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I. Version History
II. The Lost Treasure That is Raptor
III. The Levels
IV. The Items
V. The Basic Walkthrough
VI. The Bosses
VII. Cheats
VIII. Contact Me
IX. Credits
I. VERSION HISTORY
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V1.0 (01/06)- First version
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II. THE LOST TREASURE THAT IS RAPTOR
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"Raptor? What the hell is Raptor?"
Is that your question? I'm sorry- that sucks for you, because you missed out on
one hell of a game. I was lucky enough to pick up a free copy when I was a kid
(It probably wasn't good for me, being 6, but hey!)
Raptor is quite simple- It's an upward scroller in which you kill EVERYTHING
that you see. Nothing else to it- you fly and kill.
If you can snag yourself a copy, you're in luck! Not only do you get to own this
gem, but I'm here to help you through it (assuming you aren't a grandmaster
pilot who can easily navigate the game.)
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III. THE LEVELS
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Raptor is composed of twenty-seven levels: Nine levels in three sectors. The
first sector is known as the bravo sector (interestingly, bravo means assassin.
Bet ya didn't know that, huh?), the second section is the tango sector (A tango
is a type of dance... no, I don't get it either) and the final section is known
as the Outer Region (Mysterious! OOOOH.... Yea)
Bravo Sector is basically your warmup round; basic stuff that any kid should
be able to handle. Tango Sector is where things get a bit messier, although
a seasoned gamer can handle it. Then you get to the outer region and your mettle
is truly tested. The best? Yea, they can do it. Just don't get disappointed if
it takes a while.
Each of the sectors has 8 levels, and each level has a boss. The Ninth level
is the culmination of the previous eight, and the boss of said ninth level is
far more difficult than the previous eight. See, he's not just the boss of a
level, he's the boss of an entire SECTOR. Big deal, you know?
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IV. THE ITEMS
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There are several items in this game, so I'll list them and explain, as well
as telling you where to pick them up, as many items can be obtained within the
game itself, saving you some time.
The following weapons will always be equipped no matter what:
Twin Machine Gun
Plasma Cannon
Micro Missile
This means they can all be used in conjunction to wreak utter havoc. As for the
rest of your weapons, you'll need to toggle between them to suit your purposes.
Twin Machine Guns
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They're your starting weapon. They fire constantly, and its a fairly dependable
weapon. They hit air AND ground, so they'll serve you well.
They cost $12000 if you should choose to sell them and buy another set later on.
Megabombs
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A nuclear weapon that does some tremendous damage, they're quite useful against
bosses. However, you get enough free ones to make buying them pretty pointless.
They cost $32,250 per bomb, and you can have 5 on you at a time.
They're found all over the place:
One in Bravo level 4
Two in Bravo level 6
Two in Bravo level 7
Three in Final Bravo level
Two in Tango level 2
One in Tango level 3
Two in Tango level 4
Two in Tango level 6
One in Tango level 7
Two in Final Tango level
One in Outer level 1
One in Outer level 2
Two in Outer level 4
One in Outer level 5
One in Outer level 6
One in Outer level 7
One in Outer level 8
Two in Final Outer level
That's a total of 28 bombs found! Enough for one on EVERY boss, with one left
over. Yea... don't buy them!
Energy Module
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Your ship runs on energy, and the energy modules replenish your energy.
In laymens terms, you have 100 HP, and this thing restores 25 HP. Use them if
you must.
It's $10,000 per shot.
They're found quite often as well:
One in Bravo level 1
One in Bravo level 2
One in Bravo level 3
One in Bravo level 4
One in Bravo level 5
Two in Bravo level 8
One in Final Bravo level
One in Tango level 1
One in Tango level 2
One in Tango level 3
One in Tango level 5
One in Tango level 8
One in Outer level 1
One in Outer level 2
One in Outer level 4
One in Outer level 5
One in Outer level 8
Two in Final Outer level
Ion Scanner
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It gives you the boss's HP. If you need to know how badly you're messing up, you
should probably buy this. However, honestly... you shoot until he dies. Why
should you care about their health?
They're $10,000 apiece.
If you want it, you hafta buy it from the store- no freebies here.
Air to Air Missile
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How do you explain it more than the title does? They fire straight ahead,
killing the flying guys in front of you. If you're not dealing with ground
much early on, you can use these babies. They're $63,500.
They're found a few times:
One in Bravo level 1
One in Tango level 1
One in Tango level 7
One in Outer level 2
Plasma Cannon
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A fairly powerful cannon that slowly pulses plasma. Combined with your machine
guns, it's a fairly durable setup. However, there's really no reason to use it.
$78,800 for this cannon. Doesn't appear anywhere, either. If you want it, that's
your call.
Phase Shield
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Beyond your energy module are the phase shields, which are like failsafes. When
you have a phase shield, you take damage from that instead of your normal
health. YOU WANT TO HAVE THESE. You can have 5 on you at any time.
They're sold at the store for $78,500, and they're found a few times:
One in Tango level 4
One in Tango level 6
One in Tango level 8
One in Outer level 3
Bombs
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The polls are in... DON'T GET IT. It drops bombs, slowly. They're not anywhere
near good enough to merit the money, and it costs $98,200. Fortunately they
never appear, so you can simply forget all about them.
Air to Ground Missile
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Just like the Air to Air missiles, they're good at what they do. You need tons
of buildings or boats destroyed? This is how to do it. You get them free- use
them until you have something better, but don't buy 'em. $110,000 for a set.
They're found:
One in Bravo level 3
One in Tango level 5
One in Outer level 1
Dumbfire Missiles
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If you know missiles at are, these are your typical dumb missiles. You fire
them and they basically just drop. They hit air and ground and just float sort
of aimlessly around you. They're OK, but not worth any money to you.
$145,200 for it, and it's found:
One in Bravo level 6
One in Tango level 8
One in Outer level 3
Micro Missiles
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These are more powerful versions of your machine gun, but for some reason they
cannot hit buildings. I dunno, these missiles are infrared, maybe, although how
they can hit boats... Well, whatever; they're good for killing other enemies.
They're $175,600 apiece, and you cannot find them anywhere.
Missile Pod
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Like the Air to Air missiles, they fire upon the enemy flying craft. To sum it
up, this is a souped up version of the Air to Air missiles, so naturally you
should never use the Air to Air missiles once you buy this.
It's $204,950 to buy, and it can be found once:
One in Outer level 7
Auto-Track Mini-Gun
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Put a heat-seeking function onto your machine guns and you have this. Of course,
that's a bit of a shame when it's firing on things you don't like, and it can
miss, especially on enemies farther away. Still... Grab one; it's great early.
It's $250,650, and it cannot be found.
Power Disruptor
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A weak weapon that mucks up the enemies, stopping them from attacking. The
problem? By the time you hit them, they're probably already attacked you. I do
not know what the hell these guys were thinking when they put this weapon in.
It's weak and serves no purpose.
It's $300,750 and you cannot pick it up. Just ignore it.
Laser Turret
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A seeking laser cannon, it hits other air targets and DESTROYS them. When you
feel like being lazy (or you're not up to being able to afford the twin lasers
yet), strap this thing on for some real fun. It'll set you back $512,850.
Pulse Cannon
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It... pulses. Imagine your plasma cannon, now picture it actually doing good
damage. A-HA! We have the pulse cannon. It's an ol' reliable and it will quickly
grow on you, if you don't mind shelling out $725,000 for it.
Deathray
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Slow attack speed, tremendous firepower. It will wipe out anything it hits in
no time flat. It's $950,000.
Twin Laser
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THE BEST WEAPON OF ALL TIME! No joke, this son of a bitch will shred through the
bad guys like they're nothing. When you can afford it, BUY it. It's worth
every penny, and it costs $1,750,000 to buy, so it must be AWESOME.
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V. THE BASIC WALKTHROUGH
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There are four difficulties- Training, Rookie, Veteran, and Elite. Pick what
you feel comfortable with, and just know that Training ends early, while
rookie is the same difficulty only where you continue through all levels. Elite
is for the best of the best; if you can do it, I tip my hat to you and suggest
you try it with no phase shields or cheats.
There are 27 levels, so remember that- this is an endurance test and nothing
more. They won't throw any curves; every level is exactly the same as the one
before it.
Keep your health up, but do your best not to buy energy modules and instead to
buy better weapons. Keep plenty of phase shields handy once you hit the Outer
Region, because that's when things get pretty sticky.
Don't buy the four weapons that you can find, because it's wasting money. Be
patient and wait until the game gives them to you.
On that note, sell your out of date weapon. Noticing that you don't use a weapon
anymore? Sell it, don't let it collect dust!
Bombs are fairly plentiful, so use them when you're in a tight jam to quickly
kill everything. Just bear in mind that there are still lots more enemies to get
in your way.
KILL EVERYTHING. Land or Air, Vehicle or Building, you want to kill it ALL.
BUT... don't die in the process. Never sacrifice large chunks of health just
to get that special kill.
Also, shoot constantly. If you stop shooting you'll heal some, but eh... you
won't heal much, and you might miss some enemies and some points. If I haven't
made it clear enough, you want to KILL THEM ALL.
If you see stars on the screen, snag them for a bonus. You need tons of cash
to get the twin lasers, so bonuses are definitely a good thing to nab.
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VI. THE BOSSES
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Each boss is the same; they shoot mountains of shots at you, pause, and then
fire more mountains at you. To defeat these monstrosities, here's my suggestion:
1) Dodge like hell
2) Look for his attack pattern
3) Swoop in when there's an opportunity
4) Duck back out before you're steamrolled.
Rinse, later, repeat. And you thought this was gonna be a long section... wait,
you didn't? DAMN.
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VII. CHEATS
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There are two cheats, courtesy of our own website: (Note that these are direct
copies of the actual website's cheats)
All weapons
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Type this code at the DOS prompt and press enter. Nothing happens at first but
when you load the game you will have all the weapons at a new game or saved
game. Does not seem to work a WinXP OS.
Code SET S_HOST=CASTLE
Effect All weapons
Level Skip using Debug Mode.
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There is a level warp built into the game, so you can see any level you want at
any time. What you need to do is to get to the screen where you see the level
selection (Bravo Sector, etc...). The warp combination is a 2 key entry. The
keys are not to be pressed at the same time. Note that you cannot use the level
warp unless debug mode is active.
Z, X, or Y (Z is Episode 1, X is Episode 2, and Y is Episode 3)
Any key between Q and O on the keyboard. Q is Level 1, and O is Level 9
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If you're that lazy, then have fun, sir cheater, sir!
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VIII. CONTACT ME
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Got a question about the guide, or just want to make a comment? No problem-
Email me at kirbix@gmail.com. I get enough email already- adding yours onto the
pile won't hurt me any!
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IX. CREDITS
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CjayC, GameFAQs- Best gaming site for life! A-MEN!
XypherZX, XxThunderxX- The code contributors for Raptor
