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OGRE Battle

The March of the Black Queen

 

The Story of

Ogre Battle

The days of Zenobia are growing dark and cold--evil is running rampant over the entire continent. Shadows of men roam the streets, whispering of the demise of their great King. The trusted Sage Rashidi fell prey to the evils of power, and then in its grip, Rashidi slew Gran, the mighty King. Rashidi then joined forces with Empress Endora, and their reign of terror spread to the entire continent. Thus, the Zetegenian Empire was born.

 

Your Mission

It's been nearly a quarter of a century since the reign of terror began. The Empire rules with neither justice nor compassion. The last remaining members of the rebellion are gathering on the outskirts of Sharom. The rebellion is greatly outnumbered by the mighty Empire, and there seems no way to defeat such an evil power. However, secrets carried through the wind tell of a great wizard, "Warren" who may be willing to help you. Choose your path wisely, listen carefully to the people, and gain their confidence. If you are not careful, all will have been in vain. You will have toppled an evil Empire, only to start one of your own.

 

Basic Steps

  1. Choose Location

    Areas displaying a flag have been freed, and those

    with Swords are ready for you to explore and liberate.

  2. Deploy unit

    Once you've arrived in an area, deploy several units--some

    to liberate towns and some to fight enemy troops.

  3. Defeat enemy's unit

    Upon encountering an enemy unit, you will enter the

    Battle Screen. The side that inflicts the most damage wins.

  4. Liberate towns

    Liberate towns to receive a healthy tribute. Enemy

    troops can retake a town though, if you don't watch it!

  5. Beat the boss

    When entering a new area, the Boss' location is displayed.

    When you think your forces are ready, go for the boss!

     

How to Start the Game

 

Let's make a Hero

The character you will play is the head of the rebel forces, and is also known as the Opinion Leader. Choosing New Game option at the Title Screen will call the wise man Warren, who will perform a character reading of your personality with Tarot cards. Warren will ask you six questions, as well as your sex. Based upon your answers, your hero's character will be formed.

 

Choose the first Location

A menu is displayed upon first entering the Main Map screen. Here, you may choose Edit Units, Monitor and Data. Press B Button to remove the menu. Move the cursor to an area and press A Button. You may fight in areas marked with a sword. Areas which have already been liberated are marked with a flag. Press X Button to display the menu again.

 

Beginning the Battle

A worthy leader has been created to lead the rebel forces to victory, and that leader is you! Let the battle begin...

Let's move your unit

Click in the Unit Icon and select Move. The cursor then becomes a flag. Place the flag on the location you wish to move a unit to and press A. In later stages, you will use this command to move several of your units. When you have many units moving at one tie, you may click on a unit and choose the View Destination command to view where that party is headed.

 

Liberate cities

Liberating a city is as simple as moving a unit. Place a flag on the city with the Move Unit command.

  1. Upon the unit's safe arrival, the city will be liberated.
  2. As a reward, you will have a chance to pull a Tarot card.
  3. Valuable information may be received after taking the card.

 

Discovering Hidden Cities

Sometimes, your units will come across hidden towns. These towns can provide important information, so be sure to send a Unit to check out suspicious areas.

  1. In the first area, check out the island in the north.
  2. A unit reaches the island, and a hidden town is found!
  3. Lans appears and gives you valuable information.

 

Let's Beat the Boss

Pay attention to he Boss' location when it is displayed at the beginning of the stage. When you fell that your forces are up to the challenge, head for the Boss!

  1. Warren appears when you reach his castle.
  2. Make sure your Unit is ready to fight.
  3. Each member will fight automatically.
  4. During battle, use a Tarot card to send an extra blast down on your enemies.

 

Editing Units

Although it is entirely possible to play Ogre Battle with the units as they come, it is best to customize each party for maximum effectiveness. Some characters fight better together than others.

Viewing Status

Select the Edit Units icon while on the Main Map screen to get to this menu. All characters will be displayed--those in units and those which are in your character pool.

  1. Use the Control Pad to select the unit you wish to view.
  2. Within the unit, you may select and view each character.
  3. Try doing the same thing with the rest of your Units.

 

Removing/Adding Characters

The steps you take to remove or add a character are similar. Read on, fearless warrior, for all the details.

  1. First, highlight the unit you wish to change, then press A.
  2. Next, select the character you wish to ass or remove.
  3. Removed characters end up back in the character pool.

 

Make new Units

When a unit leader is removed, the unit is disbanded. New units may be formed with the Add Character command.

  1. First highlight a unit by selecting the Control Pad
  2. Select and remove the unit leader to disband the unit.
  3. Add a new member from the character pool to be the leader.

 

Change unit formation

You may position the characters any way you like within a unit. Check each characters front/back attack skills to decide which row is best. While starting out, keep the leaders in your parties in the back row to protect them from attack.

  1. From the old formation, select characters with the A Button.
  2. Place them in the empty box to create a new formation.

 

Character Screen Information

Character size-Characters are either large (L) or small (s). A unit may contain five small characters or a combination of large and small. Each large character takes up the space of two small ones.

Cost-This is the cost of deploying the character and its daily wage.

Next level-Characters gain experience points after a battle. This shows the points needed to advance one level.

Front/back-Characters attack differently on the front line then when in the back.

Move-Shows the terrain or method of travel this units uses most effectively.

Leader OK-Some characters cannot be unit leaders regardless of their Charisma.

Item equip-This shows if a character is equipped with an item, and what type it is.

Luk (Luck)-A lucky character will be able to avoid attacks more often, and has a better chance of finding items in defeated enemy units.

Ali (Alignment)-The higher a character's Alignment is, the more he/she cares for others.

Cha (Charisma)-The Charisma level determines how well a character is able to lead units

Int (Intelligence)-This affects your ability to cast and protect against spells

Agi (Agility)-Characters with high Agility will successfully hit opponents in battle more often

Str (Strength)-The higher the character's Strength, the more damage he will inflict in battle

 

What Affects Your Reputation?

Alignment-When liberating towns, the Alignment of the liberating unit should be higher than the town's morality level.

Class Compatibility-Characters in a unit with very different Compatibility cannot fight to their maximum potential.

Charisma-A high Charisma level means that you are a good and effective leader, a will raise your reputation.

Your Reputation-Finishing the game with a good reputation will be one of the factors in getting the best ending of the game.

Hints

Building the Best Set of Units

To ensure that you're getting the most effectiveness when building units, try following these guidelines.

Type A: City-Liberation Unit: To build a good reputation with the people of the area, liberate cities with a party of high Alignment.

Type B: Enemy-Attacking Unit: Characters of low Alignment and those with muscle should go out and take care of the enemy troops.

Type C: City-Defending Unit: Place balanced units in liberated cities. Use units with strong characters in the front ranks to ward off physical attacks.

Type D: Terrain-Battle Unit: Build parties with characters of a common terrain type, and send them to fight in the most suitable areas.

 

Which Items Should You Buy?

Valna is the first shop you happen upon, so don't spend all your money in one place. If you're not careful, you could go bankrupt. It's not necessary to buy the more expensive Items right now. Stick with the useful, inexpensive Items like Cure and Heal.

 

Making Battle Plans

Below are some hints which are especially helpful when you have units deployed out on the Area Map screen.

  1. Stay on the City

    It's important to keep units in liberated towns in order to defend them. Also, characters can recover hit points as long as the unit stays in the city.

  2. Landscape Effect

    Form units whose members have common terrain preferences, then send the mountain, plains and water units to areas in which they fight most effectively.

  3. Night or Daylight Battle

    Characters of a high alignment fight better in the day time, and those of a low alignment prefer the night.

  4. Don't Be a Bully, Check Your Level

    If a good reputation concerns you, be careful who you fight. If you must fight enemies weaker than your party, one option is to defeat only their leader.

     

If A Characters Dies...

Before going somewhere far away from a temple, it's wise to buy a "Revive" item from one of the shops. Use this item to bring a character back to life, anywhere! If you can afford to lose the deceased character forever with all of their experience, then erase the character and recruit a new one in a nearby city.

 

When Neutral Characters Appear

You will notice that occasionally a neutral character appears in battle. If you quickly press the A Button at the start of battle, you will have the option of recruiting that character into your party.

 

Find the Chaos Gates

The Legend of Ogre Battle says that the four gods of the Sky Islands are alive and waiting for you to visit them. To reach their floating worlds, you must have the "Brunhild" sword. Use it to discover each of the four Chaos Gates. The gates are passages to the floating worlds of the gods. Look for them in out-of-the-way places: between mountains, on small islands, etc.

 

True Ending!?

The course of Ogre Battle is as diverse and challenging as you wish to make it. With 12 different possibilities, the ending will prove to be no less unique or unpredictable!

 

Your Reputation Meter

Finishing the game with a full, or near full, reputation meter is just one of the criteria in getting the best ending.

The Hero's parameters

The maximum Strength, Agility and Intelligence are 255, and the maximum Charisma, Alignment and Luck is 100.

Collecting important items

Seeing the best ending also depends upon discovering all of the special treasures and items scattered throughout the game.

Finding important characters

As important as finding hidden items is finding and talking to all of the various characters along the way. Many key characters must join your forces in order for you to reach the best ending.

GOOD LUCK!