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Stage
2: Raqia
| This stage begins much as the
last
one did, only this time your assailants include Flying Pollies.
Dispatch them all and take their cash, then move on. |
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A few more battles ensue,
until eventually you come to a bridge. After another wave or two of Pollies, a very large group comes running across the bridge, but it buckles under their weight and they are forced to retreat as it collapses. |
| Next, you're confronted by
Polly Peepers on motorcycles! They're pretty annoying on the
ground, but you can easily take refuge atop one of the street lights
and knock them off their bike with same-attribute shots before dealing
with them in the usual method. After a few more battles on your way right, you will encounter the next boss, Nardo. |
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Attribute: Silhouette Life: 300 Spirit: 300 Credits: 25 Nardo invariably begins with his "wave sword" attack, so if you use your Reflect Attack as soon as the fight starts, you can bounce it right back at him and drain 2/3 of his Spirit and Mana! From there, you shouldn't have any trouble defeating him. If you missed the opportunity, this will take a bit longer. Nardo has several attacks, including a Boomerang, a charge, an earthquake (jump to avoid it), and a short-ranged explosion. They can all be avoided rather easily. The real trick is that the commotion from the battle will cause the people in the apartment behind you to start throwing junk, which does normal-attribute damage. |
| Once you defeat him, Nardo
begins charging his Judgment Blade attack, but manages to
wake up the entire neighborhood in the process. Not too happy
about this, the resident pelt Nardo with various furniture by the until
the weight
becomes too much and the bridge collapses, dumping both him and Shyna
to the street below. Just to the right is a shop. Buy what you need (make sure your Life and Spirit are high), then continue right. Zohar will appear, exchange a few words with Shyna, and then they will fight. |
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Attribute: Silhouette / Mirage Life: 1000 Spirit: 1000 Credits: 500 Zohar has a unique advantage in that same-attribute attacks are ineffective against him. Such attacks will simply add to Zohar's Spirit reserve! Also unlike other bosses, Zohar's attacks will lower his Spirit reserves, though it won't be at a large enough rate to be of much strategic value. For this reason, avoid using same-attribute attacks, and instead simply concentrate on opposite-attribute and Reflected attacks to do damage. Zohar's attacks in his Metatron form include a large energy-burst (dash to the side to avoid it) and some quick combos. In Sandalphon form, Zohar launches rapid-fire shots, homing shots, and a dash attack followed by an exploding shot. The shots are deflectable; to avoid the explosion after being nailed by the dash, quickly jump to one side. Once Zohar loses 500 Life, the battle will end. |
| (Automated Sequence) Dynamis arrives and says her infamous line about flowers. Zohar becomes angry and vanish while Shyna flees. Hal tells Dynamis to go after Shyna. (Save point) |
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Shyna lands atop a truck. Just to the left is another shop (three of those within five minutes!). Buy some Mana if the battle with Zohar took a toll on you, then continue right to another battle with some Polly Peepers on motorcycles. |
| After a short sequence where a
lone Specter breaks a tie on the truck and forces you to leap a large
gap, another Walker will show up. Attribute: Normal
HP: 80 Spirit: 0 Credits: 0 Same battle plan as last time here. You can either Reflect its machine gun shots, or hop over it and knock it off the edge of the truck for major damage. The latter is rather funny to watch, as it will come running back and jump back onto the truck to continue the fight. |
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Just to
the left, a car pulls up. Aboard are several Specters and Polly
Peepers, and a rather dumb fellow named Goliath. You'll have to
fight him. Attribute: Silhouette HP: 300 Spirit: 300 Credits: 250 I don't recommend going after Goliath's money, as he will often shake free of your Grudge Grab and toss you to the ground instead, which does Normal damage. Goliath also uses some energy blast attacks, and a charge which can pummel you for significant damage. The latter two can be negated by draining his Spirit, the last is easy to avoid. After taking some damage, Goliath will leap back atop the car and begin throwing Pollies and Specters at you, which inflict Mirage and Silhouette damage respectively. You can Reflect them, but they don't have much chance of hitting so it's usually better to wait for him to stop so you can continue blasting him with your Parasites. Once you defeat Goliath, another shop appears. Four shops within seven minutes? That has to be a record. |
| Continuing
to the left, you'll encounter several caged beings. You can't do
anything to them (nor can they affect you) so continue to the
right. A sequence will play where several of them load into the
back of a large crate and blow it open to reveal the Attribute Gun! Attribute: Normal Life: 200 Spirit: 0 Credits: 0 This is pretty easy. The caged critters will load into the back of the gun and fire shots, the attributes of which depend upon the attributes of the critters that filed in. And, of course, the gun is Normal attribute, so you'll have to Reflect the shots of the same attribute to damage the gun. The trick is that you can fire at the creatures as they go up the ramp, so you can leave only creatures of one Attribute to enter the gun, thus leaving only shots of one attribute and making deflecting them back a much easier task. Also of note: If you stand beneath the Polly driving the truck, she will occasionally reach up and hit you with a boxing glove gun. It does minimal damage. |
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Shyna celebrates after this
victory. A little early, it seems, as Dynamis shows up and goes
on the attack. Attribute: Normal Life: 400 Spirit: 400 Credits: 0 Dynamis utilizes long, tentacle-like appendages of both Silhouette and Mirage attribute to attack, launching energy shots, creating small claw-creatures (which also fire shots), smashing attacks, and occasionally grabbing Shyna. Fire at the ends of the tentacles to damage Dynamis, and drain her Spirit to eliminate her energy shot abilities. If Dynamis grabs you, tap the Jump button and move left and right rapidly to break free. Strangely, even when Dynamis' Spirit is at zero, you can continue to drain Spirit from her and add it to your supply. Dynamis' worst attack is probably the fin on her back. She'll float in front of the truck, then swerve backward and try to catch you with the fin. Keep an eye on the buildings in the background to get an idea of her location, then triple-jump over the fin as it approaches. |
| (Automated Sequence) Dynamis, out of power, crashes into a nearby building, creating a tremor that shakes the truck from the road. Shyna goes flying and lands atop a building, where Bug teleports her away. The camera pans over to reveal Megido, who was watching Shyna's battle in Raqia the entire time. |
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