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By: Brandyn Lee
Email and MSN: muddy_lee@hotmail.com
AIM: myplattlesbigger
Version Number: 0.72
Last updated: 10/10/05
Type: FAQ/Walkthrough (offline only)
*****WARNING THIS FAQ CONTAINS SPOILERS*****
Note: Version History has since been move to the BOTTOM of the guide to make it
less in the way. Check the Table of Contents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.........................................................Introduction
Section 2.........................................Copyright and Email Policies
Section 3..........................................................Game Basics
-----> Controls
----->Techniques
----->Differences between difficulties
Section 4.............................................................Vehicles
Section 5..............................................................Weapons
----->ISA Weapons
----->Helghast Weapons
Section 6............................................................Storyline
Section 7...........................................................Characters
----->Playable Characters
----->Plot Characters
----->Enemy Characters
Section 8..........................................................Walkthrough
----->Helghast Assault
----->Vekta Evacuates
----->New Allies
----->Strange Company
----->Escape
----->Misty Waters
----->Hunting the Traitor
----->Forging a Path
----->Hidden Pasts
----->Onwards and Upwards
----->Hope
Section 9.........................................................Battlefields
----->Modes
----->Maps
Section 10......................................................Hints and Codes
Section 11.......................................................Verson History
Section 12..............................................Dedications and Credits
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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
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Ahoy there! This is my first FAQ, and hopefully not my last. Please bear with
me if it's not up to snuff in some places. Anyways, this FAQ is, of course, on
Killzone. I'll try my best to put story parts in order, so don't skip ahead
if you give a crap about spoilers.
Killzone is a first person shooter (FPS) that takes place in the future with
futuristic weapons and vehicles and so forth. It's much different than most
FPS due to the fact that you can't just charge through and beat the game that
easily. If you do, you will be taken down quickly-no doubt about it (unless
you're using codes).
I've been wanting to get this game for the longest time, well before it came
out. I was looking forward to this almost as much as I was looking forward to
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. I was not disappointed. This game is wonderful;
it has great gameplay, a great story....and well just great everything. I hope
you enjoy it as much as I have.
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SECTION 2: COPYRIGHT AND EMAIL POLICIES
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This FAQ is copyrighted 2005 Brandyn Lee. It may not be reproduced, reposted,or
a part taken out of it without the my consent. If someone does one of
these things and persists in doing it even after several warnings, criminal
charges will be pressed against the culprit. Anyone who sees this on any place
except gameFAQs.com, CheatCC.com (happy now?), and neoseeker.com. If there are
any sites other than the aformentioned ones, please inform me. This list may
grow as time progresses.
As for Email, please only Email me if you have a question and include Killzone
in the subject so I know what you're talking about. I'm a little less
restrictive on AIM or MSN. I don't like people to spam me with stuff that has
nothing to do with anything. If I get too many people talking to me, I'll have
to make it to where noone except my friends will be able to IM me and I'll
remove my AIM sn from the top of this. You will then have to resort to email
for your questions. Sorry. Also, SEND ME QUESTIONS! What's a FAQ/walkthrough
without a FAQ? The ones that are asked the most will be put into the FAQ
section. And if you find anything missing that you can help me with, send that
in along with your name so I can give you credit.
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SECTION 3: GAME BASICS
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Controls
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(keep in mind these are only the default controls and can be changed at the
options menu)
L2: Crouch
R2: Secondary Fire/ Fire weapon (if the weapon has no secondary fire)
L1: Throw grenade
R1: Primary fire/ fire weapon
Square button: Heat vision (Luger only, other characters don't need the square
button)
O (circle) button: (hold) pick up weapon/ (tap) cycle through weapons
/_\ (triangle) button: Reload weapon
X button: Action (climb, melee, hop over wall, etc)
Left analog stick: Move
right analog stick: Aim/ Look
R3 (click right analog stick): Zoom
L3 (click left analog stick): (hold) Sprint
Start button: Pause
Select button: Objectives
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Techniques
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As I said in the introduction, Killzone is much different than most other
FPS. You can't just go gung-ho and charge through the rooms and actually
expect to win the game. You have to take it methodically, one step at a
time, without rushing. This involves a few things I'll explain in this
section. Let's start with the easy stuff.
Sniping
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Sniping is a bit different in this game than it is in most other games. It's
a bit more difficult for some and for others it's easier. First off, the orange
glow can sometimes hinder visibility, especially in the outdoor levels. In the
indoor ones it works out fine. Another thing different about sniping is the
scrolling. Instead of the crosshair staying in the center of the screen while
the camera moves, the camera stays still while the crosshair moves. When the
crosshair gets close to the edge of the screen the camera moves in the
direction the crosshair is going. Sniping is a skill that will be very useful
in some levels. You might want to practice it in deathmath or other Battlefield
modes. One more thing, always, always, ALWAYS try to go for headshots.
They're more efficient and look better on your profile.
Using cover
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You'll want to get behind your surroundings so it will take the bullets
instead of you. In order to get behind low-to-the-ground objects, press
L2 on your controller to crouch. It will make you harder to see for the
enemy plus it makes you a smaller target. This is the best way to fight,
especially if you're trying to fight off several enemies at once (which
you will be doing most of the time). When not fighting, you might want
to stay crouched most of the time just in case someone comes out of
nowhere and shoots you (unless you know it's safe or you're needing
to run). Also, when grenades are thrown at you or near you, run like
hell to get away (just thought I'd note that :-D).
Using your gun
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You never want to fire in long strings because your gun well lose
it's acurracy quickly if it's a automatic weapon (especially
Helghast guns). The only exception to this rule is when you're trying
to keep someone pinned down, then accuracy means less as long as you
fire into their general area. Just watch out when you do that because
most clips on guns don't last terribly long and while you're reloading
the person can shoot back at you (then you can duck behind something
and use cover, but the roles will be switched and you will be pinned
down). When you're with allies, however, they can keep firing while
you reload to keep the person pinned down.
Using grenades
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Grenades are pretty simple...or so you might think. If you don't use
them properly, you'll end up with a body full of frag and a game over
screen. Have you ever seen those shows where one guy kicks open a
door and another guy chucks a grenade in there to clear it out and
they all storm and and shoot everything that moves? That works in
the game too! Well...sorta. If you throw a grenade where you're sure
enemies are, you can take them all out in one fatal blast. Watch out
though, they may richochet back at you, and if you cooked the
grenade you don't have a chance. Which brings me to the subject
of cooking. Cooking a grenade is when you hold onto the grenade for
longer so your enemies have less of a chance to get away in time
unscathed. There is a counter on the grenades that beep and a light
turns on the longer you hold on to them. If all the lights turn on,
the grenade detonates. To cook a grenade, simply hold the throw grenade button
(L1).
Avoiding fragmentation
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This section is for when you're on the recieving end of a frag.
There isn't much to avoiding a grenade. Just try to pay attention
to the noises around you and when an enemy says "Frag out!", run
like hell to get away from there as quickly as possible. When
the enemy yells that, it's most likely a type of frag that
explodes on impact instead of a timer. Fragmentations have a
distinct noise when they explode that you will learn to listen
for. I can't explain it with words but you will soon learn the
sound.
Understanding your Heads Up Display (HUD)
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This section will explain to you what all the symbols means on your HUD. In the
center of your screen is the cross-hair. It tells you where your bullets will
go. When it turns read it means your aiming at an enemy. When it turns green
it means your aiming at an ally.
At the lower left-hand corner of your screen are two meters. The big
one on top is your health and the thin one on bottom is your stamina meter.
When your health meter goes down, it changes color and when it finally empties,
you die. It regenerates part way over time (any other part you'll need health
to regenerate it). The stamina meter measures how long you can sprint. Press
L3 to sprint. You can't fire or change weapons when you do. When the meter
turns red that means you can't sprint until it changes to a bluish color.
The symbols in the lower right are all your weapons symbols. The one on the
leftmost part of these symbols is the grenades symbol. It says how many
grenades you have (duh!). The next one over shows your secondary fire
ammo. With most guns you can only carry a limited amount of secondary ammo
and your gun carries only one. The number on bottom shows how much secondary
ammo you have (not including what's in your gun). If your gun doesn't
have any secondary fire, this will be blank. Finally, is the symbol on
the far right. This is the primary ammo. The number on bottom is the number
of bullets you're cuurently carrying (not including what's in your gun).
The symbols on top shows how much is in the gun. When this empties,
your character automatically reloads and takes away from the number on bottom.
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Differences Between Difficulty Levels
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Easy
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Simple, easy, good for beginners. The enemies are less intelligent and use many
stupid tactics. This mode is great for those who are new to Killzone or FPS in
general. The enemies are also taken down faster.
Normal
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The default difficulty level. This is good for those who may be new to Killzone
but know how FPS work. The enemies are stronger, smarter, and faster than
before. The game is still very beatable, of course.
Hard
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Now this is a real challenge. Enemies are almost human. They are intelligent,
strong, fast, and their weapons can easily take you out. Instead of your allies
being able to take as much damage as needed, they can actually die and you
must finish the level on your own. They do come back in the next level,
however.
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SECTION 4: VEHICLES
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ISA Lancer
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Threat: None (it's your ally)
Weapons: Cannon
Description: This is basically just an ISA tank. It has the fire power of the
rocket launcher. As far as I know, you only see this once during the entire
game and that's during mission 1, part 4.
Helghast Tank
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Threat: High
Weapons: Cannon, machine gun on top
Description: This tank reminds me a bit of a spider. It's machine guns are
extremely powerful and can take you out in just a few seconds. It's rocket
cannon can kill you or take out most of your health in one hit. When you
encounter one, hope that you have a missle launcher.
Helghast Dropship
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Threat: Slightly low
Weapons: Soldiers, machine gun
Description: All it does is just flies in, deploys it's troops and then leaves.
Machine guns provide covering fire for the troops it carries while they're
getting out. It usually drops 8 soldiers.
Helghast Jetbike
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Threat: Medium
Weapons: machine guns
Description: This flying vehicle strafes with it's guns to kill ISA soldiers.
The guns are usually pretty easy to dodge due to surrounding cover. However,
if they do hit you, they cause quite a bit of damage. Most of the time you
need not bother killing them.
Helghast Carrier
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Threat: Medium-high
Weapons: Soldiers, machine gun
Description: While troops are climbing out the back you always want to take
down the soldier manning the machine gun or else he'll keep you pinned down
with heavy covering fire. The bullets are strong and it deploys quite a bit of
men.
Helghast Attack Boat
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Threat: Medium
Weapons: Soldiers, MG
Description: As far as I know, they only appear on mission six (the swamp).
They cause a bit of damage but they're so easily taken out with regular bullets
it isn't even a challenge to destory them.
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SECTION 5: WEAPONS  (thanks to Official Playstation Magazine for the names)
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Note: The max ammo carrying capactity does not include the amount of ammo
already in the gun. It's only what you can carry without the gun.
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ISA
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Implaced Machine Gun
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: No
Clip capacity: Unlimited
MaxAmmo Carrying Capacity: You can't carry it
Description: Exactly what the name implies. It's just a strong machine gun
with infinite ammo that can decimate your opponents. You just can't carry it
around. Oh, and it does over heat so be careful.
Chain Machine Gun
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: Missle
Clip Capacity: 800
Max Ammo Capacity: 800
Description:A powerful gun that Rico uses. It slows you down though. In
campaign mode you started with....wait for it....800 FREAKING ROUNDS.
Plus you don't have to reload. In Battlefields it starts with 300 rounds.
Grenade Launcher (thanks to David for info)
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Scope: No
Secondary fire: ?
Clip Capacity: 6
Max Ammo Capacity:6
Description: What do you think? It shoots frags that explode on impact. Nuff'
said.
Missle Launcher (thanks to David)
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: laser guided missle
Clip Capacity: 1
Max Ammo Capacity: 3
Description: The primary fire shoots a missle straight ahead. The secondary
fire has a missle that tries to follow your laser thing.
ISA Assault Rifle
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: Shoots grenade thing that drops into the ground and explodes
Clip capacity: 30
Max Ammo: 450 (6 grenades)
Description: Basic assault rifle that's more accurate than the Helghast rifle
but has a slower rate of fire. It works well for most situations.
ISA Knife
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: No
Clip Capacity: None
Max Ammo Capacity: None
Description: Just a knife. It's instant death in Luger's hands though.
Grenade
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: You can cook it...does that count?
Clip Capacity: You can only carry one in your hand.
Max Ammo Capacity: 5
Description: You just chuck it and it explodes. Whammo.
ISA Pistol (thanks to David for info)
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: No
Clip Capacity: 7
Max Ammo Capacity: 80
Description: A plain ol' one shot pistol. I usually trade it out before
I use it
Sub-Machine Gun
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: Grenade
Clip Capacity: I don't know
Max Ammo Capacity: I don't know
Description: Just another gun. I rarely use it. It has a semi-high rate
of fire.
Silenced Sub-Machine Gun
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Everything is the same as above except that it's silenced and it's for some
reason more powerful.
Shotgun (thanks to David for info)
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Scope: Do you need one?
Secondary Fire: Two shots
Clip Capacity: 8
Max Ammo Capacity:40
Description: Very powerful in close-quarter combat. Effiency decreases
rastically over distance.
Luger's Sniper Rifle
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: No
Clip Capacity: ?
Max Ammo Capacity: ?
Description: Another nifty rifle. When zoomed in, press square to go into night
vision to help you see.
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Helghast
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ALAT
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Scope: I don't think so
Secondary fire: None
Clip Capacity: Unlimited?
Max Ammo Capacity: Unlimited?
Description: Big honkin' anti-armor emplacement. I don't think you can actually
use it.
Anti-Aircraft Gun
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: None
Clip Capacity: Unlimited
Max Ammo Capacity: Unlimited
Description: You only use this once on the second level. When you get on it, you
have a lot of fire power but you're out in the open so you're pretty
vulnurable.
Emplaced Machine Gun
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: None
Clip Capacity: Unlimited
Max Ammo Capacity: Unlimited
Description: You see several of those. They have an insanely high rate of fire
but they're really inaccurate. Just hope you're not on the recieving end of it.
Missle Launcher (thanks to David)
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: Triple shot
Clip Capacity: 1
Max Ammo capacity: 3
Description: It turns out it DOES exist. Still never used it. The secondary
fire is also horribly inaccurate.
ADAT
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Same as Above
Knife
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Look at the ISA knife description. It just looks different.
Battle Pistol
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: None
Clip Capacity: 1
Max Ammo Capacity: 7
Description: It shoots grenades with a pistol. Useful for clearing out a group
of people. I personally don't like it too much.
Helghast Pistol
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: Single Shot
Clip Capacity: 15
Max Ammo Capacity: ?
Description: It's semi automatic and fires in short bursts. Other than that
it's
like the ISA pistol.
Helghast Assault Rifle
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Scope: Yes
Secondary Fire: Shotgun like round
Clip Capacity: 50
Max Ammo Capacity: 300
Description: Like the ISA one except it has a higher rate of fire with lower
accuracy.
Light Machine Gun
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Scope: No
Secondary Fire: None
Clip Capacity: 100
Max Ammo Capacity: 300
Description: Has a high rate of fire, low acuracy, blah blah...The aiming is
harder without a zoom feature though. It has a nice clip.
Sniper Rifle
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Scope: Yes....no shit...
Secondary Fire: none
Clip Capacity: 6
Max Ammo Capacity: 24
Description: It has nice range. I like using it. Except for that orange glow
that will kill you in outdoor levels. The scope is fixed until you move the
crosshair against the side of the screen, then it moves. I has a one shot
kill most of the time. Good for taking gunners out on tanks. If your enemy
has it though, stay covered. Even then you have a chance of getting kill if you
come out a little bit. Just check out the park level.
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SECTION 6: STORYLINE
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Killzone has a fantastic storyline (at least for a FPS). In this section I will
explain everything that has happened up to the beginning of the game. In the
walkthrough, I will explain everything that's happening as you move along.
Helghan is a planet that has been colonized by our decendants. Its atmosphere
and its other enviromental things were damaging the the colonies at first.
Its inhabitents were sickened and weakened; many died. But the sickness then
became a strength. It made their bodies larger, more muscular, almost
superhuman. However, it did not make them invincible.
The Helghan leaders now claim that the ISA has suppressed and conquered them
like beasts. They say the ISA is evil and they have made a call to arms.
Thousands, hell, even millions across the planet of Helghan have answered. The
Third Helghan Army launched an attack on Vekta, a planet near Helghan, in
order to unleash revenge.
The Stationary Defense platforms attempted to launch an attack on them but
for some bizzare reason failed. Many Helghan ships have crossed the Vektan
atmosphere and have landed on the planet. They slaughter mercilessly. If
you stand against them, they will kill you. If you join them they will
brainwash you into submission or they'll kill you for the heck of it.
ISA forces on Vekta on outnumbered and out-gunned. Meager attempts at
resistance have been made, nearly all of it has failed. They're taking
over and nothing can be done to stop them. Communications are being
taken down. Soldiers are being cut off and killed. Helghan is taking
over.
However, there is one particular, unimportant line of defense that holds
Vektas only hope. His name is Captain Templar.
You play as Captain Templar as you try to save Vekta from the clutches of
evil. You will have the oppurtunity to play as 3 other characters who
I will explain in the next section.
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Section 7: Characters
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Playable Characters
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Captain Templar
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Part of the force: Rapid Reaction Force (RRF)
Description: Templar is the basic, all-around kinda guy. He has pretty good
skills in all the weapons, and he has nice speed too. He's great for
beginners. I usually used him most of the game.
Level Available: The whole game
Default weapons: Assault Rifle, Pistol
The manual's description of RRF:
Using advanced skills, tactical acumen and
firepower, the RRF was set up to insure Vekta's first line of defense remains
the ultimate deterrent to potention aggressors.
RRF members possess a good mix of skills and attributes, but it is in the
area of leadership that their true value is found - their motivation and
aptitude form a focal point for ISA resistance forces that allow even small
outnumbered squads to come out on top in general combat situations.
Shadow Marshal Luger
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Part of the force: Shadow Marshalls
Description: A lightly armed, lightly armored speedster that flys around
killing people with her knife. She can be easily killed though, so remain
cautious. She's the only on who can use the heat vision which helps
you see enemies. She's best in the hands of advanced players.
Level available: after level 2
Default weapons: A silenced Sub-Machine gun (she's the only one who
uses it), and a knife which she can instantly kill with.
The manual's description of the Shadow Marshalls:
The elite unit of modern day special operatives. Relying on cover,
atheleticism, covert weaponry or just their bare hands, the Marshals'
menacing reputation is fully deserved.
More mobile than their other ISA counterparts, Shadow Marshals are able
to quickly vault and climb ladders and ropes and crawl through vents;
creating minimum disturbance and gaining entry to areas that would
otherwise be inaccessible, or that enemies or comrades not even be
aware of. Shadow Marshals are also equipped with nightvision goggles.
Rico (I forgot his rank)
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Part of the force: ISA Regulars
Description: A massive, powerful, tank of a man. He carries around one
of the strongest weapons in the entire game. He's also slow, but some
may not be bothered by that. If there is one character you can go
gung-ho with, it's this guy (though I wouldn't recommend it). I guess
he's pretty much ok with all levels of player skill, though I think
beginners should learn how to play with Templar before trying with
this guy. He also hates Hackah.
Level Available: after level 3
Default weapon: Chain Gun (800 freaking rounds! no reloading!)
The manual's description of the ISA Regulars:
The life blood of the ISA forces, these soldiers can harness their
natural aggression during combat and utilise their heavy weapons
training to devestating effect.
With a high resistance to incoming fire and enemy traps and mines
that would instantly kill their slighter counterpartsm every ISA
squad needs at least one soldier like this. Their powerful weaponry
is also essential in the destruction of some enemy emplacements, but
the added weight hinders movement manoeuverability, leaving these human
bulldozers with no option but to take the most direct route.
Colonel Hakha
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Part of the force: Field Operatives
Description: He's kind of like Templar's counterpart. I haven't
played much with him but for some reason I couldn't stay alive.
He has a bit more armor than Luger but less speed, so he's a little
more pointed to the speedster part of the abilities.
Level Available: After level 4
Default Weapon: Helghan Assault rifle, Helghan pistol (I think)
The manual's description of the Field Operatives:
This squad of undercover agents rely on nerv and diplomacy and can
often equal the different between success and failure.
Whilst they recieve standard weapon and tactical training, operatives
most also maintain a high level of physical fitness, allowing them
to vault, climb, etc, in the field. One special Field Operative
division is made up of Human/Helghast half-breeds; these soldiers
can bypass Helghast sensors, mines and senty bots without detection.
They are also expierienced operators of both Human and Helghast
machinery and equipment.
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Plot Characters
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General Vaughton
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Commander of the forces on Vekta. After the SD platforms fail, he
tries to get Templar to find the security to return to him so
he can repair the platforms, but things go awry. He also sends
Templar to find Hackah and bring him back with his information.
Captain Templar is his favorite Captain and constantly calls on him
for missions.
General Adams
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Commands the SD platforms which fail. He's very angry, always yelling
at the man who is supposed to fix the platforms but can't without the
security. His loyalty to the ISA is...questionable. Watch out for him.
Private Sanchez
---------------
You only see him a few times during the game, but he's quite a help
so I thought I'd go ahead and add him. He's just a regular soldier
that helps out Templar in the first level and he also controls
the tutorial. He also helps one other time, later in the game but you'll
have to find out for yourself how (or just cheat and look down in the
walkthrough).
General Lente
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Leader of the Third Helghan Army. He's in the video before the main
menu pops up. You only actually meet him once in the game, and that
doesn't turn out well.
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Enemy Characters
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Regular Helghast Soldier
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The most common enemy in the entire game. They have a metal helmet on
and they have oxygen masks and oxygen pipes. Their outfits are darkly
colored and the guys of their masks are a deep freaky looking orange.
They carry Helghast Assault rifles. They aren't too strong; they're only
the grunts of the army so of course they don't present much of a challenge so
don't worry about them. A few have sniper rifles that are pretty dangerous.
If you run into a squad of them you might want to be cautious.
Helghast Elite
--------------
They're the bald Helghast that carry the light machine guns. They're a bit
stronger than the Regular Helghast Soldier but not much more powerful. A
few head shot will take them down pretty easy. The light machine guns
can be a bit of a problem due to the high clip capaticy and high rate
of fire. If they die and you have a crappy weapon you don't want anymore
go ahead and pick it up.
A weaker version of Helghast Elite (I didn't know what to call it)
----------------------------------
These guys are freaking easy to kill. They're just a bit more powerful than
the regular Helghast Soldier. They also carry the same assault rifle.
Don't even worry about them, they'll barely present a challenge.
Helghast Officer
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The Officer takes a few shots to take down but they don't carry much
firepower. They only carry the Helghast pistol. You'll be able to tell
which ones are the officers due to the fact that they'll be firing pistols
at you and they'll be wearing a uniform similar to the old Nazi one.
Helghast Super Elite
--------------------
They're the second hardest in the game to kill. They carry anything from
the grenade launcher to the assault rifle to the light machine gun.
Their armor is mad out of metal so it will take a nice bit of shots before
they're finally taken out. If you encounter a squad...well...good luck.
Helghast Super Duper Elite (I'm sorry, I'm really bad with names)
--------------------------
Oh...man...watch out for these guys. They carry all Helghast weapons
available. They're nearly impossible to kill but lukily they only show
up on the last level near the very end. I can only hope you survive if
you encounter a group. They might kill you with frags if you hide behind
something but if you go out in the open they'll kill you then with normal
guns.
Sentry Robots
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Just regular ol' robots. Only take a few hits to kill. They shoot a pretty good
rate of fire, though. You don't encounter many of these throughout the game.
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Helghast Assault
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Part 1
The game starts out with Templar and crew being attack in a trench. The comms
are out to they have problems communicating and are cut off.
Pvt. Sanchez slides down and explains there's a minefield that will hold the
Helghast so they can retreat. Then he says that he can help lead the retreat
group. The game starts there.
Defend the Foxhole
------------------
You start off in the trench with something on the top explaing all the buttons
(it doesn't just use the default control, it goes with however you set it).
Sanchez is helping you along. When he tells you to, watch out for guys coming
towards the trench and open fire. You'll also see a tank, don't worry about it
yet. When the first wave is done, crouch down and reload to prepare for the
second wave. When you're done, go ahead and zoom in and look for the next
wave. If you start to get shot, just duck down until your health comes back.
Once the second wave is done, reload and turn a little to your right. The
third wave will come from there. Sanchez will turn back and start to find
a way out so you'll have to take the guys out without him.
Move to the next foxhole
------------------------
Turn around and head to your left. Sanchez will be moving some barbed wire so
you cane leave that area. Follow Sanchez in the trench to the next foxhole
and start taking out people.
Defend the second foxhole
-------------------------
If you see bullets landing near you, go aheadand duck down for a second and
reload if you want. Eventually, someone will saythat there are ISA survivors
coming and you need to protect them. Just keepshooting people until they get
near you. They will give you the assault rifle's secondary weapon. A grenade
launcher type thing. Several more Helghast will come from the distance and
join the ones already up front. Carefully aim one (remember they don't go
straight, they drop) and take them out. If you miss, don't try again, you might
need the other one. Just clean up what's left.
Run to vehicle wreck for cover
------------------------------
Turn around and sprint (L3) to the vehicle. Grab the health if you need it.
When your stamina meter fills up, sprint the rest of the way to the next
trench. You may get a little damage from tanks but don't worry too much about
it.
Defend the main trench
----------------------
This part may take a little while because it's hard to kill the enemies from
this distance and visibility and they often make you duck down with fire.
Just zoom in and take out the guys that are firing at you. A few might get near
the trench and you may have to get in some semi-close quarter combat. If they
die close enough you'll get their weapon though.
Retake the main trench
----------------------
Head out the door you came and take a right (you came from the left). Past the
barbed wire, follow this until you come to a turn. Right around this turn is
a Helghast soldier. Duck down and press the action button while near him (x)
to him and kill him. If he turns around, watch out for his shotgun fire and
whack him one. You'll get his gun, a Helghast assault rifle. I only use those
when I need to. Turn back around and get the health near the dead ally if you
need it. Past the Helghast dude, you'll see a emplaced machine gun. Press
the action button near it to take control of it. Be careful not to fire your
gun too much or else it will over heat it, something you don't want. It wastes
precious time that you can be getting shot during.
Enter the Industrial Area
-------------------------
Get off the gun and head to the door opposite from the one you came into.
Down this trench you'll see an ISA guy and you'll automatically pick up
grenades. Do what he says and carefully throw it into the room. It will kill
the enemy inside. (L1 is to throw a grenade) Be careful not to bounce the
grenade back at you. Run in and take his secondary bullet. Once past that,
go ahead and jump down to the next area, you don't need to cross the bridge
thing since it doesn't get you anything. Go through the red doorway thing
and clear the next room with a grenade, same as before. Past the door is a
sharp left turn. Don't turn with haste, you may be shot down by two Helghast.
I usually used my grenade launcher on my assult rife here. If they start
shooting at you, just go back and shoot back at them when they start to reload.
Take a sharp right up here. The guy you're with tells you to cook a grenade.
Hold down the grenade button and chuck it in the room at the last second.
Head past this area to find three enemies up above shooting at your guys
down below. Just shoot and kill them. They won't pay any attention to you.
Go up a little slop to get to the next area. A soldier will start telling
you to go to the next place. Go across the wooden bridge and go to the darkened
area to complete this part.
Part 2
Kill the snipers
----------------
The guy at the beggining of this part will tell you that snipers are pinning
them down and they need you to go up the water tower to get a sniper rifle.
Move along the trench until you reach the end. Then exit. Look for a fence
to your right and go through the doorway there. Connected to the red water
tower is a ladder. Hit the action button near it and push the left analog stick
up to move up it. As soon as you get up the ladder, there will be the rifle.
Switch to your pistol and hold (o) to switch them out. Head over to the side
opposite the ladder, duck down, and turn on zoom. At the end of the street
there will be an opening with bullets coming down from it. Zoom in until
you see the Helghast. Go ahead and try for a headshot here. If not, that's
ok because it will most likely kill him anyway. One sniper down!
Now, look for your men down below and don't go down that ladder. Look
across the street. There will be a few enemies ambushing your men. Go ahead
and get some practice with your sniper rifle. Watch out because they WILL
shoot at you. A mission objective will be added that says "Enter shuttle
repair bays". Don't worry about that just yet. Follow your men around the
corner. Look to your left for a little area for cover or to your right for a
pillar (I prefer the pillar) and sprint to it. You'll need the cover. One or
more of your men will be taken down by the sniper. There are two enemies so
make sure you take them both out before moving along. Sniper bullets can cause
a ton of damage, so watch out.
Enter the shuttle repair bays
-----------------------------
When the big pipe ahead explodes, a few people from an area up above will
be shooting at you. I usually don't bother with them but there are some stairs
near them if you want to kill them. Or just use the sniper rifle. When you make
it through the pipe, there will be three enemies down below, look for their
orange eyes and fire. Head across this platform and exit out via a broken wall
that's just big enough for you. Head over to the guy that's calling for you
and follow him to the next area.
A tank will come and start firing at some allies down below. Once the guy with
the launcher dies, jump down, vault over the pipe, and switch out your
sniper rifle with the launcher. Duck down and make your way to find some
cover up ahead. Pop up just long enough to fire at the tank and go back down to
reload. Keep doing that until it explodes. Watch out, those guns can cause a
heap of damage.
A buttload of Helghast well come from around the corner. Go ahead and use the
rocket launcher to kill them. Turn to your right after they're dead and go
through that doorway. You'll get a grenade for your assault rifle. Grab some
cover while the Helghast start coming. You might want to ease out of the area
slowly to get a few that are hiding. Once they are dead, look behind you to
see who's calling your name and go down the street to them.
Part 3
Reach the ISA HQ
----------------
The level starts off with an ISA soldier that you need to use the building to
cross over to the next area. When a guy yells "Incoming jet bike" run over to
a metal boxed shaped thing that you can use for cover. Just hide there until
the jetbike leaves you alone. You may take a few bullets, however. If any ISA
guys die, take their weapons. You might need the ammo. As the jetbike makes
it's final pass (it only goes by you twice), Helghast soldiers will charge
through an opening just past the box your hiding behind on the other side. If
you have any grenades in your assault rifle, now is the time to use them. If
not, use normal grenades. If you don't have that, switch to the Helghast
assault rifle and use the shotgun feature. If you don't even have that, just
shoot with your ISA assault rifle while using the metal box as cover until
they're all dead and grab their guns and ammo.
Once they're all dead, someone will open up a new path to the stairs near
the box. Go ahead and run up them (don't worry, there aren't any enemies up
there yet). Switch out your rocket launcher for the sniper rifle and ammo.
Trust me, you'll need it. Switch back to your ISA assault rifle. A Helghast
will come up the left path on the bridge. If you don't feel like killing them
let your partners do it. Other wise, just shoot them. Slowly make your way
down whichever path you choose, right or left. They both lead to the same
place.
A Helghast may come down the stairs and shoot at you. Shoot through the stairs
and kill them. Slowly head up the stairs that the Soldier just came up. Throw
a grenade up and over the concrete thing that's blocking your view and hope
you might kill someone. Three Helghast soldiers will be shooting at you from
across the wide open space (opposite the stairs). One will be on a platform
jutting out of the building across from you. Another one will be a little bit
down and to the right hiding behind some boxes. The final one will be on the
same platform as the second one, but on the right side of it. He's hiding
behind a wall. Take some cover behind the Stack of metal boxes you just passed
by (not the ones next to the stairs, the ones next to one of the paths you
could have taken to get there). Pull out your sniper rifle and wait for them to
come out of hiding. When they do, try to get the headshot and take them down
with one hit. If you get a shot anywhere else in the body, they'll probably
die anyway. Try to kill them before they get too many shots off.
Slowly head up the stairway that you were just at. There may be a few Helghast
on top ready to ambush you if you couldn't take them out with grenades. There
are some boxes right next to the stairs for cover. Pull out your Helghast
assault rifle and use the shotgun secondary fire for a quick kill. If they're
close enough. After you have killed them, you might want to pull out your
sniper rifle for a quick kill on any Helghast coming your way. Be careful when
you get close to the bridge on your right. A jetbike will come and start
shooting at you. He can hit you if your underneath the roof of the building
near those boxes I mentioned earlier, not just near the bridge. If you're
running across when he comes, just sprint to the other side to avoid his fire.
Once you cross the bridge, you'll see an area similar to the one you just came
from. The pathway on your right holds a few Helghast that won't shoot at you
at first, but don't start shooting at them. A Helghast will come on your left
and you'll have to shoot him before dealing with the other guys. Get on the
right side of the boxes after you kill him. There is a Helghast shooting at
you on your direct left in that blurred area. Pull out your sniper rifle
and whack him one. If any come too close, blow them away with the secondary
fire on your Helghast assault rifle. Head down the right, past the destoryed
bridge and look for some boxes right in the middle of the next area. Two
Helghast are hiding behind those. Use a grenade and flush them out. Don't get
too close, the grenade might kill you or hurt you. Shoot them down if they
don't die immediatly but watch out, they can get a few bullets in you before
they die.
Destory the Helghast Tanks (the previous objective isn't over but I'm kinda
--------------------------  sick of it)
Pull out a grenade, hurry down a little bit of the stairs in front of you
until you see several Helghast. Throw the grenade at them but watch out, they
can take your health out very quickly. You might want to throw another one if
one doesn't work. You're in a very awkward position and can easily be shot.
You want to make your job as easy as possible. To make matters worse, when you
go back up, you'll be shot at by Helghast across in the building to your left.
He's below you so you'll have to get near the edge to kill him. He's behind the
right wall. Down below, there is a lot of ISA ammo near the dead ISA guy. Don't
go across the bridge just yet because you'll have to go back anyway and you
might be killed. Switch out your sniper rifle for the rocket launcher and look
down. Two Helghast tanks will be down there and they'll start to fire at you.
They can give out a ton of damage FAST. They'll each take 2-3 rockets to
destory. Once destroyed, switch back to your sniper rifle and cross the bridge
to the end the level. If you never destroyed the jetbike, he's back and at it
again. Just ignore it. Area complete!
Part 4
Report to ISA HQ
----------------
You start off inside a building. Go across the walkway until you reach the
stairs and go down them. A guy will be there and he will tell you that they've
been expecting you. He says he'll take you to their C.O. and to follow him.
He's a bit of a faster runner unless you sprint but that isn't neccesary. Just
follow in the general direction you know he's going. Anyways, he will head down
the corridor and take a left. There will be a big doorway up ahead and the guy
you're following will hide behind one of the little doorway edges to make sure
the coast it clear. Don't worry, there won't be any Helghast...yet. Follow him
down the street and into what looks to be the ruins of a building. The C.O. is
there. Don't worry, there aren't any Helghast...yet.
Defend the HQ perimeter (once again, the previous objective isn't over)
-----------------------
The Sarge will start trying to explain something, but as soon as he tries to
start talking, his walkie-talkie will speak up. The voice on the walkie-talkie
says that Helghast armor is coming your way. Right on cue, they show up. In the
corner and against the wall next to the "doorway" you just came in is some
ammo and health if you need it. In the middle area of the building is an
exploded ramp-looking thing that people can walk over. There is also a ramp in
the final area. Head over to the third area over or the area that
you just came into and get up against the wall to the left of the way you just
came in.
Pull out your sniper rifle. When the vehicle stops moving and starts firing at
you, try to shoot and kill the soldier manning the guns. Around 5-7 guys will
climb out of the vehicle and start running up the hills. Put away your rifle,
you won't need it for a few minutes. Take out your assault rifle (doesn't
matter which one, there is plenty of ammo for both) and start gunning them
down. If any come up the small mini-ramp in the second and third areas, don't
try to melee them, you might get shotgunned by their assault rifles. Instead,
either throw a grenade, let your troops take care of it, or gun him down
yourself (the shotgun secondary fire works wonders). Be sure to use the low
walls for cover.
Not a few seconds after the final man from that squad dies, another will come
to take their place. Once again, use the wall for cover, snipe, etc, etc. The
only difference is (I think) a few more guys. After those guys are dead, a real
tank shows up. Just duck down and don't bother wasting any ammo. Someone will
shout "Look, Lancer!". That means a tank from the ISA will come
and get you out of this mess. Just watch the Helghast be slaughtered.
Report to ISA HQ (same as before)
----------------
Over the walkie-talkie someone will shout that the Helghast have broken though
one of the perimeters. Then comeone will call for you behind you. Go back out
the door you came in but go towards a large doorway near you. The ISA soldier
says that he's to take you to General Vaughton and to follow him. Go ahead and
do so (not after refilling on ammo from the battlefield of course). Follow
him on a walkway through some rubble. He says that it's clear ahead...don't
believe him. You will go into a wear house with several boxes. The warehouse
has many Helghast troops in it. You might have to go through the old fashioned
"jump up and shoot and then duck really fast" method. You can use grenades of
course but I don't know if they'll be much good.
There's a dead ISA guy up past the last set of boxes but he doesn't have
anything. Take a left past the dead guy and a right past the boxes. The man
escorting you will tell you that there's an MG (machine gun) upstairs that you
can use. Head up the stairs and mount the gun. This part isn't difficult to
complete due to the fact that the enemy is surrounded and you have an MG. This
part doesn't need explaining. The enemy can only get a few shots on you because
you're a small target since you're hiding behind a gun. Just let loose and fire
but be careful not to let the gun over heat. Note: On the other side of the
area and slightly to your right is the corner of the building opposite of you.
The enemy likes to hide there.
Once those guys are dead, unmount the MG, take look your left for a door way.
Exit out of the doorway and to the outside to find a ladder at the end of the
platform. Get on the ladder and slide down. Start making your way to the
central area but not too fast. A dropship will come storming in holding 8 men.
You have two real options here. You can attack them using only your normal
weapons or you can return to your MG and not waste any ammo. These guys hide