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Follow this step-by-step Halo 2 walkthrough for Cairo Station on Heroic difficulty. Learn tactics for repelling Covenant boarders and finding the bomb.

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Follow this step-by-step Halo 2 walkthrough for Cairo Station on Heroic difficulty. Learn tactics for repelling Covenant boarders and finding the bomb.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    The game begins with an FMV detailing the Covenant's pursuit of Master Chief and the destruction of the Halo ring. The scene shifts to Earth's Defense Plateau and Master Chief preparing for a mission with upgraded armor.
  2. 2
    Cairo Station (4.1): Objectives are to repel Covenant boarders and find the Covenant bomb. Follow Sergeant instructions to a control manual and complete a zapper test. Enter the elevator with Sgt. Johnson and proceed to the mission area.
  3. 3
    Descend stairs to Sgt. Johnson, pick up the SMG and Battle Rifle. Follow marines to a large room with barriers. Crouch and wait for Covenant forces to breach the door. Eliminate Elites and Grunts.
  4. 4
    Proceed through the cleared sector, turn right, and go up the stairs. Cut through double doors and grab a turret by broken windows on the left. Defend against Elites behind plants.
  5. 5
    Head right through the upper hall, down the stairs, and eliminate the nearby Elites. Enter the main hall and clear out remaining enemies. Return to the stairs and proceed through the open hall.
  6. 6
    Encounter more Elites and Grunts; use grenades. Proceed through a loading screen into the hangar. Aim at the purple tube and eliminate Covenant forces entering.
  7. 7
    Jump to ground level and observe the MAC gun being destroyed by an internal bomb planted by retreating Covenant forces. The door behind you will open; eliminate enemies and proceed through.
  8. 8
    Go left down the hall and enter the area where a retreating marine is. More Covenant will emerge from boarding ships via purple tubes; use grenades to clear them.
  9. 9
    Locate a declining slant in the middle of the room leading to a door. Descend and engage enemies. Be prepared for an ambush in the right corridor as an Elite appears and lights dim.
  10. 10
    After defeating the Elite, a marine will die. Proceed up, engage two Elites, and watch for an invisible Elite. Use the shotgun found on the ground.
  11. 11
    Enter the next room, taking cover. Eliminate Grunts on the left and enemies manning turrets. Use the Battle Rifle and plasma grenades against Elites and turrets.
  12. 12
    Move ahead and enter the left corridor. Proceed up the stairs and eliminate six aliens emerging from a new door. Continue forward.
  13. 13
    Meet Daughter Keyes in a hall with Covenant forces. Use grenades and shoot them to assist her.
Tips
  • Use grenades effectively against groups of enemies.
  • Plasma grenades are effective against turrets.
  • Utilize cover when engaging enemies in open areas.
  • Be aware of invisible enemies.
  • Completion of the mission objectives.

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