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COLLECTABLES

During your journey you can collect
Bonus Items that increase your health
capacity and TK power. Some items are
hidden in arcane containers that must
be shattered with the Reaver to release
the treasures within. You can collect
Health Talismans, Telekinetic Runes
and Arcane Tomes.

HEALTH TALISMANS

Each Talisman is broken into three
fragments. The character’s health
capacity increases one level each time
he completes a Talisman by collecting
its three fragments. Each character can
find a total of 12 shards, for a potential
total of four complete health upgrades.

TELEKINETIC RUNES

Each Rune enlarges the character’s
TK Meter, increasing his capacity to use
Telekinesis. Each character can find
a total of 8 TK Runes.

ARCANE TOMES

You can unlock special bonus materials
by finding Arcane Tomes hidden
throughout the game. When you find
a Tome, approach it to collect it.
Each character can find a total
of 10 Arcane Tomes.

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SPECIAL ATTACKS

Over the course of the game, Kain and
Raziel earn experience based on how
well they perform in combat. Their
progress is tallied by the Reaver Meter
on the Status Screen, and is accelerated
based on the complexity of the combos
performed and how often the Reaver
Gauge is built to a full charge.
As Kain and Raziel reach each of the
five combat experience levels, they are
awarded a new Special Attack. Each
attack earned is shown by a colored
pip next to the Reaver Meter on the
Status Screen. 
Press 

r

on the Status Screen to open

the subscreen where the Special
Attacks are stored, along with
descriptions and controls instructions
(see page 21). 

PERFORMING 
SPECIAL ATTACKS

Pulling off Special Attacks requires
timing, skill and practice.

To execute a Special Attack, tap 

L

in the attack direction, and
simultaneously press the
appropriate attack button — slash
(

X

), slam (

Y

) or TK (

B

) — for the

desired attack.

There are five types of Special Attacks:

Devastating Strike

A powerful slam attack that bounces
the enemy off the ground, setting it up
for a follow-up attack.

Tap 

L

in the attack direction and

simultaneously press 

Y

.

Rapid Attack

A vicious flurry of attacks unleashed
by rapid button presses.

Tap 

L

in the attack direction and

repeatedly press 

X

.

Air Strike

A powerful mid-air slam attack that
bounces the enemy high off the
ground.

While in mid-air, tap 

L

in the

attack direction and simultaneously
press 

Y

.

Rapid Air Attack

A vicious mid-air flurry of attacks
unleashed by rapid button presses.

While in mid-air, tap 

L

in the

attack direction and repeatedly
press 

X

.

Telekinetic Stasis

Briefly locks an enemy in mid-air
with TK while still leaving Kain or
Raziel free to attack.

Tap 

L

in the attack direction

and simultaneously press 

B

.

BONUS ITEMS

LOK Xbox final  10/15/03  11:05 AM  Page 24

Summary of Contents for LEGACY OF KAIN - DEFIANCE

Page 1: ...RD g a f ...

Page 2: ...ziel 11 Game Progress 12 Telekinesis TK 13 Kain s Unique Abilities 14 Raziel s Unique Abilities 16 The Reaver 18 Health and Feeding 20 Status Screen 21 Combat 22 Bonus Items 25 Enemies and Strategies 26 Credits 27 STUCK Call the EIDOS Gameplay Helpline 1 900 285 4500 Up to 1 99 minute Please be 18 or have parental permission or call 800 295 5870 with a major credit card AM Page ii ...

Page 3: ...SSIVE SCAN This game can be set to display a higher resolution image on TVs that support progressive scan mode EDTV HDTV In order to use the progressive scan mode you need a TV that can accept this type of input see your TV operation manual and an Advanced A V Pack or Xbox High Definition A V Pack To activate the progressive scan mode select Progressive Scan in the Dashboard menu of the Xbox displ...

Page 4: ...le Menu game Pause open Pause Menu pen close Status Screen huffle Status Screens ighlight select menu item onfirm selection ancel selection ove character climb swim Raziel only im Telekinesis sight ction interact with objects environment pick up use tifacts push rotate grab drag object ive while swimming Raziel only ap to fire Telekinesis blast old to lift enemies off ground aim with L nd release ...

Page 5: ...Kain Defiance game data exists in the slot you selected it will be overwritten during the save Be careful once data is overwritten it cannot be recovered Legacy of Kain Defiance requires 22 blocks of free space to auto save data and allow one manual save Each additional manual save requires 9 blocks of free space To resume a saved game select either Continue Game or Load Game from the Title Menu S...

Page 6: ...ed by Moebius s devices Kain activated the time streaming portal that would propel him and Raziel centuries into Nosgoth s past Free will Kain feared might only be an illusion but he knew their fates were intertwined in ways that Raziel had not begun to fathom REVELATIONS Swept back into Nosgoth s early history Raziel began to unearth the secrets of his past how his coming was foretold by an ancie...

Page 7: ...ress and hold r with an enemy in your grasp or to draw the soul from the body at a distance If you release the trigger too early the soul may escape See page 17 for more details Reaver Gauge Holds the Reaver s energy charge See pages 10 and 18 for more details Reaver Menu Displays various Elemental Reaver empowerments Raziel has gained at Elemental Forges The colored pips next to the menu show whi...

Page 8: ...nes in the TK Meter TK power regenerates gradually over time but overuse depletes your energy reserves You can augment your TK power by finding TK Runes to increase the capacity of the TK Meter See page 25 for more information 12 ME PROGRESS gh on Kain r r paths ugh the different ommon ing mies Raziel common pages 14 abilities a running e wall down ick jump and bjects ed still veable L ARTIFACTS T...

Page 9: ...low his descent to land silently and with greater accuracy While in mid air hold down A to slow your descent Release the button to resume a normal descent BAT FLIGHT Kain can fly rapidly between distant locations by transforming into a swarm of bats He must first concentrate his energy and mentally project himself toward his destination visible on the horizon For this reason he can only employ bat...

Page 10: ... draw the soul from its body and devour it to restore his health While in the Material Realm Raziel s energy constantly decays and must be restored In the spirit world his health only declines when he is wounded by spectral enemies To devour a soul Press and hold r near a vulnerable enemy to tear the victim s soul out or draw it from the body at a distance until the soul is devoured If you release...

Page 11: ...le attacks REAVER SPELL A second effect occurs when the Reaver Gauge is full A Reaver Spell is armed indicated by a glow around the Reaver Gauge The spell can be triggered at any time Hold down X to gather the spell s energy Release the button to launch the spell The effect of the Reaver Spell depends on the current Reaver enhancement Some spells inflict damage to all enemies in the area Other spe...

Page 12: ...ion about them When an item is highlighted its larger image and name are displayed in the Main Screen The Main Screen displays Character s primary goal Character s immediate task Current artifacts in the character s possession Reaver Enhancements earned Kain s screen displays the fragments of the Balance Emblem he has acquired Raziel s screen shows the Elemental Forges he has completed The Reaver ...

Page 13: ...after a short time if he doesn t throw the enemy You can throw enemies onto spikes into fire into breakable objects over ledges and into architectural obstacles Some of these targets will be fatal others will inflict varying degrees of damage Some enemies are invulnerable to TK attacks DODGING Use A to evade and maneuver around enemies Use L to set a direction and press A to dodge To jump up while...

Page 14: ...h it to collect it Each character can find a total of 10 Arcane Tomes 24 Kain and on how Their er Meter celerated e combos Reaver of the they are Each olored n the to open ial ructions uires tap L slash for the There are five types of Special Attacks Devastating Strike A powerful slam attack that bounces the enemy off the ground setting it up for a follow up attack Tap L in the attack direction an...

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