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Even if I have to write them myself ;) Well, I'd completed Strider II on the Master System, and just figured that if I was good enough to complete it, then I'm good enough to FAQ it. Works out nice, that, yes? Also, a quick check shows that www.gamefaqs.com has no SMS Strider 2 FAQ, and I thought I would bestow such a gift to CJayC and his site ;) FAQ Versions ------------ VeRSioN oNe.ZeRo v 1.0 5/18/2000 - Preliminary build of FAQ, maybe nothing else will ever get added, unless I find some cheats :) Copyright --------- ***This is a fairly long section, but given the FAQ plagiarism that happens often on the internet, I find it fully justified. *** This document and all information contained therein are coprights of Jay Townsend, 2000. 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My name (Jxt) can be found directly next to the link to this file. o; This Copyright message may be used in an FAQ, providing that I have been asked by E-Mail (Jxt@Goplay.com). I don't bite. o; Short quotes from this FAQ are fully allowed, providing that they are SHORT QUOTES, and the source has been acknowledged, along with the author, myself. o; I don't mind blatant copying of my FAQs FORMAT (And the format ONLY), just as long as you e-Mail me (Jxt@Goplay.com) and tell me, as I'd like to see your FAQ that uses my format. By reading further into this document you are therefore accepting these terms and conditions. If you do not accept, read no further. Viewing ------- For best viewing, view this FAQ in a fixed-width font, sized so that the following will fit completely on one line; <--------------------------------------------------------------------- -> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 2; Game Info ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Basically --------- Strider II is a kind of semi-sequel to Strider, and arcade platformer by Capcom. Strider was excellent (Although I'm not too sure about the SMS version. I'll have to play it more) and I really looked forward to there being a sequel. *SOMEHOW* U.S GOLD managed to snag the rights to Strider, and produced a sequel. Owning a MegaDrive (Or, if you would prefer, Genesis) at the time, I got it immediately. Yuck. It was _not_ what I wanted. So I kept away, until recently, when Strider Hiryuu 2 (The REAL sequel) has come out on PlayStation. I don't own a PlayStation. So I got as many of the old Strider games as I could until I do. For practice. The SMS version of Strider II, as always, is a 'lightweight' port of the MegaDrive version. Story ----- After Hiryu took down the Master, he was obviously going to want to take revenge on the poor Strider. So to do so, he captures Hiryu’s girl. Go rescue her. Lame Huh? Controls -------- Hmmm... I guess this requires an 'artistic' ASCII diagram ;) ________ START / \ __ 1 __ 2 | | / \ / \ | | | | | | \________/ \__/ \__/ Directional Pad (D-Pad) Buttons One and Two D-Pad Left of Right; Move Hiryu left or right D-Pad Down; Crouches Hiryu, of climbs DOWN a wall D-Pad Up; Climbs Hiryu UP a wall Button Two; Jump straight up Left/Right and Button Two; Cartwheel jump left or right Down and Button Two; Slide Button Two whilst hanging; Flip above ledge (If possible)* Button One; Attack Attacking differs on the circumstance, as follows; Button One alone; Throw Shuriken Down and Button One; Throw Shuriken, whilst crouched Left/Right and Button One; Slash with Cipher Button One whilst - - Hanging - Jumping - Falling - Climbing - Sliding Slash with Cipher * This replaces UP on the original. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 3; Walkthrough ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 - The Forbidden Forest ------------------------ Nothing forbidden about it actually. Press START and go. Not forbidden in any way. Ahem. Go right, slashing at anything you see until there is a branch overhead. Leap, and grab the branch, and continue upward, leaping to branches left or right when needed. When attacking enemies, it is best to use the Cipher, as it has more of a chance of successfully hitting the target. Also, when you need to jump to a _nearby_ branch, jump from as FAR AWAY from it on the previous branch as you can, otherwise, you'll hit the side of it, and tumble to the ground. Probably poking out your eye in the process. On the long thin branch, continue right to the... um... non-foresty bit contained within this 'forest'. Proceed right, kill the robot, and fall down the hole. If you need a little health, on the left is a heart. Right is a bomb-shooter, which you should walk up to, Cipher (Try to time this nicely so that you slash away its bombs and hit it), then crouch next to it and throw a couple of shurikens. Fall down, and remain close to the right hand wall. Now for your intro to my least favourite enemy in this game, the bomb-flower. Cipher it twice, but make sure that you peel yourself off the wall when hit (Hiryu grabs it. Dunno why). Jump up the left 'stair' and go left for the first sub-boss! ---- Sub-Boss ---- When the screen scrolls to this boss, crouch, and slide under its first missile, whilst attacking. Then it is a matter of attacking the thing continuously whilst close, with the Cipher. Most bosses are best taken out this way (Thinks)... Hang on - they *all* are. When this thing is dead, grab the ledge above, for there's fire. Fire kills, one hit, so is best avoided. Leap up the next stair, and get on the lift, facing right. There is a power up and a leap 'of faith'. Try to jump so that you're just _above_ the power up, then you'll probably sail over the gap nicely, and grab the power up. Don't you just love it when the collision detection area is larger than the character? When you get to safe ground, make sure you kill the enemy. I suffered more frustrating deaths with this thing knocking me down the ledge than I care to say. Continue right, until a branch (Enemies and health on the way) then jump up to the second one. Leap of faith right, to a wall, which you'll climb up, watching out for enemies. Another sub-boss! ---- Sub-Boss ---- I remember having a tough time trying out all kinds of strategies on this one. It is a dome, that opens and fires bombs, then flames. Not nice. Slide under the first bomb, slashing the Cipher, and walk _behind_ the thing. Keep holding right and slashing away with the Cipher and it'll die, no problems. Fall down the gap. All the way. To the right is the way forward, but it may be wise to go left, to pick up some health. Next, it's rightward taking out the bomb shooter (Sliding may help dodge its bombs) and up a short wall to another. It may help to stay on the wall to dodge the bombs it shoots at first, then kill it and grab the health. The next port of call is to drop down, and climb up the nearest wall face. There are enemies on the walls, but if you leap to the opposite wall as soon as one is seen, then it'll explode. Nice. After climbing one wall, it's down another. You can either grab hold and scale down it, or you can take my preferred route - to just fall (In the middle of the chasm) and go right once you see an opening. And onto the first boss. ------ Boss ------ It's a helicopter. Disappointing. Either walk or jump towards it, height depending, and slash with that Cipher. It should die real easy. 2 - Castle Metropolis --------------------- Another misnomer. This stage is very castle-based, but there is no visible metropolis to speak of. There are two 'towers', which you'll go through. Some things of note are the electricity globes that zap down to the ground with a purple discharge. These things can be hard to time a safe run through, so the best thing is to get through them as quickly as is possible, and try not to lose too much health on other things, like enemies. When you get to the end of the first tower, hit the switch that you will see, to open a door later, next thing, there is a rope slide. Fun. Slide down and leap off the end. You can tell where this is by looking for a vertical line. Climb, or descend the wall afterwards, for the next tower. When in the next tower, first head UP. There is a switch that you *need* to hit. After this, it's a case of heading down to the bottom, taking the most direct route at the left. When at the bottom, go right, and you'll see a narrow vertical shaft. Climb it, making sure that you leap from wall to wall because of the enemies. There's a power up at the top, if you really need it, and another rope slide out of the tower. Ride it, leap off the end. ---- Sub-Boss ---- Kind of. There are two tanks, separated by a small building with electricity globes in. Take out the tanks in the same way as every boss enemy (Walk toward, Cipher-ing all the way), and try to get to the next section without being zapped too much. ------ Boss ------ It's a helicopter. Deja vu. No, really, as you even kill it in the same way. There is *no* difference. 3 - Alien Labyrinth ------------------- They keep getting these names wrong. This is a labyrinth, but there isn't one hint of alien presence. Maybe 'Plant, Missile and Robot Labyrinth' is just a little too long... Go right, and drop down. Now for the labyrinth part, but I have an easy solution. Basically, head down-left. There are time that you can't always head down, but keep to going down-left. Slide under any hydraulic crusher things you may see, and if there's more than one, distance yourself so that you don't come out of the slide right under the second/third/whatever. When you are as far down-left as you can get, there is slime to the right, with growth on the low ceiling. Grab the ceiling you see (Yuck!) and go right, battering the attack button for all it's worth. Then you will come to solid ground with a goo-spitting plant on it. Kill it, and jump the slime to the right, and ascend the wall. More wall enemies, you know what to do. Up at the top of this there is a little section with a bomb-spitting plant and some health (Grab it!). Slide under the crusher right and head down. When you see orange (On my television. It could be red) mesh, you are near the end. Either go right, taking out enemies, or try for grabbing the ceiling and dodge it all. Then to the boss. ------ Boss ------ Hmmm. A Dinosaur. Why? Follow it around, tickling it's back with your Cipher. Dead in no time. 4 - The Rooftops ---------------- The worst level name. There are no roofs. First thing you'll see is a rope slide. *DO NOT* leap off the end. Hold right, to gently land on the following platform, and stay there, as you watch rocks fall from absolutely nowhere. Jump from you platform right to a large platform. And, when you're there head right until there is a lift. Get on the lift, and wait until the top of it to leap off, left. Carry on left, until there is a chain that you can grab onto. Try to remember what these look like compared to the background detail. Now right, up, right (Although there is a heart on the left) and up. You can grab onto the rope slide pretty much as soon as you see it, and you have to leap off this one. Dodge the rocks, whilst continuing to the right. ----- Boss ----- A fly. Do you have any idea how to take it out? I think you do. 5 - The Masters Lair -------------------- Guess what? Another naming blunder, as The Master is nowhere to be seen... If you know how, this can be one of the easiest levels. Go right, until you fall down, now left, and don't fall down any holes until there is no choice. Fall down the hole, and go left until there is a small hole, a lift shaft. Fall down it (You should hit a lift, so don't worry), and look right. There are two available openings which you can jump into. Take the bottom-most. Carry on right (Lots of obstacles - 'Zappers' and enemies) until you come to a strange looking globe. This is your sub-boss. ---- Sub-Boss ---- Hey! Where did they go? This is the first sub-boss for two whole levels! This is a different kettle of fish, yet entirely the same. Keep hassling it with your Cipher. Just aiming solely at the boss itself will take out it's missiles, so don’t worry. More obstacles, as you carry on left, then rocks, and a lift. Carry on up-right, and soon you'll meet... -- A guy with a gun -- What? I was expecting 'The Master' (See level 5, Strider 1) but all you see here is a dodgy trenchcoat guy with a gun. Cipher time, although it may be worth trying to get him without touching him, as he take quite a few hits, and you don't want to die, do you? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 5; FAQ Credits ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Unless stated, all work in this FAQ was by the author, Jxt. Send submissions to Jxt@goplay.com, stating in the subject line what your submission is for. All contributors will be fully credited. --------------------------EnD TrAnSmIsSiOn--------------------------- +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The coolest site for free home pages, email, chat, e-cards, movie info.. | | http://www.goplay.com - it's time to Go Play! | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+