SRPA Station Igloo (level)

SRPA Station Igloo
Next level	San Francisco
Game	Resistance 2
Character	Nathan Hale
Team	SRPA
Place	SRPA Station Igloo, Iceland
Date	July 15, 1951
Objective	Accompany Major Blake to the Detention Wing Locate Daedalus Take down the Goliath Accompany Blake to the airfield for evac
Enemies	Daedalus (cutscene), Hybrids, Patrol Drones, Goliaths, Stalkers
Multiplayer map(s)	SRPA Station Igloo

SRPA Station Igloo is the first campaign level of Resistance 2.

Synopsis

Following the events of the Chimera's defeat in London, Nathan Hale is taken into custody at gunpoint by operatives of the Special Research Projects Administration. Upon boarding the SRPA's VTOL, Hale is restrained and is administered a sedative. Hale soon passes out before regaining conscious and is introduced to Major Richard Blake, the Director of Advanced Tactical Operations for SRPA Base Three. Blake acknowledges Hale as a survivor of Project Abraham, a confidential project undertaken by the SRPA to create superhuman soldiers infused with the Chimeran virus. Hale was monitored during the American intervention in the British Isles, and when his immunity was discovered, they made plans to extract him.

The SRPA transport Hale to SRPA Station Igloo, a American black site in Iceland, to undergo mandatory testing before returning to America. Hours later, upon reaching Iceland, the group discovers Station Igloo is under attack by the Chimera. Their VTOL is shot down by a Goliath killing all but Hale and Blake. The two fight their way to the facility while attempting to take down the Goliath by destroying its exhaust ports with a L210 LAARK, as the facility's remaining personnel are focused on guarding "Daedalus", a test subject being observed by Dr. Fyodor Malikov. Blake is determined to stop the Chimera from reaching Daedalus, who is located in the facility's Detention Wing.

However, Chimeran forces breached the facility at the East Wing and wiping out Lima Team in the process. Blake and Hale quickly secured the east entrance before heading for the Detention Wing, where Blake intends on eliminating Daedalus. He requested the kill code from Malikov via radio, but is then informed by Malikov that inputting the code required deactivating the perimeter shield imprisoning Daedalus. Against Malikov's warning, Blake reluctantly orders Malikov to shut down the shield. Unfortunately, the prisoner breaks free before the kill code could be activated, and Daedalus reveals to be an Angel-like being infused with a human face. Daedalus confronts Hale and grabs him with his tentacles, telling him: "They're calling to us, Can you hear them? It's beautiful." Daedalus drops Hale and makes his escape.

Blake desperately orders SRPA forces to stop and kill Daedalus, but it is too late. Hale and Blake made their escape to an airfield before the former finally destroys the Goliath with a LAARK.

Weapons

Starting Loadout

HE .44 Magnum (given to Hale by Blake)

Found in Level

Bullseye (replaced by Bullseye Mark II in Superhuman difficulty)

M5A2 Carbine

L210 LAARK

Enemies

Hybrid

Advanced Hybrid (Superhuman difficulty only)

Stalker

Patrol Drone

Goliath

Daedalus (cutscene only)

Gallery

Richard Blake

Stalkers and Goliaths.

F-86 Sabres attacking Goliaths.

A Black Ops soldier in SRPA Station Igloo.

SPRA Station Igloo being attacked by Chimera.

3 Advanced Hybrids.

Patrol Drones attacking SRPA Station Igloo.

Daedalus in Station Igloo.

A Stalker shooting the player.

Concept Art

Concept art of a battle with a Goliath.

Concept art of a Stalker attacking a hangar.

Concept art of the Base Buildings.

Concept art of a C-130 Hercules.

Concept art of a fallen Goliath.

Intel Documents

• Intel 1: After Daedalus's escape, it is found on a catwalk to the left after climbing the debris.
• Intel 2: Found on the way to the hangar at the end of a passage next to the bench with a working radio.

Trophies

• Recycler - Destroy the Goliath in the Single Player Campaign.

Transcript

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Trivia

Hybrids invading Station Igloo in an earlier version of the level.

• As the promotional picture at the right reveals, the level was originally to show the Chimera launching an infiltration attack on Station Igloo by using a C-130 Hercules loaded with Hybrids.
• The Black Ops who apprehend Hale are different from their counterparts in the VTOL. This is because Insomniac used parts of the ending scene from Resistance: Fall of Man.
• In the cutscene where Hale attempts to resist the Black Ops soldiers after being injected with a sedative, a burn or blood can be seen on Hale's shoulder.
• The first chapter of this level is India Eight-Two Crash Site. India Eight-Two is a Easter Egg reference to the game title. In military terms India stands for "I" and Eight(8) Two(2); this is a reference to "I-8", the codename for Resistance: Fall of Man. Thus Resistance 2 is known as "I-8-2".
• The level serves a lengthy walkthrough tutorial for the player, including using the primary and secondary fire for weapons, such as the HE .44 Magnum.

Dan Aric Johnson AFB.

• SRPA Station Igloo is disguised as the "Dan Aric Johnson Air Force Base". This is an Easter Egg reference to Dan Johnson, a former member of Insomniac Games who has been referenced in many Ratchet & Clank games.
• At the beginning of the India Eight-Two Crash Site mission, next to the "Dan Aric Johnson AFB" sign is multiple directional signs pointing to several locations:
  • London - 1177 miles
  • Burbank - 4312 miles / 6939 km
  • Chicago - 2966 miles
  • Coney island - 2626 miles
  • Boston - 2438 miles / 3924 km
  • San Francisco - 4212 miles / 6778 km
• If the player shoots at the guard towers they will eventually fall apart.
• In this level Intel 2 comes before Intel 1.
  • Noticeably, Intel 1 was not created until December 15, 1951, as it is recovered by the player on July 15, 1951, making the document's existence at that time a paradox.
• The Holar Tower is seen from the the airfield at a far distance.
• If the player venture into the open areas they targeted by enemies and will be killed instantly, regardless of health.