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General hints
Phantom's Rope is one of his most useful tools. It's used primarily
for climbing and swinging. To make the rope attach to a wall or
ceiling, Phantom must be in mid-air when the rope in launched.
Once Phantom acquires additional weapons and items, to activate
them, you must assign them to a specific controller button at
the Inventory screen. When battling biots, you can often conserve
valuable weapon energy by using punches and kicks. Multiple low
kicks will prove to be a useful strategy against many of the green
biots.
After completing each Stage, you'll return to this map screen,
from which you can proceed to your next location. Use the D-Pad
to move the skull around the map and choose your location. Ultimately,
it may be necessary to revisit certain locations to explore newly
opened areas containing power-ups and other useful items.
At any point during the game, Phantom can activate any of the
weapons he's acquired by accessing this inventory screen. When
you begin your adventure, the Energy Gun and Inductance Rope will
be all that's available. Additional weapons and items must be
found and collected.
Power-Ups play an important role in Phantom's success. There are
approximately 100 different Power-Ups and weapons available throughout
the game, including:
Skull - Replenishes Phantom's Spirit Bar
First Aid Kit - Stores energy for the Spirit Bar for later use
Rope - Lengthens Phantom's Inductance Rope
Weapon - Increases the active weapon's power
Energy Cell - Totally replenished the energy bar
Energy Aid Kit - Stores energy for later use
Energy Length - Increases the length of the energy bar, giving
Phantom additional stamina
1-Up - Extra life
Boomerang - A weapon Phantom tosses. It comes back after attacking
an enemy
Flash Pellets - Confuse enemies with flashes of bright light
Additional Power-Ups give Phantom temporary invincibility, additional
armor, and a power known as Shadow Panther, which leaps from enemy
to enemy and defeats all that it touches. Some weapons are ideal
for beating bosses, while others are better for blowing away enemy
biots. Since the powerful weapons require extra energy, use them
sparingly.
Remember, when Phantom is traveling is any type of vehicle, he
is only vulnerable to attacks launched from overhead, so feel
free to plow down enemies to either side.
Throughout the stages, you'll encounter sealed doors containing
numbers. You won't be able to blast through these doors with a
weapon. Instead, locate the terminal switch with the number that
corresponds to the door, then destroy the switch. This will open
all doors with that number. In addition to opening up new routes,
opening up these doors allows Phantom to locate additional power-ups
that otherwise would not be available to him.
Some walls may appear to be solid, but with a few blasts from
Phantom's weapon, they'll be destroyed, leaving an open pathway.
The Inductance Rope can be used to hang from the ceiling, to climb
up walls, or to reach items that are high up. Make Phantom jump.
While he's in mid-air, launch the rope toward the wall you want
to climb. Keep repeating this process to move up the wall. When
Phantom is hanging from the rope, use Up or Down
on the D-Pad to shorten or lengthen the rope, and tap Left
or Right on the D-Pad to swing the rope while Phantom
is hanging.
Level strategy
After completing each Stage, you'll be given a password that will
allow you to re-start the game with all of the weapons Phantom
has in his possession when the password was originally disclosed.
The University At the start of Stage 1, you can choose to travel to the right
where you'll have to destroy a Hypercruiser which continues to
drop off enemies, or you can begin your quest by walking to the
left and entering the lab.
To reach the Hypercruiser, walk to the right and then work your
way upwards by jumping from platform to platform, or by using
the Inductance Rope. As you move upwards, be sure to grab the
power-ups located near the platforms on the right and left side.
At the top, you'll find yourself near the left side of the screen
where there will be two platforms. When the Hypercruiser is moving
from right to left, stand on the highest platform and shoot your
weapon directly at the hypercruiser's windshield. When the cruiser
passes, jump down to the lower platform and prepare for the hypercruiser
to travel from left to right. Again, keep shooting at the windshield.
Repeat this process until the ship is destroyed. You'll then make
your way to the Warehouse.
At the start, if you take the path that leads to the left, begin
by searching the lab for the Energy Length power-up, then track
down the lab assistant that's holding the key card to the Warehouse.
Warehouse As you explore the Warehouse, watch out for the automated
security system that will shoot energy weapons. Also, blast or
avoid any and all enemy robots. Before leaving the Warehouse,
you'll have to beat this large blue robotic creature. Begin by
aiming Phantom's weapon at the robot's large arm. Keep targeting
your weapon attacks until the arm is destroyed, then aim for the
creature's knees and feet. Of course, you must avoid this robot's
weapon and fire attacks. One avoidance strategy is to use the
Inductance Rope to hang from the ceiling. Keep blasting the robot
until it's destroyed.
Gunship Next, you'll find yourself on a gunship that's loaded with
an army of enemy passengers. As you hitch a ride on this ship,
blast all of the enemies in your path, and be sure to destroy
the ship's built-in cannons. Work your way to the right. When
the ship docks, hop to the right and you'll be in an industrial
area. This area is designed like a maze. Here, you'll find four
terminal switches. Switch #2 and #3 are behind break-away walls
in the upper-left portion of this area. You'll also be able to
grab a Rope Extension (which you'll need to exit this area), a
1-Up (it's hanging near the ceiling), and a variety of other power-ups.
Throughout the game, 1-Ups are often found hanging near the ceiling
or in other out of the way hiding places. The best (and often
the only) way to reach them is using the Inductance Rope. Keep
winding your way around the pipes and avoiding the flames until
you reach the traffic scene above the city.
The Boss to beat at the end of this stage is Battle Tracker. Defeating
him will provide you with the Black Panther and access to Stage
2. At the start of Stage 2, you must once again make an important
decision -- which path to follow. Give the Black Panther to Guran
and proceed to the Ruins to battle the gang leader and obtain
the Boomerang weapon, or give the Black Panther to Mr. Cairo,
explore the ruins, locate an invincibility power-up and ultimately
enter Maximum, Inc. where you must find and rescue Jack Archer.
In Stage 2, you will be forced to rely on the Inductance Rope
to climb. The gang leader's hostages will send you trekking to
the Battleship factory. Rebecca Madison will be waiting for you
as she attempts to build a ship called the Prometheus.
Stage 7 At the start of Stage 7, you must destroy a large red ship
while standing at the from on a Tube Train. To accomplish this,
aim in between the robotic claw of this ship and keep switching
between the use of Homing Missiles, Breakers and other projectile
weapons at Phantom's disposal.
Once this ship is destroyed, you'll encounter another boss character
who is similar to the dude you met up with back in the Warehouse.
Once again, start by aiming at the large arm, then it's knees/feet,
and finally destroy its head. Even if you run out of weapon power,
if you launch non-stop punch and kick attacks you can be victorious.
(Just make sure Phantom's armor is activated.) You're not done
yet! There are additional bosses to beat before your final battle.
Golden Endings There are four Golden Ending and sixteen other "try again"
endings along with different story outcomes depending on the decisions
you make, the enemies you defeat, and the routes you follow. Here's
how to experience one of the four Golden Endings:
Golden Ending #1 In Stage 6, destroy Triads under Maximum after riding in the
Hellevator.
Golden Ending #2 In Stage 6, destroy Sean One's Cannon after the second Traffic
scene.
Golden Ending #3 In Stage 6, destroy Sean One's Computer that's located deep
within the Orbital's platform.
