Then you are given the stats for each body part for each Wanzer (those that the player can keep anyway). The stats include HP, movement rates, accuracy upgrade percentages, boost upgrade stats, and evade upgrade stats. Finally, each body part's attainable Battle Skill is displayed again with how many computer slots they take up, as is the condition for attaining them.

Next come full walkthroughs of both the Alisa and Emma mission trees. You are given strategy recommendations for each mission, told where you start and the enemy starting positions, which enemies you will face with their full stats, and are given a recommendation on what Def-C to protect against: Fire, Penetration, or Impact weapons. Also, you are given notes on when to check your email or the Network and who to speak to in what order so you don't miss anything.

The last part of the guide lists every "Website", any passwords, when they are available in the game, and in what mission their content changes so you don't have to check after every mission.

Finally, you are shown how to get the Hoshun Mk112 Wanzer with its 250-damage beam rifle (for free off the Network!). This is the most powerful Wanzer you can get and the most powerful weapon in the whole game.

All in all, this guide covers almost everything the game throws at you. The only thing it doesn't tell you is what you get if you have all platinum rankings at the end of the game (which is pretty hard to achieve).

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great game, great strategy guide  Apr 20, 2000 By jddeh@gateway.com
If your looking for a great strategy guide for a great game, don't look any further. This guide has coverage of all the missions in each adventure. Each Wanzer is different. This guide tells in detail pilot skills, stats, and reveals secrets for maximizing effectiveness. This game is a lot of fun. It is much like Final Fantasy Tactics. If you need a strategy guide, this guide is for you.

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You're going to want this strategy guide if you want access to the best wanzer in the game.  Jan 03, 2007 By R. D. Myers Jr.
As usual, nothing about this game is hard enough to warrant a strategy guide, but you're going to want this one if you want to get your hands on the best wanzer in the game, the Hoshun. There are also a lot of other secrets that you might miss if you don't at least have this guide handy.

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The "Gold Mine" of Strategy Guides  Oct 03, 2006 By Robert M. Gaul "Bobby G"
If you have played the game (FM3), then this is a no-brainer...you have GOT to get this guide. It is beautifully illustrated and painstakingly thorough in all the nuances of this fine game. You get stats of parts, mechs, locations of enemies, types of enemies, as well as the storyline segues.

The guide also has the points in both storylines where "secrets" can be found....and this alone is worth the price of the book!
You'll want to play the game all over again JUST to find the stuff you missed all those other times!
It doesn't tell you how to "win" this game outright...just how to be a lot better at it, and that's fine with me.

This is an invaluable resource whenever the mood strikes you and you have a need to jump in the old "Wanzer" and wreak some havoc (and save the world while you're at it)!

This is a must-have item!


GOOD GUIDE  Feb 04, 2003 By patricia laverty
Give you all the proper maps you need,all the upgrades you should get.pretty clear and concise guide thumbs up

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