-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PUZZLE PHANTOM REALM SOLUTIONS A Mini Game FAQ ONIMUSHA 2: SAMURAI'S DESTINY A PlayStation(r) 2 Game presented by Capcom -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Written & Arranged By Ng Kian Sen (NKS) E-mail - ksiane2000@yahoo.com Game Title - Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Console - PlayStation 2(tm) Designation - NTSC/J & NTSC/UC FAQ Type - A Mini Game FAQ (The Puzzle Phantom Realm) FAQ Purpose - Solutions for All Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels FAQ Version - Version 1.0a (Final) FAQ Created - 08/10/02 [Latest Date] - 06/14/02 [Original Date] Last Updated - 09/20/02 (Friday) Hosting Site - http://www.gamefaqs.com (GameFAQs) http://faqs.ign.com (IGN) ====================================================================================== Version History ====================================================================================== Version 1.0a Final (09/20/02) (Friday) - This FAQ is now available at IGN too Version 1.0 (08/19/02) (Monday) - Completely finished this FAQ - All translations have been culturally translated from the US version - Added all names of the artworks for the US designation of Onimusha 2 - Added solutions for unlocking the Puzzle Phantom Realm Version 0.9 (08/10/02) (Saturday) - Outlined & designed the layout for this FAQ - Solved solution for the 20th level of PPR - Waiting for the US version of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Version 0.5 (06/14/02) (Friday) - FAQ created - Solved solution from the 1st ~ the 19th level of PPR ====================================================================================== CONTENT ====================================================================================== 1. Introduction 2. Puzzle Phantom Realm i. The Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels ii. How to unlock it? iii. Solutions for all levels of Puzzle Phantom Realm 3. Contact Me 4. Credits & Thank You 5. Copyright Notice ====================================================================================== INTRODUCTION ====================================================================================== Finally, I'm able to solve all the Puzzle Boxes in The Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels myself. Of course, it was not easy though, especially Level 14 onwards, it's been a hard time since I tried almost all kind of solutions I can think of to solve every puzzle boxes available in The Puzzle Phantom Realm. At last, this FAQ is available. The information of this FAQ is extracted from its original document of my FAQ dated on 06/14/02. This Mini Game FAQ (The Puzzle Phantom Realm) is written based on both the NTSC/J & NTSC/UC designations of Onimusha 2. If you want more challenge to solve all the puzzles by yourself before referring to _this_ guide for assistance, please try the levels on your own and read this guide as least as possible. ====================================================================================== PUZZLE PHANTOM REALM (パズル幻夢空間) ====================================================================================== I suggest you go through the puzzles by yourself first before referring to this guide to judge the difficulty for the levels and see how far you can go! Okay, let's starts the challenge! The Puzzle Phantom Realm ------------------------ This is a Mini-Game available in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Literally, it has nothing magnificent about this Mini Game but it's a very challenging game that involves intellectual thinking, retries and sometimes frustrations. Each puzzle box in the PPR levels unlocks 1 Artwork and you have to save at the Save Point for it to be added to your Gallery in the menu. By the way, in case you couldn't go any further in solving the puzzles, please stop tormenting yourself from trying over and over again, you will get frustrated and loose interest in this Mini Game if you keep doing so. Instead, just relax your mind a while over a cup of coffee. Always remember that puzzles are not to be solved over anxiety and frustration. However, enjoy and have fun! TOTAL LEVELS of PPR - 20 LEVELS DIFFICULTY LEVEL of PPR - The difficulty arises as each level cleared. SAVE is allowed during your progress at its particular level. The save point is the pinkish radiance that shines with a blinking light. +==+ FAQ +==+ Q: How To Unlock The Puzzle Phantom Realm? A: I'll give the solution of how I collect all artworks to unlock the Puzzle Phantom Realm through gifts exchange among all the sub-characters. However, the setting is random and you'll not always receive all the artworks from the sub-character in one row. The SAVE & LOAD Trick --------------------- Therefore, I suggest you save your game each time a sub-character gives you an artwork when you give them an item. This is to avoid receiving junks items such as Normal Bullets, Normal Arrows and Fire Arrows. Use the Save & Load trick to eventually receive all artworks as a guarantee. HOW TO RECEIVE ALL THE ARTWORKS? -------------------------------- ***You need to use the Save & Load Trick in order to ensure that you receive the artworks in return.*** ------------------- From SUB-CHARACTERS ------------------- (During 1st visit at Imasho Town) From KOTARO: 美人画 空蝉 (Artwork #3) Talk to him first, and then give him 地球儀 Globe and オウム 青 Blue Parrot. 美人画 夕顔 (Artwork #4) Simultaneously, give him the 毛皮 Fur Skin. You need to trigger his first Intro event to be able to receive the Fur Skin from the man sitting beside him. (During 2nd visit at Imasho Town) From EKEI: 美人画 紅葉賀 (Artwork #7) Give him フォーク Fork. 美人画 花宴 (Artwork #8) Simultaneously, give him the キセル Pipe. 美人画 葵 (Artwork #9) Then, give him the 日本史記第十巻 History Book vol.10. Sometimes, you need to do this during the 3rd visit at Imasho. (During 3rd visit at Imasho Town) From MAGOICHI: 美人画 末摘花 (Artwork #6) Talk to him first and then give him the 扇子 Folding Fan. 美人画 若紫 (Artwork #5) Give him the オウム 緑 Green Parrot. (During 3rd visit at Imasho Town) From OYU: 美人画 桐壷 (Artwork #1) Give her 黒ビル Black Beer and 古文書 Ancient Documents. 美人画 帚木 (Artwork #2) Give her 玉手箱 Pandora's Box and 枯れた花 Dead Flowers. ---------------------- From The STORE (眞鳴堂) ---------------------- Purchase all of them! Each cost 100 Gold Only. 美人画　関屋 (Artwork #16) 美人画　絵合 (Artwork #17) 美人画　松風 (Artwork #18) ------------------- Throughout The GAME (contributed by Muni Shinobu) ------------------- 美人画　賢木 (Artwork #10) 柳生の庄 Yagyu's Village, on the cupboard of Jubei House. * obtainable before retrieving 舞雷刀 Buraitou 美人画　花散里 (Artwork #11) 岐阜城 東天 Gifu Castle East Sky, around the entrance of the 緑の幻夢空間 Green Phantom Realm. 美人画　須磨 (Artwork #12) 岐阜城 天守 Gifu Castle Sky Guard, in the room you entered using the 桜の鍵 Cherry Key. 美人画　明石 (Artwork #13) 岐阜城 東天 Gifu Castle East Sky, after you crossed with a boat, inside the building, in the closest room right by where you entered. 美人画　澪標 (Artwork #14) 鬼ヶ島 Oni's Sacred Place after you're teleported to 鬼ヶ島 血ノ池 The Blood Pond, near the 紅玉の鍵 Scarlet Key after you activate the elevator. 美人画　蓮生 (Artwork #15) 岐阜城 天守閣 Gifu Castle Keep Tower, near the final of the game, go to the top floor of the Keep Tower and to the main door. It's on Jubei's left where you see 2 Skull- Absorber monsters. =============== Puzzle Box Type =============== |----------------------------| | ***Puzzle Box -Style 1-*** | |============================| | Normal Puzzle Box | |----------------------------| North #_1_2_3_ | | | | ______| |______ # 1| |1 # West 2| |2 East 3|______ ______|3 | | | | |_______| # 1 2 3 South |----------------------------| | ***Puzzle Box -Style 2-*** | |============================| | Slider Puzzle Box | |----------------------------| North #_1_2_3_ | | | | ______|_______|______ # 1| | | |1# West 2| | | |2 East 3|______|_______|______|3 | | | | |_______| # 1 2 3 South |==============================| | -Legend- | |==============================| | -Directions- | |------------------------------| | E = East | | S = South | | W = West | | N = North | |------------------------------| | -Misc.- | |------------------------------| | # 1,2,3 = Block Numbers | | REMAIN = # of Moves Allowed | |==============================| ***Important Notice*** * All answers are in sequence from LEFT to RIGHT * Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels Begin ================================= -------------------- PPR Level 1 # of Box = 3 boxes -------------------- 1st box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 3 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move E#2, S#1, E#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 簿雲 (US) = Artwork #19 2nd box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 3 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move S#1, W#1, N#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 朝顔 (US) = Artwork #20 3rd box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 3 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move N#1, W#1, S#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 少女 (US) = Artwork #21 ----------------- -Level 1 Cleared- ----------------- -------------------- PPR Level 2 # of Box = 2 boxes -------------------- 1st box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move S#2, E#1, E#2, S#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 玉鬘 (US) = Artwork #22 2nd box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move E#1, S#2, E#2, S#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 初音 (US) = Artwork #23 ----------------- -Level 2 Cleared- ----------------- -------------------- PPR Level 3 # of Box = 3 boxes -------------------- -From the LEFT most- 1st box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move E#2, S#2, W#1, N#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 蛍 (US) = Artwork #25 -Center- 2nd box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 3 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move N#2, E#3, N#3 Award (JP) = 美人画 常夏 (US) = Artwork #26 -Right- 3rd box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move S#1, E#2, N#1, W#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 胡蝶 (US) = Artwork #24 ------------------ -Level 3 Cleared- ------------------ ------------------------ PPR Level 4 # of Box = 1 box only ------------------------ Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ---** Solution = Move S#3, E#3, S#1, E#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 篝火 (US) = Artwork #27 ------------------ -Level 4 Cleared- ------------------ --------------------- PPR Level 5 # of Box = 4 boxes) --------------------- -LEFT side- 1st box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ---** Solution = Move N#2, W#2, S#2, E#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 行幸 (US) = Artwork #29 -Next to the 1st- 2nd box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ---** Solution = Move S#1, W#1, N#1, W#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 野分 (US) = Artwork #28 -Lower Corner RIGHT from the Camera Angle- 3rd box = Small Box Box Type = Style 2 REMAIN = 3 Difficulty = ----* Solution = Move E#1/W#1, S#2/N#2, E#2/W#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 真木柱 (US) = Artwork #31 -Next to the 3rd- 4th box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ---** Solution = Move N#1, E#2, S#1, W#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 藤袴 (US) = Artwork #30 ------------------ -Level 5 Cleared- ------------------ ------------------- PPR Level 6 # of Box = 2 boxes ------------------- 1st box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ---** Solution = Move N#3, E#2, N#2, E#3 Award (JP) = 美人画 梅枝 (US) = Artwork #32 2nd box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = ---** Solution = Move W#3, S#3, E#3, N#3 Award (JP) = 美人画 藤裏葉 (US) = Artwork #33 ------------------ -Level 6 Cleared- ------------------ -------------------- PPR Level 7 # of Box = 2 boxes -------------------- -From the LEFT- 1st box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = --*** Solution = Move N#2, E#2, S#1, W#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 若菜上 (US) = Artwork #34 -From the RIGHT- 2nd box = Large Box Box Type = Style 2 REMAIN = 3 Difficulty = --*** Solution = Move S#3, E#2, N#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 若菜下 (US) = Artwork #35 ------------------ -Level 7 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 8 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 5 Difficulty = --*** Solution = Move E#1, S#3, E#2, S#1, E#3 Award (JP) = 美人画 柏木 (US) = Artwork #36 ------------------ -Level 8 Cleared- ------------------ -------------------- PPR Level 9 # of Box = 6 boxes -------------------- -LEFT side- 1st box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 5 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move S#2, E#1, N#2, W#2, S#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 鈴虫 (US) = Artwork #38 -LEFT side- 2nd box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 6 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move E#1, N#1, W#2, S#1, W#1, N#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 御法 (US) = Artwork #40 -LEFT side- 3rd box = Large Box Box Type = Style 2 REMAIN = 4 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move S#2, E#1, N#1, W#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 匂兵部卿 (US) = Artwork #42 -RIGHT side- 4th box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 5 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move W#1, N#2, E#1, N#1, W#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 ?笛 (US) = Artwork #37 -RIGHT side- 5th box = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 6 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move E#1, W#2, N#1, S#2, E#2, W#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 夕霧 (US) = Artwork #39 -RIGHT side- 6th box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 6 Difficulty = --*** Solution = Move E#2, S#1, E#3, S#3, E#1, S#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 幻 (US) = Artwork #41 ----------------- -Level 9 Cleared- ----------------- -------------------- PPR Level 10 # of Box = 2 boxes -------------------- 1st box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 5 Difficulty = --*** Solution = Move N#2, W#3, S#2, E#2, N#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 紅梅 (US) = Artwork #43 2nd box = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 5 Difficulty = --*** Solution = Move W#1, W#3, S#3, E#2, N#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 竹河 (US) = Artwork #44 ------------------ -Level 10 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 11 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 6 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move N#2, W#1, N#3, W#3, S#2, E#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 橋姫 (US) = Artwork #45 ------------------ -Level 11 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 12 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 7 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move S#1, E#1, N#1, E#2, N#2, W#1, S#1 Award (JP) = 美人画 椎本 (US) = Artwork #46 ------------------ -Level 12 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 13 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 2 REMAIN = 5 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move N#2, E#3, S#1, W#1, N#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 総角 (US) = Artwork #47 ------------------ -Level 13 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 14 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 8 Difficulty = ***** Solution = Move E#2, N#1, W#2, S#1, W#1, S#2, E#1, N#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 早蕨 (US) = Artwork #48 ------------------ -Level 14 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 15 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 7 Difficulty = -**** Solution = Move S#3, E#1, S#2, W#1, W#2, N#3, E#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 宿木 (US) = Artwork #49 ------------------ -Level 15 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 16 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 2 REMAIN = 6 Difficulty = ***** Solution = Move N#3, N#2, W#1, S#2, W#3, S#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 東屋 (US) = Artwork #50 ------------------ -Level 16 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 17 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 8 Difficulty = ***** Solution = Move E#2, S#1, W#1, E#3, S#2, W#2, N#2, N#3 Award (JP) = 美人画 浮舟 (US) = Artwork #51 ------------------ -Level 17 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 18 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 8 Difficulty = ***** Solution = Move E#2, N#2, S#1, E#1, N#1, S#2, W#1, N#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 蜻蛉 (US) = Artwork #52 ------------------ -Level 18 Cleared- ------------------ ----------------------- PPR Level 19 # of Box = 1 box only ----------------------- Box Size = Large Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 9 Difficulty = ***** Solution = Move E#2, S#3, W#3, N#1, E#1, N#3, E#3, S#2, W#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 手習 (US) = Artwork #53 ------------------ -Level 19 Cleared- ------------------ ------------------------ PPR Level 20 # of box = 1 box only ------------------------ Box Size = Small Box Box Type = Style 1 REMAIN = 12 Difficulty = ***** Solution = Move E#2, S#3, W#2, N#3, E#2, E#3, S#3, W#2, N#1, N#2, W#3, S#2 Award (JP) = 美人画 夢浮橋 (US) = Artwork #54 -------------------- -All Levels Cleared- -------------------- Congratulations! You've completely cleared the Puzzle Phantom Realm! (For NTSC/J of Onimusha 2) A wallpaper written in the Japanese Kanji as *天晴* with a collection of the Paintings of Beauties compliments you with your intellectual brainwork! ====================================================================================== Contact Me ====================================================================================== Email me at: ksiane2000@yahoo.com Please note that I will not reply a mail requesting personal information about me. I won't tell you no matter how you ask. And, I usually don't reply a mail with a repetitive same topics/questions requested from the same address. Thanks for your cooperation. ====================================================================================== Credits & Thanks ====================================================================================== Jeff "CJayC" Veasey of GameFAQs - for hosting this FAQ at the great gaming community site, GameFAQs. Steven Ng of IGN - for being interested in my Onimusha 2 FAQs and hosting it at IGN. Muni Shinobu - I was too lazy to go through all the locations in the game for all the Artworks and asked for him to allow me to use his information (Artworks' Location) in my FAQ. Ng Kian Sen (me myself) - for keep on trying various solutions for each level of Puzzle Phantom Realm Levels and finally completed writing this FAQ for this section of the game, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny ====================================================================================== Copyright Notice ====================================================================================== Since nobody has come up a FAQ for this topic yet, as a result, that has encouraged me to come up one _all_ by myself. This is a _unofficial_ Mini Game Guide of the game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny created by its original contributor. I've made efforts and attempts in order to finally complete this FAQ. Do not plagiarize! This document is copyrighted by international law and you are not allowed to use/modify the information in this FAQ without first requesting the permission from its author. You must not use it for any unauthorized publishing, profits gaining, reproduced, redistributed or duplicated in whole or in part. This document is for Private Use Only. This document is exclusively available at http://www.gamefaqs.com (GameFAQs) and http://faqs.ign.com (IGN) ONLY and it must not be republished or posted on other sites. This document Copyright(c) 2002-2003 by Ng Kian Sen All Rights Reserved ---EOF---