Tenchu: Stealth Assasins MINI-FAQ ========================================================================== TTTTTTTTTTTT EEEEEEEE N N CCCCCCc H H U U TT E N N N C H H U U TT EEEEEE N N N C HHHHH U U TT E N N N C H H U U TT EEEEEEEEE N N CCCCCCCCC H H UUUUUUU Last updated 10-5-00 FAQ Created By: Shinnokxz Found at: GameFAQs.com Send All Qestions Too: shinnokzx@hotmail.com *********************** Version: 2.0 | Stealth Assasins | (final) *********************** ========================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. UPDATE INFO 2. Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ) 3. Beginners Walkthrough 4. Thanks 5. Legal Disclaimer =========================================== 1. Last updated: 10-7-00 9-18-00 (v1.1): I got the skeleton of the FAQ done, and Started on Some of the sections. 9-30-00 (v1.2): I cleaned up some sections too, before I submitted it 10-1-00 (v1.3): I reorganized the Updates, Disclaimer, and a little bit more 10-3-00 (v1.4): I added about 3 more levels in the Walkthrough, and organized some other things... 10-5-00 (v1.5): I've added 4 more levels to the walkthrough, so I have only about 2 more levles too finish... I also added more FAQs to the FAQ section, I also fixed some formatting problems. 10-7-00 (v2.0): Just here to finish the last level in the walkthrough, and wrap up some things. Final Update. =========================================== 2. Frequently Asked Qeustion (FAQ) ************** Q. Where can I find some really neat codes for TENCHU: STEALTH ASSASINS? A. I reccomend some of the CODE Faqs here, at Gamefaqs! Gamesages, and Tenchu.com is also a good place too. ************** Q. How many Stealth Kills are their? And how do you perform them? A. From what I count, there are SIX. And in order to do them, you must sneak up on the enemy, and do some sort of Dial-in code (exg. Crouch and SQUARE, SQUARE, BACK-to-Back and SQUARE) ************** Q. Is there any secret characters you can play as? A. I don't know any other playable characters besides Rikimaru, and Ayame. Try looking over the internet, and worjing out the DE-BUG CODE. ************** Q. How do I do the DE-BUG code? A. Hey! this is a FAQ, so why not? While during Gameplay... Pause the game and hold L1+R2, then press: UP, TRIANGLE, DOWN X, LEFT SQUARE, RIGHT CIRCLE. Then, release L1+R2, and press L1, R1, L2, R2. Wait a little bit, and then START, and followed by L2+R2. ************** Q. I keep on falling down big crevices... how do I jump over them? A. Tap FORWARD, FORWARD+X quickly.. More questions and answers to come soon! ========================================================================== 3. Beginners Walkthrough: Everytime you start a brand new level that you haven't been in, I would suggest taking nothing, for if you die, you will lose those if you die. So, first time around a level, get fimiliar with the enemies, surroundings, and even the boss(es). ************************* Mission 1: PUNISH THE EVIL MERCHANT: ************************* Before you read this section, please read this note. If you would like to finsh the stage in a Master Ninja Setting, then follow this guide. Peoople who like to sneak up and kill, can go find another FAQ. You first start out in a wide alley. Grapple yourself up to the roof in front of you. From there, just jump from house to house, until you get to a house that has a window in it. There might be a gaurd a sleep on the floor, quickly swipe at him for the easy kill. Drop down the hole you see near the end of the room. Watch the cutscene. Immediatly after the cutscene ends, hold back and Block the guy that attacks you. This guy is slightly easy, just block everything he throws at you, and counter- strike with your combos. After you defeat the opponent, I would reccomend you grapple yourself up through that hole you came down in. Go northwest on the houses, untill you come to instsecting alleys. There are little rooms down in the houses. Echigoya (the person you need to kill) is in one of the little rooms. I suggest you hop down from the roof now. And remember! Kill guys that get in your way! ======================= Boss: Echigoya: When you find the certain house, you will come to Echigoya and a cutscene. Echigoya is very easy, just keep on attacking him. He does though, have a gun, but if you keep on attacking him, he won't be able to use it! *************************** Mission 2: DELIVER THE SECRET MESSAGE: *************************** This is the same basic strategy as the first level. Keep on the roofs to keepunder cover. But, be warned, there is also enemies hiding on the roofs too. If your on the ground, just keep heading Northwest untill you come to a wide-open area, and a bridge. Go across the bridge and you have completed the level! (I got a Ninja level on this, so I can almost guarantee you that if you keep hidden, you will too). ====================== Boss: None ************************* Mission 3: RESCUE THE CAPTIVE NINJA: ************************* This is a pretty tricjy stage. I suggest you take atleast 2 healing items. You start off behind a huge tree. Get to the map screen (by pressing select) and make your way towards the caves on the right. There are Archers and Wolves out here, so be careful, and duck behind trees when needed. When you are in the caves, watch out for pitfalls. To jump over these, just press UP, UP, X. Go until you come to a very narrow bridge. There are entrances on both sides of this. Make sure you jump onto the one on the right. From here on, it's basically one way trail to the boss. =================== BOSS: Goo: When you fight the boss, I suggest you use the bomb you picked up early in the stage. Sometimes he will have dogs with him, and sometimes he has a bear. Simply ignore these, and he might accidentally kill them himself! Watchout for his huge club, it can take considerable ammount of damage, and his hard to block. *********************** Mission 4: CROSS THE CHECK POINT: *********************** Do not make this level has hard as it looks. Sure, there are enemies crawling EVERYWHERE, and their are also dogs to watch out for, but it is, actaully real simple. The items you should need is atleast 1 bomb, and 2 healing potions. When you start out, you will have to fight a Gaurd girl. She is simply easy, and if your skillful, you won't even take damage from her. When the fight starts, immediatly block, then counter-strike with a Combo. Do this in a pattern and you will have her finished in a matter of 30 seconds. When the fight ends, I would immediatly hide behind the right wall.. Because the guy on lookout can se you through the gate somehow (glitch?). Okay, this is the time to run like hell, MAKE SURE YOU RUN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LEVEL!!! Don't bother with enemies (unless you want a grand master rating), just run, more and more foes will only come up to kill you if you start a duel. Cross the bridge (the reason why you had to start on the right side), and you will come into a field like landscape, find cover (make sure no enemies can see you) so you can get there eye off of you and you can become stealthy again. Head straight, kill the guard, and enter the next area. ======================= Boss: Tatkitamaru (Or some hard guy): : If you did what I guided you to do, and skipped most of the enemies, then let the guy just chase you around the dueling area. That way, he accidentaly kills any Dogs or guards that followed you in. Right when the battle starts, throw that bomb you took with you. It will take away about 30 HP from his health. The, when you get in the right position, attack, then block his attacks, attck, then block his attacks. Although, he is veryhard to battle sometimes (difficulty ranges), it might take you a few battles to win. *********************** Mission 5: Punish the Misguided Preist: This area is relatively huge. My reccomendations is 1 healing postion. Sorry To say, I cannot give you the exact directions to get to. My only advice is to: 1. Keep your gaurd up (there are enemies everywhere). 2. Use the map A LOT!. Go to the map screen, and look for a square lookign well near mountains... go there. When you get there you will have to face The Preist Body Gaurd. He is easy, and you will have to get him down o 20 HP in order to beat him. A cutscene comes on, and a mysterious person kills him for you. Go straight from the corpse, and keep going, defeat all enemies that get in your way. You will get to a large wide open area, and you will see a box in area, with what looks like target on the south or North ends of it. The Preist is in the Boxed area. ========================= Boss: Evil Preist: This isn't a battle at all. Rikimaru or Ayame (the character you chose) realizing that the preist has done wrong, you will get the Preist to give up. The preist slays himself, and you, cut off his head with a final blow... I got a Ninja rating on this level, if you care to mind... hehe... ************************ Mission 6: Infiltrate The Cultist Named Manaji: This is one of the funniest levels. I would just take out my Memory Card and play this level through, just to look at all the crazy crap cultist walking around. You start out at the bottom of some stairs, go up, but duck before you get to the top, one of the crazy cult people will scream if they see and make the enemies aware of you presence. Kill that enemy, then you will come to a gate looking object, instead of going through it, grapple yourself up to the right side of it (on the roof). Turn your MAP screen on, Look at the huge complex located at the Noth-eastern corner of the screen (the biggest house), and make your way to there by jumping from Roof To roof. When you get to the roof in front of the opening of the large compelxe, there will be a guard there, wait till he turns his back and kill. Go in, and grapple yourself to the edge of the platform you see above you. (to the edge there is an enemy up there). Then, grapple up to the playfrom above that one, and kill the archerist on that one, then, jump on the huge statue's head. A cutscene will come on, and you will be met with a very easy and fat lady. No need to use weapons here, just slice until shes dead. ============================ Boss: Onikage: Then, you are greated by Onikage, he isn't that tough, but it very helpful to block is attacks (they are powerful). Possibly the easiest battle with Onikage you will have. ************************* Mission 7: Kill the Evil Pirate: This level is realtively easy, just watch your step, because the enemies have guns. You start out on a bridge. Go forward, but not too much for the enemy to see you. Kill him. Grapple yourself up on the house to the left of you. Look to your map screen. See the big ship in the southern part? You have to get there. Move along to roofs to get to a building with blue tile on top. There is an enemy below you, kill him, and immediatly hide behind the right wall, for there is an enemy by the trees. Sneal up and kill him, then go to the green bushes north of you. Hide behind them, because there is an enemy gaurding the plank you have to get up on. Kill the enemy and go up the bridge to the large ship. ============================== Boss: Evil Pirate: This guy deosn't speak English, but he does have powerful blows ready. Get in alignment with him, then, everytime he attacks, block. It is also helpful to run around, he sometimes doesn't even chase you. Leaving you for a great attack. Bombs also help you here. So you can use bombs. In a matter of minutes he will die. *************************** Mission 8: The Princess Is Ill: This is easily one of the most hardest levels in the game. You start out in a forrest looking a lot like the one in Ll. 3. Turn your map screen on, and head towards the only way to get out of there. Avoid any wolves or Archers in the way. I reccomend having atleast 1 potion for this. Head your way on the very narrow path. (Watch out, to the right, it will kill you if you fall). Kil any guys in your way, or easy enough to just knock them over the edge somehow. Keep going, pick up the bomb, then look west of you, you will see an archer on a cliff, grapple yourself there. It's easier if you shoot your grapple at the tree. Then go your way up. Go until you are into the caves, with a couple of archer and spearsman. Kill them and keep going up. You will finally get of the caves when you see the Flower (herb) that the princess needs. Nice thing is though, no boss here. *************************** Mission 9: Recapture the Castle from Lord Me-iho: You start out behnd a gate. Crouch down and go through it, there will be an enemy right in front you across the river. Wait till He/She turns around and kill them. Then, you see the little steap on that slope next to you? go up there, and be weary of enemies. Sometimes there might be someone by the entrance, and sometimes not. Kill the gaurd, if there is one. And immediatly grapple yourself up on the VERRRRY tall buliding in front of you. Make sure no one sees you. The, grapple yourself hure and hire, untill you see the slightly curved tiles on the top, it's hard, but you'll hve you get up there somehow. When up there, jump in. And Onikage will meet you. ============================== Boss: Onikage (again) This is a tough battle I roccomend using two bombs on him. Anf block all the time. Sometimes, he will regain his health. This is a tough battle, and it may take a while to do it, but it's gonna have to be done. Then once you kill him, he will do his little "Dissapearo" act. ***************************** Mission 10: The Princess is Being Held Captive: This is an encredibly long and hard level. Since it is he last, don't hesitate to bring any items (potions, shurikens, bombs, etc.) The gaurds here are very tough. Theire HP ranges from about 110-150 HP. My best advice is to stealh along and leave them be. When you start out, go straight ahead, watch out for any Enemies or Doga on the loose. A good strategy here is to hide behind the pillars carefully. Although the level isn't hard maze wise, it is long and tough to beat with all of the enemies. I suggest use Smoke Bombs a lot of the time, because enemies can attack you from all angles. After you have gotten through, use any potions to heal yourself up. For you will have hardly any chances in the next 10 minutes. =============================== Bosses: Onikage and Lord Mei-oh Onikage is as as he was a couple of levels ago. Keep your gaurd up the whole time, and keep in alighnment with him the whole time. Bombs help you here too. He also regains his life sometimes, so be prepared. After you finally kill Onikage, you will face the man thats behind all of this mess. Lord Mei-oh is a tricky little fellow. He uses projectiles all the time, so be prepared to heal yourself a lot. Before he strikes you with lightening, just quickly swipe untill he is dead, before he can get a chance to do anything. If this does not work for some people, unleash all your bombs, mines, and anything weapons against him. That should stun him to the stage where you can swipe at him a lot. ========================================================================== 4. Thanks to the following: 1. My 20$, for getting my Tenchu 1 2. Ummm... Me, for writing this.. 3. My parents for having me ^_^ 4. Red Phoenix, for helping me with some errors ========================================================================== 5. LEGAL DISCLAIMER! Even though this isn't much, it's my work, and please don't steal it. It is against the law of the common sence. This Document is Copyright (C) 2000 Shinnokxz. All rights reserved.