”Alright, this is a shake and bake op with 4 goals. First, find Murakawa. Our primary goal is to get in, take him and get out. Second, take out Murakawa's labs. Your loadout has enough C-4 to take out the entire floor. Next, DPE's. I have one for each of Murakawa's officers, and one for the HNT leader, Korin Matsua.
—Lian Xing, Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
Tokyo, Japan: Murukawa Tower is the twelfth mission in Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain. This mission sees players working with Lian and Gina to capture Murakawa alive.
Characters
- "Cobra" (playable)
- Gina Hunter (W.I.A.)
- Lian Xing (W.I.A.)
- Mara Aramov (seen in cutscene)
- Korin Matsua (K.I.A.)
- Iwao Ryusaki (K.I.A.)
- Sanzo Murukawa (K.I.A.)
- Akio Temura (K.I.A.)
- Hideki Satou (K.I.A.)
- Ichiyo Kmura (K.I.A.)
- Makoto Isikawa (K.I.A.)
- Yataro Tanaka (K.I.A.)
- Takeshi Mori (K.I.A.)
- Hitoshi Eto (K.I.A.)
- Imani Grey (K.I.A.)
- Yong-jun Kim (mentioned in cutscene, K.I.A.)
Briefing
Needs to be added
Walkthrough
Solo
The difficulty will spike at this particular point. Most enemies are armed with automatic shotguns, so they can blast you back to the previous checkpoint in a few seconds. As such, I would highly recommend grenades or explosives. Just as with Belarus 2, you will need to hustle due to the tight time limit, and the fact that there's an item with 3 random locations.
1) Start off shooting any of the guys that spawn near the helicopter. Don't bother with anyone that appears in the FAR OFF building (to your right).
2) Just focus on the sniper in building near the chopper, in addition to all of the idiots that pop out near the van and near the chopper's nose.
3) After a reasonable handful, you'll get objective complete. Run through the streets. The first Yakuza officer appears - get him fast. > Objective Complete: Defend chopper while Gina repairs damage
4) Keep running down the streets, a van will crash and the 2nd officer appears out of the back. Make him eat the pavement. (I like to toss a gas grenade and run by) (*) Be careful your auto-aim doesn't lock on the guy down the street instead.
5) From here, you could try to snipe the third guy outside, but he will have the backup of someone with a ShotHammer - the combination can do some heavy damage if you aren't QUICK to take them out. If you have gas grenades, lob one towards the overpass, and he'll choke out.
6) If you DO NOT have gas grenades, run ahead and hit the stairs on your right. Up and around, at the top of the stairs, you can shoot the guy with the Shot Hammer (not always there) and the 3rd and final officer outside.
7) Go back down the stairs and round the corner to your right (stay by the walls).
8) Korin Matsua runs by and into the car garage below - without the right weapons, you can't kill him now so run ahead into the safe area. (*) If you took Sarins with you, you can toss one to the gates that he runs to before you trigger him - he will choke out before he opens the garage door. If you have the MGL, you can fire at him as he runs down the ramp into the garage, but chances are you won't have it unless you completed the entire game online.
9) Press the button to open the gates to the garage below, and headshot lock / taser Matsua when you get down. He's hiding behind a car on the right. (*) You can also just blow up the car with your guns to blow him up, but I still like my sushi fried. (*) Really, you can use any weapon here, but I have a thing for using the taser whenever humanly possible. Maybe I just like to see bodies roasting on an open fire. > Objective Complete: Eliminate HNT leader Matsua
10) Facing where you took out Matsua, there is an open path on the far left, beyond the garage "elevator door". There are actually 2 paths leading down the same way.
11) Go down either side here and pop off all the goons who appear.
12) You come out next to a burning car on your left and a shoot-out taking place. One guy is near a van (and the tower entrance), the other is by a burning car. Take out both guys.
13) Back by the guy who was near the van, is the tower entrance. Approach it and someone kicks open the door - blast him.
14) Enter the tower and head straight up the stairs ahead of you until you get to the 2nd floor (you will have to go up a few sets of stairs). (*) If you're playing multiplayer and need to get to the elevators before someone takes out Ryusaki, you can instead head down as soon as you enter.
Optional step: If you're unwilling to kill Ryusaki in order to operate the elevators in solo mode - which is a valid concern, especially for newbies - two guys in the basement levels will be trying to hack the elevators. Pop them out and steal their job. > Objective Complete: Infiltrate Murakawa Tower
15) The entrance will be IMMEDIATELY on your right at the top of one of the staircases. (*) You should also see the number "2" next to the entrance.
16) In here, turn right when you get near the large stairs ahead of you (that are going down), then right again by the glass, and peek around the corner. If you see Ryusaki (the guy with a BIG ASS GUN), switch to your air pistol.
17) When he turns a corner, run down the hall was just in, peek around the corner, and QUICKLY air pistol his arm. If you miss, get back behind the corner or he'll unload and kill you. When he goes down, toss a frag at him, or spray his skull. (*) Alternatively, if you took Sarins with you on this mission, (they can come handy on the rooftop) and shoot Ryusaki until he's dead (after making him go to sleep with the air pistol) > Objective Complete: Eliminate head of security: Ryusaki
(Again, should you have unlocked the MGL, this will be immensely helpful against the hulk)
18) Grab the elevator controls from his corpse and head down the large stairs you passed by earlier. On the left side of this room on the far well is a slightly open "garage" type door - roll under it.
19) To the right is a set of 2 elevators. Take the left elevator up to Level 2 (skip Level 1 - it just has a guy with a shotgun and frag grenades).
20) Head forward out of the elevator, turn left, and fight off any resistance as you run to the far end of the area.
21) The next officer is in the dark area here, near some filing cabinets. Keep your hit list growing. (*) Check the filing cabinets to see if you get the text for looking for the surveillance tape. If so, grab it.
22) Either way, go back to the elevator and head to Level 3. In here is a bathroom on the left with the officer taking a leak. Give him a good headshot (the blood spatter on the wall is awesome) and get back in the elevator. (You could also snap his neck, fry him with the taser, use a grenade or let him rest then finish the sleeping beauty)
23) On level 4, one of the officers will bust open the door - be waiting for him when he does and show him lead tastes.
24) Through the big doors, run to the wall ahead and turn left. Behind one of the "pillars" is the last Yakuza officer - smoke him. (*) Near this officer is an open doorway. Inside is a room with a desk, behind it is a chair and a bookshelf. If you don't have the surveillance tape yet, check the bookshelf for it. > Objective Complete: Eliminate Yakuza officers
25) Back in the elevator, go up to Level 5. Switch to air pistol and headshot the guy who is walking to your left.
26) Switch back to some deadly weapons, and head for the "center area" here (surrounded by huge bullet proof glass).
27) On the OTHER side is another guy walking right-to-left: take him out. (*) If you don't get to this guy in time, he gets inside the glass area and then sounds the alarm. (*) Instead of using the elevator, there is a room at the back end of Level 4 that has a vent. Crawling in it will take you in the corner on this side of the security desk - just be careful you're not spotted if you try this, and don't go too far in the vent while he's patrolling.
28) Walk inside the glass area and hit the switch on the left to activate the elevator to the upper floors. DON'T PRESS THE ALARM BUTTON!!!!! (on the right). > Objective Complete: Breach security without triggering alarm
(It seems that ONLY the guy who's patrolling the side of Level 5 that accesses Level 6 and the rooftop will ever run for the alarm switch. Knowing this, you can simply sprint past the first man you encounter if you use the lifts to access this floor, and then kill the fellow who sounds the alert.)
29) Do a 180 and call for the elevator on your right. Up here, sneak/roll against the ramp on your right. Wait for the guy to walk buy.
30) When he does, sneak behind him and air pistol him in the head like you did earlier.
31) Finish walking the direction he was going, turn right and at the end here is the terminal - download the data. > Objective Complete: Upload computer data
(If any guards on this computer floor see you, one of them will sound the alarm. This causes data to be deleted, but you can STILL get this objective complete - somewhere between 10 and 90% - although Lian will obviously complain that you didn't get the entire 100% information)
32) Back in the elevator, go up to Level 8. Kill the guards in this first area and hit the door switch behind the desk.
33) Open the door, go right and head for Murakawa.
34) Behind his desk is another switch to open a security door - hit it. (*) If you haven't gotten the surveillance tape yet, it will be behind the desk here too.
35) Someone will rush in here from a door on the right. Take him out and head for the door he just came from.
36) In the door, someone is waiting at the top of the first set of stairs on your left. Make sure to eliminate him before he kills you with that damn 12 gauge!.
37) Once you reach the roof, kill everyone you can until you get "objective complete" for clearing the LZ. > Objective Complete: Secure rooftop LZ
38) On the far side of this area is a wall with a panel - press it to open a new area. Call the elevator down to Floor 2.
39) Exit the elevator and plant the first C4 on your left by the barrels. Go right, and turn to your right to grab a HAZMAT suit.
40) Open the door, decontaminate, and open the next door. CAREFULLY watch your radar, and try to sneak to your right, along the wall. (*) If you see the guy talking, RUN FAST. (*) One thing that seems to help keep this guy quiet, is to make sure you are sneaking/rolling AT ALL TIMES on this floor. I think he expects to be alone, and if he hears even one footstep he'll get on edge.
42) You're looking for an open door on the right - go inside. Shove a bullet in this mouthy idiot's yapper and get the sample. > Objective Complete: Obtain sample
43) Back out here, on each of the 2 tables near the computers, are spots to plant the remaining C4. Do so, and kill the 2 guys that approach from the decontamination room. > Objective Complete: Plant C-4 charges on lab floor
44) Get back to the elevator, up to the roof again (Floor 1), and get to the landing pad.
45) The helicopter lands, Lian gets out, and you have to clear the landing pad.
Team
Cobra: Yakuza/Matsua, Floors 5, 6 and 8, Lab
Python: Yakuza/Matsua, Hack, Ryusaki, Floors 2, 3, and 4
Viper: Chopper, Helipad
Dragon: Chopper, Helipad
Cobra: At the start, go after the Yakuza officers on the street and Matsua. Once inside the building, head directly for the elevators. Open both doors, but take one up to floor 5. Take out the security on floor 5 and activate the elevators. Again, open both elevator doors, but only take one up to floor 6. Download the data on floor 6, then go up to floor 8. Check for the tape on 8, open the hidden door, go up to the helipad, and take the freight elevator down to the lab. Plant the C4 and grab the sample.
Python: At the start, go after the Yakuza officers on the street and Matsua. Once inside the building, hack the elevator for Cobra. Once you hack them, go after Ryusaki - He'll probably be focused on Cobra, giving you a few free shots. After the big guy falls, go to the elevator, but don't use them. Instead, use the ladder in the elevator shaft to reach floors 2, 3, and 4. Remember, there is 1 officer on the second floor, 1 on the third floor, and 2 on the fourth floor. Don't forget about the tapes either - Check the locations on the second and fourth floors.
Viper: At the start, stay at the chopper and defend it. After that's done, just head up to floor 5, then to the helipad.
Dragon: At the start, stay at the chopper and defend it. After that's done, just head up to floor 5, then to the helipad.
Team (Speed):
Cobra: Matsua, 5th, 8th floor, Lab
Python: Yakuza Officers, Hack, Ryusaki, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Viper: Chopper, Helipad
Dragon: Chopper, 6th, Helipad
Cobra: Right off the bat, go after Matsua; no stopping to fight. Once he's down, make your way to the elevator. For simplicity's sake, take the right one both times. Take the first one up to floor 5, do the stealth thing, then take the next one up to floor 8. Head directly for the Lab afterwards. Planting the C4s in the lab is priority 1!
Python: Kill the Yazuka officers on the street, but, if you can, try to gun down some of the enemies in the first area, since you'll have a good view of them. Once all the officers are down, hack the elevators - They should be active before Cobra reaches them. Go kill the big man, then take care of the lower floors using the elevator shaft.
Viper: Stay and defend the chopper. Both you and Dragon should know where all the nearby spawn point are so you can do this quickly. You should've killed the 8 enemies required for objective completion at the time Cobra has killed Matsua. If not, you guys were too slow and need to start over. After the Chopper is repaired, head for the building and use the left elevator to reach floor 5. From there, go to floor 6. Drop off Dragon there; getting the data is Dragon's responsibility, not yours. Once Dragon is off of the elevator, go up to floor 8 and the Helipad. You and Dragon should be able to clear the Helipad before Cobra is finished planting all the C4s in the lab.
Dragon: Stay and defend the Chopper. Again, you should know all of the enemy spawn points near the chopper. Make sure you don't fall behind Viper when going for the elevator. Both of you should enter the elevator within a couple of seconds; otherwise, one of you was too slow. Allow Viper to drop you off at floor 6 so you can get the data. Once it is obtained, call the elevators so you can go up to the Helipad. Like the spawn points near the chopper, you should be familiar with the enemy spawn points on the Helipad. One of you should cover the spawn points near the stairs, while the other covers the points near the elevator.
General strategies and tactics
- This particular mission is especially buggy online. For the sake of simplicity, the player tackling floor 5 (the stealth objective) should have a silenced weapon, the stun jack or a knife (preferably the Vibroblade or the Commando if you really want the latter).
- In the labs, the secure room contains a single guard who will lock the doors if he hears an intruder enter. For solo play, you must sneak towards him until it's too late for him to react. If you make noise, however, he will seal the door and render the room inaccessible to you. Your best bet is to toss an explosive at the door when it's open, for there's a security override switch. (Gas is obviously ineffective against him). If you are doing this online, one person can operate the switch and a second player tackle the guy inside the chamber.
- When on a team, make sure you don't use an elevator that another player is already using. In fact, if you're the first person there, call BOTH elevators so the others take the one that they see is empty, to be on the safe side.
- As long as you upload some data, you will STILL get credit for this objective. It doesn't have to be 100%, so you can compromise stealth and yet get some information between 10 and 90%.
Trivia
- This mission bears significant resemblance to Belarus 2 - there is a 15-minute time limit, and the surveillance video has 3 random locations, much like Ivankov's papers.
- In the bonus videos for Logan's Shadow, the player can see some scrapped material in which one assumes the role of Lian, using a Ryusaki-style chaingun to mow down the rooftop-based enemies.
- The VibroBlade will kill Ryusaki with two stabs if the player dares to get close enough.
- There is a beer glitch that can be performed just before going into the garage.
- There is a variation of the C8 rifle that can be found from snipers who attack the player when the latter is on the streets.
- The player can clearly see an enemy wielding a missile launcher in the intro cutscene, but there is no such weapon when entering the roof.
- Along with Carthage 2, Belarus 2 and Yemen 1, this is one of the few missions with the magic box glitch.