Strategy for Artus 'crabs'?

[txa1265]

OK ... I'm now on my 3rd trip through the game, and I've just finished the Artus levels. However, each time through I get badly chomped by the 'crabs' in the mine ... boy do I hate those things.

 

I tend to waste a lot of ammo on them, lose shields and health ... I've tried the prod, but couldn't do all that well.

 

Any clues for me?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike

[NomadWR]

Try "Electrocution" the zapper works good on the littel bastards...

 

~Nomad~

[greedo626]

try running backwards and taking them out with the bryar pistol. if you don't want to use any ammo try just runnig past them. they eventualy stop following you.

[Dracofyre]

Yah just stun the little bastards to death.

[txa1265]

Originally posted by NomadWR

Try "Electrocution" the zapper works good on the littel bastards...

 

~Nomad~

 

I guess my question is - how do I go about stunning them without taking too many hits?

 

Mike

[greedo626]

whenever I try to use the stun baton on the little fellas I can't hit them and they tend to bite me until I die. should I crouch or something?

[Venomus]

funny, i've never lost even one hit point with those little bastards. When one stared running at me, i was just moving backword and shooting them with the standart imperial gun, but using the single shots, two or three were making the job. I didin loose to much ammo and I didint loose any hit point this way.

[therealmoose]

Try running, and if you have to fight duck and use charged-up bryar pistol or stun thingy. You can also get a bunch to follow you and use a det pack/thermal detonator.

[Vestril]

When they attack they stop for a second, in that time you canhit them once. After the get hit by the stunner they freeze for a second, then you can attack again. With a little practice the timisg is pretty simple.

[Game CEO]

Use the electro-shock thing, whatever its called. When you see one coming (or a bunch of them), just crouch and hold down the fire button. You will zap them all and usually not take a single hit of damage. The only place where they actually did bite me a couple times was up in the prison center where you have to protect that imperial guy.

[tempest8008]

Run past 'em.

Jump over 'em.

Ignore them unless you're cornered.

 

If cornered, the stun baton works best (when crouched) otherwise single-shot on the rifle.