_ ___ _ \ / /\ |\ | | | |_ | |ŻŻ | |\ | | _ \/ /ŻŻ\ | \| |Ż| |_ |_ Ż| | | \| |_/ ŻŻ ŻŻŻ Van Helsing İ Saffire Inc. WARNING *** THIS GUIDE IS DONE WITH THE AMERICAN VERSION *** WARNING ________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ INTRO/COPYRIGHTS ________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ I use a character that is non-ASCII and may not be compatible with certain computers. It is in the upside down underscore. Ż 04.1A Appendices - Behind the Scenes 05.00 Credits 06.00 Legals, Copyright and Info. 07.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Introduction 01.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Van Helsing is a movie/game surrounding a monster hunter and his journeys around the world to find and kill the beasts whom he is sent for. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Story 01.1; __________________________________________________________________________ One time on his journeys in monster hunting, Van Helsing reaches the town of Transylvania. After some odd happenings, he learns that he must go after Dracula and kill him. Can he do it? ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Controls 01.2; __________________________________________________________________________ D-Pad = Move A Button = Shoot B Button = Slice L Shoulder = Grapple R Shoulder = Jump Start = Pause/Menu Select = Switch weapons __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ 02.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ None yet, so please send them in! __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Logbook - A History of Changes 03.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Feb. 08, 2005 - Sorted layout. Began work. Feb. 08, 2005 - Finished...another quick game and guide! :) __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Walkthrough Guide 04.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ NOTE 1 ŻŻŻŻŻŻ DON'T email me about spoilers. THIS WILL HAVE SPOILERS! Go read somewhere else if you don't want any. NOTE 2 ŻŻŻŻŻŻ The Red Glyphs let you gain some health upgrades every 4 ones that are found. By each one, I will list a letter and a number inside some arrow signs: the < and > signs. The letter means the group set the glyph is in. Think of it as another number. A will mean the first group, or 1; B will be the second group, or 2; C will mean the third, or 3, and so on. The number will be the order it is found in. As in, 1 will mean it is the first one you'll find in that group; 2 will mean the second one, and so on. Got it? I hope so. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1. Beginnings 04.1; __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 1-A. Cathedral of Notre Dame 04.1A ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Firstly, run forward and grab the Green Glyph(s) to learn about them. Go right a big more, then run up as much as you can until you are running into the big shelf. Press L to grapple up the wall and get the Red Glyph. Red Glyphs will let you get health power ups. I may miss some, but all the ones I mention will probably be pretty easy to find. If you collect all that I say, then it will be hard for you to die. Go east and pick up the Gold Reward Glyph in the next room. On the right side of the room is another Red Glyph above you. Go into the next room. Run up to the statue and grapple again. When you touch the top, Green and Gold Glyphs will fly out, so get them. Now go right a tiny bit, and then use the grapple to get the Red Glyph beside the statue. East is another one. Enter the top door. BOSS: Mr. Hyde ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You remember the stories of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Yep, same one. This fight is easy. Right as it begins (after Van Helsing says that Jekyll is a deranged psychopath), MOVE. Jekyll/Hyde will try to hit Helsing if you are still near. The easiest way to beat this lug, is to trick his defenses. Run in and see if he is tricked to hit you. If he tries to swing at you, move back. Then, press L to grapple onto him, which brings you close to him quicker. After that, start using B to slice him with the razors. If he tries to hit you, move back and repeat the process. --NOTE: If you get low on health, use the Blue Glyphs. They heal and recharge after some seconds. __________________________________________________________________________ 1-B. St. Peter's Basilica 04.1B ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ After Helsing finishes his talk with the priest, we'll be downstairs. Bashing the crates and barrels net you Gold Glyphs. Go down to get a Red Glyph. Go right into the next room. Speak with Carl, then examine the room to find the remaining Red Glyphs: two are in plain view, one is in a barrel to the left. Carl will talk to you again. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 2. Van Helsing's Hunt 04.2; __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2-A. Vaseria 04.2A ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Going back east will lead you into the train station again. Go up and grapple the armor to make it fall. Drop down for some Green and Gold Glyphs in a cave. Head back west into the forest. Continue until you meet some foes. A bar like the Boss Health bar will appear. This is the Enemy Bar. Kill all the enemies until the bar is depleted to progress. Do so and you'll get a Red Glyph. Exit at the top left. Here, kill all the enemies to get the Red Glyph at the bottom. Go back and head east. At the bottom of this passage is a Red Glyph. Exit east and you learn a little bit of history to this place. After, a cutscene will net you a Crossbow from Carl, your new weapon. Exit north. In this passage, there is the last Red Glyph. Also, kill the enemies to deplete the Enemy Bar again. Go up north. __________________________________________________________________________ 2-B. Vaseria Village 04.2B ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ You learn more history, then are thrown into town. A Red Glyph is to your left. Head north. Battle the enemies to free the Red Glyph. Another one is to the northeast. Exit to the east. BOSS: Dracula Brides ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ These two are quite tough. One shoots fire and lighting things, the other has ice. Just equip the Crossbow and shoot away at these two. Just jump around to avoid the attacks, which is sometimes easy to do. If you need help, there are Blue Glyphs. Unlike regular ones that you get from enemies and so on, these stay and refill after a couple of seconds. --------------------------------------- After the fight, go collect the Red Glyph. Go east again. BOSS: Marishka ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Another one of Dracula's brides. She has less health than her friends (or whatever) but is a bit tougher. She is just hard to hit, so try your best. This one also controls ice moves. --------------------------------------- After your "warm" thanks, you'll see another cutscene. Velkan, the girls supp- osedly dead brother, is alive and is a werewolf. Some more things happen, then you must chase him. There is a glitch here: if you go all the way east, then the right side of the light around Van Helsing will appear on the left side of the screen. Anyway, go back to the square and exit northwest. BOSS: White Masks ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ These two freaks are easy to beat. Keep shooting the Crossbow and run around. It's as simple as that. --------------------------------------- Grab the Red Glyph as a reward. Go north, then north again. Kill the foes and grab the Green Glyph for some hidden Green and Gold Glyphs. Go back south and west. Fight to free the Red Glyph again. Mind you, you need to do this to move on anyway. Do the same in the next area for another Red Glyph. Go west again. Grab the Red Glyph before talking to the gravedigger. BOSS: Velkan ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ The gravedigger is digging graves. Ironically, right after saying that you never know when you'll need one, he is killed. To defeat Velkan, whom is a werewolf, just keep shooting him. It is easier than it looks. Just jump away when Velkan is near and keep shooting. --------------------------------------- Anna will say that she wants to save Velkan, so we must, apparently. __________________________________________________________________________ 2-C. Woods 04.2C ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Go all the way around and exit northeast. Kill the enemies for the Red Glyph. Go back and exit through the northwest exit. BOSS: Shivas ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is basically the same fight you did to get the F1 Red Glyph. Do the same strategy. The only real difference is the Boss Health bar. --------------------------------------- Go north and all the way to the top right. Here is a Red Glyph. Go back south and west. Keep going to reach another Shiva boss fight. After that, you get a Red Glyph. Go north. Here is Castle Frankenstein, but the outside portion. Go east to find the last Red Glyph for this part. __________________________________________________________________________ 2-D. Castle Frankenstein 04.2D ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Go north. Run around the statues, then evade them when they wake up. Soon, Anna will come, so leave south. Go west. Now fight these creatures to move on. Keep going until you are inside the castle. --------------------------------------- Go up and fall through the crack to get a Red Glyph. Go west after killing the creatures. Kill some more, then grapple the statue to move it for some Glyphs. Go up to fight some of Dracula's offspring. Go west to find a pushable statue for some Glyphs. Go back east, fight the creatures, abd get the Red Glyph. Head all the way east to kill some enemies for Green Glyphs. Go back and go upstairs. Kill the gargoyles that come alive. Go east and keep going. Soon you'll reach a door with a Red Glyph by it. Go inside the door and keep going east. Break the crate you see for a Red Glyph. Go east. BOSS: Dracula ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Just avoid him as best as you can, until you can leave. --------------------------------------- Go outside, then keep going east. When you see a crate, bash it for a Red Glyph.

Go east again. In here, kill everything (including the gargoyles at the top right. Move to make them wake up) for the Red Glyph.

Go east again, and enter the door for another Red Glyph.

Go all the way out now, until you are out of the castle and in the woods. Continue until you must climb up. Use the grapple to do so. At the top, bash the barred cave entrance to get inside. Continue up until you see a hidden ledge above you. Grapple it and get the Red Glyph inside this area.

Now go back down and left. BOSS: Frankenstein ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is so EASY. Keep shooting him until he goes berserk. The only way to hit him then is to use the razors. This'll be over quickly. --------------------------------------- Frankenstein calms and talks to you. Velkan sees you, and you pursue him. __________________________________________________________________________ 2-E. Carriage Ride 04.2E ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ After some more cutscenes, you take a nice carriage ride. BOSS: Dracula's Brides ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Same as the first fight with these two, but they are flying and VERY mad. Luckily, we have the Electric Gun from Frankenstein. Keep using it while runn- ing to avoid damage, and the fight will end soon. --------------------------------------- After that, in the woods, grapple the statue for some Glyphs. Keep following the path until you run into someone. BOSS: Velkan ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This game is boss crazy. Just keep using the Electric Gun to win this match. --------------------------------------- Now a lot of crap happens. Anna walks in on you as Velkan dies. She starts yelling at Van Helsing; and then she discovers he has been bitten by Velkan. Finally, Carl comes in saying that Frankenstein has been taken. __________________________________________________________________________ 2-F. Finale 04.2F ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ We are back at the mansion. Carl adds the missing piece of cloth to the sheet thing, and a mirror is revealed. In steps Van Helsing to reach Dracula's Castle home. --------------------------------------- Head north. Now go left for the Red Glyph. You'll be ambushed by creatures again. Head right and exit the room. Kill the statues with the Electric Gun for the Red Glyph. Go back and up. Now go right, straight across again, then down. Grab the Red Glyph in here. Go back to the left-right split room. In here again, go west then follow the rug to the end. At the end, go up. In here, kill the statues again for the FINAL Red Glyph. Now exit to the top left. Go across the bridge...or try to. BOSS: Aleera ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ One of Dracula's brides again. Just use the Electric Gun. It hurts her bad. Luckily, she is the fire one, so her attacks are easy to dodge. --------------------------------------- This is the final part of the game. Inside, defeat the enemies that appear and go left. Continue and go through the top door. Kill the enemies here and exit at the top left. Go west from this room, then through the door in the next one. Go east, kill some statues, then east again. Now, get prepared and go through the door. Follow the rug to the end. FINAL BOSS: Dracula ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ This is a very annoying fight. To start, DON'T DO ANYTHING. Wait until it gets dark, and Van Helsing will go werewolf. Now you attack Dracula. When you regain your normal self, JUST RUN. When you become werewolf again, attack; human, run. Just keep repeating the pattern to beat this baddie. --------------------------------------- Anna will come in and say that she has the antidote. STUPID VAN HELSING JUMPS (while werewolf) AND KILLS HER. She somehow manages to get the antidote in though. Van Helsing says (with Frankenstein as witness) for God to forgive him. You see Anna's spirit rise and go to Valken's spirit. Frankenstein says that God has already forgiven Van Helsing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Appendices - Behind the Scenes 05.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Yup, behind the scenes. What else do you want? Basically, this is optional but cool stuff. __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Credits 06.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Thanks to Saffire Inc. for making this game. Thanks to me, for making this. I hope it helps you all out. Thanks to GameFAQs and Cheat Happens for hosting this. :) __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Legals, Copyright and Info. 07.00 __________________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. Copyright İ 2005 Duane Niles This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright.