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Devil May Cry 4 FAQ/Walkthrough
For PS3, Xbox 360
Version 1.0 (2/25/08)
Written by Brad Russell "TheGum"
(email at the bottom)
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Version 1.0 - completed Devil Hunter and I think that’s as far as I go.
(2/25/08)
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Table Of Contents
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Use Ctrl + F and type in the code to quick find.
Section: Code:
1. A Brief Foreword
2. Controls CON2222
3. Starter Tips TIPS333
4. Walkthrough FAQ4444
Mission 01 - Birds of a Feather M01BOAF
Mission 02 - La Porte De L’Enfer M02LPDL
Mission 03 - The White Wing M03TWWG
Mission 04 - Cold Blooded M04COBL
Mission 05 - Trisagion M05TRIA
Mission 06 - Resurrection M06RESU
Mission 07 - The She-Viper M07TSVI
Mission 08 - Profession of Faith M08PROF
Mission 09 - For You M09FORY
Mission 10 - Wrapped In Glory M10WIGL
Mission 11 - The Ninth Circle M11TNCI
Mission 12 - A New Beginning M12ANEB
Mission 13 - The Devil Returns M13TDER
Mission 14 - Forest of Ruin M14FOFR
Mission 15 - Fortuna Castle M15FORT
Mission 16 - Inferno M16INFE
Mission 17 - Adagia For Strings M17ADFS
Mission 18 - The Destroyer M18TDES
Mission 19 - The Successor M19THSU
Mission 20 - La Vita Nvova M20LVIN
5. Enemies / Bosses BOSS555
6. Secret Missions / Blue Orbs / Game Modes EXTRA66
7. Author Info / Copyright
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* 1. A Brief Foreword *
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Beating this game was so awesome. Not only does it confirm that Capcom is
finally setting this series on a playable track, I can now say I’ve beaten a
DMC game. For the next game, they should consider just having boss fight after
boss fight, because the bosses are great. It’s a great game, a game that
everyone can play, and it’s just beautiful.
Hmm, Capcom fixed the Resident Evil and DMC series with the fourth games,
TheGum.
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* 2. Controls ( CON2222 ) *
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PS3 Controls
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NERO
X Button - jump
Square - gun
O Button - Devil Bringer, examine
Triangle - attack
L1 - Devil Trigger
L2 - Exceed
R1 - lock-on
R2 - not used
LS - move, click to change target
RS - move camera, click to reset camera
D-pad - not used
START - pause
SELECT - taunt
DANTE
X Button - jump
Square - gun
O Button - Devil Bringer, examine, style button
Triangle - attack
L1 - Devil Trigger
L2 - switch guns
R1 - lock-on
R2 - switch attack weapon
LS - move, click to change target
RS - move camera, click to reset camera
D-pad - change style
START - pause
SELECT - taunt
*Don’t have Xbox 360, but I imagine the controls are mirrors of these.
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* 3. Starter Tips ( TIPS333 ) *
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*Be aggressive, B-E AGGRESSIVE! - it’s true for about all enemies, but mostly
for the bosses. The first time you run into Echidna you will be intimidated,
but once you realize just jumping up and slashing away is the key, she and
most the other bosses are actually easy.
*Smash and grab - always keep an eye or two open for things to smash for orbs.
Not only does it count toward your rank, you need to buy items.
*Skill up wisely - don’t buy just anything, and if you do, think about if you
will really use that skill and then consider trading it back in for what you
spent on it. Air Hike, Snatch, Streak, and many others are staples that you
must grab ASAP.
*Snatch and slash - as Nero, the Devil Bringer to snatch enemies is about the
only reason I played this game after playing the demo. Learn to master hacking
and then snatching enemies. It will also help on bosses. Also learn to when
you can buster both enemies and bosses; buster is using the Devil Bringer when
not locked-on.
*For Devil’s sakes! - know when to use the Devil Trigger in boss fights. For
Nero, it’s always before you go for a buster. For Dante, it’s always to finish
off the boss; well, Nero too.
*If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it - this is for most of you newcomers to DMC.
This game uses a style and rank system. For using many combos and attacks, you
are given higher stylish ranks. But most will find that streaking or stingering
an enemy to death works just fine. If you don’t care so much about the stylish
rank, feel free to button mash.
*Charged particles - a tip from me to you, don’t buy any charged shots for
any guns. And if you do, get a refund as soon as you’re done with it.
*One save file - that means all your skills and abilities will carry over
while on the same difficulty. So if you want, play a mission over and over
until you have all the skills and items you can buy, but little reason to
unless you are terrible.
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* 4. Walkthrough ( FAQ4444 ) *
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Devil May Cry 4 Walkthrough
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Mission 01 - Birds of a Feather M01BOAF
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When you’re ready to play, the first mission will be more or less a tutorial,
and the challenge is not here because you can’t die. I’ll assume Devil Hunter
mode and that the tutorials are on.
The first task is to shoot him, so shoot him a lot. Then you must jump to avoid
Dante’s attacks, which you just watch his guns move and jump; three times if
you didn’t realize. Then comes the slide roll, R1 + sideways with the Lstick
+ X. Just hold down R1, move in all directions, and press X as Dante attacks.
After the cutscene, press Triangle four times for the Red Queen Combo A.
Feel free to hold R1 as you do it. Then comes the High Roller: R1 + hold
back + Triangle. Pretty simple as he taunts a lot.
Another cutscene and then you get to use Nero’s new Devil Bringer, which is
what makes him so awesome (please get to know how to use this early). To do a
Buster, just press O near and enemy. Just run up to Dante and do it three times
for the next cutscene.
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BOSS: Dante
Difficulty: Nonexistant
Then comes a real fight, where you can die. But it’s hella easy. Just jump and
run to him, and you can ignore the bullets as it just wastes time to dodge
them. Just use the Buster move on him and keep slashing with your sword. Don’t
waste bullets either; not because you actually have a set amount of ammo but
because the bullets do little damage. There will be few little bits in there
after you use the buster where the two of you go into a sorta dual thing, but
I guess just mash buttons because I don’t know if you actually have to do
anything. It’s real easy, and if you die then consider dropping down to the
human difficulty level in a new game, and if you’re on human, go play outside?
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After and in the rank screen, you get a proud soul. These are used before you
enter a mission, or at a statue to gain skills. You can even unlearn the skills
to learn others.
Don’t forget to always save after a mission.
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Mission 02 - La Porte De L’Enfer M02LPDL
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Well, after the B-movie quality cutscene, which is why we love DMC, you will
go into the mission start screen. Don’t forget to buy skills. You only have
99 to spend, so you can get the Streak for the Red Queen (your sword), or
Split. I like split myself. Red orbs are for buying items, but you can’t afford
nothing at the moment.
In the mission, you learn of the map and the lock-on. Juse use the buster and
the attack button on the three enemies, simple. Enter the door on the right.
*NOTE: Remember, do the High Roller combo to send enemies into the air, and
follow that up with a split attack, if you bought that skill.*
Storehouse
Two barrels to break and use the wall kick to reach the gold orb. Go up the
stairs and jump across the gap to reach the upper level, and break the crates
and barrels in the hall to find your first green orbs, which replenish health.
In the room you fight four more enemies, which is easy with the any combos
I’ve described. Smash all the objects and move on.
Terrace / Business District
Move forward and enter the first door you see.
Cathedral
Go down the steps and toward the blue thing and press X. You gain the most
uberest, coolest ability for the game, Evil Legacy. It allows you to reach far
with your Devil Bringer. Before you step on the blue pad, notice on either side
of this room that there are green things in the cells. One has a Vital Star S,
and you get it by holding R1 and pressing O. Then step on the blue pad and
use the Hell Bound again to get up, and then again to reach the door. There
are red orbs in the benches on the upper levels, and above the barred doors if
you want them; and you grab the big red orb across the gap with your Hell
Bound.
Terrace / Business District
Use the blue pad to get over the gap. Then you run into a secret mission on a
spike thing.
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Secret Mission 01 - Annihilation
It’s a bit harder than you think. The idea is to kill all the enemies before
time expires. Just keep your lock-on on the nearby enemy and use your Hell
Bound to reach for them. Follow up with a High Roller and a split. Do this
for all the enemies and you should be done with about five seconds to spare, or
just try again. (the Hell Bound move when used on enemies is called Snatch)
You are rewarded with a Blue Orb Fragment.
*****
Back in the real world, go forward and use the blue pad to enter another fight.
Kill the two measly enemies and move on. The next area has another sealed
fight, where you are prompted with the Snatch move I’ve already taught you.
Just lock on, keep pressing O to Snatch, Buster, High Roller, and Split your
way to success. Enter the next area.
Residential District
Just drop and run along to learn of the Exceed system, which sounds great,
but it’s a bit confusing. You just briefly hold L2 and then attack, but no
big deal for the moment; though I would encourage you to use it to just test
it out. There are two enemies at the corner, some objects to smash, and then
a big rock of red orbs. Hack away at this thing a lot to get all the orbs.
On the left side you can jump up to reach the roof with some red orbs, but you
really want the blue orb fragment in a crevice on the left. Then jump down and
kill the last enemy if he’s still there. A dumpster to trash and then onward.
Port Caerula
At the dock, as soon as you can, turn left and double jump up the rock wall
to grab a quick orb. Follow the dock to a blue step and go over. Follow the
path to a warehouse.
Customs House
A quick fight and then you need to hack away at a blue turn wheel to unlock
the path. Go up and you’ll be outside. Go use the controls and lucky you will
get them to work. Then make your way back to the port. You can ignore all the
enemies if you want, or you can fight. Cross the bridge and move on.
First Mining Area
Different then the demo, FYI. Red orbs in the water and the Hell Bound up
the blue things. Up there will be a thing on the left that you can beat up on
to get a blue orb fragment. Then go visit the Divinity Statue. You can buy
some items. I recommend at least the blue orb here, maybe a second but most
likely not. If you are unsure you your ability, maybe buy two Vital Star S’s
if you want.
Ferrum Hills
Hmm, also different from the demo, oh well. Just run forward for a boss fight.
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BOSS: Berial
Difficulty: Easy
"It’s been a while," oh yeah, that’s good writing there. Anyway, so long as you
keep the houses away from him and save them for later, the green orbs inside
will get you by easily. Just use the Devil Bringer to get up to his head and
then slash away. When you land, do it again. When he goes limp and lies on the
ground, slash and then buster for a powerful attack. Be sure to run away and
jump to avoid his recovery attack. At some point, he will start to send fire
spires under your feet, so be ready to roll dodge a few times in a row. Jump
to avoid his slashes or roll, and roll away from his charge attack. Lead him to
the houses if you need health and do another Devil Bringer when he goes down to
end the fight, hopefully. It seems attacking from the side of his head, or the
shoulder, works well. You always have that gold orb which will revive you
if you’re killed. Just keep snatching and slashing to victory.
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After the fight, run to the exit.
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Mission 03 - The White Wing M03TWWG
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As far as powering up, Snatch 2 is a good buy. Probably can’t afford Streak or
anything else. You’ll notice increases in costs for each thing on the menu,
which happens every time you buy something.
As the level starts, run forward and turn right to fight three enemies. Then
turn around and go left, break some boards, and hack at a red rock. If the red
rock orbs allow you to buy a blue orb at the statue, do it. Back in the room
where you fought the enemies, jump up and climb the blue points until you see
an opening into a room.
*NOTE: There are two more blue points above this opening. If you use them and
then wall kick to go higher, you should see more blue points and you’ll be
taken to a blue orb fragment.*
Some enemies in the room, so do as you’ve been doing. After, jump up into the
tunnel opening and hang a quick left to grab a Vital Star. Break the boards and
continue outside.
Fortuna Castle Gate
Jump left for a red orb along the ledges, then follow the path (I’m reminded of
the dash feature from the demo as this is a much longer trek than I remember).
After the cutscene, you are fighting two Frost. They are just like normal
enemies, and using the Devil Bringer is a must against them. They have a few
added touches, but if you just keep using your bringer and don’t let them up,
you will only take a hit or two from the other one so long as two are alive.
When it’s just one, you can just keep sending him into the air and slashing.
Just don’t let them up, use your bringer, and send them into aerial combos.
After, just run to the castle for a very foxy cutscene (similarities to the
demo end here). Enter the castle.
Grand Hall
Chairs and benches to destroy. There is a statue in the corner and two odd
objects that you can do nothing with. Enter the door on the left.
Large Hall
Three enemies in here spread far apart. To the left is an object you cannot
break, but near it is a mirror you can for some orbs. Continue on for three
more enemies and then hang a left to enter the door. If you are curious, there
are a few more enemies down the hall, some lamps to break and some things to
look at, and a door to enter, but just take this door on the west.
Torture Chamber
Fight this bunch of enemies, singling out individuals if you like; use the
streak to send one away from the group if you don’t want to be mobbed. After,
climb up some stairs and look over the chamber you just crossed. You will see
all the blue points appear and disappear. Use the first one to get across and
then the next one. You’ll then need to wait for the next ones to line up and
then use them. For the rest, just wait for all of the line to appear and then
go over as quickly as you can. If you fall, it’s another fight. When you reach
the narrow corridor, follow it to be on the second level of the grand hall.
Grand Hall
Just go up and around to enter the courtyard.
Central Courtyard
Just two more Frosts on your way to the door. The one you don’t fight will
probably send ice spikes your way, so either get close or far away so that he
will come to you.
Foris Falls
Down the steps is a pillar thing with a star above it; just double jump over
and use the bringer to grab it at the top of your jump. That’s it, just swing
up the other steps to enter the other side of the upper courtyard.
Two more Frosts on this side, so apply the same strategy.
In the Grand Hall, go around the corner and slash at a device that will lower
the shields all around this hall. A door will be open, so take it.
Gallery
A big fight and then just take the open door. If the fights are hard, then I’ll
remind you to use the Snatch, High Roller, combo, split, and streak if you
have them. Lots of objects to smash too.
Library
*NOTE: Use the buster, just the regualer O button without locking on, and it
may do something very nice to these enemies. Try it on others too. For the
White Knights, keep pressing O to cause more damage.*
Just a statue that probably does you little good. Then go through the door.
After the scene, a fight with five white knight things. You just use your
bringer to get up and behind them, then lay into their tops and backs. It’s
real easy, and once you get them down they are like Frosts in that you can
keep them down if you keep using your bringer. If they do stand back up and
go into a guard stance, just use your snatch again. The last wave is with two,
which is not hard since you’ve fought two Frosts at a time already.
After you kill them all, small items around this room and there is an upper
level you can jump to, but just into the side room and touch the column. You
gain the Anima Mercury. End level.
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Mission 04 - Cold Blooded M04COBL
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Pre-mission, consider grabbing either Roulette Spin or Caliber, but only after
you have Streak and Split. And that’s probably it.
Go over the the Gyro Blade and use your Devil Bringer on it. You can slash at
these to get them spinning, and when you use your bringer again you will send
it flying. Attack them and release when enemies are near. For now, just hit it
toward the door to open it and make your way back.
Gallery
Yep another fight, but this time with less enemies and two Frosts. It’s one
Frost and then another. Just keep up the same combos and don’t forget that you
can use the Gyro Blade in here too if you want. Smash the objects before you
leave.
Grand Hall
You can send the Gyro Blade into the box, but you reveal a seal that you can
do nothing with. Enter the door on the right.
Follow the hall up and go into the door on the right to enter the Dining Room.
Dining Room
You have a fight with two white knights, and don’t forget to smash the items
on and around the table. Go into the hall and come down to find the blade.
Get it revved up and send it into the long corridor with the fireball. Keep
spinning it up and send it all the way to the end to smash the fireball
machine. Then go touch the red thing on the wall, but only if you don’t mind
risking having to die and restart the mission. If you don’t care about these
things, then skip ahead.
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Secret Mission 02 - Alley-Oop
It’s easier than you think. Just go into the center, jump, at the highest point
in your jump lock-on and use the devil bringer, then unlock and use the normal
buster, then immediately after you toss him lock-on and devil bring again, and
just repeat until you do it five times. You risk little if you stay in the
air, and if you mess up and just keep trying, dead enemies will drop green
orbs. If you do it right, just grab the fragment and you’re done.
But remember, there is a difference between using your devil bringer while
locked-on and not. When not, that is your buster.
*****
Go through the door to be back in the large hall.
Large Hall
Kill the Scarecrows (the enemies I’ve just learned the names of) and then hack
at the blue wheel to open the gate. Send the blade through the gate and use it
to clear the hallway of enemies. When you get to the top, keep sending it down
the other side until it breaks the seal holding the other blade. Send one blade
back to the top once the the fourth is free and follow it back as you clear
enemies. Put the third on a spot by the gate and then go bring the fourth onto
the other spot. Grab the green orb and go through. Buy a blue orb at the statue
if you have the money, I mean orbs.
Central Courtyard
This is the lower level of an area you’ve already gone through. Run forward
for a sexy cutscene, and then hack away at the strange beings. After some
hacking, another scene reveals these to be like the tips of those things on
angler fish. The real boss is a toad, I think.
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BOSS: Bael
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
It’s pretty simple, just stay away from his front. If you do go for a frontal
attack, just quickly go for his throat and avoid his sweeping attacks with the
bait women. Don’t stay in front too long or he will swallow you and cause
massive damage. Once you do get in some good hits, he will go limp, so you run
up and use a buster for a powerful attack. It’s always best to run to one
side to avoid most of his attacks.
After that, or before, he will make it snowy and you will only see the
lure women. Fight them as you would, just dodge their attacks and watch for
when one spins around, that is your cue to run away. Keep hacking away at
them and the toad will reappear. If you beat up on one long enough, use a
buster on it and the toad will also reappear.
Then it’s just go after the throat, dodge his attacks, and wait for the
tongue to stick out to finish this fight. He will go red when close to death,
and that’s your cue to end it quickly. Feel free to use a vital star or two.
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You gain the Rvsalka Corpse and a gate on the left will be open.
*NOTE: Just realized from the main menu of the game that I guessed right on the
White Knights, that’s their name!*
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Mission 05 - Trisagion M05TRIA
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Might be a good time to buy Speed under the abilities screen, but it’s up to
you.
In the graveyard you will fight two Mephisto. You use your normal buster on
them twice to take away their cloak and then lay into them. They will recover
just once if you do enough damage and only require one more stripping. They
are very easy, and you can just stay jumping in the air the whole time.
After, you are told how the Rvsalka thing works. It will reveal secret things
for you. You can start by smashing all the items in this graveyard, and then go
to the second grove by the wall and stand on the box thing to get free orbs
via your Rvsalka. Then you’ll find another on the third box thing. After you
completely destroy the graveyard, go smash the fences by the stairs to find a
secret mission under the steps. Skip it though, I just showed you so you can
make a note of it. Just go up the steps and through the door.
*NOTE: Need to wait until after you beat Credo to do this, so skip it here.
You can do it now, but you’ll have to dodge attacks and taunt flawlessly.*
Master’s Chamber
Just a fight with some White Knights. If you haven’t realized, do a snatch to
get behind them, then run up and do a buster for an awesome attack. Repeat
until all are dead. After the fight you can break the mirror over the fireplace
for a secret mission. This is an easy one that has no risk of death.
*****
Secret Mission 10 - Puppet Master
*NOTE: Streak and Speed are good for shaving off valuable seconds.*
The idea is to use this gyro blade to bust 5 blue spires along this hall. Start
by turning it on and then streaking into it and send it straight down the hall.
Remember to always take your time to line up where you will send this thing.
When you reach the top, launch it into the spire, and after you need to be
sure you line it up with the hallway by not powering it up. Down the other
hall you need to take your time with sending it into the two on the sides. Just
use unpowered hits and slowly push it into the sides spires, and then just
blast it into the one at the end of the hall.
*****
May need to re-fight the Knights, or don’t. Just go out the door.
Torture Chamber
Go hack away at the blue wheel on the right and the bridge is made. You can
play it safe and slowly push the blade to the spire, or just do one powered up
blast straight down the path. Not sure what happens if you drop it off the
bridge, but I imagine you have to fight more enemies and bring it up
the stairs. Once you crack the blue spire you will take a tumble
At the bottom of the pit, you got some Mephisto to battle with. Remember, two
busters and then lay into them; roulette spins help. Then go grab the Wing
Talisman. This will activate a series of jumping platforms that you can take
up to the top. On the second jump you will reach a cell with some secret orbs,
and on the third you will find an orb rock.
Back in the chamber, a fight with Scarecrows and two Mephisto.
In the large hall you can fight three Frosts, or ignore and enter the grand
hall.
Grand Hall
In the grand hall, jump on the pad you’ve revealed from the broken box and
jump on the chandelier. Cut at the thing hold it up to reveal the path. Go
through the painting and down to the sewer area; use the Devil Bringer to grab
the Vital Star.
Underground Laboratory
Just run to end the level.
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Mission 06 - Resurrection M06RESU
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Buy nothing if you can’t afford anything good.
Go around the pit for a fragment before you drop down. Not sure if you can get
any of the orbs while falling, but it’s possible. At the bottom just go through
the door.
R&D Access
Run up to the door for a cutscene and then a fight. In order to reveal these
sharks things, you just use you gun, in case you forgot you had one. Just
blast away at one until it bottoms up and then go buster it and then just keep
attacking it. The other two will be more aggressive after you kill one, so
get the next one quickly. When there is only one, it will be fast and provide
you few chances to attack it, but just keep the lock-on held down and shoot
whenever you see it. Just roll to avoid their attacks and don’t stay in one
spot for too long. After the fight, go through the door.
Game Room
An odd game you must play here. The dice will rotate in a set pattern: 2 6 3
5 1 4. Now look at the board and notice the first blue spot is just one move
away. So wait for the 3, then the 5, and then strike and you should get a roll
of 1. There is only a slight delay as you wait for the die to turn to the
number you want. Use Snatch to roll the die and be sorta close. Just remember
the pattern above and keep using it as you roll.
The idea is to hit the blue spots, and avoid the red. Some of the blue spots
have tons of bouncing orbs, a few will have chests with chances for orbs too.
I have no clue what the red spots do because I missed them all - this game is
that easy. The white spots do nothing and I assume the yellow spots mix up
the colors or something. You can read the three tablets on the walls for
helpful riddles and text.
Here are the numbers you want for a perfect run through with not hitches
whatsoever: 1 2 5 5 1 5 4 4 3. You can visit the divinity statue if you have
orbs to spend and then go through the open door.
Containment Room
Just move forward for a cutscene.
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BOSS: Agnus
Difficulty: Nonexistant
The idea is to Snatch the flying swords and then buster them while they are
on the ground to send them at the window. When the swords come spinning at you,
they are incredibly inaccurate, but you can dodge or jump to avoid them. At
times you will see the place shake and an alarm sound. Just wait for about
three seconds and then jump into the air and start blasting with your gun to
stay in the air as the spinning laser swords go away. Just snatch the flying
enemies, launch them with your buster, and shoot to stay in the air to avoid
the laser, it’s that simple. I took one hit on my first try, there you go.
After you get one mighty cutscene, and then you learn you have what is called
the Devil Trigger, used with L1 when you have three blue spheres full. Jump
on the spot where you saw the sword to get a secret red orb and go through the
door.
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Foris Falls
Sounds familiar, right? Some objects to smash and then hack away at the blue
turn wheel. Then go up the steps and through the door.
*NOTE: Directly in front of the door is a blue orb fragment in the air, but
you need to have Speed and do a long jump off the edge.*
Angel Creation
Go forward for a fight with three White Knights. Kill the first one with the
same old tricks, and then feel free to test out the devil trigger on the next
two. Then go left toward the three glowing yellow guys to find a secret
mission on the wall behind one of them. This one is easy, so do it now.
*****
Secret Mission 04 - Tracking Treasure Down
Go to the doors that you entered this castle from for some orbs. Then go to
the Gyro Blade and spin it away, and the orbs will be where it was. Then jump
up to the second level from here and go to the blue wheel on the right for the
last bit of orbs. Then go to where the blade was for the fragment.
*****
Back in the lab, run up the steps and to the caged area. Just fight two White
Knights and hop down; go right of the ladder to find some hidden orbs. Then
fight a trio and more of White Knights, which you may take a few hits. Feel
free to use your Devil Trigger. Then through the door.
Underground Laboratory
Use the console and then use the jump pads to get up; with barrels on most of
the side platforms if you want them. Then out the way you came.
Grand Hall
Just up the stairs and then take either door on the sides to enter the upper
part of the courtyard. There are some Frosts to fight if you want, but you can
just run past them.
Foris Falls
Just run all the way across the bridge you just set. Cutscene and keep going.
Forest Entrance
Run forward through the noticably bright and lush forest. You run into Dante
and then end level.
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Mission 07 - The She-Viper M07TSVI
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Power Up with Snatch 3 if you can, or a Streak 2, and buy a blue orb if you
can. Red Queen Combo C is nice if you want that too. Consider getting the
charge shot for your gun, just for the upcoming boss, and test it during the
level if you do.
Plants on the side just as you start. Then run to the structure for a secret
mission, but don’t do it since you cannot complete it as Nero. Plants on either
side of this dome thing and then move along.
Windswept Valley
Go left and jump along the path to find a Holy Water on a ledge. Then jump
down and fight the enemies, or ignore them. You can just Buster these things to
kill them. Lots of seed pod things around and then go up the steps and through
the door.
Ruined Church
A cutscene and then you meet the flower Scarecrows. You need to avoid their
swinging blades, so either buster them or snatch them; they’re real easy to
kill once you do.
After the fight, seed pods in this room and then break the glass to reach
more. There is more glass under the stairs, but you can’t go anywhere if you
break it. Go up the stairs and lay into the turn wheel. Then quickly follow
the platforms as they appear all the way to a door.
Ruined Valley
Use your Devil Bringer to swing your way to another wheel and get it going.
Follow the path and then two Mephisto appear. This is pretty tricky. You must
navigate the platforms as they turn red and disappear, and fight the two
demons without falling. Falling means you fight more of the infected scarecrow
in a room down below; you kill them and then jump on the teleport to get back,
and you have to do it each time you fall. Luckily, if you fall the Mephisto
do not reset, so if you kill one and fall you will only have one left to kill.
Just stay watch for the platforms that appear and stay around them, and
abandon red platforms as soon as they turn red. Also, just use snatch a lot to
strip the demons of their cloaks, bring them close to you, and then just buster
them to death. And then follow the path to the door.
Lapis River
Seed pods all around to replenish any health, as well as one big one on a
pillar on the other side of the bridge. When you are on the other side, go
left to find a secret mission on a tree. This one is easy, so do ityou.
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Secret Mission 05 - Sky Scraper
It’s not terribly easy, just no risk of death. You just use the pads to jump
up and use the Devil Bringer to reach the next ones. For the pad in the cage,
you need to enter from within the cage, and it’s a tight squeeze. And from the
cage you need to jump on the platfrom on the wall and then line up with the
blue point for an easy jump to the top. So from the cage you just land on the
platform, no Devil Bringer needed. If done correctly, should have 40 seconds
left.
It’s the cage part that needs work most likely.
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When ready, move on.
Ancient Plaza
Smash the seed pods in front of you for a white orb, which adds to your Devil
Trigger. Move forward to spawn about six scarecrow and some of those seedlings.
Kill the seed monsters first and then focus on the crows. After the fight,
more pods and then move on.
Windswept Valley
Back here, send the blade into the obstacle. More enemies to tango with or
ignore. Send the blade into the other blockage and use the door.
Ruined Valley
You’ll run into some sort of magical flying snake. Just run, ignoring the pods
and you’ll reach the end. Go through the door already.
Forgotten Ruins
One of those strange Medusa-like things that you just beat up to get a blue
fragment from. Then a couple of enemies to fight before a statue. Feel free
to buy whatever you want for a boss fight. Go up the steps.
*NOTE: Don’t be afraid to buy a gold orb if you aren’t that good at this
game.*
Den of the She-Viper
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BOSS: Echidna
Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
*NOTE: While she’s flying, feel free to shoot her, but not sure if it does
damage worth talking about.*
For starters, you need to stay locked-on to her at all times. When she’s
flying around, dodge to a side to avoid her sweeping by attack. When she
lands with a purple bump sticking from her bottom, slash at it and then use a
buster on it; also buster the seedling quickly. When she floats around and
reveals her true body, feel free to use your Devil Trigger and shoot the tiny
daggers at her. You can also run up and do splits in her face, but be sure to
land on the ground and roll backward to dodge her spinning hair.
When she lands and plants herself in the ground, run up and start slashing at
her face. Jump in the air and shoot to dodge her tendrils. She will repel you
with a force field, but just run back up to her and keep attacking. When she
goes limp, slash and then use a buster for maximum damage.
This will cause her to turn yellow. Now she is faster and stronger, and her
attacks while in the ground change a bit. When she’s not in the ground, just
dodge and attack as usual; three sets of pods around the arena have some
health if you need it, also any stars you may have. When she is in the ground,
go snatch at her and stay above her head as you inflict your damage. And if
she goes limp again, buster her for the kill.
You get the Sephirothic Fruit. Smash any seeds pods and then go touch the
red vines in the corner to take them down. Go through to end the level.
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Mission 08 - Profession of Faith M08PROF
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Buy whatever you can, if anything.
Some pods and then you will hit a tunnel. Jump from the front of the tunnel
walls and then jump forward to grab the blue fragment on the ceiling. Couple of
plants to buster and then some crows to kill.
Lapis River
Touch the red vines to open the path and then just orbs to collect before you
take the path to the northwest; use the map.
Ancient Plaza
Some new enemies to fight, and all you do to kill them is jump in the air,
snatch them, and then do some aerial combos; that’s it, and they use shields
while on the ground.
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