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ARMORINES: PROJECT S.W.A.R.M.
Walk Trough for the N64 or Sony Play Station
Version 4.0
November 9, 2001
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This document is Copyrighted March, 2001 by Randy Murtha and may not
be reproduced in part or in full without the written consent of the
author. Nor shall this be posted on any websites or printed in a
magazine without my consent. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
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1) Introduction to Walk Through
2) Version History
3) Controls
4) The Story for Armorines
5) Characters
6) Items
7) Weapons
8) Enemies
- Level 1: Siberia
- Level 2: Jungle
- Level 3: Volcano
- Level 4: Egypt
- Level 5: Hive
9) Hints and Stratagies
10) Game Walk Through
- Level 1: Siberia
- Level 2: Jungle
- Level 3: Volcano
- Level 4: Egypt
- Level 5: Hive
11) Cheats
12) Credits, e-mail rules and legal things to know.
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1) Introduction to Walk Through
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Welcome to my very in depth and extensive walk through for Armorines:
Project S.W.A.R.M. for the Nintendo 64 or Sony Play Station. This is
yet another awesome, yet highly underated first person shooter game by
none other than who? The best company in the entire video game
industry: Acclaim. These guys rule and they know what they are doing
when it comes to designing first person shooter games, or any other game
for that matter. I have been a huge fan of Acclaim's games for a very
long time, since the begining of the video game revolution when the 8
bit Nintendo hit the market.
This game is really fun to play and I highly recommend it to any FPS
game fan out there. Although the weapon selection is lousy, the enemies
definitely make up for that. They all consist of Alien insects that are
trying to take over planet Earth and you must put a stop to them and
save the human race.
So, do you think you have what it takes to rid the planet of this
Alien bug infestation? You're going to have to be quick on the draw and
even quicker on your feet because these bugs are insanely fast and
agile. You'll see one in the distance and he will be all over you in a
matter of seconds if you don't take care of him, or the twenty other
bugs charging you. I thought the Lords of the Flesh in Turok 2 were
quick, man, these bugs are FAST! I'd say that 95 percent of this quest
is a constant, never ending barrage of insects to kill and you
definitely will not get bored while playing this game. It is jam packed
with never ending action that you expect from a FPS shooter game by
Acclaim, have fun! I hope they make a sequel.
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2) Version History
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Version 1.0
March 28, 2001
This is the first version of my walk through. Since I found all the
cheat flags there won't be much to revise, at least I think I found them
all. There may be a few more characters to unlock for multi, you never
know. The only thing I really have left to do is find out how the
promotion scale works and what's the highest rank you can become.
Version 1.5
March 31, 2001
Well, for some odd reason my enlarged fonts title got all screwed up
during the transfer. Would there happen to be any voulenteers for doing
an ascii art title for me? I also found out that in Siberia there are
six Laser Rifles to find to really make it pack a wallop! I actually
splattered an Earth Bug with one shot! Totally disintagrated it! I
also added a few websites to the list of sites this walk through is
available on.
Version 2.0
April 19, 2001
I fixed some typos and added some more rules to my e-mail section.
Version 2.5
June 3, 2001
I added another site this is legally posted on. I still haven't
received one e-mail on this game. Is it really that unpopular?
Version 3.0
July 22, 2001
I added the Play Station controls, FINALLY! Thanks Julian.
Version 3.5
October 10, 2001
I fixed more typos.
Version 4.0
November 9, 2001
I added another web site this is legally posted on and fixed some
more typos.
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3) Controls
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N64 CONTROLS:
Default:
Control stick: To look around and aim your weapon.
C button up: Move forwards.
C button down: Move backwards.
C button right: Strafe right.
C button left: Strafe left.
Z button: Fire your weapon.
A button: Press this and the control stick up, left, right or down to
select different weapons.
B button: Reload your weapon.
R button: Jump.
L button: Re-read last incoming message.
D pad up: Activates Lewis' shield.
D pad down: Crouch, press again to stand back up.
D pad right: Brings down your IR Goggles to go into sniper mode. While
in sniper mode, hold the R button and press C up/down to zoom in/out.
D pad left: Activates night vision mode when you have on your IR
Goggles.
Alternate controls 1:
Control stick: To look around and aim your weapon.
C button up: Move forwards.
C button down: Move backwards.
C button right: Strafe right.
C button left: Strafe left.
Z button: Fire your weapon.
A button: Change weapon.
B button: Zoom.
R button: Jump.
L button: Re-read last incoming message.
D pad up: Reload/shield.
D pad down: Crouch.
D pad right: Reload.
D pad left: IR Goggles.
Alternate controls 2:
Control stick: To move around.
C button up: Look down.
C button down: Look up.
C button right: Look left.
C button left: Look right.
Z button: Fire your weapon.
A button: Change weapon.
B button: Reload.
R button: Jump.
L button: Re-read last incoming message.
D pad up: Reload/shield.
D pad down: Crouch.
D pad right: Zoom.
D pad left: IR Goggles.
Alternate controls 3:
Control stick: Look around.
C button up: Reload/shield.
C button down: Crouch.
C button right: Zoom.
C button left: IR Goggles.button: Fire your weapon.
A button: Change weapon.
B button: Reload.
R button: Re-read last incoming message.
L button: Jump.
D pad up: Move forwards.
D pad down: Move backwards.
D pad right: Strafe right.
D pad left: Strafe left.
Alternate controls 4:
Control stick: Move around.
C button up: Look down.
C button down: Look up.
C button right: Look right.
C button left: Look left.
Z button: Jump
A button: Fire your weapon.
B button: Change weapon.
R button: Reload.
L button: Zoom.
D pad up: Reload/shield.
D pad down: Crouch.
D pad right: Re-read last incoming message.
D pad left: IR Goggles.
PLAY STATION CONTROLS: (default)
Up: Look up
Down: Look down
Left: Look left
Right: Look right
Left analog: Look around
Right analog: Move
Select: IR Goggles
Start: Pause
X: Fire your weapon
O: Strafe right
Square: Strafe left
Triangle: Jump
Thank you Julian Granger for the PS controls.
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4) The Story
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For centuries now, mankind has gazed into the night sky and looked up
in awe at the millions of stars and has always wondered if we are alone
in the Universe. And if we are not, would the Aliens from distant
planets be friend or foe? Will they be far more advanced than us and
see what a weak and fragile race we are and take advantage of it and
destroy us all? Many hoped that if there were Aliens and they came to
visit us, they would bring advanced technology and philosophies to share
with us and we would enter a new era of world wide peace. It is now the
beginning of the third millenium and our question of whether or not we
are alone in the Universe has just been answered, and they aren't what
everybody hoped they would be....or bring. They are a horde of vicious
man eating insects.
When the bugs invaded, they caused anarchy and commenced chaos, then
attacked our planet with primitive brutality and a lust for fresh, warm
blood. They only had one thing on their agenda, to rid this planet of
the human race and claim it as their own. These insects are extremely
intelligent and developed a plan to swiftly take out every military
installation around the globe, and succeded. They used our own defenses
against us and those who did not perish seeked shelter, but it was just
a matter of time before the bugs found them....and ate them. We had to
retaliate, and had to do it fast before mankind is lost forever.
Only a small number of U.S. Marines hid inside the depths of Area 51
and survived the invasion. Luckily for us humans, 2 ARMORINES had
survived and fought their way back to the depths of Area 51. The
Armorines are an elite fighting force, the Navy SEALS of the future.
Pvt. Lewis and Pvt. Lane are the only two surviving Armorines and it is
up to them to save this planet and exterminate this threat.
From what little Intelligence that could be gathered by our only
remaining satellite, we have figured out that the bugs had set up four
major hives all around the globe. We must assume that these hives are
major, strategic locations for the bugs to complete their extinction of
the human race. Armorine, it is now up to you to infiltrate the hives
to destroy these Alien Insects and save us all. Good luck.
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5) Characters
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General Kendall: He is your commanding officer and he will almost
constantly update and aid you on your missions. Listen carefully to
what he has to say or you will fail in your attempt to save this planet.
He is a cool guy and has a pretty good sense of humor. As an Armorine,
your duty is not to let him down, or mankind for that matter.
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Pvt. Lewis: This is not your typical Armorine. He is a one man killing
machine and is all gung hoed up to exterminate every Insect he sees.
Lewis is armed with a Shotgun Plasma Blaster and a back up weapon, a
Rocket Launcher. He also has a good defensive skill, he can activate a
shield that will momentarily make him invincible from enemy attacks.
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Pvt. Lane: Just because she is a female don't mean jack. This is one
tough chic and she is not the least bit intimidated by the Insectoids.
She is armed with a Machine Gun Blaster and a Grenade Launcher to back
that up. Instead of a shield like Lewis has, she carries a Bug Prod
that will electricute the enemy.
Even though you can choose between two characters to play this game,
they both have the same quest and there aren't any different boards the
characters play.
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6) Items
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Here are all of the pick ups you will venture upon:
-Helmet: Restores 20 health.
-Boots and gloves: Restores 50 health.
-Vest: Restores all of your health.
-IR Goggles: These allow you to snipe enemies and are equipped with
night vision. While in night vision mode, the enemies are infra-red.
-Adrenaline: Temporarily gives you an energy boost to make you faster
and stronger.
-Mine: Paste the C-4 explosives on a wall or on an enemy and stand
back. You will be shocked by how far you can throw these things, just
aim high if you would like to toss one a good 50 yards or so.
-Thumper: When you place one of these, a sonic wave will be emitted and
draw the bugs to it so you kill them or sneak on by. While all of the
bugs are around the thumper, throw down a mine and splatter a whole
bunch of them at once.
-Smart Bomb Beacons: Used to blow mission objectives up with. They
will emmit a radio signal so our missles can lock on to them. Once you
set one of these, you have a limited amount of time to find cover or
you'll be sorry.
-Pack of rockets or grenades: Adds 5 to your total.Single Rocket or
Grenade: Can you guess?
-Laser recharge pack: Adds five rounds to the Laser Rifle.
-Chemical pack: Adds five rounds to the Chemical Weapon.
-Pack of nails: Adds five rounds to the Sonic Cutter.
-Shaft power pack: Adds five rounds to the Shaft of the Pharoah.
-Alien Brood: Adds five rounds to the Alien Weapon.
-Cheat Flags: The name of the flag is the name of the cheat to enter in
the cheats menu except the multi-player charachter unlock flags.
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7) Weapons
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Pvt. Lewis:
Primary weapon: Shotgun Plasma Blaster. You have unlimited ammo for
this weapon so go to town. You can fire 20 rounds then you will have to
reload.
Secondary weapon: Rocket Launcher. Unlike your blaster, the ammo for
this weapon is limited and you must find rockets for it along the way,
20 rockets max.
Special defense: Shield. When an enemy is near, activate this shield
to temporarily become invincible. If you use this, it has to charge up
before you can use it again.
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Pvt. Lane:
Primary Weapon: Machine Gun Blaster. As like Lewis' blaster, the ammo
for this weapon is unlimited and doesn't pause while it's firing. It
just keeps blasting out 50 rounds at a time, continuously!
Secondary weapon: Grenade Launcher. This is the best Grenade Launcher
I have seen in any FPS game out there. You must find grenades along the
way if you wish to use this frequently, 20 grenades max. You will not
be able to blow up the crates found throughout the game with this
weapon.
Reserve weapon: Bug Prod. This weapon is for close range combat only
and will create an electrical shock and fry the inects.
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Level weapons:
On every level, each character will be able to use a special weapon
for that level only. Hold down the trigger for a few seconds for a more
powerful shot with all of these weapons. If you collect three of the
spare replicas throughout the levels, your weapon for that level will
become more powerful. If you play on the normal game play setting, you
will start each level with the weapon designed for it. If you play on
the hard setting you will have to search for the weapons.
Level 1, Siberia: Laser Rifle. This advanced Rifle fires a powerful
laser beam at the enemy. It is very effective on the Earth Bugs in
Siberia. 20 rounds max, the number of rounds you use for each shot
depends on how long you hold down the trigger. There are six rifles to
find to really make this pack a wallop!
Level 2, Jungle: Chemical Weapon. This weapon will fire a poisonous
chemical liquid at the enemy if not fully charged and will melt them
away like the VX Gas in The Rock. If it is fully charged, it will
disperse a rapid burst of chemical grenades at the enemy. Use this on
the Brain bugs and Guards on this level from a distance, 20 rounds max.
Level 3, Volcano: Sonic Cutter. This is my favorite weapon in the
entire game. It shoots a very powerful burst of spiraling, exploding
nails at the enemy to pierce their thick, rock like skin, 20 rounds max.
This weapon was designed for mass destruction and can take out quite a
few enemies with one shot when fully charged. If you miss an enemy with
this and it wasn't fully charged, you can recover the nails out of the
wall.
Level 4, Egypt: Shaft of the Pharoah. This weapon was actually
discovered buy these insects infesting our planet when they were
tunneling beneath the Pyramids. They have figured out a way to make
themselves stronger by using the energy the Shaft creates. If you
thought the Sonic Cutter did a number on these freaks, wait until you
get a fully charged shot off with this bad boy. It will fire a
devistating sonic pulse in the form of a magic ball and will totally rip
apart the bugs upon impact like a M-80 does to a wooden mail box. Try
to hit the ground around the bugs rather than the bugs themselves to
wipe out a whole bunch of them at one time, 100 rounds max.
Level 5, Hive: Unknown Weapon. This is a really cool and origional
weapon. It looks like the hand of some sort of Alien that can shoot up
to three high velocity, highly explosive grenades/bores. When you fire
this weapon, the bores will pierce the enemies skin and blow them up.
This weapon is extremely deadly to all of the little critters roaming
around in their Spaceship. The Guard Bugs on this level will drop ammo
for this weapon all over the place so be on the lookout for the extra
broods they leave behind. If you just tap the trigger, a Brood will
launch out of the weapon like a Grenade and not pierce the enemies so
you can take out the thousands of Mites crawling around.
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8) Enemies
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This game has a really good set of Alien Insectoid enemies that are
so fast you head will spin trying to kill all of them. Some of them
kind of remind me of the Alien invaders in Starship Troopers. As you
progress through the levels, the bugs become faster and tougher so get
ready for a vicious, never ending horde of the foulest creatures you can
possibly phathom.
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Level 1: Siberia
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Enemies you will encounter:
Ticks and Mites: These are the smallest insects you will have to deal
with and are weak. One well placed round from your blaster should take
care of them. They can be highly annoying if they get close to you and
jump on your head.
Soldiers: The Siberian Soldiers are big and have two long tentacle like
legs that they use to slash at you. Some of them fire a plasma round
your way so watch it. They are kind of weak and will die with a few
shots from your blaster.
Guards: The Guards in this frozen tundra are big and they tower over
you and their undersides are red. They are tougher than Guards and one
well placed rocket will take him down.
Brain Beetles: These insects are big and have a smooth, round behind.
They can turn invisible at will so be careful. They are more powerful
than Guards and I wouldn't get too close to them if I were you.
Dirt Bugs: These are the largest insects you will have to deal with
while in the frozen wasteland of Siberia. They bore up through the
ground and then attack you with a never ending reign of plasma rounds.
The best way to take these creeps out is in sniper mode with the Laser
Rifle.
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Level 2: Jungle
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Enemies you will encounter:
Ticks and Mites: Same as the annoying ones found in Siberia.
Hornets: They fly around and sting you. They are weak and a few blasts
from your primary weapon will drop them.
Guards: These Guards are considerably faster than the ones found in
Siberia. They are about your height and have a thick, Scorpion like
tail. They attack you with their two front claws and are extremely
tough. All Guards can shoot at you with their plasma blasters from a
distance.
Brain Spiders: These big, purple spider like creatures tower over you
and can turn invisible at will so watch out. They will deflate your
health at a very astounding rate if you get up close to them. Use your
Chemical Weapon to exterminate them with ease.
Jungle Queen: She is the boss for this level. I will go in depth on
how to kill all Queens in my walk through section as we get up to them.
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Level 3: Volcano
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Enemies you will encounter:
Ticks and Mites: Nothing to worry about. They are starting to become
more powerful but are still nothing to fear.
Guards: The Guards in the Volcano region are big and they walk around
on their hind legs. They will walk right up to you and push you off of
a ledge into the lava. They have thick, rock like skin and the Sonic
Cutter is the best choice to make when facing these bozos.
Soldiers: They are medium sized bugs that look like spiders and they
shoot a fire ball at you so watch out. They love to hide up on high
ledges and continuously pelt you with those fire balls.
Brains: These insects look like big fat Catapillars and have an
incredibly thick hide and are rediculously slow. Sonic Cut these freaks
before they whip rocks at you.
Lava Bugs: These things hang out in lava pits and are extremely tough,
with size to match and they spit lava at you. Stand back and take these
guys out in sniper mode or blow him wide open with the Sonic Cutter.
Volcano Queen: The level boss.
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Level 4: Egypt
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Enemies you will encounter:
Ticks and Mites: Are you really all that worried about these things?
Guards: The Guards in this barren wasteland look like very large Ants
and are about 12 foot tall when standing on its hind legs. They love to
hide out on the high sand dunes and snipe you with a shot of venom to
the face. Try to hit their round bodies with a rocket, one well placed
shot will take them down. They use their heads as shields so don't try
to blow it off.
Soldiers: These are the creepy crawlers you have to be constantly on
guard for while venturing through the Desert. They are extremely fast
and crawl real low to the ground and kind of look like Spiders. They
will charge right up to and slash at you with their claws that can
actually throw you back. When fully erect, they are about 10 feet tall.
Brains: These are the largest Insectoids, besides the Queen, that you
will have to face while in Egypt. They are about 20 foot tall and pelt
you with venom. They aren't really all that fast but I still wouldn't
get up close to one. One of your mission objectives will to be to
capture a live Brain Bug so we can study this Alien Species and find a
way to exterminate them once and for all.
Egyptian Queen: The level boss. One tough cookie.
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Level 5: Hive
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Enemies you will encounter:
As usaual, Ticks and Mites. And I mean hordes upon hordes of them.
Guards: The Guards on this Spaceship come in three different sizes:
medium, large and super size. The smallest are about your height and
have big, open mouths and they lick you with their tongue, 1 perfect
shot to their mouths with a Rocket will take him down. The medium size
ones are about 10 foot tall and look like spiders and they shoot venom
at you and are considerably tougher than their little brothers. The
largest of these creatures are about 15 feet tall and look almost
identical to the Soldier Bugs found in Siberia. These bugs are
EXTREMELY deadly.
Soldiers: The Soldiers on this Spaceship look and act almost just like
the Egyptian Guard Bug. They blast a lethal dose of venom your way and
stay really low to the ground when they spit it at you.
Brain Bugs: These are BIG, fat, juicy Cattapillar looking bugs and are
really hard to kill. They extend their mouths to attack you, stay far
back from these creeps while trying to kill them. They also spit broods
your way so WATCH OUT!
Breeder Queen: The final boss. I think Primagen met his match with
this chic!
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9) Hints ans Stratagies
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If you have developed any good stratagies for this game, please e-
mail me and I will add them here. I will credit you for any information
I use of yours. My e-mail address is randym43@juno.com.
- Try to beat this game without using any cheat codes, they take the
fun and challenge out of any game. Only refer to my walk through
section if you are stuck. Don't rob yourself of figuring out this game
all by your lonesome, it's really fun and a few things were kind of hard
to figure out.
- One of the most important things to do in this game if you want to
win is to learn how to conserve your ammo. Don't waste explosive rounds
when you know your primary blaster will do the job. It may take a few
extra shots to kill your opponents but in the long run, you'll be sorry
if you waste all of your exploding rounds, trust me.
- Another vital key to your survival is to keep moving while under
attack. Don't just stand there and try to act like Rambo and let the
insects charge up to you. Back up and strafe all over the place while
fighting these cretants and whatever you do, don't back yourself up into
a corner.
- Try to take out as many bugs out as you can from a distance. If
you are far back enough, you can snipe them off one by one and they will
never see you. If you are too close, they will all come charging after
you and then you will be in a world of trouble.
- This next stratagy works well in all FPS games. You can circle the
enemy by strafing left or right and keeping you sights locked on them.
Practice and master this technique and use it in all of your FPS games.
And you especially must use this technique on all of your friends in
multi-player, they'll hate you for it when you have 15 kills compared to
their measly 1. Note that while playing some other FPS games, you may
have to hold down the R button while you circle the enemy (i.e: Quake
II).
- Take your time while exploring and enter rooms or caverns very
slowly. If there are bugs in the room and they start attacking you,
back out of the area and they will follow you. Try to lure them out of
the rooms a few at a time instead of charging right in. Or perhaps
maybe you're like me and can deal with hairy situations and charge into
every room and wreak havoc. If you do it the way I choose, you'll
improve your overall FPS gaming skills.
- Explore every nook and cranny on every level. You will be
surprised at all of the items laying all over the place just waiting to
be found. If you seek these out and don't get too explosive happy, you
can pretty much keep a high explosive arsenal throughout the game.
Explosive weapons are an absolute necessity for your survival and the
destuction of the chaos that has befallen us.
- And most importantly, don't ever give up and beleive in yourself.
By doing so you can master this, or any, game in no time.
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10) Game Walk Through
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Level 1: Siberia
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Mission 1:
Read your incoming GNN update and General Kendall's area assignment.
This information will be provided to you at the beginning of every
level. General Kendall has informed you of your objectives you must
complete for this mission and they are:
- Objective A: You must find and protect Dr. Delaney so he can restore
power to the base transport.
- Objective B: Use the transport to get into the lower part of the
facility.
As soon as you exit your ship the fun begins. Blast the Soldier Bug
in front of you, being careful not to kill your fellow Marines and walk
across the bridge and enter the doorway into a large, snow covered area
with four bunkers. Kill all of the Ticks and go into the bunker on the
right of the enterance to this area and press the button on the wall.
The crate along side the outer wall of this bunker has some armor in it.
If I tell you to shoot something to receive an item, make sure you need
it because if you blow up the crate and don't grab the item and come
back for it later, sometimes it will not be there. Maybe it's just some
weird glitch only in my game, I don't know. Exit the bunker, go down
the incline and walk into the Warehouse and blast the crates for a Laser
Rifle. Head out of the Warehouse and go straight and climb up that
Watch Tower and press the button up there to deactivate an electric
fence and climb out of the tower. On the water tank directly across
from the Watch Tower is a pack of rockets. Go right and through the
fence to follow the Monorail tracks around the bend and go up the
concrete incline at the end of the tracks for a Laser Rifle. Jump down
and look for a path along the right wall and go up there. Once at the
top, go talk to Dr. Delaney and protect him as he runs back to a bunker
at the beginning of this level. Once he is safe inside the bunker, he
will open the doors to the Monorail hangar and activate the power for it
and objective A will be complete.
Exit this bunker and the hangar will be on your right. Blast a few
Soldier Bugs and enter the darkened hangar and hop on the Monorail and
get ready for an awesome ride. Check out the size of this Cannon, wow!
While riding the Monorail you have unlimited ammo so go to town and have
a great time. You can speed the Monorail up or slow it down by using
the up and down C buttons. The Cannon can turn a full 360 degrees.
Ride the Monorail for a short bit and blast some bugs and then save your
game and head to mission 2. Don't worry, the rides not over yet. If
you use your memory pack to save, it only takes up 1 page. If you don't
have a memory pack, then write down the password. I think it's pretty
cool that Acclaim offered a password save for all the gamers who don't
have memory packs. You will have an option to save or be given a
password at the end of every mission.
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