Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver
Shift at any time:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Up(2), Down, Right(2), Left,Circle, Right, Left, Down. Resumegame play to get the ability to phase through gates, climb walls,fire force projectiles, swim, and have the Soul Reaver.
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Upgrade health to next level:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Right, X, Left, Triangle, Up,Down. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Maximum health:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Right, Circle, Down, Up, Down,Up. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Refill health:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Circle, Up, Left, Up,Left. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Refill health and magic:
Enter the glyph menu, then pause game play withoutleaving the glyph menu. Hold L1 or R1 and pressDown, Circle, Up, Left, Up,Left. If you pause the game and enter the code, it refillshealth; if you enter the glyph menu and enter the code, it refillsmagic; if you enter the glyph menu, pause, then enter the codeit it refills both magic and health.
Hurt Raziel:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Left, Circle, Up(2), Down. Asound will confirm correct code entry.
Refill magic:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Right(2), Left, Triangle, Right,Down. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Maximum magic:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Triangle, Right, Down, Right,Up, Triangle, Left. A sound will confirmcorrect code entry.
Pass through barriers:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Circle(2), Left, Right,Triangle, Up. A sound will confirm correct codeentry.
Soul Reaver:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Triangle, L2, Right(2),Down(2), Left, Triangle, Down, Right.A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Wall climbing:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Triangle, Down, L2, Right, Up,Down. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Force:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Left, Right, Circle, Left, Right,Left. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Constrict:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Up, Right(2), Circle,Up(2), Down. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Fire Reaver:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Up, Right, Up, Down,Left, Circle, Right, Down. A soundwill confirm correct code entry.
Make Fire Reaver:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Triangle, Right, Down, Circle,Up. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Aerial Reaver:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress X, Right, Up(2), Triangle, Left(2),Right, Up. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Kain Reaver:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress X, Circle, Right, Triangle,Left(2), Right, Up. A sound will confirmcorrect code entry.
Force Glyph:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Left, Triangle, Down,Up. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Stone Glyph:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Circle, Up, Left, Down,Right(2). A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Sound Glyph:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Right(2), Down, Circle, Up(2),Down. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Water Glyph:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Down, Circle, Up, Down, Right.A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Fire Glyph:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Up(2), Right, Up, Triangle,L2, Right. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
Sunlight Glyph:
Pause game play, then hold L1 or R1 andpress Left, Circle, Left, Right, Right,Up(2), Left. A sound will confirm correct code entry.
First-person view:
Hold R2 + L2 during game play.
Hint: Do not attack humans:
You will encounter your first human in Malchia's domain.He is a vampire hunter garbed in silver armor, shoots silver stakesfrom a bow, and will be hostile. Leave him alone and continueon to fight the zombie-like vampire. Leave after killing it, anddo not go back to the human. The next human you encounter, locatedin the gear room, should fall to his knees and hold out his arms.The humans now consider you an avenging angel. Do not attack them,or they will turn on you. Warning: Vampire Worshippers are garbedin red and gold. They wield throwing knives and staffs and willalways attack. You may kill them as they are evil. Be sure tocheck your human targets. You will now be able to peacefully roamthrough the human stronghold.
Hint: Fun with humans:
For those of you who feel the need to unleash yourwrath upon your unsuspecting human friends, go ahead and killthem with glyphs. The other humans will not acknowledge that youare responsible. Try the force, stone, and fire glyphs. You cando fun things like sailing a worshipping human against the wall,killing him, and watching as he proceeds to slide into the wateronly to die again.
Do not attack the humans. When they fall to their knees use thebutton to suck in souls near the human. You will pick him up,take his soul, and he will die.
Hint: Sneaking up on vampires:
Instead of holding R1 to creep behind them,use L1 instead. This method is a lot easier when doingstealth kills. You can only perform a stealth kill when equippedwith a weapon, such as a spear or the Soul Reaver. To do a stealthkill, simply find your vampire target, hold L1, crawl overto the back of him, and stand about two to three feet away. Then,tap Triangle to do your finishing move. As Raziel is aboutto perform the fatal attack, your enemy will rapidly turn aroundand attempt to attack by blindly swinging his fist. He will miss,and Raziel will kill him. If you were standing any closer to yourtarget, your enemy would have hit you, thus stopping your stealthkill. If were spotted, do not attempt to flee. Instead, hold L1to crouch and keep very still. Your enemy will stop looking inyour direction and will eventually walk away. This depends onhow far you are from your enemy. If you are quite far away andare spotted, you enemy will simply stand and stare. At this pointyou should then crouch and wait. However, if you are not far awayfrom the enemy, he will charge at you.
Hint: Fun with vampires:
Get a spear. Seek a vampire and do not get close enoughfor it to see you. Sneak up close then stop moving and throw thespear. If done correctly, the spear will go in the vampire backwards.Also try to flip a stone block on one or do a sniper shot froma Fire Reaver.
Hint: Defeating Malchia:
To defeat the Malchia, lure him under one of the twospike gates and release them right when he is slithering underit. Repeat this on the other side of the room. After that, lurehim into the center cage, quickly jump out, run to where Malchiastarted from, and roll the lever. This will cause the large spikeson the ceiling to come grinding down on top of him.
Hint: Defeating Dumah:
Pull the three stakes out of him to bring him backto life. Lure him into the furnace room very slowly -- if youmove too fast, he will return to his room and you will have tobegin again. Turn on the gas and hit the switch after he is inthe furnace room to fry him.
Hint: Defeating Zephon:
Bring a torch with you to the fight with Zephon. Runup to his belly, and swipe the torch at the hole for a bit ofdamage. He will attack with his leg, and get it stuck in his belly.Strike the leg. He will be heavily damaged. Strike the egg holeto cause more damage. Any time he gets a leg stuck in the ground,hit it with the torch, then hit his egg sack to quickly kill him.This is easier than the "correct" method. After defeatinghim, you will gain the ability to scale walls.
After the intermission sequence, run towards Zephon and get himto stab at you with his legs. When they are stuck, attack them.They will shatter and the battle will be easier. Hit him in thesack to get him to spit out an egg. Pick it up and run over tothe half-man with the flamethrower. Light the egg on fire. Theegg will begin to make a creaking sound. The faster the sound,the closer the egg is to exploding. Time the throw so that theegg explodes just as it hits him. Repeat this until Zephon isdefeated.
Hint: Defeating Rahab:
You must enter the chamber in the spectral realm. Goto the top pillar where the portal is located and materialize.After a brief exchange of words, your only task is to shoot outthe windows lining the room to let in the sunlight. Use the forceblast-- you do not need Soul Reaver, so do not worry about takinghits. After he dies, you will acquire the swimming ability.
Hint: Defeating Kain (first time):
Simply wait for him to materialize and hit him. Hewill appear behind you 90% of the time. You will acquire SoulReaver after he is defeated.
Hint: Defeating Kain (final time):
Wait for him to materialize and hit him. You need soulreaver to do damage. The spirit forge in the center of the arenaalways automatically fills your health. Simply run over to itto accomplish this. When you strike him the first time, he appearson the second tier, again usually behind you. Finally, when youhit him on the second tier, he will materialize on the third andhighest tier, again usually behind you. Quickly hit him a thirdtime to defeat him.
Hint: The Last Lieutenant:
The Soul Reaver developers claimed that they did nothave enough time to implement every section of the game. ApparentlyRaziel's last brother, Turel, was left out of the game.
Hint: Use of the Constrict ability:
First, you must have a circular area around the target.For example: Assume that the target is a Dumahim vampire (themost common in Nosgoth). Now, without using autoface, run a completecircle around the vampire until Raziel is followed by a traceof blue energy. This energy, once fully invoked, will "constrict"the vampire, causing it to be momentarily stunned -- and allowingample time for you to finish the it off. The Constrict abilityhas odd effects on humans. They are as follows:
1. Certain humans, once you begin the Constrict ability, willact as though they plummeted into water. If you do not finishthe ability, they will "drown".
2. The human will get stunned when Constrict is half finished,allowing you to stop and feed on their soul.
3. The most common and normal result is that the human will instantaneouslydie.
The Constrict ability is required to complete the puzzle in theChrono-chamber. Also, make sure to return to areas of Nosgothyou have already visited prior to gaining that ability. You willfind that Constrict can be used on many things, and may open upuseful secrets (such as Eldritch artifacts, Glyphs, and life forcepieces). Constrict does not work on Kain and will not work underwater.
Hint: Bring weapons through gates:
Drop (do not throw) any weapon next to a gate untilyou cannot pick it up anymore from that side. Shift to the SpectralRealm and pass through the gate. Shift back to the Physical Realmand go back to your weapon and pick it up.
Hint: Always hit target:
Use a spear as your weapon. Hold Sneak (R1)+ L1 and throw the spear at your enemy. You should hitthem every time. Note: This technique does not always kill yourenemy.
Hint: Force Glyph:
Once you reach Melchia's clan area you can acquireyour first Glyph Once you have made it through the cemetery youwill reach a small cave with a block in it. Move the block andput it against the short wall. Note: Use first person view tofind it. Jump on the block, then onto the ledge. Continue throughthe passage to reach another cemetery. Move through this at topspeed and do not bother with the Melchahim Vampires to reach afortress. Go up any of the ramps to and follow the short passageway.You will then be in a large room in which you will see two Skinners.You can either kill them or leave them alone. In this room, lookfor a metal gate. Once found, go through it. Go down the spiralstaircase to a warp room. Save the game at this point if desired.Once you have activated the Teleporter, run to the other end ofthe warp room and exit through the door. Then, run forward towardthe lake and stop near it. Look around to find a wall that youcan soon climb. After noting the location of the scaleable wall,shift to spectral and jump down into the lake. Kill or avoid theenemies down here, then look around again to find two passageways.Look for a passageway that has a strange blue glow emanating fromit. Go into this passageway and follow the path. Kill the lonerahead, then continue down the path. You will now be in a largeroom with two or three of the Soul Reaver's undead friends inside.Kill them, then look for a large gate. There are actually twoof them. Once you have found the correct gate, phase through itusing Melchia's skill then proceed up the passageway. Follow it,and it will lead you to a large room with three thin pillar-likestatues. Go behind each of them and press Square. Onceyou have pushed all three of them down, an intermission sequencewill show Raziel absorbing the Glyph and The Elder God givinghim information about Glyphs. Note: Once you run out of Glyphpower, retrace your steps to any Glyph shrine you have found thenrun into the glowing energy mist to recharge. You can also returnto the Pillars of Nosgoth and recharge there or from the scatteredGlyph energy refills around Nosgoth.
Hint: Glyph enhancement:
Once you have Dumah's Constrict ability, go to Raziel'sformer clan. Once there, go through the wooden door to your left,and follow the passage. Do not go into the water. Once you havefollowed the passage all the way, you will reach a silo-like building.Climb up to the top of the building using the stairs. You willsee a small gold object sticking out the ground. Run around thiscounter-clockwise twice. Stop once you see that the gold objecthas turned. You should notice the ramp you lowered earlier inthe game has risen up again. Go to the switch on the wall andflip it. Another ramp will now lower. Go up this ramp, killingthe Dumahim Vampire as you go along. Eventually, you will seea Glyph refill. Go back out to the gold object in the ground andagain run around counter-clockwise. Stop once you see it turn.Once again, return to the switch on the wall and flip it again.A new ramp will now be lowered. Proceed up this ramp, again slayingthe vampire as you proceed. You will now be in a large room, withanother block puzzle. Stack all three blocks on top of each otherand jump onto the high crevice ahead. Once you have finished thepuzzle, you can collect the Glyph enhancement. You can also collectanother item. To get it, return to the gold object and run aroundit counter-clockwise then flip the switch. Run up the ramp, killthe Dumahim Vampire, then proceed in the room to collect the item.
After killing Morlock and Rahab, go to Morlock's chamber whereyou fought him. Go through the small hole in the wall that wasmade earlier with your new skill. Retrace your steps to wherethe large ghost ship is located, just before entering the FloodedAbbey. Jump onto the boat and run up to the top north part ofthe ship. Look where the large, pointy object is pointing. Diveinto the water, being cautious of the Rahabim Vampires, and swimin that direction. Eventually, you should see a tunnel under thewater. Swim through it and follow the passage. Dodge the miffedvampires as move. You will now be in a large room. Be extremelycareful in here. Swim to the other end of the room, then to thetop. You should see the Glyph enhancement. Collect it, then leavethe room through the passageway you swam through. Then, jump backon the boat. You may have also seen another cave in the water(towards the south of the ship); collect this if desired.
Hint: Easy health refill:
Enter the spectral realm and gather up souls. If thereare no souls, then fight slaugh and wraiths. Once filled, usea portal to re-enter the material realm and you will find thatyou now have full health. Also, if Soul Reaver has already beenobtained, you will have it back as well.
Cheat menu (pre-release version):
Press Square + Circle during game playto display cheat menu with level selection, invincibility, allpowers, all swords, and other options.