| Level 23 - UC Blue, IC Red 1. You start here. 2. This large outer corridor area is the central hub of the level, so it'd be best to clear this area of all guards first, and search for some secret pushwalls to stock up on ammo and first aid. You'll soon find why this level was given it's name also, as it's divided into distinctive halves of blue and red wall texturing. Although you don't have to follow the exact order of the steps below to proceed through the level, they're provided as a recommended course you can follow. 3. The blood key! 4. The gold key! Gee, this is easy so far! 5. Hmmm - there's a LOT of SS guys in here ... plus a rocket turret at either end of the hall! There must be an easier way ... and there is!!! In the corridor just to the left (or west if you prefer) of this room are a couple of breakable stone columns - behind these columns are a fireball wall device and a wall switch to operate it. Just break the column in front of the wall switch, open the door to the room with all the SS, let 'em know you're there, and then run back and throw the switch. Then just lean back against the wall and say to yourself "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" Throw the switch again to turn the fireballs off and other than one rocket turret at the other end of the hall, and maybe a straggler or two, the area here at point 5 will be clear. Too easy!!! 6. The bronze key! Mind you, the rocket turrets on either side will make things difficult for you if you drag your feet - you can run in, grab the key, and run out again, or you can grab that rocket launcher hidden behind where the key is and take those turrets out and then grab the treasure goodies next to them :) 7. The elevator key! 8. On to level 24! 9. Bugger level 24!!! There's other things to be discovered! Such as a secret level! Now this chain of secret areas here won't lead you to any secret level, but there are 3 Artefacts of Life and a rocket launcher to be discovered. If you're wondering how to get by these rocket turrets surrounded by deadly explosive barrels, then use that Artefact of Invulnerability hidden nearby to make the task easy. 10. Now we're getting into the nitty gritty of how to get to the secret level! When you access this secret area, you'll notice that the Artefacts of Death here form an impenetrable barrier. Of course you could use the Artefact of Invulnerability near point 9 to get through, but the time it takes to get to this part of the level from there will mean you'd have to be quick. But, there's another way (ain't there always? :) 11. Hidden behind a secret pushwall here is a wallswitch ... throw it and this will open a secret pushwall near point 12. 12. This hidden alcove is revealed after throwing the switch at point 11. Jump into the Artefact of Displacement here (don't forget to grab the Artefact of Life also if you want a health boost) and you'll be warped to point 13. 13. Grab the treasure goodies in this area, and eliminate the SS in the small adjoining room. 14. Access this secret room and throw the hidden wallswitch. Then jump into the Artefact of Displacement in the adjacent small room. 15. That last wall switch opened the remote pushwall here, and now you have 3 Artefacts of Invulnerability at your disposal!!! That's 90 seconds of God mode!!! Grab them, and back to point 10 to go through those Artefacts of Death that previously blocked your way! But leave a few Artefacts of Death as you'll find they may just help with the next step, as you're about to encounter TWO Cybertroopers once you open that door just behind the Death Artefacts!!! Lure the Cybertroopers into the Artefacts of Death just outside the room - they'll soon be a thing of the past :) If however you fail to lure them into the Death Artefacts, then use your firepower combined with those Artefacts of Invulnerability to bring 'em down. Once that's done, all the treasure goodies in their lair are yours for the taking. Congratulations - you've found a Super Secret!!! 16. A secret elevator as a reward for finding a Super Secret! On to Super Secret Level 4!!! |
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| Enemies marked in blue appear in all difficulty levels. Enemies marked in green appear only in difficulty levels "I'm a Hero" & "Suicidal Tendencies". Enemies marked in white appear only in the difficulty level "Suicidal Tendencies" and "Tournament" mode. |
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