The Caves Of Olympus

Save your game here, then drop into the water. The cliff leading onward is toward the top of the screen, but if you head to the bottom and swim a bit, you can find a Gorgon Eye and two Red Orb Chests. With those in hand, climb the cliff nearby to find Triton’s Lance, which will let you breathe underwater in the future.

Dive into the water and start looking around: triangle will move you upwards, square or X will move you downwards, and holding R will let you essentially charge through the water. Find the broken gate in one of the small chambers and smash through it with a charge. That will let you enter a long corridor where you’ll find a couple of Red Orb Chests and a Phoenix Feather. Keep moving until you find a switch, which, when pulled, will reveal a new climbing path that diverges from the one you took earlier. Climb up and follow it to reach a door.

Beyond the door is your first encounter with a minotaur, a very tough enemy that hits for a lot of damage. Its two primary attacks include a double swing of its sword, which can’t be blocked, and a charging horn attack that will send you flying into the air and then across the room, which also can’t be blocked. Stay mobile here as best you can and attempt to dodge out of the way of any incoming attacks while attacking from a distance. The minotaur is at least slow, so it won’t be able to hit you if you stay away from it; the charge attack can be dodged by rolling sideways, although it can be tough to spot it coming if the minotaur is off-screen. Luckily, the beast doesn’t have a huge amount of health to knock off before you can go to the minigame; unfortunately, as with the cyclops, it can be tough to spot the icon above the foe’s head since he’s so tall and the camera doesn’t really zoom out far enough. Keep an ear out for the sound that indicates you can attempt the minigame and defeat it.

Heal yourself at the chest and flip the crank nearby to reveal the passage leading on. You’ll come to Eos soon enough, who’ll tell you more about what you need to do to restore Helios to his rightful place in the sky. When you’re done speaking to her, move down to the left and follow the passage. When you come to the water, dive into it to find a chest with another Gorgon Eye inside.

Guardians Of The Fire

Move towards the glowing object in front of you to pick up the Primordial Fire. When you have it, you’ll be able to reflect attacks back towards your enemies by tapping the L button just before they connect. This is the same as parrying a blow, but it will now work with projectile attacks…like the ones that are about to come your way from the shielded enemies in front of you. Tap the L button just before the fireballs hit you to smash the shields. Nabbing all three of them will net you the Light of Dawn magical effect, which can be used by tapping R + square.

After the shields go down, a few archer enemies will appear; you can continue to use the L button to reflect their shots to kill them; it’s probably easier than using the Light of Dawn. When you’ve cleared them out, check the hallway they were in to find a Phoenix Feather and some Red Orb Chests, then head down the steps to reach another arena area where you’ll fight more flaming swordsmen. Jump from there back down into the water and start backtracking. Going past the save point will send you through the teleport and back to the Temple of Helios.

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