Level 3 – Forest of Darkness

BLK 3-00: Start by grabbing the candle and heading forward. Ride the Spike Traps by waiting for them to drop. Defeat the Ghost to the right. Break the wall to the lower right to find a Double Trouble Icon. Head upstairs.

Continue left, kill the Skeleton that throws bones. Beware of the Red Gates of Death that jumps down. Defeat another bone-throwing Skeleton. Jump up and whip as you head left, then ascend the stairs.

BLK 3-01: (If you came from Level 2, you start here). Take control of Trevor if possible. Head right, whipping torches for Hearts. Watch for Owl enemies with glowing eyes in the background; they will swoop. The fourth torch contains the Banshee Boomerang. Continue right, dealing with more Owls and torches.

Cross small water pits, taking out the Owl in the middle first. Continue right, keeping distance from Owls and whipping torches. Reach brown brickwork, whip the candelabras, and proceed through the door.

BLK 3-02: Deal with the Hunchback enemy coming from the right. Whip the candles and climb the stairs. On the next level, defeat the Red Skeleton (it can only be momentarily knocked down). Whip it again and take the stairs up.

In the next screen, approach the 'Pillar of Bones' enemy cautiously. Wait for its fireball projectiles to pass over your head before attacking. Use Trevor's whip to hit it from a distance and destroy its fireballs.

Continue right, defeat the Hunchback. Further right, defeat another Pillar of Bones and Hunchback. Drop down onto the detached stone ledge, walk down the steps to the screen below. Walk right and drop to ground level, then head through the door on the right.

Path Split: You reach a fork. The upper path leads to BLK 3-03 (Surface Route - easier). The lower path leads to BLK 4-01 (Underground Route - harder). Both paths reconvene at Level 8.

BLK 3-03: (Surface Route). A Crow swoops from the upper-right; jump and hit it. The first torch has a Heart, the second has an Axe (skip if you have Sacred Water). From the top ledge, jump right to a lower ledge, destroy a torch for a Heart, then head down the stairs.

Upon appearing, you'll face Spook Spores (jellyfish-like enemies). Whipping them splits them into smaller, scattering versions. Avoid them if possible. From the bottom of the stairs, go right, drop to ground level, and head right, jumping over Spook Spores on the ground. Jump over a small pit, then walk down the steps.