Hey, we have some passwords that we can use for some miscellaneous fun times!
For the first password, you must set the difficulty to Hard in the Options menu, or else it will not work. From there, go to Password and enter "BJQX YRKC DLSZ." From there, you'll go to the intro...but this time you can control the Master! You'll face the Pegasus mini-boss again, then you'll face Tanzra as seen in the opening cutscene.
Tanzra is pretty easy. Downstab to avoid the red projectiles in the double helix pattern, use your shield to block the fire from the heart, then stab the heart as much as you can while it's exposed. He will eventually go down, then you'll start a normal game...on Hard mode.
You'll have to set the difficulty back to Normal for the next two passwords.
The second password is "Xxxx Yyyy Zzzz." Use the "Page" button to switch between upper-case and lower-case letters. This will give you the final battle from the first ActRaiser game, except you're playing as the Master from the second game. Here's the strategies, ripped straight from my notes for the first game.
Same strategies from the first game apply to some extent, except you move more slowly and have a slightly more advanced moveset with the ability to do a jumping downstab and the ability to stab upwards, which really helps with the second form projectiles.
First Form
Tanzra's first form isn't that bad.
He'll attack with his own version of Magical Stardust, except the projectiles are blue and slightly bigger. Go all the way to the right and duck, so it won't hit you.
If you're too close to the right side of the screen, go all the way to the left and jump when the Magical Stardust comes at you.
After this, Tanzra will drop down and shoot projectiles at you. If you stand at the right distance, face him and duck, you'll be able to attack him with the waves of light while the projectiles will fly around you in a sine wave pattern, missing you completely.
Yes...you have that power-up again for this battle. Give 'im hell!
Second Form
Biggest. Life Bar. Ever.
He'll shoot three fireballs at you and they'll attack from above and below, closing in on the same spot you are. Stay on the move and they won't hurt you.
The chest cavity that protects the blue orb in his body opens up. As he draws energy from it to shoot a lightning bolt, wail away at it with the waves of light. When he fires it, stop attacking and duck!
He'll then shoot two crackling balls of energy - one blue and one red - from his mouth twice. The blue one is always in the air, while the red one is underneath the "floor." Destroy the blue ones, you'll more than likely take out the red ones while attack him after he shoots the fireballs again, making it a priority to take as little damage as possible against Tanzra's first form.
His attack pattern will repeat itself, but if you can stay alive, you can take him down in no time!
Once you beat him, enjoy your kick back to the title screen. Yeah, no credits this time.
The third is "MTkM SkTk HNSH." It gives you a special dev team picture.
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