Shadow Hearts: Covenant Official Strategy Guide [Paperback]

Rick Barba (Author)

Book Description

Series: Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames) | Publication Date: October 12, 2004

BradyGames' Shadow Hearts Covenant Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

Maximize Each Character's Potential: Uncover every character's special abilities.

Comprehensive Item Lists: Extensive weapons, armor, and accessory lists. Go into battle prepared to the fullest.

Complete Every Side-Quest: Take part in each character's final side-quest and acquire their final weapons, armor, and unique accessories.

Boss Strategy & Walkthrough Coverage: Pummel every boss into submission with game-tested tactics. Successfully conquer every area in the game.

Detailed Bestiary: All-inclusive bestiary statistics, including Hit Points, Magic Points, Cash, Souls, and more.

Plus Much More! Find every Lottery Member, Ring Soul, and Crest!

Platform: PlayStation 2

Genre: RPG

This product is available for sale in worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Midway Games Inc. is a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on videogame platforms including the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games (October 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744004837
• ISBN-13: 978-0744004830
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Almost no content, November 5, 2004

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Steve Pagano (Acworth, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Hearts: Covenant Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

In short, this is the worst game "guide" that I have ever purchased. This is why:
* No maps!
* Directions reverse left/right and east/west in several areas.
* Incorrect information about many of Yuri's Fusion levels.
* The Item Descriptions are often vague. Furthermore, information about the Items and Equipment are scattered randomly through the book. Ultimate Armors and the like are in an odd place near the front of the book instead of with the Equipment list. And if you see an item mentioned in the walkthrough, good luck finding it in the lists.
* Directions often neglect to mention the existence of valuable items in treasure chests in an area.
* Very thin spell data. Why aren't there lists of the extra spells you get when Solomon's Map sections are completed?

Overall, this book gives you as much content as would a text-only guide that you can find free all over the net -- an error-riddled guide at that. Don't waste your money.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars By far one of the most basic guides i've seen in awhile, October 11, 2004

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Brett Wiese (Punta Gorda, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Hearts: Covenant Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

If your thinking of buying this guide, think again. Yes, this guide does contain a "Walkthrough" But you can't get any more basic. For example, they neglected to include any sort of maps! The only thing I found useful in this guide was the sidequests section. Its the only redeeming part of the book which is why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1. Buy this book only if your a person that loves to complete every nook and cranny, and only if your the type of person who refuses to use an online guide. Did Brady just think Shadow Hearts 2 did not deserve a good guide?

Content Ratings: (out of 4)
Main Portion, Walkthrough: *
Extras, Sidequests: ***
Item Index: **
Monster Index: **
Layout: ***

I would buy this guide again if it cost: $4

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Guide or No Guide??, October 15, 2004

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Jason Rippentrop "jrip2001" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Hearts: Covenant Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

Like the prior reviews stated if you're thinking of buying this guide I'd agree with thinking again. Yeah sure it gives you the side quest information, and boss and monster statistics but umm Hello what good is a Guide WITHOUT! the maps for each area?? Obviously those whom put together this guide didn't think this game deserved a good guide or didn't think they needed to include maps for who knows what reason. I've found many typos in this book as I've used it, some range from little things to not including item information such as weapons that are located in a certain area. But because of the side quest section I did give this a 2 star rating beyond that its really just not that great, I've seen better FAQ guides online from the private person that what I recieved from the company whom designed this guide.