Version 1.2 8/1/13 _.-=""=-._ .'\\-++++-//'. ( || || ) '.// \\.' `'-=..=-'` Surviving High School A Walkthrough by Michael Gray AKA The Lost Gamer (ilovecartoonssomuch@yahoo.com) Copyright 2013 For a list of all my various guides, check http://the_lost_gamer.tripod.com/guides.html Table of Contents: 001. General information 002. Walkthrough 002a. Episode One 002b. Episode Two 002c. Episode Three 002d. Episode Four 002e. Episode Five 003. Credits 001. General Information --------------------------------------------------------- This is a walkthrough for the iOS game called "Surviving High School". This guide covers Season One, which comes free with the game. To contact me about this guide, use my email address, ilovecartoonssomuch@yahoo.com. Thanks to jgs, for the football picture seen at the top of this guide. 002. Walkthrough --------------------------------------------------------- To start the game, tap on "play/resume". To download more games (at a price), tap on "more episodes". The first season of the game is free. 002a. Episode One --------------------------------------------------------- The game starts with Owen, who is a transfer student at Twin Branches High School. He meets Zoe. There are three different things you can say to Zoe. Pick whichever option you like best. She will react differently, depending on which option you pick. Owen introduces himself to Zoe. She shows him around, and Zoe's friend Emily shows up. She reminds Zoe about cheerleading practice after the pep rally. Owen says he should have known Zoe was a cheerleader, and she asks why. You have two options here. One is "nice" and the other is "outgoing". If you pick outgoing, your score goes up. This happens with pretty much every option in the game. Some options give points, while other options don't. A male student runs into Owen. Catch yourself, instead of grabbing Zoe (which knocks you and Zoe down). The male student, who is Nate, apologizes. He agrees to show Owen around while the girls go to PE. When the girls leave, Nate slams Owen against a locker and tells him to stay away from Zoe. Insult Nate, and he storms off, saying that you made the wrong enemy. The game switches to Zoe and Emily in PE. Emily has a relationship problem. She and Ben are celebrating their one month anniversary, but in order to get to the restaurant in time, they'd have to skip their last class of the day. Tell Emily that it's sometimes okay to break the rules, seeing as she plans on doing this, no matter what you say. A volleyball is hit towards Zoe. Hit the ball back to win the volleyball game. After PE, a girl named Maria says that the school is going to hold an election for the Social Chair. Emily and Maria convince Zoe to run for the position, by announcing her candidacy right after the pep rally. It's the perfect thing to cheer Zoe up, after her breakup with her boyfriend, Howard (who left for college). Back with Owen, he talks with Ben and Spencer. Spencer tries to recruit Owen for the football team, but Owen says no. Mr. Dean, the teacher, interrupts the conversation. He tests Owen, by asking what the "A" in "The Scarlet Letter" stands for. The answer is adultery. During lunch, Owen goes to the cafeteria. A student named Wes apepars. He knows a lot about what happens in the school, and he offers to give Owen some information. You can ask about Nate or Zoe. Nate is the team quarterback, and he took Zoe to Homecoming. He plans on making Zoe his girlfriend, but she turned him down when he asked her out. Wes leaves, and Owen has to pick where to sit. The nerds are playing a game, while the hipsters are going over photos. Sit with the nerds, and they invite you to play with them. Name your character Owengard for points. Sit with the hipsters, and they show you their photographs. Say you like the kitten picture. The pep rally takes place after this. You control Zoe. Pick all of the right answers before time runs out! The right answers are "Go Twin Branches", "Beat the Warriors", "Go! Fight! Win!", and "Go Squirrels!". You get points for picking several correct answers. After the pep rally, Zoe tries to announce that she's running for Social Chair. Her announcement is interrupted by Paige, who announces that SHE is running for Social Chair. Paige's reputation for good parties proceeds her, and after school, Zoe's friends decide to leave her. Zoe can yell at them for abandoning her, but she should say that she understands. After all, they're just trying to do what's best for the cheerleading squad. Owen sees Zoe working on posters, alone, as he leaves school. He talks with her, and she admits she's thinking about quitting. Tell her not to quit, before she starts. Owen agrees to help Zoe, which makes her happy. Owen and Zoe talk a bit, before he goes home. Grandma Betty asks how the first day of school was. Tell her about Zoe. Owen will mention going to the state championship football game on Friday. Grandma isn't sure that it's a good idea for Owen to get close to football again. That night, Owen remembers the football experience at his old school. His thoughts are interrupted when vandals destroy the mailbox at his house. They warn him that he can't run from what he did. --- At the end of the chapter, you see what your score is. Your score goes up, when you make certain choices during the chapter. There are 100 points per episode, and if you get 450 or higher over all five episodes, you see a bonus ending. Here are choices that get you points. 1. Tell Zoe "I was lost...until I found you." 2. Say cheerleaders are outgoing. 3. Catch yourself, instead of grabbing into Zoe. 4. Insult Nate. 5. Tell Maria that it's sometimes okay to break the rules. 6. Hit the volleyball. 7. Say that the "A" in "The Scarlet Letter" stands for adultery. 8. Ask Wes about Nate. 9. If you sit with the nerds, name your character Owengard. If you sit with the hipsters, say you like the kitten picture. 10. Pick the correct cheers during the pep rally. 11. Tell Zoe's friends that you understand their position. 12. Tell Zoe she shouldn't quit before she even starts. 13. Tell Grandma Betty that you met a girl. 002b. Episode Two --------------------------------------------------------- The next morning, Zoe is at her aunt's house, putting the final touches on a few banners. Her cousin Sam asks if she's really going to go through with the election. Tell her that you'd be better at Social Chair than Paige. Sam wants to know why Zoe is running. Tell her it's because you really believe in it, not because you need something to do. When Owen arrives at school, Nate confronts him about spending time with Zoe. Owen and Nate get pushy with each other. Tell Nate that he thinks he's smart, but there's a lot he doesn't know. Nate asks why Owen left his previous school. He provokes Owen into shoving him, and Owen gets in trouble with a teacher. In school, Zoe is putting up a banner. Nate helps her, and when she thanks him, he says he'll always be there for her. Tell Nate that he doesn't have to do that. Nate asks Zoe out on a date. Tell him that you're not ready yet. Nate says that he'll wait for her. The conversation changes to Paige's party, which is going to be fantastic. Zoe decides to hold her own party, which will be better than Paige's. She has to hold the party on Thursday, so it'll take place before Paige's party. Ben isn't so sure about having a party in the middle of the week. Tell him that it's uncharted territory, to convince him. Emily and Ben leave school early, for their anniversary date. Zoe sees Owen and asks him to help spread the word about the party. Owen isn't so sure, so convince him by saying it'll really help you out. Zoe and Owen will talk to three groups about the party. Tell the theater people to use the party as research, tell the nerds that there will be lots of games, and tell the hipsters that Nick could write about the party. If you pick the wrong answers, you upset the groups and you have to start over. After this, Paige talks to Zoe and Owen. Paige is upset about Zoe's party. Owen steps forward. Tell him to back off for points. Zoe then goes to her friends on the cheerleading squad. Convince them to come, by saying good things about the party. The things you want to pick are "great music", "hot guys", "fun dancing" and "delicious snacks". Across the field, some football players get into a fight. Zoe steps forward. She should yell at them to stop. Owen will tackle Jacob to end the fight. Everyone is impressed with Owen's football skills. He is invited to join the team, and he runs away. Zoe chases after him. Comfort him, and the two of them will talk. Zoe explains how she wants to help everyone in school. Owen is inspired by this, and he decides to help the school by joining the football team. Later, Nate talks with Wes. Wes has proof that Owen lied about which school he came from. But why? Nate is determined to find out. --- You get points if you... 1. Tell Sam you'd be better at the Social Chair job than Paige. 2. Tell Sam you're running because you really believe in it. 3. Tell Nate that he thinks he's so smart. 4. Tell Nate he doesn't have to help out. 5. Tell Nate that you won't date him because you're not ready. 6. Tell Ben that a mid-week party is uncharted territory. 7. Tell Owen that it will really help Zoe out if he works with her. 8. Tell the theater people to think of the party as research. 9. Tell the nerds that the party will have games. 10. Say that Nick could write a story about the party. 11. Have Zoe decide to handle it herself. 12. Convince the cheerleaders to come to the party, based on the fun dancing, hot guys, great music and delicious snacks. 13. Yell at the fighting football players. 14. Comfort Owen. 002c. Episode Three --------------------------------------------------------- Owen gets up early the next morning and discovers his tires are slashed. Grandma Betty asks if he wants to talk about it. Tell her that you can't talk right now, because you're on the way to football practice. Ben shows up early to school, to play with a beach ball with his girlfriend. Hit the ball when she hits it at Ben. The ball lands in the water, and Ben tosses Emily in the pool. Emily pulls Ben into the pool, and the two are about to kiss when Emily's father, the coach, appears. Tell Coach Kessler that you were just messing around. He appreciates the honesty, but he is still unhappy. He forces Emily to do extra laps and orders Ben to leave. At football practice, catch the ball. The football players want to put Owen through some tests, before letting him on the team. With this challenge, pick "run really fast" and "sprint quickly" several times in order to win. The players force Owen to bench press some weight. You can play it safe or go for a record. With this challenge, pick "lift the weight" and "bench press well" several times in order to win. Your next challenge is to practice defensive moves. Follow Spencer's instructions: backpedal, break right and turn on the juice. If you pass two out of the three tests, you make the football team. Otherwise, you have to do the challenge again from the beginning. Ben and Zoe are buying things for the party. Decide to buy a photo booth, and when Ben's dad asks what the things are for, say it is for a school play. Ben tells Zoe about the problems he's had with Emily's father, and Zoe says that he should show he is responsible. Back at football practice, Owen is asked to tackle Nate. Dodge the lineman, and Owen goes straight for Nate. Owen gets distracted with a memory of the last time he played football, and Nate manages to throw a touchdown pass. Ben goes to the Coach and asks for a chance to start over. Coach is impressed, and he decides to give Ben a shot. He asks Ben to show up tomorrow night for dinner. Tell him tomorrow is perfect. When Coach leaves, Emily talks to Ben about the party. Is Ben really going to miss a party to have dinner at Emily's house? The party IS at Ben's house, after all. Ben says that Emily is much more important to him than a party, and the two kiss. On the way home, Owen gets a call from his grandmother. She thinks someone is upstairs. Tell Grandma to try to stay calm. Owen runs home, instead of taking a ride with Zoe. By the time he arrives, the prowler is gone, and Owen's room is trashed. --- You get points if you... 1. Tell Grandma you can't talk right now. 2. Hit the ball. 3. Tell Coach that you were messing around. 4. Catch the ball. 5. Sprint quickly and run really fast in the hurdle challenge. 6. Bench press well and lift the weight in the bench press challenge. 7. Show your moves by backpedalling, breaking right, then turning on the juice. 8. Pick a photo booth. 9. Say the props are for a school play. 10. Dodge the lineman at practice. 11. Tell Coach that tomorrow is perfect. 12. Tell Grandma to try to stay calm. 002d. Episode Four --------------------------------------------------------- Zoe and Sam are preparing for the party. Sam mentions some of the odd things about Owen. Admit that it's a little strange. Sam suggests getting the truth out of Owen, during a game of Truth or Date. Ben calls Zoe and tells her that he won't be at the party. This makes Zoe panic. Ben is nervous, himself, but Emily tells him that the way to impress her dad is to be responsible, academically serious and manly. Ben leaves the car. Greet Emily's dad as Mr. Kessler. He is impressed that you're being respectful. Give him a firm handshake to further impress him. Zoe is setting up the party, when Owen shows up early to help. He asks for which snack to put out. Put out chips and salsa. Owen then asks what music to put on. Put on pop music. As for the TV, you should put on a videogame. Zoe tries to talk to Owen after they set up, but the guests interrupt. The party seems to be a success, provided you made the correct decisions while setting up the party. Meanwhile, Ben is being interrogated by Mr. Kessler at the dinner. Ben says that he plans to go to Kingston. Say that Ben's ideal career is event coordinator. After a series of questions, Mr. Kessler brings up the fact that Emily and Ben ditched school to go on a date. Have Ben admit the entire thing was his idea. Mr. Kessler isn't happy, but he's glad that you at least told the truth. At the party, the three groups that Owen and Zoe invited are enjoying themselves. Nate shows up and tries to cozy up to Zoe. Tell him that you are looking for Paige. Nate's conversation will be interrupted by Wes, who got the information about Owen. Zoe finds Owen and pulls him into another room. A game of Truth or Dare is going on. Accept the dare, and when it's Owen's turn, ask him what his first kiss was like. If you ask about his old school, he clams up and refuses to say anything. Owen leaves, and Zoe follows. She asks about his old school, and the party is interrupted by an angry neighbor. He threatens to call the police. Zoe sends a text to Ben, asking for help. When Ben receives the text, he asks to be excused. Say it is because you have to help a friend. Mr. Kessler is impressed, when he learns that Zoe is the friend who needs help. Ben tells Zoe that she needs to hide everyone, pretend to be Ben's cousin from Wisconsin, then claim she was watching TV. Do those three things, in that order, and the neighbor is pleased. Ben gets the approval of Emily's father, provided you did everything correctly. The party continues, and Zoe talks to Owen. She says that she doesn't care what happened in the past, because she likes him for who he is now. Nate interrupts. He shows a bobcat-covered folder to Owen. He knows all about what happened at the previous school, and he uses this information to blackmail Owen into quitting the team and never talking to Zoe again. --- You get points if you... 1. Admit Owen's actions are a little strange. 2. Greet Emily's father as Mr. Kessler. 3. Shake Mr. Kessler's hand firmly. 4. Set up the party with chips and salsa, pop music and a videogame. 4. Say you hope to be an event coordinator. 5. Take the blame for Emily ditching school. 6. Tell Nate you were looking for Page. 7. Accept a dare. 8. Ask Owen what his first kiss was like. 9. Say that you need to help a friend. 10. Tell everyone to hide. 11. Say you are from Wisconsin. 12. Claim you were watching TV. 002e. Episode Five --------------------------------------------------------- At school the next day, Paige corners Emily and tells her that one party isn't going to stop her campaign. Answer however you want to, and Paige responds in a mean fashion. The football team members note that Owen did not show up the practice that morning. Zoe wants to find Owen. When asked why, say that you have a good feeling about him. Zoe figures that Owen is at his old school, but which school was that? Owen lied about what school he came from. Remember that the folder Nate had last night had a bobcat on it. This helps Zoe and Ben find Owen's old school. They travel to the school and find some football players. They ask why you want to see Owen. Say it's because he's your friend. They don't know where Owen is, but they talk a bit about what happened with Owen. He hurt someone badly, during a football game. Zoe and Ben travel to the apartment of the student who was hurt. Owen is there, and he tells the entire story of what happened. His football team was losing, and the coach put a lot of pressure on them to win. As Owen, say that you're going to go out there and win this thing. When the Coach tells you to attack the other team's star player, even if it's with an illegal tackle, say that seems wrong. In the end, you have to tackle him. Comfort Owen by saying he isn't that person anymore. Owen agrees, and he goes inside the apartment to meet Ken. He says that he has come to take responsibility for what happened. Ken and Owen have a serious discussion, which ends with Owen deciding to play for the football team. On the way out, Owen runs into the vandal who has been attacking him. This person is Ken's brother. Forgive him for what happened. Owen talks with Ken's brother, then Owen and Zoe go to the football game. The team is upset that Owen showed up late. Tell them that they need you to play. They reluctantly let you play as the defensive linebacker. At the right time, you want to charge. On the next play, you want to follow the plan that you did in Episode Three. That is, you want to backpedal, cut right and turn on the juice. After that, you're challenged to keep playing. Select "play well" and "stop the offense" several times to pass the challenge. Towards the end of the game, the offense is having trouble. Owen offers to go out there, as the linebacker. Nate is suspicious, but tell him that you're there because you both want to win. Nate accepts this. When the play is in motion, block the linebacker. Nate has a clear path to make a good pass, and it turns out that Owen makes the winning play of the game. Hooray! --- You get points if you... 1. Say that you have a good feeling about Owen. 2. Remember that the mascot is a bobcat. 3. Say Owen is your friend. 4. Say you're going to go out there and win this thing. 5. Tell the Coach that his plan seems wrong. 6. Tackle Ken. 7. Console Owen by saying he's not that person anymore. 8. Tell Ken you came to take responsibility for what happened. 9. Forgive Ken's brother. 10. Tell the team they need you to play. 11. Charge the other team. 12. Backpedal, cut right and turn on the juice. 13. Play well and stop the offense several times. 14. Tell Nate you're here because we want to win. 15. Block the linebacker. 003. Credits --------------------------------------------------------- This FAQ is copyright of The Lost Gamer, 2013. If you want to use any part of this FAQ, ask me first (instructions under general information).