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                    Unofficial Heart of Darkness FAQ
                          For PC/Windows Only
                              Version 0.7
                             By Beno Jange
                     Email: beno_jange@hotmail.com

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   I. Disclaimer

Don't use this FAQ for any profitable purposes. Don't do anything with
this FAQ without my permission. Pls ask my permission first if you want
to put this FAQ on your site. If I agree with you then keep this FAQ
unaltered and up to date by checking the newest revision on GameFAQs.
Any offenders will severely dealt with.

Heart of Darkness characters, logo (C) 1998 by Infogrames.
Unofficial Heart of Darkness FAQ, logo (C) 2000 by Beno Jange.
All copyrights and trademarks (if any) are acknowledged.
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  II. Table of Contents

   I. Disclaimer
  II. Table of Contents
III. Revision History
  IV. Author's Note
   V. Introduction
  VI. Game Basics
VII. Walkthrough
VIII. Tips & Tricks
  IX. Frequently Asked Questions
   X. Credits
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III. Revision History

v0.2 - 10/31/2000 - Walkthrough up to level 2.

v0.7 - 11/02/2000 - Corrected the FAQ title.
                  - Edited Introduction section.
                  - Added characters info under Game Basics section.
                  - Walkthrough up to level 6.
                  - Rewrote the entire walkthrough.
                  - Filled Tips & Tricks section.
                  - Updated Credits section.
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  IV. Author's Note

This game is the best 2D Action game that I've ever played beside my
beloved Crash Bandicoot on the PSX. Thx to GameFAQs "Top Request" for
PC for the information about the 'unwritten' FAQ. HOD is one of them so
I decided to make a FAQ for it. Btw, pls excuse for my poor English.

The newest revision of this FAQ can always be found at:
- GameFAQs                     http://www.gamefaqs.com
- Video Game Strategies        http://vgstrategies.about.com
- Games Domain                 http://www.gamesdomain.co.uk
- DLH.Net                      http://dlh.net

* Currently I post this FAQ only on GameFAQs

If you want to send any correction, suggestions, questions, critizisms,
contributions then feel free to email me. But pls write it politely and
state "HOD" or "Heart of Darkness" as a subject of the email. I will
surely answer it if I have a time.
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   V. Introduction

Infogrames finally published the greatest 2D action game. This game
tooks many years in the making (almost 6 years). So we can expect a
great adventure from this game. They even consider about hiring an
orchestra to make the music. So if you like 2D action game then you
should play this game.

The requirement for playing this game is 'cheap' you know. Why? 'Cos
with standard 1 MB VGA (not 3D!) and standard sound card, this game
play quite very smoothly. I try it on my 233 MMX with 32 MB RAM and
this game is still run without any slow down. So if you like 2D action
game with beautiful 3D graphics, fantastic sound and fun gameplay then
choose Heart of Darkness.

Well, here's my rating for this game:
- Graphic    : 8.5/10 - I have to say that the graphic is amazing
                        compare to other 2D action game. Considering
                        that this game took 6 years in the making so
                        there's no doubt for it. If you see the FMV,
                        you'll be amazed about it.
- Music      : 9.0/10 - The music of this game (FMV) is composed by an
                        orchestra. It make you feel like watching the
                        movie. Unlike other 2D action game, this game
                        doesn't have a BGM. But we can hear background
                        SFX. Really innovative idea isn't it?
- Sound      : 9.0/10 - The SFX in this game is really realistic. And
                        the most important that the SFX is very detail.
                        It covers almost all of the aspect in the game.
                        They even hire voice actor for the FMV.
- Storyline  : 8.5/10 - Yess !!!! The storyline indeed is great. Btw, I
                        won't comment anything about it. Find it by
                        yourself and you will know what I mean.
- Game Play  : 8.5/10 - Very fun. Jumping, grabbing, shooting, running.
                        More than traditional action 2D game. Let your
                        hands keep busy for this game.
- Innovation : 9.0/10 - The innovation are great since it has movie
                        gallery, many controls, etc. And of course the
                        animation. Almost all aspect of this game is
                        cover with animation. Really creative isn't it?
- Overall    : 8.8/10 - Great isn't it. If I didn't consider FF8, I
                        will give it 9.
- Difficulty : Medium - This game contains several puzzles in which can
                        make you got a headache and you must have a
                        good instinct to finish it.
- Buy/Rent   : Buy    - Five words: "You should buy this game!".
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  VI. Game Basics

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Basic Controls
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Up                = Go up.
Down              = Go down, Duck.
Left              = Go left.
Right             = Go right.
Home              = Up left.
Page Up           = Up right.
End               = Down left.
Page Down         = Down right.
Alt               = Jump, Grab.
Enter             = Jump.
Ctrl              = Run.
Shift             = Fire.
Space             = Special Power.

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Special Movement
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Double Jump       = Press jump twice.
Grab the Ledge    = Press Alt to jump and press Alt again to grab.
Higher Reach      = Run, press jump when you see the ledge. You'll see
                    the improvement of your reach.
Avoid Enemy Grab  = As an enemy grab you, move to its direction then
                    move to the opposite direction. Do these steps
                    several times until the enemy release its grab.

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Characters
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Andy               - Our hero, young boy with great spirit.
Whisky             - Andy's dog.
Amigo              - Andy's flying friend.
Master of Darkness - Our boss bad guy.
Vicious            - A Coward magenta creature with long noose, serve
                     Master of Darkness.
Mefudoka           - Another big fat bad guy.
Spectre            - Soldier of darkness, looks like black skeleton.
Flying Spectre     - Flying black skeleton equipped with fireball.
Double Spectre     - Spectre equipped with armor and fireball.
Boulder Worm       - Worm in which can dig the hole.
Shadow Tree        - A black tree can crawl.
Shadow Spider      - A Black spider in which has the green glime.
Lip Plant          - It is a plant with lip shaped.
Sucking Plant      - Underwater plant in which can suck in and out.
Weed               - Underwater plant with many hands.

Some of the character names are based on my own. SOMEBODY pls help me
with the proper name!!!!!
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VII. Walkthrough

In this walkthrough, I try as much as possible to avoid the spoiler. I
played this game on medium difficulty. So you need to adjust the game
by yourself if you play it in other difficulty.

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LEVEL 01: CANYON OF DEATH
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Jump from your ship. Jump over the cliff. FIRE at the T-REX head shaped
bone. FIRE at the bone. FIRE at the T-REX head shaped stone. Take care
some spectres here. Kill all of the enemies. Kill all of the enemies.
Jump when the spectre run to you. When the spectre smack its hand then
quickly kill the spectre on the upper left, then kill the 'smack
spectre'. Go up by the bone. Suddenly the big fat enemy (Mefudoka) will
show up and eat your weapon. Quickly run to the right. When the spectre
approach you, quickly walk to the right (don't run!!!). As you reach
the edge, quickly run and let the sunshine kill your enemy. Follow the
black lizard. When you jump to the other ledge, quickly grab the ledge.
When you see T-REX leg bone, jump several times. As you reached T-REX
mouth bone, quickly jump to the ledge and grab it. Go up and then let
the bone fall down. Push to the left. Go up.

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LEVEL 02: SWAMPLANDS
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Jump to the rope. As you see the lake, jump to the other side. Jump to
the rope, wait until the lip plant eat the fire-fly and quickly jump to
the other side. Go up, to the right. Jump to the rope. Jump to the next
rope. Jump to the grey looking rock.  When you see two flying spectres,
quickly duck by pressing DOWN. Go up the cliff and to the right. Jump
to the rope shaped. Go right, wait until the enemy eat the fire-fly and
quickly jump on the fire-fly place. Now go back to the cliff. Go up.
Wait until the first plant eat the fire-fly and walk to pass it.
Quickly jump to the right as you below the 2nd plant. Wait until the
2nd lip plant eat the fire-fly, jump to the rope. Quickly run!!!!! Go
up to push the stone. Swing yourself to reach the twig. Just go right
by pressing RIGHT. Go up the tree. When you see someone need help, jump
to the rope.

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LEVEL 03: MAGIC LAKE
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Go down and touch the glowing stone. Now you have the magic power. Go
right. As you outside from the water, use your SPECIAL POWER to destroy
the stone. Push the seed to right and use your SPECIAL POWER to grow it
up. Touch the seed and let it to the right then grow it up. Go up, jump
to the tree. Go up, go right. Dive, go down. Quickly to the right use
DOWN RIGHT direction when the enemy want to eat you. Now, watch for the
weeds hand movement. As it disappear then quickly pass it. Go up to
breath. Quickly use DOWN LEFT direction. When you see three sucking
plant use DOWN LEFT to pass the left enemy then quickly press DOWN LEFT
to pass the up enemy. When you see one sucking plant and one lip plant
press DOWN to avoid the lip plant (don't worry about the sucking plant
'cos it won't eat you). When you see the weeds just press RIGHT to pass
it.

As you outside of the water, give your SPECIAL POWER to the first lip
plant then jump and grab. Quickly feed the up lip plant then left lip
plant. FIRE the boulder worm. Go down and FIRE the enemy. Now give your
SPECIAL POWER to the tree and feed the lip plant. Quickly grow the seed
into the tree and climb up the tree. Push the stone to left. Walk by
pressing DOWN to avoid the lip plant bite. FIRE some worm here. Go
down, dive to the right. Push the stone. Quickly go to the left. Before
you climb down the tree feed the lip plant by pressing DOWN LEFT and
SPECIAL POWER. Now turn the tree into the seed. Bring it to the right.

Feed the first lip plant then go left and up. Feed the second lip
plant, go up. Quickly feed the lower right lip plant, then left lip
plant, lastly the upper right lip plant. Kill all of the enemy here. Go
left then up. Run to the left. As you see the seed, quickly turn it
into the tree and jump on it. Jump to the left and go left. Kill all of
the enemy by pressing DOWN LEFT and FIRE. After all of the enemy dead
go left. Climb up and go left.

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LEVEL 04: SPACE ISLAND
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Run to the right. Fight some enemies here. Run to the right as you see
the background village is destroyed. Go right then enemy will make you
fall down. Climb down. Jump to the right and grab. Climb up then right.
Kill some worms here. Jump to the right and grab. Climb right, destroy
the bone using SPECIAL POWER. Jump to the rope then jump right. Destroy
some spectres here. Climb up. Turn the tree into seed. Bring it to the
right. Turn it again into the tree. Climb up the tree. Jump to the left
and grab. Give SPECIAL POWER to the shadow tree. Climb UP RIGHT. When
you see two shadow trees, give SPECIAL POWER to the right shadow tree.
Climb up. Take care of some worms here and give SPECIAL POWER to the
shadow tree. Climb left. Take care of some boulder worms here. REMEMBER
this area (closed area). Climb up then left. Climb up. Ignore these two
shadow trees. Just keep climbing left. Climb down. Push the boulder to
the right. Take care of some flying shadow enemies here. Now, go to the
closed area. Climb up. Watch out for the falling rock. Jump to the left
and grab. Climb up. Avoid some falling rocks. Climb right then up. Kill
some spectres here. Go left then climb up. While many shadow spiders
chasing you. Keep climbing up.

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LEVEL 05: RIVERS OF FIRE
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Go right. Kill some enemies here. Go right. You're stucked isn't it.
Now, go left and press the stone by putting your foot on it. Quickly
run to the right. Double jump as you see the lever and you passed it
... Now you are on lava area. Look carefully for the lava eruption
rhytm. As you passed the second rock, quickly climb up. Watch for lava
eruption again. Climb left. Take care of shadow spider here. Watch out
for its green glime 'cos it will make you fall down. Climb right.
Quickly climb up and kill the upper shadow enemy then kill the rest.
Jump to the right and grab. Climb right. Kill flying spectre here. Go
right. From this place, kill all of the enemies. Go left, then climb
down. Pass several lavas. Climb up. Kill two shadow spiders here. Climb
up. Take care some enemies here then climb up.

As you reach the top, go right. You see another lava area. Pass the
lava eruption by jumping to the right and grab. Climb right. Take care
two shadow spiders here. Pass the lava. Climb right. Kill some enemies
here and go to the ledge. As you go to the second ledge, kill some
flying spectres. Jump to the first ledge and climb down. Pass the lava
eruption. Bring the seed to the right. Turn it into the tree. Go back
to the ledge and keep going right. Climb up the tree. Some flying
spectres will show up. Kill them all. Climb up. Go right.

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LEVEL 06: CAVERNS OF DOOM
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Run to the middle of the screen and fall down. Quickly go to right and
fall down. Go left and quickly turn the seed into the tree. Go right.
Push the stone. Go left and fall down. Go right. Bring the seed to the
right (but not too close to the spectre). Turn it into the tree. Kill
the enemy. Jump right. Kill some spectres here. Go right and fall down.
Go right by pressing DOWN RIGHT. Wait until the stone smack and quickly
pass it. Don't worry about the lip plant 'cos it can't bite you. Go to
the seed. Bring it to the left by going left. Now press DOWN LEFT and
wait until the stone smack. Pass it. Bring it into the middle of the
screen and turn it into the tree. Kill all of the flying spectres here.
Avoid the fireball by jumping.

(Now I'm tired. I feel very sleepy. Oohhhhhmmm... Zzzzz...)
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LEVEL 07: INTO THE LAIR
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COMING SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LEVEL 08: HEART OF DARKNESS
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COMING SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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VIII. Tips & Tricks

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Movie Gallery
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As you progress through the game, you also automatically collect the
movie. View the movie in "SHOW CINEMATICS" under "OPTIONS".

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Load Game
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As you progress through the game, you also automatically save the game.
When you've finished the game once, you can load all of the entire
level in "LOAD GAME" under "OPTIONS".

ANY CONTRIBUTIONS? PLS MAIL ME.
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  IX. Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What other FAQs that you have written?
A: Bloody Roar 2 (PSX), Chocobo Racing (PSX), DUNE (PC/DOS), Dyna
   Blaster (PC/DOS) and Lion King (PC/DOS).

Q: Why don't you finish your other FAQ?
A: You mean Lion King. Umm... sorry 'cos I have to finish my Heart of
   Darkness FAQ first. I'll be finished it after I finish my HOD FAQ.
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   X. Credits

All of my friends in ISTP or in anywhere.

Complete English Dictionary by Prof. Dr. S. Wojowasito & Drs. Tito
Wasito W.
- For helping me finding the proper English word.

Jeff "CJayC" Veasey
- The webmaster of GameFAQs.
- Big thx for hosting all of my FAQs.

John Kramer & Campbell Tobin <john@gamesman.co.nz>
- For making HOD FAQ (PSX) before me.
- Thx for some of the proper English names.

My brother
- Thx for buying me this game.

My father and my mother
- Thx for growing me up.

My cousin, Joni
- Very big thx for helping me through the first half game.
- Thx alot pal, without you I won't complete this game.

Official Heart of Darkness web site
- For providing me some official names.
- Be sure to check their page at:
  http://www.heartofdarkness.com
- You can also find the info about CD Soundtrack.
- You can also check out what awards that HOD win.

Scott Ong <kangning@mbox5.singnet.com.sg>
- Thx for the email policy.

Whoever on creating WordPad. GOD Bless you.
Whoever on reading my FAQ.

Yee Seng Fu <ysf@pacific.net.sg>
- Thx for almost always replying my email.
- Thx for inspiring me on making the FAQ.
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