Shutokou Battle 01 For Sony Playstation 2 Developed by Genki/Genki Racing Project This document Copyright 2003 Alan Cheng (corolla_s@hotmail.com) Version 2.0 (August 25, 2003) All Rights Reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Foreword 2. Introduction 3. Legal Disclaimer 4. Version History 5. License Plate Trick 6. Shutokou Wanderers 7. Nagoya Wanderers 8. Hanshin Wanderers 9. Credits 1. FOREWORD Hi everyone. This is actually my second official FAQ only (my first one is the "Macross: Do You Remember Love" FAQ for PSOne). The reason why this FAQ exists is due to the popular demand of a Wanderer list and also to get us more organized without going back and forth in the Message Board. So I was trying to put everything I know inside this FAQ to give all of you a little help. Some of them are just from my experience, others are from what I read from different discussion forums. But nonetheless, I hope I can do my best to provide just my little tips to get the game 100% completion. Talking about 100%, I just finished the game this morning (August 19, 2003). I was stuck in the last 2% for two days already for those Wanderers, and finally I figured out what to do to get it done. So hopefully everyone can get 100% very soon too. It should not take that long except for some of the Wanderers out there =) And if you found out that I wrote something wrong with regards to the Wanderers' conditions or you have some alternate ways to make the Wanderers appear, please email me (corolla_s@hotmail.com) with Subject "WANDERERS..." or "FAQ..." so I can make appropriate amendments. Your contributions to this FAQ will benefit not just me, but other gamers as well. Thanks in advance for your valuable comments. 2. INTRODUCTION Before I begin, I just want to say that Wanderers in the Shutokou series are love-and-hate relationship for me. The love part is that it is very rewarding when you have beaten the Wanderers, and the hate part is it is very hard to guess the conditions to get the Wanderers out. Even if you know Japanese, you still need to play with the mind game before you can really figure out where and how they will appear. There are a total of 83 Wanderers in this game, so refer to this FAQ if you require some assistance. I better stop talking and go on with the conditions of the Wanderers. By the way, I am NOT going to post any Gameshark/Pro Action Replay/any kind of cheat codes this time. First of all, there are no very good cheat codes out there to help you out really, except for the infinite money code (I never use such codes to win money). And also, cheat codes will simply downgrade the enjoyable level of this game because you have to beat 600 rivals in total, and it will test out your patience as well as driving skills if you can complete it yourself. So hopefully I will not be getting a lot of hate mails for not posting the cheat codes this time around. 3. LEGAL DISCLAIMER I hate to say this, but to protect myself and my valuable assets (i.e. this FAQ and my intellectual property), I have no choice but to mention it once again. As usual, no one enjoys writing a so-called legal disclaimer, as this is somewhat useless and tedious. However, in order to protect all the people's documents, this is still required, so here you go. This document, in whole or in part of, is the property of Alan Cheng. No one should ever attempt to use this document to make money, or I will get you for sure! This is used to guide gamers on how to beat the game's Wanderers only. If you happen wanted to print a copy for yourself or your friends, go ahead. But if you want to put it on your web site, please notify me through email (corolla_s@hotmail.com), no matter it is part of or the whole document. I will notify you through email for the permission to post this FAQ on your web site. All the names related to the game and the game console belongs to the property of the respective companies. All rights reserved. Thank you for your co-operation. Blah blah blah. NOTE: If you want to print out this FAQ, please set your margins to 1 inch for all the four margins, with 10 pt font and Courier New type font. This will make up a total of 7 pages. 4. VERSIONS UPDATES Version 2.0 - Added the License Plate Explanation under "5. LICENSE (August 25, 2003) PLATE TRICK" - Added specifics for the following Wanderers in Shutokou: #272, #275, #276, #284, #286, #302 - Added specifics for the following Wanderers in Nagoya: #117, #119, #125 - Added specifics for the following Wanderers in Hanshin: #146, #153, #158, #159 Version 1.0 - This is the first version of this FAQ. More will follow (August 18, 2003) when required. 5. LICENSE PLATE TRICK Some of the Wanderers require you to use specific license plates before they show up. Instead of buying a brand new car to have a new license plate, here is what you can do to change the license plate details: 1) Go to "Change Car" on the main menu; 2) go to "Garage" or "Sub Garage", depending on where your car is stored; 3) choose the car you want and press "O" button on your controller; 4) before you have really chosen your car, press "Square" button on your controller. This will bring up the license plate screen once again; 5) make the changes and confirm afterwards. In this case you don't need to buy a new car once again =) (NEW!! License Plate Explanation!) Another important note on changing the license plate's city and character is the location of the city and character on the License Plate screen. Because this game is written in Japanese and I do not know the exact translation for the English counterpart, so I used the following method to identify the specific city and character you should input for some particular Wanderers. For the Japanese cities, there are a total of 18 rows and 5 columns. So for example, if you want to seek out Wanderer #275, you will need to have a license plate with city R12-C2, meaning you have to go to Row 12 and Column 2 to select the right city. Therefore, on this FAQ, I'll use the "Rx-Cx" method to denote that city without further confusions. The other one is the character after you have chosen the city and the two to three numbers of that city. It should be a single Japanese character to choose from the table. Like the cities, they are divided into rows and columns, but there are only 6 rows and 5 columns. For Wanderer #119 (that should be the only Wanderer requiring a specific Japanese character for the license plate), you use R6-C4 to make your license plate glow in fluorescent green. Hopefully everyone can understand this method of selecting the right cities and characters =) 6. SHUTOKOU WANDERERS There are a total of 50 Wanderers in Shutokou. Because it is impossible for me to list out the appearance places for the Wanderers, I will simply list them by their original numbers instead. If someone can tell me the actual English translations for the places, please email me. I will definitely give you credits for that. #260: Appears during even number days (e.g. Day 2, 4, 6...) #261: Appears during rainy days (as long as it is not sunny) #262: Appears on Fridays only #263: Appears after coming out from Pit Area (sorry I really do not know the English translation of the Pit Area) #264: Use Subaru cars #265: Use Toyota MR-S #266: Use Toyota MR-S, and appears on Wednesdays after defeating #265 (Note: I found that you can also battle #266 with cars other than MR-S as well) #267: Appears when you have achieved a 10-win combo #268: Appears when the unit number of days is 3 or is a multiple of 3 (e.g. Day 3, 13, 23, 133...) #269: Appears when the number of days is a multiple of 5 #270: When you have come out from ALL Pit Areas in Shutokou (including all the upper and lower sections; you do not need to complete in a single day, but you cannot miss out a single one) #271: Apply the "Rolling Guy" sticker on any part of the car body #272: Drive around the Kasumi Gaseki section when the internal clock of your PS2 is 02:00 AM (it is better for you to set the clock of your PS2 to the Japan time zone for future use). (Note: Here is what you can do to reach that section easily: On Shutokou map, press "Up" on your controller once, and choose the second option to choose the Outer C1 section and begin the race) #273: Go to Time Attack mode and race the Outer C1 section within 04'05" (that is the time set by MCS, and make sure your overall time is less than 04'05") #274: When you have 2 or more cars in your garage #275: Use the "Na Ne Wa" (R12-C2) license plate on your car (that should be the 12 row, 2 column city when you choose the city name) #276: Equip license plates from cities R6-C3, R6-C2, R6-C1, or R6-C4 on your car, and the trip meter ("TRIP") should be at least "300," which means you should at least travel 30 km #277: Use a newly bought car # 278: Will battle after signaling right (i.e. push right on the right analog stick if you are using the default controller setup). I found that you might need to come out from a pit stop, signal right, and flash the high beams before #278 will come into battle. #279: Use a non-Japanese car when the internal clock of your PS2 is between 21:00 and 23:00 (i.e. 09:00 PM to 11:00 PM). Also, do not use any non-Japanese cars that are in the "Custom" or "Special" car selections. #280: Use cars that have been modified inside the "Dress Up" menu (this can include any color change or stickers) #281: Appears every 30 days after battling in Shutokou area #282: Appears on Tuesdays and Fridays only, with the "TRIP" reading less than "200" (i.e. below 20 km) #283: Use cars without the rear spoiler (rear spoiler as "Off") #284: Use "A.P.S." or "Da Ra Ma Ra Su Ma Mi" stickers on your car (preferrably the "A.P.S." sticker because I might have translated the other one wrong :P) #285: The total number of wins is 500 or above #286: Use custom alloy wheels on VIP-type cars (Note: VIP-type cars are the following ones: JZS161 [Toyota Aristo V300 Vertex Edition], E124 [Mercedes Benz 500E], GH230 [Mercedes Benz SL500], HY34 [Nissan Cedric 300VIP], and HY33 [Nissan Gloria Gran Turismo Ultima]) #287: Use a 1980's car #288: Drive an American car when your PS2 internal clock is after 00:00 (i.e. after midnight, as its name suggests) #289: Use a German car (Porsche/Gemballa, Mercedes Benz) #290: Use an English or Italian car (preferably Lotus cars) #291: Appears when all the digits for the number of days are the same (e.g. 11, 22, 33, or 111, 222, 333. It does not matter if you have gone pass the 100th day as long as all the digits are the same) #292: Use a car that has the engine changed already (which means your total mileage for that particular car is over 2000 km) #293: The total mileage of the car is between 1000 and 2000 km #294: Use wagon cars (Subaru cars are the best) #295: Use KPGC110 during rainy days (KPGC110 is the same as the old Nissan GT-R car) #296: Turn on the emergency lights (press R3) and drive like crazy by hitting the walls #297: Use car with the "Wind Stars" stickers #298: Appears when you have acquired a special B.A.D. name (One method is to use a Toyota Trueno, a.k.a. AE86 and use a "Rolling Guy" sticker. This will change the name to "xxx No.0") #299: Appears after defeating the "Commander" team #300: Appears after defeated the normal teams in both Nagoya and Hanshin areas (by normal I mean the regular teams and not those "xxx ARRIVAL" special teams) #301: Appears after selling several cars #302: Use license plate from the city "Yokohama", which is R5-C2 for the Japanese city #303: Use cars with 4WD transmission (Nissan GT-R R34 or Subaru GDB will work) #304: Use a Mazda FD (i.e. newer Mazda RX-7) with the "Infinity" sticker #305: Use a car with everything set to "Normal" (Including the entire engine, muffler, sticker, wheels, tires upgrades. Everything HAS to be set to "Normal" or it will never appear) #306: After defeating #307 #307: After defeating #308 #308: After defeating #309 #309: The license plate is "11-11" (remember to use the "License Plate Trick" detailed above) (Note: #309, #308, #307, #306 appear in this order and they come and battle you after you have defeated the previous one, so do not use the "BOOST" in the early stages and remember to use a powerful car) 7. Nagoya Wanderers There are a total of 14 Wanderers in the Nagoya area. So here you go. #117: Appears on Tuesdays when you go on the Circular section (Note: Again, to go to that section easily, on Nagoya map, press "Down" once on your controller, and choose the only option to race in the Circular section) #118: Use a car that has "Color Change" during rainy days (you can paint the whole car or just part of a car like a bonnet, but make sure you do NOT use a custom or special car because you cannot modify the car or apply stickers to any custom or special cars) #119: Use license plates with the Japanese character "Ro" (the one on the left of "Y" at the bottom of the list, which is R6-C4 for the Japanese character table), and will appear every 10 days. Using the "Ro" character will make your license plate glow in fluorescent green. #120: Go into the Pit Area on the bottom right of Circular section 5 times or more #121: Use a 1980's Nissan car (older models of Z/Fairlady will be good choices) #122: Own two exact same cars (one can be just a base model with no modifications), and use one of them to battle #123: Use any car with a mileage below 2000 km #124: Use the lightest car on Fridays (preferably with Cappuccino using the Level 5 "Weight Down" and NO "Reinforcement". This will keep the Cappuccino below 600 kg) #125: Use a Nissan GT-R car and drive close to the area on the leftmost of the map (Note: On Nagoya map, press "Up" on your controller 4 times to reach this area, but you will just need to press "Up" 3 times to start from there and choose the only option, or you will be travelling in the opposite direction) #126: Win 100 rivals in Nagoya area #127: Use a non-turbo car (those with NA or simply no turbo engines) after defeating #126 #128: Appears every Monday after reaching a battling speed of 300 km/h or above (this can be hard if you are in earlier stages of the game, but after a Level 7 "Engine" upgrade, this should not be a problem) #129: Use a FF (front-engine, front-wheel-drive) transmission car and use manual transmission (use a Mitsubishi FTO will be the best) #130: After defeating other areas (i.e. after defeating Shutokou and Hanshin) 8. Hanshin Wanderers The last area is the Hanshin area. This area has 19 Wanderers and they are easier to defeat then the other two areas (though I struggled once with one of the Wanderers). Here is the listing. #142: Will come in for a 2-on-1 battle with #143 after you have defeated #143 by at least half of the energy bar #143: Appears on weekends (i.e. Saturdays and Sundays) #144: Appears after defeating #142 and #143 #145: Appears when the last digit of the number of days is "9" #146: Stop by the rightmost of the Circular section of the map and honk (press L3). You have to come to a complete stop before you do so, and honk until #146 come to battle you. (Note: The rightmost of the Circular section is when you are on Hanshin map, press "Down" on your controller once, and choose the only option to start in the Circular section) #147: Go into the Pit Area on the upper left of the Circular section 5 to 10 times #148: Upgrade the muffler to Level 3 or above #149: Hide/"Off" the license plate #150: Continue to have 1 to 3 battles only for several days around this section and return to garage #151: Change to an L-type engine (after you have accumulated over 2000 km for your car and change to those inline engines) #152: After winning three battles in a row around this section #153: Battling in the lower Wangan section for 10 consecutive days, and WIN at least 1 rival for each day (you HAVE to ride in this section for 10 days in a row, and you cannot lose a single battle within this 10 days or the rival will not come no matter how many days you have played) (IMPORTANT: This one causes the most confusion, so I'll explain a bit more: On Hanshin map, press "Up" on your controller 3 times, choose the first option to select "lower Wangan" section. You HAVE to be in that section for 10 consecutive days without going to other sections or maps. You also need to WIN at least 1 rival for each of the 10 consecutive days. If you lose once, the internal counter will reset and you have to start over again. Because you will for sure encounter rainy/snowy/foggy days within these 10 days, a better method is for you to WIN one race for one day, return to garage, save your game progress, and go back again. Do it for 10 days in row and on the eleventh day #153 should appear. In this case you do not have to restart the whole sequence again in case you lose a battle during rainy/snowy/foggy days because you can always reload from that particular point.) #154: After defeating the Shutokou area #155: Go to "Options" and turn the volumes to the MAX, and will appear after defeating #148 #156: Buy ALL Nissan Z series (there should be 4 to 5 Z cars under the "Nissan" section, and this is where the Sub Garage comes in handy because you do not want to dispose of your previous cars), and use the Nissan Z33 (the new Z/Fairlady) to battle #157: Have over 100 million (100,000,000) CP (credits/dollars) #158: Use the license plate from city "Kuma Hon" (license plate city of R17-C3) with a not-too-high mileage reading (do not go over the 1000 km for the mileage) #159: Appears after defeating rivals #118 and #125 #160: Tune the car to the lowest "Ride Height" (-30 mm) after defeating the team "Low Position" 9. CREDITS As I said in my previous FAQ, a FAQ/strategy guide cannot be completed successfully without many people's contributions. Here is a list of people I would like to take the chance to thank them, from the bottom of my heart. Thanks! - Above all, thank Genki/Genki Racing Project for developing such a high-acclaimed racing game series. And you guys have finally acquired licenses from respective car manufacturers. So hopefully you can get hold of Honda cars in "Shutokou Battle 02". - Thank GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/) and Webmaster Jeff "CJayC" Veasey for once again posting my FAQ on your web site. I am a true supporter of your web site and I always recommend my friends to visit your site. Keep up the good work. - Thank my elder brother, Elton, for watching me playing this game and seeing me throwing the controller every single day during the last few percents towards completion. Your patience is greatly appreciated (too bad you were sleeping when I finally completed the game). - Thank my fiancée, Grace Leung, for bearing with me when I was playing this game during these three weeks. Though you are in Toronto, my heart is with you all the times. You are just simply supportive. I love you. - Thank all the awesome gamers/racers out there who voiced their valuable comments and concerns through GameFAQs Message Board and some other discussion forums. Without you, I could never get through some of the wanderers. Of course, thanks everyone who reads my FAQ again. Hope I will hear from you guys soon, giving me some great suggestions on this FAQ @ corolla-s@hotmail.com. Thanks a lot! See you all in the near future.