Fatal Frame - Strategy Guide (Page 05)

Below are the cheat codes, hints and help for Fatal Frame - Strategy Guide (Page 05).

MOON WELL
*********
There are some new items down here for you to grab: SACRED WATER and TYPE-74
FILM.  Grab these items, then check the Shrine to replace the Hairpin and the
door in the W will unlock.  Now is the time to SWITCH TO YOUR STRONGEST FILM
and SAVE THE GAME.  This will be your last chance to save before the end.  When
you're ready, go through the door in to the Hell Pass.


HELL PASS
*********
You'll see a cutscene as you approach this pass, which is a narrow ledge
leading through an enormous natural cavern.  After the cutscene, you'll be
attacked!
------
!!-Attacking Ghosts: Long Hair Woman and Wandering Man
  Both ghosts will attack you at the same time.  Fortunately, the will appear
at the far end of the room, so you should stay put and take shots as they
approach.  Try to take out the Wandering Man first because he is faster.  Don't
wait for them to get close; just take your shot as soon as you get full charge
and you should be able to defeat both ghosts before they can reach you.  Each
one will take two or three full shots.
------
As you continue along the path you can find HERBAL MEDICINE and TYPE-37 FILM. 
There's also a Hidden Ghost here.
------
!!-Hidden Ghost: Man at Bottom (4000)
  When you're about halfway down the path, hug the left side and you'll hear
static and maybe get a faint glow on your filament.  Draw your camera and aim
down into the darkness, then use the Right Stick to move back and forth until
the Capture Circle glows.
------
Go through the next door to the Rope Altar.


ROPE ALTAR
**********
You'll see a cutscene as soon as you enter. ... This is the room where the
Strangling Ritual was performed.  You'll be attacked by a ghost as soon as the
cutscene ends.
------
!!-Attacking Ghost: Shrine Maiden
  This incarnation of a Shrine Maiden isn't very hard.  This ghost won't move
toward you like other ghosts; the only way it can move is by teleporting.  It
will try to appear behind you and reach up at you through the ground.  When you
here the teleport sound, run forward a couple of steps, then turn and aim at
the ground to shoot the Maiden before she teleports again.  This is an easy
battle, which you will win after three good shots.
------
After the battle, you can find a STONE MIRROR shining here.  There's also a
Hidden Ghost.
------
!!-Hidden Ghost: Six Vengeance (4000)
  This ghost is near the ceiling directly above the altar.  You'll have to get
as close to the altar as you can before drawing your camera and aiming upwards.
------
Ok, to continue through the next door to the Baptismal Path.


BAPTISMAL PATH
**************
This is a curved hallway supported by tilting wooden beams.  As soon as you
enter, you'll see some TYPE-37 FILM shining to the right of the door.  Grab it,
then run over and check behind the outcropping on the left side of the door to
find a hidden SACRED WATER.  Then go down the hall to begin a ghost battle.
------
!!-Attacking Ghost: Shrine Maiden
  This battle with the Maiden is harder than the first one.  She'll appear
behind you just after you pass the halfway point down the hall.  This ghost
crawls on the ground directly toward you, and she is FAST!  You'll have to turn
and aim quickly to capture it before she grabs you; then, while she's stunned,
run just a step or two and aim again.  As soon as the stunning wears off she'll
start bearing down on you again!  Don't forget to use strong film for this
battle; also, using a Bonus Function like Paralyze or Slow will greatly improve
your chances by giving you time to build up full charge.  Try to end this
battle quick, with three or four shots.
------
After you've beaten the Maiden, go through the next door to have your final
confrontation with Kirie.


HELL GATE
*********
This is a large cavern; at the end of the path is the massive Hell Gate... and
it's open!  To begin the battle with Kirie, approach the spire in front of the
gate and check the side that's facing the gate; you'll see a place where the
Holy Mirror used to rest.  After a cutscene ... Kirie will appear!
------
!!-Attacking Ghost: Kirie [BOSS BATTLE]
  Despite her fearsome power, this battle is really not too hard.  Kirie moves
very slowly; and while she can teleport she won't do this very often.  Do not
let Kirie get close to you under any circumstances, because one touch is
completely fatal, even if you have full stamina!  If you have a Stone Mirror,
you can survive ONE contact, but that's your only chance.  Get as far away as
you can before you begin to take aim.  While battling Kirie, you'll be shaken
by occasional tremors that will throw off your aim; don't panic, just wait for
the tremor to pass and then reacquire your target.  You can only hurt Kirie if
you have FULL CHARGE; when your Power meter is full the circle will turn amber
and you can take your shot!  Shoot immediately, then start charging again;
Kirie will usually vanish for a moment after you hit her but she'll reappear in
the same spot if you wait just a moment.  She has a lot of stamina, and you'll
need seven or eight shots to win.
------
After the battle, there will be a cutscene ... and your camera will open and
you'll find that the final Mirror Piece was inside.  When the scene ends,
you'll be face to face with Kirie near the base of the path!!  Be careful,
because you can still get killed here!  Quickly turn and run back to the Hell
Gate.  DON'T START RUNNING BEFORE YOU TURN AROUND or you'll run right smack
into Kirie (and die, if you don't have a Stone Mirror).  On the left side of
the spire you'll see the MIRROR PIECE shining on the ground.  Quickly grab it,
then check the side of the spire facing the door to replace the Mirror and
cleanse Kirie of the Malice...  Congratulations, you've beaten the game! 
Hooray!  Now you can sit back and watch the final cutscene ... !

NOTE:  If you defeat the game in Nightmare Difficulty, you will see a different
ending!  So what are waiting for?  Pick that controller back up and try the
Battle Mode!  And you think you're Camera is strong now, just wait until you
try some of the Special Functions!  You can find out all about this kind of
thing in the next section.

********************
 END OF WALKTHROUGH
********************


*********************
 V. SPECIAL FEATURES
*********************

**If you load the Clear Data after you've beaten the game, you'll see a new set
of menus that allow you to access various Special Features.  There's still a
lot of game left!  I will describe the various features and give the
requirements you have to meet to unlock them.

STORY MODE
----------
You can select options for replaying the game.
 - CHAPTER: You can choose to either Continue a current game, or you can start
playing at the beginning of any chapter: Intro, 1st Night, 2nd Night, 3rd
Night, or Final Night.  Unlock it by defeating the game in Nightmare Difficulty.
 - DIFFICULTY: Normal is the default setting.  After you have completed Battle
Mode you can choose Nightmare difficulty.  In this setting, ghosts will have
pretty much the same stamina, but their attacks will do at least twice as much
damage.  This means one attack from a ghost like Blinded will kill you (unless
you have a Stone Mirror).  Also, the Filament on your camera will not be able
to track ghosts that are behind a wall or other obstruction, which makes
battles a lot harder.  If the ghost's stamina meter appears in the upper left
you know you're aiming in its general direction.  When you win the game with
Nightmare setting, you will see a different ending!!
 - COSTUME: There are four costumes to choose from:  Normal, Special1,
Special2, and Special3.  The Normal costume is the default white blouse and red
scarf.  Special1 costume features a dark brown cardigan and cute little gloves
(they look like driving gloves).  The Special2 costume has a deep blue blouse
with a fancy design on the back and white stockings (with garters!); Miku even
has blue hair!  The Special3 costume has a dark cardigan and patterned scarf,
leather skirt, black stockings; also Miku wears pale lipstick and has a darker
complexion.  But apart from being cute, when Miku wears a Special costume she
will run just a little bit faster!!  Costume1 becomes available after you
defeat the game for the first time.  To unlock Costumes 2 & 3, you must also
beat the game in Nightmare mode.
 - GAME START: After choosing your settings, select this option to start
playing.
 - EXIT: Um, exit the menu.

BATTLE MODE
-----------
Battle Mode consists of 20 different ghost encounters.  Some of these have
multiple ghosts, and most of them are much harder than any ghost battle you
have in Story Mode.
 - COSTUME: You can choose different costumes; look at the previous section.
 - CAMERA SETTING: The usual Camera Menu that you use in Story Mode.  Here you
can choose what bonus and special function you want to equip, and purchase
upgrades for your camera.  These are the settings you will use in the battles;
during the battle, you won't be able to change them.  You can change your
loaded film here too, but each battle has it's own predetermined type and
amount of film that you must use.
 - PHOTOGRAPH: Look at a Photo Album of the shots you've taken in Battle Mode.
 - SAVE: Save your progress.
 - MISSION SELECT: There are 20 different 'missions'.  At first, you can only
choose from among the first 5.  When you've beaten all of these, you'll be able
to scroll over and select from missions 6 - 10.  Beat these to unlock 11 - 15,
and so on.  These battles have slightly different rules than the battles you
have in Story Mode.  The main differences are:

 -You can't use any healing items, not even a Stone Mirror.
 -You get ONE Spirit Stone to use.  That's all.
 -The type and amount of film loaded depends on the battle; these shots don't
consume or add to the film in your inventory.
 -You cannot change your enabled Bonus or Special functions during the battle.

 After each battle you will get a rank equal to the highest scoring single shot
taken. You'll also get a Spirit Point bonus based on your time and performance,
but these factors don't affect your rank in any way.  You get to keep all
Spirit Points even if you die or quit in the middle of the battle (but you
won't get the bonuses, of course).  The 20 different missions are as follows:

MISSION GHOST(S)          LOCATION      FILM  # OF SHOTS

1       Editor's          Doll Room     14    10
2       Broken Neck       Entrance      14    10
3       Floating Woman    Forest Path   14    10
4       Assistant's       Tatami Room   14    10
5       Novelist's        Backyard      14    10
	
6       Longhair Woman    Corridor      14    10
7       Wandering Monk    Abyss         14    10
8       Blinded           Grand Hall    14    10
9       Broken Neck &     Entrance      14    10
        Editor's	
10      Folklorist's      Backyard      14    10

11      Headless Priest   Cherry Atrium 14    10
12      Longhair Woman &  Entrance      14    10
        Crawling Girl
13      Blinded           Abyss         14    10
14      Crawling Girl &   Backyard      14    10
        Girl in Well
15      Family Master     Fish Tank Rm  14    10

16      Headless Priest & Grand Hall    37    20
        Headless Priest
17      Assistant's &     Kimono Room   37    20
        Novelist's
18      Woman Hanging &   Backyard      37    15
        Folklorist's
19      Family Master     Buddha Room   37    10
20      Kirie             Rope Altar    74    50

-Some of these battles, especially 15 and 16, are very very hard.  My best
advice for you is to repeat the easier battles until you get 80000 Spirit
Points and purchase the Zoom function for your Camera as soon as possible. 
Whenever you aim, zoom out (using the R2 button).  This will have the effect of
expanding your field of view, making it much easier to aim at the ghosts and
much easier to capture multiple ghosts in one shot.  This function will make a
big difference and is well worth the time taken earning the needed points; if
you repeat the easiest battles so you can end them quickly and earn big
bonuses, you'll earn enough in no time!

SOUND TEST
----------
You can play back all the different music tracks from the game!  You can choose
this after beating the game once.

GHOST LIST
----------
The Ghost List becomes available after you've beaten the game.  You can look at
it anytime during Story Mode or Battle Mode by selecting it from the Menu.  All
of the different ghosts that you have captured will be listed here, along with
a stock picture (not one of your own pictures) and a caption telling you who
the ghost is/was. There are 108 entries in the list, and your Success Rate is
displayed as both a ratio and as a percentage.  The Ghosts are listed in the
order that you can capture them during the game, with Attacking Ghosts first,
then Vanishing Ghosts, Hidden Ghosts, and finally Seal Ghosts (Hidden Ghosts
that seal some door somewhere).  I've shown where to capture all 108 in the
Walkthrough.  If you can get a 100% Success Rate, you will unlock the extremely
powerful Zero Function on your Camera.

RANKING
-------
You can look at your Ranking any time after you've beaten the game; just go to
the Menu anytime during Story Mode or Battle Mode and it will be there for you
to select.  The Ranking shows you the top 10 scoring single shots that you've
made anytime in the game (in Story Mode OR Battle Mode).  Fatal Frame does not
explicitly tell you what the grading system is, but from capturing many many
ghosts I've come up with the following (estimated) table:

SCORE           GRADE

7000-9999       S
6000-6999       A+
5000-5999       A
4000-4999       A-
2500-3999       B
1000-2499       C
1-999           D

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
-----------------
Special Camera Functions become available as you achieve various goals in Fatal
Frame. These are described in the Camera section at the beginning of this file.


****************
 VI. GHOST LIST
****************

There are a total of 108 ghosts.

-ATTACKING GHOSTS

  1. Bound Man 1
  2. Bound Man 2
  3. Female Head
  4. Man w/Long Arms
  5. Broken Neck
  6. Editor's
  7. Assistant's
  8. Novelist's
  9. Floating Woman
 10. Wandering Man
 11. Crawling Girl
 12. Boy Hiding
 13. Girl in Well
 14. Long Hair Woman
 15. Wandering Monk
 16. Blinded
 17. Woman Hanging
 18. Folklorist's
 19. Floating Face
 20. People Killed 1
 21. People Killed 2
 22. People Killed 3
 23. Shrine Maiden
 24. Headless Priest 1
 25. Headless Priest 2
 26. Headless Priest 3
 27. Headless Priest 4
 28. Familiy Master
 29. Kirie

-VANISHING GHOSTS

 30. Rope Hallway Man
 31. Man Looking Down
 32. Man at Partition
 33. Man on a Beam
 34. Bro's Shadow 1
 35. Hallway Man
 36. Man at Screen
 37. Wandering Man
 38. Dead Man's Body
 39. Man at Window
 40. Man in Closet
 41. Standing Man
 42. Man Behind
 43. Woman at Mirror
 44. Wandering Woman
 45. Girl Pointing 1
 46. Woman on Porch
 47. Woman in Atrium
 48. Woman Turning
 49. Woman who Jumps
 50. Man Turning
 51. Woman at Corner
 52. Woman Hanging
 53. Blinded Woman
 54. Female Head
 55. Man in Backyard
 56. Girl Pleading
 57. Standing Man
 58. Crucified Man
 59. Child on Porch
 60. Kid Running Away 1
 61. Kid Running Away 2
 62. Bro's Shadow 2
 63. Hanged Woman
 64. Observatory Man 1
 65. Girl under Porch
 66. Man before Door
 67. Girl Pointing 2
 68. Kid Hiding
 69. Man in Study
 70. Man before Study
 71. Observatory Man 2
 72. Hall Wanderer
 73. Man in Hall
 74. Man in Atrium
 75. Turning Mask Man
 76. Girl in White

-HIDDEN GHOSTS-

 77. Child Behind
 78. Angry Man
 79. Woman in Kimono
 80. Woman in Pain
 81. Monk into Dark
 82. Girl Turning
 83. Warped Man
 84. Monk out of Dark
 85. Tormented Ones
 86. Burned Man
 87. Evil Woman
 88. Talking Ghosts
 89. Long Hair Woman
 90. Man at Bottom
 91. Six Vengeance
 92. Ogata
 93. Hirasaka
 94. Takamine
 95. Blind Demon
 96. Yae
 97. Munakata
 98. Family Master
 99. Kirie's Love
100. Truth Binder
101. Burdened Man

-SEAL GHOSTS-

102. Seductress
103. Woman Pulled In
104. Child Onlooker
105. Vengeance in Wall
106. Vengeance
107. Girl Hiding
108. Crushed Woman

************
 POSTSCRIPT
************

**That's it.  If I receive any corrections, etc, I may include them in an
update; the main purpose of this file is to provide all the essential
information needed to complete the game; I've left out conjectural plot
analysis and painstaking details.  I hope you may have found some part of this
file to be helpful or interesting, and if not then I hope you find something
that works better for you.  If nothing avails you, just wait until 2004, when a
Fatal Frame movie is due to be released (if the previews are accurate...)