The Gates To Athens

Watch the titillating cutscene! After that, head out of the bedroom and SAVE GAME.

THE CANDY SHOP:

If you want some extra lollipop licking (wink, wink), jump on the bed and press the Circle Button to get your freak on with the honeys! Follow the buttons shown onscreen for maximum satisfaction! You get some extra blood orbs for scoring. Remember, you can come back here anytime during the first half of the game.

== AREA 1: ATHENS DOCKS==

Exit the ship and you'll encounter stronger Demon soldiers. Use simple blocking and counters to kill them. Continue on after that.

Before reaching the first elevator, jump through the large crack on the right side. Swim towards the ledge and double jump to the door. Kill the enemies here and continue through the hallway to a chest with a Phoenix Feather. Jump on the crates outside the hall back to the dock. Head for the elevator and go up to encounter a new enemy.

++ NEW ENEMY: MINI-TAUR ++



You'll encounter 3-4 mini-taurs here. Use simple blocks and quick combos to whittle its health down. When the Circle Button appears above its head, press the button to tackle it down. Mash the Circle Button to do a fatality. Do it for all of them and continue to the other elevator. Head up.

==AREA 2: OUTSIDE ATHENS==

Exit the elevator to encounter a new enemy.



ENEMY: MACE-WIELDING FIENDS

Use simple evasion and hard combos to whittle its health down. When the Circle Button appears above its head, press the button and a series of random buttons will appear. Press them quickly to perform a fatality.

Kill all the Fiends to break the Red Seal. There's a chest hidden in the corner just near the open doorway.

Enter the door and continue through the hallway to a room with metal crates. See the wooden crates holding the metal ones? Break those apart! There are two Wooden Crates to break. The crate in the upper left triggers a new doorway. Jump and shimmy your way to that door.

**There's a hidden Chest in this room with a Gorgon's Eye.

Enter the doorway and walk up to the Power-Up station to trigger a cut-scene. After that, its battle time!

++ NEW ENEMY: GORGON (MEDUSA) ++



Medusa is NOT a hard enemy to kill. Use continuous rolls to avoid the Stone Gaze and simple blocks to avoid its tail swipes. Pile on the hurt until the Circle Button appears above her head. Get up close and grab her. Rotate the Left Analog Stick in the directions you see on the screen to perform a fatality.




++MAGIC OBTAINED: MEDUSA'S GAZE++

From here, use the newly acquired magic to kill the mini-taurs. Use the chest to replenish magic if you need to. After all the enemies are dead, continue through the hallway and climb the ladder up.

**See that dead soldier hanging there? If you can jump to his beam, you'll find two hidden Chests with Blood.

SAVE GAME

Before pulling the lever to rotate the large Bow, press R2 to shoot the arrow across the building to find two chests. Pull the lever at the top to rotate the large Bow and Arrow. Use it to break open the wooden door. Head through the hallway and take the path to the left. Slide down the ladder and kill the enemies. Open the Chest here for a Gorgon's Eye. There's nothing else here so go back up the ladder.

See that other ladder on the right? Climb it up to head outside. Climb the wall and move to the left. Jump to the roof and double jump to get the two hidden chests. Head back through the opened door and go back to the wall. Jump from wall-to-wall while evading and killing enemies. At the last wall, climb down and carefully tread on the ledge.



Stand in between the pillar and the giant statue and rapidly mash the R2 Button to topple it over to trigger a cut-scene clue.

Jump down and climb the ladder on the other side. Kill all enemies here on the way up. Destroy the weak pillars to reach the higher roof and climb up. Kill the enemies here and use the Bow and Arrow set. Jump on the rope to shimmy. Rid the enemies in your way to the other side. Slide down the ladder and open the metal door with the Helmet logo.

Use the Bow and Arrow set here to bust open to the wooden door. Kill the Mini-taurs and head for the ladder and go down. (Go up the ladder for extra chests with Essence.)

Author's Tips: Use the Bow and Arrow to make a quick kill out of the Mini-taurs.

Exit the area and head for the middle of the bridge to trigger a cut-scene.

Sources for the above taken from VampireHorde at http://faqs.ign.com/articles/598/598618p1.html

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