Wednesday, February 3, 2021

PrinceWatercress plays Sly 2: Band of Thieves - Part 31 of 49


Operation: High Road commences in this entry! We get the Clockwerk Eyes, fight The Contessa and ultimately get out of Prague while giving The Contessa her just desserts.

Operation: High Road


Pick Murray and get to the main gates of the castle. Murray will turn off the searchlights, and Bentley will sic Neyla's forces on the castle before paragliding to the blimp with Sly. As Sly, you'll need to beat up the enemies before making it to the re-education tower. With the Shadow Guard gone, you'll be hacking The Contessa's hardware. Once you successfully break down the barriers and hack in, you'll free Carmelita, who chases after The Contessa and Bentley will blow up the machinery. Bentley will get one of the Clockwerk Eyes, but Neyla will get the other.

As Sly, you'll chase after Neyla. Neyla will not only leave a yellow trail, she will also drop a web that flashes yellow when ever she makes a high jump. Thankfully, the webs will also have a yellow glow, but if you're not paying attention, it'll take you a while to notice the webs.

You'll eventually catch up to Neyla - who is stuck in a web - and the other Clockwerk Eye, but you'll soon have to face The Contessa. As Sly meets with The Contessa, you'll be Bentley again, and this time, you'll have to pay another turret segment where you will have to shoot down 20 planes. If a plane is shooting at you, be ready to shoot it down. As always, watch the temperature on the turret.

You'll then go back to Sly and The Contessa. When she runs at you, get behind her and smack her. Watch out for any spiders she spawns, and take them out if you need health. If you knock her off the edge, she'll jump back up to the building. Once you beat The Contessa, she will be down, but not out, and she will knock Sly down and take the Clockwerk Eye that the gang has.

Meanwhile, Carmelita has the eye and has taken Bentley along with a tank. You'll then play as Murray in the tank again, and you'll need to follow Carmelita and shoot her tank down. Once you do that, you'll face The Contessa as Sly once again.

The second battle is the same as the first. If The Contessa's head gets super huge, stay away from the green light that she shoots out or else you'll be hypnotized and vulnerable, and the only way out is to get hit. (It's worth it to see the expression on Sly's face as he is hypnotized at least once, though.) Once you beat The Contessa s econd time, you'll get the Clockwerk Eyes, and Sly will help Carmelita - who is still on the outs with Interpol - get out of town before the gang lays low before the events of Episode 6. 

Controls

D-Pad/Left Analog Stick: move
Right Analog Stick: move camera
X: jump and double jump
Square: Horizontal Attack
  • horizontal attack (as Sly)
  • slam enemies launched into the air from behind (as Sly)
  • hook punches (as Murray)
  • Thunderflop (as Murray; in mid-air only)
  • crossbow swipe (as Bentley)
Triangle: Vertical Attack
  • vertical attack (as Sly; used to knock enemies into the air)
  • downward dive (as Sly; in mid-air only)
  • uppercut (as Murray)
  • drop bomb (as Bentley)
Circle: Action button (near blue/green/purple sparkles and character icons)
  • pickpocket (as Sly)
  • stomp (as Murray; use Square to throw object/enemy)
R1: hold to run

Select: Gadget Grid
  • Control Pad: highlight gadget
  • X button: confirm gadget
  • L1, L2, R2: assign gadget to button pressed

L1, L2, R2: use gadgets assigned to button pressed

Start: pause menu
  • Control Pad: select menu choice
  • X button: confirm choice
  • Start: un-pause game

L3 (press the left analog stick): locate beacons for mission objectives

R3 (press the right analog stick): Enter and exit Binocucom for first-person view
  • Left analog stick: look around
  • Right analog stick: zoom in and out (with up and down on right stick)
R1: 
    • take pictures with spy camera (as Sly; when applicable)
    • shoot sleep dart (as Bentley)

Hacking mini-game controls:
  • Left analog stick: move
  • Right analog stick: aim and fire gun

No comments:

Post a Comment