THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD II FAQ v.0.9
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Written by : Tan Yin Chuan Daryl a.k.a YC Tan
Email : tyc11@mbox5.singnet.com.sg
Date started : 10/1/1999
Revision History
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10/1/1999 : Started this FAQ.
Content
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Introduction
Game Mechanics
Tips and Chapter Information
Enemy Analysis
Boss Analysis
Odds and Ends
Credits
Introduction
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The House of the Dead 2 ( Hereafter refered to as HOTD2 ) is a sequel to the
first-person shooter, The House of the Dead. It's played just like the first
game. So basically (from what I could gather from the dialouges), you play an
agent from the AMS (?) who arrived in town to meet 'G' ( he's the agent that
we play if we use the second player's gun in House of the Dead. ) and on the
way, you were stopped by a strange creature resembling a skeletal monkey with
bat wings, who warns you to 'back off'. Of course, being the good guy (guys),
you ignore the creature's threat and go ahead anyway, and found out that the
town's filled with zombies and other nasties. So now, it's your job to evacuate
the townfolks and kill those rotting corpses before they get you.........
note : The House of the Dead 2 's story begins on 26/2/2000, about 2 years after
The House of the Dead, which was in 1998.
Game Mechanics
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In HOTD2, you move in a pre-determined path through the city ( you don't have
control over your movement ) shooting at zombies and rescuing bystanders,
but there are multiple paths which you can take if you do something, typically
by saving someone. An example is in Chapter 1, where you have to save a
bystander beside a well from 3 zombies. If successful, you'll take a relatively
shorter route to the boss, otherwise, you'll take the normal, longer route with
more enemies.
The gun is the same as most other gun games like Virtua Cop series and The Lost
World. The gun holds 6 bullets ( which is never enough.... ) and to reload, you
must shoot outside the screen. But unlike the Virtua Cop series and the Lost
World, you're stuck with the same old gun throughout the whole game : no
fancy upgrades like the automatic, magnum or the laser sight. Just the old
six-shot holder.
In the game, there's lotsa variaty of zombies and other undead cannon fodder for
you to mutilate. Most of them will require anywhere from 3 to 7 shots or less if
you shoot their head ( which is their 'weakness point' ). If you don't shoot
fast and accurate enough, the undead will come close and chomp/slash/kick/bash
or any other thing to hurt you. In this case, you'll lose one of the life point.
If you lose all your life points , which is not very hard, it's game over unless
you pop in another credit to continue ( in Century Square's arcade( in
Singapore )), it's 2 tokens for 1 credit, which is $S1. It may be different in
other arcades. )
Oh yah, you will also lose life points if you're hit by projectiles thrown by
enemies ( knives, barrels, drums etc. ) or if you shoot a bystander.
Tips and Chapter Info.
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General Tips
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1) Learn the reloading trick. It's very useful in shooting fast and accurately.
To do the trick, place your other hand ( not the one pulling the trigger )
on the gun barrel ( the long thing ) as you play. When you need to reload,
place your finger on the 'hole' of the barrel and shoot. This will trick the
machine into thinking that you're shooting offscreen, and thus reloads your
ammo. Continue shooting afterwards.
Why is this technique useful ? Well, for one thing, your gun will be pointing
at the same spot throughout the whole reloading process, and thus it'll be
easier reaquiring your target. Best example : when fighting bosses that need
to be shot at a specific spot. Since when you reload, your gun will still be
pointed at the thing's weak point ( assuming that it doesn't move around too
much, like Chapter 2's boss ), so you can immediately fire after reloading
and stand a high chance to hit the weak point.
Secondly, using the reloading trick is just plain faster than actually
shooting offscreen. Think of it : which action is faster ? Moving a finger
or moving the wrist and back ?
But then again, some people are used to the old fashion way of shooting
offscreen to reload. So I leave it to you whether you want to use this
technique or not. I myself use a combination of both ways : use the reloading
technique for faster firing rate and the old way for more accuracy ( since
I found out that I couldn't aim very well when holding the gun with my other
hand near the barrel. I'm used to holding the middle of the barrel . ~_~* )
2) Always shoot the target that's closest to you, especially in a 1 player game.
Since the game will frequently let you deal with a group of 3 or more
targets, it'll be best to eliminate the leading one. If you try to off anyone
else, you'll find that after your target is dead ( umm... destroyed ), the
leading one would have come so close to you to smack you unless you can
shoot and reload VERY FAST. If in a 2 player game, it's good to let player 1
deal with targets at the left side of the screen and player 2 at the the
side. That way, we wouldn't have 2 player going for the same target and the
unattended one will rush up to slaughter the both of you. Coorperation is
word.
3) When trying to rescue bystanders, be very careful, as most of them require
some degree of accuracy. Especially true in Chapter 3 and 4, where the
zombies are extremely close to the bystander ( in one instance, the zombie's
practically holding on to the bystander. ) If you don't feel confident about
saving him, don't. It's better to let him die than for you to lose a life
point. But if you're striving to save the required number of bystanders to
get the end of level life bonus, or if you know that the bystander will give
you a life up, or if you're just plain accurate, go ahead and shoot ! Saving
bystanders will also boost your score I think.
4) When you see crates boxes, drums, barrels etc... always shoot if you're not
fighting anything. Some of the containers will contain items to boost your
score, or life ups. Almost any lone container will contain something, and any
group of containers will also be worth shooting too.
5) Aiming at the heads of the zombies is a good idea. Most of the time, the
thing will go down with one shot to the head. Take note that I said "Most of
the time" . Sometimes, a zombie with half of his head remaining will still
go on and could be potentially dangerous should the player think that it's
gonna fall. Also, some zombies will carry axes or chainsaws and cover their
heads with them, and any shot hitting the axes and chainsaws will have no
effect.
6) Golden rule : always practice your reloading if you're not using the
reloading trick. I've seen many players get hit just because they didn't
reload properly ( they thought they've reloaded, but in actual fact, they
haven't. )
Chapter Info.
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Note : When playing in 2 player mode, more regular enemies will appear and
bosses will be harder ( strategies for the enemies and bosses will
be given later ).
I'll be describing the path that I took most of the time, and I believe that
this would be the shortest route to finish the game.
Chapter One : The Prelude
You'll arrive outside the building with 2 zombies ( regular ones. Also, there'll
be 3 instead of 2 if in 2 player mode. ) These are just for target practice and
if you can get hurt even at this point.... Then it's into the building when
you'll look at a corpse and then another zombie will appear. Next is another one
lying on the floor. You can shoot it as he's _getting_ up. Another will appear
in the right side of the screen.
After that, you'll meet G, who's hurt and you'll speak to him ( he'll give
something to the player(s) but I've no idea as to what it was. ) After that,
2 zombies will rush in. One's a regular while the other is an axe-wielding
zombie.( both zombies will be axe-wielders if in 2 player mode. ) Try shooting
at the body of the axe-wielder so that he'll put down his axe, then shoot him in
the head ( or if you're fast enough, just empty all six shot into his guts and
he'll go down. )
After that, you'll see a bystander ( he can't be rescued. It's part of the
story line. ) being slaughter by an axe-wielder. Nothing too difficult.
Then a bystander will be chased by a regular. Be careful when shooting, and
shoot fast ! ( one of the two vases will have a coin. ) If you succeed in
saving her, you must shoot a zombie advancing on a bystander by the well.
After that, another two will come. Shoot the left one first as he'll hit the
guy first. If you succeeded in saving him too, he'll point out a short cut to
you and you'll take it. Also : one of the boxes in the background will have a
life up. Most of the time is the right one.
After saving the well guy, you step into what seems like a courtyard and a
bystander will be on all fours with a zombie hot on his tail. Your best bet is
to aim for the head, as the zombie will get the bystander very quickly.( one
of the two barrels will have a diamond ) After saving ( or not saving ) him,
a regular and an axe-wielder will arrive. Kill the regular first. After that,
you'll see a grate in the wall, and it'll pop open, with small worms scurrying
out. Shoot fast and reload fast, at a point just before the hole, and the
worms will get hit as they come out.
{ Alternate route - if you didn't succeed in rescuing either the female
bystander or the well guy, you'll go through the gate and have to kill 3
regulars. After that, you'll have to kill 4 mutated frogs. Easy. Then comes
a regular and an axe-wielder. Kill the regular first. After that, you'll
arrive at the grate with the worms. But after the worms, you'll have to kill
a chainsaw zombie that pops out from the right door. ( Also, a diamond is in
the barrel nearest to you. ) after this, you'll have the same route as the
short cut. }
After the worms, ( no chainsaw guy if you take the short cut ) an axe-wielder
will be in the second story, throwing his axes at you. Remember to shoot these
lest they hit you. After you kill him ( or he has thrown 2 axes. ), 2 rotting
zombies will pop up by your side. Just one shot will kill them. After that,
you can find a coin in one of the barrels on your right. Then, a door will
open and a bystander will run out ( I'm amazed as to the number of players
shooting the bystander as he comes out. ^_^ ) followed by 2 ( 3 if in 2 player
mode) axe-wielders. Then, 2 small guys looking like robots with claws will
jump up from the square from the ground. Then you'll have to shoot about 5
regulars ( 2 on the ground, 3 jumping down. ) You can find a golden frog in
one of the drums ( which must be shot 2 times ) just before a bystander
hanging on the ledge with a zombie waiting to bash her with a barrel. Shoot
the barrel first, then shoot the zombie. And make sure you've reloaded after
she falls, cause as she stands up, a regular will rush out from the right
door to kill her. If you can kill the second regular, ( i.e. save the
bystander ) she'll give you a life up ( or whoever shoots the killing shot to
the second zombie. )
After that, you'll find the Bat Monkey again and it's boss time.
Number of rescues you'll need for life bonus : 5
Chapter 2 : Muddy
You'll see a car speeding towards you with a regular on the windscreen.
Shoot the zombie down and you'll save the driver. If not, he'll crash into
one of the shop and die, and you'll take a different route ( sorry, but I have
no info to that route, so any contributions would be welcomed. ) He thank you
for saving him, and after that, you'll have a short time to shoot a container
( the lone one ) for a golden coin. After that, 2 regulars will bust out of
the van . Shoot the left one first. You'll then go up some stairs and as you
do, you'll see zombies ( 2 reg., 1 axe-wielder ) getting on the top of the van
so that tehy could reach you. ( You can start shooting as you see them
climbing. If you're accurate enough, you'll have downed 1 or 2 when you reach
the point where they can attack you. ) Shoot the left regular, then the axe-
wielder, then the second regular. )
When you get to the top , you'll see a small thing jumping at you from the top
of the buildings. Shoot it ( it's a knife-thrower ) when it's airborne, or
you'll get hit. If it didn't suffer enough hits in the air, it'll land and
continue to attack you. After that, 2 claw robots will appear and then you'll
come to a bend ( one of the barrels on the right will have a golden coin ) and
you'll have to shoot 2 owls ( 4 if in 2 player mode ) . Then, 2 regulars will
be knocking at some doors . Kill them. At this point, you can see 2 boxes,
one stacked on top of the other. Shoot both to reveal a diamond. Then, a
bystander's body will drop down and as you look up, you'll see an axe-wielder.
He'll throw his 2 axes at you one at a time, but this time, they'll be much
closer than in Chapter one, so be careful.
After that, you go through an archway with an owl ( 2 if in 2 player mode )
rushing at you. Then, as you turn, 2 knife-throwers will drop down. Shoot the
left one as he's closer. ( Also : the 2 barrels at the right background ? One
of them contains a golden frog. ) After killing those 2, you'll come to a
dead body with a key on the ground. Shoot the key to go through the gate
( if not, you'll go into the clock tower, and once again, I've no info. )
As you walk and turn, you see a big fat zombie with a barrel in his hands.
Shoot the barrel, then the the fat guy. Then, a bystander will run out with
another fat guy on his tail. Rescue him, and you'll get to enter his house
( to the right , but I didn't choose this path ), if not, you'll enter the
house on the left. As you go in, you'll see a lone barrel by the right of the
door. It takes 2 shot to break and contains a life up. You'll turn and see a
bystander and a zombie ( shrunken ) appearing from the left. Kill it to rescue
her. Then, you'll see another bystander cornered by 3 legless zombies. Be
careful if you want to rescue him, as it's very easy to hit the bystander. If
you want to rescue him, shoot the leading one first, then the left, and then
the right.
After that, you'll turn around and see 2 more ( 3 if in 2 player mode )
legless zombies. ( apparently, they came down from the chimney. Santa Claus
anyone ? ^,^ ) Kill them and you'll go through the door into a corridoor. In
here, there's a barrel containing a cat statue, and 2 claw robot will rush in
through the door on the left. Kill them and the door at the end will open,
revealing a Fat guy ( 2 if in 2 player mode ). Kill him/them and you'll go
out through the door. Now in the open, you'll turn to your right and see a
knife-thrower jump up from below onto your level ( 2 if in 2 player mode ).
Kill him/them and you'll go into a dark building and go up its lift. As you
go up, and the lift door opens, 3 regulars will rush at you. ( you can shoot
at them through the life door before they're opened if you want. ) Kill them,
and you'll turn around to face a variant of the axe-wielder. Kill him too and
you'll go upstairs and see 2 barrels. One of them contains a necklace. Some
worms willcome out from the right of the screen when you're facing the
barrels.
After them, you'll go to a doorway, but a Chainsaw guy ( 2 if in 2 player
mode ) will come from behind the right pillar. They'll be very quick, so I
suggest shooting at their legs to slow them down and make them lower their
chainsaws, then shoot at their heads.
After that, you'll go through the doorway and into a corridoor and a pair of
claw robots and knife-throwers will appear. ( claw robots first ) Kill them
and you reach a room with 2 pillars. 2 shrunken ( or should I say
shrivelled ? ) zombies will appear from behind the pillars. Kill them and
you'll go down the ladder and after a short cut-scene, 2 rotting zombies will
pop up from the right. Kill them and you'll go into more talk with Amy and
Harry, and after that, you'll have to fight the boss.
Number of rescues you'll need for life bonus : 5
Chapter 3 : Darkness
You'll start this chapter on a speed boat. If you took the same path as me,
( i.e. fight the boss on the bridge with NO bystanders ) you'll vaguely see
a rotting one or two in the water dead ahead. They'll jump at you as you are
near them, so it's best to keep shooting at a spot about in center of the
screen ( just above the helm ) There'll be 2 zombies jumping at you, one at a
time. After that, it's a short dialouge and a regular will drop onto your
boat. Kill it, and 1 more ( 2 if in 2 player mode ) regular will appear,
hanging by their hand. Shoot them fast, or they'll kick you ( which will,
of course, result in a lost of life point . ) After that, another speed boat
will cruise pass, with a bystander, a fat guy and 1 ( 2 if in 2 player mode )
muscular zombie. Try shooting the fat guy in the head to kill him quickly,
'cause the muscle guy will jump on to your boat and you'll have to deal with
him. If you succeed in helping the bystander, he'll open the flood gate for
you. If not, you'll go to an alternate route ( and... you guessed it, not
much info on it.... ~_~* ) Anyway, the barrel beside the bystander's speed
boat ( which is beside the flood gate, ) contains a diamond.
( Assuming that you saved the bystander ) He'll talk to you a bit and you'll
'see' a tremor. You look back and see 1 ( 2 if in 2 player mode ) axe-wielders
on your helm. Kill them fast or they'll kick you. Finishing it/them, you'll
look up and see 2 axe-wielder variants throwing axes at you. Since there's 2
enemies now, you'll have to shoot 2 axes instead of 1 as they come down.
If you can finish them off while they're throwing axes or while airborne,
good. If not, they'll jump down onto your boat after finishing their axes to
kick you.
After that, the flood gate will open ( finally ! ) and you'll continue. You'll
see 1 regular and 3 muscle guy on dry land. Take this time to kill as much
zombies as you can. The most dangerous is the rightmost muscle guy, as he'll
be very close to you when you pull up beside them. Then, you'll cruise on.
Notice the dark spots in the water : they're rotting zombies that'll surface
when you come close. There'll be about 5, but shoot the leading left one first,
then the leading right. This will make it easier.
After that, you'll come across a bridge, with 2 fat guys at each end, holding
drums. Shoot the right drum first ( Need to verify. ). Then, as you turn,
you'll have to shoot 3 killer fishes ( they can be shot even when underwater.)
Then, you'll pull up beside 2 fat guys and 2 regulars. Shoot the left fat guy
first, then go for the other one, then shoot the regulars. After that, you'll
carry on. You'll see a box floating in the water, shoot it fast ! It contains
a life up.
After that, you'll get off your boat and go through a tunnel with 3 shrivelled
zombies. Further down, a bunch of bats will attack you, followed by 2 fat
guys. Shoot the left one, but try not to shoot the right one before you finish
the first, since they'll move slowly until they get shot, after which they'll
rush at you. You'll then arrive at the next section of the tunnel, where
you'll see a bystander being chased by 2 shrivelled ones. Wait for the
bystander to fall down before shooting the zombies.
After that, you'll see a short cut scene and then fight the boss !
Number of rescues you'll need for life bonus : 3
Chapter 4 : Despair
( I didn't quite remember how Chap. 4 is like. If there's any mistake, please
let me know. )
I'm assuming that you're taking the same path as me ( you can see the chapter
3 boss snatching the bystander as he is running across your screen, not
towards you. ). You'll start in some underground complex and when you turn to
your right, you'll face 3 shrivelled ones, and after them , two zombies with
claws and mask will appear, followed by another who'll drop from above. After
them, 2 lizard men will drop down. Kill them and you'll come to a hole with
a bystander hanging on the ledge for dear life with a shrivelled one clutching
his legs. Be careful when shooting the zombie. ( I'll target the zombie's legs
and shoot. About 3~4 shots should suffice. ) If you didn't succeed in rescuing
him, you'll go down the hole after the zombie ( not much info ), or else you'll
go back to the door beside the 2 container-like thingie. After the door is 1
regular at the left and 2 masked claw at the right. Finish them off and you'll
see a jail cell, after which 2 zombies wielding buster swords charges at you.
Kill them, and you'll head for the door, but you'll have to kill 2 lizard men
that are on the pipe above you. After going through the door ( memory getting
fuzzy ), you'll see a bystander caught by a shrivelled one. Shoot carefully.
Also, behind them is a cell containing 2 masked claw and 2 of the boxes will
contain a life up and a mushroom. After them, you'll go on and check the next
cell, finding 2 dead bodies, with a bunch of bats. Kill them. And after a few
more enemies, You'll be in the open. ( " is this the colossum ? " ) As you
turn left, Buster Sword guys will attack you. ( I forgot if it's 1 or 2 of
these guys for 1 player game, but 2 will appear if in 2 player mode. )
Kill them and go on to a opening, and 3 masked claw will attack. Kill them and
you'll go through the opening and up the stairs. Here, you'll watch a cut-
scene and then fight the boss.
Number of rescues you'll need for life bonus : 3
Chapter 5 : Dawn
Finally, you reach a place with modern buildings. As you go, you say
"It's too quiet. " . Then the shutters on the right will open, revealing
muscle guys ( 2 if in 2 player mode ) and 2 muscle guy variant who wears
camouflage pants and berets. Kill them and you'll go on, with the left shutter
opening, revealing a Host zombie with a parasite ( at least that what I think
it is.. ) One of the drums at the back contains a life up. After the host
zombie is killed, the doors of the van will open and 2 muscle guy soldier will
attack you. Killing them, you'll go on and meet 2 more host zombies. After
that, you'll find Harry's car and as you're getting in, you'll be interupted
by 2 muscle soldiers and a big knife-thrower . Kill them, and you'll drive
down the slope, to a fight with the first boss.
After defeating him/it/them, you'll drive on, and when you turn your head to
your right, you'll see the legs of a muscle guy. Kill him quickly ( since you
can't shoot at his head. ) and you'll have to kill 2 more muscle soldier.
Shoot fast, and when you have time, shoot the driver of the zombie car for
more points. After that, 2 blue guys will appear out of mid-air. Kill them
quickly. Your car will then be stopped by the second boss. Kill him like you
did before and you'll drive on. Shoot the pack of zombies even before you
reach them. This would make the situation easier. 2 Host zombies will jump out
of the van beside the zombie pack. After that, as you drive, 2 more of the
blue guys will appear out of nowhere , so kill them. After that, you'll get
out of the car and have to face 1 muscle guy, one variant and 2 host zombies.
They'll be in a single line with the 2 muscles at each end. Try to go for the
muscles first, as you're walking to them. The host zombies should be easy
enough.
Then it's on to fight another boss ! ( Those who completed HOTD1, look at
this ! ^_^ )
No bystanders to rescue, so no Life bonus.
Chapter 6 : The Original Sin
You'll go into the building . After the door, you'll see new types of zombies.
These shouldn't pose any problems. After that, as you move around, you'll see
3 of the blue guys materializing in front of you. Kill them, and you'll go to
one of the lifts. Get ready as the lift contains 2 variants of the chainsaw
guy ( now with energy sabers ! ) and one more new type regular walking through
the lift wall.
Finishing them, you'll go up to the 50th floor. When the lift door opens,
you'll be greeted by 3 ( I'm not sure if being in 1 player mode would reduce
their numbers. ) new chainsaw guys. Kill the left one first, then the right,
then the middle one. After them, you'll have to kill 2 blue guys again, then
3 new regulars will walk through the wall at the end. Kill them and you'll be
in a corridoor. Another new regular will walk through the door just as you're
about to open it. Kill it, then you'll go into a laboratory-like room. As you
turn around, there'll be 2 new Chainsaw guys in front of you. Kill the left
one first quickly, then the right as they're very near to you. After that,
you'll arrive at a door, with a lone box containing a life up. 2 new regulars
will also walk through the wall at this point. After them, you'll have to
fight the third boss again.
After the third boss, you'll have to shoot 3 ( I think it's only 2 in 1 player
mode. ) new regulars, then 3 more blue guys and then 2 new chainsaw guys.
After killing them, you'll go up a staircase and finally meet Goldman, ( a
cut-scene ensues ) After all these, it finally time to fight the Emperor !
Can you defeat the Emperor and save the world/ finish the game ?
Enemy Analysis
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Regular Zombies : These are the easiest things to pop. Just aim for the head
and you can down them with 1~2 shots. Even shooting at the
body will take only 3~4 shots. They have not much weaponary
except their arms, legs and teeth, so no special strategy's
needed.
Axe-Wielders : They carry 2 axes, one in each arm, and they always use them
to cover their heads, so you'll have to aim slightly up when
targeting their heads ( they have a small portion of the head
which is not protected by the axe, which is about the brain
area. ) Another way is to wait for them to close up and shoot
the head just as they raise one of their axe to slice you.
This is not a very good method, as they still have one axe
covering their head, and you might not shoot fast enough for
them to fall before hitting you.
The best way is to shoot at their stomach area. When you do,
they'll lower their axes, and you can shoot at their
unprotected head. On the other hand, you could just empty
your six bullets into their guts to kill them.
Mutated Frogs : They're quite slow. A volley of bullets should squish them.
( actually, they only take one shot to die... )
Worms : Keep shooting at a point near the opening from which they're
coming from, and they'll just crawl right into your bullets.
Just remember that they'll jump at you after a period of
time.
Chainsaw Guy : The first tough enemy you'll meet. These guys can take
a lot of hits, can block your shots with his chainsaws,
and is very fast. My style is to shoot at his legs rapidly
and when his arms go down, I aim for the head. This is quite
important in Chapter 2, as the chainsaw guy is very close
to you. You'll have to shoot his legs to slow him down.
Claw Robots : Easy ! Just keep shooting at them, whether they're jumping,
crawling on walls etc. If you hit them enough, they'll fall
onto the floor and you can pump more bullets into them.
Just remember to shoot them fast as they jump at you and
make sure that you reload properly.
Owls : Not much, just try to shoot them as soon as they rush at
you. They can be very fast, so watch out. One shot is all
it takes.
Knife Throwers : They can also block bullets using their knife, so you have
to shoot them continuously in hope of getting in a hit.
They will be vunerable when backfliping, sidestepping or
reloading ( getting more knife from their back. ) When
they're sidestepping ( i.e. moving side to side ), pick
one side and just shoot fast. They'll step straight into
your bullets.
Also, if you can get a lucky shot to their head, they'll go
down straight away.
When fighting them, remember to shoot at their knives as
they throw them at you. Also, most of the time, you're gonna
fight them as a pair, so pick one out and try to get rid of
him first. For 2 player games, it's no problem as each
player can take one on each side.
Fat Guys : These disgusting creatures can take more hits than the
other kinds of zombies, even when hitting their head. So
best bet : shoot fast.
Also, these fat guys will sometimes hold barrels or drums.
In these case, shoot the barrels/drums first, then go for
the fat guy.
Rotting Zombie : About the same as a regular. But when they're in water,
they're fast, so try for their heads.
Shrivelled ones : About the same as a regular.
Muscle Guy : Faster than the average zombie, and certainly tougher.
Shoot fast to pump bullets into it until it falls, or
aim for the head.
Killer Fish : They can be quite hard to see when under water, but if you
can see their black shadows, shoot at it and it'll die.
One shot to kill it. Be careful if you allow it to jump
out of water.
Bats : The all time favourite. They move in a circular pattern,
if you shoot at their general position, you should hit them.
Just be careful that you don't forget the last bat. ( I was
bitten by the last one 2 times, just because I thought I
killed all of them....)
Muscle Soldier : About the same as a muscle guy. Aim for his head.
Host Zombie : They don't take damage from anything except shots to the
head. If you don't kill them fast enough, they'll rip
open their chest and release a pink worm at you. I just
shoot at the chest, and wait for the worm to be hit.
Blue Guys
( Chapter 5 ) : They'll appear out of nowhere onto your car. Just be ready
for them. 1~2 shots will prevent them from hitting you.
Blue Guys
( Chapter 6 ) : They'll 'materialize' in front of you, and throw blue blades
pretty much like the knife throwers. Just pick one out from
the crowd and stick with him. ( unless the others are
getting too close. Remember to shoot down their blue blades
too.
New regulars : About the same as the regular, only that this one can walk
through walls to surprise first time players. As always,
aim for the head.
New Chainsaw Guy: They're like the chainsaw guys, but they tend to let their
'saws'hang by their sides. So you can aim for their head
until they're close, after which they'll raise their 'saws'.
They're quite fast, so it's best to shoot the heads to
finish them fast.
Bosses Analysis
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( all the names need verification : spelling, the 'type' etc. )
Chapter 1 Boss :
Judgement type 28
The headless knight carrying the huge halberd. If you shoot at him, you cause
only minimal damage. His real weak point is the small Bat Monkey thing that
flys around him. If you're lucky ( or skilled ), you can hit the small one
while he's flying for normal damage,but for the rest of us, you can just shoot
at the big knight for small damage and hope that the small one stumbles into
your bullets ( the reloading trick is very useful here. ) The knight, all the
while, will be walking towards you and when he's close, the small one will fly
up from his back to a random position above him ( "Bye bye!" / "Go Kuarl !" .
I can't make out what he said. ) That's the time when the small one remains
relatively still, so you can shoot him. If you fail, the knight will raise his
halberd, and at the same time, shielding the small one from your shots. At
this point, he'll bring the halberd down on you and you'll lose a Life Point.
After you knock about 2/3 of his lifebar, the knight will fall, and now,
you'll have to hit the small one . He'll charge at you in one of the pattern:
up and down, left and right, and left or right to one side and charge at you
from the side. The first and second pattern is quite easy to hit. Just keep
shooting at a point above or beside him and you'll hit him most of the time.
If he's using the third pattern, you'll have to shoot at the left/right side
of the screen, 2/3 ~ 3/4 from the top of the screen. Just keep firing and hope
that he runs into your line of fire.
You'll have to fight Judgement again in Chapter Five, but he wouldn't have
any changes. ( i.e. he's the same as in Chap. 1. )
Chapter 2 Boss :
Hierophant type B05
A humanoid wielding a trident . His weak point is the heart-like thing on his
chest when he opens his 'ribs'. He'll first open and close his ribs, then
dance from side to side to throw off your aim. The way to hit him is to wait
till he about to open his ribs for the first time ( or after every time you
hit him ), start shooting at his chest area . If timed right, he'll be hit
as soon as he opens his ribs. If it doesn't hit, quickly reload your gun and
resume shooting, following his movement as he dance from side to side. If you
didn't hit him after his dance, he'll "go wild" and stab you with his trident
( I don't think he can be hit as he's going wild. ) After that, he retreat and
begin the whole sequence again.
When you get his life bar to about half, he'll squat down and turn his upper
body clockwise and anticlockwise. He's summoning killer fishes, but you still
have a chance to hit him : he'll turn one way, then the other, then back with
his chest facing you. During this time ( or if you're good, while he's
turning ) you can get in up some hits. If you get enough hits, he stumble back
and only 0~2 fishes will come, if not, expect a continuous stream of 7~10
fishes. ( note : he still can be shot when the fish comes, but it'll be risky,
as the fish are fast. )
After about 3 times of the turning sequence ( with fish or not ), he'll
stand right up, and open/close his ribs very fast ( is he laughing or what ?)
You now have a chance to hit him. Just fire continuously on the chest. After
that, he'll hold his trident in front of him ( if you're lucky, you can hit
him even when he's doing this, after which he'll begin the sequence from the
start once again. ) and jumps high up into the air. You'll have to shoot at
the top 1/5 of the screen, or he'll hit you. Shoot fast. If he hits you, you
can get in a hit also as he's now very close to you and his ribs are open.
In Chapter 5, you'll fight Hierophant again, but he will not be able to summon
any fish.
Chapter 3 Boss :
Tower type 8000
Looks something like a Hydra, with a blue head that does nothing, and 4 other
copper heads that can attack you. You can damage Tower by shooting at any head
with an opened mouth. When a head's gonna attack you, it'll suck in energy
( it pretty obvious ) and you must hit that head before it hits you. My style
is to shoot the head that's about to attack me continuously. The head ( or
rather, its mouth ) will come straight into my fire. But sometimes, Tower will
attack with 2 of its heads or attack in quick succession. At this point, you'll
have to shoot fast, shoot accurately and reload fast too.
After the first life bar's gone( the 4 heads are down ), the blue one will
move to a new location, where it'll charge at you with its mouth open ( it'll
take some patterns similar to the small one of Judgement. ) You'll have to
score 3 hits to repel its attack. If you don't, it'll come close and leap up
and bite you. Note that when he leaps up, you still have the chance to get in
1 shot.
When you fight Tower again on Chapter 6, it will attack with ALL of its heads,
including the blue one. Also, its attack will be faster and more frequent.
Chapter 4 Boss :
Strength type (forgot)
He looks like a big fat maniac with a chainsaw ( you gotta admire his movement
!) When the fight starts, you'll be in a maze like location, and Strength will
come after you with his chainsaw. His weak point is his head, but since he's
very big, he's able to block your shots with his chainsaw. Try to visualise
where his head would be behind the chainsaw, and shoot at that point.
Sometimes, he'll let a shot pass. And if you don't manage to hit him for a
period of time, he'll close up and raise his chainsaw : this is your last
chance to score a hit. If you don't , he'll bring the chainsaw down on you.
At some area of the maze, you'll get to see Strength's side ( i.e. you look
down the corridoor and Strength had just come in through a bend ) This is
a good chance to score more hits. But beware that whenever Strength stand
still, he's gonna throw an axe at you. Remember to shoot it down. Also,
Strength will sometimes jump down from heights. You must score a hit or you'll
be hit by his chainsaw as he 'brings it down on ya'. My style is to pick a
point on his line of descend and shoot at that point. This would ensure that
his head will cross my line of fire, and get hit.
After a certain time, you and Strength will come to a long corridoor. Strength
will lag behind a bit and you must score hits from long range. If you don't,
he'll rush up to slash you.
You will not fight Strength on Chapter 5 or 6.
Chapter 5 Boss :
Magician type 0
Rejoice ! The final boss of HOTD1 is back ! Actually, I'm not quite sure how
he's different from the first game, so I'm listing strategies from HOTD2.
He'll first gather energy, then shoot them at you, then zip to either side,
and repeat the energy gathering with a different posture. You must shoot at
his weak points ( his left upper arm, his left thigh and his right shin. )
while he's doing this, and shoot the energy before they hit you. If you get
in enough shots, you can stun him when he's doing the energy gathering for the
third or fourth time. If he's stunned, he'll zip left and right 3 times( any
combination. e.g. Left,Left,Left or Left,Right,Right etc. ) and then rush at
you. You must score a hit in one of his weak point to repel him. I always
try for the thigh area, as it's one of the biggest area. Also, When his last
movement ends, he'll always charge from the opposite direction. (i.e. if he
goes L,L,R , he'll charge from right to left. If R,L,L, he'll charge from
left to right. ) So I always shoot continuously at about 1/5 from the side of
the screen, where his thigh would be. This way, he'll always rush straight
into my bullets.
Whether you hit him or not, he'll go back to gathering energy after 5 or 6
charges.
After you get him to below 1/2 hit point, he move up the sky and gather lots
of energy. This is the time : shoot at him rapidly to score good damage, but
after you see him do a throwing motion, shoot at a point above him, so you
will hit his energy. ( He'll throw about 15, but only about 10 will be able
to hit you. The others are just way off target. ) After you finish shooting
the energy, go back to shooting the body and he should die in no time.
( note : when he dies, all energy projectiles will disappear. so if he just
have a small amount of life left, just keep shooting at him and don't bother
about the projectiles. You stand a good chance of killing him before the
projectiles hit you. )
Chapter 6 Boss :
Emperor type ALPHA
This thing's powerful, but if you know his pattern, you can beat him.
First, his weakpoint is unknown in G's file ( G's file is the thing that
flips open everytime you fight a boss. Apparently, G already knew these
things' weakness..... Maybe that's what he gave you at the start of the game.)
But we all know that a single pink orb in a translucent body should be it.
At the first stage of the fight, the Emperor will have several attacks :
1) He pauses and sends the balls around him to attack you. Their speed ranges
from relatively slow to very fast. You can hit him as he pause for some
damage, but once the ball comes, concentrate on shooting them off ! Each
one takes only one shot, but if they connects, you could get hit for 1 to
3 shots !
( note : you know when you've hit the Emperor's red orb : his body turns
red. )
2) He pauses, then merge 2 balls into one and sends 4 concentrated balls at
you. You can hit him as he pause. The balls will be relatively slow, but
will require more hits to destroy.
3) He pauses, then merge all his balls into a blade and charges at you.
You can hit him as he pause, but as he close up and is ABOUT to slash you,
you must shoot at his orb to repel him. ( Shoot about at the top of the
screen. That's the level the orb would be at when close up. )
The Emperor will randomly use the above attacks until down to about 2/3 of
his life, then he'll change attacks to :
1) He pauses and the balls merge into an image of the small one of Judgement,
doing his up/down or left/right pattern. Since the Emperor is relatively
close to you, the small one will need a shorter time to reach you. You
can shoot continuously at a point and let the image run into your bullet.
( same as when you're fighting Judgement )
2) He pauses and the balls merges into an image of Hierophant, and jumps up
into the sky to stab you with his trident. Same strategy as with Hierophant.
3) He pauses and the balls merges into an image of the Blue Head of Tower.
To hit the image, shoot at a point up and right ( your right ) of the head
continuously. When the head rears up to bite you, it'll run straight into
your shots.
4) He pauses and the balls merges into an image of Strength ( abeit a stiff
one ) which will charge forward to slash at you with the chainsaw. To hit
him, shoot at a point where the head will pass continuously, and the
image's head will surely run into your shots.
The Emperor will suffer damage everytime you succeed in repeling the image,
and will create the image randomly until about 1/2 the life bar is gone.
Then , the Emperor will morph into lotsa spinning balls surrounding the pink
orb, and will now fly around for a length of time before coming close. When
close, the balls will change to spikes and energy and you'll take damage.
When the Emperor changes to the balls and orb form, you must score a hit on
the pink orb to inflict damage. If successful, you'll hear a sound effect and
the pink orb will emmit a small amount of smoke (?) . The way to repel the
Emperor's spike attack is to hit the orb just as the balls turn into spikes.
It's no easy task as the orb will move around unpredictably.
For me, I just concentrate on shooting the orb ( when the Emperor's not
attacking you. ) to damage it, then shoot and reload continuously when it
starts to advance, hoping that I score a hit.
If you succeed in repeling the spike attack, the Emperor will float away to
begin another attack run. You should then take this chance to inflict as
much damage as you can.
After you defeat the Emperor, you can now watch the boring ending and wait
for the chance to ( hopefully ) enter your score.
Odds and Ends
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There's still a lot more that I don't know about the game. Is there only
one boring ending ? Or is there more ? Are there any cheats for HOTD2 like
HOTD1 ?
Well, if you have anything ( and I mean anything ) to add or contribute,
please email me at the email address.
Hope this document's useful, for all those who read it.
Credits
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Thanks to : Tan Bing Hui ( doraemon269@yahoo.com )
for lots of info and the weekly trip to the arcade. ( He's even
better than me in HOTD2 ! )
This file and all text within is Copyright 1999 Tan Yin Chuan Daryl.
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Please email me if you want to use this file or any info within for
any purpose. ( did I sound too severe ? )
