Hard
mode: Successfully complete the game under the normal difficulty
setting. Save the game after the credits. At the title screen, hold L
and select "New Game". Zero's armor will have a different color.
Also, you will no't be able to upgrade or charge any weapon except the
Shield Boomerang.
Completion
bonus: Successfully complete the game and save it after the credits
complete. Start a new game to being with the items obtained in your previous
attempt.
Jackson: Successfully complete the game in hard mode with an "A"
or "S" rank (collect all elves). Start a new game from this saved
game to being with all elves including Jackson. Alternately, collect and
power-up all cyber elves without using any of them under the normal
difficulty setting.
Ultimate
mode: Unlock Jackson and start a game. Successfully complete the game
using all elves. Hold R when starting a new game to play in ultimate
mode.
Skip
credits: Hold A while the credits are displayed after completing
the game at least once.
Skip
opening sequence: To skip the screen where the logos pop out, press A + B
+ Start + Select.
Hint:
Weapon abilities: Note: Some of the steps are in a different order, depending on
how you use the weapon.
Z-Buster Charge
Charge up to two grades
Charge faster
Four shots can be shot at a time
Z-Saber Double slash combo
Triple slash combo
Charge
Charge faster
Rolling slash combo
Air spinning attack
Triple rod Double attack
Triple attack
Charge
Charge faster
Shield Boomerang Middle range attack
Long range attack
Hint:
Easy weapon level-up: After completing the introductory level where Zero gets his Sword
and Pistol, get on the teleporter and teleport back to the base. Immediately
exit the place by trying to climb the ladder you are in front of. Ciel will
talk to you, and give you several options to select. Keep selecting the
first choice she gives you on each option and you will be teleported to a
junkyard level. In the middle of the level there will be these pillars that
will keep growing back after each segment is destroyed. You can keep
destroying the segments with the Sword and Pistol and they will level-up.
Keep destroying the segments until the Sword and Pistol are at their maximum
levels.
To maximize the skill level of
all the weapons, use them at the enemies at the disposal center; at the part
where two spiked things spring up and shoot energy bolts horizontally.
Go back to the Underground
Laboratory. Climb up the steep drop where you originally defeated Aztec
Falcon. Keep going left until you reach the little white anthill-like enemy
that spits out five Spider Bots at a time at you. Keep shooting the Spider
Bots as they appear until you get the upgrade for your Buster Shot. Do not
destroy the little white anthill yet. Also, pick up the small Energy
Crystals that they drop. When you finally get the third upgrade (faster
charging) for your Buster Shot, you can really start building up your
weapons and Energy Crystals. At that point, do not shoot the Spider Bots
anymore. Instead, slash them with the Z-Saber, then fire the upgraded
charged Buster Shot, dash after it, and immediately start charging your
Buster Shot again. As you dash after the fired Buster Shot, you will notice
that you hit the Blue Foot Soldier just a second away. Slash him, then fire
off the Buster Shot again to the left. Immediately start charging again.
Dash after the second Buster Shot and you will hit another Blue Foot
Soldier. Dash past him (Dash/Slash him on the way), then stop and face to
the right. Fire the Buster Shot again to the right and hit the Blue Foot
Soldier. Dash back to the anthill. Slash the Spider Bots and fire the
Charged Buster Shot to the right this time. You will destroy the anthill and
hit the Blue Foot Soldier on the right side of the anthill. Dash/Slash him.
Dash to the right one more time and just regular Slash the next Blue Foot
Soldier. Then, repeat the entire process again. Although this process seems
long and tedious, it actually takes only less than five seconds to do each
time. The constant dashing and slashing will ensure that you pick up
anything that these enemies drop, including an extra life that appears after
ten minutes. You can acquire about two thousand Energy Crystals after twenty
minutes.
After defeating Aztek Falcon
and returning to the resistance base, do the "Retrieve Data"
mission there you will find balls that have electricity coming out of the
sides and are never destroyed. You have to stay close enough to hit it with
the Z-Sabre, but for the Z-Buster you can stay far back while shooting it.
Hint:
Easy shield level up: When inside the resistance, you can always leave and visit past
levels. Go up to the surface and move to the right until you get to the
pillars that regenerate when they are completely destroyed. Stand next to
the wall and charge your Shield Boomerang. Jump and throw your boomerang so
that you hit the top section and let yourself fall to the ground. If done
correctly, your Shield Boomerang should circle you forever, as long as you
do not move. Allow the system to idle for about twenty minutes in this
situation to get it to the maximum level.
Hint:
Easy Energy Crystals: After defeating Phantom and saving the factory, return to the
factory to get a large number of Energy Crystals, especially in the last
room of the level. Note: You can only get them once.
This trick requires patience
and batteries. After completing the Reploid Disposal mission, go back to the
area where the smashed truck is located. The truck has a Large Energy
Crystal on it. When you get there, a Drop Reploid carrying a Spike Bot will
appear. Slice, spear, throw, or blast them both and they may drop Energy
Crystals (large or small). If you repeat this, you can feed and use your
Baby Fairies. Metals will also drop -- if you have a Sub Tank you can fill
it up. This takes hours but you will get to use those Baby Fairies that take
two feedings.
This strategy may take some
time. After defeating the truck in the disposal center, take the transporter
back there. Run down to the set of ladders you see after the spike traps and
the two pillars. Climb the ladders to the top where you will see a Carrier
Bot holding a Spike Bot on the right. Destroy both of them, then another set
should appear from the left. Destroy them, then continually run back and
forth to respawn these enemies. If you continually defeat these enemies,
they should drop Energy Crystals, Mettalls, and extra lives. Repeat this to
feed your elves and also get the maximum 9 lives.
To use this trick, you must win
all three desert missions: When you go to the desert after you pass up the
broken helicopter, there should be some robotic heads for awhile . Once you
get to the claw trap, go back and forth slicing them. They should drop
Energy Crystals. If your life is low, there should be some Voltures. When
you kill them, they drop life.
Hint:
Easy lives: The Occupy Factory mission must be available for this trick.
Begin the level normally, by killing the flying shield enemies. Once you
reach the end near the Big Life Restore area, Dash Jump to the left. Slash
the trap and Dash Jump over there. Slash the trap and then Dash Jump to the
silver platform. Walk up it, and at the very tip, Dash Jump to the right.
Use a long range weapon to destroy the mines. Dash Jump to the other side,
then shoot the other mines. Dash Jump and you will finally be on ground.
Next, slash away at the door and go in the vent. Slash the fans and get the
large crystal container and a life. Then, go up, slash the fans, and take
the Cyber Elf. You have also skipped the sensors. Keep this shortcut in
mind, since it will be vital for your Protect Base mission. Go through all
the level as normal. When you arrive at the elevator part, go all the way
down. Collect the crystals and destroy the spider enemies. Then, go to the
moving wood robots . Be careful -- do not lose your gained life. Ride and
Dash onto the other moving platforms. Keep going until there is a platform
with two spiders hanging from the bottom. Dash Jump up and Wall Jump up
there to gain another life. You can also get the Cyber Elf down there. You
can now die by jumping of the platform and lose one life. Thus, you are only
losing one life but getting two in the process. Repeat the process to get
extra lives. You will also get lots of crystals and hopefully level up
weapons in the process.
Hint:
Easy Cyber Elves: At the start of the game, you can find a Cyber Elf hidden behind
the wall in the back of the room you get resurrected in. You need the Z
Saber to get it. Stand on top of the case and do a Jump Saber attack. The
other Cyber Elf is in the Resistance Base. Answer "No" when Ceil
asks you to help them. Then, take the elevator to the bottom floor and talk
to the man who is laying down. Give him the Energy Crystals that he asks
for. He will then stand up and you can get past him. There is a room a short
distance past him. There is another jar in there that you must use the Jump
Saber attack on.
In the level where you defeat
Aztec Falcon, there are spiked pillars that regenerate when destroyed.
Continuously destroy the first spiked pillar until a Cyber Elf appears.
After Aztec Falcon is defeated,
go down to a level in the base where there is an old Reploid. He will have a
long beard. Press Up to talk to him. After you listen to his entire
story, he will give you a Cyber Elf in return.
On the Junkyard level with the
trucks, Drop Bots will be dropping Spike Bots. One of these will reveal a
Cyber Elf when destroyed. It is almost never the first one you destroy. Keep
destroying every Spike Bot until the Cyber Elf is found.
Hint:
Defeating Aztec Falcon: At the start of the game, your second Boss is Aztec Falcon (the
first is the Boss that you fight and get the Z-saber). Before you talk to
Jackson to save "your data", walk to the left. You will then be
able to explore. Explore all the rooms and you will find some items. As you
explore, try to find your way back to where you were fighting the first
Boss. The purpose of this is to easily level-up your weapons. Do this until
your Z-saber charges up. You will need that ability to defeat Aztec Falcon.
After defeating that Boss, you will talk to the person that is held captive
in the trash compactor and get a Thunder Chip. When you get this item,
select it. It give your weapons a slight boost. It is not a one time thing,
and can be kept afterwards. It paralyzes most enemies and causes more damage
to Bosses.
Get on the wall when it starts.
Watch how dashes at the wall you are on. When he jumps up, jump off the wall
and attack with the Z-Saber. Keep doing this until the Aztec Falcon is spit
in half. Note: When he dashes at a wall he will always jump up. By doing
this, you should never get hit if you stay on the wall, besides the times
you slash him.
Hint:
Defeating X second form: Upgrade your Z-Saber skill to the fifth or sixth level to charge
it faster. When fighting X second form, use the Ice Chip (obtained from one
of your missions), charge your Z-Saber, climb any of the two vertical
platforms, and jump-slash towards X's head. Be careful when jumping at X's
head as you may hit X's hand.
When he shoots rings from his
head, stand at one side of the platform. When you see rings start to appear
from the top of the screen, dash to the other side of the platform. He then
uses two attacks randomly, then shoots rings again. One attack is when he
puts his hands about a foot apart with palms facing inward. A beam shoots
out at the ground, and the ground catches fire. Jump on the spiked platform
wall in the direction of the beam. When he points his palms toward the
player and yellow spots start to blink on his hands, dodge this attack the
same way you did the rings (dash to the other side of the platform
immediately when the yellow beams shoot at you). In mid-attack, jump on the
platform walls and jump off again with charged Z Sabre without an element.
The other elements take about 16 hits to kill him, a normal Z Sabre only
takes 8 hits, saving you time and health (if you dodge his hands and attacks
successfully). It is also a good idea to take along Nurse Cyber Elves. Also,
the Ice Chip is a nice element. Ice Chip needs 6 hits, Z Sabre needs 8, and
Fire and Lightning both take about 12 hits.
Hint:
Defeating Bosses: Note: Using the Saber at all times is recommended.
Companions Anubis (Wolf): Fire
Maha Ganesharrif (Elephant): Lightning
Blizzack Staggrof (Ox): Fire
Herculious Anchortus (Bug): Ice
Generals Harpiua (Green): Ice
Fafnir (Red): Lightning
Leviathan (Blue): Fire
Phantom (Black): Lightning or Fire
Hint:
Delete all enemies from a stage: First, use the Cyber Elf that turns all enemies into Metalls.
After that, use the Cyber Elf that deletes all small enemies. Since all
enemies are Metalls, they are considered small. The stage is now enemy free.
Note: Make sure you use the two elves during a mission. Using them on the
normal map would be pointless, since they all return once you turn off the
game or complete a mission.
Hint:
Shield/Boomerang tricks: It is possible to dash while using the Shield/Boomerang. Have the
shield in hand, then press Dash + Left or Right
simultaneously. If done correctly, you should be dash jumping with the
Shield. Another trick is to dash jump off walls with the Shield. This is
done by holding Dash and jumping onto a wall and climbing it.
Hint:
Triple Rod pogo stick: When you get the Triple Rod, go to the Disposal Center either
with the TRANCE or the elevator out of the Base. Continue along until you
reach a location where there are ladders and platforms going up. At the top
are two carriers and spiked balls. When you get to the bottom of the three
ramps leading down, there will be a spiked column enemy. Jump so that you
are directly above him, then hold Down + Attack. Your Triple
Rod will come out and point down. Every time you touch the invincible top of
the enemy, you will bounce. After about the first bounce, the enemy will
begin to grow its destructible segments, sending you higher. Hold Jump,
and you will bounce even higher. Go to the left while bouncing, and you will
be on a wall. Jump up as far as possible. You will see a Cyber Elf container
and an Energy Crystal. Use your Z-Saber aerial attack to slash open the
container and the elf will drift toward you. If you have considerable skill,
you should be able to get the crystal by using your Dash Wall-Jump to get up
onto the ledge.
Hint:
Charged Z Saber without charging: In Ultimate mode, press Right (or Left), Down/Right
(or Down/Left), then Down and the Z Saber.
Hint:
Locked door: After you defeat the Golem and Ciel asks you to help them, answer
"Yes". And after she asks you to do the Reploid Disposal Center
mission, answer "No:. The door behind her will now be unlocked.
Glitch:
Bounce on spikes: In the Disposal Center Area, you will find columns with spikes on
top that rise and fall. When you obtain the Triple Rod weapon, find one of
those columns, jump above it, and use the straight down attack with the
Triple Rod. If done correctly, you will be bouncing on top of the spiked
column.
Glitch:
Charge buster: After you defeat the Golem in the underground laboratory, you
will be able to charge your buster without going to the next level.
Glitch:
Strange graphics: In the Find The Hidden Base level, when you reach the iced ground
jump high enough and the pixels will glitch slightly. Note: The Moon Jump
may be needed.
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