***Story Mission 9-B- Highway Attack***
Surprise, the military is not on your side! Darn it! They've set up a trap to
kill Ram and raised a drawbridge on the road to Los Toros, killing several poor
civilians who were on the bridge in the process. Corrupt uncaring lousy jokers!
Anyway, Ram must now shoot it out with Montanez's soldiers and corrupt
federales and put the drawbridge back down. You start off this mission in
immediate combat with enemy soldiers. Cap them and head towards the raised
bridge, watching out for the truck speeding away as you approach it. Grab the
Health and Armor and waste all the soldiers at the roadblock. A camoflauge
pickup pulls up behind you, disgorging more troops. Again, using shotguns and
explosives to blow up the densly packed cars works wonders. Just make sure you
aren't close by when they go boom. The soldiers are all heavily armed, so grab
their weapons. Take out the guys manning the two roadblock turrets as soon as
possible- killing them both blows up all the cop cars at once.
You soon discover your old pal Officer Mendez is leading this bunch of bent
federales. Lousy traitor! Anyway take out all the soldiers around you and fight
your way to Mendez. Another turret is between you and him- try to keep it and
the two still-active turrets behind you at the roadblock clear of soldiers. At
least one of the soldiers has a grenade launcher, so find and kill him quickly.
Remember to stay clear of smoking cars. Mendez himself is manning a turret and
has a long life bar. Be wary of the two federales near him- one has a rocket
launcher and the other an AK. Whack them both before using a Loco Move like El
Mariachi to kill their boss. You can also turn a turret on him or just shoot
him with normal weapons.
Once Mendez falls you can access the bridge control tower. Kill the 3 soldiers
who rush out and then circle behind it to find some power-ups and a Save Spot.
Now ascend the tower, kill its operator, then hit the switch in there.
Unfortunately a soldier runs in as you pull it and attacks, hitting the bridge
controls. Ram immediately executes the lousy shot, but the bridge is only
partway down and now the controls are wasted. Oh well. Head back downstairs and
take care of the new five-man team that has shown up. One has a rocket lancher.
Use the Save Spot.
You must now jump the bridge in a vehicle- hopefully one of those around the
roadblock is still intact. I used the military pickup. Thankfully this jump is
easy and there are no more bad guys on the other side. Phew to infinity.
Gold (8000 points)- Carry More Ammo.
Silver (4000 points)- Rewind x2.
Bronze (2000 points)- Explosive Pinata x1.

**Free Roam**
You're now back in Centro, and the next Story Mission is immediately available.
First, though, we have some new challenges. Note that military vehicles are now
roaming the streets. However most are locked and can't be stolen. Oh well.