- "Better find the coward who dropped this."
"Don't tell anyone about that." - —Joseph Turok and Slade, after the encounter with the Water Beast
Down and Out is the ninth level of Turok. This level's chief focus is on the Soldier Bugs and the Water Beast.
Walkthrough[]
You awake underground, lost and afraid, but with a flamethrower! DO NOT get rid of this weapon, this is your lifeblood in this level. Soldier Bugs will soon attack but burn them and progress. Glowing eggs litter the environment but will damage you if you burst them open. You will soon find a bridge, hurry up and cross it before it breaks. Before you sits a wall of stalagmites on-top of a glowing crack stopping you. When the glowing crack releases steam, shoot it with the flamethrower, this will cause a large explosion allowing you to progress. You will repeat this multiple times during the level and can lure Soldier Bugs to a very hot and toasty death doing this.
After the glowing crack introduction, you will fight two more Soldier Bugs. This room will hold flamethrower ammo, grab it and you should be full on fuel. There is a passage to the left, which contains shotgun ammo. A Soldier Bug will appear upon picking up the shotgun ammo. You will get a checkpoint after this room. Next up, is a room with a lot of Soldier Bugs, remember to the glowing cracks to kill them instantly. You now have the option of going Left, Straight, or Right. (Left: The Exit - Straight: Nothing - Right: Ammo) Go right and then turn back for the left path. Continue through the level, the walls will crumble and collapse but just keep going, you will soon enter into an underground lake. You meet Slade, and the Water Beast appears.
BOSS FIGHT
A little warning, this boss is extremely, extremely annoying. It is perhaps, the most challenging part of the game. Let's get into it. The arena has three glowing cracks, and only one of these will be releasing steam at a time, until you activate the explosion, The steam will then go towards its neighboring crack. The boss has a health pool that you can drain but you should use the glowing cracks to damage it.
The Water Beast will lunge at you first, stand behind a glowing crack with steam, when it lunges shoot the steam, and boom! The Water Beast will then try to whack you with its tentacle. There is a spot in the very back where it cannot hit you. Though sometimes it will still damage you, try to jump over it as well. The Water Beast will then throw rocks at you. As soon as it throws it. Roll away. The Water Beast will then throw two stalagmites at you. Roll TWICE as soon as it throws them!!! Throughout the fight, pepper the Water Beast with napalm grenades from the flamethrower you may have.
Congratulations! But you're not out of the woods yet! The next room will contain tons of Soldier Bugs. Abuse the glowing cracks to kill most of them. In the corner of this room, there is a pulse rifle and a chain-gun, choose either to replace the shotgun. You will now encounter MG Troopers. Climbing up the ladder, take cover. There is a sniper in the far back, shoot the explosive barrel next to him and then slowly kill the rest of the enemies. Don't fall down, there's Soldier Bugs. Continue walking, level complete!
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