GHOUL PATROL WEAPONS GUIDE
           version 1.00
created by CarlMarksGuy of gamewtfs.com
            12/28/2012

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         Table of Contents

i)  for more details about "Ghoul Patrol"
ii) for the weapons guide with more pictures
1)  Brief Rundown of the Weapons
2)  How the Weapons Shoot
3)  How many hits it takes to kill non-boss enemies
4)  Conclusion


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i)  for more details about "Ghoul Patrol":
Here's my general introduction/complaints about "Ghoul Patrol", the pseudo-
sequel to "Zombies Ate My Neighbors"

   http://gamewtfs.com/?b=150

and yes, it explains why I call it a pseudo-sequel.


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ii)  for the weapons guide with more pictures:

See a slightly more detailed version of this information here:

   http://gamewtfs.com/?b=153

...includes pictures of every weapon and enemy!


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1)  Brief Rundown of the Weapons:

Crossbow -- your default weapon; as usual, unlimited ammo = unlimited
inferiority!

Ping-Pong Ball Machine Gun and Martian "Heatseeker" Gun -- usually better
than crossbow, but worse than...

Laser Beam Gun and Useless Mortar -- most enemies take the most damage from
these.


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2)  How The Weapons Shoot:

The Crossbow, Ping-Pong Ball Machine Gun and Laser Beam Gun all work basically
the same: they all reach the edge of the screen, and they can all fire pretty
quickly if you press the fire button quickly. It's possible the Ping-Pong Ball
Machine Gun shoots more rapidly, but it might just be an optical illusion (it
seems to launch two orange bullets every time you shoot).

However the other two weapons perform differently: The Martian "Heatseeker" Gun
looks just like the Martian Bubble Gun from ZAMN, but works like a nerfed
version of the "Pandora's Box Heatseeking Blast" item from ZAMN: every time you
pull the trigger it shoots a little waft of energy which zips out, then after a
moment travels towards the nearest enemy. It's not as great as it sounds,
because it takes a second to lock on (similar to the missiles in Battle Cars)
...but as long as you're running, or facing roughly the right direction, it
gives you a bit of "auto aim".

As for the Useless Mortar, unfortunately I didn't call it that for nothing.
It fires slightly shorter-range projectiles which arc upwards, missing most
enemies who are within 1 or 2 enemy-lengths of you. So far it sounds like the
"soda grenades" from ZAMN, but it doesn't have the kind of "explosive splash
zone" of the soda grenades. Aside from a few of the floating enemies (who tend
to get in the way of the mortar's arc more easily) this weapon is a waste of
time.



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3)  How many hits it takes to kill non-boss enemies:

To the best of my knowledge, these seem to be the number of hits it takes to
kill each enemy with each weapon:


              /           WEAPONS            \
              |     |Ping |     |     |      |
		        |     |Pong |Heat |     |      |
ENEMIES:      |Xbow |Gun  |Seekr|Laser|Mortar|
==============================================
Floating Books|  1  |  1  |  1  |  1  |  1
Photocopier   |  8  |  4  |  4  |  3  |  3
File Cabinet  | 11  |  6  |  6  |  4  |  4
Eyeballs      |  1  |  1  |  1  |  1  |  1
Giant Snails  |  4  |  2  |  2  |  2  |  2
Flying Devils |  4  |  2  |  2  |  2  |  2
Slimer Ghost  |  7  |  4  |  4  |  3  |  3
Zombies       | 3+1 |  2  |  2  |  1  |  1
Trash Monster | 11  |  6  |  6  |  4  |  4
Hotel Ghost   |  4  |  2  |  2  |  2  |  2
Killer Plant  |  6  |  4  |  4  |  3  |  2
Floating Skull|  8  |  4  |  4  |  3  |  3
SamuraiSkeletn| 11  |  6  |  4  |  2  |  2
Floating Monk |  5  |  3  |  3  |  2  |  2
Shark         | 20  | 11  | 11  |  4  |  4
Pirate        |16+25| 8+12| 8+12|  7  |  ?*
FloatingKnight| 13  |  8  |  5  |  4  |  5


Where you see "#+#" (the Zombie vs. Crossbow, and Pirate vs. Most Weapons),
that means, "the monster usually takes some damage/is stunned after the FIRST
number of hits, but isn't destroyed until after the SECOND number of
additional hits."

*: ok, I haven't brought enough Useless Mortar ammo to see how many shots it
takes to take down a pirate yet, so sue me.


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4)  Conclusion

It seemed a shame that the far-superior "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" had so many
guides and FAQs, but the inferior-but-still-kind-of-fun "Ghoul Patrol" had no
FAQs, so I wrote this.

If you have any feedback (or find that my counts are off, or take the time to
kill the Pirate with the Mortar before I do), leave a comment here:
http://gamewtfs.com/?b=153#comments

Thanks for reading,
-CarlMarksGuy
http://gamewtfs.com
http://gamewtfs.tumblr.com

PS:  Also for a swell "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" review, check out my friend's
review of it during his Halloween Month:
http://retrovania-vgjunk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/