Conan - Game Guide - The Gamers Temple

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                               HINTS AND TIPS

Here are a number of (what I certainly hope to be) helpful hints and tips that
I have picked up during play :-

BLOCKING ARROWS
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You can only block arrows if you have a shield - dual-wielding and two-handed
weaponry CANNOT BE USED to block arrows unfortunately.

BACKPACKING IT
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Since Conan is able to carry an additional weapon on his back, I find that
whenever I am playing, I make a point of picking up as many weapons as 
possible, as he will do the following :-

   - Start in One-Handed Mode
   - When you pick up a second weapon, go into Dual-Wield Mode
   - If you pick up another one-handed weapon, stay in Dual-Wield Mode, but
     put the surplus weapon in the scabbard at his back

The main point I'm making is that it's important to try and keep a weapon on
Conan's back at all times.  If you're in Dual-Wield and he has a spare weapon
at his back, you can throw a weapon that's in your hand, and he'll pull the
extra weapon from his back and stay in Dual-Wield mode (thus giving you a 
free projectile shot which can take out an archer or similar).  It really is
well worth it.

FREE HEALING
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Completing a rune triumvirate automatically heals (and increases) your health
bar, so bear that in mind whenever you see one.

REPEAT SAVING
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There's nothing to stop you from repeatedly saving the game so if, for 
example, you find yourself having just slain a PARTICULARLY troublesome 
group of enemies just after having saved ?  Go back and save again !!  Odds
are the game will remember they're dead, and then you won't have to go 
through all the aggravation of slaying them again.

UNLOCKABLES
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If you go to the Extras > Unlockables > Cheats screen, you will find that 
there are FOUR hidden modes you can unlock in Conan.

Completing the game on easy does not give you access to any of these;
Completing the game on normal gives you access to the Master All Moves and
Song of Death Modes;
Completing the game on hard gives you access to the Armour Power Mode, and
enables you to play through the game on King Difficulty; and
Completing the game on king gives you access to the Invulnerability Mode.

Just so you don't think me rude, here is what each of the modes actually 
DOES :-

MASTER ALL MOVES mode gives you full mastery of every move and combo in 
                 Conan's Arsenal;
SONG OF DEATH mode gives you permanently activate Song of Death power;
ARMOUR POWER mode gives you unlimited magic energy, so you can repeat-cast
                 any of your spells; and
INVULNERABILITY is pretty bleedin' obvious to be honest !!