In this entry, we bring oxygen to the planet, then we head to the next era to live as a land mammal.
Domain of Cepalas
The shell-armored fish move into your path in groups. Since they give 30 EP apiece, beating these guys and letting them re-spawn for EP farming is a really nice idea, especially if you need to raise your maximum HP to fight the upcoming boss.
Once you enter the cave, there's really no going back.
Cave of Origin
If you ever find a flashing piece of meat that glows red and green, eat it! You'll get a bigger EP and HP boost than usual, as you'll earn five times the experience and five times the HP recovery that you normally would from the monster that left it. The flashing meat shows up at random when you defeat an enemy, so be ready for it when it shows up.
When you enter the cave, be on the lookout not only for Trilobites but also for Spiked Squid. When you're above them, they'll rocket upwards and try to stab you for some quick damage.
After leaving the first screen of the cave, you'll notice the seaweed whispering to one another. The Sterolites are trying to create a new world using oxygen. The Kuraselaches, however, are getting in the way.
Domain of Kuraselache
The sharks can bite and tail whip. When they bite, they bite and hold they grip on your for a second to achieve an extra hit. If you have powerful jaws, the 80 EP from their meat is more than worth it.
The starfish heal you when eaten.
As your progress, you'll hear the Strolites talk to each other. If they could move across the ocean without sticking to the bottom, the Kuraselaches wouldn't be a problem. You'll also find out the boss is here.
When you enter the cave at the end, you'll meet the boss.
The trick to fighting bosses in this game is to have a lot of EP. The more you have, the better. That way, you can increase and decrease your body size (or do any evolution) for the sole purpose of refilling all your health. Yes, when you evolve, you refill all your health.
Using the Spiraled Horn and hitting him from behind with it works pretty well. The horn will break if you run into the boss three times, but you can get the horn again and attack the boss with it some more.
Another real trick to use against this boss is stay close to a wall. When he runs into a wall, he'll be stunned for a few seconds. Use this to your advantage and score a few extra hits on this bozo!
When you beat this guy, you'll get four pieces of sushi that give you 250 EP each. Nice.
When you leave the cave, you'll find out that all the enemies are gone and that the Strolites are making oxygen. Go above the cave and go right.
Coast of Pange
The name is obviously supposed to be Pangea.
Normally, if you went here before beating the boss and jumped out of the water by holding Up and Right and jumping up to the land with B, you would lose health until you went back in due to the lack of breathable oxygen. But since you've beaten the boss, you become a land creature with arms and legs! You have lungs instead of gills! Yay, evolution!
When you head to the right, you'll be ushered into the Land Age, and you'll turn into an amphibian. You'll lose all your EP (making the EP you got from the boss a moot point) and all your upgrades. You'll be starting from scratch all over again...
Chapter 2: Early Creatures of Land
300~230 Million Years B.C.
Amphibians and insects are already on land. There should be a lot of plants, but something is wrong...
Coast of Pange
The crabs here will heal you if you eat. Not that you need them right now, but...
The brown crystal tells you that if you increase the size of your tail, your jumping ability will get better and your max HP will increase. This should be a high priority if you want to survive.
When you leave this area, you'll be able to choose from two new ones.
Empty Land
When you enter the eastern fork, you'll be here. You'll then hear whispers above you, talking about the green crystal, which has the power to return you to an earlier form that you've saved under Record of Evolution. (Which means if you wanted to, you could save a powerful creature you created during your last game, eat this crystal, and be able to transform into it and play as it earlier in the game than intended.) The person talking to this "Captain" has his misgivings, but the Captain will take responsibility for anything that happens. This won't be the last you'll see of these unknown entities...
Anyway, unless you've beaten Debustega, you won't be able to go any further.
Ocean of Pange
Take the western fork instead. When you jump in the water, you'll go from being able to walk to being able to swim. You'll stay this way until you jump back out of the water and onto dry land.
You can attack the Coelafish here for EP, but they're not gonna give you much. They stay as they are because it is difficult for them to fight against the land creatures. Poor guys...
Land of Timid Ikustega
Apparently, you're an Ikustega. That's not timid. Gee, thanks, game.
Anyway, when you chase after the Ikustega here, they run away in fear. They're still not fast enough to escape you, though, so chow down and get some easy EP. You can kill them Mario style by jumping on them, though I'm not quite sure why you'd want to.
When you make your way to the right, you'll clear this area.
Land of Bull Ikustega
The Ikustega here, however, don't care. They'll try to jump on you Mario-style, but that's all they can really do.
Land of Amphibians
There are more Bull Ikustega here. The first one you see will tell you to get out of this land, as it is run by the elder who takes care of the plants in this area. Could this "elder" be behind the lack of plants...?
You'll also meet a new enemy here: a mini Triceratops. These guys will try to whack you with their horns. They're not any more powerful than the Bull Ikustega, though.
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