########## ############ ## ## ## ## ## ###### ## ##### ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## Rule The Skies....Rule The World! ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ### ## ## ##### ######## ___________ FAQ/WALKTRHOUGH / \ BY: ROOTBEER121 +-------------------------------/ HIGH ROAD \-------------------------------+ | CRIMSON | T O | SKIES | +-------------------------------\ REVENGE /-------------------------------+ \___________/ ___________ _________________________________/ CONTENT \_________________________________ Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge Xbox Console Live Enabled: Yes ESRB Rating: Teen FAQ/WALKTRHOUGH Made By Rootbeer121 grimreaper400041 [AT] hotmail [DOT] com Version: 1.0 Last Update: June 7 2004 This FAQ may be viewed/posted at the following websites: www.cheatcc.com www.neoseeker.com www.gamefaqs.com www.ign.com If you have anything to add to my FAQ email me using the address above. _______ _______________________________________________________________________/ END Table Of Contents I. FAQ Content 1. Introduction 2. Version History 3. Game Basics 3.1 Controls 3.2 AA Guns 3.3 Upgrade Tokens 3.4 Earning Cash/Upgrade Tokens 3.5 Special Moves 3.6 HUD 4. Walkthrough 5. Plane List 6. CS Word Dictionary 7. Gang List 8. FAQ 9. Cheat Codes 10. Thanks 11. Copyright Info +--------------------------------------------+ | 1. Introduction | +--------------------------------------------+ Ok, I just had to get this game. It has planes and all that stuff back when America just bought the Louisiana Purchase. I'd like to see you go back to the 1500's and see if you can find some planes. If you do give me a call. Alright well in this game mainly you shoot down a bunch of other planes. Some of the gangs on here will probably make you think of something else. Like the Hollywood Militia. It's a gang not the place you want to visit. Ok time to get to the big long guide you all have been waiting for....greeeeat.... PS: I wont tell you how to beat the missions because it is pretty straight forward, but I will show some tips. +-------------------------------------------+ | 2. Version History | +-------------------------------------------+ Version 1.0 - June 7 2004 -FAQ Completed +-------------------------------------------+ | 3. Game Basics | +-------------------------------------------+ | 3.1 CONTROLS | +-------------------------------------------+ Start - Pause Game Select - N/A Left Analog - Movement/Special Move Right Analog - Special Move D-Pad - View Controls A - Menu Selection/Zoom B - Brakes/Exit AA Guns Y - Boosters X - Start A Mission/Enter AA Guns Right Trigger - Shoot Main weapon (i.e. Machine Guns) Left Trigger - Fire Special Weapon(i.e. Missiles) Black - Lock Onto Enemy White - N/A +-----------------------------------------+ | 3.2 AA Guns | +-----------------------------------------+ AA Guns are stationary guns that you can land on and use. Prety handy don't you think? There are three types of them: Rocket, Shotgun, Machine Gun. The machine gun is the best of the three because it firs about 400 round per minute and the other two fire about 40 per minute. Later on in the game you will get in an AA Gun with Guided Missiles and you control it. Pretty neat in my opinion. +----------------------------------------+ | 3.3 Upgrade Tokens | +----------------------------------------+ Upgrade tokens are those skulls with wings. They are used to upgrade your planes in the Pandora. You get them by beating a level or finding them at random around the level. You have to have a lot of them. Most upgrades cost at least 10 Tokens. +----------------------------------------+ | 3.4 Earning Cash/Upgrade Tokens | +----------------------------------------+ To earn Cash, you must complete the missions. It's kind of hard to upgrade your planes because you don't get much cash. As for tokens, you get them from beating a mission or randomly. +----------------------------------------+ | 3.5 Special Moves | +----------------------------------------+ Special Moves are like moves to avoid enemy fire. On the first mission you are instructed to do two of the moves. In order to pull off a Special Move you must have your some of your Special Meter Full. Check the HUD in the section below for more info on that. You have to puss down on the left analog and rotate both analogs in a different direction right after you push in. Here are some combinations that I have found so far: Immelman: Analogs Up Or Down Barrel Roll Variation: Left Goes Left, Right Goes Right or other way around Snap Turn: Left Up, Right Down or other way around. Snap Roll: Analogs go left or right. Be careful when you try for a special move, if your special meter is empty, you will engage in a spin until the meter fills half way up and you will be vunerable to attacks. +---------------------------------------+ | 3.6 HUD | +---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ___________ 1 ____________ | | / ___2___ \ / \ | | /__/ 4 \__\ / \ | | \ \___5___/ / | 3 | | | \_____6_____/ \ / | | \____________/ | | | | | | *******10******* | | ___ | | / . \ | | \_7_/ | | | | | | /\ | | / \ | | ************/****\************ | | ***********/******\*********** | | **********/********\********** | | *********/****#8****\********* | | / \ | | / \ | | / #9 \ | | /__________________\ | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1. Money 2. Health Meter 3. Map 4. Special Weapon Picture 5. Special Weapon Ammo 6. Special Meter(Depletes when use boosters) 7. Crosshair 8. Message 9. Plane 10. Objective +-------------------------------------+ | 4. Walkthrough | +-------------------------------------+ Ok I'm going to be brief on these because all you have to do is destroy enemies. ---------------------------------------- Level 1: The Morning After ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Get the Pandora Back Upgrade Tokens: 1 This is pretty easy. All it does is teach you how to use your plane and destroy enemies. No problem to beat. Enter the Pandora and I will explain to you how to use the Pandora. In the Pandora you select your missions and your planes. You can also upgrade your plane by pressing Y whenever you have the money and stuff. Onto the next mission. ---------------------------------------- Level 2: A Ship Without A Captain ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Find Big John >Earn Money >Explore Sea Haven Upgrade tokens - 11 There are a few jobs here. One job is actually a race. If you lose he will take half of your money. Also after you help out the Doc, there will be new missions. If you go to the one out on the ocean you will see a plane icon. If you get in the plane you are now able to use it and upgrade it also. These missions aren't very hard until you reach the last one. You have to destroy a zepplin, which is one of those big air baloons. If you get all 10 of the Tokens in this level and race a bit, you should be able to upgrade your plane, which is what you should do if you plan on flying in the next level. ---------------------------------------- Level 3: Man Overboard ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Protect cargo ship from Cajuns >Recover Betty's plane >Get payback on the Cajuns Upgrade Tokens: 3 All you have to do is protect the cargo. Whenever it talks about someone landing there plane get off of the guns and go get there plane. This is the Dauphin and it is now available to you. This plane kind of sucks compared to your Devestator. Take out the zeps that appear... ---------------------------------------- Level 4: Send 'Em Packing! ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Rendezvous with Eddie >Find a way into rhe Knights' Base >Destroy their base >Get out of there Upgrade Tokens: 4 This mission is pretty hard because there are a lot of enemies. My suggestion is fire away. Go inside of the chamber as soon as the door opens. Lots of enemies reside in here so take them out and just blow up the oil tanks. ---------------------------------------- Level 5: A Dark Night ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Help Doc >Destroy all enemies Upgrade Tokens: 2 Ok this mission is pretty hard 'cause we got a zep with more HP than you have years of your life. Attack that thing as much as you can along with destroying the enemies. Shoot the blue things on the zep and that should help. After its down, a machine is formed out of it. Its not that hard, shoot the top of it until the top falls off then take out the energy cores. ---------------------------------------- Level 6: A Mine In The Desert ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Locate the Titanium mine >Help out the locals >Scout the territory Upgrade Tokens: 9 There area a lot of missions here including races. None of them are all that hard unless you see a zep. The last mission is transportation of a zep. On Carl's missions you have to use a gyro, so press A so you can take out turrets from far away. ---------------------------------------- Level 7: Desert Mirage ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Protect the zep from Banditos >Find information on the mine Upgrade Tokens: 2 Ok all you have to do is transport the zep. It's not all that hard. There is only about 16 planes. CUTSCENE PART 2 Objectives >Destroy Bandito Camps. Ok this one is a bit tougher. Bandits everywhere, they have 3 camps with AA Guns around it and a few zeps. It only took me once to complete this but boy was it rough. PART 3: Objectives: >Take out El Muerte Ok, El Muerte, leader of the Bandits, has your Devestator. You can't get it back, so destroy it. Take out the roaming bandits first and then take care of the main attraction. ---------------------------------------- Level 8: A Gift For The Navajo ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Destroy Los Muertos forces surrounding the train >Get the train going again >Get it safely back into town Upgrade Tokens: 3 Ok this is the hardest mission up to date. There are about 3 zeps that will come at the train at once, gun trucks, and some planes. Take out the planes first and if yuou see any red dots on your map, move towards them and take them out. ---------------------------------------- Level 9: Soloho and the Three Trials ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Deliver the gift to Salawa Soloho, leader of the Navajo Nation >Get his permission to cross Navajo land to enter the mine Upgrade Tokens: 6 Ok, for starters, take out all the bandits you see. Land the plane, talk to Soloho, and now you ave to complete three trials. The first two are a piece of cake, but the third one, The Trial Of Courage, is a really tough one. Good luck on that one. You have to take out a zep before it escapes. After that just destroy the zeps and bandits that try to destroy the statues. ---------------------------------------- Level 10: The Mystery Of The Mine ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Escort the convoy >Destroy all opposition Upgrade Tokens: 2 Ok, this is by far the hardest mission in the game, in my opinion. You go through the canyon and destroy the enemies to get to the titanium mine. After you rescue the zep a big titanium worm jumps out of the ground. You can't hurt the outside of it, so you have to destroy the inside. It will show a cutscene with its mouth opening to 'bute' into the zep you rescued. Shoot at it with all you've got, you have three chances to bring the big bug down. Overall your other problems are bandits and turrets. ---------------------------------------- Level 11: A Spider To The Fly ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Met Kahn at his club >Find out if he's responsible for Doc's death >If so, MAKE HIM PAY!!! Upgrade Tokens: 1 A cutscene ensues, and then you steal a Brigand. First off you have to destroy a Red Skull zep. Just follow the Pandora out of there. You will meet up with a big huge zep with ten turrets so take that thing out fast. ---------------------------------------- Level 12: Finding Brooklyn in Chicago ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Enlist the hlep of the Decarlo Gang >Put the hurt on the Red Skull Legion >Find where betty is being held up. Upgrade Tokens: 7 There are lots and lots of jobs in this city so take advantage of them and do some. Do all of the missions and you will eventually get something on Betty. I'm not telling much because these missions aren't all that hard. ---------------------------------------- Level 13: Jail Break ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Find the Snitch >Find Betty Upgrade Tokens: 4 Ok keep down in the streets to get to your mission, the Skulls are up above looking for you. Ok keep those planes awa from him then its time to go get your 'broad' back. Go to the warehouse, its near where you first entered at northeast of where your at. Shoot the tower block thingies and get Betty out of there. Just follow instructions and destroy anything that gets in your way. ---------------------------------------- Level 14: Payback ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >If it flies, shoot it >If it doesn't, use a rocket Upgrade Tokens: 2 Ok time to bust up Kahn's warehouse. Destroy the train, then you have to get some boxes and put them back at Kahn's warehouse. You have a time limit, but its not all that hard, except you have to dodge some bullets and buildings. ---------------------------------------- Level 15: The Spider Menace ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Stop the Die Spinne attack >Destroy the Tesla zeps >Save The City Upgrade Tokens: 2 Ok, these planes and zeps have stunners like the Piranha so you better take them down fast. There are three or four zeps, then a big zep comes in to eat up a ship. Destroy the cores on its top then follow the rest of the instructions. ---------------------------------------- Level 16: The Lost City ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Find Maria >Secure the area Upgrade Tokens: 8 Ok this place has a lot of missions. I will only tell about a few things. Now, you must find Maria which will more than likely lead you to Von Essen. Do all of the missions and one mission will allow you to use Homing missile AA Guns with you guiding the missiles. Pretty neat huh? But you won't get to use it till the next level. ---------------------------------------- Level 17: The Puzzle Of The Sun Circle ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Check on the tourists >Secure the Sun Circle >Get entrance to the city to find the Die Spinne Base. Upgrade Tokens: 5 Ok, do all of the missions you can to stall for time. Whenever it comes time to get the keys, the first is plain as day. The second one is underground. Go to the repair station and make a left down the valley and then left again to reach a building with a slit in it for you to go underground. It is inside of there. Get it and take it back to Hancock. The last one is also underground. Go back to the repair station but instead of going the way you went for the second one turn around and follow the river until you see a head on the right side of the mountain. Go inside the mouth and get the key then get it back to Hancock. Destroy the big huge zep also. Ok, now you have to correctly activate the things that showed up when you brought the pieces back so i hope paid attention to where the shapes were. Ok talk to Hancock and then shoot the circle, the square, and the triangle and just let time run out. ---------------------------------------- Level 18: Darkness Within ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Make your way through the tunnels to the Die Spinne base. >Be careful, there are booby traps of old and new. Upgrades Tokens: 3 Make your way through the tunnel avoiding everything you can. You will have to go through small places so prepare yourself to die. I will let you use the God Mode cheat just this once if your having major trouble getting through it. Whnever you get to the cutscene and it ends, get out of there fast. There is no time limit but stuff will fall on you while you try to escape. ---------------------------------------- Level 19: The Windy City ---------------------------------------- Objectives: >Stop the Die Spinne attack >Save Chicago >Defeat Von Essen Upgrade Tokens: 0 Ok, I was wrong about the worm mission being the hardest. Destroy everything, the zeps, the planes, and Von Essens ship. You have about 8 minutes to destroy the ship. Lets begin by destroying all of the external generators on the ship. After those are gone, go inside of the mouth and destroy an internal generator. Yes it's suicide, so use the God Mode code unless you have the guts to die for your country. After thats over go back inside and get the other one. Go the top of the ship and destroy the power cores in the fan. After thats over he should be getting close to the Government building at least. Thats the last building before he goes for the bank. Go to the side of the mouth and shoot the heck out of the core. Once thats over, watch your glorious ending!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! YOU HAVE BEAT THE HIGH ROAD TO REVENGE ON NORMAL MODE! +---------------------------------------+ | 5. Planes List | +---------------------------------------+ ----------------------------------------- VERSION 1 ----------------------------------------- Devestator DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] Dust Devil DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] Coyote DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] Desert Fox DEFENSE - [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] Brigand DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Bulldog DEFENSE - [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] Doppelganger DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Piranha DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Dauphin DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Mini-Gyro DEFENSE - [] SPEED - [] [] Power - [] ---------------------------------- VERSION 2 ---------------------------------- Devestator = 14 tokens, 4,200 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Dust Devil = 12 Tokens, 3,600 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] Coyote = 12 Tokens, 3,600 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Desert Fox = 12 Tokens, 3,600 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] Brigand = 16 Tokens, 3,600 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Bulldog = 12 Tokens, 3,600 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Doppelganger = 14 Tokens, 4,200 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Piranha = 14 Tokens, 4,200 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] Dauphin = 10 Tokens, 3,000 DEFENSE - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] SPEED - [] [] [] [] POWER - [] [] [] [] [] [] [] +----------------------------------------+ | 6. CS Word Dictionary | +----------------------------------------+ This is a dictionary for some of the words in Crimson Skies. A lot of the words they used in this game aren't used in today's time. Lead - bullets Militia - A military like gang Zep - Short for Zepplin Zepplin - A blimp flown by gangs to hold their planes and gun turrets. +----------------------------------------+ | 7. Gang List | +----------------------------------------+ This is a gange list with descriptions of each. It goes in line of when you first meet them. Cajun - They fly brown and white planes but do not own any zeps. Hollywood Militia - This gang flies purple planes and they own zeps. Bandits - These people fly camoflauged planes so they cant be seen going through red rocks. These also own zeps Los Muentos - These gangs fly Desert Foxes and they own a few zeps. Red Skulls - They fly red Brigands with lots of zeps. Die Spinne - These are the tough gang with lots and lots of zeps. +---------------------------------------+ | 8. FAQ | +---------------------------------------+ Q: On "A Dark Night", how do I beat the machine? A: You have to shoot its power cores after shooting the top off of it. I'll put that in the FAQ. Q: Should I use codes to play this game for the first time? A: No. This game only took me 5 hours to beat without codes. Use codes after you have beaten it for the first time. Q: On the last level, how do you destroy Von Essens ship and how much time do you have? A: Around 8 minutes. It tells you what to do. First you destroy the external generators. Then you go in the mouth and destroy an internal generator, then out of it and back in to destroy the other one. Go to the top of the ship and destroy the power cores on the fan. After thats done go to the side of the mouth and destroy the final generator. It might take you a few times but you will eventually get it. Q: What is the best plane in the game? A: The Piranha is the best plane in my opinion. You have stun guns to paralyze planes so you can shoot them. Otherwise stick with the Devestator. Q: Where are the upgrade tokens at? A: I'm sorry but you'll have to get those on your own. I will add a location list later on in the FAQ. Q: How do you beat that big worm on the Titanium Mine mission? A: You can't hurt it. What you have to do is shoot it when it opens its mouth. Be careful though, you have to destroy it before it takes down the zep. It took me 3 tries till i finally got it right. Q: Why don't you give strategies for the levels? A: The missions are pretty straightforward and they tell you what to do. Also I don't give strategies to keep people from playing the game to see what happens in the game. People have the tendency to look at FAQs before they buy or rent a game. +---------------------------------------+ | 9. Cheat Codes | +---------------------------------------+ Please do not use codes until you have beaten the game. It will ruin all the fun if you use them on your first run. A Y A Y Black - $5000 X B X B Black - 10 Upgrade Tokens Y A X B Black - God Mode B X A B Black - 1000 Damage per hit Y X B Y Black - Unlock All Planes +---------------------------------------+ | 10. Thanks | +---------------------------------------+ Thanks to Microsoft for the Xbox Thanks to FasaStudio for this great game Thanks to me for writing the FAQ. Thanks to you for reading it. +---------------------------------------+ | 11. Copyright Info | +---------------------------------------+ This FAQ/Walkthrough and its content is Copyrighted (C) by the owner. Reuse or Reproduction of this guide will result in me sueing you to the full extent of the law.