Sword of the Beserk: Gut's Rage for Sega Dreamcast (1999) Combo-Secrets FAQ by Brian S. Lang AKA Uncle5555 -------------------------------- This guide is exclusive to GameFAQ's posting it to other sites will not be tolerated or accepted. Action will be taken against parties who violate these rules. This guide Copyright 2002 by Brian S. Lang AKA Uncle5555 Version 1.0 -------------------------------- Contents -------- I. Introduction II. Version History III. Combo Guide IV. Secrets (Or how to get all the blasted prize box items opened up) V. Boss Strategy VI. Misc. VII. Credits/Thanks/Copyright Info. VIII. Web Adresses for more information on Beserk/Contact Info. -------------------------------- I. Introduction -------------------------------- This is a specialized guide for the American version of the awesome Yukes'/Eidos game Sword of the Beserk: Gut's Rage this guide will cover only the combos Gatsu can pull off with his sword and also the prize box section which can be a pain if you don't know exactly what to do to open all the parts of the prize box. Other FAQ's cover the walkthrough for the game so please consult them (they are quite good and extensive) and one in particular Red_Bejelit's FAQ covers very little on the secrets section as far as a how-to guide to opening all the secrets in the game as well as both being 1 to 2 years old from there last update. So a chance of that happening is slim to none, but I am here to make up for their shortcomings and fill in the blanks so anyone who plays it can have a completely open prize box like me :) --------------------------- II. Version History --------------------------- 1.0 Sept. 28th 2002- Started today. Hopefully all information I have will make the guide complete if not there's always an update. :) --------------------------- III. Combo Guide --------------------------- This is a detailed list of all the moves I have discovered in various playthroughs that Gatsu can pull off if I discover anymore I will include them in the next update. Basic Combos ------------ A X 5 - regular weak multislash attack B X 3 - regular strong multislash attack B X 2 - like the B X 3 except Gatsu stops after second blow with a downward strike Charge A -Gatsu will hold his sword off to the side while being able to move. He then performs a 540' slash around himself slashing the enemy. Advanced Combos --------------- A, B, B -Gatsu will perform a downward slash, then upward slash sometimes hitting the ememy up into the air followed by a 270' slash hitting all enemies in the area. A, B -Same as above only with hitting the ememy up into the air. (Good for knocking them on the ground, then slashing them) X, A, A -A jumping slash upward and downward you must press the A button fairly quickly to perform the move otherwise he will only slash up or down not both. X, A -As stated above Gatsu will slash up or down depending on when the A button is pressed. X, land, A -Gatsu will jump and land and slash his sword low as a sweeping motion (I have found this move only effective against the frogs in the forest but feel free to experiment) ---------------------- IV. Secrets (The main reason you are reading this) ---------------------- This section will cover the how-to's on opening the prize box section to completion with everything unlocked. When opened the prize box reads as such: World Gallery Movies Puck's Game Battle Arena Stage Select No Limit Mode World: When you originally start the game the only thing available in the Prize Box is World giving a detailed description of the world of Beserk, and the characters within. Gallery: These are pictures opened up for defeating Normal Mode playing the Battle Arena stages, and playing Puck's Minigame. They come with descriptions by selecting the picture with A and pressing A again. It tells a brief synopsis about the character and thier bio. Plus they're pretty nice to look at too. :) Pictures: 01-Gatsu -Play on normal and complete the game 02-Caska -Play the Great-Tree Caska Battle in the Arena 03-Puck -Play Puck's Game minigame in the prize box 04-Skull -Play Time Attack A in the Arena Knight 05-Rita -Play Time Attack B in the Arena 06-Eriza -Play the Great-Tree Niko Battle in the Arena 07-Balzac -Play the Disciple Balazac Battle in the Arena 08-Annette -Play the Baron Balzac Battle in the Arena 09-Job -Play the Job Battle in the Arena 10-Zoddo -Play the Zoddo Battle in the Arena 11-Dunneth -Play on normal and complete the game 12-Beherite -Play Time Attack C in the Arena *Note to open all pictures except Gatsu(01) and Dunneth(11) you have to play, not defeat or get high score in Battle Arena and Puck's Game to open the gallery pictures. That means even if you die or just start it let time run out or get killed you will still get the picture this also applies to Puck's Game as well. Pretty lame but hey you score a pretty picture, shame on you Yukes. :b Movies: These are game movies that you had seen while playing through the game now you can watch them anytime you want. They should all be opened after a successful playthrough of the game once on any difficulty. Tested on normal, though should work with all. Puck's Game: Opened after completing Easy Difficulty. Help Puck defend his bag against the nasty Mandragora saplings. This also opens Puck's picture in the Gallery. Battle Arena: Opened after completing Normal Difficulty. Timed fights against Boss characters and free for alls against regular enemy characters in the game. Go for the High Score, it does nothing but gives you bragging rights. See Gallery section for details on how to obtain the Gallery pictures through the Battle Arena. Stage Select: Opened after completing Hard Difficulty. Let's you select any stage without having to play the game from scratch. No Limit Mode: Opened after completing Hard Difficulty. Makes Gatsu a lethal weapon by giving him unlimited supplies and ammumition for his cannon >:) and his bombs. Plus you have unlimited fairy powder but like you'll need it. ;) --------------------- Boss Strategy --------------------- Here I will give a few hints and tips to defeating two bosses in the game Zoddo and Disciple Balzac (End Game Boss) Please Read Red_Bejelit and Michael Lo's FAQ's for a more detailed walkthrough on the game and defeating the bosses. Zoddo ----- He will start off in front of you in the burning Mandragora village I always wait for him to move first then start to attack. I use my cannon reserves always making sure to get the hits (trust me you will need to hit him with the cannon) There is a barrel in the top right side of your starting position that can be broken and a extra cannon aquired. However make sure you use your reserve (if 2 make it 1, if 1 then X(0), otherwise you will not get the cannon that goes for any other breakable object in the game that contains items if your full you will not get the item inside. Ok where were we, oh yes killing this ghastly behemoth I usually don't use my bomb reserve unless his back is turned away from me because the bombs take to long to get out leaving me vunerable to get speared by his horn. grabbed by the headand tossed, or hit by his tail. The easiest way to damage him as well as getting your Beserk Meter to max is to Jump, A, A combo and to stay on his left side (the one without the horn) and continue this until Beserk then B X 3 until Beserk is depleted then rinse repeat healing as necessary if you are lucky you will go Beserk twice and will deplete his health if not you are playing on easy :b or are dead now. :) Good Luck Disciple Balzac --------------- Or how to defeat the ugly scary looking boss at the end of the game. When you start off Balzac will be in front of you hw will either try sucking you toward him or using a flame/bomb to damage/knock you down. You can try two strategies to defeat him. One use the Boss destroying patented X, A, A on one of his sides (left or right) doesn't matter which while slashing in between his heads or run around to either side again and slashing like a mad man until your Beserk Meter maxes then run to the front then press B like a mad man until the meter runs out. Same as before rinse repeat, use health when needed and before starting everything try getting some good shots with the cannon/bombs off before you start on the meat and potatoes of the fight. Happy Slashing >:) -------------------- VI. Misc -------------------- This section will contain everything else I found in the game but didn't fit into the other sections, noteworthy little things included into the game but might be missed if you only play once or twice through the game. ------ While Fighting the Stage one Boss Job if you go to the outsides of the fighting area you can destroy the items sitting around barrels and bottles. But the neat thing is Job can damage the walls if his tentacle hits them making slashes and cuts into them. A pretty neat fact if you never messed with it before. Plus also pretty cool Yukes added such a cool feature to it that most people won't see because they'll be too busy running around trying to stay away from the boss. :b ------ If you are in desperate need of items and the end of the level is far away don't fret start slashing boxes, barrels, anything that looks like a container and is destroyable if you are down on an item more often than not when you really need something you'll get it just as you need it, and also items are always in the same spot same item, same place pretty cool indeed. ------ Dying, tired of killing enemies, finger sore from jamming the controller to hard. Then RUN that's right run in many places in the game you can fight minimal ememies while still progressing through the game not only does this save health it also let's you get through the game faster :) (Oh wait that's not necessarily a good thing as the game is already short) but if you want to write a FAQ or just see more of the engrossing storyline there ya go. Areas where this can be done include the first city level, the forest, the second castle level (going after Balzac), the area underneath the church (almost the entire thing) ------ If you are trying to convince a skeptical friend to play the game tell them it's just like Shenmue. Shenmue you say, yes it has QTE button press areas just like the Yu Suzuki classic albeit less of them but still cool nonetheless. Plus they all lead to different paths. So they are two times the fun. The only alternate path I was able to find that was not part of the QTE was fighting the soldiers outside of the castle that is actually a timed event if you cannot defeat all the soldiers before the main gate closes you have to take an alterante route around to get into the castle to get to the room with the barricades. ------ The music for the menu's and the ending are used in the Anime from Media Blasters listen closely it's there. ------ That's all for this section if I can think of more I will add it to a future update if not that's it :) ------------------ VII. Credits/Thanks/Copyright Info. ------------------ As always first goes to me. :) If I wasn't so aggrevated by the lack of info from the other two FAQ's on the Prize box section, I wouldn't have written this so thank those two for thier glaring ommisions that is what got you this little gem that your reading right now. ;) Next thanks goes to Red_Bejelit and Michael Lo, in all seriousness they did all the grunt work for me so I could write mine and complement thier work. Thanks guys. Indiviually I would like to thank Red_Bejelit for his detailed guide on the world of Beserk and for telling me what was in the Prize Box but not how to get it. :) I would like to thank Michael Lo for tips on the Zoddo boss strategy which I refined and also the Charge A slash without him I would have never known about it. Again please read their FAQ's (since I plugged them enough) they are well detailed and thorough (not perfect, but that's why I am here to pick up what they missed) Personel thanks goes out to WOC on the game FAQ's message boards for motivating me and giving me ideas as what to do next for finding out how to unlock the Gallery Pictures and for teaching me not to be such a Jerk to others for there ignorance. And to all others (you know who you are) Thanks for nothing and for wasting my time with you're nonsensical posts if I am not allowed an opinion about stuff I will move to a communist country where I am not allowed free speech or thought were smart @sses like you are executed. (Only in a perfect world) :) Like I said above this is exclusive to GameFAQ's unless someone has a better site than "CJayC" then it will reside there, but since I am not including contact info it will remain exclusive to GameFAQ's until I deem otherwise. :b Special Thanks to Jeff "CJayC" Veasey for hosting this FAQ and for running one of the if not the best game information center on the net. The message boards are another story. :) And for the blatant use of his copyright info. Thanks. :) Copyright Notice: This document is Copyright 2002 Brian S. Lang "Uncle5555". It may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site outside of GameFAQs. It may not be distributed electronically outside of the GameFAQs web site, and it may not be distributed otherwise at all. The latest version of this document on the GameFAQs web site will hold the current Copyright and distribution information. At this time, this document is exclusive to GameFAQs; please do not ask for reproduction rights without compensation. Thanks "CJayC" ------------------- VIII. Web Adresses for more information on Beserk/Contact Information ------------------- This is alittle extra for folks who want more infomation on the game or the world of Beserk. Credit for these goes to Oliver Hague (the only useful information he contibuted to this FAQ) The Hawks http://www.thehawks.org/ A very informative site has extensive information on the world of Beserk. A fan run site he has pictures, links, and more check it out. Also has fan scanned subtitled manga for D/L. Good for an introduction to the world but buy the real thing. :) Nightfall Beserk http://arcticnightfall.com/berserk/ Another awesome site pictures, descriptions, manga translations available, also Cool multimedia section featuring movie clips and OST MP3's :) What you mean you're not there yet. :b Sasegeru...Beserk http://www.skullknight.net/ The definitive Beserk site, if you need to know if Gatsu ever had a cold or what he ate for dinner in a certain volume of the manga this is your place. They have fan translations of the manga, a very detailed character guide, FAQ you name it. Also the home of the infamous "Oliver Hague" -the human encyclopedia know-it-all of the world of Beserk...Use at your own Risk can cause serious injury, harm, or other bodily disfunction. (kiddin' :b) Love ya buddy just from now on don't be so "Vague"...sorry couldn't resist. :b He is one of the ones mentioned in the thanks section see if you can guess what for you get a special prize of nothing for the correct answer. I am not getting anything for pimping these sites in my guide they are a reference tool for helping others discover more about the World of Beserk they are all worth your time to visit, otherwise I wouldn't have spent time listing them in the FAQ. Enjoy and happy Demon Hunting. >:) P.S. for those who have read this far I am putting in absolutely no, none, nada, zip, zilch, zero contact information. If I think I need to abridge, revise, review, remove information I will do at my own behest not any sooner and will make a better (hopefully) version FAQ in the future. So that means all digs, sticks, slams, ect., will stay in file until further notice I was fair and not too cruel. So be it. This document has not been proofread..sorry for typographical errors, it's in English so enjoy. :) Thanks for reading. "Aieya too many spells" -Uncle (Jackie Chan Adventures) watch it, it is a very cool show plus it has Uncle :) -End of File-