M01 Stage 1: The Tutorial (also known as "The Arrival" in Open Ocean)
A brief cut scene will set up the above story and then you will appear in
a small waterway with rock walls to the West and East of you. The Tutorial
is pretty straight forward with on screen instructions. Generally, all you
have to do is proceed toward the South. There are 9 tips located through-
out The Tutorial and as long as you head in a southerly direction, you
should find them without any problems, but I will still guide you to each
one.
As you start out, if you try to turn around and swim North you will come to
an area where "the current is too strong" which is game lingo for "you've
reached the end of the game map" and you may notice several very large
Whale Sharks. At this time and place you cannot attack them, but you can
find them later in Open Ocean and show them your teeth ... but back to the
walkthrough, for now.
The Tutorial is generally divided into two main areas and is relatively
safe. Begin by using "X" to swim directly ahead and aim for the white
swirl in front of you - in this level these swirls indicate Tutorial
Messages and you should try to find all 9 that are in this level. So,
proceed to this tip.
"TUTORIAL 1 OF 9: DISCOVER ALL NINE TUTORIAL MESSAGES FOR A BONUS."
Continue South (straight ahead) at about this depth and you should come
to the next Tutorial:
"TUTORIAL 2 OF 9: PRESS R1 TO BITE PREY. PREY WILL APPEAR ON THE SONAR AS
YELLOW DOTS. WHEN EATING PREY, YOUR HEALTH (THE RED BAR ON THE HUD) WILL
INCREASE."
Proceed to the South through the arch shaped rock formation. Look at the
glowing item at the top of the arch as you pass through, this is a License
Plate. There are 45 hidden throughout the Story Missions and each one is
worth 1,000 points and adds .1% toward your game completion. Collecting
all 45 will also unlock a bonus which I'll detail later in the walkthrough
so, go ahead and get this one now by using your Bite (R1). Then continue
to the South and on to the next Tutorial.
"TUTORIAL 3 OF 9: HOLD DOWN L1 TO FILL YOUR CHARGE ATTACK METER. RELEASE
L1 IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS MOVE. YOU HEADBUTT OBJECTS USING THIS
TECHNIQUE. TRY IT ON THE BOAT: YOU WILL EARN POINTS FROM DESTROYING
PROPERTY.
The boat is slightly in front of you on the surface of the water. It will
take two good Charge Attacks to sink the boat then if you want, you can
eat the boat's driver.
Again, further South you will run into the next Tutorial.
"TUTORIAL 4 0F 9: HOLD DOWN L2 TO CHARGE YOUR TAIL WHIP. TRY USING THIS ON
THE DIVER CAGE."
As you are still a weaker version of the shark you will later become, be
cautious of the diver in the shark cage; too many hits from his spear gun
CAN and WILL KILL YOU. But you should have no problem using the Tail Whip
to hit the cage and if you want, use the Headbutt (Charge Attack move)
also, to destroy the cage. Once the diver is outside the cage, it's in
your best interest to make sure to kill him so he won't keep attacking you
from a distance with his spear gun. Divers are also armed with a knife so,
if you try to eat him, he will try to stab you. A little reminder, all
sharks are drawn to blood in the water, even from great distances. In this
game the same is also true so, when you attack the diver, expect company as
his blood is spilled. Just be mindful of your health and if you need to,
backtrack and eat some fish or seals to recharge your health meter. To get
some extra points towards ability upgrades you can also destroy the boat,
but it is not required.
Once you have devoured the diver from the cage you can proceed South to the
next Tutorial.
"TUTORIAL 5 OF 9: THE SEASEEKER ON THE OCEAN FLOOR IS MAKING YOU HUNGRY.
DESTROY IT TO STOP YOUR HUNGER FROM BEING DRAINED. IF YOUR HUNGER METER
(GREEN BAR ON THE HUD) IS COMPLETELY DRAINED, YOU WILL BEGIN TO LOOSE
HEALTH UNTIL THE METER IS REFILLED BY FEEDING ON CREATURES."
Take notice, Seaseekers (small robotic mini-subs) increase the rate that
your hunger bar drains. They also have the same effect on other sharks
in the same area and this makes those sharks more aggressive, as well. If
you encounter Seaseekers and intend to remain in the same area that they
occupy, then it is to your benefit to destroy them, as soon as possible.
Also, later in the game once you've completed a few of the Story Missions,
the Seaseekers become armed and will actively attack you if they are in
your vicinity.
In the earlier stages before you become real powerful, your Charge Attack
seems to be most affective against the Seaseekers. So attack and destroy
that Seaseeker and be aware, because there are some sharks other than the
Whale Sharks in this area that CAN and WILL attack and you, even if left
alone. Once the Seaseeker is destroyed, the next Tutorial is to the South
just below the surface of the water.
POSSIBLE BUG NOTICE: "TUTORIAL 6 BUG" - As you approach the area with
Tutorial 6, you will also trigger another on screen instruction set that
tells you how to target an enemy. On repeated playthroughs while gathering
additional data for this walkthrough, I noticed that Tutorial 6 would not
display. You should actually see on screen "TUTORIAL 6 OF 9..." if not,
you will not receive credit for finding it. Don't panic, there are several
easy fixes for this problem if this happens to you.
1. Just continue with the on screen lessons and keep following this walk-
through up to the BUG REPORT: RETURN POINT, and then return to
Tutorial 6 to see if the message will display. If so, just return to
the BUG REPORT: CONTINUE POINT 1 to continue the walkthrough where you
left off.
2. If however, the above step does not work, go back to the BUG REPORT:
CONTINUE POINT 1 and do the following. Continue through the cave
where you are instructed to do so. This loads the game data for the
next area of this level. Now, come back through the cave (this will
force the game to reload this area again) and go back to the Tutorial
6 swirl. By reloading this area again, it normally clears up the bug.
After you receive the Tutorial 6 message, you need to swim back out
through the cave to continue your walkthrough.
"TUTORIAL 6 OF 9: PRESS "TRIANGLE BUTTON" TO ACTIVATE "SHARK VISION"."
As you proceed South, you will see several divers and some on screen
directions will explain how target lock and target selection works. You
can then kill the divers or continue South, if you wish. You will approach
an area where the rock formations appear to close in but you can fit
through the narrow area directly in front of you, just swim closer to the
surface.
When you enter the next section, another prompt will explain that green
markers on your sonar indicate "Points of Interest." These are also often
key to finding solutions or help with the game's puzzles, as well.
Directly ahead you will see the next Tutorial marker.
"TUTORIAL 7 OF 9: EAT THE DIVER IN THE CAGE. MAIN OBJECTIVES APPEAR AS A
RED CIRCLE ON YOUR SONAR."
You can destroy the cage any way you see fit but my choice is the Charge
Attack move, 2 or 3 good hits and the cage will be destroyed. After
destroying the cage, you will see a cut scene of the diver being eaten and
a device falls into the water and lands on a ledge slightly to the South-
west. If you pay attention to your sonar you will notice the new red
circle (main objective), which is to indicate that you should destroy the
device (a non-mobile form of the Seaseeker), even though it is not directly
spelled out for you. Go ahead and destroy the Seaseeker as you see fit so
that your hunger does not continue to drop and then go eat something to
restore your health, if necessary. Don't proceed into the newly opened
cave, just yet.
BUG REPORT: RETURN POINT: If you experienced the "TUTORIAL 6" bug listed
above, this is where you should return to Tutorial 6, as
suggested in the bug fix.
CONTINUE POINT 1: Resume your walkthrough from here after
completing either step 1 or 2 to fix the "TUTORIAL 6 BUG."
From the cave, face North and look down slightly and you will see another
License Plate 2/45, and if you Headbutt into the top of the wooden galleon
found at the bottom of the cove you will find another License Plate 3/45
inside the hold.
Now it's time to head through the cave and into the second half of the
tutorial.
As you enter the new section, you will be facing South and directly ahead
will be your next Tutorial marker.
"TUTORIAL 8 OF 9: SWIM BY THE BEACH TO ATTACK SWIMMERS. TO TURN SMART
CAMERA OFF PRESS THE R3 BUTTON. TO ENTER FIRST PERSON MODE PRESS THE R3
BUTTON ONCE MORE."
Notice the red circles to the Southeast of your position (slightly left),
if you haven't moved yet? These are the swimmers that the tip is referring
you to attack. As you approach the swimmers, the tutorial will give you
on screen instructions to perform specific attack moves that you are
supposed to attempt. This is not a direct test or requirement, but the
game's way of showing you some basic moves. However, if you fail to per-
form the moves accurately or quickly enough, you may encounter one of the
game's minor design bugs.
If you successfully pull off each of the four suggested attack moves, the
red circles that indicate your next main objective will immediately re-
locate to your Southeast. If however, all the remaining dots move in the
direction of the beach, this indicates that the swimmers have escaped and
you will have no way to perform the rest of the attacks.
(The bug is that the game does not generate the next set of red circles to
lead you to your next objective if you do not complete all the attack moves
or, if the swimmers all escape.)
If you completed the four different moves and the red circles reappeared
behind you to the Southeast, then head towards them until you can see the
final Tutorial marker. On the other hand, if you were unlucky and the
swimmers escaped, turn towards the South and just follow the wall on your
left side until you reach the next Tutorial marker.
"TUTORIAL 9 OF 9: DESTROY THE PIERS"
Now that you have successfully found all nine of the Tutorial messages, you
will receive an update message and bonus of 10,000 points that can be later
used to buy upgrades for your abilities. CONGRATULATIONS!.
Since there is nothing extremely dangerous in this area, I would suggest
finding the remaining collectibles in this area before you destroy the
piers and finish the tutorial stage. True you could always return after
you unlock the Open Ocean, but they are easy to get to, and you are already
here, also, the points you earn will help you upgrade your abilities
sooner. So, follow the pier and swim East under the boat, and to the last
set of pier supports. If you look carefully in center between the middle
supports of the pier, that dark object is a "Body Bag" worth 3,000 points.
The Body Bag is just one of several Rare Items hidden throughout the Story
Missions in the game. In addition to the points awarded for finding these
Rare Items, finding them is necessary to achieve a 100% on your game com-
pletion. Each Rare Item is worth .2% towards your game completion score
so, gather the Body Bag with your Bite maneuver. If you get stuck, don't
panic, just use a Charge Attack or repeatedly bite one of the wooden sup-
ports until you can break free, but only break what you need to get loose.
There are still two more items to pick up before you finish this level.
After you collect the Body Bag, turn North and swim forward until you see a
large rock "tower"-like formation sticking out of the water. To the left
side or West of this 'tower' you will see another License Plate 4/45 to
gather.
For the last item, proceed away from the tower by following the South
trench back to where you found the Body Bag. Now turn slightly Northeast
and you will be lined up with a boat. Continue in this direction and go
into the next trench you come to, but keep going Northeast and you will
come to another License Plate 5/45. Now, you can return to the piers and
destroy them.
Attack the wooden supports of the piers with whatever moves you want. The
Charge Attack is easiest, but then several Bite attacks will also take out
the pier supports. Once you've destroyed enough of the supports under any
one of the piers, it will collapse, and you will be given the next task to
destroy the rubber rafts. There are still two piers and some dock sections
that you can (but do not have to) destroy, if you want to collect more
points for your ability upgrades.
Charge and Bite attacks are both functional, just be careful, because the
men on the rafts are armed with rifles this time and can do more damage
if you hang around the surface too much. The red circles (main objectives)
indicate which boats you HAVE to destroy but you can earn additional up-
grade points for any other boats that you do destroy. You will need to
destroy 4 rafts.
After you destroy the final rubber raft, the game will go to a cut scene.
Here you will see Michael Brody arrive in a large boat, the "Aurora II", in
response to a distress call. You immediately charge his vessel and manage
to take a crewman right off the deck, only to be captured minutes later...
and the level ends.
At the conclusion of this level, the game will give you a message about
being able to buy ability upgrades. Due to a game glitch, sometimes if you
try to buy your upgrades at this time, they will not be updated when you
start the next level. The good news is that you will NOT loose the points
that you attempt to spent on your upgrades. This is a minor bug. When
you begin Story Mission 2, just press the "START" button and choose
"ABILITIES" from the menu. If you don't have your new upgrades, just
re-buy them at this time.
If you try to buy the upgrades and the end of Level 1, it does SOMETIMES
work correctly. Just make sure to pay attention to the required buttons
used to buy your ability upgrades. If you, like I did the first time I
played, automatically assume "X" accepts your choice, you will exit out of
the purchase screen, and need to buy your upgrades later.
One final note on upgrades, once you have completed Level 1, you can buy
Ability Upgrades at anytime, as long as you have the required points to
pay for them. You do not have to wait for the beginning or end of a level.
Just make sure to do a game save so that you will still have your upgrades
in case of a game crash or you die.
Level Summary: You should now have: 5/45 License Plates, and a Body
Bag (3,000 points). You will also have access to this
area later in Open Ocean Mode. You can now also buy
Ability Upgrades at any time as long as you have the
necessary points.
Open Ocean Notes: This area is found in Open Ocean: South by swimming into
the Red Reef Valley area from the South. You can access
Side Challenge 12: TROUBLE AND STRIFE at this location.
Game Completion: All Items found and Level completed you'll earn: 5.2 %
With Side Challenge 12 completed: (This side
challenge cannot be accessed until completion of
Story Mission 2 "The Break Out") (See Stage 2
Game Completion).: N/A
Total Game Completion: (Only include Story Misson
for this level, because Side Challenge will be
unavailable until completion of Story Mission 2
"The Break Out.": 5.2 %
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