COVERT ACTION

COVERT ACTION (?) (?)

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At the beginning of the game you can select four areas of expertise:

COMBAT      - All of the fighting aspects in Covert Action.
DRIVING     - This Involves the art of following a suspect.
CRYPTO      - This skill allows you to de-code messages.
ELECTRONICS - This allows you to make telephone taps.

Once you are outside of the CIA Building you have many places that you can go. Try and find a building that is in some way related to the Group that you are trying to apprehend.

Once you are at the building you can Tap the telephone, wait to see if anyone leaves (and then follow them), or you may simply decide to go right in. When you decide to enter the building you will be confronted with a menu of 'tools' to take inside.

x KEVLAR ARMOR      - Get this! You'll need it!
x UZI               - Any self-respecting Agent needs one!
x CAMERA(36 Exp.)   - Used to record evidence. Important!   
  BUGS              - Use to listen in on people. Not important.
  GRENADES          - Wait, when you kill a person you'll get a few.
x SAFE CRACKING KIT - Important to recover VALUABLE information!
x MOTION DETECTOR   - ??? I always get it.  
  GAS MASK          - Not very important, I only needed it once.

(x - Get these!)

When you enter the building you will see a map on the bottom right hand side of the screen (this is a tremendous help). The map will show you where you've been, the Exit's, and where the Bad Guys are. Now you can walk from room to room, and plant bugs, take photographs, crack safes, and kick some but with that UZI!
F1 - OPEN OBJECTS
You have to open all objects before you can take a photograph of it.

F2 - PHOTOGRAPH
If you have film you can now photograph all opened Desks, and Safes (and even Toilets!) AND IN THIS WAY YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION TO BUILD UP CASES AGAINST YOUR VARIOUS ENEMIES.

F3 - PLANT BUG
You can plant a Bug in a picture on the wall, or in a plant (1 Bug per room). Now you are able to listen in on the enemy.

F4/F5 - THROW GRENADE
These things make a nice explosion.

SPACE - FIRE UZI
Fire at the enemy. Very simple.

SHIFT+DOWN - DUCK & CRAWL
Allows you to hide behind objects and avoid detection. This also reduces your risk of being hit by a bullet.
As you find evidence and records about your enemy you will build up a case, which can be reviewed at any time. Once you have a good case you can go and arrest the enemy (Sam will usually tell you as well when to arrest a person)
When you make a WIRE TAP you will be presented with a grid of components with current flowing through them. HighLight the component and press ENTER to change it's direction. Be Careful, because a false move could send current to the Alarm System!
When you FOLLOW a Suspect you can select two vehicles (presumably the 1st for the suspect and the 2nd for yourself). Next you will have a Grid of the city taking up most of the screen (not very helpful), and to the Top Right corner you will see a 3D view of the streets your driving on, and to the Bottom Right corner you will see an overhead view of a few city blocks (THIS IS THE VERY HELPFUL & USEFUL!). You are the Green car, and your suspect is in the Red car (the Gray car should be disregarded). Simply follow the red car and turn when he does, and he will soon stop and you can go from there.
And Lastly, as you get more clues you may find it necessary to travel to other parts of the world. Simply go to the Airport, and select your Destination.

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