Xiii Walkthrough for PlayStation 2 Game Name: Xiii Format: PlayStation 2 Submitted By: Spudman This is a walkthrough for anybody who needs the edge over their friends in the amazingly compelling and addictive multiplayer game mode in XIII. ---------- The levels ---------- One of the best things about the multiplayer XIII is the diverse and intricate arenas of death that are available to blow the living crap out of anybody who stands in your way. There are plenty to choose from and they are largely taken from the levels in the single player game (although obvious addaptions and additions have been made). What level you choose is influenced extremely by the type of game you choose to play (more information on the game types is mentioned later in this walkthrough), for example, a wide uncovered space isnt particularly suitable for a tactical team deathmatch so a more secluded and corridor oriented level might be a better choice (i.e. New york rather than Platform 04). Whatever level you decide to host your massacre in, remember this; weapons, ammo, body armour and medikits always regenerate in the same place - so make sure you know the level well to find these essential items and keep out your enemies' firing lines! ---- Bots ---- The artificial intelligence (AI) of the bots from XIII is excellent, so be aware that they have the power to 'think' through their actions just the same as you can, whether the bots are set to easy or insane level, they aren't that simple to dispose of once in the battle field. The bots come with four difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard and insane), their names obviously correspond with the kind of resistance they will offer to anyone attacking them although none of them stay still very long. This is why you should always be profficient with the controls beford tackling the more difficult bots (i.e. Hard and insane). When beginning, stick with the easy bots as they will put up quite a fight, once you have developed more skill with weapons, move on to the medium bots. Medium bots aren't a great deal more tricky to dispatch than the easy but it might be an idea to balance the scales with an easy bot or a second player on your team if you are finding it difficult to cope on your own. ---------- Game modes ---------- There are several game modes up for offer, namely: Deathmatch - simple fight to the death, no teams Team Deathmatch - pretty self-explanitory (duh) Capture the Flag - Classic team game with two teams fighting it out to steal the other teams flag and bring it back to their own base Power-up - A seemingly simple shoot-out but with the added complication of having to get 'pick up' power up crates containing non-specific weapons, items and special abilities (i.e. invisibility, invunrability, super damage) The Hunt - An amusing and original game mode; you and your opponents (no teams) must chase and try and cause damage to a figure (the grim reaper/death) who is extremely fast, kills you when he touches you and gets smaller with every shot that hits him! All game modes are simple to gt the hang of but nether-the-less challenging to even the most experienced players. Even so, here are some simple hints to help you on your way: Deathmatch - Remember that all other players are out to get you, shoot anything that moves! It's best not to wait aroud stockpiling weapons, if you do, the chances are that you'll get killed before you have a chance to use them, just find a reasonably powerfull weapon (i.e. shotgun or assult rifle) and blow your opponents away with sheer force (in the heat of attack from all sides, there isn't much time to aim). Hiding in small spaces and sniping anyone who walks past is also not really much of an option; with no allies to watch your back, it's easy for someone to creep right up behind you and put a shotgun shell throught the back of your head fast hit and run attacks with high power weapons is really the way to go. Above all, keep moving! Team Deathmatch - Pretty similar really, just this time you have time on your side as you have team-mates to occupy the enemy whilst you get fragging!!! Maybe the sniper rifle isn't completely redundant in this game after all... Capture the Flag - Again like the Team deathmatch (providing that you're not playing one-on-one) you have friends with you; the best stategies are either let your team gaurd your flag and take on the enemy or vice-versa. Power-up - There aren't really any set ways of playing this one. As it's just basically a big melee you'd better follow similar tactics as in the deathmatch mode, only this time, it's worth taking the time to get the power-ups as they can be very useful (especially considering the lack of other sources of weapons). The Hunt - A dificult game for beginners as careful movement of your character is crucial, one wrong step and you could come face to face with death (literally). The aim is to get points by shooting the death, so concentrate on the little singing fellow rather than the other players. The only weapons available (except the hidden ones) are the hunting gun (a double barreled shotgun: powerful but a bugger to reload), 9mm pistol (fast but relatively weak) and frag grenades. Use the shotgun as much as possible for the death and switch to the pistol if you get bogged down in a fire fight with other players. Grenades are useful for killing the death (oodles of points) but you have to be quick to get them into play. On the whole, stay covered but make sure that you're free to escape quickly if trapped and concentrate on the death.