Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Walkthrough: Gone Rogue Part 1: Counter-Sniping

After taking out the power in Raccoon City, you will be tasked with hunting down a rogue B.O.W. Fans of Resident Evil 3 might be able to see where this one is going. Yes, you will tasked with hunting down the infamous Nemesis B.O.W and rekindling his love of smashing S.T.A.R.S personnel. In its current state, it is malfunctioning and attacking anything that moves. This means that you will have to subdue the creature with force before turning it back to your side. Although battling the Nemesis was a losing proposition for a lone survivor in RE 3, a capable squad should be able to bring Nemesis down, albeit with a struggle. Before you have to worry about that, though, you will have to fight through the ruined streets of Raccoon City to get from the Power Plant to the Umbrella research lab. From here, you will grab a parasite and a syringe. You will use these to bring Nemesis back around to Umbrella’s way of thinking.

As soon as you start this level, turn around. You will find a piece of Intel on the table, and another piece of Intel on the shelf in the office building. You will also be able to pick up an Incendiary Grenade here. Nemesis is weak against fire. Save this one for him. Look up to find a Security Camera mounted on the wall. Shoot it down. Leave the office and run out into the street, behind the abandoned cars. A small group of zombies will shuffle around the cars, but they’re nothing that you won’t be able to handle quickly. As you progress, another wave of zombies will pour out from the end of the street, this one bigger than the last. Go into aim mode and mow the zombies down as they come to you. This will trigger a third wave to attack from your left. They will charge out from behind the bus and run towards you. Backpedal and keep firing to kill the oncoming enemies. If you run out of ammo and have to reload, switch to your Pistol instead. It is always faster than reloading your primary gun.

Now that all of the enemies have been cleared out of the area, head past the bust and down the street to where the second wave of zombies emerged from. Loop around behind the bus to reach the next area. Look across the street to find a weapons locker. Blast the lock off if you want the Bolt Action Rifle inside. It will definitely come in handy during the next area, where you will be battling Spec Ops snipers. As you head forward, search the alley to the left to find two First Aid Sprays, a Security Camera, and a piece of Intel. This small alley can be easy to miss, so keep an eye out. Exit the alley and keep progressing down the street. As you reach the far end, you will see the red lasers from the Spec Ops snipers pop up and swim around as they try to get a bead on you. They will primarily be located in the second story windows of the building to your right. Don’t worry about dodging them just yet, though, as the zombies below them will catch their attention and they will deem the shambling undead a greater threat for now.

It won’t be long, though, until all of the zombies are dead. Now you will have to worry about the snipers in earnest. Get as close to the snipers as you can before you take cover. If you have the Bolt Action Rifle, you will find its zoom helpful in lining up headshots. Overall, there will be three snipers located on the balcony of the building ahead. Blast their heads off, and then walk up the stairs towards the loading bay. Another sniper will poke his head out. Take cover and wait for him to expose his head. Pop it off with a well-place shot. If you didn’t grab the Bolt Action Rifle earlier for whatever reason, you can still get through this section using another type of Rifle, or your Pistol. You will simply have to be more careful about timing when you pop out; don’t give the snipers too much time to get a bead on you.

A few zombies may remain in the street after you counter-snipe the Spec Ops troops. You should be able to mow down any remaining undead with ease. In the loading bay area, you should be able to find an ammo refill box, an Incendiary Grenade, and two Frag Grenades. Stock up, then search for another Security Camera now that it is safe. You will have to do a little bit of backtracking to get this one, but it would have been unwise to go for it earlier with the snipers dominating the streets below. Turn around and head back down the stairs that you climbed to reach the loading bay. Head all the way to the far left side of the street and look towards the end of the street. You should find a very small alleyway entrance here. Proceed into the alley and search the left-hand wall just past the entryway of the alley to find the Security Camera. Shoot it down to gain a few experience points, then turn back around and head back up the stairs.

As you march down the streets with your squad, be on the lookout for an alley engulfed in flames on the right side of the road. You will have to get past the flames if you want to collect all of the Intel in this level. There really isn’t any way to do this without suffering a little bit of damage, but there will be Green Herbs present to heal you after you make the frantic run. Dive through the flames to avoid as much of the inevitable damage as possible. Look on the ground to find the Intel, and then dive back to the other side of the alley. Pick up the Green Herb down the street and proceed onwards.