Post by Sunflora Azumarill on Mar 11, 2011 17:40:23 GMT -5
Once you've completed the mission (except for one case, you need not play the bonus stages), provided you've accessed Arena, you'll have some new stages to battle in.
Energy Plant (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Electrochemical Reactor stage (with the same music) and takes place on the highest floors of the reactor. Even so, this is quite a huge stage and it can be quite easy to get lost while in here. There are a number of large rooms containing energy fluid pools and an even bigger number of smaller rooms with the same energy pools. The concentrated energy comes in all six colors. There are also networks of energy paths going through the energy pool areas, some of which need to be activated first. The paths also go along the walls and the ceilings, allowing you to reach the high points of the stage. There are also a number of rooms containing energy platforms that must also be activated. Also, this stage gives you access to several energy storage tanks, each containing energy of a different color, but unlike in single-player, the energy doesn't rise while you're in one. On a final note, this stage also contains a lot of fireballs that you'll have to watch out for as you fight in this stage.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer can be found in the middle of the large room containing red liquid energy (in the northwestern area of the stage), another is found in the middle of the large green energy pool room (found in the southern area of the stage), and the last is found above the blue energy in the large room in the northeastern area of the stage. Secret rooms can be found in this stage, including under a few of the energy pools, and some of the secret rooms happen to contain energy pools as well. Note that when burrowing in this stage, you might drill into an energy pool, so remember to be careful.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Marowak and Claydol
Size Ranking: ****
Star Gardens (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Star Gardens stage (with the same music), but the secret switches that you had to find in the single-player mode have been removed. This happens to be a nice place for battling foes, but there isn't much else to be found here other than the sewer system beneath the stage. If you head into the clubhouse, you can still help yourself to a Limonada Shake, but you're only allowed one shake on the same "life".
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is in front of the clubhouse, another is found near the playground and the last is found in the sewer area in front of the hidden room (which is locked). Secret rooms can be found under the parking lots, apartment buildings, the pool, and a few more underneath the sewers.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Claydol
Size Ranking: **
Space Arena (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Astro Platform stage (with the same music), but the walls separating the arenas have been removed, making this area one large battle arena in space. It happens to be quite similar to the Space Theater from Sonic Riders in the fact that what look like UFO's appear from time to time over the field and either move or drop pieces of the arena. Also, the position of the laser fences will constantly change, so be ready.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer sits in the lower left-hand corner of the arena and another Drill Dozer sits in the upper right-hand corner. Secret rooms exist beneath the huge panels making up the arena, but if you dig too far down, you'll fall through the bottom of the arena and to your death!
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Marowak
Size Ranking: **
Cosmic Flower (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Cosmic Flower stage (with the same music), but restricts you to the areas around the four biospherical units. Fortunately, you won't be going through any of the four very confusing biospherical mazes, but paths to each unit will lead you to each one. However, the biospherical units are protected by force fields, thus they can't be destroyed. The areas in the garden itself still consist of platforms that appear and disappear with the changing of the "sun-sphere" and warp tubes inside each biospherical area will allow you to go through each of the four areas of the stage.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is found near the first biospherical unit, while three more are found near each of the other three units. Secret rooms exist underneath the four rooms housing the biospherical units, and even include some small, simple mazes that use Arrow Pads.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Marowak
Size Ranking: ****
Magma Asteroid (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is exclusive to multiplayer and takes place inside of a large fiery meteor floating within the area of Star City. This place is composed of high-tech metal and space rock and as you might expect, happens to have lava flooding much of the interior. While the stage may look perplexing, it has a design pattern to it. There are a few large magma areas with floating platforms and floating bridges that allow you to cross the lava safely. However, this stage is known for its various hazards, which consist of laser fences, molten flame cannons, lava geysers, and also large fields of bright red electricity that will be referred to as "magma fields". If you make contact with a magma field, you'll become burned and then lose 10 health a second, so you will have to jump over them. Also, in the north, south, east, and west edges of the stage happen to be rooms containing a pair of lava switches in front of a holographic video screen, which depicts a corresponding large magma pool. By pressing one of the switches, you can raise and lower the lava on the shown chamber, which closes doors leading into the area that would be lower than the level of the lava. You can use these switches to your advantage and roast your foes when they enter! Just be careful not to get burned yourself while you're here.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer can be found in the southern switch room and two more can be found at the corresponding edges of the eastern and western main magma rooms. You can find several secret rooms throughout this stage and for some reason, you can't bore out of the stage. However, if you dig in the lower areas, you might uncover lava and end up killing yourself in the process!
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Marowak and Claydol
Music Note: A remix of Fire Man's theme from Mega Man 1 and Heat Man's theme from Mega Man 2 plays throughout this stage.
Size Ranking: ***
Space Glacier (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is exclusive to multiplayer and takes place on a massive iceberg floating within the stabilizer net surrounding Star City. The stage itself consists of rooms and tunnels going through the glacier, and since every surface is ice, that means this is quite a slippery stage! While the stage may seem confusing, it has a design pattern to it, so you shouldn't get too lost. This stage happens to have a large number of gimmicks that make it interesting. For one, there is a large system of crystalline warp tubes that will quickly take you from one part of the stage to another. There are also large crystal cylindrical capsules that may contain such things as items. There are also hazards to be found here as well. For example, there are a number of pools located here that contain a liquid that's at absolute zero called liquid ice. If you fall into any, your suicide count goes up. Some of the capsules may contain this, which causes it to spill out if you destroy the capsule. Small floating platforms that move around and large ones that float in place allow you to traverse the liquid ice pools, and both such platforms are composed of ice. There are also large fields of bright blue electricity that will be referred to as "freeze fields". If you make contact with a freeze field, you'll become frozen and then lose 10 health a second, so you will have to jump over them. Also, the lower areas of the iceberg contain pools of water, including an ice lake in the middle. While you can swim in this water, you can only remain underwater for half as long due to its very frigid temperature. There is also an outside area you can access, but be careful as to not slide off the sides, as you'll fall to your death if you do!
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is found in the outside area of the stage, and another is found at the northern edge of the central ice lake. Another Drill Dozer is found in a secret room in the upper half of the stage. There are quite a few secret rooms to be accessed in this stage, and you can even uncover hidden pools beneath the ice. However, you may also drill into liquid ice, and if you drill too far through the ice and you'll end up out in space and then fall to your demise!
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Claydol
Music Note: A remix of Gemini Man's theme from Mega Man 3 and Crystal Man's theme from Mega Man 5 plays throughout this stage.
Size Ranking: ***
Galactic Invasion (Complete Galactic Chaos)
This stage is taken from the Galactic Chaos stage before Artificial Perfect Chaos was created. (As a result, this stage has different music than the single-player stage.) This huge stage encompasses the entire Team Galactic Star City invasion base, fifteen stories high with confusing layouts on each and every floor. All told, this is the second-largest (only Power Plant is larger) and most complex multiplayer stage in the game. The loading dock is situated on the fifth floor from the bottom, and the loading dock is labeled as being situated on 1F, so the highest floor is 11F and the lowest is B4F.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is on the loading dock. Other Drill Dozers are located as follows: normal room on 11F, normal room on 6F, normal room on B4F, secret room on B2F, secret room on 4F, secret room on 10F. Several secret rooms on each floor can be accessed using the drill; however, if you bore your way through an outer wall or through the floor on B4F, you'll fall out of the stage and into the infinite void of space.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Marowak
Music Note: The theme played in the room where Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf were held in Diamond/Pearl plays throughout this stage.
Size Ranking: *****
Energy Plant (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Electrochemical Reactor stage (with the same music) and takes place on the highest floors of the reactor. Even so, this is quite a huge stage and it can be quite easy to get lost while in here. There are a number of large rooms containing energy fluid pools and an even bigger number of smaller rooms with the same energy pools. The concentrated energy comes in all six colors. There are also networks of energy paths going through the energy pool areas, some of which need to be activated first. The paths also go along the walls and the ceilings, allowing you to reach the high points of the stage. There are also a number of rooms containing energy platforms that must also be activated. Also, this stage gives you access to several energy storage tanks, each containing energy of a different color, but unlike in single-player, the energy doesn't rise while you're in one. On a final note, this stage also contains a lot of fireballs that you'll have to watch out for as you fight in this stage.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer can be found in the middle of the large room containing red liquid energy (in the northwestern area of the stage), another is found in the middle of the large green energy pool room (found in the southern area of the stage), and the last is found above the blue energy in the large room in the northeastern area of the stage. Secret rooms can be found in this stage, including under a few of the energy pools, and some of the secret rooms happen to contain energy pools as well. Note that when burrowing in this stage, you might drill into an energy pool, so remember to be careful.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Marowak and Claydol
Size Ranking: ****
Star Gardens (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Star Gardens stage (with the same music), but the secret switches that you had to find in the single-player mode have been removed. This happens to be a nice place for battling foes, but there isn't much else to be found here other than the sewer system beneath the stage. If you head into the clubhouse, you can still help yourself to a Limonada Shake, but you're only allowed one shake on the same "life".
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is in front of the clubhouse, another is found near the playground and the last is found in the sewer area in front of the hidden room (which is locked). Secret rooms can be found under the parking lots, apartment buildings, the pool, and a few more underneath the sewers.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Claydol
Size Ranking: **
Space Arena (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Astro Platform stage (with the same music), but the walls separating the arenas have been removed, making this area one large battle arena in space. It happens to be quite similar to the Space Theater from Sonic Riders in the fact that what look like UFO's appear from time to time over the field and either move or drop pieces of the arena. Also, the position of the laser fences will constantly change, so be ready.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer sits in the lower left-hand corner of the arena and another Drill Dozer sits in the upper right-hand corner. Secret rooms exist beneath the huge panels making up the arena, but if you dig too far down, you'll fall through the bottom of the arena and to your death!
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Marowak
Size Ranking: **
Cosmic Flower (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is taken from the Cosmic Flower stage (with the same music), but restricts you to the areas around the four biospherical units. Fortunately, you won't be going through any of the four very confusing biospherical mazes, but paths to each unit will lead you to each one. However, the biospherical units are protected by force fields, thus they can't be destroyed. The areas in the garden itself still consist of platforms that appear and disappear with the changing of the "sun-sphere" and warp tubes inside each biospherical area will allow you to go through each of the four areas of the stage.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is found near the first biospherical unit, while three more are found near each of the other three units. Secret rooms exist underneath the four rooms housing the biospherical units, and even include some small, simple mazes that use Arrow Pads.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Marowak
Size Ranking: ****
Magma Asteroid (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is exclusive to multiplayer and takes place inside of a large fiery meteor floating within the area of Star City. This place is composed of high-tech metal and space rock and as you might expect, happens to have lava flooding much of the interior. While the stage may look perplexing, it has a design pattern to it. There are a few large magma areas with floating platforms and floating bridges that allow you to cross the lava safely. However, this stage is known for its various hazards, which consist of laser fences, molten flame cannons, lava geysers, and also large fields of bright red electricity that will be referred to as "magma fields". If you make contact with a magma field, you'll become burned and then lose 10 health a second, so you will have to jump over them. Also, in the north, south, east, and west edges of the stage happen to be rooms containing a pair of lava switches in front of a holographic video screen, which depicts a corresponding large magma pool. By pressing one of the switches, you can raise and lower the lava on the shown chamber, which closes doors leading into the area that would be lower than the level of the lava. You can use these switches to your advantage and roast your foes when they enter! Just be careful not to get burned yourself while you're here.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer can be found in the southern switch room and two more can be found at the corresponding edges of the eastern and western main magma rooms. You can find several secret rooms throughout this stage and for some reason, you can't bore out of the stage. However, if you dig in the lower areas, you might uncover lava and end up killing yourself in the process!
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Marowak and Claydol
Music Note: A remix of Fire Man's theme from Mega Man 1 and Heat Man's theme from Mega Man 2 plays throughout this stage.
Size Ranking: ***
Space Glacier (Complete the Space Shield Crisis story)
This stage is exclusive to multiplayer and takes place on a massive iceberg floating within the stabilizer net surrounding Star City. The stage itself consists of rooms and tunnels going through the glacier, and since every surface is ice, that means this is quite a slippery stage! While the stage may seem confusing, it has a design pattern to it, so you shouldn't get too lost. This stage happens to have a large number of gimmicks that make it interesting. For one, there is a large system of crystalline warp tubes that will quickly take you from one part of the stage to another. There are also large crystal cylindrical capsules that may contain such things as items. There are also hazards to be found here as well. For example, there are a number of pools located here that contain a liquid that's at absolute zero called liquid ice. If you fall into any, your suicide count goes up. Some of the capsules may contain this, which causes it to spill out if you destroy the capsule. Small floating platforms that move around and large ones that float in place allow you to traverse the liquid ice pools, and both such platforms are composed of ice. There are also large fields of bright blue electricity that will be referred to as "freeze fields". If you make contact with a freeze field, you'll become frozen and then lose 10 health a second, so you will have to jump over them. Also, the lower areas of the iceberg contain pools of water, including an ice lake in the middle. While you can swim in this water, you can only remain underwater for half as long due to its very frigid temperature. There is also an outside area you can access, but be careful as to not slide off the sides, as you'll fall to your death if you do!
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is found in the outside area of the stage, and another is found at the northern edge of the central ice lake. Another Drill Dozer is found in a secret room in the upper half of the stage. There are quite a few secret rooms to be accessed in this stage, and you can even uncover hidden pools beneath the ice. However, you may also drill into liquid ice, and if you drill too far through the ice and you'll end up out in space and then fall to your demise!
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Claydol
Music Note: A remix of Gemini Man's theme from Mega Man 3 and Crystal Man's theme from Mega Man 5 plays throughout this stage.
Size Ranking: ***
Galactic Invasion (Complete Galactic Chaos)
This stage is taken from the Galactic Chaos stage before Artificial Perfect Chaos was created. (As a result, this stage has different music than the single-player stage.) This huge stage encompasses the entire Team Galactic Star City invasion base, fifteen stories high with confusing layouts on each and every floor. All told, this is the second-largest (only Power Plant is larger) and most complex multiplayer stage in the game. The loading dock is situated on the fifth floor from the bottom, and the loading dock is labeled as being situated on 1F, so the highest floor is 11F and the lowest is B4F.
Drill Dozer Locations: The main Drill Dozer is on the loading dock. Other Drill Dozers are located as follows: normal room on 11F, normal room on 6F, normal room on B4F, secret room on B2F, secret room on 4F, secret room on 10F. Several secret rooms on each floor can be accessed using the drill; however, if you bore your way through an outer wall or through the floor on B4F, you'll fall out of the stage and into the infinite void of space.
Luana's Pokémon Setup: Alakazam and Marowak
Music Note: The theme played in the room where Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf were held in Diamond/Pearl plays throughout this stage.
Size Ranking: *****