Sly Raccoon

Sewing your cane as though your etboir will not bend will speed up your spin, and give you the upper-hand in any battle. Keep in a crouched position, with your nose to your knees when spinning.

Keep your senses about you in the most trying of circumstances and you will always come out on top!

When going up a ladder, never look down. If the enemy is behind you, concentrate on getting up that ladder. Jump up, skipping steps if necessary. To climb a ladder or pipe, stand next to it and press the button. Then use the Left analog stick or Directional Pad to climb up or down. This also applies to ropes.

Press the button to swing the cane for a basic attack. Jump first for a jumping attack. Some thugs are too tough to attack head-on, so use stealth and ambush them. You can discover Super Moves that include attacks.

Sometimes it's more fun and better to just sneak by right under their noses.

Alarm systems are everywhere. Try to sneak through every mission area undetected. Avoid search lights and laser traps designed to turn you into ashes.

Vaults have combination locks and hold pages of the Thievius Raccoonus and other goodies. The combinations are encoded in clues and stuffed in bottles. To enter a vault combination, walk up to the vault and press the button. Press the or buttons to change the numbers. Use the Left/Right directional buttons or the buttons to move your hand to the next tumbler and repeat the process.

Break open safes and vaults to discover advanced techniques. To use advanced techniques, press the button. If you have more than one advanced technique, you can toggle between them by pressing the R2 and L2 buttons before pressing the button.

Blue auras sparkling in an area mark a Thieving Opportunity that only a Raccoon Master Thief can see. Get close to them, then press and hold the button to perform a super sneaky Master Thief maneuver. Use the Left analog stick to sneak around while still holding the button.

You have to finish each mission by defeating one of the Fiendish Five. During the battle, the power meter of the fiend is displayed on the left side of the screen so you'll know when you are inflicting damage. Keep attacking until the power meter runs out.

Upon entering a heavily populated area, survey your surroundings. Locate your hiding places and jumping platforms. But most importantly, locate the money and valuables.

A Lucky Horseshoe will keep you from losing a life one time if you are attacked or injured. You can carry multiple Lucky Horseshoes, indicated by their color.

A blue horseshoe, indicating a certain number of Lucky Horseshoes carried.

Gold horseshoes, indicating a certain number of Lucky Horseshoes carried.

Steal gold coins from various sources, including defeated thugs and hidden locations. Every 100 coins buys a Lucky Horseshoe.

Find messages in bottles to discover valuable clues, such as codes, vault combinations, or other important information.

Bored with a life of wealth and privilege, Raleigh's criminal mind blossomed when he discovered a love of piracy. A genius for designing evil machinery won this crime addict his membership in the Fiendish Five.

Born the runt of the litter, Muggshot grew up weak and bullied. But inspired by gangster movies, he transformed himself into a massive, brutal thug, perfect as the Fiendish Five's enforcer.

Mz. Ruby was born the daughter of Voodoo mystics, and very scary to other children. To fight off the loneliness she learned to summon the undead so she would have someone to play with.

The Panda King began as an honorable fireworks maker spending years perfecting his craft. Enraged by rejection from rich noblemen, he focused his explosive skills on revenge.

He masterminded the raid on the Cooper home. Little else is known about this mysterious criminal.