Re: TRL: Beating the Amanda/Monster

[Bondi (Class-1)]

On Jan 21, 8:12 pm, "Cleve" <clev...@cox.net> wrote:
> This is another "since I've been gone, has anybody figured out..." question.
>
> ... how to reliably defeat the Amanda/Monster in the final battle?
>
> For all of the other "bosses", I've been able to figure out techniques that
> make the battles easier. But, in the final battle, I haven't been able to
> detect any quirks or weaknesses in the Monster, nor any places to stand or
> ways to move, that can be used to great advantage. (I'm trying to do the
> whole game in Difficult/Tombraider mode, and I've succeeded in all other
> levels -- but I can't seem to master the final battle. There just don't
> seem to be any "tricks".)
>
> (PS2, if that matters.)
>
> --cleve
I find it very strange that people are reporting difficulties with this
- found it the easiest boss fight by far.

All I did was run around the outside circle counter-clockwise while
shooting everyone to crap with Excalibur. Passed it first time I tried
it. *shrugs* Admittedly not in 'D/TR'-mode, but the tactic should still
be effective - maybe give it a try.

[Cleve]

"Bondi (Class-1)" <bondi_neverspam@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
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>
> I find it very strange that people are reporting difficulties with this
> - found it the easiest boss fight by far.
>
> All I did was run around the outside circle counter-clockwise while
> shooting everyone to crap with Excalibur. Passed it first time I tried
> it. *shrugs* Admittedly not in 'D/TR'-mode, but the tactic should still
> be effective - maybe give it a try.
>

It may be the D/TR mode -- although, when I played it before, I gave up in
Medium mode, too. I've done it in Easy mode and in Time Trial mode. This
time through, I'm trying to do everything in Hard/TR mode. Most of the
other fights are relatively easy, once you know the "tricks". I just
haven't been able to find any tricks in that final battle.

I haven't found Hard-mode to be significantly more difficult than Medium for
anything. If I played a level, not knowing what the difficulty setting was,
I don't think I could tell the difference.

--cleve