Rez Frequently Asked Questions

OK, there's some topics that get repeated a LOT, and I'm hoping to help curb those with this topic

Q: I finished areas 1-4, but area 5 didn't unlock! Help!
A: You need to get 100% analyzation on all 4 areas. To get 100% analyzation, you need to shoot every password protector that shows up, and then shoot the network opening (cube) 8 times to go to the next layer level. It's pretty hard to miss these, if you pay attention you should get them all no problem. You should be on layer level 10 before the boss if you did it right.

Q: I need help getting 95% shot down in area 5!
A: Well, there's really not much you can do aside from practice. This video shows someone getting 100% analyzation, shot down, and support on area 5, so if you watch it you might figure out some new strategies for enemies or parts of the area that can net you the extra percentage you need: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-435065682899786051

Q: I just beat Direct Assault, but it didn't give me the achievement! Help!
A: Notice the achievement says to beat Direct Assault (Trance)? You just beat Direct Assault (Normal). Keep beating Direct Assault and after you're 5th time through, you'll unlock Direct Assault (Trance).

Q: What's the point of Trance Mission? Does it ever end? How long do I have to play to get the achievement?
A: Let's start off with the most important one: Trance Mission is not Direct Assault (Trance). (And yes, I've seen people make that mistake before.) Trance Mission is a never-ending level that's just for fun. You don't ever have to play it but you might find it interesting.

Q: Can I just leave the game on for 10 hours to get the Rezident achievement?
A: No, you have to actually be playing the game, in either Play mode, Traveling mode, Score Attack mode, Direct Assault mode, Lost Area, Trance Mission, or Boss Rush mode. (Yes, you could just leave Trance Mission on for 10 hours, but it's much more fun to actually play the game. Plus if you're going for all the achievements and unlockables, that'll take you more than 10 hours anyways.)

Q: I can't for the life of me get a high score, even with 100% analyzation, shot down, and support! What am I doing wrong?
A: You're not shooting the enemies with high enough combos. The more enemies you lock on to at one time, the more points you'll get for killing them all. Also, in Score Attack mode, enemies will tend to fire missiles at you a lot more, so if you hold of on killing enemies, you can hit those missiles for extra points. Also, at the boss, try not to hit the core if you can help it, because the core isn't worth any points, while all the other stuff you can hit generally is worth points. However, make sure you kill the boss before it self-destructs, or else you won't get the bonus for killing the boss. If you get over 98% shot down, you'll fight the Tera form of the boss, which is worth a whopping 20,000 points for killing it. Under 90% will get you the Mega form, which, although I've never personally gotten it, I'm guessing is worth either 5,000 points, or absolutely nothing. The Giga form (between 90% and 98%) with net you 10,000 points. And one last thing, there are some enemies with multiple parts, if you kill all the parts then you'll get a pretty hefty bonus. (Enemies that spring to mind are the dragon-type things in area 3, and those big things that shoot out those little jumping purple things in area 4, and even the red panels that shoot out fish while fighting Venus.)

Q: How can I unlock everything?
A: Short answer: Get all the achievements.
Long answer:

AREA 5:
Clear areas 1-4 with 100% analyzation

SCORE ATTACK:
Area 1 - Clear area 1
Area 2 - Clear area 2
Area 3 - Clear area 3
Area 4 - Clear area 4
Area 5 - Clear area 5

DIRECT ASSAULT:
Normal - Clear area 5
Ambient - Clear Direct Assault one time
Punk - Clear Direct Assault two times
Oldschool - Clear Direct Assault three times
Psychedelic - Clear Direct Assault four times
Trance - Clear Direct Assault five times

LOST AREA:
Clear area 5, or play for 5 hours

TRANCE MISSION:
Get a local ranking of 1st in the Lost Area

BOSS RUSH:
Clear areas 1-5 with over 95% shot down

PLAYER SELECT:
Zero form - Clear one area with 100% shot down, or play for 5 hours
First form - Clear one area with 100% shot down, or play for 5 hours
Second form - Clear one area with 100% shot down, or play for 5 hours
Third form - Clear two areas with 100% shot down, or play for 6 hours
Fourth form - Clear three areas with 100% shot down, or play for 7 hours
Fifth form - Clear four areas with 100% shot down, or play for 8 hours
Final form - Clear all five areas with 100% shot down, or play for 9 hours
Morolian form - Clear all five areas with 100% shot down and support, or play for 10 hours

BEAM TYPE:
1 - Clear 5 areas in Score Attack mode
2 - Clear 10 areas in Score Attack mode
3 - Clear 15 areas in Score Attack mode
4 - Clear 20 areas in Score Attack mode
5 - Clear 25 areas in Score Attack mode
Morolian - Clear 30 areas in Score Attack mode

CAMERA VIEW:
Normal view - Get a local ranking of 1st in 2 areas
Near view - Get a local ranking of 1st in 2 areas
Far view - Get a local ranking of 1st in 3 areas
Dynamic view - Get a local ranking of 1st in 4 areas
First person view - Get a local ranking of 1st in 5 areas

IMMORTAL:
Clear all six Direct Assault modes

OVERDRIVE INFINITY:
Get a local ranking of 1st in Boss Rush mode
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Nope, the powerups count towards your support percentage

Also, some enemies will shoot missiles and stuff but those don't count towards the shot down percentage so you don't have to worry too much about those
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Play mode only
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