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[[Category:Glitches]] | [[Category:Glitches]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 28 February 2025
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| Difficulty | Easy | ||
| Possible in | Any level | ||
| Obsolete | No | ||
The speed glitch is an extremely easy glitch to perform, but a difficult one to master.
How it works
To move in MediEvil 2, you normally hold the Dpad or analogue stick and you walk/run in that direction. However, if instead of holding the Dpad/stick to move you repeatedly tap it instead in the desired direction, you will gain a ridiculous amount of speed. For example, if you wanted to move forward using the speed glitch, instead of just holding forward, you repeatedly tap it. This will allow you to increase your forward momentum.
Achieving greater speeds
Speed can be increased by running into walls. If you run at a wall by mashing forward towards it, then you will gain an insane amount of speed. Even greater speeds can be gained in the air.
The direction you move when running against the wall is determined by how you face the wall. If you position Dan facing the wall slightly to the left, as you gain speed he will rapidly move to the left. This is what is happening in the Greenwich Observatory video below. Dan is positioned facing slightly to the left (not too far left or he would just run straight to the left, we need time to gather speed) and forward is mashed. As speed is gathered, he rapidly moves left and then out past the wall. At this point forward is still being mashed. Now, to jump, you have to hit 
early, otherwise you will just fall off the edge. Think of traveling at high speeds, if it is fast approaching you need to act early in anticipation!
How it is used
Movement
Since you move quicker using this glitch, it essentially replaces all normal movement. This is where it becomes hard to master, because you don't move the way you normally move in the game. If you want to go around corners, you have to anticipate the changes in direction - you cannot move diagonally. For example, say you wanted to turn left at a junction. You would have to repeatedly tap forward to approach the junction, then tap left to turn left into the junction and then start tapping forward again.
Skips
The other most useful aspect of the Speed Glitch is in using it to reach places you normally couldn't or to increase your velocity so you can jump further. The video in this section shows an example of this in the Greenwich Observatory level.
Normally, to reach this boat in the level, you would have to fetch Dan's head from the bird (you don't need Dan's head to finish the level, it will reappear on his shoulders in the next section), then use it to solve a puzzle in another boat to lower the bridge to gain access. This can all be skipped using the speed glitch. By gaining enough speed, it is possible to jump the gap between the boat and the pier and land on the boat.
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