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This guide is written on the difficulty level of Hero, since none of the
others are very hard. You will also see some extra paragraphs in certain
places entitled Ext. Strat:. This stands for Exterminator Mode/Challenge Mode
Strategy.
Keep in mind, no Challenge is so hard that you can't just go back and beat
it on an easier mode. You WILL have to do it on Challenge + Exterminator mode
if you'll be wanting to get all the Exterminator cards...
[DreadZone Station] The home of Dreadzone and the Vox empire, where you'll
be spending time in the Battledome, and visiting your pals.
[The Training] Starting off my training session after getting captured and
crap, this part's easy. Btw, check 'Skins' in Extras in the menu... There's a
second default skin... Bunch of other already-unlocked stuff too! go through
it all if you care.
Just blow away crap with the Vipers and Magma, go through the teleports...
Right now I'm humiliating some poor bots in the second room. Heh-OWWWW! Some
godamn bug-bots or something snuck up behind me! Watch out for them. Boom!
Just blasted them away.
Nice, funny little cutscene, now go to the teleporter in the middle of the
room. Oh, and BTW, don't forget to listen to the advice Clank and Al give you,
though what they have to say is much less important than my words. Heh.
[Outside] Hey, it's Ratchet's head! YAY! Now you furries can get some
satisfaction. Now we go meet Al over to the right of your starting position
to get Merc and Green, your Battlebots.
Now go over and meet Clank, and get more of a glimpse at Ratchet's pop
culture-y new personality (ugh). You'll be assigned your first real mission,
get on it.
[Advanced Qualifier] First real mission! Now might be a good time to quickly
look at you skill points, and see which ones you could do at the moment.
Anyway, go to the next room after killins are done fer that area. Watch out
for the Dropship in the new room! Has some of those damn bug things again.
Now then, go to the next room after turning your first bolt crank, and
blast the turret with an EMP from your bots, and then just plain blast it.
You'll be done now. I got a Green Medal... Yay? Ah, looked it up in the
manual, and it says that if you get enough of them you face up against an
Exterminator. And I got 3 Skill Points (Get Some Balls, The Protecter, Eagle
Eye)! I unlocked Catacrom! \/\/007! I'll stay here for now, though.
[Grist for the Mill] Just blow through everything, this one's not hard. Me
gots 2 new Skill Points! I got Skillful and Fiver! Got HUD-Color Cheat!
[The Big Sleep] Kill all these guys, but make sure you do it quick; sleeping
gas is upon you, and will knock you out sooner or later. Ooh! Upgraded my
MC (Magma Cannon)! My, that was done quick.
[Outside] Got me the B-6 Obliterator! Going back to Battledome to get some
SPs (Skill Points). Yay, I got Ankle Biters in Grist! Vipers V2! Got Can't
Touch This in A. Qualifier! Now I'm back outside. I go to Al, and check out
the Combat Bot Customization Booth. Cool stuff to get there. I get the Shield
Link. I found it essential in the demo, so I want it now. The Commando Paint
looks cool, but I don't have the money... Onwards to Catacrom!
[Catacrom Graveyard] A robotic graveyard, filled with zombies, valleys, and
mountains.
[Valley of Heroes] Ooh, for a robo graveyard, this place sure is pretty.
This is very easy, even on Exterminator mode! Just don't forget to use the
giant robot corpses for cover. Rather morbid, isn't it?
[On the Prowl] Bought Acid Mod at vendor, allocated it to all weps. Putting
an Ammo mod on the B6. Be sure to take out the cameras and floating cameras
for an SP! Watch out for the zombies that pop outta the ground. Now go get
all the nodes, and then go cross to the Landstalker. Upgraded Vipers! Got SPs
Nap Time, Holey Warriors, Unstoppable, Cha-Ching, and Vandalism!
Exterminator Strategy: Hm... I have enough money for the Harbringer... Ooh,
pretty streams of destruction... Now I go thru the tunnel straight ahead, and
EMP the turret, and have my bots crank the node. Cranking the rest of the
nodes around here is STILL easy...
[All Aboard the Landstalker] Here you'll get your first taste of vehicles.
Anywho, make your way to the Burial Dome; this should be easy. By the way,
there's nothing around the ring of the dome if you are curious.
[Rise Up] On foot again; just beat em all up. I used the B6 for 20 kills in
a row for an SP, Piece Meal. Then I upgraded my B6! Try to round up a bunch of
zombies into one place before sending them to the after-after-life with the B6
in order to get that SP. Got a GM (Green Medal)! Unlocked Sarathos!
[Hoverbike Madness] Ooh, first taste of the Hoverbike! Tips: Learn to turn
as tightly as possible with L2 or R2, and hold down R1 always. I did it quick
enough to get the Chase the Goose SP!
[Destruction Derby] Another fairly easy challenge. Use evasive manuevers
liberally, but be quick as well Use your map to figure out where anything that
you haven't pulverised yet is.
One good strategy is to stay away from all LS Turrets, and attack them with
charged-up mortars fom afar. Try to get Lights Out, and Derby Death SPs, too.
[Monument to Death] Another easy one to play through. Just run to each
monument, have your bots blow it up, repeat.
Now I redo some old missions, get a few SPs... I buy Napalm (and allocate it
to B6, then I get SP All Scattered in Valley! I get SPs The Perfect Mod,
Camera Shy, and Crank it Up in On the Prowl! Onwards to Sarathos!
[Sarathos Swamp Romp] This place reminds me of the Beast Makers Swamp in
Spyro 1. Ah, that was such a long time ago...
[Alien Soil] First I buy the TESLA Mine Launcher, and then the Holoshield
Launcher. I allocate Napalm to the Mines, and Acid to the Holo. Now I run
through the trenches to the little dome building, killing everything in sight
with my new Mines. The Holo isn't of much use yet, though. Watch out for all
the big scorpions scattered throughout, and in some of the pits, they have a
nasty tail beam.
Ext. Strat: Bought Mega Flail... WOOT! The main thing to watch out for here
is those scorpions, they pack a wallop in their tail beams 'n blasts. Kill
them quickly.
[Sarathos Sprint] Here you must find the Puma, not an easy task... *giggle*
Actually, it only takes a minimal effort (on Hero Mode).
I blast through to the first gate to hack, upgrade my B6, and move on. A few
nasty surprises waiting for you on the bridge, keep an eye out. I go over to
the next part, EMP that turret, and upgrade me me Vipers. Take care of the
node hacking, and finish it up.
[Where the Leviathans Roam] Now you get to play with the third vehicle, the
Puma. While this is cool and all, the wealth of enemies in this region is
excellent weapon upgrade material, so I didn't use the Puma all that much...
Now then, simply drive around, crank nodes, and do the usual nuts & bolts
till you open the boss arena. I upgraded my Magma!
[King of the Leviathans] Hack all the nodes, and awaken the 'King'.
*Snicker* Oh god, when will they ever provide some challenge? Probably the
next difficulty level up.
Time to fight the... Tail.. Ah, there he is. Watch out for his tail beam,
and try putting up some Holos to block it. Blast it up. Soon you'll win,
unlocking Kronos and another Green Medal.
[Check Me Out] Time for some more fun with the Hoverbike! Make sure you
shoot all the barrels before you go through the ring to save time, or try to
manuever tightly to avoid them, or even just jump over. You'll get SP No Peas
Allowed, and Denied since you won't be using weapons...
[Swamp Fever] A fun new challenge using the Landstalker, like Destruction
Derby. Make sure you get the SP Death From Above.
Now I go through the old missions, and I get the Shock mod, and Fusion
Rifle from the vendor. I allocate the Shock Mod to the Holo and Vipers. I also
switch out the Holo's Ammo mod to the Fusion, and put Acid on the Fusion.
I got SPs Shocking, Mystic Warrior, and Long Shot in Alien Soil! Upgraded
Fusion! Got SP That'll Fix Em in Sarathos Sprint! Got... Aaah, who cares? Just
get all the SPs. I did the King Leviathan boss stage again, completing Time to
Kill... Gotten Camera Shy, Gone in 30 Seconds, Don't Come Back, all easy. I'll
let you refer to the in-game list if you need to know more about SPs.
[Kronos] Much like Blackwater City, except for a more dark cyan tone. Take
down Shellshock's forces!
[Infiltrate the Cathedral] First off, aim to do SP Cow Patties, and Too
Nimble at the sanme time. Try to do Lucky Shot too + continue Too Nimble to
get Just Passing Through.
Anywho, snipe those 2 guards, Obliterator the coming
enemies, and then hit the dropship hard. Now you get to man the turret... If
you want, but regular weapons are much better. Got V3 Mines! Continue on, and
look for opportunities to do Lucky Shot. Soon you'll happen upon another
turret. Use it on the bug things I hate up ahead in the little dome.
After smashing some electronic skulls in there, head forward, kill the
floaters, and set the grind. More enemies and 2 dropships waiting up ahead.
Hack the nodes while defending against little drones. Finished! Upgraded
Fusion!
[Introducing Shellshock] Get SP Raining Shells, and Punishment. Go to the
vendor, get Freeze, and allocate it to the Magma and Holo; put Acid on the
Mines. Anyway, go to meet the Nazi-ish bot, and fill him with holes till he
runs away. Be sure to avoid the targets on the ground! Finish off the bugs and
little guys till you're done.
[Enemies are Such a Grind] Ah, the triumphant return of Grindboots! This
mission is truly one of the highlights of the game. Try to complete it in less
than 3 minutes to get the Slip and Slide SP.
Watch out at the beginning, spinners are ahead. Go up the lift, and watch it
again; snipers have appeared for the first time. Clank suggests a Holo, and so
do I.
Get on the Grind Rail, and start your ride; jump over the life-preserver
thingies and jump to the right once you reach the second rail. Soon you'll
begin to see more snipers and floaters; shoot em all down, but make sure you
run into the ammo spheres. Jump on the next rail to the left, circle it and
keep going on the newly connected route. There's a Swingshot jump to make, so
keep that in mind. And... You're done!
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