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The Mandarin boss fight guide Silent Hill 2 Remake
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Silent Hill 2 Remake: Mandarin Boss Fight Guide

Take out the Shotgun and blast this wall crawler with buckshots.

The Mandarin is a wall-crawling boss with long arms and tongue in Silent Hill 2 Remake. You encounter this boss as you explore the third floor of the Lakeview Hotel when this monstrosity breaks a wall near James and does a surprise entry. In this guide, we have mentioned all the attack patterns of the Mandarin and the best strategy to beat it in the game.

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Mandarin Boss Attack Patterns in Silent Hill 2 Remake

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AttacksDescription
Tongue StrikeLike most bosses in the game, the Mandarin, too, has a Scream attack. You cannot avoid this attack, then again, you don’t take a hit too during this scripted attack.
Lunge Smash AttackThe Mandarin clings on the wall and moves throughout the room using its sticky hands. Besides that, the boss will occasionally lunge at you and come down crashing using its bulkier hands, smashing the ground where James stands.
ScreamLike most bosses in the game, the Mandarin too has a Scream attack. You cannot avoid this attack, then again, you don’t take a hit too during this scripted attack.
All attack patterns of Mandarin in Silent Hill 2 Remake

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Best Strategy to Beat Mandarin in Silent Hill 2 Remake

Shooting Mandarin as it crawls on wall Silent Hill 2 Remake
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Mandarin is a much easier boss to beat, unlike the Flesh Lip and the final boss in Silent Hill 2 Remake. However, you still need some sort of strategy to approach this boss and not get overwhelmed by it.

By this point in the game, you would have unlocked the Shotgun weapon. We recommend you do not save Shotgun ammo and use it during the boss fight. The Mandarin is a very easy target to hit as it stays at one place after jumping from the previous one.

Other than that, the boss does not have a lot of attack patterns. Firing the Mandarin using the Shotgun without worrying too much about getting hit should be your go-to method to assault the boss.

Avoid the tongue attack as it has a massive range, and you will get a hit even if you are standing at a distance.

james shooting Mandarin with Hunting Rifle Silent Hill 2 Remake
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Target its head in particular and fire all of the buck shots at its weak spot, and you should be able to beat the Mandarin in no time.

For more tips, consider checking out our Silent Hill 2 Remake: How to Get All Weapons guide.


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Irfan Ansari
Irfan Ansari is a Guides Writer at Prima Games, bringing seven years of experience in Video Game Journalism to the table. With over 20 years immersed in gaming, he's sharpened his craft at notable outlets like TheGamer, Gamepur, Videogamer, and eXputer. His favorite hobby is grinding for XP, leveling up and defeating bosses to pulp.