Full Metal Alchemist: Dream Carnival Version 0.5 - Wrote guide from top to bottom Version 0.6 - Confirmed various secrets, clarified and elaborated on the control scheme. Added intro and tips. Version 0.7 - Confirmed more secrets and corrected some descriptions and typos ------------- |1. Disclaimer| ------------- This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. The Author holds no ownership of any of the characters or trademarks mentioned herein. --------------------- |2. Table of Contents:| --------------------- 1. Disclaimer 2. TOC 3. Intro 4. Controls 5. AI Commands 6. Menus 7. Character Select Screen 8. Characters 9. Stages 10. Alchemy 11. Tips 12. Credits -------- |3. Intro| -------- The game's life system is fairly original, using stars to represent a life. When a member of your team dies, they take one star. This is repeated until none remain. This means that you must really work as a team, for letting your teammate die also means your defeat, and a more impacting way than simply ending the match due to their death, as has been done in other games. The game is not so much tag-team as it is a team based fighter. ----------- |4. Controls| ----------- X - Kick, low attack Square - Punch, High attack Triangle - Jump Circle - Alchemy/Trap/Special D-Pad/Analog - Move Character Start - Pause Game L1 - Give next AI Command L2 - Give previous AI Command R1 - Block R2 - Nothing R1 + Circle - Special Lvl 1 R2 + Circle - Special Lvl 2 (While in Menus) Circle - Confirm X - Cancel -------------- |5. AI Commands| -------------- These are rough translations that I did myself 1. "I leave it to you" - Free will (Will probably attack nearest enemy) 2. "Support" - AI will join you in pummeling an enemy and try to protect you. It tends to stand in front of you, usefull to let you pull of a special. 3. "Surround" - This works best vs. one enemy, as the AI will try to get on the opposite side and fight them with you. The AI tends to be jumpy (literally) and will have trouble if left on this command with no enemy around them. 4. "Get the other guy" - Obviously, the AI will fight with the other person and keep them away from you. 5. "Run" - The AI will attempt to escape (though sometimes it will drown itself). Usefull when AI low on health. 6. "Fight from there" - The AI will fight where it is standing. -------- |6. Menus| -------- Main Menu 1. Scenario Mode 2. Arcade Mode 3. Training Mode 4. Alchemy 5. Game Options 6. Extras 1. Scenario Screen >First - Ed and Al's Scenario >Second - Mustang and Hawkeye >Third - Hughes and Armstrong >Fourth - Lust and Gluttony >Fifth - Ed and Winry >Sixth - Al and Greed 2. Arcade Screen >Arcade Mode - (1p or 2p) When trying to level up characters in arcade mode, when you complete it, the game will let you save your team. Do so, and next time you play, load them from the green button tot he bottom right of the P1 picture. This will allow you to increase your rank with more completions. >Team Mode - (1p - 4p) >Battle Royale - (1p -4p) >Arcade Data 3. Training Screen (Start Menu) >Computer Opponents - 1. Do nothing - 2. Attack >Partner - 1. Do nothing - 2. Attack >Always Full Life - 1.On - 2. Off >Gague - 1. On (drains) - 2. Off (always full) >Guard - 1. Don't Guard - 2. Guard All - 3. Guard only Physical Attacks - 4. Guard only Alchemy/Specials Return to Game Command List Return to Character Select Return to Main Menu 4. Alchemy Screen Choose and item with circle, and press start to transmute it alone, or choose a second with circle and transmute them together. This will unlock CG extras, voices, and special ones will unlock new difficulties and secret levels. Using random combinations of items seems to yield good results, and will unlock plenty of the CGs and Card in the gallery, along with Character voices. 5. Game Options > Game Option - Difficulty 1-3 - Stars 1-5 - Time 15 - Infinite - *Unknown* - Reset to defaults 6. Extras - CG Viewer - Cards - *unknown* - Sound Test - Player Data -------------------------- |7. Character Select Screen| -------------------------- This is pretty straight foreward, simply chose the character with the arrow of your controller number (the one you can move). The only thing I have to make clear is in Arcade mode, in order to level up, use the green button to the bottom right of the Player 1 picture to load your data. If you continue to do this everytime, it will allow you to eventually reach SS rank. This is only available when you play with a COM, as you cannot save in the two player arcade mode. ------------- |8. Characters| ------------- Edward Elric Alphonse Elric - Unlocked in 1st scenario Winry Rockbell - Unlocked in 5th scenario Lust - Unlocked in 2nd or 3rd scenario Gluttony - Unlocked in 4th scenario Scar - Unlocked in 6th scenario Roy Mustang Lisa Hawkeye - Unlocked in second scenario Louis Armstrong Hughes Secret Characters: Greed Wrath Izumi Fuhrer --------- |9. Stages| --------- Stage 1 - The train to Central City Stage 2 - Lior City Stage 3 - Waterfront Stage 4 - The Waterworks Stage 5 - The Bridge Stage 6 - The Factory -------- |10. Tips| -------- All I can truly reccomend is that you make good use of the AI commands, and if it's too hard, goto training mode and learn your combos. Also, you can head to the game options and lower the difficulty. Be sure to visit arcade mode after completing the scenarios, as you can level up a character set, and earn extras, characters, and eventually two new scenarios. -------------------- |11. Alchemy / Secrets| -------------------- Choose and item with circle, and press start to transmute it alone, or choose a second with circle and transmute them together. This will unlock CG extras, voices, and special ones will unlock new difficulties and secret levels. * - (I have not yet tested these, but I believe them) *Transmute the eyepatch alone to unlock the Fuhrer (Requires S rank) Transmute the Ultimate Sheild alone to unlock Greed (Requires A rank) *Transmute the Oroboros symbol alone to unlock Wrath (Requires S rank) Transmute Izumis Sign alone to unlock Izumi (Requires A rank) *Unlock the Armstrong Statue and transmute it alone to unlock Scenario 7 *Unlock the Cow Statue and transmute it alone to unlock Scenario 8 Beat difficulty levels 1, 2, and 3 in arcade mode, then transmute the Knight Piece with the Queen Piece to unlock difficulty level four. --------------------- |12. Credits and Thanks| --------------------- The wonderful people at Bandai, Tokyo TV, Square-Enix, Renderware, and everyone involved in the Full Metal Alchemist series and games. If you find any errors in the guide or have anything to contribute, please send me an email at skywalker6705@charter.net Copyright 2004 Andrew Sorn