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Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Michael Searle

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Riddle of the Sphinx™

Uruk

Luxor Palace

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Design and Layout: Kari Keating

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Abydos

The Mummy Tutankhamen

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A Matter of Life and Death

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Cure For the Soul

Lost Temple of Heliopolis

The Sewers

Uruk Islands

Pharaoh's Curse

Eye of Ra

Set

Monster Checklist

Quest Items

A bility Items

Mummy and Tut Items

ISBN: 0-7615-4368-6

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2003111128

Helian Farmer’s Plot

Item Locations

PRIMA’S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE

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Like a cold drink of water in the middle of the Sahara

Desert, Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy quenches your

thirst for something new, something different,

something refreshing . In the 5,000 years since the time

of the original Egyptian pharaohs, few games have come

along that balance hack-and-slash action with

challenging brainteasers. Sphinx challenges the mind and

the thumb with worlds of entertainment. Fortunately for

our thrill-starved

appetites, Sphinx and

Tutankhamen get

into so many jams on

their way to saving

the world that you

won't ever sit around

thinking of how

many bricks are in

the Great Pyramid

of Giza.

Unless you need to look at

something in particular, keep the

camera behind you so you can see over your character's

shoulder. You don't want a monster slipping in a cheap shot

when you're not looking, and you certainly don't want to

wander off a cliff by accident.

Call up your inventory whenever you want to check on

your loot. Here you can peruse your artifacts, monsters, and

notes. Artifacts are split into two key divisions: quest items

and ability items. Quest items, such as a key, further the

plotline. Ability items, such as weapons for combat or scarabs

for currency, prove useful in general game situations.

Throughout the game, you can capture monsters for money

and to fulfill certain game objectives; the inventory keeps

track of which ones you've nabbed. Finally, the notes section

lists the quests you've undertaken.

From strange towers to

pyramids, Sphinx travels to

exotic locales in search of

Anubis' prized crowns.

You control Sphinx in all his battle-action glory, as

well as the lovable-yet-gawky Tutankhamen.

an Egyptian

Despite his demigod powers, Sphinx controls quite easily.

Your options are simple: move and jump. As you add more

items to your inventory, Sphinx performs more complex

maneuvers. In the beginning, concentrate

on the basics.

At the screen's top right, the game

presents your buttons and which commands are

assigned to them. Jumping will become second nature.

Eventually, you'll need to learn the keys for crawl/stand,

attack, somersault, sneak, swim, read, you name it. Each

time Sphinx gains a new ability item, look in the top-right

corner and discover which new buttons to activate. You

also can assign buttons to special items, such as your

Shield of Osiris; like a hotkey, the assigned button now

activates that item with a flick of your finger.

Walk Like

™

Sand in Your Eyes

You won't have to rely on dirty tricks to beat your opponents

in combat; Sphinx dishes out punishment with the best of

them. Once you earn the Blade of Osiris—your main

weapon—not a monster in the game is an equal match. In

fact, the more ability

items you collect, the

more unstoppable

Sphinx becomes. By

game's end, only the

toughest bosses give

you pause.

Practice leaping and sword combat on lesser monsters or

in non-threatening locations. One misstep can send you

hurtling to your death, so jumping must become second

nature to Sphinx. In the heat of combat, you might be

tempted to press the button as fast as possible, but that's not

necessarily the best course. Certain monsters can block your

blows, so you have to wait for an opening. Plus, fight combi-

nations such as the "slam"—jump, somersault, sword swing—

wallop monsters like there's no tomorrow. And there might

not be any tomorrows for the unfortunate creatures struck by

a battle-savvy Sphinx.

Digging in the Dirt

Sphinx might like to play samurai, but that doesn't mean it's

nonstop arena combat. Most of the time you have to use your

brain to advance past an area. Some areas are a breeze. In the

first area, you immediately know that you must leap across

the floating stones to cross the lava stream. Other areas take

some head scratching. Don't get frustrated, even if you get

stuck in an area. All the tools for exiting the area are there.

You just have to think

about all the possi-

bilities, no matter how

remote, and try them

out one-by-one.

Inside the game's dungeons,

you need sharp wit to bypass

the tricky puzzles and sharper

reflexes to battle the darker

denizens within.

The most

important skill to

master, however, isn't

swordsmanship. It's

leaping. Early in the

game, you don't even

have your sword and

must rely on your

nimbleness and dexterity. The jump catapults you past

chasms, enabling you to pull yourself up cliff faces and dodge

hungry monsters. Jump, plus an active Blade of Osiris, turns

into a super leap with a sword swing at the apex. This special

maneuver is great for striking high targets or increasing your

jump distance. When you gain the Wings of Ibis, you can

somersault while in mid-jump, effectively doubling your

jumping distance.

Sphinx doesn't say much

throughout the story, but he

means business when it comes

to monster bashing.

Remember to check your inventory, too. For example, if

you have a Sarcophagus Key, odds are you need to search out

a sarcophagus to open. Under the notes section, the reminder

text might help jog

your memory to an

unfinished task that's

holding you up from

progressing farther on

your current level.

Keep your distance when fighting multiple foes. It's

better to pick monsters off one-by-one with well-placed

cuts than to jump into the fray. Up close you may strike for big

damage, but you inevitably take damage back, and there are

more of them than you.

Several magical items aid

you on your quest to

defeat the ultimate

evil—and teach

mummy dogs

to sit.

Avoid the end of the world and

guide Sphinx to victory. Who

wants to go the way of the

dinosaurs, anyway?

PRIMA’S OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE

GameCube, PlayStation 2,

Don't destroy monsters immediately,

unless your life is in danger. You can

trick some monsters, such as the slim burbles you encounter

when you first arrive on Heliopolis, into destroying obstacles

that prevent you from advancing past the area.

GameCube: Controlling Sphinx

Command Action

1 Jump (double tap for double jump)

2 (hold) Spin attack

2 (x2 or x3) Perform chain attack

2 Perform short attack

g Rotate camera

Control Pad Display items menu

+ Control Stick Control Sphinx

1 + 1 + 2

Heat Signature

Dust off those

controllers already and

prepare for some fun in

the sun, or at least

some slinking through

the dank shadows of a

few dungeons. A demi-

god and mummy await

you. No excuses now—

don't say you're too

"wrapped up" in the

real world to unravel

the secrets of Sphinx

and the Cursed

Mummy .

Slam attack

Assign item, captured monsters

1 + 2

Overhead attack

Pause game

Assign item, captured monsters

Action (use items, open doors, etc.)

Inventory

GameCube: Controlling the Mummy

Command Action

1 Jump

2 (if active) Hide (press again to come out of hiding)

g Rotate camera

Control Stick Control Mummy

Sometimes you win,

sometimes you lose, but you'll

definitely have a great time on

this Egyptian-themed journey.

Crawl (press again to stand up)

Begin sneaking across ledge

(tap again to stop sneaking)

GameCube: Swimming

Command Action

1 (underwater) Swim forward (standard speed)

2 Jump (double tap for double jump)

2 Dive underwater (attack if Sphinx has the ability)

Control Stick Control Sphinx

4 (hold) Faster swim

GameCube: Other Actions

Command Action

2 (at ladder) Drop off ladder

2 (at ledges Drop down

and railings)

2 (swinging) Drop down

Control Stick Move up and down ladder

(at ladder)

Control Stick (at Move in the direction of stick

ledges and railings)

Control Stick Press forward to move along the surface

(swinging)

and Xbox Game Controls

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