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Yanya Caballista FAQ
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Yanya Caballista: City Skater trademark and copyright 2001 KOIE Co., Ltd.
FAQ version 1.0 completed and copyright April 16, 2005 by Sonofming
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Table of Contents [yytoc]
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1. Introduction [yyintro]
2. Options [yyopt]
3. Characters [yychar]
4. Enemies [yyenem]
5. Objects [yyobj]
6. Challenge [yychal]
6a. Basic Controls [yybas]
6b. Trick [yytri]
6c. Combo [yycom]
6d. Gawoo Attack [yygaw]
7. Ramp [yyramp]
7a. Short Ramp - Easy [yyshort]
7b. Tall Ramp - Medium [yytall]
7c. Bowl - Hard [yybowl]
8. Street - Normal [yynst]
8a. Business Avenue [yynbus]
8b. Seaside Mall [yynsea]
8c. Forest Park [yynfor]
8d. Prison Island [yynpri]
8e. Ruins & Canal [yynrun]
8f. Flip Side Business Avenue [yyfsbus]
8g. Flip Side Seaside Mall [yyfssea]
8h. Flip Side Forest Park [yyfsfor]
8i. Flip Side Prison Island [yyfspri]
8j. Flip Side Ruins & Canal [yyfsrun]
8k. Final Battle [yynfin]
9. Street - Hard [yyhst]
9a. Business Avenue [yyhbus]
9b. Seaside Mall [yyhsea]
9c. Forest Park [yyhfor]
9d. Prison Island [yyhpri]
9e. Ruins & Canal [yyhrun]
9f. Flip Side Business Avenue [yyhfsbus]
9g. Flip Side Seaside Mall [yyhfssea]
9h. Flip Side Forest Park [yyhfsfor]
9i. Flip Side Prison Island [yyhfspri]
9j. Flip Side Ruins & Canal [yyhfsrun]
9k. Final Battle [yyhfin]
10. Versus [yyvers]
11. Conclusion [yyconc]
1. Introduction [yyintro]
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Welcome to Yanya Caballista: City Skater. San Francisco (and apparently, only
San Francisco) has been invaded by the evil Gawoo and they have but one
weakness: skateboarding. You'll be able to select any of ten characters
(although only three are unlocked to start the game) and go on a quest to save
the city.
The walkthroughs in this FAQ are organized in the way that I recommend doing
them. While you can do Challenge, Ramp, and Street in any order, doing
Challenge and Ramp first will quickly earn you an additional five characters.
Versus mode is saved for last, as it is the only two-player part of the game.
First, of course, we'll cover the basics.
BEFORE YOU JUMP DOWN, READ THIS: To avoid the massive amount of typing and the
massive file size that would result from typing "spin flip flip flip grab" over
and over again, I've abbreviated spin as "S," flip as "F," and grab as "G"
in the combos in the walkthrough. Hence, SFFG is a spin chained into a flip
chained into a flip chained into a grab. If a hyphen is included, it means
that the moves are not chained together (i.e., S-FG means a spin, then a flip
chained to a grab); these moves are generally included as examples of what not
to do.
2. Options [yyopt] (defaults capitalized)
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Controller Setting: TYPE-A or Type-B
Type-A: Use the fingerboard controller.
Board forward: Push
Board back: Brake
Board left/right: Turn left/right
Twist board: Spin
R3: U-turn / grab in air
L3: Ollie / flip in air
Type-B:
D-pad Up: Push
D-pad Down: Brake
D-pad Left/Right: Turn left/right
L1 or R1: Spin
Triangle: U-turn / grab in air
X: Ollie / flip in air
Vibrate: ON or off
Sound Level:
Music: 0-10 (default 10)
Sound Effect: 0-10 (default 10)
STEREO or mono
Ranking: Normal, Hard, or Ramp (your high scores lists; I have no idea why
they put this under options, but here it is)
Save/Load: Save or load, memory card 1 or memory card 2 (you'll be prompted to
save after every level anyway, and to load when you start the game)
3. Characters [yychar]
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Key:
Name - Character's name
Speed, Power, and Technique - Based off the characters' stat bars on the
character select screen. Rated out of 100.
Description - The instruction manual's description of the character.
Rating - My ranking of the character (1st through 10th) and reasoning.
How to unlock - 'Nuff said.
Name: Jet
Speed: 38
Power: 100
Technique: 41
Description: A guy with justice and courage. He is such a great athlete that
he became one of the top skaters within just a year after he started skating.
Rating: 5th. Only a hair's width worse than Max. Speed is, for all intents and
purposes, unimportant, so we'll be looking at power and technique. Jet
technically beats out Max, 141 to 130, but his technique is dangerously low.
However, with his power at the maximum, he is very useful for the battles with
King Gawoo at the end of Ruins & Canal levels.
How to unlock: Default character.
Name: Mei Fa
Speed: 53
Power: 53
Technique: 65
Description: A leader of girls-only skateboard team, QT. Cheerful and
straightforward, she is popular among the girls. Mei Fa skates day and night
to make team QT big and famous.
Rating: 6th. Meh. Nothing terrible here, but she's not particularly good at
anything either. A combined 118 in the important stats, Mei Fa is fine if
you're looking for a change of pace, but, if you want to light up the high
scores board, pick someone else.
How to unlock: Default character.
Name: Max
Speed: 38
Power: 59
Technique: 71
Description: A hot-blooded guy. Teaches Jet skating techniques. Somewhat
jealous of Jet who has mastered all the techniques in a year, as it took 10
years for him.
Rating: 4th. The strongest of the default characters, although he and Jet are
almost too close to call. Weaker than Jet on paper, Max makes up for it with
balance between his power and technique. The character of choice (or, at
least, my choice) for starting out.
How to unlock: Default character.
Name: Bluebee
Speed: 76
Power: 29
Technique: 32
Description: Calls himself a descendant of Atlantis. Started skateboarding to
lose some weight. Hasn't been quite successful because he gets hungrier after
skating and eats even more. Favorite food is chocolate chip cookies.
Rating: 10th. Wow! Look at all that speed. Too bad it's practically useless
when you have to circle back 2 or 3 times to take out an enemy that would have
been easily taken out by any other character. His size is also irritating, as
he blocks out a significant portion of your view. The upside? Umm... I suppose
his speed could get you the records on some of the easier flip side levels.
Maybe. Also, the food falling out of his pockets in his trick animations are
pretty cool looking.
How to unlock: Beat Challenge - Combo.
Name: Mr. Honda
Speed: 38
Power: 59
Technique: 65
Description: Son of a rich family. Goes to an elite private school. Snobby,
neat and narcissistic. Thinning hair. Honda likes surprising people with magic
tricks as well as skateboarding tricks.
Rating: 7th. A slight power upgrade on Mei Fa, but a serious penalty in the
speed department. To look at it in another way, he's a handicapped version of
Max (-6 Technique). Plus, you actually have to go to the trouble of winning
him. Like Mei Fa, he doesn't excel at anything, but he does have a minor
weakness (low speed being, by definition, minor). The upside: he doesn't suck
as bad as Bluebee. Also, some of the cooler trick animations in the game.
How to unlock: Beat Challenge - Trick.
Name: Clarice
Speed: 50
Power: 65
Technique: 71
Description: A combatant of "GAZ", which was formed to fight the Gawoo.
Patrols around the city with a special uniform made for the combat team.
Popular among kids.
Rating: 3rd. An upgrade of Max (12 points of speed, 6 points of power). Her
wings can get a bit irritating when you kick, but you'll get used to it. On
the down side, she's outshined by Aimee and isn't a good change of pace
character like Mei Fa or Mr. Honda. If you find that, for one reason or
another, you don't like Aimee, Clarice is a good second choice for attacking
Street Mode.
How to unlock: Beat Challenge - Gawoo Attack.
Name: Granny B.
Speed: 50
Power: 41
Technique: 41
Description: A legendary skater. Rumor has it that she's been skating since
WW2. Loves to skate while babysitting her grandchild on her back.
Rating: 8th. Well, at least she's balanced. I'm pretty sure that she's
intended to be the character for those who find the game too easy, as she takes
some work to unlock and really doesn't have any kick ass potential. Change
of pace character; have fun (turn your sound off so you don't have to listen to
the baby howl every time you flip though).
How to unlock: Beat Ramp - Tall Ramp.
Name: Aimee
Speed: 74
Power: 53
Technique: 88
Description: A girl with an edgy style. Always comes up with graceful tricks,
catching all the attention from boys. Looks glamorous but she is actually
clumsy.
Rating: 2nd. Let's see. Her power plus technique of 141 ties her with Jet, but
she has better balance between the two and almost twice as high a speed bar.
Aimee also is one of the smallest characters, giving you a good view of the
level at hand. She also has my favorite upside: no downside. Aimee doesn't
have a single weakness and is the weapon of choice for dealing with Street
(Normal).
How to unlock: Beat Ramp - Bowl.
Name: Gawoo
Speed: 50
Power: 85
Technique: 100
Rating: 1st. Gawoo rocks. His 185 in the important stats drastically exceeds
the second-best 141 of Jet and Aimee, he has a maxxed out stat, he has good
balance between power and technique, he doesn't take a significant penalty in
speed, and he's tiny, letting you see (essentially) everything and pull some
tight maneuvers. Gawoo rocks. The only downside is that you need to go all the
way through Street (Normal) to get your hands on him. Once you do, he is THE
character for Street (Hard). Gawoo rocks.
How to unlock: Beat Street Mode - Normal.
Name: Minister Spade
Speed: 50
Power: 85
Technique: 100
Rating: Uhh, 1st. Minister Spade isn't selectable per se; he's the Player 2
costume of Gawoo in Versus Mode. Kinda cool; I suppose someone with a
Gameshark, etc., could figure out how to use him in other modes.
Name: King Gawoo
Speed: 76
Power: 85
Technique: 100
Rating: 9th. Yes, he has the same 185 as Gawoo. Yes, he has a maxxed out stat.
Yes, he has good balance between power and technique. And yes, his speed is 50%
better. The problem? He's not tiny like Gawoo. In fact, King Gawoo is freaking
huge. His body will block out all visibility on the bottom half of the screen,
and his crown will block most of the top half. I have, however, thought of two
circumstances in which to use King Gawoo. First, if you have a level memorized
and don't need to see it, go right ahead. Secondly, if you're blind and can't
see the level anyway, have fun. That's it. Despite his stats, King Gawoo barely
beats out Bluebee.
How to unlock: Beat Street Mode - Hard.
4. Enemies [yyenem]
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Gawoo: The basic enemy. Any trick will hurt him; do enough damage to make him
disappear.
Shapes:
Topper: The elitist Gawoo. Small tricks will not do any damage. For high-
level Toppers, you'll need to pull off massive tricks to achieve
anything.
Swabby: These guys have a smaller range of vision, about half that of
regular Gawoo. This usually isn't a problem, as you'll rarely need to
use the outskirts of a sight range to get a hit.
Roundy: The name says it all. These guys' bellies are so big that they
can't see anything that happens below him. As with Swabbies' limited
sight, this is rarely a major problem.
Colors:
Green: Damaged by spins (combo meter and chaining tricks also).
Yellow: Damaged by grabs. Hit a spin and a flip first to get your chain
bonus up, then hit the grab and hold it until you land.
Pink: Damaged by flips. Stronger than Green or Yellow Gawoo, if only
because flips do more damage than spins or grabs. Get into their sight
range, start spinning, and chain together as many flips as you can. Use
a grab to stabilize before you land.
Mixed: Gawoo can have both color and shape. Not a problem, just make sure
you meet both conditions and they'll go down.
Ghosts: The Gawoo on the flip side are all ghosts. They're the same as
regular Gawoo on the first mission, Roundies on the second, Swabbies
on the third, Toppers on the fourth, and colored on the fifth. The only
difference you'll actually be able to see are the colors; you'll be
told about the shapes before each level starts.
Levels: Each Gawoo has a level between 0 and 15. Any trick will kill a Lv 0
Gawoo. For the upper levels (Lv 11 through 15), you'll need to do a
very potent trick if you want the one-hit kill.
5. Objects [yyobj]
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Baby Bomb: You'll lose 15 seconds for hitting one of these. Generally easy to
avoid.
Big Bomb: You'll lose 30 seconds for hitting one of these. Again, generally
easy to avoid.
Boss Bomb: The bosses will throw, drop, etc., these as their attacks. The
number of seconds you lose differs from boss to boss; it will be noted
with my write-ups of them.
Coin: 1000 points. An additional 2000 for collecting a second within 3 seconds,
3000 for collecting a third within another 3 seconds, etc. Once you have
15, you'll get an extra 60 seconds.
Big Coin: 10,000 points and an instant 50 seconds.
6. Challenge: Use Max for his high technique [yycha]
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6a. Basic Controls [yybas]
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1. Push & U-turn: The most basic of the basic trainings. Just hold up until
you reach the purple area, then hit Triangle to turn around and come back to
the start.
2. Ollie (jump): All you need to do is press X anywhere on the ramp. Mission
cleared.
3. Shifty: Hold up to start kicking. When you're near the gap, press X and
hold Up for the entire jump.
4. Turn: Tests your ability to press the left and right buttons. Stick to
the sides, then cut to the middle after the two large bombs.
5. Push-Ollie (Part 1): Gather some speed and let go of the Up button.
Use Up to kick at the bottom of the ramp and jump near the top of it. You
should clear the gap by a lot. In fact, you can clear it without doing the
push, and the game will still let you pass the level.
6. Push-ollie (Part 2): You actually need to do the push this time. Hold up
to kick twice, then let go. Tap Up at the bottom of the ramp and hit the jump
near the top. Hold Up while you're in the air to get extra distance.
7. Jump Trick (Part 1): You'll be in the halfpipe to learn the three basic
tricks. Be sure to hit X before getting to the lip of the ramp: jumping
rather than just sailing off helps you land better, and you'll need to be used
to it before doing the Ramp levels. If you can hit a Spin-flip-grab, this will
be over in one jump. If not, jump, press L1 or R1, land, jump, press X, land,
jump, press Triangle, land. Mission over.
8. Jump Trick (Part 2): You'll need to do a spin-flip and a spin-grab, in
that order, to pass this mission. Remember, these are the basics; no need to
get fancy. Hit the first ramp, jump, hit R1 then X. Hit the second ramp,
jump, hit R1 then Triangle. Cleared. (Even if you forget which trick comes
first, the instructions are written and color-coded onto the ramps themselves.)
9. Defeat the Gawoo: The introduction to combat. As the game notes, passing
through a Gawoo's site range at any time during the course of the trick will
damage it. You're dealing with a Lv 0 Gawoo here, so anything will kill it.
That's right, a flip, a spin, or a grab. Get fancy if you want to; I wouldn't
bother.
10. Defeat the Specials: All level 0s again. The order is spin, flip, grab,
but the ramps will remind you of the right color. Again, any simple trick
kills the Gawoo. More than anything, this level is all about learning
the color-coding, especially as they don't correspond to the button colors
on the controller.
F. Final Exam: Cut to the left to get around the bombs and boxes. Hit the
push-ollie and shifty off the left side of the jump, ending up on the left
side of the fence on the other side of the gap. Ollie over the edge, then
over the fence, and line up for the jump. Push-ollie again and do any trick.
The Level 0 Gawoo will die.
Your prize: Nothing.
6b. Trick [yytri]
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1. Combo (Part 1): A spin-flip-grab: probably the littlest big trick in the
game. Hit the jump with a push ollie, tap R1 to start spinning, then hit X
for the flip. As you are coming out of the animation, hit Triangle to do the
grab. Let it go before you land, and move on to the next mission.
2. Combo (Part 2): The spin-flip-flip is actually easier than the SPG: the
timing window seems more forgiving and you won't need to move your thumb.
The only problem is that the animation for the flip is longer, making it a
little more likely to fail. (Notice that the landing pad is lower than on
Combo Part 1, giving you more time in the air). Regardless, this is the combo
you'll be relying on most heavily, so make sure you get the timing right.
3. Combo (Part 3): All you need here is a spin-flip to take out both Gawoo.
Push-ollie, then get the spin and the flip in early. As you sail down, use
Left and Right to ensure that you land at the intersection of the two circles.
4. Combo (Part 4): Following the same principle as Combo Part 3, go off the
center of the ramp with a push-ollie, hit the SFG and guide yourself into the
intersection of the three circles. The target area is significantly smaller
this time, use Up and Down to help you hit the mark.
5. Late Flip Combo (Part 1): Push-ollie and start your spin. "When you come
back around" translates to between a 270-degree and 360-degree spin. Just
clear this. Late combos waste too much time, meaning you lose complexity,
and you can get a bonus AND a big combo using early combos (we're getting
there).
6. Late Flip Combo (Part 2): "It's a good move to learn!" No, it's not. They
give you plenty of room off the jump, so hit the spin and hit the flip as you
get close to 720.
7. Chain Flip Combo (Part 1): This is your bread and butter for the entire
game. Of course, you'll normally be throwing a spin in too, but you absolutely
need to have this move down. Hit the jump (push-ollie), and go to the first
flip. The camera will stay behind you, so you can see when your feet are going
back on the board. Hit X as this happens for the first chain. The camera should
have swung back over head, so you won't have the best view for the second
chain. However, most characters move their feet out from underneath them when
doing a flip; when their feet come back in, hit X to hit the third flip and
clear the mission. Note: You'll need to do these with much worse views while
playing through Street; you need the timing window memorized. Also note:
Jamming on the X button will not work. You need to time it out.
8. Chain Flip Combo (Part 2): Major damage from this one. Hit the SFFF and
then (probably) shifty to reach the Lv 8 Gawoo. Bonus points for including the
spin in the chain (not really).
9. Early Flip Combo (Part 1): The other majorly useful technique. Spinning
while doing a combo gives you a little extra, but spinning as part of the
chain can really jack up the damage of higher level combos. And quite easy
to do. As soon as you hit R1, hit X. The spin and flip will chain together,
and you'll have the mission cleared.
10. Early Flip Combo (Part 2): A combination of mission 7 and mission 9.
Chain together a spin and three flips to take out the Lv 8 Gawoo. You may need
to do a shifty on the end to reach the target zone, but you have plenty of
room.
F. Combos - Final Exam: This is actually fairly difficult. Push-ollie the
first jump and do a SF to take out the Lv 2 Gawoo. Turn right and hit a SFF to
take out the Lv 4 Gawoo. Turn right and keep your speed high. Push-ollie and
shifty to clear the next jump. If you miss this one, don't just start over
from where you're placed; you won't build up enough speed. Head back to the
previous gap, pull a U-turn (Triangle) and charge into it. Go down to the
barrier, U-turn, and push-ollie again. One more push-ollie and you're at the
top of the level. You'll see a Gawoo sitting next to a ramp. Remember, despite
the fact that you've never done it before, that the key to killing Gawoo isn't
landing by them, it's passing through their range at any point during a jump.
Hit the push-ollie, and do a SFFF to take out the Lv 4 Gawoo at the top and the
Lv 6 Gawoo where you land. You don't have time to get up any speed, just turn
right for the next jump, make sure you're down the middle, push-ollie, and hit
at least a SFF on your way to landing between the two Lv 4 Gawoo on the
island.
Your Prize: Mr. Honda is now unlocked.
6c. Combos [yycom]
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1. Rail Slide (Part 1): Turn to face towards the rail (at an angle). Hit up to
start moving, X to jump, and hold Up to slide on the rail.
2. Rail Slide (Part 2): You absolutely must hold Up to kick TWICE before you
jump onto the rail. Otherwise, you won't have the speed to clear the pipes that
are in your way. Once on the rail, hop both pipes and be sure to hold Up as you
come back down so you'll continue sliding the rail.
3. Rail Slide (Part 3): It's harder than it looks, but not that hard. Get on
the first pipe and slide to the end, then jump off to the side. Hold Up, and
use Up-Left/Up-Right to guide yourself down while in a position to land. Do
the same to get onto the third pipe, and slide to the end.
4. Combo Link (Part 1): This won't come in handy too often until the later
levels in Street, but, even early, it is somewhat useful. Push-ollie into the
first jump and do a spin-flip. Do a shifty to make sure you land straight and
preserve your speed (landing as close to the second jump as possible), then
push-ollie the second jump and do a SFG, killing the Lv 0 Gawoo.
5. Combo Link (Part 2): Because of the distance between ramps, you'll need to
do bigger tricks to give your combo gauge enough charge to last. SFFs work
well here. Another Lv 0 Gawoo awaits at the end, so you can do pretty much
anything off ramp three and clear the mission.
6. Combo Link (Part 3): Today's lesson is that your combo gauge doesn't go
down while you're sliding. Use SFGs here, as you don't quite have the time
for two flips. Hit the first jump (push-ollie), do the SFG, and steer onto the
pipe. Same principle for the second jump (the three part chain will give you
enough time to make it there). Go off the third jump and hit anything to take
out the Lv 0 Gawoo.
7. Stair Trick (Part 1): This is easy, but practically useless. In Street Mode,
you will occasionally be jumping down stairs, but it's rare that you'll have
a choice in the matter. Hold Up to kick twice, then lay off till you get to the
stairs. At the top of the stairs, do a push-ollie, spin, and hold Up to make
sure you clear the stairs.
8. Stair Trick (Part 2): Essentially the same as Stair Trick (Part 1), but
there's a Gawoo at the bottom. Thing is, it's a Lv 0 Gawoo, so you can still do
absolutely any trick to kill it. The steps are also a bit longer this time;
make sure you're at the edge before hitting the push-ollie and you'll be fine.
9. Carjump (Part 1): Another trick that you really won't be pulling in Street
mode. Go forward and turn left into the side street, then make a U-turn. There
are ramps going over the main avenue, just go back and forth pulling basic
tricks over cars. Note that you can steer while airborne to go over two cars
per jump.
10. Carjump (Part 2): Irritating. There's a Lv 0 Gawoo on the far right corner
of the main avenue. Kickstart and move as slowly as possible. When a car comes
from the left, push off and jump it, then steer while airborne to try to go
over a car in the other lane, landing within the Gawoo's site. Traffic's pretty
heavy, so you'll be able to hit this well within the time limit. Note: if you
don't hit a trick and end up on the same side of the street as the Gawoo, jump
and spin to kill it. You'll be teleported back to your start location.
F. Extras - Final Exam: Push-ollie the first jump and do a SFF to take out the
Lv. 4. Turn right and slide the pipe. Don't even worry about changing pipes;
jumping off the end of this one will get you to the platform. Turn right and
push-ollie at the top of the stairs. A SFF will take out the Lv. 8 at the
bottom. (Note: Hold Down after the trick to brake and avoid crashing into the
wall). After the stairs turn, you'll see a ramp in front of you. Line up for
its right side, push-ollie, and SFF to take out the Lv. 6 sitting in the left
tower. Now U-turn and get on the rail under the other tower. Jump off, do an
SFF, and guide yourself to the side so that you don't land on the next rail
(i.e., so that you have time to finish the second flip animation).
Your Prize: Bluebee is now unlocked.
6d. Gawoo Attack [yygaw]
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1. Start with a Jump Trick: You've done this many times before. Push-ollie
off the jump and do a big enough trick to take out the Lv 4 Gawoo. A SF will
do it (a S-F will not), but, for style, go for a SFFFF.
2. Take out 2 with 1: You've done this before too. You'll need at least a flip
and a landing between the two Lv 1s to clear this.
3. How about 3?: Essentially the same as mission 2, but in mission 1's area.
There's a Gawoo standing at the top of the ramp, but a Gawoo at the top of a
ramp will always see your jump. Steer down into the other two. You'll need at
least a SF to take the Lv 4s out, but you might as well use the fall to work
on your flip-to-flip timing.
4. Get the jump on Topper: And the first special Gawoo has arrived. Toppers
only like big tricks, which means that little tricks will do absolutely no
damage to them. This is a Lv 4 Topper, so the bare minimum here is S-FF.
You'll be seeing much worse in Street.
5. The Swabbies are loose!: Swabbies have a very narrow field of vision. You
won't be running into them much, and, when you do, you'll generally have an
easy opportunity to get close. But not this Swabby. He's quite high up and
you'll need a near-perfect push-ollie to get into his line of sight and at
least a SF to take him out. Note: it might help to make a U-turn and back up.
You'll get more speed, but the push-ollie stills needs to be quite good to get
him.
6. Fly high with the ramp!: What Yanya calls a ramp is essentially a
quarterpipe. Push-ollie and hit X as you get close to the rim for the biggest
possible jump. You'll need a SF here to take out the Lv 4 Gawoo.
7. Riding the rails!: Kickstart and then jump onto the rail. As you pass under
the Lv 2 Gawoo, jump and do a trick (you need at least an S-F to take it out).
Once the flip completes, hold Up to land back on the rail and complete the
mission.
8. Take out Roundy: Start off heading left and go between the boxes. When you
see the smaller boxes in front of you, jump up, go to the end, and pull a
U-turn. Jump onto the taller stack on your right, then onto the box the Roundy
is standing on. Jump off here; a SF will take out the Lv 2 Roundy.
9. Time limit (Part 1): Despite the claim that your time is limited (which is
technically true), you have a full 2 minutes to do this. Push-ollie the jump in
front of you to get onto the boxes, then jump onto the next platform to your
left. Make a U-turn, and push-ollie the jump to get up to the Roundy's
platform. It's another Lv 2, so a SF will take it out.
10. Time limit (Part 2): Head a bit left and push-ollie two consecutive jumps
to get onto the same building as the Roundy. Pull a U-turn and slide the pipe,
making sure to jump before you slam into the wall at the end. Jump the gap and
make another U-turn. Push-ollie a long jump, land, and pull another U-turn to
get up to the jump the Lv. 4 Roundy is standing on. A SF will be enough to take
him out.
F. Gawoo Attack - Final Exam: This exam is harder than some of the levels in
Street. Your first priority is the two Lv 7 Gawoo in front of you. Push-ollie
the ramp and hit a SFF to take them out. (Note: If you don't take these two
out, restart. No sense wasting time.) Turn left; there's a Lv 8 Topper on the
quarterpipe. You'll need a S-FFF to hurt him, a SFFF to take him out in one
shot. (If you don't get him in, at the absolute most, 3 jumps, restart.) Come
down off the quarterpipe and proceed straight. At the next intersection, get on
the nearside sidewalk and head towards the Lv 4 Roundy standing on the car.
Kick up some speed and jump over him with a SF to take him out. (You may need
to come back and hit him again if you don't get enough degrees on the spin).
Continue down the street until you see the ramp on the right, use it to get up
on the ledge. Use the ramp on the ledge to get onto the next ledge, then go to
the far end there and prepare to hit the ramp on the left. There's a Lv 7
Roundy on the ramp and a Lv 4 Roundy at the bottom, on some boxes. Push-ollie,
hit a SFF, and hold Up to land near the Lv 4, taking them both out. This is
harder than it sounds. Spin too much and you won't be able to get within the
Lv 4's eyesight; spin too little and you won't do enough damage to finish off
the Lv 7. However, there's a ramp down here that will lead you back up to this
jump, and you should have plenty of time to repeat it.
Your prize: Clarice is now unlocked.
7. Ramp [yyramp]
----------------
To rack up high scores, go above and beyond the call of duty. For example,
let's say the game demands "spin flip." This means, and only means, that you
need to hit a spin, then a flip, in one jump. However, if you want points, hit
the spin, combo it to an early flip, combo that to another flip, to another
flip, etc. You'll still get credit for the "spin flip." The only exception
here is on the plain spins. If the game only calls for a "spin," you cannot
tack extra tricks onto the end of the jump. In this case, just go for the
biggest spin possible. The degree requirements for spins are a minimum; don't
feel that you have to pull out of the spin at the exact mark.
The other secret to monster scores is to exploit the "loops" (turns) that you
are given in the ramp. For example, on the short ramp, you have 8 loops to
complete each level. Rather than hitting the spin on the first loop and the
flip on the second to clear level 1, hit 6 big tricks, then a spin, then a
flip-flip-flip-etc. to move on to level 2. Note that the problem here is that
if you blow either trick, it's game over. On higher levels, you might want to
leave yourself some wiggle room.
One more warning: if you fail a trick, you'll have to repeat all the tricks at
that level. If you don't complete one of the target tricks, you'll have to redo
one of the tricks that you've already completed. Let's say you're on level 7
of the bowl. You've already completed the "Spin Flip Flip Flip Grab," the "Spin
Flip Grab Grab," and the "Spin 1080," but you get a really bad jump. You don't
have room to complete the final trick, the "Flip Flip Flip Flip," and, if you
try it, you'll crash and need to repeat all four tricks. However, if you don't
do anything and come back down, the game will only make you repeat one trick.
I have a hunch that it makes you repeat the hardest trick, but can't confirm
this. So by playing it safe, you'll only have the FFFF and (probably) the SFFFG
to redo, rather than having to redo all 4 tricks.
7a. Short Ramp - Easy [yyshort]
-------------------------------
Nothing to worry about here. Get used to jumping off the lip of the pipe, if
you aren't already after challenge mode. Make sure that you hit bigger tricks
than required, or you won't set a score higher than 4th place (assuming you
care about the rankings board).
Level 1:
Spin
Flip
Level 2:
Grab
Spin 720
Level 3:
Spin
Spin Flip
Flip Grab
Level 4:
Spin Grab
Spin Flip Flip
Spin Flip Grab
Your prize: None
7b. Tall Ramp - Normal [yytall]
-------------------------------
Still fairly easy. The hardest trick here is a S-F-F-F, and you don't need to
combo it together. (Note: you'll probably need to combo the three flips
together if you want to complete it, but, after challenge mode, this shouldn't
be a problem.)
Level 1:
Flip
Spin Grab
Level 2:
Spin Flip
Spin 720
Level 3:
Spin 1080
Flip Grab
Spin Flip Grab
Level 4:
Spin
Flip
Grab
Spin Flip Flip Grab
Level 5:
Spin 1080
Spin Grab
Spin Flip Flip
Spin Flip Grab
Level 6:
Spin Flip
Spin Flip Grab
Spin Flip Flip Flip
Spin Flip Flip Grab
Your prize: Granny B is now unlocked.
7c. Bowl - Hard [yybowl]
------------------------
It most certainly is. The FFFF is probably the hardest trick
here, although the SFFFG comes close. There's also a quintuple grab waiting for
you on level 6, but the grab animation is quick, just make sure you get the
timing right. You'll also need to use Left and Right to guide yourself down
straight or risk wobbling and failing. One more word of warning: trying to run
up the score by using all your loops on levels 6 and 7 is not advised. There's
nothing so depressing as realizing that you need four more tricks to beat this
thing and only have three loops to do it in. Also note that completing this
will automatically rate a high score, as all default high scores are set at
1,000,000.
Level 1:
Spin 720
Spin Flip Grab
Level 2:
Spin Flip Flip
Flip Flip Grab
Level 3:
Flip Flip Flip
Grab Grab Grab
Spin 1080
Level 4:
Spin Flip Flip Grab
Flip Grab Grab Grab
Flip Flip Flip
Level 5:
Flip Grab
Grab Grab
Spin Flip Flip Flip
Spin Grab Grab
Level 6:
Grab Grab Grab Grab Grab
Spin Flip Flip Flip
Flip Grab
Spin Flip Grab
Level 7:
Spin Flip Flip Flip Grab
Spin Flip Grab Grab
Spin 1080
Flip Flip Flip Flip
Your Prize: Aimee is now unlocked.
8. Street - Normal [yynst]
--------------------------
8a. Business Avenue [yynbus]
----------------------------
Level 1 (4 Gawoo): You'll have 4 Gawoo to deal with in the first part of
Business Avenue (press start to check the map). Start off straight, hit the
push-ollie on the ramp, and trick over the Gawoo on the garbage can and land
near the one on the basketball court, taking out two Lv 0 Gawoo. Now make a
hard left turn and go off the ramp so that you go between the two trees with
Lv 0 Gawoo in them. Make sure both of them see you and trick to take them out.
Level 2 (4 Gawoo): The gates to the second part of the level are now open. Grab
the coins here then turn right, go through the hole in the fence and jump into
a spin-flip from inside the Lv 0 Gawoo's sight range. Turn right and head
towards the quarterpipe at the east end of the street. Line yourself up with
the coins and jump up to take out the Lv 1 Gawoo. When you land, turn south
and go up the stairs that are smack against the buildings. Push-ollie the ramp
at the end, trick, and land in the Lv 1 Gawoo's range. Hop back down onto the
street and continue south. Use the quarterpipe at the end to get to the Lv 1
Gawoo. When you land, make a quick turn west and head up the stairs. Push-
ollie two ramps and land in range of the Lv 0 Gawoo. Grab the large coin for
50 extra seconds, then hop down and head straight towards the barrier to Level
3.
Level 3 (5 Gawoo): The first Lv 1 Gawoo is standing on the first ramp in the
area, jump through his range and trick to take him out. Now turn north, push-
ollie the ramp, trick, and shifty (if necessary) to land in the sight of the
Lv 1 Gawoo in the intersection. Continue north and trick over the ramp that the
Lv 1 Gawoo at the top of the map is standing on. Circle back down to the middle
east-west street, spot the Lv 0 on the north side of it, and hop into a SF to
take him out. From here, follow the ramp on the south side of the north
building to get on a ledge, then follow the ledge around to the final Lv 0
Gawoo. He's standing on a ramp, jump off it and trick to take him out.
Boss (Minister Spade): Like most of the bosses, this will not be a difficult
fight. You'll automatically be transported to the center avenue; the boss will
be coming at you. Minister Spade is pretty fast, so you don't want to
concentrate too heavily on landing in his sight range. Instead, jump from
within it, or charge him and jump through it. Minister Spade has the standard
boss attack: the balls around him turn to bombs, which will take a whopping 5
seconds off your time. He can also charge and knock you over. Just wait for him
to pause and hit him with SFs, he'll be gone in a couple hits.
8b. Seaside Mall [yynsea]
-------------------------
Level 1 (4 Gawoo): Check your map: you have 4 Gawoo in a row right in front of
you. Go up the steps on the right side of the path and get on the rail. When
you see the Lv 0 Gawoo, jump across the gap, doing a SF to take him out. There
is now a Lv 1 Gawoo just in front of you, jump within his range and hit another
SF. Now get on the rail, still heading east, and jump under the Lv 2 Gawoo with
a SFF. Finally, a Pink (flip) Gawoo is just in front of you. He's Lv 0, so just
jump and flip to take him out.
Level 2 (5 Gawoo): A wall now opens on the left side of the path. In here,
there are two rows of Gawoo to deal with. The inner row is slightly easier to
take down from the west side, so head towards the outer (northern) row first.
Push-ollie the first jump and shifty all the way to make sure you clear it. Hit
the next jump and do a flip to take out the Lv 0 Pink Gawoo by your landing
spot. Same thing on the next jump will deal with the second Lv 0 Pink Gawoo.
Now hit one more jump to get back on the mainland, avoid the mines, and head
back east. Push-ollie the first jump you see to get up top. Just ahead of you,
a Lv 2 Pink and a Lv 1 Green Gawoo are hanging on a pole. Push-ollie the jump
here, SFF, and shifty to get to the next platform. Try to collect the big coin
while you're at it. Drop down (no jump) at the next ledge, and you'll see a
Lv 0 Yellow Gawoo in front of you. Jump, do a brief grab, and watch him
disappear. Now, hit the jump behind him and collect the coins. The path you
land on will lead to a big coin.
Level 3 (5 Gawoo): Drop down from the big coin and head through the newly
opened gate. There are 3 Gawoo in a row on the mainland; they're the first
targets. Line up with the first jump against the RIGHT wall, push-ollie, and
hit a SFF before landing on the Lv 4 Roundy. Keep going and you'll see a Lv 1
Roundy standing on a roof at right. Hit the jump just in front of him. A flip
is enough to finish him off. Your next target should be easy to see (Hint: he's
huge and pink. Not hard to miss.) Fortunately, he's standing right on top of a
ramp. One flip and this Lv 1 Pink Roundy is gone. Now, pull a hard left. You
should see the Lv 2 Roundy sitting on a loading platform for the ship. Get on
the rail that runs under him and hit a SFF. Note: since he is not directly
above the rail, you may need to curve out SLIGHTLY and then back in while
you're airborne. Just don't land in the water. If you're coming the way I came,
you'll see two large bombs in front of you. Jump up and swerve in between them
to get onto the ship. Make a sharp right and cruise along the lower level of
the ship until you come to the quarterpipe that our final target is sitting on.
Get a decent push-ollie off the pipe and go into a grab to take out the Lv 3
Yellow.
Boss (Minister Diamond): Minister Diamond has the same bomb ring/ bomb drop
attack that other bosses do; you'll lose ten seconds for each hit. He also has
a charging move that is randomly used in a random direction. Basic boss
strategy applies: wait for him to get near the plethora of ramps, then nickel
& dime him to death with SFFs. Say goodnight to Elvis Gawoo, it's time for
Forest Park.
8c. Forest Park [yynfor]
------------------------
Level 1 (4 Gawoo): Target numero uno is in a tree just in front of you. Hop up
on the barrier at left, then the rail. Jump under the Lv 1 with a SF, directing
yourself left so you land in the grass. Now head towards the two Gawoo in the
middle of the fountain. Use the ramp that they are standing by, jump from the
Lv 3's sight and into the Lv 1 Pink's sight with a SFF. Now head north, get on
the rail, and take out the Lv 1 in the tree. Keep heading west along the path
until you get to the big coin, then pull a U-turn and head up the east stairs.
Level 2 (5 Gawoo): Slalom through the bombs and get on the broken-wall ramp and
push-ollie onto the ledge. There's a Lv 3 Roundy in the wall. Hit the ramp and
do a SFF, landing on the far ledge. Follow the curve and head up the steps,
you'll see a Lv 1 just in front of you. Hop up in the planter and come down on
him with a SF. Go right and use the door to get into the house. Do a SG in
front of the big bomb to blow it up, then go through that doorway. Do the same
to the next two big bombs. Enter the final room of the house for 3 big coins
and 150 seconds! Now get out of the house and get on the ledge with the coins
(you may need to back up and charge it to make the jump). Collect the coins and
note the Lv 3 Pink Swabby on the pole. Jump to the left of the pole with a
SFFFG and land back on the ground level. Get on the rail at left, then jump and
trick when you pass the Lv 3 Gawoo. Hit the right side of the quarterpipe in
front of you hard, go airborne, and FFF to take out the Lv 3 Pink Roundy
remaining.
Level 3 (4 Gawoo): After landing from the QP, the door to Level 3 will be on
your left. Head down the slope, then turn right and push-ollie the next
quarterpipe. SFFF and take down the Lv 4 Roundy. Now head all the way to the
west side of the hall. Use the QP here to SFFF and take out the Lv 7 Gawoo and
the Lv 5 Pink. Coming off the QP, bank hard left and circle up the stairs.
You'll need to jump a gap and then into the sight range of the Lv 2 Swabby on
the chandelier. Warning: Miss the Swabby and you have no choice but to circle
all the way around this area again.
Level 4 (4 Gawoo): The door to Level 4 will open at the top of the
aformentioned stairs. Head up the ramp and grab some coins. Warning again:
You'll be following ledges along above area 1. Fall here and you're in for a
world of hurt, or at least a world of backtracking. Your first target is a Lv 3
Swabby standing amidst a slew of bombs. Get on the guardrail and jump off with
a SFG to take him out. Now continue south until you hit the halfpipe. Your
next target is a Lv 5 Gawoo; SFG to take him out and continue down the pipe.
Next up is a Lv 4 Pink, jump and SFF to take him out. Note: due to some
imperfections in the game's physics, it's fairly easy to fall out of the
halfpipe. If you need coins (which you shouldn't, after the 150 second bonus in
Level 2), collect the ones along the south wall; avoid going off the open end
unless you need to. Now keep following the path (check the map, you've got a
ways to go). You'll have three jumps (be absolutely certain to at least push-
ollie the third), then a ramp with a Lv 3 Pink Roundy by it. SFF to take him
out, and meet...
Boss (Minister Heart): Minister Heart has two major "attacks": running away and
flying away. The problem is that you're faster than she is, so this really
doesn't help her. Actually, she does have the standard boss bomb ring/drop
(15 seconds per hit) and will occasionally fall down, stunning herself and
sending out a shockwave that knocks your board out from under you. The only
difficulty you'll encounter in this battle is a severe lack of ramps.
Fortunately, Minister Heart doesn't seem to have that many hit points, and you
can easily pick her apart with simple little SFs.
8d. Prison Island [yynpri]
--------------------------
Level 1 (4 Gawoo): Welcome to the hardest part of the front side. Yet another
word of warning: the first part of this level can be very, very time-consuming,
or it can be done very quickly. My first few times through this level, I had
serious problems with the clock, but this is easily resolved by doing this part
perfectly. Meaning: keep restarting until you can do it. This is the first time
in Street that you'll need to deal with Toppers, and they are a tremendous
pain. You cannot nickel-and-dime them to death: if you do a weak trick, they
take zero damage. With that, on to the walkthrough. Target number one is
standing on top of the ramp just in front of you. SFF through the Lv 3 Topper
and keep going. SFF through the Lv 4 Topper two ramps later, then u-turn. Use
the backside of that ramp to jump up and slide on the wire. Jump of the end,
SFF through the Lv 6 Topper, then land and collect the large coin on the
platform (you may need to shifty, but be careful. If you end the spin too soon,
the trick won't be enough to kill the topper). Now jump off the platform to the
upper-left (i.e., go off the front side but do it heading left) and land on the
boxes with another big coin. Get back on the ground and make a 180-degree turn
right. Push-ollie the ramp over the water, collecting the big coin. Follow the
path around and go between the two westernmost ramps. Turn right and get on the
small boxes, then jump onto the large boxes. Jump again to the boxes that the
Lv 3 Topper is on, and jump off from within his sight range. SFF and he's gone;
the gate to Level 2 is right in front of you.
Level 2 (5 Gawoo): A bit of a break before we deal with more problems. Grab the
coins and get on the rail; follow along till you're about to pass under a Lv 3
Gawoo and SFF him (land on the ground; you'll crash if you try to get back on
the rail). Now head back to the rail you jumped from, get on it going in the
same direction, and jump off into the grass at left. Get up the hill and past
the ramp, then U-turn and use the other side of the ramp to jump onto the
platform. U-turn before you hit the bomb, then jump the gap. Jump off the end
of the ledge and SFF through the Lv 3 Topper in the tree, landing back on the
path along the beach. Get back on the rail, collect coins, and jump off into a
grab when you see the Lv 6 Yellow. Back on the rail, keep collecting coins
until the rails come to an end and you see a brown slope on the right. Get up
there, and keep going until you see the ramp. Jump off with a SFFF to take out
the Lv 4 Pink and the Lv 5 Green Topper (guide yourself right to the ground so
you have room to fall and complete the trick). Keep going a few more meters,
you'll see a tan wedge sticking out from the hill on your left; jump onto it,
then jump back on the ledge. You'll probably need to get a quick push in to
make the jump to part 3.
Level 3 (5 Gawoo): Ignore the ramps; it's easier to do this from the inside of
the bowl. Circle around till you see the gap in the wall on your left. Head in
and go straight north, up the wall and SFFF to take out the Lv 8 Topper. Now
pull back and do the same thing to the Lv 6 Topper in the corner, the Lv 6
Topper in the middle of the west wall, and the Lv 8 Topper in the southwest
corner. You should see a small box running north-south in the southern part of
the bowl. Get on it from the north, then jump and shifty into a small room to
collect a big coin. DO NOT fall out after getting the coin. U-turn and exit
this room, then turn right. Before you hit the ramp, make a sharp turn right
and go up the slope to the building's roof. DO NOT attempt the jump. Circle
left hard and go to the far edge of the roof. Now gather up some speed and hit
the jump. Guide yourself left as you come down so you have some extra room to
pull off the SFF to take out the Lv 5 Topper. U-turn again and get off the
building to the east. There's a path heading up on the north of this area
(check the map; it's the tan arm coming down).
Level 4 (6 Gawoo): Make a sharp left when you see the entrance to Level 5
(we're not there yet) and head west. Ignore the two ramps. When you come into
the open area, there's a quarterpipe with a Lv 6 Green Topper in front of you
on the right. Take him out with a big spin, then head left as you come off the
QP. Ignore the Gawoo and head up the stairs. There's another QP at the end,
SFFF to take out the Lv 7 Topper. Now, jump down the stairs, hitting a SF in
the process, then shifty to make sure you get into the Lv 5 Topper's sight. Get
back up the stairs and head west on the roof to yet another QP. SFFF to take
out the Lv 9 Topper. As you land, make sure you're lined up to hit the opposing
quarterpipe straight on (hit it at an angle and you'll go off the side and
crash) and do another SFFF to take out the Lv 7 Topper. Now circle around the
south side of this QP and slide the pipe.
Level 5 (5 Gawoo): When you come off the pipe, bank left to continue on this
platform and get on the pipe there. 6 little coins and 1 big coin later, you'll
see a Lv 6 Green Topper ahead of you. Jump off the pipe and spin to take him
out. Now hop down into the area to your north. You'll pretty much need to
nickel-and-dime the Gawoo here. First up is a Lv 3 Pink. Three flips and he's
gone. Now head to the northwest for a Lv 4 Pink Topper; it'll take four flips
to take him out. Now follow the path to the western Lv 6 Topper. Slide the
fence and jump off into his sight range; a SFF will take him out. Only 1 left.
Head back east and use the southern ramp to get back to were you killed the
Green Topper. If you can get up to the big coin, congratulations, get on the
pipe up there. If not, don't waste time trying, get on the lower pipe and then
jump over to the higher one. When you're almost at the end of this pipe, hop up
to the platform with the Lv 10 Topper. Jump off, hit a SFFFG (hold the grab as
long as possible), and land back in the starting area. Warning: Mess this trick
up, or crash, and you have a long road ahead. The stairs down here will get you
back up, eventually.
Boss (Minister Club): Meet Minister Club, the manic-depressive Topper. He'll
alternate bouts of skipping with bouts of walking around with his head drooped.
He has the same bomb ring/drop that the other bosses do (20 seconds per hit
this time) and also does Minister Heart's flop that will knock you off your
board. And he is a Topper, so weak tricks will do nothing. Fortunately, he
likes to move in circles around the westernmost ramp, so you can go back and
forth, picking him apart with SFFs. Once Minister Club falls, the final level
is open.
8e. Ruins & Canal [yynrui]
--------------------------
Level 1 (5 Gawoo): Ah, a nice, linear level. This is a breeze compared to the
island, but you will, of course, pay for it later. First off, kick twice and
bank onto the ramp at right. Jump (do not push-ollie) from the top and hit a
spin-flip to take out the Lv 3 Gawoo. You should land in position to collect
the first coin; continue following the trail, shiftying across a jump in the
process, for a 60 second bonus. Follow the slopes up to the right, finally
hitting the jump and collecting three coins where you land. Hop the gap at
right and collect the big coin for 50 seconds, then continue along to the gap.
Grab three coins, push-ollie the gap, and collect another three coins as you
turn left. Push-ollie the top of the slope here to make sure you clear the gap,
then collect the three coins as you turn left. Hit the jump and collect 4 coins
while you're airborne, then get ready to jump the next gap and take out the
Gawoo on the far side. There's a slight lip on the edge of the building, use
it as a jump to make sure you get in the SFG needed to take out the Lv 4 Gawoo.
Turn left, go up the stairs, then push-ollie four consecutive jumps for four
coins each and a 60 second bonus. Grind the rail for another nine coins, then
hit a SF to take out the Lv 3 green Gawoo and damage the Lv 4 pink. Just hit a
hopping SF to finish him off. Now line up so that you are pointing face-to-
face with the Lv 5 Gawoo. Push-ollie through him to collect the six coins for
the 60 second bonus, then hit a ridiculously long trick (SFFFFFG, etc.) just
because you can. You land in front of the gates to Level 2.
Level 2 (3 Gawoo): Look right and collect 7 coins as you follow their path down
the stairs, then take the three coins on the up stairway. Get on the pipe here
and hop over the two pipes sticking out of the wall, collecting two coins as
you clear the first one. When you come to the gap, jump off to the left and
SFFFG as you head towards the ground, taking out the Lv 6 Gawoo. Continue
following the path, then use the small jumps to take out the Lv 3 pink and Lv 3
yellow Gawoo. Collect the 3 coins for a 60 second bonus as you head into
Level 3.
Level 3 (2 Gawoo): Get on the pipe immediately in front of you and follow it
around the level, jumping gaps when you need to. When you come to the flat
area, push-ollie the jump and SFG to take out the Lv 5 Gawoo and land on the
pipe. Continue along and grab the next 8 coins when you hit the next flat area.
Push-ollie the ramp, grab the big coin and hit a SG to take out the Lv 7 Yellow
on the other side of the fence. Get on the pipe here, and, before it bends,
jump off into Level 4.
Level 4 (4 Gawoo): Get on the first pipe; as soon as it turns, jump over to the
second. Follow it around the bend, collecting 5 coins. Then hop to the next
pipe on your right and follow its bend for another 5 coins. When the Lv 3 Green
Gawoo comes into sight on the flat area to the left, jump over and SF to take
him out. Now make a U-turn and jump onto the next pipe heading south according
to the in-game map. Grab four coins and then SG to hit the Lv 6 yellow Gawoo
and Lv 4 Gawoo. Continue around the bend and SFG to take out the Lv 5 Gawoo.
Stay on the pipe, follow it around again, etc., until all these Gawoo are
cleared. The entrance to part 5 will fall from the north wall; jump through it,
collecting three coins in the process.
Level 5 (4 Gawoo): Push forward here until you get to the first ramp. Jump up,
collect the four coins, and push-ollie again to get to the top level. Press
pause once you see the Gawoo ahead and let it sink in. You'll need to take out
a Lv 8 Pink, two Lv 11 Swabbies, and a Lv 10 Green. This is doable in one jump:
just hit it as close to the center post as possible on the left side. (Do not,
of course, actually hit the center post.) A SFFFF will take them all out. If
you miss, or don't pull off a big enough trick, use the pipes to ride back to
the launching pad. Land on one of the pipes when you come down, and ride it up
to the entrance to the boss.
Boss (King Gawoo): Before you get to the boss fight, you have an opportunity to
add even more bonus time to the clock: take it. 6 coins on the left wall, then
6 on the right, then 3 in the middle, then 3 on the left. Take this slow and
you should end up with an extra 120 seconds. Once you get to the bottom, the
battle with the King begins. First things first: if the King is a certain
color, only tricks of that color will damage him. Remember here that damage is
done when you land. So if the king is pink, then begins flashing pink and
yellow, do a grab. If you do flips and he turns completely yellow before you
land, you'll have wasted a jump. The boxes circling around the bowl are there
to confuse you: their shadows look exactly the same as the king's. The only
difference you'll be able to spot is that the king's shadow wiggles while he's
starting his bomb throw, but, by the time you've seen this, you'll generally be
already committed to the attack. Try to spot the king on one jump so you can
line him up for the next one. If you hit the king, he rushes around the level,
he will GENERALLY end up about 225 degrees from where you hit him, use this to
take a shot at a quick second hit. Then king attacks by, guess what, throwing
bombs. If you're standing around the top (only really possibly after a crash),
they'll scatter around. If you're down in the bowl, he'll, well, bowl them
down, and they will go back and forth like a pendulum. Damage is 15 seconds a
pop, but you should be coming into this level with at least 10 minutes on the
clock. Keep nailing him and enjoy the ending.
8f. Flip Side Business Avenue [yyfsbus]
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Okay, first things first. If you check the instruction manual, or the gauge on
the left of the screen, you'll see 10%, 25%, 45%, 72%, and 100%. These are the
percentages needed to unlock levels 2, 3, 4, 5, and the final battle,
respectively. Each level contains 20 Gawoo, worth 1 percentage point each. Note
that only your best run counts, so if you take out 19 Gawoo, you can't just go
back to the level and get the last one, you need to get all 20 at once. Also
note that, since you need all 100 anyway (to unlock the final battle), you
might as well stick with a level until you have all 20, rather than moving on
as soon as you unlock the next level.
Allrighty? On to Business Avenue. Our first target is the King, solely because
it's quite irritating to go for him late, miss, and fail the level. Make a
sharp left and head up the slope and across the basketball court. Hit the jump
on the far end of the half-court line, hitting a trick to take out the Lv 2
Gawoo above the kiosk. Keep heading left. When you get to the street, jump on
the rails heading north and take out the next Lv 2. Now turn back south on the
left-hand side of the street, turn onto the side street, and use the ramp to
get up onto the building. Follow it around and use the jump to get across the
gap, landing within sight of the Lv 2 and taking him out. The King will be
right in front of you: jump off the roof heading north and hit a SFFFG to take
this Lv 11 out.
Check your map: all but one of the remaining Gawoo are on the outskirts of the
level, giving us a fairly linear path to follow. Turn west when you land and
use the ramp to take out the Lv 4. Land and turn south, using the jump to take
out the Lv 2. Give a kick, then U-turn and get on the rail heading north; jump
up and take out the high Lv 2. Land and U-turn again, get on the rail (again),
and jump up to take out the Lv 2 at the T-intersection. You might need to
circle back a little here; what you want to do is push-ollie the jump at the
start of the T's southern arm and take out the next Lv 2. Finally, get on the
south road and use the jump to take out another Lv 4.
This should clear the western half of the map. Next we'll deal with the Gawoo
we left in the central road. Turn north here, get on the rails, and trick to
take him out: he's only a Lv 2. Turn back south and get on the east-west road
again. Ignore the three-wide ramp and get on the small ramp to the right of it;
use this to jump up and take out the Lv 2. Head to the corner and U-turn; use
the small jump there to take out the other Lv 2. Now turn around and head back
into the corner. There are two Lv 5 Gawoo at the top of the two half-pipes;
take out the east one first so you can use your momentum coming out of the
south one to continue north. The only target on this street is quite high.
Immediately get up the stairs on the east side of the street and jump up to
him. You can take him out with the jump up or when you jump back down; he's
only a level 2.
Next we have the two quarterpipes in the northeast corner. Hit the north one
first, then the east one so that you land with your momentum carrying you west.
That's two more Lv 5 Gawoo, for the record. Next up comes the Lv 4 floating
right in the middle of the street. Push-ollie the jump in front of him and
take him out. Last up, another really high Gawoo. Upon landing, turn right,
then head up the stairs pointing east. Get some distance and U-turn, then use
the jump to get up to the roof. Use the jump here to get over to Lv 6's roof.
Trick and land in his view and the level is cleared.
8g. Flip Side Seaside Mall [yyfssea]
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As the introduction notes, all of the ghosts here are Roundies, so make sure
you get into their view range on jumps. From here on out, the flip side levels
are fairly linear, with only minor side excursions to take out an outlier or
two. The emphasis on flip side is much higher on trick execution than it is on
figuring out strategy.
First off, check the map. You should see the line through this level fairly
easily: the three Gawoo in front of you, then a hairpin, then the 5 on the
inner dock, then a hairpin, then the 5 on the avenue, then a hairpin, then the
5 on the commercial dock, with two outliers on the boat. Having said that, kick
off and start your first run. Hit the first jump and do something just for the
sake of the combo meter. Hit the second jump and do a SFFFG to take out the
Lv 4 Roundy. Hit the third jump and do a SFFFG to take out the Lv 4 on the
launch ramp and the Lv 4 near where you land. Hit the fourth jump and do
something for the sake of your combo bonus. Now kick through the hairpin turn,
doing hop-spins to keep your combo meter alive, and get ready for the next
five.
Hit the first ramp and SFG to take out the Lv 2; make sure you land on the
upper platform. Push-ollie the ramp here, hit a SFG and immediately shifty,
guiding yourself to the far elevated platform. You should take out the Lv 2
near the ramp, the Lv 3 you pass through in the air, and the Lv 2 near the
landing. Now jump off the end of this platform with a SFFG to take out the
Lv 4. Kick and hop-spin through the next hairpin to get lined up for the next
5 Gawoo.
Go up the stairs on the north side of the street and jump onto the rail. Grind
it until you're within range of the Lv 6, then SFG through his vision and land
on the far platform. (The combo bonus should insure that the SFG is all you
need.) Get on the rail, then SFG into the sight of the two Lv 4 Gawoo to take
them out. Get on the next rail (still heading east), and SFG into the sight of
the next Lv 4 when you get to him. Back on the rail again, and SFFFG into the
sight of the Lv 5 on the ground. Kick forward, hit one hop-spin, then push-
ollie at the top of the stairs and SFFFG to take out the Lv 8 (note: he's quite
high, you'll need to hit the push-ollie perfectly). Push-ollie the first jump
you see to get high enough to take out the Lv 4. Ride under the Lv 5, then turn
around and use the ramp to his west to get high enough to take him out with a
SFFFG. Head west again, tricking off the jumps to keep the combo meter going.
There are two Lv 2 Gawoo left; just jump off the box that each one is on and
hit a small trick to take them out. Your combo meter is probably going to drain
away here.
Head back and get on the east side of the ship. Build up some combo in the
process, then use a SFFFG on the quarterpipe to take out the Lv 11 King. Head
over to the west side and use the quarterpipe there to take out the Lv 10,
completing the level.
8h. Flip Side Forest Park [yyfsfor]
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All the Gawoo here are Swabbies, but this is less of a problem than the
Roundies were. You'll be passing fairly close to them anyway. Start the level
and check your map. First, look at the high path around the southern area:
woohoo, no Gawoo! You'll have two sections to deal with: a C running from your
start position to the northeast of the map and the loop in the southern section
of the map. There are two outliers: the one in the middle of the fountain and
the one behind your starting position.
The first order of business: make the guy behind you a part of the lower loop.
Hit a quick U-turn, then kick back to him. Use the slight incline as a ramp to
push-ollie, then hit a SFG to take out this Lv 3. The guy to your south isn't
actually on the lower loop either, you need to jump from up here to take him
out, so get to it. Turn right, then follow the path until he's within range;
hit a SFFFG as you fall to the lower path to take this Lv 4 out. You'll land
facing south on the path. Follow it along and get on the rail, using SFGs to
take out the two Lv 4's when you get to them. Use the ramps to do tricks and
keep your combo meter running while you circle around to the north part of the
path. Get on the rail and immediately SFG to take out the first Lv 4. Stay on
the rail and do the same to the next Lv 4. Turn south and point yourself at
the Lv 2 in the middle of the fountain. Just hop over and do a SF to take him
out.
By the way, the stairs to the upper area are closed off. Get over to the
western part of the loop and push-ollie-shifty to get back over here. Get
past the eastern Gawoo, then get on the rail pointing west. Hop and SFG to take
out the Lv 3, then do the same to the Lv 2. Hop the gap, the SFG off the next
rail to take out the Lv 2. Land on the next rail and then jump yet another gap
with a SFG (shifty if you need to) to take out yet another Lv 2. Stay on the
rail, then SFG under the Lv 3 by the lamppost. You can finally get off the
rail. We're now left with 4 Gawoo on the roof and 4 inside the building; we'll
deal with the inside first since we can get a nice time bonus from the King.
Make a left as you come off the rail and get down inside the building. Turn
left first and SFFFG the Lv 11 King above the quarterpipe. Head east when you
land, using the first jump you see to get to the upper ledge. Follow this to
the first chandelier, then jump down with a SFFFG to take out the Lv 2. Keep
kicking until you get to the eastern quarterpipe, hit it with a SFFFG to take
out the Lv 10 here. Come back down and use the stairs to your right to get up
onto the ledges again. Follow the curve around and then jump off with a SFFFG
to take out the Lv 3. Head back to the path you came in on and follow it back
up.
Turn left here and get close to the edge of the patio. Hit the quarterpipe
cutting left and hit a SFFG; you'll take out the Lv 3 Gawoo and land on the
roof. Follow the roof until you get to the Lv 7 sitting on top of a jump; SFFG
to take him out. Now keep moving until you see the final Lv 7; jump through his
vision, over the rail, and down to the ground with a SFFFG. Finally, we're
going to deal with a guy that I ignored before because he wasn't hittable from
the rail as we came through this area. Check your map, then head to the ramp to
the west of him. Push-ollie it, hit a SFFFG, and say goodbye to the last Lv 4
Gawoo.
8i. Flip Side Prison Island [yyfspri]
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Oh joy, flip side and Toppers, what could be worse? A: Flip side and Toppers on
hard difficulty. We'll deal with that a bit later.
Anyway, this is the hardest level on normal difficulty; once you beat it you'll
cruise through flip side Ruins & Canal. You'll start out on a rooftop with
three pipes just in front of you. Hop on the leftmost pipe and, when you get to
the Lv 2 Gawoo, do a SFG over to the next pipe, taking him out in the process.
When you get to the end of this pipe, jump off and do another SFG, landing
within sight of the Lv 3 ahead of you. Get on the pipe that runs around the
loop. At the end, jump off and do a SFG to take out the Lv 4. Head down on the
right; we're going to deal with the Gawoo by the water tower next. Get on the
southern rail, heading east, then jump off and SFG to take out this Lv 5. Keep
going east, then head down into the grass and jump through the Lv 3 with a SFG.
Turn around and head back up the hill, then get on the pavement going east.
When you get to the Lv 5 in the grass, use the ramp to pull a SFFFG and head
right to land near him and take him out. Get back onto the pavement and circle
around the building to the stairs.
Go up the stairs and SFFFG to take out the Lv 9 at the top of the quarterpipe,
then bank a bit right as you come back to get to the left side of the wide
quarterpipe with the Lv 11. Take him out with a SFFFG, then hit the small
quarterpipe to the west with a SFFFG to take out the Lv 8, then hit the
southern part of the east quarterpipe with another SFFFG to take out the Lv 10.
Go back and push-ollie over the stairs, doing a SFFG (then shifty) to take out
the Lv 7.
Keep going east into the partial bowl. There's a Lv 11 on the east wall and a
Lv 11 on the north wall; SFFFG them both. Head south and jump into the inside
of the building; jump out the other end with a SFFF grab to take out the Lv 4.
Turn right when you land and go past the first ramp; then turn around and use
it to get onto the wire. Ride it east and jump off the end to SFFFG and take
out the Lv 8. Use the same ramp to get onto the wire heading east. Jump off the
end with a SFFFG to take out the Lv 11 King and the Lv 12 Gawoo. Ideally, miss
the far platform and get back on the ground. Now head for the path around the
west side of the island for the final three Gawoo.
Get on the rail and hop the first two gaps. When you come to the third gap, do
a SFG to take out the Lv 2. Do the same on the fourth gap to take out another
Lv 2. Keep riding the rails until they end, then head up the beige slope. Jump
the gap, then hop over the ledge and push-ollie the jump. SFFFG through the
Lv 8's sight, steering yourself down to ground level on the left. That's 20.
8j. Flip Side Ruins & Canal [yyfsrui]
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You start off in the middle of the building, already halfway up. Kick forward
and SFFFG across the gap, making sure the Lv 3 Green and Lv 2 Pink Gawoo on the
other side see you as you land. Turn right and head up the slope, doing a push-
ollie at the end to clear the gap. Turn right where the arrows tell you to, hop
the gap, then push-ollie the ramp and hit a SFFFG to take out the Lv 3 Green.
Push-ollie the next ramp, hitting a SFFG (hold the grab as long as possible) to
take out the Lv 3 Pink and the Lv 4 Yellow. Turn right and head up the stairs.
Ignore the yellow you'll see below you and jump the four gaps. Get on the rail
to the rooftop and you'll see a Lv 6 Green and a Lv 5 Pink in front of you.
Push-ollie off the ledge, going through their sight and hitting a SFFFFG and
landing in sight of the Lv 6 Yellow, taking all three of them out.
After you land, head into the second area. Go down the stairs and then up the
stairs as per on front side, and get on the pipe again. When you get to the
gap, jump through the sight of the Lv 6 Green and Lv 3 Pink, heading down to
ground level on the right as you SFFF. Get back on the pipe (heading west) and
jump off the end to get to the hole in the fence leading to area three.
The enemy layout here is exactly the same as it was on front side. Get on the
pipe and ride it around until you come to the first flat area. Push-ollie the
jump with a SFFG and land on the pipe to take out the Lv 3 Green and the Lv 5
Pink. Ride the pipe to the next flat area. Push-ollie the ramp to get over the
fence, doing a SFG (hold the grab) to take out the Lv 6 Green and Lv 4 Yellow
floating above. Now get on the pipe and jump before the bend to get into area
four.
Hop onto the first pipe, then jump over to the second as soon as it bends. When
the Lv 6 Yellow comes into range, jump through him with a SG (hold the grab)
and onto the next pipe. Follow it around the bend; when the Lv 6 Green comes
into range, SFG onto the next pipe. Finally, SFG through the Lv 6 Pink to take
him out as you jump to the final pipe. (If this doesn't take him out, just ride
around the loop and hit him again. Keep riding the pipe and jump into area 5.
You only have two enemies to deal with here: a Lv 11 Green and a Lv 11 Pink.
Head up the ramps and jump through their sight ranges with a SFFFF to take them
out. (Again, if one of them survives, just use the pipes to get back to the
ramps). Finally, use the pipes to get up to the path to the bowl and the King.
Hop down into the bowl and ride up the far side, jumping and hitting a SFFFG to
take the Lv 12 King out.
8k. The Final Battle [yynfin]
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Assuming you now have all 100 Gawoo, this (along with a 180 second bonus) will
trigger as soon as you finish Flip Side Ruins & Canal. The King starts off
fenced in the middle, but he can move to any of the side walls. As before,
he'll be changing colors, so you'll need to do the right kinds of tricks to
damage him. His attack consists of dropping tons of bombs on you. Fortunately,
marks appear on the ground indicating where they'll be landing; once you see
these pull back and wait for the last explosion. Getting hit will only cost you
10 seconds, and it's actually fairly hard to do even if you're trying.
Anyway, you start off very close to the King, kick your way up the quarterpipe
and nail him with a SFFFG while he's still white. You should be able to get in
two or three hits to the King while he's still on the center platform. After
that, just follow him around and hit SFFFGs (or the best possible trick against
whatever color he is) until he's finished. With a quick run through Ruins &
Canal and the 180 second bonus (and with his bombs only costing you 10 seconds
each, if they can manage to hit you), this should be a breeze. Enjoy the
ending.
Your prize: Gawoo is now unlocked as a playable character (press down on Aimee
or up on Jet). He rocks.
9. Hard Mode [yyhst]
In hard mode, you'll be facing different board layouts (i.e., different ramp
and enemy locations) and much harder enemies. You can forget about seeing Lv 0
or Lv 1 enemies that will be taken out by pretty much any trick; this is the
land of the Lv 15 Topper (feel free to start cursing now). By the way, use
Gawoo. Gawoo rocks.
9a. Front Side Business Avenue [yyhbus]
The intro to Business Avenue fills you in on the double kick technique. It's
not terribly useful, but, oh well, good to know. Anyway, on to the mission
proper.
Level 1 (6 Gawoo): You'll have 6 Gawoo locked in the park with you. First
things first, push-ollie the ramp right in front of you and SFFG-Shifty to take
out the Lv 8 Topper dead ahead. Now start using the small ramp down here to hit
SFFGs to take out the two Lv 7 Toppers and the one Lv 8 Topper. Ideally, you
can do this in one jump; don't worry about it if you need two. Now get on the
north side of the basketball course and use the ramp to jump west, getting the
big coin. SFFG while you're airborne so that you take out the Lv 4 Topper when
you land. Finally, go off the ramp you started with, hitting it crooked (going
left), so that you go over the kiosk and take out the Lv 9 Topper sitting on
it. Head to the newly opened hole in the north fence to start Level 2.
Level 2 (6 Gawoo): The first target is the northern Lv 9 Topper on top of the
lamppost. Hit the jump near him and do a SFFFG to take him out. Now head east
and go down the easternmost street. Get on the rail, and, when you get to the
two Lv 8 Toppers, jump down and hit a SFFG to take them both out. Continue
south, then head west until you're approaching the central avenue. Use the
final small ramp to hit a SFFG and take out the Lv 10 Topper on the lamppost in
the northeast corner of the intersection (assuming you've got a decent combo
bonus). Turn north and get on the western rail in the middle of the street.
Head up and jump off with a SFFG to take out the northernmost Lv 9 hanging from
a tree, then get on the eastern rail going south, SFFG again to take out the
other Lv 9.
Level 3 (6 Gawoo): Use the southernmost entrance. Ride up the steps on the
southern side of the street, then, when the path turns north, hop onto the
rail, then jump off, falling down to ground level as you hit a SFFG to take out
the Lv 10 Topper. Now hit the ramp in front of the phone sign while cutting a
little bit right to hit a SFFG and take out the Lv 9 standing on the sign. Once
you land, turn into the middle street. Hit a SFFG off the small ramp to soften
up the Lv 10 and the Lv 11, then hit another one to finish them off. Now get on
the westernmost street and head north on the sidewalk alongside the northern
building. When you're almost at the intersection, jump and do a SFG to take out
a Lv 6 Topper on the ledge above you. Use the ramp to get up onto the rooftop
and circle around. Jump over to the far building and collect the 18 coins here
normally, ignore the coins, they all require special trips that they aren't
worth the trouble of, but this batch guarantees an extra 60 seconds, so grab
them). Now, point yourself at the Lv 10 Topper in the top of the tree in the
middle of the avenue (he's the only one left at this point), push-ollie off the
building, and SFFFG as you head back down to ground level.
Boss (Minister Spade): Minister Spade's bombs will cost you twenty seconds this
time; that's the only significant difference from when you faced him on normal.
Just keep jumping off the rails and ramps and pelting him with SFFGs; he'll go
down quickly.
9b. Front Side Seaside Mall [yyhsea]
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Level 1 (7 Gawoo): This isn't as linear as it looks. Go past the Lv 7 Yellow
Gawoo (hop-spin-grab if you feel like it) and go up the stairs on the left.
Give yourself some distance and then U-turn. Kick off and get on the rail; now
jump and hit a SFG (hold the grab) through the Lv 7's sight range. A 1.00
second hold will take him out. Get back up the stairs and onto the rail. When
you get to the Lv 8 Roundy and the Lv 9 Roundy, jump down with a SFFG to take
them out. Get on a rail running east again; when it ends, jump, make sure the
Lv 10 Pink and the two Lv 10 Whites see you, and hit a SFFFG to take them all
out. Turn around and go west; you should have seen a big coin under the two
Roundies, now is the time to get it. Keep hop-spinning to keep your combo meter
alive and turn around once you have the coin and its 50 second bonus. You'll
see stairs on your left; go up these and get on the rails till you're within
range of the Lv 9 Pink (to the far right in the top of a tree). Launch off the
rail, heading hard to the right, and hit a SFFFG to take him out. Do more hop-
spins to keep the combo going while the gate to part 2 falls down.
Level 2 (6 Gawoo): You'll see four Gawoo icons if you check the map. This is
because a Yellow, a Green, and a Pink are right on top of each other where the
second icon from the left is. Keep hop-spinning until you're at the first jump.
Push-ollie and do a SFFG (and probably a shifty) to take out the Lv 10 ahead of
you. Use the next jump to get to the upper platform; DO NOT push-ollie here,
just jump off the ramp and SFFG (hold the grab) to take out the Lv 7 Green, the
Lv 9 Yellow, and the Lv 8 Pink as you fall to ground level. Keep going and hit
the final jump, doing a SFFFG to take out the Lv 6 pink. U-turn and head back
west, doing anything and everything to keep the combo meter alive. When you get
to the final jump, push-ollie it, do a spin for the combo meter's sake, and
shifty onto the platform. Follow the bend, avoid the two large bombs (stay up
against the left wall, and jump before you hit the remains of the gate, hitting
a SFG (hold the grab for at least 1.30 seconds) to (hopefully) take out the
Lv 10 yellow Roundy. Watch the wall to part 3 come down.
Level 3 (6 Gawoo): Jump over the gate panels and the stairs and hit a SFFG to
get your combo meter fully charged. Turn right at the bottom of the stairs,
pass the first ramp, and spot the Lv 8 Yellow on the lamppost near the second
ramp. Push-ollie off the left side of this ramp and keep steering left as you
hit a SFG to take him out. Keep heading west, tricking off the ramps to keep
the combo meter alive, until you get to the ramp just before the three Gawoo.
Push-ollie off of here and hit a SFFFG to take out the Lv 12 and the two
Lv 11s. Keep heading west and push-ollie the final ramp to hit a SFFG within
sight range of the Lv 8 Roundy at the end of the dock. Finally, circle back for
the final Gawoo, a Lv 13 Roundy. Coming from the northwest, hit the small ramp
north of him crooked and push-ollie. Hold down on the controller to make sure
you don't overshoot him and hit a SFFFG. If this doesn't take him out, repeat
until it does and try not to lose the combo meter; you need the bonus damage.
Boss (Minister Diamond): Same principle as last time, but his bombs now do 30
seconds worth of damage. Pick him apart with SFFGs and SFFFGs. (Three SFFFGs
and he's done.)
9c. Front Side Forest Park [yyhfor]
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Level 1 (6 Gawoo): The first order of business is to deal with the Lv 8 Swabby
ahead of you. Kick off and then get onto the rail at right. Jump off, hit a
SFFG, and land within his sight range to take him out. Grab the coin behind
him, then U-turn and get back on the rail. There's a Lv 8 Pink in the tree,
jump under him with a SFF. Head towards the fountain, push-ollying the ramp and
hitting a SFFFG to take out the Lv 9 Gawoo, and hopefully the Lv 8 Swabby and
the other Lv 9. If you miss any of them, continue northeast, then U-turn and
use the ramp on the other side of the fountain to SFFFG again and take them
out. Now head northeast and get on the main path, going west. Use the ramp just
before the Lv 7 Yellow Roundy to do a SFG (hold the grab) and take him out,
then U-turn back to the east and grab the big coin.
Level 2 (5 Gawoo): Head up the eastern flight of stairs, then use the ramp to
get onto the platforms. Use the ramp at the end of the first platform to jump
into the Lv 11 Swabby's sight, THEN steer left to head to the ground with a
SFFFG. Ride the rails around and jump under the Lv 9 Pink and Lv 9 White with
a SFFG to take them out. Ignore the Yellow Roundy for now; head west along the
rail until you see the Lv 12 Gawoo. Jump off the rail and hit a SFFG. This
won't be enough to finish him off, so use the small ramps to hit him again.
Head up the stairs to the west and hit the quarterpipe with rightward momentum
to get onto the roof. Use the quarterpipe again if you didn't get the big coin
on your first jump, then start heading back to the east. (Note: the upper room
in the mansion is empty this time, so don't bother.) Once you pass over the
doorway, get on the rail. Ride it until the Lv 8 Yellow Swabby is within range,
then jump off and SFG him. Hold the grab until you hit the ground, then U-turn
and head for the entrance to Level 3.
Level 3 (6 Gawoo): Turn right when you hit the bottom, then do a SFFFF off the
quarterpipe to take out the Lv 12 Pink Roundy. Head back west and use the first
ramp you see to jump up onto the platform at right, then U-turn and head to the
end. Do not push-ollie, just jump off the end, and do a SFFFG as you pass
through the sight of the Lv 10 Swabby hanging on the statue. Head west again,
and use the ramp again to get to the upper level again. This time, keep heading
west. When you get to the gap, jump towards the Lv 5 Green and the Lv 5 Yellow
in the chandelier; hit a quick SFG and shifty to make sure you pass through
their sight ranges. Keep going west until you get to the stairs at the other
end. Go up them, circle around, and SFFF through the Lv 5 Pink and the Lv 5
Green. While you're back on the lower level, use the quarterpipe to get the big
coin, then head through the door to part 4.
Level 4 (6 Gawoo): Looks can be deceiving. In this case, it looks like you
don't need to use the path around the south edge of the map, when, in fact, you
do. Go all the way around, grabbing the 15 coins in the halfpipe for a time
bonus, then use the ramps to clear 3 gaps. When you get to the final platform,
you'll see a very narrow path leading to a very narrow ramp. Push-ollie it
perfectly and hit a SFFG to take out the Lv 10 Roundy, landing on the eastern
staircase at the start of the level. Now head up the western stairs and go past
the tree filled with Gawoo. Get on the northern rail, heading east, and jump
off through the tree, doing a SFFG to take out a Lv 9 Yellow, a Lv 9 Green, a
Lv 9 Pink, and a Lv 9 White. Circle back and get on the south rail this time.
Hop before the rail ends to get up onto the top of the narrow wall, then coast
along up there until you're within range of the Lv 5 Roundy. Jump through his
sight range with a SFFFG and land back on solid ground.
Boss (Minister Heart): Her bombs now do 30 seconds worth of damage, you no
longer have the ramp options on the loop that you did on normal, and her
tripping "attack" knocks you down, making it impossible to get a worthwhile
combo meter bonus going. Pray that she stays close the fountain long enough for
you to get in one good SFFFG off of the big ramps (well, pray that you can hit
it twice, since that can finish her off). If she gets away from the fountain,
you're going to have to pick her apart with small tricks off of the rails and
curbs. SFFGs off the rails work well on the north part of the loop, but in the
south you'll be stuck with hop-spin-flips.
9d. Front Side Prison Island [yyhpri]
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Level 1 (4 Gawoo): Hey, what's that beeping? Oh, that's just the warning from
your clock, as you have less than 20 seconds left. The first order of business
is to hit a SFFG through the Lv 8 Pink Topper in front of you. Keep heading
west, tricking off the next ramp to build the combo meter and using the one
after that to jump up and grab the first big coin. Now turn around, and use
that last ramp to trick again, going east this time. Make sure you shifty
before you land, then push-ollie the middle jump, hit a SF, and shifty onto the
wire. Jump from the VERY END of the wire to clear the bench that the Lv 10 Pink
and Lv 11 Gawoo are sitting on. Do a SFFFG and land in front of the large bomb,
taking it out, along with both Gawoo. Collect the big coin that was inside the
bomb for another 50 bonus seconds. Try to push-ollie off the ledge (if you
don't have room for the push, just jump), and hit a SFG. Hold the grab for at
least 1.00 seconds, then guide yourself into the sight of the Lv 8 Roundy
sitting on the boxes below. This clears Level 1's enemies, but we're not quite
done. Circle around to the northwest and use the first jump to get onto the
large box on the right. Hit a U-turn and jump onto the large box to the east to
pick up the third big coin.
Level 2 (5 Gawoo): Phew, now we have some time on the clock. Use the eastern
entrance to Level 2 and start following the path around. Grind the guardrail.
At each gap, there will be 1-3 coins; jump up, trick, and grab them. You'll end
up with a total of 15, for the 60 second bonus. Finally, you'll come to a Lv 8
Yellow Topper. Even if you let your combo meter waste away while getting that
last big coin in part 1, you should be back up to "Combo 8." Jump off the rail
through his sight, hit a SFG, and hold the grab for as long as possible to take
this Gawoo out. Now use the second tan hill (the thin one) at the left to get
some elevation. Get on the left (up against the wall), and when you come to the
ramp, hit it going sideways, ensuring that you can land within sight of the
Lv 11 Pink Swabby and the Lv 12 Topper after you hit a SFFFFG (yes, there are
four Fs there). Keep going around the path to the west. Don't even worry about
your combo meter, the next Gawoo is only a Lv 6 Topper. He'll be standing on
the beach to the right, just jump off the sidewalk, hit a SFG, and land within
his sight to take him out. Get back on the sidewalk and keep circling. You'll
see a Lv 10 Topper in a tree, right next to a conveniently placed ramp. Push-
ollie the ramp, hit a SFFFG, and say goodbye to the Topper. Go through the gate
back into area 1, turn left, and use the steps along the north wall to get to
Level 3.
Level 3 (5 Gawoo): As you come through the gate, you'll see two Gawoo sitting
on a bench on the top of the hill at left. Ignore them, and stick to the path.
When the path turns, follow it around, and push-ollie the ramp at the top of
the hill. Hit a SFFFG as you pass through the Lv 10 Topper's sight, taking him
out. Keep going straight. Use the ramp to get up into the grass at right; when
you reach the end of the area, jump through the Lv 7 Topper's sight and hit a
SFFG to take him out. Bank right as you land, then go through the Lv 13
Topper's sight and jump up for a SFFFFG. Make sure you hit the wall straight,
since you'll be hurting him with the landing, NOT the launch. Now use the box
at the small end of this area to get inside the building. Grab the big coin but
do NOT fall out. Turn around and exit the building through the hole in the east
wall. Finally, push-ollie the right side of the ramp to SFFFG and land within
sight of the Lv 10 Pink Swabby and the Lv 10 Topper. Head for the gate to
Level 4, up the hill to the left.
Level 4 (5 Gawoo): Stay against the right wall to get past the mess of bombs,
and ignore the Lv 4 Topper. Once you're on the upper sidewalk, jump down with
a SFFG and land to the left of the Topper, taking him out and staying safely
away from the bombs (most of which should also be taken out by your landing).
Get back on the upper sidewalk and head west. Push-ollie the ramp for a SFG to
take out the Lv 10 Yellow Topper up on top of the building. Keep going west
until the end of the building. Hit the quarterpipe across from it dead on to
get yet another big coin, then go to the north side of the building and head up
the stairs. Turn around and push-ollie over the stairs, hitting a SFFG to take
out a Lv 12 Pink Swabby and a Lv 12 Topper. Okay, now it's time to learn a new
move. Yes, I know this is the 14th level of the game, but they never actually
fill you in on this one and you need it twice here. Go back up the stairs and
ride up the quarterpipe. Do not jump, hit Triangle when you're almost at the
lip and you'll do a U-turn, finishing the move standing on the top of the ramp.
Do another U-turn while you're standing on top, then push forward and do a
SFFFFG as you fall through the sight of a Lv 12 Swabby. Do it again (assuming
your combo meter wasn't high enough to take him out), then start looking at the
construction area in front of you. Take it slow, and hop onto the left bar,
then hop onto the back bar and grab the big coin. U-turn and hop back over to
the previous bar, then back to solid ground. Get back up on the roof and go to
the quarterpipe in the middle of the roof (you can see a big coin on top, line
up with it). Hit the U-turn at the lip of the pipe again and collect the big
coin in the process. Ride the pipe to the east and into Level 5.
Level 5 (6 Gawoo): Once you hit the next roof, bank left and get on the pipe
that runs around the eastern edge of the level. Jump under the big coin to grab
it for another 50 seconds, then steer yourself back onto the pipe and ride to
the next rooftop. There are a Lv 11 Pink Swabby and a Lv 11 Topper sitting on
the bench in the courtyard. Use the map to line up with them, push-ollie over
the edge with a SFFG and shifty into their sight. You'll probably need to do it
twice, but it's easier than trying to get the Swabby to see you jumping off the
fence behind them. Get back up on the southern rooftop and face west. Get on
the rightmost pipe and jump off so that you land within sight of the Lv 11 Pink
Topper and the Lv 11 Roundy after doing a SFFFG to take them both out. Back on
the roof, back on the pipe, and this time come down with a SFG into the range
of the Lv 9 Yellow Swabby. Guess what? Back on the roof, and, this time, get on
the middle pipe. Jump over to the leftmost pipe and ride it until you hit the
next rooftop (you'll need to hop at the end to avoid slamming into the side of
the building. Now line up with the Lv 14 Topper and push-ollie off the upper
edge, over him, and hit a SFFFFG as you fall to ground (you can try to guide
yourself into the starting area to collect the last big coin, but the odds of
hitting the wall or the fence are too high for my tastes. If you see yourself
starting to come down on the remains of the purple gate to Level 5, hold down
left on the D-pad to make sure you miss the ledge and have some extra room to
fall without stopping the trick).
Boss (Minister Club): Wherever you landed, you'll automatically be back in the
starting area to face Minister Club. His bombs do 30 seconds worth of damage
this time, otherwise there's no difference. He still conveniently circles the
westernmost ramp, so just keep hit a couple SFFFGs to take him out. WARNING: Do
a little trick and you will get laughed at and hosed with bombs. Anything
smaller than a SFFG will trigger this (note: this includes S-FFGs).
9e. Front Side Ruins & Canal [yyhrui]
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Level 1 (5 Gawoo): You'll start off the same as on normal difficulty, with
minor differences in the path you need to take. Hit the jump over the truck to
get on the central tower, then jump over the gap and head right. Go uphill,
then use the ramp, then turn right and jump the gap to the central tower.
(Notice the big coin on your right? Good, it's your warning that things are
different this time around.) Head all the way across and jump the gap to get on
the perimeter of the level. Turn left and push-ollie at the end of the
off-white slope to clear the fence on the other side of the gap. When you get
to the end of this section, turn left, push-ollie the ledge, and immediately
start shiftying towards the big coin. You'll land on the ledge on the outside
of the rail. Follow the rail to the gap, then get on the roof and grab the
coin. Line up to push-ollie the edge opposite from where you came in and do it.
Shifty the whole way and land where the two arrows are. Head left up the
stairs, then push-ollie four consecutive gaps, making sure to do some tricking
so you wipe out the small bombs with your landing. When you get to the top,
ride the rail over to the tower's roof. Do a SFG off the end of the rail and
you should be able to take out the Lv 1 Green, the Lv 1 Pink, the Lv 1 Yellow,
and the Lv 1 Gawoo with your landing. That just leaves a Lv 10 Topper in the
northwest corner. Push-ollie the central platform to take off from within his
sight and hit a SFFFG to take him out (or you can try to hit the big jump from
within his sight, but if you mess up, it's time to retry). Now leap off to the
northwest, heading towards the Dragon Egg sign and trick big as you fall to the
entrance to Level 2.
Level 2 (4 Gawoo): Warning: From this point on, you are absolutely not to lose
your combo meter bonus for any reason whatsoever. Get on the rail as soon as
you enter, jump off and trick after it turns, and steer right to the lowest
platform. Now ride the rail up alongside the next set of stairs, jumping off at
the end to trick again. Get on the pipe. SG through the Lv 4 Yellow Roundy,
then SF through the Lv 3 Green Roundy. When you get to the end of this pipe,
jump off, hit a SFFG and land on the opposite pipe (WARNING: the lower area of
this level does not exist on hard difficulty, do not try to go down). This will
take out the Lv 7 Roundy. Keep grinding until you get to the Lv 8 Pink Roundy.
Jump off within his sight range and hit a SFF to take him out. Grind along to
the end of the pipe and jump to the platform. From here, go through the hole in
the fence to Level 3.
NOTE: HERE'S HOW TO GET THE BIG COIN. Although I advise against it. Even if you
pull it off on the first try, it consumes a significant amount of time. And
you'll be losing your combo meter. And I told you not to lose your combo
meter..... Anyways, when you do the SFFG through the Lv 7 Roundy, make sure you
take off after the warning side on the side of the pipe. Hold down to keep your
jump as short as possible, and steer onto the left rail (the one with the big
coin). Collect the big coin, then jump and shifty onto the ground under the
pipe and the Pink Roundy. (Don't bother trying to take him out, he can't see
you.) Get on the end of the pipe to clear the gap to the east, then circle all
the way around so that you can deal with the Pink Roundy from above. You're
looking at a net gain of 20 seconds for pulling this off perfectly, assuming
that you take neither the 10 second penalty and area restart from falling in
the slime. You'll also be putting your combo meter in extreme danger as you
concentrate on navigating the lower area.
Level 3 (4 Gawoo): Get on the pipe, and jump the first gap for 4 coins. Jump
the next gap for another 5 coins. When the large pipe comes to an end, hop down
to the flat area, the onto the rail for 3 coins, then up to the continuation of
the pipe for another 3 coins and the 60 second bonus. When you get to the end
of this pipe, jump off and bank right to get on the (now much more slender)
platform, head towards the ramp, and push-ollie it to clear the fence, hit a
SFFG, and take out the Lv 7 Green Swabby, the Lv 9 Pink Swabby, the Lv 8 Yellow
Swabby, and the Lv 10 Swabby. Get on the pipe at right and ride down to the
Level 4 entrance.
Level 4 (4 Gawoo): Note: during the approach to the Gawoo in this section,
whenever I say "jump," do a quick spin and then shifty to your target. The spin
won't add anything significant to your combo meter, but it will keep the meter
from decreasing for the entire jump. If you don't do it, the combo meter will
drain for the entire jump. This is very bad, especially with what we've got
coming up. Anyway, on the pipe, quick, before the combo meter drains. Then jump
left onto the next pipe. Ride it through the bend, and IMMEDIATELY jump right
onto the next pipe.
WARNING: ANOTHER PAIN IN THE ASS BIG COIN APPROACHING. I recommend getting this
one, but, if you don't want it, skip down to the next paragraph, we'll be
meeting back up in a minute. If you want it, here's how: As soon as you hit the
second C-shaped pipe, you'll see the big coin floating inside the C. When
you're within range, jump and grab it and land on the other side of the C.
Problem is, we're now heading in the wrong direction. Don't worry about it.
Come around the bend, then jump back to the western arm of the first C. Once on
there, jump over to the eastern arm, then ride around the bend, coming in the
correct direction this time. Hop back over to the second C, and we rejoin those
who didn't want to go for it.
Ride the second C around the bend, then jump onto the first (southernmost)
platform. Hold back to make sure you have room to kick when you land, kick, and
jump onto the oval pipe, heading SOUTH. The Lv 7 White Topper and the Lv 7
Green Topper on the west side should go down to a SFG without a problem,
assuming your combo meter is in double digits. The Lv 7 Yellow Topper on the
other side will do the same. The problem here is the Lv 7 Pink Topper, who
needs to see a SFF to give in. Unfortunately, we can't get enough air on a
pipe-to-pipe jump to pull this off. So, as you pass through his sight, jump off
to the left, do a SFF, and land on the southern platform. Kick, jump back on
the pipe, and ride it around, finally jumping through the entrance to Level 5.
Level 5 (8 Gawoo): All right, keep hopping and spinning to keep the combo going
until you get to the ramps. Then hit a SG on each one as you ascend to the top.
On the final ramp, push-ollie through the fence and hit a SFFFFG as you
descend. This should take out the two Lv 12 Swabbies on the fence, the two
Lv 11 Toppers hanging from the beams, and the two Lv 13 Roundies on the ground.
Get on the west pipe and collect 7 coins as you circle back to the launching
area. Jump off the end of the pipe and do a SFFFG to charge your combo meter Go
back up, push-ollie the final ramp, hit a SFFF and shifty to get within sight
of the two Lv 14 Toppers. Whether this kills them or not, ride the east pipe
around for 7 more coins, and do another SFFFG off the end. Keep repeating until
these last two are dead, it may take a few runs. When they finally die, get on
one of the pipes for one last ride around, but this time, don't go through the
fence. Jump to the platform just in front of it for the 15th coin and a 60
second bonus. Now get on one of the pipes and ride it up to the entrance to
the boss area.
Boss (King Gawoo): Push-ollie the top of the hill to grab the big coin and
another 50 seconds, then head down the slope, doing hopping SGs the whole time
to keep the combo meter going. The King's bombs are worth 30 seconds this time,
otherwise this is the EXACT same boss fight.
9f. Flip Side Business Avenue [yyhfsbus]
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First things first concerning Flip Side (Hard): you need all 20 Gawoo on one
level to unlock the next.
As soon as the level starts, start kicking. Head up into the northern
quarterpipe and do a SFFFG to take out the Lv 11 Ghost. When you land, make a
sharp right and head up the stairs. Trick off the ramp to build the combo
meter, then do a SFFFG and shifty into the sight of the Lv 10 Ghost, ideally
going past the big bombs. If you don't take him out the first time, do another
trick as you jump back to the ground, guiding yourself down so that you land
heading south on the central avenue.
There are two Lv 9 Ghosts and two Lv 10 Ghosts here. Get on the eastern rail in
the center of the street. When you get to the first Ghost, jump under him with
a SFFG off the rail. Get back on the rail and SFFG the second Ghost on that
side. Now get on the western rail heading north, SFFG the third Ghost, get back
on, and SFFG the fourth ghost. Make a U-turn; it's time to deal with the King.
Grind a rail to keep your combo meter going as you head toward the middle side
street. When you get there, jump off and guide yourself into it as you pull a
SFG. Use the ramp to get up onto the ledge around the building, follow it
around (doing SGs to keep combo meter), and use the big ramp to hit a SFFFG
under the Lv 13 King, landing on the far roof between the stairs and the bombs.
Head up the stairs and do another SFFFG off the building, heading south along
the central avenue. This will take out the Lv 4 Ghost and finish off the King
if he's still alive.
Get down to the southern T-intersection and turn right. Use the ramp under the
Lv 6 Ghost to SFFG and take him out, then turn right in the southwest corner.
Get on the rail and jump off with a SFFG under the first Lv 8 Ghost. Get back
on the rail. When you get to the second Lv 8 Ghost, jump off hard to the left
to take out him and the next Lv 8 Ghost. Get to the end of this street and go
up the stairs in the northwest corner. Make a U-turn and jump down the steps,
heading a bit left to make sure you take out another Lv 8 Ghost. Finally, start
heading east and use the ramp to take out the Lv 6 Ghost on this street.
Once you get to the central avenue, cut across it to the park. Get up there,
and use the northern ramp to SFFG under the southern Lv 10 Ghost, taking him
out. Turn around and use the southern ramp to SFFG under the northern Lv 10
Ghost. Turn around again and get on the southern avenue. Use one of the big
ramps to launch up onto the platforms, then jump off there, going under the
Lv 8 Ghost. Keep heading east. When you're south of the Lv 8 Ghost by the
basketball hoop, turn north, push-ollie the slope, and do a SFFG to take him
out. Turn south and head into the southern quarterpipe to SFFFG and take out
the Lv 11 Ghost there. Head north and go up the stairs on the east side of the
street. Use the ramp to jump up to the rooftop, then jump off the roof with a
SFFFG through the sight of the Lv 10 Ghost. Mission completed.
9g. Flip Side Seaside Mall [yyhfssea]
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Once again, you have a fairly linear path through this level. Kick off and head
for the ramp ahead of you. Push-ollie and trick to get the combo meter going.
Go off the next ramp banking right, through the vision of the Lv 7 Roundy on
the ramp and the Lv 9 Roundy above the water, doing a SFFFG and steering left
back onto the outer portion of the dock. Hit the next ramp in the same way,
taking out another Lv 9 Roundy floating above the water. Finally, hit the last
ramp, SFFG and shifty to get the Lv 7 Roundy by your landing. Turn around onto
the inner portion of the dock, doing hop-spins to keep the combo meter going.
Do a SFFG off the first ramp to take out the Lv 6 Roundy and get onto the upper
platform. Use the ramp to get to the next platform, and do a SFFFG off the end
to take out the Lv 6 Roundy as you get back to ground level. Hop-spin to the
end and bank around to the left to get onto the central run.
Get onto the rail along the righthand stairway and jump off (before it flattens
out) with a SFFFG through the sight of the two Lv 12 Roundies, landing on the
lefthand platform. Get on the rail here, then jump off and go through the sight
of the Lv 7 Roundy with a SFFG. Land on the opposite platform (or the stairs
leading to it), get on the rail, and jump off with another SFFG to take out
another Lv 7 Roundy. Land on the same platform and get on the rail going east.
When you get to the two pillars in the center of the map, jump between them,
doing a SFFG to take out the Lv 11 Roundy, and land on the rightside platform.
Get on the rail, hop the gap when you get to it, and, when you get to the
stairs going down, jump over them with a SFFFG to take out the Lv 12 at the
bottom. Keep going east until you get to the large set of stairs down to the
commercial docks, then jump over them with a SFFFG and shifty (steering right)
to take out the Lv 11 Roundy at the bottom.
The next target is the King. Use the first wide ramp you see, push-ollie, steer
right, and get onto the gray awning on the right wall. Jump to the first green
awning, the second, then the third, U-turn, and jump off at the Lv 14 King with
a SFFFG, taking out him and the Lv 6 Roundy who was up there. (Make sure you
keep spinning in the air on each small jump to keep the combo meter going).
Once you take out the King, start heading west. Use the ramps to get onto the
gray awning with the Lv 9 Roundy, then jump down with SFFG to take him out. Use
the next ramp to get onto the next gray awning, then jump down with a SFFG to
take out the Lv 8 Roundy beneath it. Keep going west, and use the last big box
to get onto the yellow awning. When you get to the Lv 6 Roundy, jump down with
a SFFG to take him out. Now head all the way back to the ship (you can let your
combo meter dissipate now). Use the ramps against the west of the ship to jump
onboard, then use the quarterpipe to hit a SFFFG and take out the Lv 13 Roundy
(you may need to do it twice if the combo meter is gone, but you have time).
Head to the other side and SFFFG the Lv 12 Roundy to complete the mission.
9h. Flip Side Forest Park [yyhfsfor]
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Swabbies, Swabbies, everywhere! This could be problematic if you needed to do
some of the high-level steering that you did in the last level, but, well, you
don't. Nothing fancy here. Just hit your jumps and do your tricks.
As soon as the mission starts, make a U-turn and start moving. Jump through the
hole in the wall and then push-ollie the slope into a SFG to take out the Lv 7
Swabby. Make a right and begin heading around the edge of the level. Keep
hopping into SGs to build up the combo meter. When you get to the first Lv 7
Swabby in the halfpipe, jump under him with a SFG (you MUST chain them
together) to take him out. Keep hopping through the halfpipe, then hit the next
Lv 7 with another SFG. Exit the halfpipe and jump the gap. Use the right side
of the ramp to hit a SFFG and guide yourself down into the sight range of the
Lv 8 Yellow Swabby, taking out him and the Lv 7 Swabby floating above. Use the
next ramp to hit a SFFG and shifty into the range of the Lv 6 Swabby.
From here, hop back down to where you started the level. Get on the rail
heading west and jump off within sight of the first Lv 6 Swabby. Repeat for the
second Lv 6 Swabby. Get on the rail again. When you get to the gap, jump off
banking right and hit a SFFG through the range of the Lv 7 Swabby. Get on the
rail again, going north, and, at the next gap jump off to the right with a SFFG
and shifty to ensure that you take out the Lv 7 Swabby and avoid falling into
the water. Get on the rail yet again, and grind it until you see the Lv 10
Swabby at the bottom of the stairs. Jump off with a SFFG; your combo meter
should be high enough to take him out. Now go east up the stairs, turn around,
and push-ollie over the stairs with a SFFG to take out the Lv 10 Swabby
standing on top of them.
Now let's head inside and take out the King. You should land pretty close to
the stairs leading to the inside of the castle. Go up them and jump down the
ramp, doing a SFFG to take out the Lv 8 Swabby at the top of the ramp. Turn
left when you reach the bottom; use the quarterpipe to hit a SFFG to take out
the Lv 14 Yellow Swabby. Once you've landed, keep going east. Use the second
ramp to launch into a SFG through the sight of a Lv 6 Swabby and land on the
upper-right platform. Jump back down with a SFG through the sight of the Lv 10
Yellow Swabby, then use the quarterpipe on the other side to SFFFG and take out
the Lv 14 King.
Once he's done, leave the way you came in. Turn left once you're back outside
and use a crooked approach to the quarterpipe to get up on the roof. Start
heading west on the roof, getting onto the rail when the Lv 10 Swabby comes
into range. Jump straight through him with a SFFG. Get on the next rail. When
the Lv 7 Swabby comes within range, jump off to the left and go through him
with an SFG, making sure you land on the thin ledge so that you can continue on
the roof. Finally, use the last rail to launch into a SFFFG, taking out the
Lv 10 Green Swabby and finishing the mission.
9i. Flip Side Prison Island [yyhfspri]
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You'll start off on the rooftop in what was the final area on front side. Check
your map and start looking for the path. The four Gawoo in front of you are
target number one, followed by the one on the C-shaped pipe and then the two in
the middle of area 5. From there, we'll be going east through the Ghost nearest
the center of the map, then into the half-bowl, south to take out the three in
the opening area, then around the path to the final two on the northern part of
the map.
All right, kick off and jump onto the pipe in front of you. When you come to
the first Lv 6 Topper, jump off to the right with a SFG, taking out him and
the Lv 6 Topper where you land on the next pipe. Jump back over to the higher
pipe. When it comes to an end, jump off banking right, through the sight of the
Lv 7 Topper, and hit a SFFG and shifty into sight of the Lv 8 Topper on the
roof. Get on the C-shaped pipe. When you get to the Lv 11 Topper, jump off to
the right with a SFFFG. There's a Lv 8 Topper right in front of you: get on the
fence behind him and jump off with a SFFG to take him out. Finally, get on the
path towards the water tower. Get on the fence on the right of the path. Once
you're grinding towards the Lv 11 Topper under the tower, jump off with a SFFG
to take him out.
Follow the beige path east, hopping into SGs to keep the combo meter going.
When you get to the ramp, push-ollie it with a SFFFG to take out the Lv 11
Topper ahead. Keep up the SG-hops going east until you're in the half-bowl. The
first target is the Lv 14 Yellow Topper directly ahead of you. Go straight up
the wall and hit a SFFG, taking him out. Now head to the northeast wall and
SFFFFG the Lv 14 Pink Topper. Next up is the Lv 14 Topper on the north wall;
SFFFFG him.
Head south and exit through the southeast corner. Jump through the sight of the
Lv 10 Topper with a SFFG, landing in the lower area. Turn right and use the
ramp to get onto the wire. SFFFG over to the platform to take out the Lv 11
Topper, then jump down with a SFFG to take out the Lv 12 Yellow Topper. Circle
around left and jump over the water with a SFFG to take out the Lv 6 Green
Topper.
From here, use the stairs to get back into the upper area. Cut right through
the grass to get next to the building, then use the ramp up to the rooftop.
Jump out the window, through the sight of the Level 8 Green Topper, with a SFFG
to take him out. Once you land, use the southeast exit again. This time, circle
around the outside of the bowl. Use each ramp to hit a SFFFG to take out the
Lv 11 Topper above the first and the Lv 10 Topper above the second. Keep going
north, then west, following the outer wall of the bowl.
When the Lv 6 Topper is dead ahead, drop down to the right. Use the beige slope
as a ramp to hit a SFFG, going through his sight and landing back on the upper,
grassy platform. Keep going west, hop a gap banking left, and you'll get to the
Lv 14 King. Push-ollie the ramp in front of him and hit a SFFFFG as you steer
down to ground level on the right. Mission complete.
9j. Flip Side Ruins & Canal [yyhfsrui]
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As on normal difficulty, this is the most linear of the flip side levels.
You'll start off already halfway up the tower, saving you some travel time.
Kick off and start heading for the first jump, push-ollie it, and hit a SFFFG
to get your combo meter started (ignore the pink Ghost above you, we'll get to
him later). Turn right and head up the slope. At the top, push off and hit a
SFG through the Lv 2 Pink Ghost. Turn right again, jump the gap, and push-ollie
the ramp, banking left, to get onto the roof with the Lv 8 Yellow Ghost. Jump
back down with a SFG to take him out, then jump the next ramp with another SFG
to take out the Lv 6 Yellow Ghost. Get onto the exterior platforming and turn
right. Jump off the steps with a quick SF if your combo meter requires it, then
hit four consecutive SFGs as you ascend to take out the Lv 3 Green Ghost, Lv 3
Pink Ghost, Lv 3 Yellow Ghost, and Lv 3 Pink Ghost. Once you're at the top of
the level, grind the wire over to the central platform. Jump through the Lv 15
Pink King with a SFFFFG to take him out and enter area 2.
Get on the rail right away. When it turns diagonal, jump through the Lv 11
Green Ghost with a SFFG, landing on the lower walkway. Now grind the right rail
up along the stairs, jumping off at the end with a SFFG to take out the Lv 11
Pink Ghost. Get on the pipe and jump the two obstacles; then do a SFFG, landing
on ground level, to take out the Lv 15 Yellow King. Get back on the pipe and
coast to the end; jump off with a SFFG (1.50 seconds on the grab) to take out
the Lv 12 Pink Ghost. Go through the gate and get on the pipe in area 3.
Jump the two gaps with SFGs, then hop down onto the platform. Push-ollie the
ramp and hit a SFG through the Lv 11 Ghost, landing on the pipe. Ride it until
the platform. Push-ollie the slope and hit a SFFG (.90 seconds on the grab) to
take out the Lv 12 Yellow Ghost and the Lv 12 Pink Ghost. Continue into area 4.
Get on the pipe, then jump over to the first C-shaped pipe. When you reach the
Lv 8 Green Ghost, jump off with a SFG, landing on the second C. Ride it around,
then jump to the third C with a SF (big spin) through the Lv 15 Green King's
sight. Go around the curve of this C, then jump through his sight with another
SFG, taking him out and landing on the final, oval pipe. Ride it around, and
jump across the middle, essentially reversing your direction around the oval.
You should be heading north along the western side. At the peak of the curve,
jump off to the left with a SFG landing in the opening and taking out the Lv 10
Green Ghost.
Use push-ollies into SFs as you ascend the ramps to keep your combo meter
going. Jump through the fence at top, ride the pipes up to the opening, jump
into it, and U-turn. Hop back onto the pipe, and jump off the flat part of the
pipe at top with a SFFG to take out the Lv 15 Yellow Ghost. Ride the pipe back
up into the opening, follow the passageway with SFs to keep your combo going,
and launch through the exit with a SFFFG to take out the Lv 15 King.
9k. The Final Battle [yyhfin]
You'll get 30 seconds for killing the King and 140 bonus seconds, which should
be enough to handle the final battle. He's slightly more aggressive than he
was on normal, but his bombs still only cost you 10 seconds per hit. You won't
be able to carry your combo meter over from Ruins & Canal, but it can be
rebuilt easily enough. Try to get three good hits on him while he's on the
center platform. Hop and SF as you chase him to the next platform, then nail
him a few more times. You'll eventually get hit by a bomb, but, by that point,
you should have him severely softened up. Finish him off with a few more tricks
and watch the end. Oh, and:
Your prize: King Gawoo is now unlocked as a playable character (press down on
Gawoo or up on Jet). He sucks. Sorry.
10. Versus [yyvers]
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Two characters face off on Business Avenue, Seaside Mall, or Prison Island in a
five minute game of capture the flag, err, Gawoo (well, capture the three
Gawoo). Your starting points and the locations of the 3 Gawoo will be random,
so I can't help you there, but here are the important bits:
1.) You can't access the map, which makes it particularly difficult to tell
whether a Gawoo is on an elevation or at ground level. The fact that the
split-screen essentially cuts off the top half of the screen also severely
impairs your ability to navigate. You'll have to use the small map at the left
of the screen to tell where you're going, and it's not particularly easy to
read. If you can't tell where a Gawoo is, assume it's high.
2.) Any trick can be used to capture a Gawoo. They're all, essentially, Lv 0.
3.) Doing a trick near your opponent will knock him or her down, stealing the
Gawoo. Blowing a trick will knock your Gawoo off of you, but they'll be close
to you. Falling without blowing a trick (i.e., jumping into a wall) will not
cost you your Gawoo. Once the 3 Gawoo have been combined, they will not
separate if you drop them.
4.) Once the 3 Gawoo have been combined into King Gawoo, you will skate very
slowly. Avoid this by either staying airborne or on the rails, as your speed
there isn't penalized.
5.) You do receive points for tricks, but they are completely unimportant.
Whoever gets King Gawoo to their base wins, regardless of the scores. If time
expires, it's a draw, again regardless of the scores. There's also no high
score board for Versus.
Note: Player 2 will always have the alternate appearance of a character, even
if they don't select the same character as Player 1. Of particular importance,
the alternate costume of Gawoo is Minister Spade.
11.Conclusion [yyconc]
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Well, there you go. Thanks to KOEI for a great game and GameFAQs for a great
site. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me
(sonofming at gmail dot com).
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