Games Microsoft XBOX TOTAL OVERDOSE User Manual

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ABOUT PHOTOSENSITIVE SEIZURES

A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games.

These seizures may have a variety of symptoms including: lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms — children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures.

The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by:

• sitting farther from the television screen,

• using a smaller television screen,

• playing in a well-lit room, and

• not playing when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy,

consult a doctor before playing.

AVOID DAMAGE TO YOUR TELEVISION

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Unauthorized copying, reverse engineering, transmission, public performance, rental, pay for play, or circumvention of copy protection is strictly prohibited.

Dolby®Digital Decoding

This game is presented in Dolby Digital. Connect your Xbox to a sound system with Dolby Digital technology using a digital optical cable with an Xbox Advanced A/V Pack or Xbox High Definition A/V Pack. Select Dolby Digital in the Dashboard menu of the Xbox to experience the excitement of surround sound.

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Inside Front Cover

CONTENTS

D-E-A ... OR D-E-A-D? . . . . . 2

GAME CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . 3

SETTING UP THE GAME . . . . . . 5

GAME SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . 6

MISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EXPLORING THE GAME WORLD . . . 10

KILL MOVES . . . . . . . . . . 12

COMBO SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . 16

PICK-UPS . . . . . . . . . . . 17

LOCO MOVES . . . . . . . . . . 18

SAVING & LOADING . . . . . . . 19

TOTAL OVERDOSE ARMORY . . . . 20

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . 22

MUSIC CREDITS . . . . . . . . 23

Thank you for purchasing game system. Be sure to read this manual thoroughly for gameplay and hints before playing the game.

NOTE: TOTAL OVERDOSE

the game to run in high resolution on high-definition TVs.

TOTAL OVERDOSE™for the Xbox®video

supports 720p mode, which allows

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D-E-A ... OR D-E-A-D?

GAME CONTROLS

“Hey Ramolito! You’ve always been the black sheep of our family, but now you’re in it up to your neck, looking at a life stretch in the state pen! They’re gonna throw away the keys, hombre! I don’t want to hear your excuses, save that for the judge — but as your twin brother I’m gonna throw you a line!

“You know as well as I do that the drug cartels are taking over Southern LA and most of Mexico, poisoning both nations and dragging more and more people into a life of crime. Hard drugs, guns and gang violence are the day-to-day currency and only the drug lords ever seem to win. I know it might seem crazy, but with me out of action, my buddies in the DEA need someone to play my part

in the big picture.... Before you flip me off, hear me out. If you won’t do

this for yourself, maybe do it for papa’s memory....

“The story goes that he died of an overdose on the backstreets of Los Toros, Mexico. But something doesn’t add up. If he OD’d, it was a damn long fall from a curb that caused his injuries. But yet the flatheads at the DEA seemed to write him off all too quickly as an overworked and strung-out cop who couldn’t handle the pressure.

“He was a damn good agent. He gave his life to the forces of law and order and I have one helluva hunch that he’d penetrated deep into the cartel’s organization before his cover was compromised — by a traitor, someone on the inside at the DEA. If you get involved maybe we can clear papa’s name and blow the whole cartel wide open, taking out the drug lords in the process.

“Since you’re not officially playing for our side, you don’t need to follow the rules! Just make sure you’re good enough to go up against these bad asses before you run in all guns blazing. These banditos aren’t playing to lose and they will bury anyone who crosses them.

“Did I mention that you can get all the training you need at the Pistoleros Asociados in downtown Los Toros, just south of the border? I’d started infiltrating the cartel when I got taken out by that grenade, so just carry on from where I left off and use any means necessary to take these scumbag pendejos out of the equation.

“So, are you with us? I hope so, hombre, I hope so.”

Menu Controls

Start/Pause/Skip scenes Highlight menu options Adjust option setting In-game menu/Objectives Confirm/Next screen Cancel/Previous screen

(Start)

(D-pad) 1/

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(Back)

< A B

Character Controls

Controlling Ram effectively could mean the difference between death and glory.

Move forward/backward Sidestep left/right Sprint Double-tap Turn/look up/down Jump Climb

Shootdodge Pull l(left trigger) while moving in any

Reverse shootdodge Double tap lwhile moving in any

Action Rewind time

(left thumbstick) 2/

4/3

(right thumbstick)

(face the object you want

to climb onto)

direction; use Rto pivot in the air

(when Aprompt appears)

A ?

(after picking up

REWIND

icon)

Visit the official TOTAL OVERDOSEwebsite at

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http://www.totaloverdose.com/

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Weapon Controls

You may have been told that violence never solved anything. You clearly never worked on the front line of the War on Drugs before.

Learn how to use most firearms at the Pistoleros Asociados (that’s the Shooter’s Association to you, gringo!).

Fire selected weapon

Cycle available weapons Reload selected weapon Target enemy head Press and hold X; when target turns

Target object Press and hold B(if target object is

Throw grenade Select grenade, pull and hold r, then

Aim weapon

(right trigger); hold for automatic fire

with certain weapons

(black/white)

c/b Y

YELLOW, pull

NOTE:

for headshot targeting. (See details of the most accurate weapons.)

destroyable)

release to throw

(right thumbstick)

NOTE:

is where your shots go. If there isn’t a RED target, use the white dot or crosshair cursor to aim.

Not all firearms are accurate enough

pages 20-21

If there’s a RED target onscreen, this

for

Vehicle Controls

You can drive most vehicles you see, as long as they’re not totaled.

Enter stationary vehicle

Exit stationary vehicle Steer Accelerate Brake/Reverse Handbrake Lean out of vehicle Hold l(left trigger) Leap from vehicle

Shoot Horn Click R(right thumbstick)

(approach vehicle door until button

prompt appears)

(left thumbstick)

L A X B

(right trigger) when leaning out

of vehicle

in open-topped vehicles only

Loco Moves Controls

LOCO MOVES

Building a string of kills before the combo timer completing big scoring missions are good ways to secure loco moves.

Cycle through loco moves Use selected loco move

are outlandish one-off moves you can win in various ways.

(D-pad) 4/

(page 16)

runs out or

Quick Weapon-Select Shortcuts

Get the right weapon in your hands, quick!

B3Y B3X B3A B3B X3Y X3B X3A

Best automatic weapon Best explosive weapon Best shotgun Best single-shot weapon Molotov cocktail Grenade Dynamite

TIP:

There are many other acrobatic skills to be learned. Get on over

to Los Toros and find them out yourself at the Pistoleros Asociados.

SETTING UP THE GAME

1. Press

2. Use The game begins with you controlling the DEA agent (and father to Cruz and Ram) deep in the Central American jungles in the mid-80s.

NOTE: LOAD GAME

to open the Main Menu.

to highlight

Next time you play, if you have a saved game, select

to load it

NEW GAME

(page 19)

, then press Atwice to advance.

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Main Menu

You access all game modes from the Main Menu and return here when you quit your game. Main Menu options include:

NEW GAME LOAD GAME OPTIONS CREDITS

— Start a new game.

— Continue a previously saved game

— Adjust settings.

— Run the game credits.

(page 19)

MISSION SCORE

mission. High scores mean more rewards, including extra missions, pick-ups and points. Every point scored during a story mission or a point challenge is automatically added to your global score.

STYLE POINTS

a mission in style! Link acrobatic skills and special moves in quick succession to earn big scores. Gain style points for the seamless way you deliver righteous fury and vengeance upon the scum of the Earth.

— Displays the total score for the current

— These measure your success in completing

Options

Select

OPTIONS

you can adjust game settings. In-game, press the in-game menu. Use the menu controls and change settings.

Options are grouped into two submenus:

SETTINGS SUBTITLES, VIBRATION, AUTOSAVE

SOUND

and restore default settings.

NOTE: NORMAL

player, choose

from the Main Menu to access the Options menu where

– Adjust your game settings, including

and

INVERT

– Adjust

MUSIC, SPEECH, EFFECTS

is the default difficulty setting. If you’re a novice game

EASY

and banditos will inflict less damage.

GAME SCREEN

Mission Score

Style Points

Aiming/

Direction Cursor

(Auto-Targeted)

Kill Multiplier

Radar

Combo Timer

then Ato open

(page 3)

to select options

GORE, DIFFICULTY,

ing the X and Y axes.

and

AMBIENCE

volumes

Weapon/Ammo Loco Moves

Rewind Adrenaline Health

AIMING/DIRECTION CURSOR

cursor — the white dot in the center of the screen — is always present. It indicates the direction Ram moves in and also the direction he’ll shoot in when auto-targeting is disabled.

• Use within range, the auto-targeting icon appears.

KILL MULTIPLIER

killed in the current string

RADAR

mission-related objects, shown as specific icons (

COMBO TIMER

timer starts a countdown. When the countdown reaches zero, the current combo is calculated (kills multiplied by style points) and added to your mission score.

• Dawdling and sneaking around won’t win any prizes. Who wants to watch someone act like a ninja in Mexico, pendejo!

WEAPON/AMMO

and rounds of ammo in its clip.

controls and shortcuts; see pages 20-21 for weapons specs.)

LOCO MOVES

with a black border.

REWIND

in the course of your missions. Use a rewind ( to turn back time when things don’t go your way. (You must first pick up a

to move the cursor over an enemy. If you’re

— Indicates how many enemies have been

— Use the radar to spot objectives, enemies and other

— Each time you waste a bandito, the combo

— Shows the weapon you’ve selected

— The selected loco move is highlighted

— Rewind pick-ups can be found and earned

— An aiming and direction

(page 16).

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(See page 4 for weapons

(See page 18 for details on loco moves.)

)

REWIND

icon.)

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ADRENALINE

of acrobatic carnage against multiple opponents — if you’ve got the moves, that is.

• Make sure some bad guys are nearby, then pull to perform a activates and time slows down while Ram is airborne.

HEALTH

shrinks. When the bar is empty, Ram dies.

• Health boosts

— As Ram suffers injuries, the

temporarily shields him from losing health.

Reading the Radar

Use the radar to find your way around the game world. Ram is at the center of the radar. The shaded segment of the radar shows Ram’s field of vision. Icons show the location or direction of objects or information valuable to Ram.

STORY MISSION

(page 9)

to advance your adventure.

POINT CHALLENGE

to gain experience and improve your gun-handling and acrobatic skills. If you score high, you can earn extra goodies and even get extra bonus points.

TUTORIAL MISSION

Tommy’s membership in the Pistoleros Asociados will help. Trainers are on hand to guide you through various skills essential for success in the game’s many missions.

ENEMY

— A scumbag needs wasting, dude.

BOSS ENEMY

many missions. These madres, denoted on the radar as big

RED

dots, don’t go down in a hail of bullets. Something more

like a lead storm is required.

FRIEND

— The with friendly associates — they might be able to help you out, give you advice or advance your mission.

FRIENDLY OBJECT GREEN

squares for helpful pick-ups, crucial intel, useful

gossip and vehicles you need to use.

COKE AND CHECKPOINTS

a package of cocaine or a checkpoint. Either way, get to it!

— Adrenaline lets you pull off incredible feats

SHOOTDODGE

(page 18)

— You must complete story missions

— Complete point challenges

— Yo pistolero! If you need some training,

— You must defeat a boss enemy to complete

GREEN

dots are your friends! Make contact

(vehicle or character) — Approach these

move. The adrenaline bar

RED

section of the bar

heal Ram. Body armor

— This

BLUE

square represents

(page 18)

(page 9)

AREA ICONS

Barrio Antiguo

Central Business District (centro)

Angel’s Apartment (cerro de los angeles)

Industrial Park (zona industrial)

Los Toros Bullring

Meatpacking District

Junkyard

Harbor Area (puerto los toros)

Meat Factory

Pyramids

Rancho Virgillo

U.S. Border Area

Objectives Menu

Press <to open the Objectives menu. Use the menu to help advance your adventure through a story mission, or to choose additional side missions, known as

From the Objectives menu you can also access the in-game menu to adjust game options and load saved games.

POINT CHALLENGES

(see below, this page)

MISSIONS

TOTAL OVERDOSE

radar’s edge is covered in icons and yellow stars, this means you have plenty to keep you busy. So focus on the job at hand, hombre!

Press select one and press

to open the Objectives menu; press Yto review the missions;

involves doing more than just sight-seeing. If your

to begin.

STORY MISSIONS

advancing the story and overall game. Use the radar screen to find your way to these missions, or select them quickly from the

POINT CHALLENGES

help you build skills and gain points, additional experience and street cred. You should complete at least one point challenge after each story mission. Excelling at them could unlock further bonus point challenges.

— Completing story missions is crucial to

CHOOSE MISSION

section of the Objectives menu.

— Point challenges are side missions that

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EXPLORING THE GAME WORLD

Just south of the U.S.-Mexico border lies the sprawling, chaotic, dusty city of Los Toros. It’s home to murderers, bandits, prostitutes and drug traffickers — and one or two innocent civilians.

We highly recommend that you complete all five tutorial areas at the Pistoleros Asociados before venturing further into the game. These tutorials provide in-game instruction to help you get into the nuts and bolts of control and combat system.

TOTAL OVERDOSE

’s unique, exciting, stunt-based acrobatic

Getting around in the City

You can explore Los Toros and its surroundings in various ways:

ON FOOT HITCHING A RIDE

hitch a free ride? You’ll need to know how to drive, and watch out for those civilians!

BY TAXI

Get in the taxi, select a destination and press

— The obvious way to get around.

— Why not stop a car and

— Try hailing a taxi to take you around.

Traveling between Areas

As you progress through the game, you’ll notice larger at the edge of the radar. These indicate that missions are available in other areas of the game world.

To move to another area, head for the edge of your area. You’ll know you’ve reached the edge when icons appear suspended

transparent fog. Move under the icons to enter the next area. If more than one icon appear, a City Map Select screen is displayed.

CITY MAP SELECT

• to take that exit off the freeway.

— Use ?to choose a destination, then press

above the road, pathway or drain in a

GREEN

area icons

BLUE

The Pistoleros Asociados

This is the place to go to get a handle on the control method, scoring system, special moves and weaponry of

TOTAL OVERDOSE.

Adrenaline!

Adrenaline lets Ram defy the laws of time and motion — for a few moments at least. Enemies, cars and other objects move more slowly but Ram still rotates and shoots at his normal speed. This means he can perform more moves before hitting the ground again. The aim is clear: use adrenaline energy to waste as many dirty pendejos as possible for big stylin’ scores!

USING ADRENALINE

1. Make sure some bad guys are close by. If auto-targeting is working, you’re close enough!

2. Now, perform any kill move

+ lat a wall) in sight of the enemy. Time slows to a crawl, but

(

Ram can still shoot and aim at will.

3. Use weapon. Time slows down only if enemies can be auto-targeted.

to aim at the bad guys and pull rto fire your selected

ADRENALINE ENERGY

in freeze frame, so the adrenaline bar shows how much energy is left for your gravity- and time-defying stunts. Time spent in slow motion drains adrenaline energy; the longer your slo-mo move is, the more energy you use.

• If the adrenaline bar is empty, an adrenaline move isn’t possible. Wait a while to let the bar replenish.

• If no adrenaline bar appears, adrenaline energy is at full charge.

such as a shootdodge (l) or wall walk

— You can’t spend your whole life

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KILL MOVES

The kill move is central to your mission to rid Mexico of the drug cartels and clear your father’s name. The following moves can be practiced in safety at the Pistoleros Asociados.

Shootdodge

This move is the cornerstone of delivering death in

OVERDOSE.

on a surfboard has given him the balance and agility of an acrobatic demon on the streets. In a diving shootdodge position, Ram presents a much smaller target to his would-be killers. Shootdodging near enemies activates Ram’s adrenaline, giving him plenty of opportunity to send banditos to their maker!

• To shootdodge, move

• You can perform a shootdodge in any direction.

• Use enemies in one shootdodge move.

• To perform a reverse shootdodge, tap while moving in any direction.

Ram’s time

to rotate mid-shootdodge. This will help you target multiple

Headshot

The headshot will snuff out most assailants (though not boss villains) with one bullet. Since it’s a precision move, timing is crucial.

NOTE:

Not all weapons are precise

enough to perform headshots.

(See pages 20-21 for specs.)

TOTAL

in the selected direction, then pull l.

twice in quick succession

1. Press and hold Xto target the head of the enemy directly in front of Ram.

2. Pull head and turn

TIP:

at longer range. Only split-second timing makes a perfect headshot. If you pull the trigger too early or too late you’ll need to try again.

only when the four targeting brackets meet at the enemy’s

Listen for the audio effect. This helps you time the move correctly

YELLOW.

Havoc Kill

The havoc kill is a stylin’ way to use unstable, explosive items to wipe out your adversaries. Use an explosive item, then pull to shoot it.

to target

Wall Walk

The wall walk is an acrobatic move in which Ram runs a few steps up a wall then leaps off, performing a cartwheel in the air before landing on his feet.

1. Press

2. As soon as auto-targeting locks on, pull

a wall, then pull you don’t pull the trigger too early or you’ll perform a shootdodge.

TIP:

If you’re quick on aiming with R, you may be able to hit multiple

targets for extra style points.

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to walk toward

. Make sure

to start shooting.

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Wall Bounce

This move involves running almost directly at a wall, then bouncing off the wall facing away from it to set up for a forward shootdodge.

1. Run at a wall and pull to execute the wall bounce.

2. Once in the air, move to adjust Ram’s view and fire

) as the

(

on each enemy. Deft use of and Rand plenty of adrenaline energy should help you pull off multiple wall-bounce kills.

RED

target appears

Twister Kills

While in a shootdodge, move

to turn Ram 120, 180,

4/3

270 or 360 degrees. When the target appears, pull a kill for extra style points. Twister kills involve turning both ways before shooting, a show-boating move that’s tough to execute!

to make

Kill Multipliers

If you make multiple kills within a kill move, the kill multiplier (

TRIPLE, QUAD,

etc.) is displayed onscreen and means extra points!

DOUBLE,

More Kill Moves

GRINGO FRENZY

POINT BLANK

DIRTY

BRAWL MOVES

DODGE THIS

BUTCHER KILL

EXIT VEHICLE KILL

VEHICLE KILL/DOOR SWEEP

Waste multiple enemies within a very short timeframe for a gringo-frenzy alert and bonus.

Shoot an enemy at very close (point-blank) range.

Ending a hood’s life while he is lying on the ground counts as a dirty move.

When you kill an enemy using your bare hands, you get a name for the move matching the mode of attack. For example, hitting an enemy in front of you results in an elbow smash.

Wasting an enemy who’s in mid-shootdodge gets you a dodge-this bonus.

Killing an enemy with any of the melée weapons gains a butcher-kill bonus.

Perform an exit vehicle kill while driving in a vehicle. Pull

to leap out of the car. Just make sure you

have some enemies in your sights first! If you’re running low on ammo or simply

want to vary the way you bring righteous justice to the cartels, why not use a vehicle or an open vehicle door as a weapon?

to lean out, then pull

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COMBO SYSTEM

TOTAL OVERDOSE

and not taking your time about it. Each time you waste an enemy you score style points and start the combo timer.

Combo Timer

Combo System Tips

The bigger the combination of moves and their relative difficulty, the more style points you’ll score — simple and effective!

• Hang about and you’ll lose important points you could be gaining

with massive combo kill strings.

• Be creative! Use a variety of Ram’s moves to perform your kills

and you’ll score more points.

Rule of Three

• The first set of three enemies offed means an important health

power-up for you.

TIP:

Get even higher kill combos to win more cool rewards. Additional rewards come at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24 and 30 kills, then at every 10 kills after that.

is all about taking out the bad guys in pistolero style

Once you’ve killed an enemy, the combo timer starts counting down and you have a short amount of time to perform another kill to create a

• Listen for a change in the pace of the music; this means the combo timer has started its countdown.

• Get busy and waste another opponent to continue the string. This increases the points you score per kill, and this number appears above the combo timer.

Once the combo timer runs out, the killing spree ends. The points per kill are multiplied by total number of kills and added to your total mission score. Higher scores in missions mean better rewards for you, amigo.

For every three scumbags you kill in a string, you get a reward.

STRING.

Unique Combo Moves

Unique combo moves allow you to gain extra style points on top of those gained through kill strings. If you perform a predefined sequence of moves, you get the props and the points! Following are a few examples — and there are many more to be discovered, hombre!

NOTE:

Unique combo move scores are indicated by the numbers

that rise from the corpses of your victims!

BULL’S-EYE KILL

headshot kill and maybe you can perform a bull’s-eye kill worth 50 points.

1. Run close to an enemy, then pull to shootdodge.

2. Move then press

3. As the four targeting brackets meet and turn your weapon! Time it right and gain the bull’s-eye alert and 50 points!

TEQUILA TAKEDOWN

and perform a headshot ( without shootdodging for a takedown worth 100 points.

FLY-ON-THE-WALL

a stunning combination of a wall walk cartwheel and a headshot. Easy to say, trickier to pull off.

1. Use

2. When you’re into the move, press to target the head. When the target turns

YELLOW,

— Make a shootdodge

to make Ram look at the enemy,

to target the enemy’s head.

— Move in close

) on an enemy

— The fly-on-the-wall is

and lto begin the wall walk.

press rand let the bullets fly!

YELLOW,

pull rto fire

PICK-UPS

Pick-ups are scattered throughout the game world. Keep an eye out for them and walk over them to bag ‘em.

WHITE BLOOD DROPS

increase Ram’s adrenaline bar.

— Collect 10 of these to permanently

RED BLOOD DROPS

increase Ram’s health bar.

— Collect 10 of these to permanently

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WEAPON SKILL GOODIES

enable Ram to shoot a pair of certain weapons at the same time. Double targeting and double firepower! Collect loads of these goodies to win unlimited ammo for different weapons.

NOTE:

See pages 20-21 for a full list of weapons that can be used

with the dual weapon skill.

COMBO TIMER GOODIES

double combo time to find and waste the next bad guy.

POINTS GOODIE

A bit of sight-seeing and exploration could reap extra points. Big scores mean bonus missions and extra pick-ups.

BODY ARMOR

increase Ram’s resistance to gunfire. When the shrinks to nothing, the protection ends.

HEALTH BOOST

in small and large sizes — to cure wounds.

— Points goodies are scattered everywhere.

— Collect a body armor goodie to temporarily

— Collect 10 of these puppies to

— These little beauties give you

BLUE

overlay

— Find these helpful health boosts —

LOCO MOVES

Loco moves are outrageous one-off special moves activated with ?, once you’ve earned or found ‘em. They give short-lived special powers, so don’t dawdle after you activate one!

•Move (Learn how to use loco moves in the loco moves pit at the Pistoleros Asociados.)

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to highlight a loco move, and 1to use it.

GOLDEN GUN

You’ve only got four shots and this weapon won’t kill boss enemies with a single shot, though it inflicts serious damage.

— Take enemies out with a single headshot.

EL MARIACHI

bringing sweet music to the masses. El Mariachi promises music but delivers only the final overture in a gangster’s life.

MAD WRESTLER

and very angry bat-wielding Mexican wrestler, who isn’t taking prisoners.

PIÑATA

gang of hoodlums and watch (from a safe distance) as they relive their youth and delight at the surprises within!

SOMBRERO OF DEATH

Sombrero of Death, who unleashes death and destruction all ‘round with his boomstick!

— Mariachis ply their trade across Mexico

— Ram is temporarily joined by a fat

— Throw this traditional papier mâché effigy to a

— Ram is temporarily joined by the

SAVING & LOADING

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can use a rewind or access the Load Game menu where your most recent save game (or autosave) is highlighted automatically.

Saving a Game

Save points are located throughout the game world. If you spot one of these shining pillars of light, save your game this way:

1. Walk into a save point and press The save game menu opens.

2. Highlight an empty game slot and press

to save the game.

You can overwrite a previously saved game, though the data will be lost. When overwriting, select

autosaves at key points in the game. If Ram dies, you

BLUE

YES

and press Ato confirm.

TORNADO

assassination move.

EL TORO

of a raging bull and rendered temporarily invulnerable by the Make contact to destroy them instantly.

— Unleash twin-gun fury in a whirlwind spinning

— Ram is blessed with the strength and speed

RED

mist before his eyes. Use Rto run into enemies.

Loading a Game

You can load a saved game from the Main Menu or in-game menu

then Aduring a game).

(

1. Highlight

2. Highlight a saved game, press

LOAD GAME

again to load the game.

on the menu and press A.

to confirm, highlight

YES

and press

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FIREARMS

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HANDGUN

Standard issue automatic pistol.

HEAVY HANDGUN

A more powerful revolver type weapon with a sixround capacity.

RIFLE

Basic rifle commonly used at gun clubs and as home protection.

HUNTING RIFLE

Widely used to eradicate pests — foxes, wolves,

snitches, gringo agents ....

SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN

Popular close quarters weapon that leaves little behind for a body bag.

COMBAT SHOTGUN

Higher accuracy than the sawed-off and greater ammo capacity.

SUBMACHINE GUN

Ideal for single-handed use. Awesome firepower in a pistol-sized weapon.

MILITARY SMG

More accurate and powerful submachine gun, popular with law and order.

ASSAULT RIFLE

Chinese made standard issue 7.62mm assault rifle.

MODERN ASSAULT RIFLE

U.S. made special issue

5.56mm assault rifle.

Damage: LOW Clip Size: 10 Range: MEDIUM Dual-wielding: YES Accuracy: MEDIUM Headshot: YES Fire Rate: MEDIUM

Damage: HIGH Clip Size: 6 Range: MEDIUM Dual-wielding: YES Accuracy: HIGH Headshot: YES Fire Rate: LOW

Damage: MEDIUM Clip Size: 10 Range: MEDIUM Dual-wielding: YES Accuracy: MEDIUM Headshot: YES Fire Rate: MEDIUM

Damage: MEDIUM Clip Size: 5 Range: LONG Dual-wielding: NO Accuracy: HIGH Headshot: YES Fire Rate: MEDIUM

Damage: HIGH Clip Size: 2 Range: LOW Dual-wielding: YES Accuracy: LOW Headshot: NO Fire Rate: LOW

Damage: HIGH Clip Size: 6 Range: MEDIUM Dual-wielding: NO Accuracy: MEDIUM Headshot: NO Fire Rate: MEDIUM

Damage: LOW Clip Size: 30 Range: MEDIUM Dual-wielding: YES Accuracy: LOW Headshot: NO Fire Rate: HIGH

Damage: MEDIUM Clip Size: 20 Range: MEDIUM Dual-wielding: NO Accuracy: HIGH Headshot: YES Fire Rate: HIGH

Damage: MEDIUM Clip Size: 30 Range: LONG Dual-wielding: NO Accuracy: MEDIUM Headshot: YES Fire Rate: HIGH

Damage: HIGH Clip Size: 20 Range: LONG Dual-wielding: NO Accuracy: MEDIUM Headshot: YES Fire Rate: HIGH

Heavy Weapons

GRENADE LAUNCHER

Break-barrel loaded, shoulder fired antipersonnel grenade launcher.

ROCKET LAUNCHER

Two shot rocket launcher. Ideal for eliminating large vehicles or major hoods.

Damage: VERY HIGH Fire Rate: MEDIUM Range: MEDIUM Clip Size: NONE Accuracy: MEDIUM

Damage: EXTREME Fire Rate: LOW Range: HIGH Clip Size: NONE Accuracy: HIGH

Thrown Explosives

Thrown explosives can cause widespread carnage in a big group of banditos. Be careful they don’t blow up in your face!

1. Use

2. Pull and hold

use

3. Release

to select a hand grenade, molotov cocktail or dynamite stick.

c/b

to aim your throw.

while the throw power meter fills. As the meter fills,

to throw the selected object, and keep clear!

MOLOTOV COCKTAIL

This gasoline-filled bottle causes vicious burns.

DYNAMITE

Packs a power punch.

Don’t hold on too long....

GRENADE

Don’t eat this pineapple. Thrown well, it’ll leave hoods with a nasty taste.

THROW POWER METER

much power to put into the throw. Practice at the Pistoleros Asociados with unlimited ordnance.

Damage: LOW Accuracy: LOW Range: MEDIUM Fire Rate: HIGH

Damage: HIGH Accuracy: MEDIUM Range: MEDIUM Fire Rate: MEDIUM

Damage: VERY HIGH Accuracy: LOW Range: MEDIUM Fire Rate: LOW

— Lets you visually judge how

Melée weapons

A variety of implements are available if you run out of ammo or want to get up close and personal. You can only carry one, so the last one you picked up is the one you’ll use. All melée weapons inflict very high damage but can only be used at very close range.

Unarmed Combat

Sometimes, when weapons are thin on the ground or you’re in very close quarters, close combat techniques are required. The close combat move that Ram uses depends on the angle Ram is at in relation to an enemy. He can execute different punches, jabs, elbow smashes, head butts and kicks, so practice from all angles.

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CREDITS

SCi GAMES LTD.

Chief Executive Officer

Jane Cavanagh

Commercial Director

Bill Ennis

Financial Director

Rob Murphy

Development Director

Darren Barnett

Creative Director

Patrick O’Luanaigh

Marketing Director

Dave Clark

Executive Producer

Lee Singleton

Designer

Dax Ginn

DEADLINE GAMES

Thomas Colding-Jørgensen, Carsten Brandt

Directed by

Simon Andreasen

Executive Producer

Chris Mottes

Producer

Per Kyed Laursen

Production Assistant

Eva Larsen

Game Designers

Simon Andreasen, Mikkel M. Pedersen,

Søren Lundgaard, Mads Salicath,

Additional Game Design

Stephen Cavalier

Lead Programmer

Søren Lundgaard

Programming

Anders Thernøe Jensen,

Katrin Lyngby Kristensen,

Anders Kjærgaard Kring,

Søren Trautner Madsen, Jakob Sillesen

Additional Programming

Monty Melbye, Mogens Hvidtfeldt

Lead Level Designer

Mikkel M. Pedersen

Level Designers

Ruddi B.Dal,Rob Peterson,

Christian Güttler

Additional Level Design

Mattias Thorsen, Søren Lund,

Signe Bruhn Ebbesen

Lead Animator

Thomas Colding-Jørgensen

QA Manager

Marc Titheridge

Senior QA

Ian Roswell

Lead QA

Allen Elliott

QA Engineers

Germaine Mendes, George Wright,

Matt Poon, Naomi Westlake,James Tripp,

Tim Dunn, Neil Delderfield, Joe Best,

Damian Bennett, David Klein,

Jason Claridge, Joseph Pirocco

Product Manager

Fabien Rossini

Creative Manager

Quinton Luck

Webmaster

Olaf Siebert

Animation

Kenneth Jensen, Annika Strömquist,

Mark Griffiths,Veno Prendergast,

Robin Butler, Radek Jakubiak

Art Direction

Mads Salicath

Additional Art

Jonas Springborg

Lead Graphic Artist

Carsten Brandt

Graphics

Sune Jensen, Martin Ciborowski,

Lars Johansson, Seamus Flanagan,

Jonathan Derby,Peter Villumsen,

Adam Riishede, Michael Schierup,

Morten Olsen, Pekka Järventaus,

Wayne Elliot

Sound and Music

Manuel Espasandin

Simon Andreasen, Mikkel M. Pedersen

Story by

Script

Stephen Cavalier

Lead Technology Programmer

Finn Nielsen

Technology

Jacob Marner, Jakob Schou Jensen,

Kim Steen Riber,Adrien Hernot,

Henrik Weide,Simon Morris,

Kasper Fauerby, Carsten Kjær

Additional Technology

Søren Lundgaard

IT/QA Manager

Jonas Chonovitsch

Lead Tester

Claus Petersen

Company Secretary

Anthony Price

Chris Glover, Gareth Ramsay, Emily Britt

Justin Gaffney, Trudy Hilary, Chris Walton,

Callum Jay,Richard Lever, James Bailey

Luke Timms, Helen Clark, Caspar Gray,

Winnie Leung,Tosin Sobukania, Andy Judd,

Laust Christensen, Mikkel Eriksen,

Peter Josef Kuczynski, Anders Højsted

Jens Chr. Harder, Thomas M. Andersen,

Michael Bo Magling, Christopher Thisted,

Bjørn Meldal, Jacob Herold Nielsen,

Carsten Andersen, Jack Lundberg Andersen,

Morten Bavngaard, Nils Lukas Jensen,

Jonathan Soper, Kim Sørensen, Sune Fengel,

David Warmind, Mikkel Christensen,

Jonas Gauguin, Mads Grathe, Anders Kofod,

Peter Bech Erikstrup,Søren Andersen,

Brian Lund Mølgaard, Martin Flensborg,

Asbjørn Jannik, Nordby Kjeldsen, Alexander Romanoff,Steinar Sigurdsson, Kristian Nørregaard, Mikael Schiffmann,

Kristian Redhead Ahm, Jens Falkesgaard,

Kai Ejler Rasmussen, Caspar Gregers,

Stine Ejsing-Duun, Martin Voola Bak,

Jens Peter Johansen,Jens Peter Johansen,

Peter Oberländer Jensen, Martin Schmidt, Lars Dawa Kalsang, Oliver Miehe Renard,

Philip Fredericia Sacht, Torsten H. Nielsen

Sales

Karin Pabon

Operations

Special Thanks

Katie Blundell, Emily Jackson,

Simon Hewitt, Marie Shingfield,

Matthew Freeman, James Cox,

Julia Atkinson

Manual Writer

James Lenoël @ Lenoël Creative

Senior Tester

Lars Birch

Platinum Testers

Gold Testers

Ole Steiness, Morten Jacobsen,

Jamal Khan, Jakob S.Andersen

Additional Testers

Mads Petersen, Anders Rutkjær,

Jan Holdgaard Dissing,

Jensen, Hodja Berlev,

Danni Stentoft Hermansen,

Dennis Lyth Frederiksen,

Mickey Duvander Ølholm,

Christian Sivertsen,

Palle Himmelstrup Møller,

Mikael Stub Nielsen,

Simon Skovgaard Jensen,

DIALOGUE RECORDING

Directing/Re-write

Alonso Mayo

Producer

Nina Leidersdorff

Dialogue Mixer and Editor

Mark Mercado

Dialogue Recorded at

Salami Studios, LLC Audio/

Video Post Production

Voice Actors

Angel, Hooker: Yeni Alvarez

Cesar Moralez, Papa Muerte: Simon Isaacson

Marco/Rat, Mendez, Guard,2nd in Command,

Truck Driver: Carlos Carrillo

Tommy, Ram,Ernesto: Daniel E. Mora Jr.

Johnson, Montanez: Frank Davids

Trust,Elvez,Agent Pierson: Paul Eiding

Montanez 2: Paul Eiding

Hooker 2: Claudia Velarde

EIDOS INC.

CEO & President, Eidos North America

Bill Gardner

Vice President of Brand Marketing

Chip Blundell

Vice President of Product Development

John Spinale

Global Brand Manager

Jefferson Dong

Associate Brand Manager

Maly Ly

Public Relations Director

Michelle Seebach Curran

Public Relations Manager

Kjell Vistad

Public Relations Coordinator

Loretta Stevens

Channel Marketing Specialists

Janty Sumimoto, Ilana Budanitsky

Marketing Communications Director

Stephanie Lipetzky

Creative Services Project Manager

Eileen Buenviaje

Media Specialist

Michael Tran

Graphic Designer

Production Manager

MUSIC CREDITS

Music Selected by Deadline Games, Licensed by Rob Sawyer for Couchlife Ltd, www.couchlife.com and SCi Games.

KARMARA

Performed by Molotov Written by De Garay Published by Universal / MCA Music Ltd Courtesy of Universal Music Latin America Inc.Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV licensing Division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

STEP OFF

Performed by Molotov Written by Wideman Published by Courtesy of Universal Music Latin America Inc.Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV licensing Division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

EL MUNDO

Performed by Molotov Written by De Garay & Gutierrez Published by Courtesy of Universal Music Latin America Inc.Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV licensing Division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

CERDO

Performed by Molotov Written by De Garay Published by Courtesy of Universal Music Latin America Inc.Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV licensing Division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

Universal / MCA Music Ltd

Additional Voice Acting

Manuel Espasandin, Søren Trautner Madsen,

Anders Thernøe Jensen,

Henrik Lunardi Weide, Jonas Chonovitsch,

Katrin Lyngby Kristensen, Rob Peterson

Special Thanks

Maja Berså, Mikael Klempel,

Mike Liebenberg, Bill Gerald Haan,

Hans Abildstrøm, Pam Dalton, Malene,

Gitte, Iben,Tandi, Janos, Luke, Rups,

and a very special thanks to Graeme

Product Operations Manager

Richard Tsao

Associate Manager

of Development Operations

Colby McCracken

QA/CS Manager

Mark Cartwright

Product Test Coordinator

Erik Kennedy

Quality Assurance

Richard Campbell, Stephen Cavoretto,

James Song

Gregory Wu

MOLOTOV COCKTAIL PARTY

QUE NO TE HAGA BOBO JACOBO

Performed by Molotov Written by Micky Huidobro © 1997 by Peermusic Ltd. (BMI) Courtesy of Universal Music Latin America Inc.Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV licensing Division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

MATATE TETE

NO MANCHES MI VIDA

Performed by Molotov Written by Micky Huidobro © 1999 by Peermusic Ltd. (BMI) Courtesy of Universal Music Latin America Inc.Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV licensing Division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

Nick Cooprider, Ergin Dervisoglu,

Richard Hartzell, Mackenzie Hume,

Elizabeth Rutlin, Daniel Franklin

Special Thanks

Hanshaw Ink & Image

Universal / MCA Music Ltd

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APOCALYPSHIT

BEIJING

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by Alejandro Martinez, Ivan Scott Martin Published by Windswept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

DOWNTOWN

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windswept Music (London) Ltd, o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Move Something Music (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Keimonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

FREEDOM BAND

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windswept Music (London) Ltd, o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Move Something Music (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Keimonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Unive.rsal Music Group.

HOUSE OF THE RISING DRUM

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,

Alejandro Martinez, Leroy Hutson

Published by Windswept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP) Keimonti Music (ASCAP), Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP) & Silent Giant Music Publishing Company (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

I CAN’T FORGET IT

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windswept Music (London) Ltd, o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Move Something Music (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Keimonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

IT’S THE DELINQUENTS

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,

Alejandro Martinez, Senen Reyes (BMG)

Published by Windsept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Kiemonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

MERRY GO ROUND

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windsept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Kiemonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

RETURN OF THE TRES

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez

Published by Windsept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Kiemonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group

SICK SYDE DROP

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by Ivan Scott Martin, David Thomas,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windsept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Kiemonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

STATION THIRTEEN

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windsept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Kiemonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

THIS IS LA

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windsept Music (London) Ltd. o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP) Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Kiemonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

HEY TELL ‘EM

Performed by Delinquent Habits Written by David Thomas,Ivan Scott Martin,Alejandro Martinez Published by Windswept Music (London) Ltd, o/b/o Music of

Windswept (ASCAP), Move Something Music (ASCAP), Memory Lost Music (ASCAP), Keimonti Music (ASCAP) & Graveyard Shift Music (ASCAP)

Courtesy of Universal Music International. Licensed by kind permission from the Film & TV Licensing division. Part of the Universal Music Group.

HUMANOS MEXICANOS

Performed by Control Machete Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited Courtesy of Universal Music Mexico.Licensed by Kind Permission from the Film & TV licensing division.Part of the Universal Music Group.

COMPRENDES MENDES

CHEVE

LA CUCARACHA

By Alvero Gomez Orozco (Arr) BMG Zomba Production Music

DUELO DE PISTOLAS

By Steve John BMG Zomba Production Music

MEXICAN NIGHTS

By David Snell (Arr) BMG Zomba Production Music

RIO GRANDE

By David Snell (Arr) BMG Zomba Production Music

EL REY

Written & Performed by Jose Alfredo Jimenez Con La Banda Courtesy of BMG Music Publishing Ltd and Sony BMG Mexico.Licensed

by Sony BMG Special Markets UK.

LIBRARY MUSIC

Music Clearance by Jens C Ringdal for Musikforlaget Apollo.

El Recodo De Cruz Lizarraga

FPO

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