***Body Harvest Guide***
Author: marshmallow (m_mallow@hotmail.com)
I am trying to type this very quickly because I just have to get back to
this game, it's a little addicting...yes, that's the word, addicting.
Contents
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1) Story
2) Basics
3) Enemies
4) Weapons
5) Walkthrough
6) Bosses
7) Tricks, Tips, and Secrets
8) Credits
9) Legal Stuff
10) The End
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1) Story
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From the Manual:
In the late nintetheenth century a new comet was discovered in the skies
above Earth. Regarded since ancient times as the harbingers of
destruction, the new comet was named "Shesha" the snake, after it's
long, unnaturally brillaint tail.
Rumors started a few years later. Stories of monstrous beings. Fantastic
tales of insects who would appear out of nowhere, consuming men, women,
and children, and then destroying everything in their path.
It wasn't until 1916 that eyewitinesses and radio reports confirmed an
attack on the islands of Greece. Rescuers rushing to the scene found an
impassible barrier, a 'shimmering blue wall' that could not be broken or
breached. For a full 24 hours the walls remained in place. The rescuers
watched - helpless - as those inside the barriers beat aginst the wall
with their fists, begging and screaming for help as they were hunted
down and devoured by the huge predators. At dawn the next day, the walls
were gone. The rescuers found the land silent. Devoid of human life. Not
a single survivor was found.
The following day the barriers appeared over the coast of Southern
Spain. Twenty four hours later they were gone. The day after that
Eastern Canada was the target, then the South island of Japan. The
pattern of attacks was completely unpredictable, but the method was
always the same. The barriers would appear in the night, remain for 24
hours, then vanish. Leaving nothing but wreckage. No survivors of any of
these attacks were ever found.
Then the creatures vanished. Humanity struggled to comprehend this new
reality, this new threat to the entire planet. Where had the creatures
come from? How could they be stopped? And the questions that every
single person in the world was asking - where would they appear next?
It was in India that the answer to the first question was found. The
comet Shesha, the great snake, had not vanished back into the depths of
space but had somehow maneuvered intself into a much smaller orbit
around the sun that should have not been possible. It was now heading
away from Earth, back towards the sun. But it would be back. "Twenty
five year," said the astronomers, "twenty five years before it's once
more at it's closest approach to Earth". Enough time for the humans to
devise, co-operate, and place it's defenses. Twenty five years...Would
it be long enough?
Back Story, written, but not made up, by me:
Thousands of years ago, alien insects came to Earth and planted us
humans on this planet. They would return, someday, to feast upon their
seeds. We were cattle to them. Centuries later, the Earth was a giganitc
smorgasborg, free of charge. The year they decided to visit us? 1895...
The year 2016. The Earth is almost devoid of human life, while their
friends the animals can finally live in peace :) High above Earth, in
the Space Station Omega, scientists are building several gentically
engineered soldiers to go back in time in crucial moments, hoping they
can change the future for the better*. But then the aliens visited (this
is the 5 minute opening sequence, the aliens visiting the ship). They
killed all but one of the soldiers. The last one managed to survive and
hop into his own ship, the Alpha 1, and escape into the first epic
battle of the bugs: Greece, 1916.
* - A Bit Of Science (May want to scroll down): The most widely accepted
theory (last time I checked at least) is that there are several time
lines. Therefor, if the past is changed so the bugs die, Adam Drake
would live in a timeline where everything is fine. Yet the scientists
would stil live in a humanless world, so did they really do anything
worthwhile? Yes! They saved the future for at least ONE
timeline...wasn't that educational?
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2) Basics
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Controls:
Walk/Run: Analog Stick.
Action (depending on situation): A Button
Firing A Weapon: Z Button
Semi-First Person Mode With Cursor: R Button
Strafe Left/Right: During shooting, press Left C/Right C
Turn Around: During shooting, press down C
Camera Controls: C buttons
Receive In-Coming E-mail: L Button
Switch Weapons: D-pad (up and down)
Walking Into A Vehicle: Get next to it, then press C down
Exit Vehicle: C down
When inside a vehicle, you can fire your weapons, run over
aliens/people/, and you have the nice addition of armor. If you get
shot, the vehicle will take the damage, it has it's own armor...
Swimming is not advised, as you will slowly lose energy. This wouldn't
be as bad, but you're stuck with the worst swimmer in the entire world!
So slow...
Items:
Fuel - This is what yu fuel your vehicles with (duh). Most already have
a full tank, but you'll need fuel for those long distance trips.
Health - Pick it up for some energy
Alien Artifact - Who knows what these do...
Ammo - For your weapons
Weapons - Usually found inside buildings
Weapon Crystals - Find three of these to amass a large, devastating
alien weapon. Who knows how powerful it is...
Save Points - These will fall down after you destroy a Processor/Boss.
I was expecting this section to be a bit longer, but hey, what are you
going to do?
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3) Enemies
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Here's the Set-up:
(Name)
Height/Length: My guess.
Notes: Etc...
Alien Processor
Height/Length: 20 Feet 8 Feet
Notes: There are only a few of these per level. They are stationary,
winged, beetle-like creatures which fire pulses at you. They have a
tough shell, but it should be easy to destroy them. They tell the
Harvesters where to go, and plans everything out, basically.
Harvester
Height/Length: 10 Feet 9 Feet
Notes: This is the head honcho of the Harvester Waves (i.e. waves that
are meant to kill humans). It controls the green blobs, and can
regenerate any allies that have been lost in it's wave. Because of this,
you should always kill him first. Tough skin, though, it will take a few
shots. Harvesters look like giant spiders. They will poop eggs at you,
chew you to death, and even shoot electricty at you! This will be the
one who eats the most humans...usually.
Scout
Height/Length:: 2 Feet 9 Feet
Notes: These dragonflies fly high in the sky, surveying the area and
mark houses and buildings so the other bugs can destroy them. Very weak!
Goliath
Height/Length: 7 Feet 6 Feet
Notes: Some humans are out in the open, but the majority have this
annoying habit of living inside houses. It's the job of these over sized
beetles to destroy houses and buildings to flush out people into the
open. Don't get too close, as with the Harvester, their mandibles
(mouths) are very dangerous.
War Scout
Height/Length: 2 Feet 6 Feet
Notes: They look like Scouts, just with different features. They look
more like wasps. Their job is to shoot you and blow up houses, assisting
the Goliathes.
Drones
Height/Length: one foot three feet
Notes: Their main job is to annoy the hell out of you! These beetle like
creatures will sneak up and chew on you.
Slime Jells
Height/Length: One Foot One Foot
Notes: These green jellies are produced by the Harvester. They hunt down
people, suck them in, and take them to the nearest creature for
ingestion. Veryyy bloody. The jells themselves are not living
creatures...if you see one carrying a person off, you CAN save them by
shooting the jell.
Fleas
Height/Length: Less than a foot Less than a foot
Notes: Almost useless to the enemy, this small green bugs try to go to
you and attack. They are spawned from other creatures.
Doodle Bugs
Height/Length: Less than a foot Less than a foot
Notes: These small brown creatures fly overhead, bombing the terrain.
Very small target.
Laser Bug
Height/Length: One Foot Three Feet
Notes: This rare insect will come out of no where, flying anove, and
fire a strong laser down at you. Their erratic patterns make them
difficult targets.
Piranha
Height/Length: Unknown
Notes: They fire depth charges at you. They are VERY powerful, so be
careful when they're near. The Piranha only take a few shots to kill.
They love to travel in groups.
Sniper
Height/Length: 8 Feet Two Feet
Notes: A small, funny looking creature in a giganitc machine gun is the
Sniper. If will fire off several rounds at you in a very short amount of
time. Easy to take out, though, since they are stationary. In the later
levels they are armed with lasers!
Gun Drones
Height/Length: 10 Feet 4 Feet
Notes: One of their arms is inside of a large laser gun, while the other
one can be used for slashing. They are very agressive, and very
strong...
Mantasaur
Height/Length: 25 Feet 10 Feet
Notes: These things are absolutely huge! not only do they fire a single
laser at you, but they will attempt to hack you to death with their
mantid like arms! It takes a ton of shots to kill, and they are very
powerful. Go underneathe their legs, turn around, and fire at them
before they have any time to turn around! Very fun to battle with...
Mutant
Height/Length: 20 Feet 5 Feet
Notes: If six or more humans are eaten by the aliens, a Mutant is born
and the other aliens vanish, never to be seen again. The Mutant is a
large, black creature that hops up and down, firing lasers at you. The
laser is not very powerful, but the jump is. Whatever it lands on will
be destroyed instantly. In a vehicle? Its gone, leaving you on the
ground. Get hit when out of a vehicle? Game over! The only way you're
gonna kill this thing is if you're lucky, have strong weapons, and have
a large amount of distance between you and him...
Bouncy Bugs
Height/Length: 2 Feet 4 Feet
Notes: Native to Java, they hop up and down, attempting to drive you
insane.
Water Bugs
Height/Length: 9 Feet 4 Feet
Notes: These large creatures float on a small boat out in the water and
fire lasers at you. Very annoying.
Heli-Bugs
Height/Length: 1 Foot 6 Feet
Notes: These strange insects look like helicopters! They shoot pulses at
you, just like a Processor.
Blood Bugs
Height/Length: 3 Feet 7 Feet
Notes: Strange, fat creatures that float in the air. They actually SPIT
BLOOD at you!
Roach Gunner
Height/Length: 11 Feet 5 Feet
Notes: These oversized roaches have machine guns on both of their arms,
and they're not afraid about using them! Use your strongest weapons
against them.
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4) Weapons
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Pistol:
You start each mission with the Pistol. Your backpack is constantly
making extra bullets, so you'll NEVER run out of ammo. It has limited
range, but is somewhat powerful.
Machine Gun:
This thing has a HUGE range! It can also fire several, several bullets
at once, all of which are powerful. You should be able to find ammo for
this all over the place!
Rifle:
Though not as long a range as the Machine Gun, it certainly has a longer
one than the Pistol! You have to reload after each shot, but that's ok,
considering the fact that the bugs aren't exactly speed demons. The
Rifle is quite powerful.
Shotgun:
This weapon is VERY powerful, has limited range, and has to reload like
the Rifle.
Rocket Launcher:
This elusive gun is very, very powerful. Best used against large and
tough oppenents (Shield Generators, Roach Gunners, Processors,
Harvesters, etc...). Has a long range, too.
More to come soon
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5) Walkthrough
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Note: Each level has several, several buildings to explore. Each one has
books to read, barrels to search, and puzzles to solve. But I will only
include everything you need to do to beat the level.
- - - - - - - Greece: 1916 - - - - - - -
Total Number of Processors: 3
Go forward to reach your first village, and the first encounter with the
aliens! Destroy them all, it should be easy, then contunie on foot to a
house. Go inside the door and talk to the man. He'll let you hit the
switch which will lower the drawbridge. Now go back outside and climb
into the truck, drive across, and make your way to another village,
which is also under seige, kill 'em all! Continue, destroying the waves
that will attempt to kill you, passing the giant boulder. Follow the
road to a black hole in the wall; go inside. Walk forward and open the
chest to find some DYNAMITE. Also, one of the torches is really a switch
that opens a secret door. In the secret room is a MACHINE GUN and some
other items.
Return to the truck and continue past the trees, it'll be a tight
squeeze. Turn left until you get inside a village: Destroy the bugs then
return to the boulder. Park about 20 feet away and climb out, then use
the DYNAMITE on the boulder and it will blow away, revealing a path.
Explore the valleys, don't worry, they're all a dead end. One house will
have an old man in it, talk to him and he'll tell you to go look for his
lost key. Go into the next room, open the drawer...aha! The key! Give it
to him and he'll tell you to go use the tank against the aliens...Then
go get the Motorcycle and explore the rest of the valley, then exit. It
seems as if this one town is being attacked...just follow the
road/arrows and then go across a bridge to find it. Blast the bugs, but
the houses will be on fire. You *could* go back to the previous town,
talk to the fire chief, get the fire truck, drive back, and put them
out...but what's the point? All you get is an extra e-mail telling you
"good job!" But still go back, more precisly, back to the HANGER (it'll
be on the map now).
Defeating all the nasties, go up the hill and to the hanger. Go inside
and you will automatically take control of the Armored Car (actual name
way too long to spell out, let alone remember)! Ooh! New mission
objective: Kill the Processor guarding the hole in the portal to the
next area. Shouldn't be too tough...the road to it will be near the town
that was on fire. Just use the map a lot, especially when coming to
forks in the road. After blasting a million or so insects, you'll come
upon some trees. Run them over (they would have blocked anything else)
and go get the Processor! Just use the Armored Car's unlimited supply of
shells and strong armor to put him out...
PROCESSOR # 1 ELIMINATED!
GREECE: STAGE 1 - COMPLETE
Save, naturally, and drive on ahead through the hole in the blue
barrier. Destroy the bugs attacking the monastary and keep on going,
you'll reach yet another village with insectoid problems. After killing
the alien scum, go forward until you see the ocean. Drive so it is on
your RIGHT side, and you'll see a small path leading to the left. Follow
it up and around the mountain, killing dozens of insects, until you
reach the summit, where a temple is. Go inside, go striaght to find the
SUN SHIELD! With this you shall be able to kick anything's rectum! Go
back outside and drive the Armored Car, or whatever you may have, down
the mountain and continue so the ocean is on your right. You'll soon
reach a temple with a statue on it, holding a torch. Aiming at the torch
(notice how your cursor will flash red as when you target enemies), fire
the SUN SHIELD and it will light, unlocking the door. Go down under and
through the underground passage that goes under the river to another
island.
Lookie at all 'da buggies! This is your first chance to test out the SUN
SHIELD on raw flesh...let's just say, it will melt anything in seconds
(save bosses and processors). After everything is cleared out, continue
on the road and you'll spot a Bull Dog! Take it for a drive and follow
the road to find a green hill. Using it's hill grasping tires, go up it
to discover a house. You'll find fuel, health, and MACHINE GUN AMMO,
among other things. Now drive it down the road, following it to a
building with a flag. Go behind it and inside, talk to the General and a
secret door will open. Collect the MACHINE GUN AMMO and the HOWITZER
SHELLS and then return to the General, he will give you permission to
use the Howitzer, a vehicle with a payload of infinite bombs, all of
which are very powerful.
Ok, boys and girls, go back and turn right...or was it left...I don't
know! Check the map....yeah, it's right. Keep going, turning right at
the next turn, and keep on going straight until the road suddenly ends.
If you fall in the water as the Howitzer, you're f'ed. Try again :)
Park it, get out, and turn right and run the man all the way until you
spot a boat in the water. By now a Harvester and his crew have landed in
the village across the river, but that's ok, you will be there in no
time! Shoot them all, then take the boat downstream to the Howitzer. Get
out, get inside it, and fire shells acorss the river several times, from
several distances. Go look, and if all the debris is gone, you can
continue!
Go down the path to find a windmill. You need the COG from it, but you
can't retrive it until the mill stops. Simply go outside, aim at the
turning thing (the cursor turns red...) and fire! It will stop, and you
can get the COG. Return to the DAM with the boat and give it to the man,
then hop in the boat and travel down the stream, blowing up the
Piranhas. After a while of this, you'll hit land! With a PROCESSOR...you
should have about 500+ bullets for the Machine Gun, and since you won't
use it that much...BOOM! BOOM! =)
PROCESSOR # 2 ELIMINATED!
GREECE: STAGE 2 - COMPLETE
Of course, save, and then return to your regular boat and travel
upstream to a hole in the barrier (check the map, it's near the bottom).
There will be about 12 aliens to kill in one little area, which is quite
a lot! Follow the road until you find an Armored Car - use it to kill
the rest of the buggies in the next village. Go down the steep road (or
check out the map for a gap...rhymes...), trying to cross it will result
in a cinema of a man in black running across, then the camera focuses on
some dynamite under the bridge, which explodes, therefor blocking your
path (obviously!).
Turn left and follow the road to find the three POINTER STATUES. Funny,
they aren't pointing at anything :) Keep going and you will find a cave.
Inside is a man looking at a map, talk to him and he'll give you a
CRANK. Return to the POINTER STATUES and go inside the first one,
through the red door. Go up to each block with a circle and press A, the
crank will go in. After all two have been cranked, return outside. A
cinema will show the island underwater rise up, revealing a large
temple. Now you just need to get there...
Turn left from the POINTER STATUES and keep going...all the way down to
CAPTAIN PUNTO'S BOATSHED (check the map). Go inside and talk to him,
he'll rent you a boat! Go down the river, blasting the Piranhas (if you
don't they could cause you trouble later). When you get to the temple,
go inside. Go straight and left, activate the torch, it's really a
switch that will open up a secret door. In the next room are three
chests; two have items, but one will open up another secret room. Enter
it, and activate both torches, which are really switches. Both chests
will open...Get the goods and go into the secret room to receice the
HIEROGLYPH MAP PIECE!
Exit the temple and go into the Boat, there is a path near here that
will lead directly to the POINTER STATUES. Return to the cave and place
the HIEROGLYPH MAP PIECE into the hole in the wall, like the man told
you to do. A door will open! Follow the halls to the end...Ah! Scary! 10
or so bugs in a circle, closing you in! This is the best place to use
the SUN SHIELD because you can incinerate everything in a matter of
seconds. Grab the car and go forward from where it was towards a bridge,
go over it, and save the village by shooting everything in site. Then
use the car to go across the green hills near the church, it's near the
village. Sooner or later you'll find an airport like place. Upon
entering it, a cinema will occur, showing the man in black sabotaging
some airplanes and running as they explode.
Go to the hanger and go inside, talk to the guy in the chair and he will
offer you a training plane for saving him! Say yes to his question and
you will be in this little practice thing. All you have to do is destroy
six balloons and then land. After doing this, return to the hanger and
get the 2nd airplane, use it to go back to the bridge and attack some
enemies! They will attempt to knock down the bridge. You don't get
anything for saving it, but it's a good idea to. Why? Because your human
meter will go up dramatically if it falls (when it's full it's GAME
OVER).
Soon after this, a Harvester will descend upon the neighboring village
once again! Use your aerial skills to kick some bug ass. And if you
don't have any skills, you could always park and do it on foot =) The
next objective is to destroy the processor...just keep flying past the
airport (or check the map). Once there, park, and use any remaining ammo
to destroy the bugs. As for the PROCESSOR, it shouldn't be a problem.
Just use your MACHINE GUN or SUN SHIELD.
PROCESSOR # 3 ELIMINATED!
GREECE: STAGE 3 - COMPLETE
Now only one more task remains: Destroy the SHIELD GENERATOR along with
the BOSS. Fly your plane to the center island, through the hole in the
barrier to find a large island. In it's center is your final destiny for
this stage [See "Boss" Section for more details]
Greece: 1916, IS NOW COMPLETE!
- - - - - - - Java: 1941 - - - - - - -
Number of Processors: 4
This land is quite swampy, and very wet...and it's raining during the
entire level (well, except towards the end...) Although swimming is
usually not advised, in this level you are forced to several times!
Go forward to find your first Harvester Wave of this time period! Since
you only have the Pistol, it may be a little difficult to kill them all
quickly, but it shouldn't be real hard. After this, go in the house and
pick up the RIFLE and AMMO. Now, this isn't required, but makes
everything A WHOLE LOT easier...
Talking to the only man with a boat, he tells you that the boat needs a
few extra parts to run correctly, but the parts are on ANOTHER
island...No problem, with the cable car. Ahaha...the cable car is
busted, too. Or is it? After clearing out the houses and aliens, climb
otop the cable car building and use the RIFLE to look across. There
should be one more alien on your radar, across the water, that you can't
see. With the RIFLE'S farther range, you will be able to lock onto it,
unlike you could with the PISTOL. Well, kill the alien, who was
evidentaly messing with the cable car, and the trolly will come on over.
You could've also used the MACHINE GUN...I suggest you go into all the
buildings you find, looking for RIFLE AMMO...
Stepping on the ^ switch, the car will move forward, towards the island.
Use the RIFLE to pick off any other aliens you can see before stepping
off. Go inside the building and open up both chests to find the SHOTGUN
and AMMO. Now, as with the RIFLE, this isn't required, but makes things
a _whole lot_ easier in the long run...not to mention more fun. Though
the SHOT GUN has about the same range as the PISTOL, it packs one
helluva punch!
Stepping on to dry land (er...not really) you realize that a Harvester
Wave is about a mile from your location. What do you do? Climb in the
truck and get there fast! Kill off the alien groups and keep on going.
When you come to a large Roach Gunner, just step out and hide so it
won't fire. Now this is a perfect example of how the RIFLE is a good
thing to pick up...simply take it out, aim, and fire! BOOM!
Up the hill is another small village with insectoid problems, but they
won't have it for long. In the grove of trees is a shack, "Rob's
Reliable Parts." Go inside and take the BOAT PARTS, then leave. Travel
back to the cable car, killing any and all bugs, but...there seems to be
an electrical failure. I don't know how to get past this, but here's
what I always do: Get on the cable car, run off, and swim to the next
island! Sure, you'll just barely make it (if you have full health) but
that's the only way I know of.
After doing this, go to Bob's Bargain Boathouse and give him the parts.
Now you can use his ship to reach the PROCESSOR, which is on an island
near here. If I were you, I would also go to the house near the Armored
Car and get the MACHINE GUN. The PROCESSOR like the rest, only with a
few Snipers near it, shouldn't be very difficult...
PROCESSOR # 1 ELIMINATED!
JAVA: STAGE 1 - COMPLETE!
Save (duh) and then continue through the hole in the wall to arrive at
the next area. Just in time for a Harvest, too! Run there and kill 'em
all! Just be careful of the minefield...to avoid the worst of it, move
slowly to the left. After many SHOTGUN blasts another Harvest will beam
down in another village not far from here. Hop in a car and speed over
there! Kill them all and then go inside the large house to gather
information and ammo. The next thing that you must do is go up the
winding mountain trail to pick up a little item. Inside the ELEMENTAL
EARTH TEMPLE is a simple puzzle: Walk along the right wall and a door
will open...that's it. Walk up to the monkey statue to receive the KRIS
KNIFE BLADE. Exit.
Remember the first village in this area to get a Harvest? Well, go there
and near it will be a path (look behind it), follow it to a military
base. They won't let you in, on acount that you're not authorized to, so
the doors won't open...simple! A truck is circling the area. When he
gets up to the doors, they open. Just follow him in to a Military Base
with TONS of bugs, which should be immediately taken out. After the
onslaught your weapons should need some ammo...no problem! Step into the
building with a large brown door to find stockpile upon stockpile of
ammo. Talk to the general and he will grant you access to the TANK
FACTORY, which is just a few feet away from the building. Inside you'll
take control of a real TANK. Use it to blow open the doors, then go down
the road to find another similar situation with doors (you have to cross
a bridge to find it). Blow them open and go inside!
Push on the gas...HARD! Make the Tank go as fast as it can down the
path, you'll hit a ramp, and go soaring over some water. You could swim,
but it's a little dangerous. You won't exactly make the jump...but
you'll only have to swim for a few seconds. Get out and climb to shore!
Run to the Radio Station to find a girl who is running an out-of-
electricalpower radio station. If she can get power, she can send a
signal to HQ to fire and kill the Bugs blocking a passage. But she
can't, as the generator is being tampered by the bugs...solution? Go
down the path, blasting flying insectoids along the way, to find the
Generator Guardian. Kill it! If you stand behind the corner, it can't
hit you!
After this, a beautiful cinema will play out, showing some guns killing
the Gunner Roaches. Ah, revenge is sooo sweet...
Go to where the Roaches were and swim to the path, it's only a few feet,
so the chances of making it across if you try are...100%. =) Suddenly a
Harvester will beam down on a nearby town, many miles away (like
always). Get in the TANK, which has been mysteriously placed on the
road, and drive to the town and kick some alien rectum. Go in the blue
bunker like building to find ammo for various weapons and some GRENADES.
On the way to the village was a large stone face, right? It's the
tunnel to the next area, and it won't budge. Just throw some GRENADES
into the EYES (notice how the cursor turns red...) and the block will
move, allowing you access to the next area.
Climb in the truck and move out! A Harvester has descended into a highly
populated village! It should be easy to catch up and kill 'em, though.
Now all that's left is the PROCESSOR which is on a path, mysteriously
NOT hidden. Kill it! Should be real easy, like all the others. But since
this is the Java Stage, it will take a few more hits than the Greece
ones (each time you travel to a new level, the enemies get slightly
stronger...haven't you noticed?)
PROCESSOR # 2 ELIMINATED!
JAVA: STAGE 2 - COMPLETE!
Save...
Get in the Armored Car (check out the map) and use it to get through the
blue barrier portal. Quickly race to the next village to save it from
the human eating buggies. After killing them, hop into the AIR BOAT and
go down the volcano river. It seems as if some citizens need some
saving, and have climbed into a lifeboat. Get there, get in the LIFEBOAT
and then drive it back to the village, where the people will get out.
This isn't vital to your mission, but if the ship explodes your human
meter will jump up a few half-dozen notches...I also suggest picking up
the ROCKT LAUNCHER here [See "Secrets" section]
Get back in the boat and drive it forwards, towards the volcano. Get out
and go up the path. After which you will encounter the man in the black
suit from Greece. He'll send nearly 40 insects at you AT ONCE! Kill them
all (SHOTGUN is more fun, but the MACHINE GUN is faster). After they're
all lying dead on the ground, follow the path around the volcano. When
you find a temple, slide down the left side and enter the temple. Go
through the first door and then go up to the monkey statue to receive
the RUA-RUA IDOL. Go back outside and follow the path, kill all the
aliens tormenting the townspeople. Then do the same for the village
around the path. The only way to escape this tiny city alive is to go to
the path that is actually ON the lava. It is gray in color, and hard to
see from a distance. You'll circle alllllll the way around, back to the
1st village after the Volcanoe.
Talk to the man in the Boatshop, ask him about the boat. He'll trade the
RUA-RUA IDOL (a small piece worth millions) for his rusty old ship
(worth uh...not so much). Well, since you need it to complete the game,
make the trade. Use his boat, blasting the various aliens that beam down
on the sides of the river, to circle around the volcanoe and get to
another area...
Dock the boat and climb out. Run to the nearby village and take care of
the slimy creatures. After this, hop in the jeep and go back to the
docks. There should be a path here, leading away, towards the Elemental
Fire Temple (check map). Follow it; at the foot of the mountain you'll
find a house. Inside is the Witch, known for her greatness in making
medicines, potions, and elixers for dangerous and often fatal diseases.
Talk to her and she'll fork over some SWAMP FEVER MEDICINE. Return to
the previous village and give it to the owner of the boat. Now he'll let
you use the boat...simply hop in and go get the damned PROCESSOR! Since
it's on such a small island, you'll be forced to use the boat's
rockets...but that's not so bad, considering how powerful they are...
PROCESSOR # 3 DEAD!
GREECE: STAGE 3 - COMPLETE!
Ok, go through the hole and get in the jeep. Run full force at the ramp
to go careening over a river and landing in a town...with aliens.
Quickly use the car's missiles to kill the HARVESTER! JUST THAT! Then
leave the town and go up the path, around, to the second town. Another
town with a bug problem. Get out and take care of all 30 or so bugs.
THESE GUYS ARE REALLY PISSED OFF! If you didn't focus on the Harvester
in the 1st town and then, after its dead, immediately go to the 2nd
town, the Human Meter will fill to the brim, which would mean an
automnatic game over. After all the chaos, return to the car and go
around the path again, towards the 1st town. Take care of the rest of
the bugs if you wish, but it is not necessary.
Now go back to the path that connects the two towns. See the smaller
path that branches off? If you run full force at it, you can go over the
cliff and make it to a large area with many bugs and a Generator
Guardian (use the Rocket Launcher on him...one shot, one kill). After
clearing this place, return to the chasm you just leaped over. Fall in.
At the bottom is some water and a boat. Drive the boat around, past the
alien barrier, past a large Battle Ship, and dock it. Use te 2nd car
here to get to the battle ship via a dirt path. Climb abord (you'll need
to go up in the dirt to get on deck) and open the door.
Go through the many doors, at the end is a switch. Hit it, and well, the
engines will turn on. Go back and talk to the Captain, then leave the
ship. After an awesome cinema showing the Battle Ship running through
the Alien Barrier, return to the boat. Go through where it used to
be...CHARGE! Kill all the alien scum, then take control of the
GYROCOPTER.
Use this flying device to go to the WATER TEMPLE, which is not very far
away. Once inside, solve the simple puzzle of turning on candles to
receive another part of the KRIS KNIFE BLADE. Once back outside, DO
NOT...I repeat...DO NOT step into the Gyropcopter. Though it does have a
nice flying ability, the landing part is VERY dangerous...one little
mis-guided inch and your vehicle could easily blow up. So what vehicle
shall you use? The air-plane, sitting out in the water (it's the kind
that can land on water, naturally). Now go to the FIRE TEMPLE and get
another part of the KRIS KNIFE BLADE. If you start to run out of gas,
there's always the batch of planes near the East-Rua Rua village. Now go
to the ELEMENTAL TEMPLE, which is just a few miles away from the EARTH
TEMPLE. Once in there, go through the open door behind the sitting man
and place the KRIS KNIFE BLADE into the piece of rock that looks like a
cake. Cinema time! The weather will clear up, giving everything a nice,
clear look.
Now you have to destroy the final PROCESSOR, which is south of the
airfield where you got the original GRYOCOPTER...fly there, through all
of the enemies and missiles and carefully land behind the PROCESSOR...it
can't get you now. Kill the two Roach Gunners and then venture out in
front of the PROCESSOR. Using the ROCKET LAUNCHER, kill it with about
four shots. Why would you want to kill it so fast? Well, this is the
second type of PROCESSOR. One that has a MUCH tougher shell. And one
that fires green shots. These shots are twice as powerful as the purple
variety, nearly taking 1/5 of your health in one shot. If you don't have
the ROCKET LAUNCHER, then I suggest the SHOTGUN. And a lot of strafing
:)
PROCESSOR # 4 ELIMINATED!
JAVA: STAGE 4 - COMPLETE!
Now all you have to do is fly to the shield generator that is in the
middle of the level...wait, what's that? When you landed vehind the
PROCESSOR your vehicle exploded? No worries! Just use your map and the
nearby truck...
[See "Boss" Section for more details]
After a five day rental, 10 hours each day, this is how far I have
gotten...2 out of 5 levels. This game is simply HUGE! I will buy Body
Harvest soon, and then when I finish the game, I will finish this guide
as well. So don't send me any questions about future levels...
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6) Bosses
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Shield Generator
Location: End of each level
Description: A large, red tower with four missile launchers at the
bottom.
Power: Each missile is quite powerful, lethal against a soft body.
Tips: Facing one close up without a vehicle is suicide, but a few dozen
yards should be enough. Get your cursor on each rocket launcher and
fire! When they are all destroyed, you can start hurting the main unit.
After that, a cinema will show it blowing up that will put even Banjo-
Kazooie to shame in terms of graphical aweness. Dynamite and Rocket
Launchers work well...After destroying the Shield Generator in a
particular level, you will face the boss (see below)
NOTE: The following are fought in the ALPHA 1. Sorta like the Hovercraft
in Diddy Kong Racing, just easier to control and with twin Machine Guns.
Another neat thing about the following bosses is that they fill up the
entire SCREEN!
Mutant Crab
Location: Greece - 1916
Description: A huge, gigantic green crab with four arms w/claws.
Power: Quite High. it fires rockets at you, plus it will attempt to hurt
you with it's claws.
Tips: You must first destroy each of the claws before you can hurt it's
face. Each time you destroy a claw, a heart will fall down to replensih
your health. You'll need to practice circling the creature so you can
shoot at it without taking damage.
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Mutant Scorpion
Location: Java - 1941
Description: A large scorpion like creature with huge claws, it's tail
fires lasers at you and even shoots flying heads at you! Be afraid. Be
very, very afraid. And scared too (as in the word's of the SSSV
manual...)
Power: Very High
Tips: Like the Crab, you must eliminate all of it's claws, right after
destroying the electrical thing on it's underside. After which you can
hurt it's face. After it's face has blown off it will flip over and
attempt to pierce you with it's tail. Move back and shoot it until it
blows! Practice strafing around it without taking damage...and be sure
to take care of the flying heads.
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7) Secrets
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In the JAVA Level, there is one point where you must take back some
villagers from the volcano. You know, from West Rua-Rua Village to East
Rua-Rua Village. Well, after doing this, go into the large house with
two locked boxes. Talk to the person and he'll reward you by opening the
boxes...ROCKET LAUNCHERS!!
Locations of Crystals and Alien Artifacts coming soon.
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8) Credits
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Nintendo: I have to give them credit, I don't know why, it's just one of
those strange rules everyone follows for no good reason. :)
DMA Design: Those nuts in Scotland, they're even crazier than me (which
is, quite frankly, pretty scary)!
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9) Legal Stuff
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This guide can not be copied without permission of the author. It can
not be used as a means of profit. Basically, just don't put your name
where mine should be (i.e. stealing).
Copyright (C) 1998 marshmallow
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10) The End
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I love it when a guide is cut off at an even 10, 15, 20, etc., it makes
it seem a lot nicer. Well, I'm off to play more Body Harvest
because...it's...addicting...oh, if you find any mistakes, misprints,
typos, etc., send them to me at m_mallow@hotmail.com.
-marshmallow-
