Crysis PC Game - Walkthrough: 04 - Assault

Meet Lieutenant Bradley

Step out of the VTOL and into a war zone. Apparently your little covert operation against the North Koreans has erupted into a full-blown war with troops running all over the place, fighter planes crashing into the ground, and artillery blasting in the distance.

Follow the soldier in front of you to Lieutenant Bradley. He's stationed down by the water. Listen to him bitching about North Korean anti-aircraft guns, then stare in amazement as you volunteer to take them out single-handedly.

Destroy the Anti-Aircraft Units

Check the map and head back to the main road. Scrounge ammo off any dead KPA you find; you'll need it. Head to the first AA gun on your map, but take a quick detour down a dirt path towards a waterfall on the way. Loads of ammo is stored in the shack here by the green flare. Don't swap the shotgun for the SCAR automatic rifle, though. It's awfully similar to the FY71, and you need the one-shot stopping power of the shotgun in close quarters.

Backtrack to the paved road. Cloak and move into the brush on the left side of the road. Creep up to the KPA truck and blow away the gunner. Then take his place and blast his comrades as they approach. Be sure to watch your back, as three KPA can approach from the rear with SMGs at the ready.

Leave the truck and continue down the highway. Psycho radios something about being your eyes up above and looking for sniper roosts, but he's as useless here as he's been all along, so don't count on him providing any help. Cloak and get ready for the arrival of another truck. Shoot the crew as they drive past.

KPA patrols are all over the road ahead. Use the tall grass on the sides of the road for cover and cloak as often as possible. Snipe from a prone position in the weeds to thin their numbers, then cloak to creep up close and dispatch the survivors with your shotgun.

Crawl forward to the gas station. Use cloak to reach the metal fence near the speed-limit sign. Start killing the KPA in front of you, but keep an eye out for a patrol emerging from the jungle across the road. If KPA numbers are too heavy around the gas station, take a few shots at the pumps to blow up the entire place. Just make sure you're at a good distance, as the ensuing fireball is huge. After the smoke clears, go around the back of the gas station and load up on FY71 ammo.

Keep moving down the road until you reach a small town and a KPA checkpoint. There are lots of North Koreans here, but also lots of cover, so you shouldn't have too much trouble taking them out. As always, be sure to immediately kill anyone who tries to man the machine-gun nest.



Cross the road to the first AA gun. Grenades are useless, so pick up the nearby red explosive barrels and move them over to the base of the weapon. Then back off a little ways to clear the splash damage radius and detonate them with a couple of shots. Scratch one AA gun.

On to AA gun number two, further up the same road. This one is a lot tougher. First of all, you're shadowed every step of the way by another North Korean assault chopper. And second, there are gangs of KPA lining the road ahead, along with a gunboat pacing you in the water.

Be patient with your approach. Crawl in the tall grass and snipe enemies whenever possible, especially around the bridge. Try not to leave any KPA alive here, as they'll later hem you in after you blow up the second AA gun.

Speaking of that second AA gun, it can be found straight ahead up the dirt road, set into a trench guarded by a machine-gun emplacement. As always, go slow here and use your scope to make head shots as often as possible. Just be ready to scramble right after you shoot, as the chopper locks in on your position almost instantaneously and riddles you with bullets.

After clearing the opposition around the machine-gun, enter the trench and run past the AA gun. Take out the last KPA goon with your shotgun and grab a missile launcher from the ammo pile on the right. Now blow up that damned helicopter, which should feel really, really good. Take a moment to blast that irritating gunboat to hell, too. Then turn your sights on the AA gun and make it go boom.

Secondary: Gather Intel from KPA

Just as you start heading towards AA gun number three, Psycho radios with a request that you hit a KPA base to swipe some intel. The best way to get there is to check your map for the right heading, then drop into the water and swim over to the nearby beach. The base is just ahead, in the form of the usual rickety shantytown.



A huge KPA presence plus the arrival of yet another helicopter makes it best to cloak and sprint to the objective, a laptop that can be found in a shack to the right. After you've downloaded the goods, lead the chopper back to the trench where you destroyed the second AA gun. Grab another missile launcher from the ammo dump and incinerate this whirlybird as well. Mmm, still feels good, doesn't it?

Destroy the Anti-Aircraft Units (Again)

Finally, it's on to AA gun number three. It can be found in the middle of a shipping yard beside a dock currently playing host to a North Korean cruiser. Approach it by skirting around the beach on an adjacent island, then swimming across the narrow inlet.

Head into the heavy brush on the left. Look for a break in the fence surrounding the yard. Cloak and sneak through here, then blast the two KPA behind the containers to your left. Run into the big warehouse to your right. A platoon of KPA will be on your heels, so take cover as soon as you get inside. Go prone to make your cloak last longer and begin sniping North Koreans as they approach. Try for head shots, as their numbers mean you don't have any time to mess around riddling enemies with bullets. Steadily retreat as they press you, and don't be worried about moving out the back door onto the dock, as there is lots of cover there.



When the coast is clear, leave the warehouse and run across the yard past the burning wreckage. Cloak and check out the office building directly in front of you. Snipe the two gunners on the rooftop. Note the AA gun to the right. Cloak again and move forward very cautiously, as KPA are all over the place here. Use cover smartly and employ the shotgun for one-shot kills if you've got enough ammo to get away with this. Otherwise, try for scoped head shots with the FY71.

Enter the office building slowly, making sure to blow away all opposition on the inside. Go up the landing, enter the office, and head right into a virtual candy store of ammo. Just about everything is in here, including missile launchers. Grab one and go up to the roof. Guards seem to spawn in up here, so even if you killed the two gunners earlier, be ready to kill one or two more KPA grunts. After all opposition has been put down, walk to the edge of the roof, take aim at the rotating radar dish on the AA unit, and turn it into rubble. If there's a gunboat out on the water in the harbor, be sure to blast it, too.

Sabotage the Jammer on the North Korean Cruiser

Your work's not quite done, unfortunately. The North Koreans are once again jamming GPS systems, so now you need to take shut down the computer system on the cruiser docked right in front of you.

Resist the temptation to just walk over there. It looks quiet, but a dozen or more KPA and a truck appear out of nowhere as soon as you approach the ship. Jump down from the roof and move towards the vessel, but pull back as soon as you encounter any resistance. Race back to the office building, grab another missile launcher, and climb the stairs once more. Then blow up the truck and all adjacent North Koreans from the safety of this high perch.

When the flames and screams of pain have died down, head back down and grab another missile launcher. Leave from the main entrance and walk towards the ship. A truck will soon appear between a couple of storage containers, but it's no match for the missile launcher.

Use maximum strength to jump on board the ship near the stern. Whip out your shotgun and make short work of the KPA that can found just up the stairs inside the ship. Locate the GPS system and switch it off.

Paint Target for Air Strike

Psycho now radios in and says the way is clear for an air strike to sink the cruiser. You have to set it up, though, by painting the ship with a laser from your binoculars. Retreat back to the office rooftop once more, pausing on the way to grab another missile launcher. Train your binoculars on the ship and click the left mouse button to call in the fighters, then sit back and watch the fireworks.

Secure the Harbor

Just one more job awaits you. Another chopper arrives just as the cruiser starts sinking into Davy Jones' locker, and it's your task to clear the airspace so VTOL transports can land with heavy armor needed for the next step of the operation. So blow the chopper out of the sky with the missile launcher you just scarfed from downstairs, already.

Rendezvous with Major Strickland at the Railway Tunnel

Leave the office building and head right. Use maximum strength to power jump over the shipping yard fence. Head down the road to the railroad tracks. Make a quick pit stop in the shack on your left and stock up on FY71 ammo. Turn left at the tracks and say hello to Major Strickland and a whole bunch of tanks. Watch the cutscene of him blowing open the railway tunnel and get ready for an armored assault.

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