User Guide

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ADRENALINE — Adrenaline lets you pull off incredible feats
of acrobatic carnage against multiple opponents — if you’ve
got the moves, that is.
• Make sure some bad guys are nearby, then press the
l
button to perform a SHOOTDODGE move. The adrenaline
bar activates and time slows down while Ram is airborne.
HEALTH — As Ram suffers injuries, the RED section of the bar
shrinks. When the bar is empty, Ram dies.
• Health boosts
(page 18) heal Ram. Body armor (page 18)
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 — You must complete story missions
(page 11) to advance your adventure.
POINT CHALLENGE — Complete point challenges (page 11)
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 — Yo pistolero! If you need some training,
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 — You must defeat a boss enemy to complete
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 GREEN dots are your friends! Make contact
with friendly associates — they might be able to help you
out, give you advice or advance your mission.
FRIENDLY OBJECT (vehicle or character) — Approach these
GREEN squares for helpful pick-ups, crucial intel, useful
gossip and vehicles you need to use.
COKE AND CHECKPOINTS — This BLUE square represents
a package of cocaine or a checkpoint. Either way, get to it!
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 the
q
button 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
POINT CHALLENGES (see below, this page) .
From the Objectives menu you can also access the in-game menu
to adjust game options and load saved games.
TOTAL OVERDOSE involves doing more than just sight-seeing. If your
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 the
q
button to open the Objectives menu; press the
c
button
to review the missions; select one and press the
x
button to begin.
STORY MISSIONS — Completing story missions is crucial to
advancing the story and overall game. Use the radar screen
to find your way to these missions, or select them quickly
from the
CHOOSE MISSION section of the Objectives menu.
POINT CHALLENGES — Point challenges are side missions that
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.
MISSIONS
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