In this entry, we take on General Tsao in two of the hardest boss battles in the game.
Laptop Retrieval
You'll need to play as Bentley to start this job.
Once you get to the waypoint, look around for a computer. This is General Tsao's personal computer, and once you get to the end - which doesn't take long - you'll have to fight Tsao's defense avatar. Move around the avatar in a circle and keep shooting at the yin-yang symbol in the center. You'll eventually get through the shield and destroy it.
Once you get through, you'll find out a secret passage through the prayer bell followed by "a walk across the heavens." Sly and The Guru will head to the prayer bell and teleport to a high ledge, then The Guru will use his powers to turn enemies and parts of the level into a makeshift bridge. Use the spire point jump, and be careful: some things, such as the lanterns, can be harder to get on top of than others. Thankfully, this part isn't timed, so take your time. Eventually, Sly will reach a tunnel on the other side, which leads to a two-phase battle with General Tsao.
For the first phase, you'll be in a sacred forest where both Sly and Tsao and fly across the arena with just one jump. You'll need to catch up with Tsao and hit him as the two of you fly around. If you ever need to change directions, hold the direction you want to go and then double jump. Use Circle to land on the tips of the bamboo shoots. Tsao will also shoot fireballs, and you'll want to avoid those as well. If you go too far, you'll lose health, as the game counts it as falling into a pit. As you deal more and more damage to Tsao, Tsao will go from bamboo shoot to bamboo shoot to fire projectiles before finally deciding to fly across the air. You'll want to watch him closely to get those last shots in.
Afterwards, you'll face General Tsao on the ground for the second phase. You'll want to get close to him and hit him with powered-up spin and shove attacks. You'll want to get on him and stay on him; hit him with a spin or shove attack, back up, charge up again, and hit him again when he's back on his feet. Don't give him a chance to breathe, he will try to hit you with his shield and also cast black magic that cause the hands of the undead to grab at you.
It is possible to hit Tsao with Silent Obliteration if you're fast enough and you can somehow get behind him. If that happens, you can end the fight immediately. I don't do this here, but I do manage to pull this off in the Master Thief Challenges.
Once you beat Tsao, you'll get the laptop back, but Tsao will get away.
You'll then get the slideshow for Day Two. All the plans inside it are now compromised, so new plans will have to be made. Now that the van is back, the van can be used to clean out Tsao's treasury, but Sly will have to get a new battery for the van and get it charged up. Meanwhile, General Tsao will be raising the undead to help him, and Sly and the Panda King will have to head to the crypt and destroy the undead.
Controls:
D-Pad/left analog stick: Move
X: jump/double jump
Square: attack
Circle: use to interact with sparkles, steal from enemies (from behind; with Sly), grab objects and stunned enemies (with Murray; press Circle afterwards to grab enemy out of air and press again to shake them, or press Square to throw them)
Triangle:
- charge up cane, knock enemies into the air (from behind; with Sly, use Square afterwards to slam enemy down/use Silent Obliteration)
- drop bombs (Bentley)
- uppercut (Murray; press Circle afterwards to grab enemy out of air and press again while holding enemy to shake them, or press Square afterwards to knock enemy out while in mid-air)
Select: access Gadget Grid
- D-Pad/Left analog stick: select gadget/ability
- L1, L2, and R2 buttons: assign gadget to button pressed; gadget can then be used with that button
Start: Pause/unpause
- D-Pad/left analog stick: choose options
- X: confirm choice
- Triangle: back out of choice
L3: bring up waypoint
R3: use Binocucom
- Left analog stick/D-Pad: look around
- Right analog stick: move in and out
- R1: take picture
R1: run (hold down)
- use Paraglide (as Sly; hold down to use, must purchase first)
Right analog stick: move camera
As Carmelita:
- Left analog stick/D-Pad: move
- Right analog stick/D-Pad: move camera/aim
- Triangle: toggle between strafe mode and free movement
- Square: kick
- Circle: mega jump
- X: jump and double jump
- R1: shoot
As The Guru:
- L1 (hold): transform
- Circle (in mid-air, behind an enemy): mind control
- Left analog stick/D-Pad: steer enemy
- X: jump off enemy and launch enemy forward
- Square: attack
Grapple cam controls:
- D-Pad/Left Analog Stick: aim camera
- X: shoot/grapple with hook
- Circle: distract enemies
- Square: self-destruct (hold down)
Hacking mini-game controls:
- Left analog stick: move
- Right analog stick: aim and fire gun
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