/\ /\ /\ / \ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \_______________/ \________________/ \ /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/ \/ /\__________________/\___________________/\ \/ \/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ _____. \/ __ / / ) ) ..--''_.-:'| / _'. ( ( / / .' .-' | | _ .-'.-'. | |_\_| \ \ \ \ .' .' | | _ .''.' || _ \ | .-' _ / / / / .' '-----. | :' '. / .. || | ) || '.-'/ \ \ ( ( \ __ )| .. | / / | || ' / '._.-' ) ) \ \ '--''.' / | | | || '-' || |\.' / / / / _.' .' | | | |'-._.'\.-'| | \ \ \ \ .-' .' | | |.-' | | / / ) ) \ .' |.-' |.-' ( ( / / \ .' .-'| . \ \ \ \ :' .'\ | | __ .-'|_.'| / / / / _____. / \ | |.-: / _'. | ' _| \ \ ( ( ..--''_.-:'| .-':| |\.: _|| |_\_|| .-' ' ) ) \ \ .' .-' | | '._/| :'| :' | .-' _| | / / / / .' .' | | _ .:' .-''| | _ | '.-'/|.-' \ \ \ \ .' '-----. | :' '. | '-| | | ''/ '._.-' / / ) ) \ __ )| .. || || | \.-' ( ( / / '--''.' / | | | || ||.-' \ \ \ \ _.' .' | | | ||.-' / / / / .-' .' | | |.-' \ \ ( ( \ .' |.-' ) ) \ \ \ .' /\ / / / / :' /\ / \ /\ \ \ \ \ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ / / ) \ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ / ( / / / / \ \ \ \ / /__ /\_/ { *Walkthrough by Justin Cheer* } \_/\ __\ \ /___ \ / \_______________ _ _ ________________/ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\ _________________ \/ \ / \/ __________________ /\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ \ / \/ ' \ / ' \/ \/ /\ /\ /\ / \ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \_______________/ \________________/ \ /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/ \/ /\__________________/\___________________/\ \/ \/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) Version 1.0 ( ( / / Written by Justin Cheer \ \ \ \ e-mail: justin_cheer@shaw.ca / / ) ) http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/turbografxnetwork/ ( ( / / Last Updated 5/01/05 \ \ \ \ Copyright Justin Cheer 2005 / / / ) ( \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *TABLE OF CONTENTS* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ( ( / / 1: STATISTICS \ \ \ \ / / ) ) 2: REQUIREMENTS ( ( / / \ \ \ \ 3: CONTROLS / / ) ) ( ( / / 4: GAMEPLAY \ \ / / \ \ \ \ 5: MAP OF KRELLION / / \ \ / / / / 6: WALKTHROUGH \ \ \ \ / / ) ) 7: TRICKS ( ( / / \ \ \ \ 8: REVIEW / / / ) ( \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *STATISTICS* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ( ( / / *Japanese Title: SHAPESHIFTER MAKAI EIYUUDEN \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *Format: SUPER CD ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *Players: 1 / / ) ) ( ( / / *Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *U.S. Publisher: Turbo Technologies, Inc. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *Japan Publisher: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. / / ) ) ( ( / / *U.S. Catalog Number: TGXCD1021 \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *Japan Catalog Number: JCCD2011 ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *U.S. Release Date: 1992 / / ) ) ( ( / / *Jappanese Release Date: 09-25-92 \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *U.S. Retail Price $49.99 ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *Japan Retail Price 7400 Yen / / ) ) ( ( / / *U.S. Version Current Price: $20 - $30 \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *Japanese Current Price: $10 - $20 ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *Save File: SHAPE-DATA / / / ) ( \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *REQUIREMENTS* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ( ( / / SHAPESHIFTER is a SUPER CD-ROM SYSTEM game. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) _______ ( ( / / _.-' .::::::._ \ \ \ \ _.-' :: : '.'. / / ) ) .' :: : .' \ ( ( / / .' :: : .' \ \ \ \ \ .' :: : .' : / / ) ) :____ _ _ '____ .'_____ __:_ ( ( / / .' ___/| | | || _ '.| ___|| _ '. \ \ \ \ | |__ | | | || |_) || |__ | |_) | / / ) ) '.__ '.| | | || __.'| __| | .' ( ( / / ____| || |__| || | :| |___ | |\ \ \ \ \ \ \____.''.____.'|_| .'|_____||_| \_\ / / ) ) ___ ___ ___ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _____ ____ _ ( ( / / / ' | \ _ |__) / \ |\ /|2 (__' \_/ (__' | |__ |\ /| \ \ \ \ \___ |__/ .| \ \__/ | ' | ,__) | ,__) | |___| ' | / / ) ) : .' ( ( / / : .' \ \ \ \ '. .' / / ) ) '._ _.-' ( ( / / '-._____.-' \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / You will need one of the following setups to play this game: \ \ \ \ / / ) ) PC Engine* + CD-ROM + SYSTEM 3.0 Card ( ( / / PC Engine + Super CD-ROM \ \ \ \ Turbografx + Turbo CD + SYSTEM 3.0 Card / / ) ) PC Engine Duo, Duo-R or Duo-RX ( ( / / Turbo Duo \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *Compatible PC Engine systems include: PC Engine(white), ( ( / / Coregrafx, Coregrafx II, PC Engine LT or Supergrafx \ \ \ \ (+RAU-30 adapter for CD-ROM). / / ) ) ( ( / / You can also play this game on a PC/Mac using an emulator \ \ \ \ such as Magic Engine, Hu-Go! or YAME. / / ) ) ( ( / / Magic Engine: http://www.magicengine.com \ \ \ \ / / ) \ Hu-Go!: http://www.zeograd.com / ( / / \ \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *CONTROLS* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ______________ ( ( / / __________/| |\__________ \ \ \ \ ______/___________| |___________\______ / / ) ) / _____________ | | _____________ \ ( ( / / | / \ | | / _ _ \ | \ \ \ \ | | TURBO DUO | | TURBOGRAFX | | / \ / \ | | / / ) ) | | ________ | | 16 | | | | | | | | ( ( / / | | ( _______\ \ \__________/ / (O) (O) | | \ \ \ \ | | _____ \_\ \____________/ ~ ~ | | / / ) ) | | /_| |_\ \_\ (II) (I) | | ( ( / / | | (__ o __) )_) ___ ___ __ __ | | \ \ \ \ | | \_|_|_/ /_/ (___) (___) / \ / \ | | / / ) ) | | /_/ SELECT RUN \__/ \__/ | | ( ( / / | \______________________________________________/ | \ \ \ \ \__________________________________________________/ / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) D-PAD: Moves the character. ( ( / / Press down to crouch. \ \ \ \ Also used to select Transformations. / / ) ) ( ( / / II BUTTON: Attack button, Cancel button. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) I BUTTON: Jump button, Confirm button. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ SELECT: Brings up the Transformation Menu. / / ) ) ( ( / / RUN: Pause button, starts the Game. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *While crouching, hold Down + Left or Right to face the / / ) ) opposite direction while still crouched. Attack circling ( ( / / enemies this way. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *On narrow platforms, particularly with the Panthor, attack ( ( / / first, then press towards the opposite direction to face the \ \ \ \ opposite way. Otherwise you will often slip off. / / ) ) ( ( / / *Hold up while attacking with a projectile weapon to shoot \ \ \ \ diagonally. / / ) ) ( ( / / *Both the Attack and Jump buttons automatically turbo, do not \ \ \ \ use the Turbo Switches. / / ) ) ( ( / / *You can hold down the Jump button while shape shifting to \ \ \ \ immediately leap from your current position in the new form, / / ) ) even in the air. Use this to escape deep pits. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *When the character is being dragged by air currents, you'll / / ) ) only fly into the source while in mid-air. If your feet are ( ( / / planted on the ground, you can walk away from it. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *Do not jump off too close to the edge of a platform in ( ( / / Panthor form or you will slip off. The game was designed so \ \ \ \ that the Panthor can easily clear all leaps. / / / ) ( \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *GAMEPLAY* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ( ( / / The goal in Shape Shifter is to free the Ring Of Five and \ \ \ \ defeat the Dark Ones in order to restore peace to Krellion. / / ) ) ( ( / / You may only Save the game at the Chancellor's Home in \ \ \ \ the first city(you also Load from there). / / ) ) ( ( / / You are given 9 Lives each with 8 Hearts to complete the \ \ \ \ game. If you die with 0 Lives remaining the game is over. / / ) ) ( ( / / Your Hearts are fully restored each time an Eclipse occurs, \ \ \ \ which is every 10 minutes. You can also restore your Hearts / / ) ) by either finding a Potion or visting a Healer in one of the ( ( / / 2 cities. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) You begin the game with only your limbs as weapons. There ( ( / / are 3 additional upgradable weapons which can be purchased \ \ \ \ in the first city: / / / / ( ( / / ________________________________________________________________ \ \ | | / ____ ________________ ________________ _______________ \ | | | | | / | | | | | | \ | | | | | | |LEVEL| | AXE | | MACE | | BOW | | | | | | | |_____| |________________| |________________| |________________| | | | | | | _____ ________________ ________________ ________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hand weapon | | Hand weapon | | Projectile | | | | | | | | 1 | | Limited range | | Limited range | | Limited damage | | | | | | | | | | Hits wide | | Hits tall | | Continueous | | | | | | | |_____| |________________| |________________| |________________| | | | | | | _____ ________________ ________________ ________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Projectile | | Projectile | | Projectile | | | | | | | | 2 | | Returns | | Continueous | | Continueous | | | | | | | | | |Damages outward | |Faster than Bow | | Higher damage | | | | | | | |_____| |________________| |________________| |________________| | | | | | | _____ ________________ ________________ ________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Projectile | | Projectile | | Projectile | | | | | | | | 3 | | Returns | | Continueous | | Continueous | | | | | | | | | |Damages each way| | Higher damage | | Higher damage | | | | | | | \____| |________________| |________________| |_______________/ | | | \ \ \________________________________________________________________/ / / \ \ / / ) ) \ \ / / Weapons and upgradable by either touching a Power Up or paying \ \ \ \ the Enchanter in the first city. / / ) ) / / / / \ \ \ \ There are 3 suits of Armor that you can buy later in the game: / / ) ) ( ( / / ________________________________________________________________ \ \ / / / _________________ __________________ ___________________ \ \ \ | | | / | | | | \ | | | | | | | LEATHER ARMOR | | CHAIN MAIL | | PLATE MAIL | | | | | | | |__________________| |__________________| |____________________| | | | | | | __________________ __________________ ____________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Raises defense. | | Better than | | Better than Chain | | | | | | | | | | Leather Armor. | | Mail, many enemies | | | | | | | | | | | | cannot hurt you. | | | | | | | \_________________| |__________________| |___________________/ | | | \ \ \________________________________________________________________/ / / \ \ / / ) ) \ \ / / Gold is the currency on Lykos. You can obtain Gold coins from \ \ \ \ slain enemies in Treyhelm West and collect Gold artifacts in / / ) ) the Jungle and Temple areas. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Each time you rescue a member of the Ring Of Five, you will / / ) ) be granted a new Transformation with it's own unique ( ( / / abilities. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Each Transformations requires a number of Gems. Once the Morph ( ( / / Timer runs out after 3 minutes, the required number of Gems \ \ \ \ will be used again. If the Timer runs out and you do not have / / ) ) enough Gems to sustain the Transformation, you will revert to ( ( / / Human form. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) You can also use Power Ups to increase the Level of your ( ( / / Transformations. Each Level yields new forms of attacks. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) There are 4 Transformations: ( ( / / \ \ \ \ _______________________________________________________ / / ) ) / _______________ ______________________ ________ \ ( ( / / | / | | | | \ | \ \ \ \ | | TRANSFORMATION | | ABILITIES | | USAGE | | / / ) ) | |________________| |______________________| |_________| | ( ( / / | ________________ ______________________ _________ | \ \ \ \ | | | | | | | | / / ) ) | | | | Jumps farther. | | | | ( ( / / | | PANTHOR | | Level 3 attack flies | | 1 Gem | | \ \ \ \ | | | | at enemies. | | | | / / ) ) | |________________| |______________________| |_________| | ( ( / / | ________________ ______________________ _________ | \ \ \ \ | | | | | | | | / / ) ) | | | | Swims in water. | | | | ( ( / / | | PSIONIC SHARK | | Projectile and | | 2 Gems | | \ \ \ \ | | | | biting attacks. | | | | / / ) ) | |________________| |______________________| |_________| | ( ( / / | | | | | | | | \ \ \ \ | | | | Jumps high, Level 2/3| | | | / / ) ) | | GOLEM | | jumps create tremors.| | 3 Gems | | ( ( / / | | | | Can walk on the Moon.| | | | \ \ \ \ | |________________| |______________________| |_________| | / / ) ) | ________________ ______________________ _________ | ( ( / / | | | | | | | | \ \ \ \ | | | | Flies in the air. | | | | / / ) ) | | GOLD DRAGON | | Upgradable projectile| | 4 Gems | | ( ( / / | | | | attacks. | | | | \ \ \ \ | |________________| |______________________| |_________| | / / ) ) \_______________________________________________________/ ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) You can keep track of everything with the Status Bar: ( ( / / \ \ \ \ _____________________________________________________________ / / ) ) | ______ ____ ______ ____________ ________ ______ | ( ( / / | | / \ | | | |@:0100| | / \/ \ | |LIVES:09| |SCORE:| | \ \ \ \ | |( )| | | |V:0025| | ( ) ) | |********| |012345| | / / ) ) | |_\__/_| |____| |______| |__\__/\__/__| |________| |______| | ( ( / / |_____________________________________________________________| \ \ \ \ Morph Items Gold: Eclipse Lives: Score: / / \ \ Timer Gems: Gauge Heart Points / / / ) ( \ / / \ \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \________________/ \________________/ \ /\ / /\___________________/\___________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *THE LAND OF KRELLION* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_________________ _ _ _________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _________________ \/ \ / \/ _________________ /\__/ / / / / \/ \_/\ \/ /\_/ \/ \ \ ( ( \__/ ) ) ) ) _ ___ ( ( / / | | | | \ \ \ \ | | | 12| / / ) ) | | |___| ( ( / / ________ |11 \ \ \ \ __|________| | | ______ ___ / / ) ) | K |.. |P| |___M__| | 4 | ( ( / / _|____|_: ________| | | | : | | \ \ \ \ |8_______| |________|_| |N| : |___| / / ) ) | | ____|_| : _:_ ( ( / / | O | |10____| : | | \ \ \ \ _ |___| ___ ___:_____| E |_____ ___ / / ) ) |1| ___ | | D |_____|___|_____|__3| ( ( / / ____| | | | :''''| |___| |_|_:__ _ \ \ \ \ | J |_|__ ____ ____| A |___:__ |___| |___F__| | / / ) ) |____|____|_B__|____|___|___| | | | | | __ ( ( / / |7| : _|__| | | |G| | 5| \ \ \ \ | | : | C |__|L| | |____| | / / ) ) |I| : |____|_2| | |_|____|__| ( ( / / | |___ _______.....: |9|____| | \ \ \ \ |_|___|___H___| |______|_| / / ) ) |6__| ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) A: City Of Treyhelm G: Subteranean City L: Catacombs ( ( / / B: West Treyhelm H: Sewers M: Night Sky \ \ \ \ C: Caves I: Mine Shaft N: Clock Tower / / ) ) D: Cliffs/Jungle J: Portals O: Outer Foretress ( ( / / E: Temple K: Moon P: Innder Fortress \ \ \ \ F: Sibteranean Sea / / ) ) ( ( / / 1: Spider Queen 5: Amoeba 9: Earth Worm \ \ \ \ 2: Fossil Demon 6: Merman 10: Yeti / / \ \ 3: Mud Guardian 7: Evil Furnace 11: Illusion / / \ \ 4: Seeker Eye 8: Giant Head 12: Dark Ones / / / ) ( \ / /__ .--------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/====================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *WALKTHROUGH* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / You begin the game in the CITY OF TREYHELM. Ride the elevator \ \ \ \ up to the Upper-Left corner of the City and enter the door to / / { { the residence of Grolin, CHANCELLER Of Treyhelm (Map Point A). } } | | | | { { After informing you of the menace of the MAURIDERS to the West, } } / / the Chancellor will give you a PASS for the Western Gate and 75 \ \ \ \ Gold. / / { { } } | | Save and climb to the top of the City using the Wheel at the | | { { Upper-Right corner. Collect the 3 Coins but leave the Potion. } } / / When you need to heal, use this potion instead of paying the \ \ \ \ Healer. / / { { } } | | Head to the BLACKSMITH(Map Point C) and buy a weapon. If you | | / / want the game to be much easier, you should buy the weapon that \ \ \ \ you will use for the rest of the game(I prefer the Bow). / / | | | | { { Exit the City through the Western Gate. } } | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \1 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *CITY OF TREYHELM* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _ _ |_|_||_||_|_|__ || '| @ @ :: / \|' A: Chanceller | ] _ [ :: (=@=) B: Enchanter _|_]_A_[__ :: _\_/|_ C: Blacksmith "| :: |" D: Profit | _ _ :: _ | E: Healer _|__B__C__ :: _D__|_ | "| :: |" | F: Western Gate | | _ :: | | G: Eastern Gate | | __E____-----__ | | H: Locked Passage to the Sewers F__|-_________H____-|__G /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Travel West through three areas. At the end of the third you'll \ \ \ \ find a Power Up(Map Point 1). If you want to save this Power Up / / { { for later, you'll have to carefullly avoid it } } | | | | { { You can't access the secret passage from the PORTALS now. \ \ | | / / / / Climb upward to reach the Maurider BOSS. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \1 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *TREYHELM WEST* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ A: City Of Treyhelm ___ B: Maurider Boss |{B}| C: Secret Passage from PORTALS | | | | 1: Power Up |_ _|_____ ____________ _______________ C1________||____________||_______________A /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / If you have the level 2 Axe or Mace, you can stand on the \ \ \ \ second highest platform on the left, hold up and the attack / / { { button to quickly defeat the Boss without taking a hit. } } | | | | / / Otherwise, hit it a few times from the side on the highest } } \ \ platforms and then jump across in time to dodge the Larva it \ \ { { spits out. / / | | } } { { After killing the Boss, return to Treyhelm and speak to the | | / / Chanceller. He'll reward you with 100 Gold and allow you to } } \ \ leave the City through the Eastern Gate. \ \ { { / / | | If you used the Power Up you can now finalize your weapon by } } { { visiting the ENCHANTER(Map Point B). Save before leaving. | | | | } } | | At the end of the area East of the City, you'll encounter an \ \ { { Old Lady who'll tell Lycos to seek out the RING OF FIVE and / / / / uincover the entrance to the CAVES. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \1 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *CAVES* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ A: City Of Treyhelm ___________D ______ B: Old Lady/Caves Entrance A___________B|| E C: Caves Boss | | D: Cliffs Entrance __|_____ | E: Catacombs Entrance | ________| ______ |_________||_____C| /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / At the end of the CAVES you'll encounter the Caves BOSS. \ \ \ \ / / { { There isn't much I can recommend other than standing in one } } | | place and firing at the heart until it's dead. | | { { } } / / Once it has been killed walk back to the entrance of the room \ \ \ \ and you'll meet GARILYN THE WHITE, one of the Ring Of Five. / / { { He'll bestow upon you the PANTHOR TRANSFORMATION. } } | | | | { { Return to the City and save. Now head back to the Caves \ \ / / entrance and use the Panthor form to leap up and over it to / / \ \ reach the CLIFF(Map Point D). } } | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \1 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *CLIFFS/JUNGLE* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _______ | [B] | ________ ___________ ____________________| |________________________ A | |__________2_________|_______|_____________ ___|___C__| | |__________1| D |_____E__| A: East Treyhelm C: Mud Pits Boss B: Temple Entrance D: Passage to Subterranean Sea E: Passage from PORTALS 1: Power Up 2: Triceratops /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Stay in Panthor form and leap along the Cliff tops until you \ \ \ \ reach the JUNGLE. Make sure to grab the Power Up while in / / { { Panthor form. Continue along until you reach the TEMPLE. } } | | | | { { If you ever run low on Gems, you can fill up by killing the } } / / TRICERATOPS at Map Point 2 repeatedly. \ \ \ \ / / { { The passage from the PORTALS can't be accessed yet. } } / / \ \ \ \ Enter the Temple(Map Point B) in Panthor form and then shift / / { { back to Human. The Priestess will ask you to retrieve the EYE } } / / OF THE SEEKER and unlock the barrier in the next area. \ \ \ \ / / { { Exit and continue East to the Mud Pits where you encounter a } } | | Boss. | | { { } } / / You can try to dodge it's attacks by leaping between platforms, \ \ \ \ but you'll probably do better just standing at one side and / / { { firing across continueously. } } | | | | { { After you've beaten the Boss, return to the Priestess in the } } / / Temple who'll summon a Seeker to kill you. / | \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \2 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *INNER TEMPLE* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _____________ | | |_ __ 1 __ B| A: Entrance |_ _| B: Attack from here |_ _| |_ _| 1: Eye Of The Seeker |_ _________ _| A___-_____-___| /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | { { This Boss once again is too cheap to try to dodge. Just stand } } | | at one of the top corners and time your shots so that they hit | | { { the Eye as soon as it returns to the center. \ \ / / / / \ \ After destroying the Eye, jump down to the floor where you'll } } { { meet MAGNUS THE WISE, another member of the Ring Of Five. He'll | | | | grant you the SHARK TRANSFORMATION. } } { { \ \ / / Now return to the last Jungle area before the Mud Pits and use / / \ \ the Shark form in pool of water that leads below the screen(Map } } { { Point D) and swim down into the SUBTERRANEAN SEA. | | | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \2 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *SUBTERRANEAN SEA* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ___ |_1_|_A________________ |3____________________2B A: JUNGLE 1: OLD LADY/TREASURE B: SUBTERRANEAN CITY 2: POWER UP 3: ORACLE /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / If you swim to the left and up through the open passage, you'll \ \ \ \ find a room with the OLD LADY and a Chest containing a Gem. / / { { } } | | The ORACLE doesn't appear until later. | | { { } } / / Swim East all the way until you reach the SUBTERANEAN CITY. \ \ \ \ / / { { Try to grab the Power Up in Panthor form if you can, if it } } | | isn't already at Level 2 then you must grab it. However, if | | { { your Panthor is at Level 2 and you do hit it as the Shark, } } / / you'll still have another chance to level up the Panthor before \ \ \ \ you'll really need it. / / | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \3 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *SUBTERRANEAN CITY* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ____ ' '. A__ _\ |__| || | | A: SUBTERRANEAN SEA | ___B| B: TALIM & KORINA |-_ | C: HEALER |_ -__| D: ARMOR SHOP | |__| E: AMOEBA BOSS LAIR |D | | | -|C | | | |____ | | __ | |_ _|_| | | | |_ _|_| | 'E |_____- /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Speak to TALIM & KORINA(Map Point B) and then head for the \ \ \ \ AMOEBA BOSS LAIR(Map Point E). / / { { } } | | The ARMOR SHOP doesn't open until after the Amoeba Boss has \ \ / / been defeated. / / \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \3 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *AMOEBA BOSS LAIR* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _______ | B___| | |___| __________________| | 2| A_________________1|___|___| A: SUBTERRANEAN CITY 1: Power Up B: AMOEBA BOSS 2: Secret Room /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / In Shark form, swim across from the City to the AMOEBA BOSS \ \ \ \ LAIR. If you haven't already powered up the Panthor to Level 3 / / { { yet, make sure you grab the Power Up at Map Point 1 in Panthor } } / / form. | | \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \3 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *AMOEBA BOSS FIGHT* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _______ ________ |F | |F____ | 1: Wait here for the Fans to stop F _ - _| 2: Walk forward here until Boss hits you F__ 3___ _2| | 3: Stop attacking and hold Right here |1 _| |_| | |-- | | F: Fans |-- -| | : : : ' ' ' /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / In the SECRET ROOM you'll find Gold, Gems, a Potion and a note \ \ \ \ from the Programmers. / / { { } } | | Once you climb high enough the Boss will appear. There are 2 | | { { large FANS that activate when the Boss is in the room. They } } / / will pull you across towards them and will kill you instantly \ \ \ \ on contact. / / { { } } | | Stand at Map Point 1 and tap forward slightly until you are no | | { { longer being pulled. You can get ready by watching for when the } } / / Boss flies upward. \ \ \ \ / / { { Now jump across to Map Point 2 and wait for the Boss to drop. } } | | Walk forward until the Amoeba crosses you, then hold down the | | { { attack button as it runs over you and jump out of the pit if } } / / you fall in. Try to walk forward without attacking as you get \ \ \ \ close to the edge. / / { { } } | | The most import thing is that once you hit Map Point 3, you | | / / must hold Right without attacking to safely return to Map Point } } \ \ 1. \ \ { { / / | | After you manage to destroy the Amoeba, return to the City and } } { { speak to Talim & Korina. Next, buy the best armor that you can | | / / afford at the Armor Shop. } } \ \ \ \ { { Now go back to SUBTERRANEAN SEA Map Point 3 and meet the / / | | ORACLE who will give you a KEY. } } { { | | / / Now return to the City Of Treyhelm and enter the passage to } } \ \ the SEWERS(City Of TreyHelm Map Point H) at the bottom of the \ \ { { City. / / | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \3 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *SEWERS* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ______ ____________________A |______|_____________________| |B_____| A: Path from CITY B: MERMAN BOSS /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Use the Panthor form to cross the Sewers and then shift to } } \ \ Shark to fight the Boss. The Boss can only be hurt by hitting \ \ { { in the mouth when it's open. You can shoot through the hook at / / | | the top of the chains(which take 3 hits to destroy). } } { { | | / / After it's defeated, TELOTEN THE GREY will give you the GOLEM } } \ \ TRANSFORMATION. \ \ { { / / / / Proceed to the left and you'll enter the MINE SHAFT. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \4 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *MINE SHAFT* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _C_ | B | | | A: Path from SEWERS | | B: FURNACE BOSS | | C: Path to PORTALS | | | | |___A /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Use the GOLEM form to make your way up the elevators. } } \ \ \ \ { { You'll have to time some jumps just right and leap from the / / | | very edge of some platforms. Make sure to punch the boulders } } { { along the way. | | / / \ \ \ \ At the top you'll find the FURNACE BOSS. Simply punch the / / { { pipes, hop up and then punch the Furnace to death. } } | | \ \ / / Leap up out of the Mine Shaft to reach the PORTALS. / / \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \4 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *PORTALS* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ________________________ |_A_B_|_C_D_|_E_1|_F__G_|| |_H__I_J_|_K_|__L__M__ __2 N A: Leads to H F: Leads to C J: Leads to G B: Leads to M G: Leads to A K: Leads to E C: Leads to K H: Leads to M L: Leads to A D: Leads to L I: Leads to L M: Leads to CLIFFS E: Leads to MOON N: Path from MINE SHAFT 1: POWER UP 2: Secret Passage to TREYHELM WEST /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Do not hit the spiked enemies here. They will not hurt you } } \ \ until you attack them. \ \ { { / / | | Before proceeding, I recommend walking back to the CITY and } } { { saving by taking the Secret Passage(Map Point 2). The enemies | | / / in TREYHELM WEST cannot hurt you in Golem form nor Human form } } \ \ with the PLATE MAIL equipped. \ \ { { / / | | To reach the MOON area, take the following Portals: L, A, J, } } { { F, C, K, E. | | / / } } \ \ Before entering Portal E, make sure to shift into Golem form, \ \ { { enter with full Hearts and with the Moon side by side with the / / / / Sun before an Eclipse. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \4 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *MOON* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ________________________ |B______________________A| A: Portal brings you here B: Hole leads to the LUNAR CAVERN /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Hold down the Jump button before the area loads or you'll lose } } \ \ 2 Hearts from the get-go. \ \ { { / / | | You must do some perfect jumping to survive this area, } } { { including several straight vertical leaps. When you do take a | | / / hit, make the most of the momentary invincibility and plow } } \ \ straight ahead. \ \ { { / / / / When you reach the hole jump right in as quick as you can. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \4 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *LUNAR CAVERN* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ________A | | | 1 B |________2| A: Entrance B: Passage to Boss 1: Power Up 2: Old Lady /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Make your way around the Cavern, picking up the Power Up along } } \ \ the way and enter the passage leading to the Boss. | | | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \4 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *MOON BOSS BATTLE* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _______________ |BC____________A| A: You begin here B: Boss C: Post-Boss Portal /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Jump forward and let yourself get drawn towards the Boss. } } \ \ \ \ { { Once in front of it, punch the face/mouth and walk away just / / | | you're entering the mouth. It'll die quickly and you shouldn't } } { { take much damage. | | / / } } \ \ TAMARA THE GOLDEN will grant you the final Transformation: \ \ { { the GOLD DRAGON. / / | | } } { { Take the Portal Tamara opens to warp back to the Portals. | | / / } } \ \ Make your way back through Treyhelm to the Caves. Use Caves \ \ { { Map Point E to reach the CATACOMBS. / / | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \4 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *CATACOMBS* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _C_ | | A | A: Entrance from Caves | | B: Boss ___ | | C: Passage to Cliffs |_B_|___________| | |_______________|___| /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Use the Gold Dragon Transformation to reach the Boss. } } \ \ \ \ { { There are 2 holes which open and close, one on each side. / / | | Stand or float on whichever one is closed and shoot back } } { { across the screen. | | / / } } \ \ As soon as the hole you're above opens, quickly fly over to \ \ { { the other hole. / / | | } } { { After slaying the Earth Worm, you'll receive the PENDANT. | | / / } } \ \ Now fly back and up through the Passage to the Cliffs(Map Point \ \ { { C). / / | | } } { { Continue flying upward to the Upper-Right corner of the Cliffs | | / / area to reach the NIGHT SKY. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \5 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *NIGHT SKY* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _______________ |B2__1_________A| A: You begin here B: Entrance to the Clock Tower 1: Power Up 2: Old Lady /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Fly across the Night Sky, grabbing the Power Up along the way } } \ \ speak the Old Lady. \ \ { { / / | | When she's finished, fly onto the locked door to use the } } { { Pendant and enter the CLOCK TOWER. | | | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \5 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *CLOCK TOWER* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ___ | 1A| | | A: Entrance | | B: BOSS | | | | 1: Bell | | ___________|_ _| |B______________| /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Hit the Bell until it falls. } } \ \ \ \ { { Make your way through to the Boss, stand at the far Left side / / | | and shoot back across the screen to ki ll the Yeti. } } { { | | / / Now with the rescue of RASTELIAN THE PURE, the Ring Of Five } } \ \ is complete once more. \ \ { { / / / / The Ring Of Five will take you to the FORTRESS ENTRANCE. } } \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \5 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *FORTRESS ENTRANCE* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ ______ |B | | | A: You begin here | | B: Passage to the INNER FORTRESS |___A__| /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Destroy each of the Cannons and the locked door will open, } } \ \ leading to the INNER FORTRESS. | | | | \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \6 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\____________________/\____________________/\ / /------------------------------------------\ \ { {(* *INNER FORTRESS* *)} } \ \------------------------------------------/ / \/----------------\/-\ /-\/----------------\/ \/ _______ | | | C | |_______| | | A: You begin here | 3_| B: ILLUSION BOSS | | C: THE DARK ONES | | |_B_| 1: Power Up | 2 | 2: Lock/Passage to the Boss | | 3: Rest here/confront THE DARK ONES | | | | __________________| | |A___1_____________|___| /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ \ ___/ \ -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ / \ \ '===========================================================. } \ \ | | / / Use the Power Up on the Gold Dragon. } } \ \ \ \ { { Shoot the Lock until the Passage to the Boss opens. / / | | } } { { You need to hit the ILLUSION BOSS in the head to hurt it. | | / / The orange balls will turn you back into a Human. } } \ \ \ \ { { Whenever you get down to your last few Hearts, fly up to Map / / | | Point 3 and wait for an Eclipse. You can also then wait until } } { { the next Eclipse is close to refill your Hearts during the | | / / fight. } } \ \ \ \ { { After the Boss has been defeated, wait for an Eclipse if your / / | | Hearts aren't full, then go to Map Point 3 again to face THE } } { { DARK ONES. | | / / } } \ \ You'll now battle all three Dark Ones, one after another. If \ \ { { you die, you'll start at the last one you were fighting. / / | | } } { { At the first Boss, destroy all of the outer balls and the | | / / inner balls will begin to open and close. You can only damage } } \ \ the inner balls while they're open. After destroying the inner \ \ { { ring you can hurt the face. / / | | } } { { On the second Boss, you can hurt the face once you get down to | | / / the last few pieces of the inner ring. Try not to destroy the } } \ \ last pieces once you can damage the face or the rings will \ \ { { reappear. / / | | } } / / The Final Boss is the same as the second. | | \ \ \ \ { '-----------------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /__~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \6 / ___\ ===========================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ /\ /\ /\ / \ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \_______________/ \________________/ \ /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/ \/ /\__________________/\___________________/\ \/ \/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ . . \/ / / ) ) _.-'|.-'| ( ( / / _.-' || | __ \ \ \ \ _.-' || | _ / _'. / / / / | .-' | :' '. | |_\_| \ \ ( ( | _. | | .. || .-' _ ) ) \ \ |.-' | | | | | || '.-'/ . / / / / | | | | | |'._.-' .-'| \ \ \ \ | | | | |.-' | | / / ) ) | | |.-' _. | | ( ( / / | | _.-' | | | \ \ \ \ |.-' _.-' | __ | | / / / / | _..| _ / _'. | \ \ ( ( | .-' .-':' '. | | \ | ) ) \ \ | |.-'| | .. || | | | / / / / | | | | | || '.' | \ \ \ \ | .-'' .| | | | '._.-.-' / / ) ) | | _.'|| | |.-' ( ( / / | |.-' ||.-' \ \ \ \ | | / / / / | _.-' \ \ ( ( | _.-' ) ) \ \ |.-' /\ / / / / /\ / \ /\ \ \ \ \ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ / / ) \ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ / ( / / / / \ \ \ \ / /__ /\_/ { } \_/\ __\ \ /___ \ / \_______________ _ _ ________________/ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\ _________________ \/ \ / \/ __________________ /\ \/ /\/===' \ / \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ \ / \/ ' \ / ' \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *TRICKS* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ( ( / / VIEW ENDING: at the title screen, hold button I and press Right \ \ \ \ 13 times. / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) FINISH THE GAME WITH ONLY THE PANTHOR TRANSFORMATION: ( ( / / \ \ \ \ You should gather Gems from the Triceratops(Cliffs/Jungle / / ) ) Map Point 2) before attempting this trick. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ After you receive the Panthor Transformation, use the Morph / / ) ) Jump technique(hold down Jump while morphing) to enter the ( ( / / Catacombs at the Top-Right corner of the Caves(Map Point C). \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Fall down so that you miss the pit at the bottom. Wait until ( ( / / you have full Hearts and are near another Eclipse. Leap through \ \ \ \ the next area, Morph Jumping when needed and reach the Boss area / / ) ) as quickly as possible. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ The Boss is still easy, just use the same strategy as you would / / ) ) as the Dragon. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ After getting the Pendant, return to the surface either through / / ) ) the Caves or the top of the Catacombs. Use the Morph Jump ( ( / / technique to reach the Fortress Entrance in the Night Sky above \ \ \ \ the first Cliffs area. / / ) ) ( ( / / Once through, the game will continue as if you had progressed \ \ \ \ normally through the game and you will have all 5 / / ) ) Transformations* ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *I haven't tried this trick since inventing it shortly after the / / ) ) game's original release and do not remember for sure if you ( ( / / get all 5 Transformations at this point, just the Gold Dragon \ \ \ \ or must continue to Morph Jump. / / / ) ( \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \______________/ \_______________/ \ /\ / /\_________________/\__________________/\ \ /\ / \ / / \ \ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/\_/ { *REVIEW* } \_/\/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) ( ( / / GRAPHICS: 9/10----------------------------------------------- \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / Vibrant, good use of colors. Nice variation. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Graphics cleaned up, particularly on sprites. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Lots of parallax and smooth scrolling backgrounds. / / ) ) ( ( / / Nicely animated detailed sprites. Many large enemies. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Numerous areas all look unique, very little repeating. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Untouched cinemas dissapointing, but serve their purpose. / / ) ) ( ( / / Full-screen shop/residence art looks nice, touched up. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Large detailed Bosses never feel rehashed until the last 3. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Cool warping effect on Transformation Menu. / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / SOUND: 7/10-------------------------------------------------- \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / Music is good overall. Excessive keyboards often sound \ \ \ \ cliched(such as the Final Countdown ripoff). / / ) ) ( ( / / Music fits most environments. A few are way off however. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Sound effects are good, but the game could've used more ( ( / / individual effects. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Digitized sound effects are pretty good. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Good use of voices, however acting is hurt by awful dialogue / / ) ) and some poor direction. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ GAMEPLAY: 7/10----------------------------------------------- / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ A lot of freedom in movement and attacks. Especially good / / ) ) considering the number of playable transformations and ( ( / / different weapons. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Transformations offer unique gameplay and areas are matched ( ( / / to the abilties of each form. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Large world and character upgrades provide sense of ( ( / / accomplishment. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Unique gameplay features such as the Eclipse, Transformation, ( ( / / All-Voice and Power Up systems. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Too many cheap hits and instant deaths. The removal of the ( ( / / instant deaths alone would raise this score to an 8 or 9. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) The Lives should've been scapped in favor of unlimited ( ( / / continuing from the last save point and a new saving system. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) Only being able to save in the first city really hurts this ( ( / / game. If they'd let you save at anytime, this game would \ \ \ \ score a 9 or 10. / / ) ) ( ( / / Single file saving another flaw, particularly when combined \ \ \ \ with the games other shortcomings. If corrected, once again, / / ) ) this alone would've garnered a higher score. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Too many long stretches between saves combined with cheap / / ) ) death areas. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Transformations shouldn't cost Gems. / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / STORY: 4/10-------------------------------------------------- \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / Cliched, dorky, thinly-veiled attempt to rip-off The Lord \ \ \ \ Of The Rings by a very uncreative person. / / ) ) ( ( / / The game would be fine without the in-game voice. It would \ \ \ \ just feel like a classic video game where your imagination / / ) ) fills in the blanks and/or story is irrelevant. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Inconsistancies/contradictions in dialogue. / / ) ) ( ( / / Lots of ridiculous jibberish for spells & names which is \ \ \ \ supposed to sound like real languages as in the LOTR, but / / ) ) ranges from annoying to disgusting. All in even more ( ( / / ridiculous accents. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) OVERALL: 8/10------------------------------------------------ ( ( / / \ \ \ \ / / ) ) This is a great game that has a few severe flaws. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Although most classics have flaws that wouldn't be acceptible / / ) ) today, Shape Shifter has a couple of major ones that keep it ( ( / / from a perfect score. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) It's an amazing game technically, makes great use of the ( ( / / Super CD format(all voice, no text boxes), especially for a \ \ \ \ launch title and its obvious that that's what the developers / / ) ) were shooting for. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ Unfortunately, they didn't have time to iron out the last few / / ) ) flaws before the Turbo Duo's debut. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ The useless in-game Score is a sign that the game took a / / ) ) different turn at one point and they never got around to ( ( / / finishing up a few things. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) However, the finished product excells so well in every aspect ( ( / / other that the few shortcomings that it rates such a high \ \ \ \ score. / / ) ) ( ( / / Most importantly of course, the game is really fun. The more \ \ \ \ challenging it gets, the more determined you become to pass / / ) ) the current area. And the satisfaction is all the greater ( ( / / when you do. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) This game is recommended for hardcore gamers only though. ( ( / / If you can't handle a real Castlevania(1 - 3) then don't \ \ \ \ bother with Shape Shifter. / / ) \ / ( / / \ \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/ /\ /\ /\ / \ /\ /\ / \ /\ / \_______________/ \________________/ \ /\ / \ ___/\/ /\ \/ \/ /\__________________/\___________________/\ \/ \/ /\ \/\___ \ ___/ \ \_______________ _ _ ________________/ / \___ / \ \ \__/\ _______________ \/ \ / \/ ________________ /\__/ / / \ \ \/ \ /\ \/ /\ / \/ / / / / ' \ / ' \ \ \ \ \/ / / ) ) Version 1.0 ( ( / / Written by Justin Cheer \ \ \ \ e-mail: justin_cheer@shaw.ca / / ) ) http://gamesource.groups.yahoo.com/group/turbografxnetwork/ ( ( / / Last Updated 5/01/05 \ \ \ \ Copyright Justin Cheer 2005 / / ) ) ( ( / / *This Walkthrough is for Gamers to use for themselves. \ \ \ \ / / ) ) *Unauthorized reproduction srtickly prohibited. ( ( / / \ \ \ \ *If you would like to use all or portions of this walkthrough / / ) ) for another site, or publication, please contact me and ask ( ( / / for permission. \ \ \ \ / / / ) ( \ / /__ .-----------------------------------------------------. __\ \ /___ \ / ~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~ \ / ___\ '===\/\ \/ /\/=================================================\/\ \/ /\/===' \ / \ / \/ \/