THE THING COMPLETE GUIDE
BY ADNAN JAVED
ChandooG
Prologue ...
" I'm gonna hide this tape when im finished, if none of us make it atleast
there will be some kind of a record, the storm's been hitting us pretty
hard now for 48 hours, we still have nothing to go on.......
one other thing... i think it rips through your clothes when it takes
you over, were all very tired, there's nothing else i can do but just
wait. RJ Mcready helicopter pilot US outpost north 31 "
-- RJ Mcready.
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For 20 years
1 question has remained...
What survived ???
Walkthrough for The Thing by Adnan Javed , better known as ChandooG
on the Gamefaqs message Boards
Until i get some xbox version specific things about this game i think this will
indefinetly be the final update for this guide.
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|1. |           Version history          | vhis |
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|2. |          Guide Information         | infx |
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|3. |            Introduction            | ino9 |
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|4. |           Game Overview            | gmov |
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|5. |               Story                | stty |
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|7. |            Field Manual            | fmnl |
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|8. |              Controls              | ctls |
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|9. |            Character's             | chss |
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|10.|              Enemies               | enms |
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|11.|            Boss Battles            | bbts |
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|12.|              Weapons               | wpps |
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|13.|        Complete Walkthrough        | wrtc |
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|14.|          Cheats and Tips           | ct&t |
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|15.|         Complete NPC List          | npcc |
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|16.|       Game Review at GameSpy       | rvag |
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|17.|         Legal / Contact info       | lgll |
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|18.|        Credits / Game credits      | cdgc |
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VERSION HISTORY
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Latest Version :
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Just like before i have been proven wrong and here is another updated
version to the walkthrough, this time i've added the XBOX controls of the
game and mini descriptions of the over-head icons, all thanks to
Josh Beebe .
History :
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V 1.0 , the basic first version, all the info needed
V 1.1 , fixed the alignment error and made a few spelling corrections
v 1.2 , probably the final, this time i've added some more tips and the
game shark and pro action replay codes for the PS2 version. I think
i'll update more if i find something good for the Xbox version.
v 1.3 , made another update... this time i added some shortcuts on beating
the third big thing ... these tips were sent by Ash (kazuyamishima1@hotmail.com)
and he/she ( dunno) snould get all the credit for them.
v 1.4 , Just made a huge update to the walkthrough, completely new design
new ascii, and 4 new sections, also added a very important thing
in the walkthrough.
Until i get some xbox version specific things about this game i think this will
indefinetly be the final update for this guide.
Last updated : 20th June 2003.
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GUIDE INFORMATION
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Guide for : The Thing
System : XboX, PS2, PC
Author : Adnan Javed
Alias :  AJ
Email : Returnofthemaniac@Hotmail.com
Blood type : o +
Coments : THIS GAME IS AWESOME
Total size :
Name : The Thing
Developed : Konami
Published : Universal
Released : Summer 2002
Systems : Xbox, Ps2 , PC
No of levels : 11 ( not counting sub levels )
No of bosses : 4
No of NPC's : Plenty
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INTRODUCTION
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Hello and welcome to my walkthrough for the thing, being my first next
gen console game walkthrough i've been receiving alot of kudos for this
walkthrough which is the reason why i constantly keep updagint this one
so that the people who read it find all they need to complete the game
and more .
The thing actually leads us back to the start of the 80's when John
Carpenter made a film called "The Thing". Set in the antarctic it had
an indepth storyline about an alien being and the struggle of a
science research team to survive not only the thing but also the harsh
enviroments of the cold north. The film ended with the 2 surviving
characters sitting in the cold after they dispose of the BIG thing.
They await a rescue team to come and save them.
This is where the game takes us to, we will be controlling captain
Blake who is the leader of a rescue team sent in to investigate on
the recent happenings of the area and the loss of contact with the
previous research team.
Now to the gamey-parts, the game will take you through several of the
movie locations especially in the first two levels, where you will be
exploring through the ruined buildings of the american research center
where the original incident happens. Along the way you will also be
able to hear recordings from Mr mcready himself, and to spoil the
game a little bit for you, he also makes a guest appearance in the
very finale of the game to help you out in the final battle.
Other then sporting very beautifully dark rendered graphics this game
also has a good fear factor to it and more then once you'll find
yourself looking back just to make sure that your partners are actually
your partners and not those hideous things, thats another thing about
this game, you dont really know who's human and who's been taken
over by the aliens. Your partners will suddenly transform right in
front of you in a most gruesome fashion.
Well thats enough information about the game, now go find the rest
by playing the game yourself.
You can visit the official the thing website at www.thethinggames.com
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GAME OVERVIEW
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Knowing who can trust is the difference between living and dying.
Dropped into the frozen wasteland of Antartica you are the leader of a
military rescue team sent to investigate the mysterious disappearence of
the American scientists expedition team.
in the punishing wind and cold of ANtartica you and your team finds a
strange, shape shifting alien lifeform that asumes the appearence of
the people it kills. This monster is dificult to see, hard to kill and
almost impossible to evade. And when you see it its often too late.
Try to control your panic striken squad and your own fears in the face
of spactacular alien destruction, gruesome carnage and shocking plot
twists and immediate deaths, your only hope is to trust your team and
hope that they trust you too.
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The Thing was first released in the summer of 2002, since then it has
sold a lot of copies, no one thought that a game made out of a 20 year
old movie would do so well. This game is a 3rd person action adventure
which is also a survival horrir game, and it is chock full of action for
the harcore actionists and adventure for the adventurists.
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STORY
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Contact with the US outpost has been lost for several days now and the
government is beginning to worry about them but unknown to them is that
at the US outpost 31 an incident has occoured, the workers there have
stumbled upon a bein which is not from this planet, what is it and where
it came from was unknown even to them, but all they know is that the
species is a hazard for them all because this " thing " can take the
form of any living thing it comes in physical contact with.
Some time after the contact is severed a rescue team is sent in to take
a look at the base and look for survivor's , this team is led by one
captain blake, and that's where the adventure begins.
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FIELD MANUAL
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In the game thing you will find a field manual, which is like the basic
commands of this game, for your convenience i have written the whole
thing here.
(i) COMMANDING YOUR SQUAD.
Giving Weapons : You can give items to your squad members by accessing
the squad menu, selecting the squad member you want to interact withand
then selecting the give weapon option. Your weapon inventory screen will
come up allowing you to give weapons and ammo to the squad member.
Taking Weapons : You can take items from squad members by accessing the
squad menu, selecting the squad member you want to interact with and then
selecting the take weapon option. This will automatically take the squad
members weapon and its ammo
Issuing Orders : You can issue various orders to your squad members, to
do this access the squad menu , from there you can issue a group command
to all of your squad members telling them to either stay/gaurd or follow
you. From individual squad menu you can issue a command to stay/guard or
follow you as well as send a squad member to a location you have identified.
To tell a squad member or individual to follow you, access the squad menu
and select. The stay/follow option for the entire group or select an
individual squad member and issue a command to his squad menu. To tell the
squad member to go to somewhere in particular access the squad menu,select
the squad member and select the "Go to" option. An inventory of locations
you have identified will show up. Select any of them to send the squad
member there.
Follow Stay or Guard : At any time you can order a squad member or an
entire  team to stay follow or guard. If you ask a squad member to follow
you they will do just that, if you ask them to stay they will stay where
they are, however if you ask the squad member to tay and they have a
weapon then they will guard the immediate area.
(ii) OVERHEAD ICONS
Thanks to Josh Beebe  for the mini
descriptions..
TRUST ICONS= 8 of them
My trust has gone from high to low= what this looks like is two hands
are clasped together like they are shaking hands. Also there is an Orange
arrow pointing down.
My trust has gone from low to zero= what this looks like is Two hands
clasped are together like they are shaking hands. Also there is a Red
arrow pointing down.
My trust has gone from zero to Enemy level1: I suspect the player may be
infected= what this looks like is a clock that is at 20 after 12, or a
circle that is 1/3 red. There is a red arrow in the background pointing down.
My trust has gone from zero to Enemy level 2: I am almost certain that the
player is infected= what this looks like is a clock that is 40 past 12, or a
circle that is 2/3 red. There is a red arrow in the background pointing down.
My trust has gone from zero to Enemy level 3: I am now positive that the player
is infected; I will look at the player as an enemy= what this looks like is a
clock that it exactly 12:00, or a circle that is completely red.
My trust has gone from zero to low= what this looks like is two hands clasping
together like shaking hands, and there is a orange arrow pointing up.
My trust has gone from low to high= what this looks like is two hands clasping
together like shaking hands, and there is a green arrow pointing up.
You have earned my complete trust. You will not lose my trust if you execute
another Squad-Member, and if another Squad-Member attacks you, I will open fire
on him to protect you= what this looks like is a 100+ in green in front, two
hands clasping together like shaking hands, and a green arrow pointing up.
FEAR ICONS= 3 of them
My fear has gone from Danger to Crack-Up level 1: I am to lose it= what this
looks like I s a clock that is 20 past 12, or a circle that is 1/3 blue.
My fear has gone from Danger to Crack-Up level 2: I am getting close to cracking
up= what this looks like is a clock 40 past 12, or a circle that is 2/3 blue.
My fear has gone from Danger to Crack-Up level 3: I have lost it and I am going
to Crack-Up.
ACTION ICONS= 9 of them
Man down (minimum health)= what this looks like is a white box with a red
outline, a red cross is in the middle and a question mark is next to it.
I need ammo= what this looks like is a light green box with a dark green
outline, there are three bullets in a row going down with a question mark next
to it.
I can undertake an action (engineers only)= what this looks like is a light blue
box with a dark blue outline, there is an opened ended wrench in it with a
question mark next to it.
Man Down (minimum health), but you can’t heal me= what this looks like is a
white box with a red outline, a red cross is in the middle with a question mark,
but now a hand is at the bottom with a X in it.
I need ammo, but you can’t give it to me= what this looks like is a light green
box with a dark green outline, it has three bullets in a row going down, with a
question mark next to it, but this time there is a hand at the bottom with a X
in it.
I can undertake an action, (engineers only), but you can’t ask me to do so= what
this looks like is a light blue box with a dark blue outline, an opened ended
wrench, with a question mark next to it, but now a hand is at the bottom with a
X in it.
Man Down (Minimum Health) and you can give it to me= what this looks like is a
white box with a red outline, it has a red cross in it, and a question mark next
to it, but this time it has a hand at the bottom.
I need ammo and you can give it to me= what this looks like is a light green box
with a dark green outline, it has three bullets in a row going down, with a
question mark next to it, but it has a hand at the bottom.
I can undertake an action (engineers only), and you can ask me to do so= what
this looks like is a light blue box with a dark blue outline, it has a opened
ended wrench in it, with a question mark next to it, but it has a hand at the
bottom.
MISCELLANEOUS= 4 of them
I am talking= what this looks like is speech bubble like in comics and has 4
dots in it (you will hear their voices in background).
Enemy Spotted= what this looks like is a sniper type view with a green “thing”
in it.
I am in combat and taking damage= what this looks like is a white box with a
arrow attached at the bottom, it has a red cross in the middle.
I have been coerced= what this looks like is a circle with a dark blue outline;
it has a shadowy figure with an arm holding a gun, and pointing at the shadowy
figure.
(iii) TRUST
Synopsis : If your squad members dont trust you they wont do anything for
you, and if they loose all trust in you they might just send you to hell.
Your squad members are not mindless robots, they have just found themselves
in the middle of an alien encounter and their own life depends on wether or
not they can spot a monster that looks, acts, talks, walks and smells
intirely human. Because of this they will watch your actions closely and
react to anything stupid that you might do. They will also force you to
prove yourself and they will not cooperate with you until they are sure
that your one of the good guys. You will have to manage their trust to keep
them cooperative.
Loss factor : You can loose a small amount of trust if you shoot your
squad members during combat. You can loose a small amount of trust from
squad members if the group is attacked and you dont take part in the combat.
You loose a medium amount of trust from a squad member if you force him to
undertake an action by pointing a gun at his head. You can loose a medium
amount of trust if you take a weapom away from your squad members. You can
loose a large amount of trust if you shoot a squad
member outside of combat. You can loose a large amount of trust from squad
members if they witness you kill a member outside of combat.
Gain causes : You can gain a small amount of trust from a squad member
if you heal him. You can gain a small amount of trust from a squad member
by giving him ammo. You can gain a small amount of trust from squad members
if they witnes you attacking things. You can gain different degrees of
trust by giving a squad member a weapon ( the amount you gain depends on
the weapon you give, bigger guns get more trust ) . You can gain a large
amount of trust from a squad member if they witness you killing n infected
squad member or a larger thing beast. You can gain  a large amount of
trust from squad members by blood testing yourself in front of them.
(iv) FEAR
Snyopsis : When your squad members get scared they wont perform well, and
if they lose it entirely and crack up... they just might call it quits and
paint the wall with their own brains. Your squad members are living men and
they are entirely aware of the circumstances they are in. Dark places will
make them cringe, odd sounds steal their breathes and the sight of those
things will absolutely freak them out, you will have to manage their fear
in order to keep them stable.
Loss Factor : You can calm squad members to a little degree by giving them
ammo. You can calm squad members to different degrees by giving them weapons,
different weapons have differnt effects ( the ammount of fear they loose
depends on the weapon, bigger guns earn them more confidence ) . You can
calm squad members to different  degrees by killing the things that are
causing them fear. You can calm the squad members temporarily by using the
adrenaline hypo on them. You can calm the squad member a large degree by
taking them away from the area thats causing them fear.
Gain Causes : Squad members will gain a small amount of fear from strange
sounds they hear. Squad members will gain differen degrees of fear
depending the enviroment around them ( the degree they suffer depends on
the intensity - the more banged up and grostique an area , the more fear
it inspires) . Squad members will suffer a different degree of fear by
seeing the things ( the degree they sufer on the type, the bigger thing
cause them more fear.
(v) THE INVENTORY
The inventory screen : Your inventory screen shows you all the items you
are carrying. To access the weapons simply open the inventory screen, to
see the items bring up the inventory screen and select the show items option
in the centre of the ring. To view the documents you have collected press
the select button. To view the different keys you have collected select
the view documents option and select the show keys option.
(vi) WEAPONS AND ITEMS.
Stun Gun : Capable to deliver a 5000 volt charge, the stun gun will
temporarily disable a target and cause them to drop their weapons, great
as an alternative to killing a squad member who is behaving in a hostile
manner. Be warned a medium trust down will occour on using the stun gun
on a squad member. This cannot be given to a squad member.
Pistol : This is the most accurate of all the weapons when used in motion.
It fires rapidly and is useful for killing smaller enemies. The pistol
will boost a small courage boost and trust when given to a squad member.
Machine Gun : The standard firearm of you and your squad members. A rapid
firing weapon that can make light work of smaller enemies and can stop
the advances of the larger enemies. The machine gun has medium accuracy
when used in motion. The machine gun will produce a small amount of
courage boost and trust when given to a squad member.
Shotgun : The shorgun can fire powerful rounds taht can drive enemies back.
Deadly at close range but inaccurate from a long range. The shotgun has
medium accuracy when used in motion. The shorgun will produce a medium
amount of courage boost and trust when given to a squad member.
Blow Torch : The blow torch is a very small range flame weapon. Although
it can kill large alien entities, a hit and run stratergy is recommended.
The blow torch can also ignite the pathes of fuel on the grounds.
Flamethrower : Dont try to take on the self repairing alien entity without
the ability to cook them. The flame weapons are the only way to kill them.
When attacking them be sure to administer enough ammount of fuel to ignite
them but be aware that the enviroment and the squad members can also become
a part of the barbeque. The flamethrower can also be used to create fire
walls which can be used to pen the enemy targets.
Grenade Launcher : This weapon allowes you to prime and launch all grenade
types from the launcher. Using grenades in this way will cause them to
detonate on impact with any surface. THe grenade launcher has low acuracy
when used in motion. This cannot be given to other squad members.
Sniper Rifle : The sniper rifle can only be used accurately in first person
due to its large inacuracy rate. Use the move forward and backward keys to
zoom in and out. Luckily it fires high velocity rounds that can take a human
entirely down with a carefully places headshot. The sniper rifle will produce
a large amount of courage boost and trust when given to a squad memeber.
Standard Grenades : Standerd grenades come in two different flavors Regular
and High Explosive. When using them the longer the button is held the
furthur the grenade will go. Grenades have a fuse so be warned that
hesitation can cause grenades to go off in hands. Standard grenades can be
used as a finishing move on the alien  entities.
Flame Grenades : The longer the button is held down the further the grenade
will go. Flame grenades can be used as a final killing move on the larger
alien entities . It desperces burning fuel on explosion.
Stun Grenades : The longer the button is held the further the grenade will
go. While it will not do any health damage, the stun grenade can cause
the human targets to drop their weapons, and the alien entities to be
temporarily confused.
Flares : Used to illuminate the dark areas you may encounter. Equip and
press the use item button to ignite. Once burning it can be thrown with
the additional press of the action button. The longer the button is held
down the further the flare will go. Flares can also be used to ignite
the patches of fuel on the grounds.
Flash Light : Press the use item button to turn it on, and once again to
turn it off.
Fire Extuinguisher : Every house hold should have one of these. Use
them to get rid of the fires that are blocking your path.
Medical Kits : Invaluable if there is no medic available . To use the
medical kit on a squad member first equip it and then action it on the
injured squad member. To use the medical kit on yourself access the
inventory menu and select use on self command.
Blood Test Hypo : A new blood test hypo based on the chemical research.
Once blood is extracted an agent in the holding tank will burn it when
the two combine. If the suspect is infected the blood test will expose
him. To use a blood test hypo on a squad member firstly equip it and
then action it on the squad member. To use it on  yourself access the
items menu and select the use on self command.
Adrenaline Hypos : Adrenaline can give a temporary boost of courage to
a squad member who is suffering from fear. This might be extremely usefel
when i squad member looks like he is about to flip out. To use the
adrenaline hypo firstly equip it and action it while facing the
suffering squad member.
(vii) ADVANCED STRATEGIES
Coercion : When encountering an uncooperative squad member a special
action can be undertaken to make them perform the task to perform
coercion first approach the squad member go into first person view with
a weapon equipped and point it at his head for three seconds. His squad
menu will appear allowing you to pick the task. This however does not
come without a penalty as tge squad member will receive a fairly large
trust down , so prepared to take some action when this happens.
First Person Lean Mode : When in first person view mode, the strafe
controls can be used to lean in and out. These controls are pressure
sensitive so the ammount of lean can be precisely controled. Use this
when available cover allowes it .
Crouching : Crouching cannot be only used to take cover and crawl in
spaces, but it also increses the accuracy greatly. Using this function
when stationary will also increase the accuracy greatly.
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CONTROLS
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As i am writing this guide for the PC version of THE Thing, the
following controls are also for the PC. So you can find the keyboard
controls and etc etc down here.
PC CONTROLS :
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Forward               : W
Back                  : S
Strafe Left           : A
Strage Right          : D
Use Item              : Mouse 2
Fire Weapon           : Mouse 1
Interact              : E
Squad Menu            : Q
Quick Equip Toggle    : Mouse 3
Quick Equip Previous  : Mouse Wheel up
Quick Equip Next      : Mouse Wheel down
Free Look             : Left Shift
Reload                : R
Walk Toggle           : Left Control
Crouch                : Space
Inventory             : I
View Documents        : F
XBOX CONTROLS :
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(Thanks to Josh Beebe
* TYPE B CONTROLS:
LEFT THUMBSTICK=                      MOVE
PUSH LEFT THUMBSTICK IN=              FREE LOOK(or aim gun
or weapon in FIRST PERSON VIEW)
DIRECTIONAL PAD LEFT=                 NEXT ITEM
DIRECTIONAL PAD RIGHT=                PREVIOUS ITEM
DIRECTIONAL PAD UP=                   PREVIOUS WEAPON
DIRECTIONAL PAD DOWN=                 NEXT WEAPON
LEFT TRIGGER=                         SIDE STEP LEFT
RIGHT TRIGGER=                        SIDE STEP RIGHT
RIGHT THUMBSTICK=                     CROUCH(have to push in)
WHITE BUTTON=                         RELOAD
BLACK BUTTON=                         ACCESS INVENTORY
Y BUTTON=                             SQUAD MENU
B BUTTON=                             PICK UP ITEMS/INTERACT WITH
ENVIRONMENT
X BUTTON=                             USE ITEMS
A BUTTON=                             FIRE WEAPON
BACK BUTTON(next to start button)=    ACCESS DOCUMENTS/MISSION
OBJECTIVES
START= PAUSE/OPTIONS
* TYPE C:
L=                                   CROUCH
R=                                   FREELOOK
WHITE=                               RELOAD
BLACK=                               INVENTORY
Y=                                   SQUADMENU
B=                                   INTERACT WITH ENVIRONMENT
X=                                   USE ITEM
A=                                   FIRE WEAPON
LEFT THUMBSTICK=                     MOVE/SIDESTEP/ZOOM (push in= NOT USED)
RIGHT THUMBSTICK=                    TURN (Push in= NOT USED)
D-PAD UP=                            PREVIOUS WEAPON
D-PAD DOWN=                          NEXT WEAPON
D-PAD LEFT=                          NEXT ITEM
D-PAD RIGHT=                         PREVIOUS ITEM
START=                               PAUSE/OPTIONS
BACK=                                DOCUMENTS
* TYPE A:
R=                                   FIRE WEAPON
L=                                   USE ITEMS
Y=                                   INVENTORY
B=                                   SQUADMENU
X=                                   INTERACT
A=                                   FREELOOK
D-PAD LEFT=                          NEXT ITEM
D-PAD RIGHT=                         PREVIOUS
D-PAD UP=                            PREVIOUS WEAPON
D-PAD DOWN=                          NEXT WEAPON
START=                               PAUSE/OPTIONS
BACK=                                DOCUMENTS
LEFT THUMBSTICK=                     MOVE (PUSH TO CROUCH)
RIGHT THUMBSTICK=                    SIDESTEP (PUSH TO FREELOOK)
BLACK=                               RELOAD
WHITE=                               NOTUSED
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CHARACTERS
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Captain Blake :
Captain Blake is a military officer with his speciality
being small arms. As part of the first special forces group led by
captain whitley, Blake's combat training , sharp mind and fighting
skills are second to none. As a natural leader blake's been put incharge
of this recconissance mission sent to investigate the strange loss of
communication with the US base outpost 31.
Blake is the hero of this game, as the profile says he's a born leader
and thatwas the reason why he was put incharge of this mission, because
of his excellent military skills and his confidence, Blake is the hero
type of person who wont let any of his team mates down and will do almost
anything to keep them in his confidence, now blake has been sent to
antractica to check out the US outpost 31. Here he will fight a new kind
of battle, soemthing he never imagined.
Whitley :
Whitley started the first special forces task force three years
ago, now he's heading them in an investigation of the antartic US research
base wreckage. Whitley has seen more classified action then most and his
specialized knowledge of exteme enviroments and ruthless never say die
attitude are legendary. The troops are counting on him for their success
and survival
Whitley is the man put in tactical incharge of this operation, whitley
is more like the father figure of all the troopers sent on this mission
because he is a very smart man and he knows more then people know in
their entire life times, he's the one who trained blake and that's where
blake's confidence comes from, but whitley has something up his sleeve for
this mission, what is it, play the game to find it out..
Soldiers :
As small arm specials soldiers are highly prficient with all
fire powered weapons, trained as lethal killing machines their skills in
combat are unmatchable. They are singularly driven to find a target and
kill it quickly cleanly and efficiently. More dangerous then most of the
others these are the guyz you want with you when in tight situations.
You can consider yourself safe for a while as long as you have a soldier
or two with you in your gang, if you have any good firearms like the shotgun
or the MP5 be sure to hand these fella's one of them, beacuse soldiers
have the best aim in any of the NPC's and they can make the most of their
weaponry they can use it more effectively then any other personel, and
they spend less ammunation too.
Medics :
With their extensive training and their acute diagnostic skills
medics can heal all squad members without medical kits or other tools, as
with all other special forces operatives medics are stealth combatants, as
precise with a flamethrowe as they are with a scalpel, if he is who he says
he is then you can trust a medic to watch your back
Soldiers may be better in fighting and combat but medics are in my opinion
the most useful of the NPC's because they can completly heal any characters
full to their health without using any of your medi packs, the only
bad thing about them is taht they cannot heal themselves , and they arent
all that good in use with the weaponry, the best thing to hand over to a medic
is the pistol.
Engineers :
Engineers live and breathe technoligy, it its broken they will
fix it, if its destroyed they will rebuild it, engineers are known for
their adaptabilaty and they can work with any device regardless of its origin,
even when it seems beyond repair. Like any piece of hardware they know
their guns in and out and wont hesitate in using them.
These are the bad boys, required to open many doors in the game which will
either lead to goodies or to the end of the level, the engineers are moderate
when it comes to combat skills, they know their guns and they know how to use
them just fine, if you ever have an engineer in your party be sure to save
his ass yourself because they are valueable assets, if there is a large
scrap going on just ask them to stay behind. Dont let them die.
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ENEMIES
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Face Huggers :
These are the first small things you come across in the game
these are alot like those small creatures in the ALIEN movies, they are not
all that powerful and can only cause small amount of damage, they can be
killed with any weapon in the game, use the pistol on them mostly cause
it works best on them. No more then 3 shots and they will die. Not much
of a nuisance, but sometimes can be really annoying if there are alot
of them in the same area.
Walkers :
These are the first big things you come across in the game, they
are really a pain to kill if you dont know the right method to kill them,
these big things can only be burned to death, no matter how much you keep
on shooting at them, they still wont die, you need flame guns like the
flame thrower or the blow torch to finish them off, the walkers have a
strong attack and its best to stay away mostly from them and reduce there
health from afar, the best thing to use against them is the shotgun and
after that the MP 5.
Humanoid walkers :
These are also a type of walkers but they look alot like
humans and they walk on two legs so they are called the humanoid walkers
they are the same as the normal walkers in all the strenghts and weakness's.
Use the same strategy to kill them.
Human hosts :
When one of your NPC's burst out with a thing host then this
is what comes out, these are just the normal things too, but they are a
bit weak on the attack and they can be killed much more easily then the
normal things, some of them can spray acid at you which can cause either
health loss or can cause blake to slow down. Use the flamethrower to
finish them off.
The Dogs :
This is probably the worst kind of walkers in the game, they are
on all 4 of their legs and they have awesome speed, they can take down
blake quickly and they have a charging attack which is very deadly, the
best thing to do when you come up aginst them is to shoot while running
make them weak this way then carefully kill them with the flamethrower
by luring them to chase you then running backwards while flaming them.
The Veins :
In some of the levels of the game you will come across tentacles
which are hanging from the walls, these things are not all that hard to kill
and just a few shots will do them over, plus their attack aint all that
impressive. Kill them with the MP5.
Troopers :
Now were talking, the arrival of the troopers in the later stages
makes this game look more and more like half life, these troopers are
rather weak in health and can be killed with just one shot of the shotgun
but there attack is impressive and there AI is marvelous, they will hide
behind objects blocking your fire and often chuck grenades at you, the
soldiers really have a good AI and are one of the most fun to kill enemies
in the game.
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BOSS BATTLES
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BOSS 1 : The Radio Man
Difficulty : Not so hard
Method :
Quick advice, press the back and right moving keys as the cutscene is
happening, and as soon as the fight starts, you will hopefully be able to
duck the first shot, now hide in the corner and look at the monstrocity you
are about to face , you need a good weapon to turn all the target areas on
this boss red. The weapon of choice here is MP5. I advice you to hide in
that corner where there are all the crates.
Now the boss will have some targets at its base , and those are your
concern, as you are shooting the boss will make a hole in the wall near
the crates. This will reveal a pod which makes scuttlers, quickly get
into first person and torch the pod. Then shoot at the base of the boss
until all the targets are red. THen you get a target at the top of the
boss, and once you turn that red aswell a small cutscene starts in which
you finally see the radio man you were looking for, but he is the head of
that boss thing.
Somewhere near this point, some tentacles will break through a grate in
the other corner of the room, you should get rid of them immediately by
shooting as they can be a real pain in the butt. Now shoot open all the
crates that are near you, and you  will find some fire grenades, just the
thing. Throw them at the body of the boss and soon its gonna be over.
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BOSS 2 : Twin Necked Freak
Difficulty : Hard
Method :
When you open the door a nice little cutscene will introduce you and
you will see the boss in it, but your team is nowhere to be seen, thats
cause the door closed and they were left out. This boss is a little different
from the first boss and it needs a little careful planning to be killed.
Dont just run in charging at it, even thought its attacks seem to be slow
they can cause a lot of damage per hit.
Once you are in control again head a little forward and fix the box which
you see , this will turn on the wrech machinery. Now head back and stand in
behind the crates in such a way that you can see the boss from there, now
equip the HE grenades, if you dont have them then this boss will be a little
tougher to kill. Go into first person view so that you can properly aim the
grenades, now aim the grenades and throw them towards the thing moster, make
sure that you dont throw them a little too close because they can still harm
you even if your behind the crates. Thats why they are called High Explosive
grenades.
Throw atleast six grenades so that the boss gets his health meter in red,
and if you run out of the HE grenades dont hesitate to use the regular
green grenades.
Now if you have some flame grenades go charge in and throw the grende
and get out of harms way as soon as you can, if the boss hits you then
you will suffer alot, you can take no more then 4 hits from the hands
of the boss, once you hear the boss roar it means that it was hurted by
the grenades. After he is really really weak equip your flamethrower and
head for the switch which was in the same area as the boss, when you
press the switch the boss gets a electic shock and its head will drop
down but only for a few seconds. Take this time and hit the boss in
the part where its neck divides. It will get hurt again, if it doesnt
die in the first try keep following the steps until it dies.
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Boss 3 : Roof Breaker
Difficulty : Easy if you know the right method.
Method :
When you enter the final door a little cutscene will introduce you
to the third thing boss, this is the hardest boss in the game byfar
if you dont know the proper technique to kill it, inside this same
room is a walker held in a glass container besides the boss.
Here is the trick to beating this boss, when you enter the room run
straight, dont even move a little bit, stand right at the face of the
boss, so close that it wouldnt be able to hit you, if you manage to do
this then you are in a really nice place, from here you can shoot the
boss until its red , and then you should blow the tank of the walker
and try to kill it, BUT RemEMBER , dont leave that place where you are
standing or else the boss will get you. Try to kill the walker from
the same place where you are. If he comes close to you use the flamethrower
of if it stays away then the only thing to do is to throw a flame grenade.
When the walker is dead its time to kill the main boss. To kill the
boss throw a flame grenade right underneath it and run quickly back ,
keep on retreating back so that the grenade doesnt affect you, if the
boss doenst die in the first grenade then the second should definetly kill
him. When it is dead then a new objective will be added to your list
which is escape.
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Boss 4 : Whitley
Difficulty : Easy
Method :
The first main targets are the 4 fuel drums which are near the
bottom of the boss, it may seem a little hard to hit at first because
the chopper is moving a lot. But as soon as you get them 4 the gun will
turn upwards towards the upper torso of whitley thing. Here you will see
that a long long tenticle comes out of his body in a certain position and
then it goes back in. That is its weak spot, keep on hitting him there and
soon you shouldve finished the thing.
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WEAPONS
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Pistol :
This is the standard pistol in the game, but surprisingly like many
other games you wont start the game off with it, but its found quiet early
on and its usefull to the very end of the game, in the earlier levels of the
game use it only on the small face huggers, because they die at about 3
well aimed shots, you can use this gun at the walkers too if your a good
aim and a quick shot. In the later levels of the game when the troopers
start showing up, you can use this gun on them too, but use only if 1
or 2 troopers are near, cause the slow fire rate of this gun can be
the cause of death for blake. Giving this gun to your partners will cause
a not so large trust boost.
MP 5 :
This is the gun your squad starts the game off with, the fully automatic
MP 5 machine gun, there are plenty of these throughout the game and these
are very very usefull indeed, probably the best thing to take out the walkers
with and can be used well against the soldiers aswell, i use the MP 5 on all
the boss things, because the auto fire can supress their attacks, the face
huggers will be cannon fodder for this gun and the walkers will also loose
their health quickly once they get a taste of this gun. In the later stages
of the game i highly advice using this gun because the troopers almost always
drop off MP 5 rounds, so you wont be short on ammo. Giving it to any of your
team mates will give a nice trust boost.
Shotgun :
This is my favourite gun of the game, and MAN does it rock, the shotgun
is well known for its power in any game having it and in this game it doest
disappoint, the power aswell as the surprisingly fast fire rate makes this gun
probably the best in the game, the face huggers die at 1 shot and the walkers
are pushed back if you shoot them from close range, even the troopers die at
one shot each making this the best gun for close quarters combat, but like the
real life shotgun the shot is wide spread meaning that the farther your away
from the target the less damage it will receive from the shot but the shot
will be spread in an arc. Shotgun shells are plentyfull throughout the game
so no point in saving them for later. Giving this to a team mate will cause
a hefty trust boost.
Sniper Rifle :
This game has a sniper rifle too, and like a real sniper rifle
there's a zoom in and zoom out scope in it too, the first time you get the
rifle is when you'll need it to complete a mission, after that this gun can
be pretty useless throughout the game, because of the slow fire rate and
because it takes some time after each shot, this gun is NOT advised to be
used in close quarters, only and only use it if you see a distant target who
hasnt seen you yet, the shot power is awesome though, and giving it to
any team mate will cause a HUGE trust boost.
Grenade Launcher :
This baby can be found in the later stages of the game
the grenade launcher is the most powerful single shot gun in the game and
it should not be used unless really required, the grenade can be launcher
at a nice distance and it has immense power, there is a way to use the
flame grenades in the grenae launcher aswell, but i dont know how to do it
but if someone does know it, then they can kill the things with jsut this
baby, awesome weapon. But you cant give it to any NPC , which isnt a bad
thing .. now is it.. ?
Blow Torch :
This is the first fire weapon you will come across in the
game and it sucks really badly, use it only and only if your out of
the flamethrower ammo, but if you use it while standing straight there
is a high chance that your gonna get burnt yourself so i advice to only
use it while running backwards and spraying fire ahead of you. The good
side of this gun is taht you can kill the walkers with this gun.
Flamethrower :
This is one of the best guns in the game and the only thing
you should use to get rid of the thing creatures, this can also kill the
boss things, with high power and non stop flaming this gun is a handy
thing to have in your hands when in close combat with the extra terestrial.
If you have a spare flamethrower then its best to give it to any good NPC's
to that they can get rid of the thing craetures on there own. Giving it to
an NPC will cause a good amount of trust boost.
Grenades :
There are 4 kinds of grenades in the game, first there are the
normal green grenades which can cause good amount of damage to any foe
and can be used often, secondly there are the red flame grenades which
can be used to get rid of the thing creatures and they can also cause
alot of damage to any enemy because they can spew fire all over the
place, the best thing to get rid of the bosses, thirdly there are the
HE ( high explosive ) grenades, these work like the normal grenades
but there power is AWESOME, be sure to run very far away when you
throw one of them. Lastly there are the stun grenades which are blue
and can be found near the ending stages of the game, they can stun
almost every enemy in their tracks, giving you the time to attack or
run away.
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COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH
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Now the walkthrough begins. Take note of the assimilation complete screen
while the levels are loading, it looks cool :). As the game will begin the
first few rounds are very easy and there is almost no fighting done in them.
Take advantage of this and use these rounds to learn the basic controls are
your squad commands. These are the best rounds for training.
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When the cutscenes are over you will start the game, but a popup screen