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Hot & Heavy

Your go-to guide for conquering Hotline Miami's 'Hot & Heavy' mission. Learn stealth tactics, weapon strategies, and puzzle piece locations to dominate this challenging level.

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Your go-to guide for conquering Hotline Miami's 'Hot & Heavy' mission. Learn stealth tactics, weapon strategies, and puzzle piece locations to dominate this challenging level.

Alright, let's dive into 'Hot & Heavy.' This one can be a bit tricky, but stick with me and we'll get through it. The key here is to be smart about how you approach things, especially on the first floor.

Walkthrough
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    You'll start on the first floor. Your best bet for most of this area is to go stealthy. Take down the first guard you see by slamming the door on him and grab his weapon.
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    Head north along the west wall. This keeps you out of sight of the shooters chilling in the east room.
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    Deal with the two guys up north using knives or thrown weapons. Then, do the same for the guard in the far east section of the hallway.
  4. 4
    Grab a gun. The next group of enemies is bunched up pretty tight. You'll need to push open the door to the south hallway and immediately fire into the room to take out as many as you can.
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    Lure any survivors into the doorway and finish them off with your gun or melee.
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    You'll have three sentries left with their backs to you. Take them out however you see fit.
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    Now, you have a choice. You can pick up a gun and head for the north-west stairs.
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    If you go this route, shotguns are your best friend. Blast the first guy you see and any others that get drawn to the noise. Then, rush into the north room and clear it out.
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    Use your guns to pick off patrols in the west hallway, central areas, and north hallway. You'll likely have some enemies left in the far north room and the west room. Clear the north room first, then rush the west room and shotgun them down.
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    Alternatively, after dealing with the initial enemies, you can return to the first floor, grab a shotgun, and head for the east stairs.
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    As soon as you enter, take out the guy at the door. Then, shoot into the hallway to draw enemies towards you. Don't let them get into your foyer, or you'll be in trouble. Keep luring them to the doorway and dispatching them.
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    Wait for any patrols to pass your door and take them out with a melee weapon.
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    The sentries still in the rooms are manageable, but be careful of those blue window walls. Sneak around corners to get the drop on hallway sentries. You can even shoot the ones in the rooms through the windows.
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    After clearing the second floor via the east stairs, head back down to the first floor and get in the car to continue.
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    For the last section, grab a loaded gun and go to the south-east stairs on the first floor.
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    On this part of the second floor, you'll see three stationary sentries in the middle. Avoid them for now.
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    Take out the three guys in the first hallway with a quick burst of gunfire. If you need to, fall back into the room for cover.
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    Keep luring enemies and dogs to the doorway and kill them there.
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    Move east and then north to clear out the guys in the steam room.
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    Finally, head west to take down the guy in the north hallway. Now you can go back and deal with those stationary sentries in the middle, one by one.

Collectibles:

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