Defeating the first Boss
While fighting the first Boss, run around the big racks
to restore your health. Keep repeating this to stay alive during
the battle.
Defeating the Fire Boss
Defeat the first set of enemies by using the Ax Hammer
when the "magic" appears (indicated by the blue spinning
light on your life meter). Do not use it until you reach the Fire
God. Start by using the "Triple Winds" weapon and go
straight out the door to the left. Jump over, and run to the wall.
Use this for cover when he shoots fire. When he gets close, activate
the special attack ([Y] + [X]) for lightning. Stay close
until he falls, then get away until he gets up. Repeat this two
or three times until magic wears off. He will then go down to
the middle. Switch to the Ax Hammer. Go down and press [B]x4
to hit him quickly. This should hit him three times. The third
time will take considerable power from him and he will fall. Get
away while he gets up, then repeat. Hide under the walk ramps
going up during his fire attacks and jump immediately before he
lands. Any time he comes down from the air, continue to hit him
with the three hit combo and get away before he gets up until
you regain "magic". Switch back to the Triple Winds
and finish him off.
To defeat the Fire Boss easily, use the Triple Wind and the Ax
Hammer. First, jump over him immediately after you go out the
door and jump down. Be careful or you may lose life. Then, go
under the walk ramps and fight there so he will not be able to
heal most of the time. Be careful not to fall off. When he does
a fire attack, jump out from under the walk ramps then go back
down. Use the Triple Wind when you have a special. Use the Ax
Hammer to fill up the special (use special [Y] + [X]
or [Y] + [B]). When using the Ax Hammer, press [B]x4
when he falls. Get away or you will get hit. About two Triple
Wind Specials and the Ax Hammer attacks will kill him.
Defeating Xao Gong
To defeat Xao Gong, use the Chain Blade. When he is
making clones of himself, hit him and they will disappear. To
hit Xao Gong, jump and press [X] or [B]. Then, press
[B]x2, [X]x4. This will take awhile. When you defeat
him, he will transform to a bigger monster with five lives. After
he transforms there will be a ramp leading to a higher level.
Collect all five elemental weapons. After you collect them, Xao
Gong will be easy to defeat because the five weapons are his weakness.
Make sure you move a lot -- if not, he will hit you with a blue
spell that takes almost all your life away.
Chasing the giant zombie samurai
On the level where you have to chase the giant zombie
samurai to protect the Soo kingdom, equip both Soo blades to make
it easier.
Double cover
Look on the back of the cover insert for the game to
find an alternate version of the game art.