Helghast Assault

After the opening sequence, you take the role of Templar and are introduced to the battle with the Helghast and Sanchez, your pointman. When the action starts, peek over the trench wall and start firing at the Helghast approaching. Follow the instructions on screen and zoom and crouch until the first objective is completed and Sanchez clears a path through the barbed wire behind you. Follow him through the trench to the wrecked vehicle and on to the main trench. When you get inside it, grab the ammo on the ground and start to defend it from the Helghast who get nice and close to it. When they are all dead head out and down the trench to a Helghast crouched there.



Pop him in the head and man the turret at the end. Use it to mow down some more soldiers that run across the field until your unit tells you to get moving. Listen to them and continue along the trench and you will come to an open room on the left. Toss in a grenade as told and toast the Helghast inside. Keep making your way through the trench to the next room and there you will be told to cook a grenade. Do so and you will eventually come to the end of the trench. The soldiers will talk to you and tell you that the building ahead of you will lead to the city outskirts. Head up the ramp on the side wall and cross the bridge to the other side. Head to the right and enter the corridor there to enter the next area.



When you reach the other side, the squad there will tell you that you need to grab the sniper rifle from atop the tower to pop the snipers that have them pinned down. Head forward and to the right and enter the fenced area. Walk to the ladder and climb up to find it there. Equip it and look to the far end of the street on the other side of the tower and pop the Helghast there with a snipe. When he goes down, 4 more will appear in the window to the left to take down. When you pop them, you will then be required to enter the shuttle repair bays. Climb down the ladder and make a right down the street. When you get to the end, run to the far side and head to the left. Use the pillar there for cover and peek around the right side of it to see the enemies in the center of the street using the rubble for cover. Pop them and then run through the open fence on the other side of the street. There will be a stair case here to take you to the second floor.



Toss up a grenade or tow and then rush up to kill the 5 or so Helghast waiting. When they are toast, head back down and into the street and make a left through the opening in the broken pipe. Climb up inside it and when you reach the top, head to the right and pop the enemies there. When they are toast, make your way forward and a soldier on the far left will cal out. Make your way to him and follow him up the stairs. Out the open side of the building you will see an APC roll down the street. Climb down to where the soldier is in the trench and grab the RPG. Fire three shots at the APC and it will blow. When it does, a gaggle of Helghast will come out to play. Take them down and head to the right where some more squad members will be. Outside the door there will be a few more enemies to drop and when you do, a door will open behind you to enter. Go through and you will enter the shuttle repair bays and need to reach the ISA HQ.

Kill the first onslaught of enemies that come from the left and then a door will open to allow you to reach a set of stairs. Head up it and grab the ammo and weapons there. Continue along the walkway to the next set of stairs and head up. When you go up, kill the enemies there and the ones across on the building beside you. When all the enemies are dead on this floor, run across the bridge to the other building and destroy the few remaining enemies there. Head to the right to find more and to get a new objective of destroying the Helghast tanks. Come to the next set of stairs and toss a grenade down to where the enemies’ feet are. When they are dead, go to their position and on the left side on the ground around the pillar will be two tanks. Use the RPG on them and destroy both of them. When they are toast, run across the bridge to the open door there.



After you enter, your new objective will be to report to the ISA HQ. Head down the stairs and there will be a soldier there that will lead you to the HQ perimeter. When you get there, talk to the commander and some Helghast will roll up. Take out their APC and then continue to wipe out the troops. Once all the soldiers are dead, a tank will roll up to take down the remaining APC’s. Once they do that, the door at the top of the street will open and another soldier will lead you through. Kill the enemies in the warehouse here and head up the stairs to a machine gun turret. Kill the enemies below and when no more appear head through the door on the left. Climb down the ladder and a drop ship will appear to drop off more enemies. Climb back up to the gun turret and take them out. When no more are in view, head back down and the soldier will open the door to ISA HQ when everyone is dead. Head through the open door and the mission will end.



Vekta Evacuates

Now that things have gone wrong, you need to get out of the HQ and make your way to the research lab. Head forward to the railing and start to take out the enemies below. There will be a gang of them there to deal with so use grenades to ease the battle. When they are toast, head down the stairs and into the hallway. Some more Helghast will appear at the end to destroy. Do so and make a left turn and there will be some more there. Again kill your way through and make a right and another right to find two Helghast around the corner waiting for you. When you take them out, this next area will have a lot of enemies as well as some friendlies on the right side. Run up to the window ahead of you and start to pop all of the enemies that are there hiding behind the benches. There are more than a few as well as some over in the right corner. When they are down, continue through the hallway and clear out the room on the right.



Go through and follow the rooms through to the hallway and you will reach a checkpoint and another soldier. Follow him through the flame filled hallways and you will come to another lobby and some stairs. Quietly walk up the stairs to find a group of Helghast there. Grenade them and then take them down ad continue through. When you go down the hallway, on the right will be an open room. Enter it and you will come to more soldiers there that will help protect the rush of troops tat will enter. When the Helghast are down, you can climb the ladder on the right to get some health, otherwise continue to office on the left and grab the shotgun and go into the next hallway to fight more troops. Afterwards, continue to a large room that has the floor destroyed. Take out the troops on the far side and hop down the rubble to get to lower ground.

When you do, more troops will appear in the door way for you to kill. Continue along the hallway and make a left into the room there. Kill the Helghast immediately in front of you and the few on the far side of the room. When they are all dead, you will be told that you are needed in the courtyard. Follow the soldier down the stairs and through the door to reach the end of the section. As you come outside, you will two new objectives of reaching the research building and repelling the Helghast attack. Walk outside and wait for a bit as the battle starts. Once the machine gunner gets taken down, jump on the gun and start shooting all of the troops that enter the area from the far side. There will be three waves of enemies that come and will use the pillars in the center for cover.



When they are all down, leave the gun and head down the stairs on the left where the two soldiers will be, if they haven’t been killed. If they say not to go out there yet, then there are still enemies out there alive and you need to clean them up. You will get an objective complete sign when all the enemies are dead and a soldier will run over to unlock the research door. When he does, another swarm of enemies will appear for you to take down. Pop them all until they die and run through the door at the research building to enter it. When the next area loads, your new objective will be to find and retrieve the SD Platform Firing key. Enter the hallway and make your way up the left side. When you reach the room at the end with a staircase leading to the second floor, watch for the few enemies on the upper level and take them down.



When they are no longer a bother, walk under the platform and take out the two other troops there that will be behind you. Head up the stairs when they are dead and go to the room on the side that has the floor blown out of it. Toss a grenade forward down through the door way to take out the troop waiting there and make your way through. Enter the locker room and there will be three enemies in here to deal with. Go through the door way and down the long hall to reach a checkpoint and a room of fighting. There will be team mates in the server room on the left as well as the launch key. Head in there to grab it and help wipe out the Helghast in here. You team will tell you there is an Evac set up to get out and that you need to make your way there. Continue through the room to the open door on the far side and pop the enemies at the end of the hall. Head down it and grab the health pack and clear out the next room.



Make your way down the small set of stairs into the lab and go through the door in to the dark room. Kill enemies here hiding behind the equipment and the few more around the corner to the right. Head up the stairs and down the hall and into the next room on the right. Kill the enemies in here that are on the left and right and head around to the right side. Go through the door there and you will come out to the hallway where you originally started. Run across to the open door where the Helghast came through and make a right to the doors there to get into the next section where you will need to reach the communications room. Head forward and you will come to a water swamped room with rooms above on each side. Kill the enemies in there on both sides and the few that will be on the ground with you slugging through the water.

When they are down, head through the door on the left side and follow the hallway around to the door on the right that will lead down wards into a circular hallway. Kill the enemies that appear on both sides and follow the hallway around to the left. Go down the ramp through the open door that you come to and you will enter another hallway as well as the checkpoint. Toss a grenade through the door to kill the group of enemies there and head left. Enter the room at the end of the hall with a few generators and as you reach the center, there door on the far wall will open and a swarm of enemies will come out, including one with a big ass machine gun. Take cover and take everyone out and the heavy gunner will be left. Pop him in the head over and over until he finally drops and then take his gun.



Go through the door that opens and follow the hallway to another doorway with a ramp that leads down. Enter the circular room here and there will be more enemies to face off against around the walkway. Pop them one by one and then enter the center structure of the room. Slide down the ladder and when you reach the ledge, walk to the next ladder and slide down it as well. When you hit the bottom, walk out to the corridor around the center and kill the enemies there. Find the door way on the side of the corridor that leads upwards and go through. Make a right at the top and you will reach another check point. Now you will hear an announcement that there are too many enemies at the evac point. Head down the hall and enter the comm. Center and use the heavy machine gun to mow down all the enemies as they rush into the room. Make sure you take down the heavy gunner as he walks in while you still have ammo on it. When everyone is toast here, head through the door on the left or right and follow it around to the door in the center and go down the ramp there to end the mission.



New Allies

Now you will have the choice of picking either Luger or Templar for the mission. I went with Templar for the hell of it. As the mission starts, your objective is to reach the park. Head through the subway tunnel and kill the enemies that appear. Make your way to the right up the ledge and through the door. Go up the ramp there and make a left into the next tunnel. Make your way through the troops to get to the end and make a left into the door there. Follow the hallway around to a ladder and Lugar will tell you it will take you to the train station and from there, you’ll be able to get to the park. Climb up the ladder and make a left down the hall to come to some team mates. Listen to them and follow them up the stairs to a hole in the wall. Now you will need to grab the sniper rifle and give Lugar some cover as she runs over to set off a charge.



Walk down the stairs to the benches in the room and grab the sniper rifle. Head back up to the hole beside the door and start offing enemies as they appear in the windows on the far side. As Luger gets closer, to the door, more enemies will appear and then one will appear through the hole next to it. Pop him and Luger will blow the door. When she comes back, the door on your side will open and you are free to run across. When you reach the other side, have Luger cover you as you pop the Helghast in the area. Make your way down the stairs on the right and again down the large set on the left. Go around the corner and a grenade launching Helghast will appear on the top ledge. Head back up the stairs to where you can see him and drop him. Head back down to the ground and make a right and follow the corridor through the metal detectors and to the next area.

As it loads up you hear Luger tell you that you need to make it through the park to the slums. Head to the railing and pop the Helghast below and continue down the stairs to the ground. When you reach it, you can go left of right. Stay to the right, and follow the edge of the area around so that you come up behind the Helghast there. Now is a good time to use the sniper rifle and pop the enemies hiding behind the bunkers. Take them out and move forward through the camp and you will come to a set of stairs on the right. Go down and to the left will be a soldier in a gazebo of sorts taking fire. Help him out by sniping the surrounding positions and continue forward and across the bridge. When you cross it, you will reach the check point and be told that the way to the third tier is just ahead.



Make your way up the hill on the right just after the bridge and kill any and all Helghast you come across. Make your way up to the building and through the enemy camp on the right side of it. When you go through the camp, there will be another stair way on the far side of it and you will get a call for reinforcements on the park to take out the anti aircraft gunners. Walk forward slowly and you will see the first gunner on the right. Pop the enemies around it and then snipe the trooper piloting it. When he’s dead the gun will stop. Make your way to the left now and creep up to the next gun through the encampment. Pop the enemies hiding behind the bunker and cap the gunner. When both are down, you’ll radio for the planes to go through and ask for cover. They’ll tell you to use the guns, so do it.



Hop on the anti-aircraft gun and mow down the wave of enemies that enter. You may have to hop off and clean them up with the hand weapons though. When all is clear, head for the fence to the left of the second gun and go through to watch a scene. After the scene is over head forward and to the left and you will be told that General Vaughton is being held captive in the gate house there. Kill the first rush of Helghast’s here and make your way left. Use the sniper rifle to zoom in and look at the machine gunner in front of the gatehouse. Pop each enemy as they run over to man the gun and if they do manage to get on it, blast them off it. When no more enemies are running for the gun, head for the gate house and there will be one more enemy inside with a shotgun. Take him down and enter the building to trigger another scene with General Vaughton.



Strange Company

Now you have the choice of picking Rico, Lugar or Templar. Pick who ever you like, I went with Rico because his big ass gun is great for clearing out the hallways you are about to go through. Go to the open door and follow the stairs down. Keep following the hallways along to the next staircase and down, to the next and the next until you reach the lobby with some plants. Kill the rush of Helghast here and continue through to the stair case at the rear. Follow the hallway around there and you will come to the next area along with a new objective to reach the Waypoint Mall.

Make your way through the door and look out over the ledge to the right. Kill the Helghast on the ground there and continue down the stairs at the far end. Make your way through the open area on the ground and there will be a machine gunner on the far side to take down. Do so and continue left to the door there where more enemies will pour out. Kill them and head through the door and go up the stairs. When you reach the lobby, kill the guards there and let them come to you if there are any left. Continue through the hallways and you will come outside. Kill the enemies that are on the walkway here and make your way across to the center of the area. When you reach it, a drop ship will hover above and drop off some more enemies.



Stay hidden until the ship leaves and then pop out and take down the troops afterwards. After the rush of troops are dead, another rush wave will come in from the top and run down the stairs. Take them all out and head up the stairs yourself. Clear out the top area and then head down the stairs on the left to enter the area to the left of where you just were. Walk forward and there will be a few enemies that come out from the right side. Take them down and continue to the end to trigger a scene. After it is over, you will be inside the mall and you will need to reach the slums to find Hakha. Make your way forward up the stairs and you will be in the center of the mall with a crap load of troops. There will be some on the top floor and the bottom floor. Take them all out as you see fit and continue along the lower level.



When you reach the end, make a right toward Planet Yummy and continue along the left side. When you reach the end of this corridor and head up the stairs. When you reach the top, turn and take out the enemies and make your way to the far side. Again head up the stairs there and again make your way to the far end. When you fight your way past the waiting Helghast, there will be a set of doors at the end that have a green exit sign above them. Go though to enter the next area. Make our way forward and across the catwalk here taking out as many enemies on the left as you can. Go through the door on the far side and follow the hallway and stairs down to the ground. When you reach it, pop the few enemies across the catwalk stretching across the area and continue forward.



Make your way to the next batch of enemies and take them down as well. Cross over to the far left side of the area and when you reach the stairs at the end, climb them and enter the room there. Enter the hall on the right and you will come to a checkpoint to continue from. Continue down the hall and you will come outside to some more teammates. They will tell you that Hakha is being held at the next junction but the place is crawling with Helghast. Make your way down the stairs and over to the right. There will be a heavy gunner there that you can run in front of and climb the stairs beside him to get to him. Kill him when you reach him and use the gun to take down more enemies that will enter on the right side.

Make your way down the stairs after they are all dead and head around the corner. Take out the enemies in the window to the right and then cross the bridge. Go up the small ramp and enter the corridor. Head to the end and kill the troops there and make a left to come out side. Pop the enemies there and some more teammates will show up on the other side. Cross the bridge and head up the stairs on the right to enter the hallway there. Follow it to the end and make a left to come outside. Kill the Helghast below you to the left and right and head down the stairs at the end. Go around the corner on the left and kill a few more until you come to a bridge. Head across and enter the door on the right side and you will have a soldier tell you that Hakha is in the next building. Run across the bridge with guns blazing and kill all the enemies that come out of the door way there. When they are all dead, enter it to end the mission.



Escape

The first part of this mission is nice and straight forward. Simply make your way forward through the canyon destroying each Helghast as you run across them. When you come to the shore line, follow the land around to the right and you will come to the first check point. As you move forward to the beach, you will see two cargo ships there. One will have an APC drive off it and it will come up around to your position. I was using Rico still so I blew it up first with the rockets and then proceeded to use it as cover and take out the large swarm of Helghast the follow next. When they are all wiped out, Hakha will say that the cargo boats there are too slow for him and he needs something else. Make your way up the passage on the right and there will be a sniper and some more troops waiting there.



Continue to move forward through the canyon here and watch fro snipers and RPG’s that come flying at you. It is very dangerous walking through here so always watch what is around you. As you come to the next hill, walk down it and you will come to a large white building on the shore. Walk up the stairs to it and the next area will load. Now your objective will be to reach the docks entrance so you can get Hakha out of there. Make your way forward and you will come outside to some teammates along a wall. Talk to them and they will tell you that the Helghast are about to attempt a landing on the beach. Grab a machine gun turret and watch as the docking boats appear at the shore. Start mowing down enemies as they approach and then more will appear from the far right. After that second wave shows up, a tank will roll out onto the beach and fire at you.



Take it out with a few RPG rounds that you can grab along the wall of the building and then one more docking boat will arrive with a flood of troops. Again take them all out and then there will be a series of explosion to the right that will clear the path for you to continue through. Head out there with the team and head up the stairs. Go through the opening in the building on the left and there will be a few more teammates to meet up with. Make your way forward and down to the beach and there will be a small landing party of Helghast here. Take them down and continue along the beach to the right where there will be a load of barbed wire barricades and gun placements. The ISA, your teammates will be on the far right defending against the landing troops. Help them defend by killing all the Helghast on the beach and you will be put into the next area after they are all destroyed.

Now that you are in the next area, the objective is to reach the docks and the evac point. Make your way forward and the captain there will tell you that they have this part of the dock secure. Continue along and some boats will attack along the water front. Take a few shots at them and they will just go away. Continue along the dock and up the stairs at the far end. Circle around the building and when you enter the next dock area, there will be some Helghast attack. Take them all out as well as the few in the control room atop with the machine gun. When all are dead, head up the stairs in the center and follow the top walkway around to the next set of stairs and go down. Go to the corner in the right and through the tunnel there and you will come to a set of lasers in front of a ladder.



Head to the left and you’ll come outside to another set of docks outside. Go to the right when you get out there and kill the Helghast hiding behind the boxes. Continue to the far end and there will be a set of stairs there to climb. Head up them and make a left at the top. Enter the small door way in the far corner and you will enter the building as well as reach another checkpoint. Head down the stairs there and through the door at the bottom and some more ISA members there will ask for help. Make your way forward through the boxes killing the Helghast there and when you get outside, start going to the right. Continue to fight to the far side and work your way up and around the walkway and through the large open door way. Make a left and you will reach another checkpoint area and another door to take you outside.



Make your way to the right and just like the area previously, kill the Helghast hiding behind the crates and work your way to the first set of stairs in the area. Climb them and enter the control room there. Go through the door on the back wall to the large area and head to the left. At the far end will be a ramp to go down and it will lead you up to the right and around the next building. Continue along the path, around the corner and through the large door to trigger a scene. After the scene is over, you are now back in the hunt for a boat to get Hakha out of there. Make your way forward and you‘ll need to clear out the area of troops. Climb the stairs case you come to first and head across the top walkway. When you get across, a rush of elite troops will enter. Climb down the stairs on the far side and wait for the troops to come to you. When they do, pop them and head around the corner. Now you will be told to scout ahead and they will back you up if needed.



Make your way forward through the area killing the loads oh Helghast here and eventually when you have killed them all you will get the objective complete sign and your team will return to you. Head up the stairs at the end of the area to enter the green building there and follow the walkway around out the other side. Kill the elites and troops there and follow through the next building to come out to the dock where the boats you want are. To get them you need to take out the three elites on the far side and a load of troops to the right. Work your way up the stairs and then across and down the next set. Kill the elites that go in and out of the rooms there and walk to the dock to get the boats and end the scene.

Misty Water

As the mission begins, a Helghast boat will arrive and loads of troops will swarm the swamp. Take them out as they approach from the left and right. When they are down, head right and follow the water. Hakha will tell you that following it will take you through the Mangrove to the ISA building. Continue forward to the Helghast encampment and watch out for the machine gun turrets located there. Run up to them and pop the enemies inside before they get a chance to take too much life off you. When they are dead, continue forward to the small buildings there and the walkways surrounding the area. Take down the enemies on top and then make your way forward through the swamp some more. You can go right, but it is a dead end that taker you to a fence and ladders you can’t climb.



Head forward and you will come to another encampment and more machine gun turrets. Take everyone out here as well as in the buildings on the right. Move forward to the net blocking the path and Luger will run up the ladder and lower it so you can get through. Head through once it’s down and the next area will load and a scene will play. Once you are back in control, you a have new objective of infiltrating the firebase. Move forward and down the hill along with Templar (if you aren’t using him) to go turn off the rocket launchers. Make your way under the catwalk and past the small huts and make a right to the planks on the ground. Pop the enemy in the gun turret in the center of the yard and then make a right through the opening. Continue through the next opening and you will be told that the control is in the bunker. Go to the right and enter the building where there will be a few Helghast.



Take them all down and to the far side will be a control panel to open a barricade to let you into the next area. When you do, a flood of enemies will enter the area from the far side of the path. Use the bunker for cover and mow them down. When they are no longer bothersome, continue forward up the path leading up the hill through the opened barricade. Enter the next area and clear it out and hit the control panel on the right to open the next blocked path. The barricade is low enough to hop over so why you don’t just do that, I have no idea, but anyways, make your way through. Walk through the passage and the two rocket launcher trucks will be on the left and right as well as having your teammates join up with you. Toss a grenade or two to blow up each truck and then follow the team up and out of the area.



Head to the dock and there will be a drop ship leaving more enemies for you. Take down the enemies that appear on the dock and then you will be told to drop the drop ships. Head over to the anti-aircraft gun and use it to blast away at the enemies to the left on the hill as well as the ship. Once it drops, head through the water to the right and the next area will load. Once you are in control, you will have a new objective of reaching the ISA fortress that is just past the river. Continue forward and you will eventually come to a hut on the right. Clear it out of enemies and go through it to get on the other side. Simply follow the river for a bit more and you will then come to some ISA fighting the Helghast. Continue past and to the right and you will come to the mountains. Continue to follow the path around and you will reach a checkpoint.

Continue a bit further and you will come to the under attack fortress of the ISA. Help them repel the Helghast attack when you arrive. As you reach the fortress there will be two waves of drops ships that will enter and drop off soldiers. Fight off each wave as they come, a grenade launcher works wonders here and then enter the opening in the fortress when they are all toast. Make your way down the hall and make a right to the doorway there and you will reach a checkpoint. Talk to the ISA there and he will tell you that the Helghast are inside. Head forward through the doorway and a soldier will be fighting a dropship. When he dies, take his rocket launcher and fire at the ship a few times to repel it out of the base. When it flies off, kill the few more soldiers that will run in and head for the door they entered from. Make your way up the ramp and out onto the platform. Take cover and take down the Helghast at the far end the will approach you. When they are all dead, the green doors with the white circles will open. Enter and end the mission.



Hunting the Traitor

After the scene, you will be on your way to reach the GPS beacon. Your objective now is to head through the swamp. Walk forward and eventually you will come to some flying machines. Take them out and then head left up the bank there and kill the Helghast sitting around. Kill them and make a right through the path and it will bring you around back down into more water. Continue to follow it and you will reach a rock out cropping and the ream will feel uneasy. Up on the left side, you will by ambushed by Helghast troops. Take them out and continue forward as a drop ship flies over. Continue forward and to the right when you reach the open area and more troops will be here hiding behind rocks and bunkers.



Slowly make your way forward and take them out when you can see them. When you pop them all continue past where they were and follow the path straight to a passage where a flood of them will enter. Mow them down and continue until you come to a burning wreckage. Kill the ghasts there that are talking and continue past it and through the small passage way to far side to load the next area. Continue forward and the objective will still be to reach the GPS beacon that you started after. Make your way forward and up the hill in front of you and there will be two APC’s there. Tag the gunner on the top of each to render them useless and use them for cover to take out the third.



Continue past it, down the next hill and on the left will be a fourth APC. Take the gunner out on it as well and make your way right. Enter the small opening in the wall on the left and follow the creek around and through the passage. Head around the right corner and go under the overpass to come to a junction. On the left, high above around the corner will be a grenade throwing Helghast and some regular fighters. Charge them and take them down and continue up the stream and around the right corner to find a few more troops in wait. Blast past them and head left and you will come to the checkpoint. Continue up the stream and at the end around the next right will be a few heavy gunner Helghast waiting.