Ys: The Ark of Napishtim Cheats For PlayStation 2

1. Nightmare Mode

   Simply beat the game on any mode in order to unlock Nightmare difficulty.

   Contributed by: DarkCypher 

2. Unlocking Time Attack Mode

   To unlock Time Attack mode, in which you can fight any of the bosses in the game, beat the game on any difficulty. Time Attack mode can be attempted on any of the three difficulties, no matter which difficulty you beat it on.

   Contributed by: BobTheBlob 

3. Passwords (US/JP)

   To enable the passwords you have to go to the main menu and select Cheats. There are colored crystals and you have to hit them in order from left to right (R = Red, B = Blue, Y = Yellow) and then do a downward thrust strike on the center pedestal piece to use the cheat code. These codes do NOT work with the PAL version, as they're different/reversed.

   Effect	Effect
   Y, Y, R, R, B, B, Y, R	20 Item Tool Max Increase
   Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Red	All 3 Swords Maxed Out. This code begins the game with a fully powered up Ericcil, Livart and Blirante Sword.
   Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Red, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Blue	All Items 1/2 Price
   Blue(5)Yellow(3)Red(2)Blue Yellow(2)Red(3)	Alt. Olha in bikini in English
   Blue, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow	Beach CG Movie - English VA with Japanese Sub
   Blue, Red, Red, Yellow	Beach CG Movie - Japanese V/O with English Sub
   Blue, Red, Yellow	Beach CG Movie - Japanese VA with Japanese Sub
   R-1,B-1,Y-1,R-1,B-1,Y-1	Cheat mode on (Do this one first)
   R4 B4 Y4 B2 Y2 R2	Clearflag: Turns on all special features normally available only after you've completed the game once
   Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red	Increases Maximum Item Tool Capacity to 50.
   R, B, B, R, R, B, B	Level 20 Cheat
   Red, Red, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow	Level 40 Cheat
   Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Yellow	Lv 60 at start
   Yellow (3 times), Blue (3 times), Red (2 times), Yellow (2 times), Red (3 times), Blue (3 times).	Makes all Items in Shops cost 1G.
   B, B, Y, Y, Y, R, B, R, R, R, Y, Y	Maxed Out Blirante Sword
   Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Red, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Yellow	Maxed Out Ericcil Sword
   B, B, B, Y, Y, R, B, R, R, Y, Y, Y	Maxed Out Livart Sword
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie - English VA with Japanese Sub
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie - Japanese VA with English Sub
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Blue, Yellow	Napishtim Destroyed CG Movie - Japanese VA with Japanese Sub
   B, B, B, B, B, Y, Y, Y, R, B, Y, Y, R, R, R	Ohla bikini in english
   R5 B3 Y1 R1 B2 Y3	Olha demo after Clearing Time Attack on Hard (Japanese)
   Y-2,R-2,B-1	PC Mode with English voices and anime cutscenes
   Y-2,R-4,B-1	PC Mode with Japanese voices and anime cut scenes
   Blue, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Red	Prologue CG Movie - English VA with Japanese Sub
   Blue, Yellow, Red	Prologue CG Movie - Japanese VA with Japanese Sub
   Y-1,R-4,B-1	PS2 mode with Japanese voices with english text
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Red	Romun Fleet Destroyed Animation Movie
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Red	Romun Fleet Destroyed CG Movie
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Blue	Romun Fleet Entrance Animation Movie
   Blue, Red, Yellow, Red, Red, Yellow, Blue	Romun Fleet Entrance CG Movie
   Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow	Second CG movie of Olha playing the flute on the beach
   Yellow (3 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow (3 times), Red (3 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow	See the Ending of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim in English.
   Yellow (3 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow (3 times), Red (3 times) Blue (4 times), Yellow	See the Ending of Ys: The Ark of Napishtim in Japanese.
   Red (2 times), Blue, Red (2 times), Blue (2 times), Yellow (2 times)	Start a new game with Adol at Level 50.
   R, R, B, B, Y, Y, R, R, B, B, Y, Y	Start a new game with increased levels
   Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Red, Blue	Start at level 10
   Yellow, Yellow, Red, Blue	Start new game completely in Japanese at maximum level. PC mode. At maximum level.
   R, R, B, B, R, R, B, B	This code allows Adol to start the game at Level 30
   Red, Blue, Red	Watch opening animation from PC mode
   Blue, Blue, Yellow, Red	Watch opening CG movie in English
   B, B, B, B, Y, R	Watch the Opening CG in Japanese with English Subtitles.

   Contributed by: Rezon, Dead_to_Rights, Adol_the_Red, Animedude35, Faendryl, Mister_Money, DarkCypher, Kahrain, Sherminator1985 

4. Passwords (PAL)

   To enable the passwords you have to go to the main menu and select Cheats. There are colored crystals and you have to hit them in order from left to right (R = Red, B = Blue, Y = Yellow) and then do a downward thrust strike on the center pedestal piece to use the cheat code. These codes do NOT work with the US/JP version, as they're different/reversed.
   
   The first password that must be inserted is the "Master Code" (Red, Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Yellow) to enable all the others.

   Effect	Effect
   B B B R R R Y Y R R B B B Y Y Y	All items in shops cost 1G
   B R Y	Beach sequence CG (hit B from 1 to 5 times to switch between different subtitles languages)
   B R Y R R Y B B B	Enter Romun Fleet Anime
   B R Y R R Y B	Enter Romun Fleet CG
   B B R R Y Y Y R R R B B Y Y	Halved prices in shops.
   R B R	Intro Anime
   B Y R	Intro CG (hit B from 1 to 5 times to switch between different subtitles languages)
   Y B R Y B R	Master Code (enables all others)
   Y Y R R R B R Y Y Y B B	Maxed Blirante Sword
   Y R R B B B R R R Y Y B	Maxed Ericcil Sword
   Y Y Y R R B R Y Y B B B	Maxed Livart Sword
   R Y B B R R Y Y	Maximum Tool hold 20
   R Y Y B B R R Y Y	Maximum Tool hold 50
   B R Y R R Y R R R	Romun Fleet Destroyed Anime
   B R Y R R Y R	Romun Fleet Destroyed CG
   B R R B B R	Start at level 10
   B B R R B B R	Start at level 20
   B B R R B B R R	Start at level 30
   Y B B R R B R R	Start at level 40
   Y Y B B R R B R R	Start at level 50
   Y Y B B R R Y Y B B R R	Start at level 60
   B Y R Y	The Black Ark Falls CG (hit the second Y from 1 to 5 times to switch between different subtitles languages)
   B R Y Y	Unknown cheat
   R R Y Y B B Y Y Y Y B B B B R R R R	Unlocks clear bonuses that you get after fnishing the game once

   Contributed by: Rezon, Kahrain, mjmmx, RamzaRuglia 

5. Bonus Secrets

   Beat Majunun in Boss Rush(Time Attack Mode) and a ripple will appear in the top-left or top-right corner of the screen. Step into the ripple and you'll be transported to Moonset Shore with Olha in a bikini. (She says different things, depending on the difficulty level.)

   Unlockable	Unlockable
   Beat Nightmare Mode and you'll get a screenshot of Crevia surviving the fall of Napishtim.	Nightmare Bonus

   Contributed by: Faendryl 

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