User Guide

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
r
button (hold for automatic fire
with certain weapons)
Cycle available weapons
,
/
d
buttons
Reload selected weapon
t
button
Target enemy head Press and hold the
s
button (when target
turns YELLOW, press the
r
button)
NOTE: Not all firearms are accurate enough
for headshot targeting. (See pages 20-21
for details of the most accurate weapons.)
Target object Press and hold the
c
button (if target
object is destroyable)
Throw grenade Select grenade, press and hold the
r
button, then release to throw
Aim weapon right analog stick
NOTE: If there’s a RED target onscreen, this
is where your shots go. If there isn’t a RED
target, use the white dot or crosshair cursor
to aim.
Quick Weapon-Select Shortcuts
Get the right weapon in your hands, quick!
c3t
buttons Best automatic weapon
c3s
buttons Best explosive weapon
c3x
buttons Best shotgun
c3c
buttons Best single-shot weapon
s3t
buttons Molotov cocktail
s3c
buttons Grenade
s3x
buttons Dynamite
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Vehicle Controls
You can drive most vehicles you see, as long as they’re not totaled.
Enter stationary vehicle
t
button (approach vehicle door
until button prompt appears)
Exit stationary vehicle
t
button
Steer left analog stick
Accelerate
x
button
Brake/Reverse
s
button
Handbrake
c
button
Lean out of vehicle Hold the
l
button
Leap from vehicle
r
button when leaning out of vehicle
Shoot
r
button (open-topped vehicles only)
Horn
f
button (press in right analog stick)
Loco Moves Controls
LOCO MOVES are outlandish one-off moves you can win in various ways.
Building a string of kills before the combo timer
(page 16) runs out or
completing big scoring missions are good ways to secure loco moves.
Cycle through loco moves directional buttons
4
/
3
Use selected loco move directional button
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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.
1. Press the
w
button to open the Main Menu.
2. Use the directional buttons to highlight
NEW GAME , then press
the
x
button to advance. 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: Next time you play, if you have a saved game, select
LOAD GAME to load it (page 19) .
SETTING UP THE GAME
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