7 September 2007

By: Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Cheats and Glitches (PS2)
Increase your character's level and recover health
In the ancient, decaying world of Drakan, the immortal Spirit Dragons are being held captive. Rynn, a brave female warrior, and Arohk, a fearless dragon, are caled to save these spiritual leaders, as well as the last remnants of mankind. Embarking on an enchanted journey through eight vast, foreign environments, Rynn and Arohk utilize magical spells, resourcefulness and more than 50 powerful weapons in their quest to save civilization. With an immersive storyline, stunning graphics and intense battles, Drakan II places you within a world of magical creatures, mysterious lands and courageous conquests.with the future of humanity at stake.CodesCheat CodesDuring gameplay, hold L1 + R2 + L2 + R1 (in that order) and then enter the following:Circle, Square, Right, Left, X, Triangle, Down, Up - Get $10,000 Square, Triangle, Circle, X, Right, Down, Left, Up Increase Character's Level Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Up - Increase Spell Level X, Down, Triangle, Up, Circle, Right, Square, Left - Invincibility (can still be hurt by falling) Triangle, Down, Circle, Left, Square, Right, X, Up - Recover Health GlitchesExtra Gauntlets of InvisibilityWhen fighting the wartok in the northern tundra for the invisible gauntlets back him up to the very edge of the platform. When you kill him he'll fall off the edge but the gauntlets will fly up and land at your feet. Then turn around to find an additional set of gauntlets on the platform a few steps away. Use one set to complete a quest and keep the extra set. The only problem is you can't drop them or sell them or even use them. They become stuck in your inventory until later when you're in the Halfmens' Lands.Hidden Half-Man CaveTo find this cave and enter it, you must first use the Prison Bypass Glitch. After releasing Arokh, go to the exit gate from the arena where you usually fight Maulgak. Standing on the outside of this gate will initiate the cut-scene with the Black Spirit of Jasaad. Now go back to the cave where you back flipped to perform the Prison Bypass. Enter the cave and go to the spot where the collapsing bridge would be.You will find a hole in the ground that is not there in normal game play, a hole triggered by the Jasaad cut-scene being out of sequence. The bridge is apparently gone. Underneath is the Half-Man that can be heard but not seen when passing through this hallway in the normal game. You can see him from above through the hole. If you try to jump in or jump across the hole, the cut-scene leading to the prison will trigger as if the bridge were collapsing. There is a way to get down into the cave. Roll straight into the right stone wall before the bridge. Continue to roll but then begin to angle your left analog stick to the left till you fall into the hole while rolling. Keep rolling as you hit the ground. You will be inside a new cave with an invulnerable Half-man!Prison BypassIn Shiverbane, Maulgak area, a variety of interesting new veins of play will become available if you can flip the lighthouse switch to free Arokh prior to the prison episode. You can activate the gate, fly into arena, fight Maulgak without going through the prison system, skip him and leave him for later in the game. Use your imagination!There is a spot to jump up on an invisible ledge and reach the switch. Go through the beginning tunnel system till you reach the area of snow that surrounds a lighthouse with several cave openings. One of these caves leads to the prison system. On the right side of this cave entrance, as you face the opening from the outside, is an invisible ledge. You may use the barrels or stand in the middle of the veins of snow on the ground that look like a Y, next to the lampost. Back flip onto the ledge. Back flip again onto the top of the cave entrance. Back flip one more time and you are up and can walk to the switch. Activate it and fight the half-men from the back of Arokh!Sunny Andrellian Isles After stopping the storms by killing Bonegrinder, and getting a glimpse of the Andrellian Isles in the sunshine, it is possible to avoid triggering the cutscene which sends you to the

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next area with no possibility of returning. Walk Arokh to the mountain wall on your right, and forward to the plateau blocking your path. Staying pressed to the right, fly as low as possible and land on the edge of the plateau. Dismount from Arohk, run forward and slide down the slope. Call Arokh, and fly away to explore the Isles in the sun. Any remaining enemies (except dragons) can still be fought Unopened chests may contain extraordinary amounts of gold. Fandrill's ship, with sails unfurled, is in the north, ready to sail. Return to this area to get the cutscene and proceed with the story as usual.
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9 September 2009

By: Andrei Dumitrescu, Games Editor
Drakan: The Ancients' Gates Glitches II (PS2)

Disappearing characters

Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is a videogame developed by Surreal Software Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America. The game was only released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and launched in January 2002.
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The title can be classed as a cross between role playing gaming and an adventure experience, with some medieval and fantasy elements. It is being played from a third person perspective. Drakan: The Ancients' Gates is a pretty typical role playing fantasy experience that came out at a moment when developers and publishers were interested in cashing in on a trend. There's a very old and somewhat decaying world, that of Drakan, which is depicted using the full-fledged possibilities of the PlayStation 2. There are, of course, immortal and very powerful Spirit Dragons held captive within it. There are the protagonists, which are a Dragon, called Arokh, and a very capable and female warrior, called Rynn. They need to save the aforementioned spiritual leaders in order to restore the world to its former glory. Drakan: The Ancients' Gates has eight different environments that can be explored, there are 50 weapons, which the characters can use and a wide array of spells that can be employed in order to defeat the various enemies and reach the goal of the game. One of the most interesting aspects is the way the areas are designed, with particular attention to creating truly exotic locales. GLITCHES Disappearing characters Sometimes when the game prompts you to save, it will glitch and Aarokh and Rynn will both disappear. In particular, when you activate the first gate and go through it, go back to Surdana and get the intermission sequence. It is always a good precaution to save your game twice. Here's a gameplay video:  
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