The Shadow Clan spends most of its time preying on the third faction in the game, the Jade Kingdom, who are primarily a mercantile power led by Lord Sri Brana. Here he meets a formidable young woman who advises Ped and becomes the love interest. He will bide his time with them awaiting his chance for revenge against his brother. Kai is rescued by a band of sea raiders known as the Shadow Clan, and joins them after proving himself worthy to their leader, Ped Zeng. The player controls Lieutenant Shao Kai, a former naval officer of the Northern League fleet who was betrayed and left for dead by his brother, Admiral Shao Lung. Modeled on the racing boat Miss Budweiser, its armament is the same as the Gunboat. Hydroplane: The ultra-speedy hydroplane is the fastest and most maneuverable vessel in the game.The side mounts may have two fixed cannons on the forward pair plus two torpedo launchers on the rear pair, or four torpedo launchers. Its secondary armament features dual center mounted rocket launchers, a rear-mounted mine launcher, and four side mounts. Inspired by the PT boats of World War II, it has four forward mounts for its primary armament of auto cannons or chain guns. Devil Boat: at 75 feet long, this is the largest and most heavily armed playable boat in the game.Its armament is virtually the same as the catamaran, but it adds a rear mount for a mine launcher. Gunboat: modeled on a cigarette boat, it is one of the fastest in the game.These weapons differ in combination depending on the model of Catamaran. In addition, it has a pair of side mounts that may hold torpedo launchers or fixed cannons. Standard armament for this vessel includes two chain guns or auto cannons, with a center mount that may have a rocket launcher, the Stinger, or the Wave Gun (another special weapon type that generates a wave that can detonate torpedoes and sea mines as well as jolt smaller vessels. Catamaran: the game's signature boat, this is featured on the game's cover.In one special mission later in the game it is armed with the Stinger, an extremely powerful, but short-ranged electrical weapon. The boat is completely stripped of all armaments for one special mission involving a time trial-style race. Its armament usually consists of four chain guns or auto-cannons, but later adds a rocket launcher. This is the boat given to the player in the first chapter of Story Mode. Speedboat: small, fast boat with light weaponry.The following are the main types used by the player during the Story Mode missions: All of these plus several more are playable in the multiplayer Battle Mode. As the story progresses, the player is introduced to ever more powerful boats, including a few captured enemy vessels. The first is the Speedboat, and each of the mission of the first act features a different variant. In the Story Mode the player is assigned a particular boat for each mission. There are many different vehicles at the player's disposal in Blood Wake. The game also features numerous Easter Eggs such as special boats and hidden game modes, including the development team's favorite, "Blood Ball", which is essentially multiplayer soccer-on-water using a 10-meter diameter soccer ball and heavily armed gunboats. The multiplayer options are somewhat limited at first, but progress through the story mode unlocks many new options. There is also a multiplayer mode that supports a variety of game types for up to four players. These missions take the player to many exotic locales and though the player never leaves the water, the game engine allows the designers to vary the sea and sky conditions to create very different gameplay environments. The single player story-mode consists of 28 missions featuring a wide variety of attack, defense, escort and raid mission types. Most have one or more heavy weapons as their secondary armament. Each boat has machine guns or chain guns as its base, primary armament. The weapon types include the standard chain guns, cannon, torpedoes, rockets and mines, plus some unique weapons that are unlocked as you progress through the game. Over a dozen of these are playable and most have multiple weapon configurations. The game features a wide variety of naval vessels, from tiny sampans to powerful speedboats and torpedo boats, on up to destroyers and a massive battleship. Blood Wake is a water combat game featuring various types of boats and ordinance.
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