Ehrgeiz Cheats

Ehrgeiz

Evil Panel mini-game:
Start the Battle Panel mini-game and defeat the CPUten times in a row. Then, hold L1 + L2 + R1+ R2 while selecting "Battle Panel" option atthe main menu.

Hidden introduction sequence:
Start loading the game and do not press any buttonson the controller. Allow the introduction sequence to play fourtimes uninterrupted. Then, enter the "Movie Player"screen. Highlight the "Opening Movie" selection andpress Right to access the new "Extra Opening"selection.

Alternate costumes:
Hold Up while selecting a fighter at the arcademode character selection screen.

Infinite mode (Japanese version):
Press L1 + Start when "Press Start"appears at the opening screen.

Racetrack mode (Japanese version):
Press R1 + Start when "Press Start"appears at the opening screen.

Fight as Kouji Masuda:
Successfully complete arcade mode using any male character.

Fight as Clair Andrews:
Successfully complete arcade mode using any femalecharacter.

Fight as Yuffie Kisaragi:
Successfully complete arcade mode as Cloud.

Fight as Vincent Valentine:
Successfully complete arcade mode as Tifa.

Fight as Django:
Successfully complete arcade mode using the eight regularnon-Final Fantasy 7 characters.

Fight as Zack:
Successfully complete arcade mode using all Final Fantasy7 characters.

Fight as Vincent as a Turk:
Highlight Vincent at the character selection screen.Hold Up to see him as a Turk. Highlight Vincent and rotatethe D-pad in a Full-circle.

Viewing Vincent's transformations:
In Final Fantasy 7, Vincent's Limit Breaks featuredhim mutating into a hideous monster to fight through the entirebattle To see this in Ehrgeiz, play as Vincent, hold Special,then release. If done correctly Vincent will throw a few Blasts,and each blast will quickly show a slight appearance of one ofVincent's forms.

Fight as Red XIII:
Highlight Django at the character selection screenin a fighting mode, then hold Up.

Fight as a wolf:
When you are Jo, press Special and you willturn into a wolf or dog. Playing as this transformation is fun,though very weak. When you press Special again you willchange back.

Hint: Differences between Zack and Cloud:
There are a few differences between Zack and Cloud.Cloud has two silver gauntlets, and Zack has one silver, and theother silver with a brown ring under it. Zack has black hair,Cloud has blonde hair. Zack has scars on his face, Cloud doesnot have any visible scars. Zack has a darker purple suit, whileCloud's is lighter.

Hint: Cloud: Third costume:
Successfully complete the game as Yuffie. HighlightCloud at the character selection screen, then hold Downand press X.

Hint: Godhand: Charged shot:
Hold Shoot and Godhand will charge up his gunand shoot three bullets at the enemy that will chase him down.Note: You need at lest five seconds for him to completely chargehis gun.

Hint: Godhand: Smoke attack:
Hold R1, go up to your enemy, hold the D-padtowards the enemy and rapidly and repeatedly press Square untilthe enemy has smoke on his or her face. Then, go to the enemyand do it again while it still has smoke on its face. Do it againand Godhand will perform a trick and knock the enemy to the floor.

Hint: Han: Two endings:
Han has two endings. The bad ending occurs when youdo not retrieve the Ehrgeiz and/or his leg. His good ending isunlocked if he accomplishes this task.

Hint: Tifa: Third costume:
Successfully complete the game as Vincent. Then, holdDown while selecting Tifa at the character selection screen.

Hint: Normal Ehrgeiz characters:
Complete the following tasks to unlock the costumesin this order: Yoko, Han, Doza, Inoba, Sasuke, Jo, Lee, Godhand.

Complete arcade mode without continuing.
Complete arcade mode and get EHRGEIZ with any character.
Perform a 10-hit combo in practice mode.
Get 35,000 points in Battle Beach.
Get 2,000 points in Infinite Battle.
Unlock all FMVs in the Movie Player.
Get a perfect score on Evil Panel (CPU must have 0 panels).
Defeat the CPU in Battle Runner on any level with any number oflaps.

Hint: Unlocking hidden characterseasier:
Go to the options menu and choose "Game Settings"Set the opponent's to very easy, then set the time to infiniteand one round so that you will only have to defeat him once.

Hint: Defeat the final Boss (arcade mode):
When fighting the final Boss, break open the two boxeson the altars. Throw both of the swords that come out of themat the Boss to destroy him. Collect all the treasures and Ehrgeizwhen they appear. Note: This is timed and if you are injured toomuch, you will lose.

Hint: Character ending sequences:
To view a character's ending sequence, successfullycomplete the game with that character. You do not have to getthe Ehrgeiz to see the ending sequence unless you are Han.

Hint: Alternate Cloud picture:
Cloud's picture is different between the Japanese andNorth American version of the game.

Hint: Losing Clair Andrews:
On "A Brand New Quest", level you are Kojiand Clair Andrews. You can lose Clair briefly at the start ofthe game. At the start, when you and Clair are in the room whereyou fight Prince Doza (Prince Naseem in the Japanese version),you must run around the pit without falling in, Clair will eventuallyfall in while trying to catch up with you. After this, she willnot be there to follow you.

Hint: Fighting Cloud and Tifa:
In Sasuke's arena, there are two other doors. One leadsto the boss, Django. The other leads to Cloud and Tifa. To fightthem you must defeat Sasuke in five minutes or less to get intothe Gold Saucer-like entrance to the two battles. Cloud's arenais an elevator and Tifa's is in one called "Underground".

Hint: Sephiroth's ending:
To see the Final Fantasy 7 sequence, which iscommonly known as Sephiroth's ending, successfully complete thegame in arcade mode with Sephiroth. Note: You do not have to getthe Ehrgeiz Sword at the end.

Hint: Control victory pose:
During a victory pose, press the D-pad to moveyour character's eyes.

Hint: Disappearing:
Press R1 + R2 while you are running.

Hint: Items through walls:
In "A Brand New Quest" there are some wallsthat have items, mostly money, inside of them.

Hint: Buster sword:
Enter the weapon shop to see the Buster Sword, Cloudand Zack's weapon. It is leaning against the wall next to theweapon shop owner.

Hint: Masamune:
You can see the Masamune, Sephiroth's weapon of choice,behind the weapon shop owner on the wall; it is the longest sword.

Hint: Easy Battle Beach:
Note: A controller with an auto-fire feature is requiredfor this trick. When the race begins, set Run to auto-fire.

Use the following trick to interfere your opponents running onBattle Beach. Overun them far enough to where they are not shownon the screen -- so that they cannot even see what they are doing.This must be done in a two-player game, with a auto-fire controllerrecommended.

Hint: Close finish in Battle Beach:
When playing Battle Beach, you can, especially if tiedthroughout the run, press Square or Triangle when extremely closeto the finish line to lean into it. This is can be used to edgeoff your opponent during a close race, or to shave a second offyour time.

Hint: Taunts:
Hold the D-pad in any direction and press Selectbutton in Ehrgeiz Fighting modes. Your character will performa taunt. Each character has one to four taunts each character.

Hint: Ring out:
There is a way to get a ring out in certain levels.To accomplish it, just stay towards the side of the ring throughoutthe battles. Very rarely, you will fall out of the ring, and a"Ring Out" will be announced.

Hint: Extra lives:
On "A Brand New Quest", you can get extralives before you fight the final Boss. When you kill the secondto the last monster on the 21st floor, you will die when it explodes.You must control your secondary character, your weak one, allthe way down to the 21st floor where your companion is dead. Beforeyou go into the room where you fight your toughest battle, startattacking your dead friend. You will notice that he will losehealth every attack. Then, walk into the previous room and yourlevels will go up repeatedly. You can go back in and beat up thedead body more.

Hint: Restore health:
When low in health in "A Brand New Quest",go back into the hotel and switch characters. After that, switchback to the original character and his or her health will be full.

If you have no money, Dragon Wing, and healing source of any kind,go somewhere where no monsters can attack. You will slowly getyour health back. Note: Your character will get hungry.

Hint: Repair weapon:
When deep in the dungeon with no Dragon Wing and yourbest weapon is about to break, equip that weapon and go to a fairy.It should repair the weapon for you.

Hint: Hotel visitors:
In "A Brand New Quest", the Hotel tells youmany things including a story about the presence of Cloud andSephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 visiting that dimension.He says, "This hotel has had many guests. We've had a guestwith spiky blonde hair, carrying a big sword. We've also had aman with long silver hair stop by. They all seem to have comefrom various dimensions, and, in turn, have journeyed off to otherdimensions."

Hint: Hotel picture:
When you are in a "Brand New Quest", thereis a picture above your bed in the hotel. This is the pictureof one of the few shown on the title screen of "A Brand NewQuest".

Hint: Secret rooms:
There are secret rooms in the dungeon in a "ABrand New Quest". A few walls are breakable -- throw a bombat this type wall and it will break apart into debris, creatinga hole or doorway to a secret room.

Hint: Falling down the pit:
In battle runner, you can fall through the pit in themiddle. This is accomplished easily -- just keep running againstthe invisible barrier and jump a few times. Eventually you willfall down the pit.

Glitch: Same sounds:
Select practice or vs. mode with Yuffie and Sasuke.When you play as Sasuke and fight against Yuffie, hold Specialand press Lower Attack. If done correctly, Sasuke willsound just how Yuffie would if she did the move (since they havethe same moves).

Glitch: See same character:
In "A Brand New Quest" when you go to switchcharacters, for a moment you will see the same character.

Glitch: Sword embedding:
This trick will allow you to get stabbed and run aroundwith the blade sticking out of your back. Enable "Boxes mode"and stab somebody or get stabbed by somebody by having the bladein the box thrown at them. The blade be stuck in your or youropponent's chest. This trick does not work with any weapons besidesdaggers, knives, and swords.

Glitch: Sasuke with sword in his hand:
This trick will allow you to play as Sasuke with hissword in his hand, rather than in his scabbard. Get in a fightas Sasuke and use a sword technique. If the enemy hits you beforeyou slice them, you will have your sword in your hand throughoutthe battle, even during punches. Using another sword techniquewill result in the sword being returned to its scabbard.

Glitch: Long Sephiroth hair:
Sometimes, usually when you are knocked out, whileplaying as Sephiroth, his hair goes through his chest and outhis back. This occurs most of the time, and almost 100% of thetime in his second outfit.

Glitch: Reappearing man:
In "A Brand New Quest", go directly to theblacksmith. When you first enter the room, there is only one manthere. Then suddenly another man will flash in his position afew times and appears. The game is paused during this period itis paused, and it happens quite fast (about one second).

Glitch: Sloppy victory pose:
When your character does a victory pose, hold R1or R2. When the character starts to run out to the otherstage, they will do an evade and run out sloppily.

Glitch: Get the ladder incorrectly:
When you are finished defeating Jo, your victory posewill be shown. It is where a rope ladder will go down from a helicopter,and you grab on. If you want to get on the ladder backwards, holdR1 or R2. When you walk to the ladder, you willevade and grab on to it backwards. The game will show your characteractually holding onto air rather than the rope ladder.

Glitch: Godhand (demo version):
Towards the end of the introduction sequence, Godhandwill be shown trying to kill Yoko with an ax. In the actual game,it is Dasher Inoba with the ax in the video. Godhand also looksquite beta looking.

Glitch: Sloppy victory pose (demo version):
When your character does a victory pose, hold L1,L2, R1, R2 to do an evade on the way outof the stage.