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|10. WALKTHROUGHS |
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Note: The indicated difficulty for the stage is based on Easy difficulty. On 
Normal difficulty add an additional * to the difficulty. On Hard difficulty 
add an additional ** to the difficulty.

The requirements for the secret tales levels assume that you don't skip any 
stages previously unless specifically stated for the requirement. Doing so 
may cause the stage to not appear even if the requirements are fulfilled.

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|Shu Musou Mode |
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Shu - Act I            
The Oath in the Garden 
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[The Yellow Turban Menace] (Han Forces)
Difficulty: *
Bonus: Defeating Zhang Liang here will prevent him from appearing later at 
the final act.

Your first task is to defeat the Yellow Turban generals guarding the castle 
gates. Cao Cao will be assaulting the west gate and Sun Jian the east gate. 
Since you're the volunteer (Shu) forces, you can choose to assist anyone you 
want. Because you start near Cao Cao, you might as well attack either Deng 
Mao at the west gate, or Gao Sheng at the south gate. Defeating either of 
them will open their respective gate. A short time later Zhang Liang will 
summon a rainstorm inside of the castle. Huangfu Song will be nonplussed and 
start attacking, only to be ambushed by He Yi near the waterway. Go ahead and 
bail him out. From here you can go directly north to Zhang Liang or head to 
the east gate and help Sun Jian clear out the enemies there. Yan Zheng will 
appear north of the castle to spring an ambush, but at this point most of the 
Yellow Turban generals should have been dealt with already. When you approach 
Zhang Liang he will activate the water geysers in the area. While these will 
damage you if you're too close, they will also damage enemies as well, so you 
can lure the Yellow Turbans into their own geysers (he he he). Near the 
entrance to the geyser area are two ramps to the left and right leading down 
to a lower area with a single pot. The left area contains a Dim Sum (Life Up 
+10) and the right area contains a Musou Wine (Musou Up +10). This is a 
convenient stage to build up your Life and Musou gauges since these items are 
so close to the main general. If you defeat all of the Yellow Turban generals 
on the map (including sub generals), Zhang Liang will withdraw from battle. 
Defeating him now will prevent him from appearing in the final stage of this 
act.

[The Yellow Turban Fortress] (Han Forces)
Difficulty: *
Bonus: Defeating Zhang Bao here will prevent him from appearing later in the 
final act.

Sun Jian will begin the assault from the west route and Cao Cao will approach 
from the east route. Once again the volunteer forces (Shu) can choose either 
route, but since they start near Cao Cao they might as well take the east 
route. Engage He Yi nearby and be sure to get the Musou Wine in the pot at 
the start of the circular path. Once you start down the circular path the 
Yellow Turbans will cause the wind to blow, pushing everyone back. As Cao Cao 
mentions the only way to make any progress is to run against the wind. Once 
you reach the other side of the circular path you will see three large 
windmill devices. Running into the blades will damage you. You can destroy 
them by striking them from behind. This may be a bit difficult, as there are 
several groups of archers in the vicinity. Once all three devices are 
destroyed the wind will stop blowing. Defeat Pei Yuan Shao and proceed onward 
to the fortress.

If for some reason you decide to take the west route, follow Sun Jian's 
forces and defeat Bo Zhang to open the fort gate. When you enter the fort 
phantom ghosts will appear to attack. These ghosts cannot be hit, but they 
can hit you. As Sun Jian suggests there is a way to break this spell. Maybe 
by breaking that enormous glowing cauldron perhaps? The first one is easy to 
spot since it's near the fort's south entrance. Take out Zhou Cang while 
you're at it. The second cauldron is a bit trickier to find. It is located in 
the southeast corner of the fort. Once both cauldrons are destroyed the 
phantom ghosts will disappear. Be sure to grab the Dim Sum in the pot located 
in the southwest corner of the fort before you leave. 

Cheng Yuanzhi is guarding the main entrance of the fort. Defeating him will 
open the gates. If all of the Yellow Turban generals have been defeated 
(including sub generals), Zhang Bao will withdraw from the battle. Defeating 
him now will prevent him from appearing in the final stage of this act.

[The Yellow Turban Rebellion] (Han Forces)
Difficulty: *

If you had defeated Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao previously they will not appear 
in this stage. Otherwise, Zhang Bao will appear in the west area and Zhang 
Liang will appear in the east area. Sun Jian will attack Zhang Bao and Cao 
Cao will attack Zhang Liang. Volunteer forces (yep, that's you) can go either 
way. Zhang Liang has a nastier trick up his sleeve than his brother, but it's 
up to you on which route you take.

When you enter the fort where Zhang Bao is, he will activate the flame 
geysers in the area. If you take care to avoid standing near them they 
shouldn't be much of a problem. Incredibly he will often walk over his own 
geysers trying to get at you, so use that to your advantage. Defeating Zhang 
Bao will stop the geysers from erupting.

Zhang Liang's trick is much more dangerous. When you enter his area he will 
cause rocks to come rolling down in the area. Unlike the rocks in the 
previous games, these rocks will come at you from all directions, are very 
difficult to avoid, and will do serious damage to characters that don't have 
much in the way of defense yet. Fortunately, they will break apart on the 
first person they hit, and they aren't particularly choosy on whether they 
hit you or an enemy. If you're feeling skillful you can actually use the 
enemies here to block rock attacks. The rocks will stop appearing when Zhang 
Liang is defeated. A few rocks may still be bouncing around in craters so be 
mindful of rogue rocks roaming about. In the northeast corner of this area by 
the gate captain are three pots, one of which contains Musou Wine. Be sure to 
snag it before heading to the next area.

Once both of the Zhang brothers are gone the way will be clear to Zhang Jiao. 
If neither brother appeared, then you didn't have to worry about flame 
geysers, or angry rocks, or other crap like that. However, if this is the 
case Zhang Jiao will have one last surprise for you. On the way up the hill 
towards his position he will send flaming exploding rocks at you. I can't 
decide whether or not this is incredibly desperate or incredibly lame. 
Anyway, once you make you way up the hill take a short detour to the 
northeast corner of the area where a box and two pots are. One of the pots 
contains a Dim Sum. From there head over to Zhang Jiao and take him down. If 
all of the Yellow Turban generals (including sub generals) are defeated, 
Zhang Jiao will withdraw.