Any% Speedrun Guide (PS2/GCN/XBOX)

How to make a save file for post-game categories

Video Version: https://youtu.be/7iD9C5yN0Ks
In order to run the categories "Pizza%", "Lover Not a Fighter", "Shutterbug", or "All Races", you will need a save file that has completed the game and gotten swing speed eight, as well as having done none of the missions for those categories. It may seem like the easiest way for someone who has already completed the game to use their save file that they used to complete it, but in reality it is likely that save file isn't going to work for one or both of the categories I mentioned.

This is because when playing through the game as an any% speedrun you're going to do the first Mary Jane mission (if you're using the current route), which will invalidate any "Lover Not a Fighter" runs you do on that file. If you play through casually, you most likely thought you had to do the first pizza mission to progress. If you completed that mission you invalidated any pizza% runs you could do on that save file. Using the "HCRAYERT" code too early can cause the Daily Bugle Missions to be inaccessible, which would stop you from running Shutterbug. If at any point you complete a race, you won't be able to complete an "All Races" run, since rules currently state that runs in that category must start with 0 races completed.

So here's the easiest way to set up a save file that hasn't done any of the pizza, Mary Jane, or daily bugle missions for those categories:

1. Start a new game (If you don't have any save files you can skip this step)
2. Play through the game, skipping the pizza mission, until you complete the first daily bugle mission (the one with the empire state building), making sure to play until the "Mission Complete" screen appears afterwards.
3. Go to start another new game.
4. Enter the "HCRAYERT" code to skip to the end of the game, enter the name, and close the menu.
5. Gain 50k hero points without completing any Pizza, Mary Jane, or Daily Bugle missions or any races to progress to chapter 17.
	-(unfortunately the points from the code don't seem to count for this)
5.5. (Optional) collect all skyscraper tokens to unlock Wallsprint Upgrade 2 in the store.
6. Reach chapter 17 in the location you want your spawn point to be.-
	-you can swap between this point and the arena as spawn points by saving your game during an arena fight or in the city respectively
7. buy swing speed 8 and any other upgrades you want
	-If you are using Normal Swing, I recommend not buying Slingshot Jump, as it can cause unintentional launches in directions you don't want.
8. Save the file.

Now you have a save file that can do any of the post-game categories.

Movement Guides (YouTube Playlist)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxs3mK27zkUUBbCMFTwUXUxh3emAUpmA8

Taran's map and notes!

Thinks' Current Route.

Using Taren's map as a guide for Token names. I didn't bother counting up all the hero points, I just tried to keep it simple.

Begin by skipping Chapters 1 and 2.			

Chapter 3				
	Connors: Thug Fight 1			
	Swing to Pizza Parlour (It completes the objective)			
	Tokens K,M,C 	(Token C brings you to the next objective)	
	Token O (the one in the arena.)			
	Meet MJ			
	Gallery (Thug Fight 2)			
	Black Cat 1: Buy Swing upgrades 1,2 and Grapple.			

Chapter 4				
	Bugle Photo Mission			
		Grab Skyscraper Token on Empire State Building		
	Rhino			
	Hideout 2 Token (The Café) and Token D			

Chapter 5				
	Tokens B and F			
	Ottos House 1			
	Swing to Race 51 (It's near the Bugle)			
		Complete Mega Time		

Chapter 6				
	Collect 4/5 Camera Tokens			
	Do MJs Apartment Race			
	Collect Last Camera Token			
	Black Cat 2: Token Q			
		Buy Swing Speed, webzip, jump off kick, air combo 3, double web-lines.		
		Get 3 skyscraper tokens while following		

Chapter 7	
        To Bugle and Arena			
	Complete Arena			
	Do wallsprint race 64			
		Mega Time		

Chapter 8				
	Spidey store: Buy swing speed, air combo 4, wallsprint			
	Ottos House 2			
	Thug Fight 3			
	Black Cat 3			
		Token R		
	Thug Fight 4	Get Token S		

Chapter 9				
	Bugle			
	Nearest Store, buy Swing Speed			
	Theater Mission			
	Statue of Liberty			
	Mysterios Lair			

Chapter 10				
	Race 43	Mega time		
	Ottos House 3			
	Mysterios Robots			
	Bugle			

Chapter 11				
	The Bank			
		Collect Token during helicopter chase		
	Race 128	 Mega Time (Down the trainline)
	Hideout Token 9			

Chapter 12				
	Peter's Apartment			
		Apartment Token		
	Black Cat 4:			
		Token across from starting point:4		
		Construction site Tokens:2,3		
		Hideout 34		
		Hideout 32		
		Behind Shocker warehouse:Z		
	Shocker skip 1			

Chapter 13				
	Nearest Store, buy Swing Speed, if you want whirlwind kick			
	Bugle Mission, Defeat Mysterio etc			
	Black Cat 5: Optional glitch into Bugle			
	Collect some Tokens on the way or after			
	Shocker skip 2			
	Hideouts 15,16			
	Token 6			

Chapter 14				
	Save MJ from thugs			
	Black Cat Race			
		Win the race		
	Warehouse Fight			
	Collect Token A and heal at Store			
	Meet Cat			
	Swing to MJ's Apartment			

Chapter 15				
	Peter's Apartment			
	Meet MJ			
	Trainline Ock Fight			
	Swing to Ocks Lair			
	Beat Doc Ock

Name	Autor
Any% Speedrun Guide (PS2/GCN/XBOX)	Slyfincleton 2 years ago
How to make a save file for post-game categories	Slyfincleton 3 years ago
Movement Guides (YouTube Playlist)	Slyfincleton 3 years ago
Taran's map and notes!	TaranBaron 8 years ago
Thinks' Current Route.	ThinksTheClown 8 years ago