PHANTASY STAR II



 PROLOGUE



 Somewhere deep within the Andromeda Galaxy lies the Algo Star System. The

parent star, Algo, has three planets orbiting about it. First is Palm, the

home of the government. Governors, treasurers, and great thinkers dwell

here in great ivory towers, away from the hubbub of everyday life.



 Next is Mota, the shining jewel. Once a dry desert planet infested with ant

lions, Mota has been transformed into a blue and green tropical paradise.

Domed farms grow crops, and the water is regulated into dammed rivers. Life

on Mota is sweet, peaceful and easy. The people have everything they want,

and do not need to work.



 Farthest out is Dezo, the ice planet. Little is known about this mysterious

and dark planet.



 One thousand years have passed since Alis and her friends liberated Algo

from the evil Lassic. Algo has since prospered under the care of a giant

computer called the Mother Brain. The Mother Brain regulates the Climatrol

Tower, Bio-Systems Lab, and all other things that provide whatever the Mota

people need.



 You are haunted by nightmares every night. A young girl is doing battle

with a giant demon. You are close by but cannot help; you can only watch,

until the girl is fighting for her life and you awaken.



 You are filled with sadness and fear when you awaken, but you have no time

to worry about nightmares. It will be time for work soon. You are an agent

in Paseo, the capital of Mota. Almost two years have passed since you began

working for the Commander of Mota. He is responsible for smoothly promoting

the plans of Mother Brain. He always has felt that Mother Brain could not

make mistakes, but the recent plague of monsters over Mota are too much.

They have made it hazardous to leave the towns. The Commander has decided

that he must find out by himself how the monsters were created, and how to

eliminate them. He is sending you on a mission to go to the Bio-Systems

Lab and bring back the Recorder. The Commander is certain that an analysis

of the Recorder data will determine the origin of the Bio-Monsters.



 You return home and begin preparing for the mission. Your best friend,

Nei, is worried. Nei is a product of a Bio-experiment combining human and

Bio-animal cells; an outcast from the rest of society. Seven months ago,

you took her into your home, and you have been like a big brother to her

ever since. Nei begs you to bring her with you, and stands in the doorway

to try and keep you from leaving her behind. Finally you bring her along.



 Thus begins PHANTASY STAR II. PSII is a 6MB Genesis sequel to the Sega

Master System's smash hit cartridge, PHANTASY STAR. While lacking some of

its predecessor's finest game play features such as first-person dungeon

movement, PSII is still a great game.



 Note that five of the six companions you pick up during the story can be

renamed. For the sake of uniformity, I will use the names they default to

if you choose not to rename them.



 You can give your main character any four-letter name you wish; if you do

not choose to do so, it will default to ROLF. Nei cannot be renamed.



 PHASE I: The Bio-Monsters

 ==========================



 PASEO



 You and Nei are just outside of your home in Paseo. First, walk around the

town to learn its layout. Paseo has a Tool Shop, Weapon Shop, Armor Shop,

Teleport Station, Hospital, Clone Lab and two places found only in Paseo:

your Home and the Central Tower.



 There are people walking around town; go over to them one at a time to say

"Hi." Some of them will only give you personal opinions, but some of them

will tell you valuable information, such as: a man named Darum is robbing

and killing people over on the North Bridge; the Bio-Systems Lab is on the

other side of the lake; you can have your body cloned at the Clone Lab if

you have enough cash; many people are goofing off every day, feeling they

can live without working; no rain has fallen in a long time, which caused

the lake to dry up; you should return home after getting to a strange town,

since someone might show up; and that the Bio Lab made Mota flourish.



 Pay attention to the woman who tells you that she likes Paseo because it's

peaceful, and she is glad she moved to Paseo from Arima. Jot it down and

then go to the Central Tower to visit the Library.



 Read the library files on the Mother Brain, Bio-Systems Lab, and History

of Mota. Note how the file says that nobody knows who created Mother Brain

or where it is located. Also note the accident that happened two years ago

in the Bio-Systems Lab.



 Now go over to the Weapons Shop. Buy two Steel Bars for Nei. Nei will be

able to attack twice each round when she equips both Bars.



 PHANTASY STAR II combat has a special "continuous battle" feature. When the

first round of battle ends, the next round will begin automatically, with

each character using the same actions as in the previous round. If you want

to change any character's actions for the next round, you have to press one

of the buttons on the control pad before the current round ends.



 ARIMA



 Time to head out! Use the Ground Map of Mota included with the game as a

guide to help move around. Find your way to the town of Arima.



 Arima has been devastated. A band of scoundrels attacked the town and blew

up everybody's houses with dynamite. Many men were killed and many women

were kidnaped or killed. Only a few people are left. Talk to them and you

will learn the following things about the scoundrels: They always come from

the east and have a hideout at Shure; they keep their valuables in locked

containers; and worst, they have two more dynamite sticks. If these aren't

taken from them, another town will be destroyed. But most important of all:

Darum is not a bad man, but he became violent because his daughter Teim was

kidnaped by the scoundrels.



 Walk back to Paseo and get healed at the Hospital if you need to. There is

no "rest house" in PHANTASY STAR II; the Hospital is the only place to get

healed. Fortunately, the Paseo doctor charges a flat rate of 8 meseta per

character; in each new town you find, the rates are increasingly higher.



 Go back home. A visitor will show up, looking for you, and ask to join your

quest. He is Rudo, the soldier turned Bio-Monster hunter. Rudo is unable to

use any Techniques, but his strength and weapons expertise enables him to

handle and use heavy guns and cannon that nobody else can use. Rudo begins

the quest with a Fibercoat, Headgear, Bow Gun and Boots.



 Decide whether or not to rename Rudo, then Reorganize to take him into the

group. Use the Order feature to put him in the front of the party. Rudo's

Hit Points and Defense Power are both higher than Rolf's, so Rudo can take

more punishment.



 Venture out again, and begin hunting Bio-Monsters for experience and cash.

The monsters near Paseo are not very strong, but neither are you at this

point. Stay close to town until you can afford to carry medical supplies.

When you can spare the mesetas, buy a second Knife for Rolf in the Weapon

Shop so he can hit twice per round. When everyone is at least 5th level,

you should be ready to go to Shure.



 SHURE



 The monsters in Shure get stronger as you progress through the dungeon, so

you will need to carry ample Monomate and Dimate. Also buy an Escapipe and,

if you can afford it, a Telepipe. Buy Rudo a Shotgun in Arima as soon as

you can afford it, but make sure you are never unable to afford healing at

the nearest hospital.



 Use the Mota Ground Map to guide you to the Shure building. PHANTASY STAR

II dungeons are extremely difficult to map because of their layout; there

is no "first-person" movement, and an overlay of pipes doesn't help much in

knowing where you are either, though it does provide a nice 3-D effect. It

is really best to use the maps given in the Hints Manual included with the

game; the Manual, unfortunately, also tells you almost all you need to know

to finish the game (kinda like this walkthru [g]).



 The trick in navigating PHANTASY STAR II dungeons is proper use of the up

and down Chutes. In Shure, you need to reach its 4th level. On the way to

this level, you'll pick up some cash, an extra Dimate, and a Headgear for

Rolf from unlocked containers. On the 4th level is a container that has a

Silver Ribbon for Nei. Bodies of the scoundrels, apparently killed by the

Bio-Monsters, are also here. One of  the bodies, in the southwest part of

the level, has a Letter and a Small Key.



 The Letter is a copy of a ransom note sent to Darum, demanding payment of

50,000 meseta for the return of Teim, who is held in Nido Tower. It is now

clear that Darum turned to robbery to raise the ransom, even killing those

who would not pay him to discourage resistance. The Key will let you open

the four locked containers found on level 1. You will get some money, an

extra Monomate and the two Dynamite sticks. Despite what the Hints Manual

says, there is no Shotgun in Shure.



 Use the Escapipe to leave Shure and then the Telepipe to return to Paseo

(the Telepipe will let you conserve Rolf's Technique points so he doesn't

need to rely on the Ryuka technique). Put the Small Key in the Baggage Room

in the Central Tower; you won't need it again for the rest of the game.



 NIDO TOWER



 Go out and begin hunting again. Work everyone up to at least level 8 or 9

before going into the Tower of Nido. During this time you should be able

to buy the following items for Rolf: a Sword (in Arima) for 1200 meseta,

and a Fibercoat (in Paseo) for 300 meseta. Make sure to get the Shotgun

for Rudo; he will need it badly.



 You will need to use one of the two Dynamite sticks to gain entry to Nido

Tower. The tower is far from town, so bring extra Dimate, a Telepipe, and

an Escapipe. Beware of the Waspy and Buzzer monsters in Nido Tower.



 In Nido Tower you will find a Dimate, a Trimate, and some money. Proceed on

the third level with extreme caution! If you are ambushed (the monsters get

a free attack before melee when they ambush) by two Blasters, they almost

surely will destroy the entire party. If you meet a Blaster and two Vortex,

attack only the Blaster before taking on the Vortex monsters. Fortunately,

you only meet Blasters on the third level. They are extremely deadly.



 You must move repeatedly between the levels to find the center of level 3,

where Teim is. When you find her, you show her the Letter. Horrified, Teim

will ask you to take her to see Darum at North Bridge. But Darum is hated

by many and his daughter would be an easy target of vengeance, so you will

put a veil over her face to hide it. Immediately use the Escapipe and then

the Telepipe after rescuing Teim. Go to the Hospital for treatment; then

go to the North Bridge. If you want a real laugh, try to sell Teim at the

Paseo tool shop.



 When you enter the bridge, a tragedy will occur: Teim will hurry forward

to meet her father, but she'll forget to take off her veil. Darum will not

recognize Teim and so will accost her and try to rob her. When Teim refuses

to pay Darum, he will strike her down in a fit of rage. The dying Teim will

reveal herself to her father; Darum, stricken with horror and grief, will

kill himself on the spot.



 OPUTA



 After a brief second of mourning this tragedy, you will be able to proceed

to the other side of the Bridge. Find your way to Oputa Town. In Oputa, you

can buy Ceramic Bars for Nei for 1200 meseta each in the Weapon Shop, and

Fibergear caps for Rolf and Rudo at 430 meseta in the Armor Shop.



 Despite the Manual's recommendation, it's NOT a good idea to try to learn

the Musik Technique at this time. You will have opportunity to do this at a

later time. You can ask Ustvestia to play for you, however, for free. Push

the pad's D-button up or down to pick a tune, and push button C to listen

to the tune. To change tunes, use the pad to pick a different tune and then

button C to begin the tune. To leave, push button B. The number of tunes

Ustvestia will play for you depends on how far in the game you've gotten;

for example, he will not play Excite Town until you reach Dezo, since this

is the tune that is played when you explore the Dezo towns.



 The people of Oputa will tell you the following: The Bio-Systems Lab is to

the south; Mother Brain controls the Bio-Systems Lab; something important

is supposed to be in the basement of the Bio-Systems Lab, but the basement

can only be reached by a hole in the floor of one of the levels; the Lab

made plants that grow even with small amounts of rain; and Star Mist heals

wounds while Moon Dew restores your soul.



 Return to Paseo by Teleport Station, and go home. You will receive another

visitor who wants to join you. She is Amy, a medical doctor with knowledge

of healing Techniques. Amy will never become a great fighter but she learns

several invaluable healing and curing Techniques very quickly. Amy begins

the quest with a Carbonsuit, Scalpel, and Shoes.



 BIO-SYSTEMS LAB



 Decide whether or not to rename Amy, then go out hunting to build her up

in levels. When you have enough cash, buy her a Fibercape, Fibergear, and a

Silentshot in Oputa. Work her up to at least 6th level (preferably, 8th)

before entering the Bio-Systems Lab. Hunt monsters in the vicinity of the

Lab to rise in levels quicker. If you have the patience to work Amy up to

9th level, when she learns the useful Sar technique, you won't regret it.

Keep Amy in the rear of the party to protect her.



 Trees and domed farms block the path from Oputa to the Bio-Systems Lab, so

you must take a long way around some river tributaries. Use the Ground Map

to watch where you're going. When you arrive at the Bio-Systems Lab, you'll

need to use the other Dynamite stick to get through the door. The lab has

three levels, plus the Basement. Many of the enemy Bio-Monsters are pretty

strong, like the Pinchant, Mushroom, Stinger, Kite Dragon and Insecta. You

will also meet Blasters.



 On the second level, you will find a Scalpel, Antidote, and Star Mist. The

Star Mist will restore everyone's hit points up to full, but do not use it

unless it's an emergency. You'll find another Dynamite stick on the third

level. You will then need to walk all the way around the level to find the

door that you break through with the Dynamite. Go through, and you'll find

the hole that you fall into to reach the basement.



 The basement level floor is partially electrified. Every step you take on

an orange square will cause everybody in the party to take one hit point of

damage. By hugging the south wall of east-west passages, you can sometimes

avoid the orange squares. A Trimate, Antidote and Poison Shot are found in

containers. In the northeast part of the level, you'll find something that

looks like a computer, almost totally surrounded by orange damage squares.

Stand in front of it and push Button A; you will find the Bio-Systems Lab

Recorder. As soon as you have it, use the Escapipe and then the Telepipe to

return to Paseo.



 ANALYSIS OF RECORDER



 Heal in the Hospital and then go into Central Tower to bring the Recorder

to the Commander. The Commander will praise your good work, and then he'll

make an extremely profound statement: his realization that, ever since the

Mother Brain was introduced to Mota to control its environment, most of

the people have turned into weak and lethargic beings. This all-important

statement will foreshadow a climactic secret at the end of the game.



 The Commander will direct you to see the Librarian, who will have finished

analysis on the Recorder. She'll tell you that the accident in the Lab two

years ago was caused by an overload of energy poured into the system all

at once, causing one of the creatures there to evolve rapidly into a life

form that does not fit into the cycle of nature, so it shouldn't exist. The

natural cycles were all thrown out of order as a result. The Librarian has

traced the energy leak to Climatrol, and directs you to go there to learn

what caused it. She also gives you a Key Tube to cross the West Bridge.



 Hopefully, you will not have used the Star Mist. If you didn't, put it in

the Baggage Room in Central Tower for now.



 Go home, and you will receive another visitor. He is Hugh, a biologist, who

learns techniques useful in damaging, disabling, and destroying the enemy

Bio-Monsters. Still, overall, Hugh is a pretty wimpy character, and you can

finish the whole game without using him even once. Hugh begins the quest

with a Scalpel, Carbonsuit and Shoes.



 Decide whether or not to rename Hugh, and whether or not you want to make

use of him. If you do, work him up in strength and get him a Fibercoat, a

Fibergear and a Ceramic Knife. If, by chance, you were able to pick up the

Poisonshot and the Scalpel from the Bio-Systems Lab, Hugh can use them.



 When you get to the bridge over the West River, use the Key Tube and the

doorway will automatically open. You will not need to reopen it, and the

Key Tube will be used up. Zema is the first town you'll visit on the second

phase of your quest: seeking out the Climatrol Tower. Be sure you've read

the file on Climatrol in the Library.



 PHASE II: CLIMATROL

 ===================



 ZEMA



 Your next destination is the town of Zema. Open the bridge over the river

with the Key Tube and find your way to Zema. The people will tell you the

following: people used to play in the ocean on a jet scooter when they were

younger, but mobile machines became obsolete after teleport stations were

developed; native Mota people (little creatures in yellow robes) love the

foul-smelling garbage dump of Roron, located on a peninsula to the south;

and there's a tower in the middle of the lake.



 Use Ryuka to teleport back to Paseo, and go home. Another visitor arrives

to join you. She is Anna, a guardian trained to protect townsfolk from the

few hunters that have gone bad. Anna learns few Techniques of limited use,

but she is perhaps the most powerful fighter in the group for most of the

game. Anna begins the quest wearing a Headgear, Fibercape, and Boots, and

she is armed with a Boomerang.



 RORON



 Decide whether or not to rename Anna. Take her hunting to build her up in

strength. You will need to buy a lot of expensive equipment, so go hunting

in Roron, making sure you always have adequate medical supplies (especially

when you don't bring Amy with you). Build up enough money to acquire the

following equipment in the Armor and Weapon Shops in Zema: Boots for Rolf

and Amy; Titanigear for Rudo, Amy and Anna; a Titanimet and Ceramic Sword

for Rolf; and two Slashers for Anna. If you use Hugh, get him Titanigear,

Boots, a Laser Knife and a Fiber or Mirror Shield. In Roron, you'll find

a Cannon for Rudo, along with another Ceramic Bar you can sell for cash. On

the bottom level, you will meet two Mota people who will say they made a

jet scooter, and invite you to watch them ride it over the ocean. Beware

of the following new Biomonsters: Rot Wood, Terakite, Slug Mess and Squat.

The Slug Mess can reproduce, and they hit pretty hard. The Squats can throw

poison at you. Poison itself does not harm you, but you cannot be healed by

any means until the poison is cured. Curing poison requires the Hospital's

Doctor, the Anti Technique, or an Antidote.



 After you meet these Mota people, use an Escapipe or Hinas Technique to get

out of Roron, and you will find a jet scooter on the beach, left behind by

the Mota people. Spend a little time learning how to use it, and then get

ready for the next step.



 KUERI



 Use the Ground Map to find your way to the town of Kueri. You'll meet up

with several strong nasties along the way, so move with caution. The people

in Kueri will tell you the following information about the ocean: an isle

called Uzo is in the ocean; ancestors of the people used to work under the

ocean, and would eat something before going there; the ocean and the lake

connect somewhere underground; and a spot in the ocean is discolored from

lake water. Someone will mention that Mother Brain disallowed further work

or travel under the ocean fifty years ago, another sign that Mother Brain

is not the Utopia it's made out to be.



 The most important place in Kueri is the Professor's home. He'll tell you

about a Maruera Tree on an island in the sea. Its leave produce oxygen in

large quantities, and he needs some of the leaves to make a special gum,

which he feels will let you breathe underwater.



 Use Ryuka to teleport back to Paseo, and go home. You will receive another

visitor: Kain, the wrecker. Kain also wants to help you, and while he will

admit to not being much for fighting Bio-Monsters, he can bust up robots

and machines real good. When fighting the Bio-Monsters, Kain is limited to

whatever armor and weapons he's able to use; he'll be better than Hugh but

not as good as Rudo or Anna. However, Kain comes in handy later, when he'll

have acquired Techniques useful for disabling and destroying enemy robots

and machines. Kain starts the quest with a Dagger, Fibercoat, and Shoes.

Decide whether or not to rename Kain and park him at home for the moment.



 PIATA



 There's one more town to visit before seeking out Uzo. You must use the Jet

Scooter to travel to a sector in the southeastern part of Mota. There are

three islands near the headland that juts from this sector. Park your Jet

Scooter on the headland and find the small footbridges across the river's

tributaries. Beware of the Pug Kill, Wolfang, Reptile, Fanbite, and Head

Rot monsters you meet on the way. You will arrive at the town of Piata.



 The townspeople in Piata will talk to you about a terrible accident which

occurred ten years ago: two starships collided over Dezo, killing all the

passengers. As a result, all further space travel was banned: another sign

that Mother Brain isn't a Utopia. You will also learn that a spaceport used

to be near Piata, when people thought that space travel was totally safe;

the last starship to leave Mota was headed outside of Algo; and all kinds

of arms are supposed to be stashed in the dams. Pay attention to the little

boy who asks why accidents happen if Mother Brain watches everyone, and an

old man who thinks he remembers your name, possibly from the boarding list

of the last starship....



 Use Ryuka or the Teleport Station to return to Paseo. Heal at the Hospital

and return home. The final member of your party will show up. She is Shir

Gold, a thief who wants to come with you because she thinks it will be fun

and exciting. She admits that she is not in it for peace or justice; just

the thrills. Fortunately, when Shir is in your group, she will fight for

you during any encounters. She makes a decent, if not powerful, combatant.

Shir will not accept a new name. She starts out the quest with a Dagger, a

Carbonsuit, and Shoes.



 Time to indulge in a treat. Take Shir into your party and go to the Weapons

Store in Paseo. Keep going in and out without buying anything. Eventually,

Shir will disappear. She returns when you go back home. Check her item list

and you'll see she'll have stolen a weapon. Now visit the Protective Gear

shop, and go in and out repeatedly. Shir will suddenly disappear. Return

home and she'll show up. She'll have stolen a protective gear item.



 Shir steals the following items from Protective Gear Shops: Silver Crowns

(as powerful as Titanigear) and Jewel Crowns (a bit stronger) for herself,

Anna, and Amy; Gr Sleeves (which are pretty useless at the moment but can

be sold); and Shuneboots (which raise your agility) for herself and Anna.

Jewel Crowns fetch 2300 meseta at the tool shop; Shuneboots earn you 3750.



 In the Weapons Shop, Shir might steal only a Dagger, but she often steals

a Laser Knife, a Laser Shot or a Fire Staff. Laser Knives are pretty handy

weapons; have Shir equip two and sell extras for 2200 meseta each. A Laser

Shot is a strong gun weapon. Give one to Rudo and one to Kain; sell extras

for 3100 meseta each. Fire Staffs do not get that much money, but they are

slightly stronger than Laser Knives, and throw a Foi Technique on command.

Only Amy can equip a Fire Staff, but if you can get two for her, she'll be

a surprisingly potent fighter (almost as strong as Nei) until you reach the

next phase in the game, where you'll meet enemies with more staying power.



 When you sell items at the Tool Shop while Shir is in your party, sell one

item, then leave; reenter, sell one more item, and leave again. Shir will

occasionally steal a Hidapipe or some Trimate. If you use the Tool Shop in

Paseo, she might steal Star Mist or Moon Dew. Store these safely away in

the Central Tower Baggage Room.



 Sometimes, you must go in and out of a shop many times before Shir steals

something. Try a shop in a different town if you feel that it's taking too

long. Relying on sale of stolen items for cash can become long and boring,

so vary it with a little Bio-Monster hunting just outside Kueri or Piata.

Eventually, you'll have enough money to get each member of the party his

or her optimum armament:



 For ROLF: Titanimet, Laser Sword, Ceramic Chest, Boots.



 For NEI: Jewel Ribbon, two Laser Bars, Fibervest, Knifeboots.



 For RUDO: Titanigear, Vulcan, Ceramic Armor, Boots.



 For AMY: Jewel Crown, two Fire Staffs, Ceramic Cape, Boots.



 For ANNA: Jewel Crown, two Laser Slashers, Ceramic Cape, Shuneboots or

Long Boots. (Long Boots give a smaller Agility raise than Shuneboots, but

they also give an increase in Attack strength.)



 For KAIN: Titanimet, Laser Shot, Ceramic Armor, Boots.



 For SHIR: Jewel Crown, two Laser Knives, Ceramic Cape, Shuneboots.



 If you use Hugh, get him Titanigear, two Acidshots, Ceramic Chest and Boots.



 Work toward getting optimum equipment for Rolf, Nei, Rudo, and Amy first;

then Anna. You can put off getting optimum equipment for Hugh, Kain, and

Shir until later unless you take them hunting near Piata.



 When Shir reaches 10th level, you can use her to steal a very special item

called a Visiphone. This will let you save the game anywhere you want. Shir

steals the Visiphone from the Central Tower's Baggage Room.



 UZO



 Nei rises in levels much faster than anyone, and should be over 20th level

by the time she, Rolf, Rudo and Amy have optimum equipment. When she is,

and the other three are each 13th or 14th level, you'll be ready to begin

hunting in Uzo island.



 Take Rudo and Amy into the party. Buy a Hidapipe and a supply of Dimate and

Trimate in Piata. Return to Paseo and walk to the shore near North Bridge.

Play the Hidapipe as soon as you exit Paseo, and you will not be bothered

by any Bio-Monsters until you board the Jet Scooter on the shore (the Jet

Scooter automatically follows you and will be waiting on the nearest shore

outside whichever town or dungeon you just left).



 Two of the three islands next to the southeastern area of Mota are larger

than the third, and have mountains. One of these two mountainous islands is a 

bit further north than the other one; this one is the real Uzo island. When 

you stand next to the right side of the mountains and press button A, you 

should receive part of a message description. You can walk into these 

mountains to enter the dungeon.



 The map of Uzo, as shown in the Hints Manual, is somewhat complicated. You

must find your way to the seven trees at the top of the island. To do this,

you must climb several cliff faces by way of carved stairways. There also

are six tunnels which will be of use. Only one of the trees is actually a

Maruera Tree. The others are not. You must find the real tree to get one of

the leaves. The third tree from the right is the real Maruera Tree. Press

button A when standing next to it and you will pick one of the leaves. You

will need to use two tunnels to reach the real tree. Beware these following

new Biomonsters: Glowstik, Burnwolf, and Blockhed. The Catmen may give you

trouble also. If you are willing to take an extra lump or two in order to

dispose of the monsters quicker, use Anna in place of Amy.



 Anna is at her strongest when you are fighting multiple Bio-monsters of the

same species, which fall to her twin Laser Slashers. Amy's twin Fire Staff

attack can take out a single opponent as easily as Anna's Slashers, and Amy

is an unmatched healer. This balance makes Anna and Amy interchangeable at

this point in the game.



 When you have the Maruera Leaf, leave Uzo via Hinas or an Escapipe, and go

to the Professor's House in Kueri. He will ask you to give him the leaf. Do

so and he will make Maruera Gum.



 CLIMATROL



 South of the "fake" Uzo island, there is a white spot in the water. Go to

this spot in the Jet Scooter and park beside it. Use the Maruera Gum. The

gum will supply you with enough extra oxygen to dive into the sea and reach

the underwater passage to Climatrol.



 The underwater passageway has orange damage squares similar to those found

in the Bio-Systems Lab. Fortunately, many of the squares can be avoided by

hugging the south wall of the east to west passages. This is a good thing,

since you have to deal with Slug Mess and Pug Kill monsters there.



 Be very careful on the first level of Climatrol. The Scaly monsters can be

really nasty. The second, third, and fourth levels are easy to cross, but

watch for Python monsters. There is a Jewel Ribbon in the container on the

third level, and a Fibervest in the container on the fourth level.



 The fifth level contains the gigantic water tanks used to store Mota's rain

supply. The Blastoid monsters located on this level can provide you with an

excellent source of experience points and money. Blastoids do not do a lot

of damage, but they can reproduce. By keeping one Blastoid alive (use the

Defense feature in combat to stop one or more in your party from attacking

the monsters), you can have a steady supply of Blastoids to kill. This is

a good way to build levels. Of course you will find other monsters here as

well; particularly Head Rots, which are much stronger.



 On the sixth and seventh levels, you will find a Laser Bar, a Ceramic Bar,

a Silver Ribbon, a pair of Knifeboots and a pair of Sandals -- all items for

Nei. The strongest Bio-Monsters dwell here: Flarewolf, Catfang, Forest, and

Scaly. Proper use of the up and down chutes between the sixth and seventh

levels is needed to get to the items.



 Use Uzo and Climatrol to advance your characters in levels. When Rolf is at

least 16th level, Amy 15th, and Rudo, Anna and Kain 14th, you'll be ready

to finish Climatrol. Buy Rudo a Laser Cannon, but don't equip it just yet.

Do carry it with you while keeping the Vulcan equipped.



 Take Rudo and Amy into your party and buy everyone as much Trimate as they

can carry. Use a Hidapipe to clear a path from Paseo to the Jet Scooter.

Navigate your way through Climatrol, and find the center of the top level --

the eighth level. When you reach it, use Nei's Res techniques to heal all

party members (including herself) up to maximum. Equip Rudo with the Laser

Cannon now and save the game with the Visiphone.

 

 Talk to the girl in the center. She is a perfect double of Nei! When you

find the girl, she will tell you her story. She is Neifirst, a product of

Bio-Systems engineering (like Nei). The scientists tried to kill her when

they decided the experiment producing her was a failure. But Neifirst was

able to escape and steal DNA data out of the Lab. She has taken control of

Climatrol and has been producing the Bio-Monsters to wreak revenge.



 However, Neifirst suffers from a dual personality, and her "good" self soon

separated into what is now Nei. This is how Nei was born: she is, in fact,

part of Neifirst. Like Neifirst, Nei hates being half monster, but unlike

Neifirst, she does not hate humanity. She does not want Neifirst to destroy

mankind through the Bio-monsters.



 DEATH OF NEI



 Neifirst is confident that Nei cannot stop her, and challenges her to try.

By saying yes, Nei will enter into a one-on-one duel with Neifirst. Nei is

no match for her opponent, however. Neifirst fires a claw-like projectile

from her left hand that is not very strong, but her right hand shoots out

a bar of light that is truly deadly. Neifirst attacks once a round; which

hand she uses is randomly determined.



 Neifirst will attack first about 95% of the time. Anytime she hits Nei for

damage, Use a Trimate the next round. Since Neifirst will be able to get in

a second hit before Nei can use the Trimate, Nei will be healing damage

from two hits. If both hits are from Neifirst's right hand, Nei must have

at least 155 total hit points and a defense strength greater than 100 to

have a chance of surviving. At least 175 hit points are required to make

this chance a certainty. There is a way for Nei to get 175 or more total

hit points, but it really isn't worth the effort unless you know the game

exceptionally well. This is because if you succeed in making Nei powerful

enough to beat Neifirst, you'll still get the same end result (Nei's death)

after the fight is over. If you have any doubts, just say No when Neifirst

issues her challenge to Nei, and you will see why. Nei and Neifirst were

originally part of the same body, so when Neifirst dies, Nei must die too.



 When Neifirst kills Nei, Rolf and the party rushes to Nei's side. Nei will

ask Rolf to insure that the people do not ever repeat the mistake they made

when they made her. Then she dies. Rolf will vow to avenge her.



 Rolf, Rudo and Amy now must do battle with Neifirst. Neifirst has 1400 hit

points, and she will have recovered most or all of the hit points lost in

her battle with Nei. You can revive Nei with Moon Dew during the battle,

but this is a waste of precious Moon Dew.



 Rudo's actions are obvious: a barrage of Laser Cannon fire. Rolf should use

his Nafoi Technique until he runs out of Technique points, then attack with

his Laser Sword if necessary. In the first round, Amy should use her Deban

Technique; in the second round, use her Sashu Technique. Then attack with

her Fire Staffs. If any party member is badly hurt, heal with Trimate.



 Using Anna instead of Amy might make it easier to reach Neifirst, but when

you fight Neifirst herself, Amy's two Fire Staffs do just as much damage to

this one opponent as Anna's two Laser Slashers, and Amy's Techniques will

be valuable. Amy's healing Techniques will also help ease the difficulty of

getting through the Bio-Monsters and reaching Neifirst.



 If Rolf, Rudo and Amy are all strong enough, and have Ceramic Armor, then

you will kill Neifirst after a stiff fight. When you kill her, Climatrol

will begin to shake terrifically. Now that Neifirst is slain, there is no

one controlling it, nor is there any control over the pent-up energy that

Neifirst had stored in the system.



 The following scenes will all proceed automatically: Climatrol will release

all of the stored water into the lake after being damaged by a long series

of explosions. Rolf and party escape to Paseo and try to have Nei restored

at the Clone Lab. But Nei will not be recoverable because she is not human

(this sort of contradicts the ability to clone Nei at any time in the game

prior to this point, you know?). Rolf will sadly go to the Central Tower to

report to the Commander.



 FUGITIVES



 The Central Tower will be in a state of chaos. The lake cannot hold all of

the water released from Climatrol and is overflowing. The Commander tells

you that Mota will flood, but if the Dams can be opened, Mota would avoid

serious damage. Rolf will insist that he be allowed to open the dams. The

Commander will warn you that the Palm government is holding you responsible

for Mother Brain's malfunctions, and they have launched an all-out manhunt

for you. However, he'll also let you go to open the four dams.



 Heal at the Hospital and sell Rudo's Vulcan. Nei is gone for good, and you

must go on. Return home to take stock of everyone's strength and items, to

prepare for the next phase of your quest: opening the four Dams.



 PHASE III: THE DAMS

 ====================



 Rolf should be at least 16th level at this point, Amy 15th, and Rudo, Anna,

and Kain at least 14th. They should all have optimum combat gear. You can

bring three allies with you now since Nei is gone. Park Amy at home for the

time being, and take Rudo, Anna, and Kain into your party. You will need

Kain's anti-machinery Techniques in this phase. Read the file on the Dams

in the Library before leaving.



 MUSIK



 Go to Oputa and visit Ustvestia. You now need to learn the Musik Technique

from him. Ustvestia is a sexist: his price to teach a woman is 5000 meseta

but he will charge only 2000 meseta to teach a man. Nevertheless, if you

can spare the cash, it's a good idea for Anna to learn the technique. When

you use it, three TP's are expended. Kain and Rolf can use every TP they

have for attack and defense purposes; Anna can spare 3 TP's more easily. If

you'd rather save 3000 mesetas, have Ustvestia teach Kain or Rolf. Ask him

to play Mystery for you: it's one of the catchiest tunes in the game.



 If Amy has any Trimate left over from the Climatrol adventure, transfer it

to Kain. In Piata, make sure everyone in your party gets as much Trimate as

can be carried. Go through the top of Piata to get to the Control Towers on

the western side. You can now enter the middle tower.



 THE CONTROL TOWER



 The Control Tower maze is loaded with chutes. You must use them repeatedly

between the first and second levels. Examine the map carefully to see what

chutes to use. Your goal is to reach the keyboard located in the center of

the second level.



 Government robots chase you, and try to stop you. In the Control Tower you

find Whistle, Metalman, Mazgamma, and Polezi. You might also encounter a

Mechoman. Most of the robots are more powerful than any of the Bio-monsters

(except Neifirst, of course). Attack mainly with your weapons; use Kain's

Techniques to get you out of a jam so you can end the fight and heal with

Trimate.



 When you reach the keyboard, you must use the Musik Technique. If you touch

the keyboard without using Musik, you will be teleported out of the Tower.

Using the Technique will let you play the keyboard properly, and you will

hear a door open. You'll find an open door behind the wall surrounding the

keyboard. Go through, and you'll find four panels. Examine these, and you

will find the four color cards: Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green. No character

should carry more than one card. This way, they'll have more room to carry

other items, especially Trimate.



 You are now ready to open up the four Dams. The Manual advises you to open

the Red Dam first, and the other Dams in the order Yellow, Blue, and Green,

since this is the order of complexity and difficulty.



 The only robots you will meet up with while riding the Jet Scooter is the

Whistle robots, the least powerful of all robots. So it's viable to get to

the Jet Scooter from Paseo, and sail to whichever Dam you want to go to.



 RED DAM



 Ride up the south river tube to reach the Red Dam. Stand before the door,

and use the Red Card to get in. The Red Dam is divided into three levels;

the entry level which is divided into three sections, the top level, and a

basement level. Beware of the Eyesore robots you will meet in this Dam.



 From the entry chute, head northwest and chute down to the basement. Then

go south and northwest; chute back up to level one. Go south, chute up to

level two. Grab the Fire Slasher that you'll find in a container and chute

back to level one. Go west, and chute down to the basement. Go north, then

east, and chute up to level one. Move west and chute up to level two. You

now have a long walk to make through the whole length of level two: start

by going south, then move to the east and northeast to circumnavigate a big

pit. Go east and you'll see a tricky walkway around several pits. Just as

you finish navigating this walkway, you'll see a container. Grab the Fire

Staff inside it, then continue to the east. Maneuver around another large

pit and chute down to level one. Move south and chute down to the basement.

Go northwest and you'll find another container. Grab the Sword of Ango you

will find inside, but don't equip it yet. The weapon is powerful, but it

has no defense strength bonus, so you will lose the sizable defense bonus

of the Laser Sword if Rolf equips the weapon now.



 After getting the Sword of Ango, head back to the chute, then move as far

west as you can. Now go northeast and east, and chute up to level one. Move

west and south, and chute up to level two. Take a few steps south and then

go west; you'll find the Red Computer and a control panel. Put the Red Card

into the control panel to open up the Red Dam. To leave the Dam, just fall

into the pit behind the Red Computer. You will land right in front of the

entry chute. The south river tube and its tributaries will now be filled up

with water. Return to Paseo and heal at the Hospital.



 YELLOW DAM



 Ride up the west river tube to reach the Yellow Dam. Open the door via the

Yellow Card. Walk past the two chutes near the entrance. Go to the chutes

at the eastern end of the first level and go up the chute on top. Walk to

the northwest, past one chute, then go west to another chute. Go up this

chute to the third level; walk west a little and you will find some Crystal

armor called a Crystanish. Give it to Rudo or Kain. Go back down to the top

chute on the first level, and then go up the chute just under it. South of

where you will come out on level two, you will find an Escapipe. Grab it,

then go west and north around a wall. Chute back down to the center of the

first level.



 Once you are in the center, the rest of the trip is easy, except for the

robots, of course. You'll meet these new robots in the Yellow Dam: Cooley

61, Twig Man, and Firgamma.



 Go west to another chute up to level two. Go northwest and chute up to the

third level. Directly to the south is a chute to the fourth level. Follow

the spiral passage to a chute. Before entering it, walk north up a passage

and you will see a container to the east; it contains an Amber Robe. This

garment can only be worn by Hugh, and it is only as strong as a Titanium

Chest. However, when you Use the Robe as an item, it heals you just as if

you had used a Gires Technique, so it pays to carry it with you.



 Return to the down chute and go down; you'll find a Crystal Cape for Anna.

Go back up and walk east to another down chute; you'll enter a small room

on the third level with a container. The container has a Crystal Chest for

Rolf. The defensive bonus this armor gives you is sizable enough for Rolf

to equip the Sword of Ango without a major loss in defense strength. The

Crystal Chest can also unleash a Gra Technique when Used as an item. Have

Rolf put the armor on, and then he can equip the Sword of Ango.



 Go back up to level four, go all the way to the east wall, then go north.

Proceed as far north as you can, and turn west and then south. You enter a

spiral passage ending in a chute down to the center of the third level, and

the Yellow Computer. Put the Yellow Card into the panel. You'll hear the

sound of rushing water as the Yellow Dam opens and the west river and its

tributaries fill with water.



 BLUE DAM



 Ride up the east river tube to reach the Blue Dam. Open the door with the

Blue Card. Beware the Pod Head, Van, and Attmech robots. The Vans are very

resistant to damage from any weapons with blades; only Rudo's Laser Cannon

and Kain's Laser Shot will deal out heavy damage.



 The path through the Blue Dam to its computer is mostly self-guiding. Go

northwest and chute up to level two.



 South and east, and chute up to level three. Southwest, west, and north to

a chute up to level four. Before you go up this chute, however, go a bit

further north and chute back down to level two. Southwest of you will be a

container containing Crescegear. This helmet is as strong as Titanigear and

can heal you like a Gires Technique (similar to the Amber Robe) when Used

as an item. Only Rudo may equip this item; have him do so. The Crescegear

lets you conserve Trimate, since Rudo won't need to use as much anymore.



 Now go back to the chute up to level four. Go up, and a short walk to the

east, you'll chute up to level five. Southeast is a container with a Storm

Gear helmet. This gear is strong as a Titanimet, and when Used as an item,

it will throw a Gizan Technique. Only Kain may equip it; have him do so.



 Just to the south you will chute down to level four. To the east you will

find five pitfalls in a checkerboard pattern, and a container. Inside the

container is a Colorscarf, which will throw a Saner Technique on command.

Anna may wear the Colorscarf; it's as strong as a Jewel Crown.



 Jump into the southeastern-most pit to get back to the third level. You will

find a container just in front of you with a Snow Crown in it. This Crown

is perhaps the most valuable item in the game, since it throws up a Deban

shield on command. Have Anna carry it (she can't wear it; only Amy can wear

it), since she is very quick and can activate the Deban shield early in an

encounter. Beware, however, of robots that are fast enough to attack before

Anna is able to act.



 South of the container, you'll chute back to level two. Go west and chute

down to level one. You have a series of long hikes ahead now. Go north and

around a corner, then south, and then southeast. Chute up to level two. You

will find two chutes to level three; one to the northeast and one to the

northwest. Use the northeast chute to find a container with a Wind Scarf,

which throws a Zan Technique when it is Used as an item. Go back down and

over to the northwest chute. Walk all the way up to the northern end of the

Dam and chute up to level four. Now, go south and you will see a wide pit.

Go east, avoiding the pit, and chute down to level three. Southwest, and

chute back up to level four, on the other side of the pit.



 The pit is large and square; there is a platform in the middle (making the

pit into a kind of open-air "moat"), with the Blue Computer. Go southwest

and pick up an extra Trimate from the container. Now go all the way east,

and then to the north. Chute back up to level five. Go south and west, and

chute down to level four. Directly to the south is a chute to a room with a

Star Mist container. Pick up the Star Mist, then go back up and to the west

where you'll chute back up to level five. Walk northeast until you find a

pit shaped like an L. Jump into the pit from its inside and you will land

on the platform with the Blue Dam's Computer. Put the Blue Card into the

panel and the Dam will lock open.



 Use an Escapipe or Hinas to leave the Blue Dam. The east river tube and its

tributaries will now be all filled up with water. Return to Paseo; heal at

the Hospital. Sell Rudo's Titanigear, Kain's Titanimet, and Anna's Jewel

Crown. Store the Star Mist safely in the Central Tower's Baggage Room. The

Wind Scarf is not very useful as an item, but it is as strong as a Jewel

Crown when worn as a headgear. Only Shir may wear the Wind Scarf; put it

on her and sell her Jewel Crown.



 GREEN DAM



 Ride up the north river tube to enter the Green Dam. This Dam has only two

levels, but it is still the largest, most complicated, and most difficult

of the Dams. Beware of the following new robots in this Dam: Heavysolid,

Twigtall, Monstar and Kilgamma.



 From the entry, go south and chute up to level two. There are seven chutes

back to level one accessible from the area; use the closer of the two west

by northwest chutes. You should come out in an area with a single chute to

to the west. Chute up to level two; you should find a container. Open it,

and you will find Truth Sleeves. This item will also heal you like a Gires

Technique when Used as an item. You will find two chutes to the northwest

of the container; use the north one. Go west; chute back up to level two.

To the west you will find a chute and an exterior passage along the outside

of the Dam. South of the chute is an opening to an area where you can take

a chute back to level one and find a Telepipe. You don't really need this

item now; pick it up if you feel like it.



 Use the exterior passage. Be careful not to step off the edge or you will

be taken out of the Dam and will have to restart at the entrance (if your

energy is depleted and you run low on Trimate, this is a neat way to escape

the Dam and get back to town).



 When you reenter the Dam at the far end of the passage, go east and chute

down to level one; go east a bit and then south, and you will come across

a container with an Aegis shield. The Aegis is only as strong as a Mirror

Shield, but it heals you like a Gires Technique.



 The Amber Robe, Crescegear, Aegis and Truth Sleeves all heal you; I like to

call these items "Gires Items." Make sure each character carries one. Rudo

should have the Crescegear because he can equip it. Distribute the Sleeves,

Aegis and Robe among Anna, Rolf, and Kain; I like to give Rolf the Aegis,

Anna the Sleeves and Kain the Robe. You are now ready to employ a special

battle technique: whenever any party member loses 50 or more hit points,

Use his or her Gires Item. The party member will be healed, and can resume

fighting next round. This trick lets you travel further and longer without

having to restock on Trimate.



 When you have the Aegis, go back over to the end of the exterior passage,

and go west and south. You will find two chutes right next to each other.

East and north of these two chutes is a container with Gr Sleeves. You do

not need them so ignore them for now. Go down the chute that is slightly to

the northeast of the other. It leads to a container with Star Mist. Grab

it and return to the second level. Go down the other chute; go north a bit 

and then west, and chute back up to level two. West and north, you find the 

Green Computer. Insert the Green Card in the control panel to open up the 

Green Dam. With all four Dams now open, Mota is saved from flooding.



 GAILA



 Three Army Eyes suddenly confront you after you open the last Dam. The Army

Eyes will shoot it out with you for three rounds, firing huge lasers that

do surprisingly little damage to you. But after fighting with you for this

time, one of the Army Eye robots will immobilize you with special rings of

energy called Plasma Rings. There is no way to avoid the attack; you will

be captured and rendered powerless.



 The only way to avoid being captured, therefore, would be to destroy all of

the Army Eyes before the third round of battle. Unfortunately, this is not

possible. The Army Eyes are powerful enough to take whatever you throw at

them, even if you work Rolf and Kain up to high enough levels where they

can throw their strongest Techniques  (Megid and Nasag), the Army Eyes will

not go down. Like it or not, you are going to be captured.



 The party is held in Gaila, a prison satellite in space, orbiting between

Mota and Palm. All of your Technique points have been drained; all of your

items confiscated. You have only the Prison Clothes on your backs, and you

are still bound with the Plasma Rings the Army Eyes captured you with.



 You wander through the satellite with the hopes of finding a way to escape.

Tracer and Poleziss robots will make attempts to stop you. There is no way

to fight, because you have no weapons or Technique points; fortunately for

you, these robots cannot block you when you flee from them.



 A tremendous explosion will rock the satellite suddenly, and it begins to

move. You know you must reach Gaila's control computer to fix the orbit.



 When you reach the control computer, and examine the console, you discover

to your horror that the satellite is on racing straight toward the planet

Palm! There doesn't seem to be enough time to turn or stop the satellite!



 Gaila rocks violently, and everything goes black. After having the dream in

the beginning of the game again, you awaken in a spaceship. A man watches

over you. He is Tyler, a space pirate who left Palm long ago, since he did

not like life under the Mother Brain. Tyler gives you horrible news: he had

just enough time to get you to safety before the Gaila satellite crashed

full force into Palm, destroying the entire planet.



 Tyler gives you information about the planet Dezo; he has heard that there

is a man there with secret knowledge about Mother Brain. He takes you back

to Paseo, with all of your belongings intact. All hit points and Technique

points are restored.



 You go to Central Tower and speak to the Commander. When you tell him that

you plan to go to Dezo, he acquiesces and gives you access to the roof of

the tower, where there is a starship.



 Take stock of your items, and overall inventory, as you prepare to journey

to the ice planet Dezo.



 PHASE IV: DEZO

 ===============



 Check everyone's level and strength. Rolf, Rudo, Anna and Kain should all

be about level 20 or a little higher. Since you didn't use Amy in the Dams

phase, she should still be level 15; if you used her in Whistle hunting,

she might be 16th or 17th.



 Work Amy up to 18th or 19th level by hunting more Whistle Robots. Use the

jet scooter to hunt them in the sea. If Rolf, Rudo, Anna and/or Kain rise

a level or two as well, so much the better.



 Time to go to Dezo. Take Rudo, Anna, and Amy or Kain into the party. Amy's

defense and healing Techniques will be a tremendous help to you, but Kain

is usable because of the robots you find in Dezo. If you use Amy, switch

Kain's "Gires item" to her so she can use it.



 SKURE



 Go into Central Tower and walk up to the roof. The starship is automatic,

so you can fly it even without being a trained pilot. When you land at the

Skure spaceport in Dezo, mark off the area on the map in the Hints Manual.



 If Amy is not with you, take a couple of Antidotes as well as Trimate. The

Skure spaceport is in the middle of a huge mine in Dezo; tunnels lead from

it to all destinations.



 If you stray far from the Spaceport, a Ryuka Technique or a Telepipe will

whisk you back there in a flash, *if* you have not saved the game anywhere

on Dezo. Once back at the Spaceport, just touch the square in the middle --

where the starship is -- to return to Paseo, heal at the Hospital, and pick

up more medical supplies.



 You will find new opponents in Dezo, the likes of which you have not seen

before. All of these enemies can hold their own against you. You will meet

new creatures like Orangah, Orangoo, Rabbit, and Dezo Owl, and three kinds

of new robots: Gun Bust, Largeminer, and worst of all, Tracerbase.



 The Dezo people's language is not one you can understand. You cannot speak

with them unless you have a special item. Here's how to get it: From the

Skure spaceport, go all the way north and when the tunnel forks to the left

and right, go left. Stop at the first down stairway and mark it E1. Check

the map to determine the destination; mark it X1. Go all the way west, past

two branches to the south. Take the down stairway to a container that has

7800 meseta. Return to X1. From X1, go to the first branch to the south,

and mark the down stairway E2. Then, go down and mark where you come out

X2. Go north; you should find a large area with six containers and a cat.



 In three of the containers, you will find 5600 meseta, a Magic Cap, and a

Mogic Cap. The Caps let you speak to the cats and the Dezo people. Here's

the catch: the cats detest the Mogic Cap and will be openly hostile when

you speak to them while wearing it. The hostility ranges from calling you

names to threatening to bite you. The Magic Cap will let you talk to them

and hear what they have to say (which is not very useful, unfortunately).

On the flip side, you must put on the Mogic Cap to talk to the Dezo people

in the towns. With the Magic Cap, all you will get from them is baloney and

dumb opinions, and they will charge you double the normal prices when you

buy items from the shops.



 (Note: if you put the Magic Cap on to talk to the cats in Skure, be sure to

reequip Rolf's Titanimet as soon as you finish talking to them. The Magic

Cap is poor protection indeed.)



 Explore the entire network of tunnels thoroughly. You will find a Laconian

Chest for Rolf, Gardaboots for Rudo, and a total of 60,000 meseta in other

containers. Four stairways lead out of the tunnels; check the surface map

to see where you emerge. Three of the exits will put you on pathways to the

three Dezo towns: Zosa, Ryuon, and Aukba.



 DEZO TOWNS



 Put the Mogic Cap on when you arrive in Zosa. The Dezo people have little

useful information, but what you want to do is buy items. In the Armor Shop

you can get a Laconiamet for Rudo and a Laconcape for Anna. If Amy is with

you, buy her a Laconian Emel. Switch Anna's Crystal Cape over to Amy, and

sell Amy's Ceramic Cape. When you've done this, go to the Weapon Shop and

buy a Pulse Vulcan for Rudo. Then buy Anna a Laconian ('AC') Slasher. Sell

her Laser Slasher and switch the Fire Slasher to Anna's left hand. If Kain

is with you, buy a Laconian Mace for him.



 Sell items no longer needed. Be sure not to sell "Gires items!" Return to

the spaceport via a Ryuka Technique or the Teleport Station in Zosa. Fly

back to Paseo and get treatment over at the Hospital. Get more Trimate in

Kueri or Piata.



 Get the Gr Sleeves and Telepipe from the Green Dam now, and the Antidote

in the Blue Dam (to get the Antidote, go to the chute just to the south of

the entrance, around a wall). Put the Sleeves in the Central Tower Baggage

Room. The Antidote and Telepipe can be used.



 Now find your way to Ryuon. Buy Rolf a Laconian Sword in the Weapon Shop.

If Kain is with you, and if you have the money, buy him a Laconian Shield.

Hunt monsters in Skure, and use Shir to steal a few items, if you need to

raise money. Don't take Shir to Dezo! If you do, and she steals from a Dezo

shop, you will have to fly back to Paseo, and pick her up at your home.



 The only item worth getting in Aukba is a pair of Hirzaboots for Amy. Shir

can also wear Hirzaboots, but despite their higher price, they do not give

as good an agility add as Shuneboots.



 Save the game in Aukba. Aukba will be the central point of your adventures

in Dezo from now on.



 CREVICE



 Go around now, talking to all of the Dezo people in Aukba, then teleport

to Zosa and Ryuon and speak to those Dezo people. From them, and the cats

if you spoke to them, you will learn the history of Dezo: the Palm people

came to Dezo to mine Laconia, but the mine contained poison gas that forced

them to abandon the planet. The pets they kept, and the robots they used

for mining and security purposes were all left behind. The gas made most of

the animals mutate into the monsters you have to fight. Most of the Dezoan

people are pleased that they have the planet to themselves again.



 Note how none of the Dezo towns have any control towers. The Dezo people

will tell you they hate computers and do not trust Mother Brain. In fact,

one of them will say something quite profound, if people keep depending on

Mother Brain, they will just come to an end.



 In Aukba, you will be told about the Crevice, and how a beautiful man with

strange powers fled from Palm to the far side of the Crevice.



 Pick up Trimate in Ryuon, and if Amy is not with you, get some Antidotes

in Paseo. Teleport back to Aukba and head all the way west and then south.

Check the ground map if you need to. Look for wave rings in the Crevice.

That is the entry point. The Crevice is a three level dungeon, though you

must proceed through the first level and second level twice. On the first

level, go as far west as you can, and then north. On the second level, use

the second up stairway, and the rest of the way is easy. Watch out for the

Eletusk and Owltalon monsters and the Specter and Aerotank robots.



 ESPAR MANSION



 When you emerge on the other side of the crevice, go west and you will see

the Espar Mansion. Make sure Rolf is alive when you get to the mansion or

the Espar guards will not admit you. If you made sure Rolf was not killed,

the guards will tell you they've been expecting you, and let you through.

How do the Espars know who Rolf is? Go inside and you'll find out.



 Six Espars stand before a throne in the mansion. They will tell you about

their master, who fled here from Palm after Mother Brain came to power. He

is in cryogenic sleep, and awakens to watch Algo for a while once every ten

years. He is due to awaken again when you arrive.



 Go downstairs. Two Espars stand guard over a cryogenic bunker. Talk to one

of the guards, and after he welcomes you, he will say he would rather let

his master sleep, but.... He will stop in mid-sentence as the bunker opens,

and a man emerges.



 The man is Lutz, the last telemental in Algo. He explains how he, and the

other Espars, know you: they have met you before. Lutz saved you from death

"after an accident on a space trip with your parents when you were ten."

That is how the man in Piata knew of your name: you are the sole survivor

of the starship collision ten years ago. Lutz was awakened when he heard

Alis scream; so it is that you, Rolf, are the last descendant of Alis. Lutz

also explains your dream, the battle in which Alis overcame the Dark Force

that tried to destroy Algo 1000 years ago (any PHANTASY STAR veteran will

recognize the dream when they see it at the beginning of the game). Now,

there is a new force of evil seeking to destroy Algo, and Lutz needs you

to arm yourselves for battle and stop it. He gives you the Aeroprism, which

lets you see something that cannot be seen, and tells you to arm yourself

with "Nei's weapons." No, there is no explanation as to why the legendary

arms are named after Nei....



 Remove the Prism from the container, and use Ryuka to return to Aukba. Use

the teleport station to get back to Skure and fly back to Paseo. Heal at

the Hospital; check everybody's strength and inventory. Rough trip ahead.



 Around this point in the game, you'll notice that Anna's defense strength

is lower than any other party member of comparable level. As a result, she

takes more damage from enemy hits and you might have to frequently heal her

with her "Gires item" or Trimate when in battle; effectively clipping her

attack power in half or more. You can remedy this in one of two ways: place

Anna in the rear of the party (which can backfire sometimes, particularly

when you face opponents that can hit all four members of the party at the

same time), or halve her attack power voluntarily, by equipping Anna with

the Gr Sleeves. The Sleeves are just a slight bit less protective than a

Laconian Emel.



 Although Kain's machinery Techniques work on the monsters in the dungeons

on Dezo, Amy's healing Techniques are helpful enough to make her a feasible

alternative. Switch Kain's Storm Gear to Amy (she cannot wear it; she can

only carry it) and she can hold her own.



 Take Rudo and Anna into the party and decide whether to take Amy or Kain as

the fourth member. Fly back to Skure and return to Aukba with a Telepipe.



 MENOBE



 West of Aukba you will find a dungeon called Menobe. Most of the monsters

(Mystcape, Illusionist, Wrestler, and Sakoff) aren't very tough, but beware

of the Sakoffs' poison. On the fourth level you will find Shadow, Mxdragon,

Glosword and Imagiomg, which are much stronger.



 Statues in Menobe are set very close together to restrict movement and, at

times, form "walls." On the top level of the dungeon, trees form the walls.

You must move between the four levels several times, including at least one

long trip through level four, to get the items here. You'll find an extra

Colorscarf and Storm Gear in Menobe, and two of Nei's items, Neicrown and

Neimet. If Amy is with you, equip her with the Neicrown (only she may wear

it) and Rolf with the Neimet. If Kain is with you instead, have him put the

Neimet on. Use Hinas or an Escapipe to leave the dungeon and get medical

treatment in Aukba's Hospital if you need it. Return as often as necessary

to get the two Nei items.



 GUARON



 After you get the items from Menobe, teleport to Ryuon. Buy more Trimate

there and head out. Go west a little and then all the way north to Guaron.

Watch out for the Firefall, Kinglava, Vorcano and Frdragon monsters. Many

monsters you will meet on the second level and above are very resistant to

bladed weapons, so Anna will be less effective against them. This makes it

a good idea to protect Anna with the Gr Sleeves above the first level.



 What makes Guaron hard at the start is learning the layout of the bottom

level. The building circumference is part of the dungeon, including a maze

of trees in the northwest area. Grab the Laconian armor called Laconinish

from the first level. If Kain is with you, have him put it on; otherwise,

have Rudo put it on.



 Navigate the maze of trees and go to the room with a single up stairway at

the center. This is a 16-level spire which forms the heart of Guaron. Walk

up the spire to the top level and get the Neiarmor from the container. Put

it on Rudo. Walk down the spire until you get to level eight, which has two

statues at the southwest corner. When you reach this level, go between the

statues and down the passage. At the left-right fork, go left and you will

find the Neicape. Either Amy or Shir may wear it; if Amy is with you, put

it on her right away.



 Once you have both Nei items, use the Hinas Technique or an Escapipe to get

out of Guaron. Go back in to grab the extra Amber Robe from the container

on the first level. There is an extra Crystal Chest and Cape in Guaron, but

don't knock yourself out to get them yet. Leave Guaron and get fixed up at

a Hospital.



 If Amy is with you, fly back to Paseo and give the Laconinish to Kain. Pick

up more Trimate in Kueri or Piata and then return to Paseo. Buy six or more

Escapipes before flying to Skure.



 IKUTO



 The next dungeon is Ikuto. To get to it, go to Zosa. From there, go south,

west, north and then west through the narrow passage among the mountains.

Now go north and you'll find Ikuto.



 Ikuto is the hardest dungeon of all. The Wizard and Capeone monsters there

can attack everyone at once, but the most lethal opposition will come from

an encounter with three Gloswords. If you have this encounter, use the Snow

Crown to throw up a Deban shield. Use Anna to carry the Snow Crown; she is

much faster than Amy and can act much earlier.



 What really makes Ikuto hard is that you must use pitfalls to traverse the

levels. Many of the pits are aligned so that if you jump into a pit that's

lined up with others below it, you'll fall all the way to the bottom level.

From there, you must use an Escapipe, the Hinas Technique, or the single up

stairway on the level to get back up to the top level.



 The Neishot and Neislasher are found on the fifth level. Finding the right

pits to fall into to reach these two weapons is not easy. The Neishot is a

lethal energy cannon that only Rudo can handle; conversely, only Anna can

wield the Neislasher. A Pulse Cannon, Laconian Dagger, Laconian Mace, and

Fire Staff can be found here as well, but don't knock yourself out trying

to find these. Get the Nei items and save the rest for later.



 The extra Escapipes you took to Ikuto could have been used if you took any

wrong turns. If you have any of them left over, you can use them later.



 NAVAL



 There is one last dungeon left: it is called Naval. You cannot reach Naval

from any town. Restock on Trimate in Ryuon and sell any items (except the

Nei items) taken from Ikuto. Then fly back to Skure. The fourth stairway

out of the mine -- the one that doesn't lead to any of the towns -- is the one

that leads to Naval.



 The Naval structure is simple. There are two staircases, north and south.

You walk around the outer passages of Naval, up to the top level. You then

walk up a strip of walkway extending into the central pitfall. You'll jump

down to the second level (where the containers are) from the walkways.



 Take the north stairs and walk up to the top level. Beware the Archdragon

and Fiend monsters: they are the most powerful monsters on Dezo. On the top

level, go up the south walkway to its midpoint; jump off on the west edge.

Repeat this twice and you'll find the container on the second level.



 If you have kept Anna in her "double attack" mode (Neislasher in one hand,

AC Slasher in the other), chances are she will have been getting a lot of

lumps. But in this container, you'll find relief: the Nei Emel, the single

most powerful protective gear item in the game. Fall down to the bottom

level after you get the Nei Emel.



 The north stairway is used to get to the east walkway; jump off its south

edge to reach the three containers on level two. You'll get a Laconian Emel

and a Mirror Emel, as well as another Gr Sleeves. Use the south stairway to

get to the north and west walkways. Fall off the north walkway's eastern

edge to the container; you'll get the Neishield. Fall off the north edge of

the west walkway to get the Trimate and Truth Sleeves from the containers

on the second level. If you need to, use up enough Trimates for healing,

to make sure you can carry all seven objects out of Naval.



 THE NEISWORD



 When done, use Ryuka or a Telepipe to get back to Aukba. Get healed at the

Hospital and hurry to see Lutz at the Espar Mansion. If you left any of the

eight Nei items back in Paseo, you'll have to go back and get them, because

you must be carrying all eight items on your characters to show Lutz that

you have them.



 Lutz will congratulate you and make a speech about Algo's history after the

battles of Alis. He will explain how the peace that Algo obtained began to

decay after Mother Brain arrived and began pampering the people with all

its creations. Lutz feels that Mother Brain itself is a devil's trap, which

is weakening the peoples' minds and slowing leading Algo to its doom. He

will then give you a mighty weapon, a magic Neisword. Pick it up and talk

to Lutz again. He will ask if you are brave enough to battle the forces of

evil. You might be brave enough, but you are not quite ready, so tell Lutz

No. He will send you off, along with his prayers, and heal everyone. Hurry

back to Paseo to begin preparing for the final leg of your journey.



 PHASE V: THE FINAL BATTLEFIELD

 ==============================



 GETTING READY



 After getting the Neisword from Lutz and returning to Paseo, check all the

items you got from the dungeons. Sell used items and distribute what still

can be used among your characters.



 It is time to prepare yourself. Take various characters hunting, to build

up everybody's levels. Build up Shir as well, and if you use Hugh, be sure

to raise his strength. Make sure that all characters have optimum armament:



 ROLF: Titanimet, Neisword, Laconian Chest, Gardaboots.



 RUDO: Laconiamet, Neishot, Neiarmor, Gardaboots.



 AMY: Neicrown, two Fire Staffs or one Fire Staff and a Laconian Emel,

Neicape, Hirzaboots.



 ANNA: Colorscarf, Neislasher, AC Slasher or Nei Emel, Laconian Cape,

Long Boots or Shuneboots.



 KAIN: Neimet, Laconian Mace, Neishield, Laconinish, Gardaboots.



 SHIR: Wind Scarf, Laser Knife, Truth Sleeves, Crystal Cape, Shuneboots.



 If you use Hugh, his optimum gear is Laconiamet, Laconian Mace, Laconian

Shield, Ceramic Chest, Gardaboots.



 The main reason you want to build up Shir in levels is that you need her

to steal Star Mist and Moon Dew from Paseo's Tool Shop. You will need lots

of it on the final battlefield.



 Some of the Nei items can be used by several characters. For example, when

Shir is in your party but Amy is not, Shir can wear the Neicape. If Shir is

in the party but Anna isn't, Shir can wear the Nei Emel. Here's a breakdown

of who can use what:



 NEIMET: Kain or Rolf.



 NEICROWN: Amy only.



 NEIARMOR: Rudo or Kain.



 NEICAPE: Amy or Shir.



 NEIEMEL: Anna or Shir.



 NEISHIELD: Kain or Hugh.



 NEISHOT: Rudo only.



 NEISLASHER: Anna only.



 NEISWORD: Rolf only.



 When more than one character can use a specific Nei item, the item should

always be equipped by the underlined character when he or she is in your

party (i.e. only have Kain put on the Neiarmor when Rudo is not with you).



 You can now try to grab the items you left behind in Guaron and Ikuto, as

part of the hunting to build up your strength. Your goal is to build your

characters up to the high 20's to low 30's in level. It is best to try and

get Rolf to around level 35, Rudo and Anna to level 33 or 34, Kain to level

32 or so, and Amy to level 30 or 31. Amy learns the potent Nasar Technique

at level 30, and Rolf learns the most deadly Megid Technique at level 35.

Beware of using Megid, however: it is almost certain to destroy all enemies

in an encounter, but it drains all of your companions (except Rolf) of half

their hit points.



 During this time, if you get everyone up high enough, Rolf's hit points and

defense strength will overtake Rudo's and eventually Rolf will be stronger.

When this happens, put Rolf in front of Rudo to lead the party.



 When everyone is built up in strength and Shir has stolen lots of Star Mist

(no fewer than six, preferably eight to ten) and Moon Dew (no fewer than

two, preferably four or five), you're ready to fight the final battle. Take

Rudo and Anna into the party, as well as either Amy or Kain. In addition to

their "optimum gear," each character should also carry the following:



 ROLF: Mogic Cap, "Gires item," Visiphone, Star Mist, Moon Dew.



 RUDO: Prism, "Gires item," Star Mist, Moon Dew.



 ANNA: "Gires item," Snow Crown, Star Mist, Moon Dew.



 KAIN or AMY: "Gires item," Storm Gear, Star Mist, Moon Dew.



 If you use Amy, have Rolf wear the Neimet and store his Titanimet in the

Central Tower Baggage Room; if you're using Kain, have him wear the Neimet.



 Distribute the Star Mist and Moon Dew among the party members rather than

having one character carry them all. Then get as much Trimate as everyone

can carry; if you use Kain instead of Amy, carry a few Antidotes in place

of three or four Trimates, to protect against being poisoned by Sakoffs.



 NOAH



 Go to the Espar Mansion and see Lutz. Tell him No when he asks if you wish

to battle the forces of evil. Then, after Lutz heals you all, turn around

and speak to him again, and say Yes. Lutz will wish you good luck and tell

you to "Use" the Neisword if you run out of power. Then he'll send you to

those who watch you from outside of Algo.



 You will be teleported to Noah, which is your final battlefield. Noah is a

huge ship in outer space. Most of the monsters you met in the Dezo dungeons

(including the Archdragon and Fiend monsters) are encountered here.



 The structure of Noah is simple. Just go to the right from the point where

you start, and the rest of the way is mostly self-guiding.



 Whenever you have an encounter, throw up a Deban Shield with the Snow Crown

at the start. Don't use Techniques to fight the monsters, and heal damage

with the "Gires items." Heal often to keep everyone's strength at maximum.

Don't use Trimate or Star Mist; only if you meet Sakoffs and are poisoned

should you use Amy's Anti Technique or an Antidote to cure the poison.



 Near the back of the first level, you will find a container. Do not open it

unless everyone is at maximum power. If you need to, pace back and forth

in front of the container until you have an encounter, then box with your

opponent(s), healing immediately with "Gires items" while wearing down the

enemy little by little by attacking only with characters who are at full

hit points. If Amy is with you, then you can use a Sar Technique or two to

restore hit points, as an alternative to the hunting tactic.



 Save the game with the Visiphone just in front of the container, so you can

replay the final fights right away in case your whole party is killed. Turn

around then, and open the container.



 DARK FORCE



 Everything will go black, as you feel the tremendous strength of darkness

and evil radiate from the box. Wicked laughter will boom from somewhere and

tell you that you've opened Pandora's Box, which contains all that is evil;

all that is the Dark Force.



 The Dark Force will manifest itself in a frightening physical embodiment,

which looks a little like Darkfalz of the original PHANTASY STAR. This Dark

Force is much stronger, however. The graphics are razor sharp and snazzy.



 Anna's first action should be to use the Snow Crown to throw up Deban. She

should then use her Colorscarf, which boosts everyone's agility; next, use

her Shift Technique. Finally, attack with the Neislasher. It is most vital

that Anna is wearing the Nei Emel in this fight; she simply can't stand up

to Dark Force if she stays in "double attack" mode (the Neislasher and AC

Slasher) because her defense strength is too low. You _can_ use the double

Slasher attack to fight your way to the container, but as soon as you get

to it, have Anna slip on the Nei Emel before opening the container.



 Rolf should blast away with his Nathu Technique a few times, until his TP's

fall between 60 and 70. Then switch to Nafoi until you expend all of your

TP's altogether. Finally, if you need to, attack with the Neisword.



 If Kain is with you, use Nagaj until Kain's TP's are expended. Then strike

with the Laconian Mace or use Kain's Storm Gear.



 If Amy is with you, she should cast a Sashu Technique, then attack with her

Fire Staff or use Storm Gear. Amy can use two Fire Staffs before you reach

Dark Force, but should be wearing her Laconian Emel before you engage Dark

Force itself.



 If Amy is 30th level, you have a wide range of healing Techniques at your

command; if you have enough Moon Dew, don't underestimate the power of her

Nasak Technique (you need Moon Dew to use this Technique, because Amy dies

when she uses it; a party member has to use the Moon Dew to revive her).



 Rudo's actions are obvious: open fire with the Neishot; keep shooting until

you are victorious.



 Dark Force can attack all four party members at once with the energy blast

it shoots from its mouth, so you will often need to heal with a Star Mist,

instead of Trimate. But what really makes Dark Force so dangerous is its

hypnosis attack. Dark Force possesses the ability to hypnotize your party,

one by one, turning the target member evil. The effects of the hypnosis can

be any of these six possibilities:



 "Turns doubtful:" the character will fight less furiously; he or she will

do less damage and have less chance of hitting.



 "Loses confidence:" the character can no longer use any Techniques at all.



 "Gets lazy:" the character slows down noticeably; the Colorscarf or a Ner

or Saner Technique can fix this.



 "Crushed by despair:" the character can no longer fight, or pretty much

do anything but stand there in a state of despair.



 "Turns greedy:" the character becomes inactive, being too busy trying to

grab items from his or her companions to do anything else.



 "Turns traitor:" the character cannot act, being too busy trying to flee,

but never successfully escaping.



 The first three hypnosis effects hurt your performance but you can continue

to fight. Rudo and Anna are virtually unaffected by the "loses confidence"

effect, since Rudo uses no Techniques and Anna will cast only one.



 However, the latter three effects are much more serious; the party member

is, for all intents and purposes, out of the fight. Theoretically, it is

very possible for Dark Force to zap everyone in the party with the "turns

traitor" effect one by one, and then leisurely savage the whole party to

death while they try to flee.



 This is why Lutz gave Rolf the magic Neisword. This weapon has the power

to emit a bright light, which dispels the evil completely and liberates the

party members from whatever effects were suffered. Unfortunately, there's

no way to "make" the Neisword dispel the evil; it just does it at random.

Dark Force can also re-hypnotize the party continuously, as many times as

the Neisword dispels it.



 The hypnosis effects, along with the unreliability of the Neisword, is why

you have to be so powerful to defeat Dark Force. Amy's Techniques can let

you use less Star Mist and Moon Dew, but Kain's Nagaj Techniques will mete

out much more damage than any attack made by Amy. It's not a good idea to

leave Anna home and take Rudo, Kain, and Amy as Rolf's companions, because

Dark Force is very quick, and you'll need Anna's agility, enabling her to

perform certain actions before Dark Force attacks.



 After you defeat Dark Force, use the Neisword to return to Espar Mansion.

Have Lutz heal you by talking to him and saying No when he asks if you're

ready to do battle with the forces of evil. Then say Yes to return to Noah.



 If by chance, Shir stole particularly large amounts of Star Mist and Moon

Dew, you have the option of leaving a couple of them in the Central Tower

Baggage Room; then, after destroying Dark Force, hurry back to Paseo and

retrieve them, and go back to Lutz to be teleported back to Noah.



 Fight your way to where the container was in the same manner you used to

reach it before. You can now go past the area. Turn to the right, and the

rest of the trip to the back of level two is easy.



 MOTHER BRAIN



 You will go up a walkway that divides a huge area of computer machinery in

two sections. When you reach a large section of wall with a gorgon's head

on it, the eyes will flash and emit a hologram of Mother Brain.



 You will be overcome by the presence of Mother Brain, but all Algo depends

on you. Will you have to fight to pry Algo from Mother Brain's control?



 If you say No, Mother Brain will mock you, and reveal the truth: she's like

a mother leading her child, and will take her child, Algo, by the hand and

lead it down the path of destruction. Mother Brain itself is a suffocating

force of evil, and must be stopped.



 When you say Yes, Mother Brain will smile in amusement and call you fools

for challenging her; then warn you of the consequences of damaging her. Do

you remember what the Commander told you when you brought him the Recorder

of the Bio-Systems Lab? The secret foreshadowed by that statement is now

revealed by Mother Brain: the people of Algo have become so soft, and used

to comfort and pampering, that if she is put out of commission, they will

become helpless and die cursing their fate. If that is your will, try and

disable her; if not, return now.



 Because of a programming error, you must actually say NO in order to say

YES -- the Yes and No functions of this choice were accidentally reversed by

the programmers. When you tell Mother Brain that you are taking Algo back

at all costs, the final battle will begin.



 The Mother Brain provides one of the most dazzling, breathtaking graphics

displays you've ever seen. She isn't drawn with quite as much razor-edged

sharpness as Dark Force, but Mother Brain pulses and scintillates, with

shifting hues of blue, yellow, green, orange, red and violet. The shifting

background of stars and the corona of blue-white flames stretching across

the bottom completes this spectacular masterpiece.



 Compared to Dark Force, Mother Brain is, fortunately, relatively easy. She

is still formidable, however, since she has tremendous staying power. Use

the same combat tactics on her that you used on Dark Force. If Kain is in

your party, use his Nagaj and Gigaj Techniques and Rolf's Nathu and Nafoi

Techniques to make short work of the Mother Brain.



 If Kain is with you, transfer most of your remaining Star Mist to Anna; if

Amy is with you instead, transfer it to her. Mother Brain cannot hypnotize

like Dark Force, so it's best to have most of the healing done by whichever

party member does the least amount of damage on average. Mother Brain fires

energy blasts from her eyes that will sometimes hit only one party member,

but usually strike all four at once. Use the Snow Crown and Colorscarf,

and if Amy is with you, use her Sashu Technique. Finally, Anna can use her

'double slasher' attack when fighting your way to Mother Brain, but put on

the Nei Emel to play it safe when you make it there. The same goes for Amy;

she should wear her Laconian Emel in the fight. Mother Brain isn't as hard

as Dark Force, but she is still formidable.



 When you defeat the Mother Brain, the wall section with the Gorgon's head

will have been destroyed, and all of the machinery around you is dark and

defunct. Everyone will stand there in amazement. Algo is released from the

Mother Brain's control; the Climatrol and Bio-Systems controls are useless.

You know that life without the Mother Brain will be hard and difficult, but

you can feel a sense of hope. You're all eager to get back to Mota. This

is only the beginning!



 THE CREATORS



 Or is it? You are only able to take a few steps before Lutz's voice fills

everyone's heart, warning you that he senses another presence in the ship.

You return to the wall plate, which is now gone, and see several hundred

people standing in a huge room behind it.



 When you walk up to their leader, he will greet you, and after a few words

are exchanged; he will ask you if you think they are enemies. If you tell

him Yes, he'll acquiesce that you are correct; "of course we hate you for

destroying the Mother Brain."



 The leader says he and his people are not of Algo; they come from a place

called Earth. Their planet was green and lovely, with a highly advanced

civilization. But their planet has now been destroyed, and they are the

last of their race.



 You have at least two more Yes or No choices during the parley, so I will

just sum the story up: the Earthlings were once a weaker people, who knew

about their evil nature, but did not suppress it; rather, they took joy in

controlling nature, and they did not realize they were sealing their doom

until it was too late. When they did realize their planet was dying, they

built a spaceship to wander the stars in search of a new home. Then, they

found Algo; the people living on the three planets in simple happiness.



 The Earth people decided they wanted the planets for themselves, and built

Mother Brain to gradually take over, and ultimately destroy, the people.

You have destroyed Mother Brain, but they know they can build another; the

only ones against them are you. They have only to eliminate you, and their

plans can proceed. The leader is sure that you cannot stand up to them, the

people who destroyed Palm.



 When the Earth leader tells you that you are about to die, the remaining

three members of your party (the ones you didn't take with you) will appear

suddenly at your side, transported to you by Lutz' power. The Earth leader

will shrug it off and say that it is only a delay until Algo is destroyed.

In the next instant, you will all be attacked.



 The rest of the game will all proceed automatically. Your party is shown in

battle, one by one, each shouting his or her own defiance and anger. Next,

you get a close-up of Rolf; finally, a view of Mota from outer space, and

then the message, "I wonder what the people will see in the final days?"

The biggest problem with this is that it doesn't state for certain who wins

this battle.



 The musical tune that is played with the closing credits is called "Never

Dream." It's a pleasant tune, if it is a little solemn, perhaps hinting

that Rolf and party were all slain in the battle with the creators.





 PHANTASY STAR II has its faults, but it lives up to the reputations built

by its predecessor, PHANTASY STAR. It is one of the best RPG games out for

the Sega Genesis.



 PHANTASY STAR II is published and distributed by Sega of America.



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