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Time Crisis 3, FAQ/Walkthrough written by Aaron Baker
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Current FAQ version: 1.7
Email ns_java_games(at)yahoo.com.au
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Any comments about the guide are welcome, as well as any contributrions
NOTE: It seems a lot of people are having trouble unlocking cheats, for
example, the unlimited handgun bullets. The reason is in the
Unlockables/Secrets section (Section 11.) Please see this section
before mailing me.
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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0:  Table of Contents
2.0:  Introduction
A. Guide introduction
B. Game Introduction
C. Story
D. Version
3.0:  Controls
A. Controllers
B. G-con2
C. G-con45
D. Controller
E. Notes
F. Pictures
4.0:  Game Characters
A. Alan Dunnaway
B. Wesley Lambert
C. Alicia Winston
D. Daniel Winston
E. Wild Dog
F. Giorgio Zott
5.0:  Heads up Display
A. Score
B. Life/Health
C. Time Limit
D. Ammunition
E. Weapons
6.0:  Weapons
A. Handgun
B. Machinegun
C. Shotgun
D. Grenade Launcher
E. Sniper Rifle
7.0:  Enemies
A. Soldiers
B. Armed Soldiers
C. Advanced Soldiers
D. Rocket Soldiers
E. Turrets
F. Vehicles
G. Bosses
H. Falling Objects
8.0:  Game Modes
A. Arcade
B. Rescue Mission
C. One Stage Trial
D. Link
E. Two Player
F. Crisis Mission
9.0:  Game Basics
A. Reloading
B. Weapon Select
C. Crouching
D. Aiming
E. Health Bars
F. Routes
10.0: Messages
A. Wait
B. Reload
C. Action
D. Danger
11.0: Secrets
A. Unlockables
B. Cheat Codes
C. GameShark codes
D. Glitches
12.0: Game Tips
A. Scoring Tips (4)
B. Weapon Tips (5)
C. Survival Tips (2)
D. Boss Tips (3)
E. Time Saving Tips (3)
F. Rescue Mission Tips (3)
13.0: Looking to buy?
A. Release Dates
B. Reviews
C. Game Rankings
D. My Review
E. Trailers
14.0: Boss FAQ
A. Gunship guy
B. Beast guy
C. Wild Dog
D. Wild Fang
E. Giorgio Zott
15.0: Stage Walkthrough
A. Stage 1, Area 1 (Beach)
B. Stage 1, Area 2 (Ship)
C. Stage 1, Area 3 (Desert road)
D. Stage 2, Area 1 (Town)
E. Stage 2, Area 2 (Waterfall)
F. Stage 2, Area 3 (Train)
G. Stage 3, Area 1 (Outside)
H. Stage 3, Area 2 (Library area)
I. Stage 3, Area 3 (Missile command)
J. Ending
16.0: Challenges
A. One weapon
B. Original credits
C. Highest score
D. Short time
E. Verse a friend
17.0: Rescue Mission Basics
A. Story
B. Unlocking
C. Upgrades
D. Sniper Rifle
E. Other Differences
F. Rescue Mission Tips
18.0: Rescue Mission Boss FAQ
A. Gunship
B. Town Battle
C. Train Car
D. Giorgio Zott
E. Enemy Escape Plane
19.0: Extra Help
A. My Email
B. Message Boards
C. Other Guides
D. Namco Site
20.0: Frequently Asked Questions
A. Score Questions
B. Weapon Questions
C. Guide Questions
D. Game Questions
21.0: Ending
A. Last words
B. Email
C. Copyright
D. Websites
E. Credits
F. Still to come
NOTE: In the TOC Section 18, I have not listed the real name of the Boss
due to spoilers. See the section if you want to know what the boss is
called, but showing you in the TOC would ruin the storyline.
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2. INTRODUCTION
---------------
GUIDE INTRODUCTION
Welcome to my guide for Time Crisis 3 on the Playstation 2. My family
has all of the time crisis games (yep, all 4 of them, 2 on the
playstation 1 and 2 on the playstation 2.) This guide will display you
information on how to play the game, and beat the game as well as cool
info on the weapons and enemies as well.
GAME INTRODUCTION
Time crisis 3 is a very addictive game made by Namco. It needs the use
of the Gcon (well actually you can use the controller, but it is a pain
in the ass using the controller, so it is better to use the Gcon 2. I
will mention the story of the game in the next section.
STORY
The Zagrios federation has launched an unprovoked invasion on the
Astigos island, a small, peaceful Mediterranean island and territory of
the neighbouring nation of Lukano.
Despite heavy resistance from the front for liberation and independence
of lukano, the Zagrios federation army has already seized 80 percent of
the island. It's only a matter of time before the territory is fully
occupied.
Our sources on Astigos has revealed that the Zagrios federation has
installed tactical missiles at strategic sites on the island, posing a
threat not only to lukano, but to all of the surrounding countries. We
have also been informed that a small resistance task force was deployed
to destroy the missiles, but the mission has been declared a failure.
The ocean surrounding Astigos is heavily patrolled. You must find a way
through and then attempt to locate the missiles. You are authorized to
use full force and make use of resistance support and supplies, should
they become available.
Success in this mission is imperative. We must restore peace to the
region and soothe the currently volatile state of global affairs. Good
luck agents; I look forward to reading your successful debrief
statements upon your return.
NOTE: You can find the Rescue mission story, by going to backstory in
the game.
VERSION
Version 1.0: Released to gamefaqs. First version, not spell checked and
11/10/03     some stuff is not complete.
Version 1.1: Second version released to GameFAQs. Credit section added,
11/11/03     and also the stage walkthrough section is completed.
Document spell checked also.
Version 1.2: Third version released to GameFAQs. I added in the
11/12/03     descriptions to the areas in the Table of Contents. Added
in the trailers section, and put in some nifty challenges
you might want to look at. Added in Time Saving tips.
Version 1.3: Added in the Frequently Asked Questions section, as well
11/13/03     as the Extra help section. Added Things to come under the
ending sector, and that's about it.
Version 1.4: Added in the Rescue Mission basics section, which includes
11/14/03     info about the Sniper Rife, Tips, Differences and more.
Added in more Q's, and put some stuff in the TOC.
Version 1.5: Changed around the start of the guide, and added in the
11/15/03     ASCII art (email me if you have a better one that I can
use.) Added in the Boss FAQ for Rescue mission and more
game basics, as well as updating the unlockables section.
Version 1.6: Corrections were added to the cheats section, and also the
11/16/03     guns section, about the desert eagle (deadgle) and other
guns. News section added/updates.
Version 1.7: Been playing TimeSplitters 2 again. All I did here was
11/21/03     fixed the ascii art at the top, so that the 3 is in the
middle.
NEWS
11/10/03 "Guide Submitted"
Wow, this is the quickest I have ever got an FAQ out since I got the
game. I got the game on Saturday, and this Guide was posted on a Monday,
although it isn't complete. I was thinking about delaying this and
waiting to the Stage walkthroughs and the rest of the stuff was
complete, but I thought I better post the guide, before someone else
does. Of course, it isn't complete, but it soon will be.
11/11/03 "Not Accepted yet"
24 hours since I sent the guide in to www.gamefaqs.com, and it hasn't
been posted. That hardly ever happens. Either A) There is a really big
backlog, or B) It's not going to be accepted. I hope that it is not B,
cos I did put a fair amount of time and effort into this guide, and what
a waste it would be if it wasn't posted.
11/12/03 "Finally Posted"
Okay, it has finally been posted. You can send any information about the
guide to my email adress, which is at the of the guide. Remember to
place the (at) part with the real at symbol. It's only a "bare bones"
guide, but I soon hope to change that into a full guide.
11/13/03 "Unlockables?"
Questions, questions, questions. There are a lot of them. People are
trying to find out how to unlock infinite handgun bullets, and sub
weapon bullets and everything else. To be serious, I have no idea as of
yet. People are claiming all different ways of getting infinite handgun,
from finishing in first place, to beating the game in under 30 minutes,
to just using the handgun. If anyone knows the correct way, please
explain to me via email.
11/14/03 "Hosting Websites"
Other sites want to host my work, and I'm not so sure about it. IGN are
actually a good place, and don't steal/rip off guides, so I'm not sure
about letting them host my guide. I am currently saying that this guide
is exclusive to GameFAQs, but the main reason to write guides is to help
people out, and the more websites it is on, the more help. I'm still not
sure.
11/15/03 "Ascii Request"
Ascii art is certainly not my speciality, as you can see at the top of
the document. If anyone has any better tart that they would so kindly
let me use, I would really appreciate it. Send it to my email, although
it may get screwed up due to my email.
11/16/03 "Conformation"
Finally I have got some conformation on the Unlimited Handgun cheat. I
have tried beating the game with just my handgun, and of course it
didn't work. Before you try out to get the handgun bullets, first beat
the game in under 30 minutes, and also finish in first place (not in the
same game) and then you can go for unlimited handgun. Correct me if I'm
wrong, please.
11/16/03 "Websites Reminders"
Just wanted to let you know that www.gamestop.com actually host the
guide as well, but since GameFAQs and GameStop are owned by the same
company (I think) GameStop gets the GameFAQs guide, so when you really
think about it, it isn't really exclusive, but there is nothing I can do
about that. Also, if you find this document on www.cheatcc.com, please
email me right away! That site steals FAQs. Please email me if you find
it there.
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3. CONTROLS
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CONTROLS YOU CAN USE
To play Time Crisis 3, you need either one of these:
- A G-con2
- A G-con45
- An analog controller
- Any other gun that is compatible
Either one of the top two are preferred, but don't play it without the
gun, using the controller can be a pain, but really still worth a
challenge if you think you are really good.
G-CON 2
Has:
- A trigger (in the usual spot)
- Button where a clip would go on a normal handgun (C button)
- 2 buttons near the trigger (A and B buttons)
- A select and start button (farthest away from trigger)
Controls:
- Trigger: Shoot/Change weapon when ducking
- A button: Reload/Crouch
- B button: Reload/Crouch
- C button: Reload/Crouch
- Start: Pause game
- Select: Nothing (?)
G-CON 45
Has:
- A trigger
- An A and B button
Controls:
- Trigger: Shoot
- A button: Reload/Duck
- B button: Pause
CONTROLLER
Has:
- 4 shoulder buttons
- D-Pad and 2 analog sticks
- X, [], /\, O buttons
Controls:
- Triangle: Shoot
- Square: Shoot
- Cross: Shoot
- Circle: Shoot
- L2: Increase cursor movement
- R2: Increase cursor movement
- L1: Reload/Duck
- R1: Reload/Duck
- Analog sticks: Aim
- D-Pad: Aim
NOTES
- Use the G-con2 or 45 to play (its a lot easier)
- All button configurations are default
- You can change controls (like reloading type) by going to options,
and then to controls.
- Apparently there are more guns you can use (like the Desert eagle
(deagle), but these are the ones I have heard about that I'm
listing.)
PCITURES
Just in case your wondering what gun is what, here is some ASCII
pictures to show you what they look like.
BIG credits to Punishment_01 here, a fellow South Australian.
NOTE: This is a shorten version, due to it had to fit within 70
characters per line.
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The G-con 45 is way too big to fit here, but for a good picture....
http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/time_crisis_2.txt
Not far down is the picture, and the rest of the pictures.
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4. GAME CHARACTERS
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ALAN DUNAWAY
A promising operative in his fourth year at V.S.S.E, Alan's remarkable
capacity for mastering new skills has won the respect of many senior
officers. Even in the most hopeless of situations, Alan is not one to
give up - he is always positive and fearless in the face of adversity.
On tactical missions, Alan is a natural team motivator, quick to crack a
joke to enliven his disheartened comrades.
WESLEY LAMBERT
Wesley is also a fourth year V.S.S.E operative. He holds a doctorate in
engineering and is always ranked first or second in marksmanship and
combat assessments within his peer group. Quiet and restrained, Wesley
is known for his ability to carry out strategic operations with
unflappable coolness. He does have a warm side though, and enjoys
nothing more than spending time at home with his pets. Wesley's
personality may be almost the opposite of Alan's, but their
accomplishments together as a team have won them great reputation within
the V.S.S.E.
ALICIA WINSTON
The younger sister of Daniel Winston, and a member of the Lukano army,
alicia would not hesitate to take a position on the front lines to
protect her country. Despite her sight frame and good looks, Alicia has
trained hard to become a powerful fighting force and is recognised as
the top sniper in her unit. She has travelled alone to Astigos island to
rescue her brother.
DANIEL WINSTON
The leader of the Lukano army, Daniel has earned the respect of his men
through hard work and his devotion to the Lukano cause. Daniel has
organised a special task force to destroy the missiles being installed
on Astigos island by the Zagorias Federation, but he and his soldiers
were captured before the could complete their mission.
WILD DOG
An evil murdered driven by an insatiable bloodlust, Wild Dog was once
destroyed by V.S.S.E agents, but rebuildt his body and returned to earth
from the pits of hell. Leading a crop of new henchman, he will do
anything to impede Alan and Wesley's mission.
GIORGIO ZOTT
The commander of the Zagorias Army. Little is known about Zott, although
his hand-to-hand combat skills and shooting skills are the stuff of
legend.
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5. HEADS UP DISPLAY
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SCORE
Located:   Top left of the screen
Indicator: Numbers
Score is how much points you get. You get points by killing enemies
(also using chase hits) and not hitting your partner.
LIFE:
Located:   Top right of the screen
Indicator: Health packs
How many lives you have left before you use up a credit. To lose a life,
you must be shot by a rocket, grenade, or a direct hit bullet.
TIME LIMIT:
Location:  Bottom right of screen
Indicator: Minutes and seconds
How much time you have left to complete the little section. Time will
regenerate to full (40 seconds) when you clear the action area, or you
lose a life.
AMMUNITION:
Location:  Bottom left of screen
Indicator: Bullets (plus a number)
How much ammo you have in the current weapon (handgun has infinite ammo,
but must reload every 9 bullets.) Weapons like the shotgun don't have to
reload.
CURRENT WEAPON;
Location:  Bottom of screen, centre
Indicator: Picture
Shows which weapon is currently selected, it will be highlighted. To
change weapon, duck and press the shoot button (the trigger on the G-
con.)
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6. WEAPONS
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HANDGUN
Your basic weapon, from all of the Time Crisis games. One bullet will
kill normal enemies, but you will find that when you get to the enemies
with health meters, this will take too long to kill the enemy, and you
will need to reload a lot to avoid being hit. It is good though, because
you have unlimited ammo for it, just the only problem is that you need
to reload after shooting 9 bullets.
MACHINEGUN
A great weapon. Can fire automatic rounds at an enemy, great for any
boss, and the only problem with the machinegun is that you seem to go
through your ammo really quickly. You can only hold a maximum of 200
bullets, and I suggest only using this on people like bosses, or in the
middle of the game where you fight the guys with the big health meters.
SHOTGUN
Has its drawbacks, like all of the other weapons, but is still okay. If
you have ever played Time Crisis 2 on the Playstation 2, you will know
that finishing the game a certain amount of times will give you wide
bullets. The shotgun in Time Crisis 3 is like have wide bullets on from
Time Crisis. The shotgun like fires 5 bullets, all around where you aim
and shoot at, this is bound to kill enemies around where you shot. The
Shotgun is great for killing packs of enemies near each other, or bosses
and soldiers with health meters that take up a lot of the screen. The
shotgun is an ideal choice. You get 50 shells, and each shells sprays
out 5 bullets.
GRENADE LAUNCHER
The grenade launcher is basically just a rocket launcher. There are a
lot of bad things about this weapon, but there are also a lot of good
things about this weapon. Lets start off with he bad, shall we? You can
only hold 5 grenades to shoot at a time. I don't like this; they should
have made it ten, although that would make it a bi easy to kill things
like bosses. Ammo for the grenade launcher is hard to find, and when you
find it, you wont get any more ammo for a while. Use your ammo wisely.
The great thing about the grenade launcher is that it can do a lot of
damage to things like vehicles; for example, it can take out one of
those tanks in the second stage with just 2 grenades. It can also take
out the guards with the meters and the enemies around them in just a few
shots.
SNIPER RIFLE
First of all, you only get this in the rescue mission mode, as far as I
can see, and in the rescue mission, you get unlimited ammo for this
weapon. But, you only get 3 bullets in a clip, which is bad, cos you
need to reload every 3 bullets. To aim in Sniper mode, press the duck
button, and now you can use the gun to select which way you want to
point the sniper rifle, and then when you have an enemy on sight, shoot
within the middle part of the circle and shoot the enemy. On the g-con2,
you can also use the D-pad to move the Sniper aim.
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7. ENEMIES
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SOLDIERS
Soldiers are just the normal infantry that you will face in the game.
These are just normal guys, with pistols that shoot at you, and attempt
to kill you, although a lot of their bullets miss you, and you can
hardly ever lose a life from their bullets, apart from when they start
to get harder in the middle of the game. They don't carry a shotgun, or
machinegun or anything like that, and like most enemies, die in just one
shot. Later in the game they also have shields, so wait to they pop out,
and then shoot them anywhere and they will die.
ARMED SOLDIERS
These soldiers are just like the one above, although they have
machineguns, flamethrowers or a shotgun for you to pick up when they
die. They only seem like they are using a pistol against you, but some
of them are actually using a machinegun. Be careful, and duck often.
They will die in one shot, just like most enemies. You will
automatically get the ammo that they leave behind when they die.
ADVANCED SOLDIER
These are soldiers with those health bars above your head. The health
bars tell you how much health that they have left before they will die.
The best way to take these guys out really quickly is with a machinegun,
just rapid fire it into their body, and they will usually leave behind a
machinegun, and the ammo you just used on them will be replenished.
Shotguns can be used as well to quickly take them down, and the handgun
can also be used, but you might find yourself ducking alot, then popping
back up and shooting them, ducking, etc.
ROCKET SOLDIER
These are the guys usually dressed in blue and fire rockets at you. They
can sometimes be hidden away, but their clothing is a dead give away.
Try to take these guys out first if there are just normal soldiers
around you, because these guys pose more of a threat. If they fire one
bullet and it hits you, well then you will most likely lose a life.
Fortunately, they die in just one shot, and you don't get a grenade from
them.
TURRET
I think this is located near the end of the first area of the first
stage. Because it seems to want you dead, I have included it in the
enemies' section. It will shoot bullets at you, and has a health meter.
Duck to avoid the bullets (just like you do to avoid every other bullet
that is firing at you.) Your best bet with this is to get up, prepare to
fire a grenade at it, aim directly (there is nothing worse than a
grenade that misses.) Once the grenade has hit, then finish it off with
whatever other weapon you want to use. Any will do, just try not to get
hit by bullets.
VHEICLES
There are a lot of them, so I will list them under this section. They
aren't really an enemy (they don't shoot at you and stuff, except for
the tank and a boat) but the people inside them can be troubling to you.
If you find that the enemies that are inside a car (like at the end of
the first stage) are too hard to hit, then pound the car (or vehicle)
and it will explode killing the people in it. For the tank, fire
grenades at it until you have none left, then finish it off with any
other weapon, preferably the shotgun because of the 5 blasts, but the
machinegun is also good. Cars and other vehicles have a health bar.
GUNSHIP
Found in the end of the first stage, this can seriously pack a punch on
you. It has two missile launchers on the front, which you will have to
dispose of first, and then a chain gun type thing underneath the middle
section. You need to wipe that off first to destroy this. Then destroy
the machineguns on the side, using a grenade, and then shoot the enemies
on board. Kill the boss to fully bring this down.
BOSSES
Bosses are people in the game who are major enemies, like Wild Dog for
example. Bosses have a large amount of health, more than any other
vehicle, gunship, or normal solider in the game. Bosses usually have a
blue health bar, and once all of their health has gone, they will go
away for a while, and finally come back with a new health bar. You have
to get rid of their health bars so many times before you kill the boss.
Each boss has different attacks, so duck often, and watch out for other
guards around the boss.
OBJECTS
Objects are just stuff like crates, and other falling things that you
can get hurt by. For example, in area one, stage one, if you fire a
grenade at the lighthouse, it will fall down, and hit you unless you
duck, so you must duck otherwise it will hit you. If some objects are
coming at you (like a missile) you can actually shoot it and get some
points, but if you are not a good shot, duck and let it go past you.
Grenades will do no damage to you if you are ducking.
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8. GAME MODES
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ARCADE
This is really story mode. Play through the game as Alan or Wesley.
Change ports if you want to play as Wesley. There are some more options
you can go through here, like Link mode, Two Player, and stuff like
that.
RESCUE MISSION
This mode can actually be found in arcade, but to get this mission you
must complete the story mode. This mission puts you through the eyes of
the other agent in the story, Alicia Winston. She is out to save her
brother. You can also get a sniper rifle in this mode.... cool!
ONE STAGE TRIAL
Choose this if you want to just play one stage in the game. If you only
want to play stage one, then just select stage one. The game will end
after the stage is complete. If you want to do something on the 3rd
Stage, but don't want to do the 1st stage again, then this is a good
option.
LINK
Play a link game. A link game is where you set up two playstation 2's on
a television then connect them together using a link cable, and then one
player plays on one television and playstation 2, where the second
player uses the other. You can now fight on different screens, and is
great cos you don't have to put up with the split screen and also it
just feels better.
TWO PLAYER
Play with a friend. The game will be set up in a split screen, with the
one player on one side, and the other player on the other side. I don't
like this mode. They should of made a double gun mode, where one player
could be one gun, and the other player would be another, so you could
both have the same screen, and shoot from the same player. Your screen
is too small in the two-player mode, that's why I don't like it. By the
way, one player can use a g-con and the other player can use an analog,
so you both don't have to have a g-con to play.
CRISIS MISSION
Crisis mission is basically the same as it was in Time Crisis 2 (well
not the levels, of course) you are given a set amount of time, ammo and
lives, and you have to complete the mission, without failing one of the
above parameters. It can be hard at times, so be careful.
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9. GAME BASICS
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RELOADING
Reloading you must do every so often with the Handgun, otherwise you
will run out of bullets. The Shotgun, Machinegun and also the Grenade
launcher do not need to be reloaded, but the handgun does. To reload,
just press the crouch button, and your weapon will be reloaded with full
ammunition (of course, only applicable to the handgun.) Reload when you
can, even if you have 6 bullets left, because it's better to go into a
battle with full ammo.
WEAPON SELECT
As you may already know, in Time Crisis 3, you can get 4 weapons, the
Handgun, Machinegun, Shotgun, and also the Grenade Launcher. To change
weapon, when you are in the crouching stance, press the trigger and you
will change weapon. Press it fast two times if you want to quickly
change to a weapon that is two slots away. You cannot cycle back, you
have to go through the rest of the weapons to get back to one you went
passed.
CROUCHING
Crouching will keep you alive. The reason you need to duck is so that
you don't get hit by bullets and die. If you see someone coming at you
with a rocket launcher, and fire a bullet, quickly duck. To duck,
release your finger off of the reload button. You will now be ducking.
Here you cannot be hit by any bullet, grenades, explosions, or anything
else, but you will need to pop up soon, otherwise time might run out.
When you are crouched, your handgun will automatically be reloaded.
AIMING
Aiming is quite simple with the G-cons. On the menu, just shoot which
icon you went. For example, if you want to go into options, then aim the
g-con at options, and fire at the icon. It will take you into options,
if you aimed right. To calibrate your G-con, when the game starts up,
shoot directly at the + in the centre of the screen. Keep shooting until
you have got it right. You can go to options to re aim your gun. In
game, aiming is the same. Aim at a person, and pull the trigger. The
person in line with the bullet will die (or be injured if they have more
health or it is a boss or vehicle, but you get the idea.) Using the
controller, you will need to use the directional buttons to aim. Press X
when an enemy is on the cursor, and they will be shot.
HEALTH BARS
Enemies have health bars, which is a new addition to Time Crisis 3.
Basically, you can see how much health an enemy has, once you hit them
once. This only applies to bosses, and enemies that take more than one
shot to kill. Get the health bars to nothing, and the enemy will die.
ROUTES
By putting the G-con2, G-con45 or the analog controller in the second
spot, you can play as Wesley, not Alan. This will mean that Alan will be
played by the computer. Wesley takes a different path in some places,
but Alans is quicker.
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10. MESSAGES
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In the game, some messages will come up. Most of them are pretty basic
and all, but still, here is a list of what messages come up, what they
mean, and how to get rid of them.
WAIT
Means don't do anything. Your character is changing position, or
something like that, meaning that you cannot shoot, hide or do anything
just yet. It will go away when your character reaches his new position.
From there, you can play again.
RELOAD
Means you quickly need to reload. To reload, let go of the button you
are holding to be out (on default mode if course). To save this message
coming up, reload when you can, instead of letting your bullets run low
all of the time.
ACTION
Comes up when you reach your new action point, so after wait. Action
means that you are ready to fight, so get out of the crouched position,
and start shooting anything that moves, apart from your partner, of
course.
DANGER
This appears when there is a falling object coming your way, and it
could harm you. It only tells you things like a crate or a part of a
building is going to hit you, not a grenade, a bullet or knife, so just
keep that in mind. Take cover to avoid being hit by the falling object.
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11. SECRETS
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UPDATE: CHENG HAS THE CORRECT INFO
Thanks Cheng :)
and FINALLY!! I got it!! here:
Levi: ok,
Levi: In order to open up Crisis Mission Mode you must clear Rescue
Mission Mode. (completing 1 stage trials will not count towards this
goal).
Levi: In order to open up Rescue Mission Mode you must clear the Story
Mode (completing 1 stage trials will not count towards this goal).
Levi: Bonus Options (Rescue Mission)
Levi: Infinite Handgun Ammo- Clear Rescue Mission Story Mode with an
accuracy of 75% or higher.
Levi: Infinite Sub-Weapon Ammo- Complete Rescue Mission Story Mode
within 25 minutes.
Levi: Mirror Mode- Clear Rescue Mission Story Mode without any
Continues.
Levi: Bonus Options (Arcade Mode)
Levi: Infinite Handgun Ammo- Clear Arcade Story Mode with an accuracy of
75% or higher.
Levi: Infinite Sub-Weapon Ammo- Complete Arcade Story Mode within 30
minutes.
Levi: Mirror Mode- Clear Arcade Story Mode without any Continues.
Levi: You start out with 4 Credits. After using all of your lives and
credits you will receive an additional credit the next time you play
through Story Mode. Here is a cheat to unlock those Credits faster. Go
into the Options from the Main Menu and set your LIFE to 1. After that,
go into Arcade Story Mode and die repeatedly as quickly as possible.
After using all of your lives and Credits 6 times you will have unlocked
FREE CREDITS, which will allow you to Continue as many times as you
would like. If you are an intermediate Time Crisis player, then you may
be able to clear the game with 7-8 Credits available. (CREDITS FOR
ARCADE MODE DO NOT APPLY TO RESCUE MISSION MODE. THEY MUST BE OPENED
SEPERATELY)
I tested it out YES>..finally have ALL for ARCADE..
as for Resque mission; only infinite sub is missing..DAMN HARD....!!
last time got 26 MIN argh..
and ofcourse mirrir mode is missing too..
UNLOCKABLES
It seems that a lot of people are having trouble unlocking umlimited
handgun bullets, and unlimited sub-weapon bullets.
Most people say that they hever changed weapons during the game (to
unlock unlimited handgun bullets) which I believe.
Here is the reason.
YOU MUST HAVE THE BONUS OPTIONS UNLOCKED TO GET THE CHEATS.
TO GET OPEN THE BONUS OPTIONS, GET FIRST PLACE IN ARCADE (1,200,000)
POINTS TO UNLOCK IT. NOW YOU CAN GET CHEATS.
Play through the game numerous times to unlock these stuffs...
Continue Increase
Keep using up your continues in the game. After game over, you'll get a
message that says your continues have increased.
Trial Stages 1-14 unlocked for Rescue Mission
Same method as unlocking the trial stages in Arcade Mode
Trial Stages 2 and 3 unlocked for Arcade Mode
To unlock them, simply get to the stages. For example, getting to Stage
2 will unlock Trial Stage 2 and so forth.
Unlock Bonus Options for Arcade Mode
Reach first place in Arcade Mode (i.e. get 1200000 points)
Unlock Bonus Options for Rescue Mission
Reach first place in Rescue Mission (i.e. get 1600000 points)
Unlock Crisis Mission mode
Finish Rescue Mission mode on any difficulty and Crisis Mission mode
will be unlocked
Unlock Free Play (Arcade Mode)
Play on Arcade mode and use up all continues. Keep playing and using up
continues. After numerous replays, you'll get Free Play mode
Unlock Free Play (Rescue Mission mode)
Same as the method of the arcade mode
Unlock Infinite Handgun Ammo for Arcade Mode
Complete "Arcade Mode's" "Story Mode" using only the Handgun throughout
the game to unlock Infinite Handgun Ammo in "Arcade Mode's" Bonus
Options". (Apparently you have to complete it in under 30 minutes also)
Unlock Infinite Handgun Ammo for Rescue Mission Mode
Complete "Rescue Mission's" "Story Mode" using only the Handgun
throughout the game to unlock Infinite Handgun in "Rescue Mission's"
"Bonus Options".
Unlock Infinite Sub-weapon Ammo for Arcade Mode
Complete "Arcade Mode's" "Story Mode" with Infinite Handgun Ammo turned
on to unlock Infinite Sub-weapon Ammo in "Arcade Mode's" "Bonus
Options".
Unlock Infinite Sub-weapon Ammo for Rescue Mission Mode
Complete "Rescue Mission's" "Story Mode" with Infinite Handgun turned on
to unlock Infinite Sub-weapon Ammo in "Rescue Mission's" "Bonus
Options".
Unlock Mirror Mode for Arcade Mode
Complete "Arcade Mode's" "Story Mode" without continuing to unlock
Mirror Mode in "Arcade Mode's" "Bonus Options".
Unlock Mirror Mode for Rescue Mission Mode
Complete "Rescue Mission's" "Story Mode" without continuing to unlock
Mirror Mode in "Rescue Mission's" "Bonus Options".
Unlock Music Player Complete all missions in "Crisis Mission" mode to
unlock the Music Player in "Options".
Unlock Rescue Mission
Finish the game on any difficulty.
CHEAT CODES
Ahh, you came here expecting button codes, didn't ya? Well, as far as I
know, there are no cheat codes for this game, well, none that I know of
yet, so there is a possibility that there could be some cheat codes. For
those who want something like invincibility and infinite ammo, well just
play through the game a few times, and get the free play mode, which
means you have unlimited continues, so it doesn't matter if you get hit.
If you don't like that, they use the next thing I'm going to talk
about...
GAMESHARK CODES
Try www.gameshark.com for gameshark cheats. There will probably be some,
but because this game is pretty much new, they might now have put the
codes on the sight yet.
GLITCHES
Got any? Send them to me.
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12. GAME TIPS
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SCORING
Score is what you want to get if you want to attempt to get first place
in the rankings. To get a good score, you must kill a lot of enemies,
and use chase hits, which I will explain more about.
- Chase bullets are where you hit a multiple enemy more than one time
before he goes to the ground. Even if he only takes one bullet to
die, you can still hit the enemy three times, and get 3x the score,
which means more points. Do this on just about all enemies that
require one hit to die, it will give you more points.
- Some enemies you don't have to kill. But, if you are going for a good
score, well then shoot all enemies that you normally don't have to
kill, with chase shots as well. For example, when you are on the
ship, enemies slide down. You don't need to kill them, but if you are
going for a good score, then shoot them.
- Don't shoot your partner. If you shoot your partner, you will lose
1,00 points. This is bad, because you really don't want to lose
points. To avoid shooting your partner, don't use the shotgun when
you can see his face on screen, or where you can see him.
- Go for combos all the time. The more hits you get in a combo, the
more hits you will get, and your points will start going up by more
when you get more than 10 hits in a combo. Keep shooting fast at
enemies, and reload quick so that you can still keep your combo.
Using the machinegun for this can be quite useful.
WEAPON TIPS
- Use the Handgun the most of the time. The handgun is great because it
has unlimited ammunition, but it still has to reload, and you need
to duck anyway from time to time, so you will reload doing that. Save
your machinegun and others for when you really need them. The handgun
can do just fine, if you've ever played Time Crisis 1, or Project
Titan, you will know that you need to use the handgun throughout the
whole game, also like on Time Crisis 2.
- Save ammo. Don't go spraying machinegun fire everywhere. The only
weapon that you really can waste ammo for and it's allowed is the
handgun, because you have the unlimited ammo feature on it, and none
of the other weapons have unlimited ammo, so you need to conserve it.
- Use the right weapon for the right situation. Don't use a handgun
against a massive gunship for example, try using a grenade, or even
some shotgun or machinegun fire. Use handguns most of the time
though, and use machineguns on bosses, shotguns for lots of enemies
grouped together, and stuff like that. I think it makes sense.
- Use crappy weapons at the start, and towards the middle and end,
start to use the good weapons. There is nothing worse than going into
the last battle with a handgun only, because you used it all on the
first stage, where you could of easily used the handgun there, and
used all of your other weapons on the last battle.
- Chase hits seem to give you more ammo for your weapons. Chase hits
are when you hit the enemy like three time before he falls to the
ground. Just shoot the person three times, even if they are dead in
the first shot, and you will get triple the points, and it seems you
get more ammo for it.
SURVIVAL TIPS
- Sometimes you can get your friends to shoot enemies for you. If you
feel like you are running low on credits or life, and don't want to
get hit, then let your partner take them out for you. In a two player
mode, you can get a friend to do the shooting, while you duck until
you have the same amount of lives left. It may sound wimpy, but
whatever. Also you may need to get back up and shoot before the time
runs out.
- Shoot whoever poses the biggest threat to you first. For example, if
there is 5 enemies. One has a pistol, one has a machinegun, one has a
flamethrower, another one has a rocket launcher and the last one is a
boss. Try to take out the person who poses the biggest threat, but
because the boss will take ages to kill, do it in this order: Rocket
Launcher enemy, flamethrower, machine gunner, pistol men and then the
boss.
BOSS TIPS
- Each boss is different in how they attack, and how you have to kill
them. In the bosses section I will describe how to kill them easily,
and what methods they have of attacking, how many health bars they
have, and stuff like that.
- Bosses have many health bars, but which one is their last? How do you
know? Well, the normal health bar for a boss is blue. This is not
their total health though. Once you deplete that life bar, the boss
will go away for awhile, and then come back with a new health bar,
and this process will repeat itself. Keep injuring the boss, and get
it dwon to a green bar, like the ones of the normal enemies, and
deplete that. Then he will die.
- Use all of your good weapons on the boss. Your machinegun will work
best, so use that and you can sometimes tun your enemy, so keep on
shooting him.
TIME SAVING TIPS
- Time is alsi a big foe of yours, and you have to complete an action
area is less than 40 seconds. Sometimes you will get more time
though, for example, if you lose a life, then the time will be
restored for the action part.
- To finish some parts of the level quickly, then try to find better
and quicker ways to kill the enemy. For example, if there is a barrel
or something next to about 10 enemies, then shoot the barrel. This
will kill all of the enemies, meaning that you can quickly move onto
the next area.
- Don't worry about score here, if you are attempting a good time. So
there is no need to do chase hits (which wastes time if you do them)
or things like that. Just shoot every enemy you see, or, just like
above, find an alternative quicker method.
RESCUE MISSION TIPS
- Make sure you calibrate your g-con correctly for the sniper mode.
There is nothing worse than having a really bad calibration, when
using the sniper rifle, which needs pin point accuracy.
- Try to get weapons upgraded, especially weapons like the grenade
launcher, because its maximum bullet capactiy can get to a maximum of
nine, I think.
- Lets say you have 2 bullets remaining in the machinegun, and you
shoot one bullet, which gets your energy bar thingy to a new upgrade,
it will automatically replenish your ammo to full capacity.
Something to think about when you are thinking about saving ammo.
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13. LOOKING TO BUY?
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Want to buy the game? Will this section is put in for people who want to
know about the game, what it has in it, what are the graphics like, and
everything like that. Some people might just want to know when it is
coming out in their country.
RELEASE DATES
Time Crisis 3  10/21/03 NA
Time Crisis 3  10/31/03 EU
Time Crisis 3 (w/GunCon2) 11/20/03 JP
Time Crisis 3  11/20/03 JP
Time Crisis 3 (w/GunCon2)  01/07/04 NA
With G-con2 I'm guessing would be the package, which has TIme Crisis 3
in it as well as the G-con. Correct me if I'm wrong. By the way: NA =
North America, EU = Europe, JP = Japan.
I live in Australia, which will probably come under the Europe section.
REVIEWS
Looking for a review for Time Crisis 3? Well, I currently know of 3.
Here is a link to the three reviews. Each review has ratings of the
game, and bases their rating on things like graphics, etc.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/review/16939.html
GameSpot review:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/timecrisis3/review.html
You can also get previews, news and downloads and stuff at the above
link.
GAME RANKINGS
Games Domain:   4.5/5
Gamepro.com:    5/5
GameSpot:       7.6/10
PSX Nation:     8/10
Game Zone:      8.6/10
MY REVIEW
Just a quick review by me.
Graphics:
The graphics in Time Crisis 3 are absolutely great. Look at Time Crisis
2, well; the graphics are slightly improved over it. Face look real, and
the amount of detail is great. All the area you fight in look great,
like the beach scene for example. Flames look totally real, and so do
the bosses faces, like Wild Dog has much more detail, he now looks
older, and scarier. All cut-scenes are also superb.
Story:
A gang, take over a little island in the Mediterranean, well they take
over most of it. As two agents, you have to attempt to stop the leader
taking over the island. He is also planning something else; Missiles for
the neighbouring country and state that is trying to reclaim the island.
You must take back the island, defeat the evil guy, and stop the
missiles.
Sounds:
Sounds are great. One thing that there is more of in Time Crisis 3 is