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ASCII Art by: The Shadow of Auron
Name: Bujingai (Japan)
Bujingai: The Forsaken City (United States)
Bujingai: Swordmaster (Europe)
Release Dates: 25.12.2003 (Japan)
25.07.2004 (United States)
18.02.2005 (Europe)
Author: The Shadow of Auron
E-Mail: merveilles@gmail.com
MSN: aida@hotmail.co.uk
Last Update: Version 0.9 ~ 12th April 2005
Copyright 2005 Kenny Tosh
The following websites may publish this FAQ:
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If you wish to use this FAQ on your website, please contact me via e-mail and
I will get back in touch, and will most probably add your domain to the list.
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NOTE: This guide is designed for the European version of the game, "Bujingai:
Swordmaster" and since I have not played any other version of the game there
may be changes not mentioned, or explained differently in this FAQ.
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Below is a formatting test to allow you to ensure that you are using the
correct formatting for this FAQ. If you are, you should be using the Courier
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~~~{00}~{Contents}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Please use the codes to the right of the chapter names to quickly get to the
different sections of the FAQ.
01 Introduction {itdn01}
01.1 - Gackt? {itdn10}
02 Updates {udts02}
03 Story {stry03}
04 Characters {crct04}
05 How to Play {htpy05}
05.0 - 1st Main Menu {htpy00}
05.1 - Main Menu {htpy01}
05.2 - Main Screens {htpy02}
05.3 - Movement {htpy03}
05.4 - Melee Combat {htpy04}
05.5 - Spells {htpy05}
05.6 - Combos {htpy06}
05.7 - Swordplay {htpy07}
05.8 - Spell Defense {htpy08}
05.9 - Items {htpy09}
05.A - Demons {htpy0A}
05.B - Stage Clear {htpy0B}
05.C - Houmadera {htpy0C}
05.D - Saving & Loading {htpy0D}
06 Walkthrough: {wkth06}
06.0 - Alternate Uni. {wkth00}
06.1 - Boukyougai {wkth10}
06.2 - Seirinkyou {wkth20}
06.3 - Makutsuin {wkth30}
06.4 - Kikokujyou {wkth40}
06.5 - Rakanin {wkth50}
06.6 - Yakumetsukou {wkth60}
06.7 - Gabouun {wkth70}
06.8 - Syunkikai {wkth80}
07 Unlockables {ulks07}
07.1 - Special Options {ulks10}
07.2 - Taikyokuin {ulks20}
08 FAQ {fqst08}
09 Review of Bujingai {rviw09}
10 Game Credits {cdts10}
11 FAQ Credits {fqct11)
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~~~{01}~{Introduction}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{itdn01}~
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Bujingai was a game announced by Taito way back in 2003. The man you see on the
front cover is a Japanese pop sensation called Gackt and the main character of
this game, Lau, was modelled and voice acted by Gackt himself. If you do not
know who Gackt is then look below to find out. The game was released for the
Playstation 2 on Christmas Day of 2003 in Japan and sold quite well, which
brought the game eventually to American shores. Just when we thought we would
once again miss out on a perfectly good game it finally came out over here on
European shores on February 18th 2005 under the name "Bujingai: Swordmaster".
Of course, the lack of Gackt's presence in the mainstream media over here
forced the game to become what I see as a sleeper hit, and I would imagine
the majority of you who are reading this are actually Gackt fans. The game was
not advertised at all (or if there was, there was very little) and even I, who
has been anticipating the game since it was first announced in 2003 never knew
of it's existance here until around the start of March 2005. Anyway, enough of
my endless babbling, and let's talk about who Gackt is.
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~~~~{01.1}~{Gackt?}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{itdn10}~
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Gackt is, as said above, a pop sensation of Japan. He has many fans (the
majority of which are raging fangirls) and is well known around Japan. He has
his own band named GacktJOB, which is mostly made up of friends from high
school and he writes and composes all of his own music. He has so far released
six albums, and two compilations from his solo career and has also appeared in
a few films, his most well-known one being "Moonchild" where he played the lead
role along with L'Arc~en~Ciel's Hyde. He has appeared in many commercial
campeigns and interviews and he's just generally famous in Japan. His first
major band was the "visual kei" band Malice Mizer, which he joined in 1993, but
they are nowhere near as famous as Gackt is now.
In Bujingai, Lau Wong is voiced by Gackt and even his character model is
modelled after the man and this factor is probably the biggest selling point
of the game all over the world.
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~~~{02}~{Updates}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{udts02}~
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Version 0.9
- Added Walkthrough for stages 3 & 4
- Added Gackt costume to Extra Options.
Version 0.5
- Added Walkthrough for Alternate Uni.
- Added Walkthrough for Boukyougai
- Added Walkthrough for Seirinkyou
- Added Walkthrough for Rakanin
- Added Boss Strategy for Toutetsu (2)
- Completed Chapters 1, 3, 4, 9
- Finished sections 5.0 - 5.4, 5.7, 5.8, 5.B, 5.C, 5.D
- Added Demon groups 1 & 2 to section 5.A
- Added all spell descriptions, added some locations
- Added all common items, added a few key items
- Added a few Taikyokuin locations and cleared Special Options up until
1 clear on Easy and 30 Taikyokuin collected.
- Added FAQ credits
- Added some Game Credits
- Wrote review
- Added ASCII Art at top
- Added descriptions of most CG sequences.
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~~~{03}~{Story}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{stry03}~
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In the year 22XX a rain of nuclear fire ended the age of A.D. and from there
the Martial Age (M.A.) began. The world suffered immense radiation which
resulted in the spawn of demons. A man named Lau Wong was born on
Kenkisoukentou, an island greatly affected by radiation. When Lau was very
young, the demons killed Lau's parents, and soon he met with Master Naguri, a
sensei who has reached the ultimate level of swordsmanship and Wushu. Lau
became Naguri's pupil and attained a great deal of power from the skills his
sensei taught him, enough power to take on even the greatest of demons.
Training with him was a man named Rei Jenron who was a great friend to Lau.
One day a woman who Rei loved was killed by demons, and Rei swore revenge,
even if it meant he himself became a demon.
2600 years later Rei was overwhelmed by the demons, and indeed he did become
one.Lau tried desperately to stop him but was beaten, and sent to a parallel
dimension for 400 years. During these 400 years Lau trained hard to one day
defeat Rei for becoming a monster and now he has been released from the
prison dimension. The year is now 674 M.A. His duty now is to return to
Kenkisoukentou and hunt down Rei Jenron.
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~~~{04}~{Characters}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{crct04}~
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There are not that many characters in Bujingai. In fact there are only 4 main
characters. Below I will post some information about each of them.
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~~~{04.1}~{Lau Wong}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{crct10}~
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Lau Wong is the main character in Bujingai, and the character that you control
the whole way through. He was born on the island of Kenkisoukentou where he
lived until his parents were killed by demons. Master Naguri found him and
raised him in the arts Wushu and swordsmanship where he trained alongside
Rei Jenron. After Rei's love was killed by demons, Rei left the Houmadera to
seek revenge and was turned into a demon. When Lau fought him, he lost, and was
sent to an alternate dimension for 400 years where he trained to become the
greatest swordsman and defeat Rei's demon.
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~~~{04.2}~{Rei Jenron}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{crct20}~
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Rei Jenron is the main villian in Bujingai. He trained alongside Lau Wong at
the Houmadera with Master Naguri, but when his love Yohfa was killed he wanted
to seek revenge on the demons, even if it meant becoming a demon himself.
Rei was defeated by the demons and became one of them. When Master Naguri and
Lau tried to kill the demon Rei slain his master, and Lau was sent to an
alternate dimension. Rei still wanders in search of Yohfa and will not stop
until he finds her but since he is a demon now he may do something he doesn't
want to do.
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~~~{04.3}~{Naguri Tensai}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{crct30}~
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Naguri is a legendary warrior who has mastered the ultimate level in Wushu and
swordsmanship. He took Lau as his pupil after demons killed his parents and
also trained Rei Jenron. When Rei became a demon, Naguri tried to kill the
demon inside of him but was killed by Rei.
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~~~{04.4}~{Yohfa}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{crct40}~
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Not much is known about Yohfa other than she is Rei's ex-lover. When demons
killed her Rei set out to take revenge but became a demon himself. He still
searches for Yohfa's soul and will stop at nothing to find it. What he will
do with it now he is a demon is unknown but Lau must stop him.
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~~~{05}~{How to Play}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy05}~
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Everytime you load up the game you will be asked to choose which language you
wish the game to be played in out of:
English
Francais
Deutsch
Italiano
Espanol
and also whether you wish the game to be played in 50Hz or 60Hz mode.
Please note: If your TV is as old as mine, it may not be able to play 60Hz
properly, and it will run in a very eye-straining black and white. Always test
the game for 60Hz before selecting it.
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~~~{05.0}~{1st Main Menu}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy00}~
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After loading the game and watching the "Surprise Start" you will be faced with
the following options:
Play Game
Options
Choosing "Play Game" prompts you to choose between two difficulties: Easy, or
Medium to begin with (if you are starting off it's always best to choose easy).
Choosing "Options" will bring you to a new screen, described below.
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~Options~
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When you select this screen, you will be prompted with six different options.
These options allow you change different parts of the game to suit your method
of play:
Control Settings
Vibration Settings
Display Settings
Sound Settings
Default Settings
Exit
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Control Settings
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Here, you may change the control configuration for the game. Use the up and
down arrows to select the command and then use the left and right buttons on
your Playstation controller to change the button required for each action.
NOTE: This game requires the use of the analogue sticks, therefore a
DualShock or a DualShock 2 controller (or any third party analogue Playstation
controller) must be used.
Below is the default configuration:
Attack : Square
Special Attack : Triangle
Cast Spell : Circle
Jump : X
Lock-On : R1
Adjust Camera : R2
Switch Target : L1
Radar Display : L2
Select "Default Settings to change your custom configuration back to this at
any time, and "Exit" to go back to the previous screen.
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Vibration Settings
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Here you can switch the vibration function on your Playstation controller on or
off by selecting the corresponding option. By default the vibration settings
are ON.
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Display Settings
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Within this option you may alter 2 things. You can change the "Screen
Brightness Settings" and the "Screen Placement Settings".
By choosing "Screen Brightness Settings" you are taken to a screen with a
fading line of white, red, green and blue. Using this as a guide you should
adjust the brightness levels on your television so that all parts of the lines
are invisible below the orange bar. This is optional, but it enhances gameplay
slightly.
By going to "Screen Placement Settings" you can change the position of the
visible screen. By adjusting the horizontal and vertical axes you can use this
to centre your screen, as some television sets can be slightly off. To return
to the default set both axes to "00".
You can return to the previous screen by selecting "Return to Previous Screen".
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Sound Settings
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Here you can change various audio settings depending on your television and
preferences.
By selecting "Volume Settings" you can change the volume levels for the
Background Music (BGM), the Sound Effects and the Voices. By default all levels
are at 90%.
By selecting "Acoustics Settings" you can change the sound to either Stereo or
Mono, depending on both your preference and your available sound from your
television. Some older or smaller television sets may only output one channel
of sound and therefore selecting Stereo could reduce the sound quality.
You can return to the previous screen by selecting "Return to Previous Screen".
If you wish to change everything back to the default settings select "Default
Settings" and select YES. Choose "Exit" to leave the Options Menu.
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~~~{05.1}~{Main Menu}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy01}~
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Everytime you return to this menu after you start the first real stage, the
options here will change very slightly.
Start New Game
Continue Game
Options
Extra Options
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~Start New Game~
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This takes you back to the "Surprise Start" and will in turn take you back to
the "1st Main Menu" after watching it. Only at that menu will you be able to
choose the difficulty of the game.
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~Continue Game~
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This option lets you load a previously saved game and play on from there.
A Playstation 2 memory card must be inserted in slot 1 in order to load or
save.
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~Options~
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Takes you to the options menu. Please refer to the "1st Main Menu" section for
this.
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~Extra Options~
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In this menu you will be able to watch any unlocked movies or view anything you
have unlocked within the game. To start with, the Extra Options menu will look
like:
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
???????
Exit
In order to unlock these other options you must fulfill certain requirements. A
completed version of this menu is described in detail in the Unlockables
section of this FAQ.
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~~~{05.2}~{Main Screens}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy02}~
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In this section I will go over the in-game menus and screens of the game.
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~Main Game Screen~
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The main screen you will see when you play Bujingai is the game screen. This
screen shows the gameplay and flow of the stages in the game. Below is a brief
ASCII drawing of the main screen:
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|| |_ ____ 7| || 1 - Lau's Health Guage
|\1/2 \ / \ |9 \8|| 2 - Lau's Swordplay Guage
|||\__/ | 6 | \__/||| 3 - Lau's Spell Guage
||| \____/ ||| 4 - Lau
||| 5 ||| 5 - Consecutive Hit Counter
||| | 6 - Radar Display
| | 7 - Demon's Name
| | 8 - Demon's Health Guage
| O 4 | 9 - Demon's Swordplay Guage
| \/|\/ | 10 - Reijyo Accumulated
| __ / \ |
|/3 \_________ |
|\____________\___________o_10|
The Health Guage is shown in-game by a yellow bar. Once this yellow bar turns
100% black then Lau will be killed and it will be Game Over.
The Swordplay Guage shows how many times you can Swordplay a demon before you
are unable to stop it from hurting you. This will happen when all of the silver
"petals" disappear. If this guage does not decrease more over time it will
slowly recover. If you finish a combo with a special pose, a symbol will
cover this guage and you may recieve a better score at the end of the stage.
The Spell Guage shows you everything you need about your Spells. The purple
guage is a meter of how much spellpower you have left. Once this guage turns
100% black you will not be able to use skills unless you recover this meter.
The ball next to the meter shows you which skill you currently have equipped.
More information about this is in the Spells section.
The Consecutive Hit Counter shows you how high a combo you have reached. This
goes back to zero once you are attacked.
The Radar Display is the only form of map Lau has. The only information the
radar contains is the direction of your travel, any special items and the next
door leading to the next area. This should be used very carefully as it does
not show any walls or demons in the vacinity.
Like Lau demons have a Health Guage, and like Lau this guage will deplete as
you attack it. Once the guage fully depletes the demon will die.
Some stronger demons (like bosses) also have a Swordplay Guage, and it works
exactly the same way as Lau's.
In the corner you will find another meter. This is your Reijyo meter. As you
collect more Reijyo this meter will increase and you can use them at the
Power-Up menu later.
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~Pause Screen~
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By pressing Start on your controller you will pause the game. You are given 3
options in this menu. You can either "Continue", "Return to the Houmadera" or
"End Game" (The "Return to the Houmadera" option is not there if you are doing
Stage 1 for the first time or are at the Houmadera).
By selecting "Continue" you will resume your game.
By selecting "Return to the Houmadera" you will end the current stage and be
transported to the Houmadera. You can return to the same area you were in by
choosing it from the Portal menu.
By selecting "End Game" you will be asked if you wish to save, and then you
will be sent back to the main menu.
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~Select Screen~
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By pressing Select on your controller you will access another menu. The options
you can select here are:
Select Spell
Status
Options
Exit
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Select Spell
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Selecting this will give you a list of all the available spells you have
aquired. You can go on to select the spell you wish to equip and go back to
the previous menu.
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Status
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This screen shows you a few facts about Lau. It will tell you how many HP (Hit
Points) you have; how many SP (Spell Points) you have; how many DP (Defense
Points) you have; your current Reijyo accumulation; your current Reijyo levels;
your current play time; how many times you've loaded the file, and how many
times you have returned to the Houmadera mid-way through a stage.
Pressing the X button here will show you all the Spells you have acquired, your
Magic Items and how many Taikyokuin you have found
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Options
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Takes you to the options menu. Please refer to the "1st Main Menu" section for
this.
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~~~{05.3}~{Movement}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy03}~
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There are several ways to move and jump around in this game. Below I will
describe everything you need to move around in the world of Bujingai. Please
note that I am using the default configuration for this.
To start off with, you must use the left analogue stick in this game. The D-Pad
is only used to navigate menus.
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~Basic Movements~
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These are the essential things you must know in order to get through the game.
A must know for this game is that by moving the right analogue stick you can
change the direction of the camera. This does not work when locked-on to a
demon however.
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Running & Walking
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To run, simple push the left analogue stick in the direction you want Lau to
go. To walk, simply push the left analogue stick only slightly, instead of the
full way.
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Jumping & Climbing
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To jump, press the X button. If you hold the left analogue stick in a
direction and press X, Lau will jump in the direction you are facing.
If you pull back on the left analogue stick and press X at the same time, Lau
will perform a 180degree backflip, and land facing the opposite direction.
Similarly, holding the stick left or right and pressing X will make Lau do a
sideflip and face in the direction you want him.
If you are facing a wall there are a few ways of getting up. The most basic
of these is to face the wall, jump against it. If the ledge above is low
enough, Lau will grab onto it. Press X and Lau will lift himself up on top of
the ledge. You may find that there may be a few things to grab onto before you
reach the top. To pass this you must simply press and hold X to grab the other
ledges just like Lau will get himself up. You can also do this to hang onto
poles and jump on top of them.
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~Advanced Jumps~
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By performing these jumps you will add more points to your Dramatic Action
Points at the end of the stage.
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Wall Jump
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To perform a Wall Jump, jump against a wall, and when you hit it, hold the
analogue stick in the opposite direction and press X again. By doing this jump
you will do a 180degree turn and land facing the other way. This can be useful
when needing to escape demons.
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Triangle Jump
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To do a Triangle Jump, jump against the wall like in the Wall Jump, and press
X. You will do a 180degree turn and jump to a higher point. This can be useful
when trying to climb high places as you can use this many times without
touching the ground.
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Swing Jump
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To perform a Swing Jump you must first be hanging onto a pole. While hanging,
hold forward and press X to make Lau swing forward. If there is another pole
infront of him he will hang onto it. Useful to get over large gaps easily.
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~Advanced Movement~
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By performing these moves you will add more points to your Dramatic Action
Points at the end of the stage.
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Air Glide
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While in mid-air, press X again to make Lau glide in the air for roughly 2
seconds. While gliding Lau's speed will increase and fron the Air Glide you
can go into an attack or other technique.
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Wall Run
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There are 2 types of wall run. The vertical wall run and the horizontal wall
run. To perform the vertical wall run, jump against a wall, hold forward and
press and hold X. Lau will run up the wall, allowing you to reach higher
places.
The second type of wall run is the horizontal wall run. To do this, face the
direction of the wall you want to run along, jump and then hold up and press
and hold X. Lau will run along the wall for a short period of time.
Use this to reach places you cannot reach by simple jumping.
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~Lock-On~
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To lock-on to a demon, hold R1. While holding R1 you will follow the target's
movement and will always face it. If an enemy attacks you from the front while
it is locked on it will initiate either a Swordplay or Spell Defense, depending
on the attack. More information on this later.
When you are holding R1, you can also strafe around a demon. By pressing X and
the direction you want to go Lau will strafe either forward, left, right or
backwards. This is useful for avoiding spells and attacks, and can also get you
around to the back of a demon where it cannot resist.
To change your target, press L1 and Lau will cycle through the demons in the
area.
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~~~{05.5}~{Spells}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy05}~
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In Bujingai you will be able to use and master a variety of different magic
spells that can be used in different situations. These spells consume SP (Spell
Points) fast and some more quickly than others. Below I will give you a list
of all the spells found in the game, their use, where to find them and their
possible levels.
To use the spells, press the Circle button on your Playstation 2 controller.
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~Gouenken~
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Level 1 Found: Lau already has this at the start of the game
Level 2 Found: Stage 4
Level 3 Found:
The Gouenken spell is a fire-based spell that fires a flame at a demon and
surrounds it. The higher the level this is the larger range this spell has.
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~Souryuuken~
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Level 1 Found: Stage 1 - Area 3
Level 2 Found:
Level 3 Found: Stage 7 - Area 1
The Souryuuken is a nice little technique in which Lau dives at a demon,
spinning into it (or them) with his swords before slicing the demon in front
of him with both of his swords in a horizontal cut.
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~Dankuuken~
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Level 2 Found:
- Uses 450 Spell Points
The Dankuuken spell attacks your targeted demon with a vertical shockwave. Lau
spins in the air and slashes his swords which create a shockwave heading
straight towards the enemy.
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~Ryouseiken~
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Level 2 Found: Stage 3
The Ryouseiken spell is a ranged attack in which Lau fires a magical array of
arrows into a target. The arrows fly in a pincer shape, with several coming
from each side. The arrows will hurt anything that crosses their path.
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~Tenseiken~
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Level 3 Found: Stage 7 - Area 3
- Uses 980 Spell Points.
This is the big one. The most powerful spell in the game, and the one that uses
most of your Spell Points. It uses up a whopping 980 Spell Points, so unless
you have maxed your Spell Guage, you'll only be using this attack once before
you need to recharge.
This attack hurts multiple demons, and Lau fires a magical arrow that reins
down on them from above. Because of this, it can't be Spell Defended. Only
use this when you realyl need to.
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~Jinbuken~
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Level 2 Found: Stage 6 - Area 1
- Uses 1000 Spell Points
This spell, like Tenseiken, uses up most of your Spell Points, so only use it
when you really need to.
Jinbuken summons a number of swords that circle Lau. Unfortunately they don't
harm anything they touch, but if you press Circle again Lau will fire all of
them towards your targetted demon and cause devastating damage.
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~Senranken~
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Level 1 Found:
Level 2 Found:
- Uses 260 Spell Points
Level 3 Found:
The Senranken spell creates a whirlwind around Lau, which damages anything
around him and throws them into the air. The higher level this is increases
the radius of the whirlwind, damaging demons further away.
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~Tekkuken~
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Level 1 Found: Stage 1 - Area 5
- 6 Spell Points per second
The Tekkuken spell uses Spell Points to allow Lau's physical strength increase.
As soon as you select it, the spell will activate itself and your Spell Guage
will slowly deplete so be careful. During this time Lau will glow bright with
an orange aura to show you that the spell is activated. The spell will end
when Lau's Spell Guage is emptied.
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~Gaisenken~
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Level 1 Found: Stage 2 - Area 3
- 6 Spell Points per second
Gaisenken is an alright spell, but not the best. Like Tekkuken it drains your
Spell Guage slowly rather than consumes it in set amounts, but instead of
increasing your attack it increases your defense. This can prove useful when
you get into swordfights with tougher demons, but once you get to maximum
defense it is literally useless.
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~~~{05.7}~{Swordplay}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy07}~
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If a demon attacks you from the front, and you are not in the middle of an
attack or jump Lau will perform what is known as a Recieval. It is his first
form of defense against attack and he will use it so long as your Defense Guage
is not fully depleted. From here you can do one of teo things; you can either
go into Swordplay or you can Evade. To evade, press X and Lau will jump
himself out of the demon's attack range. This can be useful if you want to
get behind a demon and attack it from behind, rendering it defenseless.
To go into Swordplay, press the Square the button while being attacked. When
in Swordplay, you and your enemy will initiate a swordfight which can look
pretty spectacular. By repeatedly pressing Square you will stay in Swordplay
mode until one of you either evades or gets the other's Defense Guage to zero.
Once one of you have depleted the other's Defense Guage you will be to
attack the other without it being able to defend itself. You will be getting
into numerous swordfights throughout the game with many demons and so
mastering the swordfight and when to evade etc. can prove very useful against
highly defensive demons.
To evade while in the middle of Swordplay, press the X button and Lau will get
himself out, and you will be able to attack almost straight after.
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Many demons are able to throw projectiles your way, or fire some sort of spell
in your direction. In these cases, instead of going into Swordplay you will
perform a Spell Recieval which acts in the same way as a Swordplay Revieval.
From this technique, however, you will be able to respond with a Spell Defense
or an Evasion. To evade, just press X and you will get yourself out of the
projectile's fire. But if you press Square repeatedly you will go into a Spell
Defense.
A Spell Defense works similar to the Swordplay. In this mode you will block the
oncoming attack and will deplete your Defense Guage by doing so. If you keep
defending the spell once your Defense Guage has depleted you will be hit by
the spell to watch your Defense Guage.
A Spell Defense can lead to another thing though; a Spell Counter. When you
defend against a spell you will notice that your Spell Guage flips around,
glows white and starts charging the other way. This is called the Spell
Counter Guage and proves very useful against demons. When your Spell Defense
Guage rises and meets with your Spell Guage metre your Spell Counter Guage will
flash red. When it does this, press Circle to unleash a powerful counter that
will damage demons greatly. This attack is usually the main basis of my boss
strategies and so mastering it can prove very useful.
There is one drawback about the Spell Counter however. It totally depletes
your Spell Guage, and you will have to start refilling it if you wish to use
another spell. The other thing is that if you increase your Spell Guage it
will take longer to charge your Spell Counter guage, which is the reason I will
never say it's best to increase your Spell Guage. If you plan on using spells
a lot then go ahead, but for my style of play it isn't the most essential
thing to upgrade.
Note that you can also get out of a Spell Defense in the same manner as Evading
by pressing the X button.
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~~~{05.9}~{Items}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~{htpy09}~
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There are many items in Bujingai that you must collect in your journey. Most
are key items which are needed to move on through the game, some are spell
items that allow you to cast different spells while some are just general
items that you will find by breakng crates, pots or by defeating demons.
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~Reijyu~
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Reijyu are the blue orbs that you will find all over the island. These blue
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