Mission 2-1 Saint's Seven
Walkthrough - Mission 2 - Mission 2-1 Saint's Seven
Our lieutenant who represents the movement against the Ronin is Pierce. First up for the Ronin missions is a plan to hit a casino, Ocean's Eleven style. However, Johnny overrides Pierce's idea, and instead suggesting everyone just hit the casino and shoot their way to the cash. I like it!
Part one is fairly simple: drive to the casino and kill everyone in sight. Once the floor is clear, Johnny will rig the door to blow, at which point enemies will pour out of every entrance to hit him. You've got to defend him while making sure you don't die yourself, so keep moving and use short bursts of shots regardless of the weapon you're using.
To help you keep track of the enemies, use your radar. Every enemy's location will be tracked, and you can safely ignore anyone who is represented as a triangle pointing up: those guys are above you, and can't shoot from the second floor. It's unwise to try heading up to get them, so stick to the bottom floor near Johnny to keep him safe.
As Johnny arms the bombs, you can keep an eye on his progress via a meter at the top-left corner. When it fills halfway, he'll move locations and rig the second door. Once the bar fills completely, follow Johnny to a safe distance away, else you'll be caught up in the explosion.
When the doors blow, you'll automatically load the cash in a large truck outside. The cops arrive a moments later, so haul butt to a Forgive and Forget to lose your wanted level. From there, drive quickly to Aisha's house and deliver the cash to pass the mission!
Anytime you clear a story mission from here on out, you pick up a new hood. This time around you got Centennial Beach, which earns you $500 a day. It'll all add up, I assure you!
Starting with this mission, you'll need to start defending your turf. If an area comes under attack, you'll get a call on your cell phone about it. Open your map, find the flashing hood, and head over there pronto! Once there, just take out anyone challenging you to keep it yours. If you ignore the alert, the hood will not convert back; however, you'll gain no money from it, and hostile gang members will proliferate the streets. Taking it back as quickly as possible is advised.