Basics

Basics

At the start of a single player campaign, you will be prompted to choose your control types. The selection is completely up to you, although we prefer the Precision style, as it controls less strange than the Classic choice. Again, this all boils down to personal preference and selection.

You will receive Rogue Bonus points for eliminating your foes by using sneaky melee kills or headshots. The amount of Rogue Bonuses you receive is based on how many skilled kills you've accomplished; nothing else is "hidden," so to speak. Rogue Bonuses will unlock bonus material.

There are certain traps that can be triggered throughout the game. You will get an early glimpse of these things in Fort Knox, where a large compacter will crush the line in front of you. You must learn to use these wisely, as you can carefully remove a large chunk of enemy fire by waiting for the right time to pull the trigger. Beware of intelligent enemies that will hit the trigger on you, though.

You can take hostages throughout the game and use their bodies to absorb the bullets that will be fired at you. This will come in handy, especially when you're going through tough areas that will require some body armor due to automatic weaponry. This will also help considerably when looking for a different way to approach things. Use the weapon as a melee attack to knock the guard out and carry him around with you.

You may not notice it, but "boss" characters will surely pop up from time to time throughout the game. These guys are usually people that you must bump off for assassination missions, but sometimes they will just be more powerful versions of common enemies. They will need full clips unloaded into them to get'em down and out. You can tell boss characters from normal ones due to the fact that a name will pop up whenever you target them, such as "Pittman."

Every time you take down an enemy, you can take their ammunition with you by stealing their weapon. This is very vital to beating the single player Campaign, as you will need ammo to kill, and you need to kill to survive. Just remember to search the area where the enemy was killed after you've bumped them off.

You can heal your own wounds, although you cannot regain health from body armor once it has been depleted. To regain your health, crouch down and take a breather instead of getting shot at. Find a safe space, and lie still long enough and your health will magically begin filling back up. Ahh, the marvels of human technology and science.

Use your new abilities that you learn upon completing a mission very wisely. You can only use them temporarily, and we do not note when to use them in the walkthrough—that is for you to decide. We provide the best strategies on how to beat the game without using your abilities, that way you're free to use them whenever you're in a tight spot without feeling obligated to save them in case you'll need them later on.

Does this one really need a description? Play smart.

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