JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES - LEGEND OF THE DARK HAND
UNOFFICIAL GUIDE v0.4
for the GameBoy Advance
by Lim Tou Chien
This guide is copyright Lim Tou Chien. All rights reserved.
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(i) My website (http://home.dal.net/matsuno)
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and selfish.
Also, this guide may be used only for personal use and no other.
Jackie Chan Adventure - Legend of the Dark Hand and related material
are belong to Torus Games/Activision. I do not claim any ownership
over them.
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1. INTRODUCTION
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1.1 WHAT GAME IS THIS?
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Jackie Chan Adventures - Legend of the Dark Hand is a fighting side-
stroller for the GameBoy Advance. According to the developer website
of the game at http://www.torus.com.au, the game is based on the
popular animation, Jackie Chan Adventures. Well I mean, any animation
or even a movie with the name Jackie Chan, how can it not be
popular? Back to our topic, the game is similar to Final Fight by
Konami but with better graphics (my own opinion) and boast more moves
and slightly better game play.
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1.2 WHO IS JACKIE CHAN?
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Well, Jackie Chan is the world famous Chinese actor who always does
his amazing stunts that really make you watch with awe, wondering how
he done it. For example, just watch Rush Hour 2 - the scene where Jackie
managed to gp through the counter window sill(!). Anyway, for more
information on the legend, you may want to look elsewhere where there
will be more comprehensive information on him. Besides, the question
really is out of the scope of this guide anyway.
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1.3 SHOULD I BUY THIS GAME?
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In this guide, I assumed that you have the game. But if you do not but
you have a GameBoy Advance, I suggest you do yourself a favor by getting
this. The game is great with great graphics and proven game play. Please
note though that there are some bugs in the game which are minor anyway
and should not prevent you from enjoying the game. In fact, it's better
some other fighting stroller games out there including Final Fight
(Note : This is just my own opinion, so please do not send me mails
arguing which game is better).
I have received mails that the game will not respond to the keypad right
after loading a save game. I seriously have no idea on how can that
happen.
I suggest you contact the publisher for help on this matter and not me, as
I have not encountered this problem before myself.
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1.4 WHAT THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT?
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The game is all about Jackie, an archeologist who must find the eight
ancient scrolls that contain ancient kung fu powers before Dark Hand,
an evil demon, does.
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1.5 HOW MANY STAGES IS THERE IN THE GAME?
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There are ten stages in total though some has no boss battle.
The following is a list of the stages (in order) :
San Francisco
Section 13 Training Area
Mayan Temple
Bermuda
Mt. Fuji
Forbidden City
Great Wall of China
Victoria Harbor
Siberia
Alcatraz
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2. BASIC MOVELIST
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UP - MOVE UP
DOWN - MOVE DOWN
LEFT - MOVE LEFT
RIGHT - MOVE RIGHT
[A] - PUNCH ATTACK
[B] - FRONT KICK ATTACK
[L] - BLOCK
[R] - JUMP
[A] + [A] - TWO PUNCH ATTACK
[B] + [B] - TWO KICK ATTACK
[R] + [B] - FLYING KICK ATTACK
[DOWN] + [B] + [R] - SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE KICK ATTACK*
* contributed by KoreanNamja777
[UP] / [DOWN] x 2 - SIDE STEP
[LEFT] / [RIGHT] x 2 (TOWARDS THE ENEMY) - ROLL ATTACK
[LEFT] / [RIGHT] x 2 (AWAY FROM THE ENEMY) - BACKFLIP ATTACK
[LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY) + [A] - SLAP PUNCH ATTACK
[LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY) + [B] - THRUST KICK ATTACK
[LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY BEHIND - BACK PUNCH ATTACK
OF YOU) + [A]
[LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY BEHIND - BACK KICK ATTACK
OF YOU) + [B]
HOLD [L] + [R] - PICK UP WEAPON /
PROJECTILES
WHEN HOLDING A WEAPON
[A] - WEAPON ATTACK / DOUBLE WEAPON ATTACK
(if hit enemy at each side of the weapon)
WHEN HOLDING A WEAPON / PROJECTILES
[A] / [B] - OBJECT THROW / ENEMY THROW
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3. ADDITIONAL MOVELIST
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* Notes : The following move may be only be performed after you get
the ancient scroll (there are eight in all). There is one
scroll at each stage except Section 13 Training Area and
Alcatraz.
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1. YIN SCROLL (SAN FRANCISCO)
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[A] + [A] + [A] - YIN SCROLL ATTACK
- Triple punch combo.
- Rating : ***1/2
- Comments : A great but slow punch combo. I suggest you use the Wu
Scroll Attack instead as it's much faster and has a longer
attacking range.
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2. WU SCROLL (MAYAN TEMPLE)
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[B] + [B] + [B] - WU SCROLL ATTACK
- Triple kick combo.
- Rating : *****
- Comments : A superb leg combo. Expect yourself to use this move
often. Great against a crowd. Go ahead, spoil yourself...
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3. MAO SCROLL (BERMUDA)
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[UP] + [A] - MAO SCROLL ATTACK
- Flurry punch.
- Rating : ****
- Comments : A nice fast multiple punches. Great for close range
attack against a crowd. However it has a shorter
attacking range so be aware.
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4. XU SCROLL (MT.FUJI)
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[UP] + [B] - XU SCROLL ATTACK
- Handspring kick.
- Rating : **1/2
- Comments : One of the moves you will not use in your regular bouts.
Slow, though it has a longer range than the Mao Scroll
Attack. Use it for your combos instead.
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5. FU SCROLL (FORBIDDEN CITY)
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[A] + [B] - FU SCROLL ATTACK
- Scissors kick.
- Rating : **
- Comments : An extremely slow move that enables you to jump and kick
at two directions (left and right) at the same time. Use
it only if there are enemies at both side of you and you
have the time to perform this move.
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6. SHEN SCROLL (GREAT WALL OF CHINA)
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[UP] + [R] + [B] - SHEN SCROLL ATTACK
- Jump backwards off a wall.
- Rating : *
- Comments : A rubbish move that lets you jump backwards off a wall.
While you in the air, press [B] for a flying kick attack.
Note : Thanks to The Rolnicks for reminding me the name.
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7. ZI SCROLL (VICTORIA HARBOUR)
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[R] - ZI SCROLL (JUMP HIGH)
- Jump real high.
- Rating : ****
- Comments : This move is great. It allows you to jump to the other
side of the screen which really makes it easier to escape
from been beaten up by those thugs. Now, your flying kick
attack has a longer attacking range too.
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8. CHOU SCROLL (SIBERIA)
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[A] + [R] + [RIGHT] - CHOU SCROLL ATTACK
- Charge at enemies.
- Rating : ***1/2
- Comments : Use this move to charge at enemies. Good for escaping from
dangerous crowd and deals some damage to them at the same
time - talking about killing two birds with one stone.
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4. WEAPON / PROJECTILES
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4.1 WEAPON
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The following is a list of weapons that you will be able find and use :
Umbrella
Broom
Belt
Rope
Plank
Fish
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4.2 PROJECTILES
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The following is a list of objects which you can use as projectiles :
Box
Crate
Vase
Chair
Water dispenser (!)
Statue (!!)
Stone / Carved stone
Vein of a plant (is this right?)
Chest
Briefcase
Chinese type of table
Enemy (except enemies of great size and boss)
Basket of fishes
All weapons listed in the above WEAPON section
* Notes : While you are carrying a projectiles (except the ones which
you can use as a weapon), you will not be able to jump.
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5. STRATEGIES
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* Notes : The following strategies is what I used and they may not be
good or effective. You may want to mail me on your strategies
and if it's good, I will add it to this section.
** There is some other strategies, which is not in this guide, and can
be found at other sites.
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5.1 WHEN YOU'RE CLOSES TO THE ENEMY(IES) :
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If there's only one, you may want to lift him and throw him to the
void (save you the hassle of fighting) or use him as a projectile.
Otherwise, if there's a crowd coming your way, you will not want them
to be at the front and the back of you at the same time. Just side step,
roll, blackflip or jump away, etc. till all of them (if possible) are
at one side. This is so that your enemies will not attack your back while
you're busy punching and kicking the heart out of your enemies.
Tip #1
If the enemies block your attack, you may want to retreat or block to
anticipate their next move and make yours accordingly.
Tip #2
Mash that kick button repeatly for the Wu Scroll Attack if the baddies
is about to reach you. Mao Scroll Attack works well too, but you will
need to time the move properly so that whoever eats 'em receives as
many hits as possible.
Tip #3
Time your projectile so that it will hit as many opponents as possible.
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5.2 WHEN YOU'RE FARWAY FROM THE ENEMY(IES) :
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You will them to be in your attacking range at most times. But there are
times when you will encounter strong opponent. Just try to anticipate
their attack and make yours accordingly.
Tip #1
Use projectiles against tough opponents.
Tip #2
At some points of the game, you can try to knock tough opponents to the
bottemless pit.
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5.3 USE THE ENVIRONMENT :
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You many not realize this but you can use the environment to your
advantage. You may prevent yourself from being attack by using an
object as a shield, kick your enemy to the bottomless pit and so on.
This strategy is very useful for some certain boss. For example, for
the boss battle in San Francisco (first stage), you may want to just
stand near the van's windscreen and continuously doing your flying
kick attack on the spot, kicking those at the front of the van.
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6. COMBOS
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1. SLAP PUNCH ATTACK -> TWO PUNCH ATTACK / YIN SCROLL ATTACK
2. THRUST KICK ATTACK -> TWO KICK ATTACK / WU SCROLL ATTACK
3. PUNCH ATTACK / FRONT KICK ATTACK x infinity*
4. PUNCH ATTACK / FRONT KICK ATTACK x ?? -> MAO SCROLL ATTACK /
XU SCROLL ATTACK
LEGEND : ?? - Any number of times.
* Note : This move is not a really a combo but I include it anyway as
it's really does connect and is great against a crowd. Careful
not to abuse it however as an enemy would normally be
knockdown after three successful consecutive hits. Also, this
move is not suitable against boss most of the time.
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7. CREDITS
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Torus for creating this game.
The Rolnicks for reminding me the name of the Shen Scroll.
KoreanNamja777 for the Spinning Roundhouse Kick Attack move.
You, for reading this guide and me, for writting it.
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8. CONTACT / FEEDBACK
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For any feedbacks, corrections, etc. you may send them to me by e-mail.
My e-mail is at peterltc@hotmail.com, including "Jackie Chan Adventure"
as the subject. This is important as those mail with no such subject
will be ignored. Again, please do not mail me for permission to host/
distribute this guide. This guide is simply meant for GameFaqs and my
website.
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9. HISTORY
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v0.4 - Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
- Redone the STRATEGIES section.
- Other minor changes, not worth mentioning here.
v0.3 - Minor game story corrections.
- Some movelist names correction.
- Some spelling and grammer corrections.
- Spinning Roundhouse Kick Attack move added.
v0.2 - Some spelling and grammar corrections.
- WEAPON / PROJECTILES, COMBO section added.
v0.1 - The guide is first written.
