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Version 1.1 24/04/02 Proofread and spell checked entire FAQ/Strategy Guide. Fixed some errors. =============================================================================== 1)STORY =============================================================================== This is the unusual story of an unusual little girl... One day in the early afternoon, Linda was walking along the main road of town, carrying more boxes then she could ever possibly carry. In order to feed their extreme vanity, her 12 elder sisters had ordered her to buy cosmetics from a new store. Suddenly, a truck drove past Linda at such a tremendous speed it caused her to loose her balance and drop all the boxes she was holding. The bizarre logo emblazoned on the side of the truck appeared to laugh at her. Linda slowly began to gather up the boxes and continued on towards home. Meanwhile, a strange package was delivered to the 12 sisters, who were waiting for Linda to arrive with their cosmetics. But, the package began to slowly open by itself in front the 12 sisters, who had gathered near the package in order to get a better look. A large ominous door was revealed from the ruffling paper and then smoke began to wrap the room while the door began to open. Then a beaconing voice echoed in the sisters ears, "You will be beautiful'. By then the sisters had completely forgotten about Linda and their cosmetics. A pillar of blinding light suddenly flashed from the door. By the time Linda had noticed that it was coming from the direction of her own house, she was wrapped in the same envelope of light her 12 elder sisters were. A 'Beauty Set' flier blew in Linda's face, a strange mischievous laugh was then heard as if it was watching Linda. Suddenly, her favourite scarf split into fingers and a huge eye opened wide angrily on its back... Somehow, the evil spirits who where attracted to the extreme vanity in Linda's sisters, had possessed her sisters and her scarf. Linda knew she must rescue her 12 sisters who had been made "beautiful" by utilizing the power of her possessed scarf. Linda, gathered her courage and set forth to save her sisters from being exhibits in "The Museum of Agony". =============================================================================== 2)GAME BASICS =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i)Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDA & THE DEMON SCARF -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Left Analogue Stick - · Move Linda around. · Wiggle the left "daughter" scarf during a Scarf Bomb attack. Right Analogue Stick - · Aim the Demon Scarf. · Wiggle the right "daughter" scarf during a Scarf Bomb attack. L1 Button - Lock-On to the nearest enemy. L2 Button - Make Linda look around (use with the Left Analogue Stick). L3 Button - · Make Linda look around (use with the Left Analogue Stick). · Use with R3 Button to initiate a Scarf Bomb attack. R1 Button - Extend the Demon Scarf out, to grab something. R3 Button - · Throw small object (Once held). · Make Linda do a Scarf Flip (Once terrain is grappled). · Use with L3 Button to initiate a Scarf Bomb attack. GALLERY OF SHAME -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Left Analogue Stick - · Cycle through exorcised sisters. · Rotate sister (once selected). Right Analogue Stick - · Rotate Deformation Ring. Circle Button - Use 'Reflection' texture effect on the selected sister. Triangle Button - Use 'Rock' texture effect on the selected sister. Square Button - Use 'Water' texture effect on the selected sister. X Button - Use 'Sketch' texture effect on the selected sister. L1 Button - Center selected sister. L2 Button - Return to Sister Selection screen. R1 Button - Stretch the point of the sister the Deformation Ring is aimed at. R3 Button - Lock deformation after stretching (up to 3). Select Button - Exit Gallery of Shame ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ii)Gameplay Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freak Out is a VERY unorthodox 3D Action game. While other games in the same genre are 80% themed worlds and 20% boss battles, Freak Out is the complete opposite, as the majority of the game is made up of boss battles. You play as Linda, a girl with a possessed scarf who must (well... wants to) exorcise the Demons of Vanity who inhabit her 12 sisters. Linda's possessed scarf can reach out, grab _anything_ and then stretch it out in any possible direction. This is mainly used to attack Linda's enemies. The most useful attack you can do is the 'Snap Attack', which is done by stretching a part of an enemy out then releasing it so it snaps back to cause damage. The other attack, which you will use far less often is the 'Torpedo Attack'. Which is done by stretching a part of an enemy (or terrain) out so much so that the 'stretch-o-meter' (the eye in the bottom right corner of the screen) goes red, then Linda can use the tension in the scarf to flick back and headbutt the enemy or fly forward. To fill the 'stretch-o-meter extremely quick, wiggle the Right Analogue Stick back and forth or rotate it after you have grabbed on to an enemy (or terrain). The Demon Scarf can also be used to jump, this is done through a 'Scarf Flip'. To do that, grab a bit of the terrain and then press down on the Right Analogue Stick (R3) to fling Linda in the air like a rock in a slingshot. The further you pull back on the terrain the further you will be flipped. Linda's adventure takes place in the "Museum of Agony". The Museum acts as a hub to the EX Worlds (EXterior) and the Sister Realms. A certain number of Points are needed to open the doors to the Sister Realms. Points are acquired by causing heavy damage to an enemy. And this is where the EX Worlds come in, the EX Worlds are populated with enemies called Boniita Zako. Boniita Zako are young women who wanted to get breast implants, so the Demons of Vanity have supplied them with Z cupped breasts. They use these awfully large breasts to push you off cliffs, crush you, hit you like a fist and to helicopter out of harm's way. To get Points from the Boniita Zako you must snap a region of their body other than their breasts, which is effectively like shooting an arrow through a keyhole. Points also have another use, that use is to initiate a 'Scarf Bomb' attack. Scarf Bombs cost 5 points each and are done by grabbing on to an enemy and then pushing down on L3 & R3. Scarf Bombs are the _only_ way of exorcising the Demons of Vanity from Linda's sisters. During a Scarf Bomb, two daughter scarfs will materialize and will grapple onto the targeted enemy while Linda's scarf will pin the enemy down. Then you must wiggle both the Left and Right Analogue Stick to ravage the enemy.. =============================================================================== 3)FAQ =============================================================================== Q: Wha?, I'm confused with this games many names!! Please explain? A: Simply, in America it's called 'Stretch Panic', in Europe and Australasia it's called 'Freak Out' and in Japan it's called 'Hippa Linda' which is roughly translated into English as 'Stretching Linda'. - - - - - - - - - - Q: Does this game hold up to Treasure's high standards? A: Not really, basically in my opinion it was a great idea for a game (maybe the best ever idea for a game), but it was executed poorly. And I think Treasure should've used Cell Shading to hide the fact the characters are so low-poly. I understand they had to be low-poly so the stretching engine could handle things, but it makes the game look too basic. In my honest opinion, it will join Light Crusader and Silpheed in the pile of Treasure games that are best forgot. - - - - - - - - - - Q: What is the best EX World to get points from? A: Well the Island EX World has 22 points up for grabs, use the Palm Trees to Scarf Flip to the exit. In the Factory EX World you can only get 14 points per visit, Scarf Flip from the Yellow Lamps to get around there. The Ice EX World and Rooftop EX Worlds have a maximum of 32 points each you can get per visit. But the Rooftop EX World is hard to manoeuvre through, because you have to REALLY pull back on the Red Lamps to launch between the rooftops. So I think the best EX World is the Ice one, but you should use the Island EX World initially. =============================================================================== 4)SISTER STRATEGIES =============================================================================== Cinder (1 Point) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cinder is the pyromaniac of the family, so she has been turned into a giant fire breathing Gobstopper (Jawbreaker). As soon as the battle begins, run up to her and Scarf Bomb her until you purge the Demon of Vanity from her. Now, to cause heavy damage to her you must grab her uvula (the thing that looks like a punching bag at the back of her throat) and Snap Attack it so her fire breath back fires (literally) on her. You can also cause medium damage by throwing the Zako Bombs she spits out back at her, by picking them up, aiming and then pressing R3. When she starts sucking in air violently quickly run away, if she manages to get you she will chew on you then spit you out causing heavy damage. When she breaths fire, lock-on then side-step away from her face. The fire causes medium damage to Linda. Spinner (1 Point) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Spinner was the extremely hyper-active and twirling inclined of the sisters, so she has been turned into a giant deadly gyroscope. To make her sustain heavy damage, grab either end of her (head or ball counter weight) when she is stationary and then pull back as far as you can and Snap Attack. She will spin head first into the ground. The perfect time to exorcise her is when she is recovering from that attack. To cause medium damage, pick up the Zako Bombs she produces and fling them back at her. When she is spinning around horizontally stay away at all costs, if she hits you like that Linda will sustain heavy damage. Siren (1 Point) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Siren loves to sing, so she has been turned into a diva with a bi-polar temperament. Scarf Bomb her straight away, as this is when she is most vulnerable. Now, once she starts to sing, quickly start picking off the grovelling Moogle-look-alike Zako's from her dress. If you manage to remove all of them she will have tantrum of J-Lo proportions and her demonic dress will close on her hands causing heavy damage. If you didn't manage to remove all of the little Zako from her dress, any that were still on her dress will be turned into little sickle wielding Demon Zako and she will turn into a Demon. Grab the Demon Zako to turn them back to normal, if they hit Linda she will sustain medium damage. And if the demon Siren manages to hit Linda, it will cause heavy damage to Linda. Miss Mecca (1 Point) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Miss Mecca loves to invent, so the Demons of Vanity have turned her into a mad scientist at the helm of a large mech. Thankfully her mech is pretty unstable and the walls of the arena are electrified, so if you torpedo attack her so she lurches forward into a wall, she will sustain heavy damage. If you Snap Attack any of the Zako Torpedo's she shoots out, they will change course and hit her for medium damage. Torpedo Attack her body to immobilize her, this is the best time to exorcise her with a Scarf Bomb attack. Because usually if you try at another time she will punch you out of the way, negating the Scarf Bomb and causing heavy damage to Linda. Miss Mecca's spin attack only causes light damage. Anne Droid V2.1 (2 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Anne is the sci-fi nerd of the family, so she has been turned into a defense satellite orbiting a small moon. Right at the start of the battle she will be right in front of you, this is the optimum time to Scarf Bomb her, as Anne becomes quite hard to track down later on. Don't start tugging at her though until both "daughter" scarfs make contact with her, or the Scarf Bomb will probably fail. Anne has extremely low defense, so a simple Snap Attack directly to her will cause heavy damage. But the problem with this battle is the Bot Zako that litter the moon Linda is standing on. The Bot Zako cause electricity bolts between each other that cause medium damage to Linda. But, the trick is to attack the Gold Zako, as they are the producers of the electricity. The Blue Zako simply conduct it. Taking out a couple of Blue Zako will also be helpful. For every Gold Zako you destroy Anne will sustain medium damage and for every Blue Zako you destroy Anne will sustain light damage. Fay Soff (2 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Fay Soff is obsessed with her face, so the Demons of Vanity have turned her into a mutant Mr. Potato Head. Firstly, grab her face and Torpedo Attack it, this will cause all her features to fly off. Now Scarf Bomb her featureless face until you remove the Demon of Vanity from her. Now, pick up her features one at a time and whack all six on her face so it resembles a late Pablo Picaso painting. She will go red with embarrassment, so Torpedo Attack her when she is like this to cause heavy damage. All her attacks cause light damage albeit the ear wax grenades, which cause medium damage. Samantha (3 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Samantha is the second youngest of the family and like Linda she has a favourite possession, but instead of a scarf it is a toy fish. So the Demons of Vanity have turned her into a variation of Linda's predicament, just more demonic. Exorcise Samantha as soon as the battle begins. To cause Samantha heavy damage, once she has picked up and tried to crush you with one of the large spheres, grab the toy fish's chain and Snap Attack it. It will cause Samantha to land head first into the sphere. This will also result in her doing a technicolor yawn, luverly!!! Jelly-Chan (3 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jelly-Chan is the chubby one of the sisters, so the Demons of Vanity have turned her into a giant gelatinous blob. This is a very simple boss fight, just exorcise her straight away and then keep on doing Torpedo Attacks to her to cause medium damage. Avoid being engulfed by her at all costs, or Linda will sustain heavy damage. To cause heavy damage to her, she must be hit by a red lightning bolt. Demonica (4 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Demonica loves anything horror related, so she has become a harbinger of terror. Her boss battle is probably the most innovative, Linda is the lone resident of a shack and Demonica wants to get in through the many blocked entrances. So using small windows to see her and by hearing her pounding footsteps, you must track her then Snap Attack any entrance she is in front of so it whacks her in the face. To exorcise her, when she is in front of one of the doors with a peep hole, grab the door and Scarf Bomb it until the Demon of Vanity is purged from Demonica. The only way to cause heavy damage to her is to Snap Attack the stain glassed window when she is in front of it (she is the big demon, not the lynched girl). Cyan (4 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cyan is the shortie of the family, and so she has always wanted to be taller. So the Demons of Vanity have fulfilled that wish by turning her into a towering monstrosity of an alien. This battle is fairly unorthodox. You can't grab her normally with your Demon Scarf. You must keep the small army of shock troopers in the air, so they can shoot at her so she solidifies. So you just pick them up from the ground when Cyan shoots them down, and you must peel them off the walls when she whacks them. The first time they shoot her, Scarf Bomb her to purge the Demon of Vanity from her. Now when they shoot her, the amount of damage your Snap Attack does depends on whether all of the shock troopers are in the air, if all are she will glow white and you will be able to cause her heavy damage. If even one is down, you will only be able to cause her light damage. All her attacks cause Linda heavy damage and are hard to avoid, so try to make quick work of her. Mirage (5 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mirage has a fascination with ancient Egyptian culture, so she has been turned into the embodiment of an ancient Egyptian curse. As soon as you see her reach out and exorcise her with a Scarf Bomb attack. When she turns into a sand storm run into the nearest oasis pond and wait until she absorbs all the water and turns into a pillar of mud, now Snap Attack it to cause heavy damage. Snap Attack the Torpedo Zakos she produces to send them back at her for medium damage. Most of her attacks cause medium damage, the hardest one to avoid is the shockwave, but she warns you before she uses it. Spirit (6 Points) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Spirit is the eldest of the sisters and is the final battle. She always wanted to be a ghost, so the Demons of Vanity have turned her into one. She also loves Jet Grind Radio, so she has a cell shaded look ^_^ The first time you grab on to one of her gloves, exorcise her with a Scarf Bomb attack. I would suggest you continue to Scarf Bomb her into oblivion, so you should acquire a large stockpile of points before facing her. You can cause her heavy damage, but you have to Snap Attack one of her gloves in a certain direction at a certain time so it flies into some flames and flicks back causing her to combust. Stay away from her hands at all costs, as she will pick you up and throw you into the ground causing Linda to sustain heavy damage. ******************************************************************************* FAQ STATS -=-=-=-=-=- Version 1.1 Update No 1 Size 21.1KB Pages 7 Words 3460 Characters 20844 Paragraphs 345 Lines 418 GameFAQs CONTRIBUTOR PAGE- www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/4127.html EMAIL- tetsuwan_blue(at)yahoo.com.au If I don't reply, it's either; I don't know the answer to the question, the answer to your question is in the FAQ, or you're sending me info I already know or someone else has sent before you. LEGAL SECTION -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- No material from this FAQ may be paraphrased, copied, changed or re-formatted without my permission. It may only be posted on GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com) and IGN FAQs (faqs.ign.com). Under no circumstances may this FAQ be posted on Cheat Code Central. This document was written exclusively for use on the internet. 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