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Crunchdown -- you'll love it or hate it, but in either case, here's a quick walkthrough. This walkthrough is made for people who want to play it with 10 lives or 15 or 3 -- whatever the case is, you adjust strategies accordingly. Also, this is for Chompy (that's what I named him) not his yellow buddy. Just remember, there's no one way of playing this -- so have fun! ... oh! By the way, the Controls are useful to know.

Note: The names I gave to the abilities and the levels are names I made up because I needed something to identify them by. They are not names given by the author/creator of the game. So, when you see a name for something (except weapons!), in the guide, chances are I made it up

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THE HEADS UP DISPLAY:
The HUD illustrates three things...

Your health bar --> When you're at optimum health, the health bar is blue, when you start getting hit, it turns red until there's nothing but red! Watch it carefully.

Number of lives --> Be it 10 or 20, it will decrease when you've lost all health

Black Circle/Special Ability Circle --> Initially, this circle will remain black, but when you chow down on something, it'll turn yellow... then by pressing the S Key, you'll perform a special ability and this yellow circle will start to turn black. And when it does revert to black, you'll be regular white Chompy.

In order to aid our white, round friend -- there will be garbage cans or garbage disposals scattered throughout the area -- they will provide pies (boost in health).

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ACHIEVEMENTS:
Like the Ten Commandments, there are Ten Achievements and here they are (even though they're accessible through the Pause Menu):

1) Kill 200 Guys
Self-explanatory. Kill 200 suckers! (Glitch note: Either kill 200 guys in one run, or play the game over and over again 'til ya get it!)

2) A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys:
Grab the golf club on Level 6 and hit Ebenezer Bearshark to death

3) Prolong the Inevitable:
Walk around without eating the Nuclear core... therefore, prolonging the inevitable (1 minute wait!)

4) Empathy:
Play as your yellow buddy

5) Show Em Who's Boss:
Punch Roxanne and do this quickly, because the hobos and even your yellow buddy are itching to lay the smack down

6) Defeat Tommy Brownshoes:
...Kill or eat Tommy Brownshoes

7) ROOOOOOXXANNE
Eat Roxanne! This is a toughie, so I suggested eating her as soon as you can on Level 4. Ignore the bums, your yellow friend will take care of them

8) Dante Must Die
Get to the mall with zero lives. Hard as heck.... but it is quite doable. Try doing it with Chompy, it'll make life easy.

9) Hunger Strike
"Finish the game without eating anything. Pies are okay" -- I played the game as the yellow buddy and didn't earn the achievement, which probably means you'd have to do this with Chompy

10) Master Chef
"Eat everything edible in the game once" -- including enemies, garbage cans, etc.

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WEAPONRY:
Bottle
A glass bottle that will break after initial hit. Good for 5 hits, not the greatest thing to use. You'll find this scattered amongst various levels.

Lead Pipe
A grey metal pipe that's usually found in sinks and other ... areas. Allows 7 hits and is pretty reliable in kicking arse. You'll find this in various levels.

Cricket bat
Similar to a 'lead pipe' -- allows 6-7 hits.

Crowbar
Similar to the above, except it packs a little more punch. You'll find this on the first boss level, onwards.

Broom
Like a bat, only brushy.

Rake
Like a broom! Except, you can pull off some fancier moves with this thing

Hoe
First of its kind, you'll use it like a knife -- allows 5-7 hits.

Golf Club
The same as the rest (lead pipe, cricket bat, etc.)

Cane
The same as the rest (lead pipe, cricket bat, etc) except it's more of a blunt object

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ABILITIES AKA Things Chompy Can Turn Into:

Regular Grey Man:
Description --> The white fellow will turn grey, that's about it
Special Power --> Power uppercut by pressing S or super punch by holding down S until the special ability circle turns black
Where to find --> Where won't you find this one?

Muscular Grey Man:
Description --> Similar to 'Regular Grey Man', except with abs!
Special Power --> You must hold S in order to unleash the running charge, which is hard to do in a crowd of greys, but it'll be worth it -- knocks out multiple opponents and decreases their health significantly
Where to find --> Where won't you find this one?!

Boxing Grey Man:
Description --> Like 'Regular Grey Man', except with boxing gloves and a set of moves that will have you seein' stars!
Special Power --> Super punch (windup, then a punch)
Where to find --> After the first level, onwards

Barbell-man:
Description --> You'll have barbell ends come out from both sides of your head. You'll move really slow though
Special Power --> You'll crush the earth with the weight, like Godzilla
Where to find --> The gym on the second level

Basketball-man:
Description --> Chompy'll turn into a big orange basketball that bounces around
Special Power --> Crush your enemies to death with this wicked, fast paced ability -- great for group confrontations
Where to find --> On the streets near the dog

Bikeman:
Description --> You'll go in the middle of a big bicycle wheel... can anyone say AWESOME?
Special Power --> Run your enemies over with the power of the wheel! Effective when battling individuals, but also helpful in groups
Where to find --> Bike racks

Bufferman:
Description --> You'll turn into a buffer; you'll clean the blood of your enemies
Special Power --> Knocking out enemies at a high speed while on the ground
Where to find --> Janitor's closet on the second level

Bushman:
Description --> When he eats a bush (on the first level), he'll turn into a walking tree
Special Power --> Extend a branch and poke enemies to death
Where to find --> Any green bush

Caddy:
Description --> Become a bumpy ol' golf ball
Special Power --> Crush Ebenezer with the ultimate weapon: a golf ball!
Where to find --> The boss fight with Ebenezer

Cashier:
Description --> Become one large cash register, with a little bit of paper sticking out of your head
Special Power --> Drop coins on your enemies, not very helpful in group situations
Where to find --> The gym on the second level

Cement Man:
Description --> A big round ball of cement
Special Power --> Similar to Barbell-Man, you'll crush your opponents with your sheer weight
Where to find --> The little cement pillars on level 1

Dogman:
Description --> You don't eat the dog, the dog eats you! Chompy'll disappear into its belly
Special Power --> Look like a dog, but it doesn't even hide you from enemies -- I suggest not eating the dog. At all.
Where to find --> The dog tied to a post on the first level

Fireman:
Description --> Chompy'll turn into a great ball of fire after eating a barrel of... well, fire
Special Power --> Cough a burst of flames onto your enemies, rendering them HURT (not burnt)
Where to find --> Any barrel that's on fire; gasoline canister

Lawnmower-Man:
Description --> Eat the lawnmower and become a large red thing with blades at your stomach
Special Power --> Shred enemies in less than a second (probably a favourite of mine!)
Where to find --> Outside a shop on the second level

Mailman:
Description --> Snail mail just got slower -- you'll turn into a giant red mailbox
Special Power --> Ram enemies to do significant damage
Where to find --> The big red mailbox

Plantman:
Description --> Eating the potted plants will make you into a giant loveable pot of green!
Special Power --> Spit leaves and destroy those around you...yeah...
Where to find --> Outside the janitor's closet, second level

Punching Bag:
Description --> You'll turn into a punching bag. Literally. You'll hang onto the hook. That's it!
Special Power --> None.
Where to find --> The gym on the second level

Roxanne:
Description --> Become a withered, raggedy old prostitute
Special Power --> Vomit on your enemies (like a trash can!)
Where to find --> First part of the Megatech level

Running Man:
Description --> Similar to 'Wheelman', except this wheel keeps going and going, automatic and deadly
Special Power --> The wheel will continuously spin until it's finished -- good for bashing on groups
Where to find --> The gym on the second level

Wasteman:
Description --> A disgusting ball of garbage -- *warning* by eating this can, you lose a pie that might be underneath!
Special Power --> Press S to vomit down the throats of your enemies!
Where to find --> Any garbage can or waste bin

Waterman:
Description --> The opposite of Fireman, except you can't control when you want to use the special ability. Oh, and you'll look like a walking fire hydrant
Special Power --> "Fire" water on your enemies, especially helpful when crowded
Where to find --> Any fire hydrant

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STORY WALKTHROUGH

First Level: The Streets
- A relatively easy mission; more of an introductory level. You're placed outside of your yellow friend's place and immediately two grey guys will come at you. You can do a whole lot of things:
--> Eat the fire barrel and burn the suckers
--> Eat the bush and poke them to death
--> Fight them head on, then when they're not punching you -- EAT THEM
--> Quickly grab the lead pipe and pummel them
- Depending on how far your go past the screen, you'll encounter 2 guys or 5 guys. I suggested eating the bicycle located next to the building then running them over for quick results -- if it runs out, quickly eat the basketball and bounce 'em out
- If you lost health, there's a pie pick up with the first garbage can you see -- punch it and get the pie
- The next garbage can has nothing, so eat it to become the Garbage Can Man -- you'll encounter 4 fellas, so get the group to turn into a line then just vomit on them (most effective way)
- Grab the beer bottle and watch it for the next grey man, Fisty, he's muscular -- he'll do his charge attack so dodge that and then just bash on him. If you've got the chance, eat him!
- Two musculars and two regular greys will appear, if you ate Fisty -- charge 'em all or mash the A button to fight them all (keep in mind, there's a bottle in the area, along with a cricket bat)
- Move onto the next section and there will be 4 more greys: 2 musculars and 2 regulars, you can either eat the mailbox or the fire hydrant to defeat them. I found the fire hydrant more effective in killing them all (it's automatic)
- Before you proceed, eat the bike and you'll meet your first bum ("Jethro&quot. YOU CANNOT EAT JETHRO OR ANY HOBO FOR THAT MATTER. Jethro's a good fighter -- I suggest running him over for an instant kill (ram him against the wall)

Boss Fight:
- Here you'll meet Jerry, he's a fat red devil looking guy. He'll bring out his boy, Leroy, to commence fighting
- Special note: Bosses cannot be eaten! Die trying!
- Leroy doesn't kick a whole lot of arse, but if you're far away, he'll shoot you with his uzi. Plus, Jerry will throw molotov cocktails -- just remember to run away from the growing shadow!
- There will be a crowbar and a lead pipe to assist you, and they really can destroy Leroy, so use the weaponry available
- After defeating Leroy, Jerry will come down (no, you can't eat him) and you'll have to kick his arse... with a punch!

Second Level: The Mall
- Here's where the going gets tough. You start off in the janitor's closet. Grab the broom, then eat the buffer (IN THAT ORDER)
- As soon as you exit, you'll come across 2 muscular grey guys, they'll charge you so dodge them, then attack until they're down. If you run out of steam, you'll go back to regular Chompy and bash your enemies with the broom
- If you lost health, there's a waste bin -- don't eat it, but punch it and get the pie
- Eat the plant to become Plantman and enter the gym. At this point you'll encounter Louis the boxer, he's a boxing grey so he'll have some moves but spit your leaves at him and when you're done, knock him out or eat him (if necessary)
- 2 muscular greys will come out, so you can either eat the basketball or the barbell and finish them
- Eat the treadmill next and take care of the four guys: 2 Boxers, the Knife man, and 1 regular -- using the treadmill will make this part a heck of a lot easier. Eat both treadmills to fight them off when necessary
- Here's the onslaught: 4 regulars, 2 knife men and 1 muscular man, you can defeat them whichever way you feel is best. There's a bat which makes life a lot easier, and good for bashing crowds and there's also the cash register which drops cash on the baddies but it isn't very helpful
- 3 muscular greys will come rushing towards you, so get ready to walk up to avoid their mind crushing blow. Punch the waste bin to get the pie and refill (if needed! If not... eat the waste bin and vomit on the guys)
- 2 more muscular greys will rush out of the ladies washroom, so get ready to fight them. Try to eat one of them, if possible to make the fight easier (heck, eat all of them)
- As you move towards the broken door, a rake and a hoe will be available as weapons, but before you can even reach them, a Boxer will appear. When he's not punching you, just eat him or fight him off.
- Next, another Boxer and a Knife man will appear -- grab either the hoe or the rake and defeat them with ease (*Glitch note* you might or might not encounter this glitch -- the regular grey will seem invincible to your attacks... and vice versa)
- Eat the lawn mower and head down the screen: 1 regular and 2 muscular guys will come out, just cut them to shreds!
- Keep heading down the screen for the next boss fight

Boss Fight #2:
- You'll meet Lt. Brickfist Uppercut -- he's certainly a toughie. He will not only fight you, but shoot you when necessary
- To aid your fight, there's a crowbar; a gasoline canister (fireball!); and green bush
- Head directly towards the green bush, eat the bush and become a tree -- then poke at Lt. Brickfist (make sure he doesn't run towards you). Being the bush helps you lower his health rapidly
- If you're out of bush, grab the canister and burn him
- Glitch note: This level can be especially glitchy for some reason, making the player disappear, if that happens, just restart and kick some butt all over again
- Close to the end of his health bar, 2 muscular greys come out, you have two options: a) defeat the Lt. and go onto the next level or b) defeat everyone, then move on

Level 3: Highway To Hell
- This level takes place only on the highway, you'll have a minigun while your yellow buddy will be driving the pick up truck. Your objective is to shoot all the guys on motorcycles while steering the truck
- There are two types of motorcyclists: yellow bikes (guys with pipe bombs) and red bikes (guys with shooters) -- make sure when you're shooting either of them, their bikes are turning a light shade of orange, that's an indication of them being hit
- Along the way, kill the greys standing on the road and that'll refill your health bar

Boss Fight #3:
- Near the end of the stretch, you'll encounter this huge truck operated by Big Ray. He'll shoot RPG's at you, but just dodge them either left or right. The grill of the truck will fall off, and a huge laser will appear, this is where it gets tricky because not only do you have to avoid RPG's -- but also the laser
- Do your best, there's not much strategy except going up (hugging the side of the screen), then going down (avoiding the rocket)
- If you feel you're dying too much at this point, give up and come back to it a bit later, when you're ready

Level 4: Megatech!
- You'll appear outside of your pick up truck with your yellow buddy, prepare to beat on 2 Hobos (not really) -- in fact, if you notice the prostitute located near the elevator go towards her and punch her. This unlocks Achievement #5. If you'd like, you can QUIT the current game session, go back to the MAIN MENU and then click CONTINUE to start again at the beginning of this level -- this time eat the prostitute (but make sure no one gets near her). This unlocks Achievement #7.
- Now that you're ready to move on, assist your yellow friend to fight the hobos (usually, he'll take care of them both) and as you move to the right of the screen, Tommy Brownshoes will appear. Pummel him to death or eat him to unlock Achievement #6.
- After all three ground enemies have been killed head into the elevator -- here's where a bunch of greys: Muscular's, Boxers, Knifers, Regulars and of course, 2 Hobos, will drop from the sky. It's a rather large fight and you might lose between 2-3 lives at the most. Your yellow buddy takes care most of the enemies but try eating a Muscular grey guy and charge your enemies (seemed like the best strategy)
- The entire elevator sequence takes place for approximately 30 seconds, so just wait it out until you reach the top. After finishing off the last few remaining greys head to the left (or wait) and a cutscene will begin.

Level 5: Boss Fight #4
- Here you will fight the evil that is known as: EBENEZER BEARSHARK. It isn't a very difficult fight (fighting the Lt. was harder!) -- take special note: don't get to far away from him, or he'll crush the ground and send an echoing hit to you!
- You can either eat the golf clubs located in the corner (turn into a golf ball), or knock down the golf club, grab the club and beat Ebenezer with it -- therefore unlocking Achievement #2
- Just keep near him and bash on him with your punches or with weaponry (he also drops his cane for an extra weapon)
- Golf club works best to drain his health quickly
- After he's defeated, a cutscene will ensue

Level 6: Boss Fight #5
- Yes, the final boss fight, and it's epic. Set on the nuclear reactor, you must defeat Lt. Brickfist, yet again, and this time it's easier since you know his manoeuvring. Just keep punching him and holding down the right (or left, depending on your vantage point) arrow key and this'll "corner" him, in a sense

Level 7: The Last Stand
- The end has come and Chompy must save mankind (or the city). But before eating that nuclear ball, I suggest waiting around the reactor for about 1 minute to unlock Achievement #3. Eat it and watch the sad (but humorous) ending

And that's it for Chompy! You can play the game again as his yellow buddy, but I think it's a bit more glitchy the second time around, isn't it? There's only one other reason to play the game... to unlock things with your achievements!

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UNLOCKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Hats:
Put hats on the little white guy. You'll get this achievement after completing Level 4 (most likely)

Weapons:
There are certain weapons not available in the game, but they are unlockable:
--> Knife: Acts like a hoe, bash everyone quickly with this. Effective when fighting individuals
--> Baseball Bat: Acts like a cricket bat, attack groups with this wood

Abilities:
There are certain abilities not available in the game, but they become unlockable after. Why? I don't know:

Bowlingball Man:
Description --> As the name implies, you'll turn into a round, purple bowling ball
Special Power --> The greys are your pins... strike 'em out by rolling them over
Where to find --> Unlockable only!