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COLLECTABLES

During your journey you can collect
Bonus Items that increase your health
capacity and TK power. Some items are
hidden in arcane containers that must
be shattered with the Reaver to release
the treasures within. You can collect
Health Talismans, Telekinetic Runes
and Arcane Tomes.

HEALTH TALISMANS

Each Talisman is broken into three
fragments. The character’s health
capacity increases one level each time
he completes a Talisman by collecting
its three fragments. Each character can
find a total of 12 shards, for a potential
total of four complete health upgrades.

TELEKINETIC RUNES

Each Rune enlarges the character’s
TK Meter, increasing his capacity to use
Telekinesis. Each character can find
a total of 8 TK Runes.

ARCANE TOMES

You can unlock special bonus materials
by finding Arcane Tomes hidden
throughout the game. When you find
a Tome, approach it to collect it.
Each character can find a total
of 10 Arcane Tomes.

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SPECIAL ATTACKS

Over the course of the game, Kain and
Raziel earn experience based on how
well they perform in combat. Their
progress is tallied by the Reaver Meter
on the Status Screen, and is accelerated
based on the complexity of the combos
performed and how often the Reaver
Gauge is built to a full charge.
As Kain and Raziel reach each of the
five combat experience levels, they are
awarded a new Special Attack. Each
attack earned is shown by a colored
pip next to the Reaver Meter on the
Status Screen. 
Press 

r

on the Status Screen to open

the subscreen where the Special
Attacks are stored, along with
descriptions and controls instructions
(see page 21). 

PERFORMING 
SPECIAL ATTACKS

Pulling off Special Attacks requires
timing, skill and practice.

To execute a Special Attack, tap 

L

in the attack direction, and
simultaneously press the
appropriate attack button — slash
(

X

), slam (

Y

) or TK (

B

) — for the

desired attack.

There are five types of Special Attacks:

Devastating Strike

A powerful slam attack that bounces
the enemy off the ground, setting it up
for a follow-up attack.

Tap 

L

in the attack direction and

simultaneously press 

Y

.

Rapid Attack

A vicious flurry of attacks unleashed
by rapid button presses.

Tap 

L

in the attack direction and

repeatedly press 

X

.

Air Strike

A powerful mid-air slam attack that
bounces the enemy high off the
ground.

While in mid-air, tap 

L

in the

attack direction and simultaneously
press 

Y

.

Rapid Air Attack

A vicious mid-air flurry of attacks
unleashed by rapid button presses.

While in mid-air, tap 

L

in the

attack direction and repeatedly
press 

X

.

Telekinetic Stasis

Briefly locks an enemy in mid-air
with TK while still leaving Kain or
Raziel free to attack.

Tap 

L

in the attack direction

and simultaneously press 

B

.

BONUS ITEMS

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Summary of Contents for LEGACY OF KAIN-DEFIANCE

Page 1: ...RD g a f...

Page 2: ...iel 11 Game Progress 12 Telekinesis TK 13 Kain s Unique Abilities 14 Raziel s Unique Abilities 16 The Reaver 18 Health and Feeding 20 Status Screen 21 Combat 22 Bonus Items 25 Enemies and Strategies 2...

Page 3: ...SIVE SCAN This game can be set to display a higher resolution image on TVs that support progressive scan mode EDTV HDTV In order to use the progressive scan mode you need a TV that can accept this typ...

Page 4: ...e Menu game Pause open Pause Menu pen close Status Screen huffle Status Screens ighlight select menu item onfirm selection ancel selection ove character climb swim Raziel only im Telekinesis sight cti...

Page 5: ...ain Defiance game data exists in the slot you selected it will be overwritten during the save Be careful once data is overwritten it cannot be recovered Legacy of Kain Defiance requires 22 blocks of f...

Page 6: ...d by Moebius s devices Kain activated the time streaming portal that would propel him and Raziel centuries into Nosgoth s past Free will Kain feared might only be an illusion but he knew their fates w...

Page 7: ...ess and hold r with an enemy in your grasp or to draw the soul from the body at a distance If you release the trigger too early the soul may escape See page 17 for more details Reaver Gauge Holds the...

Page 8: ...es in the TK Meter TK power regenerates gradually over time but overuse depletes your energy reserves You can augment your TK power by finding TK Runes to increase the capacity of the TK Meter See pag...

Page 9: ...ow his descent to land silently and with greater accuracy While in mid air hold down A to slow your descent Release the button to resume a normal descent BAT FLIGHT Kain can fly rapidly between distan...

Page 10: ...draw the soul from its body and devour it to restore his health While in the Material Realm Raziel s energy constantly decays and must be restored In the spirit world his health only declines when he...

Page 11: ...e attacks REAVER SPELL A second effect occurs when the Reaver Gauge is full A Reaver Spell is armed indicated by a glow around the Reaver Gauge The spell can be triggered at any time Hold down X to ga...

Page 12: ...on about them When an item is highlighted its larger image and name are displayed in the Main Screen The Main Screen displays Character s primary goal Character s immediate task Current artifacts in t...

Page 13: ...fter a short time if he doesn t throw the enemy You can throw enemies onto spikes into fire into breakable objects over ledges and into architectural obstacles Some of these targets will be fatal othe...

Page 14: ...it to collect it Each character can find a total of 10 Arcane Tomes 24 Kain and on how Their er Meter celerated e combos Reaver of the they are Each olored n the to open ial ructions uires tap L slas...

Page 15: ...al Dynamics Benny Ventura Assistant Lead Tester Crystal Dynamics David Baker Testers Crystal Dynamics Chappy Billy Crippen Matthew Ellison John GROMKEY Fields John Hsia Winston Ishigo Joe King Eric Ma...

Page 16: ...ick Tom Shoenhair Alex Jones Sam Newman Jake Hughes Brian Brandt Ken Demarest Rob Dyer Kevin Weston Steve Goebel Delina Chiechi Melissa Luna Malachi Boyle Monica Malone Rita Fovenyessy April Schilling...

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