9.1 Skedar Ruins: Battle Shrine
This level is very easy to complete slowly, and equally easy to get the cheat time on. Use the callisto to take out all of the skedar at the beginning, and throw the target amplifiers on the correct pillars. If you are not playing for time at all, and one of the target amplifier pillars is the one that is bigger than the rest, there is a neat trick. Blow up the other two with the devestator and when all 5 are blown up (3 by the Maians) a double phoenix will appear above the ladder down into the canyon. However, beware that if you do this you can only fire one more grenade or the mission will fail. Go to the top of this ladder and use either callisto or phoenixs to take out the reaper skedar, especially the oneo n the opposite side and to the left. Then jump down onto the near side and follow it to the left until it runs out. There, switch across to the far side and walk out into nothing, keeping tight against the wall. In this way you will glitch your way round to where the bridge is, avoiding all the annoying little skedar. Go in and activate the bridge, then cross it and take out all the little skedar before the door at the TOP of the ramp. Go along and take out the reaper skedar. Here is where the phoenixs come into their own. Aim at each of the slayer skedar in turn, and fire explosive shells. They should fire their slayers at you, but they will blow up as soon as they are fired, killing the skedar. Now go down and sacrifice the falcon 2 on the altar. Make your way back up and through the door that was locked into the inner sanctum. Go into the secret army bit. Here, you can fire your grenades remaining (always leaving one left though or it will fail) at bits where there are two doors next to each other so they kill two skedar each. Go up to the remaining door(s) and open them in turn taking out skedar left. Now enter the final room... The phoenix is best here, but callisto will do. The phoenix is good because again he will blow himself up with the slayers he fires saving a lot of time and effort. Blow all the little things off and then kill him - simple. Time should be below the cheat time when done well, but definitely under seven minutes.
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