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ESCORT MISSIONS
Escort
missions
HONOURABLE MENTIONSDid we miss your favourite escort mission? Got a brilliant In The Mood For idea? Tell us at twitter.com/opm_uk.Red Dead Redemption
Corrupt army personnel
persuade Marston to escort a
Mexican train in one of RDR’s
hardest missions.Uncharted 2:
Among Thieves
Drake must escort an injured
cameraman to safety. Sadly, it
doesn’t end well.God Of War III
Kratos drops the raging jerk
act to briefly escort the
mystical child Pandora. It
doesn’t end well... again.1
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(^1) RESIDENT EVIL 4
No longer a rookie, Leon’s
charged with rescuing the
president’s daughter, Ashley
Graham. Kennedy and his
protectee must survive
waves of Ganados, the odd
knife-handed loon, and more
than one cranky cave troll.
The best survival tactic?
Order Ms Graham to cower
in a dumpster. Sorry, Ashley.
(^2) JUST CAUSE 4
Rico’s latest South America
sandbox plays fast and loose
with the concept of
escorting. Rather than ferry
a political prisoner or dainty
damsel from A to B, the
gravity-defying agent has to
protect a hurricane from
troops who are trying to
stop it with wind cannons.
Never change, Just Cause.
(^3) THE LAST OF US
Joel and Ellie’s journey sees
the Texan gun-runner
escorting the foul-mouthed
teen to a group known as
the Fireflies, so that her
immunity to the Cordyceps
virus can be turned into a
cure to save mankind.
(^4) DEAD RISING
Technically, Frank can
survive the undead outbreak
by spending 72 hours in
Willamette Mall’s bathroom.
But such cowardice just ain’t
cricket. Play Dead Rising the
right way, and West must
find survivors, then usher
them to the boiler room
while avoiding hundreds of
aggressive coffin-dodgers.
(^5) AMY
It may be one of PS3’s worst
horror games, but to Amy’s
credit, the titular escortee is
way more capable than many
of the other helpless souls
on these pages. As Lana and
Amy escape a monster-filled
town, the paranormal nipper
can break out shockwaves,
and create noise-cancelling
sound bubbles.
(^6) MIDDLE-EARTH:
SHADOW OF MORDOR
Talion isn’t solely concerned
with brainwashing Sauron’s
armies. Occasionally, he has
to escort injured allies – in
this case a warrior called
Lithariel, who must be
carried due to her dodgy leg.
(^7) ENSLAVED:
ODYSSEY TO
THE WEST
A game that essentially acts
as one long escort mission.
Not that Andy Serkis’ Monkey
has much say when it comes
to getting Trip home after
her ship crashes. Thanks to
a sci-fi ‘slave band’ Monkey
has to follow her orders.
(^8) METAL GEAR
SOLID 2
Poor Emma Emmerich. Not
only does Otacon’s sister
suffer a Vamp-related tragic
end, but before that she’s
dragged through submerged
corridors by Raiden, despite
the fact she can’t swim. To
speed things up, we suggest
tranquing, then dragging,
Emma. Nighty-night.
(^9) ICO
After being left in a spooky
castle, horned ankle-biter Ico
rescues the near-mute
Princess Yorda from a cage,
then leads her around like an
unruly child in a supermarket
for the next six hours. Cue
tender bonding, gentle
platforming, and a teary end.
Keep your PlayStation protectees close
for these heroic, hand-holding jobs