Mercury - Strategy Guide (Page 03)
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4. Aqua:
Race 1 [AQR1]
Time: 27s
Percentage: 4%
Beacons: 2
Getting through: This is a straightforward level. Go into an eagle's eye view
and zoom out a bit, then go down the ledge and counter-clockwise around to the
cyan paintshop, or if you want to be speedy you can just hold up till you jump
over the barrier and land on the paintshop. Then, go clockwise back around and
go down the ledge to the left, then go down through the opening to hit the
switch, then hold up to go through the cyan gate and follow the path around
till you hit the square platform.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 13.25 = 1,325 X4 15.75 = 1,575 X4 16.38 = 1,638 X4
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 60% = 1,500 50% = 1,250
Beacons: 2 = 1,000 2 = 1,000 2 = 1,000
Minumum Total: 8,800 8,800 8,800
Go into an eagle's eye view and zoom out a bit. Go up and over the barrier and
land on the cyan paintshop, then go back around the path clockwist. Now here's
where you can do this level 2 ways. The first way is easy, but you'll cut it
close. The second way will be a little harder, but you have a lot more time.
(1) Go down the white ledge and keep holding left till half of the blob is
about halfway on the ledge. Then hold down and then right and down to make
both blobs hit their corresponding object to light up each beacon.
(2) When you get to where the white ledge is, don't go down it. What you need
to do is jump from where you are down to the platform of the cyan switch and
hit into the corner on that level so that some stays on that platform and some
drop down to the level below to the left. After you do that, just hit each
corresponding object to light up each beacon.
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Race 2 [AQR2]
Time: 54s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 4
Getting through: A pretty straightforward level. Zoom to a medium distance, then
hold directional up-right to head to the red switch. Then go into the green
paintshop and go left and around the obstacles to hit the green switch. Go
into the blue paintshop and go diagonal down-right and around the obstacles to
hit the blue switch. Finally, go through the silver paintshop and go left
around the obstacles to his the square platform and light the final beacon.
Minimum Time: 26.25 = 2,625 X4 26.75 = 2,675 X4
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 92% = 2,300
Beacons: 4 = 2,000 4 = 2,000
Minimum Total: 15,000 15,000
Follow the walkthrough above. Remember that the white floor boards let you go
faster. For the first beacon, hold diagonally up-right and you'll basically go
directly to the next point, and if you break up into two pieces and don't get
back into one by the time you get to the switch, then start over as you need
100% or very close to 100% to win. The only other thing is that when you turn
into silver, go along the bottom of the level to get to the square platform.
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Race 3 [AQR3]
Time: 115s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: Very simple, spiral in clockwise around the entire level till
you get to the center and turn red, then spiral out counterclockwise till
you're back at the beginning, then go through the red gate, turn blue, then
follow the path up and around clockwise till you get to the blue gate, then
go through it and hit the square platform to light up the beacon.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 67.50 = 6,750 X4
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 30,000
This is a tricky one to do, as you need to use the pile driver to literally
jump over the barrier. The easiest way to do this is to make the blob split
into two pieces: one on the left side of the pile driver and one on the right.
To do this let about a quarter of the mercury go past the pile driver as it
slams down, then make the remaining blob go into the pile driver while it's
down to make them split into two equal pieces of mercury. Then when the pile
driver is raised, the two mercury pieces will be on each side waiting to get
pummeled. If they merge, then give up a little bit of mercury to make the blob
smaller, then repeat. Once the two blobs, that aren't touching each other, are
under the driver, hold left a split second before it hits, and the blob of
mercury on the right side will hop over the left barrier and onto the outside
platform. A big, big warning though: this might take at least 30 tries to do
it right, so don't get frustrated. Restarting the level a lot makes it easier
to do. Now once you've hoped the barrier with what's probably a very small
blob, manually focus on it, then turn it blue and bring it around the level to
the end.
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Percentage 1 [AQP1]
Time: 70s
Percentage: 80%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: Eagle's eye view. First, go up and to the right to hit the
silver switch, the double-back and go to where the platform is moving and go
into the teleporter. On the other side, switch back to a normal-looking view.
Next, see that little platform that's moving up and down? Use it to make the
blob hit the yellow paintshop, then hit the silver switch to extend out a
platform next to you and follow the path to the weighted yellow switch to
light up the beacon.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 50.00 = 5,000
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 X4
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minumum Total: 15,500
Follow the walkthrough above.
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Percentage 2 [AQP2]
Time: 27s
Percentage: 60%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: Pretty simple, just follow the conveyor belts around. Just
watch out for the sideways belts, they can toss you off the level. But if you
go carefully around the level this one should be a breeze.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 8.00 = 800
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 X4
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minumum Total: 11,300
Go around the level almost as fast as you can, but make sure you don't lose
ANY mercury otherwise you won't be able to complete it. My advice is to go
at a medium pace around the level till you get used to the belts and don't
fall off as much, then go faster till you complete the level.
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Percentage 3 [AQP3]
Time: 106s
Percentage: 75%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: This is a confusing one. Basically, first you have to merge
all of the silver blobs together. First, go into an eagle's eye view. The
easiest places to merge the blobs is in the horseshoe where the bottom blob is
or on the left or right wall. Start by bringing out the top blob, then left
and down once it's out. This will also bring out the left blob. What you want
to do here is merge the top and left blob on the left wall. Next, bring that
blob to the right and merge it with the right blob either on the right wall or
on the outside of the right horseshoe or bottom horseshoe, whatever's easier.
Lastly combine the big blob with the bottom blob that should still be in the
same place. Most of this stuff is trial and error finding out the easiest way
for you to do it. Next, go through the red paintshop, which should be close to
where you are now. Once red go up to the top of the level and through the red
gate, down the ledge, and go through the blue paintshop. Once there go up the
conveyor belt and to the other side of the level, where you will hit the blue
switch to open up the gate and then go through it to the end.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 46.00 = 4,600 40.00 = 4,000 33.00 = 3,300
Minimum %: 87% = 2,175 X4 93% = 2,325 X4 100% = 2,500 X4
Beacons: 1 = 500 1 = 500 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 13,800 13,800 13,800
Follow the walkthrough above. If you don't lose any mercury, or a very very
small blob (93%) then you can beat this level in over 40 seconds and get first
or if you want to shave some time then don't turn red and go down the conveyor
belts the wrong way. This way you might lose mercury but if you don't lose it
this way is faster.
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Task 1 [AQT1]
Time: 145s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 4
Getting through: First go into an eagle's eye view and zoom out a bit. Go right
into the spinner, then down one spinner, right one, and exit through the
bottom and turn red. Next, go back into the spinner, then to the middle
spinner. The middle spinner only turns clockwise, so try not to overshoot any
place that you're going. Once in the middle, go to the top spinner and through
the red gate and hit the red switch, but watch out for the mercoid there. If
you've hit the switch but the spinner's not in place you can go back through
the gate and hold down towards the spinner and the mercoid won't be able to
eat you. When the spinner comes back go in it and to the middle spinner, then
to the right spinner and through the gate to hit the second red switch. Come
back through the gate and through the blue paintshop. Next go into the right
spinner, the middle spinner, the bottom spinner, and go down through the gate
and hit the blue switch. Then double back to the bottom spinner, the middle
spinner, the left spinner, and go left to hit the final blue switch.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 50.00 = 5,000
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500
Beacons: 4 = 2,000 X4
Minumum Total: 15,500
Follow the walkthrough above. Even if you miss a spinner once you can still
beat the level with a teeny bit over 50 seconds left. If you are good at
multitasking then you can split up the blobs of mercury to cut down a lot of
time, but you don't need to do that unless you want a big score.
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Task 2 [AQT2]
Time: 40s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 3
Getting through: First, go into an eagle's eye view and zoom out a bit. Then
move right one square and go up till you split the red mercury into two pieces
and merge the left red piece with the green blob on the top wall. Next, just
looking at the yellow blob, move it onto the yellow switch. Next, bring the
blobs down about 6-7 squares till the red blob is adjacent with the "up"
conveyor belt. Then when it reaches the top of the belt move it onto the red
switch. The blue blob should be pinned against the left wall. Next, you have
to merge the blue and red blobs against that small L-shaped wall on the middle
right part of the level to make it purple, then hit the purple switch when
you're done.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 25.00 = 2,500 26.75 = 2,675
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 93% = 2,325
Beacons: 3 = 1,500 X4 3 = 1,500 X4
Minimum Total: 11,000 11,000
Follow the walkthrough above. Start slow so you know how to do it, then slowly
increase the speed till you get first place.
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Task 3 [AQT3]
Time: 119s
Percentage: 75%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: This level's fairly simple. First, go into an eagle's eye view
and manually focus on the bottom silver blob. Then go left and up till you go
through the blue paintshop, then double back and go through the blue gate.
Next, before you hit the blue switch, get the mercoid to follow you. Once it's
past the opening, hit the switch and go through the blue gate. This will trap
it in that section so that it won't eat the mecury you'll have to eventually
release. Next, go around the board counter-clockwise and repeat those steps
with the red mercury, then green, and finally yellow. When you hit the yellow
switch the blob in the middle will be accessable. Merge your yellow (or blue
blob if you touched the paintshop on your way there) then go back around the
level clockwise till you get back to the green paintshop, touch it to turn
green, then head back to the green weighted switch up top to finish.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 36.00 = 3,600
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500
Beacons: 1 = 500 X4
Minimum Total: 8,100
Follow the walkthrough above. This level's basically just a race.
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Combo 1 [AQC1]
Time: 72s
Percentage: 25%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: This level is very, very easy. Go into an eagle's eye view and
zoom out a bit. Start by going down and to the right, then you'll actually be
hopping up the ledge on the the higher platform. If you don't want to lose any
***this is in here for security purposes to see if anyone is copying my FAQ***
mercury this way then go up the ledge on the inward corner of the ledge. Once
on top, go up the conveyor belt, turn purple, go up the next conveyor belt,
(you'll notice these first two belts actually keep you on them easier than the
the other types of belts) hit the purple switch to open up the gate next to
you, go through it, turn yellow, then go right to the next two belts. Once
past those belts, hit the yellow switch to open up the gate and go through it
to hit the weighted switch to light up the beacon.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 35.50 = 3,500 X4
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 X4
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minumum Total: 24,700
Follow the walkthrough above. It's very easy to get first place in this level.
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Combo 2 [AQC2]
Time: 116s
Percentage: 50%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: The easiest way to do this is to just rush down the pathway in
front of you. Just skim the left side and you won't be sucked up at all. Once
you get past the vacuums go straight into the teleporter. You should have 100%
mercury if you did it right. Next, head to the top left and go around the mini
barrier and you'll end up near the tesla coils. The easiest way to do this is
to just rush from one switch to another as fast as you can. This way you have
enough to survive the level (or get first place if you want). After that, head
for the green paintshop and try not to lose any mercury over the edge. Once
you've turned green double back and hit the green switch, then head around the
wall and go onto the elevator, then wait for that to rise and then hit the
weighted green switch up top to light up the beacon.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 35.00 = 3,500
Minimum %: 62% = 2,500 X4
Beacons: 1 = 500 X4
Minumum Total: 15,500
Follow the walkthrough above. The tesla coils should zap away to 62% (which is
the minimum ammount you need to have for first) if you get his 3 times. If
it's more than that then you're probably hitting the first wall before you get
hit by the first coil and it's zapping more.
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Boss [AQBS]
[AQBS]
Time: 160s
Percentage: 75%
Beacons: 5
Getting thgough: Read the walkthrough below.
Minimum Time: 46.25 = 4,625 X4 49.75 = 4,975 X4 me: 59.62 = 5,962 X4
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 X4 86% = 2,150 X4 86% = 2,150 X4
Beacons: 5 = 2,500 X4 5 = 2,500 X4 5 = 2,500 X4
Minimum Total: 38,500 38,500 42,448
Getting first place:
Start off by going into an eagle's eye view. Then manually focus in on the
blue/red blobs and zoom in a bit. Next, bring the 2 blobs around the path and
stop them when they're horizontally adjecent with the red gate. Bring the red
blob through the gate and hit the switch, then double back and stop the blobs
as soon as the red blob exits the gate. Then hold down till the blue and red
can move left under the barriers next to them and move them left till the blue
blob is vertically adjecent with the blue gate, then move the blue blob
through, and once again stop both blobs as soon as the blue extis the gate on
the way back. Then merge the blue blob with the red blob on the bottom-left
corner, or bottom-right corner if the red blob's lower than the blue blob, of
the wall with the purple gate, then go through the gate to hit the switch,
then double back through the gate and go left till you hit the next switch,
which will open up the gate of the silver blob. Bring the silver blob out of
the gate and go directly to through the silver gate to hit the switch, double
back through the gate and THEN hit that switch. Then bring the purple blob
through that gate and use the top right corner as a wedge to stop the silver
blob as you do that. Next with the purple blob, hit the switch to open up the
gate next to the silver blob, then hit the switch with the silver blob to open
up the next part. Make sure that before you go onto the path you make both
blobs adjacent to each other, and by this i mean push both blobs into the
top-right corner to make them even, then go forward to the path. Press down on
the d-pad to bring the view back to focusing on both blobs at once. Then go
through the path SLOWLY so you're in control of both blobs and don't lose any
mercury. Then after you go up, right and up, merge the two blobs on the left
wall. Now if you tried to go fast, you'll probably have a very hard time doing
this as the silver blob probably went to far up. But if you went slow enough
you'll be fine. After you merge them go all the way up and around till you hit
the cyan paintshop then go through the 2 cyan gates and all the way around the
level clockwise till you get to the purple paintshop, then go through the
purple gate, hit the switch, back through that purple gate, and into the gate
you just opened up to hit the weighted switch to light up the beacon.
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Bonus [AQBN]
Time: 95s
Percentage: 50%
Beacons: 3
Getting through: The return of the tesla coils. Before you try out the level,
just let the level play without you touching anything and watch what happens
and how cool it looks. Now back to the walkthrough: restart the level.
Go into an eagle's eye view. Hold up till all three blobs are wedged at the
top of something. If you do it this way then only the blue blob will get hit
by one coil only taking away 7%. Next, hold left and all three blobs will
merge into one big silver blob. Also you'll hit the switch to open up the
gate at the bottom. Wait about 2 seconds then hold down so that you can get
past the coils without being zapped, then hold right and go through the
opening. Rotate the camera 180 degrees and get ready for a fun part. You'll
be using the gravity benders to go around the platforms. If you're in an eagle
eye view then in my opinion this part's easier. Jump over to the middle first,
then go to the left side to hit the weighted switch, back to the middle, to
the right to hit the weighted switch, and back to the middle. Next go to the
top through the purple paintshop, then double back all the way to where the
tesla coils are, and go past them and through the purple gate. Then just
follow the path to the final beacon to beat the level.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 8.15 = 815 X4 18.90 = 1,315 X4 me: 43.12 = 4,312 X4
Minimum %: 93% = 2,325 X4 50% = 1,250 X4 73% = 1,825 X4
Beacons: 3 = 1,500 X4 3 = 1,500 X4 3 = 1,500 X4
Minumum Total: 18,560 18,560 30,548
Follow the walkthrough above. If you wanna cut down on time then use the
gravity benders to just go straight to where you need to go next, aka use the
left gravity bender to land where the switch is on the right side. As for
getting 30,000? Well that's my own secret that you can figure out on your own.
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5. Helios:
Race 1 [HER1]
Time: 70s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: A pretty simple level. Go around the path till you get to the
teleporter. Once through, follow the path around and past the tesla coils,
then go up and to the right through the red paintshop, then back to the left
through the red gate. Once again follow the path until you go through the gate
leading to the drop bridge, then rotate the camera 90 degrees so you can see
the dropoff ledge of the bridge. Sacrifice a bit of mercury to make the bridge
drop down, then follow the rest of the path to the end of the level.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 42.65 = 4,265 X5 me: 43.17 = 4,317 X5
Minimum %: 7% = 175 71% = 1,775
Beacons: 1 = 500 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 22,000 23,860
Alright if you try following the walkthrough above you'll notice it's
impossible to beat it with even 40 seconds left. What you need to do to get
first place is to use the teleporter. Here's the best way to do it: go through
the teleporter, and when you come out the other side hold right till you're
on the wall just to the right of the teleporter, then once the teleporter
re-activates hold left and you'll be lifted up over the left wall. What you
need to do is be lifted up enough so you can go over the wall but not too much
so that you get sucked into the teleporter. And remember, this is a race, so
the ammount of mercury you have at the end really doesn't matter. Once you
jump over the left wall then just follow the path to the end.
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Race 2 [HER2]
Time: 43s
Percentage: 50%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: Hold up and you'll split into two blobs. Next, hold left till
the left blob hits the left wall, then when you hold right the gates will open
and you can go through them. Hold up till you're adjacent with the sideways
ledges, then hold left till the right blob falls down, and then hold right and
the two blobs will merge once again. Next go up and into the left teleporter
and on the other end just hold up and you'll fall down to the bottom where
the beacon is.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 20.00 = 2,000 X5
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 13,000
In order for you to do this in the alotted time you have to make sure that
there's only one blob of mercury throughout the entire level. First, you need
to literally jump the ledge by holding directional up-left or up-right, but
for the sake of this walkthrough go up-right. Also the gate opens up while you
are going towards it. You should be on the right side of the level in one
piece and 100% if you did it right. Next go through the level like you would
normally and when you get to the end you'll have first place. Not that hard.
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Race 3 [HER3]
Time: 85s
Percentage: 4%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: First rotate the camera 180 degrees and zoom out a teeny bit.
Go down and right dropping down to the ledges, then go to the next batch of
ledges and repeat. Once past the two inclines and on the flat part go right
and up the conveyor belt, go through the red paintshop, and then to save some
time just drop down to where you just were. Next, go right and through the red
gate, then go down the incline with the 4 ledges sticking out, then follow the
path to the end of the level.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 20.00 = 2,000 X5 me: 54.29 = 5,429 X5
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 6% = 150
Beacons: 1 = 500 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 25,000 27,795
Rotate the camera 180 degrees and zoom out a teeny bit. Go down and right
dropping down to the ledges, then when you get to the flat part, don't go down
the next incline, go right. What you're going to do is go behind the mini-wall
and jump down to the incline where the red paintshop is. If you have more than
about a quarter of mercury then lose it as you'll need speed to actually jump
the ledges. Once you jumped and landed where the red paintshop is then drop
down directly to the level below you and then go through the red gate and
continue down the path and to the end of the level.
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Percentage 1 [HEP1]
Time: 240s
Percentage: 80%
Beacons: 5
Getting through: Here's the level that's been giving people problems. For all
those people that are stuck on how to hit that silver switch, you need to hit
it first, BEFORE you turn into any other color. To do that you must sacrifice
a small amount of mercury down that curved ledge, not all of the mercury, just
a small amount. This way the small blob will drop down and activate the switch
to open up the gate on the main level. Go through that gate and straight into
the vacuum, and once out go into the next vacuum, then rotate the camera 90
degrees left while you're in the 2nd vacuum and you'll be able to see
everything easier. Once out of the vacuum, you can activate that fabled silver
weighted switch. Next, go right past the pile driver and drop down towards the
blue paintshop. Rotate the camera 90 degrees right. Once you go through the
blue paintshop head to the teleporter, and on the other side drop down the
curved ledge, go through the blue gate and hit the blue weighted switch, then
double back and go through the vacuum. On the other side go throught the green
paintshop and through the vacuum. While in that vacuum rotate the camera 90
degrees left, and then on the other side of the vacuum hit the green weighted
switch and make sure that you DON'T get sucked up in the vacuum otherwise
you're screwed. Go into the middle holding left, and continue holding left
down the original curved ledge and through the red paintshop. Drop down to
where the blue paintshop is but DON'T go through it. You need to sneak around
the botom of it VERY slowly otherwise you're going to be very frustrated with
this level. Once past the blue paintshop bring your RED blob into the
teleporter, then on the other side go rigth to hit the red weighted switch,
then into the 3 back-to-back vacuums, and at the last one hit the final red
weighted switch to get this level out of the way.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 120.00 = 12,000 111.25 = 11,125
Minimum %: 80% = 2,000 X5 87% = 2,175 X5
Beacons: 5 = 2,500 5 = 2,500
Minimum Total: 24,500 24,500
Follow the walkthrough above. Once you get the hang of this level it's very
easy to complete. You don't really need to rush this level either. I beat this
level with 138 seconds left; that's 18 seconds to spare (and that's also if I
have the minimum amount of mercury, if I didn't I'd have much more time to
get first in this level as you see above). Just take your time going around
the blue paintshop when you're red and get used to being sucked up through the
vacuums in one easy swoop so that there's no little bits of mercury flying
around everywhere.
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Percentage 2 [HEP2]
Time: 68s
Percentage: 80%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: For this level make sure you do it exactly this way otherwise
the blobs of mercury you're not looking at will fall off the level. Bring the
blue blob left to hit the blue switch, then bring down the red blob down to
where the square gap is, then bring it to the right of it, then merge it on
the bottom right corner with the blue blob. Bring the newly-made purple blob
left and all the way to the top, but make sure you bring it to the left of the
square gap so the green blob is trapped on it's top wall. Bring the purple
blob up and around to the conveyor belt to hit the purple switch, then bring
the green blob into the middle and down and to the right of the square gap. In
the same time that you bring the green blob to the bottom right corner the
purple and yellow blobs should have merged on their own bottom-right corner.
If they didn't merge and you lost some purple mercury then just tap right a
little bit more once the purple blob drops down. Once the green blob is in the
bottom-right corner, bring it left and up the conveyor belt to hit the green
switch. Next bring it into the middle of the level, then bring the newly-made
silver blob into the middle by holding left as the green blob is wedged in the
top-left corner. Merge the two and then hit the silver weighted switch to
light up the beacon.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 34.00 = 3,400
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 X5
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 16,400
Follow the walkthrough above. To cut down time when you bring the green blob
down, split it up on one of the edges in the middle so only a small amount of
mercury goes down to hit the green switch. That way enough of the mercury
stays in the middle for you to merge with the silver blob and have enough
weight to light up the beacon.
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Percentage 3 [HEP3]
Time: 56s
Percentage: 50%
Beacons: 1
Getting through: This level is very straightforward but annoying if you don't
have good control of the mercury. Try to always keep the mercury in one piece
so you don't have to worry about merging them later on or lose time if you're
trying to get first place. For the beginning hold down till you're close to
the bottom left corner then hold right and you'll be able to go through the
first batch of bumps in one piece. For the next bunch go up till you hit the
middle, then go around the middle in one piece. On the other side hit the red
switch to open up the gate, and to make the next part easier rotate the camera
90 degrees to the right. Go up the conveyor belt and follow the path around to
hit the red switch, then follow it around again till you're in the teleporter,
and on the other side hit the red weighted switch to light up the beacon.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 21.00 = 2,100
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 X5
Beacons: 1 = 500
Minimum Total: 15,100
Follow the walkthrough above. This level's basically a race to the finish. As
long as you keep the blob of mercury in one piece through the bumps and don't
fall off the path on the top you should be able to make it in time.
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Task 1 [HET1]
Time: 68s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 4
Getting through: Eagle's eye view and zoom out a bit. Go left and through the
red paintshop, then go down into the vacuum. On the other side go down and
left in-between the gaps to hit red switch, then double back to the vacuum.
On the other side go right and through the red gate, and on the other end go
down to hit the yellow paintshop, then go up through the vacuum. On the other
side go left around the gaps and hit the yellow switch, then double back and
go past the vacuum around the bottom of it so you don't get sucked up through
it, then go around the wall and through the yellow gate, then go down into the
yellow gate below you, and finally hit the last yellow switch.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 11.00 = 1,100 19.00 = 1,900 me: 21.67 = 2,167
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500 68% = 1,700 81% = 2,025
Beacons: 4 = 2,000 X5 4 = 2,000 X5 4 = 2,000 X5
Minimum Total: 13,600 13,600 14,192
If you're following the walkthrough above then you'll notice you'll probably
miss the target time by a few seconds. What you need to do is after you turn
red, only let teeny bit of mercury enter the vacuum, then while it's traveling
to the other side bring the main blob of mercury close to where you started
but close to the top edge. When the other small blob exits, navigate it down,
and by making the main blob be close to the top edge this makes sure you can
move the small blob down without losing the top blob's mercury. Bring the
blobs left and when you bring up the small blob to hit the red switch wedge
the main blob in-between the two walls. After you hit the red switch just use
the main blob to finish up the level as you normally would. This way you're
sacrificing a bit of mercury for a LOT of time, enough to grab first place.
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Task 2 [HET2]
Time: 80s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 4
Getting through: This is an awesome level to show people if you want them to see
the full effect of the colors in this game. Remember this: the only teleporter
that you will be using is the one between the purple and silver switches. You
can also remember that it's the teleporter right next to the green paintshop.
Go through the green paintshop and drop only a little bit down, then go
through the blue paintshop and drop that down, then mix the two to create cyan
and hit the cyan switch. Repeat with the red and blue for the purple switch,
then repeat again with the red and green for the yellow switch, and repeat
again with red green and blue for the silver switch. This level's awesome.
Getting first place:
Minimum Time: 39.00 = 3,900
Minimum %: 100% = 2,500
Beacons: 4 = 2,000 X5
Minimum Total: 16,400
Follow the walkthrough above. To cut down time do it this way: You'll first
mix together the red and green blobs. First go through the red paintshop and
drop a little bit down to the lower level, then bring the top blob through the
green paintshop and drop a little bit down to the lower level, then as the top
blob is pinned against the mini-circle wall bring the green blob up to the red
blob and mix them together at the top where the yellow switch already is and
hit it, then bring the blobs down and to the right so the top blob goes
through the blue paintshop before you drop it down. Now on the bottom level
there's the yellow blob and the blue blob. Mix them together to make silver,
then use that to hit the silver switch at the bottom. Go into the teleporter
in-between the purple and silver switch to go back up top, then finish up the
level how you would before with mixing red and blue, and blue and green.
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Task 3 [HET3]
Time: 100s
Percentage: 1%
Beacons: 4
Getting through: Go into an eagle's eye view and zoom out a bit. Start by going
left so that the red blob goes into the teleporter. Once through, go right
until you're adjacent with the blue switch (which is over by one square), then
go onto it through the gate and come back out, then go right (which is over
by another square) till you're adjacent with the red switch, then go onto it
and keep holding down so that the blue and green blobs combine. Bring the red
blob back out and then go right and combine the cyan and red blobs on the
bottom right corner so that you're now a big silver blob. Make the camera a
teeny bit more horizontal. Go right and up, and follow around the path (it
doesn't matter if you hit the blue paintshop on the way) till you get to the
gravity bender, and hold up till you land on the platform where the yellow
paintshop is, then back fall down and go back onto the gravity bender and hold
down so that you jump over the wall and land on the higher ground below you.
Next, hold down and go around the gap, then on the other side rotate the
camera 90 degrees to the right. Go on the gravity bender and land on the
platform to your right and hit the yellow switch. Fall back down and go on the
gravity bender and land on the ground in front of you where the green
paintshop is. Go through it and drop down on the other side of the gravity
bender. Rotate the camera 90 degrees left, then follow the same path around
that you did to get to the yellow paintshop, and hit the green switch on the
bottom to light up the final beacon.
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