Welcome to the Item Guide for SHADOW MAN For your N64! ------------------------------------------------------ Verson 1.1, by Dane Lagasse ------------------------------------------------------ Note from Author: OK, this is the game I've been waiting for. It has everything: cool storyline, awesome weapons, and a LOT of gameplay time. Kicking ass and taking souls. ------------------------------------------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. How to contact me 2. Guns 3. Teddy bear 4. Asson 5. Baton 6. Flambeau 7. Marteau 8. Flashlight 9. Cadeaux 10. Skulls (Voodoo) 11. Dark Souls 12. Retractors 13. l'Eclipser 14. Files 15. Gads (tattoes) 16. Accumulators 17. Violator 18. Calabash 19. Engineer's Key 20. Jail Key Card 21. Enseigne 22. Poigne Note: I HAVE BEATEN SHADOW MAN! Yes, it's true. After 20 days of hard work, I defeated Legion. I have collected all of the items, so soon this item guide will be chock full of items and full descriptions of where to find them and how to use them. And I also plan to write a COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH, so be patient. ------------------------------------------------------ 1. HOW TO CONTACT ME ** E-mail I've changed my e-mail address so I can be closer to games and for a shorter e-mail address. It is now dlagasse@ignmail.com. ** ICQ Visit wwp.icq.com/33842490 and use the pager to send me a message. Please do NOT request ICQ authorization from me, as I usually don't add people to my list. Sorry. ** Website I'm thinking of making my own website to have my FAQs up there. It's easier because I can update my FAQs whenever I choose. I'll let the word out here if I make it. ------------------------------------------------------ 2. GUNS ** Mike's Pistol This weapon can only be used on Liveside. Meet Nettie at the church on top of the hill in Louisiana to get it. ** Shadow Man's ShadowGun This is Shadow Man's version of Mike's pistol. Instead of shooting bullets, it fires soul-taking projectiles. The only way to destroy the immortals in Deadside, and the Five in Liveside. Hold down the corresponding hand's button to charge your Shadow power into the gun, and let go when it reaches the level of your choice. ** Machine Guns These are usable only on Liveside. You can find them in the prison. Rapid fire easily brings the Five to their knees, but won't kill them. ** Shotguns The first shotgun is located in Louisiana. Head to the building behind the church and shoot the lock. Swim through the right tunnel until you reach the part with the two houses. Inside one of them is the first shotgun. Try using this beast on the hounds! The second shotgun is in the prison. Go through the schism that leads to the Lizard King, and after a bit of exploring you'll find the second shotgun. There is no difference between the two, but its purpose is to have double the power when fighting in Liveside. ------------------------------------------------------ 3. TEDDY BEAR ** Story This bear belonged to Mike's brother Luke, who was killed in a drive-by shooting along with his mother and father. It connects Mike with the dead, and therefore can warp him around Deadside and Liveside. ** Acquiring In the Louisiana Bayou, get it at the top of the hill in the church, from Nettie. ** Memories As you visit more places, you will be able to warp back to those places using the teddy bear. ------------------------------------------------------ 4. ASSON ** Acquiring Find the Asson in the Wasteland. If you received the map when you bought the game, it has a guide to reaching the part where the Asson is. Walk up to the pedestal on the wooden platform to acquire the Asson. ** Using Place the Asson in the opposite hand of your Shadowgun, to wear down enemies quickly. Remember, only the Shadowgun can destroy them! ------------------------------------------------------ 5. BATON ** Acquiring This is a smidge harder to get than the Asson, but there is really no trick involved. In the Wasteland, when you get to the part with the walkway leading up to the tent with the four pots under it, continue until you find the rope. Look across to where the rope goes, and you'll see another path next to it. Go back to the walkway and enter that tunnel. Drop to the bottom level and go through the tunnel down there. Hit the switch, then head back and go up the walkway until you get to to the part with the rope that leads to the Govi. Get the Dark Soul and continue into the Temple of Life. There is only a one-way path in this temple, so just keep going and you'll eventually reach the Baton. ** Using I can tell you that I've NEVER used the Baton as a weapon. Stick it into the little pedestals with a small flame on it. They act as warps. ------------------------------------------------------ 6. FLAMBEAU ** Acquiring OK, this is way to hard to describe how to get it. When you go through the Coffin Gate that's close to the Temple of Fire, turn right instead of going straight, and you'll see another gate. Go through it and brave the obstacles until you find the Flambeau. ** Using You'll use this to burn through the little walls will fire on them. In the Undercity, you'll use it to light your way. For some reason, I think the Flambeau is unbelievably cool. You can also use it underwater, since it's not fire, it's pure energy. ------------------------------------------------------ 7. MARTEAU ** Acquiring It's right behind a Coffin Gate, with no maze involved. Check the map at the GameFAQs Shadow Man page to see about where it is. ** Using OK, I think you can use this as a weapon, but I survived the game without ever doing so. Use it to bang on the drums to open the doors. ------------------------------------------------------ 8. FLASHLIGHT ** Acquiring Find the flashlight in Mordant St., New York. It's not really that hard to find. Look around for about 5 minutes and you'll probably find it. ** Using It does just what it does in real life, lights your way. You'll need it in the level where you find it and it's helpful in the subway station. ------------------------------------------------------ 9. CADEAUX Just some unimportant info: Cadeaux is French for present, or gift. ** Acquiring These things are everywhere: in pots, barrels, or just lying around in the open. You'll have no trouble finding these. ** Using Warp to the Temple of Life, then jam the Baton in the pedestal. You'll warp to an area with altars. Go up to them and press the action button if you have at least 100 Cadeaux. ------------------------------------------------------ 10. SKULLS (VOODOO) ** Acquiring and Using Skulls can be found in pots and barrels, and they refill your voodoo meter. You need voodoo to power such items as the Flambeau, Asson, Baton, etc. ------------------------------------------------------ 11. DARK SOULS ** Acquiring Dark Souls are usually found in Govi. Occasionally you'll see a couple "loose" souls, and they also appear when you destroy Trueforms or members of the Five. ** Using You use these to better your shadow level, which will allow you to open more Coffin Gates. You shadow level can reach no more than ten, and to get level ten you'll need 120 dark souls! ------------------------------------------------------ 12. RETRACTORS ** Acquiring You'll find them in places that don't look like they fit the setting. Would you expect to find an altar in the Undercity? No. When you reach the altars, you'll know it. Altar locations are: 1. Cageways 2. Playrooms 3. Undercity ** Using In the Cathedral of Pain, there are 5 corpses hanging from the ceiling. Jam the retractors into them to make them schisms. Now press the action button when you're next to them and you'll warp to a location in Liveside. ------------------------------------------------------ 13. l'ECLIPSER ** Acquiring There are 3 pieces of l'Eclipser spread throughout the game. None of them are in a temple or "level", you just find them in the Paths of Shadow. ** Using When you have all 3 pieces, return to Nettie and she'll bring the night... and your Shadow powers. ------------------------------------------------------ 14. FILES ** Acquiring You'll get a file right from the start that shows the profiles of five serial killers. Yes, those are the Five. You'll get others throughout the game. ** Using In your inventory screen, press a hand button when selecting a file or book, and you'll open it up. Now just use the control stick to turn pages. Note: Be sure to read all files you receive, especially Jack's Journal! ------------------------------------------------------ 15. GADS (TATTOES) ** Acquiring The gads are located in the 3 temples: Fire, Prophecy, and Blood. Temple of Life does NOT count. Often you'll have to hit switches to connect the two pieces of a circular object that you have to go into to get the tattoo. ** Using Each gad will give you a special power: * Toucher: Grab on to burning ledges * Marcher: Walk on burning coals * Nager: Be consumed by fire, and no health lost ------------------------------------------------------ 16. ACCUMULATORS ** Acquiring There are 5 accumulators to be found somewhere in Liveside. 1 to 3: Gardelle Jail 4: Mordant St., NY 5: Down St. Station ** Using In the Playrooms, you will find 3 large containers that hold the Violator in one of them and the other 2 hold ammo. Insert the accumulators into the slots to open the containers. Collect the Violator first. ------------------------------------------------------ 17. VIOLATOR ** Acquiring Just as described above, find the 3 containers in the Playrooms and insert the accumulators into the slots. ** Using This is the weapon to use against Legion. I can tell you that I didn't use it at all during the game other than with Legion. It probably is helpful, but not necessary except with The One Who is Many. ------------------------------------------------------ 18. CALABASH ** Acquiring In the Temple of Blood, go to the right and edge along the wall. You'll come to a room. Get on the platform that goes up and down, and jump to the right. You'll see a tunnel on right wall. Go through it and through the first blue tunnel. Open the Coffin Gate and there is your prize. ** Using Drop it on those squares with markings on them, but be sure to clear the area because the explosion can harm you too! ------------------------------------------------------ 19. ENGINEER'S KEY ** Acquiring You'll find the Engineer's key early in the game in the Asylum. ** Using Stick it into the machines that have a hole in the middle. For reference, there are a couple in the Asylum: Gateway. One of them is right in front of you when you warp there. ------------------------------------------------------ 20. JAIL KEY CARD ** Acquiring You'll find this if you warp to Gardelle Jail using the schism in the middle from the Cathedral of Pain. Keep going and you'll eventually find it. What's cool about this item is that it still has a hand on it. ** Using In Gardelle Jail, you'll see consoles with red lights on them. Use the key card on these to make them turn green. This opens the doors that make Shadow Man say something about opening them. ------------------------------------------------------ 21. ENSEIGNE ** Acquiring You'll find it behind a Coffin Gate that requires a Shadow Level of 6, before the Wasteland. ** Using Set the Enseigne to one of your hands, then hold that button to activate the shield. This will stop bullets and other projectiles from bringing you harm, but be warned: it uses up voodoo. ------------------------------------------------------ 22. POIGNE ** Acquiring Find it before the Temple of Fire behind a gate that requires a Shadow Level of 4. ** Using These are automatically equipped. Walk up to the bloodfalls and hold the control stick forward to climb up. I recommend destroying all projectile-shooting enemies before attempting this feat, as Shadow Man moves relatively slow. ------------------------------------------------------ Well, that's a rap. I know I must be forgetting an item or two here, so drop me a line at dlagasse@ignmail.com to remind me. I AM planning on a complete walkthrough, but it will take time. This game is HUGE after all. If you're having any troubles or you'd like to use my FAQ on your site, e-mail me. Thanks for reading my FAQ, and remember, the most up to date version of this guide can be found at GameFAQs: www.gamefaqs.com. Til next time, - Dane Lagasse dlagasse@ignmail.com