+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MDK 2: Armageddon for the Playstation 2 A FAQ/Walkthrough by Greg Brooten (greggreggreg2000) Version 2.2 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Version History II. Introduction III. How to Start IV. Character Information V. Enemy Information VI. Checkpoint by Checkpoint Walkthrough VII. Secrets VIII. Suggestions IX. How to Contact Me X. Authorized Websites XI. Copyright Information +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I. Version History 1.0 (August 07, 2002) : Entire FAQ/Walkthrough Completed 1.1 (August 27, 2002) : A few grammatical changes www.cheatcc.com added as authorized site 2.0 (October 15, 2002): Major layout change. I decided to make it all pretty and pleasing to look at. Also, added a new authorized site, a few sections, and some grammatical changes. 2.1 (January 09, 2003): I finally made the map for Level 9B, so check it out at GameFAQs (link is in the Level 9, Checkpoint B section). Also, I corrected an error in that section as well. 2.2 (January 13, 2003): A bunch of new authorized sites. Hopefully now this guide will reach people it wouldn't have otherwise. :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ II. Introduction MDK 2: Armageddon is a 3-D Action/Adventure game. It takes place in the future when creatures from another dimension come to Earth to strip it of all of its precious minerals, while eliminating cities and killing helpless people in the process. During the game you control three different characters, each with unique talents and abilities, with the hope of eliminating the alien threat once and for all. This game offers a unique mix of humor, brainteasing puzzles that must be solved to continue, and constant, nonstop action, along with a great soundtrack. I am writing this FAQ for a variety of reasons. First, I absolutely LOVED the game and can't believe I got it brand new for under $20. Second, the websites I frequently visit don't have a FAQ for it, and I feel that I should share how to progress through the game without the stress I had to go through to solve some of the puzzles. Some puzzles took me at least an hour to solve, and it is extremely boring to run back and forth, over and over, for an hour straight. These points of the game were not fun for me, and at the time I considered putting the game away and never playing it again. Rather than allow others to suffer the way I have, I decided to put all the answers at the click of a mouse, which I hope enhances the game for some people. Lastly, I am writing this FAQ because it is the summer, and I don't have anything better to do with my free time. Okay enough chatter, let's do what we came here to do... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ III. How to Start When you push the Start Button on the title screen, you will enter the Main Menu screen. This is where you can choose a new game, to load a saved game, to adjust the settings, and where you can view movies already shown in your saved game. Everything in the main menu is pretty self-explanatory, so once you adjust the settings to where you are comfortable, click on new game and choose your difficulty level. I recommend Medium your first time going through the game. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IV. Character Information Doctor Fluke Hawkins -------------------- Profile: Doctor Hawkins is an eccentric genius, but unfortunately his reputation among other scientists is not good. People believe that he is a little weird, and that his methods are questionable. Rather than sit on Earth and listen to insults all the time, he launched his ship, the Jim Dandy, into orbit and swore not to return until he has successfully proven himself to his fellow scientists. Gameplay: The Doctor has a separate inventory for each hand, and his unique talent is that he can combine items that he collects to create entirely new items. He is the weakest out of the three main characters, and cannot pull himself up when he grabs ledges. Fortunately, there are a lot of health items laying around his levels, and he can carry them and use them whenever he needs. Default Controls: -Move Forward - Press up on the directional button -Move Back - Press down on the directional button -Turn Left - Press left on the directional button -Turn Right - Press right on the directional button -Look Up - Press up on the right analog stick -Look Down - Press down on the right analog stick -Strafe Left - Press on the L2 Button -Strafe Right - Press on the R2 Button -Combine Items - Press on the X Button -Jump - Press on the Square Button -Move Item Selector Up - Press on the Triangle Button -Move Item Selector Down - Press on the Circle Button -Equip/Use Left Item - Press on the L1 Button -Equip/Use Right Item - Press on the R1 Button Some Items that can be used by Doctor Fluke Hawkins: -Toaster -Lighter -Loaf -Dirty Towels -Pipes -Cord -Mr. Fizzy Kurt Hectic ----------- Profile: Kurt is the janitor of Doctor Hawkins, and when the Doctor went to outer space, Kurt went along with him. Kurt is the type of person that just wants to live a normal, quiet life. However, when the aliens come he is forced to become a hero. Gameplay: During the game Kurt wears the Coil Suit, one of Doctor Hawkins's shining achievements. This suit gives Kurt a number of special abilities, including: a sniper scope that he can use to shoot enemies far away, a ribbon parachute that he can use to float great distances, and a chain gun that has infinite ammo. Kurt has average strength, but he is strong enough to pull himself up from a ledge. Default Controls: -Move Forward - Press up on the directional button -Move Back - Press down on the directional button -Turn Left - Press left on the directional button -Turn Right - Press right on the directional button -Look Up - Press up on the right analog stick -Look Down - Press down on the right analog stick -Strafe Left - Press on the L2 Button -Strafe Right - Press on the R2 Button -Shoot Chain Gun - Press on the X Button -Jump - Press on the Square Button -Activate Parachute - Press and hold the Square Button -Move Item Selector Left - Press on the L1 Button -Move Item Selector Right - Press on the R1 Button -Use/Throw Item - Press on the Triangle Button -Enter Sniper Mode - Press on the Circle Button Sniper Mode Controls: -Look Up - Press up on the directional button -Look Down - Press down on the directional button -Turn Left - Press left on the directional button -Turn Right - Press right on the directional button -Zoom In - Press up on the right analog stick -Zoom Out - Press down on the right analog stick -Shoot - Press on the X Button -Move Bullet Selector Up - Press on the L1 Button -Move Bullet Selector Down - Press on the R1 Button -Strafe Left - Press on the L2 Button -Strafe Right - Press on the R2 Button -Leave Sniper Mode - Press on the Circle Button Some Items that can be used by Kurt: -Grenade -Dummy Decoy - This is thrown by Kurt into the battlefield to confuse his enemies. This is a good tactic when there are a lot of enemies on the screen. -Cloak - This makes Kurt invisible to the aliens. Watch out because it doesn't last very long. -Super Chaingun - Fires a lot faster and stronger than the regular chaingun. Has 500 bullets. -Apple - Restores 25 points of health -Ham - Restores 50 points of health Sniper Bullets and Items: -Sniper Bullet - Basic sniper bullet. Kurt has an infinite amount of these. -Sniper Mortar - This takes an arching path to its target. -Sniper Grenade - Takes a direct path to its target. -Bouncing Sniper Shell - Bounces many times on the way to its target. -Sniper Shield - Absorbs damage for a limited amount of time. Max --- Profile: Max is a robot, and was created by Dr. Hawkins to be an assistant around the lab. Since he was built with two legs and four arms, he was a very good assistant. Originally Max was very tame, but when the aliens arrived he downloaded an action hero personality and became very tough. Gameplay: Since Max is a robot, he is the strongest out of the three main characters, so he has more health points than anybody. Obviously he can pull himself up from ledges. His unique talent is that he can handle and operate four different guns at the same time. Max has a Magnum with infinite ammo, so at the very least you'll always have some firepower with him. Don't worry when his guns run out of ammo; there are many more lying around. One last feature of Max is that he can wear a jetpack to fly around. A standard jetpack runs out of fuel and must be refueled constantly. The atomic jetpack has an infinite amount of fuel, and automatically refuels when it is not in use. Default Controls: -Move Forward - Press up on the directional button -Move Back - Press down on the directional button -Turn Left - Press left on the directional button -Turn Right - Press right on the directional button -Look Up - Press up on the right analog stick -Look Down - Press down on the right analog stick -Strafe Left - Press on the L2 Button -Strafe Right - Press on the R2 Button -Shoot Gun(s) - Press on the X Button -Jump - Press on the Square Button -Jet Pack Throttle - Press and hold the Square Button -Move Weapon Selector Left - Press on the L1 Button -Move Weapon Selector Right - Press on the R1 Button -Equip Weapon - Press on the Triangle Button -Unequip Weapon - Press on the Circle Button Some Items Max can use: -Magnum - Basic, non-automatic weapon -Uzi - Basic, automatic weapon -Shotgun - Powerful, non-automatic weapon -Gatling Gun - Powerful, automatic weapon Kermit ------ Profile: An ally on board the Jim Dandy. It is a giant plant that lives in the lounge. You can't control him, but he is cool so I thought I'd include him. He gives you items at different points of the game. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ V. Enemy Information Since there is no place in the game that states the name of the enemies (Rather than a couple of the bosses in the movies before and after levels), I will only type what is written in the instruction booklet about the enemies: -Conehead - Make up the working class of the alien society. They appear to be harmless until provoked, when they will lash out with a psychic attack that can pass through physical barriers. -Bif - The imperial guard for the aliens. Large and very powerful, they have a lightning staff that can discharge electrical attacks that can follow the player. -Bottrocks - Very versatile attack aliens. They have energy cannons and grenades. -Birdbrain - These aliens fly and are very maneuverable. If I typed my descriptions of the enemies here they would be out of context, and you probably wouldn't understand what I was talking about. In the walkthrough I will describe the enemies when you see them in the game, which I believe is the most effective way to discuss them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ VI. Checkpoint by Checkpoint Walkthrough Access the Main Menu and choose "New Game" and a difficulty. After that the game begins. Once you see the intro and learn a little of the background of the story, you'll find yourself as Kurt falling to the surface of the Earth. After you see "Ready" appear you will have to avoid enemy fire as you fall. All you do is use the directional buttons. Very very easy. Once you land Dr. Hawkins gives you a tutorial about the controls and certain techniques you can do. Level 1, Checkpoint A --------------------- After you snipe the target with your sniper grenade re-equip the sniper bullets and snipe the blue sphere on the door. You'll be seeing a lot of blue spheres as the game progresses, so keep an eye out for them. Once the lock is gone run through the door and jump down the hole at the end of the corridor. You'll notice a laughing sound when you land. This means that there are aliens in the vicinity. Be on the lookout, and continue following the tunnel. Eventually you'll come to an alien blocking a door. Snipe his eye, then exit sniping mode and use your chain gun to eliminate him. NEVER STOP MOVING WHEN YOU ARE FIGHTING AN ALIEN. Always strafe left or right, or run in circles around him. If you stay in one spot all you do is exchange blows, which is unnecessary damage you inflict on yourself. Once you take out the alien go through the door and jump down another hole. Follow this corridor until you get the Dummy Decoy, then jump down to the bottom. Use your parachute the entire time you fall, and you can eliminate all the aliens on the ground before you reach it. Your first target should be the alien hive, because this is what produces mass amounts of aliens. After that target the rest of the aliens. They are all weak and easy to kill. After the aliens are dead snipe the blue sphere, and it will activate a fan. When you use the fan to ride up to the platform, you'll notice some items on the ceiling. Using the floating platforms you can get 5 grenades and up to 3 apples. By now you shouldn't have sustained any damage so don't worry about the apples, but go for the grenades before proceeding. Once you get those ride the fan up to the platform and jump down the hole. A little down the corridor you'll see a floating white sphere. These are enemy guns and they will shoot you if you give them a chance. Destroy it with the chain gun. Destroy one more a little farther down, then jump down yet another hole onto the save point. Level 1, Checkpoint B --------------------- Once the door opens you'll be greeted by a white sphere and 2 other aliens. They are all easy to kill, just remember to keep moving. After you kill them grab 10 more grenades on the sides of the room, 2 apples on the other end of the room, then snipe the lock on the next door. Since you can't return, no need to think you can come back for the apples. Once you're through the door jump down the hole. This corridor has guns mounted on the ceiling, and the only way to destroy them is with the sniping gun. Just ignore them. Run straight inbetween them and go down the hole; if you don't deviate from your course they won't hit you. You should still be at 100 health at this point. Grab the cloak and now you'll be greeted by a Bif. Just strafe back and forth between his lightning shots at you, while constantly firing the chain gun, and he'll die without even getting a hit on you. Be aware there's another Bif at the end of this room, so just use the same technique and you should get by without taking a hit. However, if you do take a hit there is a ham in the room; just take the ramp on the left of the door the Bif was guarding and follow it to the entrance. Also grab the Super Chaingun next to the ramp, but don't equip it yet. You'll need it later. As you're running to get the ham, on the wall on the right side of the room is a blue sphere. Snipe it and the door the Bif was guarding will open. When you're done in this room go out the door and down another hole. There is another white sphere to take out right when you land, so be ready. At the end of the corridor is another mounted gun on the ceiling. Just run under it and it won't hit you. Once you're past the gun shoot the 2 white spheres that are coming, then turn around and snipe that mounted gun if you want. Once you're done with that snipe two more blue spheres on the right and left side, then progress down the ramp on the right. Be careful, as another mounted gun is right under you and it will shoot you if you don't shoot it right away. This is the last enemy in the room. Now all you do is grab the Homing Sniper Shells way on the bottom, and shoot out 4 more blue spheres, then the fan will start up. The remaining 4 spheres are pretty easy to see as you run around the room. Run to the fan and open your parachute and ride it up to the next save point. Level 1, Checkpoint C --------------------- The first thing you'll notice is that there is a flying enemy shooting at you. Since it moves very fast it isn't worth trying to destroy it. Simply grab the apple and Sniper Mortar, then look around. You'll see an alien behind some peach-colored glass, along with an item. You have to enter Sniper mode, then use the Sniper Mortar to arch into the hole in the ceiling of the alien's room. After you successfully do that the glass will be blown away. Remember to be aware of the flying alien. When you hear it coming leave sniper mode and run around to dodge its shots. By the way don't worry if you miss the shot a couple of times. Whenever you run out of Sniper Mortar some more will appear near you. When the glass is blown away, snipe the aliens before you glide to where they were. When you get to where the aliens were you have to repeat the procedure on another room. Ride the fan as high as you can go, then go to the next platform. Kill the aliens then do the same procedure again. At least this time there aren't any aliens bothering you when you land. When you get to the top you'll see a building to glide to. Once you get there run around the base until you come to a door. Eat the apple then run up the ramp. Ignore the mounted guns and go outside. Glide straight ahead to the fan. Once you get to the fan, turn around and look at the building you were just in. You'll see an item on top of it. Ride the fan until you are above the item, then glide back to the building to get it. They are Black Hole Grenades, and they will be very useful in the future. Glide back to the fan and ride it all the way up to the save point. Level 1, Checkpoint D (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- The good thing about this game is that there are save points right before boss fights, so if you die you can just reload and start right where you left off. The first thing you should be aware of is that there are 2 hams on the ground (one on the top level, and one on the lower level). Leave them alone, you might need them later. There are 4 blue spheres in the middle of the boss's machine that must be sniped out. I recommend staying on the top level, because aliens appear on the lower level and attack you, making sniping hard to do. When the 4 blue spheres are gone, the boss's machine opens up and there is one more blue sphere to shoot. Once that is done the machine will open once more, revealing the boss. Shoot him with a few Sniper Grenades then he will jump out of his machine onto the lower level. Now equip your Super Chaingun from earlier and target the boss. He will jump up to join you on the upper level. Keep moving, dodge his attacks, and remember the hams, and you should be fine. The Super Chaingun is more than enough to kill him, but you could severely damage him with the Black Hole Grenade after he lands. Just be sure to move away from the blast! Level 2, Checkpoint A --------------------- This level you are using Max. It starts out similar to Level 1. Use the up and down directional buttons to avoid the asteroids, and pretty quickly the torpedo will get to the ship. After you land you'll be given a tutorial about how to use Max. When this is done blow out 3 walls to reveal doors. Don't go in the door next to the torpedo yet; go in the other two first. In the door right of the torpedo, there are two mounted guns in the corridor. Blow these up with your four guns equipped and they won't bother you anymore. When you get in the room at the end of the hall you'll see a sleeping Bif. Leave him alone. Just get the items in the room and leave. If you wake him up he will seal you in the room, but all you do to leave is shoot the box on the wall next to the door and the alarm will let you out. After this go to the room left of the torpedo to get a shotgun. You should now have seven guns. Go to the room in front of the torpedo. When the door opens shoot out the alarm. Also, watch out for little aliens that will try to bounce into you; they will inflict serious damage. After the corridor is done you're 3 initial magnums you got probably ran out. Don't worry, there are 3 more guns in the next room. Grab them, kill the aliens, and shoot the alarms. After you kill all the hives, aliens, alarms, etc. a new door will appear, as well as more guns and batteries. Before you go in the door you should be very full of life and full of guns. Blow the lock off the door and go in it. At least there aren't any mounted guns in this corridor. Level 2, Checkpoint B --------------------- All you do is run straight and blast all the walls that appear in front of you, while avoiding the aliens. Do not stop to kill them by any means. Eventually you'll get to a door with a lock on it. Blast off the lock and then you'll appear in a big opening. Run straight all the way to the other side and destroy the hive behind the bunker. Once you destroy it go and find the other two. After all the hives are destroyed you can kill the rest of the aliens and stock up on Uzi's. They will keep appearing eventually, so make sure you have an entire supply of ones full of ammo before continuing. Go through the corridor and blast off the lock. Level 2, Checkpoint C --------------------- Run straight ahead and grab the standard jetpack. Now Max can fly! Run to the fuel tank and fill the jetpack up with fuel. The fuel gauge appears in the lower right corner above Max's health. Fuel tanks have an infinite supply of fuel in them, so you will never run out of fuel as long as one is around. You'll notice that there are two doors on the lower level with a question mark above them. These doors either give you a good item or they take some health away. Personally I don't think it's worth the gamble, so I just leave them alone whenever I see them. Once you're ready and full of fuel, fly up through the door. Once you're through the door fly to the wall and land. You have to destroy the mounted guns before you can advance. When they are destroyed fly up to the next level and repeat the process. If you run out of fuel you'll have to go all the way down to the bottom and fill up. Be careful so you don't jump the whole way down or else Max will lose some health. It's not a very difficult process to jump down one floor at a time. When you get to the very top destroy the 3 hives and the aliens before filling up with fuel. When you fly up to the next level you'll have a Bif to deal with. Kill the Bif and get whatever batteries and Uzi's you need, and then continue. You'll have to destroy more mounted guns again. When you reach the top go to the question mark doors if you dare, but be ready when you go in the corridor. There will be a ton of mounted guns to deal with. I recommend holding down the fire button when you see them. You should destroy them as you go. After the corridor you have to run outside again similar to the beginning of 2B. You can ignore the small enemies, but you should kill the Bif in the middle of the road. After this little stretch you go in one more corridor. Level 2, Checkpoint D --------------------- Keep riding the platforms up. Ignore the aliens in the bubble in the middle, because you can't hurt them. They don't do anything to you either. When you get to the top you'll have to do a mid-air refueling. It's not too hard; all you have to do is jump near it, and keep tapping the square button so you hover next to the pump. Stay there until you've got a full jet pack, then fly all the way up. It's just like before. Fly against the wall and destroy the mounted guns. In the first floor there's another midair fuel station, so keep that in mind. When you're done flying up fill up at the top fuel station, then land on one of the platforms. No aliens this time, but the question mark rooms are still there. Ignore them and go in the corridor. More mounted guns so be alert. Level 2, Checkpoint E (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- This fight is pathetically easy. There are plenty of guns on the lower floor, as well as both types of batteries and a fuel station. All you do is keep stocked on Uzi's, avoid the energy beams, and keep firing. The fight will be over in no time. Level 3, Checkpoint A --------------------- After the tutorial about how to use the Doctor, go to the refrigerator to get a couple Mr. Fizzy's. These are used to replenish the Doc's health. Go to the room connected to the kitchen and go behind the bar to get 3 "The Sauce" and 1 "A Bunch of Dirty Towels." These can be combined to create a Molotov. However, without the lighter the molotov can't be used. Just hang on to the molotov for now. If you want to see something kind of funny run near the jukebox and the Doc will start dancing to the music. However, don't run near the fireplace, as that will injure the doctor pretty decently. Once you have the toaster, 2 Mr. Fizzys, a toaster, 2 "The Sauce", and 1 molotov, exit the room using the door. After the corridor you come to a spot where there are 3 doors other than the one you used. The door with the dark blue stairs is the bridge, the door with the light blue stairs is the lavatory, the door with the dark green stairs is the lounge, and the door with the light green stairs (where you just came from) is the Doc's quarters. Start out by going left to the bridge, where the only item you get is Duct Tape. Next go to the lavatory. First get the 2 "A Bunch of Dirty Towels" next to the sink and make two more molotovs. Then go into the toilet stall and Doctor Hawkins will use the toilet. When he is done the Hand Blowdryer will come off and some pipes will come out of the wall. The pipes are right in front of the door to the stall. Combine the pipes and the blowdryer to create a leafblower, which will be used in the Lounge. A funny scene happens if you try to leave without washing your hands. When you do it enough times the Computer on board the Jim Dandy will eventually shock the Doctor! When you've had enough messing around wash his hands, equip the leaf blower, and head to the lounge. When you enter the lounge hold the X button (or whatever button you use to fire guns in your configuration) and run towards the aliens. The object is to blow them near Kermit, who is next to the door. Kermit is hungry so he will eat the aliens. When all the aliens are disposed of the Kermit will turn your toaster into an atomic toaster. You cannot make toast anymore, but now you have a permanent weapon for the Doctor! Now mixing the loaf with the atomic toaster will shoot atomic toast that is just like a bullet. The great thing is that you have an infinite supply of toast. When you're done go in the door by the giant plant. Level 3, Checkpoint B --------------------- As soon as you exit the elevator walk up a little ways and jump on the beam that is going left to right. From there jump on the pipe and look down. You should see water spewing from a crack. Next to the crack you should see a beam. Jump down from the pipe onto the beam, but be careful not to land in the water, because a live cord is in the water and if Doc jumps in the water he will be electrocuted. When you land on the beam next to the crack use the Duct tape, and Doc will repair the crack and the water will drain. After the water is gone you can walk on the floor to collect the cord. Combine the cord with the pipes to create a ladder. Use the ladder in the places where there is an "X" in the floor. Use the ladder in the place across from the crack you repaired, then look down from where you get off to see another "X". Use that "X" and you will be taken up to a door in the wall. Walk through it into another room. Look right to see another "X" and use it to get to the pipe. Jump on the beam on the other side of the pipe and turn left. Eventually you will come to another door in the wall. In this room there are 3 aliens. Dispose of them using the atomic toaster, then work your way to the top. The Doc can walk on the beam that's connected along the wall, so once you get to it you can walk around the room until you get to another door. Walk out this door and jump down to the beam below you. Use this one to walk to another door. Level 3, Checkpoint C --------------------- Go to where the elevator stops and ride it until you see a pipe on the right of the elevator. Jump on top of the pipe and walk to the door. Don't try to jump IN the pipe, because there is an invisible wall and the Doctor cannot go in. Once you go through the door hang a left and go to the "X" in the floor. Use the ladder, then repeat the process on the next beam. Once you get off the ladder the second time look down. You should see a room right below you. Jump down and go into the door. When you enter the room immediately walk to the right on the beam that's against the wall. Eventually you'll come to an actual door, which turns out to be an elevator. Level 3, Checkpoint D --------------------- In the middle of the room is a "fishy" grate according to Doctor Hawkins. Keep this grate in mind, then find the door in the wall and run up the ramp. In the next room grab the fishbowl and lighter then run back down to the "fishy" grate. You need to use the fishbowl at the grate and Doc will pour the fish into the grate. Now you control the fish, which is named Chuckleberry Finn. Remember in the introduction how I talked about some places that took me over an hour to figure out? This is one of those places. Since I'm a nice guy, here are the directions you need to get to the security override switch: 1. From the beginning, go straight and follow the pipe to an intersection where there are three different pipes to choose from. Go in the pipe in the middle. 2. Eventually you'll come to an intersection where there is a pipe on the right, and a pipe going straight. There is a piranha that will appear out of the pipe on the right, so slow up and wait for him to turn around. When he is gone, go straight. 3. You'll quickly come to a "T" intersection. Go right. 4. Next you will see an intersection where there is a pipe on the right and a pipe going straight. Go straight. 5. Follow this pipe for quite a ways until you see an intersection with a pipe on the left and a pipe going straight. Go left. 6. After swimming under a spiny puffer fish you'll come to an intersection where there is a pipe going left, a pipe going straight, and a pipe going right. A piranha patrols the left and straight pipe, so once he is moving away from you take the pipe going right, and this pipe leads to the security override switch. Once that is done you go back to controlling the Doc. Equip the atomic toaster and loaf, because there will be some aliens to kill. Run into the room the aliens are in and target the hive first, then kill the aliens. After that's done go up the elevator and follow the floor to a door. Level 3, Checkpoint E --------------------- First kill the Bif in the room, then run under the switch on the other end of the room and jump to activate it. If you find that you can't kill the Bif without taking a lot of damage, another strategy to do could be to immediately turn left and run to flip the switch, while dodging the Bif's attacks. The Bif will be sucked out when the doors open, but so will the Doc. While he is being sucked out he will pick up a magnet. Combine the Duct Tape with the magnet and the Doc will not be sucked out anymore. Next equip the Empty Fishbowl before the timer runs out so the Doc can breathe. Now you can walk out into outer space and into the door at the end of that long plank. Be careful while out on this plank, because a spaceship is firing shots at you, and a hit takes a lot of energy. I recommend turning so the Doc is facing the ship and strafe towards the door you need to go into. Watch where the ship's shots are going to go, then backtrack so you aren't near the impact. I recommend after every shot hits the bridge keep backtracking so the ship fires the shot way behind you. After this shot is fired walk towards the door. So to review, start out by strafing left until the shot is fired, then strafe right to get away from the impact. After the impact strafe right until the ship fires, then hold strafe left until the shot hits, then once it hits strafe right until the ship fires, then strafe left, etc. This is the strategy that worked for me, and I never even took a hit. When you get into the door on the other end of the bridge grab the Mr. Fizzy (You should have 3 now) and turn right. The magnets on the Doc's feet and the fishbowl will disappear, and then you will go in an elevator. Level 3, Checkpoint F (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- This is another easy boss fight. Start out by equipping the atomic toaster and the loaf, and fire shots at the boss while dodging all his attacks. Flip up both switches, but don't jump on the red button just yet. Wait until the boss activates his force field, and then do it. This will cause a laser to shoot him, and will disable his shield to a red color. You have to laser him one more time before the shield totally disappears. Then resort to shooting him with atomic toast. Use Mr. Fizzys when the Doc's health gets to about 10-15. Don't waste them. Once the boss's shield is gone he won't use it again, so just keep firing, and eventually he will die. Don't worry, the boss fights will get tougher pretty soon. Level 4, Checkpoint A --------------------- Back to using Kurt again. This room should look familiar, as it was where the Bif was sleeping when Max landed on this ship. Grab the Sniper Shield and then go to the window. Before you shoot out the window, equip the sniper scope and zoom way across the opening to see a Bif. This will be your first target. Once the window is shot out, go to sniper mode and use the Sniper Shield. Don't exit the room just yet. First, snipe out the far Bif that you looked at, then run out a little ways and turn left to see another Bif. Snipe this one out too, then Chain Gun the Flying Attackers until both of those are destroyed. When you have killed all 4 enemies grab the Super Chaingun and the Ham, then go to the window on the other side of the clearing from where you started. Destroy the window and jump down the hole. Use your parachute to slow your descent, and when you see a ship below land on it. Do not fall to the ground. Once on the ship you should see an item far away. Walk on the ship, jump over the next ship, then you should be able to grab the item. It is a cloak. Destroy the hive and both Bottrocks, using the regular technique. You shouldn't be any lower than 70 or so for health when you leave. If the Bottrocks are giving you problems, then use the Super Chaingun, but try to save it for later if possible. When all the enemies are dead snipe the blue sphere and enter the room. After you're out of the corridor you come to a big opening with many fans, blue spheres, and white spheres shooting at you. First, snipe the white spheres, then run around to both sides of the entrance you came from to grab 2 more Sniper Shields. Once getting those run straight ahead to the fan that isn't turned on yet. Snipe the blue sphere immediately below it to activate it, then ride it up a little ways onto a beam. Grab the ham, then you will see 4 blue spheres right behind the ham. Sniping them will create a temporary platform on each of them, but before doing that snipe the blue sphere under the fan to the right of these 4 spheres to activate the fan. Now snipe the 4 blue spheres in the order you will jump on them, then jump to the fan that you just activated. Ride the fan a little way up to the ground, then snipe 3 more blue spheres to create platforms. Ride the fan a little higher to get to those to cross them to a different fan. If you look below you from this fan you will see some items scattered the level on red platforms. 3 of the items are apples, and the closest red platform to the fan is a set of grenades. Get the grenades but ignore the apples. Ride the fan up to the next beam. You can take this beam to another door. Next to the door is a ham and 2 apples, which will fill you up to 100 health anyway, so no need to get the apples on the red platforms unless it's an emergency. Level 4, Checkpoint B --------------------- Here you will see three blue spheres rising and falling. These spheres are releasing a gas, so Kurt can ride them using his parachute like he would on a fan. The key is to snipe them in an ascending order, then glide above each of them. Snipe one in front of Kurt, then one a little higher, then one higher than that. Using this technique Kurt can rise to the higher room. Be careful of the white sphere shooting at you. First jump across the gap to the item. The item will disappear, but this is where you need to be to reach the next higher room. This room isn't very high, so you only need to snipe one blue sphere reach it. When you get to this room snipe the stopped blue sphere to get it moving again. Keep using this technique to get to the top. Destroy the white sphere as soon as you get a chance. At the top above the door is a very helpful apple, as I'm sure the white sphere got a few hits on you. After you get the apple go in the corridor. Be careful because it is full of mounted guns, and the chain gun has no effect on them. Run as fast as you can and dodge the shots at you, and you should make it without sustaining much damage. Level 4, Checkpoint C --------------------- Use a Sniper Shield and then snipe the two Bifs. When they are both dead go in the door on the right. Inside is an apple. Be aware which door you walked in, because once inside the aliens will turn off the lights and make all the doors into question mark doors. Walk into the door you can in and you will be able to leave. When that is done go back to where you fought the Bifs to go into the other door. First snipe the Bif on the far stage, then take out the conehead and then the Bottrocks. Lastly, snipe the bubble containing the green gas of the other alien. Next run on the stage and face the audience. It will say "Dance" on the screen. Just run back and forth for a few seconds and the audience will jump out from behind the stands and attack you. Kill them and a door will appear behind the stage. Behind this door you will run outside into the same clearing that Max was in. First target the hives behind the bunkers, then dispose of the rest of the aliens. Grab all the items and continue on. Level 4, Checkpoint D --------------------- You'll see 3 Bifs in the next room. Grenades are a good way to take care of them, and by now you should have quite a few. Once the Bifs are dead parachute above the firepit to get a ham, more grenades, and another cloak. Go back down to the ground then go into the next door. When you hit a cave-type environment you'll be shot at by 3 mounted guns. You can snipe them from a distance out of their seeing range. Just zoom in a lot. After you get rid of the 3 mounted guns, take out the two Bifs on the bottom. Jump down there, then turn around and destroy one more mounted gun. Snipe the blue sphere under the fan, and ride it up to the next door. There is an apple by the blue sphere, so walk all the way down and get it if you need it. In the next room there are more mounted guns, so just weave your way through the corridor. Level 4, Checkpoint E --------------------- Directly across the huge gap is a hive that you cannot see yet, so it will keep producing aliens. Kill the first one you see, then jump to the fan on the right to get Bouncing Sniper Shells. From this fan glide into the room closest to you, then stand on the platform that's outside of the door. Across the gap is a purple circle on the wall. Shoot it with your Bouncing Sniper Shells and you will hit a blue sphere. After that's done turn around and follow a long corridor to an apple. Glide to it, and follow the path to the fan that you just used. Hovering with this fan, you can see the hive. Aim with your camera controls and destroy it with the chaingun. This will make your life a little easier. Now float to the fan left of the entrance to get more sniper shells. Do the same process. Once the second blue sphere is eliminated a platform will rise in front of the entrance and where the aliens were coming from. Before you go to the second platform go to the end of this corridor and get a cloak like you got the apple. Now glide back to the fan and go to the door where the aliens were. In this corridor there are mounted guns that shoot faster than the ones you've been seeing. You can still avoid them using the same technique. Level 4, Checkpoint F (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- First run around the area and get the Sniper Shield, the Super Chaingun (Equip immediately), and the necessary apples you'll need. First take the two apples on the outer edge; leave the one on the structure for later. It's a big help during the boss fight. Enter the structure in the middle of the area when you're ready for the fight to begin. The boss is Schwang Schwing, and it's by far the most difficult boss fight you've had thus far, mainly because if he connects with a hit it will take off a lot of your health. The fight will start with Schwang ripping the roof off of the structure. First equip the Sniper Shield and snipe his eyes. After three or so hits Schwang will jump back and run on an area on the outer part of the area. While he's out here he follows the same routine. He says "Oh yeah", runs while shooting at you, then he'll stop and throw two little aliens at you. The strategy is to dodge Schwang's shots, then use the Super Chaingun to kill the two aliens while they are still in the air, then equip the sniper rifle and snipe the hand that is holding Max. Once Schwang's hand takes enough damage he will throw Max at Kurt and then follow a similar routine to the one he was using before. You'll notice the switches in the room are now active. Whenever Schwang stands in front of a switch snipe the blue sphere on top of it, and Schwang will take a direct lightning hit. After enough lightning hits Schwang will fall over and the fight will be over. Level 5, Checkpoint A --------------------- The fight begins while you pilot a spaceship. It's just like the torpedo at the beginning of Level 2 with the exception that you control it going forward and backward in addition to going up and down. It's very easy and you'll be on the Jim Dandy in no time. Once on board grab the guns, and then shoot out the grate in the floor. Jump down onto the pipes, then shoot out the grate in the wall. Do not jump all the way down to the ground, because that's full of those little aliens that like to run into you. Once in the grate follow it to another room. The light beams in this room will injure Max. Before jumping down to the floor, walk on the construction beams straight ahead and try to get the Gatling Guns. This can be difficult to do because it takes precision jumping. If you don't get them don't worry about it. Once on the ground jump to avoid the lower beams. Shoot the four Control Panels that are facing the wall to turn off the beams of light. Be ready though because once that happens those little aliens that run into you drop down and attack you. Kill them before they run into you, then jump down the grate in the floor. Be aware many more of those aliens will be coming, so always face the grate you dropped in on. After jumping down for a few levels you fall into a room with a telescope in it. Jump down to the outer level of the room and destroy the alien hive and whatever aliens jumped out. Next, run around this top to destroy a control panel. This will raise the platform in the middle. Now jump onto the ground, and jump on top of the platform. Shoot the eyepiece of the telescope so it faces the "X" in the middle of the platform, then look into it to see a man posing with the aliens. This is just a fun extra thing to do. I don't know who the man is, but it's probably one of the makers of the game. When you're done with that destroy the "X" in the floor and jump down. Get the AA Battery in the next area then shoot the grate in the wall. After this grate you'll see your very first Birdbrain of the game. Kill it and then follow the path. Out of the vents will drop those aliens that run into you. Shoot them before they hit you. When you reach the end shoot the grate in the wall and jump into it. Level 5, Checkpoint B --------------------- Run straight ahead and shoot out the grate to get an Uzi. Shoot the grate on the other side of the wall to get another Uzi. Next follow the path a little longer and shoot out the final grate to get to a room with green chambers in it. Against a chamber is a control panel facing the wall. Run around the outer edge of the room until you find it. When that is done the chambers on the floor will explode. Kill those aliens and then ride the platform to the next floor. Be aware of the Birdbrains that teleport into the room. At the top, get all the items and then enter the grate. At the other end of the grate is a hallway similar to the one that started the checkpoint out. Follow it to another grate. Inside the next room try to get the Gatling Guns again. After that is done jump to the ground and enter the lavatory (The light blue stairs). Kill the aliens in the bathroom, then shoot out the wall where the Doc got the Pipes from. Jump down into the hole that you create. Level 5, Checkpoint C --------------------- In this area just try all the areas of the maze until you reach the other end. It's pretty simple to go through so you don't need directions from me. Keep in mind some walls can be shot out to get items, so shoot the end of every dead end you come across just to make sure. Also, watch out for those aliens that run into you (You will grow to hate them with a passion). The end of the maze turns red and there are 4 Gatling Guns. Run as fast as you can to get as many as you can, because the floor will give out. However you can still get the remaining guns in a second, so don't worry if you miss some. When you land kill whatever aliens you can, then get the Gatling Guns you missed. There is a grate near the ceiling that you must go in next. Once inside the grate you will come to another room similar to the one you were just in. Jump straight down and turn left to see a light coming from the wall. Shoot this area to reveal a big hole. Jump down the hole and get as many guns as possible. At the bottom is a standard jetpack and a much needed Car Battery. After the Car Battery is a fuel station. Once you fill up with fuel, sit still until the fuel station moves. The objective is to fly next to the fuel station to the other end of the huge room. Max won't have enough fuel to get to the other side, so this is the only way to get across. At the end of the room is a large pipe that Max will fly into. Make sure he is at 100 fuel before flying up it. While flying up the pipe keep your eyes peeled for an opening near the top to fly into. Level 5, Checkpoint D --------------------- Follow the grate to get another Car Battery and some more guns if you need them. Shoot the end and jump down, then go into the room to the next save point. This was a tough section. Level 5, Checkpoint E (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- This fight is easy if you have a lot of Gatling Guns. Just follow the boss while firing the whole time. When his shield comes up hold your fire, because your weapons won't have an effect. The boss has a little room where he replenishes his health, so you only have a limited amount of time to do some damage to him before he returns. If you stay right behind him the whole time he will be dead pretty quick. Just dodge his attacks and you'll be fine. Level 6, Checkpoint A --------------------- You're the Doc again, and the object of this level is to defuse the bombs on board the Jim Dandy. You have 3 minutes to defuse the first bomb, and you'll see it where the lounge, lavatory, bridge, and Doc's Quarters intersect. Each bomb is divided into sections, and you must defuse whatever section is in red. Follow the tube from the red section to a button, then step on the button. When that is done another section turns red and you must do it again. The first bomb only has four sections, and the pipes are pretty short. When you figure out how to defuse this bomb the rest of the level will be a piece of cake. Also be aware that the pipe that's connected to the red section flashes red every five seconds or so. This will be helpful later on, but keep it in mind for now. Also remember that you will get more than enough time to defuse every bomb, so take your time. You don't want to screw up! I can't give an order to go in for any of the bombs, because the order at which the sections turn red is random. Just follow the pipes and you'll be fine. After the bomb is deactivated go to the Bridge. You'll have some aliens to kill, but when they're dead you can grab some Baguettes and a Mr. Fizzy. You can't get to the Doc's Quarters or the Lavatory, so go to the Lounge next. Level 6, Checkpoint B --------------------- You only get 2:30 for this bomb. It's four sections again, but the buttons are much farther away. Although the buttons are farther away, all four buttons are right next to each other. Watch the pipes to see which one flashes red to make sure you're going after the right button. You will finish well before the timer runs out. When the bomb is deactivated you will have to rescue Kermit again. Drink the plutonium that he throws at you and the Doc turns into a monster! He will easily kill the aliens in this condition, too bad it's not permanent. When the aliens are gone go into the door that Kermit opens up for you. Level 6, Checkpoint C --------------------- Go into the portal to see another bomb. You have 7 minutes to deactivate this one, and the bomb is huge. You'll notice that a vent wraps around the center of the room. Jump down to the ground and go to the anchor in front of the end of the vent. Use the ladder and run on the vent to the very top, where there are three buttons. Whatever you do don't jump all the way down to the bomb from here, or else the Doc will lose a lot of health. Watch the pipes flash red to know where to go and you'll deactivate the bomb effortlessly. When you're ready to step on the final button, equip the atomic toaster and loaf, because some Birdbrains and Coneheads will appear. Kill them before moving on. Once they are dead go into the door that opened when you deactivated the bomb. Level 6, Checkpoint D --------------------- Go into the portal to deactivate one final bomb. You have 7:30 to take care of this one, and it is easier than the last one in my opinion. Be aware of the button on the wall; just shoot a piece of toast into it when you need to push it. For the rest of the buttons follow the pipes and you'll be done in a jiffy. Be careful because two more Birdbrains appear when this bomb gets deactivated, so be prepared. When they are dead grab the plutonium (you should now have 2) and go into the elevator. Level 6, Checkpoint E (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- The first thing you should notice is a red arrow pointing to the top of a stack of boxes, making it obvious that you need to go to that spot. Also notice that the boss has a shield around him, so don't waste any time trying to attack him quite yet. To get to the arrow, run straight ahead and jump to the ground using the boxes in front of you as stairs. Don't jump all the way down or else the Doc will lose some health. Once you're at the base of the stack of boxes below the arrow, drink a Plutonium to become a monster. In this condition the Doc will now be able to climb to the arrow. Once you're under the arrow wait until the boss flies right below you. When he is under you some dotted lines appear. Jump along the line and then push the fire button to punch the alien. With any luck the Doc will grab on to the alien and slap him around for a few seconds. This is how to disable the boss's shield. It will take three jumps to totally disable the shield. Don't worry if you run out of Plutoniums; they keep appearing right next to the stack of boxes below the arrow. Once the boss's shield is disabled attack him with atomic toast, and he will die pretty quick. Level 7, Checkpoint A --------------------- Now Kurt is on Swizzle Firma, the homeworld of the aliens. Schwang Schwing is in a ship shooting at Kurt, so when the level begins "Run!" appears on the screen. Run as quickly to the end of the path, because if you sit still Schwang will shoot it out beneath you and you will die. I recommend jumping (do not glide) continuously to throw off Schwang's aiming. When you come to a fork in the road, go right. If you go left you will end up at a dead end and Schwang will have already destroyed the path behind you. When you go right you will see a door. Once you get to the door you will be rid of Schwang for a while. Follow the hallway in the door to a big room where there are four rocket ships. However, don't just go running into the room because there are mounted guns on both sides of the entrance that will shoot you, not to mention aliens on the other side of the room. First, snipe all the aliens on the other side of the room so they leave you alone temporarily (as more will appear quickly), then face a wall, strafe out into the room a little bit, snipe one of the guns, go back in the hallway, then do it to the other one. Once those two guns are out of the way face straight ahead. Go to sniper mode, and look to the right a little bit. Zoom in and you'll see one more mounted gun on the other side of the room. Snipe this one, and then snipe the aliens one more time. Run into the room and shoot two blue spheres, which are under the engines of two of the rocket ships. Once the two blue spheres are shot the fan will turn on under the rocket ship the aliens appear from. Glide up into their rocket ship to shoot one more blue sphere. Jump back down the hole you just came up from and snipe a blue sphere in the last rocket to activate the fan in the aliens rocket. Go back to that fan and glide up it. You will get to another big room with three more blue spheres in it. First grab the grenades on the right side of the room, then run to the left side to snipe a wide open blue sphere. Next use the grenades to blast out the two big pieces of glass in the floor. Before jumping down there, run around the edges to determine where two mounted guns are. Then you should be able to back up out of their range and snipe them. Once the two guns are out of the way, jump down and you'll have to destroy one more mounted gun. Wait around the corner until it is facing away from you, then snipe it. Grab the Sniper Mortar, and then return to one of the fans. Notice two more aliens appeared, so take care of them before gliding up. Once you have glided up, use the Sniper Mortar to destroy the glass blocking the blue sphere in the right side of the room. When this sphere is destroyed, jump down to where you got the Sniper Mortar to get some Bouncing Sniper Shells. Destroy more aliens like before then go back up to the top. Run to the purple button in the floor and stand on it. Enter sniper mode and shoot a Bouncing Sniper Shell near the other purple button to take out the final blue sphere. Don't worry if you run out of Bouncing Sniper Shells because they keep reappearing in the same place if you run out. Once the final blue sphere is gone go back down to where you got the Bouncing Sniper Shells to see that a door has opened. Enter it to go to the next save point. Level 7, Checkpoint B --------------------- Again you'll have to deal with Schwang Schwing firing shots at you. Jump up the path like you did before and take a right at the fork in the road to get to another door. Inside this door is another room with more rocket ships. First dispose of the aliens, then shoot out the glass under each rocket with the chaingun. A blue sphere will come bouncing out, and for the first time you'll have to snipe one that's not sitting still. Each blue sphere activates a fan under it's rocket ship, so when you're done sniping the sphere you can glide up into the rocket. Be careful because they have mounted guns in them. Also, if you glide up into a rocket ship cloaked aliens appear in the ground below, and they are extremely difficult to kill. The rocket ship that you need to fly into to continue is the one in the back of the room, on the right. I recommend ignoring the other ships and flying up only in this one. If you fly up in the others you can get some items, however you'll have to deal with the cloaked aliens. Once you fly up in this ship you'll come to another large room with two large structures in it. There will be two cloaked aliens to deal with, but they are manageable this time. Better than the many you were facing in the other room. Grab the items, and then use the chaingun to destroy the glass on both of the structures. In the structure on the left you need to use the Sniper Mortar to shoot a bullet into the structure, causing a blue sphere to come bouncing out. Snipe this, then move on to the other structure. Once the glass is blown out on this one you can use regular Sniper Bullets to knock the blue sphere out. Snipe this one, and a third blue sphere will appear above the structure on the right. Be careful, because once you snipe this one a bunch of Gashead aliens will appear. You can deal with these if you wish, otherwise run to the grate at the other end of the room and continue on. After gliding up a couple of fans you'll reach the next save point. Level 7, Checkpoint C --------------------- Schwang Schwing is here to greet you again, but this time there is a quick trick to advance. Immediately jump down, then glide below the path briefly, looking for a rooftop with three items on it. Glide to this rooftop, pick up the items, and then enter the portal. The portal will take you to the next door you have to go to. Once inside this door you will see an enormous structure. Immediately run to the left and you'll see a support sticking out of the wall with a blue sphere in it. Once you snipe this blue sphere enemies will appear out of nowhere. You have to kill these enemies to activate another blue sphere, which is in the next support. You have to follow the same routine until all the blue spheres and enemies are destroyed. The enemies get considerably stronger, and there are some new ones that you haven't seen before towards the later spheres, but after each group of enemies is destroyed new items and health appear, so you should be alright. Don't be afraid to equip an item (Use Super Chainguns earlier, then Laser Chainguns for the later enemies) if things get a little too tough. Just keep using the same techniques you've been using thus far to destroy the enemies and you'll be fine. It's okay to jump down to the bottom of the level too, because the fan will take you up to a portal that puts you near the entrance of the room. Just a warning is that the last blue sphere requires you to jump all the way to the bottom before you can start any fighting, so if there are any items left you should consider flying back up when there is only one Bif left. Once he is destroyed the lasers will shoot out the fan. When the fan is gone jump to the hole where it was and carry on the mission. Level 7, Checkpoint D --------------------- In this section you must destroy a bouncing blue sphere on each level to activate the fan, which lets you advance to the next floor. I recommend first killing the enemies on each floor before attempting to snipe the blue sphere, because with the enemies gone you will have much more time to aim and destroy the blue sphere faster. When you get the first fan activated, instead of flying to the next floor fly back towards the entrance and you'll see a ham and an apple. You might be needing both of these if the Bifs got a few lucky hits in during the last section. Once you have gotten what you needed advance on. When you get to a level with two aliens holding huge guns, I recommend equipping the Laser Chaingun to eliminate them quickly. From here on ignore all enemies, because the rest of the fans will already be activated. Once you enter the door on the very last floor, eat the apple then go to the save point. Level 7, Checkpoint E (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- If you grabbed the ham at the beginning of the section you should be at 100 health (or very close to it since you just picked up an apple), which will help immensely. You can't go back for this ham, so don't try to save it for later. Even if you're at 97 health eat it anyway. Once you go to the central platform the boss fight begins. Time to finally engage Schwang Schwing's spaceship. To defeat it all you have to do is snipe all the spheres off of the front half of it and the ship will blow up. Sounds easy, right? Other than the fact that Schwang constantly fires shots at you while beaming aliens to the platform you're on makes this the hardest boss fight of the game so far. There is a little section connected to the platform with a small building on it. First run there to get the Sniper Shield. Leave the ham for now, since you'll definitely be needing it in a second. To defeat the ship, kill all the aliens Schwang throws at you, and then snipe the blue spheres. Always be on the move, but be careful not to strafe off the edge of the platform. You won't have much time for the spheres since Schwang will just toss more enemies at you. Keep killing them and targeting the ship, and eventually you should emerge victorious. Eat the ham when you need to, and use the Sniper Shield if you are under heavy fire, keep plugging away at the enemies and the spheres, and you'll be done in no time. Good riddance. Level 8, Checkpoint A --------------------- Begin the level by turning left and going straight. There is a magnum if you turn right, but leave it because you need the room for better guns. Skip the first path to the right, then turn left at the "T" intersection. Towards the end of this path is a room on the right side. Go into this room to get four more guns. Run out of the room and head left. Follow the path all the way to the end and you'll see a box with a "Gun" arrow above it. Shoot the box to get a Gatling Gun. Turn right, then take a left at the "T" Intersection to see some boxes towards the end of the path on the left side. Shoot out the boxes and go into the room. Get the shotguns if you have room, then shoot out the grate in the room to continue. Keep in mind that there are 3 ships firing at you, plus one other ship that drops aliens in your way. I recommend not getting into a direct conflict with the aliens that drop out of the sky, because that just wastes time and gets you unnecessarily injured. Just run straight ahead while zig-zagging to avoid the enemy fire. You shouldn't take too much damage using this method. Once you get on the other side of the grate you'll see a bunch of Bifs. Kill them quickly, grab the AA Battery and other guns, then continue. More Bifs reappear under the lasers, so be fast. Run down the path at the other end of the area to the next save point. Level 8, Checkpoint B --------------------- After you get the Car Battery you will come to a room with a sealed door. All you do is shoot the four holes that are shooting steam and the door will open into a larger room. In this room you must destroy the object in the ceiling to open the door. You can destroy the walls in this room to get some more guns, but in the room after this is an unlimited supply of Gatling Guns, so don't worry too much about getting the guns. Just shoot the thing in the ceiling and run through the door before the aliens in the room do too much damage to you. The next room takes a little time. Birdbrains constantly transport in, so just keep killing them so you don't take a lot of damage. Some Car Batteries are in the lower floor, but wait to get those. If you look at the ceiling in this room, you'll see some pipes with a green, blue, a red end. You have to ride a platform up to destroy all three of these to be able to advance. Immediately after entering this room run to the left. Right next to the second Gatling Gun is a place where a platform comes to get you. Ride this platform to the central area of the room and jump on it. This is where you hop on platforms that ride up to the tops of those pipes. Once you jump on the central platform run left and you'll see a Blue platform pretty quickly. You probably will be too late to catch it right away, but wait for it to come back. When it comes back jump on it and you will be taken to the blue pipe. While on this platform however you will be able to destroy the green pipe as well. Ride the platform back to the central platform and then hop on either the red or green platform (you can destroy the red pipe on either one of these). After destroying the red pipe the central structure will fall through the floor. Jump back to the outer ring to get whatever Gatling Guns you need, and then jump down to the bottom. The fall will take away a lot of your health, but there are two Car Batteries on the floor so you'll be at full health. Run to the middle and look for a tiny bit of wiring sticking out of the hole. Jump off the end of the wiring and fall to the other side of the hole. Aim for the item, and you'll land on a pipe sticking out of the wall. Grab the AA Battery and you should regain the health you just lost on the fall. Now comes the tricky part. Max has to jump inside the pipe from on top of it. If you screw up he will die and you'll have to do it again. Back up to the edge of the pipe sticking out, jump, and while in the air move Max so he lands inside of the pipe instead of on top of it. Inside the pipe is one more Car Battery so he should definitely be at 200 health. Inside the pipe is the next save point. Level 8, Checkpoint C --------------------- Equip all Gatling Guns and then run straight ahead. Fall down the hole and you'll land on a piece of floor sticking out of a building. You will be under heavy enemy fire by three ships with aliens all over the floor. Kill whatever aliens you can from here, then get the AA Battery and Gatling Gun if you need it, then jump down. Run straight towards one of the ships on the end and destroy it. Target the ship in the middle, then the last one. They are pretty easy to destroy with Gatling Guns. Hopefully you destroyed the hive that was producing all those aliens. After the third ship is destroyed a 4th ship will fly in. Kill all the aliens that jump out of this ship, then go inside the ship. While in the ship run to the front and jump into the cockpit. Jump on the big red button to activate the gun of the ship to blow open the door. Exit the ship, but before going into the door you created fill up your gun inventory with all Gatling Guns. They keep reappearing, so if you have some half-empty Gatling Guns empty them out so you can collect fresh ones. You should now have 7 full Gatling Guns. After entering the door get the Car Battery and the Atomic Jetpack. The Atomic Jetpack has an infinite amount of fuel, so it recharges when it is not in use. First fly up to the first platform sticking out, then let the jetpack fill up. There are some other guns in here, but I prefer the Gatling Gun. You can get these guns if you want, but personally I don't care much for them. From this platform fly counterclockwise to the next platform, which is a little higher up. Keep doing this until you get to a platform with a bunch of green smoke around it. Do not fly into this smoke because it will injure Max. From this platform fly straight up (while avoiding the green smoke) to another platform, then from here fly up again. On this platform you will see silver platforms going in and out of the structure. Fly up to the one on the left (as you're facing the center structure), and from this one continue going counterclockwise, jumping from silver platform to silver platform. Make sure the jetpack is at 100 before continuing. After enough silver platforms you'll come to a regular platform with a picture on the wall next to it. Turn around and look see long arms sticking out of the platform. The object is to fly to each one of these platforms, land on it so it lowers, and keep doing this until all the arms are down. When they are down silver platforms activate. Fly straight out to the one ahead of the platform, land on it, then immediately take off again, this time going clockwise. The trick to this is getting enough height above the platform you're flying to so you can glide in to it. While you are gliding your jetpack will recharge, then when you land it will be full. When you get all the arms down fly back to the platform with the picture next to it and you'll now see silver platforms higher up. Jump on all of these platforms until you get to a little structure attached to the building you can rest on. From this structure look around and you'll see some pipes with a green circle around it. You have to fly into this pipe to continue. Once inside this pipe you will come to another save point. This section can take a while to get the hang of, but if you keep using the jetpack in short bursts, you can go longer distances. Eventually you'll get the hang of it. Remember if you fall, try to land on what you took off from, so you don't fall all the way to the bottom. There are white spheres in this level, but ignore them. Just keep your eye on their shots and you should be able to jump and avoid them. Level 8, Checkpoint D --------------------- Jump to the platform the save point is on, and look around to see a bunch of conductors with electricity passing in between them. The object is to fly to one and destroy the top conductor while in mid air, and then land on the lower one to refuel. This level is pretty simple and straightforward, and the distances are a lot shorter to fly than 8C, so it doesn't take much description. I recommend not engaging the Birdbrains in this level, just land and take off so they don't have time to aim. Once you are done with destroying all the conductors fly into the tube at the end of the level and go to the next save point. Level 8, Checkpoint E (Boss Fight) ---------------------------------- Time for the final encounter with Schwang Schwing. He's beaten up pretty badly from Kurt destroying the ship he was in, but that doesn't mean you should underestimate him. The hardest part about this boss fight is that there is a 3 minute time limit. Since Schwang is in a wheelchair, his mobility is very limited. From where Max starts, you'll notice some buttons coming out of the wall. These buttons activate various traps that do major damage to Schwang. When Schwang is immediately to the right of a button, fly to it and land on it. You must make Schwang move so he is vulnerable to all buttons to defeat him. Remember to keep firing at him at all times to slowly lower his health. Combine this with the traps and you should kill him in no time (or at least within 3 minutes). Level 9, Checkpoint A --------------------- This level begins with you piloting the Jim Dandy. It's not hard, just stay away from the gravity centers and asteroids and very shortly it will be over. After the Doc accidentally beams himself to the surface of Swizzle Firma, equip the atomic toaster and loaf and head to the door on the left. Follow this down to the next save point. Level 9, Checkpoint B --------------------- **NOTE** View a map of this section at the following address: http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/mdk_2_level_9.gif Run straight ahead and kill whatever aliens get in your path. Grab 10 Baguettes, but save them for later. Baguettes can be shot in the atomic toaster like the loaf, except the hit is more powerful. At the end of this hall is another door. On the other side of the door is a maze. This maze is very frusturating on your own, so I made a map for it which should make life easy for you. Watch out for electric currents and steam in this maze. You cannot jump over the currents, so just walk under them when you get the chance. For the steam, just walk over them when they turn off. This maze isn't too hard if you got the solution right next to you. Also inside this maze are eight different-colored switches. You must turn on ALL of them to open the door in the pillar at the end of this section. While you can finish the section without tripping a single switch, you might as well get them all, because in the pillar you get 3 Mr. Fizzys, 15 Baguettes, and 9 Pumpernickels. If you get all eight switches you will hear a chime, and at the end of the maze you'll see a quick movie of the door in the pillar opening. Grab the Palatial Locator, destroy the hive and the aliens, then go in the Pillar to get your items. Once that is all done hop on the transporter. This transporter takes you in front of the phone booth. Look immediately to your left to see a transporter next to you. Go in this one, walk down the long hall to the next transporter, and you'll come to a new save point. Level 9, Checkpoint C --------------------- Grab the Baguettes and run straight ahead. Save them for an emergency. A Birdbrain will fly up in front of you. Kill him, but leave the alien with the cap alone. If you don't bother him he won't bother you. Go onto the next transporter to be taken to a large space with a lot of aliens. Run straight ahead, kill the aliens and the two hives, then target the white spheres flying above you. Kill them all so you can relax. Once they are all destroyed ignore the aliens in caps and follow these steps to get all the way to the top: 1. Use the ladder in the anchor in the ground. 2. Turn left, then use the ladder in the second anchor (the one on the very end). 3. Follow the panel and use the ladder on the only anchor on it. 4. Turn left, then go on the first anchor you come to. 5. Face left, go straight for a few steps, then turn right and go on the anchor in the end. 6. Follow the panel to the next anchor. 7. Follow the panel to the end, then jump across the gap to the neighboring panel. Follow this panel to an anchor, which takes you to the transporter. The transporter will take you to a room with three blue buttons in the floor. The buttons open a trap door in the structure in front of you. The thing you have to do in this room is activate the buttons, so the alien walking in the structure fall to the floor below them, eventually ending up in the grinder at the very bottom. Do this three times and a door will open. Go in this door to a transporter, which will take you to Level 9, Checkpoint G. Level 9, Checkpoint G --------------------- This seems a little out of order, doesn't it? Don't blame me though, I didn't make the game. Moving on... If you want to see something kind of funny walk left of the save point and look in the window to see two aliens making out. When you've seen enough go to the next transporter, and you'll be taken to a place with a lot of enemy fire. Run straight ahead and destroy the hive immediately. A button is under the hive, which activates a transporter. When the hive is destroyed, kill whatever Bottrocks were ejected, hit the button, then move on. There are a lot of white spheres, but they can't hit a moving target so just run straight ahead to a ramp. Run down the ramp then turn right. Run down this ramp, but before going to the transporter run beside it on both sides to get a Mr. Fizzy and a Baguette, then go to the transporter, which will take you to a room with two Birdbrains and four white spheres. Kill the Birdbrains first, then destroy the white spheres. When the enemies are destroyed, avoid hopping on the moving platform. First, activate the three buttons. Look at the lights in the middle of the floor. You'll see three lights moving around them. Each button stops one of those lights. The object is to stop a light on a blue section. Once that happens you'll hear a chime and the button will stay blue. Once all three buttons are activated the transporter to exit here becomes available. Now jump on the moving platform, grab the Positronic Doohickey, then use the platform to appear in front of the phone booth again. Run past the phone booth up the ramp, turn left to get some items, then turn around and stay on the ramp. Go straight through a hole in the wall until you come to a hallway on the right. Go into this and eventually you'll come to a save point. Level 9, Checkpoint D --------------------- Straight ahead you'll see a pink floor. Occasionally a wave goes through the floor getting rid of the panels. If you are standing on these panels when the wave comes you'll fall. It's very easy to navigate through these kinds of rooms. As you can see on the right of the pink floor is a little room in the wall. You wait for the wave to start, run into the little room, wait for it to pass again, run to the next room, wait again, etc. You do this until you get to the other end of the floor. It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Be careful, on the other side of the pink floor are two aliens. They are pretty weak, and it's in your best interest to ignore them and run straight ahead into the door. After you leave the door you come to a room with a big button in front of you. Hit the button, then the gate in front of you will open. Then you are presented with two buttons, then three, etc. If you hit the wrong button the Doc will be shocked and he will have to reset the buttons and try again. Also, aliens are behind some of the doors. Hit the first button (obviously), then hit the button on the right, then hit the middle button, then hit the third button (from the left), then hit the first button (the one on the very left) to open all the doors. I found it is best to ignore the aliens. Just get to the other end and then get out of there. There are no items to be found in this room. In the door is the next save point. Level 9, Checkpoint E --------------------- You have another pink floor in front of you. It is slightly tougher than the first one. There are two gaps in this one. The first gap is a lot longer than the one in the first pink floor, and it is immediately followed by a second gap. Walk to the little holes on the right side of the pink floor, and you should advance to the end in no time. Like the first pink floor, there will be aliens at the end of this one also. Ignore them by running straight ahead, and you will come to a windy hallway. At the end of this is one final pink floor. The holes in this pink floor do not appear until halfway up the floor. Run up the side and into each hole so you can cautiously see the area in front of you. The gaps in this pink floor don't move in waves, so be prepared for that. It might take a few tries, but you should get by all the pink floors easily. After this pink floor are some more aliens to run past, and another door to go in. Level 9, Checkpoint F --------------------- Grab the Baguettes near the save point, then equip them with the Atomic Toaster. These pack a more powerful punch than a regular loaf of bread, but definitely use these to take care of the Birdbrain. If you have a lot (more than 30) use them to take care of the Elephant Aliens quicker. Save at least 10, just in case you'll need them later. From the save point run straight ahead to the yellow flashing button. Don't run over the button quite yet; turn around and face the regular buttons. Look at the ceiling above them to see that each button has a red light above it. Back over the button while keeping the camera aimed at the red lights, and the combination you need to advance flashes quickly. Pause the game at this instant so you can remember the combination easier. When you got it got it remembered run over the proper buttons and you'll get the Dimensional Destabilizer. Now you have all three items! Run on the transporter to be placed in a long hall. At the end of the hall is another transporter that takes you to the phone booth, the last stop of the level. Unfortunately three aliens are in the phone booth. First kill the aliens outside firing at you, then equip the Pumpernickel and Atomic Toaster. When the door to the phone booth opens, fire a pumpernickel in there to knock out an alien. Do this three times, and then the level will be over. No boss fight this time! Level 10, Checkpoint A (Final Level) ------------------------------------ For this level you get to choose who you want out of the three characters, but the end result for all three is the same - a boss fight with Zizzy Balloobba, the leader of the aliens. This is by far the hardest boss fight in the game (rightfully so). There are also no save points in this level. This level is the easiest with Max, but here are the strategies for all three characters: If you chose the Doc: Run left and use the ladder in the anchor in the ground. Go up all the anchors until you come to a hole in the wall. Go into it and follow it until you come to a Birdbrain and an Elephant Alien. Kill them, grab the Mr. Fizzy, the continue heading down the path collecting items and killing aliens. Save all the items you collect, because you know you'll definitely be needing them for Zizzy Balloobba. At the end of the path is a door that leads to a huge room with a fountain in it. However, once you enter you'll see an anchor next to you. Use the ladder on the anchor, and follow the next path to another door. Follow the hallway and eventually you'll come to Max and Kurt. Time for Zizzy Balloobba! When the fight begins Max and Kurt will each attack Zizzy, while the Doc should attack Zizzy with the Atomic Toaster and Loaf. Run around the outer edge of the room to get all of the items that you can. One of these items is the very important Leafblower. Dodge Zizzy's attacks, and remember: when he makes the room spin, you can still inflict damage on him. Once his health goes all the way to zero he sucks the Doc into his body. Now you have a limited amount of time to destroy his internal organs. Don't jump in the holes in the floor, otherwise you'll be automatically ejected from his body. First go after his brain. Just use the loaf, and you'll do fine. After the brain is destroyed the eyes fall out. Use the leaf blower to blow them into the holes that are shooting a substance out of them. Once the eyes are in the holes target the brain. You'll have to bank some toast off the walls of his body to hit the brain. You'll see the damage in the corner of your screen. Keep in mind that it might take a lot of tries to do this, but you'll get it eventually. Once the brain is gone and the eyes are in the holes aim for the big holes in the walls and destroy those with the toast. There is a Plutonium in there with you. Drink that to turn into the monster, and while you're in that condition target the kidneys, heart, etc. until Zizzy finally dies. If you chose Max: Run straight ahead through the entrance and grab the guns at the beginning. In the next room are some batteries and more guns. While in this room aliens will beam in, and you must kill them all to move on. When they are all dead the door will become unlocked. Proceed down the hall into a room with a big fountain. Turn left, and run up the stairs. Near the top is an anchor for the Doc. Jump on the support right next to it, then jump across the gap and follow this path to a door. Go through this hallway to Zizzy Balloobba. He's very easy to kill with Max. Before entering him, make sure you grab the Atomic Jetpack in the room. Attack him with four guns until he sucks you into his body, then let all his organs have it while you're inside. His organs regenerate while you're attacking them, so use your strongest guns while you are shooting, and you should hurt more than he can heal. Destroy his kidneys, heart, and lungs before flying up to destroy the brain and his eyes. It's a pretty easy fight with Rayguns, Guided Missiles, and Gatling Guns. If you chose Kurt: Begin by running right, and you'll come to a fan. Shoot out the grate, then glide into it. Immediately in the grate you'll come into contact with many Mounted Guns and Gashead Aliens. Use whatever tactics you've been doing in these situations, but I usually run straight ahead and ignore everyone. I hardly take any damage (less than 10 points every time), so I'm content with it, but since you made it this far keep doing what you've been doing. On the other end of the grate you'll come to a huge room with very large windows. In here are some Bifs and Birdbrains, but you should be able to dispose of them pretty easily by now. Don't forget to ride the fans up to a platform, where you can get a Super Chaingun. Once you have all enemies killed and items, go into the next door. After following a LONG series of hallways, you arrive into the room with the fountain in it. Climb up the stairs, jump on the support by Doc's anchor, and jump across the gap. Follow this to a hallway, and at the end are two cloaked Gashead Aliens. You must kill these for the door to open. Kill them with the Sniper Gun, and meet up with the Doc and Max to take on Zizzy. Equip one of your Super Chainguns and let him have it. Once he sucks Kurt in, destroy the heart and the kidneys. Use the Sniper Mortar to destroy the lungs, and then the holes in the ground will start shooting up air. Kurt can ride these like a fan, and then can land in front of the eyes. Shoot the eyes and they will pop out of their sockets and float around. Target the eyes one more time and they will finally explode. Once the eyes are completely gone blue spheres will start moving around the brain. Snipe these to finish off Zizzy Balloobba for good. Congratulations! One way or another you have successfully completed MDK 2: Armageddon! I hope you found it as fun as I did. This FAQ took me forever to complete, but I put off doing it for a two week period, and only worked on it a few hours on the days I didn't neglect it. Each character has his own ending after the game, so I strongly recommend beating the game with each character to check them out. Also if you listen after the credits you'll hear the Doc and Kurt talking. Thanks for reading! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ VII. Secrets Here are some codes you can input during the game: -Invincibility: Pause the game, then hold L2 and R2. Press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Right, Square, Triangle, Square, Triangle, Select. Remember to hold L2 and R2 while you're inputting this sequence. -Kurt in Boxer Shorts: At the main menu, hold L2 and R2. While holding these two buttons, push Square, Square, Triangle, Square. Start a new game and Kurt will be wearing Boxer Shorts. -"Matrix" Style Camera: Pause the game, then hold L1 and R1 to remove the words on the screen. -Racecar Camera: Pause the game, then hold L2 and R2. Continue holding them, then push Circle, X, Circle, X. -Stationary Camera: Pause the game, then hold L2 and R2. Continue holding them, then push Circle, X, Circle, Triangle. -Crazy Camera: Pause the game, then hold L2 and R2. Continue holding them, then push X, Circle, X, Circle. -Slow Motion: As Max, hold R2 and press Up four times. -Mixed Character: Pause the game, then hold L2 and R2. Continue holding them, then push Up, Down, Right, Left, X, Triangle, Circle, Square, Square and Start at the time same time to get a character that is part everybody. -Doctor Hawkins Fart Sounds: Press L2, R2, Left, and X. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ VIII. Suggestions 1. Always keep moving. Strafe left and right while moving forward and backward and you will never take a hit. 2. Never engage more than one enemy at a time unless you absolutely have to. Kill each enemy one by one until they are all dead. 3. Destroy Alien Hives as soon as possible. The quicker these are gone, the fewer aliens you'll have to contend with. 4. Don't get close to the enemies. It's very easy to attack from a distance with all three characters. 5. Sometimes it might be best to ignore the enemies. If you can move in and out of a room without the aliens having time to target you, then there is no point in getting into a fight with them. 6. In most cases, you can't backtrack into past sections of levels, so if you see a healing item grab it! 7. If you're stuck on something, don't give up. 8. If you're desperate or about to die, there is no shame in entering the Invincibility Code. However, it might be more satisfying to complete the game without it. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IX. How to Contact Me Got any questions, comments, complaints, or suggestions? Did I leave something essential out of this FAQ, or not fully explain something? Let me hear about it immediately, and you will receive full credit in this FAQ. The address to send all your e-mail is glb54@hotmail.com. Put [MDK 2] (exactly like that, with the brackets and all caps) as the subject, because I have a folder that it will get filtered to, and that is the tag that the filter looks for. I get a lot of junk mail everyday, so if it doesn't say [MDK 2] the e-mail will automatically be deleted, and there is no way for me to read it. Remember, [MDK 2] only in the subject please. Don't be afraid to e-mail me. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this guide. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ X. Authorized Websites No website may display this FAQ without prior authorization by myself. If you would like to have this used on your website contact me using the method described in Section IX. You will find the most up-to-date version of this FAQ on the following sites ONLY: http://www.gamefaqs.com http://www.cheatcc.com http://www.cheatportal.com http://www.911codes.com http://www.911cheats.com http://www.fastcheater.com http://www.25000cheats.com http://www.pc-cheats.org http://www.skali.com http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~jaguar23/public_html/index.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ XI. Copyright Information This FAQ was written by Greg Brooten (greggreggreg2000). All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Copyright 2002 Greg Brooten. MDK, MDK2 and related marks are trademarks of Shiny Entertainment, INC. and certain characters are copyright Shiny Entertainment, INC. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++