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                                       COMIX ZONE
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1) Introduction (Story,Items & Baddies)
2) Moves
3)Level Guide
4)Cheats
5)I wish.....
6)Legal crap and last minute notes


1.INTRODUCTION
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     Comix Zone is an arcade game created by Sega.Those of you who have played
it before should be familiar with the environment ie,how to use switches,the
various baddies,the items and most of the moves.I wrote this FAQ because I
really loved this game at one time and came across the CD the other day.I
played it again after a long time and decided that it was high time sometime
wrote an FAQ for it.This is my first FAQ so don't mail me saying it sucked.

Suggestions and new discoveries will always be welcomed.Mail me at
ishaan_500@hotmail.com and i'll put up your contribution along with your
name.Also,the methods mentioned in the walkthrough are my way of doing
things.There are several ways to complete the game,its just that this is the
easiest according to me.Also,you might want to explore the panels that i've
chosen not to include in the walkthrough.You might like them.Now onto the Guide
itself.

Story
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Basically,you play Sketch Turner,a comic illustrator whose life takes a sudden
wild turn one peaceful night while labouring over his drawing board.The comic's
got a pretty interesting plot and is bound to do well;There's an infestation of
mutants in New York city and the numbers are growing all the time.These guys
are out to take over the whole planet by hook or by crook...well,only by crook
actually! And who's behind it all? Why,none other than Mortus ofcourse,the star
bad guy in Sketch's comic.Fortunately for NY,General Alicia Cyan,the heroine of
the comic is pretty much capable of handling this mess...until her partner
dies,that is.So how do you fit in? It's just a comic right?...
...Wrong.Mortus somehow shoots right out of the pages of the comic and assumes
a human form.Taking over the comic world isn't enough for him.He needs the real
world in his fist in order to experience real power and there's only person who
can stop him.You.Players assume the role of Sketch as he is sucked into the
comic by Alicia Cyan to stop Mortus and his henchmen.A link has been created
between the two worlds.If Sketch can stop Mortus in the comic,he can stop him
in the real world.Only,Mortus is now free to goof around with Sketch's comic
and make all the "changes" he desires...


Items
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Dynamite:This is a bomb that explodes a couple of seconds after you drop it and
it really packs a wallop so make sure you get out of blast range the moment
it's dropped.Generally,it takes three major combos to defeat a regular
baddy,meaning that you will have to make them fall at least three times for
them to die.
However,if placed close enough to them,one blast from the Dynamite usually does
the trick so you don't have to waste time and health.

Grenade:This item is almost the same as Dynamite except for the fact that you
have to throw it.Make sure you are well out of blast range before you toss it
and if you have to use it to kill an enemy on a higher ground,stand slightly
far away from him so that the Grenade has time to gain height before it
explodes.

Knife:This is a pretty useless weapon as it is only equal to one major
hit,meaning that you still have to make the baddy kiss the carpet twice more
before he screams 'AAAARGH!' and dies.I use it mainly to trigger switches and
stuff.Or as a distraction before I move in with my combo.

Roadkill:I know what you're thinking..."What? A freakin' rat?".Still,this is
one of the best items the game has to offer...Roadkill has an electric tail and
can aid you in killing people as well as turn switches that are out of your
reach on and off.While attacking a baddy,Roadkill can take about 4 or 5 hits
before he slips out of the screen.In order to conserve him,you have to protect
him during combat and make the baddy focus his full attention on you while your
faithful rat takes care of the rest! Roadkill can also uncover secrets so you
might want to release him every time you get into a new panel.

Superhero Punch:This is my favourite item.Use it,and you will temporarily turn
into a superhero and unleash a lethal punch destroying all enemies on the
screen.There is a cheat for the Sega systems that you can use to play as a
Superhero throughout the game but I don't know what it is for the pc.

Iced tea:This restores your health after you use it.Aaaaah!

Question mark:Picking up the Question mark could give you any of the above
items or could make it go 'Kaboom!'


Enemies
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Gravis:He's a big,red guy who likes to tear things apart with his claws.Watch
out for his energy springs.
The trick to defeating him is keep using the whirlwind jump kick (the one where
Sketch jumps and splits his legs smacking the enemy in his face.) or to get him
aggravated,get as far away as possible and wait for him to shoot some energy
springs.Duck and then wait for the springs to go out of the screen,come back in
and hit him.

Strigil:These are Mortus's right hand assasins.They wear a green mask,carry
crowbars and are usually found in groups of two or three.To kill a group of
Strigils without wasting health,get close to one and keep him disracted while
getting as far as possible from the others.When they perform their Whirlwind
move or shoot fire,get out of the way and wait for it to hit the one you are
fighting.If a Strigil is alone then you will most probably have to use
different various combinations of moves to get him down because these guys just
love to block.The best way to kill him is to perform a serial low kick,then a
serial double punch and then finally a serial high kick tornado.

Spawn Mutant:These are basically big,green,tough punching bags.Don't try to
grab one if you don't want to know what's under it.These guys are slow and dumb
so use the same startegy you used to defeat a Strigil or if there's too many of
them,release Roadkill and let him kick Mutant butt with his tail while you
distract them.

Mongoria:She is the only female baddy and is really tough to beat unless you
have Roadkill with you (They see Roadkill,get zapped once by him,scream and
die.) The other option is to use their hatred towards each
other to your advantage.

Cocoon Crawler:These grey,slimy scorpion type creatures will sting you so
hard,you won't know what hit you.Keep low kicking them until they die.

Styx the Monk:For a Monk,this guy's pretty lethal.Like Strigils,Styx loves to
to block and his stick is a real pain in the ass! (Hehehe,know what I
mean?....sorry couldn't resist) He blocks a lot and if you damage him a lot,he
starts to jump around on his stick to get out of your reach.Once you've let him
get onto his stick,there's no knowing how long you'll take to defeat him and to
top it all his stick releases energy rings to make sure you can't touch him
while he's up in the air.Therefore,the trick is to prevent him from jumping up
and down.Use the grab and throw move to get him away and then go smack him
before he can get focused again.

Pelagus:They are normally found hanging on ropes so don't waste time climbing
on to hit him 'cos then they'll start using their spring attacks.Instead stay
on the ground and give him s few uppercuts.Then before he hits you with his
bouncing slimeball attack,roll away from him and keep dodging it.

Flying poisened tail with a face like a bat kinda thingy (The manual calls them
'kreeps':These flying creatures have poisened tail tips so watch out!  A few
uppercuts or jump kicks oughta do the trick.They make not look lethal but
they're part of a larger,more powerful being.


2.MOVES
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There are several moves you can use in Comix Zone to get aid you in your
survival.These include many styles of fighting;Kung-fu,Kick boxing,or just
meaningless body slamming!


Normal Moves
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Serial Double Punch:Keep tapping the punch button to perform a round of
these.Get in three valid hits and Sketch finishes off with a scissor
kick.(Note:If you perform a special move by performing the required key
combination,Sketch will lose a bit of health but some normal moves like the
Serial Double punch automatically make Sketch finish off with a special move
after three hits but without losing health!)

Serial High Kick Tornado:Press and hold the forward and the up (not jump--UP)
buttons and repeatedly tap the action button to perform this move.Three valid
hits allow you to finish off with a Whirlwind Kick.

Serial Low Kick:Just hold the down button and press action.Three valid hits
make Sketch perform a wheel kick. (I haven't found out the code to perform this
move individually)

Uppercut:Hold 'Up' and action.

Turn around Kick:Press the back buton and then immediately press Action.Use it
when you're trapped between two enemies.

Whirlwind jump Kick:Jump and then press Action.

Flying Dragon Kick:This is one of my favourite moves.To perform it,jump forward
and then press action.

Grab an' Throw:Get close enough to grab baddies and then press back and
action.Sketch will toss them over his head.

Grab an' Kick:Grab a mutant and then press action to perform a scissor kick.


Special Moves-(Sketch will lose health while performing these moves on enemies)
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Scissor Kick:Press Down,then Up and then Action rapidly to make Sketch unleash
a powerful Scissor Kick that will send his enemies flying across the panel!

Handstand Kick:Press Up,then Down and then Action rapidly to make Sketch do a
lethal handstand kick. Note:If you attempt this move and the enemy blocks
it,you'll have one heck of a time saving your butt as special moves generally
cause you tend to freeze for a second or so.

Rocket:Press and hold the Action button to make Sketch tear a piece of paper
out of the comic,make a  paper plane and throw it at his enemies-this move will
kill all enemies on the screen and will make Sketch lose quite a bit of health.


Secret Moves
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Dick Kick:Press and hold forward and down and then press Action to make Sketch
hit his enemy's dick.This isn't a special move but three valid hits allow
Sketch to finish with a Handstand kick.

Shoulder slam:Press and hold down forward and make Sketch lean against the
object.Then press action to preform a shoulder slam.This move is basically for
destroying obstacles.It's better than punching an object which makes you lose a
lot more health.

Other moves
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Roll:Pressing and holding Down and the desired direction key will make Sketch
roll in that direction.This move is great for escaping from Styx's 'pogo power
stick'.

High jump:Pressing jump and the desired direction causes Sketch to jump in that
direction.Great for getting onto high ledges and killing those Kreeps.


3.LEVEL GUIDE
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Episode 1:Night of the Mutants
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  This episode is quite easy compared to the second and third episodes.There
are plenty of hidden items to aid you.All you have to do is find them.Now don't
use the items until I tell you to because using them in one place will make
them unavailable when they are needed more.
When you start this episode,Sketch will fall into a room with General Alicia
Cyan who will tell you what all this is about.Listen to what she has to say and
pick up the items on the floor;Dynamite,Iced tea and a Knife.Go into the panel
on the right after the yellow arrow appears.Mortus will draw Gravis to the far
right.Go towards him and perform the combos I mentioned earlier.Knock him out
three times and he'll scream 'AAAAAARGH!' and die.Mortus will draw another
Gravis to the left of the panel.Throw your Knife at him.Then knock him out
twice and he'll die too.Two arrows will appear,one telling you to go forward
and one telling you to go down.

  Go downwards and you will find a few barrels.Use the shoulder slam to break
all of them.The last one contains a Superhero punch. (The fist).Proceed into
the next panel and fight another Gravis.Ignore Roadkill (You don't need him
yet) and kick out the manhole cover.Go into the sewers and Alicia will warn you
that she's scanning lifeforms.This is where you'll first come face to face with
Strigil....two of them!
Kick both their butts and go down to meet another Strigil.After killing him go
into the panel on the left and push the box upto the wall.Climb on to it and
activate the switch with the Action button.This will open the trap door on the
floor.There are two barrels on the floor underneath the trapdoor.Push the box
down onto the barrels and they will explode clearing the way for you.Jump down
and break the grill on your right and proceed forwards to fight yet another
Gravis.Knock him off the edge and kick the two thingys' butts.Back up a little
and do a running (Or walking in this case) jump over the gap to the ledge on
the other side and the end of the first level.

  In the second level Sketch starts from behind a huge metallic door.Don't
waste your time and health trying to knock it down,instead use the
dynamite.Before going into the next panel,use Roadkill (He's at the start of
this level) to uncover some more dynamite towards the left of the panel.Drink
the Iced tea to clear up space and to get health. (You're really going to need
it.Try to make it into this level with atleast half your health meter
full.)Pick up the Dynamite and proceed into the panel on the right.There,you
will find grey,slimy punching bags dropping from the ceiling.Use your Uppercut
to destroy them quickly or they will start producing Cocoon Crawlers.After you
destroy all of them,Mortus will draw Strigil to the left of this panel.To the
right is a fan blocking your path to then next panel below.Now,there are two
ways of getting past the fans.The first way is to stand next to them and let
Strigil keep shooting fire at you.Jump up every time he shoots and let the
flames destroy the fan. (About 6 hits should do the trick) This is quite
difficult and I would advise you not do do it if you're low on
health.However,if you have a full health meter (You will,if you fought sensibly
in the first level.) and want to keep it that way,this little trick will come
in handy.But make sure you jump at exactly the right moment or else you'll end
up getting fried by Strigil's fire.After the fan is destroyed,use your
Superhero punch to get rid of Strigil.

  The second way is to use your Superhero Punch the moment Strigil appears and
then release Roadkill,and
let him flip the switch on the other side of the fan.After he does this,pick
him up and Shoulder Slam the fan a couple of times to break it.Go down and you
will find yourself facing another fan with a box of explosives near it.Push the
box into the fan and back up.The fan will explode,clearing the way for you into
the next panel.Go there and destroy the Kreeps.Do not destroy the crate.There
is a grenade inside and tempting as it may seem,destroying the box will force
you to take a really dull and boring path to the right (Keep in mind that
taking the shorter route will always be quicker but never fruitful.) After you
kick the Kreeps's butts,climb on to the crate and jump onto the pipe above.Go
into the panel on the left and fight another Kreep.There is a Dynamite powerup
on the pipe overhead.Take it and use it on the Gravis below.Go into the panel
below where you will face the first challenging puzzle.You will have to bring
both those wrench type thingies come to a rest on that tiny rod in the
middle.The best way to do it is to keep pressing and releasing the button until
the wrench on the right is halfway behind the one on the left.(Meaning if the
left wrench is at the top of the circle,the one on the right should be at the
bottom.)

  Bring the left wrench to rest on the rod and wait for the second to complete
the circle.Once it finishes the circle and comes back to the rod,push the
button and it will come to rest.Go down again and kill the two Cocoon Crawlers
on the floor.Release Roadkill and he will uncover a can of Iced tea.Pick it up
and wait for one of the green cells in the background to crack.It will release
a gooey slimy substance that will turn into a Spawn Mutant.Kill it with
Roadkill's help before the next cell cracks.(The cells usually crack one after
the other with an interval of five to ten seconds.The Spawn Mutants will
approach you in pairs.) If you
fight sensibly then you can take on one mutant at a time instead of two.Let
Roadkill assist you and don't worry if he falls out of the screen,you'll get
him again in the next level.Drink your Iced tea if you get low on health.You
can use the large numbers of Spawn Mutants to your advantage by waiting for
them to fire their horns or acid at you and dodging so that it hits one of them
instead. Kill all the mutants and go into the panel on the right.Here,you will
face the first Boss Monster.(A huge dragon type thing that shoots fire)The
easiest way to defeat him is to use the remaining Dynamite on him.He will start
screaming after it explodes.Use this opportunity to roll under him and get over
to the other side.Stand behing the barrel and let him fire at it.The barrel
will catch fire.Push it close to him so that he gets burnt by it.The barrel
will soon get destroyed and by now he'll be properly softened up........go
finish him off! Keep using the serial high kick tornado and bust his ass!


Episode 2:Welcome to the Temple
-----------------------------------

  In this level,Sketch finds himself in the Himalayas to find the source of the
mutants' trainer.Pick up Roadkill and release him so he can uncover a Superhero
Punch.Go forward and you'll meet,for the first time in the game--Styx the
Monk.Use multiple moves rapidly so he doesn't have a chance to block.Also use
the Grab 'n' throw move.After you kill him Mortus will create another
one....get rid of him.Proceed into the next panel and release Roadkill to let
him uncover Dynamite.Get onto the box on top and push it down,pick it up and
then get the Ice Tea inside.Do NOT pick up the Dynamite........your inventory
bar is full and if you pick up the Dynamite,you'll have to drop
Roadkill,Superhero Punch or Iced Tea....something you can't afford to do
because you'll need them all later.I only asked you to uncover the Dynamite
because I think uncovering secrets gets more points.Go down and cover the hole
in the ground with the rock nearby.Then kill the Kreeps and destroy all the
stones to the left.After doing this,two arrows will appear-one prompting you to
go forward and one down.Get into the panel below and you will see a huge pillar
moving up and down rapidly,blocking your path to the Strigil.Use the Paper
Rocket move to destroy it and fight the Strigil.Go down and drink your Iced
Tea.Pick up the Question Mark,most of the time it only explodes if your health
is below half the meter.Enter the room on the left and compete in the
tournament.Kick the two Strigils into oblivion,give Gravis a well deserved
spanking,teach Styx some manners and let Roadkill take care of Mongoria.

  After you defeat all of them go downwards.There's a Strigil with a very,very
big mouth on the ledge overhead.Silence him with a Rocket and get onto
it.Proceed onto the next panel where you find yourself hanging from a rope with
Kreeps trying to knock you off it.Kick one's butt and then break the strip of
paper between you and the next panel.(You can wait for the Styx on the other
side to destroy it with his fireballs but it's hard to stay on the rope for
that long with the Kreeps on your tail.) Hang on to that rope and move towards
the right until you're behind the Styx.Knock him of the edge and kill the
Kreeps that emerge and exit into the next level.

  This next level is kinda tough so fight strategically....use all the
strategies I've provided to defeat the various baddies.Destroy the Kreeps in
the first panel and jump and hang onto the right part of the wooden thingy to
raise the pillar in front.After it's reached it's full height,jump off and roll
under it into the next panel.Go right and fight the Styx....use the Superhero
Punch.Pick up the Iced Tea and release Roadkill to let him uncover a Question
Mark.Pick it up with extreme caution and then go down.Use roadkill to help you
out with the Mongorias.Send all three of them to that big Comic Book up in the
sky and pick up the grenade to the left of the panel.Drink the Iced tea incase
you get low on health.Go down and destroy the crate to the left.Pick up the
Dynamite.(If you died in this level and got a continue you won't have Roadkill
or any other item in the beginning so you'll lose plenty of health fighting
Styx if you're not careful.Then you'll have an even harder time getting rid of
the three Mongorias.In such a case you'll find Roadkill in this panel)Pick him
up and turn to Strigil.(There's a Grenade in your inventory just dying to be
used so don't disappoint it!) After killing the Strigil,get into the next panel
and hang on tight to the trapeze kinda thing.Destroy the monster to your right
and drop the Dynamite to blow up the spike trap below.After the explosion,jump
down onto the floor.Try to do it before the other monsters appear.

  Use Roadkill again to uncover the hidden knife and proceed left.Let Styx
destroy the punching bags with his fireballs.Jump over the fireballs when they
come close to you.Use the knife on Styx after all the bags have been destroyed
and then kill him.Drop into the panel below and proceed leftwards
immediately.Destroy the crate.Pick up the Iced tea that was inside and use
Roadkill to trigger the switch that will raise the spike trap for a few
seconds.Roll under it and into the last panel of the game.

  Here you will have to fight Kung Fung.He's very difficult to beat and you
have to be very fast to escape his water blasts.Jump over them to dodge
them.Every few seconds Kung Fung will come out of the background and start
shooting spikes at you.Jump over them and Dragon Kick him a few times.Then
he'll start creating the water blasts again.The next time he comes into the
foreground kick him onto the nails he shot earlier (They'll be stuck in the
wall.) And don't forget your Iced tea.Repeat this process a few times and he'll
blow up.It all sounds very simple here but you need rapid reflexes to defeat
Kung Fung!


Episode 3:Curse of the Dead Ships
------------------------------------

  In this new episode,you find yourself in a desert like region.Take a second
to admire the view and then pick up Roadkill.The weird structures will start to
let out green ooze like in the first level which will turn into Spawn
Mutants.Kick their butts and proceed onto the next panel.Here you will find a
huge set of teeth that undoubtedly belong to one of Mortus's mutants.Release
Roadkill and he'll walk into the mouth and it will close shut.This will give
you a few seconds to jump over it and get on it's other side and start kicking
it's butt!

That's it! I refuse to write a guide for this level.It's the most fun and
challenging and a guide will just spoil the whole thing.Sorry.......I'll get
down to doing it in a while but until then try and figure it out yourself.


Fighting Mortus
------------------

This is at the very end of the very last level in the whole game.There are two
ways to end Comix Zone.One is the nice,happy ending and the other is the
nice,yet not-so-happy ending.To defeat Mortus,get rid of the flying Kreep (This
is where you find out that the Kreeps are actually a part of Mortus himself)
and then lure Mortus over to the bottom part of the Nuke reactor (Not the half
coloured one) and jump over to the switch and keep turning it on and off.As a
result,the reactor will keep exploding and hurting Mortus.Note that while this
is going on Alicia is in the background trapped in a tank that is filling up
with water.Keep repeating the above method to defeat Mortus.You can also use
your fighting techniques to go one on one against him (This is a lot of fun at
times) but this takes a lot more time.

Happy Ending:Defeat Mortus before the water tank fills up completely.Then flip
the switch that appears next to the tank to let Alicia out.

Not-so-happy ending:Defeat Mortus after Alicia drowns.I'm not sure but I think
doing it this way only takes the super-hero meter at the end up to 80% whereas
the other way takes it all the way upto 100%. Oh yeeeeah!

Congratulations! You've successfully finished Comix Zone,one of Sega's best and
most fun games! Sit back and enjoy either of the two endings (depending on how
you fought Mortus) and feel proud!

4.CHEATS
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Type CAMERON (in CAPS) during the game.Minimize the game to a window and a new
'Cheats' option will have appeared.You can now select the level and episode you
want to play!

Like I said there's a cheat for the Sega console to play as Super Sketch but I
don't know if it exists for the pc.Somebody please help me out if you know the
cheat for the Pc.


5.I wish........
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1. You could play as the Superhero Sketch throughout the pc version of the game.

2. A gun could be added to the list of items.

3. An option to play as Alicia Cyan was available.

4. An option to play as the villains was available.

5. What??? No rewards after finishing the WHOLE game?


6.Legal Crap
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This FAQ is copyright 2003 of Ishaan Sahdev and cannot be put up on any site
without my permission blah blah blah.........Oh yeah,Comix Zone is copyright of
Sega enterprises yada yada yada...the other name for the flying creature is
copyright 2003 of my imagination! :)

Well,gotta run.It's a school night.....it's been great writing this thing.I'll
be back in a while to update it.See you soon!