Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find pearls or animals?
Pearls are located using the Pearl Detector. Most of the time, they are qite obvious. The many optional pearls are mentioned in the guide - you can probably find them very easily yourself. If you have trouble, buy Ming Tzu's pearl detector.
Animals are another matter since they appear in several locations. The hard to find (and rarest ones) are mentioned along the way in the guide (many are in places you can't go back into) and some are just hard to find. The animal detector goes a long way in locating previously un-photgraphed species.
How do I do this or that?
Jade has a wide range of context actions she can take for various objects and puzzles. For upturned bridges, have the partner pop up exploding fungus for Jade to bat into.
For long crevasses or narrow ledges, move Jade ahead to lay down the path for the partner.
For unreachable switches, use the gyrodisc; for red passcode doors, snap shot them (sometimes more 'mission photos' are needed before a passcode can be given)
For fuses and electrical devices, use the gyrodisc to cut down wires, move conductive objects (or push them yourself), or kick fuse boxes to temporarily do a brown out so the fuse can be grabbed.
Lasers are easily avoided using shoot-dodge or by crouching. The soldier's anti-laser armour can have him do actions that require working in a laser field. A partner can also help in fighting and in solving other puzzles by simply being in another spot to operate machinery.
How can I photgraph certain animals?
Most of the time, animals simply need to be in focus using the zoom lens and some creative positioning. Being too far is common, but being too near is also a problem.
99% of the animals are simply a matter of getting into range. Once that is done, fiddle the zoom until the bar turns green and take the picture. Some animals (one that comes to mind is #52) may require some ingenious thinking to get them to appear.
Time of day affects some animals (and making the place dark for #23) so be sure to check the animal list for our clues.
How can I beat the Looters' Caverns?
Make sure you have a lot of boost (you can wait until you have the spaceship to beat these races) and have some money to burn. Each looters' cavern costs 100 cees to participate.
Since there's no disc readers near any looters' cave, you need to be cool and collected or you start losing cees for no reason (apart from sucking).
Second, if you didn't set off the yellow spark, race slow. There's no time limit to reach the next door until the yellow spark is activated.
Boost only on straights and slow down slightly for turns. Always take ramps to avoid hazards, and the jumping kit is necessary for the last two caverns.
Find looters' caverns by exploring the Hillys map - where there's a break in the boundaries of a map, there's a cave.
How do I beat the races?
The normal races are free, so try them over and over until you win. The sprint is held almost all the time, and shooting is allowed (it doesn't really do much).
Always look for zip tiles and alternate paths the AI isn't taking for shortcuts and other tricks you can do. Boosting is waste in races (save them for the looters' caverns) and you can almost be certain that if you race well.
Your hovercraft will crawl up to first place by the middle or end of the third lap, no matter how fast the competition is.
Can't seem to beat the anteater, Francis.
The key is that three of the pucks are already lined up to go into the hole. Aim the first three pucks directly into the hole and you'll not only be way ahead of the game, but you'll have some breathing room for moving the fourth puck into the hole (usually with two moves).
When losing, simply aim the pucks at the hole directly (or wait briefly for an opening). Never aim anywhere else other than the hole.
Unless another puck is stopped in front of the hole and you're hitting the hole from the side, then try to ricochet the intruding puck into the hole with the one you're shooting. If you start off well, there's no way Francis can beat you.
How do I beat this boss or creature or section?
Read the guide. These bosses are not hard (and do not need any food interference, except maybe the last guy).
Can I get a dead game?
Yes, if you do not have enough healing items when you take the final photograph in the Death Crypt on the moon. Stagger your saves and keep one save "untouched" before trying to solve the light beam prison puzzle to be safe.
Will there be a Beyond Good & Evil 2?
You may wonder after this great game. But guide writers stick with the the facts, and the facts are at IGN. Stick to our news net and make IGN.com your homepage for the latest in gaming news - sequels or otherwise.
How do I open the chest in the Akuda Bar near Francis?
Go to darkroom.ubi.com and enter the "Internet code" for a game you are about to load (note that each Internet Code is different for each game and for each file!).
Enter that code precisely as it appears (capitals and lower-case matters) and you will have to play a word guessing game to get your unique item chest passcode.