

                       Tenchu: Stealth Assasins MINI-FAQ
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Last updated 10-5-00
FAQ Created By: Shinnokxz
Found at: GameFAQs.com
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          Version: 2.0            |   Stealth Assasins  |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. UPDATE INFO
2. Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ)
3. Beginners Walkthrough
4. Thanks
5. Legal Disclaimer
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1. Last updated: 10-7-00

9-18-00 (v1.1): I got the skeleton of the FAQ done, and 
         Started on Some of the sections.
9-30-00 (v1.2): I cleaned up some sections too, before I 
         submitted it
10-1-00 (v1.3): I reorganized the Updates, Disclaimer, and 
         a little bit more
10-3-00 (v1.4): I added about 3 more levels in the 
         Walkthrough, and organized some other things...
10-5-00 (v1.5): I've added 4 more levels to the
         walkthrough, so I have only about 2 more levles
         too finish... I also added more FAQs to the FAQ 
         section, I also fixed some formatting problems.
10-7-00 (v2.0): Just here to finish the last level in
         the walkthrough, and wrap up some things. Final
         Update.


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2. Frequently Asked Qeustion (FAQ)


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Q.  Where can I find some really neat codes for TENCHU: STEALTH 
    ASSASINS?

A.  I reccomend some of the CODE Faqs here, at Gamefaqs! 
    Gamesages, and Tenchu.com is also a good place too.

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Q. How many Stealth Kills are their? And how do you perform them?

A. From what I count, there are SIX. And in order to do them, you 
   must sneak up on the enemy, and do some sort of Dial-in code 
   (exg. Crouch and SQUARE, SQUARE, BACK-to-Back and SQUARE)

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Q. Is there any secret characters you can play as?

A. I don't know any other playable characters besides Rikimaru, and 
   Ayame. Try looking over the internet, and worjing out the DE-BUG 
   CODE.

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Q. How do I do the DE-BUG code?

A. Hey! this is a FAQ, so why not? While during Gameplay... 
   Pause the game and hold L1+R2, then press: UP, TRIANGLE, DOWN X, 
   LEFT SQUARE, RIGHT CIRCLE. Then, release L1+R2, and press L1, R1, 
   L2, R2. Wait a little bit, and then START, and followed by L2+R2.
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Q. I keep on falling down big crevices... how do I jump over them?

A. Tap FORWARD, FORWARD+X quickly..


More questions and answers to come soon!
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3. Beginners Walkthrough:

 Everytime you start a brand new level that you haven't been in, I 
would suggest taking nothing, for if you die, you will lose those if you 
die. So, first time around a level, get fimiliar with the enemies, 
surroundings, and even the boss(es).

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Mission 1: PUNISH THE EVIL MERCHANT:
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 Before you read this section, please read this note. If you would like 
to finsh the stage in a Master Ninja Setting, then follow this guide. 
Peoople who like to sneak up and kill, can go find another FAQ.
 You first start out in a wide alley. Grapple yourself up to the roof 
in front of you. From there, just jump from house to house, until you 
get to a house that has a window in it. There might be a gaurd a sleep 
on the floor, quickly swipe at him for the easy kill. Drop down the hole 
you see near the end of the room. Watch the cutscene. Immediatly after 
the cutscene ends, hold back and Block the guy that attacks you. This guy 
is slightly easy, just block everything he throws at you, and counter-
strike with your combos. After you defeat the opponent, I would reccomend 
you grapple yourself up through that hole you came down in. Go northwest 
on the houses, untill you come to instsecting alleys. There are little 
rooms down in the houses. Echigoya (the person you need to kill) is 
in one of the little rooms. I suggest you hop down from the roof now. 
And remember! Kill guys that get in your way! 

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Boss: Echigoya:

When you find the certain house, you will come to 
Echigoya and a cutscene. Echigoya is very easy, just keep on attacking 
him. He does though, have a gun, but if you keep on attacking him, he 
won't be able to use it!

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Mission 2: DELIVER THE SECRET MESSAGE:
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This is the same basic strategy as the first level. Keep on the roofs 
to keepunder cover. But, be warned, there is also enemies hiding on the 
roofs too. If your on the ground, just keep heading Northwest untill you 
come to a wide-open area, and a bridge. Go across the bridge and you 
have completed the level! (I got a Ninja level on this, so I can almost 
guarantee you that if you keep hidden, you will too).

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Boss: None


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Mission 3: RESCUE THE CAPTIVE NINJA:
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 This is a pretty tricjy stage. I suggest you take atleast 2 healing 
items. You start off behind a huge tree. Get to the map screen 
(by pressing select) and make your way towards the caves on the right. 
There are Archers and Wolves out here, so be careful, and duck behind 
trees when needed. When you are in the caves, watch out for pitfalls. 
To jump over these, just press UP, UP, X. Go until you come to a very 
narrow bridge. There are entrances on both sides of this. Make sure 
you jump onto the one on the right. From here on, it's basically one 
way trail to the boss. 

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BOSS: Goo:

  When you fight the boss, I suggest you use the bomb 
you picked up early in the stage. Sometimes he will have dogs with 
him, and sometimes he has a bear. Simply ignore these, and he might 
accidentally kill them himself! Watchout for his huge club, it can 
take considerable ammount of damage, and his hard to block.

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Mission 4: CROSS THE CHECK POINT:
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  Do not make this level has hard as it looks. Sure, there are 
enemies crawling EVERYWHERE, and their are also dogs to watch out 
for, but it is, actaully real simple. The items you should need is 
atleast 1 bomb, and 2 healing potions. When you start out, you will 
have to fight a Gaurd girl. She is simply easy, and if your 
skillful, you won't even take damage from her. When the fight 
starts, immediatly block, then counter-strike with a Combo. Do this 
in a pattern and you will have her finished in a matter of 30 seconds. 
When the fight ends, I would immediatly hide behind the right wall.. 
Because the guy on lookout can se you through the gate somehow (glitch?). 
Okay, this is the time to run like hell, MAKE SURE YOU RUN ON THE RIGHT 
SIDE OF THE LEVEL!!! Don't bother with enemies (unless you want a grand 
master rating), just run, more and more foes will only come up to kill 
you if you start a duel. Cross the bridge (the reason why you had to start 
on the right side), and you will come into a field like landscape, find 
cover (make sure no enemies can see you) so you can get there eye off of 
you and you can become stealthy again. Head straight, kill the 
guard, and enter the next area.

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Boss: Tatkitamaru (Or some hard guy):

<! WARNING !>: If you did what I guided you to do, and skipped most of 
the enemies, then let the guy just chase you around the dueling area. 
That way, he accidentaly kills any Dogs or guards that followed you in. 
</! WARNING !>

  Right when the battle starts, throw that bomb you took with you. It 
will take away about 30 HP from his health. The, when you get in the right 
position, attack, then block his attacks, attck, then block his attacks. 
Although, he is veryhard to battle sometimes (difficulty ranges), it might 
take you a few battles to win.

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Mission 5: Punish the Misguided Preist:

  This area is relatively huge. My reccomendations is 1 healing postion. 
Sorry To say, I cannot give you the exact directions to get to. My only 
advice is to: 1. Keep your gaurd up (there are enemies everywhere). 
2. Use the map A LOT!. Go to the map screen, and look for a square 
lookign well near mountains... go there. When you get there you will 
have to face The Preist Body Gaurd. He is easy, and you will have to get 
him down o 20 HP in order to beat him. A cutscene comes on, and a 
mysterious person kills him for you. Go straight from the corpse, and 
keep going, defeat all enemies that get in your way. You will get to a 
large wide open area, and you will see a box in area, with what looks 
like target on the south or North ends of it. The Preist is in 
the Boxed area.

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Boss: Evil Preist:

 This isn't a battle at all. Rikimaru or Ayame (the character you 
chose) realizing that the preist has done wrong, you will get the Preist
to give up. The preist slays himself, and you, cut off his head with a 
final blow... I got a Ninja rating on this level, if you care to 
mind... hehe...

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Mission 6: Infiltrate The Cultist Named Manaji:

  This is one of the funniest levels. I would just take out my Memory 
Card and play this level through, just to look at all the crazy crap 
cultist walking around.
  You start out at the bottom of some stairs, go up, but duck before 
you get to the top, one of the crazy cult people will scream if they 
see and make the enemies aware of you presence. Kill that enemy, then 
you will come to a gate looking object, instead of going through 
it, grapple yourself up to the right side of it (on the roof). Turn  
your MAP screen on, Look at the huge complex located at the Noth-eastern 
corner of the screen (the biggest house), and make your way to there by 
jumping from Roof To roof. When you get to the roof in front of the 
opening of the large compelxe, there will be a guard there, wait till he 
turns his back and kill. Go in, and grapple yourself to the edge of the 
platform you see above you. (to the edge there is an enemy up there). 
Then, grapple up to the playfrom above that one, and kill the archerist 
on that one, then, jump on the huge statue's head. A cutscene will come 
on, and you will be met with a very easy and fat lady. No need to use 
weapons here, just slice until shes dead.

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Boss: Onikage:

 Then, you are greated by Onikage, he isn't that tough, but it very 
helpful to block is attacks (they are powerful). Possibly the easiest 
battle with Onikage you will have.

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Mission 7: Kill the Evil Pirate:

  This level is realtively easy, just watch your step, because the 
enemies have guns. You start out on a bridge. Go forward, but not too
 much for the enemy to see you. Kill him. Grapple yourself up on the 
house to the left of you. Look to your map screen. See the big ship in 
the southern part? You have to get there. Move along to roofs to get to 
a building with blue tile on top. There is an enemy below you, kill him, 
and immediatly hide behind the right wall, for there is an enemy by the 
trees. Sneal up and kill him, then go to the green bushes north of you.
Hide behind them, because there is an enemy gaurding the plank you have 
to get up on. Kill the enemy and go up the bridge to the large ship.

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Boss: Evil Pirate:

  This guy deosn't speak English, but he does have powerful blows ready.
Get in alignment with him, then, everytime he attacks, block. It is also 
helpful to run around, he sometimes doesn't even chase you. Leaving you 
for a great attack. Bombs also help you here. So you can use bombs. 
In a matter of minutes he will die.

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Mission 8: The Princess Is Ill:

  This is easily one of the most hardest levels in the game. You start 
out in a forrest looking a lot like the one in Ll. 3. Turn your map 
screen on, and head towards the only way to get out of there. Avoid 
any wolves or Archers in the way. I reccomend having atleast 1 potion for 
this. Head your way on the very narrow path. (Watch out, to the right, it 
will kill you if you fall). Kil any guys in your way, or easy enough to 
just knock them over the edge somehow. Keep going, pick up the bomb, then 
look west of you, you will see an archer on a cliff, grapple yourself 
there. It's easier if you shoot your grapple at the tree. Then go your way 
up. Go until you are into the caves, with a couple of archer and spearsman.
Kill them and keep going up. You will finally get of the caves when you see 
the Flower (herb) that the princess needs. Nice thing is though, no boss 
here.

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Mission 9: Recapture the Castle from Lord Me-iho:

  You start out behnd a gate. Crouch down and go through it, there will 
be an enemy right in front you across the river. Wait till He/She turns 
around and kill them. Then, you see the little steap on that slope next to 
you? go up there, and be weary of enemies. Sometimes there might be someone 
by the entrance, and sometimes not. Kill the gaurd, if there is one. And 
immediatly grapple yourself up on the VERRRRY tall buliding in front of you. 
Make sure no one sees you. The, grapple yourself hure and hire, untill you 
see the slightly curved tiles on the top, it's hard, but you'll hve you 
get up there somehow. When up there, jump in. And Onikage will meet you.

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Boss: Onikage (again)

  This is a tough battle I roccomend using two bombs on him. Anf block 
all the time. Sometimes, he will regain his health. This is a tough 
battle, and it may take a while to do it, but it's gonna have to be 
done. Then once you kill him, he will do his little "Dissapearo" act.

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Mission 10: The Princess is Being Held Captive:

  This is an encredibly long and hard level. Since it is he last, don't 
hesitate to bring any items (potions, shurikens, bombs, etc.) The gaurds 
here are very tough. Theire HP ranges from about 110-150 HP. My best 
advice is to stealh along and leave them be. When you start out, go 
straight ahead, watch out for any Enemies or Doga on the loose. A good 
strategy here is to hide behind the pillars carefully. Although the level 
isn't hard maze wise, it is long and tough to beat with all of the enemies.
I suggest use Smoke Bombs a lot of the time, because enemies can attack 
you from all angles. After you have gotten through, use any potions to heal 
yourself up. For you will have hardly any chances in the next 10 minutes.

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Bosses: Onikage and Lord Mei-oh

 Onikage is as as he was a couple of levels ago. Keep your gaurd up the 
whole time, and keep in alighnment with him the whole time. Bombs help 
you here too. He also regains his life sometimes, so be prepared. After 
you finally kill Onikage, you will face the man thats behind all of 
this mess.

  Lord Mei-oh is a tricky little fellow. He uses projectiles all the time, 
so be prepared to heal yourself a lot. Before he strikes you with 
lightening, just quickly swipe untill he is dead, before he can get 
a chance to do anything. If this does not work for some people, 
unleash all your bombs, mines, and anything weapons against him. 
That should stun him to the stage where you can swipe at him a lot.
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 Sorry, thats all I have for the walkthrough now, I will update when ever 
I get passed a few levels.


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4. Thanks to the following:

1. My 20$, for getting my Tenchu 1
2. Ummm... Me, for writing this..
3. My parents for having me ^_^
4. Red Phoenix, for helping me with some errors
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5. LEGAL DISCLAIMER!

 Even though this isn't much, it's my work, and please don't steal it. It is 
 against the law of the common sence.

This Document is Copyright (C) 2000 Shinnokxz.  All rights reserved.
 





