quickly but they have some 
slow recovery time, much like using your bare hands.  The Tonfas 
are much better once you start to gain levels.

Element:  Light

Legacy Drive:  Invincibility (Josh gets a metallic shield around 
him and becomes invincible for a few seconds.)

Legacy Action:  Back Flip (Almost identical to the Katar\'s back 
flip.  Good for avoiding attacks.)

Attacks:
LS:  Downward Strike
HS:  Tonfa uppercut

Jumping Attacks:
LS: Jump kick
HS: Jump kick

Landing Attack:  Roundhouse Kick (HS or LS only after Legacy 
Action)

Weapon Change Attack:  Tonfa Uppercut (can be followed up with 
HS)

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
HS, HS
LS, HS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS

Level 4
No new combos

Max Level
No new combos

>>>>>>>>>>>
Twin Blades
<<<<<<<<<<<
(received after beating the game)
(automatically comes with 2 Ley Seeds)

Description:  Good lord, the damage!  After these blades are 
leveled up to level 3, one combo can equal instant death for any 
enemy.  You can even make mincemeat out of the bosses with 
these.

Element: Cheese? :)

Legacy Drive: Explosion (the twin blades make a big explosion in 
front of Josh)

Legacy Action:  High Jump (Josh jumps about the same height as 
he does when you do the Pole Vault jump with the Rod.)

Attacks
LS:  Vertical Slash
HS:  Josh slides toward the enemy with both blades in front of 
him and strikes.

Jumping Attacks
LS:  Vertical air slash (tap button twice for 2 slashes)
HS:  Vertical air slash (tap button twice for 2 slashes)

Landing Attack:  N/A

Weapon Change Attack:  Blade Uppercut

Level 1
No combos

Level 2
LS, LS
HS, HS
LS, HS
HS, LS

Level 3
LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, HS

Level 4
LS, LS, LS, LS
LS, LS, LS, HS

Max Level
No new combos

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Section IV:

~~~~~~~~~~~
WALKTHROUGH
~~~~~~~~~~~

Before you start to read this walkthrough, I recommend trying to 
go through the game yourself.  Just listen to Eliel and you can, 
most of the time, figure out a certain situation.  If you are 
completely stumped on a part, then look it up in this 
walkthrough.  I cannot guarantee that you will NOT run across a 
spoiler, but I have tried to not spoil anything in this 
walkthrough storywise.  I do not talk about the cutscenes, so 
you do not have to worry about that part being spoiled for you.  
I do make a special note when there is an Action Movie (all of 
the Action movies and proper button inputs are listed in the 
SECRETS Section).  The walkthrough is based on the normal 
difficulty.  Good luck!
_______________________________________________________________

*******
Stage 1
*******

Business District

When you first start out, after the beginning cutscenes, Josh 
will have to face 5 Wisdom enemies.  Use this chance to get the 
proper feel of the game.  Try to change between your weapons 
during combos.  Believe me, you will be sick of changing weapons 
by the time you reach the later stages, so you might as well get 
used to it now!

After you beat them, go past the two wrecked trucks until a 
cutscene starts.  After the cutscenes, follow the agent.  A 
cutscene will activate (Action Movie 1).  Take out the enemy.  
Thankfully, Josh\'s bare hands are already at Level 2, so he can 
bust out a few combos.  After you beat the enemy proceed further 
into the corridor.  Another cutscene will take place (Action 
Movie 2).  After the cutscene, go out the exit. Follow the agent 
that has Eliel.  Eliel will tell you about the R2 camera angle 
feature which you WILL need throughout the game.  You will 
eventually stumble across a gate, which can only be unlocked by 
a cardkey.  Keep that in mind.  Follow the agent further until 
you come across a pole in the middle of the room.  Jump and grab 
on to the pole, and position Josh so that his backside is facing 
the area where the agent was. Back flip across to the area.  
Josh will need to jump and grab onto the ledge in front of him.  
Eliel should explain this to you well enough.  Now, go up the 
ladder.  Follow the corridor until you find a gate.  Press the 
switch to open the gate, and a cutscene will start (Action Movie 
3).  Fight the enemy, and proceed to the next room.  Defeat the 
enemy in the next room, and pick up the cardkey.  Go back to the 
area with the gate and the cardkey reader that was mentioned 
earlier.  On the way back, you will come across your first area 
where you will have to use the Rod, and do a Pole Vault jump, 
and then quickly switch to Josh\'s bare hands and grab the ledge.  
Try to get the hang of this now, because it will take some 
getting used to.  Once you get back to the gate, Josh will 
automatically use the cardkey.  Proceed forward, and grab the 
Ley Seed in the next room.  You will need to use the Pole Vault 
jump to collect the Ley Seed.  3 enemies will appear after Josh 
has gotten the Ley Seed.  After you beat them, go into the room 
where they came from.  In here, you will have to use the Pole 
Vault jump and then quickly switch to Josh\'s bare hands to grab 
the pipe on the ceiling.  Pull yourself across to the other 
side.  Grab the next Ley Seed!  A cutscene will start.  Now, do 
the Legacy Drive.  Another cutscene will start.

After the cutscene, go over to the Wisdom building.  3 enemies 
will attack Josh.  Get rid of them.  One of the Wisdom guards 
will seal off the building by shutting off the power as Josh 
try\'s to enter.  You need to find a way to open that door!  Go 
over to the right side of the building and Eliel will give you a 
hint on how to power up the building.  You will need to power up 
that generator with the Rod\'s Legacy Drive.  The only problem is 
that you need to find the 2 Ley Seeds for it.  Along the way you 
will run into many enemies.  A Ley Line is a little ways down 
the street.  Next to the Ley Line is some stairs that lead down.  
Go down the stairs, and proceed to the subway.  You will run 
across a gate that needs a cardkey to open.  See all of those 
enemies?  Well, the one with the red arrow above him (further in 
the back) has the key.  Defeat all the enemies and grab the 
cardkey, and use it on the cardkey reader to open up the gate.  
Proceed through the gate, and you will run into more enemies 
(what did you expect!).  Defeat them, and pull the switch next 
to the computer.  The switch opens up the exit door.  Continue 
forward, and you will run into another enemy.  Go down the 
stairs and you will have to fight 5 more enemies.  You can jump 
on the rail tracks to activate cutscenes (Action Movies 4 & 5).  
Now, proceed up the stairs on the opposite side.  There should 
be a gate in front of you.  Guess what!?  More enemies.  Proceed 
through the exit that you unlocked earlier (yeah, it was all the 
way over here).  There are 2 switches on the other side of the 
gate that you can press.  Press them to open the gates (this 
will make thing easier later).  After that, go down the 
corridor, and go up the stairs.

Once you exit the subway, there will be a Ley Seed to your left 
behind a gate.  Pole Vault jump over the gate.  You will need to 
Pole Vault jump onto the basketball, net and then jump and grab 
the pipe.  Pull yourself over to it, and collect the Ley Seed.  
Jump back over the gate, and proceed further down the street.  A 
cutscene will activate, and show you where the next Ley Seed is.  
Yep, all the way up there (There is a secret nearby for Special 
Game. If you want it, refer to the SECRETS section of this 
guide).  Proceed all the way to end of the street.  There will 
be a few enemies along the way.  Once you reach the end of the 
street, you will need to Pole Vault jump and grab onto the top 
of the Diner sign.  Once you get on top of the sign, go up the 
stairs.  When Josh runs out of stairs to climb, you will need to 
Pole Vault Jump and grab the side of the top of the building.  
Proceed to the right and take out the enemy.  You will need to 
Pole Vault Jump to the next building.  Now you will see a crane.  
Break the strut that is holding up the crane by hitting it with 
a weapon.  Now Josh can get to the other side!  You might want 
to WALK across the crane until Josh gets to the end.  I would 
hate for you to fall. :)  Now change to the Rod, and do a 
(betcha can\'t guess) Pole Vault Jump, and quickly switch to 
Josh\'s bare hands and grab the side of the next building.  Take 
out the enemy and grab the Ley Seed.  You now have the Rod\'s 
Legacy Drive.  Go down the stairs on the side of this building 
to get down safely.  Go back through the subway, and get back to 
the main street next to the power generator.  Now, use the Rod\'s 
Legacy Drive on the power generator to give the building power.  
The door to the building will open.  Go into the building, and a 
cutscene will activate (Action Movie 6).  You will now fight the 
first boss.

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Boss:

Hans

He will start out as a shadow.  You need to get rid of the 
chandelier so there will be no light in the room.  There are 2 
ways to do this:

1.  Use the Pole Vault jump and grab onto the ledge above.  Go 
over to one of the sides.  Use the Pole Vault jump again, and 
hit the chandelier.

2.  Use the Rod\'s Legacy Drive under the Chandelier.

Your choice!

Now that you have him out of his hiding spot, you can actually 
hit him.  You can use either weapon against him, but I prefer to 
use the Rod.  You will need to block a lot because some of his 
attacks are hard to avoid.  If he ever starts to spin-in-place, 
then be sure to keep moving to avoid the attack that follows.  
If you do avoid the spin move, then Hans might spin into a wall 
and fall down.  Be sure to let him know of his mistake, with 
Josh\'s Rod, if that happens.  You can fight him around the 
broken chandelier, because the chandelier will damage whoever 
touches it.  He shouldn\'t be too much of a problem, but he is 
actually kind of hard for a first boss.  Josh will receive the 
Katars after beating Hans.

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*******
Stage 2
*******

Chinatown

After the cutscenes, 4 enemies will greet Josh into Chinatown.  
Be sure to say thanks with Josh\'s new Katars.  Go straight ahead 
and you will activate a cutscene.  It seems that somebody or 
something is inside that mansion to your left.  There is a key 
in the big fire that is in front of the mansion.  You need to 
find some Ley Seeds to get it though.  Take out the enemies that 
try to surround Josh.  There is a Ley Line to your left if Josh 
needs recharging.  You see that building up ahead?  If you go up 
to it then some enemies will come out.  You have 2 ways of 
getting inside of the building:  1) You could go through the 
front door, or 2) Turn to the left and get up to that platform 
in the cutscene that activates once you go that way.  I will 
explain the latter because it is quicker.

(You can skip the next paragraph if you do not want the extra 
cutscenes)

Before you go up to the platform, turn left and go down that 
street and you will activate a cutscene (Action Movie 7).  Now 
fight the enemies.  As you go further up the street, you will 
run into even more enemies and you will also see a Ley Seed way 
up high.  In order to get Action Movie 8, you will need to go 
back to the building at the beginning, and use the Pole Vault 
jump to go up to the roof (you will have to pull yourself up).  
From there, go along the rooftops until Josh reaches a gray 
rooftop that is right across from the mansion.  Now use the Pole 
Vault jump and grab the side of the roof of the mansion.  Go up 
to the walkway section, and walk around until a cutscene starts 
(Action Movie 8)

Now lets get back on track, Josh needs to get up to that 
platform with the enemies on it.  To do this, climb the ladder 
on the building next to the platform.  You will need to Pole 
Vault jump, and then grab the ladder.  Once Josh pulls himself 
up, jump over to the platform with the enemies.  Enter the room 
off to the side.  Go down the walkway and take out all the 
enemies along the way.  There will be some more enemies once 
Josh reaches the bottom.  Enter the area with the pots, and a 
cutscene will activate.  Continue further and you will be 
attacked by many Wisdom guards.  You will eventually come to a 
corridor, and another cutscene will activate.  The blades are 
now moving.  You have a choice of either the left or the right.  
The right may look harder but it will get you to your 
destination faster.  Both paths wind up in the same place.  Go 
to the right and go through all of those blades.  Timing is 
everything!  Keep going down the corridor and you will reach an 
area where you can turn right.  Wisdom guards will be all over 
you at this point.  Fight them off, and go down the right path.  
While going down the right path you will face many more enemies.  
Keep going down this path until you reache a Ley Seed.  Grab the 
Ley Seed and a cutscene will take place (Action Movie 10).  Now 
Josh will have to fight a boss.

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Boss:

Raven

This will be Josh\'s first encounter with Raven.  He seems really 
tough at first, but the battle ends shortly.  Either the sword 
or the Rod works nicely against him.  He sometimes attacks while 
he is getting up from a knockdown, so be careful.  The best way 
to beat him is to get a few hits in, and then back up, and 
repeat.  You cannot stay on top of him because he will surely 
push Josh back.  The battle will end before you take him down 
all the way (it will end once Josh has taken about half of 
Raven\'s life).

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Now, take care of the enemies and go back out the corridor.  Go 
to the right once you make it out of the corridor.  Go past the 
2 blades and fight some more enemies.  Keep going down the 
corridor until you come across a room to your left.  Go inside.  
Upon entering the room a cutscene will take place (Action Movie 
9).  You will notice a Giant Buddha in the room.  Take the 
enemies out with whichever weapon you choose, and then start to 
climb the Buddha on the right side.  Jump off the Buddha onto 
the area to the side.  Fight off the enemies.  Go to the other 
side of the Buddha (right side), and jump over to the walkway 
that goes up the Buddha, and begin to climb again.  You will 
need to Pole Vault jump and grab onto the higher walkway once 
you get so far.  Pull yourself up, and continue up the Buddha.  
Josh will eventually reach a part where he will have to Pole 
Vault jump over to the side.  It\'s best to jump over to the 
right so Josh will not miss the area.  Follow this area until 
you get to the left side of the Buddha.  Jump onto the walkway 
that goes up the Buddha and proceed until the camera switches to 
an overhead view of Josh.  Switch to the Rod and Pole vault jump 
and grab onto the side of the ledge.  Or you can first grab onto 
the pole and jump up to the ledge.  Go through the corridor in 
front of Josh, and take out all the enemies along the way.  

You will eventually wind up in a room with steel dragons moving 
along the railings on the walls.  Take out the enemies in the 
room.  Now look above Josh with the L3 button.  Position Josh 
below an opening from the top and use the Pole Vault jump to 
jump up and grab the first railing.  Try to time it so the 
dragon leaves the first railing as you are jumping on it.  Now 
you will need to jump to the next railing and grab on.  Continue 
until you reach the top.  If a dragon hits Josh, he will suffer 
major damage.  So watch yourself!  Once you get to the top, you 
will have some more enemies to greet you.  There is a doorway up 
there that you can go through.  Go through the doorway, and you 
will reach the last Ley Seed for the Katars.  Go grab it!  There 
is a piece of a ladder on the side of the building.  It is hard 
to see because of the camera angle.  Go down the ladder and drop 
off.  Josh will not suffer any damage.  There is a special game 
icon nearby (Go to the SECRETS section if you want to know 
where)

Now go back to the mansion and use the Katar\'s Legacy Drive on 
the big fire.  Grab the key and use it on the door. A cutscene 
will start, and Josh will have to fight the main boss for this 
stage.

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Boss:

Viper

Viper is really not too bad.  I would recommend using the Sword 
or the Rod on him.  He will jump on top of one of the 6 
platforms in the room eventually.  To get him down, Josh must 
hit the gong below that platform with a weapon.  If you hit the 
gong in time, Viper will fall and hit the ground.  Use this time 
to beat the crap out of him!  Beware the Snake Sword whenever 
Viper is up on the platforms.  It takes quite a bit of life.  
There is really not too much of a strategy for beating him while 
he is on the ground.  I usually combo him with a weapon (Rod), 
and try to stay on top of him.  Josh will receive the Snake 
Sword after you beat Viper.

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*******
Stage 3
*******

The Wisdom Base

Beware the helicopter at the beginning!  It will try to shoot 
Josh as he walks out into the open.  Go up a little ways past 
the gate on the right, and you will run into 3 Wisdom guards.  
Use this chance to start to power up your new Snake Sword.  Go 
up and to the right a little bit, and you will notice an opening 
in the gate. You need to go in there in a bit, but first you 
need to get the first Ley Seed for the Snake Sword.  Go up a 
little more and to the right and you will see some boxes next to 
the gate.  Jump over the boxes.  You must watch out for the 
helicopter the whole time while you are outside!  Once you jump 
over the boxes proceed forward until you see a ladder on the 
left.  Switch to your bare hands and climb the ladder.  Now, you 
see the platform across from you?  Switch to the rod and use the 
Pole Vault to jump over the platform and switch to bare hands 
during the jump so you can grab onto the edge of the platform.  
Pull yourself up, and go up the ladder.  A cutscene will be 
activated, and you will have to fight 3 Wisdom guards while 
avoiding the helicopter.  If you are low on health, you should 
run over and get the Ley Seed right now!  Try to not get near 
the edge because once you get knocked off you will take severe 
damage.  After you have the Ley Seed climb back down the ladder 
that you used to get up there.  Go back the way you came, past 
the boxes.  Now go over to the area that has an opening in the 
gate.  Defeat the 2 enemies that guard the door and proceed 
through.

Once you go through the door, Eliel will warn you about the gun 
turret as you enter into the next room.  The gun turret will 
begin firing right away!  Run down the stairs to your right and 
run over to the switch and press it.  This will cause the lift 
to rise.  Grab onto the lift, and ride it up.  There should be a 
Ley Line not to far away from you. If you suffered damage from 
the gun turret then go heal yourself.  Stand on the edge of the 
lift, and use the rod to hop across to the gun turret.  Hit the 
turret with whichever weapon of your choosing, (the rod works 
the best) and hop over to the next platform, and press the 
switch.  This causes the door below you to open.

Drop down and go through the door that you just opened.  A 
cutscene will activate (Action Movie 11).  After that, you will 
be forced to fight 3 enemies.  2 more enemies are just ahead.  
On the left will be a security card reader.  You need to find 
that security card.  Go to the door up ahead of you with the 
switch next to it.  Press the switch, and the door will open.  
Go through the door and you will face 2 enemies.  One of the 
enemies(the one with the red arrow over his head) has the key 
card for that room you just passed.  Defeat both of them and get 
the keycard.  Go back to the security card reader, and use the 
security card.  This room has the second Ley Seed for the Snake 
Sword.  You will have to face an enemy with a flamethrower as 
you enter the room.  There are a total of 5 enemies in this 
room.  There is switch next to a lift in the middle of the room.  
Go over to the switch, and press it. Ride the lift up.  There 
will be a pipe up there, against the wall, that you can grab 
onto and pull yourself across over to the Ley Seed.

After you have gotten the Ley Seed, go back to the room where 
you got the security card.  Now, go all the way up the stairs in 
this room.  There will be an Arachnoid guard up here, and there 
will also be 2 more guards once you go through the door.  Once 
you are through the door, go up the ladder to your left.  Keep 
proceeding forward until you run into a big fan that is spinning 
with extreme speed.  There is also a Ley Line in the corner.  
You must use your new Snake Sword Legacy Drive to stop time so 
you can go through the fan.  You must stand directly in front of 
the fan because the time stop only last for about 2 seconds.  Go 
up the ladder in the area beyond the fan.  Go down the ladder at 
the end of that part.  Now you will wind up in a big hallway.  
There is a switch next to a big door to your right.  You can 
press it and open the door, but that is room that you just came 
from.  So proceed to your left.  Keep going down the corridor 
until you run into a door that you can open.  Once you go 
through the door a cutscene will activate.  Follow the two women 
up the stairs while either stopping to fight the guards or 
avoiding them.  They will go through a door at the top of the 
stairs.  Keep following them.  There will be a few guards that 
will bother you along the way.  You will eventually come to an 
area where you must avoid some laser beams.  It\'s kinda funny 
how the women just move right through them.  Anyway, maneuver 
your way through the laser beams, and be sure to look out for 
the one that moves around on the floor!

Once you are through the lasers, you will come to corridor where 
you can either go right or left.  Going left will get you 
nowhere right now, so go to the right.  There are 2 guards here.  
Eventually you will have to turn left and go through a door.  A 
cutscene will activate.  Do not worry about the 2 Ley Seeds just 
yet.  There are two guards in this room to take out, one big 
guard and one with a sniper.  There is also a Ley Line in this 
room.  Go through the door that is next to the Ley Line.  You 
will come up to a door with 3 switches on the it.  Destroy all 3 
switches, and the door will open.  After the cutscene, (Action 
Movie 13) you will have to fight a boss.

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Boss:

Vixen

She has a pink crossbow, which she is quite good with.  She has 
3 far-off attacks that she will use.  She sometimes fires a 
single shot from the crossbow.  She also has an attack where she 
focuses on you for a couple of seconds, and lets loose one 
powerful shot.   She also has an attack where she will let loose 
a whole stream of shots in a half circle in front of her.  You 
can block her shots.  The best weapon to use for her is the Rod.  
It is best to stay close to her while fighting her.  Do not let 
her get you in the middle of the room, when she is on either of 
the sides, or she will set up a laser cage around you and use 
you for target practice.  You will most likely get stuck in the 
laser cage at least once because you have to cross the center to 
get close to her.  Do not let her have a moment\'s peace.  Stay 
right on top of her and you should defeat her easily.  

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After you beat her, a cutscene will activate.  You now have the 
crossbow!  Go back to the room with the 2 Ley Seeds that you 
previously skipped.  Go over to the left side, and there will be 
a platform in the center that you can jump over to.  Use the 
Pole Vault jump. Once you reach the platform, jump over to your 
right to the next platform.  Once on that platform, turn around 
and the first Ley Seed should be right across from you.  Jump 
over and get it.  Now, jump to the platform in front of you.  A 
cutscene should activate (Action Movie 12).  Now jump over to 
the lift.  Hit the switch, and ride the lift up.  The second Ley 
Seed will be on the left side after you get to the top.  Grab 
the Ley Seed, and ride the lift back down.  Go through the door 
in front of the lift, and go forward.  Turn to the right and 
there will be a guard waiting for you.  Defeat him, and continue 
going forward.  A cutscene will activate (Action Movie 14).  
Fight off the 3 enemies, and go through the door with the orange 
light above it.  You will enter a room that is full of steam.  
Use the crossbow\'s Legacy Drive before going into the room.  
This will protect you from the steam.  Go through the steam and 
make your way to the next door on the left side of the room.  Go 
through that door and through the corridor into the next room, 
which should be full of boxes.  There is an enemy in the 
distance.  Take him out.  Once you reach the area where he was 
standing, a cutscene will activate.  Get over to the train, and 
another cutscene will activate.

Now you are on top of the train.  Take out the 3 enemies, and 
watch out for the lights that pass by on the ceiling of the 
tunnel.  They can hit you and take off damage.  Keep the enemies 
in front of you so the lights will hit them.  After you take 
them out, go toward the front of the train.  Each time you jump 
to the next cart, watch out for the railing on the ceiling. It 
will hit you at the peak of your jump if you are not careful.  
After you have gone so far, a cutscene will activate and you 
will fight a boss.

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Boss:

Zera

As soon as you start out, you can get a few hits on her before 
she escapes.  She runs toward the end of the train.  What in the 
world is she doing?  Anyway, follow her to the end of the train.  
You can stop and shoot her with your crossbow while she is 
running.  Be sure to avoid the railings each time you jump from 
cart to cart.  She will stop to fight you ever now and then.  
Just keep following her until you reach the end.  A cutscene 
will activate once you reach the end of the train.

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*******
Stage 4
*******

Wisdom Airship

Josh has received an invitation to the Wisdom Airship from Agla.  
How thoughtful!

When you start out, there will be 3 enemies that you will have 
to face.  After you take care of them, proceed through the open 
doorway in front of you.  You will face 3 more enemies.  Take 
the guy with the gun out first.  They are the most annoying 
enemies.  Now go through the door in front of you.  A cutscene 
will activate.

After the cutscene, go through the doorway.  There is a room 
with enemies in it to the side.  You can go in and take care of 
them if you want to, or proceed through the other doorway just 
ahead of you, and a cutscene will activate (Action Movie 15).  
Proceed through the door again and to your left will be a 
kitchen.  If you choose to go down there, you will activate a 
cutscene (Action Movie 16).  Go to the right, and another 
cutscene will begin (Action Movie 17).  There is a bar in the 
middle of this room.  You will have to fight two enemies in 
here.  Proceed through the new doorway on the opposite side and 
go through the elevator.  You\'re now back on the floor that you 
started on.  Take out the two enemies and go though the door in 
front of you.  A cutscene will activate (Action Movie 18).  
After the cutscene you will face a boss.

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Boss:

Raven

Yes, you get to fight Raven again.  Raven is quite a difficult 
boss to fight.  He is much more difficult than he was the first 
time.  You must remain patient while fighting him.  He is very 
quick.  The strategy that I use is to run around him, and let 
him attack first, then run up to him and attack while his 
defense is down.  The best weapon to use is either the Rod or 
the Snake Sword.  Do not try to just run up and attack him 
normally, or he will block your attack and most likely hit you.  
Use the Crossbow\'s Legacy Drive if you need some extra health.  
The battle will end when you have taken about 90% of his health.

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After the battle, go through the door on the other side of the 
room.  Get into the elevator, and run into the cargo hold.

*******
STAGE 5
*******

The Guiana Highlands

At the start of the stage proceed forward, and a cutscene will 
activate.  You will now have to fight 3 enemies.  Watch out for 
the big enemy!  Keep following the trail that you are on, and 
you will activate a cutscene (Action Movie 19).  You will then 
have to fight 3 more enemies.  At the end of the trail, you are 
forced to jump up to a mountain area.  You will need to use the 
Pole Vault jump.  Once you get up there, go down the path to the 
side of you.  Keep following the path until a cutscene 
activates.  Now you will have to fight a boss.

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Boss:

Z

Z gave me some problems the first time I fought him.  You have 
to CONSTANTLY stay on the move.  One way to defeat Z is to use 
your crossbow on him from a distance.  Using the crossbow can be 
very time consuming though.  The Rod, Katars, and Snake Sword 
work nicely too.  If you do use any of those weapons you need to 
use a combo that will knock him down!  Don\'t leave him standing 
while you are right next to him, or you risk getting hit.  Also, 
if your life starts to get really low, use the Crossbow\'s Legacy 
Drive.  Get away from him if he starts to stomp the ground!  
Rocks will start to fall.  Also look out for his spinning 
attack.  He will spin around with his axe out about four times.  
Run away if he starts the spin attack.

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After you beat Z, you will gain the Giant Axe!  Now, take the 
path in front of you.  You will run into 3 enemies along the 
way, and a cutscene will activate.  The cutscene will show you 
where the 2 Ley Seeds are for the Giant Axe.  Take out the 
enemies and snag the Ley Seeds.  You will have to jump over to 
the 2 Ley Seeds on each side.  A normal jump should do.  Now, 
jump over to the platform that is next to the waterfall.  
Continue proceeding forward until you run across a big boulder.  
Hmmmmmm, it seems like you cannot go any further.  You just got 
a new weapon and a new Legacy Drive and now... Hey, I bet you 
could use that Giant Axe\'s Legacy Drive on that big boulder!  
Try it!  It worked!  Now, go through the new path.  Keep 
following the winding path until you activate a cutscene.  Oh 
good lord!  All of your weapon crystals have now been taken away 
from you.  You will need to defeat the enemies in green with the 
orange lightsabers to get them back.  You are now stuck with 
your bare hands only.  

A big enemy should start to charge toward you.  I would not 
recommend fighting him with your bare hands unless you are just 
awesome!  Run past him, and jump up on the platform in front of 
you with one of the green enemies.  Defeat him, and you will get 
the Giant Axe back.  Now you can take out that annoying big 
enemy.  Proceed down, next to the river, and take out the 
enemies down there.  There is nothing near the waterfall, or on 
top of the side of the mountain next to the river, so go the way 
that the river is flowing.  Go up to the raised area on the 
right side of the river and a cutscene will activate (Action 
Movie 21).  You will eventually have to jump over the river.  
Once on the other side, keep following the path until you come 
across a small body of water.  Jump in, and swim over to the 
other side (If my directions on swimming were not good enough, 
then listen to Eliel).  Once you reach the other side, you will 
run into 2 enemies.  The green enemy has one of your weapons.  
There is a Ley Line on the raised platform to the left if you 
need recharging.  Go down the path to your right until you run 
across 3 enemies in a valley below you.  Jump down and fight 
them.  I recommend that you take out the 2 normal enemies first, 
and then take care of the green one that has one of your 
weapons.  If you take out the green enemy first, then you will 
have to fight the boss that is about to come out, along with the 
other 2 enemies.  Anyway, once you take out the green enemy a 
cutscene will activate (Action Movie 20), and you will have to 
fight a boss.

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Boss:

Magnus

Magnus looks scary, but he is not too much of a problem.  You 
fight him very similar to the way that you fought Z.  You have 
to keep your distance from him, and combo him sparingly.  He 
doesn\'t chase you down near as bad as Z did.  I recommend using 
the Giant Axe to defeat him.  The other weapons do not seem to 
take off enough, and you cannot knock him down with the Katars.  
Any combo with the Giant Axe seems to work fine.  The only major 
thing to look out for is his reach with that Broad Sword.

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After you take out Magnus, you will receive the Broad Sword.  
Now, go back the way you came.  Go back to where that Ley Line 
was.  Get on the platform above the Ley Line.  Take out the 
enemy, and jump across to the area in front of you.  Take out 
the 2 enemies over here (one of them has your Crossbow).  After 
you get the Crossbow, jump back across, and go back down the 
platforms.  Now, go over to the left side, and defeat the enemy 
over there.  You will eventually reach some water that you can 
dive into.  You will need to use the Crossbow\'s Legacy Drive in 
order to survive the swim.  Take a dive into the water, and swim 
downwards until you reach a hole.  Swim through the hole, and 
then swim upwards.  Once you reach the surface, jump out of the 
water, and jump up the path in front of you.  Follow the path 
and you will eventually see 2 Ley Seeds in the background.  
Don\'t worry about the Ley Seeds just yet.  Take out the enemies 
in front of you.  Jump up to the platform on the left side.  
There will be some enemies up here; one of the enemies has your 
Rod.  There will be another platform that you can jump to that 
has a Ley Line if you are interested.  Once you have gotten the 
Rod jump back down, and another green enemy will appear.  Beat 
him to death with the Rod, and make him give you back your Snake 
Sword.  Once you have gotten the Snake Sword back, look over at 
the 2 Ley Seeds.  They will be to your left.  Now, look at the 
platform across from the Ley Seeds.  There should be an enemy up 
there.  Go over to the platform on the right.  Once you reach 
the platform (you will have to use the Pole Vault jump and grab 
the side), take out the enemy.

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Getting the Ley Seeds for the Broad Sword:

(I feel that this topic deserves it own little section.)

Now, Eliel should tell you what you will have to do on the 
platform that you are on.  Alrighty then, go to the edge of the 
platform (walk with the directional pad), and line up the camera 
so that you can see the 2 Ley Seeds in the distance (one of the 
Ley Seeds might be covered up by Josh\'s life bar).  OK, now 
LISTEN to me here.  You will have to switch to the Rod.  Do a 
Pole Vault jump over to the Ley Seeds.  As soon as you do the 
jump, you must QUICKLY switch to the Snake Sword, and 
IMMEDIATELY do the Sword Grapple. (Legacy Action button).  I 
cannot stress IMMEDIATELY enough! (In other words, press the 
Legacy Action button like a \"maniac\" once you switch to the 
Snake Sword)

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After you get over there, collect the 2 Ley Seeds.  A cutscene 
will activate once you get the second Ley Seed.  The cutscene 
will show you an area behind the waterfall.  Go there now.  Once 
you have reached the area behind the waterfall, go into the 
tunnel.  See the 2 switches on the ground?  Both of them have to 
be activated at the same time.  You will need to stand on one of 
the switches, and use the Broad Sword\'s Legacy Drive.  Go over, 
and stand on the other switch.  Now, go to the door in front of 
you.  A cutscene will activate.  A boss fight will start.

===============================================================

Boss:

Dr. Wiseman (with many special guests appearances!)

First of all, you must get rid of the Laser Barrier that he is 
hiding behind.  To do that you will have to take out those 2 
spinning orange-robot-looking-things.  You will have enemies 
swarming you this entire fight.  You can kill the enemies, but 
the problem is that another enemy will join in.  In other words, 
there will always be 4 enemies chasing you, and the mad doctor 
will always be trying to hit with that boomerang of his.  I use 
either the Giant Axe\'s or the Broad Sword\'s Hard Slash (HS) to 
take out the orange robots.  Once you have taken out the orange 
robots, the laser barrier will disappear.  After the barrier 
disappears, concentrate your attack on Dr. Wiseman.  It is best 
to use either the Giant Axe or the Broad Sword to beat him.  If 
you start to run out of life, don\'t forget to use the Crossbow 
Legacy Drive.  You will get the Boomerang after you beat him.

===============================================================

*******
Stage 6
*******

The Mayan Ruins

After the cutscenes, you will be standing in front of a temple.  
If you go up to the temple, Eliel will start to babble about how 
you can\'t get in.  You need to find another entrance.  Some 
enemies might start to attack you.  There are some right next to 
you, to the left.  You need to go over to the right of the 
temple.  From there, you need to go over to the area on the 
right (below the helicopters on the side of the cliff in the 
distance).  You will be fighting a few enemies along the way.  
The red and blue Wisdom enemies will make their appearance for 
the first time.  Once you reach the area on the right, go down 
the ladder.  After you get down the ladder, proceed down the 
corridor in front of you.  You will run into a sniper enemy 
along the way.  Keep going forward until you run into some more 
enemies.  There will also be a Ley Line to your left.  Now, 
proceed down the corridor to your right.  More enemies (of 
course!).  Keep going forward until you reach a pool of water.  
You must use the Crossbow\'s Legacy Drive, and then dive in.  
Swim straight ahead.  There will be a hole in the top where you 
can surface once you have gone so far.  Now, grab the side and 
pull yourself up.  2 enemies will greet you.  Take them out, and 
continue forward.  Keep going until you activate a cutscene 
(Action Movie 22).  

Take out the enemies, and go through the door that just opened.  
You will need to maneuver your way through the flames.  Stay on 
one side, and slowly work your way through.  Once you reach the 
end, proceed through the door.  There are 4 enemies in here (the 
ones with the spears).  There is a Ley Seed up ahead of you.  Go 
over to the right side, you will find a statue head that is not 
spewing flames.  Use the Sword\'s Legacy Drive on the face of the 
statue.  Now, a red skull will drop down in the middle of the 
area ahead.  Go down the right side, and you will see the skull 
and the first Ley Seed for the Boomerang.  Grab them both.  Now 
go back to the room where the enemy disappeared in the cutscene 
a while back.  Go towards the middle of the room.  Josh will 
automatically use the red skull on the statue.  A new door will 
open.  Take out the enemies around you, and go through the new 
opening.

Go forward until you reach another door.  Go through this door, 
and a cutscene will activate.  The skull and next Ley Seed are 
at the top center of the room.  You will need to Pole Vault Jump 
and grab the side of a few ledges until you reach the top 
center.  I like to use the right side.  Jump over to the closest 
ledge on the right side with the Pole Vault jump.  Now, you can 
use either the Pole Vault jump, or jump normally to the rest of 
the platforms in front of you.  You eventually reach a platform 
where you will have to turn and jump to the right.  After that, 
jump over to the center platform using the Pole Vault jump (you 
will have to switch to your bare hands and grab the side).  Now 
grab the Ley Seed.  Turn around and go over to the side of the 
platform, which is next to the left statue head.  You will need 
to jump over to the left platform and use your Katar\'s Legacy 
Drive on the face of the statue.  Go back over to the middle 
platform and collect the blue skull.  You will need to go back 
to the room that you came from, and use the blue skull.  

Another door will open.  Proceed through the doorway and through 
the next door.  There will be a Ley Line in front of you.  Go 
over to the left area, and use the Boomerang\'s Legacy Drive.  
Stand in the middle of the room while using the Legacy Drive.  
After using the Legacy Drive, go back to the center and collect 
the green skull.  Go back to the room that you came from, and 
use the green skull.  An area up high will open (above the 
doorway that brought you into this place).  You will need to use 
the Pole Vault jump, and grab the side of the raised area in 
front of the doorway to get up there.  There will be a Ley Line 
next to the door at the top.  Now, go through the door, and a 
cutscene will activate.  You will have to fight another boss.

===============================================================

Boss:

Zera

She is not really too tough, but she can be very hard to hit.  
She will make 4 images of herself and circle around you.  Now, 
all the images will either: (1) Come toward you and circle 
around you a bit, and then attack, or (2) the real Zera will 
shoot out a projectile at you.  To avoid (1) you will need to 
jump at the moment she tries to attack.  To avoid (2) you will 
need to keep running around in the middle, and dodge the 
projectile.  After she tries to hit you, she will come out by 
herself, and try to attack.  This is when you are free to hit 
her.  Really, any weapon you have got will work fine on her.  
The Boomerang and Crossbow can be used on her while she is 
flying.  Also, don\'t forget to use the Crossbow\'s Legacy Drive 
if you get low on health.  You will receive the Tonfas after 
this fight!

Extra Stategy: (contributed by Nick Wedge) If you use the 
Crossbow against Zera, press the lock-on button when she does 
her split attack, and Josh will automatically lock-on to the 
real Zera.  This makes the battle a bit easier.

===============================================================

*******
Stage 7
*******

Wisdom Headquarters

After the cutscenes, you will be standing in the middle of the 
Wisdom Headquarters!  Many enemies will try to attack you in 
this area.  There are about 8 enemies in this room!  After you 
have gone forward a little, a cutscene will start.  The cutscene 
will show you the area to your left (Restricted Area), the area 
to your right (its open!) and the main elevator (in the middle).  
You will need to go up the stairs to your right, and go over to 
that open hallway to your right.  As you proceed up the 
staircase on the right, a cutscene will activate (Action Movie 
23).  There will be some enemies once you reach the top of the 
staircase.  Go over to the hallway on your left.  Keep 
proceeding down the hallway (fighting the enemies as you go) 
until you run into 2 elevators.  Go down the elevator to your 
left.  After the minor cutscene, proceed out into the hall.  You 
will face about 4 enemies.  You can go down the right path into 
the door at the end of that area, but all that is in there are 
more enemies (about 7).  Take the path to your left, and you 
will notice a door at the end.  Walk toward the door.  There is 
another hallway to your right just before you reach the door. 

(You can skip the next paragraph if you just want to finish the 
game.  It is not necessary.)

Keep proceeding to the door in front of you.  An enemy will 
literally be waiting at the door for you.  Take him out and go 
into the library.  Walk toward the stairs in the library and a 
cutscene will activate (Action Movie 24).  There is really no 
point in going up the stairs right now (refer to the Secrets 
Section if you want to obtain Special Game 3, which is very 
close!).

If you are coming out of the Library, then you will need to go 
down the hallway in front of you that is about midways down.  If 
you did not read the last paragraph, then go down the hallway to 
your right.  Get in the elevator.  After the cutscene, go toward 
the left and fight off the enemies.  Proceed to the door in 
front of you at the end of the hall.  3 enemies will attack you.  
Proceed through the next door.  3 more enemies will attack.  
Now, go through the door on the other side.  Hah, Another door!  
Go through it!  You should eventually reach a room with a big 
pool in the middle of it.  There is a Ley Line on the left side 
if you need it.  Enemies will swarm you in this room.  You need 
to go over to the diving board, which is to your right.  Climb 
the ladder to get up on the diving board and a cutscene will 
activate (Action Movie 25).  If you did not take a dive, then 
fight off the enemy, and grab the key.  Now, you will need to go 
all the way back to the Restricted area (Basically where you 
started the level).  Go back out of the pool room, and make your 
way back to the elevator.  Some more enemies will pop up on your 
way back.  Once you get out of the first elevator, go to your 
left and go down the hallway to your right.  Take the left 
elevator back down.

Once you make your way back to the main hall that you started 
in, you will now have to go over to area on the left side 
(Restricted area).  Go over to the Restricted area and use your 
card.  Go down the blue hallway, and take a right.  Follow the 
hall until you run across some elevators.  Use the first 
elevator to your left.  Proceed into the hall, (which is filled 
with enemies) and go over to the door on your right.  Explore 
the area inside until you activate a cutscene (_and possible 
glitch_ [See SECRETS Section]).  There are 3 enemies in here.  
Go up the ladder, and take out the last enemy.  Grab the disc 
and exit this room.  Go back out into the hallway and go to your 
right.  Go to the door at the end of the hall.  Get rid of the 
enemies in that room, and use the disc on the computer.  Leave 
the room, and go back to the elevator to your right.  Once you 
get out of the elevator, go down the hall.  Proceed to your 
right until you reach a room.  Get inside the elevator in that 
room.  

Once you come out of the elevator, take out the enemies in your 
way, and go straight.  Go down the stairs.  Proceed through the 
double-doors at the bottom.  There are plenty of enemies in this 
room for you take your anger out on.  There is a Ley Line at the 
back right.  There is a ladder on your left.  Go up the ladder.  
You will now be on top of a ventilator.  Run to the opposite end 
of the ventilator.  There should be a sniper enemy there.  Once 
you reach the end of the ventilator, you will need to Pole Vault 
jump to the next ventilator to your right.  When you get across 
to the right ventilator, you will notice a pipe above you.  Grab 
the pipe and pull yourself over to the platform that it leads 
to.  Go up the ladder on the platform.  Go up the next ladder 
also.  You will run into an enemy.  Take him out, and pull the 
switch on the right.  Now the main elevator is on!

Slide down the pole that is next to the switch.  Go out the gate 
door.  Turn to the left, and go back the way you came.  Go up 
the stairs and back into the elevator.  Once out of the 
elevator, go to the right, and go back into the main hall.  Now 
you will need to go down the stairs, and use the elevator in the 
middle of the room (main elevator).  Some enemies will try to 
stop you (beat them with the Giant Axe for me!).

(You can now go and get Special Game 3 from the Library.  See 
SECRETS Section)

After you ride the elevator up, go through the door in front of 
you.  A cutscene will activate.  Now, you can go one of 2 ways 
(you will eventually have to do them both.).

1) Go to the left.  Take out the enemies, and go straight ahead.   
Go through the door in front of you (ignore the annoying sniper 
for now).    You will fight 3 more enemies after you go through 
the door.  Look over at the fireplace.  An item!  Grab the item.  
You can go up the stairs to your left and take out that sniper 
if you want.  Go back the way you came.

2) Go through the door in front of you.  Take out the 2 enemies 
and make your way through the next few doors.  You will 
eventually enter an office.  Grab the item to your left.  Go 
back the way you came.

Once you have the 2 items, use them on the door that was shown 
in the cutscene earlier.  Proceed through the door and through 
the next door.  You will eventually reach a room where you must 
stand in the middle and do your Legacy Drive\'s in a certain 
order.  The color on the floor will show you which weapon to do 
the Legacy Drive for.

The order is: (the same order that you got the weapons)
Sword
Rod
Katars
Snake Sword
Crossbow
Giant Axe
Broad Sword
Boomerang
Tonfas

Now an elevator will open in front of you.  Go through the 
elevator.  Go down the hall and through the door at the end.  A 
cutscene will activate, and you will have to fight a boss.

===============================================================

Boss:

Agla

Agla can be kind of tough.  You have to watch out for his 
regular slashes, and his Legacy Drives.  If he starts to do a 
Legacy Drive then get away from him!  You can win this fight by 
running from him and using the Crossbow if you are patient 
enough.  The Katars\' Hard Slash (HS) works nice also.  Any 
weapon that you have seems to work well against him but I would 
not recommend using the Sword.  He takes quite a beating before 
going down so try to use a powerful weapon.  If your health 
starts to go down too much, then use the Crossbow\'s Legacy 
Drive.

===============================================================

After you beat him, you will see a cutscene.  You will then have 
to fight the final boss.

===============================================================

Boss: (final)

Agla (fused w/original Legacy)

This boss can be a real pain (I\'m talking about controller-
throwing-tough!  Well, at least the first time)  His Legacy 
Drives can take tons of health.  If he looks like he is about to 
do some big attack, take my advice, and get away from him!  You 
will need to pay attention to the color of his body.  That is 
the color of the weapon that will hurt him the most.

If he turns...
Clear - use the Bare Hands
Orange - use the Sword
Blue - use the Rod
Aqua Blue - use the Katars
Purple - use the Snake Sword
Pink - use the Crossbow
Grey - use the Giant Axe
Yellow - use the Broad Sword
Green - use the Boomerang
White - use the Tonfas

He is constantly moving and trying to attack you.  Once you find 
the right weapon for him, then go up and beat the living crap 
out of him!  I have found that it is almost better to use any 
other weapon, once he turns clear, than your Bare Hands.  The 
Bare Hands still do not take off enough!  Don\'t forget to use 
the Crossbow\'s Legacy Drive if you start to run low on health.  
You can also use the Tonfas\' and Broad Sword\'s Legacy Drives for 
pretty good results.  Good luck!

===============================================================

Once you beat him, you will see the end of the game.  Don\'t 
forget to save it!  Refer to the SECRETS section to find out 
some extra things that you can do once you beat the game.

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Section V:

~~~~~~~
SECRETS
~~~~~~~

Bonus:

Special Game 1: Survival Mode

Received on top of a rooftop in the first stage.  To get the 
Special Game, find the alley that is to your left, a little ways 
after you come out of the subway.  There will be a gate back 
there.  Hop onto the trashcan and use the Pole Vault jump to get 
over the gate.  Climb the ladder on the building behind the 
gate.  The Special Game icon will be on top of the building 
waiting for you!

Special Game 2: 3 Min. Battle

After you get the second Ley seed for the Katars, go down the 
ladder on the side of the building.  Go over to the next 
building.  You will need to use the Pole Vault jump to get to 
the next building.  Once on top, go over to the left and you 
will see the Special Game icon.

Special Game 3: Boss Battle

Received in the Library of the Final Stage (Stage 7).  You must 
go back to the library after you have turned on the main 
elevator.  Then, and only then, the door at the top of the 
stairs in the library will open for you.  You will need to go 
through another door, and you will eventually have to jump 
across the chandelier in the middle of the room.  You will reach 
another door where the Special Game 3 icon will be waiting for 
you, along with 2 enemies. 

Action Movies:

Action Movie 1 - Circle
Action Movie 2 - X, Circle, Square
Action Movie 3 - X
Action Movie 4 - Triangle
Action Movie 5 - Square
Action Movie 6 - Circle
Action Movie 7 - Triangle
Action Movie 8 - X
Action Movie 9 - Square, Triangle
Action Movie 10- Circle
Action Movie 11- Triangle, Square, Circle
Action Movie 12- Triangle
Action Movie 13- Circle
Action Movie 14- X
Action Movie 15- Circle
Action Movie 16- Triangle
Action Movie 17- Triangle, Square
Action Movie 18- Circle, Circle, Circle
Action Movie 19- Triangle
Action Movie 20- Square
Action Movie 21- Circle
Action Movie 22- Triangle
Action Movie 23- Circle
Action Movie 24- X
Action Movie 25- Square

Twin Blade Weapons:

As mentioned in the weapons section, the twin blades are the 
secret weapons of the game.  You will receive the twin blades 
after you have beaten the game.  The twin blades can be maxed 
out just like any other weapon.

Max out your weapons:

Once you beat the game, you can start a new game from your old 
save file if you saved it.  When you receive the weapons over 
again, they will be at the same level they were at when you beat 
the game.  After you have gone through the game about 3 times, 
you may be able to max out all your weapons!

Glitch:

Although this is not really a secret, I just had to mention this 
because it is so funny!  If you go over to the Restricted Area 
in the last level (Stage 7), and go through that hallway (you 
must already have the cardkey), and if you do not see ANY 
enemies, then the glitch will probably work.  Use the elevator 
and go to the fourth floor.  Go over to the door to your right, 
and go through it.  If there are no enemies in here then the 
glitch will work.  Keep moving until a cutscene starts.  The 
cutscene will show Josh sneaking up on HIMSELF (another Josh) 
who is going up a ladder.  The game will eventually freeze, and 
you will have to reset it.  This happened the third time I went 
through the game.

If anyone knows the true way to activate this glitch then email 
me! ([email protected]).  (Thanks to spiderXero for telling 
me about this glitch.)

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Section VI:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[1]
Q) I keep trying, but I still cannot get the Broad Sword Ley 
Seeds.  Can you help me?

A) OK, when you switch to the Snake Sword after the Pole Vault 
jump, you will need to IMMEDIATELY (tremendously fast, quickly, 
hurriedly, speedily, until you are red in the face, as if your 
life depended on that split second in time) do the Sword 
Grapple!

[2]
Q) Where is the R3 button?

A) The R3 button is the right analog.  If you press the right 
analog like a button you will here it click.  This is the R3 
button.  (Same for the L3 button)

[3]
Q) How exactly do you get over the dang lake where you have to 
use the Snake Sword, because it doesn\'t work?

A) *sigh* See first question

[4]
Q) Why do you say that you should use the bare hands on the 
clear form of Agla when other weapons takes off more damage?

A) Yeah, the bare hands are really useless against him, but I 
believe that you are supposed to use the bare hands against the 
clear form.  I, myself, would rather use any other weapon, like 
I said in the walkthrough.

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Section VII:

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EVE OF EXTINCTION REVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A bio-genetics corporation known as Wisdom develops a new 
weapon.  This new weapon known as \"Legacy\" will allow Wisdom to 
achieve world wide military control.  Josh and his girlfriend 
Eliel find out about Wisdom\'s plan and try to stop them.  Wisdom 
kidnaps both of them and uses Eliel\'s soul to make a new Legacy, 
the Eve of Extinction (EOE).  Josh escapes from Wisdom and takes 
the EOE.  Now it is up to Josh to stop Wisdom from continuing 
their plans of global domination, and get Eliel back to her 
original form.  From the makers of Sword of the Berserk for 
Dreamcast (Yukes and Eidos), comes Eve of Extinction for PS2.

Graphics

The Graphics in EOE consist of well-detailed character models 
and nicely designed weapon effects.  The main characters of EOE 
are very well detailed and stand out much more than the normal 
enemies.  The character animations are crisp and stylish.  The 
main characters look really nice during the cutscenes.  Polygon 
breakup is, for the most part, \"non-existent\".  There may be a 
few occasions where a weapon might slip through a wall or the 
floor while striking an enemy.  

The backgrounds consist of many different outdoor and indoor 
areas such as cities and mountain type regions.  The backgrounds 
are in complete 3-D and allow for free roaming.  There are 
altogether 7 different stages that the player must make his or 
her way through.  The special effects on the weapons are taken 
directly from Soul Caliber.  Each weapon leaves a trail of 
lighting effects as Josh swings them at enemies.  EOE has 10 
different weapons to choose from.  When the player changes from 
one weapon to the next, the weapon will actually morph into the 
next weapon.  The weapon\'s Legacy Drives can release some great 
graphical eye candy, especially the time stop ability.

The only flaw in the graphics is the fact that many of the 
enemies that Josh fights at the beginning of the game have a 
\"generic\" appearance.  The enemies will all be wearing the same 
outfit (dark green business suits).  A little originality in the 
development of some of the enemies would have would have been 
nice.  The enemies in the later stages look a little better, but 
the same enemy will pop up too frequently.  The camera angles 
can get a little annoying as well.  The camera does not always 
follow behind Josh.

8/10

Sound

The stage music in EOE is good, not great, but good.  No real 
memorable music is present in EOE.  When the player runs across 
enemies, the game will start to play some upbeat disco type of 
music, which may start to annoy the player after the 5th enemy 
encounter.  Many of the enemies will let out a casual grunt 
whenever Josh hits them.  The weapons make some cool sound 
effects when Josh swings each one, but whenever the weapon hits 
an enemy it make the sound as if someone was hitting a plaster 
wall with a mop.  The voice acting is a major strong point.  Cam 
Clarke, who does the voice for Liquid Snake (MGS2) and Puck 
(Sword of the Berserk), does the voice of Josh Calloway.  The 
cutscenes are especially memorable because of the well-written 
and spoken dialogue.

7/10

Gameplay

Ah...the gameplay!  The gameplay is the main savior of EOE.  
Fighting has never been so deep in a brawler!  When Josh first 
starts out, he only has two weapons at his disposal, and they 
are very weak.  However, once Josh starts to gain more weapons 
the game will get addicting.  Josh has 10 different weapons, 
which allow him to do many different weapon combos.  Josh is 
allowed to switch to a different weapon during the middle of any 
combo to finish the combo.  He can dish out 7 hit combos with 
ease once his weapons have gone up enough in level.  The 
fighting never does get too boring because each weapon has many 
different combos that can be done.  For instance, Josh can do a 
4 hit combo with the rod, and then switch to the axe and finish 
off the combo by hitting the enemy with an overhead strike, 
which hits about 4-5 times.  Each weapon starts out at a low 
level with only a few combinations available.  As gamers start 
to level up each weapon, EOE will start to get a lot more 
interesting as many more combinations become available.  

Eve of Extinction combines action and adventure, so it is not a 
full-fledged brawler.  In some instances, Josh might have to 
explore an area while trying to look for an item or a switch.  
Eliel will constantly give the player hints if he or she gets 
stuck.  The player is expected to perform a few dangerous jumps 
that could lead to much frustration if the controls are not 
mastered.

The controls take time to get used to.  There are areas where 
the player will be forced to switch to Josh\'s bare hands in 
order to progress further.  For instance, there are a few parts 
where Josh has to do a jump that can only be done with his rod 
and reach a high platform.  Josh might have to switch to his 
bare hands in order to grab the side of the platform and pull 
himself up.  The controls can be very frustrating at first, but 
after a while of playing, everything will come natural.  The 
only problem with the controls is that the lock-on button is 
also the block button, so gamers will always be blocking while 
locked on to an enemy.

Normal enemies provide minimal challenge in the first few 
stages, but they sure can gang up on Josh quickly.  There is a 
boss (and occasionally a midboss) at the end of each stage.  
Many of the bosses can be quite tough.  Some bosses require the 
player to perform a specific task before he or she can actually 
hit the boss.  Each level has a few cutscenes where the player 
will have to enter certain button combinations during the 
cutscenes to keep from taking damage. (Much like the Quick-time-
events of Sword of the Berserk or Shenmue)

8/10

Lifespan

EOE can easily be beaten in about a day, the first time through.  
The game allows the player to bring each weapon up five levels.  
Each time the game is completed, gamers will be able to start a 
new game with the same leveled up weapons.  The player will have 
to beat the game at least three times in order to max out every 
weapon.  There are also a few special games that can be found 
throughout the 7 stages.  The special games include a survivor 
mode, and a few other modes.  There is also a special weapon 
that can be unlocked.

9/10

Originality

EOE combines a little bit of Soul Reaver (platform), Soul 
Caliber (weapon and combat), and Sword of the Berserk (action 
and cutscene) into a nice blend.  The new weapon based approach 
to combat is excellent!  The story could have been better. But 
hey, we do not play brawler-type games for the story alone!  
Also, a few more character models for the normal enemies would 
have made the enemy encounters more enjoyable.

8/10

Overall

If you like plenty of action in your game, and you like a few 
breaks in between the action, then you will love Eve of 
Extinction.  EOE might be getting some bad reviews from some 
areas of the gaming business, but you have to actually play the 
game to judge it for yourself.  The game does have its flaws, 
but a hardcore action fan can look past the flaws and realize 
the perfect gameplay.

Overall Rating: 8/10

(This review can also be found on PS2 Update. 
(http://www.ps2update.net)  The version on this FAQ is slightly 
altered.)

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Section VIII:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COPYRIGHT AND SPECIAL THANKS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Copyright

This document Copyright 2002 Kevin Hall

This document is for private and personal use only!

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Special Thanks to:

The people on the EOE GameFAQs boards - You guys were the ones 
that convinced me to get this game.  Thanks!

Ignus Infernus - for being the first person to make a FAQ for 
this game! Congrats! And for warning me about the Broad Sword 
Ley Seed emails ;)

CjayC - I do not know you personally, but I have been coming to 
your site for quite a while.  Keep up the good work with such a 
wonderful site!  May GameFAQs live on!  Thanks for posting this 
FAQ.

My mom and dad - Where would I be without you two!  Also, you 
bought the game for me. :)

Eidos and YUKE\'S - Thank-you for another cool brawler game after 
you made Sword of the Berserk!

Cheat Happens, Cheat Code Central, Gameguru Mania, Jester Race, 
Neoseeker, GameNation, Computerunderground and Joel\'s site - for 
posting my FAQ on their sites!

Cam Clarke (voice of Josh Calloway) - Thank-you for having such 
an amazing voice talent.  I don\'t know of anyone else that can 
go from doing a forest-elf voice (Puck - Sword of the Berserk) 
to doing Liquid\'s freaking awesome voice in Metal Gear Solid!  
You da man! Keep up the great voice-overs!

spiderXero - for telling me about the glitch!

golbez66 - for convincing me to write a FAQ. (yeah, you 
remember.) You should write one too! ^_^  *gives you Mike 
Tyson\'s Punch-Out!! and a Nintendo*

Colban (the magnificent) - for telling me about the twin blade 
combo that I forgot to add on my prior updates.

Michael Wilson from PS2 Update - for allowing me to write a few 
reviews for him.  Go and visit his site, I order you! Muaha! :) 
(http://www.ps2update.net)

Nick Wedge - for the Zera strategy.

All the people who emailed me - I appreciate your comments.

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