-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Title: Makai Eiyuuki Maximo: Machine Monster no Yabou (JPN Title) Maximo Vs. Army of Zin (US Title) Platform: Sony Playstation 2 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Author: Slateman (slateman@godflesh.com) Version: v1.2 Date: 27th October, 2003 Japanese FAQ - PLEASE READ!!! ----------------------------- 2001's Ghosts & Goblins update was a shining success. Maximo: Ghosts to Glory was a hit both in Japan and on US shores, though the latter came with much criticism of the difficulty. I wrote a FAQ for the first game based on the Japanese version and here I am again. In this case, there is even more Japanese in the game, both in menus and gameplay, however all the cut-scenes have English voice-overs, and they are done quite well actually! In any event, this FAQ is solely based on the Japanese version and should assist in translating and getting through the game. Good luck, and as always, learn your Katakana!!! http://www.nakaone.com/katakana.html FINAL NOTE This FAQ is obviously under construction and I will be adding information as I learn it. Feel free to contact me at the address above if you have something to add. I'll give credit wherever it is due! Version Notes ------------- Version 1.2 Kuriteikaru translation (thanks boon!), minor cleanup. The latest version of this FAQ can always be found at the following address: http://www.slateman.net/faqs/ Table of Contents ----------------- Section A: The Basics Section B: Item Pickups Section C: Purchases Section D: Power-Ups Section E: Boss Strategies Section F: Misc Items Section G: Menu Translations Section H: Credits/Legal -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =============== A: THE BASICS =============== General Commands: ---------------- X Jump (press X again to double jump) Square Horizontal attack Triangle Vertical Attack (downward stab after double jump) Circle Toss shield (or does an uppercut if your meter is empty) R1 Free view, use the analog controller to look around.??? R2 Block using shield. After falling/jumping, use this to roll. R3 (click) Free view, use the analog controller to look around. L1 ??? L2 Switch Weapon L1 + R1 Grim Transformation. Select Powerup Display (Sword, Hammer, Shield, Boxers) + Scrolls Start Pauses the game. Pause -> Exit Menu 1st Option: Save Game? (yes/no) 2nd Option: Exit? (yes/no) On Screen Items: --------------- During gameplay, there are several items on screen. Here's what they do. Green Bars = Energy 1 Bar = Boxer shorts 2 Bars = Basic armor 3 Bars = Full armor (w/ helmet) 4 Bars = Gold Armor (only when wearing Armor Boxers) Red Bar = Magic/Shield Power (decreases when you throw/perform moves) Refills by collecting Yellow & Black Shield icon or defeating enemies. Blue Circle = Grim Meter. Press L1 + R1 to change into Death (Grim Reaper) and control him for a brief time. With the Grim Upgrade, you can add more bars to this meter. You begin with one, but can upgrade to 4. Red Coins = Lives. Unlike the first game where they were continues. Spirits = What's the purpose of spirits? Coins = Purchase Upgrades/Items Iron Keys = Open chests Combos & Attacks: ---------------- Combat is the main focus of the game and the gameplay engine in which this is put together is elaborate and exciting. A fun addition to the game engine is the ability to string together numerous hits to make big combos. Here are some combinations. Sword Combos: Sq, Sq, neutral + Sq Sq, Sq, direction + Sq Sq, Sq, T, Sq, Sq T, Sq, Sq Dir + T Sq, Dir + Sq I'm unsure of all of these, I will need to verify. Based on how many hits AND how many enemies you hit, combos are rated: Weak Bold Fearsome Brave More as I figure it all out. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ================= B: ITEM PICKUPS ================= There are a number of items dropped by enemies or floating around the level. They are as follows: Coins: These are integral as you will use these to purchase upgrades and items. As you save villagers, you will find some people trying to sell items. For a list of what they're selling, see below. Coin Bags: Money bags are worth 5 coins each. Death Coins (Desu Koin) 210 coins Red coins are used for lives in the sequel whereas they were continues in the first. Many times strewn about the level in hard to access areas. Diamonds: These are worth 10 coins each. Watch out as birds will steal diamonds from you! Red Key These keys attach to your belt (or boxers) and will open up chests and most doors/gates. Gold Key: These will open up the bigger gates with a gold lock. Health Tankard (Herusu Tanka) 40 coins These look like mugs and give you energy. Yellow & Black Shield: Pick up these power-ups to refill your shield/magic meter. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ============== C: Purchases ============== In addition to items you can simply collect by defeating enemies and smashing objects, you can purchase the following items from the vendors found across the world. Most of the following are self explanatory, weapon upgrades are detailed in the following section. However, there are a few items that require a description. Death Coin Desu Koin 210 Coins This is an extra life essentially. Grim Upgrade Grimu Apgureedo 520, 950 Coins Adds another bar to your Grim Meter. Special Meter Upgrade Supechyaru Meetaa Appugureedo 730 Coins This gives you another level of magic power. Basic Items: Scrolls 30 Health Tankard 40 Armor 90 Armor Pants ?? Death Coin 210 Grim Upgrade 520, 950 Special Meter Upgrade 730 Sword Upgrades: Flame Sword xxx Wide Spinning Sword ?? Sword Stab ?? Super Sword Stab 600 Shock Wave Attack 780 Fire Doom Strike 1010 Hammer Upgrades: Ice Hammer xxx Drill Hammer 310 Wild Spinning Hammer 460 Super Drill Hammer 680 Quake Strike 880 Ice Doom Strike 1160 Shield Upgrades Iron Shield ??? Snatch Shield 360 Super Shield Shot 400 Silver Shield 470 Spark Shield 700 Bound Shield 800 Gold Shield 910 Boxer Upgrades: Heart Boxers Default Armor Pants 120 Shiifu Pants 410 Magic Power Pants 540 Raifu Pants 620 xxx = collect this item in a stage, not by purchasing. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ============== D: POWER-UPS ============== One of the coolest elements in the first Maximo was the ability to enhance your sword and shield with power-ups. This feature has been tweaked and refined for the sequel. By pressing the Select button, you will bring up your power-up menu. This is broken into 4 sections: Sword Hammer Shield Boxers (Panshi) Beside these icons there are 2 colored circles. Items in the red circles are upgrades and can be swapped with the main item. Items in the brown circles are power-ups. These give you special techniques, but some drain your magic meter, so watch out for that. Virtually all of these power-ups must be purchased from villagers. Most are pretty easy to figure out, but I've translated their names where possible. Sword Power-Ups --------------- Wide (wild?) Spinning Sword Wairudo Supiningu Soodo ??? Coins Perform a 360 on the analog controller + square for a much larger attack radius and extra blades appear to assist. Critical Sword Kuriteikaru Soodo ??? Coins Otherwise considered a Sword Stab, press Up + Triangle to perform a forward stab w/ your sword. This is a powerful and very useful attack. Super Sword Stab Suupaa Kuriteiharu Soodo 600 Coins A very useful enhanced version of the Sword Stab. This will take power away from your magic meter, but your attack will go further and will do more damage. Be careful though, it takes a little longer to perform this attack, leaving yourself open for enemies to hit you. Shock Wave Attack Shyoku Ueibu Atakku 780 Coins An incredibly useful move, this expands your Sword Stab move. The way to perform this is by presing X, X, T, T. The ring around your character is bigger and now contains blades. Use this when surrounded and you can kill a number of enemies in one attack! Flame Sword Fureimu Soodo can't buy This is an upgrade in the later levels. You cannot purchase this item, it is given to you. It's effects won't seem obvious to you until you do a Sword Stab or Spinning Sword attack as these now gain the assistance of fire and cause more damage. Fire Doom Strike Fuaia Doumu Sutoraiku 1010 Coins This powerup is impressive and causes a lot of damage. To perform this move, tap X, X, T, Sq. This is just like the Shock Wave Attack, but a huge ring of fire surrounds you. Take notice, this drains a LOT out of your magic meter. It's a very powerful move, but use it sparingly. Hammer Power-Ups ---------------- Wide (wild?) Spinning Hammer Wairudo Supiningu Hanma 460 Coins Much like the Wide Spinning Sword, this enhances your spinning attack and is very useful. Drill Hammer Doriru Hanma 310 Coins Press Up + Triangle (?) to perform this attack. Maximo will perform a move similar to the sword stab, but will also spin the Hammer which can cause multiple hits. Ice Hammer Aisu Hanma? can't buy Quake Strike Kuueiku Sutoraiku 880 Coins Super Drill Hammer Suupaa Doriru Hanma 680 Coins Ice Doom Strike Aisu Doumo Sutoraiku 1160 Coins Shield Power-Ups ---------------- Iron Shield Aaion Shiredo ??? Coins I think this is a different shield. Snatch Shield Sunachi Shiredo 360 Coins When equipped with this power-up, you can collect items from a distance by holding the block (R2) button. Coins and similar items will be drawn to you. I believe this works when used in conjunction with the Shield Toss (circle). Items such as armor, health tankards, keys and red coins will not be affected by this. However, this is a very useful tool. Since collecting coins is such an integral part of the game, you can utilize this even during heavy battles or when surrounded. In addition, it allows you to collect coins in hard to reach locations (i.e. ones in which you need to perform daring jumps.) Super Shield Shot Suupaa Shiiredo Shyoto Type: Upgrade 400 Coins 3 arrows pointing northwest. This upgrade lets you throw your shield REALLY far. It will fly half the stage and can bounce between enemies. Silver Shield Shirubaa Shiiredo 470 Coins Spark Shield Supaaku Shiredo 700 Coins Bound? Shield Baundo Shiredo 800 Coins What does this do? Press circle? Reflects? Gold Shield Goorudo Shiredo 910 Coins A more powerful shield? Boxer Upgrades -------------- Heart Boxers Haato Panshi Default The boxers you're wearing when you start. They offer no benefits to my knowledge. Armor Pants Aamaa Panshi 120 Coins Boxers that look like Armor These only help you gain a 4th level of armor. Put these on prior to opening treasure chests. If you have 3 energy levels and armor is inside, you will be rewarded with the 4th level/Gold Armor. See more above. ?? Shiifu Panshi 410 Coins Green Boxers w/ Dollar Signs These boxers will give you a warning around hidden treasure chests. Red text will appear on the bottom of the screen and the controller will rumble. Look around for hidden items. The controller will rumble harder when you are closer. something w/ square button? Magic Power Boxers Majikku Pawaa Panshi 540 Coins Blue Boxers w/.... With these boxers your special meter grows more quickly Life Boxers Raifu Panshi 620 Coins If you have no armor on, these make your special meter grow. Scrolls ------- By pressing the R1 button on this screen you will be presented with the scrolls you have collected. There are 30 Scrolls in total. These scrolls give you gameplay tips and do not seem to serve any other function or purpose. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ==================== E: BOSS STRATEGIES ==================== As with the first Maximo game, there is one tip that is universal when talking about boss strategies. I will say it here, probably again in each boss description, but I cannot emphasize it enough. KEEP MOVING That's a basic concept but will save you in almost every instance of a boss attack. Some bosses in the first game had you just running constantly. That's fine! Sitting still will often mean death, so keep running around, in circles if you must! 1st Boss - House Crusher After several levels you are presented with the first boss, the House Crusher. This bird-beast in a house has 2 attacks and you should be able to avoid them if you keep moving. At first, he'll poke his head out the front door and it's your job to rush up to him and slash at his head. Spinning combinations will hit several times and prove to be very useful. When the bird retracts his head back into the house, he will proceed to run at you. Once again, keep moving away from him and move/jump out of the way once he reaches you. Eventually he'll stop and poke his head out again. Once you've defeated the bird, he will destroy the house revealing his 2 guns. Keep running as he shoots at you. You can run towards him, leaping over his bullet fire. Every so often he will jump high in the air and you must dodge his shots again. He will keep doing this, so in evading his shots, running towards him is the best way to attack. Mix up your attacks on his head and eventually he will fall. Much like the bosses from the first game, staying in motion is key. By sitting still, he'll accurately shoot at you with his guns or run into you. 2nd Boss - Cyclocks This huge beast smashes the house where you're located and has several attacks. However, you may be able to avoid most of them if you time your attack properly. When the eye is opening up you can jump and slash a few times knocking the boss back. By timing it correctly, he might not even get an attack off! It's likely that he will though, so it's good to be prepared. Watch out for his blue wave attack, jump over them and rush to the front to slice at the eye. His other attack is a laser beam that follows you around. Once you've done some damage, he'll move to either side of the house. Keep up your attacks. You should be able to get 3 hits almost every time, try jumping and hitting Square, Square, Triangle. Eventually he'll destroy the whole house and you'll continue the engagement in the yard. No big surprise here, KEEP MOVING. His laser attack follows you around and his missiles will seek you out. In both cases, run to the left or right of him, then towards him. Otherwise you'll just keep running forever. Attack the eye, wait for it to close and run away. Repeat until death. 3rd Boss - Boa Beetle? 4th Boss - Sea Serpent This guy can be a little annoying. A huge serpent smashes through the floorboards and as with any other platformer boss, he has several different attacks and a pattern of sorts. The first time he pops up, run straight up to him and hack away. He'll move his head back and get ready for him to swipe at you. You can try running away but you might not make it quickly enough so just try to block. The snake will drop back into the water and then reappear, breaking another floor block. His other attacks include fire breathing (run! and if you can't, block) and some green poisonous gas. Just avoid these as you'll get hit multiple times if you are in the middle of them. You do have limited time in that the floorboards are being broken as you go along. Do your best at avoiding those 2 attacks while remaining close enough to get several hits. I recommend using the jump + square + square + triangle combo myself, then maybe a spinning attack. You should be able to get a few hits in every brief encounter. Final Boss - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ============= F: MISC ITEMS ============= Secrets: ------- In order to Master a level, you must collect all the coins, defeat every enemy and find all the hidden items in a level. Many times you will reveal a hidden treaure chest by doing a Sword Stab (down + triangle after jumping) or just by jumping near it. Until you get the Shiifu Boxers, you will be blind to these hidden items. Once you put on these shorts you can reveal their locations by walking near them. As mentioned above, the controller will rumble harder when you are very close. Take note though, sometimes these hidden chests are placed in strategic areas. If you enter a level and see an odd patch of ground that is empty, try doing the Sword Stab there. Many times these obvious locations contain chests! Useful Tips: ------------ During Boss battles, KEEP MOVING. Most of their attacks will focus on a centralized location, so by keeping yourself in motion, you can avoid most boss attacks. If you can't get to an item that is just out of reach, try swinging your sword. You can collect items that are out of your reach by hitting them w/ your sword/hammer! Very useful. Don't waste keys. If you die on a level, don't unlock a treasure chest again the 2nd time through. Whatever was inside the first time will be reduced to a single coin. This goes for regular chests as well. Keys however will always be in chests. How do I save? ------------- As with the first game, you will have to beat the first level first. You will then be presented with an overworld map. Much easier than the original game, simply press the R1 button to access the save screen. It does not cost any coins as in the first game. Once you're in the save screen, hit the circle button once to say save, a 2nd time to confirm. In addition, by Mastering certain levels, you can unlock entries in the gallery. Hit the L1 button to access this menu. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ==================== G: MENU TRANSLATIONS ==================== Level Complete Stats At the end of each level you are given a screen with your progress. These stats are as follows: Enemies or Spirits Your # (total) Items Collected Your # (total) People Saved Your # (total) Hidden Chests Your # (total) Stage Complete Your % Play Time Your Time Options Menu Sound Stereo / Monaural Music Volume Sound Effect Volume Vibration On / Off Display (shift) Colors Default Settings Exit Pause Menu If you choose Exit you are presented w/ 2 screens: Do You Wish To Save yes/no Are you sure you wish to exit? yes/no Save Menu Circle = YES Square = NO To Save, enter save screen and press Circle twice. Once will save, the 2nd will ask you if you want to overwrite your previous save. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ================ H: Credits/Legal ================ This FAQ is copyright (c) 2003-05, Trevor Esposito (slateman@godflesh.com) Maximo is copyright (c) 2003, Capcom, Capcom Japan Maximo is trademark of Capcom Co., Ltd. You may not distribute this for profit. You may not edit or alter the contents herein without the permission of the author. Currently, this FAQ may only be posted at GameFAQs.com The latest version of this FAQ can always be found at the following address: http://www.slateman.net/faqs/ Hope the FAQ was useful in some form. Good luck and have fun! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=