American McGee's Alice - Part 2

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Continued from last issue

Chapter 23: Mirror Image

Start off the level by turning right and following the twisted
hallway into the mirror maze. If you like, you can grab the Rage
Box by jumping up onto the wooden "ceiling" beam next to the wall
and climbing up to the perch.

Keep following the hallways, watching for ambushes, until you come
to an area where one of the mirrors is cracked and there's some
machinery exposed behind it. Throw your knife at the clock you
find there. This will open up a passage on the other side of the
glass.

Turn back around and continue to follow the mirror hallways until
you come to a giant tube suspended in place (this will only appear
if you destroy the clock). After you grab the nearby Jacks
(opposite the pipe), go through the pipe to the next part of the
level.

In this area, you will have to watch out for Nightmare Spiders,
which like to pounce on you from above once you come close enough.
Unfortunately, they're invulnerable until they pounce, so you'll
have to duke it out.

The trick in this next area is to destroy all the clocks pumping
gas into the Insane Children's rooms. Only after you've destroyed
all the clocks will the large doorway leading out of this area
open up. Go around and destroy the clocks. Note that you must also
go back through the pipe, which has now swung around in a
different direction, to access several other cells.

Once the pipe breaks and the outer door is open, head through the
double set of double doors to the area with pieces of a clock face
floating in space. Watch the platforms here, as they will tilt
wildly and dump you off into space (if the Boojums don't knock you
off themselves). Make your way to the top and go through the outer
double doors.

Run along the walkway next to all the machinery, being careful to
avoid getting blown off by the strong gusts of wind. To your right
you should see three giant rings hanging from the ceiling by
cables. Make your way over to these and jump through them.

Walk along the path and go through the double doors. Here you will
face Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Both can pack quite a punch,
with either swords or grenades, and both can drop down on top of
you for big damage. Worst of all, they can spawn smaller versions
of themselves that have the same attacks.

Concentrate first on the smaller one main boss first, ignoring the
creatures they spawn in if you can. If you need health, defeat
some of the "mini-tweedles", or grab it from where it spawns in on
the staircase. Once the smaller tweedle is done for, it's easier
to concentrate on the larger one. There's no "trick" to winning
this fight, other than knowing which creature to attack.

After you defeat them, the Hatter will show up and whisk you away
to the next level.

Chapter 6: Behind the Looking Glass

You are fully within the Mad Hatter's realm now, and things are
not pretty. The Hatter is obsessed with time and clockwork, and
his mechanical creatures are everywhere. This level is also very
surreal, testing your senses at every turn.

Level 24: Crazed Clockwork

Walk down the clockwork pieces and head for the door on the lower
right. Go through, then follow the path until you come to a room
with toxic water in the middle and hallways to the right and left
that lead to levers. Throw both levers to lower a gear over the
water. Hop on the gear, then ride it around until you can jump to
a new area (look for the Sanity Shard and the words "You're Next"
written on the wall.

Go through the door and follow the path until you come to a room
with several clock faces floating in the water. Look at the
mirrored wall to see which clock faces will sink when you stop on
them and which will not. Jump across to the switch on the other
side of the water and throw it. Then run around to the door that
it opens and go through.

You will now be in a long row with more cells. Go straight forward
until you come to a room with padded walls on your right. Drop
down through the hole in the floor to the area below.  From there,
fight the Nightmare Spiders and follow the path until you come to
a set of double doors.

Go through the double doors and have an encounter with the Mad
Hatter's current house guests, the March Hare and the Doormouse.
You'll also get to see how the Hatter creates his Automotons.

Once done talking to these two, throw the lever next to the large
machine. This will open a grateway elsewhere and prompt the Hatter
to open the giant key-and lock. Backtrack to the newly opened
grate (it's not far) and re-enter the long hallway full of cells.
They will now be open, however, and newly-formed Automotons will
come out. Once they're clear, go back to where the Hatter opened
the door with the giant key and go through.

Follow the path to the next set of double doors and encounter the
Griffin. He'll tell you that the Hatter will return at 6:00 to
check his experiments. Once you're done talking, go back out
through the door and continue following the path. Go through
several doors, then a green portal.

Upon going through the portal, you'll be on a gigantic tea table
with four cups of tea. The trick to exiting this area is to use
the seat cushions to bounce onto each teacup, then stand on the
sugar cube to sink it into the tea. Once all four cubes are sunk,
the exit will appear. Just be careful --that tea is hot!

Run into the next room and throw the lever in the middle of the
floor. This will set the clocks to 6:00 and prompt the Hatter to
appear. Go through the new portal on your right and confront him.

Level 25: About Face

This level is one big fight with the Hatter. After you grab the
second piece of the Jabberwock's staff, he'll appear. The Hatter
can attack in a number of deadly ways, such as firing rockets,
swiping you with his cane, or throwing toxic tea. There's precious
little health on this level, so be efficient.

The best way to beat the hatter is to use a combination of Jacks
and either Jackbombs or Ice Wand attacks. Hit him with the Jacks,
then go after him with another weapon. You should also do your
best to circle-strafe the Hatter --run circles around him so that
he can't get a good track on you.

Every once in a while the clock bells will ring and the Hatter
will leave the battle field for a moment. Two Automotons will
appear to fight you. Don't waste your ammo on them! Instead, run
from them, jumping to throw off their missiles. When the Hatter
reappears after a moment, he'll slay the Automotons in the
process, leaving their Meta Essence for you to take.

Keep wailing on the Hatter and he'll eventually go down. Using the
Jacks in combination with other weapons and circle strafing are
your keys to victory.

Once the Hatter is dead, ride the clockwork counterweights up to
the exit. Make sure to grab the Dead Time Clock on your way out.

Chapter 7: Land of Fire and Brimstone

The Grypon will drop you off in the Land of Fire and Brimstone,
then leave to rally the troops. You must find your way through the
land and confront the Jabberwock so that you can get his eye to
complete the Staff. It's unlikely he'll cooperate, but it's the
only way you can breach the Queen of Heart's defenses.

level 26: Burning Curiosity

Walk forward and take out the pack of Fire Imps that come out to
greet you. The Ice Wand works well for this. You'll then have to
skip across several rocks poking up out of a pool of lava, then
climb up the rock face on the other side. At the top of the climb,
you'll encounter a couple of Jabberspawn. Surprise them and take
them out quickly. Jacks combined with Jackbombs or the Ice Wand
work well. There's a Rage Box nearby if you need it.

Go down the hill on the other side of the Jabberspawn, and follow
the tunnel through (or better yet, over) some lava streams and up
the lava river. You'll have quite a trek, and have to fight
Boojums, Fire Imps, Fire Snarks, and Jabberspawn along the way.

Eventually you'll empty out into another rocky area. Jump over the
gorge and kill of the Phantasmagoria and Fire Imps on the other
side. Follow this tunnel until the Oracle speaks to you again and
reveals its identity. He'll tell you to confront the Jabberwock
immediately. It's the only way that you can save yourself and
Wonderland.

Exit the cave and find yourself looking at a house --your house--
perched atop a giant rock set in a river of lava. Make your way up
to the house by jumping up the rocks around it, fighting
Jabberspawn, Fire Imps, and Fire Snarks along the way. The pack of
Jabberwocks at the top of the stairs is a particular pain, and
it's best to pick them off from a distance with your Knife, or lob
a few Jackbombs up to them once you get close enough.

Once inside the house, you're ready to confront the Jabberwock.

Level 27: Jabberwock's Lair

This is your first encounter with the Jabberwock. He talks a mean
talk, and will do his best to psych Alice out before the fight
even starts. This is one of the most important fights in the game
and its story, as Alice must overcome her own guilt over her
parents' death and her inability to prevent it.

Like other fights, one of the keys to winning this one is to keep
moving. You've got little room to run, and the Jabberwock's fire
attack has a decent range. It's very hard to keep from being lit
up like a candle. Keep on the move, though, and you should be able
to avoid most of his melee attacks. You'll then only have to worry
about his eye beam attack and fire breath.

But the Jabberwock isn't your only concern. Jabberspawn will
periodically join the fray and hamper you. Jabberspawn are
actually a good source of meta essence, however, and will nicely
supplement the little that regenerates in the main arena.

Weapons to use here are the Jacks o' Death combined with either
the Jackbomb (alternat fire) or the Ice Wand. If you need a
breather, don't forget to use the Deadtime watch. Keep moving and
keep hammering on the Jabberwock until he is defeated (with a
little help from a friend). He won't be dead, however, and it
won't be the last time you face him.

You will now have the Jabberwock's eye, and with it the last piece
to the Jabberwock Eye Staff. Grab it and exit through the portal.

Level 28: Caterpillar's Plot

You will now be returned to the Caterpillar's Plot area. Clear if
of enemies, then go look at Humpty-Dumpty. Notice the small brick
protruding from the wall next to him. Press against this brick to
open a secret area nearby. Go down the hill towards the grate and
look for the opening in the wall on your left. Here you can grab
the mighty Blunderbuss!

Once you have the weapon, follow the signs leading to the Magestic
Maze. You'll have to fight through several Spade and Heart Card
Guards on your way, so a roll of the Demon Dice may help.

Once you come to the wall blocking your path, use the Jabberwock
Eye Staff on it to open it and grant you passage.  Run on through
to the next level

Chapter 8: Queen of Heartsland

You're now deep into the Queen's territory, and things will start
to get pretty difficult from here. The most elite of the Queen's
forces now blocks your path, and taking them out can be difficult.
The Spade and Heart Card Guards have deadly projectiles that can
knock you into further danger, so be wary.

Level 29: Majestic Maze

This maze can be a nightmare if your combat skills aren't up to
snuff. You will constantly be ambushed by Card Guards and
Jabberspawn, so be ready to fight. The Jacks and Jackbomb
combination are really necessary here.

What you want to find is the red portal. Head to your right and
follow the path until you come to it. You can't go through it, but
with the portal on your right, follow the path down into the next
area. You'll know you're on the right path if you go through a
deep archway shaped like a heart.

Follow the tunnel around until you come to a large green portal
next to a smaller one. An Insane Child will run through the
smaller portal, triggering a gate to close in front of the larger
one. Whenever you step on the pressure platform on the left, the
gates open, but when you step off it, they close.

There are a number of possible solutions to this puzzle. The
easiest is to stand on the pressure plate, then use the Dead Time
Watch to freeze time and stroll through the open gates.  This is
the recommended method (simply wait a few minutes if you need to
"recharge" your watch)

The second solution is to throw the Demon Dice onto the pressure
plate and have the summoned demon trigger it while you dash
through the portal.

The third solution is to lure one of the enemies (Card Guard or
Jabberspawn) onto the pressure plate, then run for the gates when
they trigger it. Tough to do.

Level 30: Airborne Terror

This level is straight forward, if not difficult, for those that
haven't mastered riding air columns. Simply float up the
successive thermal drafts to the next highest level, repeating
until you reach the end of the map. Watch out for Boojums, though,
as they will do their best to knock you to your death with their
powerful screams.

I recommend saving your game often here, as one small mistake can
send you to your death. If you just can't get the hang of this
level and get too frustrated (many gamers can't stand this type of
stuff), check out the cheats section for instructions on how to
use the "noclip" cheat.

Level 31: Mystifying Madness

This is another very combat-intensive level, so be ready. Don't be
afraid to use your Dead Time Watch if things get out of hand or if
you want to bypass a particular group of enemies. You'll fight
more Card Guards, Jabberspawn, and Boojums than I care to mention
here.

Go up the stairs and follow the path to the right until you find a
square hole in the ground filled with water. Dive in and swim down
to your right. You'll know you're going the right direction if you
see a couple of bubble jets. Swim down through the tunnel and come
up in an underground cave. There will be a ledge behind a large
rock, next to a few Sanity Shards, where you can climb out of the
water. Do so, and jump across the rocks to the platform on the
other side of the cave. Don't miss the large Sanity Shard if you
need it.

Follow the hallway with the grated floor, going straight when it
forks at the strange spider-like machine. Throw the switch at the
end of the hallway. This will open up a part of the underwater
tunnel, but will also loose two Automotons on you and block your
return path. Take out the Automotons, then go through the hallway
opposite the spider machine.

Go up the spiral stairs, follow the hall, and drop down into the
water. Turn around and swim through the caves until you come to
the large underground cave again. This time, swim through the
underwater tunnel, then up the well to the upper level.  You will
now be on the walkways above the maze area where you started the
level. Don't drop back down yet. Run along the maze, ignoring
Guards for the moment if you can. Keep taking left turns until you
find the Looking Glass powerup. Grab it to make yourself
invisible.

Turn around and follow the maze, taking your first left. Keep
following this path until you come to an alcove with a lever.
Throwing the lever unlocks the portal below, granting you exit
from this map. Turn around and take your first right, dropping
down to the lower levels. Follow the hallway to the exit. If you
still have a charge on your Dead Time Watch, then this is a good
time to use it.

To be concluded next issue
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