Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Walkthrough

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for the Nintendo 64 version
- FINAL VERSION -
November 10, 2001
This document is copyrighted 2000, Brother Reed
brother_reed@hotmail.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Introduction to FAQ/Walkthrough
2. Version History
3. Legal Paraphernalia
4. Craft
5. Controls
6. Dash and Friends
7. Enemies
8. Items
9. Weapons
10. Special Techniques
11. Mission Walkthroughs
Battle of Hoth
Escape From Echo Base
The Asteroid Field
Ord Mantell Junk Yard
Gall Spaceport
Mos Eisley and Beggar's Canyon
Imperial Freighter Suprosa
The Sewers of Imperial City
Xizor's Palace
The Skyhook Battle
12. Misc. Tips
13. FAQ
14. Codes
15. Coming Soon
16. Credits
17. Contact Information
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Greetings and salutations! Welcome to my Star Wars: Shadows of the
Empire FAQ/walkthrough. "Shadows of the Empire" was one of the most
anticipated releases for the Nintendo 64. I know I bought mine with the
intention of flying a snowspeeder through the legs of an AT-AT walker
and shooting down stormtroopers in Echo Base. It is truly a classic,
and though it has many imperfections I found it to be an enjoyable
play, and a wonderful introduction to Star Wars in 3-D.
Shadows of the Empire takes place in the time between "The Empire
Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi." You play as Dash Rendar, a
mercenary for hire and long time friend of Han Solo. Dash and Leia are
trying to track down and rescue the frozen Han Solo from Boba Fett
before the bounty hunter delivers him to the ruthless gangster Jabba
the Hutt.
The game has 4 difficulty levels and ten stages. Four of the
stages are flight levels in which you pilot a hover craft or spaceship.
The remaining six are the Doom-style, first person levels that make up
the bulk of the game. This FAQ/walkthrough is primarily to guide you
through those levels, and help you find (and collect) all of the power-
ups and challenge points along the way.
I love to get correspondence from readers, and some of this FAQ's
accuracy depends upon it. So if you find typos, incorrect information,
or anything else of that nature, please e-mail to
brother_reed@hotmail.com. For further details, please see the e-mail
rules at the end of this document.
I strive for originality in my work. If you see anything in this
FAQ/walkthrough that looks like a rip-off of anything you've done, tell
me about it and I will make the necessary changes. Be assured that such
an occurrence is purely coincidental.
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Version 1.8 January 1, 2001. 11th version. Received a few
corrections from a reader, and cleaned up a few things. The page
numbers are totally screwed up, so I'm getting rid of them altogether.
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Version 1.7 December 25, 2000. Tenth version. Updating legal
rules. READ IT, LEECHERS! Oh wait, I forgot, the people who steal this
FAQ don't understand English! ... grr.... Also, I made some new title
art for someone else, but it looks better than my current art, so I've
decided to use it. Today being Christmas, I just got Battle for Naboo,
and you can expect a FAQ for that once I beat it.
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Version 1.6 September 7, 2000. Ninth version. Nothing major. Just
added a new FAQ to the list of my work.
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Version 1.5 July 25, 2000. Eighth version. Just received an e-mail
from a nice person who wanted to add to the Misc. Tips section. He may
not have known that that's what he wanted to do, but...well anyway, if
you can understand the directions he gives I'd advise you to check it
out. I haven't tried it myself.
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Version 1.4 June 30, 2000. Seventh version. I updated the e-mail
rules out of pure boredom, and also found a few misteaks :) that needed
fixing.
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Version 1.3 June 1, 2000. Sixth version. Thought I ought to revise
the legal instructions a tad. Also added a hint to the Misc. Tips
section.
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Version 1.2 May 23, 2000. Fifth version. I just got some hints and
tips (very small hints and tips, but hints and tips nonetheless) and
had to add them to the Misc. Tips chapter. Plus I forgot to update the
coming soon section last time.
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Version 1.1 May 22, 2000. Fourth version. I put in a bunch of code
information. You can just forget about the Game Shark codes. I tried
for over an hour to get them but just couldn't. Sorry.
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Version 1.0: May 19, 2000. Third version, and I finally completed
the last walkthrough for the Skyhook. I also revised the legal rules,
so if you want to use this FAQ you'd better read 'em close. No more
sites that have the 3.0 version when I'm on version 5.4! Anyway, I
actually got a question the other day, so I've also begun the
Frequently Asked Questions. Write to me so it can continue.
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Version 0.9: May 17, 2000. Second version. I just finished my
extensive walkthrough of Xizor's Palace. I really should do the Skyhook
Battle walkthru now, but I'm too tired. I think I'll just wait 'til
tomorrow or Friday. It's enough work updating the page numbers in the
TOC all the time.
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Version 0.8: May 15, 2000. Original FAQ/Walkthrough, hot off the
presses. It's still unfinished, haven't done the last two walkthroughs
yet and there's a lot of stuff to come.
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This FAQ/walkthrough is copyrighted 2000, Daniel Stidham
This FAQ/walkthrough is intended for individual use by its readers. It
must not be used for financial purposes, i.e. buying, selling,
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FAQ.
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Each craft has different controls from each other and from Dash.
If you have an instruction book you can find out the standard controls,
and the others are just a few menus away on the game, but for quick
reference, here are all the craft and their respective controller
settings.
SNOWSPEEDER
The snowspeeder is used only in the first stage: The Battle of
Hoth. Dash has joined Rogue Squadron long enough to help the transports
escape from Hoth. The snowspeeder is just a modified civilian transport
with no shields. It has two oversized blaster cannons, and a harpoon
and tow cable. The harpoon and tow cable is useful only for tripping
the AT-AT walkers, a tactic, which will be explained later. The speeder
is a repulsor craft, so it hovers above the ground rather than really
flying. This prevents it from flying into space, and from pulling off
advanced acrobatics such as rolls and flips. Standard control is
recommended, though you'll need traditional for some cheats.
OUTRIDER
Similar to the Millenium Falcon in many ways, the Outrider is a
fast Corellian freighter, and Dash's pride and joy. He and Han are in
competition as to whose ship is faster, but no time for the races now.
The Outrider has two quad guns that do minimal damage but never run
out, and can carry up to 5 missiles at a time. Missiles do much more
damage than the blasters, and they seek out their targets. Once the
missiles run out, Leebo will automatically begin loading more. In some
stages you will just be moving the gun turret while Leebo flies the
ship, and in another you will fly and gun.
SWOOP
Swoops are basically just engine pods with seats. The are built to
be fast, but they are hard to control. Many vicious gangs use the
swoops, often referred to as bikes. Not the preferred mode of
transportation, but in the winding streets of Mos Eisley, they can come
in pretty handy.
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SNOWSPEEDER CONTROLS
Standard Controls:
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Control Stick - move
A - Thrust
B - Fire
L - Brakes
R - Brakes
Z - Harpoon
C < - Harpoon
C>  - Changes camera angles
C^ - Harpoon
down C - Harpoon
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Camera
Traditional Controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Fire
B - Thrust
L - Left brake
R - Right brake
Z - Left brake
C> - Harpoon
C< - Changes camera angles
C^ - Harpoon
down C - Harpoon
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Move
Alternate Controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Fire
B - Thrust
L - Left brake
R - Right brake
Z - Left brake
C < - Harpoon
C>  - Changes camera angles
C^ - Harpoon
down C - Harpoon
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Camera
Note* Vertical control can be inverted on all settings.
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OUTRIDER CONTROLS
Standard controls:
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Control Stick: Move turret or ship
A - Fire (asteroid field) Thrust/Roll (skyhook)
B - Fire
L - Change camera angles
R - Fire missile (asteroid field) Brake (skyhook)
Z - Fire missile
C> - Change camera angles
C < - Fire missile (asteroid field) Roll (skyhook)
C^ - Missile
down C - Missile
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Camera
Traditional controls:
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Control Stick: Move turret or ship
A - Fire
B - Missile (asteroid field)
Thrust (skyhook)
L - Missile (asteroid field)
Change camera angles (skyhook)
R - Missile (asteroid field)
Brake (skyhook)
Z - Missile (asteroid field)
Roll (skyhook)
C>  - Missile (asteroid field)
Change camera angles (skyhook)
C < - Camera (asteroid field)
Missile (skyhook)
C^ - Fire (asteroid field)
Missile (skyhook)
down C - Fire (asteroid field)
Missile (skyhook)
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Move
Note* Vetical control can be inverted on both settings
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SWOOP CONTROLS
Standard controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Thrust
B - Brake; Go backward
L - Ram left
R - Ram right
Z - Ram left
C>  - Change camera angles
C < - Thrust
C^ - Thrust
down C - Brake
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Change camera angles
Traditional controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Brake; Go backward
B - Thrust
L - Ram left
R - Ram right
Z - Ram left
C>  - Change camera angle
C < - Thrust
C^ - Thrust
down C - Brake
Control Pad - Move
Alternate controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Brake; Go backward
B - Thrust
L - Ram left
R - Ram right
Z - Ram left
C>  - Change camera angles
C < - Thrust
C^ - Thrust
down C - Brake
Control Pad - Camera
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DASH'S CONTROLS
Standard controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Jump
B - Fire
L - Change camera angles
R - Open doors/activate switches/strafe
Z - Look around/aim
C>  - Change camera angles
C < - Turn jet pack on/off (when you get it)
C^ - Switch weapons
down C - Crouch
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Camera: Up - pull camera back; Down - In-head; Right -
overhead; Left - movie
Traditional controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Fire
B - Jump
L - Switch weapons
R - Strafe
Z - Look around/aim
C>  - Change camera angles
C < - Turn jet pack on/off
C^ - Activate switches
down C - Crouch
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Move
Alternate controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Fire
B - Jump
L - Change camera angles
R - Strafe
Z - Look around/aim
C>  - Switch weapon
C < - Turn jet pack on/off
C^ - Activate switch
down C - Crouch
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Camera
Strafe controls:
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Control Stick - Move
A - Fire
B - Jump
L - Switch weapon
R - Strafe right
Z - Strafe left
C>  - Look around/aim
C< - Turn jet pack on/off
C^ - Activate switches
down C - Crouch
Start - Pause
Control Pad - Camera
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Dash Rendar
A mercenary for hire, Dash is the ultimate hot shot. He talks big,
flies fast, and fights hard. He may have a fast ship and a huge ego,
but that fact is, he's as good as he says he is. Dash has no
allegiances and fights for no causes. He is loyal to whoever pays him
the most credits, and the Empire has the biggest pocket. However, ties
to old friends run deep, and Dash will find himself getting more than
he bargained for in his quest to help rescue his old buddy, Han Solo.
He (Dash) is the main character in SOTE. You guide him through massive,
3-D worlds in first person mode, and pilot his craft in the others. You
will find him difficult to control in some places, as his gravity-
defying jumps and unstable jet pack don't always follow your directions
to the letter.
There are four views that Dash can use as he navigates through the
stages. In-head, or first person mode, lets you see through Dash's
eyes. This is the preferred angle most of the time. The overhead view
has many uses also, and helps you make precise jumps. In follow, the
camera follows behind Dash and lets you see what he's doing. You have
slightly less control than in first person, however. The fourth mode,
movie, has no practical application. It changes viewpoints constantly,
and although it looks cool, it usually gets you killed. Don't use it,
especially if there are enemies around. It's just plain stupid.
LEEBO
Leebo is Dash's trusty co-pilot and companion. He often flies the
Outrider while Dash mans the gun turrets, and during the game he briefs
you on your mission objectives, provides you with crucial information,
and just generally helps you out. Of course, his little green box
popping up all the time can become annoying.
HAN SOLO
Frozen in carbonite by Darth Vader on Bespin in order to test the
freezing facility, Han has been handed over to Boba Fett, and Fett is
taking him to Jabba the Hutt. Dash better track his friend down before
that happens. Otherwise, they just might never have that race...
LUKE SKYWALKER
A fledging Jedi wannabe and a vital member of the Rebel Alliance,
poor Luke is at the heart of evil plots by both Darth Vader and Prince
Xizor. Vader wants to turn Luke over to the Emperor, and Xizor wants
him dead. With Xizor's assassins on the loose, Dash may have to take a
little time out of his busy schedule to look out for the boy...or risk
his untimely death.
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PRINCE XIZOR
Xizor is one twisted character. Son of a Falleen king, head of
Xizor Transit Systems, and ruler of Black Sun's criminal organization,
his vast wealth has made him powerful, and gained him trust in the eyes
of Emperor Palpatine. Xizor hates Darth Vader with a vengeance, because
Vader was responsible for the deaths of 200,000 Falleen, and because he
is the only one who stands between Xizor and a place at the Emperor's
right hand. You never actually get to battle Xizor in the game.
GURI
Another unimportant character, Guri is nothing more than Xizor's
assistant. Purchased by Xizor for nine million credits, she is a human
replica droid who serves as his body guard and chief lieutenant.
PROBE DROIDS
Remote droids that the Empire uses for spying and reconnaissance.
A few hits with the snowspeeder's lasers will take one out, but on foot
they are a little more dangerous. Not harder to kill, just more
dangerous.
AT-ST WALKERS
Encountered in the Battle of Hoth, these mobile attack transports
are very dangerous to the snowspeeder. On any mode other than easy, you
should come in behind them whenever possible. If they start to turn
toward you, get out of there. you do not want to be caught in a stream
of laser fire. Shoot at the head and neck, not at the legs. AT-STs can
also be found on first person levels, as bosses or mid bosses.
AT-AT WALKERS
Huge and heavily armored, the AT-ATs strike fear into the hearts
of all who would oppose them. With awesome firepower, AT-Ats do great
damage to Rebel forces. The good thing is, they don't move. Yes, their
legs move, but thye don't GET anywhere. So no matter HOW long you take,
they will never shoot down the shield generator prematurely. The best
way to deal with these beasts is to trip them with your harpoon and tow
cable. (see special techniques).
SNOWTROOPERS
Stormtroopers adapted to fight in cold climates. These guards are
all over Echo Base. They are generally easy to destroy. They take 2-3
hits on easy, 4-6 on medium, close to that on hard, and only 1 hit on
Jedi. Just make sure they don't shoot you, as that is a bad thing.
Stormtroopers are just like snowtroopers, they just appear on different
stages and have different armor.
WAMPA ICE MONSTERS
Fierce inhabitants of Hoth, several of these beasts have been
imprisoned in Echo Base for some strange reason. If you lift the bars
on their cages, they will come out and try to swipe at you with their
massive clawed paws. Wampas move slowly, but if they connect, it is
very bad for Dash. Wampas can be killed, it just takes a lot of laser
blasts or a few seekers. There are also brown wampas that live in the
canyons near the Imperial moon base, Gall.
TIE FIGHTERS
Standard Imperial fighter. Great agility, combined with its small
profile makes it a difficult target. These advantages, however, come at
a high price. The TIE (Twin Ion Engine) fighter is completely
unshielded and has very little armament. Two meager lasers below the
cockpit are all it has for offensive weaponry, but they still do a good
deal of damage to the Outrider. They often attack in packs of three or
four. Try to shoot them down before they reach you. A few direct hits
will down one.
TIE BOMBERS
Larger and more armored than the TIE fighter, this ship carries a
heavy payload of bombs, and it's not shy about dropping them. They come
to a stop in front of you and send bombs soaring slowly toward you.
Shoot the bombs, and use missiles to destroy the bombers. Sometimes
missiles destroy two bombers at once.
DOGBOTS
Dogbots are found protecting the junk yards of Ord Mantell. They
are not extremely dangerous, but they ARE extremely annoying. A few
shots will take them down.
IG DRONES
Robots that hover in orbit over the hovertrain tracks on Ord
Mantell. They are quite accurate, and formidably armored. Exercise
caution. Sometimes it is helpful to duck when approaching a pack.
ASSASSIN DROIDS
Golden, metallic hit men. They fire bursts of lasers that can
drastically lower your health, so shoot 'em up quick, preferably from a
distance.
TRAIN GUARDS
A mysterious, human like species is employed to guard the train.
The guards carry spears, and would like to shove one through your head.
They wear strong armor so stay at a distance and shoot...a lot!
IMPERIAL COMMANDOS
High ranking Imperial guards that are very accurate, and have
better armor than your average stormtrooper. Not too hard to kill, just
don't let them sneak up on you.
SECURITY LASERS
Small, cylindrical blasters that pivot on a tiny black axis, or
sometimes travel up and down poles while firing at you. A room full of
them is a precarious place indeed. A few shots will knock them out, but
these are hard to administer.
SENTRY DROIDS
Little droids that patrol Imperial installations and repel
unwanted guests. They are not intelligent, just laser happy.
SEEKER DROIDS
Small, annoying little robots that float around and shoot at you.
Found in the sewers and on Gall. Aim and put them out of your misery.
SWOOP JOCKEYS
These tough bikers were hired by Prince Xizor to track down and
kill Luke Skywalker. You'll have to engage them on swoop. Kill them by
moving along side them and ramming them into walls or doorways. If you
don't get all of them, Luke won't survive.
AUTOMATIC GUN TURRETS
Large black guns that sit in the halls and fire at intruders.
CORUSCANT GUARDS
Heavily armored troops that guard Xizor's palace. They can even be
found in the sewers beneath Imperial City.
DIANOGAS
Dianogas are vile, repulsive creatures that lurk in the sewers.
They have seven tentacles and one eye on a movable stalk. Dianogas
usually live in the water of the trash dumps from cities and large
space stations, where they feed off of refuse and occasionally, a live
meal. Never jump into murky water until you are sure that there are no
dianogas in it. A few laser shots will kill these detestable monsters.
INTERROGATOR DROIDS
Such machines where outlawed by the old Republic, but some have
been constructed by the Empire. Cold and cruel, these instruments of
oppression torture their victims to produce information. In the halls
of Xizor's palace, they can spare a few laser bolts for you. Shoot
ahead of them so they move into your fire.
WALL LASERS
These small, yellow and black striped tri guns fold out from walls
to take pot shots at you. Destroy them quickly or face the
consequences.
OTHER ROBOTS
I don't know what they are called, and I really don't care. They
are tall, spindly, silver droids that inhabit Xizor's palace as well.
They usually don't hit you, just don't give them the chance.
STAR VIPERS
Large, impressive fighters built by Prince Xizor. With good
armament, powerful blasters and better than average shields, these
deadly fighters are more than a match for the Outrider, especially in
groups. Shoot as many as you can to get extra lives. Trust me, you'll
need them.
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Various items are strewn throughout the first person stages, which
you should collect for an advantage.
SMALL HEALTH: Looks like a small, rectangular, white and blue box
spinning around. It replenishes your health by either 5 or 10.
BIG HEALTH: Larger white and red box. Collect to replenish 20 health.
FULL HEALTH: Tall, red and black box. Completely refills your health.
EXTRA LIFE: If you see a red Rebel symbol spinning in the air, it is an
extra life. Collect as many as you can!
INVINCIBILITY: Kind of like a blue hourglass. Collect to become
temporarily invincible.
CHALLENGE POINT: Looks like the extra life, but it is silver instead of
red. Collect these in the stages to earn extra lives. Also, if you get
ALL of the challenge points on any one difficulty level and beat the
game, you get a special privilege.
EASY: Access to the Leebo Scanner. Press and hold the camera button for
5 seconds.
MEDIUM: On the skyhook battle, press and hold the camera button for
five seconds to turn into an X-wing. Press and hold for 5 more seconds
to be a TIE fighter.
HARD: Press and hold down C for 15 seconds to become temporarily
invincible and gain all weapons.
JEDI: The wampas are your friends.
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LASER BLASTER: Dash's default weapon. The blaster does minimal
damage but recharges all by itself. On Medium or higher, your aim will
be kind of shaky, so hold the aim button (Z on standard) to lock on to
your target as you shoot.
SEEKER MISSILES: Heat seeking missiles. They do more damage than
the blaster, and kill most small enemies in one shot, but they have a
limited range and don't seek bosses. It is good to stock up on these
weapons so that you have a fair amount of fire power should you require
it suddenly.
FLAMETHROWER: Pick up the flame to fire bursts of fire from your
gun. The flame has a VERY limited range and must be used up close. It
is very powerful, though, and a worthy addition to your arsenal. Flame
ammo can be hard to find, so look hard.
PULSE CANNON: A new and handy weapon that fires a rapid blast of
energy orbs. The pulse cannon is extremely inaccurate, so expect to
miss a lot of your shots, but if you pour it on, nary a foe is left
standing in its wake. Uses ammo quickly.
STUNNER: The stunner can only be found in Xizor's palace. It sends
out shockwaves in all directions, freezing all humanoid forms in their
tracks...for a moment anyway. You will probably have to go out of your
way to find a practical use for this cool but fairly useless weapon.
DISRUPTOR: The most powerful weapon you can get. A disruptor blast
will eliminate all enemies within a large radius. Of course, it can do
the same to Dash if he's not careful. Disruptors come in packs of 1 or
2, and are very scarce. Save them for the Gladiator Droid.
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HARPOON AND TOW CABLE: The snowspeeder is armed with a harpoon and
tow cable for taking down Imperial Turtle Walkers (they look a little
like turtles, don't you think, and they're even slower). This is how
you get challenge points in the first level so you need to master the
technique.
All you have to do is fly close to an AT-AT and begin to go around
him. You will then be given the command to fire your tow cable. Hit the
harpoon button and it will attach to the monster's leg. Now comes the
tricky part. The camera pans away from the speeder, and you will have
to figure out which way to push on the stick in order to sustain your
turn. Basically, you just push the same way you were when you attached
the cable. (If you were coming from the right, hold left on the stick;
if you were coming from the left, hold right.) You should try to stay
close to the legs without hitting them. If you hit the walker, you will
die instantly. Surprisingly, this is not as difficult as it is on Rogue
Squadron because the controls are less clumsy. If you can do it on
Rogue, you should have no problem here. Just make sure that when the
cable releases, you don't hit the carcass of a dead AT-ST that may be
sprawled in the area. When you finish your final revolution, the big
metally turtlely thing will come crashing down on it's face, and you'll
be rewarded a challenge point.
STRAFING: Inside Echo Base and on other stages, there may be
stormtroopers or other baddies waiting around the corner to ambush you.
If you just pass the corner, you have to turn to face your attacker,
and during that turning time, they may shoot at you, a situation that
is potentially fatal. So to take an uncertain corner, or to surprise an
attacker, you should learn to strafe. In the standard controls, turn to
face the wall, hold R, and press the stick in the direction of the end
of the wall. You will step sideways, so you will round the corner
already facing you attacker, giving you the edge you need to kill him
before he can take a shot at you.
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