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Game Description:

Having completed the Pirate Caves, Hannah's back, and this time she's not alone. In Hannah and the Ice Caves you have help from your friend Armin the Bori. He may not be able to jump as high as Hannah, and he can't swim but Armin can crawl through snow and destroy some enemies by running them over.

I'll start out with an introduction to this game.
There are 30 levels in all. You are given two characters to use for all of the levels. In each level, you need to collect all of the treasures using each character, and then you need to guide them both to the door that leads to the next level. The main character is named Hannah. She is the Usul and she is the character that you start out with on each level. The next character is named Armin. He is a Bori who I find very helpful in many places.

Controls: Use the left and right arrow keys to move. You can use the down arrow key to crawl and the up arrow key to look above you. Use the spacebar to jump. To rotate between characters, press the 'S' key on your keyboard.

Level 1: Hannah
Treasures: 5

Hannah: Go to the right, jumping over spikes as you go. Go underwater and collect the treasures and get the ones that are above sea level. Go back left and into the door (guide Armin into the door as well).

Level complete.

Level 2: Armin
Treasures: 5

Armin: Go to the left and crawl through the snow tunnel. Walk right through the moving ice skeleton, you can crush him. Collect the five treasures and head back to the door.

Level complete.

Level 3: Icy Boulders
Treasures: 5

Hannah: Jump up on the platforms collecting treasures and pushing boulders off the edge. Be sure that you crawl under the flying snowball, as he can hurt you. When you have collected all five treasures, go to the far right and to the door. Have Armin go over there as well.

Level complete.

Level 4: Volley of Arrows
Treasures: 5

Hannah: Go left and break the arrow. Jump over the crate and then break the next arrow. Break the final one and move out of the way. Collect the treasure.

Armin: Crawl through the snow tunnel on your right. Break the arrows, collect the treasure, and meet Hannah at the door.

Level complete.

Level 5: It's Dynamite!
Treasures: 10
Heart Crate

Armin: Go break the dynamite crate. Grab the treasures and then hit the ice skeleton FROM BEHIND. Jump up, hit the arrow, and collect the treasures that fall. Go right through the secret area (it looks like a normal wall but you can walk through it, it is in the bottom right corner).

Go through the next secret area and grab the bonus life. Go back through the two secret areas and wait at the door.

Hannah: Go through the first secret area and jump up on the platform. Break the arrow and go down to grab the treasures. Then go back and meet Armin at the door.

Level complete.

Level 6: Warm Up
Treasures: 20
Gem Crate

Hannah: Collect the treasures on your left then go over to the right. Duck under the flying snowball, and climb up the ladder. There is another secret area at the top of the ladder, just inside of the right wall. Go down to the end of the tunnel and collect the gem that is there. This is worth over 5,000 points, so be sure to get it! Now go left grabbing treasures as you go along. Go up the platforms then to a ledge on the far left wall. After you have all twenty treasures, go down to the door. Lead Armin there as well (remember that he can go through the snow tunnels).

Level complete.

Level 7: Snow Beast Attack!
Treasures: 20
Gem Crate

Hannah: Go up and to the right and break the arrow.
Armin: Go down and to the right. Go down the ladder and collect the treasures. Go over to the right and up the ladder. Go left and break the arrow, but be sure to move out of the way!
Hannah: Jump across the gap and go up the platforms. Break the arrow and push the boulder off the edge. Now continue on to the right. Go down the ladder into the first gap. Grab the treasures and head back up. When you go down the second gap, grab the treasures then go up and through the platform above you. Do the same for the third gap. Go up the hill and then back down. Wait on the ladder.
Armin: Go following Hannah's path, but this time just skip over the three gaps. Go to where Hannah is waiting and go in the secret area inside the right wall. Grab the gem, then go up, to the right, and wait at the door.
Hannah: Go down the ladder and through the water to the left. Wait here until you see a white horned creature come along. As soon as he turns around, follow him. Jump over these Snowbeasts as they head towards you. Turn around once you have the last four treasures. Go back up the ladder and meet Armin at the door.

Level complete.

Level 8: Spooky Caves
Treasures: 20

Hannah: Go onto the platform and break the arrow. Grab the treasures that are to the right. Now go up the staircase made of ledges and wait to the left of the next arrow. When the flying snowball that is lower to the ground comes into view on your left, break the arrow. There is a secret area in the far left wall right under the dynamite. Go through it and grab the treasures. Now go back to the middle of the cave and up the ladder. Go right or left, it doesn't matter. Break the dynamite crate and run to the other side and do the same. Jump up to the next level of this cave. Break the arrows and grab the treasures that are now clear. Go down on the left side and into the door. Bring Armin there as well.

Level complete.

Level 9: Nothing but Nothing
Treasures: 20

Hannah: Go to the left and through all the passages of water. Jump over the snowbeast when you get to the end and break the arrow right by the door.
Armin: Wait for the boulders to fall and then meet Hannah at the door. Wasn't that simple?

Level complete.

Level 10: The Glacier of Doom
Treasures: 20
Heart Crate

Armin: Go down to the left and through the snow tunnels. Be sure to hit the first ice skeleton from the front and the second one from behind. When you have 18 treasures, continue on off to the right and to the door.
Hannah: Go up and to the right. Jump over the snowbeast and grab the two treasures. Continue on to the right. When you get to the place shown below, follow the lines in a clockwise direction.

Go back up and go down the indicated gap to meet Armin at the door.

Level complete.

Level 11: Frosty Cavern
Treasures: 20
Heart Crate

Armin: Push the boulder off the edge, being sure to hit the flying snowball. The screenie below shows exactly when to push the boulder.

Go down and break the arrow. Push the boulder to the right until you can't push it anymore. Go off the ledge and hit the ice skeleton from the front. Go through the snow tunnel and collect the treasures. Go back out and jump over the dynamite, then break it. Wait.
Hannah: Go down and past Armin. Jump on the platforms and collect all of the treasures. Go up and under the flying snowball. Wait on the ladder.
Armin: Follow Hannah's path up the platforms. Go to the right of the ladder and then break the arrow that is above you. Go up the next ladder and jump over to the door.
Hannah: Go down the ladder and quickly to the right. Jump up through the secret area and grab the last two treasures. Go back up and grab the bonus life to your right. Then go meet Armin at the door. The last jump can be tricky, so I have made a screenie to show you how to do the jump and survive it.

Level complete.

Level 12: Hannah's Solo Climb
Treasures: 10
Gem Crate

Armin: Go to the door on the right.
Hannah: Go down the gap on the left. Go up on the platforms and break the boxes before you hit the two arrows. You will not be able to complete the level otherwise. After you have done that, break the arrows and collect the fallen treasure. Go down the gap on the far right. Go left into the secret area and grab the gem. Go back to the right and then up the ladder, then down the next. Be careful of the flying snowball, because he turns around quickly. Go up the next ladder and fall down the gap. Go left and to the door.

Level complete.

Level 13: Big Trouble
Treasures: 20
Heart Crate
Gem Crate

Hannah: Break the arrow.
Armin: Go to the left and up the giant ladder all the way to the top. Collect the treasures there. Go down to the ledge. Hit the skeleton from the front then go down against the right wall. Be careful of the flying snowball, because he always seems to be right there when I land. Grab the bonus life and break the arrow. Once the arrow comes back down, follow the right wall again and into the secret area to grab the gem. Fall down to the very bottom and go back up the ladder. When you get to the indicated spot, fall off to the right and grab the final treasures. Meet Hannah at the door.

*Note: the green dot is where you start, and the blue dot is where you end.

Level complete.

Level 14: Fireworks
Treasures: 20

I hate this level. You need to be very careful about the spikes.

Armin: Go to the right and break the dynamite as you go. Be sure to land on the VERY edge of each new island. Then tap the right arrow key ONCE to move on. Then jump over the spikes. Go down the ladder. Remember the information about the skeletons from earlier. You will need it in this level. Kill the guards and break the dynamite. Wait after you hit two crates. Now bring Hannah down and break the arrow. Have Armin continue on to the left, and be sure to collect all of the treasures as you go along. When you get to the bottom of the ladder, you should have 17 treasures. Grab the 18th one and head off to the right. Repeat what you did in the beginning of this level. Crush the skeleton and go to the door. Bring Hannah there as well.

Level complete.

Level 15: Gunther's Revenge
Treasures: 20
Gem Crate

Hannah: Go down the gap on the right, but quickly go into the secret area inside the left wall. Work your way around until you are on top of some boulders. Break the arrow and fall down. Hit the dynamite crate, and go left through the water. Hit the arrow and then go up the ladder. Ignore the first arrow and hit the second one to the left (which is farthest to the right). Now go back and hit the first arrow. Go to the right and up the ladder. Go into the secret area on the right wall halfway up the ladder and grab the gem. Go up the ladder the rest of the way. DO NOT BREAK ANY ARROW CRATES. Go up the platforms and grab the three treasures on the left. Go back down and crawl to the left. Wait halfway through.
Armin: Retrace Hannah's steps throughout the cave. Be sure that you know that Armin cannot swim. Jump over all of the gaps where there is water. When you get to the room with four arrows, break the one indicated below.

Go up and over the boulders and clear a path for you and Hannah to get to the door.

Level complete.

Level 16: Splish Splash
Treasures: 20
Gem Crate

Armin: Back away from the dynamite.
Hannah: Go to the right and go onto one of the platforms. Wait for the water level to rise a little bit, then go down into the water. There is a secret area at the bottom right. Go into it, up, and break the arrow. Have Armin go get the gem and wait at the door. Now grab the rest of the treasures and go to the door with Armin.

Level complete.

Level 17: Stairs of Death
Treasures: 10
Heart Crate

Hannah: Go on the platforms grabbing treasures as you go. When you get to the part with four boulders, push two down. Follow them and make it so there is one boulder on each side of the dynamite. Now go to the right and break the arrow. Move quickly. Have Armin go to the door and hit the arrow above him. Now go back to the spot with the dynamite and boulders. The bonus life is there now. Grab it and go back to the right and up. Grab all the treasures on top and meet Armin at the door.

Level complete.

Level 18: Icy Skeletal Hordes
Treasures: 20

Armin: Crush the two skeletons. Grab the treasures that are on both of their walking spaces. Now FALL of the right edge of the bottom island and go up the ladder. Have Hannah go down and grab the treasures in the water. Hit the arrow at the top and the path will now be clear for Hannah. Now go up and to the right. Fall of the ledge that has a snow tunnel below it. Go through and continue on to the right. Crush the skeletons and wait at the door.
Hannah: Go down the ladder that Armin had up. When you are into the water, go right. Ignore the arrow for now. Keep going into the next little pond. Now go up above the arrow and break the left facing arrow. Now go back down and break the first arrow. Treasures will fall. Go up all the way and fall of the edge to meet Armin at the door.

Level complete.

Level 19: Zig Zag
Treasures: 50
Gem Crate
Heart Crate

Hannah: Go down and collect all of the treasures. First go left. Grab all the treasures down there then continue right along the bottom. Grab all the treasures there then go up the farthest gap on the right, just to the left of the ladder. grab the treasures then go into the secret area that is in the bottom right corner. Grab the bonus life then go back out. Go up and grab as many treasures as you like, then turn around and go up the next gap. Repeat the process, then go up the ladder on the far left. Grab the treasures as you go up. Go down once you get to the top and grab all the treasures that you didn't get to earlier. Then go all the back down then up again. Go off to the left and grab all the rest of the treasures. Use Armin to clear a path to the door for Hannah. To get the gem, follow the instructions below. Then meet Armin at the door.

Level complete.

Level 20: Dig It!
Treasures: 20

Hannah: Go up the ladder. Wait until the snowbeast is in a certain position to break the arrow.

Now go down where he was and grab the treasure. Now go back up and continue on up the ladder. Hit that arrow. Go to the right and go down any ladder but the one on the far right. Grab the treasures then go back up. Now go down the far right one and wait at the door.
Armin: Go through the snow tunnels. When you get to the place where the snowbeast was, go to the right and up the ladder. Now go down the ladder on the far right and meet Hannah at the door.

Level complete.

Level 21: Icy Islands
Treasures: 20
Gem Crate

Go down the islands on the right. Wait in the secret area with the gem (you can see it in the wall).
Armin: Go down the left column of islands. Crush the guards and go to the right. Go down. At the bottom, hit the second arrow then the first. Go to the door. Lead Hannah there as well.

Level complete.

Level 22: Hannah on the Rocks
Treasures: 10

Hannah: Go down to the right. Hit the arrow, but be sure not to hit the flying snowball. Go up and to the left. There is a secret area in the wall in the top left corner. Wait inside there.
Armin: Go down and to the left. Crush the skeletons and break all arrows. Go as far as you can to the left. Go up the ladder, crush the skeleton and then go up the next ladder. Hit the arrows, but watch out. Grab all of the treasures and go to the door. Now Hannah can go down and follow Armin's path.

Level complete.

Level 23: Arrowned
Treasures: 20
Gem Crate

Hannah: Go to the right staying on top of the cubes of land. Hit the arrow, then hit the next one. Go down and get the treasure. Go back up on the cubes and break all of the arrows and boxes. Be sure to get the treasure in the air before you go over the gap. Use the box to juice your jump. Go up and grab the two treasures. Go up the ladder all the way. Go up on the platform and go as far left as possible being as high as possible. Break the arrows. Go down the ladder, left, and back up. You will need to do some difficult jumps on the right. Hold down the right arrow key while you jump, and you will not lose a life. Go right and over to the door. Have Armin follow this path, but where the flying snowball is, have him go left on the bottom row. Break all arrows.
*Note: I am not quite sure how to get the gem. It is above the door.

Level complete.

Level 24: Sunken Treasures
Treasures: 50

Hannah: Not much to say about this level. Just grab all the treasures and go to the door. There is a ladder to your right.

Level complete.

Level 25: Armin's Task
Treasures: 20
Heart Crate
Gem Crate

Hannah: Hold the down arrow key against the keyboard so you are in a crawling position. Now switch to Armin. Hannah should be in a crouching position.
Armin: Go to the left. Crush the skeleton and grab the treasures. Go to the right. Go up the first ladder and go along the column to the left. Grab the prizes at the end of the tunnel then repeat this process for the next column. Go up the next ladder to the door. Lead Hannah there as well. Be sure that the flying snowball is not above Hannah when you switch to her. Repeat what you did at the beginning of this level.

Level complete.

Level 26: ***Free Fall
Treasures: 40

Hannah and Armin: Have one character go down the pits while the other is on the ladder directing the other. This takes a while, but it is worth it. You get over 20,000 points for beating this level. I have never lost a life on it before.

Level complete.

Level 27: ***Winter Wonderland
Treasures: 20

Hannah: Collect most of the treasures and use Armin for the last couple. Go to the door. Be sure to do the crouching technique that you did in Armin's Task when Hannah is waiting at the door.

Level complete.

Level 28: ***Avalanche!
Treasures: 10

Armin: Have Hannah wait on the ladder. Have Armin go through the snow tunnels, breaking all arrows as you go. Go down the last ladder, and DO NOT BREAK THE ARROW. Wait.
Hannah: Go up the ladder and to the right. Be careful of the flying snowballs as you go. Where there are two treasures, you go through and past them. When you get to the top right corner, you have to do a very hard fall. First, fall onto the treasure. As soon as you have it, go to the left wall. Grab the next treasure, then go back to the right wall. Now Armin can break the arrow. Continue right on the top. Break all the arrows and go to the door. Have Hannah go on the bottom and to the door. Be very careful of the spikes at the very end. They have got me before.

Level complete.

Level 29: ***Jump
Treasures: 20

Hannah: Grab the treasures above you. Jump over all the spikes while pushing boulders in. Make sure that you leave two sets of spikes between the boulders and terrain. Push all extras off the edge. When you cannot go any futher, fall down, and straight. If you move you will land on dynamite. Jump over the dynamite to the right and back up the ladder. Repeat what you did at the beginning of the level. When you get to the end, jump into the secret area in the wall. Go down and left. Push the boulder and grab the treasure. Go back in the secret area and wait. Now have Armin come. He doesn't go in the secret area, he just falls. The path should be clear. Go meet with Hannah in the secret area. Now have Hannah break all the dynamite and arrows, and have Armin grab the treasures. Go to the door.

Level complete.

Level 30: ***Muahaha
Treasures: 100

Hannah: Go to the right. Break the first five arrows. Go past the sixth and break the seventh. Now go down where the boulders fell and go left through the secret area to the door.
Armin: Go down the secret area and past Hannah. Go up the ladder and grab the rest of the treasures. Go back down to meet Hannah at the door.

*Note: This is a good time to use all restart lives. You can get over 6,000 points.

Level/Game complete.

Congratulations on completing the game! Hopefully you have a high enough score to get a trophy for the game.

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Neopian Times Publication

This section of the guide was published in the 569th issue of the Neopian Times.

This section of the guide will help you learn all the various techniques you may need to use throughout the game. Read carefully!

You have FOUR (not three) lives to lose before your game will end. You'll see three hearts lit up at the top of your screen, and once you lose those three lives you have one final life left, indicated by the hearts not being lit up anymore. HOWEVER, once the three hearts lose their life, you can no longer click 'End Game' and 'Restart Level' to restart the level. If you try doing this your game will end automatically. If you wish to restart the level but you are down to your final life, you need to fall onto some spikes or something creative like that. And even though you begin the game with four lives, you can still collect bonus lives and they will add up; i.e. four lives is not the maximum.

There are many different ways in which you can lose a life: a boulder or steel crate could fall on you, you could get hit by an arrow, be touched by an enemy, burned by dynamite, touch a set of spikes, or run out of breath underwater. Plenty of possibilities but you should always be able to see it coming and have time to make an adjustment.

I'll talk more about some of the enemies in a minute, but let me at least give you a list of them all before you read any further. The first type of enemy you will encounter are the ice skeletons. These enemies can actually be destroyed, but you'll read much more about them in a minute or two. Next up are the flying snowballs. These guys fly through the air at a medium speed in a straight horizontal line. They move back and forth across the cave. Finally, there are the snowbeasts. These are enormous creatures that move at a fast speed on the ground.

Now that we've covered how the game functions, let's discuss the nuances of the game itself. Other than the obvious differences in the level maps from the Pirate Caves, there are a few other significant changes to be noted. First of all, Hannah isn't alone, as she was when she explored the Pirate Caves. This time she has brought along her friend, Armin, to provide assistance, as the Ice Caves are a bit trickier than the Pirate Caves.

*Note: To switch between Hannah and Armin, press the 'S' key on your keyboard or click on the sprite in the upper left-hand corner of your screen.

Armin is very useful in this game, as you cannot complete most levels without him.

*Note: In order to complete each level, you must guide both Hannah AND Armin to the exit after collecting all of the treasure chests.

Unlike Hannah, Armin is able to use his claws to dig through tunnels of thick snow, providing him access to areas that are off limits to Hannah. Second, he is able to defeat some of the enemies that roam the caves, whereas you will lose a life if they touch Hannah.

HOWEVER, Armin cannot defeat the enemies that fly in the air, and the ones on the ground must be handled a certain way or else you could possibly lose a life. The most common guard appears to be a Nimmo; with Armin, you can run up behind this enemy or run it over from the front, just make sure Armin is actually moving when contact is made. Another enemy resembles a Shoyru, but unlike the Nimmo version, you must make contact with the FRONT of the Shoyru's body; if you run up behind them you could lose a life. And finally there is an enemy which I would guess is a Kyrii. You should treat these enemies exactly the opposite of how you treat the Shoyrus: you must run up behind them and make contact with their back. This is very important to remember, so make a mental note of this!

When it comes to the snowbeasts though, you must avoid those completely with Armin as there is no way for him to get around them, whereas Hannah is able to hurdle them if you're careful.

One more thing to note about all enemies is that they will be destroyed if they are hit with an arrow, a boulder, or dynamite. However, you don't always want to do this, especially with arrows, as you may need the arrow to hit something else instead. The most notable example of this is in the level Big Trouble—you don't want to hit the flying snowball with an arrow, but instead try to push a boulder onto it.

Another difference between Armin and Hannah is that Armin cannot jump nearly as high as Hannah. To be exact, Hannah can jump over three squares of terrain, while Armin can only jump over one. Additionally, Hannah can jump across four empty spaces while Armin can jump across just three. There are certain points in the game where you need to be careful with Hannah because if she jumps too high she may hit her head on some spikes!

And finally, Armin is completely unable to swim and you will lose a life instantly if you take him in the water. However, he IS able to rapidly jump across the water without losing a life, but you probably will only use this technique once or twice throughout the entire game, if at all.

The second major difference in this game is that since the terrain is made of ice, you may find yourself slipping and sliding around a little bit. You need to press the arrow keys lightly when around spikes or you might fall over the edge! A strategy that may be a little difficult to master but can pay off is by jumping up in the air and moving slightly to the left or right. Since the air obviously isn't made of ice, you won't move as far as you would on the terrain with each press of the button. This can come in handy particularly in the level Fireworks.

Just like in the Pirate Caves, there are gems hidden in some levels that will provide you with a huge score-boost at the completion of the level. The levels that contain gems are: Warm Up, Snow Beast Attack!, Hannah's Solo Climb, Big Trouble, Gunther's Revenge, Splish Splash, Zig Zag, Icy Islands, and Armin's Task. Each gem awards 5,000 points after you complete the level, meaning if you collect the gems on all of the listed levels you will be awarded an extra 45,000 points, so this is very important!

*Note: There is also a gem crate in the level Arrowned, but as far as I know it is impossible to get, so I left it off of the list.

Also, earlier I mentioned that you begin with four lives but you can add on extras by obtaining bonus lives. Well, there are seven bonus lives available throughout the game, meaning that if you collect them all you have eleven lives to lose before your game will end. These will come in handy when you reach the final level as this is when you can really boost your score the most, so try to save as many lives as you can for the end.

As alluded to several times before, touching spikes will result in you losing a life, so of course you must avoid these at all costs. However, you ARE able to destroy spikes by using any of several methods: by pushing a boulder over them, landing a crate of dynamite on them, or shooting them with an arrow. All three of these methods CAN result in you losing a life, so be sure you're extra careful! Also, if a treasure chest or any kind of crate falls on a set of spikes then the spikes will be destroyed.

*Note: Spikes can be found on either the ground or the ceiling, so watch out!

Just like in the Pirate Caves, some gems and bonus lives can only be obtained by going through what is called a 'secret area.' A secret area is an area of space that appears to be just like the regular terrain, but in fact you can walk right through these secret areas leading you to hidden parts of the caves. Although they can be tricky to spot, the best way to identify a secret area is by looking for terrain with small fragments missing, where you can see the background image through small holes in the terrain.

When you are underwater with Hannah, not only should you keep an eye on the bubbles on the bottom of your screen, which indicate how much longer Hannah can stay underwater, also keep an eye out for 'air pockets,' small spaces underwater that allow Hannah to take a deep breath before heading back into the water. This is especially important in the level Sunken Treasures, as Hannah has to plunge deep down into the water repeatedly in order the fetch the treasure chests.

Also, when you're underwater and heading back up for the surface, pressing both the up arrow key and the spacebar seems to get you to move faster. However, don't move too fast because there may be spikes waiting for you somewhere up above!

A technique that you absolutely have to use in two of the later levels, Armin's Task and Winter Wonderland, involves crouching down to the ground with one character and switching to the other while still crouching. This will allow you to keep the first character crouched to the ground without you having to switch to them or hold down the down arrow key. Instead, you can go about your business with the other character while the first one waits safely and patiently. The reason why this is important to know is that in these two levels there are enemies flying dangerously close to the ground, and in order to keep both characters safe you need to be sure that you can duck with the one you are controlling but also that the one you are not controlling is protected from the enemies. Likewise, when you switch back to the character you left crouching, use the same technique just in case the enemy turns out to be directly above you when you switch.

In the level Free Fall, the first of the five bonus levels, you have to blindly fall down deep gaps and land on the correct ledges or you will either lose a life or have to climb all the way back to the top of the cave and start all over. Luckily for you, there are ladders on each side of the two gaps. In order to safely complete the level, have one character keep a lookout on the ladder and guide the other character down the pit to collect the treasure chests and avoid the dangerous spots.

That just about does it for all the various techniques you will need to know. I know it's a lot to remember but it isn't as complicated as you may think.

Before wrapping this up completely, take a minute to read the following information about how to earn a gold trophy and how to maximize the NP you will make from this game.

Back when the game was first released, I earned a silver trophy on the first day of the month with a score of 445,575. Nowadays, that score may be good enough to keep you in gold trophy position for the ENTIRE MONTH, but of course nothing is guaranteed. If you can even just beat the game you are highly likely to earn yourself a gold trophy. You will also earn 750 NP every day you are in gold trophy position, so the NP can really add up! Don't be too selfish though, if you already have a gold trophy wait a while before going for gold trophy position so you give other people a chance to earn a trophy for themselves.

Besides the trophy and potential extra NP, if you beat the entire game you will be able to start on the final level every time you play the game. It is a pretty easy level and beating it will award you 1,000 NP, so if you complete the final level three times each day you'll earn 3,000 NP on each of those days. It only takes about two minutes to beat the level so this is an effective game for making NP.

Well that just about does it! I wish you good luck earning a brand new shiny trophy for your cabinet. Hopefully this guide will leave you better prepared for your exciting adventure that awaits.