Defiance on Dantooine

Briefing: Rendezvous with the Imperial defector Tycho on Dantooine and deliver him safely to the Rebels.

Objective: Reach the Imperial landing zone before the transports lift off.

The first segment takes place in the canyons of Dantooine; Luke pilots a speeder bike toward the Imperial landing zone in an effort to reach the site before transports lift off. The canyon is a series of twists and turns. The spires are the toughest navigational element; the spires jut out from the water and can obstruct your path. If you hit these spires dead on, the speeder bike will likely be destroyed.

Balance speed and kills through this first section on Dantooine. Take out some of the probe droids as you race to the Imperial landing zone.

A second challenge is the Imperial probe droids populating the canyon. You can avoid them completely by keeping the speeder bike away from them or shoot at them as you approach. They're tough to see; look for their light indicators and line up your crosshairs appropriately. Avoid the spires, the canyon edges, and the probe droids to reach the Imperial landing zone safely.

GOLD MEDAL TIP: Once again, it's a balance of speed and kills that can make or break your gold medal run. Use the "R" button to increase the bike's speed through the early part of the canyon. Note that you can cut corners around the canyon edges; most edges aren't tall and your speeder bike can move safely over them. You'll also need to target the probe droids, though. So don't speed through the sections with the droids. You may even consider using the "L" button to slow slightly to target the probe droid successfully. When Luke notes the landing zone is just ahead, you can gain a few seconds by hitting your boost and cutting the corner to the right and then remaining in the canyon center. This does bypass a couple of kills, however.

Objective: Stop the ground transport that's carrying Tycho.

The next section is on foot. You must guide Luke to the E-Web cannons and fire on the Imperial transport. There are Stormtroopers and probe droids in the area to impede your progress. Don't fire on the transport with your other weaponry; commandeer the E-Web cannons and use them against the transports.

Run forward and shoot the Stormtrooper using the first cannon. Move adjacent to the cannon and use the "C-stick" to utilize the cannon then move the sight with the directional stick. The transport deposits a trio of enemies. Shoot the enemies (you can't let these enemies just fire on you or you could perish eventually) then keep the crosshairs on the transport and hold down the fire button. You can also aim for the transport's front cannon. This is a great section to increase your accuracy. The transport will begin to move away; keep your crosshairs pinpointed on the transport's rear. Once it moves behind the rock, it's out of the cannon's line of fire. Press "B" to disengage then move forward.

Take control of the E-Web cannons and blast the transport.

Shoot the Stormtrooper at the next cannon then use the "C-stick" to commandeer the weapon. Shoot the enemies that exit from the transport then begin firing repeatedly against the transport's hull. The transport will begin to move off to the right. Keep your crosshairs on the vehicle and keep firing until it moves off the right side of the screen and out of your line of fire. Hit "B" to disengage.

The next E-Web cannon is on the left side of the path. Shoot the Stormtrooper and the two probe droids overhead while continuing to move to the cannon. Utilize the cannon and eliminate the enemies that exit the transport. Start firing on the transport once again (destroy its other front cannon if possible). It will move off to the left. Time to disengage and proceed to the next cannon. It's on the right side of the area. Kill the Stormtrooper and any probe droids, then use the cannon to finish off the transport.

GOLD MEDAL TIP: You can boost your accuracy score very easily here. Place the cannon crosshairs on the transport and fire as many shots as possible before the transport moves out of your line of fire. Look for bacta near the cannons to replenish your health if you've sustained a lot of laser fire during this section. Also, be sure to hit the enemies the exit the transport. If left alone, they could kill you. Shoot carefully to maintain accuracy! Finally, shoot the probe droids as you move between cannons for additional kills.

Objective: Follow Tycho back to the Rebel landing zone.

Now Luke and Tycho race back to the Rebel landing zone on speeder bikes. It's very difficult to get hit by enemy fire here; it's nearly as hard to hit enemies with your own fire. A wise strategy may be to concentrate solely on driving and don't worry about getting any more kills. Avoid getting hit as necessary but worry most about remaining on track and successfully completing the required jumps.

Listen for your cue to jump. To complete the jump, hit the "R" button to boost just as you breach the edge of the canyon. Pull the directional stick back while holding the "R" button down and guide your speeder bike down to the next path. Dodge spires as necessary and listen for the second jump. Complete the jump in a similar fashion: hold down the "R" button, pull back on the directional stick, and guide your bike down to the landing zone.

TECH UPGRADE: After the second jump, move your speeder bike to the path on the left. You may need to use the "L" button to slow as you traverse this path. Run over the power-up to secure the advanced lasers tech upgrade. This is an ideal tech upgrade to possess; it makes nearly every mission much, much easier (particularly for achieving higher medals).

You can fire on the transports on these paths to increase your accuracy, though you likely won't need it. Shoot a few probe droids if possible if you need the kills. You'll eventually dive down into a canyon (once again using the boost button to jump). Dodge the TIE bomber bombs as you move through the canyon. Use boost to increase your speed toward the Rebel landing zone. Reach the destination to complete the level successfully.