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Unlockable: Chicago Typewriter

Beat Assignment Ada to unlock the Chicago Typewriter. It has infinite ammo and can be purchased the Merchant.

Unlockable: Handcannon

To unlock the Handcannon, finish The Mercenaries with a 5 star rating on all stages with all charaters.

Hint: Ashley's Sliding Puzzle

To complete Ashley's puzzle with ease, take a look at the layout below:

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Numbering the slots from top to bottom in that manner, hit the following positions in this order: 4, 7, 8, 9, 6, 3, 1, 7, 9. Watch out for the knights!

Unlockable: Maria

You must get 3000 or more points in Game D.

Hint - Keep The Special Rocket Launcher

Without using a Gameshark (or similar device), you can keep the Special Launcher Ada throws down during the final fight. Simply unlock the P.R.L. weapon unlocked by completing Professional difficulty mode to waste Saddler. When Ada tosses out the Special Launcher, get it, and finish Saddler with the P.R.L. When you begin the game again, you will have Special Launcher (note still one shot).

Easter Egg: Gangster Pose

In order to do this trick you need to first pick Leon's gangster outfit, and then equip the Chicago Typewriter machinegun. Reload the machinegun a few times in a row and Leon will pose.

Unlock Thompson Gun

To unlock the Thompson Submachinegun, clear Leon's story mode (any difficulty) and complete Ada's story mode (Separate Ways). Purchase it from the Roma merchant when playing a new game plus.

Ada can also have the weapon available for her own side-story mission (Assignment Ada) simply simply clearing that particular mode once. Again, speak with the Roma merchant to access it.

Unlock PRL 412

Clear Leon's Story on Professional difficulty to unlock the PRL 412 weapon. It has two settings -- stun and kill (just like Star Trek) which you may determine by holding or tapping the fire button. It has infinite ammunition.

Unlockable PS2 Costumes

Clear the Separate Ways mode to unlock more costumes for Leon and Ashley.

Unlockable Costumes And Modes

Clear the main game (any difficulty) to unlock:

  • Professional Difficulty
  • Mercenaries Challenge
  • Separate Ways Mini-Campaign
  • Alternate costumes for Leon, Ashley, and Ada Wong

Easter Egg

Leon may sit in the red throne after the laser hallway by inspecting it. Nothing interesting occurs, but it makes for an interesting screenshot.

Hint: Exclusive Weapon Powers

Each weapon has a special "exclusive power" when all of its stats are custom tuned to the maximum:

  • Handgun - Increases the chance of a headshot being fatal by a factor of five (5% or 20%, take your pick).
  • Punisher - Each bullet can penetrate up to five bodies.
  • Red 9 - Increases firepower to 5.0
  • Blacktail - Increases firepower to 3.4
  • Matilda - Increases magazine capacity to 100.
  • Shotgun - Increases the effective damage range of the gun.
  • Riotgun - Increases firepower to 10.0
  • Striker - Increases magazine capacity to 100.
  • Rifle - Increases firepower to 18.0
  • Semiauto Rifle - Decreases firing speed to 0.40 seconds.
  • Broken Butterfly - Increases damage to 50.0
  • Killer7 - No exclusive power!
  • TMP - Increases firepower to 1.8
  • Minethrower - Adds homing ability to mines and increases their blast radii.