Chapter 2: Tutorial

Chapter 2: Tutorial

After a run-in with Baker and Chuy, it’s time to begin your final certification to join Tactical Worldwide Operations in an official capacity. This section acts as a tutorial. Rios and Salem will order you around to different stations in the T.W.O. training facility. Follow their orders to get the run down on all the basics. If you combine the training here with the information about how to play the game starting on page 24, then you’ll be more than ready to shoot your way though an army of cartel thugs.

After running through the basics of how to aim, shoot, throw grenades, take cover, transition between cover, and destroy a recreation of a low-income housing block with Overkill, you’re given a proper test. The test involves everything you’ve just learned, you’re expected to successfully flank a mounted machine gun (MMG) while it pours lead in your direction. If there’s anything you should make sure you retain from this, it’s how to use cover and aggro management to flank emplacements like this. While you’re behind cover, use T.W.O. Vision to confirm the route you’re going to take to flank the gun. Wait until the gun is distracted by Bravo, and then take Alpha around to the left side of the room, darting between pieces of cover. Once you flank the MMG, put a few rounds into the gunner to pass the test.

Rios and (to a lesser extent) Salem are impessed at your ability to stumble through certification without blowing your own brains out. With the formalities out of the way, they hand Alpha and Bravo their iconic ballistic masks and welcome the two new members to the team. Now that you have earned your place, it’s time for you to earn your pay.