Armando and Diego Mendez

The Mugshot Longshot

You and Lance meet with the Mendez brothers--four brothers who will now work as partners, at least temporarily. You’ll have to prove that it was Sergeant Martinez who ripped off the Mendez brothers. Lance tells you to get some photos of Martinez talking to the Feds, grab Forbes’s ID from Lance’s place, and then meet Lance at the Print Works.

Drive to the Washington Beach police station down south of your position. Martinez is entering the witness protection program as you arrive. You must take a picture of Martinez with the DEA agent before they leave. Move to the marked vantage point and equip the camera. Press the "R" button to activate the camera then zoom in with the "Square" button. Zoom in as close as possible on Martinez and the DEA agent to take a good photo.

Return to your car and follow Martinez. Don’t get too close but don’t fall back to far. After reaching the location, keep driving so you’re closer to the vantage point. You need to take another picture. Don’t run toward the location because it could take too long. If you take too long, the mission fails. Get out of the car when you reach the walkway, hop out, and jump down toward the vantage point. Get a close-up shot of Martinez.

The good news is you have good photos and can now head to Lance’s apartment. The bad news is that you were spotted and now you have a four-star wanted level. Enter a real car (not a cop vehicle!) and drive to the closest Pay N’ Spray to clear your wanted status. Drive south to Lance’s apartment and you will obtain Forbes’s ID.

Drive over the Print Works marked on the western island. You meet with Lance and automatically complete the mission.

Hostile Takeover

Mendez needs your help getting rid of problems over in Vice Point--people are ripping off his businesses. Your orders are to remove the problem and set up shop. It could be a good place to distribute product.

Drive over to the marked business in Vice Point and prepare for battle. Run over the bikers if possible but many hang close to the building (or are found on top of the building). Exit your car and eliminate the enemies threatening Mendez’s business.

Several bikers escape your wrath. Get back into a car and follow them. You can try to ram the bikers but those hogs are strong. Plus your cars will likely get ripped up by the collisions combined with the bikers’ gun fire. You can move to a position in front of the bikers’ path and get out of your car and shoot the bikers as they approach. Eliminate the bikers to complete your mission and receive your reward.

Unfriendly Competition

The Mendez brothers want you to get rid of the competition: the degenerates are over near Ocean Beach. The first is relaxing at his place--proceed there. Drive a car to the marked location. The goons are hanging outside. Eliminate from long-range ideally; they have a lot of firepower and close quarter fighting could drain your armor and health quickly.

The next is at the Standing Vice Point Hotel. Pull up to the marked location in front of the hotel. You automatically enter the back area and are ambushed by the competition’s bodyguard force--a bunch of chicks in swimsuits! Eliminate all of the bodyguards. Watch for enemies on the high dive and inside the pool. Remain on one side of the pool area and take cover. You may have difficulty firing on some bodyguards behind railings; adjust your position accordingly.

The competition escapes after you’ve cleared the bodyguards. Get down onto the beach and drive the quad in pursuit. Return fire with your machinegun and don’t let the runner get too far away or you fail the mission. Eventually he’ll toss grenades at your quad. Dodge the grenades and if you get knocked off, get back on quickly and resume the pursuit.

Don’t get too close or suffer big damage from the bodyguard riding on the back. You can try to ram the enemy quad into the water but your best bet is to eliminate the bodyguard. Once that happens you can follow much closer and use your machinegun to terminate the dealer. Completing the mission nets $1,300 and a new purchasable item at the beach-side hotel.