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Wanted: Deadgives you a wide range of options to work with regarding its combat system,allowing you to cut through enemies with your Katana or light them up with a well-built AR and expand on those features with Skills.And, like most games of its kind, you can expect a decent amount of boss encounters that will put you to the test.
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The game’sfirst boss encounteroccurs during thefirst Missionin theDauer HQand is aSpider Tankcovered in heavy armor yet remains elusive and highly mobile. Seeing as it’s the game’s first boss, it won’t be too grueling but can be a bit of a pain if you don’t notice what you’re expected to do.
Spider Tank Phase One
There aretwo phasesto theSpider Tankencounter in Wanted: Dead, with thefirst phasebeing much moremanageable and slower-paced.While you can deal damage via Grenades, your Katana, and Guns, you won’t deal much with them. Instead, there is a strategy you should take advantage of if you want to dispatch this thing quickly and painlessly.
Phase One Strategy
When the encounter starts, you will notice arogue enemy soldier running around the arenaalongside the Spider Tank. They will be yourprimary targetas they wield aGrenade Launchercalled the"Flying Pig,“you canpick up after killing them,then turn around anduse on the Spider Tank for massive damage.Furthermore,these units will keep respawningafter a set period of time, allowing you to keep reloading the Grenade Launcher.
As mentioned above, you can, theoretically, beat the Spider Tank with your default weapons, but we would advise against doing so, as getting up close and personal with it will almost always spell your death. Nonetheless,equip the Grenade Launcher,hide behind the various bits of cover provided in the arena, and let looseon it.
Afterdepleting around half of the Spider Tank’s health,it willbegin flashing.This is your queue torun up to itand perform aFinishing Attackby pressing the’B and Y' buttonssimultaneously (Xbox Controller). This willtrigger a cutscene,launching the Spider Tank into itssecond phase.But before we get into that, let’s go over what you’re able to expect move-wise from the boss in the first phase.
Spider Tank Moves: Phase One
Again, being the game’s first boss encounter, theSpider Tank’s moveset is rather basic,especially when consideringthe ‘challenge’ of the fight is learning that you can obtain a Grenade Launcherto make quick work of it. That said, you can find a complete round-up of its attacks in the table below!
How To Evade
Charge
The Spider Tank charges straight ahead, destroying everything in its path.
Run to either the left or right. you may land two to three shots from the Grenade Launcher after you evade this attack.
Focused Beam
Charges its canon and launches a singular shot of focused energy at its target.
Either time an Evade (dodge roll) and negate damage with the invincibility frames by rolling toward the boss, or run to the left or right as you see it begin to charge the attack. You can land one or two shots from the Grenade Launcher afterward.
Sporadic Shots
Fires a barrage of attacks at its target.
Run to either the left or right and keep heading in that direction. The shots will follow you but will land behind you, allowing you to evade all of them. You can land roughly two to three shots from the Grenade Launcher after dodging the last shot.
Chainguns
Unloads a steady stream of bullets from its two chainguns at its target.
Resolved the same as its ‘Sporadic Shots’ move. Simply run to the left or right and keep running until the shots stop, then retaliate with two to three shots from your Grenade Launcher.
Spider Tank Phase Two
If you made it tophase twoof theSpider Tankencounter, congratulations,you saw everything the boss has to offer regarding its attacks.That’s right, this boss fight consists of onlyfour attacks,but the second phasedrastically increases the tempo.While there is really no other strategy here than ‘Do what you did in the first phase, except faster,’ we will say thatwe recommend taking one-less shot than usualto better prepare and dodge the next attack.
However, we suggestconsistently positioning yourself near where the enemy with the Grenade Launcher spawns,near thenortheastportion of the arena, as you may quickly dispatch them and refill your ammo. For this phase,you should always be moving, only stopping to shootat the Spider Tank. Hiding behind cover or trying to play passively will likely get you hit and maybe even killed.
With thevast majority of the Spider Tank’s attacks whiff when you simply run awayfrom them, you’re able to justkeep running around until you see an opening and land a few rounds from your Grenade Launcheron it, and repeat until you successfully defeat it. This may seem too simple, and it sort of is whenever you obtain the Grenade Launcher, which is the biggest ‘obstacle’ you need to overcome and discover during this encounter.
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