Game Overview
X-Blades features a special combination of cinematic style, beautiful animation and relentless high-speed gameplay. Players assume the role of Ayumi, a stunningly seductive yet tenacious heroine who battles enemies with her pistol blades, acrobatic ability and magic spells. With full anime-style cut scenes, the story unfolds revealing demonic hordes and spectacular landscapes, all ripe for exploration and frenetic supernatural battling.
Developer: TOPWARE INTERACTIVE
Publisher: SOUTHPEAK GAMES
Release date 10/02/2009 North America - 20/02/2009 Europe
SCREENSHOT GALLERY
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CONTENTS:
-Game Overview
-Achievements guide
-Artifact Locations
-Boss Tips
-Extras
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ACHIEVEMENTS GUIDE
==STORY BASED ACHIEVEMENTS==
*story based achievements stack.
Easy Walk 10
Complete game at normal difficulty
Simply beat the game.
Everyday business 20
Complete game at Hard difficulty
Simply beat the game
Tough fight 30
Complete game at Pro difficulty
Pro mode is unlocked once you beat the game once on any difficulty.
Being good is easy 20
Complete game with a “good” ending at Normal difficulty
DO NOT BUY ANY DARK SPELLS IN THE ENTIRE GAME
Good girl 30
Complete game with a “good” ending at Hard difficulty
It's hard to be a good girl 50
Complete game with a “good” ending at Pro difficulty
Finish him 50
Defeat The Dark One at The Dark Temple
Story related
Dark side 20
Execute Dark form for the first time
Remember to only choose Dark if you're not going for the good ending.
Light side 20
Execute Light form for the first time
Story related and easy.
==COMBAT ACHIEVEMENTS==
Oops, are you OK? 10
Kill your first monster
Annoying fly 10
Kill a monster in the air using blades
Simply jump and then melee attack (A and then X,X,X) You can try and lock on or use the aerial attack (A+X)
Take that! 10
Execute your first combo
Combos are executed by holding the direction stick and pressing and holding X (this is very easy and you'll get it without even trying). You learn the combo skill when you upgrade your melee attack after collecting 3 gold pieces.
Can't touch me 40
Complete level without losing your health
This is very easy, as there are a few levels with no enemies in during the adventure. The best level is Deadly passage or Blades of Death - if you mess up go back through and try again.
Can you EVER touch me? 60
Complete 6 levels without losing your health
This has to be 6 different levels, so you can't keep doing the same level over and over.
Flawless victory 50
Win a boss fight without losing your health
This is very easy. After the Hall of Columns level (manually Save Game). The next level is called Underground Hall. Here you are required to shoot a boss in a specific way by pressing X,X and then RT to shoot. Simply stand back in the tunnel so the boss can't touch you, and perform the move until he's finished. Mission accomplished. NOTE: If you beat the boss and exit the level, he won't appear again, hence why it's good to manual save just before.
Alternatively if you want this early on.
Versus the Giant Galapagos - There is a stone ruin that you can climb up (it looks almost vertical and is quite high - in the middle). Simply climb up to the top and step back a little from the edge. The minions cannot reach you here, so press and hold in the left thumbstick to charge rage, and then jump and fire off a fireball or two. Charge, Jump, Fireball. - With careful timing you should be able to not get hit at all. Once done drop down and finish off the minions with earthquake and slashes. If you mess up, just kill him normally and then re-enter the area and try again.
Magic woman 40
Complete level using only magic
This one is also very easy. There is a level called Stairway to Heaven Evening. Here you must defeat an elemental. Do not use a melee move. Just Press and Hold in the Left Stick to build up Rage or deliberately get hit. Then use your magic attacks only.
Servant of the Dark 10
Learn all Dark spells
Simply buy all the dark spells - best to do this after you have gained the good ending achievements.
-Darkball
-Dark Rage
-Darkform
Light adept 10
Learn all Light spells
-Lightform
-Light Blades
-Ray of Light
-Flash of Light
Counter impossible 30
Get IMPOSSIBLE hit counter
This is very easy. Simply spam the X button and occassionally use Earthquake or Ice Flower to knock back enemies. The best place early on is The Fork in the Road level. Stand next to the wall and slash away. You need 150 hits to get 'Impossible'.
Lock and load 50
Learn all shooting improvements
Don't be put off by the high prices as you'll soon have more souls than you can ever imagine.
-Furious shooting
-Furious Bullets
-Wide Shot
-Improved Wide Shot
-Mega Shot
-Improved Mega Shot
Let's go shopping 30
Use every item at least once
-Healing
-Max Healing
-Rage
-Max Rage
==COLLECTION/UPGRADE BASED ACHIEVEMENTS==
There are more artifacts than upgrades but refer to list.
Nice silver thingie 20
Collect 3 silver artifact parts
Nice gold thingie 20
Collect 3 gold artifact parts
Nice ruby thingie 20
Collect 3 ruby artifact parts
Shooting master 20
Get maximum Shooting upgrade level
You need to collect 9 Silver Pieces to get Shooting upgrade Level 3
Melee master 20
Get maximum Melee upgrade level
You need to collect 9 Gold Pieces to get Shooting upgrade Level 3
Airstrike master 20
Get maximum Airstrike upgrade level
You need to collect 9 Ruby Pieces to get Shooting upgrade Level 3
Master of all skills 50
Get maximum Shooting, Melee and Airstrike upgrade level
Unbelievable metabolism 20
Upgrade health regeneration level to maximum
Purchased from items menu Level 3
I'm so special 20
Learn all Special Form upgrades
Purchased from items menu Level 3
Monster hunter 10
Kill 100 monsters
Easy enough
Monster killer 20
Kill 1000 monsters
Famous monster eliminator 50
Kill 10 000 monsters
This stacks across multiple plays.
Soul collector 10
Collect 5 000 souls
Great soul collector 20
Collect 50 000 souls
Epic soul collector 30
Collect 5 000 000 souls
The best soul collector 50
Collect 50 000 000 souls
This might seem like loads when you first start the game, but once you near the end of the story you'll be getting millions of Souls per level. I purchased all upgrades etc and still had 120,000,000 spare at the end. Remember to smash vases and statues for extra.
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==ARTIFACT LOCATIONS==
The Ruins I
Inside the stone tombs that are breakable, just before the exit of the level on the right is the first Silver piece.
Abandoned coast
Ruby piece. - As soon as the level begins, head to the ruined structure on your left, the ruby piece is on the floor of the structure.
Gold Artifact piece - As soon as the level begins, head to the ruined structure on your right, the gold piece is on the floor of the structure.
The Stone Circle
Silver Artifact part - as the mission begins go past the columns and head to the right side near the debris.
Stairway to heaven
Gold piece - As soon as the level starts, go up a few steps and it's on your left.
The Ruins above the sea
Ruby artifact part - head to the right and its in the open area on the ground
The fork in the road
As soon as the level starts, by the doorway on your right is a breakable object with silver piece
Observation site
After the spiked floor sequence you'll enter a fight. At ground level in one of the alcoves is a ruby piece and another gold piece.
Deadly Passage
none
Death Arena
Gold piece in one of the breakable stone tombs
Silver piece in tomb next to green crystal
The Ruins II
ancient scroll behind orb on raised circular platform.
Once you clear being locked in the area with the pillars (right side from where you start level), there is a narrow passage that leads to an area half bathed in light with a raised area near exit. A ruby piece is on top
The Great Rift - secret area
There is a hidden regen costume (same as the one you get for beating the game) on top of the platforms in this secret area which is accessed from the Ruins II. There are no artifacts here.
The stone alley
silver piece in 3rd smashable stone on right
The seashell
Go up 2 sets of steps, at the base of the third there is a dark room, gold piece is inside.
Blades of death
None
The Great Gates
As you enter go through arch on right, the ruby piece is in arch under stair.
As you reach the top of the steps that lead to the spider queen. Look right and you'll see the Silver piece. You need to double jump to get across.
The Arched Bridge
None
The way to the temple
In the 4th statue on the ground on your right (it seems you need to break the vase on the ground by the exit for this to appear or a number of breakables).
Dark Temple day/eve
0 artifacts.
The Long decent
Follow the only route possible and it's on the right, cant miss it.
Dungeon
none
The Abandoned Coast Eve
Same as before Silver piece on the left gold on right in structure
The Stone circle eve.
ruby- as the mission begins go past the columns and head to the right side near the debris.
Scroll on top of climbable debris
Stairway to heaven eve
None
Ruins above the sea eve,
The Fork in the road
Smash statue by doors for silver piece.
The Death Arena eve
Silver in breakable tomb and gold in another.
The Ruins 2 eve
Ruby on raised ledge near exit
The Great Rift eve
None
The Stone Alley eve
Silver piece in 3rd statue on the right
The sea shell eve
gold in the same dark room as before
Blades of death eve
None
The great gates eve
under stairs on right (if you got all of the above this should be the last ruby piece you need to collect)
silver piece is on right at top of stairs
ruby on left
Entrance to castle
silver in breakable statue in center of floor
The two towers
gold in tomb on right up stairs
CONGRATS YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS.
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==BOSS TIPS==
The Light
Self explanatory, build up rage using minions and hit him with fireball
Giant Galapagos
Lock onto the boss by holding down LT (don't let go) and circle it (don't get too close). Use the lesser enemies to build up RAGE (hit them with one or two hits) and then jump and fire off some fireballs (you should have this basic skill). The boss will drop soon enough.
Easy method. There is a stone ruin that you can climb up (it looks almost vertical and is quite high - in the middle). Simply climb up to the top and step back a little from the edge. The minions cannot reach you here, so press and hold in the left thumbstick to charge rage, and then jump and fire off a fireball. Charge, Jump, Fireball. - With careful timing you should be able to not get hit at all. Once done drop down and finish off the minions.
The Dark
Use minions to gain rage, the just use the Sparkling Sword attack on Dark - you must face his front.
Spider Queen
Stay right back to prevent her spider minions appearing, and shoot the stars above her. Once they are all killed, get in closer, lock on to her and circle. Use a magic attack on her such as Darkball or whatever you have. She'll recharge the stars, so back off and shoot them from a distance. Repeat.
The Dark 2
kill the Dark's sorcerers and lure him into the light. Then keep distance and use minions to gain rage. Jump and spam ice or fireball attacks on him.
6 winged
let the minions surround you then use Ice flower or the blue crystal. Then unleash mega shot on boss
Dark Guardian
Just unleash light magic attacks
Depressor
Stand back, use ice flower to freeze minions, then use lightning on depressor.
The Dark 3
Use the fireball spell against blue elemental
Use Ice against red elemental
Use Light against Purple
Then get close to dark and use the Sparkling sword
When he summons the minions use Ice Flower to freeze them all when they surround you.
When he charges up his hurricane attack, jump down below and stand in the archway so you don't get blown off.
JAY
Shoot all the flying enemies then unleash light magic against Jay. When your rage runs out drop down and press in left thumbstick to charge rage, then at range, fire the light attack at him. When flying enemies appear, drop down and shoot them. Leave one so you can charge rage, then walk up, kill last flying enemy then unleash light magic against Jay. Repeat. When the red crystal is there and if it's clear of flying enemies, strike it and spam the light attack at close range. Then drop down again.
FINALE
Easy, just lock on and use Light magic and he'll drop. Don't bother getting close.
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==EXTRAS==
-Beat the game on any difficulty to unlock Pro Difficulty
-Beat the game any ending to unlock two new outfits - (One offers regen powers and the other better defense).
