JET FORCE MULTIPLAYER FAQ/GUIDE Version: 1.1 Author: Darth Vegita [Matt Ashbaugh] e-mail: CujoBob069@AOL.com /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This is my first FAQ so bear with me. This will explain my very uninteresting title. I just noticed that nobody is talking about the multiplayer options of this great game so I thought I'd send something in. And just to warn you since this is a Teen rated (Ages 13+) game I will be speaking and using terms that are allowed in any PG-13 movie. I use this usually when I try to add a bit of humor to something. If you are offended by this, well tough. Don't bitch and moan to me about how you like to be able to read things. I don't over do it and don't mean any disrespect so if you take it the wrong way well, it's your own damn fault. Just lighten up, geez people. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Version 1.2: 12- 2-99, Nothing big just changed my e-mail address. So people gave me some advice, I think DK64 is stealing all the thunder from Jet Force so this could probably be the last update I ever need to do. I made it pretty complete the first time. *********************************************************************** Version 1.1: 11-12-99, Noticed my table was messed up in the coding. Also some of my smilies for some reason changed in the zipping process. So I fixed those minor glitches. *********************************************************************** Version 1.0: 11-11-99, First draft. Hopefully I'll get high scores, FAQs, and other such things going in this FAQ. So E-mail me. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// CONTENTS: 1. Characters - Available Through Normal Game Play - Hidden 2. Type - Battle Mode - Types of Battles - Weapon Types - Levels -> Available -> Hidden - Target Shoot - Options - Levels -> Available -> Hidden - Racing Mode - Options - Levels 3. Credits 4. Questions/Feedback 5. End /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// CHARACTERS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// In this section I look at all the characters available in the multiplayer. I will be using terms through this to make my typing less so. The terms are as follows: Clinger = Means that when the character is next to a ledge they will grab on and be able to pull themselves up. Mermaid = Means that the character can go underwater. I call it being a mermaid cause only female type characters seem to have this ability. Asbestos = Means the character can walk through lava and other super heated liquid materials as if it was cool fresh water. Snake = Means character can get on their belly and crawl around. For Sizes: Petite = Dang small and fast, hard to hit Medium = The middle ground Cartman = These are some major Beefcaked characters, easy to hit and slow, but usually have a lot more armor. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Juno SPECIES TYPE: Human AVAILABLE FROM: Very start DESCRIPTION: Your typical alien fighting hero type. Helmet, armor, and blue eyes SIZE: Medium ADVANTAGES: Clinger, Asbestos, Snake WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid OTHER: NA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Vela SPECIES TYPE: Human AVAILABLE FROM: Very start DESCRIPTION: The only babe in the game, Blue hair w/ gravity defying pigtails and huge eyes that make her seem like some Japanese Anime character SIZE: Medium (probably about a 34C though) ADVANTAGES: Mermaid, Clinger, Snake WEAKNESSES: Non-Asbestos OTHER: She's my favorite character. I usually call her the Intergalatic Cheerleader. She has all be best abilities (I can deal with not being able to walk on fire) and since she can go underwater she has a major ability over most other characters. Plus she's easy on the eyes ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Lupus SPECIES TYPE: Canine, looks like a terrier AVAILABLE FROM: Very start DESCRIPTION: He's a dog with rocket pad in his feet and a gun on his back. Definitely one hell of a cool pet. SIZE: Petite ADVANTAGES: Only character that can fly in multiplayer.(well aside from beefed up Lupus) WEAKNESSES: Non-Asbestos, Non-Mermaid, Non-Clinger, Non-Snake OTHER: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Powered Juno SPECIES TYPE: Human AVAILABLE FROM: After you defeat Mizar the first time DESCRIPTION: Same guy basically just has a more armored look, and that jetpack SIZE: Medium ADVANTAGES: Asbestos, Clinger, Snake WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid OTHER: Jetpacks are useless so go for the powered up only for the looks ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Powered Vela SPECIES TYPE: Human AVAILABLE FROM: After you defeat Mizar the first time DESCRIPTION: Same babe as before but has more cover and a big backpack SIZE: Medium (I'm not making the same joke twice) ADVANTAGES: Mermaid, Clinger, Snake WEAKNESSES: Non-Asbestos OTHER: I personally like the non-powered version better. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Powered Lupus (Bionic Lupus Tank, or BLT for short) SPECIES TYPE: Dog AVAILABLE FROM: Kicking Mizars butt round #1 DESCRIPTION: he gets the best armor upgrade. He's a tank! I mean it's a tank with a dog's head attached. Well he beat Mizar all by himself so he deserves to take a load off his feet for the rest of the game. SIZE: Petite (but is a bit larger than the non-powered Lupus) ADVANTAGES: Flys at anytime. WEAKNESSES: Non-mermaid, Non-Snake, Non-Clinger, Non-Asbestos OTHER: As a side note, anybody that has played Smash Bros will know it's fun to "taunt" someone when they die. And Lupus is the only character you can do this with. Just hit C-down. And he'll howl his victory cry. =-P On top of all this (damn he's a fun character) Since he floats in water, instead of swimming, he is the only character that can fire his weapon while in the water. Not horribly useful but none the less a good bit a trivia to know in a bind. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Blue Drone SPECIES TYPE: Ant AVAILABLE FROM: SS Anubis Hold Catwalks *Totem Pole* DESCRIPTION: The soldier drone you have seen that makes up almost 50% of the things you will destroy in the game SIZE: Medium ADVANTAGES: Mermaid, Clinger, Snake WEAKNESSES: Non-asbestos. OTHER: This is Vela in her feelers and thorax suit, so it's the same character without the cosmetic advantage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Green Drone SPECIES TYPE: Ant AVAILABLE FROM: Spawnship Troop Carrier (use Lupus to fly under the floating platforms) *Totem Pole* DESCRIPTION: It's that Green Sniper wimp you always get mad at for shooting you in the back of the head when others are shooting you from the front. SIZE: Medium ADVANTAGES: Asbestos, Snake, Clinger WEAKNESSES: Non-mermaid OTHER: This is Juno in his Bug costume ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Red Drone SPECIES TYPE: Ant (again) AVAILABLE FROM: Ichor Military Base (in the room with the colored platforms there is a door that goes to a big room of Lava. Use Juno) *Totem Pole* DESCRIPTION: Well it's the same ant but red. In the game it's the annoyingly super soldier ants. SIZE: Medium ADVANTAGES: Asbestos, Snake, Clinger WEAKNESSES: Non-mermaid OTHER: This must be Juno again when he thought he'd look better in red. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Yellow Drone SPECIES TYPE: Ant AVAILABLE FROM: Goldwood Outset (near the end use Vela to dive deep) *Totem Pole* DESCRIPTION: It's the Cowardly Yellow Ant. They are just fun to kill. SIZE: Medium ADVANTAGES: Mermaid, Clinger, Snake WEAKNESSES: Non-Asbestos OTHER: It's just Vela in a yellow suit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Female Tribal SPECIES TYPE: Um...... a tribal (a cross breed between an Ewok and a JigglyPuff) AVAILABLE FROM: Rith Essa Mine (jet pack up the elevator shaft) *Totem Pole* DESCRIPTION: It's a Tribal, there are lots of them around this game. I am sure you have seen them and probably have even shot at them a few times. SIZE: Petite ADVANTAGES: Mermaid, Snake, Clinger WEAKNESSES: Non-Asbestos OTHER: It's Vela in a teddy ....... bear suit :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Male Tribal SPECIES TYPE: Take a wild shot and the dark and guess AVAILABLE FROM: Sekhmet Battle Cruiser (behind the room with the Magenta Lock, use the **surprise surprise** Magenta Key) *totem pole* DESCRIPTION: It's a Tribal.... only the more um.... manly one. SIZE: Petite ADVANTAGES: Asbestos, Snake, Clinger WEAKNESSES: Non-mermaid OTHER: This is Juno in his teddy bear suit ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Armor Drone SPECIES TYPE: Ant AVAILABLE FROM: Tawfret Bridge (using Vela to swim in the cave under the bridge) *totem Pole* DESCRIPTION: Ok take the ordinary drone... make him brown... give him a really big armor plated green back plate. Looks kinda like a cross breed of a turtle and an ant SIZE: Cartman ADVANTAGES: Asbestos WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid, Non-snake, Non-clinger OTHER: NA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Stag Drone SPECIES TYPE: Ant AVAILABLE FROM: Mizar's Palace Lobby (in the little nook behind the **little hint to the secret** Stag Drone in the room with all the Lava)*totem pole* DESCRIPTION: Like a big purple steroid pumped ant. Armored up but slow. SIZE: Cartman ADVANTAGES: Asbestos WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid, Non-snake, Non-clinger OTHER: Too bad you can't take the weapons these guys have in the game as your default instead of the dumb Pistol ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Infantry Weevil SPECIES TYPE: gee um Weevil AVAILABLE FROM: Sekhmet Battle Cruiser (on top of that corkscrew like rise, only Lupus can reach it) *totem pole* DESCRIPTION: Now this guy is definately a turtle type character. He's big and green and has a big hump on his back. SIZE: Cartman ADVANTAGES: Asbestos WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid, Non-snake, Non-clinger OTHER: NA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Zombie Stag Drone SPECIES TYPE: Undead Ant AVAILABLE FROM: Tawfrat Bridge (there is the lonely little huh sitting all alone over there that only Lupus can reach) *totem pole* DESCRIPTION: ok take a stag drone. Make him a brownish fleshy color, and make him lose his dark eyes for glowing yellowish ones. SIZE: Cartman ADVANTAGES: Asbestos WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid, Non-snake, Non-clinger OTHER: NA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Cyborg Drone SPECIES TYPE: Robo-Ant AVAILABLE FROM: ****Win an Expert Award in each and everyone of Floyds five missions (complete secondary objectives (destroy everything target and get every object) in under a very short amount of time) DESCRIPTION: A Frankenstein Ant. Looks like a Stag Beetle with parts of a Zombie and parts that are metal. SIZE: Super Beefcake Cartman, twice the armor of any character ADVANTAGES: Asbestos, Jumps twice as high as any other character WEAKNESSES: Non-Mermaid, Non-snake, Non-clinger OTHER: Good luck it's very very very hard to get. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Here I will discuss the options just for the heck of doing it. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Types of Multiplayer /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE MODE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Types of Battles: - Time limited: Kill as many other people as you can in a match that lasts from anywhere from one minute to 29 minutes. - Slaughter: Set the number of kills you have and be the first to hit that number to win. From one to 20 kills. - Survivor: You have a set number of lives and be the last man, woman, bear, or bug standing and you will reign supreme. Anywhere from the realistic one life to the Cat like nine lives. *********************************************************************** Weapons: *Note: you always start with a 100 capacity pistol _______________________________________________________________________ |__Type Chosen_____|____Light______|_____Medium___|______Heavy________| |Placed Explosive__|Timed Mine_____|Remote Mine___|Cluster Bomb_______| |Accurate Weapon___|Pistol_________|Sniper Rifle__|Homing Missle______| |Rapid Fire Weapon_|Flame Thrower__|Shocker_______|Machine Gun________| |Big Hitter Weapon_|Grenade________|Plasma Shotgun|Tri-Rocket Launcher| |Health____________|Single-Unit____|Single-Unit___|Five-Unit__________| |Special___________|Invisible______|Invisible_____|Invincibility______| *********************************************************************** Radar: - Normal: Your typical Golden-Eye type where your enemies location are always shown in the field. - Sweep: It will show your enemies on the screen only when a sweeping arm passes over their location. *********************************************************************** Levels: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AVAILABLE AT BEGINNING ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: SS Anubis DESCRIPTION: A rather small room with nine crates stacked around. Not too much fun especially with Heavy weapons. STRAGETITIES: If you are a smaller character (Hint Lupus) you can stand on the top center stack of boxes and shoot people away while then shoot over your head. There is also Invisibility (or Invinciblity) up here. To help you out. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Tawfret DESCRIPTION: Now this is more like it. You have about four areas in here all pretty much looped around. Area 1 is an open area that splits to the left to Area 2 and forward to Area 3. Area 2 is a huge room with health and a lot of columns that at the end opens into Area 3. Area 3 is a huge hallway that has a big river down the middle it ends in Area 4. Area 4 has a huge rock formation and is a nice place to fill up on health and ammo. STRAGETITIES: The Advantage in this place is a "Mermaid-type" character. There is a big river flowing in this area and there is an underwater shortcut. - Also for some reason Tribals seem to just blend into this place. They are especially good at hiding in the dark corners. - So add the two together a Female Tribal is the best character to use in this Level. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Rith Essa DESCRIPTION: There are four natural "horseshoe" forts in the corners of this area. There is also a lot of tunnels and sunken areas. A very fun place. STRAGETITIES: Hiding out in and on top of the "house" in the middle is usually a good move. It's pretty well protected, you can usually pick someone off at a distance and if you are in serious trouble you can leap up to the top and grab the (Invis-Invic)ibility at the top. - Tunneling is a great thing in this place. Definately pick a small character or at least a character that is a "Snake-type" - I found Lupus to be the best for this place. He can take the tunnels head on, he can get to the top of the house in the middle and use his jets to fly in at the unexpecting enemies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Close Quarters DESCRIPTION: Yes though the smallest level is SS Anubis Close Quarters makes you feel claustrophobic. It is a huge warehouse like area. There are windows and boxes galore. There are three buildings (a large, a medium, and a small) And two places to get on the roof. STRAGETITIES: Getting on the roof is great, first you load up on weapons and ammo then get on the roof. Then all you have to do it turn around, drop some kind of explosive (remote mine works very well here) down on the boxes you used to get up. When someone tries to get up blow up the boxes. They'll get hurt maybe die and you are king of the mountain as you sniper the rest of them to death. Also try to be the first one up so that if someone tries to use the other rooftop entrance you can pick them off before they know what hit them. - Smashy smashy.... to quote Bart Simpson when he was breaking window to get the cameras to stop the Itchy and Scratchy robots that were trying to kill them. Well do the same to save yourself. Bust open those windows. Then you can get inside and out of the buildings faster and it's an unexpected ambush to have someone jump out of a window at you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Rith Essa Mine HOW TO UNLOCK: Go to the Walkway and be either Juno or Vela when they are jetpack capable. After shooting a half dozen drones go to the back left side. There will be a Jet fuelpad. Now if you gotta see it go back to the front and look up. On the highest point over the life force door is a totem pole sitting there calling to you. Just fly up and get it. I suggest doing this with Juno and getting this totem when you are trying to collect all the tribals anyway. Since the easiest way to get them all requires you to land where the totem pole is anyway. DESCRIPTION: It is a 3 story level. The top has an open area that has both an elevator and a stairway down. The stair way shows a wide open area that has platforms winding above and a pool with columns below. The Elevator has no view =-) but is faster. STRAGETITIES: The stairway is slower and open, but the elevator is a long trip straight up or down and if you are in the elevator shaft well, you can't leave until you are done riding and a few grenades down the shaft could end that trip. So know the weaknesses of both ways and learn how to turn them against your enemies. - Though I found one thing that is fun is falling down the elevator shaft. In the middle and on the bottom are some Invincibility items (remember to use Heavy weapons for this trick). You can go kamikaze style falling to the bottom and pick up the invincibility and not get hurt. It's also pretty awesome feeling to be this invincible death from above guy when you are falling after an enemy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: SpaceStation HOW TO UNLOCK: Well if you can't find this then that's pretty sad. Ok I take that back. First you have to get to the Spacestation level using Vela in Goldwood to take the water exit. Then once you get there you can just go on playing the level the first thing you'll notice is the Jet fuelpad. When you notice this just fall down and you will see the totem pole. I suggest getting a bit of fuel first so you can just jet back up to the top. DESCRIPTION: This is a very nice place. Here everybody has both their advantages and disadvantages. It has a lower open area and an upper more closed off area. The only problem is the flickering lights make for difficult aiming. STRAGETITIES: If you are a Mermaid-type player I suggest keeping close to the water. If you dive down there is an underground passageway that has health in it and can be a nice way to run from battle to charge up and re-load. - If you are Lupus you can collect Gems in the hard to reach areas that others can't reach without shooting them and running for them. - And if you are an Asbestos-type player you can rule the area where some heated chemical waste spilled. It has health and (Invinc-Invis)ibility along with some good weapons close-by. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Tunnels HOW TO UNLOCK: Just dive in the Rith Essa area with Vela right in the area where there is a nice waterfall and an open clear lake. There should be a nice totem pole waiting for you. DESCRIPTION: Well it's a few tunnels that just look around in kind of an eight. There are three cul-de-sacs that are dead ends. All in all it'll keep you on your toes. STRAGETITIES: If you can corner someone in a cul-de-sac, they can't really escape without getting hit many times with your firepower. Just make sure there are no cheap bums out to shoot you in the back for a cheap kill. - Don't stand still. Ever. Only if you are invisible (and this wears off very quickly) can you sit in one place and expect to live through it. In the tunnels there is no place to hide but straight ahead and if someone is hitting you that is not good. Learn how to be able to snap around and start shooting while running backwards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: King of the Hill HOW TO UNLOCK: In the same room on Cerulean as the Yellow Key is this very easy to find Totem Pole. DESCRIPTION: No it's not the animated TV series that come on before the Simpsons on Sundays. It is a circular place with tons and tons and tons of ammo. It's not huge but not too small. The key point is the "hill" where there is health and ammo for every weapon but your rapid firing one and of course the (Invis-Invinc)ibility item. STRAGETITIES: Well be like the levels name sake and be the King of the Hill. Get on that hill and you can stock up fast and mow others down and just get back up there. Also if you are a short character (cough! Cough! Lupus! Cough!) sorry folks had a tickle in my throat =-) but anyway. Short Character can shoot from above while keeping his spot on the hill and letting the fire power fly over his head. - Well being a short character is just great in this level. There are trenches all around so that if a person is not in them they won't see you coming. This is easiest for the B.L.T. (not the sandwich remember my nick name for Powered Lupus) or maybe a Tribal. But BLT is a more intimidating character. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TARGET SHOOT /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ammo: You can have unlimited bullets. But as you get better you might want to limit your ammo to 100, 80, 60, and even only 40 bullets. Control: Normal = when analog stick is not being moved the cursor snaps to center of screen - Directional = when analog stick is not being moved the cursor stays were it was last. - Inverse = same as directional except the direction you move the analog stick will be reversed for the direction the cursor moves. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEVELS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: SS Anubis AVAILABLE AT: Very Beginning DESCRIPTION: Very narrow alleys that have stacked metal crates everywhere. Ants usually pop up in pairs where they are either hiding halfway behind a crated or they are in the open but they have tribals with them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Goldwood AVAILABLE AT: Must win a gold on Floyd's Goldwood Mission DESCRIPTION: Very wide open so there are less places for the ants to hide. But for some reason the ants are just as hard to hit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Normal (Rith Essa) AVAILABLE AT: Must win a gold on Floyd's Eschebone Mission DESCRIPTION: Drones pop up in huge groups with this one. There are large winding pathways and a long switchback. I like this one best of all, of course it's the hardest to earn. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// RACING /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Nothing is available for this in the beginning. You have to unlock them one by one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OPTIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Type: Laps = Complete a certain number of laps to win - Time limited = The time will count down and the person in the lead when time runs out will win. Level: Standard = In a 3 dimensional view - Top View = In a 2 dimensional view Laps: Set Number of laps needed from a once around to a massive 50 lap marathon Time Limit: Set about of time for a time limited match, anywhere from one minute to a full hour. Boosts: Default number of boosts is 3 but it can start at anywhere from one to ten. Pickups: Where you can set the types of pickups that show up on the track. It can go from none to any combination in between of bombs, boosts, or oil drumsto everything. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEVELS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Mizar's Races How to Unlock: Go to Mizar's Palace with Powered up Vela or Juno and find the small pyramid and go inside. You will have to transform into a Drone and make it to the race track. If you come in first you will get this option added to you Multiplayer list. Pickups: Adjustable View: Standard Notes: When you come onto the fork in the road take the right wing. It's a bit harder to turn right, but it is much shorter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Jeff & Barry I How to Unlock: Win Jeff & Barry in the Ichor Arcade Pickups: Adjustable Random View: Top View Notes: Only use the boosts while there is a straight away path. They are most effective that way ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Jeff & Barry II How to Unlock: Must win Floyds Ichor Mission with a gold and you will receive a circuit. If you take this circuit back to the Arcade you will be allowed to play the Jeff & Barry Racer II. If you come in first in these you will be allowed to play it in Multiplayer. Pickups: Adjustable Random View: Top View Notes: Use your boosts to make sure you make it over the leap in the middle. If you don't make it you will be behind a half a lap. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME: Greenwood Village How to Unlock: must defeat Jeff & Barry in under 30 seconds and defeat Jeff&BarryII in under 40 seconds Pickups: Adjustable View: Standard Notes: I have never played Diddy Kong Racing but I have been told this is a clone of one of the courses in that game. Rare sure likes to put it's history everywhere in it's games. - Veteran's of the game have shown me there is a shortcut that will grab you the lead. When you leave the woods area take a hard left and fly into the hollowed out log. - There are curbs in this level that are almost invisible unless you are careful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// CREDITS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Jet Force Gemini is copyrighted by Nintendo and Rareware. All rights reserved etc etc etc. Gamefaqs : It is the largest FAQ site on the Internet. Please, if you copy this FAQ, make sure it's from THIS site and you keep it updated. If this FAQ has not been updated awhile and there's a lot of information missing, make SURE you're not viewing an outdated version. I don't need a lot of complaining about updates filling my e-mail box, like may other FAQ writers have complained about. For the descriptions of the levels I had to consult the Offical Players Guide to make sure it was accurate. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// QUESTIONS/FEEDBACK /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Any questions, comments, agreements with me, or free money options should be e-mailed to me at: ashbaumt@rose-hulman.edu The more feed back I get the more likely I can make more sections to this including a (GASP!) FAQ list. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// END /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Well later all. Darth Vegita ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////