This is the first mission of the game, although if you expect it to provide you with much of a tutorial you will be disappointed. Check out the Gameplay Basics Guide to learn more about the many hidden functions in this game. The opening scene will introduce your squad, and will change a little each time depending on which characters are present in your squad, since you can only bring four people and there are plenty more than four characters. In this mission, you will have to follow HUNK into a secret facility underneath Raccoon City to find and secure the sample of the G-Virus, a virus produced by the infamous Umbrella corporation capable of inciting violent mutations in its targets. In the elevator, HUNK will brief you on your mission. You are cleared to use deadly force, which you will need to do in order to clear the hoards of armed soldiers awaiting you on the opposite side of the elevator doors.
When the doors open, proceed forward to reach a little lobby area. Several specimens will float in large test tubes in the lobby. Grab the First Aid Spray from the mail cart to the left, and grab the ammo from the floor of the lobby as enemies begin to filter in below you and onto the catwalks across from you. As mentioned earlier, there is little in the way of tutorial before the game thrusts you into battle. It will teach you how to aim, zoom in, shoot, and toss grenades, but that’s about it, and there is so much more hidden functionality in the game. Check out the previously mentioned guide if you’re having trouble with a certain section, as it could be possible that you simply don’t know all of the game’s controls.
When the enemies begin to file in, take cover behind the walls next to the biological experiments. Hit the enemies on the catwalks to your right first, as they will have a height advantage and will be a bigger threat than the enemies below you. Go for headshots with most weapons, or, if you brought a Shotgun, switch it out to the Pistol to take out these enemies from a distance. When they fall, focus on the group of enemies below you. There will be several enemies clustered together behind each piece of cover below. A well-placed grenade can take out a few at once. When all of the enemies are dead, don’t neglect to search the upper area for Intel. Search the top of the safe behind the receptionist’s desk to find the first Intel in the game. While you are here, there are two security cameras that you can shoot for bonus experience as well. These are easy to miss, as they are small and circular and don’t particularly look like a normal camera. Search directly above the receptionist’s desk for the first one, and blast the second one above the door to the right.
Now that you have cleared out the first room, you are clear to head to the next checkpoint.
