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PREDATOR: CONCRETE JUNGLE
FAQ/WALKTHROUGH, v0.9
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Game Details
1.2 Story
2.0 THE BASICS
2.1 Game Start
2.2 Main Menu
2.3 Pause Menu
2.4 On-Screen Display
2.5 Controls & Techniques
2.6 Items
3.0 WALKTHROUGH
3.1 A Midsummer Night's Massacre
3.2 Copycat
3.3 Sacrifice
3.4 Dead Man Walking
3.5 Sanctuary
3.6 La Famiglia
3.7 Death in the Family
3.8 Under the Gun
3.9 Skin Trade
3.10 The Machine Men
3.11 Sink the Shipment
3.12 Raze the Depot
3.13 The Monster Squad
3.14 A Night to Remember
3.15 Extinction Event
3.16 The Boss of This City
3.17 Escape
3.18 Rescue
3.19 Prey of the Clan
3.20 Ten Thousand Ways to Die
3.21 Come to MOTHER
3.22 Hot Time in the Old Town
3.23 Last Rites
3.24 "If It Bleeds..."
3.25 Bug Hunt
3.26 The New Flesh
3.27 End of Empire
4.0 TRAINING & RITUALS
5.0 STUFF TO UNLOCK
5.1 Ritual Challenges
5.2 Weapon & Attribute Upgrades
5.3 Costumes
6.0 CODES & SECRETS
7.0 LEGAL / MISC.
7.1 Version History
7.2 Guide Credits
7.3 Contact Information
7.4 Legal Stuff
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===== 1.0 INTRODUCTION ========================================================
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1.1 Game Details
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Predator began as a comic in the 80s, but it didn't hit real popularity until
the 1987 film starring Arnold "Ahnuld" Schwarzenegger, Jesse "The
Body"
Ventura, and Carl "I was also in Rocky, remember?" Weathers. The premise behind
Predator is that huge humanoid aliens from beyond the stars come to Earth to
hunt men for sport and those oh-so-precious skulls.
The game was released in early May 2005 by Vivendi Universal Games and
developed by Eurocom.
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1.2 Story
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Predators are silent. They hide in the shadows, stalking their prey. Waiting
for the perfect moment to strike, remaining invisible to human eyes until
the moment before the kill. Such is the law of Predator-kind. In this story we
meet one who has broken that law. A Predator shamed and dishonored for not only
allowing humans to defeat it, but also losing the sacred weapons of the hunt.
The punishment for such dishonor was a hundred years' exile on a desolate
planet where the only law is kill or be killed.
But that is just the beginning. Having survived the trial, the Predator must
now return to Earth to recover the technology it left behind and hunt those who
would use the technology against the Predators.
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===== 2.0 THE BASICS ==========================================================
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2.1 Game Start
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New Game
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Start a new game.
Load Game
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Load a saved game from the memory.
Options
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Controller: Adjust the controller type based on your preferences.
Camera: Adjust the 1st and 3rd person control, the type, and the mode.
Audio: Toggle stereo, mono, or surround, volume, and subtitles.
Game: Toggle Auto-equip for weapons, the HUD waypoint markers, or view Credits.
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2.2 Main Menu
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Training
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Here you can play three training missions to get a feel for the controls and
the many moves and weapons the Predator has. I'd suggest trying these before
venturing into the chapters.
Chapter Select
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The game's story mode. Twenty seven chapters of fun and gore.
Ritual Challenges
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These speed challenges are unlocked in the chapters. Race from marker to marker
as quickly as possible!
Records
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Here you can view every numerical and factual detail about your game thus far.
A whole bunch of crazy stats.
Hunting Gear
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Enter the Predator ship and view all weapons unlocked thus far.
Costume Select
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Select the costumes that have been unlocked.
Trophies
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View the skulls of those you've killed, as well as the bonus kills you've
accomplished.
Options
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Check the Options section above.
Save Game
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Save your game to memory.
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2.3 Pause Menu
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Press L or R to scroll through the different screens.
Quit
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Level Stats: View the many current stats for the level you're in.
Restart Level: Restart level.
Quit Level: Quit to the Main Menu.
Quit to Main Menu: Quit to the "New Game" menu.
Objectives
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View the objectives. The checked ones have been completed and the unchecked
are the objectives that need completion.
Hints
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Hints appear throughout the game. Go here to read them.
Options
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Read the Options section above.
Controller
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Read the Options section above.
Weapons
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View all the weapons, gadgets, and vision modes, read descriptions for them,
and view their current levels.
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2.4 On-Screen Display
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Alarm Meter
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Around the left of the radar is the alarm meter. This goes up as more people
see you and if it fills up you lose the mission. Keep out of sight of people
and cameras to keep the meter low.
Radar
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View the positions of items, enemies, recharge boxes, and hints. It also serves
as a compass in case you need to remember where to go. Remember that different
vision modes reveal different things on the radar.
Health
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The bottom-left corner shows the health meter. It starts at 100 but can be
raised with additional upgrades.
Energy
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The bottom-right corner shows the energy meter. The disc, plasmacaster, and
cloak all use energy, so use tech vision to find recharge boxes in the levels.
Ranged weapon
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The top-left section of that cluster represents your ranged weapon. The
plasmacaster, speargun, and mines all appear in this spot.
Wristblades
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That top-right cell shows whether the wristblades are equipped or not.
Gadgets
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The bottom section shows which gadget is equipped. This can be switched between
medicomps and vocal mimicry.
Boss Health
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When you fight a boss enemy the boss health meter will appear in the top-center
of the screen.
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2.5 Controls & Techniques
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Controls (PS2 default)
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Command | Action | Other
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Start | Pause | - Quit out of menus
Select | Weapon select | -
D-pad Up | Cloak | - Move in menus
D-pad Down | Wristblades | - Move in menus
D-pad Left | Vision modes | - Move in menus
D-pad Up | Turn off vision modes | - Move in menus
Left stick | Move Predator | - Move in menus
Right stick | Move camera | -
L3 button | Camera distance, zoom out | -
R3 button | Center camera, zoom in | -
L1 button | Center camera/lock-on | Scroll through pause screens
L2 button | 1st person view | -
R1 button | Ranged weapons | Scroll through pause screens
R2 button | Backflip onto ledges | -
Triangle | Heavy melee (weapons) | Back out of menus
Square | Gadget (heal, vocal) | Quit to starting menu
Circle | Light melee (fists) | -
X | Jump, open or lift things | Select in menus
Jumping
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- Hold the button to jump higher.
- Bounce off a wall by pressing jump when you're next to it.
Ledge Grabs
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- Jump at a ledge to grab it and crawl left and right.
- Press the special move button to backflip onto a ledge.
Combos
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- Press heavy or light melee repeatedly to attack enemies with combos.
- Alternate heavy and light to create various combos.
Executions
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- Approach an enemy from behind (preferably while cloaked) and lock-on. Wait
for a blue skull to appear. Then, press light melee to perform an execution.
There are various executions that occur randomly.
Juggle Kills
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- Approach an enemy like you would for an execution, but press both light and
heavy melee at the same time. This will launch the enemy into the sky.
- Press an attack button as they're falling to kill in mid-air.
- Press the heavy melee button when they're on the ground to impale them.
Jump Crush
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- Use the combistick to knock an enemy on their back, then lock-on and quickly
jump. You'll fly up and land right on the enemy, tearing him to pieces.
Grapple Kills
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- Approach an enemy and attack with light melee with the wristblades sheathed.
At the end of the combo you'll pick up the enemy and hold him, at which point
you can do as you please.
- Pressing light melee will instantly kill the enemy.
- Pressing heavy melee will kick the enemy off into the distance.
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2.6 Items
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Item | Purpose of item
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Cross | Refill the medicomps
Spears | Refill the speargun ammo
Mines | Refill the different types of mines
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===== 3.0 WALKTHROUGH =========================================================
NOTES: I do not point out the bonus tasks, upgrades, etc. in the walkthrough.
All that stuff can be found in the Stuff to Unlock section. Also, this
walkthrough is based on the Blooded difficulty to make sure I get the best
strategies, but everything still applies to the easier difficulties.
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3.1 A Midsummer Night's Massacre
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You begin in a seemingly empty courtyard. Jump down and kill the two thugs as
they appear from the doorway, then wait for the door to explode and kill the
next group. Run through the hall and dispose of all enemies to proceed.
Once you get to the street you'll be surrounded by enemies. You could stick
around and fight if you want to get some kills, but it can get pretty hairy.
Get to the marker at the other end of the street to reveal the next marker in
the alley. Jump up there and follow the markers to get through the alley.
At the end of the alley a short cutscene will show Predator kick a thug off
roof, then you can jump down.
Kill any enemies you deem kill-worthy and get to the marker at the other end
of the street. Another cutscene will show Predator jump onto the wall, then
you can scale up to the top. Enter the alley and follow the markers along the
roofs until a building explodes. Enter the building through the new opening
and get to the other side, then jump onto the next roof. Get to the next few
markers and jump onto the high roof to reach a small area that's on fire.
Jump onto that roof to end the level.
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3.2 Copycat
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Welcome... to the future! Luckily there are still plenty of sinful citizens
and thugs for you to slice open. Start by turning on tech vision (green) and
keep your wristblades in. Cloak and jump down and look for the glowing
Serviteur guys. Lock-on to one of them and begin attacking with light melee.
After enough punches (without wristblades) you'll grapple the guy and hold
him up from the neck.
Three markers will now appear. Head to the nearest one and jump on the roofs
to get to them. Once you step in the marker a cutscene will show Predator flay
the poor bastard and hang him up to dry. Return to tech vision and locate two
more Serviteurs (the green circles) and take each one to one of the two
remaining markers. After flaying the three copycats a new objective will appear
to kill the riot police.
Return to normal vision to track down the white targets on the radar. Each
group will be a couple of SWAT guys, one female cop, and one Ulysses robot.
Cloak and kill the female cop first (to keep her from calling for back-up) then
quickly kill the SWAT cops. The Ulysses is somewhat slow, so save it for last.
Lock-on and approach the Ulysses from behind, then jump when the arrow icon
appears over the robot. This will perform a head-rip on the guy inside and shut
down the machine. Follow the targets and attack all the cops while cloaked to
easily defeat them.
Now you just have to get to the Serviteur base. Follow the marker and kill the
last two cloaked Serviteurs, then enter the narrow alley to get to the base.
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3.3 Sacrifice
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Let's sacrifice some humans! Switch to tech vision and kill all of the cloaked
Serviteurs, then kill the remaining guys. Use the structures to hide and don't
forget to grab the items inside the crates. Save your spears and plasmacaster.
Once the thugs are dead the Serviteur boss will appear. This guy uses a large
sword and decloak smoke to keep you in his sights, so I recommend staying away
from him. Switch to 1st person view and fire spears and plasmacaster bolts at
his head, then finish him off by circling around or jumping over slashing him.
Take your trophy by locking-on and standing next to him, then perform an
execution.
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3.4 Dead Man Walking
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Now we begin the search for the ship of the Predator's clan brothers. Switch
to tech vision and note the three blue triangles on the radar. Each one is a
beacon. Cloak and proceed to each beacon to activate them.
Once all three beacons have been activated a cutscene will show an ambulance
being ambushed for drugs. Proceed to the four targets on the radar and kill
the four women carrying boxes. They run away quite quickly once they've spotted
you, so use your speargun to kill them in one shot.
Proceed to the next marker and watch the cutscene. Switch to the plasmacaster
immediately and use 1st person view to charge the plasmacaster and fire at
the group of guys below. Jump down and kill any that survived and then retreat
to the rooftops before your alarm meter gets too high. Get to the next marker
near the spot where you started and watch the muggers take the money (lousy
punks!). Cloak and go kill them.
Get to the beacon in front of the church (on top of the broken track near the
mugging) and wait for a dead guy to stop at the front door. From the top of the
track, switch to 1st person as you lock-on to record his password. Jump down to
the voice box and lock-on in first person again, but this time use the vocal
mimicry. The door will open like sesame, baby.
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3.5 Sanctuary
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Sanctuary? Not for long... Jump up to one of the walkways on the side and
approach the stage end of the church. Three Dead Men enforcers will drop down,
so guess what you have to do. That's right, kill 'em up. Use a strategy similar
to the Serviteur boss by jumping and slashing with the combistick so they don't
get a chance to hit you, and don't stay in front of them too long. Feel free to
use the speargun as well. Take them down one at a time and the Dead Men will
now truly be dead.
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3.6 La Famiglia
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Eh, what's-a this? OK, that's the only time I'll do it.
Proceed left from the starting point and switch to tech vision. This will show
the field-of-vision for the sentry guns and the range for the traps, so avoid
them as you cross the bridges. Get to the bunker and wait for the lieutenant
to appear. Lock-on and combo him (no wristblades) to pick him up, then take him
to the scanner. This will shut down the first set of sentry guns. Return to the
main path and get to the bunker on the right side. Do the same thing and
deactivate the next set of guns to shut them all down.
A Ulysses robot will now be dropped into the mansion yard, but DO NOT fight it.
In fact you have to protect it, and it'll be clear why in the next level. For
now run out to the main path and kill all of the mafia thugs. Focus on the
missile launcher guys first, then clean up the remaining guys. Wait for the
Ulysses to reach the mansion door to end the level.
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3.7 Death in the Family
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See, the robot busted into the mansion for you! Now you have to kill both the
Ulysses and the mafia boss inside. But it seems they're having a little fight
of their own, so why not sit back and enjoy the carnage? Cloak and hang out on
the top area while the mafia and Juvenile gang kill each other.
Once one of the groups is completely dead, go kill the remaining people. If
the Ulysses is still alive then lock-on and jump on its back to continually
pound its hull, and if the mafia boss is still alive just use your combistick
to wipe him out. Rip his skull and collect the glaive in the middle of the
room to finish the level.
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3.8 Under the Gun
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Argh, now this one can be a pain. They say you have to follow El Hongo, but
you really only need to get to each marker. Proceed east to the parking
structure and then to the left side. There is a long chunk of train track on
the left, so jump onto it and run along until you can jump onto the roofs on
the right. Jump across and get to the marker on the walkway.
Run straight ahead and use the building on the left to wall bounce (press Jump
next to a wall) to the building across the street. Jump over the next street
to get to the next marker.
Head north-west with your tech vision on and head for the piece of train track
next to the small building. Avoid the camera's field-of-vision and get on the
track. Wait for the camera ahead to be on the right and quickly jump into the
gap on the left. You can graze the cameras' view, just don't linger in front of
them. Quickly run through the guys and over the next track to get to the next
marker.
Back to tech vision and back to the train track. Head south along the track
and jump out slightly to the right so the camera near the marker won't catch
you.
Drop straight to the ground in tech vision and follow the street going south.
Stay on the right side to avoid being seen by El Hongo. After the turn you
should spot the marker on a high ledge to the left. Jump up there.
Return to tech vision and follow that same street as it turns left around the
block. Avoid El Hongo and get to the small building at the end of the block
(you jumped on it earlier) and turn towards the marker. Run and jump from the
edge to reach the ledge of the row of buildings. Jump up along the roofs to get
to the final marker at the top.
All right, no more camera trouble. Go into tech vision one more time and look
right to find a few places to recharge, then return to normal vision. Each
circle on the radar is a weapons dealer you have to kill, so get to work!
Remain cloaked and use a quick spear to kill each vendor without raising
alarm. Once you kill all the vendors the level will end.
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3.9 Skin Trade
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Oh, El Hongo. Why do you run?
Cloak and drop down from the train track and wait for El Hongo's car to appear
from the street ahead. It will be black with bull horns on the hood. Remain
cloaked and follow him as he heads to the other end of the city where he'll
meet with one of his pimps. Jump onto a ledge across from that building to
avoid being caught.
The next objective is to hunt down all of El Hongo's pimps and kill them.
Switch to neuro vision and look for anyone who is yellow (possible threat).
The women that appear as yellow are a bonus task, and the yellow pimps holding
guns are the one's you're after. Go into 1st person view and lock onto a gun
pimp to mark them all on the radar, then start killing! Stay in neuro vision
and if you see someone who's yellow and wearing a hat then go do your job.
Seven pimps later you'll be done with this level.
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3.10 The Machine Men
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Start by unloading one fully charged plasmacaster shot into the group and all
remaining plasmacaster energy, then use any spears and traps you still have.
Now it's time to go mano a mano... a mano, a mano, a mano. The one guy with
the moustache has a mean laser bolt, so stay close and lock onto him while
circling around. Keep circling and slashing with the wristblades and glaive
until he dies. The remaining three guys are easy to kill as well, but don't
stand still or their killer punch will knock you right on your ass. Once you
kill them all and take Viktor's head you'll move on to the next level.
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3.11 Sink the Shipment
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It's finally time to hunt down the "criminal genius", El Hongo. Jump across
the large water tanks and head east to the roof of a building, then look north
to a large window beyond some crates. Inside the window you should see El Hongo
and Baby Blew (great names, ey?). Stand on the crates and switch to 1st person
view to lock-on and view a cutscene.
Now look up to find a long beam that goes over the path. Jump up to grab the
beam and swing your way across to the roof of the large building. Look west
from that tall building to find a hole in the large stacked crates. Enter that
hole and follow that path to the other end to reach a large open area. Stay
at the edge of the tunnel and use 1st person view and the speargun to shoot
and kill the guards nearby on the left and the ground. Head out and right from
there to shoot a guard keeping watch on a crate, two guards inside a small
storage house, and one last guard on a ledge in the north part of the area.
Jump down when it's all clear and open the crate inside the storage house to
get some pulse mines.
Go back through the tunnel and return to the roof of the building where the
long beam starts. Jump onto the next building and go into 1st person view. Keep
your eye on the narrow alley between the buildings and wait for the target to
appear near the door, where she'll stop to say a password. Make sure you're
locked-on in 1st person view to record it. Once she enters lock-on to the
voice console (still on the roof) and use vocal mimicry. This will open the
door, allowing the two black guards to walk away. Enter after they leave and
kill the chick in the schoolgirl outfit. Hey, remember those pulse mines? Lob
a couple of those bad boys at the two generators to shut them down and disable
the magnetic fields and cameras.
Follow the path and head north to the newly opened gates. Use the cloak to
sneak past the two guards at the gate and proceed to the large tower at the
west end of the dock. Climb up the netting and use the crane to reach the
ship's deck and the cargo hold underneath. The objective is to blow the ship
out of the water, so run to the east end (watch for guards) and blow up one of
the blue Prometheus canisters. This will start a chain reaction giving you only
20 seconds to get out of the ship and return to the dock.
After the ship explodes your only remaining objective is to kill El Hongo.
Follow the same path and return to the starting area with the many large water
tanks. Track down the target on the radar to kill Hongo and end his pathetic
crime spree.
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3.12 Raze the Depot
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Note: On the west side of the depot there is a short hallway and a guard in
front of the entrance. If you grapple the guard and carry her up to a scanner
on the roof you can shut off all the cameras. It's not that much of a
difference, but it may help.
Hoorah, more fuzzy tech vision fun. Switch to the familiar green vision mode
and note the bright lines running along the ground. Follow that first set
of lines to the left and follow it to find a power feed box. Destroy it with a
spear to take it out.
Jump onto the roof and head south to find the next power feed behind a guard.
You can easily kill these guards from behind by performing an execution, or
simply spear them once in the head. Take out that second power feed box when
you're ready.
Now, return to the roof and look at the large BORGIA sign to the south. Just
below that is another power box. Go into 1st person view and zoom in to shoot
the box with a spear.
The final box is located inside a small hallway on the west side of the depot.
Run around the ledges on the south side to get to it and enter the hallway.
Once you destroy that box the elevator shaft in the middle of the depot will
open up. Go and jump inside, but use the beams along the way to slow your
descent.
Be sire to cloak before you enter as this area has plenty of Ulysses robots and
guards to mow you down. Switch to tech vision and run to the east side of the
room. Jump up onto the walkway above. Avoid the pulse mines if you can and take
out the nearby guards, then start attacking the tank of blue goo. Once the
beeping becomes rapid run away as quickly as possible to avoid the explosion.
Run to the next two tanks on the walkway and blow them up in the same manner.
The final tank is located on a platform in the south-west corner. Jump from the
walkway to reach it and blow it up. Once that tank explodes, return to the
walkway and attack the glass tube in the middle of the room to set off the
whole system. Quickly jump down and run to the elevator shaft to escape.
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3.13 The Monster Squad
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Oohhh man, these guys are no joke! Particularly the annoying laser guy and
missile launcher guy. Start by finding either of those two and using up all
ranged weapons (spears, plasmacaster, traps), and follow it up with lots of
circling around and slashing with the maul or glaive. If the other monster
squad soldiers begin to attack immediately run away and wait for one of them
to find you. On the Blooded difficulty just two shots can kill you, so never
stick around out in the open. There is a medicomp in front of the north gate
and one in the north-east corner if you need them, and the pulse mines on the
north roof and crane be used to stun them.
Once the laser and missile guys are dead you only have the sniper and freeze
gas guys. They're both a cinch. Take the skulls of all four soldiers to end
the level.
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3.14 A Night to Remember
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Hey, congrats. You've completed the first half of the game. The second half
is where the story really kicks in, although it can get confusing. Pay
attention so you don't miss any details.
Run out to the street and follow it. You can ignore the rioters and cops
around the corner, or kill them if you're itchin' to see some more blood.
Once you've passed them grab the spears on the left, then turn right and jump
onto the large sign with the woman on it. Climb up to the marker to continue.
Jump onto that wooden pole to climb on it, then onto the beam and the roofs
on the left. Switch to tech vision to find the recharge box and refill your
energy, then continue south through the alley. Get to the fence at the end
and climb around to the entrance of a large courtyard.
Here your objective is to kill five mafia lieutenants, the guys wearing black
vests. It's easy enough if you run around to avoid shots and focus on killing
those five guys. If your health drops below 30 go ahead and find a quiet
corner to heal in.
A new door will open once you kill the five targets. Run into that alley and
run to the end to find a black fire escape (just ignore the rioters). Climb up
this fire escape and into the narrow opening that leads to the roof of the
museum. Jump up there to proceed.
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3.15 Extinction Event
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Bah, a simple level. Remain cloaked and run through to the next large room,
then through the gate and into the next room. Avoid contact with the mafia
thugs and run up the stairs. Keep running up stairs until you get to the top
floor (with all the stuffed animals), then go out onto the balcony into the
Egyptian artifacts room. Here I'd suggest killing all of the guys before
opening the gate to easily move on.
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3.16 The Boss of This City
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The mighty Bruno Borgia, at last we meet. It seems his mighty shield can
deflect the disc AND spears, so ya got to get down and dirty with him. Lock-on
and begin circling around (much like all bosses thus far) and jump over to
slash his back. Continue attacking his back and never stand still lest you want
an axe to the face. He'll go down rather easily, but if you need some boosts
there are spears, recharge boxes, and medicomps scattered around the area.
Take Borgia's skull to end the level.
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3.17 Escape
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Back to reality for poor Scarface. You're trapped inside of a lab, binds
holding your wrists in place. Tap the light melee button quickly to break out
and kill those two scientists in the lab. Sure they're not packin' guns, but
they deserved it.
Jump up to the open vent in the south end of the room and run out to the main
hall. Unlike many of the missions thus far, this one requires actual stealth
and extreme caution. With only 10 health points you can't afford to be fast
and kill everyone. Jump down from the walkway on the north end of the main hall
and run to the east lab. Swiftly kill the scientist and any guards that may
have followed you in, then collect your mask.
Stand at the back of the room and go into 1st person view and look out towards
the hall. Two guards will be in front of the window talking. Lock-on to the
guy with the red icon over his head and listen to the conversation until the
vocal mimicry is activated. Wait for the guys to walk away and then jump back
onto the walkway the led you to this room. On the right side you should see a
beam that you can swing on to get to the next walkway. Do that and lock-on to
the guy in the south-west corner with a red icon over his head. Use vocal
mimicry to play back the conversation (this guy must be Brad, the dude with
the wife that's worth doin') and all the guards will run to the center of the
room to watch them rumble. Wait until they gather in the middle then QUICKLY
enter the south-west room before Lucretia's bodyguards spot you.
Kill the one guard in here and switch to neuro scan. Scan each scientist in
1st person view until you find a senior scientist, then grapple him and
carry him to the marker in the main hall. This will open the door for you.
Don't bother to fight anyone, simply get through the hall and into the morgue.
Jump onto the tables on the left side and make your way to the door high up at
the west end. Get inside to enter some sort of specimen chamber. Jump up from
one walkway to the next but be very careful about it. One fall to the bottom
could easily kill you.
Enter the large room at the top to find more guards and more scientists. Run
around the ledge on the right and get to the crates at the north end to get
some medicomps, but do not use any. Save them for the next level. The ledge on
the west side of the room has a recharge box, and once you hit it a door will
open and release a bunch of mangled what-used-to-be people. Let them walk out
a ways so they can clear the guards away from middle of the room, then lock-on
to the two guards at the elevator and use vocal mimicry in 1st person view.
This will clear them out so you can lift the gate and escape.
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3.18 Rescue
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Oy, now it's on to more guard killing. Run out into the main hall and fire one
fully charged plasmacaster bolt at the group of guards on the right. Run over
there and quickly slash and kill the remaining guards with your wristblades.
Enter the south-east room when it opens and destroy the power box behind the
captive Predator. Once he's free the Predator will attack all enemies, making
things just a bit easier for you.
Return to the main hall and enter the next door on the east side. The rooms at
the end contain a recharge box and several weapons and upgrades, so grab
everything and return to the main hall. Kill all the guards to open the large
door in the middle, then rush in and kill the remaining guards. Once they're
all dead the final marker will appear at the end of the hall.
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3.19 Prey of the Clan
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Finally out of that lab and out in the fresh air. Head right from the
starting point to find Swift Knife, the rogue Predator that you saw earlier in
a tank at the lab. Immediately attack him with the disc if he gets out of maul
range, and if he gets too far then quickly follow the walkway to chase him.
Run north to get to the first weather station and kill Swift Knife if he's
still alive. Avoid Long Spear's (another rogue Predator) lasers by never
staying in one spot.
Next look for any scientist and grapple him. Carry him to the marker to find a
weather station control panel, and hold him in front of it to shut down the
station. Kill all remaining guards on this station to move on to the next
building to the east.
Now the police ships will begin attacking, but they're as easy to avoid as
Long Spear's shots. Continue on to the next two buildings and do the same
scientist to control panel/kill all guards routine. Head to the next building
after those two and climb up, and recharge any health or energy you may need.
Jump down and head to the large building to the north to fight the remaining
two rogue Predators.
The big green guy packs one hell of a punch, so lock-on and use your traps
and plasmacaster to take him out. After enough damage he'll actually run away
instead of staying to die an honorable death. Now run to the sniper Predator
and easily kill him with your maul or wristblades. Jump down and use one of the
scientists on the walkway below to deactivate the weather station and move on.
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3.20 Ten Thousand Ways to Die
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Another kill-fest. Kill all the guards at the first building and it will
deactivate the force field. Run down the walkway and kill the guards here, then
defeat the Ronin bodyguard that emerges from the doorway. The maul should
easily handle all enemies that cross your path.
Head to the now open walkway and cloak to evade the Ulysses robot. Destroy him
the usual way (a jump on the back) and run through the next couple of guards.
Now jump on the walkways at the top of this building and run around to the
north side. Switch to tech vision and find the power box at the east end that
controls the force fields in the building. Destroy it to hit the power box
inside and turn off the shock field on the wall of the next building. Run to
the wall and quickly kill the missile guards on the bottom and top.
Go north from Calypso Towers but be weary of the missile guards on a building
far to the north. Run left and kill that bunch of guards as quickly as
possible, then jump into the middle floor of the building. Cloak and run
east along the walkway, but watch out for the pulse mines on the ground. Switch
to tech vision and use spears to get rid of the mines if you want a smoother
run.
Approach the next building in tech vision and kill all the female guards, then
defeat the red-haired Ronin. This will open the north-west forcefield. Run
towards that building (Colossus Bowl) and kill the guards on the middle
walkway, then jump up and use some pulse mines on the prototype Ulysses. This
will disable it, allowing you to hack away with your maul or glaive until it
crys out in robot pain. Now run to Delta Shores to the east and run back to
kill that final missile specialist.
The final fight for the level is a bout with the same Ronin bodyguards that
ran off like punks earlier in the level. Use tech vision to spot them if they
cloak and use up any ranged weapons you may have (spears, plasmacaster, etc.).
Attack with the maul if you have to fight hand-to-hand until all three go
running off to their mommy, again!
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3.21 Come to MOTHER
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Damn it, you are now back in Borgia territory. Frankly I had enough of it the
first time. Collect the pulse mines scattered in the car garage and run out
to the hall where a small box is located. Destroy the box to open the door.
In here you'll find about 20 garden-variety Ulysses robots, which will be
released three at a time. It's simple to kill one with the usual jump to
the back, but with two other Ulysses shooting you may not last long. What I
like to do is gather them close together and use a pulse mine to disable two
or three at a time. Kill the one left standing while the other two remain
hunched over, then kill the remaining ones. Just keep using pulse mines (and
medicomps when you have to) to finish off the lot.
Run into the next room and climb the stairs to find another one of those small
control boxes. Destroy it and then enter the office hallways in the next area.
Here you'll have a load of prototype Ulysses and guards, but you don't really
have to fight them. Just follow your radar to the white target circle to find
an office employee. Grapple him and take him to the marker inside an office on
the opposite side (use your plasmacaster or one of the enemies to break the
window). Once that's done all you have to do is enter the elevator shaft in
the middle of the offices.
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3.22 Hot Time in the Old Town
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Cloak and run straight ahead to get the plasma mines, then jump on the roof
above that. Switch to tech vision to find and destroy the first of four power
boxes. Jump down and stick to the left side of the street to get to a church
with scaffolding all around it. Climb up to the top of the steeple to find the
second power box.
Jump down and cross the street to the opera house. Hold jump to reach one of
the flag poles and crouch on it, then jump onto the balcony to get the third
power box. Now, at this point I'd suggest killing the eight guards on the
street. Use tech vision to spot them and get rid of them so they don't bother
you in the second part of the level. The fourth power box is on the small
street on the south side of the opera house.
Once you've destroyed all four boxes the holographic projection will vanish to
reveal the real room. You'll also have the pleasure of four monster squad guys
to keep you company. Much like the previous encounters, lock-on and start
circling around them. Try to group them close together and use a pulse mine,
then unleash some maul action on their asses. Keep using the pulse mines, and
if you run out then use all your plasmacaster energy, spears, and plasma mines
to finish them off. Just keep moving to avoid getting hit. Take their four
skulls to complete this mission.
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3.23 Last Rites
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Well hey, if it isn't the angry green giant. I guess he does have a large
enough pair to fight to the death. Start by locking onto him and using up any
ranged weapons you may have. Then, lock-on and use the maul while circling
around and jumping over him. His moves are slow enough so you can see them
coming, and a little jump over his head is all it takes to get past him.
Defeat Stone Heart and take his skull to end his life with honor.
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3.24 "If It Bleeds..."
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Here's a little bit of alien-killing 101: aliens bleed acid, so your
wristblades, maul, and glaive are not the way to go. Collect the pulse and
sonic mines and lob one at the group of aliens to stun them. Then, equip your
combistick (it's finally useful!) and beat the acid out of those little black
buggers. Once that first group is dead the doors will open.
There are several ways to go here, but here's the path I usually use. Go
through door 2 and about halfway down the first drop there will be a door.
Gather the aliens together and stun them with a mine, then open the door and
enter to find generator 2. Destroy it and continue down the tunnel.
Follow the path until you get to the split, and follow the arrow pointing
to generator 3 on the left. Lay down a mine in front of the door in case some
aliens show up and go inside to blow up this generator.
Exit to the right and follow the dark tunnel until you get to a wide vertical
shaft. Jump to the other side and crawl up the wall, setting sonic or pulse
mines when any aliens get near you. Enter the tunnel and keep climbing and
setting mines until you reach a large core reactor room. Jump down and collect
more mines, then go through the tunnel labeled 4. Follow the arrows to
generator 4 and blow it up.
Run down the tunnel opposite to the generator 4 room and keep going until you
see a sign with a 1 on it. Run straight ahead and climb up the next tunnel
and follow the arrows to generator 1.
Climb up the tunnel that you entered to get to generator 1 and keep climbing
until you hit the top. Run out to the end of the tunnel to return to the core
reactor room. Now simply stun any aliens hangin' around and destroy the core
reactor tank to cut the power to the facility.
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With the power down you can go give MOTHER a swift stab in the gut, but first
you have to kill a good number of the aliens. Collect any mines from the ground
floor and run into the hall to begin the alien slaughter. Much like before, use
pulse and sonic mines to disable large groups of them, then use your combistick
to kill the necessary 30.
Once that's done, run out and fall down the long shaft. Look for the arrows
pointing to generator 4 and run to the right side. Stop at the large 1 sign
and enter the left tunnel, and follow this tunnel to the end (do not fall in
the hole) to reach MOTHER's chamber.
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3.26 The New Flesh
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We killed his mommy, now let's show Hunter who the real hunter is. First of all
you can't hurt Hunter yet (he's mysteriously invincible) so run away and
explore the lab until the Ronin bodyguards appear. It seems they finally chose
to die for their mistress, unfortunately she's nearly dead already. With them
to help you can now attack Hunter until his health is nearly gone, then he runs
and jumps out a window. What's with all the yellow-back chickens in this game?
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3.27 End of Empire
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Start running and keep following Hunter until he gets to the top of the tower.
My, what nice place for a big climactic final battle... Let the three Ronins
fight Hunter, though they won't last very long (rest easy, Lucretia, your guys
have come through for you and died). Once it's your turn use all your ranged
weapons and then switch to the good ol' circle, jump, slash with a maul,
repeat. Continue attacking and he'll eventually jump onto the Bruno Borgia
statue. Follow him onto the hand of the God of gangsters and rip the skull from
his shoulders to end the Borgia legacy once and for all.
And so, the story ends. Enjoy the finish, and make sure to watch the credits
to get the full ending.
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===== 4.0 TRAINING & RITUALS ==================================================
Training
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Training consists of three levels that guide you step-by-step on how to move,
use gadgets and weapons, and how to attack. They're pretty straight forward
and can actually be quite helpful for those who are just starting. There are
