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Chapter 4, Mission 3: Lockdown.
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The green star for this one appears at the Church, so you may think it's a boss
battle. Nope, it's an escort mission. Doc Samson needs to meet with a Division
informant, but the City is under lockdown (hence the mission name) so he may be
in danger from trigger-happy Division Soldiers if he's seen on the streets.
Guess the Hulk needs to create a distraction, huh? Once you start the mission,
you'll see Samson doesn't have the best taste when it comes to vehicles. His
bright red station wagon only has one bar of life, and it can't move that fast
either. Worse, the Division have an APB out for him. Uh oh.

You start things off on the east Gunnery Island bridge. Samson zips through a
checkpoint, past three Division Soldiers armed with machine guns. Quickly dash
past them yourself, knocking them down on the way if you want, though it's not
necessary. Quickly bound ahead of Samson's car- you want to stay ahead of it as
much as you can during the mission. The enemies ahead will open fire on
Samson's car if they see it and if it's destroyed you fail the mission. By
staying ahead, Hulk can usually take out whatever's lying in wait before Samson
even arrives. Even better, if Samson sees you battling foes on the street ahead
of him he will often slow down and wait for the way to clear before he
continues on- wish all escortees in action video games were that smart!
Samson's route through the City takes you across the western bridge and then
along the western coastline, through the downtown area, and then along the
northern coast. Division Soldiers and Comanches are set up along this route,
and so are some very dangerous new tanks- Howitzers. These things are even more
heavily armored than the Abrams and their double cannons will quickly pulverize
Samson's car. To take them on, make sure you have Shockwave Smash Repeater and
Hammer Toss, not to mention good jumping ability. A Shield is nice too if you
can find one- use a tank's destroyed body or look for parked delivery trucks.
Because of the lockdown, very little traffic will be on the streets.

Get ahead of Samson (blue circle on the minimap) at the beginning of the
mission and quickly cross the western bridge. Three Division Soldiers are
posted at its west end, and one has a missile launcher. You want to take these
out quickly before Samson approaches- a good way is Dashing Sonic Clap. Behind
them are two Howitzer tanks, and you must get to these before Samson does. Grab
one and swing it around with Hammer Toss to destroy the second, then drop the
tank you're holding and if necessary lay into it with Shockwave Smashes. Once
it's down, grab yourself a Shield. A Comanche flies in- it will target you over
Samson, so let it get close and then apply an Air Combo, Cyclone Skyjack, or
thrown Shield. Samson will have crossed the bridge by now, so again jump ahead
of him and take out any Division Soldiers in his path. Machine guns aren't much
to worry about, but missiles damage the car pretty badly. Keep moving west
along the coast, until you come to a tollbooth. You must destroy this and its
attendant Division Soldiers. Also clobber the two Howitzer tanks in the parking
lot to the north before they can come out to fire on Samson's car. For this
your Shield works great- if you don't have a Shield a delivery truck and a
tractor-trailer are both near the toll booth and a bus might also be nearby.
Smash one of them. Make sure you have a Shield before you continue and head on
down the road in front of Samson's car.

You'll spot Division Soldiers on the roofs and beside a building up ahead. Take
out only the ground forces- Samson will usually speed past the rooftops before
the guys up there can get a bead on him. Around the curve ahead, you'll spot
two Howitzer tanks- leap ahead of Samson and smash them with your Shield.
You'll notice Samson drive into a nearby alley- he's going to wait there for a
minute. Find the red dot on your map that represents another lurking Howitzer
and smash it up. Now search the nearby rooftops for life-restoring green orbs
and clear the parked vehicles in front of Samson. When you're ready, approach
his car and he'll resume his journey. You are now at the halfway mark of the
mission and a Checkpoint.

Samson speeds up now, turning onto the City's main divided highway and using
his front bumper to clear any Soldiers in front. Thankfully, running over
troops will not damage his car. Howitzer fire will, though, so follow him
closely and quickly destroy the tank Samson curves around. Keep after him,
Shield-smacking any Soldiers he doesn't knock over as needed- but don't let
Samson get too far ahead. At the end of the highway's north boundary Samson
ducks into another alley and is cornered there by a pair of Division patrolmen.
You'll notice several other red dots on the map- these are another duo of
Soldiers, a Comanche, and three more Howitzers. Quickly take these out and then
go take care of the Soldiers- their machine guns will not hurt Samson that much
and you don't want to bring heavy armor your buddy's way. Mind the Howitzer
near the Soldiers also- it can't spot Samson while he's in the alley but will
moev to engage and open fire if he comes out. Destroy it before that happens or
if it does smash the tank quickly and then catch back up to your friend. As
usual you want to get ahead of him- but watch your minimap. Samson will head
northwest along the coast to evade another watchful Division duo- and waiting
to ambush him in a nearby parking lot are two Comanches and two Howitzers!
Finish off the Soldiers and get over there quickly to attack the enemies-
Samson sees you and decides not to approach. Concentrate on the Howitzers
first, as their gunfire is far more damaging. Again Hammer Toss is an excellent
move to use. After the tanks are gone, use the usual tactics on the choppers.
Now Samson will start moving again, and you should be leading the way. The
mission's final group of foes- four Comanches and two Howitzers- will soon
intercept you. Take them out with Air Combos and bashes of your Shield, again
concentrating on the tanks before you ground the aircraft. Mission Complete,
Samson heads to a safehouse and you get a chance to save.