Ichigeki Sacchuu!! HoiHoi-San Japan version (JPN) PS2 FAQ Version 1.4 3D Platform/Action 1 player -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Copyright 2004-2007 by JuneHa Kim/BakaOrochi All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of this FAQ in any shape or form is prohibited. Come on, it's not like it's HARD to e-mail me if you want to use any part of this FAQ, is it? If you want to use ANYTHING, even codes or whatnot from this, CONTACT ME FIRST. This is my work, and not one bit of this is to be reproduced in any way, shape, or form. Copyright laws protect this FAQ. This is purely my own work, any other similarities to other FAQs are purely coincidental. I do respect all other copyrights and if I have inadvertently infringed on any, please contact me immediately so that I may remedy the problem. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FAQ History: 1.0 4/21/04 -First release 1.1 4/25/04 -More additions to FAQ, items, etc. -Added Missions SP2 and SP3 -Added item ID #'s 1.2 5/4/04 -Changed Tommy Gun to Machine Gun. -Added ID's for the rest of the items. -Added my times + grades. -Changed/added more info about the shop. 1.3 4/20/05 -Added the Gothic Dress -Changed some shop items around, it should be complete -Added puzzle pieces (for completion's sake) 1.3b 8/16/07 -A couple of revisions on the existing information, plus more details on the shop. -Eventually I'll add some quotes from Hoi-Hoi, maybe on the next update. 1.4 8/18/07 -A little better menu navigation. I tend to forget that not everyone playing this game can read Japanese, sorry. -Quotes section added. -More changes and corrections. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Contents: 1. What's the point of this FAQ? And what the heck is "Ichigeki Sacchuu! HoiHoi-San" 2. How to play 2a. Menus and missions 2b. Mission gameplay details 2c. Parts list 3. Frequently Asked Questions (Or questions you might ask...or maybe not) 4. Level FAQ 5. Shop FAQ 5a. Non-shop items 6. Quotes 7. Closing notes/Thanks/Contact Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. What's the point of this FAQ? And what the heck is "Ichigeki Sacchuu!! HoiHoi-San" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This FAQ exists for those lacking in Japanese knowledge, and have problems understanding what they're purchasing or the requirements for certain levels. Unfortunately, this FAQ release does not have story translation, so I can't help you with that. Maybe a future release. Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo releases a game that mixes 3D platform and dress-up, all in a cute little package. You control the main character in the main menu modes, as her owner. During the missions, you obviously control HoiHoi-san. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2. How to play -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Your objective is to defeat the insects that threaten people's homes, and to do so before your battery life runs out. CONTROLS: During menus: D-pad highlights menu options. O selects X cancels/brings up menu. L2 and R2 make HoiHoi do different things. Each costume has her do different poses. Right analog stick zooms in and out (of HoiHoi) L and R rotates HoiHoi In the Shop and Custom menu, L and R will change pages. During gameplay: D-Pad and left analog controls HoiHoi-san Triangle shoots the left handed weapon (usually projectile) O attacks the right handed weapon (usually melee weapon like a sword) L1 dashes R1 re-centers the camera L2 zooms into HoiHoi as a closer look perspective R2 Makes HoiHoi creep up (when held down). If you move the left analog stick lightly, it does the same thing. During the menu mode, you decide what you want to accesorize your HoiHoi-san with, go to the shop, start the missions, or game options. 2a. Menus and missions -START-UP SCREEN- START: If you don't have a save, start a new game here. CONTINUE: This option is gray-ed out if you don't have a HoiHoi save. Otherwise, here's where you load your game. OPTION: Can't really tell what this is for, probably for changing options. In all seriousness, not much you can change in this game. Save/Load your game, adjust stereo/mono, reconfigure your buttons, or turn on auto-save. FILTER and SAVE cannot be used here, only in-game. OMAKE: Extras you can unlock throughout the game, including movies and stuff. -HOME SCREEN- When you start up a game or continue, you start here at "Home." This is indicated by Hoi Hoi walking, sometimes posing, and if you have a voice upgrade, she'll greet you. The left side of the screen will tell you the name of your file and how much of the game you have completed. L1 and R1 will rotate Hoi Hoi Right analog up and down will zoom in and out of Hoi Hoi. L2 will have her pose #1. Her pose changes according to costume. R2 will have her pose #2. The menus are listed in the following order: MISSION MODE: You can only go as far as you've been. You will advance one space once you've met all the mission's requirements. See Level FAQ for the requirements. If you don't have any ammo for a gun, or no weapons, you will be given a warning before proceeding. You may choose to exit or say no by choosing the second option. If you wish to exit Mission Mode, hit X. The menu will let you go to: "MAIN MENU MODE" "CUSTOM MODE" "CANCEL" See 2b. for more on Missions. SHOP: Need another gun? Want to make HoiHoi dress more fashionably? Getting sick of her current voice? If you got the money, get to the Shop! If you don't have enough money, just go do some missions. It's tedious, but the effort can be worth it! For more on the shop's items and specifics, see the Shop FAQ. The items in the shop will seem small at first, but as you buy more items and collect more from missions, this list will grow. Remember: you can't buy ammo for a gun you don't have! CUSTOM: This is your customizing mode. Dress up your HoiHoi-san here for battle. You can change weapons, dress her up, and give her voices in this mode. You can obviously only equip or wear parts that you've bought. *SEE THE SHOP FAQ BELOW FOR WHAT PARTS DO WHAT AND RESTRICTIONS* L-Hand will equip her left-hand weapon. R-Hand will equip her right-hand weapon. Dress will change her costume. Parts will equip her parts. Use the Right analog up and down to zoom in and out L1 and R1 rotates Hoi Hoi. If you wish to exit Custom Mode, hit X. The menu will let you go to: "MAIN MENU MODE" "MISSION MODE" "CANCEL" OPTION: Same as the title screen OPTION, except here you can save and change the FILTER. You can change the color of the bugs if you're having problems trying to see them on-screen. This is useful if you can't see the bugs hiding in the dark. 2b. Mission gameplay details Through missions, you will gain money based on how fast you've performed...and provided you didn't break anything in the room (by attacking it). If you attack any perishable items (like nail polish bottles, CD's, picture frames, plants), you will lose money, and it slightly affects your grade. You may repeat missions without penalty. In fact, it's encouraged so that you will earn more money for the shops, and so you can get faster times and better grades. Please note that if you fail to meet certain conditions (such as protecting the cake), you will automatically fail the mission, and all penalties accrued will also be taken into effect. Your Rank depends on how quickly you've completed your mission. In other words, you might find yourself playing old missions over and over again, because you will need A's to proceed to the later missions. Also note that on the bottom of your screen, there's a little energy bar. That's your battery life. Your battery life will decrease with time, and even faster if you get attacked or hit. Running into walls or stationary objects does not affect battery. If your battery runs out, the mission is over. You can prevent this either by using a recharge station and/or by purchasing a larger battery at the shop. If you have a Analyze or H.V.A. equipped, the radar at the top of the screen will be more detailed than the standard Antennae or Voice kit antennae may offer. The bottom right hand of the screen will tell you how many enemies are left to destroy. Any time during a mission, hitting the START button will bring up a menu: "Resume" "Restart" "Force quit mission" (will ask for confirmation, yes or no) Note that if you force quit a mission, you will FAIL the mission. You may or may not accrue penalties, depending if you damaged any household items. The enemies: Insects You will mostly face cockroaches, but you will also run into silverfish, flies, bees, locusts, grasshoppers, and other such pests. The ones to be aware of: -Roaming cockroaches: They have no pattern and are generally easy to kill -Resting roches: They will be sitting still, but if you run too fast at them, or you miss with your gun, it will startle them and they will run. They will either run away, then return to their exact position or they will move to another position. Generally, they only run to about 3 different positions and repeating them. -Locusts: They will occasionally sting you, but they're otherwise like resting roaches. -Grasshoppers: VERY sensitive, approach with caution, but not too close. Then dash attack them. Or just shoot 'em. -???: I don't know what they are, but if you approach them, they will come out and attack you, then move back to their original position. Even though they're slow, be careful of them. The baby versions will roam freely and continually attack you, so watch out. You'll know what they are when you see them, I apologize for the lack of description. -Bees: They only appear in one level, but are EXTREMELY vicious. They will attack you and stick on you until you can kill them. Distance yourself from them and kill, or if they're group attacking you, use a rocket-based weapon, and detonate one enemy; it should kill any others nearby. Lifts Little round platforms on the edges of tables or walls with a little bow-tie insignia on it. Appears in particular levels only. These are useful, not only because enemies will sometimes rest on higher/lower levels, but some elevators hide hidden items. Watch for them. Just remember though, they DO slow you down, so use them only when necessary. To activate them, just stand on the little circular platform, and it should automatically activate. All elevators work off an activator battery that looks like a little mailbox. There are three colors, red, green, and blue. If you don't have the battery, you can't use that color elevator. A little blinking yellow light next to elevator means you have that color battery. Each one can be found on certain levels (i.e., I believe the green one was on top of a bookshelf). Hidden items Each level after the first four levels have hidden items. Some give you points (I don't know what these are for), some have other items, such as money, puzzle pieces, activators, and etc. Make sure you use the elevators and check every crevice of every area. If you see a hidden item on another level on a different platform, there will be an elevator for it! 2c. Parts list This is included only so you know WTF each item is in the PARTS section. *NOTE: This list is complete, however your list may look different until you get 100% items. The order of items will otherwise be the same.* Antennae -Default with HoiHoi -Cannot be equipped with Oshaberi voice kits or any other headsets. Oshaberi HoiHoi Kit -Basic voice kit -Cutesy childish voice that you heard in the brief movie clip -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Oshaberi -The cool, demure sorta deal here. -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Oshaberi -A more mature voice set -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Oshaberi -Very laid back, casual voice set -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Oshaberi -Another cutesy voice, altohugh not as childish as the first one -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Analyze System -It gives you the general energy each enemy has during battle. -Cannot be combined with any voice kits or H.V.A. H.V.A. System -Stands for "Hyper Vital Assist." -Cannot be combined with any voice kits or Analyze system. Megane (glasses) -For the bookworm in you. -Cannot be equipped with Oshaberi voice kits or any other headsets. -This is a frequent shopper item, cannot be purchased. Sunglasses -Cannot be equipped with Oshaberi voice kits or any other headsets. Neko Mimi (Cat ears) -Cannot be equipped with Oshaberi voice kits or any other headsets. -This is a frequent shopper item, cannot be purchased. Usagi Mimi (Rabbit ears) -Cannot be equipped with Oshaberi voice kits or any other headsets. -This is a frequent shopper item, cannot be purchased. Ammo -This will list all the ammo you currently have. Your milage may vary here. -You DO NOT equip ammo. It will be brought with on missions and will be loaded automatically (or you can manually reload during a mission). Battery booster pack, Small Battery booster pack, Medium Battery booster pack, Large Charging dock station -This will set a recharge station in each stage so HoiHoi's battery doesn't die. HoiHoi-san lift system -Using those "lift battery" colors, you can activate elevator lifts in various stages. Broom Voice add-on Puzzle -You can find these pieces throughout each level. Once completed, you get a neat little picture. Point Card -This is your frequent shopper card. For every 20 points you get per trip, you get a free item. See later in this FAQ for different items you can win. Lift battery (Red/Green/Blue) -In different levels, you'll run into "lift" elevators which are colored red, blue, or green. These cannot be activated unless you either purchase or find the corresponding lift battery. Once procured though, you can use it the lift freely. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3. Frequently Asked Questions (Or questions you might ask...or maybe not) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Q. Where can I buy this game? A. I cannot help you with that. There are import stores that hold this game. Q. Does Konami or any toy manufacturers sell actual HoiHoi dolls? A. Yes. Konami offers a package with the game for about 9000 yen (approx. $95). You may try to track down an import shop that sells it, or if you can get an address in Japan, you can go onto Konamistyle.com, and order it through there. As for buying just the figurine itself, I don't know. Q. Does the voices matter? A. It does not seem to matter, it looks like it's just personal preference. Q. What does HoiHoi say? A. Depending on which Antennae you choose, she may say a variation of things, but generally, it's the same idea. When in the main menu screen: "goshujin-sama, konban wa" (Good day, master) When leaving for the shop: "Itterashai!" (See you!) When returning from the shop: "Okaeri nasai!" (Welcome back!) See section 6 for more quotes. Q. What does Kimiko say when you enter the shop? A. Irrashaimase! (welcome, or come in) Q. What are the cat ears for? A. I have no idea. Q. Is the Internet Ranking missions still open? A. No, but you can play them, but the code would be useless. Q. How come I can't access certain elevators? A. You need the corresponding activator to work it. Red is the most basic, you need to find green and blue. They look like little mailboxes. Q. Why is it that sometimes an old man is at the store instead of Kimiko? A. I don't know, that changed once I got the voice accessory. I think it's dependant on when you go during the day in the game, I'm not entirely sure. Note that this can prevent certain story sequences. Q. Does anything special happen if you buy everything out in the shop? A. The only thing I noticed is when you return home, the backdrop is now pink, and it now shows that you are officially a HoiHoi "otaku" or basically a nerdy fanatic (with boxes of HoiHoi stuff everywhere). Q. What's "OMAKE" mode? A. It includes all the video sequences you've seen throughout the game, including the ending. Unfortunately, the feature doesn't unlock until after you've beaten the game. Q. There are some items in your FAQ that I have but are not listed! A. I realize that I don't have some items, and I don't know how to. These are the ones I was able to obtain. If you know how to get other items (like the Raincoat), I would be more than happy to take your input (you will get credit). *added* According the StarCreator, the Raincoat is not an obtainable costume, only in Konami's website can you see it...which no longer seems to exist for this game unfortunately. Q. Where are some of the puzzle pieces? A. I'm missing about 3 pieces myself, if you know where to get them, please contact me. See my e-mail address at the bottom of this FAQ. They are generally found in the levels. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 4. Level FAQ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mission 1-1 Objective: Kill 10 insects My record - 1:02:55 (A Rank) -Basic mission, mostly standard roaches. -If you start getting low on energy, look for the little recharger next to one of the desks. It looks like a little black pedastal. Just walk into it to use it. HoiHoi will automatically walk off once she finishes recharging. Mission 1-2 Objective: Kill 14 insects My record - 1:18:61 (A Rank) -Another basic mission, standard roaches plus the resting ones. Mission 1-3 My record - 1:33:38 (A Rank) Objective: Kill 20 insects Mission 1-4 Objective: Kill the centipede My record - 0:36:25 (A Rank) -This may take a little practice. I would suggest saving up to buy a stronger melee weapon for this. My weapon of choice early in the game was a hammer. Later, Excalibur will do the job quicker. -The centipede will initially try to attack you, then possibly attack you again, then it will go into a pattern of poking his head out. Randomly, it will end up in the other side of the room. STAY CLEAR OF IT OTHERWISE IT WILL RUN YOU OVER. -You can choose to attack the rest of the body first to slow it down, or try to go straight for the head. -Advanced technique: If you have a slow/powerful melee, use dash attacks, but make sure you can keep a good distance away so you don't get hit. -Best attack point is the head. Sneak up a distance from it's head, and dash attack it. With a Hammer, I've killed it in under 40 seconds. Once you kill just the head, it'll die, regardless if you've even touched the body. --- Mission 2-1 Objective: Kill 26 insects My record - 2:55:85 (A Rank) -Nothing out of the ordinary. -Remember, here's where you need to start looking for hidden items. Mission 2-2 Objective: Kill 35 insects My record - 2:19:46 (A Rank) -Ignore the flying bee, it's there to distract you, waste your ammo, and waste your time. Unless you have some Godly aim with a bazooka (which I don't think even works, even the sniper rifle will not kill it or reach it. -But if you reach the third level, notice there's a big bag hanging from the ceiling. That's a growing beehive, which you'll get to worry about later =) -Be careful as you approach the insects, they will try to run into you while you are on the beams. -After you've taken care of the ones on the beams, you'll have to go to the ground. Break the weak areas of the walls (that are cracked, just use a weapon). The enemies down here will walk around in random patterns or will try to come after you. Some will emerge from nowhere, or will crawl through the cracks on the walls, so be careful. Mission 2-3 Objective: Protect the cake! My record - 1:55:55 (A Rank) -Ants will be trying to get a piece of cake! Make sure you kill the ants as they come up. If they manage to nip at the cake and run off, they will come back after they disappear from the table, so don't bother chasing them as they run away, otherwise you may leave the cake in danger of other ants. -The smaller the ants, the faster they are, so watch for those. Mission 2-4 Objective: Kil 34 insects My record - 3:36:53 (B Rank) -Be careful as you go up to the sink level, the cleaning items are perishable. -The beer cans are perishable as well on the lower level. -When you get to the end of the vent shaft on the third level, a hoarde of enemies will attack you, so watch out behind you. Mission 2-5 Objective: Kill both centipedes My record - 0:48:78 (A Rank) -If you can breeze through 1-4, this is the same thing, except you have to kill one after the other. Just be careful not to take too long or get hit too many times. -My weapon of choice was the Excalibur. -This mission moreso than 1-4, avoid using guns unless you have something like a bazooka. Hammer, Screw Arm, and Excalibur are far more efficient, although riskier. -There's two blue elevators in this level in the corner of the room, and one green one in the middle of the room. Mission 2-6 Objective: Kill 60 insects My record - 3:13:20 (C Rank) For an A Rank - 3:40, no guns allowed. -Help poor Kimiko out! Her apartment is infested! -Be VERY careful when on top of her table. The cockroaches and mosquitoes will be sitting around, near, next to, or will be weaving around delicate items. Best thing to do it use a gun. For the mosquitoes, make sure you're standing on the edge to ensure a clean shot. -After 50 enemies, 10 cockroaches will be RACING around the table in circles. This is tricky, but do NOT stand in their way if there are more than 5 alive. Either stand in one place, and chop away, or try to cut them off. Don't try chasing them either, they will out run you. -To clear with an A, and you use a gun, make sure you keep your accuracy tight! Missing your shots will detract from your rank! *added* Thanks to StarCreator for the tip! -If you clear this with an A, Kimiko will be impressed and will run inside and give you a Gothic Dress. --- Mission 3-1 Objective: Kill 40 insects My record - 3:59:41 (B Rank) Mission 3-2 Objective: Protect the cake My record - 2:42:26 (C Rank) -This one is a HUGE pain, MUCH worse than the other. -You have to ward of much more wards of ants, and the table are is MUCH smaller. Plus, you'll have to be careful of destroying items on the table. Thankfully, there are more larger and slower ants than smaller ones. -Now there are flying roaches as well, that will settle on the cake and constantly munch away at the cake until you kill it. -Make sure you have a gun for this one, it'll be VERY handy for kill the roaches. Mission 3-3 Objective: Kill the queen My record - 1:37:18 (A Rank) -Break a few walls to find the hidden items. Also, take different elevators up to find more. -This place is a maze. Be careful of breaking walls, as sometimes enemies will just materialize in front of you. -There is a platform here where you can recharge your battery. Use it as you must. The queen herself isn't hard, but it's the little babies that constantly attack you that will take down your energy. If you don't have a battery pack, now is the time to pick one up. Mission 3-4 Objective: Kill 25 insects My record - 2:55:80 (A Rank) -These are all grasshoppers. They are VERY sensative to your presence, and you will not be able to sneak up next to them. You'll either have to dash-kill, or use your gun. -This third level if you go upstairs is VERY dangerous. Make sure you have a powerful weapon, as two HUGE insects will attack you, and will not let you go around them. After this mission, the game will introduce HoiHoi's rival, Combat-san. Mission 3-5 Objective: Destroy the beehive My record - 0:36:91 (A Rank) -The bees here are EXTREMELY persistant. And there are a ton of them. -This is the time to pick up a bazooka or missle launcher. -My weapon of choice here is the Excalibur. Make your way to the beehive, and just hack away. If a couple bees are on your back, turn around, slash once, then hack away at the beehive. At this point, the bees are just there to distract you. This is also the fastest way to complete the level. -I would also get all the battery packs if I were you. It turns out that Kimiko decided to pick up the latest new thing, the Combat-san model. Mission 3-6 Objective: Kill 60 insects. My record - 4:46:05 (B Rank) -It's a mix of about everything. It does get very frustrating however, because there are a couple sequences of enemies racing in circles. Kimiko finds that Combat-san did a bit too much of a good job exterminating... ..and for the same reason she got rid of her HoiHoi-san, she wants to get rid of her Combat-san. Go to the shop, then exit, and you'll have a conversation with Kimiko, and Mission 4-1 will open up. Mission 4-1 Objective: ????? My record - 1:19:06 (A Rank) -Hoi Hoi-san VS Combat-san! The first thing she does is rush you, so stay out of her way. -Her pattern is to run around, and then rush you. You know when she'll get ready because she talks...a lot. -Don't stand around, or she'll attempt to rush you. -If she starts glowing, she will dash at you VERY fast, so watch out for that. You can do a dash attack at her at the same time to nullify it, but timing is crucial. -After any of her rushing attacks, she has some recovery time. Do dash attacks at her then. -When she weakens, she will jump up, charge up, then stomp on you. As you run towards her while she's charging, the minute you hear her say "HA!", dash towards the direction she jumped from. As she recovers, turn around and dash attack her. Try not to rely on guns too much here, except if you see a brief opening (where she's too far to stab her). She has a tendency to dodge bullets if she's already moving, so don't shoot her while she's running. Once you beat Combat-san, you will see the ending. In the main title screen, you will now have unlocked "OMAKE" mode. After the ending, it will prompt you to save. Once you return to the Mission Mode screen, the three hexagons will open up as SP missions. These were for Internet Ranking and are optional. If you want to get 100% completion however, you'll want to do them all. Mission SP1 Objective: Clear the level. Square button will bring up your Internet Ranking password (useless). My record - 15:08:15 (C Rank) *Not like I'm doing this again* Internet Ranking record - 8:48:55 -600 insects. Mostly cockroaches, but a few mosquitoes and grasshoppers. -The last 30 insects will be racing around in a mad frenzy -If you start getting low on energy, go to the elevator in the corner of the room. It will lead to a recharger. -The last one is a HUGE cockroach. -Expect to take about 10-15 minutes on this level. Mission SP2 Objective: Defeat both bosses My record - 6:31:55 (A Rank) Internet Ranking record - 1:34:88 -The lower level has the queen, 3rd level has the beehive. -There is one charger in the lower level in the corner. -There are 3 hidden items spots, you start next to one of them. Remember to take the elevators around. Mission SP3 Objective: Defeat Combat-san My record - 1:32:68 (A Rank) Internet Ranking record - 00:16:88 -She's slightly more resilient than Mission 4-1, otherwise she follows the same pattern. -Make sure you pick up the blue lift battery here! It's in the corner of the room. From where you start, it should be on HoiHoi's right, in the corner behind her. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 5. Shop FAQ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Going through the shops, each category at a time. Initially, you won't have a whole lot to choose from in the shop. Additional items will appear as you buy certain items or through time. Kimiko is the shopkeeper during certain times of the day, and an older man will be there on other times of the day. Certain story sequences will NOT occur unless Kimiko is there. Your first priority should be battery packs, then HVA system. On the later levels, you can worry more about weapons. If you're strapped for cash, replay missions that'll land you the most cash. 1-4 and 2-5 can give you really good money, especially if you can A-rank it. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ -WEAPONS- These are obviously the most important part of the game. What weapons you have will help you finish a mission quicker and more efficiently. Even though a weapon may seem weaker, it doesn't always mean it's useless. Some powerful weapons are crappy on recovery time and for a mission with nothing but a bunch of roaches, it'll slow you down considerably. Always try mixing and matching and doing a lot of experimenting. For bosses, having a more powerful weapons is generally useful. Just remember, you have a battery life, so don't take too long on missions. Melee weapons also will help you save money on ammo and some are quite powerful, so make sure you don't forget about those. First category: Projectile weapons Handgun (IDW-HG15) -Standard equipment, weakest in the game. -Power E, accuracy C Cost: 1554 yen Revolver (IDW-PM05) -Power B, accuracy D Cost: 2205 yen Revolver (same) -Power B, accuracy D Cost: 2205 yen Sub-machine gun (IDW-FW55) -Power D, accuracy C Cost: 2079 yen Arm Machine gun (IDW-AMG02) -Very useful for rapid fire and quick aiming. -Power C, accuracy C Cost: 4179 yen Needle Launcher (IDW-NR03) -Power D, accuracy B Cost: 4074 yen Shotgun (IDW-SG06) -Power B, accuracy D Cost: 5229 yen Sniper Rifle (IDW-SPR04) -Power B, accuracy A Cost: 4179 yen Machine Gun (IDW-MG34) -This weapon does not lock onto enemies. Best guess. -Power B, accuracy C Cost: 8379 yen HoiHoi Bazooka (IDW-BZ02) -Nothing to get excited about, I was a little disappointed. -This knocks HoiHoi to the ground after each shot. -Power A, accuracy C Cost: 8190 yen Panzer Faust (IDW-RPW54) -Power A, accuracy B Cost: 7140 yen Missle Launcher (IDW-ML04) -Power A, accuracy B -This fires up to 3 missles at a time, depending on how many enemies it locks onto at once, so ammo goes VERY quick. Use sparingly. Cost: 10290 yen Ammo/Handgun -Clip holds 10 bullets Cost: 158 yen Ammo/Revolver -Clip holds 6 bullets Cost: 210 yen Ammo/Sub-machine Gun -Clip holds 20 rounds Cost: 210 yen Ammo/Arm Machine Gun -Clip holds 20 rounds Cost: 263 yen Ammo/Needle Launcher -Clip holds 10 rounds Cost: 210 yen Ammo/Shotgun Cost: 336 yen/7 shells Ammo/Sniper Rifle -Clip holds 5 rounds Cost: 210 yen Ammo/Machine Gun -You get a double ammo box, which holds a total of 60 rounds Cost: 525 yen Ammo/HoiHoi Bazooka Cost: 315 yen/5 rounds Ammo/Panzer Faust Cost: 315 yen/3 rounds Ammo/Missle Launcher Cost: 504 yen/3 rounds ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Second category: Melee weapons Kotetsu (IDW-JS02) -Made from carbon metal -Power C Cost: 2205 yen Izayoi (IDW-JS01) -Power B Cost: 3129 yen Izayoi (same) -Power B Cost: 3129 yen Fly swatter (IDW-FR06) -Power D Cost: 714 yen Fly swatter (same) -Power D Cost: 714 yen HoiHoi houku (Fork) (IDW-TH09) -Basically, it's an axe. -Power C Cost: 2394 yen Hammer (IDW-GH02) -Big mace, VERY powerful, but VERY slow. Good against the centipede boss. -Hoi-Hoi also tends to giggle occasionally when using this. -Power A Cost: 1995 yen HoiHoi Javelin (IDW-JB11) -HoiHoi will thrust this weapon forward, similar to a dash attack, even if you're not dashing. -Power: C Cost: 2079 yen Screw Knuckle (IDW-SN11) -It sticks out for a while, doing multiple damage in one hit. -Power B Cost: 4179 yen Excalibur (IDW-EK07) -Power A -EXTREMELY powerful but EXTREMELY slow recovery time. Best use is for dash attacks. -Decent range. -Now you can be part of the munchkin-round table too! For only... Cost: 3654 yen Magical Stick (IDW-MS18) -Turn HoiHoi into a Sailor Senshi! ...or not. -It shoots out little hearts as you attack with it. -For a piece of crap, it's pretty damn expensive. -Power E (obviously for cosmetic use only) Cost: 5229 yen Spirit Warding Stick (IDW-SS20) -Power ? -This comes with the temple garments costume. -The attributes of this item is marked "?" -I have yet to figure out how to actually HIT someone with this. It just seems to make noise and scare off bugs. -You cannot dash attack with this item. Cost : free with the corresponding costume. Fan (IDW-IF24) -Another completely useless item. -Edges are made of carbon metal. -The first two hits in the combo are very fast. The third is useless and slow though. -Power D Cost: 2079 yen ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Third category: Clothing Colorful HoiHoi-san: Red -Product color: Mirage Red Cost: 2079 yen Colorful HoiHoi-san: Blue -Product color: Wonder Blue Cost: 2079 yen Colorful HoiHoi-san: Orange -Product color: Stoic Orange no reference to the Beatmania IIDX song, sorry) Cost: 2079 yen Colorful HoiHoi-san: Purple -Product color: Illusion Purple Cost: 2079 yen Colorful HoiHoi-san: Black -Product color: Turn Black Cost: 2079 yen Waitress Dress -Comes with a waitress cap! Cost: 8190 yen Swimming suit -For all you pedophiles out there. Cost: 6090 yen Temple garments -For warding those evil spirits off. -You may also get a movie sequences after purchasing. Cost: 13440 yen Fatigues -Yes, military fatigues Cost: 3129 yen Magical Girl -Yes, you can be an OMG-super-KAWAIIIII magical girl too! (wtf) -You cannot equip certain head accessories with this on. -Cost: 9335 yen Fantasy Clothes -I don't know what this is. It looks like something from a sci-fi flick. -You cannot equip certain head accessories with this on. Cost: 5229 yen Santa dress -For the Christmas spirit in you! -You cannot equip certain head accessories with this on. Cost: 2079 yen Yukata -She also has a really big fan. -You will not be able to go on missions with this costume, so be wary when purchasing this item. Don't bother unless you have the cash. Cost: 10290 yen Gothic Dress -Comes complete with a parasol! -The parasol is not a weapon. Cost: Free from Kimiko with an A Rank from Mission 2-6 (See mission details) ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Category four: Miscellaneous or Other Oshaberi HoiHoi Kit -Basic voice kit -Cutesy childish voice that you heard in the brief movie clip -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Cost: 3129 yen Oshaberi -The cool, demure sorta deal here. -Very boring and annoying IMHO. -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Cost: 3129 yen Oshaberi -A more mature voice set -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Cost: 3129 yen Oshaberi -Very laid back, casual voice set -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Cost: 3129 yen Oshaberi -Another cutesy voice, altohugh not as childish as the first one -Cannot be combined with Analyze system, Antennae, or H.V.A. Cost: 3129 yen Analyze System -It gives you the general energy each enemy has during battle. -Cannot be combined with any voice kits or H.V.A. Cost: 2604 yen H.V.A. System -Stands for "Hyper Vital Assist." -Almost the same thing, but gives more info about the enemy. -Cannot be combined with any voice kits or Analyze system. Cost: 5040 yen Sunglasses -Makes HoiHoi look cool! Not really. -Cannot be equipped with Oshaberi voice kits or any other headsets. Cost: 315 yen Battery booster pack, Small -This will add 2 bars of life to HoiHoi's battery life. A must-get. Cost: 5040 yen Battery booster pack, Medium -This adds 4 more bars to HoiHoi's battery life. Cost: 6300 yen Battery booster pack, Large -This adds 6 more bars to HoiHoi's battery life. Cost: 8400 yen Broom -What this does, I have no idea. I just know HoiHoi sometimes uses it after a mission. Cost: 1050 yen Voice add-on -This will add some voices to HoiHoi and will allow you to sample all her voices in the corresponding Oshaberi set in the Parts menu (press Square over the voice set you want to sample). Cost: 6090 yen ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Fifth category: LEAVE. ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Note: Every 2000 yen you spend in ONE TRIP, you will get 1 point towards a free item. Think of it as a "buy ten, get one free" sort of deal. After 20 points, you get a free item. What you get is automatically given to you. The 2000 yen does NOT accumulate or is shared between visits, you MUST spend 2000, 4000, 6000, 8000, etc. yen in the SAME TRIP to get the points. i.e. if you spend 1000 yen on ammo on one trip, leave the store, then come back later and buy 1000 yen more of ammo, you will NOT earn points. Or if you spend 1000 yen one trip, then your second trip you spend 3000 points, you will only earn 1 point. So get ready to spend wisely. Points, however can be saved up and will be accumulated per every trip. 5a. Non-shop items Default items that your start with: Handgun Magoroku (IDW-JS03) -Basic katana -Power D Basic HoiHoi costume Antennae These are items I got for free, they seem to be random. 1st - Bazooka rounds 2nd - Neko mimi (cat ears) (Parts/accessory) 3rd - Glasses (Parts/accesory) 4th - Summer clothes (dress) 5th - Chinese dress --You cannot go on any Missions with this dress on. 6th - Usagi mimi (bunny ears) (Parts/accessory) --After the 6th free item, you don't get any more free stuff. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 6. Quotes -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This is taken from the CUSTOM PARTS shop, you can listen to each voice kit by highlighting it and hitting SQUARE. Each kit will say something similar or different, but each # will be said in the same situation, regardless of which kit you're using. 1 - Battle cry (for guns) 2 - Argh! or "Gotcha!" 3 - Frustrated quote 4 - Victory quote 1 5 - Giggle 6 - Victory quote 2 7 - "He got away..." or "Please wait up!" or "Get back here!" 8 - ??? 9 - Low battery warning 10- "Hold up!" or "Come back here!" or "Let's go!" 11- Attack 12- Attack 13- "Let's go!" or "Take this!" 14- Attack 15- Attack 16- Attack 17- "It's no good" 18- "Recharge complete" 19- "Master" 20- "Good morning" 21- "Good day" 22- "Good evening" 23- "I'm leaving" 24- "Have a safe trip" 25- "Welcome home" 26- "It's no good" or "It's useless" or "Whaaaat? How irritating!" (Mission failed) 27- "Happy birthday" 28- ??? New year greeting? 29- "Merry Christmas" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 7. Closing notes/Thanks/Contact Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thanks to... 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