A lot of games nowadays seem to share many elements or recycle those used in previous titles, so I thought I’d compile them into a new feature: Cookie Cutter. Many shooters of recent times seem to include a varied assortment of enemies for you to blast your way through, but it’s the bullet sponges that stand out the most to gamers. Today I’m going to run through the top 3 of my favourite types of heavy soldiers I’ve encountered in games of this generation.
1) Killzone 2: The Heavy
This was one of the first major heavies I’d ever encountered in a game, and I remember it well. I heard the screams from my fellow soldiers as I turned the corner in Blood Meridian, and there he was. A 7 foot tall, propaganda-fuelled, enraged monster, under inches of armour and firing a minigun with the sole intent of destroying everyone in the immediate vicinity. The key to taking these beasts down relies on shooting the tanks on their back, which sounds easier than it is. To make them turn around you need to send a heavy dose of lead towards their helmet; not an easy task under a hail of bullets and grenades, especially when they can easily make light work of you if you’re not constantly on your guard. The further into the game you go, the more dangerous they become, with one wielding a deadly VC5 Arc Rifle when you reach the Tharsis Refinery.
2) Uncharted 2: Minigun Heavy Soldier
First encountered in A Train to Catch, these are well protected soldiers which can shrug off bullets without breaking a sweat. Each of them carries a man-portable version of the GAU-19 minigun, which is able to shred anything in front of it, so you best make sure you’re behind solid cover. Although extremely slow moving, these soldiers are effectively immune to small arms fire; assault rifles are able to chip off sections of their armour plate, but nothing less than an RPG-7 or M32 Hammer will do any real damage. Make sure to stock up on grenades and rockets, though, these guys will take a pounding before going down.
3) Modern Warfare 2: The Juggernaut
Finally we have The Juggernaut, the most famous entry in this list. Encountered in the Museum level and Special Ops mode of Modern Warfare 2, these are the toughest heavies. Extremely well protected in modified bomb squad armour and surprising agile for their size, they will wander around the map until they spot a victim, at which point they will charge at full speed. Typically armed with an M240 LMG, they will run and fire until the victim is out of sight or they’re dead. It takes nothing less than multiple high explosive and high-calibre sniper rounds to stop these guys once they’re onto you; firing at them with anything else is futile.
That’s Cookie Cutter for this week folks, make sure to check back next week for the next instalment!
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Dude, those Juggernaughts on Snatch and Grab!
They kept coming out from nowhere and killing us. Easily the hardest Heavy Soldiers as they seem to be able to kill you in just a few shots!
The Killzone 2 ones were beautiful, easily the best looking.
The Uncharted 2 Soldiers were okay, but only took a few sniper shots to the head to take down.
Great article!
There had seemed to be a huge rise in these guys although I can’t believe you had left out the bad ass brusier from Borderlands.
Anyway great article hehe, The heavy is just full of character!!
Thanks! These are the main 3 I’ve encountered so far whilst playing – I haven’t played Borderlands (yet), which is why the Bruisers weren’t considered for the list.