Murder in the Mall!

Location
red phone in The Village, Residential District
Reward
$70,000, +1 score multiplier, Zaibatsu respect

Red Valdez wants to see how Claude copes under pressure, so he sends you to The Mall in Xanadu to kill 100 Scientists. You may not use a vehicle once you are there.

Before you start

The red phone needs maximum respect with the Zaibatsu.

Bring a flamethrower or another fire weapon with plenty of ammunition, and a vehicle with room for the Z-Men who join you.

Objectives

  1. Wait for the Z-Men.
  2. Drive to The Mall in Xanadu.
  3. Kill 100 Scientists in The Mall without using cars.

Murder in the Mall! walkthrough

Pick up the Z-Men

Answer the red phone in The Village. Valdez says some Z-Men will join you shortly and that your destination is The Mall. Wait for them to arrive, then find a car with enough seats to carry the whole group.

Valdez's message box about the Z-Men and The Mall, with Claude beside the red phone
A group of Zaibatsu members arriving to join Claude
A Z-Men stretch limousine parked on a Residential street

Drive to Xanadu

Head for Xanadu, where The Mall is. Keep the car in good shape, because you will not be allowed to use it again once the killing starts. Follow the area signs and the arrow, and park near the entrance so you can step out quickly.

Driving a stolen cop car down a Residential street
Driving along the road beside The Mall as the area banner appears

The brief at The Mall

On arrival Valdez gives the real instruction: kill 100 Scientists in The Mall, with no vehicles, to see how you handle firepower under duress. A counter on screen tracks how many remain. Get out of the car before you start shooting and leave it behind.

Valdez's message box giving the kill 100 Scientists rule
Claude on foot among Scientists on The Mall plaza

Clear the Scientists

Work through the plaza with a fire weapon such as the flamethrower, which hits several targets at once. The Scientists fight back, some with flamethrowers of their own, so keep moving and use the Z-Men as cover. Pick up armor and health where you find it. Stay inside the mall area and keep killing until the counter reaches zero.

Claude on The Mall lawn with a small 50 counter and a parked car nearby
Claude's flamethrower flame hitting Scientists at the edge of the lawn
Flames from Claude's weapon burning through a group of Scientists
The big 50 counter on screen as Scientists fall on The Mall grounds

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • you use a vehicle inside The Mall

After the mission

Valdez pays $70,000 and the score multiplier goes up by one. Your Zaibatsu respect rises and Scientist respect drops.

The COMPLETE! notice with Valdez's reward message