Frame Gride - Dreamcast FAQ V0.1
7/17/1999
by Jos‚ Ra£l Gonz lez
jrgonzalez@earthlink.net


Comments:
This is a GREAT game.    The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is
awesome and very deep.  The more I play it, the more cool things I find
out. If you like 3-D fighters at all, you have to try it.  If you own a
Japanese Dreamcast, go import it NOW.  I recommend The Rage
(http://www.therage.com/) for all your import needs.  This game should
definitely be brought over to the States (probably in 2000).  I don't know
any Japanese, so what I have found out has been through trial and error.
Any additions/corrections to this fact are welcome.

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Campaign Mode Menu:
Once you start a new game (and have gone through all those screens in
Japanese - which decides which gride you get) you ecnounter this menu:

- Go to Map*
- Practice*
- Select Gride
- Select and Equip Armaments (Weapons/Armor)
- Select Gride Color
- Select Squires (you must have enough LF to use squires)
- Construct Armaments with Gems
- Miscellaneous Options
     - View Records
     - Save Game*
     - Load Game
- Leave Game

*Note: can only be done if your mech is fully equipped and you have enough
Life Force for all your selected squires.  Life Force can be increased by
improving your armor (namely your helmet and breastplate)

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Battle Options:

On Ground at All Distances
     X: Guard
     B: Sword Slash (requires no energy, can be done in air)
     L: Strafe Left (can be done in air)
     R: Strafe Right (can be done in air)
     A: Jump Jet Straight Up
     Forward + A: Jump Jet Forward - Ground Level
     Backward + A: Jump Jet Backwards - Ground Level
     B+Y: Special Weapon Attack (rear mounted on left shoulder)       
     X+A: Summon Squire
     L+R+X: Defensive Energy Field
     L+R+B+Y: Area Energy Attack (can be done in air)

Up Close:
     Y: Punch (requires no energy)
     L+R+YYY: Combo Punch*       
     L+R+BBB: Combo Sword Slash*
       
*Note: If any part of the combo is blocked, your gride is pushed back and
the combo ends

Far Away:
     Y: Fire Rifle (can be done in air)
     L+R+Y: Fire Slow Moving Energy Ball
     L+R+B: Fire Sword Projectile Weapon

Energy Bar Colors:
The energy bar is normally green.  If you are  trying to do an attack that
requires energy you don't have, the required energy needed for that attack
will be added in red to the amount you currently have.  Once you have
attained that energy, your energy bar will turn blue.

Battle Strategy:
In order to get the harder to find gems, you must kill the opponent's
squires.  Once the squires have been destoyed, they leave a gem.  A good
strategy is to get up close and personal to your opponent, hurt him real
badly, and then let him summon his squires. Kill the squires, get their
gems, and then finish him off.  I have gotten up to 6 gems in a battle in
this manner (and the harder to find gems - like the red one).
If you are defeated in battle, you may lose a piece of armor, so beware.

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Map Info:
Herein I have described the different locales and cards on the map that I
have found.  Feel free and contact me if you have found/beaten more (I may
have more later).

Locales:
     Fallen Town (can view and select all your cards here)
     Fossil Desert
     Fallen Bridge
     Great Ravine
     Vanity Castle
     Huge Hollow (island off west coast)
     Silent Forest
     Ruins of Ancient
     Graceful Column (SW corner of map)

Cards:
     Mordova
     Cronher
     Otlante
     Modorall
     Lechliax
     Revenger (does not appear in Fallen Town)
     The Mugger (does not appear in Fallen Town)
     The Gub (does not appear in Fallen Town)

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Have Fun!