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CHEAT CODES
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CAMERA VIEW:

You can switch to a fixed camera angle by pressing
Circle + X + Start.

CHANGE BACKGROUND:

To change the background on all menus, first make a design
in the "Edit Emblem" screen when you are done hold L1 + R1 +
SELECT. Now your design is the background.

1ST PERSON:

To switch to first-person view, press Triangle + Square + Start
at the same time then unpause the game. To return to third-person
view, just pause the game then unpause it.

NEW WEAPON:

at menu press x,o, triangle, square, o,x, triangle,o,x,o triangle, and
press start then select.
This will give you a nuclear weapon.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Aaron


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GAME TIPS
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BAD-A** Nine-Ball:

this is short and sweet and it works. I killed Omega nine ball the first
time w/ this mod.  First equip the Ln-1001b's (legs) next get the core
that has 17 slots it's the second to last one in the shop.( the one right
before the one that looks like a chest)  then get the really fast arms, i
think they are called ln-25 or mabey 28 i dont know.  Equip the moonlight
sword so when they want to sword fight u can rip them up. use the either
the redeye of the one u get in the arena as a head u can use what ever
back weaps you want it doesnt matter. THIS IS A MUST:  YOU MUST HAVE THE
FINGER AS A HAND HELD GUN it's powerful enough i killed Omega nine ball in
less than 3 minunites.  

Now w/ this set up go to the mission : factory invasion, or what ever it's
called.  at the first nine ball run it may sound cowardly but why bother
fighting him when it doesnt help you in the least.  run down the hall he
souldnt follow you if he does then you screwed up. go down the hall till
you get to an elevator go down.  at the door make sure you have your
finger equiped, as soon as you do open it, watch the short cut scene then
fight them. w/ the finger the battle shouldn't last very long at all. 
after they are dead go to the door dont worry about the ammo you used it
is refilled as you ride the elevator down.  after you get there run
straight at him hosing him down the entier time w/ the finger this gun
hit's him w/ 5 shots at once (VERY POWERFUL)  dont worry about the fire
you may be taking,
 but straff anyway. when you get close enough hit him w/ the moonlight
 sword.  by now the battle should almost be over keep shooting him
if he gets out of range of the finger by flying switch to what ever missle
u have and target him.  fly around ater him  keep shooting and try to keep
him in the range of the finger (it's kinda short)

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Rob


HIDDEN AC HEAD

It can be found in the Mission DESTROY BERSERK MTs.
The head is located in a storeroom near the path to the
computer. you can destroy the crates or jump over the crates
to the left side of the door.

Submitted by Spit


FCS LOCATION

On the assist MT's mission destroy all the enemies but one and then
 search around for a building that resembles the white house it stands out
 a lot shoot it and a there is a hole under it drop down and take the left
 path there will be a dead end shoot the wall and you will see the FCS.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Dias_Flac_2001


BEAT ULTIMATE NINE-BALL EASIER:

Equip ski legs and the four barell shoulder mounted laser cannon and the
second strongest laser rifle. when you get to ultimate nine ball keep
backing up and shoot him with shoulder weapon repeatedly and he should
drop in no time

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Frank


JUST A FEW WEAPONS TO AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!!:

Avoid these at all costs if you are a ....

                       Heavy, slow robots

avoid weapons that require you to lock on to your opponent for multiple
locks. this is almost always impossible and can get you killed.

avoid trying to use your laserblade, it can be life or death when you
expend all of your ammo, but is almost impossible to use on faster ACs

                       Light, agile robots

avoid weapons with a heavy recoil. these can blow you of of the edge of
the arena.

Avoid weapons that require you do halt movement. THIS IS ALMOST ALWAYS
SUICIDE!!!!!!!!!!!! your opponent can blow the hell out of you during this
time and because your defence is low, you will probably get slaughtered
before you can push the square button. TRUST ME!!!!!!!!


Submitted and FULLY tested By: Uh


BACK WEAPON

At the beginning of the stage "Cavern Invasion" you will destroy and enter
the first part of the cave if you look up, in the ceiling of the cave you
will see a hole. Utilize your booster to go through that hole where you
will find a tunnel. Tje tunnel leads in two different directions, one to
the Enemy AC, the other to the plasma cannon. Take the left tunnel you
will walk to a big room with plasma cannons on the ceiling. Destroy all
six first before entering the hidden room. At the far left back of the
cave you will find the back weapon on the ground.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: J'von 78


The EASIEST WAY to beat the Ultimate Nine-ball and complete the mission,:

First arm your core with 2 chain guns, WC-CN35.
Second, get the newest core found in the shop, the one that is the second
most expensive. Equip the core with only energy reduce, SP-Detq. This
ensures that your charge does not run out so fast when you boost. One of
the good things about this core is it's high defences, it is the core with
the highest energy def and shell def. Next it has the ability to speed up
your recharge time when you use our boosters.

Third, get the lightweight arms AN-25, they have high defence points.
Equip yourself with a solid gun weapon Lastly use QUAD Legs. What ever it
is they are essential to this battle! I reccommend the quads (four) that
you gget when you win the Four Legs EX-Arena THey have the highest defence
and are the fastest legs of the game!

Get yourself a good set of boosters with good boost power.

Okay, for the first nine-ball, simply switch to the chain gun and blast
away. YOu should keep your armour points above 5000 during this match.
Soon she fires another round of slug cannon and she dies next come the two
nine-balls. The key to beating them is concentrating he chain-gun onto one
of them first. Move up close to each so that they don't get the chance to
blast with their cannons. Dodge the close range swording by strafing.
Dodge again if the other flies back to shoot at you. If they use cannons,
run BETWEEN them so that they blast each other! What ever it is, don't
stop blasting away with your chaingun, just keep shooting, when one of
them dies, keep your wits up and keep attacking the other! ALWAYS Strafe
in a wide circle and shoot inwards to avoid his pulse gun.

LAstly, comes the dreaded ULTIMATE nine-ball. ( I lost 20 times over
4days! ) Okay, when all the animation is over, prepare to switch to your
chain guns again. When the battle starts, start reverse and keep shooting.
Even when he transforms! If he decides to fly off in jet mode and decides
to missile or bomb you with his laser cannon, dodge by strafing and keep
him in front of your lock-on window. Keep shooting, you'll rarely go out
of range or run out of bullets ( you have to chain guns which sum up to
1000   bullets) If you do it right, you'll keep seeing sparks flying off
his chest as your bullets heat him. Every time he tries to sword you,
strafe to the side with your head facing him and shoot him, that way, his
beam and blade will not cause too much damage. When lost, keep backing and
keep shooting. He diedsin 1 minute of consistent bullet attack!

GOOD luck, when you win you will be rewarded with a cool animation! Save
the game and go back to the arena to fight off those bozos.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Quest-X


GET THE AW-R-4 ARMS:

to get these arms you must beat the third opponent in the master 
ex-arena these arms can fire multiple cannon shots at once

Submitted and FULLY tested By: ricky powell


EASY ARENA FIGHTS:

head:hd-d-9066 costs 43200c /hd-helm costs 63200 core:xxa-so costs 122000
arms:an-k1 costs 49000 legs:ln-2kz-sp costs 118000 generator:gbg-10000
costs 43500 fcs:qx-21 costs 20300 boosters:b-pt000 costs 62500 back weapon
(right):rz-fw2 costs 82100 arm weapon (left):ls-99-moonlight costs 54000
arm weapon (right):wg-1-karasawa costs 75000 optional parts needed are
sp-maw,sp-jam,sp-abs,sp-sap,sp-cnd-k,sp-s/scr,sp-e/scr,sp-eh,sp-e+,sp-abs/
re. these are the units needed to have a successful time in the arena. if
you cannot afford these legs then get some cheaper but with a reasonable
speed but make sure they are the same weight or less other wise you will
go above the required weight if you can't afford any of this try to get a
ac with the same stats as the above would get you. this will allow you to
move fast and dodge lasers and rockets making the arena a lot easier.
(!warning this will not ensure victory for all the matches but most of
them!) the best arena to fight in is underground carpark the second one on
from the begining.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: GRIEVER


Defeat Catapillars:

I have tried this already. The easiest way to beat almost any cattapillar type is to get this 
body.
Head:HD-06-Radar
Core:XCH-01
ArmsAW-GT2000 or AW-XC5500. Either one works, just depends on what you like.
Legs:LC-MOS4545
Generator:GBX-XL
FCS:FBMB-18X
Boosters:B-PT000
Right and Left Back Weapons:WM-SMSS24

That AC is best used in the arena with the cement walls you can jump over.And When you use it 
in that arena go on the opposite side of the wall of your opponent.
With this AC I never lost a battle fighting another cattipillar type AC.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Neil Lantto


BEAT FIRST ARENA (sub arena):

best tip-gotta have the chain gun with the best pair of four legs.
just circle the enemy blowing their brains out with the chain gun, and
also, you have to have that head thats shaped like a T

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Chris


BEAT 9BALL:

here is the ac i used to beat 9ball.
first you get the legs that have heaviest load {human legs} 
then you get the best bosters fcs dosent matter much but it
needs to be able to lock on you also need the next to lightest 
arms you need core with 17 slots ammo expander the moonlight 
and the laser riffle {the silver one with the blue stuff in it}
all the energy increasing stuff **the part that cuts all energy use 
in is a must** if you want to kill in the arena easy here is what you take
the ammo thing off and ad the laser connon not the BFG but the short small
one it does half the damage but fires 3 times as fast with 3 times the
ammo.
thats how i did it. 

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Chris Carter


BIG MISSLE:

if you buy the largest missle launcher (the one that as 4 missles and
does 9800 ap damage) you can basically kill anything thats bothering
you. if you get 2 of them, can equip them w/out being overweight, and
can live to fire at least 5, anything will die. (the ultimate 9-ball
dies after about 2 of these missles, so it isnt really such a big deal
to beat him/her. 

Submitted and FULLY tested By: J.A


MY AC:

its a slow 4legger, but its really powerful
Head: hd-4004
core: xxl-do
arms: an-k1
legs: lfh-x5x
generator:gbg-xr
fcs: fbmb-mx
booster: b-pt000
back weapon L:wc-gn230
back weapon R:wc-01ql
arm weapon L:ls-99-moonlight
arm weapon R:wa-finger

Submitted and FULLY tested By: J.A


BEAT ALL ARENA ROBOTS EASILY:

your robot doesnt really have to be that special as long as you use
effective tactics. to defeat all of the arena robots i equipped my
robot with the verticle mortar launcher and the machine gun that
shoots energy rounds that you win in one of the arena battles. go to
the arena and choose the level with all the grass with the 2 big walls
that go right the way along and cross in the middle. when the battle
starts, you will be standing on the wall, but if you jump off it and
go to where the walls cross, you can use this as defence. simply stand
there and aim your mortar which fires upwards and let 4 missiles lock
and let rip! keep on doing this until you run out and if the robot is
still not destroyed (unlikely) then jump out and strafe and jump
around him, firing your machine gun and this will easily finish his
last bit of armour.

Submitted and FULLY tested By: geek

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HAVE OVERWIGHT ABILITY:

8003EACA  0001

Submitted but NOT tested By: RYAN GROBE


INFINITE AP:

d007afd8 0168
801e73b0 9c3b

Submitted but NOT tested By: neil


Infinite money:

8003ea76 0010

Submitted and FULLY tested By: Dallas

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