If the number one complaint gamers have with Puzzle Quest is its limited availability at game shops, then the second most common point of protest would be the Puzzle/RPG's cheating AI. People are just as apt to sing praises about its addictive gameplay as they are to howl over the AI's godlike prescience. We've spent more than a few battles shaking our fists at the game as computer-controlled enemies racked up lucky combos and more extra turns than chicken on a rotisserie.Sensing that the mob was two forums threads away from storming his house with torches and pitchforks, Infinite Interactive's Steve Fawkner made a public statement assuring players that the AI has no unseen advantages. Having worked on the code himself, Steve reasoned that he's too lazy to have programmed anything that advanced.
If that explanation isn't convincing enough, there are still steps you can take to even the playing field. You can unlock a debug menu by pushing in a complex set of keypresses, allowing you to activate several hidden features. Check past the post break for more details on the cheat code and a comic about Puzzle Quest's AI.
These keys were purposefully made difficult to hit, you need to hit them on the world map screen not only in the correct order, but also with the correct timing. A short keypress is simply a quick click, noted with the symbol: "A","B". A long keypress needs to be held for around half a second and is denoted as: "=A=", "=B=".
A A B =B= =A= =A= B =B= =A= A =B= =B= =B= =A= =A= =A= =B= B B B
If you enter the button presses correctly, you should now see the screen above.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-01-2007 @ 6:41PM
Zachary Hinchliffe said...
HAHAHAHAHAHA, THE CHEAT
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4-01-2007 @ 7:10PM
Eric said...
Show nude heroes? Shouldn't this game be rated, like, Mature, or something? XD
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4-01-2007 @ 7:18PM
chris said...
i cannot get this to work for the life of me
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4-01-2007 @ 7:19PM
chris said...
is it an april fools joke?
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4-01-2007 @ 7:21PM
Eric Caoili said...
chris, check the filename of the "cheat menu" image. :o)
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4-01-2007 @ 7:22PM
chris said...
i fucking hate april fool's day.
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4-01-2007 @ 8:14PM
hvnlysoldr said...
This is even better than the last one.
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4-01-2007 @ 8:27PM
Kefka said...
Hahaahaha, good one!
I love the Diablo 2 "cow level" reference :D
Nice work guys!
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4-01-2007 @ 8:46PM
Joe said...
See, that was a good april fools joke
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4-01-2007 @ 9:41PM
Nushio said...
Excellent April Fools joke.
Loved the 'Cow Level' reference.
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4-02-2007 @ 1:21AM
Kristi said...
haha you had me going until I saw the "nude heroes" option. That was great. :)
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4-02-2007 @ 3:48AM
JC Fletcher said...
That was a great AFD post! Way to delay the reveal until after the break.
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4-02-2007 @ 12:17PM
dubajj said...
oh if only...
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4-13-2007 @ 1:34PM
Coolguy said...
so you cant get any of those cheats?????
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4-15-2007 @ 5:12AM
semianblade7 said...
why wont the cheat menue work i wanna play wid da cows(and nude heroes) if this is a joak i will kill u all
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5-08-2007 @ 1:37PM
Nycteris said...
I finally got my hands on that game!
The AI definitely cheats. Oh yes. It does.
We hates them forever!
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