Escape From Hoth (20 points)

Briefing: Darth Vader's forces have breached the Rebel base on Hoth. Escape with Princess Leia.

Objective: Escort Princess Leia to her command ship.

The secret Rebel base on the icy world of Hoth isn't so secret anymore. Imperial forces have entered the base and Han Solo must escort Princess Leia to her evacuation command ship. You control Han Solo in this mission; it's a ground mission like the others. You'll use your blaster to eliminate the invading Snowtroopers as you attempt to escape them base.

Follow the base corridors and blast the Snowtroopers along the way. You'll reach a Snowtrooper manning an E-Web cannon. Eliminate him and take control of the cannon to destroy the Snowtroopers in the next hallway. Keep going down the long hall until the ceiling caves in.

GOLD MEDAL TIP: Time is of the essence here. For the best chance at a gold medal, don't stop and use the E-Web cannon. Instead, just kill the Snowtroopers in the next hall with Han's blaster. You may sustain some serious damage but as long as you survive, you can grab the bacta tanks from the medical area. And always through this level, just keep moving. There's no reason to wait for Leia--she'll catch up!

Objective: Reach the Millennium Falcon.

Grab the bacta tanks while moving through the medical area.

You begin facing the other way; take the first path on the left side of the screen to enter the medical area. Grab the bacta tanks near the exit. Continue through the hall and shoot the Snowtroopers. When you reach the first intersection, take the left. At the second intersection, keep going forward. And at the third intersection, which includes an E-Web cannon, go to the left. There's no reason to stop and use the cannon.

Bridges are destroyed in the next room. Walk onto the first bridge and at its end jump to the right onto the adjacent bridge. Go to the end of this bridge and leap to the perpendicular bridge that heads off to the right. Continue to the right and back into the tunnel. When you reach the first right turn, take it. There's no reason to go straight; Darth Vader appears here but is blocked by debris. Follow this path past Goldenrod and to the Millennium Falcon.

Objective: Defend the Millennium Falcon.

Avoid this! That Snowtrooper has snuck by the Millennium Falcon's defenses. If too many sneak by, the mission ends in failure!

Now you control the Millennium Falcon's underside laser gun to hold off Snowtroopers. The Imperials arrive from three locations; all primarily on the left side of the screen. If too many Snowtroopers get past your laser cannon to the right, they'll board the Falcon and the mission ends in immediate failure. Not the loss of a life--the entire mission is failed. Shoot any Snowtrooper that begins to advance toward the Falcon from the left. Clear out the other troopers taking cover behind the boxes. A cutscene interrupts the action if you have protected the Falcon successfully.

Objective: Disable the damaged star destroyer and escape.

You've escaped Hoth in the Falcon but the danger isn't over yet. You must disable the damaged star destroyer to make a full escape. The star destroyer has already lost one shield generator (the circular structure on its peak; the one on the left has been destroyed). Increase your speed toward the second shield generator. Ignore the TIE fighters. If one gets behind the Falcon, use the "C-stick" to blast the pursuer.

Shoot the star destroyer's shield generator. It's the circular object on the top right side of the Imperial vessel.

As you approach within range of the upper right shield generator, open fire with your lasers and secondary missiles. Destroy the shield generator and Han states you must knock out the one underside as well. Fly underneath the star destroyer and take out the half-circular object on the star destroyer's belly. It's approximately in the center. Adjust your speed as necessary on the approach and obliterate the structure with lasers and missiles.

The command deck is your final target after both the shield generator and reactor have been eliminated. It's located on the star destroyer's bridge. It's a small object on the panel below the two destroyed shield generators. Take it out with laser fire and remaining missiles to complete the mission successfully.

GOLD MEDAL TIP: You should have little trouble keeping your accuracy up here as long as you ignore the TIE fighters (unless they're behind you). Work quickly to finish off the star destroyer to meet the time requirement for a gold medal.