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19. MISSION 4-4: MY OTHER VOICE
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Let me start this section by saying that I've previously written
an entire section for this, er, section, only to delete it without
knowing it, and overwriting the existing file. So, if you happen to
be using an older copy of this document, and find that the information
is different, don't panic. I'm trying my best to be consistent because
it has been some time since I beat this mission, and I may not recall
the pointers as much as after I just beat it. I'm relying on very
poorly-handwritten notes to reconstruct this section.
Anyhow, let me also say that this is one hell of a crazy mission.
You begin at the place where Samson met his informant - see, they
didn't even let you go back to the church for a breather! Ok, if you
really want to, you can, but since the green star is just nearby, you
might as well begin now.
This mission is divided into three parts. If you fail at any part,
you'll only need to redo from the point where you completed the
earlier part. Of course, if you fail during the first part, you'll
definitely restart from the beginning of the mission.
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a. Destroy Division fuel depot
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Before you begin, go from roof to roof to collect power-ups. You can
easily go into double critical mass, if you purchased the Critical
Mass Surge Level 1 earlier. I'd strongly recommend this purchase as
crisis attacks, that is, attacks resulting from amassing critical
mass, are very effective ways of combat.
From the map, you should see the Division's fuel depot. Head straight
towards there and start pounding the depots that have a red "punch
sign" over them. They're weak structures that shouldn't take more than
a few punches to collapse.
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b. Defeat Division forces
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Now, fighting time. The Division's forces consist of tons of tanks,
aircrafts and Hulkbusting mechs. If you're in critical mass, quickly
execute a Critical Thunder Clap to stun your enemies. At this point
of the game, a move like this can easily take down the aircrafts.
If they're not destroyed yet, do a charged jump plus punch on them
until they expire. It may be difficult to do so, since the mechs will
be all over you, but try your best to destroy the aircrafts first.
The next group you should aim to remove is the mechs. The Shockwave
Smash Repeater is a very good way hit a few mechs at one go when
they're surrounding you. If the mechs are isolated, a simple special
attack (using the triangle button repeatedly on them) is sufficient
to send them crying for help. If you're a little sadistic, you may
consider weaponizing a shield and use the shield-pounding I mentioned
earlier on it. It's fun.
Once you take out the mechs, isolate the tanks and defeat the one-by-
one. Steel fists, charged punches and shield-pounding are all good
techniques to deal with them.
With all the enemies downed, you'd have completed the first part of
this mission.
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c. Destroy Division intelligence facility
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As you approach the next two objective markers, you'll actually come
across the Hulkbuster Destroyers from the next objective first. My
advice is to ignore them first, although they'll no doubt give chase.
Run like mad to the intelligence facility, and punch it repeatedly
until it collapses. I find that the best way to crash this building is
to jump onto its rooftop (it's not a tall building), and execute the
Ground Smash move repeatedly. This way, enemies can't get too close
to you without being hurt, while the building continues to get
attacked by you.
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d. Destroy all Hulkbuster Destroyers
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Once the intelligence facility is down, you'll have no choice but to
take on the mechs and giant-sized Hulkbuster. The mechs will keep
respawning, so you should just concentrate on the Hulkbuster. Use
crisis attacks as much as possible. If you need help to get into
critical mass, use shield-pounding or special attacks to down the
mechs quickly. Ambulances are aplenty here too, so you can completely
destroy one to receive lots of power-ups. In the event that you're
really close to dying, run to a nearest jump marker and jump to a
point that's furthest away from your enemies. Take the opportunity
to heal, before heading back to fight again.
NOTE: Even when you use jump markers to escape from the fight
temporarily, the mechs at times do catch up on you almost immediately.
Ultimately, the key to winning this battle is to down the Hulkbuster
ASAP. I wish you the best of luck. If you do this successfully, you'd
have completed the second part of this mission. Yes, it's not over.
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e. Destroy Division Armory
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Weaponize a shield before you go to this building. Apart from
protecting yourself against enemy fire, the shield can also help you
to kill mechs for power-ups, as well as destroy the building faster.
When you're at the Armory, simply use shield-pounding to attack the
building. Marvel at how much and how fast the "health" is removed
by pounding it with a shield.
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f. Destroy all Hulkbuster Destroyers
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The final battle for this mission once again pits you against your
good friends, the mechs and the Hulkbuster. As usual, do the attacks
as with the earlier objectives when dealing with them. Once again,
you'll need to down the giant to proceed, so here's quite a useful
tip I found out when playing the game: Get into critical mass, then
lure the Hulkbuster into attacking you with a punch, then jump away as
he delivers the blow. Quickly run to his back. You'll notice that he's
a little slow in recovering from his attack. This is the time to
perform a Critical Thunder Clap on his back. Repeat the process until
he explodes.
Congratulations! You get 25,000 smash points!
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