Deathjam Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Anyone know if the mine thrower is any good? Don't wanna waste money on it but thanks to me not wasting money on the first shotgun thru upgrades, i have a bit of spare pesetas and am thinking about buying back the tmp. Twas good for those times when you were surrounded. Sigh i do miss it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Anyone know if the mine thrower is any good? Don't wanna waste money on it but thanks to me not wasting money on the first shotgun thru upgrades, i have a bit of spare pesetas and am thinking about buying back the tmp. Twas good for those times when you were surrounded. Sigh i do miss it TMP is pretty cool; i always carried one with me. And i'd say yes to the mine thrower and i played the game to death. It's not needed but it's certainly very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMJ Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The minethrower is not a necessary item. My friend bought it at his playthrough (actually, he bought all available items which resulted is very very low on cashflow!). It's quite a fun little weapon to mess with it. You shoot at an enemy, they recoil and seconds later the mine explode. Quite funny to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Never even touched the mine thrower. But when you reach the castle make sure you buy the automatic rifle with scope...Comes in handy. Particularly at the beginning and in the gutter area. But the Blacktail upgraded in power and ammo capacity is always reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 forget the blacktail, red9 is the best and only handgun you need really. And i completed the game on the ps2 so i was gonna do the exact same thing i did then but the wii version is packed with quite a few more enemies so im left wondering if i should get a little more firepower for the island. Atm seems that you guys say its not needed but fun to use. Is ammo really scarce for it? Maybe it would stop me getting magnum bullets if I do get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 How does the mine thrower even work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 all i know is that it supposedly blows stuff up but after a delay. the delay is what makes me not want to take the risk of using it as these ganandos love to run alot more than they did in the ps2 version. I mean they have ran right up into my face countless times. especially them shield bastards. thankfully im past that now im on the island so no worries there. If the mine thrower was anything like grenade launcher from resi 3, then I would buy it in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 all i know is that it supposedly blows stuff up but after a delay. the delay is what makes me not want to take the risk of using it as these ganandos love to run alot more than they did in the ps2 version. I mean they have ran right up into my face countless times. especially them shield bastards. thankfully im past that now im on the island so no worries there. If the mine thrower was anything like grenade launcher from resi 3, then I would buy it in a heartbeat. Hmm, in that case it would work great in the castle with those religious fellas, like in that crank room and the room with the archers, but it just seems too strategic and risque to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I genuinely don't advise buying the Mine Thrower as the delay in exploding can cause you a lot of problems if the enemies get too close. You're better off upgrading the TMP and Semi-Auto Shotgun, the Red 9 is the first thing you should max out though. Plus mine thrower darts are quite rare, you're better off sticking with grenades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zell Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Although if you get the exclusive upgrade with the mine thrower, the darts home in. Kinda cool, never used the mine thrower myself though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 i read some guides and the usefullnes (and fun) of the tmp is heavily underated just because its not powerful (which you kinda need in the latter stages of the game) but then again power is not what you buy it for. Maybe its really for the earlier stages of the game? Would have been useful in the water hall place though =/ Bah im buying it back regardless. Can't wait to own on my second plat through. Actually can't wait to properly play mercenaries mode again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Aslong as you have the blacktail you're fine. it's by far the greatest handgun ever...so sexy too Oh, and I never had probems with the delay using Mine Throwers. The good thing about it is that when you upgrade it, you are NOT upgrading the power of the mines, you're upgrading the distance they explode. This is VERY useful and i recommend getting it (though you don't really NEED it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I used the blacktail in my very first run through this game (back in 2005, GC). After that, I've been using the Red9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 red9 = powa in the palm of your hand. it owns. headshots galore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 And the reload animation for the Red9 is great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 But the blacktail is the sexiest gun..ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 But the blacktail is the sexiest gun..ever. Agreededed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Personally I prefer the looks of the Striker. Never used the Blacktail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 The Striker is a shotgun and the Blacktail is a handgun so... what are you saying? I have never used the Striker myself. In terms of shotguns I've always used the Riot Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Hey guys, what would you say is the most effective method when you and Luis are in that cabin? Did anyone bother to block the windows with the wardrobes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 But the blacktail is the sexiest gun..ever. It's definitely the most powerful when fully upgraded, but the Handgun has a much better critical headshot rate, which is just so damn satisfying. The Matilda is pretty cool too, even though it's a complete ammo hog . Handcannon, as far as handguns go, is clearly the best though. Anyway, started playing this recently again, loaded up my professional account, the one where I sold everything and tried to go through the game with just a knife, masochist that I am. It's been almost a year I think, I'm in the room with the two el gigante, and after I melt teh first one, I just can't do the second bastard. In fact, I don't know how I managed to beat Salazars "right hand" with just a knife either....o_0. I reckon it's safe to start using flash grenades, cause they're not offensive . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathjam Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 It's definitely the most powerful when fully upgraded, but the Handgun has a much better critical headshot rate, which is just so damn satisfying. The Matilda is pretty cool too, even though it's a complete ammo hog . Handcannon, as far as handguns go, is clearly the best though. Red9 is most powerful hangun even before you get exclusive and someone tested it against the handgun and it turned out that the Red9 woud actually give you more headshots using less ammo than the handgun. Makes sense given the power difference. Source Quoted from source: "The standard Handgun does give you a lot better chance of blowing off the heads of enemies, but that doesn’t outweigh the Red9’s firepower. In fact, just to make sure, I did a little test. I played through a portion of Chapter 2-2 three times. I used a fully-upgraded handgun the first time, a fully-upgraded Red9 the second time, and a fully-upgraded Blacktail the third time. With the Handgun, I killed 16 villagers with 44 bullets total. With the Red9, I killed them with 32 bullets, and with the Blacktail, I killed them with 37 bullets. So, with the Handgun, it took me 2.75 bullets to kill each villager, but with the Red9, it only took me 2.00 bullets to kill each villager. The Blacktail had similar results (2.31 bullets per villager). This test directly shows the correlation between firepower and bullet conservation, and it shows why the Red9 is the best handgun choice." Handcannon is classed as a magnum. Never tried it though so I may be wrong. Will try to unlock it this time though.. and @'...' can you not read? 'Goron_3' said the blacktail is the sexiest gun ever and 'King V' agreed. I just posted what I thought was the sexiest. Doesn't matter that they are different classes of gun And Riot Gun is a waste of money really. When your shotgun can hold 100 shells, you don't need to worry about reloading, and the rate of fire for the striker is a life saver as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 they should have made a flame thower in the wii version and then i would have got it. ... and what about a harpoon gun. i feel like the RE5 is gonna make me get a 360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon_BlizZACK Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 i feel like the RE5 is gonna make me get a 360 Ya, especially with the violence in kenya...Really has you in the mood...I kid, well sorta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I don't know how I managed to beat Salazars "right hand" with just a knife either....o_0. That's easy, you didn't. You just evaded him for 4 minutes, then froze him and ran to the elevator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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