Brute Force

Use each character’s special ability to maximize

destructive power. (Characters are shown below in order
of appearance.)

TEX BERSERKER
Press the White b button to have Tex
wield both weapons simultaneously,
cutting a swath through his enemies and
wreaking devastation on the battlefield.

BRUTUS SPIRIT OF VENGAR

Press the White b button to be
empowered by the Spirit of Vengar,
allowing Brutus to regenerate health,
sense even hiding enemies, and crush
them with a powerful charging attack.

HAWK STEALTH
Press the White b button to engage
Hawk’s cloaking ability, letting her
sneak up on her enemies, and then pull
the Left trigger to slice them in half
with her Powerblade.

FLINT ADVANCED TARGETING

Press the White b button to activate
Flint’s auto-aim sniper targeting system
and pull off precision shots on the fly
with deadly accuracy.
Look for the action-packed prequel novel
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Safety Information Contents

ABOUT PHOTOSENSITIVE SEIZURES
A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when
Guardians of the Confederation ........2
exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or
patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no Survival Guide ........................3
history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition
that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while
watching video games. The Controller........................4
These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including
lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking Squad Commands .......................6
or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary
loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness
or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or Game Screen ..........................8
striking nearby objects.
Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any Getting Started ......................10
of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children
about the above symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely
than adults to experience these seizures.
The Team.............................12
The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced
by sitting farther from the television screen, using a smaller Weapons..............................16
television screen, playing in a well-lit room, and not playing when
you are drowsy or fatigued. Items................................20
If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or
epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. Extras ..............................21
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Manual contains important health and safety information that you
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Guardians of the Confederation Survival Guide

In the year 2340, cloning technology has made training MEDKITS Squadmates will seek out and use medkits on
and recruiting soldiers obsolete. The future of the their own, but you can boost a squad member’s health
Confederation, of humanity itself, is in the hands of by selecting him/her in the Squad Command Menu and
the most skilled warriors of the age-warriors who can pressing the Black b button.
fight to the death and be cloned to battle another day.
UNDERSTANDING THE SQUAD Each squadmate fights
differently; some are cautious, some aggressive.
BRUTE FORCE Learn how each member acts and use them accordingly.
Use each character’s special ability* to maximize
SHARED INVENTORY If you pick up a medkit or grenade,
destructive power. (Characters are shown below in
remember that all members of your squad share a
order of appearance.)
single inventory.
TEX BERSERKER
Press the White b button to have Tex SWITCHING BETWEEN CHARACTERS Use the D-pad to
wield both weapons simultaneously, change which member of Brute Force you control.
cutting a swath through his enemies and Flank your enemies, scout ahead, or simply attack.
wreaking devastation on the battlefield.
SQUAD COMMAND MENU Give commands to one or more
BRUTUS SPIRIT OF VENGAR squadmates simultaneously, boost their health, or
Press the White b button to be direct them to use their special abilities.
empowered by the Spirit of Vengar, For additional game tips, see “Getting Started” on
allowing Brutus to regenerate health, pages 10–11.
sense even hiding enemies, and crush
them with a powerful charging attack.

HAWK STEALTH
Press the White b button to engage
Hawk’s cloaking ability, letting her
sneak up on her enemies, and then pull
the Left trigger to slice them in half
with her Powerblade.

FLINT ADVANCED TARGETING

Press the White b button to activate
Flint’s auto-aim sniper targeting system
and pull off precision shots on the fly
with deadly accuracy.

* For more information, see “The Team”

on pages 12–15.

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The Controller
The button layout on your controller may differ
slightly from the one shown here. Gameplay is
exactly the same. RIGHT TRIGGER
FIRE
LEFT TRIGGER
USE INVENTORY ITEM RELOAD/ACTION
MOVE
SWITCH WEAPONS
PRESS AND HOLD CYCLE ACTIVE ITEM
TO CROUCH Press and hold to
display full inventory.
JUMP
PAUSE/MISSION
OBJECTIVES MEDKIT
OPTIONS
SPECIAL ABILITY
AIM/LOOK AROUND
SWITCH
CHARACTER
Press in any CLICK TO ZOOM
direction to
switch character.

ISSUE SQUAD COMMANDS

TEX STAND GROUND
Y

1 2
HAWK FLINT MOVE TO X B FIRE AT WILL
STEP

STEP

A
BRUTUS COVER ME
Press and hold D-pad to select/deselect characters. Then press the A, B, X, or Y button to issue command.

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Squad Commands
You must maintain your squad’s health and make wise MOVE TO
decisions about deploying them to be successful. Moves the selected squadmates to a specific
location. Press X to flag the location with the
Right thumbstick, and then press A to execute the
SQUAD COMMAND TACTICS command. Once in position, squad members switch to
Stand Ground mode until given further orders.
SNIPER COVER Use the Stand
Ground command to have your
sniper take position and
rain destruction on any STAND GROUND
enemy who fires at you. The selected
squadmates will stay
THE FIGHTING UNIT When at the current point,
rushing into battle, issue attack encroaching
the Fire at Will command enemies, and warn you
and your team will begin of invaders.
saturating the area with
weapon fire.
FIRE AT WILL
THE FIRE TEAM Send your Squadmates behave
squadmates to clear an area more aggressively
of enemies by using the and proactively.
Move To command. Your squadmates will
shadow you, fire at
REGROUPING Use the Cover will, and may advance
Me command to bring your to scout or attack.
group together and move as
a unit.
MEDKIT
Heals any selected
ISSUING SQUAD COMMANDS squad member with
available medkits.
For information on selecting squad members, see
page 4. To issue a command, select one or more squad
members and then press the appropriate button.
COVER ME TOGGLE ABILITY
Engages any selected
Puts squadmates in tight squad member’s
formation behind you. special ability.
Squadmates only fire when you
fire, or when fired upon.

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Game Screen
FIELD TACTICS
HEALTH BAR In a firefight, always keep moving. A stationary
Once the health bar depletes,
the character dies. Use target is dead meat.
medkits to restore health.

STAMINA BAR
The amount of WEAPONS
stamina available Equipped Weapon
to power special Ammo Avail./Total
abilities. Stamina
recharges over time.

TARGETING
RADAR RETICLE
Use the Right
Red: Enemy
thumbstick to
Green: Friendly position the
Gray: Neutral reticle over your
target. A red
Yellow: Objective
reticle indicates
Black: North an enemy.

INVENTORY
Currently equipped
inventory item.
LAST COMMAND Press B to cycle
through and equip
Displays last command given. items. Pull the
Yellow: Stand Ground Left trigger to
use items.
Red: Fire at Will
Green: Cover Me
Blue: Move To
ACTIVE CHARACTER
The character you are controlling.

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Getting Started
These are the basic skills you need to get a quick GRENADES AND INVENTORY Pull the Left trigger to use
start in Brute Force. the currently selected inventory item. If you have a
grenade selected, you’ll toss a grenade. Aim high to
MOVE Move the Left thumbstick in the direction you throw a grenade over obstacles, aim low to hit closer
want to go. targets; pull and hold the Left trigger then release
LOOK Move the Right thumbstick to look around and for more distance on your throw.
select targets with the color-coded reticle. (A red EQUIP INVENTORY ITEMS Press B to cycle through
reticle means you are looking at an enemy target, and equip inventory items. Press and hold B to see
green means friendly, and yellow indicates the target a list of all inventory equipment (the inventory
is part of your mission objective.) is shared by all four characters), using the Left
PICK UP ITEMS Run over ammo or equipment to pick thumbstick to cycle to the desired choice.
it up automatically. Stand next to a weapon and then WATCH YOUR HEALTH Retreat if the health bar becomes
press and hold X to switch it with your current too low. Use a medkit from your inventory to restore
weapon (unless there is a size limitation). Some health. The squad will use medkits on their own, but
characters cannot use certain weapons. will always leave one for your use.
SWITCH BETWEEN CHARACTERS Press the D-pad Up (Tex), MONITOR THE STAMINA BAR When the stamina bar
Down (Brutus), Right (Flint), or Left (Hawk) to depletes, the character’s special ability terminates.
select the corresponding character. The less energy you use, the more quickly it
GIVE SQUAD COMMANDS Press and hold the D-pad to replenishes (for example, avoid running).
pause the game (single-player campaign) and enter WATCH YOUR RADAR Your radar
squad mode. Press the D-pad again to choose the displays enemy contacts
character or characters you wish to issue a command near your squad’s location
to, and then press the colored controller button that and also the direction
corresponds to the order you wish to issue. of your objectives.
SNIPE Certain weapons may be equipped with a sniper
scope. Click the Right thumbstick button to use
the scope. For Flint, a second click of the Right
thumbstick button will zoom in further on some
weapons. Click again to return to normal view.
SPECIAL ABILITY Press the White b button to use
the currently selected character’s special ability.
When the character’s stamina is expended, the special
ability terminates. For more information on special
abilities, see “The Team” on pages 12–15.

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The Team
FLINT
SPECIES, GENDER Human
synthetic, female.
ROLE Sniper.
SPECIAL ABILITY
Advanced Targeting Flint
raises her rifle, ready for
BRUTUS any target to show itself.
While in this mode, Flint
SPECIES, GENDER Feral, male. will automatically target any
ROLE Shock trooper. enemies that are within a wide
SPECIAL ABILITY area in front of her. Flint
Spirit of Vengar Brutus can call cannot reload while using this
upon the power of the Feral deity ability, and will drop out of
Vengar. While infused with this Advanced Targeting if she runs
supernatural power, Brutus can charge out of ammo.
his enemies, killing them instantly. SKILLS
SKILLS Air Recycling Flint’s synthetic body does not
Sense of the Beast He can sense require air to operate, and she is resistant to
enemies and traps, and perceive gas-based attacks.
things others might miss. Threat Analysis While in Advanced Targeting mode,
Spirit Warrior In Spirit of Vengar mode, Brutus can Flint’s enhanced combat abilities display the current
regenerate his health, see a creature’s essence, and health of the enemy within her sights.
become more resistant to damage. Advanced Sniping Advanced synthetic eye implants allow
Flint to zoom farther with sniper rifles than any other
character, and to take out most combatants with a single,
As a warrior, Brutus is a lethal mix of speed, stealth, well-placed headshot.
and strength. When not pursuing mission goals, he will
typically back up the operatives, working to flank or
rush an engaged enemy. Brutus picks his fights wisely. Flint is a sniper whose augmented abilities give her
He’ll call for help if it’s too much for him to handle, lethal accuracy with any weapon. Her preferred weapons
and retreat if he starts to lose a fight. However, if are sniper rifles and pistols. Flint cannot use heavy
another squadmate is still in the fray, he’ll refuse weapons. She is supremely confident in her ability, yet
to leave. Although he can carry a single heavy weapon, she is the voice of cynicism. Flint adopts a cautious
his weapon of choice is the rifle, and he always has at hunting style of combat—she prowls close to walls and
least one. tries to position herself high above the enemy, picking
them off with ease.

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The Team

HAWK
SPECIES, GENDER Human, female. TEX
ROLE Scout. SPECIES, GENDER Human, male.
SPECIAL ABILITY ROLE Heavy assault trooper.
Stealth Hawk can move without making a SPECIAL ABILITY
sound—she is virtually invisible. She is Berserker Tex fires both weapons
difficult to detect, except when firing at once. Tex cannot reload while
a weapon; excellent for sneaking behind using this ability.
enemy turrets and taking them down.
SKILLS
SKILLS Assault Gear Tex uses the heaviest
Powerblade Hawk carries a deadly armor and weaponry of the team.
Powerblade that is designed to
silently eliminate targets. Although Explosives Disarmament Tex can
most effective when striking unseen disarm enemy explosives, from
from behind her target, it can be simple explosives and mines to
used as an assault weapon. Equip and complex devices.
use the Powerblade as you would an
inventory item. As an operative, Tex is a bruiser. When left solo in
System Bypass Hawk’s tech skills enable her to bypass a firefight, Tex will methodically seek and destroy.
computer and electrical systems that would otherwise Nothing pretty about it; he’ll try to outgun anything
sound alarms. he sees. Tex fights with rifles, cannons, missiles, and
Awareness Hawk possesses a level of awareness that other heavy weapons. He scorns light weapons and would
allows her to see things that others miss. rather throw a pistol than fire it.

Hawk is an adept, careful scout, and believes in

gathering facts before bulldozing in—a tactical style
that sometimes puts her at odds with Tex. Hawk is the
fastest and quietest member of the team. She has the
least armor and cannot carry large weapons.

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Weapons
Listed below are some of the weapons you’ll find
as you progress in your mission. You may also find RAIL CLVR
weapons or items not listed here. The rail cannon is a bigger
version of the rail rifle.

BALLISTIC WEAPONS FERAL CUTTER

The traditional weapon of
Solid projectile weapons dispense damage by firing Feral warriors, the cutter
good old-fashioned bullets (or razor-sharp discs) fires razor-sharp discs
at high velocity through a muzzle. at high velocities that
ricochet off objects.
FOLEY 356 TACT
The Foley 356 is a sleek,
extremely effective handgun. GRENADES
Some grenades cause more damage than others.
Any grenade is good for softening up the enemy
and taking a few of them down.
L-SHOT-50
The standard Confed-issue
ballistic rifle fires
high-caliber lead slugs. GAS GRENADE
The gas grenade releases a cloud
of poisonous gas when it explodes.
RVG50 MINIGUN
The minigun is a miniature
version of a vehicle-mounted FRAG GRENADE
machine gun; as a personal The shrapnel grenade explodes sharp
weapon it is anything hot metal shards on the enemy.
but “mini.”

RAIL RVR FIELD TACTICS

Rail technology uses two
parallel copper rails and Listen to what your squad members are telling you,
an electric current to especially Hawk and Brutus. They can detect enemies
launch a projectile at before they appear onscreen.
well beyond Mach 2.

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Weapons
ENERGY GRENADE
Because of the energy
grenade’s burst effect that
can damage multiple opponents,
the grenade toss doesn’t
require pinpoint accuracy. FIELD TACTICS

When using a missile cannon, aim at the ground near

IKHAN-GPL GRENADE LAUNCHER the enemies’ feet, rather than attempting a direct hit.
The iKhan fires cluster grenades that The explosion will take out most enemies if you hit
pepper an area with shrapnel bomblets.
your spot.

MISSILES LASER WEAPONS

Missiles are self-propelled projectiles. Save
Laser weapons are the most commonly used weapons by
these powerful weapons for when you need massive
Confederation warriors. They make little noise and
destruction and aren’t worried too much about
have high accuracy. Laser weapons regenerate their
collateral damage.
charge, so you won’t run out of ammo!

CONFED LZR-10 LASER PISTOL

SWEEPER V MISSILE CANNON Good punch, low noise factor,
An apparatus that fires and minimal recoil make the laser
standard missiles with a pistol a good stealth weapon.
three-meter burst radius.

THERM SWEEPER CONFED LZR-23 LASER RIFLE

MISSILE CANNON The ubiquitous laser rifle
This missile cannon fires is the basic-issue rifle
multiple thermalite warheads for Confed troops.
that can track targets.
CONFED LZR-50 LASER CANNON
The laser cannon’s giant beam
is large enough to cause serious
damage without tremendous noise
or recoil.

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Items Extras
Press B to cycle through and use any of these items Some items are activated immediately when touched.
from your inventory. Pull the Left trigger to use the They may be found in secret or well-defended places.
equipped item. Listed below are some of the items you Some of these items include:
may find as you play Brute Force:
BRIEFCASE
MEDKIT Edward Kingman’s bribery
A medkit will heal some extends throughout the system.
of the damage you may His favorite method of payment
have taken. is to provide a briefcase
full of cash. If you find a
briefcase, be sure to pick it
up because it will increase
funding for that mission.
SENTRY BOMB
Equipped with a motion sensor, the
sentry bomb explodes when something
DNA CANISTER
Genome sequences can be found
enters its proximity radius. Tex can
in hidden or protected places
disarm sentry bombs.
throughout the Ulysses system.
Collect them to unlock extra
characters for deathmatch play!
ROLLING BOMB
The rolling bomb speeds to the GARO FRUIT
nearest enemy target. It will even Found only on Ferix, the garo
adjust its trajectory to follow the instantly cures wounds.
enemy. The rolling bomb detonates
eventually whether it reaches its
target or not, but it can follow PSYCHIC RUBY
an enemy around corners. Carried by Seer Priests, the psychic
ruby contains neurotransmitters and
provides a burst of healing to anyone
ORGANIC SENSOR holding it.
The organic sensor is a vision
aid that will allow the wearer MEMORY CHIP
to detect signs of life When an operative dies, a memory
when visibility is otherwise chip containing the operative’s
compromised. Brutus cannot memories can be recovered from
equip the organic sensor. the body to make the cloning
process easier and cheaper.

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Enemies
SEER PRIESTS FERAL OUTCASTS
The Seer Priests are the Outcasts are Feral warriors who have
overseers of Shadoon’s army of been banished for crimes against
followers. They are tyrants the clan. Some are recruited by
who persistently denigrate the the Seers, who twist the Outcasts’
followers, and have no problem minds and bodies with their psychic
with sacrificing others for powers and mind-powered machinery.
Shadoon’s cause. These fanatics As minions of the Seers, Outcasts
attack your team on sight with are dangerous and vicious killers,
a powerful psychic blast. warped to serve Shadoon’s purposes.

MUTANTS CASPIAN SUBVERSIVE MILITIA

Mutants are the downtrodden Some members of the Caspian Militia
minority of Caspian. They are have been corrupted by promises of
bitterly enraged by conditions wealth and power, and now owe their
in their filthy slums and allegiance to Edward Kingman. They
toxic labor factories. They are equipped with state-of-the-art
agitate against the Confed and Confederation weaponry, and they are
its agents, set traps, and well-trained in militia tactics, which
fight like cornered rats. makes them both treacherous and deadly.

EDWARD KINGMAN SHADOON

For the past forty years Edward Shadoon is a powerful religious figure
Kingman has dominated trade in the among the Seers. He believes he is the
Ulysses system through supplying messenger of his gods, and that judgment
materials, especially sootrock, to day for the Confederation is due. He is
the Ferguson colonists on Caspian. a religious zealot who thinks nothing of
He may be rich, but he’s dirty. If murdering his own followers, who gladly
there’s something rotten going on give up their lives to act as living
anywhere in the Ulysses system, batteries for Shadoon’s machinery.
Kingman is probably in on it.

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Selecting a Game
CAMPAIGN SQUAD DEATHMATCH
To play Brute Force in story mode, start a new Who will claim the glory of being the best field
campaign or continue an existing campaign. Play solo commander? Test your command skills against up to
or allied with other players! A silver medal will be three other players in squad deathmatch.
awarded for simply completing the mission; gold for
having a perfect score. Different medals are awarded You’ll start by selecting a profile. Squad members
based on difficulty level. do not respawn, and the last warrior standing wins.
Squads other than Brute Force are available, but must
CALL IN REINFORCEMENTS be unlocked by retrieving DNA canisters.

Sometimes, when the action is hot and heavy and the SYSTEM LINK PLAY
bad guys are bearing down, you need a skilled ally. Up to eight players can engage in multiplayer
You can play Brute Force with up to three friends. mayhem by connecting up to four Xbox consoles with
1. Your ally (or allies) can join in your current Xbox System Link cables or, for network play, an
game by pressing the START button on any Ethernet hub and cables.
additional controller connected to your Xbox 1. Connect your Xbox consoles with a System
console. You can even connect the controller while Link cable.
the game is in progress and then press the START
button to join. 2. Select Campaign, Deathmatch, or Squad Deathmatch
from the Main Menu.
2. The game starts in split-screen multiplayer mode.
3. Select Host Session or Join Session.
3. New players will select an existing profile (or
choose a default profile) and then select a squad 4. Each player must press START
member to start playing. or A to select a profile and
then join the game. Select the
All players will be able to switch between the game- game type you’d like to play.
controlled squad members, just like when playing solo
(unless there are four of you). 5. Press A to begin.

DEATHMATCH
Select a map and your favorite Brute Force character, FIELD TACTICS
and then join in a frenetic free-for-all against up
to three other players! To pause the game in a single-player campaign, use
the START button, BACK button, or the Squad Command
Deathmatch can also be played as a team. You’ll Menu; in a multiplayer campaign, use the BACK button.
select a profile, a character, a team, and then join
the battle.
You can’t pause the game in deathmatch, squad
deathmatch, or System Link.

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Selecting a Game Credits

OPTIONS PRODUCER
Erin Roberts
Craig D. Halverson
Dean McCall
James Mitchell
Raul Mondragon•
Set preferred options in Brute Force by creating Shea McCombs Chris Parker•
a profile. Profiles allow you to save controller PROJECT Neofytos Neofytou• Todd Raffray•
DIRECTOR AND Chris Olivia Bruce Rogers•
options, game stats, and other player preferences. LEAD DEVELOPER Jason “Fingers” Owen Jonathan Shelus•
The Options Menu also allows you to customize sound Bill Baldwin Nathan Smithson John Sripan•
Matthew J. Van Gorder Cody Thomas•
FX and music volume levels, and download content. LEAD DESIGNER Brett Harris Mike “Gryf” Weber•
Tim Fields Jerry West•
ASSOCIATE
DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT ART DIRECTOR PRODUCERS USER TESTING
Rhett Bennatt Peter Marquardt• Lead/UI Design Lead:
If you’re an Xbox Live™ subscriber, you can download Randy Pagulayan
ART DIRECTOR Katie Marye
the very latest Brute Force pandemonium (including new Scott G. Peterson Tara Thomas• Group Lead:
Ramon Romero
levels and more) to your Xbox console. AUDIO DIRECTOR, STUDIO MANAGER JJ Guajardo•
Alan Hartman Sylvia Olveda•
COMPOSER
1. Select Options from the Main Menu. T.J. O’Leary PRODUCT USER EXPERIENCE
Manager:
2. Select Downloadable Content from the Options Menu. TEST LEAD MARKETING Alan Theurer
Curtis Creamer Cameron Payne
Lead Writer:
3. Follow the onscreen prompts. TEST MANAGER PRODUCT PLANNING John Heeder•
Evan Brandt Jon Kimmich Assistant Writers:
Note: For System Link, each linked Xbox console will John Hoffmeister•
need to have downloaded the content separately for DEVELOPMENT AUDIO John Pecorelli•
Sean Barton Scorpio Sound music Editor:
this content to function. System Link does not support Paul Bleisch comp., sound design, Brent Metcalfe
additional V.O.
multiregion or multilanguage play. Sean Edward Dunn
Soundelux sound PRINT DESIGN
Adam Hayek Amy Farrington•
design, additional V.O.
Yuichi Ito
Visit www.xbox.com/bruteforce for news, updates, Francois Klier
Composers: Jeannie Voirin
Jesper Kyd
and more. Frank Maddin James Hannigan DB’S FALLEN
Owens Rodriguez Sub Oslo 23RD DIVISION
Michael Stembera•
Jim York
Sound Design: SPECIAL THANKS
Mat Mitchell• (Those who left us
DESIGN Eric Friend• before the end, but
made a big contribution.)
B Cotton
Tim Hill•
ACTORS Whitney Ayers
Bratton: Steve Barr Heather Beguin
Everett Lee• Brutus: Kevin Dorsey
Drew Mobley David Beyer
Hawk: Susan Eisenberg Andy Bruncke
Curtis Neal Flint: Moné Walton
Ben Potter• Paul Effinger
Tex: Richard Green Robert Holm
Jeff Shelton•
Mark Tucker TESTING Chris Roberts
Mark Vittek• John Alme• John Sommers
Richard Wilson• Elizabeth Becker• Mikey Washburn
Brian Bibeault• Jamie Wiggs
ART Lee Boubel• Kyle Forbes
Kyle Clark Sean Center• Stefan Henry-Biskup•
Jason K. Decker Jamie Gibbs Dylan Hunt•
John M. Ford Steve Hernandez• Amy Hughes
Ruben Garza• Delan Kai•
Mark J. Goldsworthy

• Volt • Excell Data Corp. • Aditi • Light-House Studios

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