Bushido Blade 2 (import) - Stage Description FAQ for 2 player mode. Version 1.0 (sept. 18th, 1998) By: Guy Parker IV (yulith@crl.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a FAQ for the Japanese version of Bushido Blade 2 for the Sony Playstation. I wrote this since the stage names are in japanese, and to describe each stage in detail and tell what features each one has, since some levels do impact the 2 player mode significantly; this is much better than blindly guessing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage Description Notes: Floor material: dirt, grass, sand, gravel, and water can be thrown. others such as concrete, stone, wood, etc can not. Walls / edges: railed edges mean that if you throw a weapon at these it will fly off the stage and you will not be able to recover it. weapons also fly off all "open" edges. stone, wood, and other solid walls will always bounce your thrown weapon back. Fatal cliff edge: fall off this and you die. Obstacles: if you hit these they can deflect your weapon. most are indestructable, but some such as wooden poles and bamboo can be cut down with swords, but will deflect the pole weapon's wooden staffs. Levels: this refers to the number of levels (floors) players can jump or climb up to and fight on. this does not include the bottom of fatal cliff areas, or other areas you can see but not get to. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stage Layout: | (coast) | (starting page) | (mountains) | |--------------------|----------------------|---------------------| | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |--------------------|----------------------|---------------------| | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | |--------------------|----------------------|---------------------| | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |--------------------|----------------------|---------------------| I have numbered the stages like this, look below for info on the stage coresponding to the stage layout map i made above. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Description : bad guy's temple, with their banners. Size : medium, long Floor material : stone / tile Walls / edges : railed looking walls, but thrown weapons bounce off Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : 2 columns (medium) Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Description : graveyard on cliff side Size : small Floor material : dirt, grass Walls / edges : stone walls, wooden fence, open edge Fatal cliff edge : yes, 1 Obstacles : several tombstones (small) Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Description : ship docking area Size : medium, long Floor material : concrete, metal ramp Walls / edges : railed edges Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : 4 boat tie offs (small) Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Description : cliff bottom seashore, waves come in and go out. Size : small Floor material : sand, water Walls / edges : rock walls, open ocean Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : none Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Description : cliff top Size : medium small Floor material : dirt, gravel Walls / edges : rock walls, open edges Fatal cliff edge : yes, about 3/4 of the level has fatal cliff edges Obstacles : boulders (large) Levels : 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Description : outside castle walls Size : medium, long Floor material : dirt Walls / edges : wooden walls, railed edges Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : wooden poles (can be cut down) Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Description : rooftop of squaresoft building Size : large Floor material : concrete Walls / edges : concrete walls, railed edges, open edge Fatal cliff edge : yes, 1 Obstacles : none Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Description : road in tunnel Size : medium, long Floor material : concrete Walls / edges : concrete walls, ends of tunnel have railed edges Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : none Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Description : open field Size : very large Floor material : grass, dirt, metal grill (covering small ditch) Walls / edges : railed edges Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : water tower (large) Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Description : cave Size : small Floor material : stone Walls / edges : stone walls, railed edge Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : none Levels : 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Description : warehouse area with road on upper level Size : large, long Floor material : grass, stone, concrete Walls / edges : solid walls, fences, open edges Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : 1 pole with box on top of it (small) Levels : 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Description : bamboo forest (note: pole weapons hard to use here) Size : small Floor material : dirt Walls / edges : stone wall, fence Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : many bamboo stalks which can be cut down, 1 stone block (small). Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Description : storm drain Size : medium, long Floor material : green stuff (that you can throw), concrete Walls / edges : concrete, brick, green walls Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : 1 sign (small), 1 stone block (small) Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. Description : mountain side farm land Size : medium large Floor material : dirt Walls / edges : stone wall (3/4 of area), railed edge at bottom Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : 2 stacks of hay (large) (note: these get in the way, but you can swing and stab through them) Levels : 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15. Description : bridge with railroad tracks Size : large, long Floor material : wood, grass, dirt Walls / edges : railed edges, fence, open edges Fatal cliff edge : yes, 2 Obstacles : none Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. Description : good guy's temple Size : medium Floor material : wood Walls / edges : wood, railed looking edge but weapons bounce off Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : 2 columns Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. Description : temple rooftop at night Size : special: this area is medium length, but it is so thin that you can not have 2 people on one area. even though the edges are open you can not fall off. this stage is like a 2D fighter almost. Floor material : roof tile Walls / edges : open edges, fish statues at ends Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : none Levels : 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18. Description : roadside Size : large Floor material : concrete, grass Walls / edges : concrete walls, railed edges Fatal cliff edge : no Obstacles : telephone poles (can swing through them) Levels : 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Still Needed: If anyone knows Japanese well, and can tell me the real translated names of the stages I would be glad to include them in this FAQ and give them credit for it. I can be emailed at yulith@crl.com Also, there are some levels you can play in the story mode that are not normally selectable in the 2 player mode. If anyone knows how to be able to play these stages in 2 player mode (if it is possible) please tell me and i'll credit you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------