Willow: FAQ/Walkthrough by supercaptor Version 1.0, Last Updated 2006-05-24 View/Download Original File Hosted by GameFAQs Return to Willow (ARC) FAQs & Guides Liked this FAQ? Click to recommend it to other GameFAQs users. WILLOW FAQ/WALKTHROUGH Made by supercaptor. To contact me, email dascoolone@gmail.com 1. COPYRIGHT 2. CONTROLS 3. STORY 4. THE CHARACTERS 5. ITEMS 6. WALKTHROUGH 7. CONCLUSION Version 1.0 - Made on 25/05/2006 1. COPYRIGHT Do not copy my work without permission. If you want to post this on your site, email me first. My email is up the top. 2. CONTROLS To move: Use the joystick To attack: Use the attack button To jump: Use the jump button To charge up for a stronger attack: Hold down attack button, and then release at will To power jump: Hold joystick up, then press jump button Go down: Hold joystick down, then press jump button Crouch: Press the down button 3. STORY The Evil Queen Baumauda wishes to kill the holy baby Elora. Willow is trying to save her and Madmartigan helps him. 4. THE CHARACTERS WILLOW: The sorceror. He can use magic, and is the main character of this game. He is trying to save Elora. MADMARTIGAN: The sword-fighter. Is saved by Willow after Crossroads. Becomes the secondary main character in the game and is also trying to help Willow save Elora. FIN RAZIEL: The old witch who was turned into a rabbit by the wizard. She helps you and tells you where to go. THE ANGEL (CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME): She calls out to you and tells you to hurry and save Elora. SORSHA: The swordfighter in her camp. Is the fourth level boss. KAEL: The skeleton fighter for Baumauda. Is the mini-boss for Level 6. BAUMAUDA: The evil queen. Is a powerful witch. Is the final boss. 5. ITEMS: You will find shops all over the game. It is either shown with a "SHOP" sign, or you see an owl. ==MAGIC== Moonlight Magic: 850G (Shoots a ray of moonlight) Tornado Magic: 2000G (Shoots out a tornado) Gold Magic: 4500G (Turns enemies to gold) Time Magic: 8000G (Freezes all enemies) Explosive Magic: 10000G (Giant explosions) Crystal Magic: 15000G (Crystal circle, killing all inside) ==SWORDS== Battle Sword: 2000G Dragon Sword: 4000G Battle Blade: 6000G Ultimate Sword: 10000G ==MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS== Holy Water: 400G (Heals one HP) Holy Liquor: 800G (Heals two HP) Charm Pendant: 500G, 1000G, 1500G, etc. (Absorbs one HP) Charm Ring: 1000G, 2000G, 3000G, etc. (Absorbs two HP) Charm Bracelet: 1500G, 3000G, 4500G (Absorbs three HP) Magic Bracelet: 250G, 500G, 1000G, etc. (Absorbs one magic attack at your character, can carry a maximum of three) Life Pack: 2000G, 5000G, 10000G (Gives your one extra HP) Free Man: 5000G, 25000G, 80000G (Gives you a free man) ==INFORMATION== Costs 50G They give you bits of information throughout the game. Everytime you meet an owl, you will get a piece of information relating to that level and area. Stage 1, Owl 1: First, we must meet with the warrior. Stage 1, Owl 2: The Quest Stone is a legendary rock. The person that holds it will be blessed with good luck. Stage 2: This tavern is surrounded. You should get on the wagon and run away. Stage 3: Owl 1: The Sergeant of the Nockmaar troops will have unguarded moments when attacking. Stage 3: Owl 2: I have heard that a witch lives on Fin Raziel Island. Do you have the Magic Bracelet? Stage 4: Owl 1: A dragon lives in the back of the cave. Beware of his flames. Stage 4: Owl 2: Use a sled to go down the mountain. Avoid the boulder by jumping. Stage 5: Owl 1: Look for the Brownie. He should be a strong ally. Stage 5: Owl 2: The two-headed dragon is a fearful creature. Are you capable of Explosive Magic? Stage 6: Owl 1: The corridor is a maze. Look for the true door. Stage 6: Owl 2: Beware of Baumorda's magic. With her magic, she can also blow life into objects. 6. WALKTHROUGH ***Tip: I won't know how much gold you will have when you reach a shop, but always buy magic first, and if you have money left over, buy a life pack. LEVEL 1: CROSSROAD Time: 3:00 Character: Willow Go right. Collect as much money as you can. If you have enough credit, see if you can raise up to 1000G. This is important for buying magic. When you have a lot of Gold, head over to the cliff. Power jump to reach up the cliff and you should reach. Be careful of the soldier who jumps down at you. Kill as many enemies as you can, so you get the maximum gold. There is a treasure chest to the left which hold 200G. Crouch and shoot it to open it. After killing every single enemy, go to the owl's shop. If you can, buy Moonlight Magic. This will help you greatly. Now go across the bridge. You will encounter a mini-boss. MINI-BOSS: SORCEROR Attacks: Fire, Lightning Special Abilities: Hover HP: ?? Charge up your magical power to unleash Moonlight Magic on him. You should take him down pretty quickly. After defeating the sorceror, you get 200 Gold and the bridge would collapse. Be quick because the the ground sinks. Get the Holy Water from the chest. Kill all enemies, again, for the maximum gold. Go to the Owl shop. If you have followed everything, you should be able to get Tornado Magic for 2000G. This really helps you. Now move quickly to right because the ground sinks again and barge your way to the right. Now you should be able to meet with the Devil Dog. He is the boss for the first level. BOSS: DEVIL DOG Attacks: Fire Breath, Claw Attack Special Abilities: None HP: 4 This is just a giant version of the little Devil Dog. Feel free to jump around and hit him with bolts, or execute Tornado/Moonlight Magic to take away more HP in one turn. This boss is very easy. Level one complete!! LEVEL 2: CHERLINDREA'S FOREST Time: 3:30 Character: Madmartigan This is a very hard level. Be patient and keep going. This level is a big money earner, though. Go right until you reach an opening. Jump up and go left. There is a treasure chest all the way on the left. Now go back to the right to go to the next opening and jump up. There are lots of enemies so react quickly. There is a treasure chest on the left which contains 100G. Get it and go right until you reach a ledge. Drop down but move to the left as much as possible. There is another chest which contains 100G. Get that and move to the right. There is another shop, and go in by pressing up on your joystick. Get the new sword which would help you. Now head up and go left, then right. Watch out for the falling lanterns. At the balcony at the end, jump off and you will be on a cart with Willow. Defend the cart and yourself against numerous enemies. They usually come from the left, so defend there mostly. For the eagles flying in dropping poo, power jump and slash them once in the air. Defend yourself until the cart stops, which is when the stage will end. LEVEL 3: FIN RAZIEL'S ISLAND Time: 4:30 Character: Willow At the start is pretty hard with all the bomb throwers. Just keep killing. Head right and then you will find a cliff opening. Jump up and you will find another shop. Buy GOLD MAGIC. This is serious a very good piece of magic. You will not be able to turn the bomb throwers into gold, so time your magic to execute either Tornado/Moonlight magic on them. Keep going right and there are jumping cliffs. Eagles fly around here a lot, so use your gold magic because this place is a major money earner. After you are happy with your gold, head over the right. Be quick at the end because the land sinks again. Now jump onto the island. Another mini-boss MINI-BOSS: SERGEANT CLAW ATTACKS: Spear SPECIAL ABILITIES: Shield HP: ?? He's pretty easy, really. Dodge his attacks and attack him when he opens up. Simple. Now go to the end and you will meet another owl. Don't buy Time Magic just yet, unless you are sure you can time yourself to use Gold Magic. Instead, I would suggest getting a Life Pack to deal with the wizard. Jump on the boat when you are finished. There will be a long battle of fish and soldiers. Turn them ALL into gold. Haha, you are very rich now, aren't you?? At the end of the ride, you will meet the angry wizard. BOSS: Wizard ATTACKS: Fire bolt, Flame Demons SPECIAL ABILITIES: Flight HP: 10 He is finally a little bit of a challenge. Time yourself to attack him with Tornado magic, because that is the one the would hit him the easiest. For the flame dragons, the best way to get rid of them is to execute Gold Magic, making them all disappear. Keep attacking him, and he will die. Fin Raziel comes to talk to you. The stage finishes. LEVEL 4: SORSHA'S CAMP Time: 5:30 Character: Madmartigan You start off walking up a hill. I hate this bit. You have dodge and kill at the same time. You have avoid bomb throwers, soldiers and SNOWBALLS. The easiest way to get past this bit is to slash at everything that moves. Even the snowballs. After a long hike, you see a shop up the top (Hey that rhymes). Buy the next upgrade for you sword (Dragon Sword). Open the chest to get 100G. Now head down and kill all the bats that swarm on you. Now you will meet the dragon. MINI-BOSS: Dragon ATTACKS: Fire Breath Special Abilities: Flight HP: 12 A long fight. However, the dragon is generally pretty easily. Just charge up your sword while you are moving and when the dragon comes down low enough, execute. Repeat process and you should do fine. Now head right and find a brownie. He attacks whenever you change direction. Now move up and you should see another shop. You should have enough money to by the Battle Blade. Go up and then jump the left to get all the treasure, then head right and up. Here is somewhere filled with enemies. The brownie should help you out here, and you can kill as many enemies as you can. Sorsha waits at the end. BOSS: Sorsha ATTACKS: Sword Special Abilities: Long jump HP: 12 Trap her at a side and maliciously slash her until you make her lose lots of HP. Now when she jumps, go behind her and slash her where she can't guard. You should able to take her down easily. LEVEL 5: TIR ASLEEN CASTLE Time: 5:30 Character: Willow or Madmartigan (Use Willow, using Madmartigan is suicide) Head right until you can't go on any further. Go to the treasure chest, and obtain the Holy Water. The monkeys are pretty tough, but just use regular attacks to kill them. Get to the shop. Buy Time Magic if you haven't already, and if you have, get Explosive Magic. Now move to the right and go into the door. There are lots of spikes in this corridor. Move quickly to stop the enemies pushing the spikes at you further. Watch out for the spikes falling down, too. At the end of the corridor, you will see another shop. Get Explosive Magic if you haven't already, or get Crystal Magic if you have enough money (You can get it later if you want, no big hurry). Now go around the spiked floors to find a 100G chest. Move to the right to meet the boss. BOSS: TWO-HEADED DRAGON Attack: Fire Breath, Bite Special Abilities: None HP: 32 No joke, but this is one of the easiest bosses in the game. So easy, you just need to use your regular attacks while jumping about. See why using Madmartigan is suicide here?? Kill it, and the stage will end. LEVEL 6: NOCKMAAR CASTLE Time: 2:00 for Madmartigan, 2:00 for Willow Character: Madmartigan for first half, then Willow for second half PART 1: Head right, there is a treasure chest containing 100G. Get that. Now keep going right where you will reach a door. Go in and you should see another shop. Enter and buy the Ultimate Sword for 10000G. Any money left over should be used to buy a life pack. You will see wooden blocks that appear and disappear now. Timing is crucial and these are the only things for you to get across on. Move over to the right, and you will see two doors. This is the start of the maze. Going through the wrong will revert you back to the start of that area. Go through the door on the left. Now there are spiked things falling down. Timing is again the key, cross over while killing all the enemies. Keep going to the right and you will see three doors. Go through the door on the left. Don't go through the other ones because you will waste time. The next area has two levels. Pick the one you want to go on and keep going right. Continue to the right and you shall see two Nockmaar Sergeants and four doors. They are now extremely easy to kill with Madmartigan. Go through the upper right door. You will now face Kael. MINI-BOSS: Kael Attack: Sword Special Abilities: Jump HP: 16 Kael is annoying. He jumps really quickly. However, using the Ultimate Sword is good here, and rapidly slash him to death. After you kill him, go through the door. PART 2: You are now controlling Willow. You should see another shop. BUY CRYSTAL MAGIC. NOW. After you do, Climb the platforms while holding down your magic button. Whenever you see enemies, activate!! How good is Crystal Magic?? Keep going up by Power Jumping. There is a final shop. Get any protection item needed, and if can get another life pack, do so!! After you are fully prepared, head into the room to fight Baumauda. BOSS: BAUMAUDA Attack: Fire bolt, Electricity ball, Crystal shots Special Abilities: Flight, Animation of objects HP: 23 This is it. Baumauda. The final boss. She is very, very hard. She would usually start off by using the crystal shots, where she rotates them in a circle and throws them at you. Charge up Crystal Magic as soon as you get the oppotunity, and when she uses the attack, dodge a few and get rid of them using Crystal Magic. Don't use Explosive Magic unless she is on the ground. When she is in the air, use Tornado Magic. However, it is most effective to use regular attacks. Get her HP down to 3, and she will make a chair jump around and shoot things at you and slowly dropping down to something of a tombstone. Kill her before she reaches the tombstone, or Elora dies and it is Game Over. After you kill her, enjoy the ending cinematics!! 7. CONCLUSION Willow was a game based on a movie. The game is very nice and I would give it around 8/10 even though it is retro. This game is a very challenging one. It is very rare, unfortunately, to find a machine for this. The good thing is, you can play this game on your own computer using the MAME emulator. Acknowledgements: Me (Yes, I am brilliant) Capcom (For making this game) GameFAQS (For letting me host this FAQ) If you are stuck with any of the guide, email me at the email up the top of the guide. My contributor recognision if you want to see it: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/63194.html Thank you for reading. Willow: FAQ/Walkthrough by supercaptor Version 1.0, Last Updated 2006-05-24 View/Download Original File Hosted by GameFAQs Return to Willow (ARC) FAQs & Guides