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Version History

v0.1-First version!

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Contents
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1)Introduction
2)Characters
3)Weapons
4)Controls
5)Tips/Cheats/Misc.
6)Walkthrough
    i)Mission 01: Colorado Mountains
   ii)Mission 02: McKenzie Airbase Interior
  iii)Mission 03: Colorado Interstate 70
   iv)Mission 04: 1-70 Mountain Bridge
    v)Mission 05: McKenzie Airbase Exterior
   vi)Mission 06: Colorado Train Ride
  vii)Mission 07: Colorado Train Race
 viii)Mission 08: C-130 Wreck Site
   ix)Mission 09: Pharcom Expo Center
    x)Mission 10: Morgan
   xi)Mission 11: Moscow Club 32
  xii)Mission 12: Moscow Streets
 xiii)Mission 13: Volkov Park
  xiv)Mission 14: Gregorov
   xv)Mission 15: Aljir Prison Break-in
  xvi)Mission 16: Aljir Prison Escape
 xvii)Mission 17: Agency BioLab
xviii)Mission 18: Agency BioLab Escape
  xix)Mission 19: New York Slums  
   xx)Mission 20: New York Sewer
  xxi)Mission 21: Finale
7)Multiplayer Mode
8)FAQs
9)Acknowledgements
  
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1)Introduction
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Don't you just love it when you recieve money from your relatives and
or parents because it's your birthday? Well, I LOVE it when that 
happens, because I was able to purchase Syphon Filter 2. My first
game in a while. Immeadiately, I popped it in the Playstation and 
played until the CDs eventually burned up. Having never played the
original Syphon Filter (yes, I can hear you calling me an idiot right
now), I have to say that this might even knock off Metal Gear Solid
as the best spy/action game that I've ever played. This game is great
in every way. Well, not every way. The graphics were a tad below what
I expected, they were much rougher than the MGS graphics. Also, the
cutscenes looked a little funny as well, the people were a little out
of proportion =) I think that instead of changing from the in-game
graphics to the different graphics, they should have made it more
like Vagrant Story, where the in-game graphics were exactly the same
as the cutscene graphics. It's also a bit easy...Anyway, I'm going to 
shut up now, and get on to the good stuff. Here's the plot line as 
989 Studios tells it:
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Seemingly unrelated and troubling events headline international news 
reports. Innocent civilians are gunned down in the Hielongjiang 
Province of China. A nuclear missle is destroyed seconds before 
detonating over Kazahkstan. Tensions surge between the U.S and China 
when sensitive data is leaked to a dissident Chinese group.

Corrupt elements within the Agency, a super-secret U.S. intelligence 
group, are the driving force behind all these dangerous events. Using
the biotech firm Pharcom, they developed a virus names Syphon Filter. 
Syphon Filter is the ultimate biological weapon and it's for sale. 
The buyer will become the first terrorist superpower. Agency 
operatives Gabe Logan and Lian Xing discovered the plot within their 
own organization. They are now attempting to expose the Syphon Filter 
conspirators and stop the sale. In response, the Agency has alerted 
the military and law enforcement that Gabe Logan and Lian Xing should
be eliminated.

Agency motives become clearer as Gabe Logan discovers Pharcom CEO 
Jonathon Phagon's private files on the virus. Then Ling Xing, herself 
infected with Syphon Filter, is kidnapped for use as an Agency guinea 
pig. Gabe must find the vaccine to save Lian Xing's life as she 
attempts an escape from her captors. 

Branded as criminals by their own government, Gabe and Lian Xing must 
strike with deadly effiecency while leaving innocent personnel 
unharmed. Ex-agent Teresa Lipan, who operates a clandestine spy 
network, will assist both Gabe and Lian Xing by coordinating missions 
from her desert base. The agents make every move knowing that a 
traitor could turn the knife at any moment.

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2)Characters
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In this two-disc game, you can take control of one of two characters
throughout, either Gabe Logan or Lian Xing. The others are either
accomplices or enemies (Stats from 989 Studios).

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Gabe Logan- Covert Operatice
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Age         : 36
Birthplace  : Camden, NJ
Eye Color   : Brown
Hair Color  : Black
Height      : 6' 3"
Nationality : American
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 185lbs

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Lian Xing- Intelligence Communications Expert
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Age         : 30
Birthplace  : Kashi, China
Eye Color   : Brown
Hair Color  : Black
Height      : 5' 7"
Nationality : Chinese (Damn right, it's about time we had a Chinese 
                       video game chick. Apart from the Street 
                       Fighters. BTW, I'm Chinese)
Sex         : Female
Weight      : 120lbs

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Teresa Lipan- Ex-Special Agency Operative
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Age         : 25
Birthplace  : Phoenix, AZ
Eye Color   : Green
Hair Color  : Blue
Height      : 5' 6"
Nationality : American
Sex         : Female
Weight      : 118lbs

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Lieutenant Jason Chance- US Army Chemical and Biological Defense 
                         Command
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Age         : 31
Birthplace  : Reno, NV
Eye Color   : Brown
Hair Color  : Brown
Height      : 6' 3"
Nationality : American
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 214lbs

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Lyle Stevens- Career Agency Man, Deputy Director
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Age         : 49
Birthplace  : San Francisco, CA
Eye Color   : Green
Hair Color  : Grey
Height      : 6' 2"
Nationality : American
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 221lbs

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Dillon Morgan- Agency Commander, Assistant to Lyle Stevens
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Age         : 40
Birthplace  : Alexandria, VA
Eye Color   : Blue
Hair Color  : White
Height      : 6' 1"
Nationality : American
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 192lbs

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Michael Archer- Elite Assassin, Dillon Morgan's Lieutenant
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Age         : 31
Birthplace  : Topeka, KS
Eye Color   : Blue
Hair Color  : Black
Height      : 5' 11"
Nationality : American
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 178lbs

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Dr. Elsa Weissinger- Scientist
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Age         : 32
Birthplace  : Frankfurt, Germany
Eye Color   : Brown
Hair Color  : Blonde
Height      : 5' 8"
Nationality : German
Sex         : Female
Weight      : 134lbs

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Uri Gregorov- Nationalist
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Age         : 55
Birthplace  : Stalingrad, USSR
Eye Color   : Brown
Hair Color  : Grey
Height      : 5' 11"
Nationality : Russian
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 221lbs

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Mara Aramov- Professional Assassin
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Age         : 33
Birthplace  : Novgorod, Russia
Eye Color   : Blue
Hair Color  : Auburn
Height      : 5' 11"
Nationality : Russian
Sex         : Female
Weight      : 137lbs

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Lawrence Mujari- Bio-Chemical Expert (Freelancer)
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Age         : 38
Birthplace  : Queenstown, South Africa
Eye Color   : Black
Hair Color  : Black
Height      : 6' 2"
Nationality : South African
Sex         : Male
Weight      : 207lbs

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3)Weapons
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Combat Knife

Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : N/A

For extremely "close quarters-point blank-in your face" style 
battles. Otherwise, when you're hungry in the middle of a mission, 
you can stop to make a sandwich. 

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9mm Handgun 
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Fire Rate    : 3
Clip Size    : 15
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 90

Standard issue stuff. It's an alright armor piercing weapon, great
for both short and long range attacks (if you're willing to spend a
lot of time with the L1 aim). In my opinion, this is the gun you 
knock up your head shot count with. 

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9mm Handgun (Silenced)
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Fire Rate    : 3
Clip Size    : 15
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 90

Standard issue stuff. It's an alright armor piercing weapon, great
for both short and long range attacks (if you're willing to spend a
lot of time with the L1 aim). In my opinion, this is the gun you 
knock up your head shot count with. Silencing makes this awesome for
almost any situation.

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M-16 Assault Rifle
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Fire Rate    : 4
Clip Size    : 30
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 180

The basic rapid fire weapon. Ammo should be easy to find for this, but
once you get the better weapons, you'll start to stop use of this
weapon. This weapon is pretty accurate and light. Almost as good as
the 9MM for the head shots, as this is faster, but it doesn't have
a silencer.

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.45 Handgun
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Fire Rate    : 2
Clip Size    : 10
Damage       : 3
Rounds (Max) : 60

Tough, durable, heavy, and bloody powerful. This seems' to be Lian's
weapon of choice, while Gabe usually has a 9MM.

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H11 Sniper Rifle 
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Fire Rate    : 5
Clip Size    : 50
Damage       : 1
Rounds (Max) : 300

Found in the first mission, the first sniper rifle that you'll come
across will not let you down. It's equipped with a zoom function, but
it doesn't go too far. Still, it's got a pretty high fire rate, but
with the zoom function, you don't need more than one shot for head
shots.

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12 Gauge Shotgun
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Fire Rate    : 2
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 4
Rounds (Max) : 25

I love it. Is it close range big kills that you want? Look no further.

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G-18 Machine Pistol
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Fire Rate    : 5
Clip Size    : 33
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 198

This is pure, unadulterated fury at its best. Be warned, you go 
through the G-18's clips like Boris Yelstin goes through the vodka.
Meaning fast. It's not a silenced weapon though, and you will find 
that you'll need to go through a bit of the rounds to get your kill.

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BIZ-2 Machine Pistol
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Fire Rate    : 4
Clip Size    : 66
Damage       : 3
Rounds (Max) : 396

This one holds enough ammo for you to go through the whole US Army,
then the whole Australian Defence Force, and then everyone on Fiji.
It has a nice fire rate, and it can really kick pesky enemies in
any situation.

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HK-5 Machine Pistol (Silenced)
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Fire Rate    : 4
Clip Size    : 32
Damage       : 3
Rounds (Max) : 192

This is your ultimate rapid fire gun. This model is better than the
BIZ-2 due to the silencer, and it can tear the enemy to shreds in
a matter of seconds. Be careful, just don't hold on for too long, 
otherwise you can say goodbye to your ammo supplies.

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UAS-12 Rapid Fire Shotgun
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Fire Rate    : 2
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 4
Rounds (Max) : 12

A big improvement on the first Shotgun model. This absolutely 
positively okalidokealy rocks the house! Too bad it's only on the
final level.

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PK-102 Assault Rifle
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Fire Rate    : 4
Clip Size    : 30
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 180

This is a pretty awesome gun. The ammo is also pretty scarce, but 
once you get it, you'll be almost unstoppable.

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K3G4 Assault Rifle
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Fire Rate    : 4
Clip Size    : 20
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 120

The K3G4 is the ultimate in rapid bullet piercing guns, you'll find
this a lifesaver when you're up against scores of Flak Jacketed 
enemies. Also comes with Teflon coated bullets!

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Sniper Rifle (Silenced)
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Fire Rate    : 2
Clip Size    : 10
Damage       : 2
Rounds (Max) : 30

This has the best zoom function out of the sniper rifles. Strictly
headshots only.

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Nightvision Rifle (Silenced)
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : 10
Damage       : 3
Rounds (Max) : 30

The Nightvision Rifle is an extremely powerful sniping weapon. It's
designed to take out anything from anywhere, but it's pretty slow, 
so make sure you hit with your first shot.

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Crossbow (Silenced)
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : 5

Stealth operatives rejoice! The crossbow causes an instant KO when
you hit someone with it, but hit their head and it's an instant
death. Also comes with laser targeting. Yum.

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Hand Taser
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : No Limit

This baby delivers around 90000 volts when used, and when it hits
your target (human, of course), it's gonna knock them out instantly,
but not kill them. You've got to get your distance and timing right
first.

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Air Taser
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : No Limit

Imagine the Hand Taser on drugs. You get this. The range is awesome,
and the best thing is that you can kill with this now (hold Square
after the initial hit). 500000 volts of pure um, killing stuff. Be 
warned, I tried it on Flak Jacketed enemies, and it didn't seem to 
work... This is the best weapon in the game (IMHO). It makes the first
level ridicuously easy, and when you get a weapon where you can see
someone setting on fire, it's gotta be good. If you find one, use
it until your fingers drop.

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Grenade
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : 10

This is a great for taking out groups of enemies, for blowing up
cars, etc. as anything within it's blast radius will also go BOOM!

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Gas Grenade
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : 10

This grenade releases a deadly gas around the area where it detonated,
and if the antidote is not administered in 15 minutes, the subject/s
die. Well, that makes for nice, instant and silent kills.

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M-79 Grenade Launcher
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : 15

I LOVE IT! I thought the BFG10K in Quake III was a nice weapon. The
M-79 is probably the best weapon for taking out anyone or anything,
in a single shot, but of course, being a grenade launcher, you should
hold off using it in stealth missions. Like the grenades, but more 
accurate, and while being slower that other weapons, is faster than
the grenades themselves.

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Tear Gas Launcher
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Fire Rate    : 1
Clip Size    : N/A
Damage       : 5
Rounds (Max) : 5

When it comes to incapacitating people, this is the gun. It's like 
the M-79, but instead of Grenades, it shoots Tear Gas. Valuable when 
trying to silence a group of KGB agents. Ha-ha.

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4)Controls
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D-Pad

Up        - This makes you move, helps you aim your shots with L1, 
            pulls your character up when he/she is hanging off 
            something, and if X is held, you can sneak around.
   
Left/Right- This makes you move, helps you aim your shots with L1, 
            pulls your character around when he/she is hanging off
            something.   
		   
Down      - Do a little 180 turn, helps you aim your shots with L1, 
            when hanging off something, press to drop.

Square    - Attack (Fire weapon, throw grenade, etc.)

Triangle  - Use (Open doors, use item, flick switches, etc.), jump 
            up onto ledges, exit (Menu Screens), zoom in (Sniping 
            Weapons) reload weapon, and recieve radio transmission.
		  
X         - Crouch (move D-Pad to sneak around), climb down from 
            ledges, accept selection (Menu Screens)
   
Circle    - Roll (hold L2/R2 to roll sidewards), when in sniper mode, 
            this zooms out.

Select    - Change weapon, this is displayed at bottom of screen, 
            hold and press L2/R2 to cycle through inventory.

Start     - Pause, opens up menus.

R1        - Locks on to an enemy automatically.

L1        - Manual aiming, you target whatever you want to shoot.

L2,R2     - Strafe, when in L1 mode, this peeks.

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5)Tips, Cheats, Misc.
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-Head shots! Rejoice! These are the easiest way to kill unsuspecting
and suspecting enemies. Use L1 and home in on, well, home.

-Head shots are also deadly when an enemy has the lock on you! Roll,
run, just keep your head down and keep moving!

-Head shots are also useful if you're in need of a Flak Jacket, as
the Flak Jacket will be undamaged from the head shot.

-Flames hurt! Ow! Don't run into them, otherwise you'll catch fire
and die.

-How do you look around corners without actually looking? Get right 
up to a corner, and instead of using the L1 + L2/R2 peek combo, just
press the direction on the D-Pad which is opposite to where you want
to look at. The camera view will spin a bit, and give you a peek of
what's around the corner!

-To unlock Hard Mode, highlight the New Game option then press:

Up + Select + L1 + R2 + Square + X + Circle

It's hard. And you also get to unlock movies!

-To unlock the Movie Theater, pause the game, select briefing, and
press:

Right + L1 + R2 + Circle + X

Now go to Options, and under Cheats, you can get into the Movie
Theater.

-To unlock Level select, pause the game, select map, and press:

Right + L2 + R2 + Square + Circle + X

Now all levels are unlocked, go into Options and Select Mission.

-There are various items and objectives that you can collect/complete
which will unlock new things in the Two Player mode. They are:

Mission 1: Colorado Rockies

Near the waterfall, you can climb down, and enter a secret cave to
get a H11. This will unlock the Colorado Rockies arena.

Mission 3: Colorado Interstate 70

If you go into the side room that's inside the first tunnel, you'll
find some Binoculars and unlock the Caves arena.

Mission 8: C-130 Wreck Site

Kill Archer with one shot (damn it's hard), and you'll unlock the
Jungle arena.

Finish the mission in three minutes or less, and you'll unlock the
Syphon Filter characters (from the original).

Mission 9: Pharcom Expo Center

After you hear those two GI's talking about a Girly Mag, pick it up
to unlock the Pharcom Incubator Lab arena.

Mission 11: Moscow Club 32

Before the three guards can throw grenades at you (in the beginning
of the mission), kill them all and you'll unlock the Disco Basement
arena.

Mission 12: Moscow Streets

After the two white cars try to run you over, go back to them once
you've avoided them, kill the guys, then grab the PK-102 to unlock
Rhoemer's Bunker arena.

Mission 13: Volkov Park

Before the agent blows up the car, retrieve the Biz-2 inside it to
unlock the Surreal arena.

Mission 15: Aljir Prison Break-In

Don't use a crossbow at all, and you'll unlock the Aljir Prison
arena.

Mission 18: Agency Bio Lab Escape

Enter the operating room to unlock the Agency Computer Lab arena.
You get in here through a vent, which you exited from in the last
mission.

Mission 19: New York Slums


More coming soon!





