Halo 2 Walk Through

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Author'sNote----------------------------Ah,theinevitableloveforplayingfirstpersonshooters.Halodefinesthemeaningofa"systemkiller",asitliterallyrepresentstheX-BOXineveryshapeandform.Combiningseveraluniqueelements,alongwithgreatgraphics,music,andgameplay,HalowastheultimatereasontopurchaseaMicrosoftsystem.Itsenticingaction,fullofaliens,mysteriousthreats,andonekickassheronamedMasterChief,itwastheultimategamer'sdream.NowwithHalo2out,thatecstasyhasjustaboutcontinued,featuringourfavoritehero,alongwithnumerousalienrepresentatives.NotonlydoesHalo2continuethegreatFPSlegacy,butitaddsawholenewrealmofonlinegameplaywithX-BOXLivesupport,nottomentionviewablestats,andplentyofupdatestoarriveinthefuturethankstoBungie.Pullthattriggerbackinthenameoftheuniverse,orbeslaughteredlikeanotherglorioushero!

Contributing/Feedback----------------------------Ifyouhaveanycontributions,feedback,orstrategiesyou'dliketohaveaddedtotheguide,contactmeviae-mailoronGameFAQs.I'llbemorethancontenttoaddyoursegmentofinformation,andwillalsoprovidecredit.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsyou'dlikeaddedtotheCommonQuestionssection,ask.Isimplydon'thavethetimetositaroundthinkingofquestions.Provideme

withwhatyouwanttoknow!

Updates----------------------------=03/10/11=vFinalFinalupdate.

=05/06/05=vFinalAddedthefollowingsections/details:-ConvertedstrategiesfrommyPDFguidetothisguide.Iamnolongeracceptingsubmissions,suggestions,orstrategies.Thisisthefinalupdateforthisguide,asIrecentlysoldHalo2forpersonalreasons.However,I'malsonotsellingtheguideanymore,sotheexclusiverightshave

beenreleased.IknowtheAutoupdatehasfixedsomeofthesuggestionsinthisguide,andnewmapshavebeenreleased,butit'sthefinalupdate-sotoobad.

=02/06/05=v1.5Addedthefollowingsections/details:-LocationsofallSkulls(specialthankstowww.gamewinners.com)-FewCustomGametypes(thankstopuppy)-SniperAmmoCartridgePackLocationsunderSnipingsection-MoreSniperSpots(thankstoDutchHayabusa)

=01/29/05=v1.4Addedthefollowingsections/details:-ComboRatingssection(thankstoMasked_Moogleforinspiration)

-Elitevs.Spartansection(thankstoTimeOfRoguesforidea)

=01/22/05=v1.3Addedthefollowingsections/details:-MorelocationstoSniperSpots(thankstoDutchHayabusa)-CTFMethodssection(thankstoDutchHayabusa&DutchSephiroth)-MinorGuideCorrections(thanksStarAdder007,AndrewDude1812)

=01/15/05=v1.2Addedthefollowingsections/details:


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-Snipingsection(underX-BOXLiveChapter)-Countertoeachweapon(underWeaponsChapter)Ifyouhaveanythingelsetosuggestaddingtotheguide,feelfreetodoso.I'mcurrentlybrain-deadonnewideastoadd,besidescustomgametypes,moregenericmultiplayertips,andsoon.Somewhatinterestedinaddinga"Legendary"sectiontohelpplayersstrugglingontheinsanegamemode.

=01/03/05=v1.1Addedthefollowingsections/details:-SwordFlying&RocketFlying(credittoPoomeister)-GettingtoTopofMaps-MoreQ&A'sunderX-BOXLiveTroubleshooting-CustomGameVariants-DawnoftheDeadsectionStilllookingformoremultiplayertips.SeemslikemostoftheHalo2expertsareholdingback.Statresetsareprobablycomingsoon,soexpectthemHalo2players.

=12/19/04=v1.0FinishedtheFAQ.Theguideis100%complete,althoughI'mexpectingaplethoraofextrasubmissionsviae-mail.Trustme,I'vehadexperiencebeforewhenIwrotetheNinjaGaidenguide.I'mnottookeenonfindingsecretsinthegame,whichtheguidelacks.However,I'mmoreinterestedinprovidingX-BOXLivetips,whichIbelievepeoplewillbenefitfromgreatly.Feelfreeto

[email protected],onAIM(antseezee),orviaGameFAQs(antseezee).

=12/15/04=v1.0StartedtheFAQ.Thisisgoingtobeclosetobeingoneofmybestguides,relativetothatofmyNinjaGaidenguide.I'mwritingforHalo2notoutofpopularity,butbecauseit'soneofthemostplayedgamesinmyX-BOXcollection.Youcanexpectasingleplayerwalkthrough,andMANYX-BOXLivetips.

-I'venowaddedaQuickSearchfunctiontotheguide.PressCTRL+F,andtypeinthedesignated(#.#)tobequicklyforwardedtothatspecificsectionoftheguide.

============================-TableofContents-============================1)Introduction2)GameBasics>Controls>ScreenHUD>Characters/Enemies3)GameModes>Descriptionofeach4)Walkthrough>Level1:CairoStation(4.1)

>Level2:Outskirts(4.2)>Level3:Metropolis(4.3)>Level4:TheArbiter(4.4)>Level5:Oracle(4.5)>Level6:DeltaHalo(4.6)>Level7:Regret(4.7)>Level8:SacredIcon(4.8)>Level9:QuarantineZone(4.9)>Level10:Gravemind(4.10)>Level11:Uprising(4.11)


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>Level12:HighCharity(4.12)>Level13:TheGreatJourney(4.13)5)Weapons>Profileofeachw/ratings>ComboRatings(5.1)6)Vehicles>Profileofeachw/ratings7)X-BOXLive>GameModes>Matchmaking>MapStrategies(7.1)>Troubleshooting/Glitches/Solutions(7.2)>CustomGameVariants>DawnoftheDead(7.3)>Sniping(7.4)>CTFMethods(7.5)>Elitevs.SpartanComparison(7.6)8)Secrets>Skulls>Sword/RocketFlying>GettingtoTopofMaps9)CommonQuestions10)Copyright/Distribution/ReproductionGuidelines11)ProperCredits

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============================-1)Introduction-============================Yourtypicalfirstpersonshooteriseitherloved,ordespisedbygamingcommunities.Ifdevelopersmanagetomoldtherightelementstogether,thenyou'rerewardedwithanice8.0ratingbyvariousgamingsites.However,thegamesthatgobeyondthecallofdutyearnthe10s.Halo,whichoriginatedoutofanauthoredtrilogyofbooksinvolvinghumansandaliensinthefuture,endedupturningintooneofthebestshootersofnext-gengamingintheearlycentury.AcompanynamedBungie,whichwasknownforinspiringnewand

intriguingmethodsintofirstpersonshooters,developedthefirstHaloexclusivefortheX-BOXsystem.Itturnedouttobeasystemtitle,thatbecameareasontoowntheX-BOX.Now,Halo2isthesequeltotheoriginal,featuringthesamehero,alongwithvaryingperspectivesfromboththealienrace(Covenant),andanepicsiegethatonlycanbesolvedthroughintensefirefights.

You'rebasicallytossedbackintotheMasterChiefrole(herofromthefirstgame),whoisasoupedupHumanSpaceMarine,withanenhancedarmorsystem.Byusingfuturistictechnology,youmustdomeleeandclosecombatwithopposingenemies(alongwithsomevehicularslaughter),andsavetheEarthfromaninvadingthreatofanalienspecies.Ofcourse,thestorylinetakesplacearound2500+,sotechnologyismuchmoreadvancedthanyourtypical

spork.Suddenly,incomingscoutreportsshowalargemassofCovenantshipsapproachingthehomeplanetofEarth.It'suptoyou,andthousandsoffellowspacemarinestodefendEarthfromtheoncomingthreat.Areyoureadytokicksomehard-boiledbutt?

Here'sabriefexcerptfromtheinstructionmanual(credittoBungie):

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From:Cortana,UNSCPillarofAutumnshipboardAI

Re:SPARTAN-117andtheDestructionofHalo

Sir.Astherichdata-burstsattachedinthistransmissionmakeclear,wehavebeentohellandback.I'llbebrief.

AfterReachfell,IfollowedColeprotocol,andslippedthePillarofAutumn.UsingastronomicalsymbolsSPARTAN117capturedfromaCovenantvessel,Ichoseanexit-vectorthatwouldplaceusinanunchartedsystemnearalate-lifegasgiantplanet(newclassification,"Threshold").Tomyconsiderablesurprise,inorbitaroundtheplanetwasanartificialringconstruct,10,000kilometersindiameter.

Initially,IfearedtheringwasaCovenantinstallation.Itwasnot.Buttheenemyhastrackedusandwaslyinginwaitaroundthering.Ratherthandiskcapture,CaptainKeyesorderedmyuploadingintoSPARTAN117'sneuralnetwork.Whileweabandonedship,theCaptainmanagedtolandtheAutumnonthering,savingthelivesofmanyofthecrew.

-TheCovenantreferredtotheringas"Halo."ItseemsaprophecyaboutHalo'sexistenceiscentraltoourenemy'sreligion,anditsdiscoverywascauseformuchcelebratorychatterontheCovenantbattle-network.Duringour

initialoperationsonthesurfaceofHalo,weencounteredanalienartificialintelligence,designation"343GuiltySpark."ThisAIclaimeditsprimarypurposewastacticalcontainmentofavirulent,parasiticlifeformcalled"TheFlood."

-ThroughaconnectiontoHalo'sdeepdatacores,Iascertainedthattheringwasbuiltbyanraceofbeings(referredtobytheCovenantas"TheForerunners")asaweaponoflastresortagainsttheFlood.AsizableproductionofFloodwasinstasisonthering,andtheCovenant,eitherbyaccidentordesign,releasedtheparasite.Nottheirmostbrilliantmaneuver.

-343GuiltySparkconvincedSPARTAN117toactivateHalo'sprimaryweaponsystemandeliminatetheFlood.TheAIneglectedtotellhimhowever,that

becausetheFloodconsumesanysuitablesentienthost,HalowouldmakenodistinctionbetweentheFloodandotherlifeforms.Inshort:ifHalofired.itwoulddestroyeverythinkingbeinginthegalaxy.Human,Covenant,everything.

WhenwerealizedthatHalocoulddestroyalllife,SPARTAN-117andIdecidedouronlychoicewastodestroyHalo-stop343GuiltySparkfromcompletinghisassignedtask,anddenytheCovenantaweaponofunthinkablepower.WeusedthePillarofAutumn'sfusionreactorstostartachainreactionthatutterlydestroyedthering.I'msorrytoreportthatCaptainKeyeswaslosttotheFlood.

WithrespecttooutongoingfightagainsttheCovenant,ourtimeonHalowas

wellspent.IhavegatheredawealthofnewinformationforourdatabaseofCovenantweapons,technology,tactics,andsociety.Additionally,SPARTAN-117'sproficientuseofarms,andthedestructionofthering,resultedinasignificantlossofenemypersonnelandmaterial.

Thatbeingsaid,IfearthattheCovenantwillnottakekindlytoourobliterationoftheirholyrelic.Havingthusstruckthehornets'nest,wearenowheadinghomewithallspeed.

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_____________________#####GAMEINFO#####//////////|\\\\\\\\\\Players:1-16(w/X-BOXLivesupportorsystemlink)Developer:BungieReleased:2004Rarity:verycommonSpecialFeatures:HDTV480p,ContentDownload,Scoreboards,X-BOXLive,Voice,ClansESRB:Mature(17+)CoverArtonbox:-ShowsMasterChiefstandingneargroundleveltoadesolatedEarth

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============================-2)GameBasics-============================TheX-BOXcontrollerfitsgreatforanyfirstpersonshooter,mainlybecauseofdualjoysticks,andtheabilitytoswitchbetweennumerousfunctionswiththeoverwhelmingamountofbuttons.Halo2'scontrolsaresimple,andtakenotmuchtimetogetuseto.Irecommendyouputinvertedcontrolson,ifyou'reusetothemthatway.

KEYrepresentationforeachbutton:Thumbstick=left/rightthumbstickpads(black)ControlPad=leftdirectionalpad(black)A=Abutton(green)B=Bbutton(red)X=Xbutton(blue)Y=Ybutton(yellow)R=Rtrigger(black,underneathrightsideofcontroller)L=Ltrigger(black,underneathleftsideofcontroller)START=Startbutton(black,center)BACK=Backbutton(black,center)Black=Blackbutton(black,right)

White=Whitebutton(white,right)

______________/GameControls/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=LeftThumbstick-movescharacter,strafesleft/rightLeftThumbstickClick-crouches,holddowntostaycrouchedRightThumbstick-aimsup/down,turnsleft/rightRightThumbstickClick-zoomsscope,clickonlyonceL-throwsgrenade,firesleftweapon,boostsvehicles,brakesonwarthogR-firesprimary/rightweapon,honkshornonwarthogSTART-pausesgame,showssettings

BACK-bringsupcurrentscoreUp(controlpad)-enablesteamchatA-jumpsB-meleeattacksX-reloads(pressonce),actionbutton,holddowntoenter/hijackvehicleY-switchesweapons(pressonce),holddowntopickupsecondweaponanddualwieldBlack-swapsgrenadetypesWhite-turnsonflashlight,pressoncetoenableteam


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chat

-Movingyourcharacteristhesameasbefore.Simplyusethetwojoysticks,leftformoving,rightforaiming.Crouchingmakesyouroverallbodysmaller,andalsomakesyouinvisibletoradar,butitmustbehelddown.Thiscanmakeyourthumbsore.Certaingunshavescopes.Thesniperriflecanbezoomedtwice,alongwiththebeamrifle.Ifyouhaveoneweaponinhand,youcantossagrenadebypressingL.Ifyouhavetwoweapons,youmustdroponebypressingYonce.TeamChatisaspecialfeaturethatlet'syoutalktoteammatesacrossthemap.Ifthey'renotviewableonyourradar,presstheWhitebuttononce,thenstarttalking.Theywillhearyounomatterwhat.Theteamchatfeatureisproximityactivated,meaningitwillstayonuntilyoustopspeakingacrossyourvoicecommunicator.YouDONOThavetoholditdown.Jumpingisgreatforreachinghardtofindspots,orgettingoveraledgequicker.However,you'resomewhateasiertohit.

-Meleeattacksareveryuseful,especiallywhenclosetoanopponentoroutofammo.Itbasicallytakesyourweapon,andswingsitlikethebuttofahandle.Ifyouhitsomeonefrombehind,it'saninstantkill,alsocalledanassassination.YoucanreloadbypressingXonce,orholdingXdownwhenoveraweapontopickitup.Youcancarrytwoweaponsatatime,eitherindualwield,orondifferentslots.Tohijackavehicle,trytogetneartheperson,jump,andholdXwhenclosetoit.ThisisfairlyhardtodoonBanshees,butcanbedoneifyoutimeitright.Dualwieldlet'syouhandletwoweaponsat

once,andfirethemasifyouhadtwopistolsinhand.SimplyholdYwhenoveranotherweapon(ofanykind,doesn'thavetobesame),andyouwillpickitup.Youcannotthrowgrenadesindualwield,butyoucanmix-n-matchgunsuntilyoufindapowerfulcombo.Somegunsarenotdualwieldable,suchastheShotgun,RocketLauncher,orSniperRifle.Therearetwodifferenttypesofgrenadesinthegame,explosiveandplasma.Youcanswitchbetweenthetwobypressingtheblackbutton(ifyouhavebothininventory).

___________/ScreenHUD/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=ThefollowingsectionwillbrieflydescribewhattheHalo2interfacelookslike,andwhateachbarstandsforinthegame.

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MeaningKEY:

[1]-LeftWeaponIndicator-showshowmuchammoyouhaveleftinyourleftweapon,orgrenades(ifnodualwield).


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[2]-SecondaryWeapon-showswhatitemisinyoursecondarypossessionifindualwield,ornormalwield.Ifyouonlyhaveoneweapon,thiswillbeblank.

[3]-RightWeaponIndicator-showshowmuchammoyouhaveleftinyourright/primaryweapon.

[4]-Radar-showsenemieswithreddots,friendlieswithyellow.Thisonlypicksupobjectsnotinacrouchedposition,orwhoaremovingwithrelativespeed.Sometimesmissesstationary/slowtargets.

[5]-ShieldIndicator-InHalo2,youonlyhaveashield,andbasicallynolifebarafterwards.Ifyourshieldbarrunsdowntotheleftandisempty,HIDE.Ifyougetshotorhitwithnoshield,youwilldieimmediately.Yourshieldautomaticallyregeneratesafterasetamountoftime(usually10+seconds).

[6]-AimingReticle-thisiswhereyourgunwillfirewhenshootingaweapon.Usethiswheneveryouwanttoaimsomething.Youcanzoominonotherweapons,somakeexclusiveuseofthat.

[7]-WarningIndicators-variousindicatorswillbeshownwhetheryouhavetoreload,arelowonammo,redbeamsaroundthereticleindicatelocationofoncomingdamage.Forexample,aleftredflashingbeammeansthereisanenemyshootingyoutoyourleft.

[8]-WeaponSkins-yourprimaryvisualsonyourweaponswillbedisplayedhere.

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Aswithanyfirstpersongame,youhaveyourtypicalcharacterswhohelpnavigatetheplot,butdon'tdotoomuchroleplayingtoinfluencethestoryline.Halo2tendstogetalittlemorein-depth,featuringmorecutscenesthanyourtypicalStarTrekgame.Anyhow,thissectionwillprovidesomebasicbackgroundinfoonthemaincharacters,ALONGwithinformationonenemies(andhowtodefeatthem).

----------------------------------`@`SPARTAN-117-MASTERCHIEF`@`||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

-"Spartan117,theMasterChief,isamemberoftheSPARTAN-IIproject.Heisagenetically,biologically,andtechnicallyenhancedfightingunit,standing

sevenfeettallandweighinghalfatoninhisarmor.Hisreflexesareunmatched,hisstrengthandendurancequiteunlikeanyotherhuman,andhistenacitymoldedbyalifetimeofconscriptedmilitarytraining.TheMasterChiefisproficientinallcurrentballisticweaponsandtactics,incursion,andunarmedcombat,andhasextensiveexperiencewithCovenantmilitarytech."

=BasicallyyourJohnRamboofthegame.Lookscool,killsenemytargetsincoolmanners,andreallyknowshowtolayawhooping.HisuniqueappearancegiveshimaRobocop-likefeeling,meaninghe'sthegoodguyofthegame.About70%ofplayersonHalo2multiplayerusetheSpartanmodel,sodon'tfeelbad


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aboutusinghimtoo.CannotjumpashighasanElite,butpossessesasmalleroverallframe.

--------------`@`GRUNTS`@`||||||||

-"ThebasicinfantryunitoftheCovenant,Gruntsaredangerousingroupsbutpresentlittlethreatindividually.Short,stocky,andrelativelyslow,theywilloftenpanicwhenfacedwithsuperiorforces.However,iftheyarebeingledbyanElite,theywillstandandfight."

=Theseguysarelikeants,almostsquishableininstances.Gruntsareveryweak,canusuallybeknockeddownwithminimalammo.Mostofthemareequippedwithneedlesorplasmapistols.Tossgrenadestotakeoutpacksofem',oruseburstshotstoknockthemdown.Caneasilybemeleeattackedforaquickkill.

---------------`@`JACKALS`@`|||||||||

-"Excellentshots,theJackalsseemtobehigherinstatus--ifnotnecessarilyrank--thantheGrunts.Theywilloftenbefoundindefensivepositions,fightingfrombehindtheirdistinctiveenergyshields.Awell-used

shieldmakesaJackaladifficulttarget,butthenotchtheyusetoreturnfireprovidesaweakspotthatcanbeexploited."

=You'llusuallyfindtheseguysupinhigherpositionswithBeamRifles,orplasmapistolswithashield.Theseguyscanbetough.Grenadesworkbesttoknockthemoutfrombehind,thatorwell-placedmeleeattacks.Don'tconcentrateonthemtoomuchunlesstheyhavealong-rangeweapon.

---------------`@`HUNTERS`@`|||||||||

-"Huntersareincrediblydangerousfoes,deployedmorelikeequipmentthan

soldiers.Theyarebroughtinfordemolitionorheavydefense,andalwaysworkinpairs.ThesemassivecreaturesappeartobecomposedofmultipleorganismsthatexistwithintheHunterarmor,creatingabipedalhivecreature.Near-impenetrablearmorandadevastatinghand-heldfuelrodweaponmakeHunterpairsveryproblematic."

=Probablytheworstenemyyoucouldfaceonfoot.Huntersareverybig,almostlikeatank,yetmoveslow.Theseguysshootlargegreenblastsofenergywhichdoexplosivesplashdamage.Bestrecommendationistotakeshelter,getahigh-damageweaponandfireitatthem.Combinethiswithgrenadetosses,andhopeforthebest.Huntersaremostoftenencounteredwhileinavehicle,sotheyshouldn'tbeTOObad.

--------------`@`ELITES`@`||||||||

-"TheElitesarethecoreoftheCovenantmilitary.Excellentsoldiers,brillianttacticians,anddisciplined,aggressivefighters,theyaretheprimarystrengthoftheCovenantforce.Faster,stronger,andtougherthanHumans,theyfightinrelativelysmallnumbersbutoftenleadsquadsofGrunts.Armorcolorseemstoindicaterank,andwebelieveElitesarepromotedbasedonnumbersofcasualtiestheyinflict."


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=Elitesarethe"Spartans"oftheCovenantarmy,simplyput.Theseguyshavelargeplasmashields,butareexposedwhennoshieldisactivated.Trynailingthemdownwithdualweapons(plasmapistol+SMG),orusegrenadestosparsethemapart.Takinganelitedownamongstagroupmakesthegroupeasiertokill.StuckplasmagrenadesalsoworkEXTREMELYwellagainstthem.

--------------`@`BRUTES`@`||||||||

-"NotasreadilyunderstoodasElites,Brutesfighttogetherinapackandarephysicallystronger.BrutesdemonstratesimilarbattlefieldabilitiestoElites,andtheirnumbershavedemonstrablyincreasedsincetheconflictbegan.Theycarryaballisticexplosiveweaponwithanattachedbayonetdevice."

=BrutesaresimilartosmallerHunters,butatadquickerandmoreagile.Theirprimaryweaponisagrenadelauncherthatdoesiffydamage,buttheirmeleeattackisabladeequippednearthehandleofthegun.Trytoavoidgettingupclosetothem,butrather,usegrenadesandbulletweaponstoweakenthem.Theyhavenoshieldthough;killingthemisjustamatterofaiming.

--------------`@`DRONES`@`||||||||

-"LiketheBrutes,DronesappeartobenewadditionstoCovenantfightingforcesandarebeingdeployedenmasse.Apparentlyinsectoidinorigin,inadditiontomaintainingCovenantspaceships,theyhavealimitedabilitytoflyandareexcellentshots.Highlyintelligent,theirmasteryofantigravityflightassistancehasgiventhemanalmostinsurmountablestrategicadvantageincombat."

=AndyouthoughtHunterswerebad,theseguysareapaininthekalush.Theybuzzaroundlikebees,andstingwithmultipleplasmapistolshots.Problem

is,thereareusuallyupto10atonce,meaningyourshieldswillbecutdownlikestretchedoutcheese.Trytogetaplasmarifle,andhitthemdown(theirlifebarisweak).Getincoverwhenthereareatonintheair,becausetheirflyingadvantageistoooverwhelmingtotakeheadon.

----------------`@`PROPHETS`@`||||||||||

-"Littleintelisavailableonthesecreatures.Weknowthattheyareadministrativeorreligiousinnatureandhavelittletodowithactualbattlefieldcircumstances.Nonehaseverbeenkilledorcaptured,andtheyappeartobefewinnumber."

=TheEldersoftheCovenantrace,prophetsactliketheoverwhelmingPsychologyprofessoratyourlocalcollege.Theseguyshavemysticalpowers(theabilitytofloat).Horribleincombat,butrather,morelikeaPseudowizardyoudon'twanttomesswith.Theirmainattackconsistsofalargesentinelbeamattack,launchedsimilartoaFuelRoadProjectile.Unfortunately,youonlyencounteroneduringthegame.

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=Theseareparasiticalcreaturesthatabsorbthemselveswithlivingorganismsandmorphtheuserintoacross-hybrid.TheFloodoftenappearinvariousforms(moldedmarines,moldedCovenant,moldedeggsacks).Manyofthemwillcarryweapons,buthavesomewhatbadaim.Theirmeleeattacksarepowerful,andafewwhackscanputyououtpermanently.Theyoftengodowntospray-fireweapons.SentinelBeamsandSMGsseemtoworkwellagainstthem.TheEggsackversionsexplodetoreleaseparasites,sobecareful.

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============================-3)GameModes-============================Therealconcernovermanynewfirstpersonshootersiswhetherornottheyhaveonlinemultiplayer,andarock-em-hardcampaignmode.Thankfully,Halo2hasboth.Thissectionwillexplainsomeofthegamemodesavailable.

_________/Campaign/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=ThisistheuniversalmodethatjustabouteveryHalo2ownerouttherehasorwillplay.Campaignmodeisdesignedforsingle-player,whereyoumustgoout,

andsaveplanetEarthasMasterChief.Alongtheway,adevelopingstorywillprogress,givingyouaccesstotheCovenantaswell.Campaignmodecanbeplayedthroughco-opwithanotherfriendonthesameX-BOX,butcannotbeplayedonX-BOXLive.Thereare13levels.IfyoubeatcampaignmodeontheLegendarydifficulty,anextramapisrewarded.However,intherecentupdate,thatsecretmaphasbeenreleasedpublicly(Foundation).

___________/X-BOXLive/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=ThisistheultimatewayofgettingeverypoundordollaryouspentintoHalo2.XBOXLiveplayallowsyoutoplayonlinegamesinvariousmodesunderrankedconditions,customgames,ortraininggrounds.Youcanmatchmake

againstotheropponentsofsimilarranking,orpracticewithyourowncustomsettingsandpartiesoffriends.Partiesarecomposedbyinvitingonlinefriendstojoinyour"party."Iftheyjoin,thenthegroupstaystogether(asiftheywerepluggedinrightnexttoyou).Veryusefulstuff,butonlyforthosewhohaveX-BOXLive.ThisisdescribedindetailundertheX-BOXLivesection(Chapter7).

________/Profile/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=Thisiswhereyoucreateyourcharacter'sbasicappearancebothforonlineplayandtoholdyourowncustomsettings.Youcangiveyourplayerhisowncustomavatar,whichcanbeenhancedtoadegreewithvariouscolors,symbols,

andbackgrounds.Anyhow,profilesaredesignedtoholdusersettings,suchascontrolsandvisualdisplaysforonespecificperson.

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============================-4)Walkthrough-============================Aswithanyactiongame,sometimestheactiongetstoointensethatyoulosetrackofyourobjectives.Thisistheprimaryfeatureoftheguide.The


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walkthroughsectionwillguideyoustep-by-stepthrougheachlevel,tacticsongettingpaststickysituations,andwhentousecertainweapons.I'mgoingtoletyouknownowthatIwrotethiswalkthroughontheHEROICdifficulty,notLEGENDARY.Theonlyrealdifferencesbetweenthehigherdifficultiesisstronger/moreenemies,morelifebars,lessammo,specialsecrets(onlyonLegendary),andlessdamagepropelledfromenemyattacks.Forthemostpartthough,it'srelativelythesame.Ofcourse,completingthegameonLegendaryisataskwithinitsown.Levelsaresplitintotheirindividualsections,eachwithobjectives.Anyhow,heregoes.

*ThegamebeginswithaFMVshowingtheCovenantHolyCity,withameetingproceedingonward.AnEliteistellingastorytothefellowProphets,aboutthePillarofAutumnSpaceMarineshipwhichcrashlandedontheplanetReach.TheProphetscriticizethecommandingElitefornotstoppingMasterChief,andallowinghimtodestroytheHaloring.TheProphetsdeclarehimaheretic,andheistakenaway.ThegamethenshiftstotheEarthDefensePlateau,whichprotectsEarthfromopposingforces.We'rethenbroughttoMasterChiefplacinghishelmeton,andtalkingtooneofthetechheadsaboardaMarineship.Apparently,MasterChiefhasgottenaniceupgradetohisarmor.Thebetterthemerrier.*

____________________/CairoStation(4.1)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

DIFFICULTY:**SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+RepeltheCovenantboarders+FindtheCovenantbomb

StartoffbyfollowingtheSergeant'sinstructions.Lookattheredlightedbeams,andthenfollowhimovertothecontrolmanual.Walkintothemachine,andholdXoverthehandimprinttostartthezappertest.Onceyou'redone,entertheelevatoralongwithSgt.Johnson(whomyoumightrememberfromthefirstHalo).Enterthetraincartonceyou'reabovetoproceedtothe"real"firstmission.

*AnotherFMVsequenceshowstherestofthecommandstaffcongratulating

youonyoursuccessbackatplanetReach.We'rethenforwardedtotheElitewhowastakenaway.SomeBrutesstraphimintoanorbitaldeviceofplasmicproportions.TheEliteisthentorturedviapowerfulredbeams.Nowthatwe'rebackattheDefenseGrid,MasterChiefissalutedbytheshipCommander.MoretorturingisperformedontheElite,withouthisarmorthistime.CaptainKeyesdaughterisrewardedwithamedalforherfather'svaliantactions.TheEliteisthenmarkedwithasymbolforheresyforhisfailingactions.CortanainformsthecommanderthatalargegroupofCovenantforceshavebeenspottedonradar.Strangelyenough,thisgroupis50timessmallerthantheonethatinvadedReach.Boardingshipsaredetected.They'regoingtotryandtakeyourMACcannonsoffline.Thecommanderordersyoutodefendthisstation.*

GodownthestairstowhereSgt.Johnsonis.PickuptheSMGandBattleRifle.Followthemarinestillyoureachalargeroomwithsomebarriersonthegroundlevel.Crouchbehindtheoneinthecenter,andwaitfortheCovenanttoblastthedooropen.StartnailingtheElitesandGruntsthatpopout.Shouldn'tbetoobad.Oncethesectorisclear,headonthrough,turnrightaroundthecorner,andproceedahead.Theothermarineswillstaybacktoguardtheperimeter.Goupthestairs.Cutthroughthedoubledoors,andyou'llseesomebrokenwindowstotheleft.Grabtheturretbythefirstwindow,andreigndownsomefireontheElitesbehindtheplants.Oncethey'redown,gorightthroughtheupperhall.Proceeddownthestairs,eliminatethe


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eliteandhisfellowfriend,thenenterthemainhall.Enterbacktothemainlobby,andtakeouttheremainingtangos.Then,continuebacktowherethestairswere,andproceedthroughtheopenhall.

Severalelitesandgruntswillbetheretogreetyou.Nicetimetotossagrenade.Gothrough,andabriefLoadingmessageshouldappear.You'llknowyou'reattherightplace.Goupthestairs.Enterthehangar,andaimatthepurpletube.KnockouttheCovenantwhojumpthrough.Jumpdowntogroundlevelandlookoutthewindow.OneoftheMACgunswillbeblowntopiecesbyaninteriorbomb.WhiletheCovenantwereretreating,someeliteforcesmanagedtosneakinandplantabomb.Thedoorbehindyoushouldpopopen.Nailtheforces,andheadonthrough.Goleftdownthehall,thenenterwheretheretreatingmarineiscomingfrom.Again,moreCovenantwillbepoppingoutoftheboardingshipsviathepurpletubes.Useyourgrenadestoclearoutthemasses.

*Apparently,theAthensMACgunwasblownup,justliketheMalta.Theexplosionsarecomingfrominside.There'sabombonyourMACgunaswell.It'stimetolock-n-load.Findthebombandsavetheday.*

Looknearthemiddleoftheroomforadecliningslantwhichleadstoadoor.Headdownandengagethealiens.Thisnextpartisapartialambush.ThecorridorontherighthasanElitethatwillpopthroughthedoor,alongwiththelightsdarkening.Oncehe'sdown,you'llhearashotgunningmarinedie.Go

up,engagethe2elites,andwatchoutforoneinvisibleone.Oncethey'redead,makeuseoftheshotgunontheground.Gointothenextroom,buttakeslightcover.Nailthegruntsalongtheleft,alongwiththepeoplemanningtheturrets.There'soneplasmaturretalongthefarwallaswell.UseyourBattleRifle.Plasmagrenadesworkwellhere.Takeouttheelites,moveahead,andentertheleftcorridor.Proceedupthestairs,andtakeoutthe6alienswhopopthroughthenewdoor.Moveahead.

You'llmeetupwithDaughterKeyes,whoseemstobehavingsometrouble.GrenadeandshoottheCovenantinthehall,andhelptheothermarineseliminatetheremainingtangos.Onceclear,goright.You'llrunintosomeflyingEliteswhoambushtheroom.Takethemdown.Refertoyourradarfortheirpositions.Onceyou'reintheopen,makeuseofyourBattleRiflefor

snipingthemoutoftheair.Backtrackunderyourpreviouspositionuntilyouseeadoormarked"Portside."Enterinside.Whenyouseethetwomarines,prepareforatoughpart.SeveralDroneswillflyupandambushyou.Trytotakecoveralongtherightwall,andsnipethemperiodicallywithalongrangeweapon.Plasmariflesworkaswell.Nowthatthey'redone,waitfortheelevatortorise.SnipeofftheCovenantaboardit,thenhopon,andhittheswitchtogodown.

Whenyoureachbottom,headthroughthedoor,andmakesureyouhavetheBattleRifle.StartsnipingtheEliteontheplasmaturret,thentheotherflyingelites.Oncethey'redown,proceedahead,hoponthrough,uptothedoorintheupperleftcorner.HeadintotheGroundControlelevator.ThenextparthassomeGrunts,andabout5-6Elitesguardingthebomb.Useyourplasma

grenadestostick

*CortanaenterMasterChief'shead,anddefusesthebomb.Anenemycruiserisheadingupontheirposition.MasterChiefdecidestousetheCovenant'sbombagainstthembyflyingoutintospace,andleechingitontotheirship.Hejumpsbeforelandingontheshipitself,butthebombplantsitselfandexplodes.TheregoesonebigmothercluckerCovenantship.*

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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:**SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+DefendtheMarinesuntilhelparrives+RendezvouswiththePelican+FindtheMarinesfromseconddownedPelican+DestroytheCovenantontheshoreline+Takethehighwaytunneltothebridge.

*Apparently,theCovenantmanagedtolandonEarth,butonlyinonespecificspot.It'syourjobtolandontoEarth,andhelpsavewhatcanbesalvaged.Unfortunately,alongtheway,agiantCovenantcreatureblastsdownyourtransportvehicle,andyoucrashlandinsideanurbansetting.TimetolockN'loadmarines.*

Shakeoffthecrashlanding,andfollowthemarinesouttowardstheopen.You'llfacenumerousenemiesonthislevel,includingmorerandomambushes.Makeuseofyourteammates,andsticktogether,untilit'stimetorockn'roll.Onceyoureachtheopenareawithathree-storybuilding,you'llseesomeCovenantreinforcementsarrivefromabove.Thisiswhereitgetstricky.Makeyourwaytothebuildingwiththemachinegunuptop.SeveralCovenantElitesandGruntswillpopoutfromthesidealleyalongtheright.Again,moreJackalswillpopoutintothecourtyard,somakeuseoftheheightadvantage.SeveralDroneswillappearfromupabove,somakeuseoftheturret

athand.YoumayhavesomeBeamRiflesontheextremeheightsaswell,althoughtheyappearoccasionally.GetaBattleRifletodealwiththem.

*ThePelicansaysthatifyoucanmakeittotheothersideofthearea,theycanpickuptheMarinesviaanewLZ.Johnsoncommandsamarinetosatchelopenthegate.*

TwonewHunterswillarrive,thankstothedestructionofthegate.Notmuchyoucando,excepttrytotossplasmagrenadesatthemandhopeforthebest.Usetheturret,alongwithclosefiretoeliminatethem.Theytakealotofhitstogodownaswell.TheGateisrightnearthecourtyard,fairlydark.Headonthrough,androundthecornerstowardsthePelican.Johnsonwillgetpickedupbyoneofthetransports,astheyneedhimelsewhere.Continueahead

withthefellowmarines.Makesureyouhavealong-rangeweptotakeouttheJackalbeamriflesnipersahead.AroundthecornerisaloneJackal.Nailhim,grabhisBeamRifle,andhitthetwosnipersstraightaheadonthetwodifferentfloorsofthedestroyedbuilding.Then,startsnipingouttheDrones.You'llhavemoreJackalsnipersalongtheleft/rightbalconies,alongthefarsides.SomeEliteswillpopinaswell,tohelperupttheparty.You'llfindthemunderthesidebalconies,onemayevenhaveaswordatthispoint.

Oncetheareaisclear,headdownthealleytotheleftwheresomefellowmarinesare.WatchoutforthetwoBeamRiflesnipers(oneonleftalley,secondstraightahead).TheEliteswillpopoutfromtheright.TherearealsoseveralscramblingGrunts.Godowntheleftroadwheretheflippedvehicleis.

Moveahead,clearouttheremainingCovenant,andentertheHotelwheretheothermarinesare.Godownthedarkhallway,andturnonyourflashlight.AsmallambushofElitesisahead.MakeuseofyourPlasmagrenades.Whenyoureachtheopen,nailthetangostotheleft,thenwatchfortheCovenantshipintheopenontheright.Killthereinforcementsthataredroppedout.Now,getintothedriver'sseatoftheWarthogthatappears.Timetoclearsomealienforcesoutonthebeach.Drivedownthroughtheditch,andtakeoutthealiensnexttothePelican.Then,moveahead,andherecomesthetoughpart.Therewillbeabeamriflesniperinthefloatingtower,alongwithseveralElites/Gruntsonthegroundlevelnearthebeveledcargoboxes.Takeyour


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time,spiralaround,andletyourgunnerdothework.Ifyourwarthogisdestroyed,gobacktothePelican,andmakeuseoftheGhostthere.WatchoutforsomeEliteGhostsaswell.

Nowthatyou'vemadeitpastthispart,gathersomeammo,becauseyou'llbefacingmoreofthesame.Roundthecorner,anddriveupahead.You'llhavenumerousCovenantforcesunderbothlargeturretthings,alongwithareboundingshipthatwilldropafewGhosts.Trytogetbehindtheghosts,andletyourgunnernailoutthedriver.Otherwise,ifitgetshairy,youcantrytorunthemoverforthesplatterkill.Again,keeptheplasmafiresoffofyourwarthog,becauseyouneedyourgunneralive.Ifyou'rerestrictedtonovehicle,trytohijackaGhost,orkillthedriverwithaBattleRifle,andtakeoverone.GetthegunnertoshootofftheturretsontheCovenantCarrier,andheadupoverthenexthump.Thisnextpartwillhavearepeatofbefore,withseveralGhosts,alongwithashelteredbuildingnearthebeginning.Ifyouloseyourwarthog,retreattotheshelter,becausetheCarrierwillcontinuetopounddownredplasmafire.Oncetheareaisclear,headtowardsthemarkedwaypointonyourmap.Youwon'tbeabletogettheWarthogupthere,sotrytograbanearbyGhost,andboostahead.

Eventually,aMarineWarthogwillcomeupfrombehind,ifyouwanttohitcharide,butIrecommendyoustayintheGhost.Zoomupahead,andnailtheCovenantatthecheckpoint.Boostovertheramp,butwatchoutfortheflyingDrones.Trytotakethemoutfirst(alongwithanyoneontheturretinsidethe

pileofmass).Then,clearthenextblockade,andblastahead.Suddenly,alargephasonbeamwillblastthroughthehighway.Thisisthatbigmothercluckerfrombeforethatshotusdown.ThreetofourGhostswillappearandtrytoambushyou.Strafeandnailthemdown.Onceit'sclear,moveaheadagain.Watchforyourhumanwarthog;hemightgetstucknexttothecargobox.Ifhedoes,redirecthimout,andthroughtherightside.Blastahead.You'llrunintoseveralElitesatacheckpoint.Nailtheturretfirst,theconcentrateonthemenbehindthebarriers.They'reeasytokillinaGhost,andyou'llfindaspareonebehindtheblockadeincaseyouneedon.Makearightupahead,andcontinueforth.Suddenly,you'llnoticeafleetofShadowsmakingtheirwaydowntheHighway.You'llhavetobloweachofthemupfrombehind.

Ifoundthatit'sbesttotakeoutthebackplasmaturret,thenboostahead,andnailtheEliteDriver.Ifyou'reintheWarthog,trytoavoidtheshots,andhitbothturretssinceyourdriverwon'tbeexperienced(unlessyou'redriving).Ifyoudestroythemearly,you'llrunintoyetanotherShadowahead.Interceptitaswell.Usethesameplanasbefore.Thisoneisjustatestbeforereachingtheendofthelevel.

_________________/Metropolis(4.3)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:**SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+CrushCovenantresistanceonthebridge

+Makeyourwaytothesurface+RegroupwithMarineforcesinthecitycenter+BoardanddestroytheScarab

*Rememberthatbigmothercluckerfrombefore?Well,it'sactuallyaScarab.Unfortunately,itwipedthroughoneofthemarineplatoons.Instead,yourreinforcementsdropdownaScorpiontankwhichyoucanuseontheCovenant.Nowwe'retalking.Where'smyCubancigar?I'mgonnabesmokin'emallaway.Anyhow,theSargemakesonemoresmartcommentaboutwhattheladieslike.*


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MakeyourwayontotheScorpionTankbyholdingdownX.ThistankhasgotamachinegunturretwiththeLbutton,andatankcannonontheRbutton.Usethecannonforexplosivesituations,andthemachinegunforinfantryproblems.Remember,don'tletanyinfantrygetnearyourtank,otherwise,theycanblowitup.IfyourunintoaBanshee,andcan'tseemtotakehimdown,usetheMachineGuntolowerhisshieldsandeventuallyblowhimup.Boardthetank,andheadupthebridge.Ifyouwant,youcanletsomefellowmarineshitcharideonyourtank,althoughthey'llprobablydieintheprocess.Thetankhasa"slight"arconitsshots,sotrytoaimslightlyaboveonFARshots(300metersorhigher).Atrioofghostswillbealongtheright.Fireacoupleofshotstoblowthemup.AnenemyWraithuptopwillstartfiringPlasmashotsfromthetop.Ignoreitfornow,untilyou'reinrange.Justdon'tgethitbytheblueplasmaballs.Ittakesabout3-4shotstoeliminatetheWrathpermanently.Fireacoupleofshots,andwaitfortheblueexplosiontoknowyou'vedonegood.

Alongtheway,you'llrunintocasualghosts,butthey'reeasypickingswiththecaliberonthistank.Whenyoureachthepeakofthebridge,it'sgonnagettougher.SomeCarrierswillambushyoufrombehind,onthesides.Fireafewshotsatem',andletyourfellowmarinesRPGthem.Watchfor2Bansheesbehindyouonthediagonalflanks.Movedownhill.Abouteightghostswillcomeupthebridge,butattimedintervals.Takethemoutintheir2-3groups.Whenyougetclosetotheembankment,3-4Bansheeswillappearfromabove.Take

themoutwiththeturret,andwatchfortheseriesofGhostthatattackonthegroundaswell.Oncethey'retakenout,anotherseriesofBansheesappear.It'llgetatonmoreseriouswhenthetwoWraithsappearfromthetunnel.Useyourtankgun,andtheassistanceofanyalivemarinesifpossible.Proceeddownthetunnel,andeliminatethesmallaliensurvivors.Whenyoureachtheyellow-jutteddoorway,you'llnoticeafriendlyWarthogappears.Hopoutofthetank,andgettheShotgunthatthemarinegivesyou.Now,headuptherightpathway,andoverthroughthecrack.

Thisiswhereitgetssticky.SeveralEliteswillbemixedinwiththebarricadesbelow,withGruntsofcourse.However,therewillbeBeamRiflesnipersinthebackground.Hopefully,you'llhavesomeMarinesleftwhohaveRocketsequipped.Leavethemtotakecareofthegroundforces.Youshould

concentrateonsnipingoffthebackgroundsnipersifpossible,sincethey'reveryannoying.Moveaheadtowheretheredflashinglightis,alongtherightwall,andgrenadetheremainingCovenant.Headthroughthehallway.You'llrunintooneortwoCovenant,thenawideopenspaceupahead.GrabaBeamRiflefromtheJackalbefore,andsnipeoffALLoftheJackalSnipers.Theseguysareveryannoyingbecauseofthewideopenarena.OneofyourWarthogswillspiralarounddistractingtheenemy.IfyouhaveanyRPGguysleft,they'lltakeouttheGhosts.Ifnot,thenconcentrateonsnipingtheJackalsfirst,thisisthebiggestpriority.TrytogettheGhostdriverssecond.IfyourWarthogisalive,hopinthebackwiththeFuelRodCannon.Yourdriverwilltakeyouintothenextarea.Ifyou'reonfoot,grabaBeamRifle,andsnipeofftheJackalatthefarendbythetunnel.TwotofourGhostswillbumrushyou.Ifyou'reintheWarty,pickthemoff.Otherwise,stickwithPlanB,get

cover,orpickuptheRPGonthegroundrightneartheentrance.Eitherway,you'llhavetogetclosetotheWraith,unlessyouhavetheWarthogwithyou.

Nowthatthisisdone,proceedthroughtheopentunnelahead.You'llmeetupwithyetANOTHERWarthogwhoisbattlingsomeGhosts.TaketheGhostsoutfirsteitherviaaWartyorrocketlauncher.Now,Irecommenddrivingtheoneyoucurrentlyhave.YourmarinesarenotsmartenoughtoevadetheupcomingWraiths,soyoushoulddrive.MakesureyouhaveaGunnerthough.Proceeduptheroad,andcutaleft.You'llintercept2Wraiths,alongwithaCarrier.TheCarrierwillbedroppingGhostsaswell,sogettheGhostsfirst,then


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nailouttheWraiths.They'llbefairlyimmobile,nottoomuchofathreat.Also,watchoutforthe3BeamRifleJackalsonthebridge.Youcanprobablyevadethem,butifyou'reonfoot,they'regoingtobeyourprimepriority.Oncetheareaisclear,anewwaypointshouldappear.

*ThegroupofmarineswillinformyouthattheirLt.washituponlanding.Nottomention,thereareseveralConvenantforcesintheperimeter,andtheannoyingScarabfrombefore.It'stimeMasterChieftookapeekonhowtheScarabexactlyworks.*

Followthesoldierashetakesyouthroughtheirlandingzone.Whenyoureachthetop,youshouldbeoutonabalcony.TheScarabshouldblowupyourScorpion,thenproceedoverboard.Gouptheslantededgeoftheroof,thenmovebackpastthewaterandthroughtheslidingdoor.

*Afteralloftheasswhoopin',MasterChiefpopsoutfineasadime.TheSargeisthereintimetopickhimupaswell.Unfortunately,theProphetRegretisjumpwarpingbacktohishometowninthemiddleofthecity.DaughterKeyesdecidestogoinafterhimbecausehe'llescapeinotherwiseflawlesscondition.Shewarpsinwithhim.We'rethenbroughtbacktotheCovenantworldwhereourtorturedEliteisbroughtintoaroomwiththeHierarchCouncil.TheseguysruleoverthepreviousProphetslikeyellowbutteronatoastedrye.Anyhow,oncetheBrutesleave,theHierarchwantsthetorturedElitetobecomethenextArbiter,sortoflikeaherowho

protectsthecodeoftheCovenant.ThetorturedEliteplacesonthenewarmor,andisinstructedtogoassaultatrueheretic(nothim),butratheronewhohasbeenspeakingagainstthehighercouncil.YourmissionistokillthisHereticforhisbetrayingactions,alongwiththosethatfollowhim.Unfortunately,hispositionisonaremoteplanet.Youareshippedofftothislocation,alongwithsomeElitetroops,andaretodosomestealthkillingforyourcountrymen.*

__________________/TheArbiter(4.4)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:***

SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+LocatetheHereticLeader+PursuetheHereticLeader

So,thegamedecidestotakeatwistingturnandputyouintheroleofoneofthecovenant.Strange,nowait,verystrange.Anyhow,you'restartoffonthelandingpadoftheship.Headtothenearbydoor.OneoftheneatfeaturesofyourArbiterarmoristheabilitytocloak.Pressthewhitebuttonwhenyouwanttocloak.Asmallclockwillappearintheupperleftcorner.Whenitrunsout,you'revisible.Also,itwillrecharge,somakesureyounotewhenitdoes,andcontinuetousethecloakingfunction.You'llalsostartoffwiththenifty,yetlethal,EnergySword.Thisbabycanalmostspellinstantkillwiththeamountoforganicblooditspurtsoutfromyouropponent'sbody.I

recommendusingitonlyonElites,sinceithaslimitedammo(about5plasmaperswing).Quicklymovethroughtheseriesofdoors,cloak,andhittheguardfrombehind.UpaheadwillbeafewmoreHeretics.GrabaCarbine,anduseitasyourprimarygun,withyourswordasabackup.PickofftheGruntsthataredownthedecline,andtheremainingCovenant.Headdownthepathway.Becarefulnottofalldown.

Roundthecorner,andthencloak,andengagetheroamingguardsbytheelevator.Therewillbe1-2Hereticsinsidetheelevator,sokeepyourguardup.Proceedinside,andyourfellowElitewillloweritwithyou.Onceyou


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reachthebottom,cloakandentertheroom.You'llnoticethatsomeofthe"SacredLibrarians"havesidedwiththeheretics.Anyhow,startengagingtheenemy.You'dprobablybebestgrenadingtheclusterontheright.Trytomakeyourwaytothefarwindow,andhittheswitch.Thiswillopenthedoorforyourshiptocomein,andprovidereinforcements.Alongtheway,severalGruntswillappearfromtherightwithFuelRodCannons.Snatchoneup,anduseitsomeoftheapproachingtroops.You'llgetanEliteortwotohelpyou.Watchoutnearthefarend,asaSwordsmanwillenterthearena.Takehimoutfromafar,orbehind,becausehissworddoesaninstantkillallthetime.Oncetheroomisclear,getsomefreshammo,nades,andmoveonward.Inthenextroom,you'llhaveseveralGruntsandHereticstolaywasteto.Fortunately,noneofthemwillbeopposingthreatsuntilyoureachtheblueconveyorbelts.Watchoutforaheavyambushfromthesides,includingseveralHeretics.SticktogrenadesandDualNeedlersforcarnage.

Proceedthroughthebluedoor,andsneakupontheloneguard.EliminatetheGruntstoyourleft,thenturnaround,andmakequickexistenceoftheHeretics.Continuedownthespiralstairstotheleft,andyou'llrunintosmallscatterlingsofGruntsandHeretics.Useyourplasmagrenadestotakeoutthebunches,andCarbinethemdown.There'sareloadtoyourSworddownbelow.Now,headthroughthenextalleyway.Goaroundthecircularpath,eliminatingtheHereticsastheyappear.Useyourplasmagrenadesnearthecanisterstohelpgetsomeexplosivematerial.Onceyou'vecleareditout,composeyourself,andheadthroughthedoortotherightattheend.Headinto

theleftdoor.

*Suddenly,theHereticLeaderescapesintoaBanshee,andsayshewillprotecttheOracle.Ashefliesaway,youreceiveorderstohelpescortyourmothershipastheytrackhiscoordinatesdown.*

Startoffbylookingonyourradar.Anambushwillcomeeithertoyourleft,oryourright.Intercepttheoncomingforces,thenproceedoutside,andhopeintoeitherBanshee.Followyourwaypointtoyourmothership,anddefendit.You'llhaveaseriesofnumerousBansheesattempttoattackit.Thisisfairlysimple,sinceyoujusthavetoshoottheopposingBansheesdown.They'reweak,andhavelimitedmaneuvers.MybestrecommendationistoboostwiththeLtriggerafterthem,andjustkeepfiring.Getusetotheslowrangeonthe

plasmalasers.Firethemaheadofdistanttargetstointercepttheirpathofflight.TheBansheealsohasaVERYusefulBansheeBomb.PressBtofireit.It'ssimilartoaFuelRodCannon.It'sbesttouseonstationarytargets,likeplasmaturrets,butworksalsoonflyingvehicles.YournextgoalistotakeoutalloftheBansheesuntiltheydiscoverwhichoneistheHereticLeader.Keepfollowingyourship'swaypoint,andkeepdestroyingtheBansheesthatfollow.Ifyougetclosetothebase,andtheturretsfireatyou,simplydestroythemaswell.Believeitornot,thefuelrodturretsarewaymoredamagingthantheflyingBanshees.

Whenyoureachtheupperechelonofthebase,you'llfind2spareBansheesrestingnearthelocationwithmostoftheFuelRodturrets.Irecommendswitchingtooneofthemtoreplenishthedamagedonetoyourprimaryhull.

ContinuethesearchfortheHeretic'sship.Asusual,Bansheeswillcontinuetocomeinpairsoftwo.Eventually,yourmothershipwillinformyouthatthepositionoftheHeretic'sshiphasbeenlocated.Helandedononepartofthebase.ClearthelandingzoneviayourBansheebombsandplasmafire.Waitfortheguardstocomeout,andtakecareofthemaswell.LandonceyourGruntsareontheground.Headonin.

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DIFFICULTY:****SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+Escapetheinfestedlabs+FindtheHereticLeader+Cutthethreecablesholdingupthestation+PursuetheHereticLeaderbacktothehangar+KilltheHereticLeader

*YourfellowforceswillenteroninwherethesupposedOracleis.However,oneofyourElitesremindsyouthathehassmelledthisstenchbefore.Smellslikechickentonight!*

Moveaheadintothenarrowcorridor,andmovethroughthedoor.You'llbeabletoseeafirefightdownbelowwithsomeCovenant&Flood(zombiesfromthefirstHalo).Unfortunately,itappearstheFloodwerevictorious.Headthroughthenextdoor.Jumpdowntogroundlevel.Youwillthenstarttoheargroaningandmoaningsoundsinthebackground.BecarefulasanonsetofFloodparasiteswillstarttoattackyoufromallsides.You'llgetanoccasionalFloodZombiewhopopsdown,butthey'llbefairlyeasytokill.YourfellowElitewilltellyoutomoveon,whiletheywaitformorereinforcements.Movethroughtheopendoorahead.Whenyoureachtheelevator,numerousLibrariansandFloodZombiesshallappear.TrytopickupaSentinelBeam,andstartfiringatallthebogiesaroundyou.YoumayhavesomeEliteslefttohelpyou,buttheyprobablywon'tlastlong.KeepalternatingyourSentinelssoyou

haveafreshloadofammo.Makesureyoudonotfallofftheelevator,asitequalsinstantdeath.Keepfiringdownthemotherloadastheyjumpfromabove.Again,moreLibrarianswillappearalongwiththem,whichmakesaimingatthemeasewiththeSentinelBeam.

Whenyoureachthebottom,adoorshouldopen.Gothroughit.Movethroughthehallsupahead,andgrabaCarbineifyoucan.Then,enterthroughthenextdoor.You'llhearsomeCovenantforcesdukingitout.Smashtheglasswindows,andstartengagingboththeHereticsandFlood.Whentheareaispartiallycleared,jumpdown,grabaSentinel,andstartblastingawaytheParasites.MoreHereticswillpopupabovetotryandsnipeyou.GrabaCarbineandtakeem'out.Takeshelterifnecessary,becauseyou'llbeshotquiteoften.There'salsoaplasmacannonatoneendoftheroom,butit'sfairly

ineffectiveatkillingtheFlood.Afteryou'vekilledthedrop-downenemies,lookBEHINDyouimmediately.Hereticswillpopoutofthedoor.Startgrenadingthem,andtakingshelterontheoppositeside.AmixofFloodwillpopdownaswell.Onceit'sclear,movetothelockedroomthatopenedup.Thedoorwillopen.Cloak,andproceedforward.

*YourEliteinformsyouthatthestormisabouttohit,soyoumustfindtheleaderoftheHeretics,now!*

Quicklymoveaheadusingyourcloakasyougo.AvoidtherightpathwayasaseriesofHereticsandGruntswillrushdownwithNeedlers.Taketheleftside.You'llrunintominimalresistance,butnothingyoucan'thandlewithyoursword.Moveahead,andyou'llalsohavesomereinforcementsforbackup.

Reachthetop,butbecareful.SomeHereticswillbewaitinginsidethepillarstoambushyou.Trystickingthem,butuseyourcloakaswell.Whenyoureachthetop,cutbackintotheopenarea.You'llseealargearena.Movein,andengagesometroops.TheHereticLeaderwillretreat,andhidehimselfinsideanenergybarrierontheothersideoftheroom.

*AcutscenewillrevealthattheHereticisprotectedfromthestorminaminorroom,andhecursesyouandyourtroopstodieinthestorm.Fortunately,theniftyArbitersayshe'llcutthecablesholdingthestationtogether,toscaretheHereticoutofhishidinghole.*


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Startgobacktowardsthebeginningoftheroom,andclimbthestairs.Asyouproceedupwards,aseriesofLibrariansandFloodwilldropdown.Continueyourwaytothetop,untilyoureachtheelevatorswitch,andhitit.Whenyoureachtheupperechelonarea,itgetstougher.Therewillbeabout4-5Librariansatonce,alongwithseveralFloodZombiesambushingyou.Youshouldseethreeblue/whitedottedpillars,attriangularcoordinatessurroundingyourposition.Runuptotheselocations,pulloutyourEnergySword,anduppercutthemtodestroythem.Oncethey'realldown,thestationwillstarttogointofreefall.Quicklyrunbacktotheelevatorthatbroughtyouup,andpresstheswitch.Whenyou'rebackintheroom,hopbackdowntothegroundfloor,andgototheforcefieldroom.EliminatetheHereticsinside,thendropthroughtheelevatorhole.Proceedthroughthenextdoor.You'llrunintoafrenzyofFloodthatrushyou.Pulloutyourswordanddecapitatethem.Now,rundownthespiraluntilyoureachabottomdoor.NailtheElitesguardingtheHangarentry.Proceedinside.

*TheHereticLeaderjumpsinaBansheeandfliesaway.OurArbiterdoesthesametopursuithimtohisdeath!*

Apparently,heranawayagaintoanotherhangarstation.Quicklyfollowyourwaypointwhichshouldbeslightlytoyourleft.You'llhaveabout4Bansheestodealwith,andthey'restrongerthanfrombefore.MakeuseoftheBansheebombtoeliminatethem,andplasmathemdown.Useyourboostifyou'reflying

uptooquickly.

*Whenyoureachthewaypoint,theArbitercrashesandmissesthelanding!Thankfully,hediditforsuspense,andwasholdingontotheledge.Heclimbsup,andproceedstosneakupontheHereticLeader.*

Runupthroughthenextdoor,andstarttoengagetheFlood/Librarians.ManyoftheZombieswillbeveryaggressive,andattempttojump-rushyou.Jumptogroundlevel,andcutarightthroughtheopendoor.Gorightagain.FollowtheHeretictotheleft,andgothroughthedoorway.Proceedupthespiralingstairwell.Notethatyou'llfaceseveralZombies,andplentyofParasites.Tossoccasionalgrenadesbehindyoutoholdofftheoncomingrushasyourushupstairs.YoucancatchacoupleofHereticsfrombehindaswell.Whenyou

reachthetopdoor,you'llentertheconveyorsectionfrombefore.Cloakpastthem,andeliminatesomeoftheHereticguardsalongtheleftwall.Entertheleft"open"doorway,nottheupperarea.Proceedtothetop.

*TheHereticLeaderattemptstojumpontohisspaceship,butyouintercepthim.Unfortunately,343GuiltySparkisback,andreadytocausesomedeceitfulchaos.TheHereticLeaderthenfiresattheArbiter,andspawnstwoHereticbosses.Timetodukeitout.*

Thisbossbattlecanbeextremelytoughonhigherdifficulties,becauseofthealmostinstant-deathyou'reyieldedifyou'reseenby3oftheenemies.TheideatorememberisthatonlyoneisthetrueHereticLeader,whilethetwoothersareholograms.Startoffbyimmediatelycloakingandrunningtothe

left.You'llfindaSwordreloadtotheright,butmoreimportant,afreshPlasmaRiflealongtheleft.Therearealsosomeimportantplasmagrenades.Ifyoukillahologram(eitherbystickingorslicing),theHereticLeaderwillrespawnanotherone.Payattentiontowhichoneheis.Usually,InoticethattheHereticLeaderstaysontheupperpartofthemap.Keepusingyourcloak,andtrytogetunderhim.Jumpup,tossagrenadeandtrytostickhim.Ifyoudo,jumpagain,anddoaswingingswordslice.Ittakesabout2-3sliceswithouthisshieldtoyielddeath.

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HighCouncilofhisaccomplishment.ABrutethenzapcontrolstheannoyingOracle,andplaceshiminacontainmentjar.Afterall,343GuiltySparkwasresponsibleforthefirstHalogame.Now,we'refastforwardedtoourhumanallies,wheretheyhavejustjumpwarpedintotheareaoftheCovenantBattleship.Yetagain,anotherHaloisdiscoveredrevolvingaroundaCovenantplanet.It'sactivated,andreadytobeusedatanysecond.It'stimetolockN'loadMasterChief.*

_________________/DeltaHalo(4.6)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:***SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+ClearthelandingzoneforthePelicans+Extendthebridge,andcrossthechasm+PushthroughtheCovenant-heldruins+Reachthetowersinthelake

*YouandsomeotherMarineswillbelaunchedviayourlandingpodsontoHalo'ssurface.Suddenly,afewCovenantforcesrealizeyourpresence,andstartfiringtheirplasmaturrets.*

Whenyoureachtheground,immediatelylookup,andholddownR(withyourRocketLauncher)tolockontotheplasmaturret.Blastitout.Now,moveup

thehillalongwiththeothermarines.Whenyoureachtheentrancetothesteps,takecoverasyou'llfaceseveralElitesandGruntscomingoutofthetemple.WatchonthefarleftasanElitewillsneakbehindyou.UseyourBattleRifle,orDualPlasmastomoveonup.Youcangetgreatreloadcoverbehindthetemplepillars.There'sabeamriflesniperatthecenterofthetemple,closetoadarkwindow.Takehimoutasapriority.Onceclear,gouptop,andgrabthebeamrifle.ThePelicanswillstarttocomein,buttherearesomeCovenantPhantomsaswell.WhenthePhantomapproaches,pulloutyourRocketLauncher,andnailtheturretsonthePhantom.Ifyoutimeitright,youcanalsohitthereinforcementsthatdropdownaswell.Yetagain,someElitesmaysneakintothebottomofyourbase,soeliminatethemwithsomewell-timednades.Onceyou'reconfidentit'sclear,goout,grabsomescavengerammo,thenretreatbackin.AnotherPhantomwillbedroppingtroops

in.Usethesamestrategyasbefore.Ammowillbemorescarce,sotrytogetyouralliestohelpyououtonthisone.

Nowthatthelandingzoneisclear,twoPelicanswillarrive.Jumpintothedriver'sseatoftheWarthogthatappearsthanksyourfortunateSpaceMarines.Now,drivestraightaheadandtotherightofthemaintemple.You'llseeahillyroadthatleadsuptothe"bigbuilding"inthecenteroftheisland.ThreeBeamRiflesniperswillbereadytogreetyou.Strafeandsidewindtoavoidthem.Goright.Whenyoureachtheareaupahead,therewillbeabout3plasmaturretsthatneedtobetakenout.WatchoutforthetwoGhostsbythestation.There'salsoaWrathontheothersideofthebridge.StartoffbyeliminatingtheGhostsandnearbyElites.IfyourWarthogflips,hijackaGhost,andfinishofftheremaininghostiles.Takecoverbehindthebuilding,

andgoinside.Youshouldseeaholeuptop.Jumpdownintoit,andengagetheenemies.Itmightbewisetotossafewnadesfirsttoletthemknowyou'rehere.Presstheswitchagainstthewindow(pasttheidol),andthebridgewillbeextended.Now,headonout,eliminateanysurvivors,andwaitforyourPelicantodropdownaScorpion.Hopin,andmakesureyouralliesareonaswell.Now,startfiringyourcannonatthetwoWraithsontheotherside.Moveacrossoncethey'redown.TwoBansheeswillhityoufromtheleft,alongwithfourGhostsfromthetunnel.

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Ghosts.Moveahead,watchoutforinfantrytroops,andcannonoutthetwoplasmaturrets.Continueaheadtothenextopentemplearea.Knockoutalloftheturrets,troops,andabout6-8Ghostswithyourcannon/MG.Shouldn'tbeaproblematall.Taketherightpath,pastthefountain,upthroughthetemplestairs.Continueintothenextarea,butveryslowly.TakeouttheflankingGhostsfromtheleftpathway,andwatchforplasmagrenadesbeingtossedbyGruntsbythepillars.Godowntheleftdecline,andusethesamestrategy.Cutaright,andyou'llseeanother"large"structure.Bewearyofwhenyoufireyourcannonshots.MoreGhostswillbum-rushfromnarrowalleysandthestepsontheleft.Takeouttheplasmaturretstoo.Goalongtheleftside,andspiralthroughthecenter(underthetemple).Eventually,you'llreceiveamessagefromCortanathatsaystoclearalandingzoneforthePelican.Goalongtherightsideofthetemple,andgetoutnearthespikes.HelpyourgroundforcescleartheCovenantforcesbytheshields.Moveaheadnearthepillars,andstarttakingoutmoreGrunts/Elites.Headintotheinnertunnel.

Whenyoureachthenextgrassyopening,bepreparedtoengagesomemixofElites/Jackals/Grunts.Nothingtoospectacular,butconcentrateontheblueElitessincethey'reatadstronger.Moveuptheleftstairswhencleared,andrunahead.Engagemorecommonersattheambushspotahead,buttakeshelterbehindthelargeboulders.Godownthroughtheleftcave.Herecomesoneofthetrickiestpartsinthelevel.You'regoingtofaceseveral"Jackal"snipers,andmanyofthemarehiddenbehindthetrees,bushes,andwilderness.Ifyouhaveanyteammatesalive,watchthemgoforth,andseewherethe

attacksoriginatefrom.YoucanusethattopinpointtheJackals.Otherwise,takeyourtime,zoomthroughtheleaves,andhopeforthebest.ThereareusuallytwoJackalsinthelowerleft.Oneistoyourright,slightlybelowtheupperpathway.Youcangetafreshloadofbeamriflethere.You'llalsofindaBattleRifleinsideacanisteralongthepath.Jumpdown,thencutbacknearthewaterfall,andtwomoreenemieswillbepresent.Suddenly,you'llgetambushedbyabout5-6Dronesfromtheair.Takethemout,thenbacktrackalongthelowerleftside.Goupthehill,andtakecover.SomemoreJackalsniperswillappearatthefarendfromadarktunnel,alongwithaguidedElite.Cutupintotheleftpath,butbecarefulassomeDroneswillambushyoufrombehind.KilltheEliteahead.

Movethroughthetunnel,alongtheleftpath,andregainsomeofyourlost

ammo.SnipeofftheElites/Jackalsahead,orclosecombatthem.Eitherway,therewon'tbeanyflankingsnipers,soyou'redoinggoodrightnow.Whenyoureachthedeadend,curlaleftupthepath.You'llreachtheendofthepath,withawide-openviewoftheinstallationinthecenterofthelake.Youhavetomakeyourwayintothebellyofthebeast.StartoffbysnipingofftheJackalsniperspatrollingthedeck.Thereare2-3aroundtheperimeter.Now,concentrateontheElites/normalguards.Jumpdowntothenormaldeck,andgrabtheweaponsinthecanistersifyouneedaweaponsreload.ThePistolsworkwellontheDrones.Rundownthepathway,andenterthroughtheslidingdoors.Crouchandpeakaroundthecorner.PulloutyourBeamRifle,andsnipeoffthecenterHonorGuard.Now,3-4moreGuardswillhopdown.SomewillhaveSwords,otherswillhaveskills.Trytotakethemoutastheygetnear,orstickthem.DONOTletthemswingtheirswordsnearyou.Grabaswordwhile

you'reatit.

*Beforemovingonward,Cortanasaystostophere.ShetranslatedtheCovenantmessageoftheProphetofRegrettobethathe'sgoingtoreleasethefiringmechanismonHalo,andcarveanexplosionintheuniversebeyondbelief!Keyeswilltrytostoptheindexfromoccurring,butyoumusttaketheProphetout,andsetauniversalrecordforthefirstProphetbeingkilled!*

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/Regret(4.7)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:***SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+Makeyourwaythroughthefirstsetoftowers+Ridethegondolatothefartowers+Passthroughthesubmergedstructures+Reachthemaintemple+KilltheProphetofRegret,andescape

Asusual,you'llstartbackinthesametempleroomwiththehologram.Immediatelyrunupstairsandtakeshelterontheleftledge.Nailthe2-3Elitesthatpopout,alongwiththeDrones.You'llhavetwomarinesforbackup,whichisrarelyenoughthesedays.Nowthatthisareaisfinishedoff,gothroughtherightdoorwayandoutintotheopenarea.TherewillbetwoJackalsniperstonailoff,alongwithsomeGruntsandElitesalongthemainpathway.You'llalsofaceaSwordsmanElite.Takehimoutimmediately,grabhissword,andwielditagainsttheopposingfoes.Moveacrossthesmallplateau,butdon'tgooverthetop.Instead,taketheunderroute,andgrenadethebeamriflesniperontheotherside.Now,rushtheleftalongwiththeElite,andtakethecovertentrance.Gothroughthisspiralroom,takingdowntheminoropponents.Upaheadwillbeanarrowwalkway,withsomepillars.Usethepillarsforcover,peakout,andsnipeoftheJackalsnipers.Itcangetfairlytricky.Ifyourunoutofammo,youmayhavetogrenaderush,andsteal

aBeamRifle.Anyhow,rushtheEliteswiththesword,andyoumayalsonoteashipblastingofffromthestation.

Getuptothefountainarea,andproceedonwards.Suddenly,aPhantomwilldropdowntwohunters.Takeshelterinthelittlestonehut,andtrytoBeamRiflesnipetheheadsoftheHunters.Theseguysaretough,andstickingthemwithgrenadeswillweaken,butonlystirthem.Avoidmeleeattacksorgettingwithintheirrange,asyou'llbetoast.Onceyou'rethrough,waitforyourPelicanstolaydownsomereinforcements.You'llgetsomehumansupport,alongwithseveralweapons.GrabtheSniperRifle,andtheShotgun,astheSwordisnearlyoutofammo.StartsnipingtheCovenantonthegondolaapproachingfromtheshipthatdetachedbefore.Then,getupclose,andeliminatetherestofthem.Gototheheadoftheshipandactivatetheswitch.Now,you'llfacea

seriesofDrones.Theseguysareeasyworkthankstotheshotty.Whenyougetclosetothemid-floatinggondola,trytosnipeasmanyDronesandElitesasyoucan.Itmaygettough,becausetheseDroneshavedualpistols,butyou'llgetusetoit.Youcanjumpover,andre-equipifyouwish.Now,jumpbacktoyourmaingondola,anditwillfloattowardstheship.Whenyougetfairlyclose,getalongrangeweapon(preferablyCarbineorSniperRifle-fromyourremainingally),andnailthe2Jackalsonthelandingplatform.Snipeofftheturretguardsaswell.Afewmorewillpopout.Repeattheprocedure,andenterthroughthelowerdoorway.

EngagetheJackals/Gruntsinsidethesmallroom,andenterthenextone.Jumpontothestair-likeplatform,andgoup.Waitabit,andsomeJackalswillpopupfromanelevator.Apparently,thestructureisgoingtosubmerge

underwater,andyoubetterhurryunlessyouwanttoswim.Jumpintotheelevator,andhittheswitch.

*Duringthebrieftransport,CortanainformsyouthatRegretwasaskingforforgivenessafterprematurelyattackingEarth.Apparentlythere'ssomehiddenconspiracygoingon,andwe'reabouttofindoutwhatitis.*

Youwillthenbeatthesubmergedstateoftheship.Moveout,andheadtothenextroom.You'llreachalongnarrowsubstation.Killthe10Gruntsinsidetheroom,thenheaduptheslantedwalkway.Inthenextlargeroom(witha


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largehologramofaRegret),starttosnipetheJackalsontheleft/rightsidesoftheroom.You'llrunintoseveraldronesthatappearonceyourstealthentryhasbeenbreached.Makeyourwayalongtherightsideoftheroom.Whenaboutthreereddotsappearonradar,thesearetheHonorGuards.Becareful.TakeouttheSwordsman,grabhisSword,andwielditagainstthem.ThetoughpartistoavoidthetwoHuntersthatappearinthemiddleoftheroom.Youdonothavetokilltheseguys,sinceyoureallydon'thavethefirepowertotakethemdown.Concentrateongettingtothefardoor,andwatchforthequickrushofanEliteandhisfellowCovenant.Oncecleared,headdownthefloor.TheHuntersshouldchaseyouintothissmallroom.Now,goontotheoppositesideoftheroom(wheremostoftheJackalsniperswere),andpickupsomefreshBeamRifleammo.Now,herecomesthetrickypart.Theyshouldbe"stuck"intheroomyouwerejustin.Starttossingplasmanadesontothem,andstartBeamRiflingtheminthehead.Makesureyoufireoneshotevery2seconds,soitdoesn'tovercharge,yetkeepaconstantstreamoffire.Oneshouldgodown.Repeatforthesecondone.

^NOTE:Ifyouhavetrouble,youcantrytofindDualPlasmaRifleslyingaround,attempttodualfirebothatonce.AHunterwillgodownafteraboutonefullclip,andacouplemoreshots.OnlyproblemisthatPlasmaRiflesarefairlyrareinthisroom.OneoftheHunterGuardcarriesone,alongwithoneoftheDrones.

Oncecleared,movebacktothatsmallroomwhereyouhadthehunter,andround

thecorner.Enterthesmalldoorwayahead.SomecloakedCovenantwillbeinthenextroomunderthewater.Thesearesimilartoveterantroops,sobeverycareful.YoucanBeamRiflesniperifyoudesire,althoughit'sfairlydifficultlockingon.IprefertoruninwithDualPlasmas,hidebehindthepillars,andgraduallytakethemout.CarefulfortheSwordsmanwhosprintsoutattheend.MakesureyourefreshenyourSword.Moveuptheinclinedpath.Roundthepath,thenenterthenextelevator.

*Again,CortanainterceptsanotherencryptedmessageacrosstheCovenantbattlenetwork.Apparently,TruthhasdisregardedRegretasacompletefool,andthathewillbesparedfrompublichumiliation.Ofcourse,you'regoingtobekillinghim,sothat'sonemorefavor.*

Jumpoutoftheelevator,andcrouchtowardstheSwordsman.Assassinatehimfrombehindfortheeasykill,andswipetheopposingfoesthatattempttostopyou.Refreshyourswordisnecessary.Now,moveahead.Again,we'llseemorefoolishpropagandafromRegret.Whenyoureachtheopen,beverycareful.GrabaCarbinefromthepreviousHonorGuard,andstartsnipingofftheDrones/Grunts.Makeyourwayupthehill,andnailoffthe2-3Elites.You'llgetmorehumanweaponsupfromabove,thankstosomePelicanreinforcements.TaketheSniperRifleandBattleRifle.Moveaheadtowardstheyellowcave.Looktotheright,andstartsnipingoffthebeamrifleJackals.Makeyourwayovertowardstheleft,andtakeoutmoreofthesameGruntswiththeirfriendlyElites.Theirshields"seem"stronger,sotakeitatadslowerthannormal.Reachthefarend,andyou'llfindonelastgondolawhichleadstothemaintemple.PickupsomeSniperammo,andmakesureyougrabtheRocket

Launcher.Jumpontothegondola,andhittheswitch.About3-4Bansheeswillengageyouasyoucrosstothemaintemple.UsetheRocketLaunchertolockonandshootthemdown.

^NOTE:ItisIMPOSSIBLEtohijacktheBanshees.Ihavetriedseveraltimes.Bungiedisabledthefeatureduringthispartsoyoucouldn'tjackoneandflyitstraighttothemaintemple.Instead,theywantyoutotakethegondolianway-hehe.

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muchtroubleforyoursniperrifle.Whenyougetfairlyclosetolandingwiththetemple,starttosnipeoffthenormalgruntsneartheturrets.Then,focusontheshieldJackals.Onceclear,jumpaboard.

*AlargeCovenantfleetisseenflyingoverhead.CortanasaystohurryandkillRegretbeforethatfleetcaninterruptthemission.*

Suddenly,severalCovenantforceswillpopoutofthemainentrance.Engagethemwithyoursniperrifle.Makeuseofacoupleofplasmanadestospicenuptheparty.Boardthemainentrance,andthenroundthecorner.Therewillbeafewnormalenemies,butseveralElites,includingHonorGuardsfromtheupperdoor.TakeoutthetwoSwordsman,andmakesuretograbanenergysword.Remember,stickingplasmagrenadesontheseguysareyoursafestbet.Movetotheupperdoor,butbeCAREFUL.SeveralGruntswillappear,alongwithHonorGuardElitesdownbelow.TheProphetisstraightaheadintheroom,nearthecenter.Youcanactuallylaunchrocketsathim,whichtakeseveredamage,whichiswhyit'sbesttoconservethemforlateron.Don'tequiptheSwordyet.Instead,putonDualPlasmaRiflessoyoucanbattlethenormalguardsfirst.Thebeststrategyistoluretheenemiestowardsthelargeslidingdoors,thenretreatbacktothehall,andshootthemastheycomein.Thedoorhasadelayopen/close,whichmeansyoucanreload,orregatheryourshieldsquiteeasily.Ifyoulookaheadintheroom,you'llnoticetheProphetRegret.RegrethasalargeSentinelBeamattack,exceptitdoesnearlytwiceasmucharmordamage.Youcanlockrocketsontohisform,andattempttodestroyhim,

butit'sbesttocleartheroomofdefaulthostilesfirst.Now,tokillRegret,youhavetogetclose,jumpup,andholddownXtograbaholdofhim.Fromhere,youmusttabBtomeleeattackhim.Afterawhile,he'llteleportaroundtheroomtovariousspots.Itshouldn'tbeanytroublethough,becausetheHonorGuardssortoftaperoffduringthefight.Keepbeatinghimdown,andhe'lleventuallydie.

*MasterChiefstartstorunasthePhantomsfireaphasonbeamwhicheradicatestheentiretemple.MasterChiefisthrownintothedepthsbelowofthetreacherousseas.Then,somegianttentaclecreaturegrabshim.WearebroughtbacktotheHolyCityintheCovenantEmpire.TheArbiterreturnstofindoutthattheBruteshavebeendesignatedas"official"guardsoftheProphets,ratherthantheEliteswhichhavebeenformany

years.AfterintenseinterrogationswiththeLibrarian,aSacredIconisthekeytocontrollingthepowerandastonishmentoftheHaloweapon.TheHierarchwantsyoutoretrievethiskey,andbringitbacktothemsotheymayyieldthepoweroftheHalo.You'rethendroppeddownontothesurfaceofastrange,yetfuturistictemple.*

__________________/SacredIcon(4.8)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:**SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+LowertheContainmentShield+Power-upthefourAbsorberstolowertheContainment-Shield

+MakeyourwaythroughtheFlood-infestedWall+RendezvouswithyouralliesintheCovenantcamp

Startoffbymovingforward,andengagingthetwoLibrariansthatappear.YourCarbineshouldbeyourprimaryweaponofuse,butfindaSentinelBeamasyoursecondary.SomeoftheLibrarianswillhaveplasmashieldsaroundthem.Lookalongthewallforabigwhiteholenearthetop.Shootittillitexplodes.Lookalongtherightwall,andblowtheotheroneup.ThiswillstoptheLibrariansfromspawning.Lookattheleftpillar,andshootthebluepylonsymbolsonit.Thiswilldropthepillar.Jumpdownthepitthatappears.When


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youreachtheend,shootdownthenextpillarthesameway.Proceeddown,andmoveahead.NaildownthenumerousLibrariansthatspawn,andcontinuedownthesmalltunnel.Again,you'llbeabletonoticesomespawnholesfortherobotsalongthewalls.Makesureyoushootthem,otherwiseyou'llhaveatonofchasers.Yetagain,you'llhavetoengageanotherpillaranddropdownafloor.You'llnoticesomeCovenantbeingengagedupahead.RushtotheSavior,andknockoutthespawnpointsifyouwish.Then,criss-crossoverthebridgesasyoumoveahead.Again,moveforward,andyourElitewillwarnyouthatsomeBruteshavefallenattemptingtonailtheShieldGenerator.KnockofftheusualspawnpointsandLibrarians.

You'llfinallyreachacornerwithanotherpillar(boytheyknowhowtobuildbases).Nailitdown,anddropdownwithyourfellowcomrades.Repeattheprocedureforthenextroom,andyou'llfinallyreachawideopenareaahead.There'llalsobealargeLibrarianinthecenter.Haveyouralliesdistractthelargerobot,andpulloutaSentinelBeam(orCarbine).Peltoffhistwolegsfirst,thenleapunderhim,andshoottheunderside.Thisshouldblowhimtosmithereens.Now,lookatthefourlargebluepillarssurroundingyourposition.Iactuallygoofedupatfirst,tryingtogetall4tolightupatonce.Instead,grabanearbyPlasmaPistol,andrapidlyshort-shoottheblueinsigniaonthepillaruntilitshootsupward.Dothesameforthethreeothersones.Youdon'thavetogetthemtosemi-lightatonce!Hittheswitchthatpopsupfrombelow.Someminorrobotswilltrytobotheryou,butthey'llbefutiletoyourpowerfulSentinelBeam.

*You'llstarttodriftacrossthechasmtowardstheinnersanctuaryoftheLibrary.YourPhantomwillattemptentry,butisquicklyambushedbyseveralplasmaturretsandmultipleFloodcreatures.Itpullsback,leavingtherestoftheforcestoyou.*

Startoffbyimmediatelynailingasmanyshotsasyoucanonthe"big"Librarian.Remember,legsfirst,thenworkonthesmallerLibrarians.They'llkeepspawning,sotrytomakeitforthelargeblackdoor.Getontopoftheplatform,thenleapover.Meanwhile,severalhumanistic-Floodzombieswithweaponswillengageyou.Problemis,theytendtoconstantlyhopoutofthewalls,alongwithLibrarians.Makeyourwaytotheendofthehall.Nailthepillarwiththeblueinsignias,anditshoulddrop.

^NOTE:ThebestcombinationtotakedowntheFloodistheSentinelBeam&SMG.Ashotgunworkswellinclosequarters,butthey'refairlyrare.

Movedownthehole,andproceedtotheright.Usethesameplan,andmovetothepillarattheend.You'llrunintoasmallambushofFloodtroops,butnothingyoucan'thandle.Whenyoustarttohearmarineradiocommands,headsup.GrabtheShotgunontheground(orspareSentinelifyouprefer),andtheSMG.You'regoingtorunintosomeShottyFlood,alongwithmeleeones.TheShottyonesaredangerous,soavoidthem.Mybestbetistocloakyourselfandsimplyrunstraightaheadtotheendofthetunnel.Ifyoutrytocombatthem,theywillkeeprushingfromthewalls,andtheLibrarianswillgetintothemix.Also,SuicideFloodwillappeartointerceptyouaswell.Makeittothe

end,nailthepillar,anddropdown.Runtotheleft,andcontinueyourpattern.LettheLibrariansandFlooddukeitout,Romanianstyle.Youshouldfindanotherpillartosinkalongtheleftcorner,andproceedalongwithit.Theairshouldbeadirtygreennow.Becareful,asyou'llhavetocrosssomenarrowledges,orelseyouwillfall.Irecommendthatyoucontinuetocloak,andevenwhenuncloaked,DONOTfire.ThefiringofaweaponsortofputstheFloodonhyper-alert.You'llreachacheckpoint,andstarttocrosssomeinvisi-bridges.

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You'llfindonemorestaggeringpillartoknockdownalongtheleftwall,neartheendofthetunnels.Dropdowntwomoresetsofpillars,andyou'llfinallynoticealargeopenarenaofsomesort.Gotothelowerrightcorner,andpickuptheEnergySword.Shootthepillarinthecenter,anddropdown.YourPhantomwillbelayingdownsuppressivefireontheCovenantal-Flood,butitseemsfairlyineffective.Again,avoidfiringyourweapon.Theseguysaremuchstrongerwiththeirmeleeattacks.Instead,cloak,andnailthepillarinthemiddle.Avoidthemeleeattacksanddropdown.Now,moveaheadintotheopenfield.You'llhavesomealliedElitestohelpyou.Moveacrossthebridge,andcontinuetoengagetheFlood.You'llreachasmallencampmenttotheleft.Usetheboosterpadtotakeshelter,andthePlasmaturretsforheavyfire.Ifounditbesttoslice-n-dicewiththeswordforthispart.Oncecleared,you'lldiscoverthatyourCovenantCampisalittlefurtherin.YoucanfindaRocketLauncheronthegroundnearthebeginningofthestonehedges.Grabit,thenentertheleftcave.Again,moveoutintotheopen,andengagethesurroundingFloodaroundtheplasmaturrets.Onceyou'reready,getreadyforanambushattackbytheFlood.Severalwillapproachfromallsidesofthebase.TrytousetheRPGandpeltthemdown.SwordswipethelargerFloodcreatures.Plasmaturretsarefairlyineffective.

*Yourreinforcementswillarrivetogreetyou.AbriefemotionalspeechisgiventomotivatetheElitesforthefinalpushintothelocationwiththeSacredIcon.Itcomesdowntothismissionbaby,forCovenantandfreedom.*

______________________/QuarantineZone(4.9)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:***SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+PushthroughtheQuarantine-ZonetowardsTheLibrary+Link-upwiththeSpec-OpsLeader,andbreakthroughtheFloodbarricade+RetrievetheSacredIconbeforetheHumans

StartoffbyimmediatelyjumpingintotheSpectre.Youshouldgetagunner,andanyElitesthatarealive.Now,proceedtowardsthebrownshutterdoor.A

largeLibrarianwillappear,alongwithminorones.Avoidtheexplosivefloatmines,andtakethemallout.Guideyourselfthroughthetunnel,andyou'llrunintoanotherambushofLibrarians.Fortunately,yourgunnerfocusesonthestrongpointsofthecreatures(althoughhedoeshaveatendencynottofire).ThegreatadvantageisthatyouDONOThavetoeliminateallthesecreatures.Instead,workontheLibrariansfirst.Now,anenemyWarthogandScorpion,alongwithminorGhostswillappearfromshudderdoorsbelow.IrecommendgettingofftheSpectre,goinginvisible,thensneakingupontheScorpion,holdingdownXtohijack,andkeeptappingB.Killthedriver,butdon'tblowupthetank.Instead,jumpin,andusethetankagainsttheFlood.TheScorpionhasextremepower.Movetothefarendwherethereinforcementscame,andproceedthrough.Goupthepathandyou'llreachpartoftheoutside.TheroboticLibrariansareeasytoknockdownthankstothetankcannon.Use

machinegunfireforthelegsontheBIGLibrarians.Thereareabout3-4alongtheway,alongwithminorFloodonanambush.

Gointothesmallnarrowtunnelsatthebottom.YourPhantomwilllaydownsomereinforcements,someofhis"best"warriors.Youshouldstillhavethetankbynow.ThoseBIGLibrarianscaneasilybenailed.StartknockingofftheWraiths,onebyone.TheseareENEMYWraiths,notfriendlies-theFloodhijackedthem.Waitforyour3Elitestobedropped,andletthemboard.Godowntheleftpathway,andeliminatethetwoGhosts.TAKEshelterbehindeitherthestatue,orVERYclosetotheicecave.AFloodRPGwillambushyou


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onatimedelay(about15seconds)afterengagement.Thisguycaneasilydestroyyou.Makesurehedies.There'salsoanotherRPGontheothersideofthebridgewhichmustbeeliminated.Moveacross,andmoreGhosts/Floodtokill.Crossbackovertotheleft,anditwillgettricky.Therewillbe4-6moreGhoststoengage,alongwithseveralLibrarians.Theytrytoclusteratonce,sogetfairlyclosetothecave.Proceedonin.Whenyoureachtheotherend,therewillbeanothercombatingScorpion.Don'tengageit,buthopethemajorLibrariankillsthedriver.Ifhedoes,bailout,andboardthisone.Yourallieswilltakeovertheotherone,andhelpyouout-doubletime.FocusontheminiLibrarians,thenmakeyourwaydowntothesmallcrevicealongthewall.Bailout,andrunthroughthehole.Roundthecornerandreachtheend.

You'llnoticeSEVERALLibrariansbattlingtheFlood.ThisnextpartistrickybecausetherearetoomanyLibrarianstoactuallyfight,butrather,youmustcloakallthewaytotheotherside.Ifounditbesttocloak,takeshelterunderthefirstlavapillar,waitforittorecharge,recloak,andsprinttotheunderalleyoverthere.Runthrough,andkeepcloaking.You'llbenearsomelargelavacrystalswhenalargeLibrarianplummetstotheground.Cloak,andgothroughthiscrevicetowardstheoppositesideoftheroom.Enterthroughthenextcavewaytoproceedonward.You'llbeinaroomsimilartobefore(withalltheLibrarians),butwithonlyafewFlood.Don'tgetconfused,thisroomisdifferentthanbefore.Originally,IthoughtItookthewrongtunnelbackwards.Moveahead,throughtheseriesofboxes,andcloak.Sneakup,and

useyourRocketLaunchertotakeouttheenemyWraith.Youcanavoiditaswell.There'saspareGhostinthemiddle.SeveralGhostsandnormalFloodwillengage.LookintheleftcornerforaScorpion.Grabit,andwielditagainstthem.

MovethroughthetunnelwheretheseriesofGhostscamefrom.You'llhavetoengageafewWarthogsandGhosts.You'llalsodiscoveraSpectredroppeddowninthemiddleofthefield.Moveonupthehill,andengagethemajorityofGhosts/Wraithwhichengageyou.Crossoverviathesmallbridge,andheadupthehilltowardsthepeakofthebase.TherewillbeanotherScorpionoppositeofyou,2LargeLibrarians,andaWraithtotheright.Youralliesareprobablydeadbynow,thankstosomehorribledrivingskills.Movetowardstheright,andwatchforabumrushofGhosts.Enterthelargeopendoorwaytothe

building.TherewillbeseveralinfantryFloodtotheleft,alongwith3MGturrets,andpossiblyafewGhosts.Keepblastingawayatthecannon,andprotectanyalliesfightingtheenemy.Moveuptothetallcolumndoor,andgetoutofthevehicle.Goinonfootfortheicon!

*TheArbiterandtheSpec-OpsleaderrunuptotheelevatorwhichleadstotheIcon.Fortunately,theleadersayshewillstaybehindandattempttoholdofftheFlood.Meanwhile,youmustridetheelevatortothetopwherethesacredobjectcanbefound.*

Thenextpartisveryrepetitive,soI'llkeepittoaminimum.AconstantflowofFloodSwordsmen,Gunners,andmini-muncherswillkeephoppingontotheplatform.Youmustfightthemoffastheelevatorslowlytravelstowherethe

objectis.There'snothingreallydistinct,excepttheSwordsmenincreaseneartheendoftheride.Useplasmagrenades,yourswordforeliminatingthem,andDualSMGstopushthemback.YourPhantomwilllaydownsuppressivefireneartheendoftherideaswell,tohelpyouthroughtheeaseofmowingthealiensdown.Whenyourleadergivesyouthecommandtohurryandgettheicon,beforethehumansdo,quicklysprintofftheboatandgoleft.

*Unfortunately,CaptainKeyesgrabsontoavine,andreachesovertograbtheIconwithease.Thankfullythough,theArbiterknocksoutSgt.Johnson,kicksthegirl'sbootay,andgrabstheIconforhisHierarch.Anothertwist


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isaddedtothestory.TheBrutescomeinandsnatchbothofthehumanhostages.Notonlythat,buttheyinformtheArbiterthattheywillbetakingcreditforretrievingtheIcon.TheArbitersaysthathewillinformthehighcounciloftheirdeceit,butTartarus,theBrute,saystheyorderedhimto.TheArbiterisshockedandplummetsintothedepths.*

*We'rethenforwardedintoMasterChief'shead,whereweseeagiantFloodcreaturegrapplingboththeArbiterandMasterChief.ItappearsthatthegiantcreatureistheParasite,orleaderoftheFlood.Apparently,hetriestotellbothsidesofthestory,andmakebothmenunderstandthattheIconmustberetrieved,andstoppedbeforeHaloislaunchedbytheHierarchProphets.TheArbiterismildlyconvincedthatHaloisaweapon,andMasterChiefthinkstheParasiteisright.HethenwarpsbothofthemofftoindividuallocationswheretheycanattempttostopHalofrombeinglaunched.Suddenly,MasterChiefgetswarpedrightinthemiddleoftheProphets'ceremony,wheretheyareannouncingthattheyhavetheIcon.Thiscan'tbegood,becauseseveralBrutesarelurking,andreadytokickbutt.*

_________________/Gravemind(4.10)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:****SECRETS:n/a

OBJECTIVES:+LocatetheProphetofTruthandtheIndex+RescuetheMarinesbeingheldinthedetention-block+FollowtheProphetofTruthtothefartower+StoptheProphetofTruthfromboardinghisPhantom

Thecircumstancesareveryslim,asyou'reinstantlyspawnedintothekingroomoftheHolyCovenantEmpire.DamnthatParasitetohell.Suddenly,twoBrutes,alongwithsomeGruntswillrushyou.KilltheGruntsfirst,takeshelter,getDualweapons,andfireback.Bruteshavenoshields,whichmakesthemextremelyeasytokill.They'realsoslower,andlessintelligent.However,theyhavearushingmeleeattack,andcanbedevastatinginclosequarterbattles.Eliminatethefirstwave,andthedoorswilllock.Asecondwavewillrushinfromthesides.Usethecornersoftheroomtorechargeyour

shields,andworkslowly-oneatatime.Fortunately,Brutesareexposedtoplasmasticks,butkeeptheNeedlers.TheBrutePlasmaRifleseatawaymoreplasmaenergy,buthardlydodamagetothemselves.Again,you'llface2-3moreseriesofenemieswhicharelayingdowntrouble.KeepmakingsureyoupickupNeedlerammoasit'sabsolutelynecessary.Eventually,someCarbineBruteswillcomedown.MakesureyoutaketheCarbine.Aftertheguardshavebeeneliminated,Cortanawilltellyoutogotoanearbypedestal,inordertoopenthedoor.Movetothedoorinthebottomcornerwhichhassomeredonit.

*CortanaaccessestheCovenantbattlenetworkanddiscoverstheProphetTruthisholdingtheIndex.Youmustretrieveitatallcosts.*

Moveahead,andthefrontdoorwillopen.EngagetheGruntsthatappear,and

peekaroundthecornertoengagethe2Brutes.They'llhaveCovenantRifles,sotrytopickthemoffwithyours.Ifthatdoesn'twork,youmayhavesometroubleadvancing.TrystickingthemwithPlasmaGrenadesotherwise.Reachthetop,andproceedthroughthedoor.TwoHonorBruteswillbestandingthererightaway.Makequickuseoftheirinsolence,anddispatchofthem.Watchforabumrushofmeleeattacksthough.Now,moveslowlyintotheroom,butstayclosetothisbaseentrance.SeveralmoreGruntswillappear,alongwithDualPlasmaTurrets,andseveralBrutes(includingaCaptain).Focusontheunderlingsfirst,becausetheBruteShotisn't"really"asdevastatingasyou'dthink.UsetheCarbinetoeliminatetargets,andwhenyourunlow,pick


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upDualNeedlers,andtakeouttheannoyingBrutes.

*CortanasaysthatTruthistravellingthroughthelowerdepthsofthetower.Shewantsyoutousetheanti-gravpad.Justdropintotheholebelow.Itdoesn'tlooktoosafe.*

Jumpthroughtheholebelow,andyou'llslowlybelowered.Turnaround,andengagethe5minortroopsthatappear.MakesureyougrabtheBeamRifleasasecondaryweapon.Headonthroughthedoorwheretheenemiesappeared.Continueupahead,butwaitfortheenemytroopstoscatteronby.Goleft,andproceedtotheend.EngagethetwoBrutes,alongwiththeirGrunts.CortanasayssheispickingupMarinelocalerespondersbelowyourposition.YournewpriorityistorescuethoseMarinesbeingheldbelow.Moveahead,andyou'llhaveseveralCovenantbeingstodealwith.WhentheBrutesretreatbackward,trytosnipethemintheheadwiththeBeamRifle.Moveaheadtotheend,andagain,therewillbealiftupahead.Unfortunately,thereareabout4-5Brutes,includingaCaptain,alongwithyourtraditionalforces.Youcanignoretheforcesifyouwish,butI'drecommendtakingouttheCaptainwiththeCovenantCarbineorBeamRifle.Heusuallyhidesinthecenter.Theliftisonthegroundfloorinthecenter;justhopontoit.Whenyoureachthebottom,IMMEDIATELYtossaplasmagrenadeattheBruteinfrontofyou.It'sextremelyhardtoassassinatehim.Runaway,anddropdownalevel.Dothesamebefore,engagingsmallenemiesasyoumovealong.It'stoohardtofightintheupperlevels,becausereinforcementskeepgettingpoundedout.Whenyou

reachthethirdbottomfloor,youshouldbeabletofindaBruteForceagainstthewall.Tryusingitontheenemies.Worksquitewell.Movetowardsthedoorattheend,andyou'llhave4-5Brutestoengage.They'reguarding3humanMarines.Oncefreed,proceedaheadtothenextgroupofMarines.

Now,movebackthroughthedooryoucamethrough.Backinthecenterroom,moreBrutes/Jackalswillappearasreinforcements.Nailthemdownastheycometotheelevator,andtakeouttheCaptainwiththeBruteShot.Headuponefloor,thenlookforCortanaononeofthepedestals,andproceedthroughthisdoor.Again,you'llhavesomeguardstoeradicate,andtheremainingMarinesshouldbefreed.Now,headbackoutthesameway.MakesureyoupickupsomeoftheBruteShotammoontherackattheendofthehall.Movebacktothecenterroom,andsomemorereinforcementswillarrivetointerceptyou.Shoot

themdownasusual(they'llcomedownthegravlift),andthenproceedupthebouncingpad.Gobacktothecentergravlift,andjumpup.You'llnowflybackuptowhereyouwerebefore.Suddenly,wecanoverhearaconversationofTruthashebroadcaststosomeofhisfellowCovenant.Movestraightahead,andBruteShotthegroupofElitesinyourway.SomeDroneswilltrytointerceptaswell.MakesureyoupickuptheEnergySwordrightwheretheliftlandedyou.Movethroughthedoor,andtherewillbesomeElitesupahead.TheinterestingthingisthattheBrutesandEliteswillbefightingeachother,sothisalleviatessomepressureoffofyourself.Whenyoureachthedoorupahead,aquickDronerushwillprotrudeout.Beverycareful,becausethey'reledbyaCaptainDrone.It'sbesttojustDualPlasmafireanythingthatpopsout.

Continueonwardasusual,andyou'llrunintomoreCovenantresistance.They'llbeengagingeachother,soitshouldn'tbetoobad.Cutaleftafterthedoor,andyou'llbeinafairlyquietroom.BECAREFUL.TherearetwoHuntersaroundthecorners.Ratherthanattemptingtokillthem,distractthefirstonebyleapingontotheblock,andshootinghim.Runaroundtheothercorner,towardsthedoor,andignorethesecondHunter.Thisnextpartisverytricky.AstheCovenantarefightingeachother,rundowntherightside,avoidtheBeamRiflefire,andmakeittotheotherside.TakeoutanyJackalsorElitesthatfollowyou.Now,continuethroughthedoor.Refillonanylostgrenadesorammo.CortanainformsyouthattheCovenantjustdestroyedtwoof


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theirownships.Apparently,anuprisingistakingplace.Moveahead,andjumpontotheWarpBridgepad.Ontheotherside,starttoengagetheminorforcesattackingyou.TheEliteswillbedistractedbytheBrutes.Slice-n-diceifnecessary.Proceedalongtheleftpath.Whenyoureachtheotherend,snipeofftheremainingHonorBrutesfromtheCovenantbattle.Moveup,pickuparechargedSwordontherack,thencontinueahead,anduptheupper-leftpath.ThisnextpartisVERYannoying,becausetwoanti-gravEliteswillambushyou,andthey'reveryhardtohit.Irecommendluringthembacktotheemptyroom,andPlasmaRiflingthemdownbyshootingslightlyaheadoftheirprojectedpath.Then,gobacktotheroom,eliminatetheremainingtroopswiththesword,andgrabtheCarbine.SnipeoffthetwoHonorBrutesacrossthebridge.TheybothhaveBruteShots.Onceacross,headthroughthedoorandgoleft.

Inthenextroom,theDroneswillengagetheflyingElites,andtherearesomeBrutesontheotherside.Useyourprevioustactics,andtherearesomeBeamRiflesontherightwhichcanbeused.Moveacrosstothedoor,headonout,andcrossthebridge.Grabthenewsword,andBeamRifleontherack.Goleft.Again,you'llseesomeBrutesnailingdownpoorlittleGrunts.TakeouttheBrutes,thenmovealongup,andgoacrossthebridge.Finally,you'llreachadoorwaywhichappearstoenterthefartower.Onceinside,you'llnoticeahugeincline.Snipethe3BruteswhichattempttorushyouwiththeBeamRifle.Runuptheincline,andgothroughthedoor.Moveleft,andtakeouttheJackalwiththeBeamRifle.Jumpdown,movealongtheleft,andslowlymakeyourwaytotheupperright.Avoidengaginganyenemiesunlessthey

approachyou.AFuelRodCannoncanbepickedupalongtheway,whichisliketheCovenantversionoftheRocketLauncher.Moveuptheleftpath,andyou'llseeaSwordrack.Becarefulthough.TwocloakedSwordsmenwillattempttonailyoufrombehind.NailthemwiththeFuelRod,grabafreshsword,andmovetotheright.Enterthroughthedoor,butbecarefulinthisnextroom.There'sonecloakedElite,andseveralGrunts.Proceedonward,andusethesamestrategy.Whenyoureachthethirdroom,therewillbemanypatrollingunits.

Gettothecenteronthegroundfloor,andjumpthroughthegravi-pad.Now,sliceanyonewhopopsuptheGravipad,andshootthesurroundingElites.MovetowardstheNorthdoor.Whenyoumovethrough,severalBruteswillbefightingeachother.Youcanengagesomeofthem,butyou'llneedtocleartheway

first.AseriesofDroneswillattacktheElitesinthemiddleforsupport.Rushaheadtowardstheinclineofthehill.ThisnextpartisVERYtrickybecauseabout6-8Grunts,4-5Drones,2Hunters,and2-3Eliteswillappear.Ifyoudon'thaveaFuelRodCannon,takeouttheleadGrunt,andusehisagainstthem.Otherwise,tosslotsofPlasmaGrenadesandhopeforthebest.Youmayhavetoretreatforapreviousweaponifthesituationgetsbad.Continueaheadintothebattlearena.Severalenemieswillappear,includingBrutesversusElites.FocusontheFuelRodEliteintheupperright.Takehimout,gettheFuelRod,andstarttakingouttheHunters.TheBruteswilldiequickly,soworkbestagainsttime.Movetothemaindoorattheheadoftheroom.CortanainformsyouthatshedetectsJohnsonandKeyespositionnearby.It'stimeyoukickedsomeBolivianbutt!

Movethroughthedoor,and6-7RoyalEliteswillrushyou.ConcentrateontakingouttherangedoneswiththeFuelRodCannon,asthey'reaseriousthreat.TheSwordsmanisn'ttoobad,butdon'tlethimgetclose.Sprintforward.

*Tartarustakesthehumanprisonersaway(KeyesandJohnson),andTruthhandstheIndexovertoTartarus.Unfortunately,someFloodbeingsrushtheCovenant,andoneoftheProphetsisengagedbyaheadeater.Truthtellshimtobackoff,andnotworryaboutit.TheGreatJourneyisaheadforTartarus.*


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________________/Uprising(4.11)/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=DIFFICULTY:*****SECRETS:n/aOBJECTIVES:+DefendyourselffromtheBrutes+ExactvengeanceontheBrutetraitors+Fightyourwaytothecanyonfloor+RazetheBruteencampment

*TheArbiteriswarpedintosomemysteriouslocationontheplanet,withatempleinnearsight.HepicksupthePlasmaRifle,andpreparestoavengeagainsttheveryBruteswhobetrayedhim.*

Headupalongthepathtoyourleft,andpickupthesword.Engagethe3Brutes,slicinganddicing.DualPlasmaRiflesworkwell.Useyourcloakingwhenyouneedarecharge.You'llhave4-6moreBrutesupahead,with3BruteShotstodealwith.Trytokeepcloakingandslicingwheneverpossible.Plasmastickingisyourbestchoice,asitconservesyourenergyswordammo.Oncethey'redead,moveaheadupthehill.You'llmeetafellowElitewhohasaswordequipped.Timegetsomevengeance,eh?SeveralotherEliteswillbedroppedinfromabove.Movethroughthedoor.Thisnextareawillhaveabout7-10Brutes,afewJackals,andsomeminorDrones.TrytofocusonBrute

ShottingtheBrutes,orsneakingupwiththecloak.TrytokeepyouralliesalivebutflankingtheBrutesviathesidepathway.Reachtheenddoor,andmoveonthrough.EliminatetheJackalsbelow,alongwiththeBrutethatentersthroughthedoor.Movethrough,andyou'llseealargedropoffahead.Gradually,makeyourwaydowneachlowerlevel.Cloakonentry,stickacoupleofBrutes,theneradicatetheremainingones.Thelowestlevelhas4ofthem,sobecareful.Don'ttakeheedtotakeshelter.Moveonahead,andtherewillbeanotherSwordreload.EngagetheBrutesinthepitdownbelow,andbesuretotakeouttheplasmaturret.Focusyoureffortsontherightflank,sincetheycanwalkupthestairwell.Onceclear,moveahead.PickuptheFuelRodCannonoffthefloor.GrabmoreoftheFuelammoahead,thenpokethroughthedoor.

BlastawaytheBrutesandJackals.Gototheleft,andseveralmoreunitswillapproach.Usesomestickingtactics,andsneakbehindsomeofthehiddenBrutestoeliminatethem.GrabtheShotgun.Moveleftintothecaveupahead,andjumpontooneoftheGhosts.Boostahead,andsimplyzoompastalloftheenemies,downtherightroute.TryingtoengagealloftheseBrutes/Jackalswillonlygetyoukilled,andthereareplentyofmoretocome.Godowntotheright,continuepastthenextarea,andpasttheShadow.Zoomdowntheriver,untilyoureachwhatappearstobeabarricade.BoostuptheRIGHThandside,whichleadsuptothetopwheretheBeamRifleSniperis.KilltheJ

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