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Unofficial Heart of Darkness FAQ
For PC/Windows 9x Only
Version 1.2
By Beno Jange
Email: beno_jange@hotmail.com
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I. Disclaimer ................................................. 0100
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This FAQ is intended for personal use only. This FAQ can't be used for
any profitable purpose nor it can be published in any forms. No one are
allowed to update, edit, translate, HTMLize, reproduce or do anything
with this FAQ without my permission. If you like to add this FAQ on
your site, pls ask my permission first. If I agree with you then keep
this FAQ unaltered and up to date by checking the newest revision on
GameFAQs once a month. If you want to take some parts of this FAQ, give
a credit where it is due. Any offenders will severely dealt with.

If you feel that, reading the FAQ like this is a bit tedious,
especially when you have to look at the computer and play your game,
you are allowed to print the part or whole of this document out, but
the printed copies can only be for personal use.

Heart of Darkness characters, logo (C) 1998 by Amazing Studio and
Infogrames Entertainment.
Unofficial Heart of Darkness FAQ, logo (C) 2000-2001 by Beno Jange.
All copyrights and trademarks (if any) are acknowledged.
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II. Table of Contents .......................................... 0200
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I. Disclaimer ................................................. 0100
II. Table of Contents .......................................... 0200
III. Revision History ........................................... 0300
IV. Author's Note .............................................. 0400
V. Introduction ............................................... 0500
VI. Game Basics ................................................ 0600
Basic Controls .......................................... 0601
Special Movements ....................................... 0602
Characters .............................................. 0603
VII. Walkthrough ................................................ 0700
Level 01: Canyon of Death ............................... 0701
Level 02: Swamplands .................................... 0702
Level 03: Magic Lake .................................... 0703
Level 04: Space Island .................................. 0704
Level 05: Rivers of Fire ................................ 0705
Level 06: Caverns of Doom ............................... 0706
Level 07: Into the Lair ................................. 0707
Level 08: Heart of Darkness ............................. 0708
VIII. Tips & Tricks .............................................. 0800
Movie Gallery ........................................... 0801
Load Game ............................................... 0802
IX. Frequently Asked Questions ................................. 0900
X. Credits .................................................... 1000
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III. Revision History ........................................... 0300
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v0.2 - 10/31/2000 - Walkthrough up to level 2.

v1.0 - 11/04/2000 - Corrected the FAQ title.
- Edited Disclaimer section.
- Edited Introduction section.
- Edited Author's Note section.
- Added characters info under Game Basics section.
- Rewrote the entire walkthrough.
- Finished the walkthrough (Yihaaa ...).
- Filled Tips & Tricks section.
- Updated Frequently Asked Questions section.
- Updated Credits section.

v1.1 - 12/29/2000 - Edited Revision History since GameFAQs never
put version 0.7 on its site.
- Edited Author's Note section.
- Rewrote some parts of the walkthrough.
- Corrected some grammar errors.
- Corrected some spelling errors.
- Some small changes.

v1.2 - 01/23/2001 - Reformated the FAQ lay-out.
- Rewrote Table of Contents section.
- Rewrote Introduction section.
- Edited Frequently Asked Questions section.
- The FAQ is officially finished now.
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IV. Author's Note .............................................. 0400
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OK, I laid in the previous revision so this will be the last revision.
After I wrote my other FAQ, I realized how important is searching
method. So I added keyword number on Table of Contents for easy
searching. Just highlight the keyword number and press Ctrl+F. I wrote
this FAQ since I can't find any FAQs for it on GameFAQs. 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
- The Cheat Empire http://home.planetinternet.be/twuyts
- Cheat City http://www.cheatcity.com
- Fresh Baked Games http://www.fbgames.com
- ActionTrip http://www.actiontrip.com
- The Spoiler Centre http://www.the-spoiler.com

NOTE: Currently I post this FAQ only on GameFAQs

This will be the last revision. I'm not going to update this FAQ
anymore unless there is such a keen need for me to do so (which
probably won't happen). Questions, critizims, contributions, anything
are welcome as long as you state "HOD" or "Heart of Darkness" as a
subject of your letter and tell me where did you read this FAQ. But pls
write it politely.

NOTE: I am not hiding secrets or any other information, i.e. everything
I know about Heart of Darkness is in this guide.
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V. Introduction ............................................... 0500
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Infogrames finally published the greatest 2D action game. This game
took 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 compose 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 game play then
choose Heart of Darkness.

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. 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?

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. Yess !!! The story line indeed
is great. Btw, I won't comment anything about it. Find it by yourself
and you will know what I mean.

The gameplay is Very fun. Jumping, grabbing, shooting, running. More
than traditional action 2D game. Let your hands keep busy for this
game. 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?

Well, here's my rating for this game:
- Graphic : 8.5/10
- Music : 9.0/10
- Sound : 9.0/10
- Story Line : 8.5/10
- Game Play : 8.5/10
- Innovation : 9.0/10
- Overall : 8.8/10
- Difficulty : Medium
- Buy/Rent : Buy
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VI. Game Basics ................................................ 0600
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Basic Controls ................................................... 0601
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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 Movements ................................................ 0602
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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 ....................................................... 0603
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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 ................................................ 0700
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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 ........................................ 0701
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