Lost Planet 2 Walkthrough

This page contains a full text walkthrough for the video game Lost Planet 2, developed and published by Capcom. The game was released on May 11, 2010, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles, as well as for PC. Check back soon for accompanying video in HD.

Lost Planet 2 picks up a decade after the events of the original Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions. The sequel takes place on the same planet as the first game, but the environments are far from identical. The planet has undergone extensive terraforming, and what was once a frozen wasteland is now a mix of dense tropical jungles and barren deserts. This unique situation provides a blend of familiarity and freshness to the levels players must traverse in order to accomplish their mission.

In Lost Planet 2, players customize and control their own unique character. A wide variety of powerful weapons adds to the options available for defeating the hordes of enemies you'll face throughout the game. As in the first game, the planet it crawling with the fierce insect species known as the Akrid. Ranging wildly in size, from as big as a small dog up to truly monstrous, building-size proportions, and taking all kinds of forms, the Akrid are substantial enemies. Some fly on enormous wings, some attack from underground, and some crush their enemies with titanic spider legs. As your character seeks to seize control of the hostile environments, he or she will have to mow down swarms of Akrid at every turn.

Lost Planet 2 also offers a variety of gameplay, allowing you to go through the campaign solo or with a partner, and also letting you team with up to four other players to take on huge Akrid enemies. Several competitive online multi-player modes are included as well, pitting fully customizable characters against one another in fights for resources, turf, or simple survival. And as you move through the campaign, watch for cameos by characters from the Gears of War franchise, as well as photojournalist Frank West, of another popular Capcom game, Dead Rising. You'll need all the help, and all the firepower, you can get against your insect enemies.

1. After the game's opening cutscene, go to the mechanized battle suit just ahead. Press B to get in. Then press X to power the suit up.
2. Move forward, staying near the other suit. When you come to the slight rise in the ground, be ready for enemies to begin appearing shortly ahead.
3. Fire down on the Akrid burrowing up from the ground in front of you. Use Left Trigger to fire your mech's left gun, and Right Trigger for the right.
4. After you've killed all the Akrid, and watched another cutscene, move forward toward the data post. Activate the data post by tapping B rapidly for a while.
5. When you've got the map of the area, follow your squad to the ledge, and use the anchor to pull yourself up. Press X to shoot the anchor, a grappling hook which comes in handy when trying to reach areas too high to jump to.
6. Pick up the ammo from the ledge, then use the anchor to reach the next ledge, above you. Pick up all the items you see along the way; hold Y to pick up items.
7. Access the tutorial billboards along your path to learn the basics of the game. But be sure to stay with your squad. You'll need their help soon.
8. Climb to the next ledge up. At the top, move forward through the wreckage that litters the ground.
9. Just past the wrecked water tower on your right, look out for a flight of Akrid. Shoot down as many of them as you can.
10. Fire on the swarm of Akrid as it flies around in front of you. Watch out when they start to twirl toward you; shoot these ones down first.
11. Jump down the hill in front of you, and move forward. Look for a Gatling gun on your left, near the building.
12. Move forward. Look to the left, around the other side of the building, and find some Akrid there. Wipe them all out as fast as you can.
13. Use the Gatling gun on the big Akrid that comes after you from up ahead. Aim for its thermal energy gland, the glowing section on its back end, like in the opening cutscene.
14. Stay as far away from the big Akrid as possible, and keep pumping rounds into it until it freezes and dies.
15. If your health gets low, press and hold Start to activate your harmonizer, which will slowly regenerate your health, at the cost of thermal energy.
16. When the Akrid's dead, gather the blocks of thermal energy that spew out of it. You can grab them with your anchor to make the cleanup go quicker.
17. Go into the square of red dots surrounding the friendly helicopter to finish the prologue.

1. After the opening credits, take control and move forward, killing any Akrid still in the area.
2. A little ahead, find a data post, and activate it. Just in front of the data post, find a shotgun, and pick it up if you want.
3. Move ahead through the jungle. Further on, on the left side of the path, find and activate another data post. There are more shotguns here too, whose ammo you can take.
4. Move ahead. Watch out for the bulbous Akrid spawn-points a few steps beyond the data post. Shoot them all, and kill any Akrid that manage to spawn.
5. Continue on. When the radio message about another squad being dropped off ahead comes in, move up and meet them in the clearing at the end of the path.
6. Look for the light mechanized suit near the clearing, just in front of the fallen tree. It's toward the right side. Put it on.
7. Fight the big Akrid that appears here at about the same time as the reinforcements. Aim for its glowing section, and stay clear of its flailing limbs, which do major damage.
8. When the Akrid's down, activate the last data post (one of your squad members may do this for you). Then move on.
9. Kill the swarm of Akrid springing up ahead. Destroy the bulbous spawn-points as fast as possible. Wipe out all the Akrid in the area.
10. Head on through the jungle. Bear right at the end of the path, and enter the red-outlined area to wrap up this mission.

1. Move up the path. When you get to the river, cross it. On the other side, find a data post, and activate it to bring up your map.
2. If you turn right and wade upriver, you'll come to an Akrid extermination challenge. This simply entails wiping out the massive swarm of Akrid here. It's not mandatory, but if you feel like doing it, go ahead. Then return to the village.
3. Fight the enemies in the riverside village. Look for a rocket launcher on the ground near the row of huts on the left.
4. Check the huts for shotguns and ammo. There's also a VS in one of the huts, in case you missed the one in the last level.
5. Fight your way through the village. Near the end, find and activate another data post.
6. A bit beyond the data post, at the top of the short rise, find a VS shotgun.
7. When the path forks, bear left. Activate the gate control device at the end of the path to open the gate and end the mission.

1. Head forward along the path. Go down the hill, and bear left. Jump up and go through the doorway.
2. Destroy the turret up ahead. Then move down the hallway. There are more turrets in the next area. Take them out,and move on.
3. Look out for more turrets in the next room. Destroy them, then move into the room. Activate the generator.
4. Move forward. Watch out for enemies ahead. At the end of the hallway, press B to climb down the ladder.
5. At the bottom, go through the room, and out into the main area. Watch out for the many enemies out here, including turrets and VS suits.
6. Fight your way up onto the platform. Take out any enemies in the area, then activate the generator on the left side of the platform.
7. Leave the platform by the ramp beyond the generator. At the bottom, turn left, and go into the building.
8. Fight the enemies in the building. Watch out for their heavy Gatling guns, and for the VS at the end of the hallway up ahead.
9. When you've cleared out the building, activate the generator inside.
10. Leave the building, and walk across the open area, to the building on the other side. Use your anchor to climb up onto the catwalk on the second story of this building's exterior. Shoot for the spot with no railing.
11. Inside the building, turn left, go up the stairs, and activate the generator.
12. Turn left, and find the walkway leading off to the right outside the building. Follow it around, until you find a ladder.
13. Climb about halfway up the ladder, then jump off, onto the platform on the left. Follow this section of walkway around to the final generator, and activate it.
14. After the cutscene, battle the massive enemy reinforcements that have just arrived.
15. Go outside, and activate the machine on the right. Then continue in that direction, and activate the two machines underneath the platform.
16. Leave the area beneath the platform, and go straight ahead, toward the final machine. Activate that to start the 90-second countdown.
17. Fend off the enemies for 90 seconds. If any of the machines stop working, kill any enemies around them, then get them up and running again.
18. Keep an eye on the radar. Try to head off the large groups of enemies as they appear, so they can't disperse and cause havoc.
19. Keep the machines running for the required 90 seconds to cause the mine to collapse.
20. During the evacuation cutscene, be ready to respond to an onscreen prompt. Press Left and Right buttons together to avoid being crushed under the falling rocks.

1. Step out of the elevator, and gather up the ammo from the ground around it. There are grenades on top of the elevator.
2. Move forward, killing the Akrid that are spawning ahead. Destroy their spawning pods, and keep moving, through the stone gate.
3. Take out the flying Akrid, and their spawning pods, on the wall on the right of the other side of the stone gate. Then activate the data post on the right side of the dock.
4. Head to the left, up the river bank. Look for a VS amidst the foliage near the river.
5. Battle the big Akrid that emerges from the river. Then continue up the river. Look for the second data post ahead, on the left side of the river.
6. Where the river deepens, look for the cliffs rising up from the water in steps. Use your anchor to climb up to the first step, where you'll find a thermal energy generator.
7. Climb up to the next step to find some grenades and heavy weapons. Then descend by the ramp on the right.
8. Turn right, jump up onto the grassy area, and find the third data post. Activate it, then destroy the Akrid that attack.
9. Drop down, and kill the Akrid that come rolling down the path at you. Then continue up the path.
10. Kill the next group of Akrid, near the end of the path. Then activate the data post, on the left side of the path.
11. Step through the glowing red perimeter to finish up the mission.

1. Turn left, and find the VS suit a few feet away in that direction.
2. Fight the Category G Akrid that rises up from the water. This is a ferocious monster; expect to die several times before you defeat it.
3. Shoot at the orange sections of the Akrid. The section on the head does the most damage, but this is often hidden. Shoot away its many small legs, and its two big ones, by aiming for the orange parts. Shoot out all the legs to bring the Akrid's head down into a good position for you to attack it.
4. There's another VS suit over on the far right, and lots of machine gun ammo on both sides. Explosives work best against this monster, though. Use plasma grenades and rocket launchers as long as you can, then whittle away its health with whatever else you can get your hands on.
5. Try to avoid the Akrid's devastating attacks. Jumping helps with its ice breath, but little can be done to avoid the huge swings of its massive legs. Keep it on the defensive as much as possible, limiting its attacks.
6. After defeating the Category G Akrid, gather up its thermal energy cubes. Activate the data post if you haven't already.
7. Pick up any leftover guns and ammo, then go up the stairs on the right. Activate the second data post at the top.
8. Go along the bridge, and climb the next set of stairs. There's a turret on the second level, which you can use on the Akrid spawning pods on the side of the cliff, across the lake, on the right. Fire on whatever other Akrid you can see from your position, then get out of the turret and continue up the stairs. At the top, find a few rocket launchers. There are also heavy VS suits on the bridge.
9. Get in one of the heavy VS suits, and walk the rest of the way across the bridge.
10. Wipe out the horde of Akrid at the end of the bridge, and destroy their spawning pods. Then activate the data post.
11. Follow the path around to the left, and find more Akrids and spawning pods ahead. Wipe them all out.
12. Look for the spawning pods you may have missed earlier, on the cliff face on the left. Look over the side, and destroy the pods.
13. Head forward, into the structure ahead. Kill a few more Akrid inside, then activate the fourth data post.
14. Leave the structure and go back the way you came. Enter the glowing red perimeter around the large gate to finish the mission.

1. Move forward up the path. Look for enemies to begin appearing around the bend to the left.
2. Take out the enemies, then activate the data post. Then move on up the path.
3. Fight more enemies in the compound ahead. Watch out for the turret on the second floor of the building at the far side of the area.
4. Make your way over to this building, and climb the stairs to the second floor. Knock out the turret, then move to the back room, where there's a thermal energy generator.
5. Jump down to the ground, and climb the ladder on the outside of the building. In the room at the top, turn on another data post.
6. Turn right, and climb the stairs to the next floor. Battle more enemies up there, including a VS, and some turrets.
7. Activate the gate control, on the left of the gate. Then step into the red perimeter to wrap up the mission.

1. Head forward, deeper into the Jungle Pirate base. Watch out for a turret ahead. Check the room up the short flight of stairs on the right to find a VS suit, and some weapons.
2. Climb the main set of stairs. At the top, jump up onto the platform above, and activate the data post there.
3. Watch out for an enemy VS across the way. There are plenty of normal enemies attacking here too.
4. Jump up onto the next platform, and walk around the ledge to the right. Fight any enemies that try to stop you.
5. Battle the large squad of enemies in the room at the end of the ledge. You can shoot at them from the windows on your way around the ledge.
6. Take out the VS in this room, and all the other enemies. Then activate the data post.
7. Leave the room by the door you came in through. Go down the stairs, turn right, and go down some more stairs, then activate the data post there.
8. After the cutscene, get in the heavy VS suit right behind you. Then battle the huge horde of enemy soldiers and VS suits.
9. Go down the stairs, and destroy the turret across the way. Then continue on. Cross the bridge, first destroying the VS keeping guard there.
10. Turn left when you reach the walkway leading off in that direction, and fight another VS, and another group of regulars. Watch out for guys with sniper rifles and rocket launchers on the walkways above where the VS is.
11. Move out into this area, destroying everything in your way. Watch out for another VS to your right. When everyone in that area is down, head to the right to find a room with a bunch of weapons and a thermal energy generator, and, on the roof, another data post.
12. Find the multi-person VS suit on the ground in the corner. Get in it.
13. Be ready for another VS or two to come bursting out from the left. Destroy them, and kill all the normal soldiers there, to finish the mission.

1. Head up the path toward the extraction point. Look for good weapons on the junked VS suits on the sides of the path.
2. Keep moving forward. Find the first data post ahead, and activate it.
3. Head down onto the ground. Fight the huge Category G Akrid when it appears.
4. Follow the Akrid as it stomps around the area. Shoot at the orange sections on its legs. Destroy the legs one after the other.
5. You can alos target the glowing orange spike on the monster's back, another core.
6. Stay clear of the Akrid; its huge bulk is enough to kill you in one or two hits if you get too close. Wacth for its long, whip-like tongue. Keep firing on it, from a distance.
7. Collect weapons as you circle the area. The wrecked suits that litter the Akrid's lair contain VS Gatling guns, rocket launchers, and other powerful weapons. Make use of these in your battle with the giant bug.
8. When you've destroyed all the legs, watch for the Akrid to collapse to the ground. When it does, run up to its gaping mouth. Approach the mouth, and you'll automatically run inside.
9. Shoot at the beast's heart. Do as much damage as you can while you have the chance, but watch out for the huge swarms of lesser Akrid that live inside the Cat G.
10. You don't need to go inside if you don't want to; wearing the beast's health down by destroying its legs and shooting its spike works just as well.
11. Destroy the Category G Akrid to finish the mission, the chapter and the episode.

1. After the cutscene, head across the bridge, and watch out for snipers on the walkways above you. Avoid the roving searchlight as you make your way through this mission.
2. Climb up the ladder on the wall to the right. At the top, climb another, shorter ladder, and move forward. Maneuver around the stack of boxes, then look down on the left, and take out the enemies around the fire.
3. Jump down to the area of the fire, and activate the data post there. Gather up the weapons and ammo here too.
4. Move up the steep ramp on the left. Fight the enemies at the top. Then move through the hallway beyond; watch for more enemies ahead.
5. Be ready for more enemies to come around the corner ahead. Kill them, and continue up the hallway.
6. At the end of the hallway, turn left, and walk into the red perimeter to end the mission.

1. Move forward. Beware of the roving searchlight. Watch for enemies in the bunker ahead.
2. Go into the bunker to find a light VS. Then go up the stairs on the left side of the area.
3. Fight the enemies at the top of the stairs. Watch out for the alarm on the left; take it out. Then move forward, and activate the data post next to the fire.
4. Watch out for another alarm up ahead. Destroy it, then move on.
5. Move up the stairs on the right side ahead. Take out the alarm on the left, and the enemies all around, at the top.
6. Find the thermal generator in the room across from the alarm. Look at the roof above the alarm, and take out the sniper there. Another may take his place.
7. After filling up on thermal energy, move forward, and kill the enemies at the bottom of the stairs. Then activate the data post on the right. Watch out for the alarm just to the left of the data post, concealed by the metal wall.
8. Move forward, following the hallway to the left, then to the right. Then head across the bridge up ahead, fighting another group of enemies on the other side.
9. On the other side of the bridge, activate another data post. Then move on, around the corner on the right.
10. Battle the enemies up ahead. Watch out for a few wearing light VS suits.
11. When all the enemies are dead, go across the bridge, and into the red perimeter to finish the mission.

1. Move out through the doorway. As the area begins to convulse with explosions, battle the enemies ahead, and move down the ramp.
2. Look inside the room on the right to find a shield. Then head to the bottom of the ramp. Mop up any remaining enemies, then activate the data post.
3. Head up the set of stairs ahead. Fight more enemies at the top. Watch out for the guys with flamethrowers, and for an enemy VS.
4. Go up the street to the right. Find and activate the second data post, in the corner on the left.
5. Go around the corner ahead, then move out onto the narrow walkway. Look down from there, and take out the enemies ahead and below.
6. Move up by jumping over to the ledge on the right. Eliminate any enemies you can see from here, then jump down onto the platform below.
7. Watch for more enemy VS suits here. Also, there are guys with flamethrowers and sniper rifles. Wipe them all out.
8. Drop down to the lowest level. Eliminate all enemy soldiers down there, then head up the ramp on the right. Turn right, and follow the bend around to find the third data post.
9. Go back out into the main street, turn right, and go through the red perimeter to wrap up the mission.

1. Head out through the doorway. Follow the street around to the left.
2. Go up the stairs, and kill the guy on the overpass at the top. Then look to the right, and kill the sniper on the platform in that direction.
3. Cross the overpass; note the thermal generator on the other side.
4. Turn right, and make your way down to the data post, killing anyone who gets in your way.
5. Activate the data post, and get ready for a counterattack. Keep the data post up and running for a full two minutes.
6. The enemy soldiers are actively trying to reach the data post and shut it down. Don't let them; if they shut it down, the timer will stop, and you'll have to get the data post running again.
7. Watch out for the trains that periodically go through the station. One hit will kill you.
8. Keep your eye on your radar. Track down large groups of enemies and destroy them.
9. There's another data post, and a light VS suit you can use, across the tracks to the left of the main objective.
10. Last the full two minutes to finish the mission and the chapter.

1. Go up the stairs and through the doorway, onto the conveyor belt.
2. Take out the enemies that drop down onto the conveyor belt ahead. You can also step off the belt to either side, and move up on solid ground.
3. In the next section, watch for enemies firing through the openings in the walls. Take them out as the belt moves you forward.
4. When the tunnel widens out again, kill more enemies, and move off the belt to the right. Go down the ramp there and turn left to find a data post.
5. Move straight ahead, along the smaller belt down here, and find a thermal generator. Look to the left, and take out the three enemy turrets hanging down from the ceiling.
6. Move to the left, beneath where the turrets were, and keep going. Fight the enemies in the next area.
7. Watch out for the spiked, spinning spheres in here. Don't let the conveyor belt take you over the edge onto them.
8. Jump onto one of the small boxes being taken toward the pulverizer. From there, use your anchor to climb up to the conveyor belt above and to the left.
9. Watch out for more enemies up here. Take them out, then cross the platform, to the conveyor belt going the other way, and move up it.
10. Look for another data post on a small platform on the right. Activate it, then continue moving up the belt.
11. Fight more enemies a short distance ahead. Look for them through the opening in the wall first, then, a bit further on, out on the conveyor belt with you. Kill them all, and keep moving.
12. Toward the end of the belt, where the two flashing red lights are visible, kill more enemies. First eliminate those in the wall openings. Then, when the crusher descends from the ceiling at the end of the belt, be ready for a lot more enemies in the area beyond the belt. including a VS.
13. Battle them from your position on the belt, or rush in and kill them at close range. Either way, though, don't get crushed by the crusher, which descends periodically.
14. After the first wave of enemies, be ready for some more, including flamethrower-equipped soldiers. Kill them all.
15. Head out through the doorway on the right. Bear left across the hallway, and climb the ladder on the wall to finish the mission.

1. Go through the doorway on the wall opposite the windows to find a light VS suit. Then return to the control room.
2. Go out through the doorway on the right, and move down the hall. Be ready for enemies to appear ahead.
3. Follow the hallway around, fighting any enemies in your way. When you reach the stairs, head down, turn left, and go down the next flight. Enemies are thick on the staircase, and just at the bottom. Take them all out, and keep moving.
4. Activate the data post at the bottom of the stairs. Then turn, and continue down the winding staircase.
5. Battle enemies as you descend the stairs from landing to landing. At the bottom, fight another group, some of them with heavy weapons.
6. When the room is clear, turn to the right. Destroy the door there to open up a path.
7. Kill the enemies on the other side of the door, then move on. Turn left at the end of the hall, and move into the red perimeter.

1. Drop down from the ledge, and fight the enemies on the floor below. Among them is a VS. Destroy it, and pick off the lesser enemies.
2. Move up the street. Fight another, smaller group of enemies ahead, then activate the data post.
3. Turn right, and look in the compartments along the wall to find a small VS suit and a heavy weapon.
4. Go back and find the stairs you passed. Climb them, and kill any enemies you encounter at the top. Then move along the walkways, into the next area. Pick off the enemies on the walkways first, then fire down onto those on the floor, which includes a VS.
5. Jump down onto the rooftop ahead, and activate the data post there. Then go to the end of the rooftop, look across and to the right, and take out the enemy snipers in the second-floor window across the way.
6. Drop down to street level, and cross the bridge. Fight the two enemy VS suits on the other side. Look in the compartments along the wall at the far side of the bridge. Find a VS of your own in one of the compartments, and use it to help in the battle.
7. When you have a chance, activate the data post at the end of the bridge.
8. Battle the onslaught of enemy soldiers. Turn to the right and take out a couple of VS suits there. Use the thermal generator in the area on the right to fill up your thermal energy.
9. Try to keep your VS in top working order. When its health gets low, get to a relatively secure area, get out of the VS, and repair it. Be on your guard, though; enemies may show up at any second. Take them out if they do.
10. Make your way around the area, destroying groups of enemies as you find them. Be ready to fight a few more VS suits along the way. Destroy all the enemy forces, as measured by the meter at the bottom of the screen, to finish the mission and the chapter.

1. Move forward, under the elevated train tracks. Kill the enemy on the platform straight ahead.
2. Activate the data post on the platform at the far end of the area. Then turn left, and find a heavy VS suit you can use.
3. Eliminate the enemies on the far side of the tracks. Prioritize the sniper on top of the building.
4. Turn right, and move in that direction. Jump up onto the elevated tracks, and activate the data post there.
5. Jump back down onto the tracks. Go down to the end, and activate the data post there.
6. As soon as the third data post is up and running, be ready for more enemies, as well as a much more dangerous foe: a Category G Akrid.
7. Kill any enemies that get near you, and stay away from the Cat G. After the cutscene, the battle will really start.
8. Get in one of the VS suits scattered around the train station. There are a bunch of them along the wall on the side where the enemy train was, including a multi-person suit.
9. Be aware that there's also a thermal generator on the opposite side of the tracks. Use it if your thermal energy starts to get low, but don't spend too much time in any one place; sooner or later, the Akrid will find you.
10. Use the VS to engage the Akrid. Aim for its glowing orange core sections: its claw, and the stump where its head was. Wear it down with a steady stream of fire from whatever weapon you can get your hands on.
11. Avoid the Akrid's attacks; when it gets close, you get away, fast. Just a few swipes of the Akrid's powerful leg are enough to reduce a VS to ruin.
12. When you take down the Akrid's health completely, don't relax just yet. It still has some life in it. There is a bit of a lull, no more. Use your few seconds of not being in immediate peril to switch to a new VS, repair the one you're in, or gather guns and ammo.
13. When the Akrid revives, keep up the assault. Thankfully, it's not as strong now; you should notice its health disappearing more quickly than before. Just keep the fire on it, and it'll fall before too long.

1. Hold off the enormous Category G Akrid pursuing the train. To keep it at bay, shoot the yellow targets on top of each train car to release the cargo, knocking the monster back.
2. The stacks of containers only need one shot to release them; they have two locks, one on either side.
3. The cars with the containers inside have four locks; two locks, on the same side of the car, will need to be destroyed in order to release them. If you have time, you can shoot out two locks, one on either side of the car, so that you can release the containers that much quicker when the time comes.
4. Keep moving up the train, away from the Akrid. If it gets too close, the Akrid will devour whole train cars at a single gulp; don't be on the cars when this happens.
5. Move quickly, but carefully. Don't fall off the train; it'll kill you instantly.
6. Pick up the VS rocket launchers scattered around the train. When the Akrid opens its mouth, give it a rocket to knock it back, buying yourself some time.
7. When you reach the last car, keep firing rockets at the Akrid every time it opens its mouth. There are a number of VS rocket launchers on the final car; pick them up to get more ammo.
8. When you get the word, head toward the helicopter at the front of the train.
9. Hold the Akrid off long enough, and you'll make your escape, ending the mission and chapter.

1. Move forward into the village, and track down the sand raiders. Look for the red X's indicating enemies, and kill each one as it appears.
2. Look for high ground, giving you a better view of the enemy. Use the stairs on the outsides and insides of the little huts, or your anchor, to get up on the roofs and scope out the village.
3. Find a couple of VS rifles in one of the huts, near the center of the village. Activate the data post here.
4. Find a thermal generator inside the lower section of the tower in the very center of the village. In the next hut, straight ahead, find a light VS you can grab.
5. The sand raiders are tough enemies. Don't expect them to go down as easily as common soldiers. They also favor heavy weapons, so don't just stand out in the open absorbing damage.
6. Move through the village, eliminating all the raiders. You can climb to the top of the tower dominating the village to get a bird's eye view of the battle.
7. There's another data post, and some weapons, in the building at the far side of the village.
8. When you've finished off the raiders, and gotten a message, head toward the train, on the tracks to the left of the village.
9. Battle the two giant Akrid that show up. Aim for their cores, on the tops of their heads and on their bellies.
10. Avoid the Akrid's charges, which will take off most of your health in one hit. This attack can also wipe out huts, so don't be standing on the roof when one goes down. This includes the big central tower.
11. When the Akrid screech, stunning you with the noise, swivel Left Stick rapidly back and forth to recover.
12. These Akrid also shoot beams of energy from their mouths; when you see them rearing back to do this, get out of the line of fire.
13. If the Akrid fall, don't quit hitting them. Keep pumping fire into their cores. When they stand straight up, or just after they charge, are good times to hit their belly cores.
14. Remember, there are two Akrid in play here. Keep your eye on both, as much as possible.
15. Try to concentrate on one Akrid or another, to get one of them out of the way as fast as possible. But don't pass up clear shots when they come along. Just keep hitting the cores until both Akrid are down, at which point the mission and chapter will be done.

1. Move forward, into the train car just ahead. Find a veritable arsenal in there, and grab what you want. Activate the data post in here as well.
2. Fight the enemies on the other train. Shoot as many as you can through the windows of the car.
3. When you can't get a decent shot any of the enemies from inside the car, go outside, onto the open platform car, or up onto the top of the control room.
4. Be careful: falling off the train means instant death.
5. There's a thermal generator about halfway down the open car, inside the control room. Fill up your thermal energy here.
6. Watch out for the enemy helicopters that deploy around your train. Their machine guns will drain your health quickly. They show up as red triangles on your radar. Put a bunch of bullets into them to knock them down.
7. Watch out for snipers toward the end of the enemy train. take them out.
8. Make it to the end of the train to trigger a cutscene. Pay attention during it; you'll need to hit a button when prompted.
9. After the cutscene, shoot the enemy straight ahead and below, on the next train car. There's a thermal generator down here; fill up on thermal energy there.
10. Use your anchor to get across to the other train. Fight any enemies you come in contact with there, then move ahead, and commandeer the VS on the flatcar.
11. Go forward, fight enemies, until you come to the first data post. Make sure there are no more enemies around, then get out and activate the data post.
12. Continue on, fighting your way across the rooftops of the train. Be ready to fight an enemy helicopter a bit further on.
13. When you come to the flatcar with the rocket turret at the end of it, try to take this out before moving forward. Kill the other enemies in the area, but only after taking out the turret.
14. If you get knocked out of your VS, don't worry; you can advance up the train over the roof tops and through the cars, gathering weapons as you go. In the car right before the rocket turret, there's a shield you can grab.
15. When you've taken out the rocket turret, watch out for another helicopter.
16. Move back to the beginning of the flatcar, anchor up to the top of it, then across to the other train. Move forward, and activate the second data post, on the platform outside the armored train car.
17. Move through the car, and jump up onto the top of the next. Be careful: there's another rocket turret on the other train up ahead. Run across the roof, and drop down between this car and the next.
18. Head through the car, and find enemies guarding a helicopter on the next. Kill them, and jack their ride. Use the helicopter to take out the rocket turret. When flying the copter, press and hold Right Button to ascend, Left Button to descend.
19. Move past the wrecked turret, and kill off the last few enemies on the train. Then get ready for a real fight.
20. Battle the huge Category G Akrid from the first chapter, using the mighty--if slow--railway gun. There's a lot you need to keep track of in this fight, and no precise order in which you need to perform the following steps. You'll have to use your judgment to determine when and for how long you do each.
21. Check the main cabin of the railway gun. There are two thermal generators in here. Look at the machines on either wall of the cabin. These control the coolant for the gun. When it takes too much damage--its health is shown as the blue bar, above the Akrid's health--you'll have to come here and use these machines to inject more coolant, raising the gun's health. This may happen multiple times, so always keep an eye on the gun's health bar.
22. Go out through one of the doorways ahead. Turn around, and use your anchor to reach the main section of the railway gun.
23. The huge shells you've probably noticed scattered around the area need to be brought to the gun's loading area, on the left side, near the back of the gun. Once they're loaded, you can energize the shells for quicker firing at one of the machines on either side of the gun, about halfway back.
24. Near the front of the gun, right out on the edge, find a control for rotating the gun. There are controls on either side, one each to rotate the gun clockwise and counterclockwise (right and left). You'll need to position the gun at different angles over the course of the battle, depending on where the Akrid emerges from the desert floor.
25. On the left side of the gun, near the rotating device but a bit closer in, find the main gun controls. Enter here when the gun is all loaded and ready to fire. You can move the gun from here, but only very slowly. You'll have to do most of your aiming with the rotating controls. The main gun control is pretty much for one thing: firing. From here, line the gun up with one of the Akrid's core sections, the orange portions along its sides, and let the shells fly.
26. Watch for the Akrid to emerge from the sand, and line itself up with the train. The Akrid likes to run parallel with the train for a while. This is your chance to fire at it. Put as many shells as you can into the Akrid's side cores while it's alongside. Then get off the gun controls, do whatever else you need to do, and be ready for the Akrid to emerge again. Then quickly rotate the gun into position, and repeat the process.
27. When you've got the Akrid's health down low enough, it will approach the train mouth-first. Line the gun up and put one more shell down its throat to beat the Akrid, and finish the episode.

1. Head out into the hallway through the cell door. Silence the alarm just to the left of the cell door. Then head down to the end of the hallway in that direction, and grab the light VS suit.
2. Turn around, and take your first left. Fight the enemies in the next room, some of whom are armed with shotguns. Then activate the data post in this room.
3. When the door on the right slides open, head down the stairs on the other side. At the bottom, look to the right. Fight the enemies there, and watch out for the three turrets that descend from the ceiling.
4. Watch your back as you're taking out the turrets; more enemies may come around the corner behind you.
5. Head down the hallway, and turn left beneath where the turrets were. Fight more enemies ahead, including more turrets.
6. Move down the hallway, and look to the right. Activate the data post in the alcove there, then continue down the hall.
7. At the end of the hall, turn right, and go down the stairs there. At the bottom, go to the end of the hallway, turn right, and find a thermal generator. Watch for enemy sniper fire from across the room while you're filling up on thermal energy.
8. Climb down the ladder on the left of the platform, and engage the enemies at the bottom. Watch out for their heavy VS suits, and the plasma sword one of them sports, which is pretty much a one-hit kill.
9. Make your way around the large room, clearing out the enemies. Find a light VS, and some good guns, around the platform in the middle of the room.
10. Watch out for a ceiling turret, on the side of the room beneath the balcony you came down from. Find the pit beyond the turret, and jump down into it.
11. Activate the door control device on the left of the door. Then go through the door and into the red perimeter just beyond to finish the mission.

1. Head straight ahead down the sewer tunnel.
2. At the end of the tunnel, go through the doorway and turn right. Look for the Akrid spawning pod on the left wall of the next section of tunnel. Destroy it, and any Akrid that manage to spawn.
3. At the end of the tunnel, stand near the edge and take out the spawning pod straight ahead, high up on the opposite wall. Take down any flying Akrid that get in your line of fire.
4. Drop all the way down to the bottom of the pit, and jump up onto the ledge on the left. Activate the first data post ahead, then battle the Akrid that show up.
5. Destroy all the Akrid and their spawning pods. The big tentacled Akrid is tough; it'll eat you whole if you get too close, so keep your distance, and keep shooting until it goes down. Then go down to the end of the tunnel.
6. Follow the tunnel as it bends back to the left. Look out for more Akrid ahead. There are spawning pods here, as well as another big tentacled Akrid. Kill them all.
7. To the left, a little ways down the tunnel, is a ledge. If you want to do an Akrid extermination challenge, use your anchor to climb up to the ledge, and destroy the many, many Akrid and spawning pods along the next stretch of tunnel. There is also a data post, near the end of the tunnel. This is optional. If you decide to do it, return to the main tunnel when you're finished.
8. Continue down to the gate at the end of the tunnel. Destroy any remaining Akrid and spawning pods, then activate the gate control on the left.
9. Watch your back; another tentacled Akrid may decide to sneak up on you. If it does, take it down, then open the gate and go through to finish the mission.

1. Turn the corner on the left, and head down the tunnel. Follow the tunnel to the right.
2. Duck (press Left Stick) to get through the low passage ahead. Then use your anchor to haul yourself out of the water on the other side.
3. Battle the enemies on the platform ahead. They have VS suits, so be careful. Make your way through the area, taking out enemies as you go.
4. Look for a data post on the ledge on the left side of the tunnel up ahead. Just to the left of it, find a small room with a thermal generator, where you can max out your thermal energy.
5. Watch out for the heavy battery of turrets ahead. Some of them fire plasma rounds. Take out the turrets before attempting to activate the data post.
6. A rocket launcher is almost mandatory for taking out these turrets. There's one near the beginning of the area. There are also heavy guns in the room with the thermal generator. The controls for the turrets are located beyond the narrow slit above them.
7. Take out the turrets, activate the data post, then move on. Look out for enemy boats, loaded with gunmen, moving on the water.
8. Destroy the VS around the corner to the left up ahead. Then cross the bridge, and mop up any remaining enemies on the other side.
9. Activate both of the door control devices to finish the mission and the chapter.

1. Go up the stairs straight ahead. Follow the stairs around, up to a walkway. Kill the enemies that appear in your path. Watch for a few of them to come through the door on the left.
2. Turn right, and go out along the walkway there. Follow the walkways until you're directly over the large platform in the center of the area.
3. Jump down onto the large platform, and activate the data post there.
4. Make your way into the interior of the large central section. Follow the radar to the second data post; its inside, on the highest level. Use your anchor, ladders, and stairs to make your way up to it.
5. Kill any enemies that get in your way. Some of them have fairly decent weapons here, so watch out.
6. Find the second data post in the same room as a thermal generator. Activate the post, and use the generator to fill up on thermal energy.
7. Head out of this room via the door on the leftt. Walk out onto the ledge, then jump across to the next platform. Kill all the enemies here, then activate the third data post.
8. The fourth data post is now accessible, down near the bottom of the interior main area. Make your way down through the area from about the location of the second post, and you'll come to the fourth. Take out the enemies guarding the fourth post, including a VS, and activate it.
9. Make your way out of this room, toward the left. Drop down, and find the fifth data post below. It's guarded by quite a few enemies, including a VS. There are also snipers here, so be careful. Eliminate all the enemies, then activate the fifth post.
10. Turn and head along the platform, past the dock on your left. The sixth post is nearby, but you'll have to fight through a bunch of enemies, including a VS, to get there.
11. Just beyond the dock, jump up onto the ledge, and fight your way across to the data post. Watch out for more enemies to come down the stairs. Eliminate them all, then activate the sixth and final data post.
12. Move forward and turn left. Go into the red perimeter surrounding the large doorway to finish the mission.

1. Move forward down the hallway. In the open area at the end, turn left, and start fighting enemies.
2. Move down the walkway, killing any enemies you see. Find the data post a little ways down the walkway. Watch out for the turret just beyond the post.
3. Continue down the walkway, fighting enemies as you go. Soldiers are all around, and the sub base is crawling with VS suits and turrets. Take down every enemy you see.
4. Watch for enemies on the opposite platform. If you see a sniper's bullets whizzing by, find the source and take it out.
5. Cross to the right side when you get a chance, and find the second data post on the corner at the far end of the walkway. Watch out for VS suits on the bridge ahead.
6. Jump onto the submarine in the water here, and activate the data post on its hull. Withstand the onslaught of enemies as you try to get the sub going. Kill anyone who's directly hitting you; otherwise, concentrate on getting the sub moving by activating the post. Be aware: there may be another VS, up on the bridge on your left.
7. Once you get the sub moving, ride it slowly out of the base. Hordes of enemies will try to stop you; fend them off, and protect yourself. Use the sub's tower as cover from the enemies behind you, and concentrate on those to either side.
8. Watch out for VS suits on the edges of the water, and floating turrets that hover in place above you. Destroy these major threats as quickly as you can.
9. Survive all the way until the end of the base to escape, and finish the mission and the chapter.

1. After the cutscene, turn right, and go up the path. At the end, turn left, and climb the hill. Kill the enemy soldiers in the bunker up ahead.
2. Move around to the right of the bunker. At the back, find the entrance. Go in, and take a right when you get a chance. Find and activate the first data post. Then turn and leave the bunker.
3. Keep moving ahead, and find a VS. Get in and continue on. Jump down and engage the heavy enemy concentration below.
4. Take out the enemy VS suits, and the rocket turrets on top of the bunkers. The second data post is just beyond.
5. Fight the VS that appear through the huge gate on the right. Then go through the gate.
6. Go up the stairs on the left, then hang a sharp left. Fight your way forward along the walkway, until you come to the third data post. Kill any enemies in the area, then activate the post.
7. Use your anchor to reach the roof directly above you. Kill the enemies up there, then activate the last data post.
8. Battle the Osprey helicarriers that arrive from the area above the water. Look for a rocket launcher on the roof nearby; two rounds from this will knock down an Osprey. There should also be some VS weapons up here. If you still have your VS suit, feel free to use that.
9. After destroying the first wave of Ospreys, be ready for more to appear from behind you. They'll pass over and hover in the same place as the first ones. Also, there are enemies on the ground below, including a few VS suits.
10. Look for another rocket launcher on the lower ledge. There should be another just inside the building on this level.
11. When you've destroyed all the Osprey helicarriers, the mission will be over.

1. Move up the path, and fight the Guardian Akrid, a mechanized version of the mighty insect creatures. Don't worry, this one's no Category G.
2. Head to the right. Find the VS lying on the ground. Get in, and advance on the Akrid.
3. This VS specializes in melee fighting. Get in close to the Akrid, right under its belly, and throw a punch or two to bring it down.
4. Head to the left of the area, near the glowing blue force field, and activate the data post there.
5. Head up the hill on the left, and find a thermal generator. After filling up there, turn right, and walk across to the lightning-harnessing rig. Climb up the steps to the top, and deactivate the control device to shut down the force field. Look for a VS grenade launcher up there.
6. Head back across to the ramp leading through the formerly closed-off area, and climb up. Activate the data post at the top, then battle the Akrid Sentries.
7. These guys are no more real Akrids than the last mechanized beast. Take them out with whatever you have on hand. When they roll up into a ball, get out of their way.
8. When the bunkers rise up from the ground ahead, fight the enemies inside. Keep dealing with the sentries as they show up.
9. Keep moving ahead, bearing left. Deactivate the next control device to shut down the next section of force field. The third data post is on a promontory to the right.
10. Go back and grab the multi-person VS suit nearby, and move forward. The enemy ahead is absurdly hard. The giant Akrid robot fires banks of heat-seeking rockets, one or two of which are enough to kill you, or even seriously damage the VS. Throw whatever you have at this thing.
11. There are VS suits scattered around the area. One is just ahead, at the bottom of the slight declination, against the wall. There's another out to the right up ahead, near the fourth data post. Expect to run through a few VS suits--never mind lives--before this enemy is dead.
12. After destroying the Akrid, climb up the stairs on the rig to the right, and deactivate another force field.
13. Move up. Find the fifth and final data post ahead on the left. Fight the concentration of enemies in the base ahead. Fire at them through the windows.
14. Get over the wall into the base, and keep fighting. Eliminate all the soldiers inside.
15. Move to the wall on the right, and walk around the big wall in front of you. Climb up the stairs on the other side, fighting any enemies that try to stop you.
16. Deactivate the device at the top of the stairs. Then drop down into the canyon on the left, and turn right. There may be another Akrid Sentry down there. If so, destroy it.
17. Go into the red perimeter around the large door to end the mission and chapter.

1. Move down the hallway. Fight the squad of enemies behind the barricades ahead.
2. When the enemy robot drops down from above at the end of the room, destroy it.
3. Get on the elevator. Find the ladder on the wall on the left, and climb up.
4. At the top, turn right, and activate the data post there. Then battle the enemy soldiers that deploy into the area.
5. There are VS suits you can use down at the end of the area, on the left. Each one has one Gatling gun.
6. Wipe out the enemies around you. Be ready for a tough, flying enemy VS to descend. Save your grenades until you knock out its flight capabilities. Then lob them in at it, and blow it up.
7. Go into the room to the right of where the VS are, and stock up on thermal energy from the generator in there. There are also some heavy weapons.
8. Move forward. There's a bulkier, flying VS you can use ahead, near the bridge.
9. Jump down into the lake, and move to the right. Activate the data post right next to the huge door to open the door.
10. Destroy the aquatic Akrid on the other side. Then move forward, and activate the next data post to open the next door.
11. Eliminate the jellyfish-like Akrid beyond, then move on. Fight the eel-like Akrid ahead. Aim for their cores, along their backs. When they twirl around in circles, lay into them. When they swim toward you, get away.
12. Activate the next data post, and move through the door. Battle the three enemy VS suits in the next area. These are the tough, flying kind, some with machine guns, some with rockets. Look for a VS suit of your own, just inside the area, just to the left.
13. When you've defeated the VS suits, activate the data post to end the mission.

1. Head up the ramp, and back onto dry land. Follow the ramp to the top, and kill the enemies there.
2. Turn left, and go down as far as you can, killing enemies along the way. Find a VS suit there that you can use.
3. Turn around, and head to the other end of the platform, bearing left. Find the series of ramps on that side, and follow it up.
4. Kill the enemies on the next level, and activate the data post there.
5. Move across to the other side of the platform, fighting enemies along the way. When you get near the end, take out the turrets.
6. Get in the Osprey there, and fly it across to the other side. Then shoot down the enemy Osprey that arrive. You can fight them from the air, and/or from the ground. The Osprey has Gatling guns, and there are heavy weapons scattered around the platform.
7. If your Osprey gets destroyed before you reach the other side or have a chance to land, you can find a small flying bike in the same area. Use it to fly across the gap.
8. Activate the two devices on the sides of the elevator. Then get on the elevator to end the mission and the chapter.

1. Go through the door that slides open in front of you, then activate the data post on the other side.
2. Head out of the room by the door on the right. Pick up the light VS in the next room, then go back into the room with the data post.
3. Go through the door on the other side of the room. Then turn left, go through another door, and fight the group of enemies at the bottom of the ramp.
4. Turn left, and go through the door on that wall. Fight enemies with flamethrowers on the other side.
5. Go through the door straight ahead. More enemies await you on the other side. Kill them all, then go through another door.
6. Kill the enemies in the next room, then activate the data post in there.
7. Head back through the door you came in by. Turn right, and go through the newly unlocked door.
8. In the next room, go through the door on the left to return to the room with the original data post. Go straight through this room, into the next. Go by the same route you followed earlier, until you come to a newly unlocked door straight ahead. Go through it, take out the large group of enemies in the next room, and activate the data post on the right.
9. Go through the door on the opposite wall. In the next room, turn left, and go through the door there. In the next room, go straight, through another door.
10. Fight the enemies at the bottom of the ramp in the next room. Watch for the large door behind them to slide open. When it does, fight the enemies there, including a VS.
11. Move through the next room, and down another ramp. Turn right, and head downward along the hall.
12. Around the corner, it's Akrid time again. Wipe out the thick infestation in the next section of the hallway. Destroy their spawning pods as you go. Don't get too close to these Akrid; they explode when they die.
13. At the bottom of the ramp, continue to follow the hallway as it curves around. Kill three Akrid up ahead, then go through the door on the right.
14. In the next room, grab a fresh light VS suit. Watch out for the tanks in all four corners; when they shatter, kill the Akrid that emerge. Then leave this room, turn right, and continue down the hall.
15. Kill more Akrid ahead, then go through the door on the right marked 2-B. Activate the data post, then kill the Akrid that burst forth from the tanks.
16. Leave the room, turn left, and go through the newly unlocked door marked 2-D. Follow the hallway as it leads you deeper into the complex.
17. On the next level, turn right. Fight the Akrid Sentries that emerge from the doorway up ahead. Then go through the first door on the right, marked 3-B, and kill the enemies inside. There's a VS suit in here you can get in.
18. Go through the large doorway the Akrid came from earlier. Fight the large wave of enemies that comes at you in the next room. Then follow the hallway around to the right.
19. Fight a few more enemies, and a VS. Then go to the end of the hallway, and activate the data post there.
20. Turn and go back up the hallway. Go through the door, and back out into the main hall. Walk straight across the hallway, into the elevator outlined in red, to finish the mission.

1. Move forward, and drop down into the water.Max out your thermal energy at the generator just ahead.
2. Find a light VS on the ledge. Then drop down to the platform below.
3. Make your way down the structure. Find a data post on the large curving section farther down. Activate the data post.
4. The second and third data posts are located further down the structure. Look for the second on one of the ramps leading down.
5. Find the third post next to one of the huge fans blowing bubbles upward. Activate it, then climb the ladder just beyond it.
6. At the top, turn and destroy the door. Continue to follow the platform until you come to a ladder. Climb down, then look off the edge of the platform, and find another platform below. Jump down to it, and find the control post you're looking for there. Activate it.
7. Use your anchor to get up to the ledge above you, turn right, and find another data post. Nearby, look for a light VS.
8. When the experimental weapon appears, fire at it. Watch out for the torpedoes it launches; shoot them out of the water before they reach you, jump over them, or hide behind something. If you're hit, wag the Left Stick back and forth rapidly to regain control.
9. Follow the experimental weapon as it circles the structure, changing levels to keep up with it. Use ramps, ladders, your anchor, and the streams of bubbles blown by the fans to get up to higher levels. Keep avoiding the torpedoes it fires, and pumping rounds into it.
10. Look for heavy weapons, and a VS or two, spread around the structure. Use whatever comes to hand against the enemy.
11. Wear down the enemy's health, and destroy it to finish the episode.

1. Drive your hover bike up to the large vehicle ahead. Press and hold Left Stick to accelerate. Press and hold Right Button to rise.
2. Avoid the wreckage of the helicopters as they plummet to the ground.
3. When you reach the back of the vehicle, use your rocket launcher to take out the turrets surrounding the back hatch.
4. If you die, you'll have to respawn back at the beginning, and catch up to the vehicle again.
5. When the turrets are out, rise up and land on the right side of the vehicle.
6. Make your way up the walkway on the side, taking out the turrets as you go. Watch for automated turrets on the left, and manned gun emplacements on the right.
7. When you come to the data post, activate it. Then turn left, and go through the doorway just ahead.
8. Turn left, and move down the short hallway, into the room beyond. Fight a bunch of enemies in here, including a few VS suits. Watch out for the turret on the left ahead.
9. Enemies will keep coming into the room from above; take them out as you see them. Watch the higher levels of the room for snipers.
10. When the area's clear, move to the left side of the room, and activate the two control devices there to open the back hatch. This will wrap up the first mission.

1. Head up the ramp straight ahead. At the top, fill up on thermal energy at the generator. Watch out for enemies on the higher levels behind you.
2. Jump up onto the stack of boxes on the left. From there, use your anchor to reach the walkway above.
3. Turn left, and go through the doorway. Turn right, and climb the ladder there.
4. Go into the next room. Watch for the turret straight ahead.
5. Turn right, and fight the enemies in the next room. When they're all dead, activate the control device on the right.
6. Turn around, and go up the stairs leading to the outside. Follow the stairs up; watch out for a gun emplacement at the top of the stairs.
7. Make your way across the top of the vehicle. Take out the turrets that get in your way. At the other end, on the right, find a data post.
8. Look for a hole with a ladder leading down. Go down. Follow your radar around to the next room, and fight the enemies inside.
9. Activate the second control device. Now you'll have to defend BOTH devices from the enemy soldiers trying to shut them down. This will entail a fair amount of running back and forth across the vehicle.
10. Kill all the enemies that rush the room you're in. Check the radar to make sure there are no more of them in the immediate area, then head over to the other device by the quickest route you can manage. Kill all the enemies there, get the device up and running, then protect it, or go back to defend the other one, depending on the situation.
11. You'll know one or both of the control devices are down by the fact that the timer will stop. Also, the icons in the left corner of the screen will go from blue to white. When that happens, you need to reactivate the indicated device.
12. Keep both devices running simultaneously for a total of 90 seconds to finish the chapter.

1. Move forward, and wipe out any enemies in your path. Move toward the other end of the vehicle, eliminating enemies as you go.
2. When you reach the railing at the end of the ship, find a data post on the left. Then fight the helicopters that fly in ahead. There should be a rocket launcher lying around near the railing. You can also use the gun emplacement to the right.
3. Don't let any of the helicopters drop off the troops they carry. If any enemies reach the vehicle, quickly eliminate them before they can take control of the vehicle. The enemies won't necessarily show up on your radar.
4. The enemies that land will be trying to open the back hatch, via the control devices in the large, open main room. If any land and you can't kill them immediately, drop down here, and defend the devices. If they manage to deactivate either of them, reactivate it. If they get both, you'll fail the mission.
5. Kill every enemy in the main room before returning to the roof via the ladder or the platforms on either wall.
6. The troop-carrying copters come in pairs, alternating with the normal ones. Keep your eyes peeled for the heavier carriers; always take them out first. If they drop off their troops, take them all out, or drop down to the lower room and defend the control devices.
7. Keep at least one device going until all the enemies are wiped out. When the enemy health meter reaches the end, the mission will be over.

1. Climb into the cockpit of the giant cannon. The controls are on the lefty side of the gun.
2. To charge the gun, press Right Trigger. When the gauges on the sides of the reticule are fully charged, line up the site with the target, and press Right Trigger again to unleash the laser.
3. Aim for the orange bands of core on the Category G Akrid's legs. Hold the laser beam as steadily as possible on the cores.
4. When a core goes from bright to flat orange, that leg is out of the picture, and you can't damage the monster there anymore. Move on to another.
5. When the Akrid tries to get inappropriate with the cannon, charge up and shoot the beats in its glowing orange mouth. One or two such blasts should take care of the rest of its health, ending the mission and the chapter.

1. Battle the enemy vehicle, which approaches from the side. Use the big laser cannon again.
2. When the cannon runs low on thermal energy, recharge yourself at the generator at the base of the gun, then hop back in the controls.
3. Use the laser on the four "wings" at the corners of the enemy ship. Cut each wing off in turn.
4. When the enemy cannon opens and charges, shoot it to stop it from firing on you. Then return to attacking the wings.
5. When all four wings are off, aim for the cannon, and destroy that too.
6. When the cannon is out of commission, and the enemy ship runs alongside yours, look for the two timers, one red and one blue, on the left of the screen. You need to keep the enemy control device going, while maintaining control of your own. You may have to go back and forth between the large open areas of the two ships, keeping the devices in your control. You just need your timer (in blue) to reach zero before the enemy one does. As long as you get yours started first, and keep it going without being interrupted, you'll accomplish what you need to.
7. Jump down to your control device first; it's in the large open area in the back of the vehicle. Defend it against the squad of enemies trying to take control. There may be enemies up above, as well as on the floor, near the device. Kill them all.
8. Check your radar to make sure there are no more enemies around, then head over to the other vehicle. You can do this from above, by using your anchor to cross where the two vehicles are touching, or from the bottom, by simply jumping across. If you go from the bottom, go into the first doorway along the walkway, turn right, and find the control room ahead.
9. Kill any and all enemies you encounter. Watch out for turrets. Get down into the main open room in the center of the enemy ship. Eliminate the heavy VS there, and the many lesser enemies, then activate the control device. Watch out for snipers up above.
10. After your timer gets down to zero, if you're not on your own ship, get back there. You can actually do this very easily by simply dying, and respawning at one of the data posts on your own ship (as long as your battle gauge isn't too low). Then just survive until the end of the countdown to finish the episode.

1. Move down the hallway of the space shuttle, and fight the enemies that come out of the doorway just ahead. They have powerful weapons, so be ready with your harmonizer.
2. You'll notice that the gravity is substantially less than normal here, allowing you to jump much higher. Jump up to the walkway on the left in the first section of hallway, and activate the data post there.
3. Watch out for the tanks up above you on either side to burst, releasing Akrid. Defend yourself from them, but concentrate on making it down to the end of the hallway. When you do, you'll trigger a cutscene.
4. Out in space, use your thrusters (A) to return to the shuttle before the cargo bay doors close. There are still enemies inside, so fight your way into the shuttle.
5. Back inside, move up he hallway. Use your heightened jumping ability to get above the enemies, and fire down on them.
6. Go through the doorway at the end of the cargo bay. Eliminate all enemy resistance on the shuttle, then find the control panel on the right, just before the door to the cockpit. Activate the controls to close the cargo bay doors. Once you're safe from the ravages of space, the mission will be over.

1. After the cutscene, turn around and go down the stairs behind you. Activate the first data post at the bottom. Look to the ledge on the right to find a rocket launcher.
2. Turn and move up the ramp straight ahead. Watch out for enemies on the bridge to the right.
3. Move forward, killing enemies as you go. Watch out for the hovering, laser-shooting drones. Grab the best weapons you can. Watch out for twin rocket turrets on the ceiling at the end of the platform. Take them out, and don't get hit; these are one-hit kill machines.
4. Look for a VS you can get in, to the right of the thermal generator in this area.
5. When you've cleared out the enemies, activate the second data post here. Turn right, and proceed.
6. The fourth data post, if you're interested, is at the top of the series of ramps on your right. The third is below, on a platform on one side of the place where you began the level. You can activate them if you want, but they're not necessary.
7. Go through the half-closed door up ahead. The door is too low to let you get the VS through, so you'll have to leave it here.
8. Fight the large group of enemies in the next area. Watch out; they have good weapons.
9. At the end of the platform, look to the right. Destroy the rocket turret on the platform there, out across empty space.
10. Jump and use your thrusters to reach the next platform. Activate the data post on the right, then proceed down the hallway ahead.
11. At the end of the hall, turn left, and find a friendly VS. Quickly get in, and use it to take out the enemy VS on the right.
12. Move forward, and fight more enemy VS suits ahead. There's another data post down below straight ahead, but only go after it if you really want to get all of them; it's heavily defended. The laser turret above it will stun you over and over until you're dead.
13. Move ahead, and find the ladder leading downward. Drop down, and turn left. Go toward the large doorway there, where you'll have to fight a bunch of VS suits, as well as a turret or two. Destroy them all, then move on, down the hallway. At the end, go into the red perimeter to finish up the mission and the chapter.

1. Go up the stairs in front of you, then jump down the shaft. Check the ledges for weapons.
2. At the bottom of the shaft, head out into the large room, and fight the enemies there. Look for the VS EM Laser on the junked VS on the left, just inside the room. Be careful when using this weapon; it's powerful, but it drains your thermal energy with each shot.
3. Fill up on thermal energy at the generator at the end of the room. Then move forward. Kill any enemies you can see, then jump down into the large circular pit ahead. Move between the platforms projecting from the sides of the pit, grabbing items. Look for the platform straight ahead, and activate the first data post there.
4. Make your way back up to the level you started on, and follow the ramps on either side, up to the next level. Fight any enemies you encounter along the way; be ready for more at the top.
5. Find and activate the data post at the top of the ramp. Find the flying VS on this level and ride it up toward the next data post on your radar, or turn and go up to the elevated area on the right, behind you. From there, use your anchor to reach the next level up.
6. Take out the turrets just beyond the pillar. Watch out; there are two more powerful laser turrets on the level above you. Take these out as well, or just avoid them.
7. Activate the third data post ahead. Ride up to the next, or make your way there via the platforms around the area. Watch out; you should start running into heavier resistance around now, with big VS suits and flying drones coming from all sides. Take them out, or avoid them, as you continue your ascent.
8. When your VS gets too damaged, switch off for a new one. There are flying VS vehicles located around the area. If you can't find one, keep going with your anchor and your heightened jumps. Move fast; enemies are all around.
9. Find and activate the fourth data post, then continue upward. There's a fresh VS on this level if you need it.
10. Find and activate the final data post, near the top of the area.
11. Head up the ramp near the fifth data post. Make your way across the large circular area, fighting any enemies that get in your way. Go into the glowing red perimeter around the ramp to the control room to end the mission.

1. Use your VS to take out the enemy VSs trying to stop you. After destroying the first few VSs, be ready for another wave. Scrap these as well.
2. If you take too much damage, try to find a relatively quiet area, and repair your VS. But be ready to hop back in if an enemy VS gets close.
3. Look for various VS weapons spread around the area, including Gatling guns and rocket launchers.
4. When the enemy tank shows up near the inner circle of the area, do what comes naturally: scrap it as fast as you can.
5. Avoid the tank's energy beams. When its turret spins around, shooting off beams in every direction, get onto a different level, either above or below its attack area, to avoid the evil pinwheel.
6. Keep pounding on the tank until it's destroyed. When it is, the chapter will end.

1. Make your descent back through the atmosphere of E.D.N. III. Protect yourself from the mine field through which you're passing.
2. Use your VS's lasers to destroy the mines in your path. Don't let them get too close, or you'll take damage.
3. Don't fire both your lasers at once. Alternate back and forth, so that one can recharge while the other is in use. This way, you'll be ready to fire if a mine suddenly appears in your path.
4. Move side to side to avoid the mines. Don't worry about steering; you're on a preset path back to the planet's surface.
5. Continue busting the mines in your path until your reentry is complete, finishing the mission.

1. Back on the planet's frigid surface, activate the data post just ahead. Then take out the Akrid looming up out of the snow.
2. Grab the light VS suit ahead, then look around you. Find the beam of blue light, and follow it.
3. Head off to the left as you approach the blue beam to find the second data post.
4. Be ready for a group of large rolling Akrid to attack around here. Let them roll by, then shoot their cores, located on their tails.
5. Keep an eye on your surroundings; while battling one Akrid, another may come rolling along and hit you. Be ready to dodge.
6. Kill all the rolling Akrid, then move on toward the blue beam.
7. As you near the source of the beam, watch out for a large Akrid. You can fight it if you want, but in the blizzard conditions, it's a demanding task. You can circumvent the Akrid by just continuing forward, into the red perimeter.
8. Inside, stock up on weapons and thermal energy. Head out one of the walkways projecting from the building to find and activate a data post.
9. Withstand the Akrid onslaught. There are various types of Akrids here; always target their cores. Use whatever weapons you're comfortable with.
10. If you want, use the turrets located at the ends of some of the walkways. Be aware, though, that the turrets often don't have the best angles on Akrids directly below. Be ready to hop off and use your hand-held weapons if you have to.
11. If you want to put on one of the fresh VS suits here, but are already wearing a banged-up one, just get on one of the turrets, then get off it again. You'll be out of the suit, and able to get into a new one.
12. When you get the message to move out, make sure you're all stocked up on gear, then hit the road, toward the blue marker on your radar.
13. Fight your way through the Akrid that attack you on your way to the base. You don't have to kill every single one, but you're going to want to take out any persistent enough to follow you the whole way. You're not going to want any extra distractions up ahead.
14. Battle the Category G Akrid that appears just before you reach the base. Shoot its cores, which line its sides. When one core is detroyed, move on to another.
15. While fighting one of the Akrid's head or tail, don't forget about the other Akrid, which can rise up from the ground far away, and attack you from the back or sides. Keep your eyes peeled for this double threat.
16. Don't get too close to the beast's mouth; if it rears back to strike, get out of the way. One bite will kill you.
17. Avoid the streams of molten rock the Akrid eject from their tails. It does a lot of damage.
18. If you die, make sure to refill your thermal energy and ammo before heading back into the fray.
19. For some reason, the destination marker on your radar disappears after the Category G Akrid appear. If you die and have to find the area again, just head north.
20. Dig in the piles of snow to uncover weapons and VS suits. Find the large pile just to the left of center, and dig it away to find a heavy VS equipped with Gatling guns.
21. You don't have to destroy every single core on the beasts; just knock out a few, and eventually, each Akrd will fall. When both are dead, prepare for a cutscene, which will demand your participation.
22. During the ensuing cutscene involving the railway gun, be ready to respond to onscreen prompts. There are several such prompts; press the appropriate button for each. You may need to tap a button, or press two buttons at once, so be on your toes. After the cutscene, the chapter will be over.

1. Move forward, and grab the light VS just ahead.
2. You'll notice right away that the area is crawling with Akrid, both large and small. Be aware that you don't need to kill all of them. You just need to make it through, to the end of the level.
3. Fight your way past the large Akrid immediately ahead. Defend yourself, but don't bite off more than you can chew. Keep moving, unless you really want to stop and fight every bug you see.
4. Drop down into the trench on the left. Don't worry, the oozing lava-like stuff won't hurt you. Quite the contrary: it's thermal energy, which will fill your meter as you wade through it. Move forward along the trench, killing any Akrid that get too close.
5. Find the data post up on the ledge on your left. Activate it if you wish, then continue forward.
6. Go into the red perimeter at the end of the level.
7. After the cutscene, activate the data post on the left. Then make your way forward, wiping out every Akrid spawning pod you see. There should be one on the right just ahead.
8. Look to the left, across the intervening ravine, and eliminate the Akrid spawning pod on the side of the cliff.
9. Move forward as far as you can go, and destroy the big stationary Akrid blocking your path. The thing is basically nothing but core, so aiming shouldn't be a problem. Wear down the thing's health a bit, and it will recede, allowing you to continue ahead, into the red perimeter.
10. After the next cutscene, destroy the big spawning pod straight ahead. If a large Akrid escapes from it, kill this when you get a chance.
11. Move forward. Fight the flying Akrid up ahead. A shot or two at its core will send it falling to the ground, where you can continue the attack.
12. Keep going. Find a few more spawning pods blocking your path. Take them out, then move into the red perimeter.
13. After the next cutscene, move forward, down the rickety section of ground. Destroy the spawning pod on the right, and any Akrid around it.
14. Watch out for the two large Akrid on the ground below. Take them out from above; if they knock you off your perch, battle them down below.
15. Move down onto the ground. Turn left, and find the data post, surrounded by weapons, against the far wall. Kill any Akrid in your way.
16. Continue your battle with the big orange Akrid. The only difference now is that it moves around, receding and resurfacing as you do damage to it. Keep watching for its reappearance, and shooting it when you get the chance.
17. When the thing shrivels up for good, unblocking your path, move on, up the stream of thermal energy, and into the red perimeter.
18. In the next area, move up, and engage the enemy again. Kill the lesser Akrid in your way.
19. Find the data post on the left. There are also plenty of weapons and armor scattered around the area.
20. Watch out; the main enemy has finally begun to fight back. When it shoots its balls of energy, get out of the way; they can smash a VS, or kill you, in one shot.
21. There are lesser Akrid spawning pods high up on the walls to the right and left. You can take these out to limit the distractions, but this is optional.
22. When you've shriveled the core ahead, turn and engage the one behind. Careful; it too shoots energy at you.
23. When the one behind is gone, turn back and fight the regrown one ahead. When that one's gone, move on, into the red perimeter.
24. In the next area, use your anchor to climb up out of the hole you start in, and move up the outside of the Over G.
25. Continue on, until you reach the lake of thermal energy at the top. Don one of the light VS suits here.
26. Move forward, and fight the streams of pure thermal energy at the core of the Over G Akrid. When the thing raises its multiple head-like projections, target one and pump as much fire into it as you can. Explosive weapons like rocket launchers work well here. Keep shooting the glowing orange head as long as it's visible.
27. When the heads recede and partially submerge, prepare to dodge. When they release their bombardment of energy balls, dodge once or twice to avoid them, then get back to work.
28. As you do damage to a particular head, you'll notice it slowly charring over like a marshmallow over the flame. Keep going, and the head will become almost completely charred.
29. Don't bother keeping track of the Akrid's health bar. It serves no purpose in this battle.
30. When the charred head slowly falls to the ground, quickly run up to it. When you're close enough, press B to plant the GPS, so the laser in space can take out the target.
31. When the Akrid reconstitutes itself, you can shoot it if you want, but it won't make any difference if you do. Just wait until the next cutscene comes, signaling the end of the mission, chapter, episode, and game.

Introduction

Prologue

Episode 1--Chapter 1--Mission 1

----Mission 2

----Mission 3

--Chapter 2--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 3--Mission 1

----Mission 2

----Mission 3

Episode 2--Chapter 1--Mission 1

----Mission 2

----Mission 3

----Mission 4

--Chapter 2--Mission 1

----Mission 2

----Mission 3

--Chapter 3

Episode 3--Chapter 1

--Chapter 2

--Chapter 3

Episode 4--Chapter 1--Mission 1

----Mission 2

----Mission 3

--Chapter 2--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 3--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 4--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 5--Mission 1

----Mission 2

Episode 5--Chapter 1--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 2--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 3

Episode 6--Chapter 1--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 2--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 3--Mission 1

----Mission 2

--Chapter 4