Maximo
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Capcom
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Released On:
27 Dec 2001
You control the fate of the gallant Maximo , who returns home to find his kingdom in shambles. Your once-trusted advisor, Achille, has wrought evil on the land. Not only is the countryside filled with hordes of the roaming undead, but the four wise (and beautiful) sorceresses have been imprisoned at the four corners of the kingdom, and to make matters worse, your girlfriend, Princess Sophia, has been forced to marry the scoundrel Achille. Help Maximo rescue the sorceresses, restore good to the kingdom and get your girl back.
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory is a 3D action game with an emphasis on combat. Maximo fights using his sword and shield, which can be upgraded and used in various combinations, inflicting damage on different types of enemies. His health is measured by the strength of his armor; once it is broken, Maximo will die from one hit. Coins can be collected and paid in order to ensure the possibility to continue playing the game following Maximo 's death.
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory was released on the Playstation 2 on November 24, 2000 . The game falls under the genre of RPG.
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Media Type:
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
Gamepads Supported:
DualShock 2
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a hack-and-slash action-adventure game where players control Maximo, a knight on a quest to rescue four sorceresses, defeat the evil King Achille, and reclaim his kingdom and bride. Players will journey through various themed levels, battling undead and monstrous foes, acquiring new abilities, and ultimately confronting powerful bosses.
Story
SAVE THE SORCERESSES!
On returning from a distant war, Maximo finds his kingdom changed — twisted to evil by the sorcery of Achille, his once trusted advisor. The green fields of his beloved land are now cursed and guarded by undead and evil things.
Maximo learns that the ruling council now lies broken and its four Sorceresses banished, imprisoned in towers at the furthest reaches of his kingdom. Maximo's beloved bride-to-be, Sophia, has been forced to marry Achille and now sits beside this new false King.
Maximo's quest is clear: he must rescue the Sorceresses, find the source of Achille's evil power, rescue his beloved and reclaim his throne.
MAXIMO
Maximo as a fighting character has few equals! When fully equipped with all the abilities and enchantments found throughout the lands, his powers are equal to those of Achille himself. This is what Achille fears most of all!
When Maximo returns from the dead he is armed with his basic abilities, his trusty sword, an iron shield, three lives and one Death Coin. This is all he needs to start his quest!
Along the way he will find and earn more skills and power-ups that will enhance his fighting abilities and strengthen his weapons.
GRAVEYARD OF SHIPS
Maximo fords the frigid wasteland to find AURORA LEE, the arctic Sorceress. In these frozen wastes, pirate galleons are eternally mired in ice, their undead crew waiting for unwelcome visitors.
Frostbitten foes like ice-spitting ice plants and the fearsome yeti complicate Maximo's journey. The real challenge comes when our hero must fight the dreaded pirate CAPTAIN CADAVER.
REALM OF SPIRITS
Maximo must travel to the spirit realm to seek out SEPHONIE, the murdered Sorceress. Our hero must avoid the mechanical torments of the Underworld with its swinging smashers and slicing sawblades.
Foul devils and doomed spirits will try to add yet one more soul to their number. Can Maximo defeat LORD GUTTERSCUM, the vilest of all the Underworld demons?
CASTLE MAXIMO
Maximo returns to the realm of the living in an all-out assault on the wicked KING ACHILLE and his undead army. Not even ghostly guards and crazed dungeon dwellers will bar our determined hero from the ultimate confrontation with Achille atop his gigantic whirling drill!
If Maximo does manage to defeat the magical monarch, will the lovely SOPHIA greet his return with open arms?
How to Play
Hardware Connections
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MEMORY CARD slot 2
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MEMORY CARD slot 1
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USB connector
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S400 i.LINK connector
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controller port 1
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controller port 2
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disc tray
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RESET button
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(OPEN) button
Setting Up
Set up your PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in the Instruction Manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back of the console) is turned on.
Press the RESET button. When the power indicator lights up, press the open button and the disc tray will open. Place the MAXIMO disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press the open button again and the disc tray will close.
Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate. Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
Memory Cards
To save game settings and progress, insert a Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2) into Memory Card slot 1 of your PlayStation 2. You can load saved game data from the same card, or from any memory card containing previously saved MAXIMO games.
At least 341KB of free space must be available on the memory card in order to save game data. If less than 341KB of free space exists, erase some older data before saving.
Do not remove the memory card or turn off the power on the PlayStation 2 while data is being saved or loaded. Your game data may be lost if you do.
Basic Actions
Maximo can perform many actions that are very important to learn in order to win his quest. You will be able to collect many additional abilities during the game. As you collect more abilities, Maximo will be able to defeat stronger enemies.
Sword Slash
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button
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Maximo slashes once with his sword.
Overhead Slash
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A button
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Maximo slashes down with his sword.
Single Jump
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X button
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Maximo jumps. Maximo can change direction while jumping.
Double Jump
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X+X button
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The double jump lets Maximo reach higher places. He can also change direction while jumping. If you jump once and delay using the double jump, you can jump even farther!
Quick Start
Once the game starts, you find yourself in the center of a group of headstones. Etched in the headstones are icons that represent the game options that can be selected. Press the left analog stick or directional buttons to rotate to different options.
Start New Game
When the Game Options screen first appears, you will be standing in front of the headstone with the Quest icon on it. To start the game, press the START button to break the stone and begin a new game.
Options
If you want to adjust game settings before you start your quest, break this headstone to go to the Game Control Option Menu (see page 11).
Load
Once you save a game, one of these special headstones will pop up. You have three different slots to use for saved games; each slot has its own headstone.
Play Story Sequences
As you play through the game you can rewatch Maximo's adventure as he battles Achille. Use this option to review past clips. Each clip will be visible only if you have already seen it during your quest!
Gallery
Who knows what lies beneath this stone.
Sorceresses' Kisses
After you rescue a Sorceress, she will offer you three additional options: your choice of a chance to save your game, an armor power-up or a friendly kiss. If you take the kiss, it will be added automatically to your new lockspot.
The kiss can be transferred out like any other ability icon. However, if you finish the game with all four Sorceresses' kisses, you will win a special reward!
Holy Ground Checkpoints
Located throughout Maximo's kingdom you will find small patches of Holy Ground, places so pure that even Achille's evil cannot corrupt them. It is here that you can mark and save your location by performing a downstrike on the spot.
If you happen to lose a life you will be returned to this location. Maximo returns to a Holy Ground checkpoint with locked abilities and any sword enchantments he previously held.
Collectors & Tally
Achille has placed Collectors throughout the land to collect any spirits shaken free by the Great Drill. Destroying all these devices in a world will weaken Achille's powers enough to gain access to the Boss Towers.
Master Collectors
MASTER COLLECTORS are located near the Boss Towers and transmit spirit energy back to Achille. Smashing one of these will transport Maximo to the level that the Master Collector is drawing from.
When you stand in front of a Master Collector, it will tell you what level it leads to. The display will also show your last level complete percentage so you can try to improve your score. It will let you know if that level is mastered!
Even if you have completed a level, you can play it again. Just stand on the platform and press the button.
Spirit Collector
At the end of a level, you will find a SPIRIT COLLECTOR. Defeat all its guards to bring down its force field. Destroying this device will display your tally and return you to the Boss Tower.
Player Tally
After you destroy a Collector, your tally will come up. The tally tells you how well you did in the level. If you find all the treasure and hidden items and destroy all the enemies, you
Controls
L2 button
kneel
L1 button
move camera behind Maximo
directional buttons
select menu options
left analog stick
move Maximo
SELECT button
select/manage Maximo's abilities
R2 button
block with shield
R1 button
1st person view
△ button
overhead sword slash
O button
throw shield
☐ button
sword slash: action
X button
confirm: jump
START button
start game: pause
Tips & Maps
BLOCKING
When Maximo has a shield, you can block enemy attacks by pressing the R2 button. You cannot block without a shield.
DOWNWARD STRIKE
This is a very powerful attack which also generates a shockwave. You can activate a Holy Ground checkpoint with this attack.
SPINNING 360 ATTACK
Maximo can use the spinning attack to knock down multiple enemies at once!
SAVING THE GAME
Use the Magic Pools near the Boss Towers to save your progress and travel back and forth between lands already conquered.
LOADING A SAVED GAME
You can load a saved game only from the Main Menu at the start of the game.
THE BONEYARD
MAXIMO searches ghastly graves and treacherous tombs for LENORE, the graveyard Sorceress. Hungry zombies and sword-wielding skeletons stop at nothing to add our hero to their army of darkness. Maximo battles past skull-shooting bone towers and clutching skeletal hands to reach the Tomb Tower of GHASTLY GUS THE GRAVEDIGGER.
THE GREAT DANK
Maximo mucks through the Great Dank in search of MAMBA MARIE, the swamp Sorceress. The swamp is overgrown with fearsome foliage and sticky tar pits, each holding horrors like poisonous spitting plants and zombie crocodiles. If Maximo manages to reach the hut of BOKOR LA BAS, he still has to defeat the voodoo hougan and his magic tricks.
Enemies & Characters
EVIL KING ACHILLE
Once a trusted friend and advisor, power-mad Achille has used Maximo's long absence to his advantage, capturing the land with his undead army. His giant drill plumbs the underworld as he seeks to seize supernatural power, creating earthquakes, enslaving the kingdom and disturbing the dead in the process.
SOPHIA
Maximo's betrothed, beautiful and beloved by the people, Sophia has been manipulated by Achille into becoming his unwilling queen. The thought of his true love is what drives Maximo to return home.
THE GRIM REAPER
After Achille kills Maximo, the Grim Reaper comes to Maximo in Limbo with a proposition: he will return Maximo to the mortal realm if he gathers the spirits freed by Achille's drill, as without them, Grim is out of a job.
SKELETON
These awakened dead are quite easy to dispose of with a sharp whack, but their ability to pop out of their graves can surprise unwary adventurers. Always ensure a skeleton is destroyed before turning your back on it.
GUARDIAN SKELETON
Bound to their masters by dark magic, these skeletons are doomed to an afterlife of endless marching and patrolling, carrying a halberd to keep trespassers at bay.
BOMBARDIER SKELETON
This skeleton has risen from the grave with a bomb, and while its skinny, unprotected legs might seem like a better target, watch out for the pack of bombs it carries on its back.
SWORD WIELDING SKELETON
These restless bones of ancient warriors can spring up from their graves like other skeletons, but are armed with a deadly sword and shield to block blows, often twirling their sword in combat, which is the best time to strike.
ZOMBIE
Unlike the peaceful zombies of Kamala, these zombies are very nasty creatures that will gnaw off your leg and are surprisingly fast for a rotting corpse. Watch out for their clawing fingers and bad breath.
GHOST AND POLTERGHOST (white and green)
The white ghost is aggressive, mean-spirited, and cruel, hungering after its victim's spirit, while its green cousin, the polterghost, is also cruel, mean-spirited, and aggressive, wanting to take the victim's body for a joy-ride and cause damage.
RAVEN
Ravens won't hurt you, but they will take away your money, though it's a mystery what they spend it on since they live in trees and eat bugs.
ROGUE WIZARD
When good wizards go bad, they blast unsuspecting people, age them, or turn them into shrubbery, and they will run away if confronted, so a good smacking is advised.
MIMIC
A mimic is an amazing creature that changes its shape to surprise prey, with big gnashing teeth, and has been known to resemble statues, trees, and even toilets.
MONSTER PORTALS
These will continuously unleash monsters onto the land until they run out of power or Maximo destroys them with a downward strike, so be careful not to get caught in their fire when a monster is generated.
Items & Weapons
FLAME TONGUE
This fiery enchantment packs a powerful punch! Combine with Magic Bolt to throw a Fireball or with DoomStrike to summon a Phoenix Inferno! It is particularly useful against cold-based foes.
FROSTBITER
This frosty enchantment freezes foes in their tracks! Strike frozen enemies to shatter them, combine with Magic Bolt to throw a Sleet Spray or with DoomStrike to summon a Blizzard Blast!
PURE BLADE
This holy enchantment is particularly devastating to undead foes. Combine with Magic Bolt to launch a Solar Flare or with Doom Strike to summon Hail from Heaven!
ARMAGEDDON
This ancient enchantment makes your sword hum and crackle with arcane power! Combine with Magic Bolt to throw an Eldrich Wave or with DoomStrike to summon the Armageddon!
SWORD CHARGE
This energy charge adds five units of power points back to your enchanted sword, extending the life of any sword power-ups currently in use!
IRON SHIELD
The Iron Shield can take up to ten points of damage before it is lost. The Shield Bars located in the Status Bar are the gauge of your shield's strength.
SILVER SHIELD
The Silver Shield can take up to 15 points of damage before it is lost. This shield can be bought only through the Wheel-O-Prizes.
GOLD SHIELD
The Gold Shield offers the highest level of protection. It can take up to 20 points of damage before it is lost. This shield can be bought only through the Wheel-O-Prizes.
SHIELD CHARGE
When your shield has taken damage you can always restore it by collecting Shield Charges. Each one will restore five points of damage.
KOIN
Koins can be used to buy special items and save games.
BAG OF KOINS
Each bag contains five Koins.
DIAMOND
A Diamond is worth ten Koins.
WOODEN CHEST
These Wooden Chests are either clearly visible or buried. To open a wooden chest, position Maximo to face the chest until you see a green "!" icon above the chest, then press the button to kick open the chest.
LOCKED CHEST
Locked Chests require one Iron Key to open them.
EXTRA LIFE
This gives you one extra life.
WHEEL-O-PRIZES
To activate the Wheel-O-Prizes, turn Maximo toward the device until you see the green "!" appear and then press the button. Certain items can be purchased only through the Wheel-O-Prizes.
TRIGGER STONES
By destroying these small statues of the evil Achille, you can gain access to previously unreachable areas.
MAGIC POOLS
Near Boss Towers you will find Magic Pools that allow Maximo to save his progress and travel back and forth between lands you've already conquered.
SPIRITS
Find and break open their resting places and quickly gather them up before they are pulled away by Achille's power. If you manage to collect 50 or more spirits you will be rewarded with one Death Coin.
DEATH COINS
These are the only currency that your friend Grim can accept as payment to allow you back to the land of the living if you have lost all your lives.
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