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After escaping from Morrow Caverns, Ratchet returns to Hoolefar. After you dock near the beach, go up and talk to the mayor. He's concerned that Slag's pirates are reported to be on their way back to pillage the island. We're going to have to defend ourselves. The Mayor hands back Ratchet 2 of his old weapons including the shock ravager + tornado launcher. They'll come in handy for the battle on the beach head.
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[cut scene] Captain Slag sails into the cove in his pirate ship. The mayor and the residents of Hoolefar run to the observatory cave and lock the portal behind them. Your left on your own to hold the beach. Slag sends ghost pirates from his ship. They materialize on the beach and start to attack. Your best weapon at this point is the combuster. Use your strafe move [L2] and gun them down as they approach.
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There will be waves of pirates (3-4 at a time) coming onto the beach. Each one gets more difficult and more agile. You'll have to use the tornado launcher on the shielded pirates and the shock ravager on the stove pipe pirates. You can reload between waves, from the crates that pop-up from time to time by the steps. There are 2-3 Nanotech health crates near the creek waterfall. Avoid the incoming cannonballs.
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When you're done with the waves of attacking pirates, a cut scene will show a cannon turret rising out from the dock by the beach. It's a pathetic looking turret, but hey... it works! Run out to the dock, avoiding the cannonball fire, and man the turret [triangle]. Target the 3 cannons on the side of the pirate ship. Each cannon has protective doors that you have to wait til they open before you can destroy them.
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Watch for the green plasma auras as they drift down from the deck of the pirate ship and float towards you. You have to shoot the green auras before they reach you on the turret. 3 hits from the auras and you'll die and have to restart the beach mission from the start. Focus on shooting out the cannons after you've take out a green aura (you'll have a few seconds).
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After shooting out the cannons on the pirate ship, Captain Slag vows revenge and yells to Ratchet that this was only the start of the fight. Prepare to be annihilated! The second wave of undead pirates start to swarm onto the beach. These pirates have guns and you'll have to strafe to avoid them. Cannonballs will also be hindering your movement as they target your position. Watch for the spider mech tank.
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If you can curb your temptation, DON'T SHOOT ON THE TANK, until he stops by the observatory and starts shooting on the door. HE WON'T BE DISTRACTED AND WON'T TURN AROUND. If while he's walking, you provoke the tank and he turns around and starts to shoot on you, you'll probably end up dying unless you're very good at dodging machine gun fire. Once the 1st tank is gone, go back and defend the beach front.
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Use the tornado launcher to clear out the shielded pirates and even some of the pipe bombers. Watch out for the smaller renegade flame pot pirates that scurry around. A 2nd spider mech tank surfaces from the beach. You'll have to shoot him head-on. Jump and strafe to avoid his really quick and deadly machine gunfire. Once he's gone, the cannon turret will appear again. Go man the turret again.
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Make sure your health is as high as it can be before manning the turret (you don't want to die this close to the end). The ship targets and strategy are the same. The only difference is the frequency of the green floating auras. Captain Slag now deploys them 2 at a time and they come quicker. You have to shoot them out first before working on the cannons. You may find this trickey but eventually you'll prevail.
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[cut scene] When the last cannon is detroyed, Captain Slag curses a blue streak and drives off in his ship. He leaves the lagoon and you're safe at last!
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