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* ELEVATOR ACTION II *
(Elevator Action Returns)
FAQ Version 0.100
For The Taito F3 & Sega Saturn
(c) gameoverDude 2003
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Table of Contents
00) Trademarks
01) Legal Crapola
02) History
03) About Elevator Action II
04) Game Start
05) Things To Know
06) A Few Tips
07) Soundtrack
08) Shout-Outs
09) The Pillory
10) Final Disclaimer
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00) TRADEMARKS:
Elevator Action II and all related trademarks are property of Taito
Corporation.
Any other trademarks are those of their respective owners.
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01) LEGAL CRAPOLA (Terms & Conditions):
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02) HISTORY:
June 05, 2003 Work begins on the FAQ for Elevator Action II
(hereinafter referred to as EA2).
June 16, 2003 Version 0.100 of the FAQ is finally published.
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03) ABOUT EA2:
Released in 1995, EA2 is Taito's sequel to their 1983 spy themed platform
game. The cartoony style of the original game and the comical BGM are
replaced with a more butt-kicking look, good voice acting, and a dramatic
soundtrack. If the Violence Mode setting is on hard, there's some
blood when you damage or kill enemies or have one crushed under an
elevator. The game carries an AMOA red tag rating of "Animated Violence-
Strong".
In 1997, EA2 was ported to the Sega Saturn. This is a perfect port, but
the score counter has 7 digits instead of the arcade's 6 (maybe high scores
in Japan have gone over 1,000,000).
After you beat the Saturn version, you get to play the original EA by
choosing the "Old" game from the start menu.
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04) GAME START:
You can choose from one of three characters:
Kart Bradfield - The fastest of the three with decent stamina. Gun power
is not as good as the other two, though.
Subweapon is a Grenade that sends an explosion across
the entire screen. After a slight delay, it will blow.
This blast cannot go through walls.
Edie Burrett - Can run quite fast and has excellent firepower, but
can go down rather easy in battle if you're not careful.
Subweapon is a Fire Bomb that creates a lingering flame
after exploding. The Fire Bomb will detonate rather
quickly. The flames will dissipate after a few seconds.
Jad the Taff - Slow as hell, but can take a lorryload of damage.
Subweapon is a Sensor Bomb that explodes after a set time
or if an enemy gets too close to it. The sensor bomb
is weaker on flying armored vehicles, but will take out
groups of soldiers because the shrapnel does get around
nicely.
You have a life gauge that decreases if you are shot or physically
assaulted, but there are other ways to buy the farm. If you are
crushed under a lift or fall down a shaft, kiss your ass goodbye
(unless of course you have another life left). You cannot find any
extra lives, so be careful.
The Saturn version limits each player to 3 credits. Scores don't reset
in any version when you continue, but instead you get 1 point for
continuing. Only one-credit scores (ending in "00") truly mean much.
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05) THINGS TO KNOW:
Basic Moves-
EA2 uses an 8-way stick and 2 buttons (or it can be set for 3 on
Saturn.* )
L or R - Walk left or right.
L,L (hold) or R,R (hold) - Run in that direction
U or D (in elevator) - Go up or down
U (on floor) - Aim gun diagonally upward
D/DL/DR (on floor) - Crouch
Shot + Jump - Toss Bomb (Subweapon)
D/DL/DR +Shot + Jump - Roll Bomb a short distance
Jump - Jump Attack enemies.
* The Saturn version's controls can be configured to allow the use of
a third button for bombs.
NOTE: Jad the Taff will ram enemies or objects if he runs into them.
You can crouch in the elevator if you're taking it down- keep
holding down. If you're going up, then you'll need to rise
and tap up when the elevator gets to the next floor.
OBJECTS
Boxes, Drums, etc.-
To make a drum start rolling, simply attack it. Enemies that it runs
over will be injured or killed. Other objects can stop the drum and
blow it up. Dealing enough damage to a drum will cause
it to explode & catch on fire. Drums can be crushed under elevators.
Destroying boxes and other debris can leave you some items or cause
an explosion. Large boxes tend to give you special weapons (L & M).
A few boxes throughout the game have a couple of grenades hidden in
them. When one of these is upset, the ordinance clatters to the
floor and acts like one of Kart's grenades.
Fire & Explosions (from boxes, Edie's bomb, secret grenades, & drums)-
Lethal to all enemies on contact. Boss enemies take damage.
Does not affect you. The player who caused the fire will get
a Special Kill bonus for enemies who die in this manner.
Special Items-
Red Door - Entering these rooms is required to progress further in
the current stage. If you're taking a bit too long to
get to the next red door, you'll be nagged with a Caution
alarm which sounds about as pleasant as a cat having its
tail stepped on with cleats. You get 1000 points.
Blue Door- Going behind a blue door will trigger a spinning wheel
with various items on it. When you hit the shoot button,
what it stops on is what you get.
Point Items- These include CD-ROMs (2000 pts.),computers, etc.
Health Items- These give varying amounts of life back. Some of these
items include health drinks, burgers, fries, etc.
M (Machine Gun)- An M item contains 100 bullets. Nothing fancy- it's just
your typical rapid-fire hold the button down type gun.
Once this is gone, you revert to the pistol.
L (Launcher) - Contains 20 Rockets. If you shoot an enemy with a rocket
he'll catch on fire. Rocket kills score 2X (or 4X if you
did the attack in a darkened area). A rocket continues
across the screen until it is stopped by a wall, so you
can take out several foes. If more enemies come out and
bump into their burning comrades, they may also catch on
fire. Once all rockets are fired, you revert to the
pistol. When the missile hits a wall, the resulting
explosion can hit targets. Try shooting one into the
ceiling when an enemy is above you. All enemies except
the flying armor will go down in one hit, even the
Riot Shield troopers. An added bonus is that this can
neutralize enemy bullets.
* If you have bullets left on an M item and pick up another one, the new
100 is added to your stock. So, if you have 45 bullets left in the
machine gun just before you pick up another M, you'll have a total
of 145.
The L item works this way also.
However, if you switch from M to L or vice versa then you will lose
the original weapon and all its remaining rounds.
Bombs - Extra subweapon charges. A small case (single bomb)
offers 5, and a large one (box) gives 10. Not an easy
item to find.
Lights & Power Boxes-
Shooting out lights and power boxes can temporarily darken a part
of the stage. When a light is shot out, the darkness covers that
floor. Knocking out the power will darken the entire area. You
have an opportunity for bonus points in this case (see Kill Bonuses
below). Three pistol shots will take out a power box.
If the blackout is caused by destroying a power box, it will last
longer than one from shooting out the lights.
All items taken are worth double if done in a blacked out area.
If your life gauge is full, you get points for food- be a pig! :D
Red doors are worth double, so you may want to wait until you
shoot a light out.
Security Box-
This is a small red metallic container on the wall that can be
opened with an explosion. Drums or bombs will do the trick.
You can get a CD-ROM (2000 or 4000 points) out of this.
Cameras-
These pivot back and forth looking for you. If you're sighted, a
brief siren goes off. I'm not sure how being found affects you.
Control Panels-
Some electrocution traps are keyed to a control panel. Blow that
away to shut them down.
Special Kill Bonuses
These kinds of kills are Special Kills which are worth 2X the
enemy's value.
*Hand-to-hand attacks
*Bombing
*Overrun by drum
*Fire/Explosion
*Crushing under elevator
*Electrocution
*Secret grenade
*Falling lights or cameras
Kills in darkened areas are worth double their normal amount. When
the lights go out, you may want to start slugging rather than
shooting.
If a Special Kill is done in a darkened area, then you
receive 4X the enemy's point value (this means the karate guys in
suits cough up a big 2,000 when cold-cocked or bombed, for example).
All SKs will show the point value on screen.
Jump attacks do NOT count as melee kills. Neither does Jad's
running into an enemy.
HAZARDS
Electrocution Traps
These will shoot a zap of electric either horizontally or
vertically. Some of them will be disabled if you blow out the
corresponding control panel. These can damage you and do Special
Kills to enemies.
Time Bomb
When you approach one, its timer will start at 3 then count down to
zero. It then explodes, doing damage to you or taking out enemies
who happen to be too close. If an enemy is killed with a time
bomb, then this is scored as a bomb kill. It's fun to attempt this
but rather risky. These will be dropped by flying armored vehicles
as they approach you.
INSTANT DEATH
Being Crushed By An Elevator
If an elevator crushes you against a floor or ceiling, you lose
one life immediately.
Time Over
Once your remaining time for the stage is down to a minute,
you will hear "Hurry up!". The timer will then be shown on
screen until you clear the stage or it expires. One life is lost
right away if you run out of time.
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06) A FEW TIPS- not a walkthrough
First and foremost- KNOW YOUR ENEMY.
Enemies:
Lackeys- These guys have long hair and wear either blue, red, or black
shirts. The red ones take 2 shots or one smack to go down,
but sometimes they leave you a parting gift. Will shoot if
they see you. Can crouch and shoot.
Zombie Soldiers- Bald and shirtless, these guys have an eerie gait.
They don't shoot on sight, but instead will cut loose
with dual machine guns when you least expect it. Two
shots or one good whack do them in. They can fire
from a standing or crouching position.
Karate Agents- These guys in dark suits not only have guns but would
prefer kicking the snot out of you at close range.
They can also shoot while retreating. Can fire from
standing and crouching positions or while lying down.
Trenchcoat Goons- Hidden under their coats are shotguns. They can
only shoot while standing.
Guard Dogs- If they see you, they'll charge and try to make a
snack of you.
Hazmat Squads- Clad in orange hazardous material gear, they carry
either flamethrowers or guns. Occasionally they will
fly on jetpacks and mob you from the air. Three hits
from bullets or hand-to-hand will do them in. The
purple ones are bosses and will take tremendous damage
before biting the dust.
Spiderbots- Often found in a dormant position. When they sense
your presence, they'll drop down. They are low to
the ground, so their bullets must be jumped over.
They'll crawl on walls and ceilings to get where they
want to go. It takes a few shots to take them out
with the pistol. OTOH, one jump attack does them
in.
Special Squad- They carry riot shields which will break if you keep
shooting. If they're feeling cantankerous, they will
try to cap you from a lying down position.
Flying Armor- It zips around the screen and is armed with a machine
gun. Will also drop Time Bombs.
Terrorist Leader- You will see him taunting you a few times. Later
in stage 6, you'll have to deal with him
personally. Reach his inner chamber and he's got a
really nasty surprise waiting.
Stage 1
This is nothing fancy- you're going straight toward the bottom. Get
some practice shooting the lights and powerboxes to take advantage of
the Blackout bonus.
Stage 2, Top Floor
The orange hazmat suits will keep right on coming. Here's a chance to
milk some points, weapon supply and timer permitting.
Stage 3, Boss Battle:
Shoot the power box in the bottom right corner JUST 2 times. Wait until
the terrorist leader taunts you, then turn off the juice. Immediately
afterward, go to the top floor and detonate the barrels with your gun.
Get back to the bottom level. Many jetpack enemies will fly into the
flames and barbeque theirselves giving you 1,200 points a pop.
Stage 4
Watch for the flying armored vehicles. These will lay Time Bombs or even
drop them at you from above, as well as use a frontal machine gun. Bombs
help, but in a pinch you can use dashing and jump attacks.
More tips to come.
My best 1-credit score is 650,300 on the Hard setting with 2 lives
(Player Stock 1) and 20 grenades. I lost my last life to the end boss-
argh!
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07) SOUNDTRACK
The soundtrack is from Zuntata member "Yack." (Yasuhisa Watanabe), who has
also done the soundtrack for Super Chase, Fighter's Impact, Kaiser Knuckle,
and a lot of others. Currently, he has composed the BGM for Border Down, a
shooter on Sega's Naomi which I hope comes out on a home system.
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08) SHOUT-OUTS (The Credits):
If you supply me any information that is used in this FAQ, you're going to
be credited here. Corrections are welcome as well, if something is wrong.
Taito Corporation, for yet another excellent game.
Ving, for bringing it perfectly to the Sega Saturn on 2/14/1997.
Jeff Veasey of Game FAQs ( gamefaqs.com ) for having started a great FAQ site.
You, for checking my FAQ out. Thanks!
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09) THE PILLORY
A few guilty parties are here to be subjected to public shame. You may
now throw your rotten tomatoes at:
Megagames.com - For ripping off more than a few members of the Game FAQs
community. ( Ripping en masse)
Gamesdomain.com - Ripping en masse.
CNET Games Center
games.netscape.com/Faqs - Ripping en masse.
If anyone violates copyrights on my FAQ, they will be listed here as well.
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10) FINAL DISCLAIMER
This FAQ publication is (C) gameoverDude 2003. All Rights Reserved.
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are relevant to Elevator Action II. Any other trade marks are the properties
of their respective owners.
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