Battle Arena Toshinden

[final kaoss]

Play as Gaia:
To play as Gaia, press quickly: Down, Down/Back, Back,
then Square button before the words finish coming
together at the Main Menu/Title Screen. If done
correctly there will be a "Fight" sound and the words
will turn pink. Then at the player se3lect screen while
Eiji is highlighted, hold Up and press the Square
button once more. You should now be able to play the
slow, but strong Gaia.

[final kaoss]

Play as Sho:
Do the trick above to play Gaia, then let the demo run.
Press START and go to the title screen. When the options
start showing down the screen, take controller two and
press L,R,L,R,L & the Square button. You will hear the
word "FIGHT!" At the character select screen, move to
Kayin and highlight him. Now press and hold DOWN on the
directional pad then choose the character with a button
(circle, triangle, etc.) You will now be able to play as
Sho!

[final kaoss]

Camera options:
Select a control type (such as A2) that does not use any
of the shoulder buttons. A camera option labeled "Your
Self" will now be available. Return to the control type
selection and choose A5-G5. L1, L2, R1, and R2 will now
control the camera angles during game play.

Pause the game. Press X + Triangle + Circle + Square +
Select. The options menu will disappear, but the camera
angles may still be controlled. Press X + Triangle +
Circle + Square + Select again. The power bars and
scores will disappear. Press L1, L2, R1, or R2 to
scroll and zoom.

Set both controller types to "Camera" and remove the
power bars using the previous code. While the game
remains paused, hold L2 on controller two until the
floor disappears. Then, use controller one to resume
game play.
Press Select on controller two to advance frame by frame.
Set the controller two type to "Camera" to allow it to
change camera angles, while using controller one to zoom.
Controller two can be used to set the camera angle to
view the fight from below ground level. The floor will
be invisible. This particular camera angle can only be
set while the game is paused. Press Start to continue
playing using this unique view.

Press X + Triangle + Circle + Square + Select to
re-display the options menu; or press Start to play
without the energy gauges and scores.

[final kaoss]

Pause and Life bar removal:
To remove the pause options and life bars, pause and
hold all four fire buttons. Hit select twice to remove
them.

[final kaoss]

Fatality for the character with the claws:
Use this move by tapping these keys: X, Square,
Triangle, Circle, Away, Towards, Away, Towards, and
(Triangle & Circle at the same time)

[final kaoss]

Use secret normal moves on command:
First, enter the Sho and Gaia codes and then wait for
the demo, then press START. As soon as the title screen
comes up, press Down + Left + X. (If this doesn't work,
try Down + Left + Square) After you hear a voice shout
"Fantastic", go to the Options menu. Change the shoulder
buttons to your special moves. Now start a game.
At any point during a fight, press R1 + R2 + L1 + L2 +
Select to use your character's Special Move.

[final kaoss]

Execute desperation moves:
Choose a controller configuration (such as A4) that sets
L1, L2, R1, and R2 as special attack buttons. Then,
whenever your character's energy gauge is flashing,
hitting all four top buttons together to execute the
character's desperation move.

[final kaoss]

Use alternate colors:
Press Select at the Character Select screen to use the
character's alternate color scheme.

[final kaoss]

Use easy controls on higher levels of difficulty:
Normally, Battle Arena Toshinden won't let you use
certain wimpy controller configurations on the higher
levels of difficulty. You can by using the foolowing
code: First, enter the Boss codes and the code for EASY
SECRET MOVES. Wait for the game to demo itself and
press START on controller 2. At the title screen, press
Left, Right, Left, Right, Left + Square on controller.
The voice should say "Fantastic" and the options will
turn yellow.

[final kaoss]

Play without life and overdrive meters:
During the match, pause the game. Press and hold Circle,
Triangle, Square, X and hit SELECT twice.

-Fighting Sho:
To fight Sho, the true last boss of the game, finish the
game without using a continue on normal difficulty or
harder. Sho has Kayin's, Eiji's, and additional moves.
The game's real endings will appear after Sho is
defeated.

-Fighting Gaia:
When the game is finished on a difficulty below NORMAL,
Gaia must be defeated. If Gaia is beaten, a "desperation"
move will be received. If the game is finished on a
difficulty of normal or harder, and Sho is reached by
not using any continues and beaten, a secret move will
be received. Continues may be used while fighting
against Sho.

-Change music:
Pause game play then switch the game CD with an audio CD
of your choice. The new music will be played when the
game is resumed.