The Bouncer Hints VI (PS2)

The Bouncer is a video game developed by Dream Factory Co. Ltd and published by Square Co. It was released in 2000 on just one platform, the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony. This is a title which mixes action and role playing game features, and is played from a third person perspective. There are also elements of martial arts games and from sci-fi titles as well.

The release is built around the experiences of the employees of a bar. Dominique, a young girl who also served as the mascot of the bar and is the best friend of Sion, one of the bouncers, has been kidnapped by the Mikado Special Forces, one of the worst secret organizations in the gaming world. The three bouncers of the bar, Fate, Sion and Kou, are angry because of the kidnapping and will go up against the Mikado Special Forces to set the young girl free.

The game is billed as an "interactive action film" and the narrative is delivered to the player by way of a wide array of cut scenes. The three bouncers working at the bar are always together as the story progresses and they fight in all the battles, so the player gets to choose whom he wants to control at the beginning of each encounter. As the game unfolds, the three advance in rank and get new moves and power ups which can help them in the fight against the Mikado.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Cactuar picture

As you are looking for the card key on the MSD cargo train, pick Volt. Try to find the card key, fail and get trapped. Pause game play once Volt's back appears. He will have a picture of a Cactuar from Final Fantasy 10 that reads "NO ESCAPE!".

Save health in Emergency Exit

During the Emergency Exit level, if you are low on life or do not think you will live through the guards, you can run past them and still escape.

Boss battles

On any boss level, if you are not that strong, go for the Boss first. Once the Boss dies, you will win. Everything is the same except you do not get all the experience. For example, on the MSD Cargo Train, if you attack Echidna first and she dies, you will win but you will not get all the possible Battle Points.

Here's a trailer: