Elvira II:The Jaws of Cerberus (Horrorsoft) - Part 2

                 Supplied by John Barnsley

@~Continued from last issue

THE GRAVEYARD

Put on the armour and use the sword as a weapon. Walk down the
long hall and rush through the cemetery - don't hang around here
as the bat will steal your energy. Run into the Church. Turn the
precious metal items into Magic Armour spells and the relics on
the altar into Holy Blast spells.  Take the prayer book and keep
it safe. Fill the test tubes with holy water and use one of the
filled vials with the crucifix to create a Bless spell.  Use this
to boost the power of your weapons. Stock up on Ice Darts and
Healing Hands. Now drag the pulpit over to the left. Put on the
armour and launch a Protection spell.  Open the trapdoor
underneath to enter the Catacombs.

THE CATACOMBS

Dispatch the banshees and move the slab aside. You're going to be
down here a very long time so start mapping NOW! Almost every
alcove and room is booby-trapped so make sure you save the game at
regular intervals. Traps can be disarmed, and the moment your
experience points hit level 8, use the Brainboost spell.  Mix up
Freezing Blade (pen and keys). Illusion (the mirror) and True
Flight (the pillow). Apply the Freezing Blade spell to the dagger
you find on Level 2. This, used with the Bless spell, makes the
ultimate weapon.

When your experience reaches level 9, use a couple of holy water
vials for Cure Wounds spells and make some Nova spells (hairspray
and bottles). Do not use Telekinesis, Buoyancy or Holy Blast
spells and keep at least one Unholy Barrier in reserve. It's down
here on the far wall on Level 6 that you'll find Elvira. However,
she's revealed to be a doppleganger, so kill her.  Pick up the
war-lance. Back in the Church, the Angel of Death creeps up on you
from behind. Throw up the Unholy Barrier spell and don't move or
the effect will be broken.  Start lobbing Holy Blasts at him and
then Fireballs. If he's still there then finish him off with Ice
Darts.

THE SPIDER CAVES

It's time to change studios.  This one's a stroll in the park
after the last.  There aren't many traps and most of the creatures
are no match for the super being that you've become. Stop by your
junk pile to restock on spells, heal your wounds and organise your
stuff. You need all your spells, including as many weapon-type
spells as possible; you'll also need the sword, armour, yellow
liquid in a flask and the nail file. Collect all the crystals and
mushrooms as they have special properties and can be turned into
spells. Every beast you come across needs to be killed before you
can get the goodies.

Upon entering, find the lift and turn it on. Turn the crystals
into spells as soon as you find them.  Edible mushrooms make great
Herbal Healing spells.  On level A, use the Buoyancy and Breathe
Underwater spells before entering the lake.  At the bottom, next
to the nymph, is a rope - so take it.  Level B has a small side
cell containing a binding scroll guarded by a scorpion.  On level
D you'll find the Director. Take the lift key from his wallet,
using the Telekinesis spell to get it. Also on this level is the
Giant Spider.  Fire an Ice Dart to get her attention. When she
chases you, lead her into the lift. Go through both doors and
close them behind you.  She'll be trapped, so you can explore her
web. Kill the doppleganger and take the tomahawk. To leave the
caves, use the hanging strand of the web to swing back up to level
C. Take the lift to level A.

THE FINALE

The REAL Elvira is being held inside the Haunted House. Stop just
inside the entrance and take the barometer off the wall. Turn it
into a Summon Storm spell. Go up to the roof of the house and
evoke it. Now go back down to the basement where Frankenstein's
monster is (make sure you have the wire cutters handy). Raise the
lever to the right side of Frankie and flip the switch on the
left. Quickly snip his head wires with the cutters. Take his metal
head-band, scalp and brain.  Elvira is in the room behind Frankie.
You should now have a Resurrect spell (brain, heart, scalp, eggs
and a prayer book), Bind Demon spell (binding scroll and rope), 10
black candles, magic bag, tomahawk, war-lance, pipe, chalice of
blood and matches. If you haven't got ALL these then go and get
them! Return to the Church and, with help from the reference books
in the Library, revive the Priest. Make him draw a pentacle of
blood in the parking lot. Get the chief to bless the magic bag,
war-lance and tomahawk. He'll do this when you return the pipe to
him.

Arrange these items where you can get to them quickly. Back in the
parking lot lay out the candles on the pentacle and light them.
Use the magic bag to summon Cerberus.  Use a Bind Demon spell and,
as soon as the lightning goes down, throw the lance at him. Hurl
the tomahawk straight through his heart. The beast is now dead, so
collect your well-earned rewards!!

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