American McGee's Alice: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

281 Pages·2000·11.56 MB·English

by  Greg Kramer

PRIMA’S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE
This game has received the
following rating from the ESRB
Greg Kramer
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Acknowledgments
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Product Manager: Jennifer Crotteau
Editorial Assistant: Michelle Pritchard
© 2000-2004 Electronic Arts Inc. Electronic Arts, EA, EA GAMES, the EA Thanks to all those who usually appear on this
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Structure of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Alice in Wonderland—Basic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Skill Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Basic Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Fighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Jumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Floating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Alice’s Toy Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Toys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Power-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Wonderland Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Our Heroine: Alice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Enemies—Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Enemies—Bosses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Non-Combatants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Village of the Doomed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Pandemonium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Fortress of Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Fortress of Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Beyond the Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Fortress of Doors (Return) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Skool Daze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Skool’s Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Skool Daze, Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
The Vale of Tears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Pool of Tears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Hollow Hideaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Wholly Morel Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
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Wonderland Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Dry Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Herbaceous Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Rolling Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Icy Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Fungiferous Flora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Centipede’s Sanctum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Caterpillar’s Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Looking Glass Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
The Pale Realm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Castling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Checkmate in Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Mirror Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Behind the Looking Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Crazed Clockwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
About Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Land of Fire and Brimstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Burning Curiosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Jabberwock’s Lair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Caterpillar’s Plot, Revisited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Queen of Hearts Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Majestic Maze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Airborne Terror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Mystifying Madness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Water Logged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Labyrinthine Revenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Machinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Queensland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Royal Rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
Battle Royale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Ascension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Castle Keep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Heart of Darkness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Cheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Interview with American McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279
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hheenn II ffiirrsstt hheeaarrdd that someone was going to make an action game out of
Lewis Carroll’s classic tales, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the
Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, I thought, “Why?” It seemed like
an odd choice as the basis for a fast-paced and typically gory action game.
Then I thought about it some more. Why wouldn’t you
want to make a game out of those books? With their bizarre
characters and twisted landscapes, such a game would be a
culmination of where computer gaming was already headed,
not to mention one hell of a mind trip.
And who better than the self-styled renegade
designer American McGee to make it all happen?
It’s clear that his path is one of vision and
overflowing creativity.
With its superlative level design, vivid
characters, exhilarating puzzles, and horrifically
beautiful aesthetic (an elegant mating of The
Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Gorey’s
artwork), American McGee’s Alice is the most
singular and memorable game experience
in years.
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Stru ctu r e o f th i s G u i d e
This strategy guide is intended to serve players of all levels and provide easy
reference for players desiring only a little boost rather than an explicit spoiler.
Whenever possible, the guide avoids overlapping with the Install Guide that
shipped with the game. In some instances, however, it’s necessary to reiterate
important points. The walkthrough was written based on the Normal difficulty level.
To help you through Wonderland, this guide is structured as follows:
♣ Chapter 1: A full discussion of all basic gameplay elements including moving,
fighting, jumping, swimming, rope swinging, and more.
♣ Chapter 2: A comprehensive directory of all Toys and power-ups.
♣ Chapter 3: An exhaustive gallery of the characters who inhabit Wonderland:
friends, foes, bosses, and non-combatants. Enemy
descriptions include methods of attack, weaknesses, and
tactics for defeating them. Bosses are briefly outlined
here, and are discussed fully in the appropriate walk-
through chapters.
♣ Chapters 4–12: The walkthrough chapters cover every
region and level of Wonderland. These chapters describe how
to navigate every map, defeat every puzzle, and claim every Toy.
The walkthroughs also contain enemy lists and detailed tactics
for defeating every boss, including the Queen herself.
♣ Appendix A: An interview with
American McGee.
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hhee WWoonnddeerrllaanndd ooff American McGee’s Alice is meant to be an unfamiliar,
disorienting place. Still, that’s no reason to wander around confused and lost.
This chapter introduces you to all the things you will be doing on land, in
water, and in the air.
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Choose your skill level but be
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The first choice you must make is the
skill level at which you’ll play: Easy,
IF YOU’RE A GAMING NOVICE,
Medium, Hard, or Nightmare. Several
BUT WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE
variables are affected by this choice:
RICH AND UPROARIOUS WORLD
OF AMERICAN MCGEE’S ALICE
1. The amount of damage done by WITHOUT THE CHALLENGES AND
Alice’s attacks FRUSTRATIONS OF FULL-BLOWN
GAMEPLAY, SELECT EASY. YOU
2. The amount of damage enemies
STILL HAVE TO LEARN TO MOVE
do to Alice AND FIGHT, BUT DOING SO
WON’T REQUIRE AS MUCH SKILL.
3. The difficulty of environmental
IF, ON THE OTHER HAND,
challenges
YOU WANT TO IMMERSE YOURSELF
IN THE DYNAMIC AND MIND-
BENDING TWISTS AND TURNS OF
Choosing Easy, for example, makes
THE FULL GAME, SET DIFFICULTY
Alice’s attacks very powerful and reduces
ON AT LEAST MEDIUM.
the amount of damage done when ene- MASOCHISTS CAN, OF COURSE,
mies strike. Higher levels progressively ENJOY THE HORRIFIC CHAOS AND
reverse these states. Alice’s attacks aren’t CHALLENGE OF NIGHTMARE.
as effective, because her enemies are
relatively stronger and they inflict more
damage.
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The American McGee’s Alice interface
The interface in American McGee’s
Alice is designed to be as unobtrusive
as possible. Its most basic elements are
discussed in the game’s Install Guide.
Items deserving extra discussion, howev-
er, are covered in this section.
Meters
There are two meters with which you should be concerned: Sanity and Strength
of Will.
Sanity
The red meter on the left represents Sanity. Essentially, Sanity represents Alice’s
“health.” If she loses her Sanity, nothing can save her (except, of course, reloading a
saved game). When Alice takes damage (in combat or by falling excessive
distances), her level of Sanity decreases.
Sanity can be restored in two ways:
1. Alice can absorb Meta-Essence Crystals, the life force of everything in
Wonderland. The larger the crystal, the more Meta-Essence it contains.
Meta-Essence restores both Sanity and Strength of Will in equal amounts. For
more information on Meta-Essence, see Chapter 2.
2. Alice can also collect Sanity Shards. These squat, red crystals can be found
strewn about all over Wonderland. Grabbing one immediately restores a finite
amount of Sanity.
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