Vanquish – Act 1 Mission 3 - Walkthrough and Guide – Part 3
Act 1
Mission 3
The first thing the player will notice apart from the huge size of the damned thing is the fact that the joints on each of the Romanov’s legs is glowing.
Aim for these conveniently marked glowing yellow areas on each leg, though we would recommend that the player focus on one particular joint at a time.
Once it is destroyed, the Romanov will fall to the floor and remain disabled for a specific amount of time. It is here that the player should focus his fire on to the red ‘core’ of the mech. Use the mounted machine gun to deal some heavy damage.
A small tip here would be to avoid being in the Romanovs direct line of sight as its cannon can seriously hurt the protagonist. Rather, it is best to take cover and go on the offensive when its attention is diverted towards some other hapless marine.
When you do bring it down, do not get too confident as it still has six machine guns on either side of the core as a last line of defence. It is best to take these out as early as possible as it will make things that more simple as the battle nears its climax.
To be fairly honest, the player does not even have to take out all the legs. Just shoot and deal as much damage to the core as possible. The easiest way to do this is by shooting the legs, but if the Romanov has just a little health on its life bar, going
straight for the core is a better option. As opposed to wasting ammo on the leg.
Once you have destroyed it, remember to find cover as far away as possible as the Romanov has what we here at Bettor.com like to call a case of ‘rocket diarrhea’.
Enjoy the show, but do not get too comfy just as yet, as that was only half the battle.
The Romanov will now transform, in front of your very eyes no less, into something that looks more at home in a terminator movie.
Do not be alarmed, it can be taken down with the same ease as its previous spidery form, or at least that holds true for expert players such as ourselves.
The one catch here is the laser the robot shoots from its eyes. This can be easily avoided by dodging, using the analogue stick and the ‘X’ button (On the PlayStation 3) when the laser gets too close to avoid it.
EMP Emitters and hand grenades are useless here so it is best not to waste them. Instead, focus on the glowing areas of the limbs and bring them down one by one, make sure to shoot the core every chance you get, as the core, not the limbs, are the key to
bringing the monster down.
Another word of warning, the Romanov is not afraid of using the devastating laser which it shoots from its chest. One hit from that and its game over, and starting from the previous checkpoint i.e. all the way back to the spider version.
Read on in Vanquish – Act 1 Mission 3 - Walkthrough and Guide – Part 4
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