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- - - -Information- - - -

 

- Estimated Difficulty: 8/10

- Approximate Time: 20-50 Hours. (Depends on level of skill)

- Offline: 10 Trophies. 5(B) 4(S) 1(G)

- Online: 1 Trophy. 1(B)

- Glitched Trophies: None.

- Missable Trophies: None.

 

 

I’ll start off by saying that this is not an easy game to get 100% in. Trophies like オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed), ノーリペア (No Repair) and 100チェイン (100 Chained) are an example as of why.

 

- - - -Introduction- - - -

 

Malicious is a Japanese action game made by Alvion. It has only been released on Japanese PSN as of now. Every scene is a boss fight and it uses a system similar to that of the Megaman games, meaning after beating a boss you get their weapon and each boss is weak to a certain weapon. After defeating a boss, the others grow in strength.

 

You are a spirit summoned to defeat these evil beings called the Malicious. Your weapon is your cloak, it can transform into fists, dark bullets, a sword, a spear and a pair of wings. This game has a unique way of showing your health. You take damage until a body part shatters (You have a total of 4, duh) and after that if you take enough damage, your whole body will shatter and the game will end.

 

After beating the main story, you unlock free mode, which allows you to keep your upgrades, but the bosses’ strength is the same as if you choose them last in the story.

 

- - - -Road Map- - - -

 

Step #1: Play the game a bit and get used to the controls. Then start a New Game and complete the game, without using a continue, in the following order:

 

1: Abandoned Library

2: Forbidden Floor

3: Foughten Fields

4: Escort of Queendom

5: Triumphal Square

(Refer to オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed) for strategies for each boss)

 

This will net you the ノーコンティニュー (No Restart), 討伐者 (Punitive Soldier) and ストーリークリア (Story Completed) trophies.

 

Step #2: Start a New Game and complete every scene with an S Rank, in the following order:

 

1. Forbidden Floor

2: Foughten Fields

3: Abandoned Library

4: Escort of Queendom

5: Triumphal Square

(Make sure to refer to オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed) for strategies on each boss and read the Important Note!)

 

This will award you the オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed) trophy.

 

Step 3: This is the hardest step of them all. Again, start a New Game and complete the game without healing OR using a continue, in the following order:

 

1: Forbidden Floor

2: Foughten Fields

3: Abandoned Library

4: Escort of Queendom

5: Triumphal Square

(Refer to オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed) for strategies for each boss and take a look at ノーリペア (No Repair) for the Min. Req. in a scene.)

 

This will net you the ノーリペア (No Repair) trophy.

 

Step 4: The last step. Simply clean up any trophies that are remaining, as they do not require a full play through.

 

 

Since the game’s controls are in Japanese I will list all of the controls and combos here:

 

[spoiler=ID] Basic Controls:

 

Normal Attack: :square:

Heavy Attack: :triangle:

Block: :circle:

Jump: :cross:

Evade: Directional button + :circle: at the same time.

Float: Hold :cross: (While in the air.)

Dive down: :l3: (While in the air.)

Lock-on: :r1:

Disable Lock-on/ Camera re-center: :r3:

 

Cloak Controls:

 

Fists: :down:

Dark Bullets: :up:

Spear: :right:

Sword: :left:

Wings: :l3: (While on the ground otherwise you will perform a dive.)

 

Aura Actions:

 

Aura normal attack: :l1: + :square:

Aura heavy attack: :l1: + :triangle:

Heal body part(s): Hold :l1: + :circle:

Release: Hold :l1: + :cross:

 

Combos

These are all of the combos I have discovered so far, if you have to something to add, tell me and I’ll add with due credit. You do not have to use every combo, but its good to experiment around with them to see which suit you best.

 

 

Fist Combos:

 

Rapidly hit :square:

[Very quick, consecutive fist punches.]

 

:square: :square: :triangle:

[2 punches into a double hand clap.]

 

:square: :triangle: :triangle: :triangle:

[A punch into an uppercut into a downward fist pound into a double hand turnaround punch.]

 

:square: :square: :square: :up: followed by rapidly pressing :square:

[3 punches then a bullet finish.] Most damaging combo in the game when focused on a single enemy.

 

:square: :square: :left:

[2 punches into a sword thrust.]

 

:square: :square: :left: :right:

[2 punches into a sword thrust into a lance thrust.]

 

:square: :square: :left: :down:

[2 punches into a sword thrust into a double fist hit.]

 

:square: :square: :left: :triangle:

[2 punches into sword thrust into a twirling 360 sword slice.]

 

:square: :square: :square: :right:

[3 punches into a lance thrust.]

 

:square: :square: :square: :left:

[3 punches into a 360 sword slash.] The most useful combo for gathering aura/ clearing mobs and deals relatively high damage to bosses.

 

:square: :left: :triangle: :triangle:

[A punch into an upwards vertical slash into a downward vertical slash into a 360 horizontal slash.]

 

:square: :left: :triangle: :right:

[A punch into an upwards vertical slash into a downward vertical slash into a lance thrust.]

 

:square: :square: :triangle: :left:

[2 punches into a hand clap into a front twirling sword slice.]

 

:square: :square: :triangle: :right:

[2 punches into a hand clap into a lance thrust.]

 

:square: :triangle: :right:

[A punch into an uppercut into an upward lance thrust.]

 

:square: :triangle: :left:

[A punch into an uppercut into a downward sword slash.]

 

:square: :triangle: :left: :right:

[A punch into an uppercut into a downward sword slash into a lance thrust.]

 

:square: :triangle: :triangle: :left:

[A straight punch into an uppercut into a double fist pound into a forward sword thrust.]

 

:square: :triangle: :triangle: :right:

[A straight punch into an uppercut into a double fist pound into a lance thrust.]

 

Sword combos:

 

:square: :triangle: :right:

[A horizontal slash into a vertical slash into an upward lance thrust.]

 

:square: :triangle: :down:

[A horizontal slash into a vertical slash into a double fist hit.]

 

:square: :down: :triangle: :triangle:

[A horizontal slash into an uppercut into a downward double fist hit into a turnaround double fist hit.]

 

:square: :down: :triangle: :right:

[A horizontal slash into uppercut into downward double fist hit into lance thrust.]

 

:square: :down: :triangle: :down:

[A horizontal slash into an uppercut into a downward fist smash into a front twirling 360 sword slice.]

 

:square: :down: :left: :triangle:

[A horizontal slash into an uppercut into a downward vertical slice a into 360 sword slash.]

 

:square: :down: :left: :down:

[A horizontal slash into an uppercut into a downward vertical slash into a double hand clap.]

 

:square: :down: :left: :right:

[A horizontal slash into an uppercut into a downward vertical slash into a lance thrust.]

 

:square: :triangle: :down:

[A horizontal slice into an upward vertical slice into a double fist turnaround punch.]

 

:square: :triangle: :right:

[A horizontal slice into an upward vertical slice into an upward lance thrust.]

 

:square: :square: :down:

[A horizontal slice into an upward vertical slice into a powerful punch.]

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/01.jpg 討伐者 (Punitive Soldier) (B)

You've put down a power holder.

 

This trophy is story related and cannot be missed. You'll get this after you finish any scene by defeating the boss.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/02.jpg ストーリークリア (Story Completed) (B)

You've completed the story mode.

 

This trophy is story related and cannot be missed. You’ll get this after you finish the first 5 scenes available to you and the final scene.

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http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/03.jpg ノーガード (No Guard) (B)

You've gone cleared a scene without guarding.

 

Pretty simple; beat a boss without using the guard function. The easiest boss for this is the Beast in the Abandoned Library scene. Just ignore the :circle: button for the whole fight.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/04.jpg カウンターマスター (Counter Master) (B)

You've succeeded in all of the counter actions.

 

There are a total of 7 counter actions. Each boss has an attack, which can be countered. You can trigger them by pressing :triangle: + :circle: when prompted.

 

Beast: Countered by the Fists.

 

Stone Giant: Countered by the Sword.

 

Queen: Countered by the Lance.

 

Airship: Wings need to be available to you, countered with the Lance.

 

Winged Knight: Countered with Spear.

 

Final Boss: 1. The arm counter, Lance/Fists.

2. The tentacle counter, Lance.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/05.jpg ランキングデビュー (Debut in Our Ranking) (B)

You've made a debut in our ranking.

 

To unlock this you first need to have Time Attack or Score Attack available to you. All you have to do is simply complete any scene in either of these modes and this will enter you into the rankings.

Note: You need to be online to be entered into the rankings.

 

To unlock Time Attack, you have to complete the main story in under an hour. To unlock Score Attack, you need to finish the final scene in Free Mode.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/06.jpg 10000キル (Killed 10,000) (B)

You've killed 10,000 enemies in total.

 

This will be gotten over time as it counts across playthroughs. Kills from both story and free mode count as well and the scene must be finished for the kills to register. This can be easily done in the Triumphal Square scene, just run around and chain the enemies, 1-2k kills can be gotten in aprox. 10~15min. (Free Mode).

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/07.jpg 100チェイン (100 Chained) (S)

You've achieved 100 chains.

 

This is insanely tough. You’ll hardly ever go beyond a 40-50 chain.

 

However, there is an easy solution to this. Go to the Escort of Queendom stage and ignore the boss on the top platform. Jump off the oversized airship. From the bottom climb onto the lowest level. This area should spawn the yellow cannon-wielding soldiers. Build up 9999 aura. The soldiers should be spawning from either of 2 doors fairly quickly. Equip the Dark Bullets, activate Level 3 Release. Hold down :l1: and spam :square: as the enemies run out of the doors. You get a chain of 5-8 per spawn, and the spawn rate is never ending. It may take some time to get 100 chains but after you nail everything mentioned above, you should have no problem with this.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/08.jpg ノーコンティニュー (No Restart) (S)

You've completed the story mode without using a continue.

 

Pretty simple, just beat the story without using a continue. You are given 3 continues per play through and they stretch across the whole game.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/09.jpg オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed) (S)

You've completed all scenes in story mode at S rank.

 

This is by far one of the hardest trophies in this game. You need to get an S rank on every scene in the story mode. This does not apply to Free Mode.

 

Important note: To keep your S Ranks in previous scenes if you get an A Rank or lower rank in another scene, all you have to do is quit the game when you are given your rank. The game saves if you press :cross: at the screen when you awarded your rank. This way you can afford to mess up.

 

Time: S Rank = 4 minutes or lower.

Kills: S Rank = approx. 200.

Chains: S Rank = 20+.

Body Break: S Rank = Lower than 4.

 

- All of these values apply for every boss except the final one.

- You do not need to get a S rank in all of 4 factors to receive a S Rank in the scene.

- The lowest you can get is 2 A or 1 B along with the S Ranks.

 

I would recommend playing the game like this:

 

1. Forbidden Floor

This boss is hardest out of them all. She’s agile and very damaging. Learn her attack pattern and learn to block her attacks so she doesn’t damage you. The easiest way to S Rank this is to build up 6k aura + while constantly evading her through the use of Dash. Activate Level 3 Release and let rip: (Fists) :square: :square: :square: :triangle: to break her guard. Then, (Fists while holding down :l1:) :square: :square: :square: :up: + spam :square: until the combo ends. This should result in massive damage to her. After the mask comes on, just be more careful as a single combo of hers can break all your body parts. Just repeat the above combo until she dies. This will take a lot of trial and error.

 

2. Abandoned Library

Very easy S Rank, equip the dark bullets and spam :square: on the little minions, if done correctly it will net you 2-4k aura. Activate Level 2 Release and beat it down with your fists. Once it the breaks free, replenish your aura and go back to mauling it until it's dead.

 

3. Foughten Field

Seems harder then is. Build up 9999 aura on the minions. Activate Level 3 Release and loot loose on the ship’s platforms with (Fists) :square: :square: :square: :left::l1:. Keep breaking everything on its back until it puts a barrier around it self. Replenish your aura if you have to, activate Level 3 and go mad on its head with the same combo. The barrier should fall very quickly; hit it when it’s without it. Repeat this until it's dead.

 

4. Escort of Queendom

Really simple. As soon as the battle starts, take your leave by jumping off the ship completely. Climb up and first floor you should find should spawn the yellow cannon-wielding grunts. Farm them until you have 9999 aura. Climb up to the top, Activate Level 3. Dash towards the boss; block the minigun attack if needed. Perform the :square: :square: :square: :up: + spam :square: while holding :l1: combo for colossal damage. After the Knight activates the wings, wait for it to come down and repeat. He will fly away to the lower section, catch up, and repeat. He might or might not fly away depending if you have managed to kill him. If you haven’t, he will keep flying and this can screw up your time. Try to lure him into the area where you fought the yellow grunts and finish him. Takes practice but it is easy enough.

 

5. Triumphal Square

Easiest scene of the lot. Seriously. Build up 9999 aura on the grunts, activate the Level 3 Release. (Fists) :square: :square: :square: :left: while holding :l1:. Repeat until dead and block if needed.

 

6. Final Boss Stage

This is a damn right pain. Jump from platform to platform-using Release to light them up. Evade or block the bosses’ attacks. The two arm swings, the spin, the multiple beams, the orange energy ball and the purple energy ball (1 Hit Kill). Jump to the back of the boss and hit the spherical orb with (Holding :l1:) :square: :square: :square: :up: + spam :square:. Block after 2-3 of these combos as the attacks will usually come at around that time. After it shatters and disables the tentacles on the back(They should become a dull colour) The mouth opens and the head of this ever so strange creature is inside there.

 

1st opening = 1 sphere need to be broken.

2nd opening = 2 spheres need to be broken.

3rd opening = 2 spheres need to be broken

Final opening = The rest need to be broken.

 

Yeah… Anyway, use the Hold :l1: :square: :square: :square: :square: until it closes and repeat this process until you have shattered all of the spheres, then activate Level 3 Release and let loose on the face with the same combo, blocking when needed. This takes a damn lot of practice and is very hard to master.

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http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/10.jpg 1キルクリア (1 Kill Cleared) (S)

You've cleared this scene by defeating exclusively the power holder.

Very simple, kill a boss without killing any minions. Abandoned Library scene advised. Might take a bit of time and a few tries.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/795/11.jpg ノーリペア (No Repair) (G)

You've completed the story mode without repairing the vessel of spirit.

You cannot repair your broken limbs OR use a continue. Refer to オールSクリア (All S Rank Completed) for strategies. You should be used to all the bosses by now. Play out the scenes in the exact same way and don’t be afraid to take your time and block while waiting for an opening. As S Ranks don’t matter, neither does the time taken, just try to get under 5 damaged limbs.

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All the trophies for this game have been loaded to the site. Please change out the tiles before you submit your guide to the Guide Team.

 

Thanks!

 

Oh, and I gave you credit for these submissions even though you didn't technically submit them.

 

PS3Trophies.org - Malicious ??????? Trophies List

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I don't quite get what is this release movement (L1 + X)? I was having problems with this boss but just found a video guide apparently you can dive on those platforms to light them up instead of using this release skill, got to try when I get home.

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^ I used this guide to 100% the American version of this game, well except for the S Ranking/no repair on the Final Boss (I kind of did my own thing). So at least I can say that it worked for me! :)

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im really trying to get a handle on how this game plays and the difficulty. like, is it mega man hard? i know the rating on the guide is an 8, but the trophy difficulty poll has a dude that gave it a 4 and was done in 7.5 hours. thats way shorter than the 20-50 in the guide. wish there was a demo.

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There is a much easier way to get the 100 chain. In Triumphal Square all you have to do is use the L1 triangle attack with your dark bullets. Continuously go in a circle trying to aim towards the sky. There are those tiny flying enemies that shoot at you, if you go high enough, keep aiming and shooting as you run around in a circle because they just keep spawning. Plus as your going in a circle you can shoot at those small red monsters that spawn from those portals occasionally.

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Well, I just got this as I just noticed it was free for PS+....and definitely seems to be a tough game, hopefully I'll have my first playthrough done by this weekend!

 

Let me edit this to add that I've gotten the first 2 trophies already, by defeating the first boss, and by never using the guard on it!

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so when the guide maker says you have to "finish the scene" for any kills, towards 10000, to count, does he mean beat the boss? or does dying count as well?

 

*edit*will the 10000 kills trophy pop during a match?

 

*double edit* 10000 kills WILL pop during a match so just keeping going and another helpful hint is that if you die inside the 5 minute mark, when you continue (free mode) the clock will reset to 5 minutes but your kills still stack.

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Anyone know how to get the counter-prompt to show up on the Knight in Royal Battle Escort?

 

At the start of the fight, he will be in the middle of the area and between where you both stand are glass panels. Have him stay in the middle, the glass panels in between you, move around and wait for the prompt. This is rather annoying but is guaranteed to work. If he moves out of position, try to get him back there by have him charge at you or restart.

 

This can be done when he is on the edge of the area too, but it is rare and the last time II tried it the prompt would never show.

 

This can only be done during the first phase of the fight when his canon shield is still there.

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