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Boss Fight: Centurion, Sacrifices

From the Prey Official Strategy Guide, published by BradyGames, for 2K Games' action game Prey on Microsoft Xbox 360™ and PC CD-ROM.













CENTURION

DESCRIPTION: Enormous two-legged alien creature with a gigantic head, long arms and legs, and incredible strength.

HEALTH: 800 hit points.

WEAPONS: The Centurion holds an AutoCannon in each hand and can fire large bursts of machinegun fire, as well as explosive bombs in a spread pattern.

KEY TO VICTORY: Even the odds by stealing one of the Centurion's AutoCannons!











The feeding room for the Centurion is a large rectangle with several stone pillars interspersed throughout.

The corners of the room contain Rifle ammunition and several Health Spores tucked away behind additional pillars.

Tommy can take temporary cover behind these pillars if necessary, but beware that the Centurion is strong enough to collapse these massive columns with a single swipe of his arm.








Rather than worry about hiding and looking for health, you should instead draw the Centurion towards either of the small rooms on the side of the arena that are presently sealed off by a forcefield.

By strafing back and forth across the room, you can draw enough fire towards the forcefield that the Centurion's powerful blasts disable it, causes the metal doors to open, and grants you access to the room beyond.

Watch for a couple of short bursts of electric current, signaling the malfunction of the forcefield and make a run for the room.

Kill any Fodder that follow you into the alcove and wait for the Centurion to follow.


The Centurion is too large to get inside the room, but he'll lean in and try to blast you at close range.

When he does, use the control panel to turn the forcefield back on.

If timed correctly, the forcefield reengages and severs the arm of the Centurion, thereby dropping the AutoCannon to the floor.

Grab it!








Now, armed with the AutoCannon, you can stay within the small side-room and blast the Centurion as it lumbers back and forth.

Pressing the Primary Attack Button makes the AutoCannon fire a fully-automatic stream of powerful bullets, whereas the Secondary Attack Button launches a powerful spherical bomb.

The Centurion still fires with its other weapon, but it is clearly upset by the loss of its arm.

Strafe back and forth inside the small alcove for cover when necessary, but don't leave this room until the Centurion is laid to rest.





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