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Resident Evil 3: NEMESIS - A Rank Walkthrough Version 2.2
By: Minesweeper (Nathan Norris) Email: minesweeper1@hotmail.com
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Last Updated: 12/6/00
Table of Contents
1: Revision History
2: Introduction
3: General Strategies
A->Measurement of Time
B->Speedy Alternatives
C->Speed Indicators
D->Cinemas
E->Inventory
F->Health and Health Items
G->Puzzles
H->Perspective
I->Enemies
4: Walkthrough
A->Uptown
B->Downtown
C->Uptown Revisited
D->Downtown Revisited
E->Clock Tower as Jill
F->Clock Tower and Hospital as Carlos
G->Clock Tower and Park as Jill
H->Dead Factory
5: Thanks
6: Copyright
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1: Revision History
Version 1.0 10/29/00 – First Edition (BTW, I now have a PLAYSTATION 2!
On launch day (10/26/00)!)
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Version 1.1 10/31/00 – Fixed some typos, and added some puzzle
solutions I accidentally left out.
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Version 2.0 11/14/00 – Edited some poorly written paragraphs, fixed
more typos, added headings to the General Strategies section, added
more monster scenarios, added other random item arrangements I was
previously unaware of, and added SPEED INDICATORS and SPEEDY
ALTERNATIVES. Also divided the Walkthrough into segments. And I added
the ASCII art!
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Version 2.1 11/22/00 – Not much today. Reformatted the General
Strategies section so it is easier to read, fixed more typos, was going
to add a weapons section but didn't think it was necessary.
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Version 2.2 12/6/00 – Another small update. There was some confusion
over my directions about ROOM 401 and ROOM 402, so I rewrote my
strategies for those rooms and added an ASCII map for extra help.
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2: Introduction
Hiya! Welcome to my A Rank Walkthrough! I thought I should make this
walkthrough because the only other guide I've seen devoted to getting
an A rank in RE3 is Vmerken's guide. It's magnificent work and really
helped me out getting an A (though I didn't go with just the handgun
like he did). This guide isn't as fast as his. My guide is intended
to just get you an A, not to do it in the fastest possible way. If you
want a real fast guide try Vmerken's. Like his guide, I assume you
know about most of the game's basics. Well, now to...
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3: General Strategies
A->MEASUREMENT OF TIME->
If you want to finish fast, you must know that RE3 constantly measures
time from when Jill begins to talk (...blah, blah, blah, wheels of
justice, blah, blah, blah...) to when the rescue helicopter comes to
get her. So, make sure you don't have any big plans for the next three
hours before you begin your journey, like chores, homework, etc.
B->SPEEDY ALTERNATIVES->
These are alternate strategies for certain rooms that net you a lower
time. If you want to improve your speed, then try them out.
C->SPEED INDICATORS->
These are little challenges I made. If you can fulfill the challenge's
requirements, then you are on your way to an A!
D->CINEMAS->
Cinemas also count as game time, so you have to cut these short as
possible. Hold down Select to shorten an FMV, or tap it quickly to
stop a cutscene. There are some scenes which cannot be cut short.
E->INVENTORY->
Inventory Screen is another major time waster if used excessively.
Only use the inventory when it's absolutely unavoidable. To keep space
problems to a minimum, always setup your inventory in this order: ONE
weapon and its ammo, ONE healing item, and all other items needed to
complete tasks in the near future. Learn ahead of time what you need
to take to a certain place, and save space for whatever you need to
pick up afterwards. I'll try to tell you good inventory setups for
special situations during the game. Also take the opportunity to
reload your gun and heal whenever accessing the menu to use an item.
F->HEALTH AND HEALTH ITEMS->
Keep your health as high as possible. The higher your health is, the
faster you can run, dodge, turn, or whatever. Master the 180 spin.
You'll need it to quickly leave dead end halls and back up from crowds
of monsters while shooting. The lower your health goes, the harder it
is to 180, which is another reason to stay in good shape.
RE3 isn't as stingy about FIRST AID SPRAYS as RE2. You can actually
get away with using a couple but three is enough to turn your A into a
B no matter how fast you are. Use FAS only in extreme emergencies.
Whenever I say to bring a FULL HEALING ITEM, always choose HERBS over
FAS.
G->PUZZLES->
Puzzles must be solved quickly to keep your time low. I will provide
hints on how to solve puzzles quickly as they come along in the
walkthrough.
H->PERSPECTIVE->
Whenever I say left or right, I mean it from Jill's perspective.
I->ENEMIES->
Enemies are the biggest time wasters in the game. Here are some hints
on how to pass or kill them in the quickest and most efficient way
possible:
ZOMBIES->Zombies are so easy to dodge I shouldn't even have to tell you
how to dodge them. Fake one direction, then swerve the other way to
avoid them. If you're in a small room and keeping away is impossible,
just several HANDGUN bursts or one SHOTGUN headshot will kill them.
DOGS->Dogs are easily avoided if you know how to do it. Run straight
at a dog but right before it jumps, dodge to one side to miss the dog
and by the time the creepy canine faces you again, you're already two
rooms away :) If you must kill them, use the SHOTGUN, though you can do
it with a HANDGUN too. Watch out if you do use the HANDGUN, because
they always appear in packs.
SPIDERS->Spiders are easily avoided because they take too long to
attack. First it must swivel to face you, then it must rear up on its
legs, and then it has to get to you. It's easy to finish the game
without ever having to kill any of them. If they're really getting on
your nerves, use the SHOTGUN or anything more powerful.
HUNTERS->Hunters, they have to be the second most annoying RE enemy
ever (first most annoying is the Moths in RE: CV). They are
unpredictable because they jump all over the place, they crouch, and
they can kill you in one attack if you don't watch your health. I
always kill them except for the ones in the test tubes and the
fountains. The SHOTGUN or anything stronger is good enough, though
most everything that deals with Hunters is never guaranteed :(
DRAIN DENIMOS and BRAIN SUCKER->Drain Denimos and Brain Suckers are
other enemies I hate. It's hard to run around them since they're so
wide, but can be done. Since they wrap almost their entire body around
you, they are the toughest enemies in the game to break free from. They
can also jump right next to you from across the room, but fortunately
they can't hurt you while jumping like the lickers. The only
difference between the DD's and BS's besides appearance is that BS's
can spit poison. Two or three close range SHOTGUN blasts will kill
them.
MINOR ENEMIES->Crows, small spiders, and worms, just run. 'Nuff said.
NEMESIS->Nemesis has to be the most fun enemy to play with. If he's
trapped you in a small corridor, run past him on his right side (or the
side of his coat with no sleeve). I've heard he sometimes uses his
right arm, but its never happened to me. Especially watch out for his
choke throws. If he gets you, he'll choke you, then throw you to the
ground. Quickly mash all the buttons to get back on your feet. If you
take too long he'll grab you again and drop you if you resisted enough,
or he'll spike you with his tentacle if not. Sometimes he will do THE
POSE. It's kind of like his trademark or something. What he does is
he stands in one place and yells "Mmmwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!".
Meanwhile, you can empty 4-6 rounds of something into him. Nemmy would
be much harder to beat if it wasn't for this.
Don't sweat it if he's got his bazooka with him. I think Nemmy's
easier to kill when he's got his rocket launcher. He takes too long to
arm it, he can't grab you, and half his rockets miss me by over four
feet :) MAGNUM is the MINIMUM when I choose to fight him. I know, I'm
a weakling, aren't I? BTW, when he's chasing you, it's not always a
bad thing. Sometimes when he's after you, rooms that you went to that
had monsters previously will now be empty! Watch out, this won't
always happen. I'll point out rooms I know you can leave monsters
alive in.
Most of this information can also be found in Vmerken's guides.
Now choose New Game and select Hard Mode. Hold Start and when the FMV
begins hold Select.
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4: Walkthrough
A->UPTOWN
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ALLEY BEHIND APARTMENT BUILDING
We see some shots of the alley with the delivery entrance before Jill
comes blasting out the door. You are now in control. Run straight
ahead and let the zombie bite you. Shove him off and climb over the
dumpster and drop down into the alley beyond.
Enjoy the un-skippable cutscene. Jill's surrounded by zombies. She
backs up into a door and then breaks it open. She runs down the alley
away from her pursuers. We now hear Jill typing on a typewriter:
"September 28, daylight (shift). The monsters have overtaken the city
(shift). Somehow...(shift) I'm still alive...(shift) When she
FINALLY shuts up tap select. We only see a glance of Jill's figure.
WAREHOUSE
180 and take the HANDGUN BULLETS from the box with the green light.
Then use GAME MANUAL A (triangle), and use GAME MANUAL B (triangle).
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY off the crates next to the forklift. Go to
the WAREHOUSE OFFICE.
WAREHOUSE OFFICE
Take the WAREHOUSE KEY, then take the two GUN POWDER A's in the locker
and combine them to make an AA MIXTURE. Use the reloading tool to make
35 HANDGUN BULLETS. Take the INK RIBBONS next to the typewriter, which
will be the only INK RIBBONS we'll be using for the duration of our
game. Dump the RELOADING TOOL, the FIRST AID SPRAY, and the INK
RIBBONS in the CHEST. Go.
WAREHOUSE
Use the WAREHOUSE KEY on the door under the green light and discard it.
Leave.
ALLEY NEXT TO WAREHOUSE
Nothin' here. Just go out the door at the other end of the alley.
MAIN STREET
Turn to Jill's left and leave through the door that appears in the next
camera angle.
Y JUNCTION
Go up the stairs and walk to the door that Brad and several zombies
will come bursting out of. It will either open automatically or you'll
have to check it to make it open. When the door does open, run back to
MAIN STREET.
MAIN STREET
Do a 180 and reenter the Y JUNCTION.
Y JUNCTION
This spot is tricky, but gets easier with practice. The zombies will
still be here, but they won't be running all over the place, making it
much easier to dodge/kill them. If you can, try to slip past the two
zombies walking out of the open door. If it's not possible, kill them.
Now go down the stairs and into the basement. Shoot the one zombie
here until he falls down, then quickly pick up the LIGHTER OIL on the
shelf and the SHOTGUN on the dead body before the zombie wakes up.
Now, the zombies will either be messing around outside or they will
have followed you down the stairs. If they followed you down the
stairs, then kill them. After getting outside, you may be surprised by
a zombie that has hidden outside the door because of the terrible
camera angle. Shove him off and enter the alley across the way. Pick
up the 2 GREEN HERBS, go down this alley, and leave out the orange
rusted door. Do NOT use the GREEN HERBS until I tell you, unless the
situation is dire.
STREET IN FRONT OF BAR JACK
Fake right, then left to avoid the first zombie. The zombie near the
bar's door can easily be avoided by running past on the left. The
zombie hanging out on the stoop is no trouble at all cuz he always gets
stuck on the railing. The zombie pair eating the man who screamed
earlier can only bite you after they are fully standing up, so you can
just push right past them. Leave out the door that looks remarkably
like the one that led into Chief Irons's Sanctuary :)
ALLEY BEHIND BAR JACK
Go down the stairs and you will see Brad shoot a zombie and then run
into the BAR JACK. Watch out for the zombies in front of Brad's escape
route. They almost always start running the minute they sense you.
After luring the zombie pair away from the back door, run inside.
BAR JACK
Tap select to abort the cinema. Do a 180 and try to run out the back
door. Brad somehow instantly kills the zombie that was attacking him.
Tap select to make the wuss leave. Take the EMPTY LIGHTER from the pay
phone and combine it with the LIGHTER OIL to get a FULL LIGHTER. Take
the HANDGUN BULLETS from the cash register and leave out the door you
used to get in.
ALLEY BEHIND BAR JACK
Hmm...why the sudden addition of music? The zombies have moved to
easily avoidable positions. Run up the stairs and turn right. You
will come to a crossroads. Take the alley that is bathed in orange
light. A zombie is here. Run past him on what side he's not looking
at. Leave out this next door.
BARRICADE ALLEY
There are a large group of zombies pounding on a barricade. There are
three possible times where they could break free. They could break out
before you walk past the exploding barrel, right before you get to the
gate, or after you use the LIGHTER on the gate. In any case, run back
to the exploding barrel and stand as far away as possible from it where
you can still see it but not be hurt. When the zombie in front of the
group is about to walk past the paint cans on the left side of the
alley, shoot the barrel. The explosion will wipe out all the zombies
except the ones still standing around by the corpses. Shoot only
enough zombies to make a path to the 2 RED HERBS, then combine the 2
RED HERBS with the 2 GREEN HERBS to make 2 RED-GREEN HERB MIXTURES.
Clear a path through the survivors and leave out the gate.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: If the zombies don't crash out at the red barrel,
you can simply exit the gate after burning off the ropes. Don't let
the crawlers get you, or the rest of the pack will have time to catch
up before you can escape.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
A dog is sleeping on the ground near the door to the ALLEY SAVE ROOM.
After you get near the fire, another dog will jump from it. Avoid both
dogs and get into the save room.
ALLEY SAVE ROOM
Take the GUN POWDER A and the GUN POWDER B. Take the reloading tool
you left in the CHEST and use it to make HANDGUN BULLETS and SHOTGUN
SHELLS. Now dump everything you've collected in the CHEST except the
HANDGUN and the HANDGUN BULLETS. Leave.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
Both the dogs are sleeping, so you can easily escape before they even
stand up.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
Nothing to do here except run up the street and enter the large gate
past the broken fire hydrant.
POLICE STATION COURTYARD
Hold select to cut the FMV short.
Live Selection->Enter the police station.
We will not be picking up any STARS CARDS.
POLICE STATION MAIN HALL
Take the 3 GREEN HERBS next to the entrance, then take the HANDGUN
BULLETS at the reception desk and leave out the only other door with no
barricade. Do NOT use or combine the GREEN HERBS until I tell you, or
unless your health status is seriously messed up.
WEST SIDE OFFICE
The zombies in this room will be set up in one of two ways: all the
zombies will be packed into the cubicle with Marvin, or they will be
spread out throughout the office. If they are in the cubicle, then
just leave out the door at the other end of the room. If they are
spread out, then kill all the zombies on the side of the room with the
doors and leave. You will need a clear path later.
EVIDENCE ROOM
Take the BLUE GEM from the blinking drawer, then go to the other
blinking drawer around the corner and enter these passcodes one at a
time until one of them unlocks it: 0131, 4011, 0513, 4312. Even if
you have to enter all of them, this is much faster than finding a STARS
CARD and using it on the computer to find the correct passcode. After
the drawer opens, take the EMBLEM KEY and leave out the door you didn't
use to get in. Also there is a locked drawer in here, on the opposite
side of the cabinets as the EMBLEM KEY. We'll unlock it a bit later
when we get the LOCKPICK.
CORRIDOR IN FRONT OF DARKROOM
Fake right, then left to pass the female zombie. Run between the two
male zombies near the stairs and go up them. Try not to get stuck at
the railing.
CORRIDOR WITH STATUE
There are two possible scenarios here, one fat zombie is at the
landing and a group of regular zombies are near the statue, or vice
versa. If the group is at the landing, then they will be difficult to
slip through without being hurt because of the terrible camera work.
The fat zombie near the statue won't pose any threat as long as you
don't let him surprise you around the corner. If the fat zombie is at
the landing, you can easily run around him. Plus, the group of zombies
further down seem to get stuck on the statue and walls, making it much
easier to pass through unharmed.
CORRIDOR WITH STARS OFFICE
Before going into the office, walk to the end of the hall and see if
the random item arrangement decided to put 2 RED HERBS there. If they
are there, then combine the 2 RED HERBS with 2 GREEN HERBS to make 2
RED-GREEN HERB MIXTURES. You will also have 1 GREEN HERB left over in
case you dipped into CAUTION and don't want to waste a full-heal item.
If they are not there, then mix the 3 GREEN HERBS to make 1 LARGE GREEN
HERB MIXTURE. Afterwards, enter the STARS OFFICE with the EMBLEM KEY
and discard it when asked.
STARS OFFICE
There's quite a bit of stuff here to pick up. Take the HANDGUN BULLETS
off Barry's desk, the LOCKPICK off of Jill's desk, the GRENADE LAUNCHER
or the MAGNUM out of the cabinet next to the "communications device",
and the FIRST AID SPRAY out of the first aid bag next to Rebecca's desk
if you didn't get the RED HERBS in the hall outside. Try to leave and
tap select to avoid hearing the radio message. Now leave.
HINT: If you don't know who owns what desk, check it and you will get
a message telling you whose desk it is.
CORRIDOR WITH STARS OFFICE
Go back the way you came since the door around the corner is boarded
up.
CORRIDOR WITH STATUE
Navigate the zombies and go back down the stairs. Don't worry, you'll
find out what that crash was in a minute.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get down the stairs before the threatening
music begins.
CORRIDOR IN FRONT OF DARKROOM
All the zombies have gone, giving you a straight shot out of here. Run
down the hall. Nemesis crashed through the window! Ignore him and get
back to the EVIDENCE ROOM as quickly as possible.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get out of the room before Nemesis gets a
chance to say "S.T.A.R.S." twice.
EVIDENCE ROOM
Use your shiny, new LOCKPICK on one of the cabinets near where the BLUE
GEM was to get a vial of GUN POWDER B. Go back to the WEST SIDE
OFFICE.
WEST SIDE OFFICE
If you cleared the side of the room with the doors like I told you,
then all you will have to worry about is a brief foot race with
Nemesis. However, if you left the zombies alive, you will have to wade
through them while Nemmy's in hot pursuit.
Personal Horror Story: Everything was going great. I had a ton of
HANDGUN BULLETS, was in perfect health, got the RED HERBS in the
CORRIDOR WITH STARS OFFICE, but I left most of the wrong zombies in the
WEST SIDE OFFICE alive. I was almost to the exit with Nemesis in
pursuit, when Jill was grabbed from behind by a zombie. I mashed the
buttons like mad to break free, and in the distance, I could hear the
"chuchuck" of Nemmy loading a rocket. I yelled at Jill to break free
but Nemesis fired. But then, a prayer answered. Right after Jill
leaned back to shove the zombie off, the rocket zipped past where her
head was a second earlier! I escaped out the door before he had a
chance to fire another rocket. Anyway, back to more serious things.
POLICE STATION MAIN HALL
You have also taken everything of value here, so leave out the front
door.
POLICE STATION COURTYARD
How did it go from day to night so quickly? Were we really in there
THAT long? It seemed like only five minutes! Maybe Jill has a problem
with the space-time continuum...ah forget it! Just leave out the main
gate.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get out the gate before you hear the third
note of the piano.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
Run all the way back down the street to the burning car wreck and use
the LOCKPICK on the rusted door to Jill's left and enter it.
DEAD MERC ALLEY
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS off the dead merc (duh) lying against the
trash can. Tap triangle to avoid reading the document. Head to the
next door. Ignore the horribly-pixelated mass climbing up the wall.
FIRE HOSE ALLEY
Turn left and you will happen across 2 BLUE HERBS and maybe 3 GREEN
HERBS. If the GREEN HERBS aren't there, they'll be near the mayor's
statue at the CITY HALL COURTYARD. Combine the GREEN HERBS to make 1
LARGE GREEN HERB MIXTURE. If you got the RED HERBS at the police
station, you can use the RED-GREEN HERB MIXTURES with the BLUE HERBS to
make them BROWN HERB MIXTURES, which not only completely refill your
health, but also cure poison. You don't have to, since it's not that
hard to keep from getting poisoned in this game. Anyway, after you've
finished playing with your herb mixing kit, leave out the gate next to
them.
BUS WRECK
Run straight ahead and pass the first dog, then pass the second dog
standing between the bus wreck and the single wrecked car. Then, a
third dog will appear from behind the bus when you're about to pass it
completely. Make a break for the door to the PARKING GARAGE to avoid
it.
PARKING GARAGE
Ignore the POWER CABLE charging the minivan for now. Run past the
first dog. The second dog is running at you now. Zig left, then zag
right when he's about to attack to avoid injury and escape.
PARKING GARAGE OFFICE
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS off the desk to Jill's immediate left, then go
to the CHEST and set up your inventory so it's like this:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
RELOADING TOOL, LOCKPICK
BLUE GEM
Now let's see what's behind door number 2!
B->DOWNTOWN
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STREET NEXT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE
There are three dogs here, but only one is any threat. Run between the
first two dogs, then dodge and run past the third one that emerges from
the alley. Enjoy the doggy parade as you run for the exit.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Run straight ahead to trigger the appearance of a new monster, the
Drain Denimos. Run past the Demmy on either side and escape out the
door with caution stripes.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Turn right and follow Carlos into the RESTAURANT. Use the GREEN HERBS
near the fountain to update your health to FINE. Don't take anymore
GREEN HERBS when you are restored completely.
RESTAURANT
First, check the tables to the right for 2 GUN POWDER A'S. If they are
there, combine them to make an AA MIXTURE, then combine with the
RELOADING TOOL to make HANDGUN BULLETS. If not, they'll appear later
at the PRESS BUILDING OFFICE. Now go unlock the cabinet at the rear of
the kitchen with the LOCKPICK to get the FIREHOOK. Use the FIREHOOK on
the hatch blocking the basement. Tap select when you see Jill start to
fit the hook in to see a shot of Nemesis at the back door doing THE
POSE. Live Selection time!
Live Selection->Hide in the kitchen.
Tap select again. Watch the short, non-skippable part of the scene.
After it's over, take the EAGLE PARTS A from Nemesis and leave out the
back door.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Tap select to avoid conversation with Carlos. Run down the hall and
turn right. Nemesis is in the room now. Dash to the SHOPPING DISTRICT
STOREROOM.
SHOPPING DISTRICT STORE ROOM
Take the RUSTED CRANK on the tool box (grrr, not that stupid crank
again!) and the SHOTGUN SHELLS off the shelf. Set up your inventory
like this:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
RELOADING TOOL, BLUE GEM
RUSTED CRANK
Now go back out.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Nemmy's waiting outside. Run past him on his right and go to the
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK. If he's not here he'll be at the next room.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Remember to run past the big guy on his right side if he appears here.
If he was in the SHOPPING DISTRICT you'll have a headstart on him to
get to the PRESS BUILDING. This will be a long jog so run in a zigzag
pattern to confuse Nemesis.
PRESS BUILDING
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY. Push the stepladder under the switchboard
and activate it. Then press the button next to the fireproof shutter
to raise it. Go up the stairs to the blue door at the top.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get the fire shutter up before you hear
Nemesis growl outside.
PRESS BUILDING OFFICE
Dispose of the zombie in the cubicle. Take the GREEN GEM and the 2 GUN
POWDER A's if you didn't find them at the RESTAURANT. Immediately
combine them to make an AA MIXTURE. Use it with the RELOADING TOOL to
make HANDGUN BULLETS. After you exit the cubicle, Nemesis makes an
appearance. Do whatever is necessary to get out.
PRESS BUILDING
Run down the stairs and leave out the front door.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
One of two things will happen. Either Nemesis will jump out the
window, land in front of you, and then do THE POSE, or he'll leave you
alone. If he does come, don't worry. You will only have to move a
little faster. Use the GREEN GEM and the BLUE GEM on the clock and
enter the now unlocked gate.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Run straight ahead and go through yet another door that looks
remarkably like the one leading to Chief Irons's Sanctuary :)
ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL
Lots of sleeping and/or regular zombies, but nothing a few dodges won't
cure.
"LONSDALE YARD"
Follow the path and take the 2 GREEN HERBS sitting near the trash can.
Leave.
CABLE CAR YARD
Shoot the barrel when zombies or dogs get near it. Take the SHOTGUN
SHELLS off the corpse against the wall. Climb over the construction
barricade. If you killed dogs, another one will emerge from the fire.
Shoot it down. If you killed zombies, press R2 when the camera changes
after passing the barricade. Jill will aim at a barrel you can't see.
Fire, and you'll kill another zombie mob sitting near a barrel. When
you're the only thing standing, enter the cable car through the rear
door.
REAR OF CABLE CAR
Tap select to avoid both cinemas and enter the front portion of the
car.
FRONT OF CABLE CAR
Tap select. All you see is Carlos handing you a backpack. Get the
WRENCH off the seats, and leave out the door next to the control room.
CABLE CAR YARD
You've cleared this room already, so go back from whence you came.
"LONSDALE YARD"
Nothing here either, just keep going back.
ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL
A zombie will jump out of the wrecked car. If you look inside, you can
score a GUN POWDER B. Use it by itself when you get some time to make
more SHOTGUN SHELLS. Now dodge or shoot the zombies to get to the
exit.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Go through the iron gate down the left path from Jill's perspective.
OUTSIDE GAS STATION
You may find 2 RED HERBS next to the pumps here. If that happens, use
the GREEN HERBS you found earlier with them to make RED-GREEN HERB
MIXTURES. If they aren't there they'll be at the POWER PLANT ALLEY.
Anyway, use the RUSTED CRANK on the hole next to the shutter. When it
breaks (yes!) use the even more inventory hogging WRENCH. Enter the
GAS STATION.
GAS STATION
There's another random chance of items that appear here. You could
find on the table 3 GUN POWDER A's, 3 GUN POWDER B's, both, or nothing
at all. If they aren't there, they are either at the POWER PLANT or
the SALES OFFICE VAULT. Use the RELOADING TOOL with the AAA
MIXTURES/BBB MIXTURES you create if they are there, then walk past the
table. Tap select to make Carlos magically appear in the room, then
walk behind the counter and tap select again to make him magically
disappear from the room as fast as he came. If you have at least three
inventory slots available, take the FIRST AID SPRAY off the shelf, then
walk over to the neato safe that holds the oil. I'm sure you know how
to work the puzzle on your own. Just press the buttons until the only
button that is lit is the one over the lighted letter (oh yes! No
thief would EVER figure out how to work such a COMPLICATED safety
lock!). After you've opened the safe, take the MACHINE OIL. When
you're almost past the counter, tap select to magically teleport to the
exit and fill the room with fire (we're good magicians, aren't we? :)
Get out of here.
OUTSIDE GAS STATION
Tap select to avoid talking with Carlos. Go towards the exit. When
the FMV begins, hold select to shorten it. Then tap select again to
avoid a second conversation. Leave out the gate.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get the FMV to start before the "whooph"
sound disappears.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Kill all the zombies hiding behind the low-res door when you try to go
back to the STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK. Get the GREEN HERBS to make them a
LARGE GREEN HERB MIXTURE if you have the inventory space. Then go to
the statue and press the button on it to get the BRONZE BOOK. Leave
out the main gates.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Just skip across the street back into the SHOPPING DISTRICT.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Most likely you've got a lot of extra stuff weighing you down, so go
into the save room.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Skip over the save room and run from the zombie
crowd with Carlos. Only do this if you have at least one free
inventory slot. Also, you will have to visit the save room sometime
before you go to the CONSTRUCTION SITE.
SHOPPING DISTRICT STOREROOM
Dump all your extra gear and set up your inventory in this way:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
SHOTGUN (fully loaded), RELOADING TOOL
FULL HEALING ITEM (optional), BRONZE BOOK
Note that I said NOT to bring a box of SHOTGUN SHELLS. We will only be
using the SHOTGUN to kill the Drain Denimoses/Brain Suckers at the
CONSTRUCTION SITE, so I think 7 SHOTGUN SHELLS will be enough. Now
leave.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
A new group of zombies has appeared in this room. Evade/shoot them,
then turn right at the fork. Go out the door at the end of this hall.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Go to the fountain and use the BRONZE BOOK on the right hole, then take
the BRONZE COMPASS from the left hole. Pick up any GREEN HERBS you
left earlier. Go back the way you came.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Kill all zombies that are standing on the paths between you and the
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK. Go there.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
When you step out of the little nook, dogs or crows will crash through
the window to the right. If it's crows, just run for the gate. Dogs
are a little harder. Run straight ahead in the new direction Jill
faces after the cutscene, then after you've got enough room to get
through the pack, run for the gate. You may get bitten once or twice
if you're slow.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Give the statue the BRONZE COMPASS, and it will trade it for a BATTERY!
:) Accept the offer, then go back out the gates again.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Dogs or crows, neither will be fast enough to catch you as you duck
into the SHOPPING DISTRICT.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Make tracks for the STREET WITH RESTAURANT.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Go into the yellow-striped door across the way.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Take out your SHOTGUN and kill the first Drain Deminos/Brain Sucker
before he gets a chance to drain you (Be careful. You only have 7
shots). Then examine the corpse you left behind earlier to get GUN
POWDER A. Use it with the RELOADING TOOL for some HANDGUN BULLETS.
Then kill another DD/BS around the corner. Go up the stairs and put
the BATTERY in the slot next to the elevator. Take the elevator down.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS off the dead construction worker, then fire
whatever ammo is left in the SHOTGUN at the crowd of zombies closing in
(3 shots at most). Next, use the HANDGUN to clear a path up the
street. You can also use the dynamite taped to the wall, but it's in
an awkward position. Any way you do it, get through the old iron gate
next to the overturned dump truck.
POWER PLANT ALLEY
There is nothing here of interest except a possible chance for some RED
HERBS. If they weren't OUTSIDE GAS STATION, then they'll be here. If
you found them there, then the RED HERBS won't be here. You know what
to do with them if you do find them here. Leave through the chain link
gate.
POWER PLANT
Run over to the terminal with a shiny, red button. When it asks if you
would like to set it to manual mode, say "Yes." BTW, the camera
changed to show you a desk in a back corner. There is a possible
chance for 3 GUN POWDER B's here. However, you might have already
found them at the GAS STATION, or they're at the SALES OFFICE VAULT,
which we'll be visiting later. Next, go to the other terminal and
enter these sequences: Red – Blue – Blue – Blue, then Red – Red – Red
– Blue. Both of the heavy shutters will raise up after entering each
code. Enter the door nearest the terminal and take the FUSE. As you
leave the room, press select.
Live Selection->Increase electricity output.
Tap select again, and watch all the zombie brains pop. Then enter the
other room and check the locker to get either the MAGNUM or the GRENADE
LAUNCHER, whichever you didn't find at the STARS OFFICE back in the
police station. After collecting all items, leave out the gate.
POWER PLANT ALLEY
Step over the rather disgusting corpses and leave out the other gate.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Dodge/shoot the zombies you left alive and take the elevator back up.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Nothing here since we already killed all the monsters. Walk through
the passage until you come to the fork and turn left and enter that
door.
STREET NEXT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE
The dogs you had that parade with are now gone, replaced by a zombie
mob. Dodge/shoot them, and make sure to run near the wrecked police
car. A zombie may pop out of it, and on the seat is a box of GRENADE
ROUNDS. Continue to dodge/shoot back to the PARKING GARAGE OFFICE.
PARKING GARAGE OFFICE
Set up your inventory like this:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
MACHINE OIL, FULL HEALING ITEM
RELOADING TOOL, WRENCH
Go back to the PARKING GARAGE.
C->UPTOWN REVISITED
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PARKING GARAGE
The dogs are still here, but they are as lazy as ever, making it easy
to pass them.
BUS WRECK
One of two things will happen, the street will be silent, or the dogs
you left alive earlier will be here. If the street is clear, check the
corpse behind the bus for a GUN POWDER B. As you walk past the bus,
crows will crash through the windows. Keep running for the exit and
they'll never catch you. If the dogs are still here, zig zag to fake
them out and escape into the FIRE HOSE ALLEY.
FIRE HOSE ALLEY
Run all the way down the alley to the fire hydrant and trade the WRENCH
for the FIRE HOSE. Now go into the door you passed on the way there.
DEAD MERC ALLEY
Two Drain Deminoses/Brain Suckers have invaded the alley. Run to the
first corner as quickly as possible and shoot the barrel. If you were
fast enough, both DD/BS's will die, giving you a clear path to the
exit. If you hesitated one or both may survive, kill them and proceed
to the exit.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
The street has either been overrun by dogs or several zombie cops. If
there are dogs, grab their attention and blast them with the shotgun.
If there are zombies, kill enough so that you can easily cross this
area again without having to fight. Now leave through the gate across
the street.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
Use the FIRE HOSE on the hydrant to put out the fire. Now go down the
newly opened passageway. If you used up your FULL HEALING ITEM on the
way here, get another one from the ALLEY SAVE ROOM.
ALLEY FROM GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
Take the BLUE HERBS if you want to and leave out the other door. The
zombies you can see in the windows won't crash out.
LANE IN FRONT OF OFFICE
Take the SQUARE CRANK off the garbage, then kill the Drain
Deminos/Brain Sucker off screen. Next kill the other one in front of
the double doors. Go through them.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Don't pick up the SQUARE CRANK.
SALES OFFICE
Tap select immediately to skip a cinema, then use the remote on the TV
(tap triangle to avoid reading the file). Then use the name of the
product that appears as the password for the computer. There are three
possible solutions:
AQUACURE
SAFSPRIN
ADRAVIL
Afterwards, enter the now unlocked door.
SALES OFFICE VAULT
Go all the way down the hall. If you didn't find the 3 GUN POWDER B'S
or the 3 GUN POWDER A'S at the GAS STATION or the POWER PLANT, they're
here. Take the OIL ADDITIVE off the shelf and combine it with the
MACHINE OIL to get MIXED OIL. Now try to leave. When the FMV begins,
hold select. Zombies are closing in now. Get near the steam valve the
zombies are about to pass and shoot it. Steam will burst out and kill
any zombies that try to pass through it. When the steam stops,
dodge/shoot your way back to the exit.
SALES OFFICE
Run right to avoid the zombies behind the desk. After you get around
the desk and the shelf, watch out for the zombie trio, especially the
fast female one lurking off screen. Kill them with SHOTGUN headshots
and get back into the entrance room. The fast female zombie won't pose
a threat if you get out the door fast enough.
LANE IN FRONT OF OFFICE
We've already cleaned this area of items and monsters, so just leave
out the way you came.
ALLEY FROM GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
There's nothing here, either, so just go.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
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Make a sharp right at the fork, and go through that gate. Stay away
fire hose!
BARRICADE ALLEY
The alley is clear, for the moment. When you walk a little ways,
zombies will crash out of the windows. Since they are lying down, you
can easily get past them before they can climb to their feet. Just
don't get stuck on the pallets or the paint cans.
ALLEY BEHIND BAR JACK
Go back to the court where you saw Brad shoot that zombie at the start
of the game. Use the SQUARE CRANK on the hole next to the shutter.
Take all the GRENADE ROUNDS. Now go back the way you came.
BARRICADE ALLEY
Dodge/shoot the zombies to the exit.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
************************
Okay, now we are ready to begin what I like to call the Cable Car
Gauntlet! A bunch of extra powerful monsters and natural forces will
plague you all throughout your long trek back to the cable car. Now,
to get started, walk past the fire hose. You will trigger an
unstoppable cutscene. Nemesis comes in through the gate with his
bazooka and does THE POSE. He thinks you look thirsty, so he'll bash
the fire hose and water will splash out. Run past him and get out.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Ignore everything between the rows of stars.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
Now you know why I told you to clear a path through this area. Quickly
get across the street and though the rusted door.
DEAD MERC ALLEY
We've already killed everything here, so as long as you don't get stuck
at the corners, Nemmy will seldom catch you. If he tries to use the
rocket launcher he'll never catch you!
FIRE HOSE ALLEY
Another brief pursuit with Nemmy. He might hit you here if you're
slow. Or even worse, he'll use his rocket launcher which is bad since
we're in such a straight and wide open corridor. Duck out into the
gate.
BUS WRECK
For some reason, Nemesis will stop chasing you after you get here.
There are only crows here, either hiding in the bus, or already flying
around. Just ignore them and go to the PARKING GARAGE.
PARKING GARAGE
Take the POWER CABLE, and try to pass the van. Tap select. Another
added surprise of the Cable Car Gauntlet.
Live Selection->Climb up
Leave.
PARKING GARAGE OFFICE
Setup your inventory like this:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS or HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
MIXED OIL, POWER CABLE
FUSE, RELOADING TOOL
FULL HEALING ITEM
Leave.
D->DOWNTOWN REVISITED
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STREET NEXT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE
The zombies you left alive are the monsters here. If the zombie didn't
come out of the police car the first time, he will now. Take the
GRENADE ROUNDS from the car and leave.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Everything here is already finished, so go to the STREET WITH
RESTAURANT.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Turn left and go to the SHOPPING DISTRICT. You've already done
everything you can here, too.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Dodge/shoot your way back to the STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Run across the street without stopping. Dogs or crows, neither will
catch you.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Try to go back to the cable car. Nemesis will appear and do THE POSE.
Evade him and get back to the ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL.
ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL
Nemesis won't follow you, and all that stands in your way are lots o'
standing and sleeping zombies. No trouble, right?
"LONSDALE YARD"
Walk a little way. There's a tremor. Walk some more. When the second
tremor comes, tap select.
GRAVEDIGGER SEWER
We see Jill staring at a wall. Then Gravedigger comes, starting the
next part of the Cable Car Gauntlet. After the scene, do a 180, and
press the switch in the alcove. Do another 180 and get out of there
before Eartworm Jim can get you. Quickly run to the alcove on the
other side of the hall and press the other switch. Use the same
procedure to get out. Now press the switch next to the ladder, and
then tap X as fast as you can to escape. If Gravedigger should get to
a switch before you, you'll have to lure him away by running to another
alcove. Then you can try again.
CABLE CAR YARD
Enter the cable car through the back door.
REAR OF CABLE CAR
Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Cable Car
Gauntlet! Use the MIXED OIL, POWER CABLE, and FUSE on the broken
panel. Tap select. Carlos is offering you a box of 6 FLAME ROUNDS as
a prize. Accept the deal. Run to the other section of the cable car.
FRONT OF CABLE CAR
Tap select. You can now hear that dreaded song that is the Nemesis
"quiet" theme. Go to the rear again.
REAR OF CABLE CAR
Oh, it looks like Nemesis was looking for a ride so he decided to hitch
one on yours. He then does THE POSE. Do a 180 after the cinema. Try
to leave. Tap select again to cancel the brief cinema. Then hold
select for the FMV.
FRONT OF CABLE CAR
Watch the brief cinema and enjoy the high energy music.
Live Selection->Jump out the window.
Hold select for another FMV.
E->CLOCK TOWER AS JILL
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BEDROOM
Jill wakes up. Run through the hole in the wall and try to pass the
bed. You'll get a brief cutscene of zombies entering the room through
the blazing fire. There is a chance for 2 GUN POWDER B'S and 2 GUN
POWDER A'S here. If they are there, then quickly swipe them off the
table and use them to make 2 GUN POWDER C'S. Then mix the GUN POWDER
C'S to make a CC MIXTURE. Examine the painting of the woman to get a
CLOCK TOWER KEY. Now leave before the zombies catch up.
LIVING ROOM
Get some GRENADE ROUNDS from the CHEST and use them with the CC MIXTURE
(if you got it) to get 12 FREEZE ROUNDS. Then setup your inventory
like this:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
CLOCK TOWER KEY, RELOADING TOOL
FREEZE ROUNDS (if you got them), FULL HEALING ITEM (optional)
Use the CLOCK TOWER KEY on the other door and leave.
STUDY
Run down the hall. Press select to terminate the cutscene. Carlos is
offering you another gift, this time a box of 6 FREEZE ROUNDS. Take
them as well. Then press select again. Carlos has magically vanished
from the room. You might find another box of GRENADE ROUNDS on the
small table next to you. If they aren't there, you'll find them over
the fireplace in the DINING ROOM. Leave out the light brown door.
FOYER
Pry the MINE THROWER from the dead corpse's fingers. If you need it,
there is a FIRST AID SPRAY lying on one of the tables. Leave through
the light brown double doors across from the door you used to get in
here.
DINING ROOM
This room has a few monster scenarios. Most of the time you will
encounter crawling, sleeping, and standing zombies, but there is also a
chance for some Drain Deminoses/Brain Suckers. The crawlers and
sleepers can be difficult to see because of the camera angles, so to
"see" them, you can try facing away from the narrow path created by the
table, then pressing R1 to aim automatically at any hiding zombies. If
you encounter DD/BS's, use the dining table to split them up so you
don't get double-teamed. Anyway, your ultimate objective here is to
leave out the door in the small alcove. Also, if you didn't find the
GRENADE ROUNDS in the study, they will be over the fireplace.
BALL ROOM
There is nothing here, so go into the CHAPEL which is right across the
room from the door you used to enter here.
CHAPEL
If you didn't find the GUN POWDER A'S and B'S in the BEDROOM, you will
find them here at the front of the room where the organ and altar are.
Get some GRENADE ROUNDS from the CHEST and use them with the CC MIXTURE
you create to make 12 FREEZE ROUNDS. Also take the other CLOCK TOWER
KEY from the draped cabinet. Make sure you have both CLOCK TOWER KEYS
with you when you leave.
BALL ROOM
When you pass the piano, zombies will crash in through the windows.
Fire a round from the SHOTGUN to stall them, then escape out the black
door near the piano.
CLOCK TOWER COURTYARD
There are several possible scenarios here: you are attacked by 3 dogs,
or you are attacked by a pack of crows, or the courtyard is empty. If
you are attacked by dogs, stay where you are and blast them as they
come close. If you encounter crows or nothing just go pick up the 3
GREEN HERBS first, then take as many BLUE HERBS as you can. Dog people
should do the same. Reenter the clock tower through the main entrance.
Don't do anything with the herbs until I tell you, unless you are
poisoned, in which case you should use a BLUE HERB.
FOYER
Go up the stairs. Say "Oooh, I'm SO SCARED!" mockingly when you hear
the growl.
UPPER FOYER
There are 3 spiders here, but they are too slow to catch you. Run
under the first spider, run around the second spider, and pass the
third spider hanging on the wall. Leave out ANOTHER door that looks
remarkably like the one that leads into Chief Irons's Sanctuary :)
BALCONY
Use the CLOCK TOWER KEY on the plate in the wall and discard it, then
use the RED HERBS to make some BROWN HERB MIXTURES or RED-GREEN HEBB
MIXTURES. Climb up the newly discovered ladder.
MACHINERY ROOM
Take the SILVER GEAR off the shelf next to the typewriter and the MINE
THROWER ROUNDS off the shelf next to the CHEST, or take the 2 GUN
POWDER A'S next to the typewriter. Then go over to the music box. It
will play an ear-splitting song. Then the camera will focus on a panel
on the music box. The solution to the puzzle is to put all the
switches in the correct places so the melody is repeated without any
notes out of tune. After you place a switch, the part of the melody it
controls will either play correctly or out of tune. If it is out of
tune then simply put it in the other position. After you've checked
all the switches, press play and (hopefully) the melody will play
correctly. Your prize for putting up with that awful song is the
CHRONOS CHAIN. Combine the CHRONOS CHAIN with the CLOCK TOWER KEY you
have left over to get the CHRONOS KEY. Take the SILVER GEAR and the
EAGLE PARTS A with you when you leave.
BALCONY
Try to leave. Nemesis will appear.
Live Selection->Use the cord.
Tap select. Nemesis will just collapse to the floor for some reason.
Maybe something he ate? Take the EAGLE PARTS B and combine them with
the EAGLE PARTS A to get the STI EAGLE HANDGUN! Too bad it's almost
worthless now. Resume your pace and leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out the door before the violin music of the song
begins.
UPPER FOYER
The spiders have scattered. Nemesis will now play a short game of hide
and seek with you. He will either pursue you here or stay in the last
room. If he pursues you, run in a zig zag pattern to avoid his
punches. Get back to the stairs.
FOYER
Yet another random Nemesis appearance. He will either follow you down
the stairs (even if you didn't see him in the UPPER FOYER), or he will
leave you alone. Exit out the only single door.
STUDY
If you haven't seen Nemesis yet, he is here. Quickly run to the green
door and unlock it with the CHRONOS KEY (discard). Leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out the door before you see Nemesis appear from
off-screen.
SPIDER HALL
Nemesis will give up after you enter this room. Take the GRENADE
ROUNDS off the mummified corpse and evade the spiders. Leave through
the door at the other end of the hall.
GODDESS ROOM
Take the MINE THROWER ROUNDS out of the workshop or whatever it is,
gather up the AMBER STONE, OBSIDIAN STONE, and CRYSTAL STONE from the
statues, and lastly check the time on the clock in the center painting.
Use the table below to determine the sequence of stones.
TIME SEQUENCE(PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE)
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5:00 CRYSTAL-OBSIDIAN-AMBER
6:00 CRYSTAL-AMBER-OBSIDIAN
7:00 OBSIDIAN-CRYSTAL-AMBER
9:00 OBSIDIAN-AMBER-CRYSTAL
10:00 AMBER-CRYSTAL-OBSIDIAN
11:00 AMBER-OBSIDIAN-CRYSTAL
After the stones are in order, take the GOLD GEAR from the center
painting. Combine the GOLD GEAR with the SILVER GEAR to get the
CHRONOS GEAR. You can leave now.
SPIDER HALL
Evade the spiders and get back to the other end of the hall.
STUDY
Go back to the FOYER through the other door you can see in the first
camera angle.
FOYER
Go up the stairs.
UPPER FOYER
The spiders still have not returned, so you have a clear path to the
next room.
BALCONY
Go up the ladder.
MACHINERY ROOM
Use the CHRONOS GEAR on the machinery next to the CHEST. The clock's
bells will start ringing. Now set up your inventory like this:
GRENADE LAUNCHER (loaded with FREEZE ROUNDS), MAGNUM (optional)
MINE THROWER, MINETHROWER ROUNDS (both optional)
FULL HEALING ITEM, FULL HEALING ITEM
FULL HEALING ITEM, INK RIBBONS
MORE HEALING ITEMS (optional)
I strongly recommend you save your game. Leave after doing so.
BALCONY
The place is empty, but now we have cool bell sounds! (BONG! BONG!)
After enjoying the noise, leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out the door before the third chime of the bells
after the screen fades in.
CLOCK TOWER COURTYARD
Hold select for the FMV, then press select to skip the cutscene. This
is the hardest battle in the game, and yet it is so easy with the
proper planning. Nemesis has his bazooka, you are infected with the T-
virus, and the helicopter wreckage that we magically conjured up out of
nowhere is blocking all routes of escape! And now Nemesis is slowly
coming towards you to finish the job! When you gain control, pound him
with FREEZE ROUNDS until you hear the "chuchuck" of Nemesis reloading
the rocket launcher. Run circles around him until he fires, then while
he's loading another rocket, shoot him with a FREEZE ROUND. Then start
running around him again before he can fire. Eventually, he'll get
angry cuz he can't hit you and will try to whomp you on the head with
that tube of steel. Pound him at point-blank with FREEZE ROUNDS.
After five rockets, he will try to shoot you again, but when he
realizes it's empty, he will break it in half like a stick! Then, he
will do THE POSE. Meanwhile you've smacked him with several FREEZE
ROUNDS. If he falls down, shoot him while he's getting up and doing
the THE POSE. Use a full-healing item after every two hits from the
rockets, or after every four blows from the side of the rocket
launcher. When Nemesis begins to retreat, tap select. You will see
Jill lying on the ground with Carlos.
F->CLOCK TOWER AND HOSPITAL AS CARLOS
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CHAPEL
After Jill says "I can't believe...I'm still alive.", rapidly tap
select when the screen fades in to cancel the cutscene. We are now
playing as Carlos. He has only 15 HANDGUN BULLETS for his HANDGUN and
300 AR BULLETS for his ASSAULT RIFLE. 300 bullets may sound like a lot
of ammo, but the ASSAULT RIFLE eats it away like candy, so we will try
to conserve as much as possible. Go to the CHEST and dump the INK
RIBBONS. Leave.
BALL ROOM
All you have to do to get through this room safely is run at top speed
in a straight line from the first door to the second door.
DINING ROOM
This room can be difficult to escape without getting bitten at least
once. Evade as best as you can to the door. Only use your weapons in
an emergency. You'll need a lot of ammo for what's coming soon.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get out of the room without being bitten
while taking a direct path to the door.
FOYER
The FOYER has partially collapsed because of the helicopter wreckage we
magically conjured up a few minutes ago by tapping select. The only
way to go now is into the STUDY.
STUDY
Go to the green door.
SPIDER HALL
Most of the time you will have to deal with spiders, or you will
encounter Drain Demioses here. Either way, evade them and go to the
door at the other end of the hall.
SPEED INDICATOR: You get through the whole room without being hit
once.
GODDESS ROOM
The room is clear. Whew. Push the bell aside to access AGAIN ANOTHER
door that looks like the one leading to Chief Irons's Sanctuary! Does
he market those?
STREET WITH HOSPITAL
There is a long passage to the hospital from here, and plenty of
zombies to fill in the space. Fortunately, they are not all packed
into a group for once. They are spread out along the path. Plus the
path is wide enough to dodge them easily, so evade your way to the
entrance.
HOSPITAL LOBBY
Walk a little ways to trigger a scene where you are reintroduced to the
Hunter. When you gain control again, let loose with the ASSAULT RIFLE.
Watch out for his buddy who will make an appearance shortly after you
kill him. When they are both dead, take the RED HERBS from the nook
they came out of. Go into the door next to the receptionists' desk.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Duck into the door after regaining control since
it is only two steps away.
HOSPITAL OFFICE
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY if you want it and leave out the other door in
this room.
PRIVATE OFFICE
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS from the locker if you want it and the TAPE
RECORDER off the desk. Now activate the voice lock next to the
elevator. Use the TAPE RECORDER. The elevator will switch on. Take
it to 4F.
4F HALLWAY
One of two things will happen, the doors open and nothing will attack,
or the doors open and a zombie mob attacks. If the latter occurs, rip
them up with the ASSAULT RIFLE. Now go to the door that is straight
down the hall from you (not right).
"DATA ROOM"
Tap select. There is a chance you will find HANDGUN BULLETS in the
first camera angle behind Carlos. If they are not there, you will find
them in the locker in the BASEMENT LABORATORY. Take the SICKROOM KEY
near the bottles of chemicals. Leave.
4F HALLWAY
Go down the hall to the left. Enter the first door you come to.
ROOM 401
You will either be greeted by worms or sleeping zombies. Check the
doctor corpse for a number on a slip of paper. Memorize it. Also look
for a metallic cart in a corner that is low res. Memorize its position
in the room. There may or may not be GREEN HERBS here. If they are
not here, they will be in the BASEMENT LABORATORY. Leave.
4F HALLWAY
Go to the next door in this hall. Use and discard the SICKROOM KEY on
it.
ROOM 402
You will notice this room is a mirrored version of ROOM 401, except the
room is clean and free of gore. Push the metallic cart you see in this
room into the same corner as its mirrored counterpart in the last room.
For example:
401 402
----- ---|--- ----- # - cart
|# -----|----- #|
| | bed|bed | |
| -----|----- |
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The painting on the wall will fall away to reveal a hidden cabinet.
Use the code you got from the doctor's slip to open it. Take the
VACCINE BASE out of the cabinet. Leave this place.
4F HALLWAY
Go back to the elevator. Take it down to B3.
B3 HALLWAY
If you encountered zombies upstairs, then they won't be here, and vice
versa. Cut them down with the ASSAULT RIFLE if they are here and go
out the door at the other end of the hall.
BASEMENT LABORATORY
Gun down the first Hunter, then either toast the other one with the
dynamite or gun him down as normal. If you want it, and it's here and
not upstairs, there is a box of HANDGUN BULLETS in a locker. If you
didn't find the GREEN HERBS in ROOM 401, then they will be behind the
place where the second Hunter appeared. Go out the next door.
HUNTER FACTORY
Oh gosh, there are Hunters in capsules! And you can bet anything they
won't just quietly sit there like part of the decor. Anyway, take the
MEDIUM BASE and throw the switch. Then use the MEDIUM BASE on the
synthesizer. You can now see a fancy control panel. Well, here's a
guess I have totally picked at random: I, III, then A. It worked?
Lady Luck's at my side :) Take the VACCINE MEDIUM and combine it with
the VACCINE BASE to make the VACCINE. Try to leave and the Hunters
will crash out just as we predicted. Fortunately, the programmers
prolonged this "surprise" attack too much. Any fool could easily get
to the exit since it's only four steps away.
BASEMENT LABORATORY
Nothing here, because you already dealt with the Hunters. Leave.
B3 HALLWAY
Hold R2+X if you didn't see zombies earlier to instantly kill a Hunter.
Run a little farther and another Hunter will pop out. Kill him too and
take the elevator back to 1F.
PRIVATE OFFICE
You will either encounter Hunters or zombies. Gun them down and head
for the exit.
HOSPITAL OFFICE
Nothing here to do except pass through on the way to the entrance.
HOSPITAL LOBBY
Carlos spots a time bomb attached to the wall! And it will detonate in
approximately...7 seconds! Quick, get outta there!
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out of the lobby with 5 seconds or more still on
the clock.
STREET WITH HOSPITAL
Hold select to skip the FMV. Go back inside the clock tower.
GODDESS ROOM
Who's making all that noise? While you were gone, a pack of zombies
has taken another victim and they are all enjoying their meal...or you
encountered worms. Either way, you have enough time to get out before
there is unnecessary fighting.
SPIDER HALL
Slip past all the monsters. Do not worry if you are poisoned or about
the noise overhead.
STUDY
Go back out the other door you can see in the first camera angle.
FOYER
When you're about halfway across the room, tap select. Nemesis has
magically appeared in the room. Do a 180 and leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: You get out of the room before Nemesis gets a chance
to swing those tentacles or starts running after you.
DINING ROOM
The zombies have dispersed, so leave out the other door.
BALL ROOM
Nemmy will run in through the window. Avoid him and get into the
CHAPEL.
CHAPEL
Use the VACCINE on Jill. Rapidly tap select when Carlos begins to bend
over to apply it. You will hear Jill groan a bit, then she will be
alone. Set up you inventory this way:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
LOCKPICK (important!), FULL HEALING ITEM
I labeled the LOCKPICK as important because countless times I have
forgotten it and had to run all the way back here from the STREET WITH
HOSPITAL. I don't want you to make the same mistake. Leave.
G->CLOCK TOWER AND PARK AS JILL
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BALL ROOM/DINING ROOM
Walk out into the open. Nemmy will crush the door with his mighty
tentacles and run at you. Evade on his right side and run out the
double doors.
SPEED INDICATOR: You get away from Nemesis so he stops his tentacles
in mid-swing.
FOYER
There is a short pursuit, but Nemesis won't catch you as long as you
don't get caught on the rubble.
STUDY
Head for the green door (surprise!).
SPIDER HALL
The spiders have gone, leaving you with a clear path. Again you will
have another brief race with the Big N.
GODDESS HALL
You can still hear Nemesis's music but he won't follow you anymore.
Strange. Leave out the door you cleared as Carlos.
STREET WITH HOSPITAL (or what's left of it)
Run across the street and use the LOCKPICK for the last time on the
door with the window. Enter.
PARK OFFICE
Take the GRENADE ROUNDS or MINE THROWER ROUNDS from the locker, and
take a box of MINE THROWER ROUNDS or GRENADE ROUNDS off the table.
Grab the PARK KEY off the bulletin board. Bring this stuff in your
inventory:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN ROUNDS
LIGHTER, RELOADING TOOL
FULL HEALING ITEM (optional)
Leave.
STREET WITH HOSPITAL (or what's left of it)
Evade the two zombies between you and the park's gates. Use and
discard the PARK KEY. Enter Raccoon Park.
PARK CENTRAL PLAZA
You are greeted by either worms or hunters hiding in the fountains.
Evade both and get down the stairs on the far right of this area.
POND WALK
This area has random monsters also. You are greeted by zombies or
Hunters that jump out of the pond. If there are zombies, simply gun
them all down and head across the bridge to the next area. If there
are Hunters, you can escape them fairly easily because they must jump
from the pond before attacking.
PATHWAY IN PARK
Yet another room with a random monster tossup. You are attacked by
either three dogs or three (!) Hunters. Dogs are easy to kill, just
let them get close and blast 'em. Then while they are down, stand over
them and shoot them on the ground till they die. Hunters are harder
since they can leap at you from across the room. Wait until they are
fairly close and blast them twice. You can also use the exploding
barrel to help. Take another PARK KEY off the first dead merc, and
take the MAGNUM BULLETS off the other merc farther ahead you find here.
Go back the way you came.
POND WALK
If you left the Hunters alive, then now is the time to kill them. If
you confronted zombies and killed them all, simply leave.
PARK CENTRAL PLAZA
Cross the small bridge and open the gate over on the other side of the
plaza.
FOUNTAIN AREA
Run straight ahead and you will find 3 GREEN HERBS and 2 BLUE HERBS.
You can either mix all the GREEN HERBS to get one LARGE GREEN HERB
MIXTURE, or save them for a little later when you get some RED HERBS.
You can save the BLUE HERBS to make BROWN HERB MIXTURE if you want to.
Next, run to the blue machine to be presented with a simple puzzle.
I'll let you do this one on your own since it's so easy. After the
water drains from the fountain, a ladder is exposed. Go down it.
PARK DRAINAGE PIPE
Run against the flow of the water until you reach the next platform,
then climb up the ladder. Ignore the worms raining down from above.
GRAVEYARD
Several zombies will climb out of their graves to get you, but they are
too slow to claw through the dirt to catch you. Use the PARK KEY on
the door at the end of the right fork of the snaking path. BTW, if you
turn left at the fork, you can find 2 RED HERBS, but you will have to
kill two, maybe three extra zombies. Nothing you shouldn't be able
handle if you made it this far.
GRAVEYARD SHED
Pick up the IRON PIPE from the cabinet, then use the LIGHTER on the
wood in the fireplace (discard). Then use the IRON PIPE on the
fireplace. A secret passage is exposed. Don't enter it yet, though.
You will find 2 GUN POWDER A'S and B'S on the table. I'll let you
decide what to do with them. Go into the other door.
GRAVEYARD SAVE ROOM
Set up your inventory like this:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
STI EAGLE, FULL HEALING ITEM
FULL HEALING ITEM
Save if you want to. No HANDGUN BULLETS! Leave.
GRAVEYARD SHED
Go into the secret passage.
GRAVEYARD SECRET ROOM
Take the GRENADE ROUNDS off the shelves, and the last PARK KEY off the
table. Try to leave. Tap select to avoid the radio communication.
Leave.
GRAVEYARD SHED
Tap select to avoid communication with Nicholai. Go out into the
GRAVEYARD.
GRAVEYARD
Equip the STI EAGLE. Then run forward. Hold select to avoid the FMV.
This fight isn't as unfair as it may seem. Hold up+Square to run
straight ahead and barely miss the Gravedigger. Now run to the other
side of the U-shaped arena Gravedigger has created. Stand a few feet
away from the very end of the path. Now Gravedigger will do one of two
attack patterns for the rest of the fight.
Pattern 1: Gravedigger comes out of the ground entirely for a full
assault. To stall him, get in front of him and he will rear up to
slash you with his teeth. While he is doing that, run away from him.
He will miss and go back underground.
Pattern 2: Gravedigger pops up out of the ground for a quick bite then
dives back.
Standing at the end of the path, Gravedigger will usually attempt
pattern 2, which you can easily evade by running forward a few steps as
he emerges, then running back to where you were standing before. After
a few minutes, you'll see a cutscene of two lamp posts being shaken
loose. Run over to those lamp posts and shoot them. Stand in the area
with the water but DO NOT step into it. A few moments later, the
electricity will fry Gravedigger and all you used during the fight was
two bullets :) Climb up the fence that shook loose to get out of here.
PARK DRAINAGE PIPE
Avoid the worms and get back to the ladder at the other end of the
passage.
FOUNTAIN AREA
The music has changed for this area, and man is it cool! There is
nothing more for you to do here except leave for the plaza.
PARK CENTRAL PLAZA
Kill the single bridge zombie and leave down the stairs on the other
side of the area.
POND WALK
We have already destroyed everything here, so just go to the next area.
PATH IN PARK
Go to the end of the path and use the final PARK KEY on the rather
securely locked gate. Enter.
FACTORY BRIDGE
Run up and step onto the bridge. Rapidly tap select to cancel
Nemesis's dramatic entrance and see THE POSE.
Live Selection->Jump off.
Tap select again to hasten your exit.
H->DEAD FACTORY
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WATER WASTE OUTLET
Climb into the opening where water is spilling out, and climb up the
ladder you come to.
WATER WASTE CANAL
Climb up the first ledge you come to and enter the door on it.
SEWAGE MONITOR ROOM
Take the WATER SAMPLE off the flashing thingamabob, and see what's
behind Door Number 2!
WATER TESTING ROOM
Go down the stairs. Another random item arrangement. You could find 3
GUN POWDER A'S, 3 GUN POWDER B'S, both, or nothing at all. If you get
both, immediately use them to make a CCC MIXTURE. If you find one
group or the other, save them because the other group is coming later
for you to make a CCC MIXTURE. Take the FIRST AID SPRAY if you want it
and insert the WATER SAMPLE in the large machine dominating the far
wall. This is easily the most frustrating puzzle in the whole Resident
Evil series! Fortunately there are only four solutions that I will
list for you:
FIRST TWO LEVELS SOLUTION
---------------- --------
HI-NONE A->RIGHT(1)
B->RIGHT(1)
C->LEFT (2)
MID-LOW A->LEFT (1)
B->RIGHT(3)
C->RIGHT(4)
MID-NONE A->LEFT (4)
B->RIGHT(2)
C->LEFT (2)
HI-LOW A->LEFT (1)
B->LEFT (2)
C->RIGHT(2)
Trust me, this table will make sense when you see the control panel.
After you solve the puzzle, lock 1 on an electronic door is released.
Go back the way you came.
SPEED INDICATOR: You don't accidentally enter a wrong code.
SEWAGE MONITOR ROOM
Set up your inventory in this manner:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
MAGNUM, MAGNUM BULLETS (if you're feeling paranoid)
FULL HEALING ITEM, BLUE HERB or HERB MIXUTRE THAT CURES POISON
Also use the CCC MIXTURE (if you've got it) with GRENADE ROUNDS to get
your last batch of FREEZE ROUNDS. Leave.
WATER WASTE CANAL
Tap select when you hear a "ZOW!". You have just ended another
cutscene. Leave out the other door.
WASTE POOL AREA
This room has the most monster scenarios in the whole game! These are
all the types of monsters I've encountered here: zombies, Drain
Demioses, Brain Suckers, and Hunters. In any case, kill them all
(except for the ones that won't come out of the pool). Use the barrel
if there are monsters near it. There are also two boxes of SHOTGUN
SHELLS sitting on the cart next to the computer. Jump into the
elevator.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Go straight to the elevator ignoring the monsters
and SHOTGUN SHELLS.
FACTORY ELEVATOR
Press the button on the wall to proceed to the next area.
WASTE MONITOR ROOM
Time to waste some ammo! Kill all the zombies by decapitating them
with the SHOTGUN. Use the GREEN HERBS to make one LARGE GREEN HERB
MIXTURE. Also, take the SYSTEM DISC lying on the table with the
electronic equipment. Leave out the black and gray door.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR
Tap select immediately, then enter the door behind Jill and down the
hall.
RESTING ROOM
The GUN POWDER you didn't find in the WATER TESTING ROOM will be here.
Use it to make the CCC MIXTURE if you haven't done so already, then use
the CCC MIXTURE with the GRENADE ROUNDS to make your last batch of
FREEZE ROUNDS.
STEAM VALVE ROOM
The last puzzle is in this room, and it is really quite simple. Press
each button once when you come to it, and if there is a pair of
buttons, press the one on the left before pressing the one on the
right. In a few moments you'll already be at the terminal that
controls lock 2 on the electronic door. Activate the terminal and
leave. Take the BLUE HERBS if you want them.
RESTING ROOM
Set up your inventory in this manner:
GRENADE LAUNCHER (loaded with at least 20 FREEZE ROUNDS), SYSTEM DISC
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS (optional)
MAGNUM, MAGNUM BULLETS
at least 1 FULL HEALING ITEM, MORE HEALING ITEMS (optional)
Save if you want to and leave.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR
Go back to the other door you used to enter here.
WASTE MONITOR ROOM
Go to the now-unlocked door with the green light.
ROOM BEFORE DISPOSAL ROOM
Use the SYSTEM DISC on the slot in the wall.
DISPOSAL ROOM
Watch another dramatic Nemesis appearance and his last POSE. Now the
fight starts. This fight is relatively easy as long as you can stay
out of Nemmy's reach while pounding him with FREEZE ROUNDS and MAGNUM
BULLETS. You could use the acid valves, but that takes too much time
and accuracy for me. Nemesis will collapse to the floor after about 18
freezes, headless and armless. Now take the KEY CARD off the dead
scientist, use it on the reader next to the door, and get out of there.
Hold select to shorten the FMV.
SPEED INDICATOR: You kill Nemesis and leave with more than 2:20 on the
clock.
ROOM BEFORE DISPOSAL ROOM
A cheerful voice will tell you that there is a missile on the way to
your location! Leave the room.
WASTE MONITOR ROOM
Zombies have respawned here. Decap the ones in your way with the
SHOTGUN and get back to the ENTRANCE CORRIDOR.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR
Use the KEY CARD on the reader next to the shutter. Destroy the three
zombies and use the GREEN HERBS you find to update your health to FINE.
Leave out the door next to them.
OBSERVATION POINT
Take the MAGNUM BULLETS out of the broken glass cabinet, then take the
RADAR RECEIVER off the counter with all the levers. Try to exit the
room. Tap select when you hear the beeping noise. Nicholai and his
helicopter appear and start shooting.
Live Selection->Negotiate with Nicholai.
Tap select furiously until Carlos magically appears in the room. Try
to go down the ladder, and Carlos runs away after mumbling some stuff.
When Jill turns to check the ladder rapidly tap select till the fast
paced music begins again. Descend.
SLEEPER ZOMBIE HALL
Go to the last CHEST and here is my last inventory setup. Aren't you
glad you won't have to put up with them any more?:
MINE THROWER, MINE THROWER ROUNDS
MAGNUM, MAGNUM BULLETS
GRENADE LAUNCHER(loaded with FREEZE ROUNDS), SEVERAL FULL HEALING ITEMS
Avoid the first sleeping zombie, and shoot the other live zombie at the
end of the hall with the MINE THROWER. Go out the rusted doors.
CAR SCRAP YARD
Just enter the door at the end of this snaking path.
WASTE INCINERATOR
This room is quite interesting. You can see several dead Mr. X's lying
around, including one in his advanced stage. And there are also
several dead army troops about the place with their weapons still in
hand. Real shame you can't pick them up. Looks like there was a fight
here recently...oh well! It doesn't matter cuz this place will be
vaporized in less than 5 minutes! Go to the console and activate the
RAIL GUN'S batteries. Push in the first battery. Ultimate Nemesis in
all his glory comes down from the ceiling. Do a 180 and get to the
second battery at the other end of the room. Shove it in, then run to
the third battery and shove it in too. Now the RAIL GUN will start
charging...very...slowly. All the time blast Nemesis with any powerful
weapon (i.e., MAGNUM, GRENADE LAUNCHER, etc.) while keeping out of his
reach. After the RAIL GUN finishes charging, it will create a path
through that huge piece of machinery in the center of the room,
creating a square shaped path. Now lure Nemesis into the path of the
RAIL GUN'S fire, and it'll roast him! Try to leave. It seems Nemesis
STILL isn't finished for good! Well, I guess we'll just have to accept
not being able to kill him, so...
Live Selection->Ignore it and evacuate.
SPEED INDICATOR: Nemesis dies on the first hit from the RAIL GUN.
ELEVATOR ROOM
Take the elevator up.
SCRAP SITE
Walk out into the open to trigger the final cut scene and FMV. Enjoy
the movies...
THE END
You have now (hopefully) finished the game with the fabled A rank,
gotten all the hidden COSTUMES, and earned THE MERCENARIES MINIGAME.
Save your GAME when prompted. Shut off the PLAYSTATION (or PLAYSTATION
2, in my case). Go to your KITCHEN.
KITCHEN
Get a DR. PEPPER. Use it to update your health to FINE again. Wait a
minute, we're not playing the game anymore. Sorry, see ya :)
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Thanks
- Thanks to myself because if it wasn't for me, this FAQ wouldn't
exist!
- Thanks to my dad for giving me jobs to do to pay for my Playstation 2
and this game!
- Thanks to Vmerken! I think his guides are fantastic!
- Thanks to Capcom for making another great RE sequel!
- BIG, Big thanks to GameFaqs, THE best video game site on the net!
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Copyright
This guide is MINE, MINE, MINE MINE MINE MINE, EENY MEENY MINEY MINE.
You MAY print this guide out so long it is for nonprofitable reasons
and it is printed completely and not in fragments. This guide MAY NOT
be printed for profitable reasons (even if you don't make any money off
of it). I am not making this guide so some big, fat, lazy writer can
slack off and get paid for it. If you ignore this copyright you are
breaking the law. Never underestimate the power of your government and
the long arm of the law.
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By: Minesweeper (Nathan Norris) Email: minesweeper1@hotmail.com
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Last Updated: 12/6/00
Table of Contents
1: Revision History
2: Introduction
3: General Strategies
A->Measurement of Time
B->Speedy Alternatives
C->Speed Indicators
D->Cinemas
E->Inventory
F->Health and Health Items
G->Puzzles
H->Perspective
I->Enemies
4: Walkthrough
A->Uptown
B->Downtown
C->Uptown Revisited
D->Downtown Revisited
E->Clock Tower as Jill
F->Clock Tower and Hospital as Carlos
G->Clock Tower and Park as Jill
H->Dead Factory
5: Thanks
6: Copyright
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1: Revision History
Version 1.0 10/29/00 – First Edition (BTW, I now have a PLAYSTATION 2!
On launch day (10/26/00)!)
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Version 1.1 10/31/00 – Fixed some typos, and added some puzzle
solutions I accidentally left out.
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Version 2.0 11/14/00 – Edited some poorly written paragraphs, fixed
more typos, added headings to the General Strategies section, added
more monster scenarios, added other random item arrangements I was
previously unaware of, and added SPEED INDICATORS and SPEEDY
ALTERNATIVES. Also divided the Walkthrough into segments. And I added
the ASCII art!
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Version 2.1 11/22/00 – Not much today. Reformatted the General
Strategies section so it is easier to read, fixed more typos, was going
to add a weapons section but didn't think it was necessary.
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Version 2.2 12/6/00 – Another small update. There was some confusion
over my directions about ROOM 401 and ROOM 402, so I rewrote my
strategies for those rooms and added an ASCII map for extra help.
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2: Introduction
Hiya! Welcome to my A Rank Walkthrough! I thought I should make this
walkthrough because the only other guide I've seen devoted to getting
an A rank in RE3 is Vmerken's guide. It's magnificent work and really
helped me out getting an A (though I didn't go with just the handgun
like he did). This guide isn't as fast as his. My guide is intended
to just get you an A, not to do it in the fastest possible way. If you
want a real fast guide try Vmerken's. Like his guide, I assume you
know about most of the game's basics. Well, now to...
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3: General Strategies
A->MEASUREMENT OF TIME->
If you want to finish fast, you must know that RE3 constantly measures
time from when Jill begins to talk (...blah, blah, blah, wheels of
justice, blah, blah, blah...) to when the rescue helicopter comes to
get her. So, make sure you don't have any big plans for the next three
hours before you begin your journey, like chores, homework, etc.
B->SPEEDY ALTERNATIVES->
These are alternate strategies for certain rooms that net you a lower
time. If you want to improve your speed, then try them out.
C->SPEED INDICATORS->
These are little challenges I made. If you can fulfill the challenge's
requirements, then you are on your way to an A!
D->CINEMAS->
Cinemas also count as game time, so you have to cut these short as
possible. Hold down Select to shorten an FMV, or tap it quickly to
stop a cutscene. There are some scenes which cannot be cut short.
E->INVENTORY->
Inventory Screen is another major time waster if used excessively.
Only use the inventory when it's absolutely unavoidable. To keep space
problems to a minimum, always setup your inventory in this order: ONE
weapon and its ammo, ONE healing item, and all other items needed to
complete tasks in the near future. Learn ahead of time what you need
to take to a certain place, and save space for whatever you need to
pick up afterwards. I'll try to tell you good inventory setups for
special situations during the game. Also take the opportunity to
reload your gun and heal whenever accessing the menu to use an item.
F->HEALTH AND HEALTH ITEMS->
Keep your health as high as possible. The higher your health is, the
faster you can run, dodge, turn, or whatever. Master the 180 spin.
You'll need it to quickly leave dead end halls and back up from crowds
of monsters while shooting. The lower your health goes, the harder it
is to 180, which is another reason to stay in good shape.
RE3 isn't as stingy about FIRST AID SPRAYS as RE2. You can actually
get away with using a couple but three is enough to turn your A into a
B no matter how fast you are. Use FAS only in extreme emergencies.
Whenever I say to bring a FULL HEALING ITEM, always choose HERBS over
FAS.
G->PUZZLES->
Puzzles must be solved quickly to keep your time low. I will provide
hints on how to solve puzzles quickly as they come along in the
walkthrough.
H->PERSPECTIVE->
Whenever I say left or right, I mean it from Jill's perspective.
I->ENEMIES->
Enemies are the biggest time wasters in the game. Here are some hints
on how to pass or kill them in the quickest and most efficient way
possible:
ZOMBIES->Zombies are so easy to dodge I shouldn't even have to tell you
how to dodge them. Fake one direction, then swerve the other way to
avoid them. If you're in a small room and keeping away is impossible,
just several HANDGUN bursts or one SHOTGUN headshot will kill them.
DOGS->Dogs are easily avoided if you know how to do it. Run straight
at a dog but right before it jumps, dodge to one side to miss the dog
and by the time the creepy canine faces you again, you're already two
rooms away :) If you must kill them, use the SHOTGUN, though you can do
it with a HANDGUN too. Watch out if you do use the HANDGUN, because
they always appear in packs.
SPIDERS->Spiders are easily avoided because they take too long to
attack. First it must swivel to face you, then it must rear up on its
legs, and then it has to get to you. It's easy to finish the game
without ever having to kill any of them. If they're really getting on
your nerves, use the SHOTGUN or anything more powerful.
HUNTERS->Hunters, they have to be the second most annoying RE enemy
ever (first most annoying is the Moths in RE: CV). They are
unpredictable because they jump all over the place, they crouch, and
they can kill you in one attack if you don't watch your health. I
always kill them except for the ones in the test tubes and the
fountains. The SHOTGUN or anything stronger is good enough, though
most everything that deals with Hunters is never guaranteed :(
DRAIN DENIMOS and BRAIN SUCKER->Drain Denimos and Brain Suckers are
other enemies I hate. It's hard to run around them since they're so
wide, but can be done. Since they wrap almost their entire body around
you, they are the toughest enemies in the game to break free from. They
can also jump right next to you from across the room, but fortunately
they can't hurt you while jumping like the lickers. The only
difference between the DD's and BS's besides appearance is that BS's
can spit poison. Two or three close range SHOTGUN blasts will kill
them.
MINOR ENEMIES->Crows, small spiders, and worms, just run. 'Nuff said.
NEMESIS->Nemesis has to be the most fun enemy to play with. If he's
trapped you in a small corridor, run past him on his right side (or the
side of his coat with no sleeve). I've heard he sometimes uses his
right arm, but its never happened to me. Especially watch out for his
choke throws. If he gets you, he'll choke you, then throw you to the
ground. Quickly mash all the buttons to get back on your feet. If you
take too long he'll grab you again and drop you if you resisted enough,
or he'll spike you with his tentacle if not. Sometimes he will do THE
POSE. It's kind of like his trademark or something. What he does is
he stands in one place and yells "Mmmwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!".
Meanwhile, you can empty 4-6 rounds of something into him. Nemmy would
be much harder to beat if it wasn't for this.
Don't sweat it if he's got his bazooka with him. I think Nemmy's
easier to kill when he's got his rocket launcher. He takes too long to
arm it, he can't grab you, and half his rockets miss me by over four
feet :) MAGNUM is the MINIMUM when I choose to fight him. I know, I'm
a weakling, aren't I? BTW, when he's chasing you, it's not always a
bad thing. Sometimes when he's after you, rooms that you went to that
had monsters previously will now be empty! Watch out, this won't
always happen. I'll point out rooms I know you can leave monsters
alive in.
Most of this information can also be found in Vmerken's guides.
Now choose New Game and select Hard Mode. Hold Start and when the FMV
begins hold Select.
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4: Walkthrough
A->UPTOWN
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ALLEY BEHIND APARTMENT BUILDING
We see some shots of the alley with the delivery entrance before Jill
comes blasting out the door. You are now in control. Run straight
ahead and let the zombie bite you. Shove him off and climb over the
dumpster and drop down into the alley beyond.
Enjoy the un-skippable cutscene. Jill's surrounded by zombies. She
backs up into a door and then breaks it open. She runs down the alley
away from her pursuers. We now hear Jill typing on a typewriter:
"September 28, daylight (shift). The monsters have overtaken the city
(shift). Somehow...(shift) I'm still alive...(shift) When she
FINALLY shuts up tap select. We only see a glance of Jill's figure.
WAREHOUSE
180 and take the HANDGUN BULLETS from the box with the green light.
Then use GAME MANUAL A (triangle), and use GAME MANUAL B (triangle).
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY off the crates next to the forklift. Go to
the WAREHOUSE OFFICE.
WAREHOUSE OFFICE
Take the WAREHOUSE KEY, then take the two GUN POWDER A's in the locker
and combine them to make an AA MIXTURE. Use the reloading tool to make
35 HANDGUN BULLETS. Take the INK RIBBONS next to the typewriter, which
will be the only INK RIBBONS we'll be using for the duration of our
game. Dump the RELOADING TOOL, the FIRST AID SPRAY, and the INK
RIBBONS in the CHEST. Go.
WAREHOUSE
Use the WAREHOUSE KEY on the door under the green light and discard it.
Leave.
ALLEY NEXT TO WAREHOUSE
Nothin' here. Just go out the door at the other end of the alley.
MAIN STREET
Turn to Jill's left and leave through the door that appears in the next
camera angle.
Y JUNCTION
Go up the stairs and walk to the door that Brad and several zombies
will come bursting out of. It will either open automatically or you'll
have to check it to make it open. When the door does open, run back to
MAIN STREET.
MAIN STREET
Do a 180 and reenter the Y JUNCTION.
Y JUNCTION
This spot is tricky, but gets easier with practice. The zombies will
still be here, but they won't be running all over the place, making it
much easier to dodge/kill them. If you can, try to slip past the two
zombies walking out of the open door. If it's not possible, kill them.
Now go down the stairs and into the basement. Shoot the one zombie
here until he falls down, then quickly pick up the LIGHTER OIL on the
shelf and the SHOTGUN on the dead body before the zombie wakes up.
Now, the zombies will either be messing around outside or they will
have followed you down the stairs. If they followed you down the
stairs, then kill them. After getting outside, you may be surprised by
a zombie that has hidden outside the door because of the terrible
camera angle. Shove him off and enter the alley across the way. Pick
up the 2 GREEN HERBS, go down this alley, and leave out the orange
rusted door. Do NOT use the GREEN HERBS until I tell you, unless the
situation is dire.
STREET IN FRONT OF BAR JACK
Fake right, then left to avoid the first zombie. The zombie near the
bar's door can easily be avoided by running past on the left. The
zombie hanging out on the stoop is no trouble at all cuz he always gets
stuck on the railing. The zombie pair eating the man who screamed
earlier can only bite you after they are fully standing up, so you can
just push right past them. Leave out the door that looks remarkably
like the one that led into Chief Irons's Sanctuary :)
ALLEY BEHIND BAR JACK
Go down the stairs and you will see Brad shoot a zombie and then run
into the BAR JACK. Watch out for the zombies in front of Brad's escape
route. They almost always start running the minute they sense you.
After luring the zombie pair away from the back door, run inside.
BAR JACK
Tap select to abort the cinema. Do a 180 and try to run out the back
door. Brad somehow instantly kills the zombie that was attacking him.
Tap select to make the wuss leave. Take the EMPTY LIGHTER from the pay
phone and combine it with the LIGHTER OIL to get a FULL LIGHTER. Take
the HANDGUN BULLETS from the cash register and leave out the door you
used to get in.
ALLEY BEHIND BAR JACK
Hmm...why the sudden addition of music? The zombies have moved to
easily avoidable positions. Run up the stairs and turn right. You
will come to a crossroads. Take the alley that is bathed in orange
light. A zombie is here. Run past him on what side he's not looking
at. Leave out this next door.
BARRICADE ALLEY
There are a large group of zombies pounding on a barricade. There are
three possible times where they could break free. They could break out
before you walk past the exploding barrel, right before you get to the
gate, or after you use the LIGHTER on the gate. In any case, run back
to the exploding barrel and stand as far away as possible from it where
you can still see it but not be hurt. When the zombie in front of the
group is about to walk past the paint cans on the left side of the
alley, shoot the barrel. The explosion will wipe out all the zombies
except the ones still standing around by the corpses. Shoot only
enough zombies to make a path to the 2 RED HERBS, then combine the 2
RED HERBS with the 2 GREEN HERBS to make 2 RED-GREEN HERB MIXTURES.
Clear a path through the survivors and leave out the gate.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: If the zombies don't crash out at the red barrel,
you can simply exit the gate after burning off the ropes. Don't let
the crawlers get you, or the rest of the pack will have time to catch
up before you can escape.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
A dog is sleeping on the ground near the door to the ALLEY SAVE ROOM.
After you get near the fire, another dog will jump from it. Avoid both
dogs and get into the save room.
ALLEY SAVE ROOM
Take the GUN POWDER A and the GUN POWDER B. Take the reloading tool
you left in the CHEST and use it to make HANDGUN BULLETS and SHOTGUN
SHELLS. Now dump everything you've collected in the CHEST except the
HANDGUN and the HANDGUN BULLETS. Leave.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
Both the dogs are sleeping, so you can easily escape before they even
stand up.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
Nothing to do here except run up the street and enter the large gate
past the broken fire hydrant.
POLICE STATION COURTYARD
Hold select to cut the FMV short.
Live Selection->Enter the police station.
We will not be picking up any STARS CARDS.
POLICE STATION MAIN HALL
Take the 3 GREEN HERBS next to the entrance, then take the HANDGUN
BULLETS at the reception desk and leave out the only other door with no
barricade. Do NOT use or combine the GREEN HERBS until I tell you, or
unless your health status is seriously messed up.
WEST SIDE OFFICE
The zombies in this room will be set up in one of two ways: all the
zombies will be packed into the cubicle with Marvin, or they will be
spread out throughout the office. If they are in the cubicle, then
just leave out the door at the other end of the room. If they are
spread out, then kill all the zombies on the side of the room with the
doors and leave. You will need a clear path later.
EVIDENCE ROOM
Take the BLUE GEM from the blinking drawer, then go to the other
blinking drawer around the corner and enter these passcodes one at a
time until one of them unlocks it: 0131, 4011, 0513, 4312. Even if
you have to enter all of them, this is much faster than finding a STARS
CARD and using it on the computer to find the correct passcode. After
the drawer opens, take the EMBLEM KEY and leave out the door you didn't
use to get in. Also there is a locked drawer in here, on the opposite
side of the cabinets as the EMBLEM KEY. We'll unlock it a bit later
when we get the LOCKPICK.
CORRIDOR IN FRONT OF DARKROOM
Fake right, then left to pass the female zombie. Run between the two
male zombies near the stairs and go up them. Try not to get stuck at
the railing.
CORRIDOR WITH STATUE
There are two possible scenarios here, one fat zombie is at the
landing and a group of regular zombies are near the statue, or vice
versa. If the group is at the landing, then they will be difficult to
slip through without being hurt because of the terrible camera work.
The fat zombie near the statue won't pose any threat as long as you
don't let him surprise you around the corner. If the fat zombie is at
the landing, you can easily run around him. Plus, the group of zombies
further down seem to get stuck on the statue and walls, making it much
easier to pass through unharmed.
CORRIDOR WITH STARS OFFICE
Before going into the office, walk to the end of the hall and see if
the random item arrangement decided to put 2 RED HERBS there. If they
are there, then combine the 2 RED HERBS with 2 GREEN HERBS to make 2
RED-GREEN HERB MIXTURES. You will also have 1 GREEN HERB left over in
case you dipped into CAUTION and don't want to waste a full-heal item.
If they are not there, then mix the 3 GREEN HERBS to make 1 LARGE GREEN
HERB MIXTURE. Afterwards, enter the STARS OFFICE with the EMBLEM KEY
and discard it when asked.
STARS OFFICE
There's quite a bit of stuff here to pick up. Take the HANDGUN BULLETS
off Barry's desk, the LOCKPICK off of Jill's desk, the GRENADE LAUNCHER
or the MAGNUM out of the cabinet next to the "communications device",
and the FIRST AID SPRAY out of the first aid bag next to Rebecca's desk
if you didn't get the RED HERBS in the hall outside. Try to leave and
tap select to avoid hearing the radio message. Now leave.
HINT: If you don't know who owns what desk, check it and you will get
a message telling you whose desk it is.
CORRIDOR WITH STARS OFFICE
Go back the way you came since the door around the corner is boarded
up.
CORRIDOR WITH STATUE
Navigate the zombies and go back down the stairs. Don't worry, you'll
find out what that crash was in a minute.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get down the stairs before the threatening
music begins.
CORRIDOR IN FRONT OF DARKROOM
All the zombies have gone, giving you a straight shot out of here. Run
down the hall. Nemesis crashed through the window! Ignore him and get
back to the EVIDENCE ROOM as quickly as possible.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get out of the room before Nemesis gets a
chance to say "S.T.A.R.S." twice.
EVIDENCE ROOM
Use your shiny, new LOCKPICK on one of the cabinets near where the BLUE
GEM was to get a vial of GUN POWDER B. Go back to the WEST SIDE
OFFICE.
WEST SIDE OFFICE
If you cleared the side of the room with the doors like I told you,
then all you will have to worry about is a brief foot race with
Nemesis. However, if you left the zombies alive, you will have to wade
through them while Nemmy's in hot pursuit.
Personal Horror Story: Everything was going great. I had a ton of
HANDGUN BULLETS, was in perfect health, got the RED HERBS in the
CORRIDOR WITH STARS OFFICE, but I left most of the wrong zombies in the
WEST SIDE OFFICE alive. I was almost to the exit with Nemesis in
pursuit, when Jill was grabbed from behind by a zombie. I mashed the
buttons like mad to break free, and in the distance, I could hear the
"chuchuck" of Nemmy loading a rocket. I yelled at Jill to break free
but Nemesis fired. But then, a prayer answered. Right after Jill
leaned back to shove the zombie off, the rocket zipped past where her
head was a second earlier! I escaped out the door before he had a
chance to fire another rocket. Anyway, back to more serious things.
POLICE STATION MAIN HALL
You have also taken everything of value here, so leave out the front
door.
POLICE STATION COURTYARD
How did it go from day to night so quickly? Were we really in there
THAT long? It seemed like only five minutes! Maybe Jill has a problem
with the space-time continuum...ah forget it! Just leave out the main
gate.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get out the gate before you hear the third
note of the piano.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
Run all the way back down the street to the burning car wreck and use
the LOCKPICK on the rusted door to Jill's left and enter it.
DEAD MERC ALLEY
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS off the dead merc (duh) lying against the
trash can. Tap triangle to avoid reading the document. Head to the
next door. Ignore the horribly-pixelated mass climbing up the wall.
FIRE HOSE ALLEY
Turn left and you will happen across 2 BLUE HERBS and maybe 3 GREEN
HERBS. If the GREEN HERBS aren't there, they'll be near the mayor's
statue at the CITY HALL COURTYARD. Combine the GREEN HERBS to make 1
LARGE GREEN HERB MIXTURE. If you got the RED HERBS at the police
station, you can use the RED-GREEN HERB MIXTURES with the BLUE HERBS to
make them BROWN HERB MIXTURES, which not only completely refill your
health, but also cure poison. You don't have to, since it's not that
hard to keep from getting poisoned in this game. Anyway, after you've
finished playing with your herb mixing kit, leave out the gate next to
them.
BUS WRECK
Run straight ahead and pass the first dog, then pass the second dog
standing between the bus wreck and the single wrecked car. Then, a
third dog will appear from behind the bus when you're about to pass it
completely. Make a break for the door to the PARKING GARAGE to avoid
it.
PARKING GARAGE
Ignore the POWER CABLE charging the minivan for now. Run past the
first dog. The second dog is running at you now. Zig left, then zag
right when he's about to attack to avoid injury and escape.
PARKING GARAGE OFFICE
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS off the desk to Jill's immediate left, then go
to the CHEST and set up your inventory so it's like this:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
RELOADING TOOL, LOCKPICK
BLUE GEM
Now let's see what's behind door number 2!
B->DOWNTOWN
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STREET NEXT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE
There are three dogs here, but only one is any threat. Run between the
first two dogs, then dodge and run past the third one that emerges from
the alley. Enjoy the doggy parade as you run for the exit.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Run straight ahead to trigger the appearance of a new monster, the
Drain Denimos. Run past the Demmy on either side and escape out the
door with caution stripes.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Turn right and follow Carlos into the RESTAURANT. Use the GREEN HERBS
near the fountain to update your health to FINE. Don't take anymore
GREEN HERBS when you are restored completely.
RESTAURANT
First, check the tables to the right for 2 GUN POWDER A'S. If they are
there, combine them to make an AA MIXTURE, then combine with the
RELOADING TOOL to make HANDGUN BULLETS. If not, they'll appear later
at the PRESS BUILDING OFFICE. Now go unlock the cabinet at the rear of
the kitchen with the LOCKPICK to get the FIREHOOK. Use the FIREHOOK on
the hatch blocking the basement. Tap select when you see Jill start to
fit the hook in to see a shot of Nemesis at the back door doing THE
POSE. Live Selection time!
Live Selection->Hide in the kitchen.
Tap select again. Watch the short, non-skippable part of the scene.
After it's over, take the EAGLE PARTS A from Nemesis and leave out the
back door.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Tap select to avoid conversation with Carlos. Run down the hall and
turn right. Nemesis is in the room now. Dash to the SHOPPING DISTRICT
STOREROOM.
SHOPPING DISTRICT STORE ROOM
Take the RUSTED CRANK on the tool box (grrr, not that stupid crank
again!) and the SHOTGUN SHELLS off the shelf. Set up your inventory
like this:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
RELOADING TOOL, BLUE GEM
RUSTED CRANK
Now go back out.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Nemmy's waiting outside. Run past him on his right and go to the
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK. If he's not here he'll be at the next room.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Remember to run past the big guy on his right side if he appears here.
If he was in the SHOPPING DISTRICT you'll have a headstart on him to
get to the PRESS BUILDING. This will be a long jog so run in a zigzag
pattern to confuse Nemesis.
PRESS BUILDING
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY. Push the stepladder under the switchboard
and activate it. Then press the button next to the fireproof shutter
to raise it. Go up the stairs to the blue door at the top.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get the fire shutter up before you hear
Nemesis growl outside.
PRESS BUILDING OFFICE
Dispose of the zombie in the cubicle. Take the GREEN GEM and the 2 GUN
POWDER A's if you didn't find them at the RESTAURANT. Immediately
combine them to make an AA MIXTURE. Use it with the RELOADING TOOL to
make HANDGUN BULLETS. After you exit the cubicle, Nemesis makes an
appearance. Do whatever is necessary to get out.
PRESS BUILDING
Run down the stairs and leave out the front door.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
One of two things will happen. Either Nemesis will jump out the
window, land in front of you, and then do THE POSE, or he'll leave you
alone. If he does come, don't worry. You will only have to move a
little faster. Use the GREEN GEM and the BLUE GEM on the clock and
enter the now unlocked gate.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Run straight ahead and go through yet another door that looks
remarkably like the one leading to Chief Irons's Sanctuary :)
ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL
Lots of sleeping and/or regular zombies, but nothing a few dodges won't
cure.
"LONSDALE YARD"
Follow the path and take the 2 GREEN HERBS sitting near the trash can.
Leave.
CABLE CAR YARD
Shoot the barrel when zombies or dogs get near it. Take the SHOTGUN
SHELLS off the corpse against the wall. Climb over the construction
barricade. If you killed dogs, another one will emerge from the fire.
Shoot it down. If you killed zombies, press R2 when the camera changes
after passing the barricade. Jill will aim at a barrel you can't see.
Fire, and you'll kill another zombie mob sitting near a barrel. When
you're the only thing standing, enter the cable car through the rear
door.
REAR OF CABLE CAR
Tap select to avoid both cinemas and enter the front portion of the
car.
FRONT OF CABLE CAR
Tap select. All you see is Carlos handing you a backpack. Get the
WRENCH off the seats, and leave out the door next to the control room.
CABLE CAR YARD
You've cleared this room already, so go back from whence you came.
"LONSDALE YARD"
Nothing here either, just keep going back.
ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL
A zombie will jump out of the wrecked car. If you look inside, you can
score a GUN POWDER B. Use it by itself when you get some time to make
more SHOTGUN SHELLS. Now dodge or shoot the zombies to get to the
exit.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Go through the iron gate down the left path from Jill's perspective.
OUTSIDE GAS STATION
You may find 2 RED HERBS next to the pumps here. If that happens, use
the GREEN HERBS you found earlier with them to make RED-GREEN HERB
MIXTURES. If they aren't there they'll be at the POWER PLANT ALLEY.
Anyway, use the RUSTED CRANK on the hole next to the shutter. When it
breaks (yes!) use the even more inventory hogging WRENCH. Enter the
GAS STATION.
GAS STATION
There's another random chance of items that appear here. You could
find on the table 3 GUN POWDER A's, 3 GUN POWDER B's, both, or nothing
at all. If they aren't there, they are either at the POWER PLANT or
the SALES OFFICE VAULT. Use the RELOADING TOOL with the AAA
MIXTURES/BBB MIXTURES you create if they are there, then walk past the
table. Tap select to make Carlos magically appear in the room, then
walk behind the counter and tap select again to make him magically
disappear from the room as fast as he came. If you have at least three
inventory slots available, take the FIRST AID SPRAY off the shelf, then
walk over to the neato safe that holds the oil. I'm sure you know how
to work the puzzle on your own. Just press the buttons until the only
button that is lit is the one over the lighted letter (oh yes! No
thief would EVER figure out how to work such a COMPLICATED safety
lock!). After you've opened the safe, take the MACHINE OIL. When
you're almost past the counter, tap select to magically teleport to the
exit and fill the room with fire (we're good magicians, aren't we? :)
Get out of here.
OUTSIDE GAS STATION
Tap select to avoid talking with Carlos. Go towards the exit. When
the FMV begins, hold select to shorten it. Then tap select again to
avoid a second conversation. Leave out the gate.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get the FMV to start before the "whooph"
sound disappears.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Kill all the zombies hiding behind the low-res door when you try to go
back to the STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK. Get the GREEN HERBS to make them a
LARGE GREEN HERB MIXTURE if you have the inventory space. Then go to
the statue and press the button on it to get the BRONZE BOOK. Leave
out the main gates.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Just skip across the street back into the SHOPPING DISTRICT.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Most likely you've got a lot of extra stuff weighing you down, so go
into the save room.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Skip over the save room and run from the zombie
crowd with Carlos. Only do this if you have at least one free
inventory slot. Also, you will have to visit the save room sometime
before you go to the CONSTRUCTION SITE.
SHOPPING DISTRICT STOREROOM
Dump all your extra gear and set up your inventory in this way:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
SHOTGUN (fully loaded), RELOADING TOOL
FULL HEALING ITEM (optional), BRONZE BOOK
Note that I said NOT to bring a box of SHOTGUN SHELLS. We will only be
using the SHOTGUN to kill the Drain Denimoses/Brain Suckers at the
CONSTRUCTION SITE, so I think 7 SHOTGUN SHELLS will be enough. Now
leave.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
A new group of zombies has appeared in this room. Evade/shoot them,
then turn right at the fork. Go out the door at the end of this hall.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Go to the fountain and use the BRONZE BOOK on the right hole, then take
the BRONZE COMPASS from the left hole. Pick up any GREEN HERBS you
left earlier. Go back the way you came.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Kill all zombies that are standing on the paths between you and the
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK. Go there.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
When you step out of the little nook, dogs or crows will crash through
the window to the right. If it's crows, just run for the gate. Dogs
are a little harder. Run straight ahead in the new direction Jill
faces after the cutscene, then after you've got enough room to get
through the pack, run for the gate. You may get bitten once or twice
if you're slow.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Give the statue the BRONZE COMPASS, and it will trade it for a BATTERY!
:) Accept the offer, then go back out the gates again.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Dogs or crows, neither will be fast enough to catch you as you duck
into the SHOPPING DISTRICT.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Make tracks for the STREET WITH RESTAURANT.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Go into the yellow-striped door across the way.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Take out your SHOTGUN and kill the first Drain Deminos/Brain Sucker
before he gets a chance to drain you (Be careful. You only have 7
shots). Then examine the corpse you left behind earlier to get GUN
POWDER A. Use it with the RELOADING TOOL for some HANDGUN BULLETS.
Then kill another DD/BS around the corner. Go up the stairs and put
the BATTERY in the slot next to the elevator. Take the elevator down.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS off the dead construction worker, then fire
whatever ammo is left in the SHOTGUN at the crowd of zombies closing in
(3 shots at most). Next, use the HANDGUN to clear a path up the
street. You can also use the dynamite taped to the wall, but it's in
an awkward position. Any way you do it, get through the old iron gate
next to the overturned dump truck.
POWER PLANT ALLEY
There is nothing here of interest except a possible chance for some RED
HERBS. If they weren't OUTSIDE GAS STATION, then they'll be here. If
you found them there, then the RED HERBS won't be here. You know what
to do with them if you do find them here. Leave through the chain link
gate.
POWER PLANT
Run over to the terminal with a shiny, red button. When it asks if you
would like to set it to manual mode, say "Yes." BTW, the camera
changed to show you a desk in a back corner. There is a possible
chance for 3 GUN POWDER B's here. However, you might have already
found them at the GAS STATION, or they're at the SALES OFFICE VAULT,
which we'll be visiting later. Next, go to the other terminal and
enter these sequences: Red – Blue – Blue – Blue, then Red – Red – Red
– Blue. Both of the heavy shutters will raise up after entering each
code. Enter the door nearest the terminal and take the FUSE. As you
leave the room, press select.
Live Selection->Increase electricity output.
Tap select again, and watch all the zombie brains pop. Then enter the
other room and check the locker to get either the MAGNUM or the GRENADE
LAUNCHER, whichever you didn't find at the STARS OFFICE back in the
police station. After collecting all items, leave out the gate.
POWER PLANT ALLEY
Step over the rather disgusting corpses and leave out the other gate.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Dodge/shoot the zombies you left alive and take the elevator back up.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Nothing here since we already killed all the monsters. Walk through
the passage until you come to the fork and turn left and enter that
door.
STREET NEXT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE
The dogs you had that parade with are now gone, replaced by a zombie
mob. Dodge/shoot them, and make sure to run near the wrecked police
car. A zombie may pop out of it, and on the seat is a box of GRENADE
ROUNDS. Continue to dodge/shoot back to the PARKING GARAGE OFFICE.
PARKING GARAGE OFFICE
Set up your inventory like this:
HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
MACHINE OIL, FULL HEALING ITEM
RELOADING TOOL, WRENCH
Go back to the PARKING GARAGE.
C->UPTOWN REVISITED
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PARKING GARAGE
The dogs are still here, but they are as lazy as ever, making it easy
to pass them.
BUS WRECK
One of two things will happen, the street will be silent, or the dogs
you left alive earlier will be here. If the street is clear, check the
corpse behind the bus for a GUN POWDER B. As you walk past the bus,
crows will crash through the windows. Keep running for the exit and
they'll never catch you. If the dogs are still here, zig zag to fake
them out and escape into the FIRE HOSE ALLEY.
FIRE HOSE ALLEY
Run all the way down the alley to the fire hydrant and trade the WRENCH
for the FIRE HOSE. Now go into the door you passed on the way there.
DEAD MERC ALLEY
Two Drain Deminoses/Brain Suckers have invaded the alley. Run to the
first corner as quickly as possible and shoot the barrel. If you were
fast enough, both DD/BS's will die, giving you a clear path to the
exit. If you hesitated one or both may survive, kill them and proceed
to the exit.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
The street has either been overrun by dogs or several zombie cops. If
there are dogs, grab their attention and blast them with the shotgun.
If there are zombies, kill enough so that you can easily cross this
area again without having to fight. Now leave through the gate across
the street.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
Use the FIRE HOSE on the hydrant to put out the fire. Now go down the
newly opened passageway. If you used up your FULL HEALING ITEM on the
way here, get another one from the ALLEY SAVE ROOM.
ALLEY FROM GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
Take the BLUE HERBS if you want to and leave out the other door. The
zombies you can see in the windows won't crash out.
LANE IN FRONT OF OFFICE
Take the SQUARE CRANK off the garbage, then kill the Drain
Deminos/Brain Sucker off screen. Next kill the other one in front of
the double doors. Go through them.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Don't pick up the SQUARE CRANK.
SALES OFFICE
Tap select immediately to skip a cinema, then use the remote on the TV
(tap triangle to avoid reading the file). Then use the name of the
product that appears as the password for the computer. There are three
possible solutions:
AQUACURE
SAFSPRIN
ADRAVIL
Afterwards, enter the now unlocked door.
SALES OFFICE VAULT
Go all the way down the hall. If you didn't find the 3 GUN POWDER B'S
or the 3 GUN POWDER A'S at the GAS STATION or the POWER PLANT, they're
here. Take the OIL ADDITIVE off the shelf and combine it with the
MACHINE OIL to get MIXED OIL. Now try to leave. When the FMV begins,
hold select. Zombies are closing in now. Get near the steam valve the
zombies are about to pass and shoot it. Steam will burst out and kill
any zombies that try to pass through it. When the steam stops,
dodge/shoot your way back to the exit.
SALES OFFICE
Run right to avoid the zombies behind the desk. After you get around
the desk and the shelf, watch out for the zombie trio, especially the
fast female one lurking off screen. Kill them with SHOTGUN headshots
and get back into the entrance room. The fast female zombie won't pose
a threat if you get out the door fast enough.
LANE IN FRONT OF OFFICE
We've already cleaned this area of items and monsters, so just leave
out the way you came.
ALLEY FROM GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
There's nothing here, either, so just go.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
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Make a sharp right at the fork, and go through that gate. Stay away
fire hose!
BARRICADE ALLEY
The alley is clear, for the moment. When you walk a little ways,
zombies will crash out of the windows. Since they are lying down, you
can easily get past them before they can climb to their feet. Just
don't get stuck on the pallets or the paint cans.
ALLEY BEHIND BAR JACK
Go back to the court where you saw Brad shoot that zombie at the start
of the game. Use the SQUARE CRANK on the hole next to the shutter.
Take all the GRENADE ROUNDS. Now go back the way you came.
BARRICADE ALLEY
Dodge/shoot the zombies to the exit.
GARBAGE COLLECTION ALLEY
************************
Okay, now we are ready to begin what I like to call the Cable Car
Gauntlet! A bunch of extra powerful monsters and natural forces will
plague you all throughout your long trek back to the cable car. Now,
to get started, walk past the fire hose. You will trigger an
unstoppable cutscene. Nemesis comes in through the gate with his
bazooka and does THE POSE. He thinks you look thirsty, so he'll bash
the fire hose and water will splash out. Run past him and get out.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Ignore everything between the rows of stars.
STREET IN FRONT OF POLICE STATION
Now you know why I told you to clear a path through this area. Quickly
get across the street and though the rusted door.
DEAD MERC ALLEY
We've already killed everything here, so as long as you don't get stuck
at the corners, Nemmy will seldom catch you. If he tries to use the
rocket launcher he'll never catch you!
FIRE HOSE ALLEY
Another brief pursuit with Nemmy. He might hit you here if you're
slow. Or even worse, he'll use his rocket launcher which is bad since
we're in such a straight and wide open corridor. Duck out into the
gate.
BUS WRECK
For some reason, Nemesis will stop chasing you after you get here.
There are only crows here, either hiding in the bus, or already flying
around. Just ignore them and go to the PARKING GARAGE.
PARKING GARAGE
Take the POWER CABLE, and try to pass the van. Tap select. Another
added surprise of the Cable Car Gauntlet.
Live Selection->Climb up
Leave.
PARKING GARAGE OFFICE
Setup your inventory like this:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS or HANDGUN, HANDGUN BULLETS
MIXED OIL, POWER CABLE
FUSE, RELOADING TOOL
FULL HEALING ITEM
Leave.
D->DOWNTOWN REVISITED
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STREET NEXT TO CONSTRUCTION SITE
The zombies you left alive are the monsters here. If the zombie didn't
come out of the police car the first time, he will now. Take the
GRENADE ROUNDS from the car and leave.
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Everything here is already finished, so go to the STREET WITH
RESTAURANT.
STREET WITH RESTAURANT
Turn left and go to the SHOPPING DISTRICT. You've already done
everything you can here, too.
SHOPPING DISTRICT
Dodge/shoot your way back to the STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK.
STREET WITH FIRE TRUCK
Run across the street without stopping. Dogs or crows, neither will
catch you.
CITY HALL COURTYARD
Try to go back to the cable car. Nemesis will appear and do THE POSE.
Evade him and get back to the ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL.
ALLEY BEHIND CITY HALL
Nemesis won't follow you, and all that stands in your way are lots o'
standing and sleeping zombies. No trouble, right?
"LONSDALE YARD"
Walk a little way. There's a tremor. Walk some more. When the second
tremor comes, tap select.
GRAVEDIGGER SEWER
We see Jill staring at a wall. Then Gravedigger comes, starting the
next part of the Cable Car Gauntlet. After the scene, do a 180, and
press the switch in the alcove. Do another 180 and get out of there
before Eartworm Jim can get you. Quickly run to the alcove on the
other side of the hall and press the other switch. Use the same
procedure to get out. Now press the switch next to the ladder, and
then tap X as fast as you can to escape. If Gravedigger should get to
a switch before you, you'll have to lure him away by running to another
alcove. Then you can try again.
CABLE CAR YARD
Enter the cable car through the back door.
REAR OF CABLE CAR
Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Cable Car
Gauntlet! Use the MIXED OIL, POWER CABLE, and FUSE on the broken
panel. Tap select. Carlos is offering you a box of 6 FLAME ROUNDS as
a prize. Accept the deal. Run to the other section of the cable car.
FRONT OF CABLE CAR
Tap select. You can now hear that dreaded song that is the Nemesis
"quiet" theme. Go to the rear again.
REAR OF CABLE CAR
Oh, it looks like Nemesis was looking for a ride so he decided to hitch
one on yours. He then does THE POSE. Do a 180 after the cinema. Try
to leave. Tap select again to cancel the brief cinema. Then hold
select for the FMV.
FRONT OF CABLE CAR
Watch the brief cinema and enjoy the high energy music.
Live Selection->Jump out the window.
Hold select for another FMV.
E->CLOCK TOWER AS JILL
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BEDROOM
Jill wakes up. Run through the hole in the wall and try to pass the
bed. You'll get a brief cutscene of zombies entering the room through
the blazing fire. There is a chance for 2 GUN POWDER B'S and 2 GUN
POWDER A'S here. If they are there, then quickly swipe them off the
table and use them to make 2 GUN POWDER C'S. Then mix the GUN POWDER
C'S to make a CC MIXTURE. Examine the painting of the woman to get a
CLOCK TOWER KEY. Now leave before the zombies catch up.
LIVING ROOM
Get some GRENADE ROUNDS from the CHEST and use them with the CC MIXTURE
(if you got it) to get 12 FREEZE ROUNDS. Then setup your inventory
like this:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
CLOCK TOWER KEY, RELOADING TOOL
FREEZE ROUNDS (if you got them), FULL HEALING ITEM (optional)
Use the CLOCK TOWER KEY on the other door and leave.
STUDY
Run down the hall. Press select to terminate the cutscene. Carlos is
offering you another gift, this time a box of 6 FREEZE ROUNDS. Take
them as well. Then press select again. Carlos has magically vanished
from the room. You might find another box of GRENADE ROUNDS on the
small table next to you. If they aren't there, you'll find them over
the fireplace in the DINING ROOM. Leave out the light brown door.
FOYER
Pry the MINE THROWER from the dead corpse's fingers. If you need it,
there is a FIRST AID SPRAY lying on one of the tables. Leave through
the light brown double doors across from the door you used to get in
here.
DINING ROOM
This room has a few monster scenarios. Most of the time you will
encounter crawling, sleeping, and standing zombies, but there is also a
chance for some Drain Deminoses/Brain Suckers. The crawlers and
sleepers can be difficult to see because of the camera angles, so to
"see" them, you can try facing away from the narrow path created by the
table, then pressing R1 to aim automatically at any hiding zombies. If
you encounter DD/BS's, use the dining table to split them up so you
don't get double-teamed. Anyway, your ultimate objective here is to
leave out the door in the small alcove. Also, if you didn't find the
GRENADE ROUNDS in the study, they will be over the fireplace.
BALL ROOM
There is nothing here, so go into the CHAPEL which is right across the
room from the door you used to enter here.
CHAPEL
If you didn't find the GUN POWDER A'S and B'S in the BEDROOM, you will
find them here at the front of the room where the organ and altar are.
Get some GRENADE ROUNDS from the CHEST and use them with the CC MIXTURE
you create to make 12 FREEZE ROUNDS. Also take the other CLOCK TOWER
KEY from the draped cabinet. Make sure you have both CLOCK TOWER KEYS
with you when you leave.
BALL ROOM
When you pass the piano, zombies will crash in through the windows.
Fire a round from the SHOTGUN to stall them, then escape out the black
door near the piano.
CLOCK TOWER COURTYARD
There are several possible scenarios here: you are attacked by 3 dogs,
or you are attacked by a pack of crows, or the courtyard is empty. If
you are attacked by dogs, stay where you are and blast them as they
come close. If you encounter crows or nothing just go pick up the 3
GREEN HERBS first, then take as many BLUE HERBS as you can. Dog people
should do the same. Reenter the clock tower through the main entrance.
Don't do anything with the herbs until I tell you, unless you are
poisoned, in which case you should use a BLUE HERB.
FOYER
Go up the stairs. Say "Oooh, I'm SO SCARED!" mockingly when you hear
the growl.
UPPER FOYER
There are 3 spiders here, but they are too slow to catch you. Run
under the first spider, run around the second spider, and pass the
third spider hanging on the wall. Leave out ANOTHER door that looks
remarkably like the one that leads into Chief Irons's Sanctuary :)
BALCONY
Use the CLOCK TOWER KEY on the plate in the wall and discard it, then
use the RED HERBS to make some BROWN HERB MIXTURES or RED-GREEN HEBB
MIXTURES. Climb up the newly discovered ladder.
MACHINERY ROOM
Take the SILVER GEAR off the shelf next to the typewriter and the MINE
THROWER ROUNDS off the shelf next to the CHEST, or take the 2 GUN
POWDER A'S next to the typewriter. Then go over to the music box. It
will play an ear-splitting song. Then the camera will focus on a panel
on the music box. The solution to the puzzle is to put all the
switches in the correct places so the melody is repeated without any
notes out of tune. After you place a switch, the part of the melody it
controls will either play correctly or out of tune. If it is out of
tune then simply put it in the other position. After you've checked
all the switches, press play and (hopefully) the melody will play
correctly. Your prize for putting up with that awful song is the
CHRONOS CHAIN. Combine the CHRONOS CHAIN with the CLOCK TOWER KEY you
have left over to get the CHRONOS KEY. Take the SILVER GEAR and the
EAGLE PARTS A with you when you leave.
BALCONY
Try to leave. Nemesis will appear.
Live Selection->Use the cord.
Tap select. Nemesis will just collapse to the floor for some reason.
Maybe something he ate? Take the EAGLE PARTS B and combine them with
the EAGLE PARTS A to get the STI EAGLE HANDGUN! Too bad it's almost
worthless now. Resume your pace and leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out the door before the violin music of the song
begins.
UPPER FOYER
The spiders have scattered. Nemesis will now play a short game of hide
and seek with you. He will either pursue you here or stay in the last
room. If he pursues you, run in a zig zag pattern to avoid his
punches. Get back to the stairs.
FOYER
Yet another random Nemesis appearance. He will either follow you down
the stairs (even if you didn't see him in the UPPER FOYER), or he will
leave you alone. Exit out the only single door.
STUDY
If you haven't seen Nemesis yet, he is here. Quickly run to the green
door and unlock it with the CHRONOS KEY (discard). Leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out the door before you see Nemesis appear from
off-screen.
SPIDER HALL
Nemesis will give up after you enter this room. Take the GRENADE
ROUNDS off the mummified corpse and evade the spiders. Leave through
the door at the other end of the hall.
GODDESS ROOM
Take the MINE THROWER ROUNDS out of the workshop or whatever it is,
gather up the AMBER STONE, OBSIDIAN STONE, and CRYSTAL STONE from the
statues, and lastly check the time on the clock in the center painting.
Use the table below to determine the sequence of stones.
TIME SEQUENCE(PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE)
---- -----------------------------
5:00 CRYSTAL-OBSIDIAN-AMBER
6:00 CRYSTAL-AMBER-OBSIDIAN
7:00 OBSIDIAN-CRYSTAL-AMBER
9:00 OBSIDIAN-AMBER-CRYSTAL
10:00 AMBER-CRYSTAL-OBSIDIAN
11:00 AMBER-OBSIDIAN-CRYSTAL
After the stones are in order, take the GOLD GEAR from the center
painting. Combine the GOLD GEAR with the SILVER GEAR to get the
CHRONOS GEAR. You can leave now.
SPIDER HALL
Evade the spiders and get back to the other end of the hall.
STUDY
Go back to the FOYER through the other door you can see in the first
camera angle.
FOYER
Go up the stairs.
UPPER FOYER
The spiders still have not returned, so you have a clear path to the
next room.
BALCONY
Go up the ladder.
MACHINERY ROOM
Use the CHRONOS GEAR on the machinery next to the CHEST. The clock's
bells will start ringing. Now set up your inventory like this:
GRENADE LAUNCHER (loaded with FREEZE ROUNDS), MAGNUM (optional)
MINE THROWER, MINETHROWER ROUNDS (both optional)
FULL HEALING ITEM, FULL HEALING ITEM
FULL HEALING ITEM, INK RIBBONS
MORE HEALING ITEMS (optional)
I strongly recommend you save your game. Leave after doing so.
BALCONY
The place is empty, but now we have cool bell sounds! (BONG! BONG!)
After enjoying the noise, leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out the door before the third chime of the bells
after the screen fades in.
CLOCK TOWER COURTYARD
Hold select for the FMV, then press select to skip the cutscene. This
is the hardest battle in the game, and yet it is so easy with the
proper planning. Nemesis has his bazooka, you are infected with the T-
virus, and the helicopter wreckage that we magically conjured up out of
nowhere is blocking all routes of escape! And now Nemesis is slowly
coming towards you to finish the job! When you gain control, pound him
with FREEZE ROUNDS until you hear the "chuchuck" of Nemesis reloading
the rocket launcher. Run circles around him until he fires, then while
he's loading another rocket, shoot him with a FREEZE ROUND. Then start
running around him again before he can fire. Eventually, he'll get
angry cuz he can't hit you and will try to whomp you on the head with
that tube of steel. Pound him at point-blank with FREEZE ROUNDS.
After five rockets, he will try to shoot you again, but when he
realizes it's empty, he will break it in half like a stick! Then, he
will do THE POSE. Meanwhile you've smacked him with several FREEZE
ROUNDS. If he falls down, shoot him while he's getting up and doing
the THE POSE. Use a full-healing item after every two hits from the
rockets, or after every four blows from the side of the rocket
launcher. When Nemesis begins to retreat, tap select. You will see
Jill lying on the ground with Carlos.
F->CLOCK TOWER AND HOSPITAL AS CARLOS
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CHAPEL
After Jill says "I can't believe...I'm still alive.", rapidly tap
select when the screen fades in to cancel the cutscene. We are now
playing as Carlos. He has only 15 HANDGUN BULLETS for his HANDGUN and
300 AR BULLETS for his ASSAULT RIFLE. 300 bullets may sound like a lot
of ammo, but the ASSAULT RIFLE eats it away like candy, so we will try
to conserve as much as possible. Go to the CHEST and dump the INK
RIBBONS. Leave.
BALL ROOM
All you have to do to get through this room safely is run at top speed
in a straight line from the first door to the second door.
DINING ROOM
This room can be difficult to escape without getting bitten at least
once. Evade as best as you can to the door. Only use your weapons in
an emergency. You'll need a lot of ammo for what's coming soon.
SPEED INDICATOR: You can get out of the room without being bitten
while taking a direct path to the door.
FOYER
The FOYER has partially collapsed because of the helicopter wreckage we
magically conjured up a few minutes ago by tapping select. The only
way to go now is into the STUDY.
STUDY
Go to the green door.
SPIDER HALL
Most of the time you will have to deal with spiders, or you will
encounter Drain Demioses here. Either way, evade them and go to the
door at the other end of the hall.
SPEED INDICATOR: You get through the whole room without being hit
once.
GODDESS ROOM
The room is clear. Whew. Push the bell aside to access AGAIN ANOTHER
door that looks like the one leading to Chief Irons's Sanctuary! Does
he market those?
STREET WITH HOSPITAL
There is a long passage to the hospital from here, and plenty of
zombies to fill in the space. Fortunately, they are not all packed
into a group for once. They are spread out along the path. Plus the
path is wide enough to dodge them easily, so evade your way to the
entrance.
HOSPITAL LOBBY
Walk a little ways to trigger a scene where you are reintroduced to the
Hunter. When you gain control again, let loose with the ASSAULT RIFLE.
Watch out for his buddy who will make an appearance shortly after you
kill him. When they are both dead, take the RED HERBS from the nook
they came out of. Go into the door next to the receptionists' desk.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Duck into the door after regaining control since
it is only two steps away.
HOSPITAL OFFICE
Take the FIRST AID SPRAY if you want it and leave out the other door in
this room.
PRIVATE OFFICE
Take the HANDGUN BULLETS from the locker if you want it and the TAPE
RECORDER off the desk. Now activate the voice lock next to the
elevator. Use the TAPE RECORDER. The elevator will switch on. Take
it to 4F.
4F HALLWAY
One of two things will happen, the doors open and nothing will attack,
or the doors open and a zombie mob attacks. If the latter occurs, rip
them up with the ASSAULT RIFLE. Now go to the door that is straight
down the hall from you (not right).
"DATA ROOM"
Tap select. There is a chance you will find HANDGUN BULLETS in the
first camera angle behind Carlos. If they are not there, you will find
them in the locker in the BASEMENT LABORATORY. Take the SICKROOM KEY
near the bottles of chemicals. Leave.
4F HALLWAY
Go down the hall to the left. Enter the first door you come to.
ROOM 401
You will either be greeted by worms or sleeping zombies. Check the
doctor corpse for a number on a slip of paper. Memorize it. Also look
for a metallic cart in a corner that is low res. Memorize its position
in the room. There may or may not be GREEN HERBS here. If they are
not here, they will be in the BASEMENT LABORATORY. Leave.
4F HALLWAY
Go to the next door in this hall. Use and discard the SICKROOM KEY on
it.
ROOM 402
You will notice this room is a mirrored version of ROOM 401, except the
room is clean and free of gore. Push the metallic cart you see in this
room into the same corner as its mirrored counterpart in the last room.
For example:
401 402
----- ---|--- ----- # - cart
|# -----|----- #|
| | bed|bed | |
| -----|----- |
---------|---------
The painting on the wall will fall away to reveal a hidden cabinet.
Use the code you got from the doctor's slip to open it. Take the
VACCINE BASE out of the cabinet. Leave this place.
4F HALLWAY
Go back to the elevator. Take it down to B3.
B3 HALLWAY
If you encountered zombies upstairs, then they won't be here, and vice
versa. Cut them down with the ASSAULT RIFLE if they are here and go
out the door at the other end of the hall.
BASEMENT LABORATORY
Gun down the first Hunter, then either toast the other one with the
dynamite or gun him down as normal. If you want it, and it's here and
not upstairs, there is a box of HANDGUN BULLETS in a locker. If you
didn't find the GREEN HERBS in ROOM 401, then they will be behind the
place where the second Hunter appeared. Go out the next door.
HUNTER FACTORY
Oh gosh, there are Hunters in capsules! And you can bet anything they
won't just quietly sit there like part of the decor. Anyway, take the
MEDIUM BASE and throw the switch. Then use the MEDIUM BASE on the
synthesizer. You can now see a fancy control panel. Well, here's a
guess I have totally picked at random: I, III, then A. It worked?
Lady Luck's at my side :) Take the VACCINE MEDIUM and combine it with
the VACCINE BASE to make the VACCINE. Try to leave and the Hunters
will crash out just as we predicted. Fortunately, the programmers
prolonged this "surprise" attack too much. Any fool could easily get
to the exit since it's only four steps away.
BASEMENT LABORATORY
Nothing here, because you already dealt with the Hunters. Leave.
B3 HALLWAY
Hold R2+X if you didn't see zombies earlier to instantly kill a Hunter.
Run a little farther and another Hunter will pop out. Kill him too and
take the elevator back to 1F.
PRIVATE OFFICE
You will either encounter Hunters or zombies. Gun them down and head
for the exit.
HOSPITAL OFFICE
Nothing here to do except pass through on the way to the entrance.
HOSPITAL LOBBY
Carlos spots a time bomb attached to the wall! And it will detonate in
approximately...7 seconds! Quick, get outta there!
SPEED INDICATOR: Get out of the lobby with 5 seconds or more still on
the clock.
STREET WITH HOSPITAL
Hold select to skip the FMV. Go back inside the clock tower.
GODDESS ROOM
Who's making all that noise? While you were gone, a pack of zombies
has taken another victim and they are all enjoying their meal...or you
encountered worms. Either way, you have enough time to get out before
there is unnecessary fighting.
SPIDER HALL
Slip past all the monsters. Do not worry if you are poisoned or about
the noise overhead.
STUDY
Go back out the other door you can see in the first camera angle.
FOYER
When you're about halfway across the room, tap select. Nemesis has
magically appeared in the room. Do a 180 and leave.
SPEED INDICATOR: You get out of the room before Nemesis gets a chance
to swing those tentacles or starts running after you.
DINING ROOM
The zombies have dispersed, so leave out the other door.
BALL ROOM
Nemmy will run in through the window. Avoid him and get into the
CHAPEL.
CHAPEL
Use the VACCINE on Jill. Rapidly tap select when Carlos begins to bend
over to apply it. You will hear Jill groan a bit, then she will be
alone. Set up you inventory this way:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
LOCKPICK (important!), FULL HEALING ITEM
I labeled the LOCKPICK as important because countless times I have
forgotten it and had to run all the way back here from the STREET WITH
HOSPITAL. I don't want you to make the same mistake. Leave.
G->CLOCK TOWER AND PARK AS JILL
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BALL ROOM/DINING ROOM
Walk out into the open. Nemmy will crush the door with his mighty
tentacles and run at you. Evade on his right side and run out the
double doors.
SPEED INDICATOR: You get away from Nemesis so he stops his tentacles
in mid-swing.
FOYER
There is a short pursuit, but Nemesis won't catch you as long as you
don't get caught on the rubble.
STUDY
Head for the green door (surprise!).
SPIDER HALL
The spiders have gone, leaving you with a clear path. Again you will
have another brief race with the Big N.
GODDESS HALL
You can still hear Nemesis's music but he won't follow you anymore.
Strange. Leave out the door you cleared as Carlos.
STREET WITH HOSPITAL (or what's left of it)
Run across the street and use the LOCKPICK for the last time on the
door with the window. Enter.
PARK OFFICE
Take the GRENADE ROUNDS or MINE THROWER ROUNDS from the locker, and
take a box of MINE THROWER ROUNDS or GRENADE ROUNDS off the table.
Grab the PARK KEY off the bulletin board. Bring this stuff in your
inventory:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN ROUNDS
LIGHTER, RELOADING TOOL
FULL HEALING ITEM (optional)
Leave.
STREET WITH HOSPITAL (or what's left of it)
Evade the two zombies between you and the park's gates. Use and
discard the PARK KEY. Enter Raccoon Park.
PARK CENTRAL PLAZA
You are greeted by either worms or hunters hiding in the fountains.
Evade both and get down the stairs on the far right of this area.
POND WALK
This area has random monsters also. You are greeted by zombies or
Hunters that jump out of the pond. If there are zombies, simply gun
them all down and head across the bridge to the next area. If there
are Hunters, you can escape them fairly easily because they must jump
from the pond before attacking.
PATHWAY IN PARK
Yet another room with a random monster tossup. You are attacked by
either three dogs or three (!) Hunters. Dogs are easy to kill, just
let them get close and blast 'em. Then while they are down, stand over
them and shoot them on the ground till they die. Hunters are harder
since they can leap at you from across the room. Wait until they are
fairly close and blast them twice. You can also use the exploding
barrel to help. Take another PARK KEY off the first dead merc, and
take the MAGNUM BULLETS off the other merc farther ahead you find here.
Go back the way you came.
POND WALK
If you left the Hunters alive, then now is the time to kill them. If
you confronted zombies and killed them all, simply leave.
PARK CENTRAL PLAZA
Cross the small bridge and open the gate over on the other side of the
plaza.
FOUNTAIN AREA
Run straight ahead and you will find 3 GREEN HERBS and 2 BLUE HERBS.
You can either mix all the GREEN HERBS to get one LARGE GREEN HERB
MIXTURE, or save them for a little later when you get some RED HERBS.
You can save the BLUE HERBS to make BROWN HERB MIXTURE if you want to.
Next, run to the blue machine to be presented with a simple puzzle.
I'll let you do this one on your own since it's so easy. After the
water drains from the fountain, a ladder is exposed. Go down it.
PARK DRAINAGE PIPE
Run against the flow of the water until you reach the next platform,
then climb up the ladder. Ignore the worms raining down from above.
GRAVEYARD
Several zombies will climb out of their graves to get you, but they are
too slow to claw through the dirt to catch you. Use the PARK KEY on
the door at the end of the right fork of the snaking path. BTW, if you
turn left at the fork, you can find 2 RED HERBS, but you will have to
kill two, maybe three extra zombies. Nothing you shouldn't be able
handle if you made it this far.
GRAVEYARD SHED
Pick up the IRON PIPE from the cabinet, then use the LIGHTER on the
wood in the fireplace (discard). Then use the IRON PIPE on the
fireplace. A secret passage is exposed. Don't enter it yet, though.
You will find 2 GUN POWDER A'S and B'S on the table. I'll let you
decide what to do with them. Go into the other door.
GRAVEYARD SAVE ROOM
Set up your inventory like this:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
STI EAGLE, FULL HEALING ITEM
FULL HEALING ITEM
Save if you want to. No HANDGUN BULLETS! Leave.
GRAVEYARD SHED
Go into the secret passage.
GRAVEYARD SECRET ROOM
Take the GRENADE ROUNDS off the shelves, and the last PARK KEY off the
table. Try to leave. Tap select to avoid the radio communication.
Leave.
GRAVEYARD SHED
Tap select to avoid communication with Nicholai. Go out into the
GRAVEYARD.
GRAVEYARD
Equip the STI EAGLE. Then run forward. Hold select to avoid the FMV.
This fight isn't as unfair as it may seem. Hold up+Square to run
straight ahead and barely miss the Gravedigger. Now run to the other
side of the U-shaped arena Gravedigger has created. Stand a few feet
away from the very end of the path. Now Gravedigger will do one of two
attack patterns for the rest of the fight.
Pattern 1: Gravedigger comes out of the ground entirely for a full
assault. To stall him, get in front of him and he will rear up to
slash you with his teeth. While he is doing that, run away from him.
He will miss and go back underground.
Pattern 2: Gravedigger pops up out of the ground for a quick bite then
dives back.
Standing at the end of the path, Gravedigger will usually attempt
pattern 2, which you can easily evade by running forward a few steps as
he emerges, then running back to where you were standing before. After
a few minutes, you'll see a cutscene of two lamp posts being shaken
loose. Run over to those lamp posts and shoot them. Stand in the area
with the water but DO NOT step into it. A few moments later, the
electricity will fry Gravedigger and all you used during the fight was
two bullets :) Climb up the fence that shook loose to get out of here.
PARK DRAINAGE PIPE
Avoid the worms and get back to the ladder at the other end of the
passage.
FOUNTAIN AREA
The music has changed for this area, and man is it cool! There is
nothing more for you to do here except leave for the plaza.
PARK CENTRAL PLAZA
Kill the single bridge zombie and leave down the stairs on the other
side of the area.
POND WALK
We have already destroyed everything here, so just go to the next area.
PATH IN PARK
Go to the end of the path and use the final PARK KEY on the rather
securely locked gate. Enter.
FACTORY BRIDGE
Run up and step onto the bridge. Rapidly tap select to cancel
Nemesis's dramatic entrance and see THE POSE.
Live Selection->Jump off.
Tap select again to hasten your exit.
H->DEAD FACTORY
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WATER WASTE OUTLET
Climb into the opening where water is spilling out, and climb up the
ladder you come to.
WATER WASTE CANAL
Climb up the first ledge you come to and enter the door on it.
SEWAGE MONITOR ROOM
Take the WATER SAMPLE off the flashing thingamabob, and see what's
behind Door Number 2!
WATER TESTING ROOM
Go down the stairs. Another random item arrangement. You could find 3
GUN POWDER A'S, 3 GUN POWDER B'S, both, or nothing at all. If you get
both, immediately use them to make a CCC MIXTURE. If you find one
group or the other, save them because the other group is coming later
for you to make a CCC MIXTURE. Take the FIRST AID SPRAY if you want it
and insert the WATER SAMPLE in the large machine dominating the far
wall. This is easily the most frustrating puzzle in the whole Resident
Evil series! Fortunately there are only four solutions that I will
list for you:
FIRST TWO LEVELS SOLUTION
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HI-NONE A->RIGHT(1)
B->RIGHT(1)
C->LEFT (2)
MID-LOW A->LEFT (1)
B->RIGHT(3)
C->RIGHT(4)
MID-NONE A->LEFT (4)
B->RIGHT(2)
C->LEFT (2)
HI-LOW A->LEFT (1)
B->LEFT (2)
C->RIGHT(2)
Trust me, this table will make sense when you see the control panel.
After you solve the puzzle, lock 1 on an electronic door is released.
Go back the way you came.
SPEED INDICATOR: You don't accidentally enter a wrong code.
SEWAGE MONITOR ROOM
Set up your inventory in this manner:
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS
MAGNUM, MAGNUM BULLETS (if you're feeling paranoid)
FULL HEALING ITEM, BLUE HERB or HERB MIXUTRE THAT CURES POISON
Also use the CCC MIXTURE (if you've got it) with GRENADE ROUNDS to get
your last batch of FREEZE ROUNDS. Leave.
WATER WASTE CANAL
Tap select when you hear a "ZOW!". You have just ended another
cutscene. Leave out the other door.
WASTE POOL AREA
This room has the most monster scenarios in the whole game! These are
all the types of monsters I've encountered here: zombies, Drain
Demioses, Brain Suckers, and Hunters. In any case, kill them all
(except for the ones that won't come out of the pool). Use the barrel
if there are monsters near it. There are also two boxes of SHOTGUN
SHELLS sitting on the cart next to the computer. Jump into the
elevator.
SPEEDY ALTERNATIVE: Go straight to the elevator ignoring the monsters
and SHOTGUN SHELLS.
FACTORY ELEVATOR
Press the button on the wall to proceed to the next area.
WASTE MONITOR ROOM
Time to waste some ammo! Kill all the zombies by decapitating them
with the SHOTGUN. Use the GREEN HERBS to make one LARGE GREEN HERB
MIXTURE. Also, take the SYSTEM DISC lying on the table with the
electronic equipment. Leave out the black and gray door.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR
Tap select immediately, then enter the door behind Jill and down the
hall.
RESTING ROOM
The GUN POWDER you didn't find in the WATER TESTING ROOM will be here.
Use it to make the CCC MIXTURE if you haven't done so already, then use
the CCC MIXTURE with the GRENADE ROUNDS to make your last batch of
FREEZE ROUNDS.
STEAM VALVE ROOM
The last puzzle is in this room, and it is really quite simple. Press
each button once when you come to it, and if there is a pair of
buttons, press the one on the left before pressing the one on the
right. In a few moments you'll already be at the terminal that
controls lock 2 on the electronic door. Activate the terminal and
leave. Take the BLUE HERBS if you want them.
RESTING ROOM
Set up your inventory in this manner:
GRENADE LAUNCHER (loaded with at least 20 FREEZE ROUNDS), SYSTEM DISC
SHOTGUN, SHOTGUN SHELLS (optional)
MAGNUM, MAGNUM BULLETS
at least 1 FULL HEALING ITEM, MORE HEALING ITEMS (optional)
Save if you want to and leave.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR
Go back to the other door you used to enter here.
WASTE MONITOR ROOM
Go to the now-unlocked door with the green light.
ROOM BEFORE DISPOSAL ROOM
Use the SYSTEM DISC on the slot in the wall.
DISPOSAL ROOM
Watch another dramatic Nemesis appearance and his last POSE. Now the
fight starts. This fight is relatively easy as long as you can stay
out of Nemmy's reach while pounding him with FREEZE ROUNDS and MAGNUM
BULLETS. You could use the acid valves, but that takes too much time
and accuracy for me. Nemesis will collapse to the floor after about 18
freezes, headless and armless. Now take the KEY CARD off the dead
scientist, use it on the reader next to the door, and get out of there.
Hold select to shorten the FMV.
SPEED INDICATOR: You kill Nemesis and leave with more than 2:20 on the
clock.
ROOM BEFORE DISPOSAL ROOM
A cheerful voice will tell you that there is a missile on the way to
your location! Leave the room.
WASTE MONITOR ROOM
Zombies have respawned here. Decap the ones in your way with the
SHOTGUN and get back to the ENTRANCE CORRIDOR.
ENTRANCE CORRIDOR
Use the KEY CARD on the reader next to the shutter. Destroy the three
zombies and use the GREEN HERBS you find to update your health to FINE.
Leave out the door next to them.
OBSERVATION POINT
Take the MAGNUM BULLETS out of the broken glass cabinet, then take the
RADAR RECEIVER off the counter with all the levers. Try to exit the
room. Tap select when you hear the beeping noise. Nicholai and his
helicopter appear and start shooting.
Live Selection->Negotiate with Nicholai.
Tap select furiously until Carlos magically appears in the room. Try
to go down the ladder, and Carlos runs away after mumbling some stuff.
When Jill turns to check the ladder rapidly tap select till the fast
paced music begins again. Descend.
SLEEPER ZOMBIE HALL
Go to the last CHEST and here is my last inventory setup. Aren't you
glad you won't have to put up with them any more?:
MINE THROWER, MINE THROWER ROUNDS
MAGNUM, MAGNUM BULLETS
GRENADE LAUNCHER(loaded with FREEZE ROUNDS), SEVERAL FULL HEALING ITEMS
Avoid the first sleeping zombie, and shoot the other live zombie at the
end of the hall with the MINE THROWER. Go out the rusted doors.
CAR SCRAP YARD
Just enter the door at the end of this snaking path.
WASTE INCINERATOR
This room is quite interesting. You can see several dead Mr. X's lying
around, including one in his advanced stage. And there are also
several dead army troops about the place with their weapons still in
hand. Real shame you can't pick them up. Looks like there was a fight
here recently...oh well! It doesn't matter cuz this place will be
vaporized in less than 5 minutes! Go to the console and activate the
RAIL GUN'S batteries. Push in the first battery. Ultimate Nemesis in
all his glory comes down from the ceiling. Do a 180 and get to the
second battery at the other end of the room. Shove it in, then run to
the third battery and shove it in too. Now the RAIL GUN will start
charging...very...slowly. All the time blast Nemesis with any powerful
weapon (i.e., MAGNUM, GRENADE LAUNCHER, etc.) while keeping out of his
reach. After the RAIL GUN finishes charging, it will create a path
through that huge piece of machinery in the center of the room,
creating a square shaped path. Now lure Nemesis into the path of the
RAIL GUN'S fire, and it'll roast him! Try to leave. It seems Nemesis
STILL isn't finished for good! Well, I guess we'll just have to accept
not being able to kill him, so...
Live Selection->Ignore it and evacuate.
SPEED INDICATOR: Nemesis dies on the first hit from the RAIL GUN.
ELEVATOR ROOM
Take the elevator up.
SCRAP SITE
Walk out into the open to trigger the final cut scene and FMV. Enjoy
the movies...
THE END
You have now (hopefully) finished the game with the fabled A rank,
gotten all the hidden COSTUMES, and earned THE MERCENARIES MINIGAME.
Save your GAME when prompted. Shut off the PLAYSTATION (or PLAYSTATION
2, in my case). Go to your KITCHEN.
KITCHEN
Get a DR. PEPPER. Use it to update your health to FINE again. Wait a
minute, we're not playing the game anymore. Sorry, see ya :)
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- Thanks to Capcom for making another great RE sequel!
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