=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KISS: PSYCO CIRCUS (PC) Faq/Walkthrough written by enrirex (Enrico Piergiacomi) Italy, Rome 26/5/2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= **************** UPDATES AND NEWS **************** 26/5/2003: finished the first version of the Faq/Walkthrough, inserted the sections that i will finish later on. Index: 1- Who i am?! 2- What is KISS: PSYCO CIRCUS? 3- Story 4- Characters 5- Walkthrough (not finished) 6- Weapons (not finished) 7- Objects 8- Enemies (not finished) 9- Secrets (not finished) 10- Hints and tips 11- FAQ 12- Special thanks 13- Contact me and special notes _____________________________________________________________________________ 1- Who i am?! _____________________________________________________________________________ Hello guys, welcome to my FAQ/WALKTHROUGH about Kiss: Psyco Circus, a great first-person shooting game. I'm enrirex, your guide on this game like Virgilio was with Dante Alighieri; yes, you maybe understand this with that phrase, i'm an italian boy who speak english not too well but try to write a good strategy guide. So don't bother if you find an incorrect passage, i will try to make it more clearly in the future, promise. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2- What is KISS: PSYCO CIRCUS? _____________________________________________________________________________ KISS: PSYCO CIRCUS is not only the title of this wonderful game, but even an album of the honomyn band and a comic from where the game borned. I'vent read the comic so i don't know if it is like the game, but you are here for use this guide and not for any other things, right? _____________________________________________________________________________ 3- Story _____________________________________________________________________________ In the past a great evil force, the Nightmare King, after a great battle against the KISS Elders, called the Four Who Are One, was banished in abyss. Before this, however, he planted a seed, who hold his son called the Nightmare Child, in the darkest reaches of reality for let him to grow, and took with him the Elders for save it; now this seed is ready to be born and so four members of a band, helped by the matriarch of the Psycho Circus, place where the Nightmare Child is, must obtain the power of the elders and destroy the creature for save the world once more. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4- Characters _____________________________________________________________________________ PABLO RAMIREZ: The starbearer The first character that you will use, he has a great sword with him who can slay any enemy and has the power of water's elder. PATRICK SCOTT: The beast king The second character that you will use, he has two razor clawed gloves who will cut in half your enemies and has the power of earth's elder. ANDY CHANG: The celestial The third character that you will use, he has two shock gauntlets who will burn everyone who will try to stop him. He has the power of air's elder. GABE GORDO: The demon The last and more strong of the band, his axe will destroy everything on his way to destroy the Nightmare child. He has the power of the fire's elder. _____________________________________________________________________________ 5- Walkthrough _____________________________________________________________________________ Note: here i will explain how to complete a level, NOT where you find all the items and/or the secrets. The section weapons indicate only the new weapon that you can find The starbearer +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ BAD STRETTS PART 1° DIFFICOLTY: 1/10 ENEMIES: Headless, Spawner WEAPONS: Sword, Ice cannon ARMORS: Gauntlets +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ After the movie, you will find yourself in a small building without any equipment. The first thing you need to do is to climb the stairs in front of you and take the armor's piece and the sword as well. Now go downstairs and destroy the glass wall, located near the stairs, with your new weapon then jump into the room full of bottles and flip the switch. Now the door near you will open, and two headless will attack you. Kill them, then go over the new opened door and, when you come near a door to the right, return a little back and kill another group of headless (be careful, some of them will fall from the cables and then attack you from the behind). Ignore the previous door, then continue until you get to another door that will open and free another enemy. Kill it, continue, ignore the door in front of you and climb the stairs to your right, butchering all the enemies in your way. Once you do that, continue on, ignore the first door on the left but go to the second door a little bit ahead from where you are. Once you get near it, some Headless will fall from the ceiling and the door will open; head inside the room, and quickly destroy the spawner, then grab the zero cannon and kill with your sword all the survivors. Exit and continue, and when you get near an opening on the right be prepared to kill again some Headless, then open the door on the left. Now head to the left inside this room, fall into the hole, turn of 180° degrees, then continue ahead and fall on the key belove you. Pay attention, because two Headless will jump toward you and try to damage you. Finally, return to the first door that i said to ignore and open it; create an exit by shooting a barrel with your zero cannon. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ BAD STREETTS PART 2° DIFFICOLTY: 1/10 ENEMIES: Headless, Stumps, Blademaster, Arachniclown WEAPONS: Magma cannon ARMORS: Boots +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ From the beginning of the level, immediatly turn right and kill the two Stumps that will attack you. Then, take the path from where those dogs came and kill the others; after this, go to door on the right wall, open it and kill the stump inside. Leave the key for now, because you can't grab it, instead grap the blood rose a little bit ahead, then go downstairs and destroy the boxes on the left for reach another section. From here, go in the northeastern alcove and grab the Magma Cannon, then kill the enemies with your beloved sword. Return to the place where you found the blood rose, and this time take the stairs that go up and open the door, enter in the building and pick up the Hawk's sight inside and exit with the opposite door. Back outside, go to the right of the building that you just left and kill the 2 Stump who wanted to attack you in the back. Follow the path until you reach the Indigo Palace, showed in the little cutscene on the beginning of the level. Head inside the opening on the right wall, and flip the swithc that will open the big door. Enter in the palace and cut in half the blademaster with your sword, and grab the boots inside. Now return to the key that you saw early, by jumping on the boxes the you found inside, and then in the place where you began the level. Take the stairs on the other side this time, and open the door for make another cutscene to show up. The level is almost finished, just kill the Stumps, flip the switch that you find north from where you opened the door, and then go up the ramp in the next section, open the door, kill the Aracniclown and finally jump into the opening a little bit ahead for find the mirror that you will use to finish the level. Coming soon... _____________________________________________________________________________ 6- Weapons _____________________________________________________________________________ ============================================================================= Common weapons to everyone ============================================================================= ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Zero cannon Speed: High Damage: Low ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ This weapon isn't very good like the melee tipe or the whip, Magma Cannon, ecc., but it is useful against enemies situated in not accesibled locations and his speed can save your life often. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Magma cannon Speed: Low Damage: High ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Your best friend on your journey, the Magma Cannon can kill any enemy with 1-4 shots except against bosses. You need to use it very often. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Earth whip Speed: Low Damage: Medium ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Another weapon very useful, it can give a lot of damage to a lot tipes of enemies, but his speed is a weakness that can easily turn you in a dead body. It is also the only item that can be use to reach locations that you normally can't. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Rocket gauntlet Speed: Medium Damage: High ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ A weapon very useful against enemy that are far to you, but it can be very dangerous if an enemy is near you, because the explosion can give you a lot of damage. Be careful. ============================================================================= Special weapons (only for a character) ============================================================================= The starbearer ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ 1)Sword Speed: Medium Damage: Medium/High 2)Stargaze Speed: Very low Damage: Very high ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ The melee weapon, the sword, is the only weapon that don't require ammo, so we will use it everytime for destroy littles enemies like the Headless or the Stumps (and other that i will explain a little bit down on the section "enemies"). The second one, instead, is the most powerful weapon in the game for this character, it only require a little amount of time but see the effect and... The beast king ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ 1)Clawed gauntlets Speed: Very high Damage: Low/Medium 2)Spear Speed: Medium Damage: High/Very high ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ The basic weapon of this guy is weak compared with the starbearer's sword, but it is more fast than the previous. The spear is a little bit fast than the stargaze, but it give less damage to the enemies if they only get hit by the explosion. But if the spear hit a monster, the damage will increase a lot. The celestial ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ 1)Shock gauntlets Speed: none Damage: Low/Medium 2)Coming soon... ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Coming soon... The demon ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ 1)Coming soon... 2)Coming soon... ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Coming soon... _____________________________________________________________________________ 7- Objects _____________________________________________________________________________ ============================================================================= Items of instant effect ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heal potion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It regenerate your HP, some only to 10 points others up to 50-70. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxes of ammo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are 5 tipes of boxes, each for a weapon: the green one is for the whip, the violet one for the zero cannon, the brown one for the Magma Cannon, the white one for the rocket gauntlet and the purple one for the second special weapon. The little box give you 10 ammo's points, the big one 100. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bloodrose ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It increase your HP of 100 points, until you reach 250. This item is useless when you have the mask, but can be used as an heal potion. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Angel's skull ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This item give you the special effect of not being damaged by ANY attack for a little amount of time. When this happen, slay all your enemies with your melee weapon! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hearth ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know what it do, but i think that it will reduce the damage obtained by an enemy's attack for a little amount of time. ============================================================================= Special objects ============================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madame Raven's sphere ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It only let you to see the last hint gived by Raven, it work with F1. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Handbill ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you select it and press ENTER, it will give you informations about monsters, items and armor pieces. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cristals ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you have 100 of this, you will be able to use unlimited ammo of every weapon. I don't know what they do when used with a less number. They works with ENTER. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red skull ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know what it do if used, maybe it increase the damage of your melee weapon. It work with ENTER. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawk's sight ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personally, i'vent used it at all, however it gives you the zoom ability. It will work by pressing ENTER, and it can be used always after you get the mask. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clown's doll ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A mix of a grenade and a mine, it will explode and give damage when touched by someone. Be sure to don't be the one who touch it! It work by pressing Q. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keys ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will need those objects if you want to finish the game, because many doors are blocked and those items will open them. They are kept by some enemies or on a location difficoult to find. They work by pressing X near the door that you need to open. Note: the commands gived here are relatives about my keyword's commands, so don't bother this because you maybe have differents commands. ============================================================================= Pieces of armor (Power ups) ============================================================================= Note: every of these objects will increase your ammo's points. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bracelets ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you find this, you will obtain the melee weapon and your HP will increase from 25 to 100 points. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boots ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This piece of armor provides you to jump more higher, nothing more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- With this piece, the damage of your melee weapon will increase. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This object will increase your defense by all the enemies's attacks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- After you find this one, your HP will increase from 100 to 200. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mask ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The last of armor's piece will provide you to increase your HP from 200 to 250, and will give you an unlimited use of the hawk's sight. _____________________________________________________________________________ 8- Enemies _____________________________________________________________________________ '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Headless Energy: Very low Difficulty: 1/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. The more common enemy in the entire game, the headless is a small biped creature who isn't a challenge when fight alone or in a group of 4-5, but is very dangerous when found in a group of 10-12 or more. With this, just use your melee weapon. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Stump Energy: Low Difficulty: 2/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. This is similar to the headless, not for the aspect, but for the encounter, the little amount of HP and the group of them. They can shot to you fireballs, but the damage is very small. Again, just use your melee weapon against them. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Spawner Energy: High Difficulty: 0/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. They can't damage you, but can create an unlimited army of headless and stumps. Destroy them fast, possibly with the melee weapon, otherwise with your rocket gauntlet or your special weapon. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Blademaster Energy: Medium Difficulty: 4/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Not very dangerous, the blademaster can be very frustrating sometimes. He has two attack, a melee attack and a launch of a rotary blade (shruriken, i think that this is his name). If your HP is low, use the magma cannon, if not just stick with your melee weapon. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Aracniclown Energy: Medium Difficulty: 3/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. This mix of a spider and a clown can shot to you little bolts who will damage you. Just try to never stay in front of him and hit with your melee weapon. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Gasbag Energy: Low Difficulty: 5/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Their difficulty is the fact that they fly so you can't use your melee weapon. Just run away from them, othewise shot them with your magma cannon. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Unipsyco Energy: Very high Difficulty: 8/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. This monster is hard, because your melee weapon is useless and he can damage you very badly. My strategy is to shot him with the magma cannon, run, avoid his fireballs and repeat the process until it die. If you encounter two or more, i suggest to run away but if you can't be VERY CAREFUL. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Fat lady Energy: Very high Difficulty: 1/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Finally, an enemy who reflect the circus's thematic, and is very easy too. The strategy is to approach her, hit with the melee weapon, run and repeat until she dies; if you are fast, you will not get hit by her claws, but she can damage you with her brains. BE CAREFUL, however, of not destroy her corpse, because you will get a LOT of damage, so just ignore it. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Ball buster Energy: Medium Difficulty: 7/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Argh! I hate those enemies, because their cannon can hit you wherever you are, and it cause you about 20 points of damage. I suggest to avoid them, but if you can't then attack them with your melee weapon like a kamikaze or try to blow them with your magma cannon. '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Fortunado Energy: Incredible high Difficulty: 10/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. This is the first boss of the game, and you encounter it in the final level of the starbearer. He is a little clown who shots you some exploding skittles, and can damage you pretty badly. You will find the strategy of defeating him on the "Fortunado level" in the walkthrough section (coming soon...). '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Strongman Energy: Very high Difficulty: 1/10 '-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-.'-. Strong but very stupid, this is his weakness. The strategy is like the one who explained for the fat lady, approach him, hit with your melee weapon, run away but then WAIT that he it the pavement and jump near him when the lava-like attack has been created (is more simple to do than to explain). More coming soon... _____________________________________________________________________________ 9- Secrets _____________________________________________________________________________ Bad stretts part 1°: 1- From where you find your first piece of armor, jump on the cables to the left. 2- Unknow Bad stretta part 2°: 1- Unknow More coming soon.... _____________________________________________________________________________ 10- Hints and tips _____________________________________________________________________________ - Try to use always your melee weapon, because many enemies can be easily destroied with it and you must have a lot of ammo for defeat more difficoult monsters or bosses. - Your magma cannon is your best friend in this game, try to have always full amount of ammo. - If you have low HP, and you haven't used some heal potions that you found early, return to them and use them - Save often, you don't know what will happen after a single minute. - Create at least two save files, one for when you have full or high hp, another for when you have low or very low HP. - If you see a spawner who create those little boring monsters, destroy it first. - If the enemies surround you, it's better to run away. Don't worry to be considered a coward, we are not Omeric's heroes. _____________________________________________________________________________ 11- FAQ _____________________________________________________________________________ If you want asking me something, and want to report your question here too, write an e-mail at the address that you find below. _____________________________________________________________________________ 12- Special thanks _____________________________________________________________________________ The magazine "Giochi per il mio computer" who gived me the game for a little price. Er metallo, who helped me at the Unholy ground section. My parents that helped me to write this english guide. And, above all, you who had the patience of read this FAQ/Walkthrough. _____________________________________________________________________________ 13- Contact me and special notes _____________________________________________________________________________ You can't copy this FAQ without my permission, every abuse will be punished. If you want to help me, ask something about this game, require another FAQ/walkthrough or you just want to say to me something, write an e-mail at: squall.shark@tin.it Don't worry if this walkthrough is very poor, i will complete it as soon as possible.