Weapons Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

The difference between the pistol and the shotgun is in accuracy. While shooting ahead, over long distances, shotgun is nearly sure to hit the target, whereas the pistol not necessarily. As you decrease the distance to the opponent, the accuracy of the pistol increases, but it is better to kill the opponent, at the other end of the room, with the shotgun. The shotgun is also better when it comes to controls, which is quite inconvenient in the case of accurate shooting at bigger groups of moving opponents. In such a situation, it gives you a higher chance of hitting the targets, thanks to its spread, while this is much more difficult in the case of the pistol.

With the choice between the shotgun and the machine gun, it is better to go for the latter. The clip of the shotgun is, usually, of smaller capacity (2-6 rounds), and is slower to reload. Machine gun can fire with continuous fire, which makes it easier to clear an area of opponents. However, while using machine gun, you need to be careful and do not keep the firing button pressed the whole time. It is much better to fire with short bursts, which makes ammo last for longer.

Suppressed pistol is a specific weapon. A shot is ignored, for as long as it reaches its target. Even then, not all of the opponents take note of that. Using it, you can clear the entire room, by shooting through a window or a door, at the enemies at the other side of the room. Its downside is the necessity to shoot precisely and the spread, but if you do not want to be spotted, or attract attention, there is no better firearm for that.

In the case of melee weapons, you need to take two things into consideration - range and the speed to finish off. The former is important only at the beginning. With time, both knife and a bar will be equally effective. The latter is important only when you want to score additional points for finishing off. This action is quick with a knife and it does not require any additional action from you. Finishing off with a crowbar, or a bar, requires three strikes and, what follows, additional clicks. Therefore, the knife is better, if you want to finish off quickly, whereas finishing off with other weapons may end up with being surprised by the enemy. A lethal surprise, because you cannot break the finishing off animation.

Fighting with bare hands makes sense when you want to score additional points for finishing off the opponents. In many situations, e.g. while fighting dogs or beefcakes, there is no point in fighting with bare hands. If possible, get a weapon as quickly as possible. Fighting with weapons is easier. Apart from that, finishing off is of various duration, longer in the case of beefcakes and some characters, during which you are defenseless. Due to this, you need to use it with care, pay attention to the types of opponents that you take on and leave the ones, where finishing off takes the longest, for the end.