
ZEN, THE INTERGALACTIC NINJA

NINTENDO GAMEBOY

VERSION 1.3

Created by Thanos rulzs

April 17,2002

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Version History

17th April 2002  - Version 1.0- Created this FAQ
3rd March 2002- Version 1.1- Added enemy guide and review section
6th June 2002- Version 1.2 Make the FAQ neater as well as add boss attacks
13th June 2002- Version 1.3 Added game genie codes

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Contents

1.	INTRODUCTION

2.	LEGAL NOTE

3.	 Game Walkthrough


3.1 Controls
3.2 Bonus items
3.3 Basic Guidelines
3.4 Enemy Guide
3.5 Game walkthrough

4.	Codes and secrets

5.	 FAQ and Profile

6.	Contact Information

7.	My review

8.	Credits


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       1.Introduction

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I feel bored. So I decided too dig up some old games of mine and write this FAQ
as a guide to benefit everyone who plays this game. This is my second FAQ so
any suggestions to improve my FAQ skills would be greatly appreciated.

This FAQ is free and no one should sell, copy, modify. This guide is only on
the GAMEFAQS and no other places unless Im been contacted and approved of it.
Anyone that spot that this FAQ is altered or put up by some websites, please
kindly contact me at maxidestroyer@hotmail.com.


THANK YOU!! J


The universe is fighting the losing battle against pollution led by Lord
Contaminous until a kid came into the picture. Jeremy Baker, the holder of the
Geocrystal, who can destroy the army pollutants with the Geocrystal. Now hes
been kidnapped and Lord Contanminous wants the
Geocrystal that it is his only threat as well as killing the star child
(Jeremy). So the Gordons need you and Zens help to save Jeremy as well as
aiding to decimate Lord Contaminous.

Braced yourself to trash the four stages of grime fighting. After wasting
bosses at each stage and finally meet Lord Contaminous and defeat him to save
Jeremy, the holder of the Geocrystal, which is used to destroy all pollutants.


This game is created and copyright by Konami with respect with Zen comics INC.
If I have left out anything and I MEANT anything please drop me a mail and I
will credit you. With all said and done, sit back and enjoy this FAQ.


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	2. LEGAL NOTES
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Like I said earlier, this guide is only on the Gamefaqs. Anyone who voids this
disclaimer will be found out and be prosecuted by international law. This game
is a trademark of Konami, the staff that makes great games.

@Copyright Thanos rulzs


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   3. Game Walkthrough

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Well, after the introduction in this game, you are entitled to four pollutant
areas that you need to beat to advance further into the game.  A Gordon is
there to guide you through the process of selecting stages: Oil, Garbage, Smog,
and Acid rain.

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     3.1 Controls

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Movements:

Dpad: To control Zens movement.
Duck: Press down on Dpad

Buttons:

A button: Jump
Start Button: Pause the Game
B button: Attack Button

Jump down from a platform: Press down and a button together

Special moves:

Sliding: Press down and hold A button depending on how long you want to slide

Photon Burst (A projective power): Hold down B button until the power bar is
max out and release the button to get a burst of energy.


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       3.2 Bonus items

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Life lift (a small circle with Zen in it): Recover 3 units of life back to life
bar

Life Boost (a big circle with Zen in it): Recover 5 units of the life bar

Zen up: 1 life added to your total life score

A crystal: Temporary invincibility


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    3.3 Basic guidelines

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On the screen when playing will show life units, power bar, and the number of
lives. You will lose a life when your life gauge is gone meaning every time you
get damage, your life bars circle will no longer be dark meaning you got
damage. The game ends when you used up your lives with the option of continuing
the game.


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      3.4 Enemy Guide

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Robots:

Very big in size, move slowly and can take up some damage
Comment: Needs lots of hits to bring down this robot
Found in stages: Oil and Dust

Robot sensors:

Stays at a point as when it detects Zen, it opens up and shoot bullet towards
Zen
Comment: Kill it before it can do damage
Stages found in: Dam, Smog, Oil

Barbarians:

They stood still at a spot and throw grenades.
Comment: Avoid the grenades and finish this guy off with the photon burst.
Stages found in: Smog, Dam and Oil

Robot with cannon on the head:

They shoot bullets from their mouth and one bullet at a time
Comment: Just simply duck to avoid the bullets and kill it with the photon
burst
Stages found in: Oil and Dust and last area

Armed Men:

They got weapons on their hands and bullet shoots one at a time.
Comment: Just duck to avoid and anyways, the bullet speed is slow and easy to
avoid
Stages found in: Oil, Smog

Ninjas:

Jump toward the screen and delivers a punch
Comment: Jumps rather fast so be careful and finish it off with a photon burst
before it can do damage.
Stages found: Dust, Smog, and last area

Robots dogs:

Rather irritating, moves and jump fast to have a bite at you and do keep a look
out for them
Comment: Very fast into biting Zens stick and take some life units. But one
small hit is enough to finish but need to kill it fast when it comes with a
pack
Stages found in: Dust, Smog, Oil, Dam and last area

Things to avoid:

	Lasers
	Projectiles
	Big rocks
	Garbage following Zen
	Fire
	Acid rain




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      3.5 Stages

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Oil stage:
	
This stage is quite easy at the first, just use the photon burst to killed all
robots and enemies be careful that the ground is tainted with oil and dont
lose your momentum or you will fall of and lose a life. Now you have reach the
second area, press down and A button to jump down from pillar to pillar, but
beware of enemies and flames of fire along the way.

Theres a 1-up as well as a crystal here if you want to take it. Now you have
reach the third area. Be careful to jump from pillar to pillar as well as
killing enemies and the robot dogs along the way. Theres a crystal for
protection from the dogs should you get hit.

Now theres a tricky part here, you must jump from drum to drum that is moving
up and down, one mistake would led to one life loss. If you manage to survive,
theres a life lift along the way before the boss.

BOSS: Oil slick

Boss attacks:

	Change into a oil ball and pounce around
	Sticks at the ceiling and shoot three oil projectiles
	Stands and shoot projectiles

Strategy:

This boss is easy; when he s on one end you should be at another and duck as
well as should some photon bursts. When he becomes an oil ball, just slide from
one end to another with good timing, you should avoid damage.

Then when he sticks at the top right/left hand corner just be at right/left
hand side of the screen and duck to avoid projectiles. You should defeat after
a while.

Bonus stage:

Here you need to save some flying animals that is stuck at the oil, be careful
to avoid mines or you will not get the bonus points. You also need to save a
requirement of water birds to get the bonus marks.
	
Pollution Dam stage:

The first area is easy, just killed enemies and robots dogs with the water
current doing some tricky business. Theres a life up and a crystal and life
lift along the way. The life up will appear after you jump from one place to
another, look where you jump or one life loss.

Once you reach the second area, theres a tricky part here, you need to jump
with skill or you will fall off and need to jump up again. You also need to
kill those sensors that can detect your presence to avoid damage. It would be
frustrating at first, but eventually you will reach the highest platform and
jump up to face the boss.

Boss: SULFURA

Boss attacks:

	Flies up and down the screen
	Chants and gives acid rain throughout the screen
	Stays at a platform and throw out grenades

Strategy:

This area has two platforms so make use of it.  The boss has three attacks, one
is the acid rain falling down (try to avoid this), One is moving up and down,
and one is staying at a platform; throwing grenades.

You need to damage the boss as many photon bursts as much as possible, when the
boss is the middle storing some acid rain, its a bit tough to dodge.

So my strategy is to finish off the boss before she can perform the acid rain.
The other two move can be easily dodge, just avoid her when shes moving up and
down and stay at one end of platform while shes throwing grenades, at the same
time, shoot as many photon bursts as possible. You should beat here in no time.

Bonus stage:

This is easy, just shoot the can with the cursor by moving your Dpad and shoot
with A or B button and hit the cans with the required number of cans to get the
bonus points.
	

Acid Forest and factory stage:

This stage has three areas, the first area is easy, theres a life up and life
lift along the way, but be careful when sliding down the trees platform, one
off them would drop off with a distance from the ground. The acid rain part is
easy, it would giving a warning before it rain, just go to a shade to protect
yourself.

Now you have reached the second area, there are a lot of powerful fans and
sensors and enemies along the way, which is easy to pass through. But be
careful when jumping from one moving platform to another, with wrong timing
with end up contacting the spikes and a life loss.

The third area is easy; just move from one area to another area and killing the
dogs along the way. Theres a life boost here if you are damage. You will then
meet the boss.



Boss: Smogger

Boss attacks:

	Shoots out smoke at you
	Use the skate to move around
	Escape into the pipe

Strategy:

This boss has two attacks; one is blowing smoke towards you the other is use a
board moving from one end to another. This boss can be easily beaten. Just stay
here you are and duck and store some photon bursts while hes blowing smoke
towards you.

When he polluting the air, its the best time to throw some photon bursts at
him. When he jumps into the pipe, just wait for him to come out and damage him
again. You can beat him in no time.

Bonus stage:

Just hit the smoke coming up from the three pipes and reach the limit with the
arrow and get the bonus points .Use the A button to hit the smoke and avoid
contact with the smoke because it will minus one units from your score at the
left hand corner of the screen.

Rancid County Dump stage:


This stage has five areas; the first part is tricky. Just kill enemies along
the way and avoid the spikes or a life loss. Theres a life lift and a crystal
along the way. When you reach the second area, it is rather tough. Theres a
load of garbage behind you, hot on your heels. Just keep moving and jump down
from a platform that can be jump down (easily recognized).

If you are fast enough, you can get the life up. If you dont, just jump down
and reach the third area. Should you get hit, you will lose a life. When you
reach the third area just kill all enemies along the way.

Just avoid the moving spikes and jump carefully at one place which has a spike
and a small platform, press lightly at the jump button will do. If not, you
would touch the spike and lose a life. Theres a life lift along the way.

Now you have reach the fourth area, just kill robots along the way and jump the
teleporting platform with perfection, or else you have to start over jumping
again.

When you reach the fifth area, just killed all enemies and robot dogs and pick
up a life lift along the way. Be careful of the machine that drops garbage, it
will damage you. Also avoid the spikes to prevent a life loss and you will
reach the boss.

Boss: Garbage man

Boss attacks:

	Throws garbage at you
	Slides down the garbage
	Escape into the garbage
	Then delivers a punch at a pattern

Strategy:

This boss has three attacks. One is sliding down, the throwing garbage; the
other is disappearing into the garbage and throwing out punches. Just keeping
hitting him with photon bursts to avoid the sliding attacks meaning when he
gets hit is will be flashing for a while.

Just move up and wait for him at the right hand corner of the first step, after
hes done throwing the garbage, he will jump onto the platform and disappear.

Just hit him again before he disappears. Just avoid the punches, which can be
easily avoided because he throws punches with pattern. Just continue this steps
and you will defeat him eventually.

Bonus stage:

Just hit the cans dropping down from the trash shooters and avoid the garbage.
Just B button to swap the can and A button to jump. Use the Dpad to control
Zens movement. When you hit the requirement on the left hand part of the
screen, you get the bonus points and meet an old friend from Zen comics.

Note:

All bonus stages are worth 10,000 points if you successfully complete the
mission. There will be a limit arrow to tell you the requirement to complete
the mission.

Each time you successfully reach an objective from the bonus stage, the shaded
unit, which is visible, will be clear and clear as many as you can to get the
points. After each stage you beat, theres an ecopower sign at the stage
meaning you have cleared the stage,



Final stage: Lord Contaminous Lair
This stage has three areas. The first area is easily. Just clear all enemies
and avoid the sculptures that shoot flames along the way. Theres a crystal and
a life lift along the way.

When you reach the second area, you will face a falling rocks constantly
falling down. Just avoid them and theres a life up and a crystal along the
way.

These rocks are quite damaging so do your best to avoid them. Jump down from
each platform to reach the third area. Now you have reach the third area, just
avoid the skulls and pick up a crystal and a life boost and reach the last area
before the boss. Just clear all dogs and you will face Lord Contaminous
himself.

Boss: Lord Contaminous

Boss attacks:

	Throws smoke at you
	Summons acid rain and make it fall throughout the screen
	Uses its legs to hit the ground and the garbage rise up at a certain pattern
	Creates a oil ball which pounces throughout the screen

Strategy:

This boss has four attacks, all are similar to the four bosses you faced
earlier. The first attack is the acid rain. Just stay under the shade and you
will do fine as well as store up a photon burst, Second attack is the smoke
attack. Just stay at one end of the corner and duck to avoid the smokes.

Then theres a time where you can hit the pipe where Jeremy is in and hits as
much as possible. Then the third attack is performed. His hand will appear an
oil ball, which moves one end to another twice. Just avoid the ball and hit the
pipe when the pipe that comes to your area. This is the best time to damage the
pipe. (I usually save Jeremy before the boss performs his last move).

The fourth is his feet hitting the ground and all the garbage come up from the
ground. Just stay under the feet of the boss and wait for the time to hit the
pipe with the photon burst. Repeat these steps and you will save Jeremy
eventually. Sit back enjoy the ending.


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4. Codes and secrets

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Passwords:

After smog: Blank, bottle, tire, Can
After the Dam stage: newspaper, blank, newspaper, tire
After Dust: Tire, newspaper, blank, Can
Final stage: Bottle, Tire, Can, Can

Game genie codes:

North American Version:

North American version

Start with 1 life:
015-91F-E66

Start with 5 lives:
055-91F-E66

Start with 10 lives:
0A5-91F-E66

Unlimited lives:
FA9-6DE-4C1

Instant staff power-up:
01A-3ED-F7E
Hold B.

Start lives with 50% energy:
051-668-C42

Start each life with 7 energy points:
071-668-C42

Unlimited energy against fire:
FA1-B1A-4C1

Unlimited energy against bullets and most enemies:
FA2-A4B-4C1 FA3-36B-4C1

Unlimited energy against hang-on enemies:
FAF-DAD-4C1


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      5. FAQ and profile

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Zens profile

Name: Zen
Occupation: Environment enforcer, under contact with the Gordons
Background: Lone survivor of superior race, raised on Eastern Zen philosophy
and arts of self defense and meditation on Planet Om
Appearance: Blue, no mouth, speak telepathically, carries a photon stick

FAQs:

How do I play this game?
View the above FAQ

Any Passwords?
See the codes and secrets section.

Any tips for bonus stages?
Read the above FAQ.

How fun is the game?	
Read my review section

Do you include boss attacks?
Yes.

Is this game form from a comic?
Yes, it's from ZEn comics.

Any game genie codes?
Yes, it's in the codes section

How many stages are there?
5.




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   6. Contact information

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Any thing you feel should be added or left out, please inform me and I will
credit you. Drop me a mail at maxidestroyer@hotmail.com for questions or
anything you want to know. Please forgive me if I contact you late because I
still got studies to catch up on. Thank you.


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    7. My review

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The story is like this. The universe is fighting the losing battle against
pollution led by Lord Contaminous until a kid came into the picture. Jeremy
Baker, the holder of the Geocrystal, who can destroy the army pollutants with
the Geocrystal.

Now hes been kidnapped and Lord Contanminous wants the Geocrystal that it is
his only threat as well as killing the star child (Jeremy). So the Gordons need
you and Zens help to save Jeremy as well as aiding to decimate Lord
Contaminous.

Braced yourself to trash the four stages of grime fighting. After wasting
bosses at each stage and finally meet Lord Contaminous and defeat him to save
Jeremy, the holder of the Geocrystal, which is used to destroy all pollutants.
Well, if you read Zen comics, you should understand the story plot or by simply
reading the cut scenes or the booklet also gives basic understanding about Zen
comics.

Gameplay:

This game is a action fighting game that fight through stages with some
environment cleaning to do. Controls and moves are easy to learn, just read the
instruction manual and you will do fine. The stages fits the bosses of
pollutants and the bonus stages are fun because it's a rescuing mission, which
is based on real environmental situations.

The game is easy with some simple strategies to complete this game, but, it can
be frustrating at time because it's rather hard to complete rescue missions due
to traps and some obstacles that is rather tough to crack and need to be
observant in order to do well.

It's rather difficult and frustrating, at times, as some situations are rather
tricky and one wrong move will cost your life when you play the first few
times. There are all sorts of enemies ranging from robot dogs to sensor traps.

Video and audio:

The video is okay because of Gameboy's capability, it's quite clear images of
enemies which in turn brings some enjoyment to the game. The audio is great,
especially the Oil and Dust stages. Overall, the video and audio is okay for
anyone.

Replay value:

Unfortunately, this game does not worth any replay value, because it has
nothing to offer much so once you completed this game, you will shove it aside
unless you are real addicted to this game.

Overall, this game is okay but it's not worth buying it because of the replay
value. Renting this game is better rather than buying it.

Gameplay:8/10
Video and Audio: 7/10
Replay value: 2/10
Entertainment: 6/10

Overall score: 6/10

Note: This review is based on what I think on this game. Do not send spam or
hate mails or I will blacklist you and block your mail or will not reply for
any question for the FAQs I wrote.



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8. Credits
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I would like to thank:

	Myself (for this FAQ)
	CJAYC (the person that give me the chance to put this FAQ on his website)
-       Gamewinners (for the game genie codes)



@Copyright
Thanos rulzs
maxidestroyer@hotmail.com

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