


             JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES - LEGEND OF THE DARK HAND
                         UNOFFICIAL GUIDE v0.2
                        for the GameBoy Advance
                           by Lim Tou Chien



  This guide is copyright Lim Tou Chien. All rights reserved.


  This is guide is available for free and can be found at
  the Dark Zenith RPG Official Page (http://www.geocities.com/peteltc/
  jackie_advent.html).

  No part of this guide may be reproduced or/and distributed without the
  written permission by the author. It may only be used only for personal
  use and no other.

  Jackie Chan Adventure - Legend of the Dark Hand and related material
  are belong to Torus Games/Activision. I do not claim any ownership
  over them.


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  1. INTRODUCTION
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  1.1 WHAT GAME IS THIS?
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  Jackie Chan Adventures - Legend of the Dark Hand is an fighting side-
  stroller for the GameBoy Advance. According to the developer website
  of the game at http://www.torus.com.au, the game is based on the
  popular animation, Jackie Chan Adventures. Well I mean, any animation
  or even the movie with the name Jackie Chan, how can it not be
  popular? For me, he's second after the great Bruce Lee. Back to our
  topic, the game is  similar to Final Fight by Konami but with better
  graphics (at least for me) and boast more moves and slightly better
  game play.

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  1.2 WHO IS JACKIE CHAN?
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  Well, Jackie Chan is the world famous Chinese actor who always does
  his amazing stunts that really make you watch with awe, wondering how
  he done it. For example, just watch Rush Hour 2 - the scene where Jackie
  manage to squeezed through the counter sill(!). Anyway, for more
  information on the legend, you may want to look elsewhere where there
  will be more comprehensive information on him. Besides, it really is
  out of the scope of this guide.

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  1.3 SHOULD I BUY THIS GAME?
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  In this guide, I will assume that you have bought the game or least
  have some hands-on experience playing the game. But if you do not own
  the game but you have a GameBoy Advance, I suggest you do yourself a
  favor and buy this. The game is great with good looking graphics and
  game play. You should note though that there are some bugs in the game
  which are minor anyway and should not prevent you from enjoying the
  game. In fact, it's better some other fighting stroller games out there
  including Final Fight (Note : This is just my own opinion).

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  1.4 WHAT THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT?
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  The game is all about Jackie, an archeologist who must find the eight
  ancient scrolls that contain ancient kung fu powers before Dark Hand,
  an evil demon, does. Guided by Captain Black and accompanied by Jade
  and his boss, they will travel around the world in the quest to save
  the world.

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  1.5 HOW MANY STAGES IS THERE IN THE GAME?
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  There is ten stages in total though some has no boss battles.
  The following is a list of the stages (in order) :
  San Francisco
  Section 13 Training Area
  Mayan Temple
  Bermuda
  Mt. Fuji
  Forbidden City
  Great Wall of China
  Victoria Harbor
  Siberia
  Alcatraz


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  2. BASIC MOVELIST
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  UP    - MOVE UP
  DOWN  - MOVE DOWN
  LEFT  - MOVE LEFT
  RIGHT - MOVE RIGHT

  [A]   - PUNCH ATTACK
  [B]   - FRONT KICK ATTACK
  [L]   - BLOCK
  [R]   - JUMP

  [A] + [A] - TWO PUNCH ATTACK
  [B] + [B] - TWO KICK ATTACK
  [R] + [B] - FLYING KICK ATTACK

  [UP]   /  [DOWN] x 2                       - SIDE STEP
  [LEFT] / [RIGHT] x 2 (TOWARDS THE ENEMY)   - ROLL ATTACK
  [LEFT] / [RIGHT] x 2 (AWAY FROM THE ENEMY) - BACKFLIP ATTACK

  [LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY) + [A] - SLAP PUNCH ATTACK
  [LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY) + [B] - THRUST KICK ATTACK
  [LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY BEHIND - BACK PUNCH ATTACK
  OF YOU) + [A]
  [LEFT] / [RIGHT] (TOWARDS THE ENEMY FRONT  - BACK KICK ATTACK
  OF YOU) + [B]

  HOLD [L] + [R]                             - PICK UP WEAPON /
                                               PROJECTILES

  WHEN HOLDING A WEAPON
       [A] - WEAPON ATTACK / DOUBLE WEAPON ATTACK
                             (if hit enemy at each side of the weapon)

  WHEN HOLDING A WEAPON / PROJECTILES
       [A] / [B] - OBJECT THROW / ENEMY THROW


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  3. ADDITIONAL MOVELIST
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  * Notes : The following move may be only be performed after you get
            the ancient scroll (there are eight in all). There is one
            scroll at each stage except Section 13 Training Area and
            Alcatraz.

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    1. YIN SCROLL (SAN FRANCISCO)
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  [A] + [A] + [A]     - YIN SCROLL ATTACK
  - Triple punch combo.
  - Rating : ***1/2
  - Comments : A great but slow punch combo. I suggest you use the Wu
               Scroll Attack as it's much faster and has a longer
               attacking range.

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    2. WU SCROLL (MAYAN TEMPLE)
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  [B] + [B] + [B]     - WU SCROLL ATTACK
  - Triple kick combo.
  - Rating : *****
  - Comments : A superb leg combo. Expect yourself to use this move
               often. Great against a crowd.

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    3. MAO SCROLL (BERMUDA)
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  [UP] + [A]          - MAO SCROLL ATTACK
  - Flurry punch.
  - Rating : ****
  - Comments : A nice fast multiple punches. Great for close range
               attack against a crowd. However it has a shorter
               attacking range so be aware.

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    4. XU SCROLL (MT.FUJI)
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  [UP] + [B]          - XU SCROLL ATTACK
  - Handspring kick.
  - Rating : **1/2
  - Comments : One of the moves you will not use in your regular bouts.
               Slow, though it has a longer range than the Mao Scroll
               Attack. Use it for your combos instead.

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    5. FU SCROLL (FORBIDDEN CITY)
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  [A] + [B]           - FU SCROLL ATTACK
  - Scissors kick.
  - Rating : **
  - Comments : An extremely slow move that enables you to jump and kick
               at two directions (left and right) at the same time. Use
               it only if there are enemies at both side of you and you
               have the time to perform this move.

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    6. SHEN SCROLL (GREAT WALL OF CHINA)
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  [UP] + [R] + [B]    - SHEN SCROLL ATTACK
  - Jump backwards off a wall.
  - Rating : *
  - Comments : A rubbish move that lets you jump backwards off a wall.
               While you in the air, you may press [B] for a flying
               kick attack.

  Note : Thanks to The Rolnicks for reminding the name.

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    7. ZI SCROLL (VICTORIA HARBOUR)
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  [R]                 - ZI SCROLL (JUMP HIGH)
  - Jump real high.
  - Rating : ****
  - Comments : This move is great. It allows you to jump to the other
               side of the screen which really makes it easier to escape
               from been beaten up by those thugs. Now, your flying kick
               attack has a longer attacking range too.

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    8. CHOU SCROLL (SIBERIA)
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  [A] + [R] + [RIGHT] - CHOU SCROLL ATTACK
  - Charge at enemies.
  - Rating : ***1/2
  - Comments : Use this move to charge at enemies. Use this to attack a
               crowd, or to runway

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  4. WEAPON / PROJECTILES
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  4.1 WEAPON
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  The following is a list of weapons that you will be able find and use :

  Umbrella
  Broom
  Belt (...I think the blue thing is a belt, someone help me with this!)
  Rope
  Plank
  Fish

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  4.2 PROJECTILES
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  The following is a list of objects which you can use as projectiles :

  Box
  Crate
  Vase
  Chair
  Water dispenser (!)
  Statue (!!)
  Stone / Carved stone
  Vein of a plant (is this right?)
  Chest
  Briefcase
  Chinese type of table
  Enemy (except enemies of great size and boss)
  Basket of fishes
  All weapons listed in the above WEAPON section

  * Notes : While you have a projectiles (except the one which you can
            use as a weapon), you will not be able to jump.


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  5. STRATEGIES
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  * Notes : The following strategies is what I used and they may not be
            good or effective. You may want to mail me on your strategies
            and if it's good, I will add it to this section.

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  5.1 WHEN YOU'RE CLOSES TO THE ENEMY(IES) :
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  If there's only one, you may want to lift him and throw him to the
  void (save you the hassle of fighting) or use him as a projectile.
  If there's a crowd, you will not want enemies to be at the front and
  the back of you at the same time. Just side step, roll, blackflip or
  jump away, etc. until your enemies are at one side. This is so that
  your enemies will not attack your back while you're busy punching and
  kicking the heart out of your enemies. Try doing your combos at them.
  If the enemies block your attack, you may want to retreat or block to
  anticipate their next move and make yours accordingly. This will need
  some practice but it will natural to you as you get used to the game.

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  5.2 WHEN YOU'RE FARWAY FROM THE ENEMY(IES) :
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  You may want to come close to them and use the strategies above.
  Or, you may want to do some flying kick attack, throw some projectiles,
  roll at them, etc. I recommend that you get closer to them as
  it's more safer and effective.

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  5.3 USE THE ENVIRONMENT :
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  You many not realize this but you can use the environment to your
  advantage. You may prevent yourself from being attack by standing
  next to an object, kick your enemy to the bottomless pit and so on.
  This strategy is very useful for some certain boss. For example,
  for the boss battle in San Francisco (first stage), you may want to
  stand near the van's windscreen and continuously doing your flying
  kick attack on the spot, kicking those at the front of the van.


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  6. COMBOS
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  1. SLAP PUNCH ATTACK -> TWO PUNCH ATTACK / YIN SCROLL ATTACK
  2. THRUST KICK ATTACK -> TWO KICK ATTACK / WU SCROLL ATTACK
  3. PUNCH ATTACK / FRONT KICK ATTACK x infinity*
  4. PUNCH ATTACK / FRONT KICK ATTACK x ?? -> MAO SCROLL ATTACK /
                                             XU SCROLL ATTACK

  LEGEND : ?? - Any number of times.
  * Note : This move is not a really a combo but I include it anyway as
           it's really does connect and is great against a crowd. Careful
           not to abuse it however as an enemy would normally be
           knockdown after three successful consecutive hits.


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  7. CREDITS
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  I would like thank my friends who have contributed to this guide.
  And most of all, I must thank Torus for creating a game that really
  is fun to play and quite memorable too.

  Thanks to The Rolnicks for reminding the name of the Shen Scroll.


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  8. CONTACT / FEEDBACK
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  For any feedbacks, bug correction, etc. you may send them to me by
  e-mail. You may mail me at peterltc@hotmail.com with the subject
  JC Adventure. This is important as those mail with no such subject
  will be deleted.


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  9. HISTORY
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  v0.2 - Some spelling and grammar corrections.
       - WEAPON / PROJECTILES, COMBO section added.

  v0.1 - The guide is first written and published.



  Jackie Chan Adventures - The Legend of Dark Hand
  Unofficial Guide by Lim Tou Chien.
  All rights reserved.

