Microsoft KB Archive/226794

Countdown: Game Walkthrough, Part 2

PSS ID Number: Q226794 Article last modified on 05-17-1999

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 == Countdown == 

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This article provides the second part of the game walkthrough for Countdown.

For information about how to escape from the Sanctuary, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q229977 Countdown: Game Walkthrough, Part 1

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Istanbul, Turkey
McBain’s Apartment:

You are in McBain’s apartment.


 * 1) LOOK at the broken window for another flashback.
 * 2) MOVE the light switch next to the door.
 * 3) GET the key lying in the glass on the the floor to the right of the desk.
 * 4) MOVE the shield on the statue.
 * 5) USE the key on the keybox in the statue to reveal the computer behind the fireplace.
 * 6) MOVE the switch on the computer to turn it on.
 * 7) LOOK at the screen to read the information.
 * 8) GET the plastic explosives on the shelf below the computer.
 * 9) GET the notebook from the desk.
 * 10) GET the box from the bookshelf on the right wall.
 * 11) MOVE the bookshelf.
 * 12) USE the explosive on the safe.
 * 13) GET the box from the safe.
 * 14) TRAVEL to ISTANBUL TURKEY - MASON’S APT.

Mason’s Apartment:

You are in your apartment.


 * 1) LOOK at the photo on the floor beside the bed to get Lisa Loomis’ name.
 * 2) LOOK at the desk to see another flashback.
 * 3) LOOK at the work on the desk to find out about Black December and Stormbringer.
 * 4) MOVE one of the pillows on the bed.
 * 5) GET the key underneath the pillow.
 * 6) USE the key on the parrot’s cage.
 * 7) GET the cracker from the table.
 * 8) USE the cracker on the parrot.
 * 9) GET the key that the parrot drops.
 * 10) OPEN the kitchen cabinet.
 * 11) GET the toolbox from the cabinet.
 * 12) MOVE the plant on the refrigerator.
 * 13) GET the CAD from the hole in the wall behind the plant.
 * 14) OPEN the desk drawer with the parrot’s key.
 * 15) LOOK at the drawer to learn your password for the CAD system.
 * 16) GET the battery from the TV.
 * 17) USE explosive on the parrot to shut it up.
 * 18) USE the CAD.

  When you are prompted to enter your password, type “Dolphin” (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER.   READ your e-mail message from Hakeem Ababash.   ANALYZE the note from McBain’s desk. Zoom in on the note until you can read the message, and then EXIT.   RESEARCH Rachel Akure. NOTE: If you don’t have enough cash to research anything, return to the Sanctuary and get the cash from the doctor’s safe.   EXIT the CAD system. 

<ol start="19" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> TRAVEL to JERUSALEM ISRAEL - RACHEL AKURE.</li></ol>

Jerusalem, Israel - Rachel Akure
TALK to Rachel Akure:


 * 1) HELP, HELP, HELP
 * 2) HELP, PLEASANT, HELP
 * 3) PLEASANT, HELP, PLEASANT
 * 4) OFFER Rachel the dossier to get her to share information.
 * 5) ASK ABOUT everybody on the list.
 * 6) OFFER Rachel $500 cash for a tranquilizer shot you can use on Fontaine.
 * 7) TRAVEL to ISTANBUL TURKEY - LISA LOOMIS.

Istanbul, Turkey - Lisa Loomis
TALK to Lisa Loomis:


 * 1) Ask about everything on the list.
 * 2) TRAVEL to CAIRO EGYPT - FONTAINE.

Cairo, Egypt - Fontaine
You are in an alley in Cairo.


 * 1) Walk to the dumpster near the bottom of the screen.
 * 2) OPEN the dumpster.
 * 3) GO TO the dumpster.
 * 4) USE the dart on Fontaine when he stops in front of the dumpster.
 * 5) TALK to Fontaine to ASK ABOUT everybody on the list and learn where Black December headquarters is located.
 * 6) GO TO the alley.
 * 7) TRAVEL to ATHENS GREECE - BLACK DECEMBER HQ.

Athens, Greece - Black December Headquarters.
You are outside Black December headquarters.


 * 1) Walk to the rock under the arch in front of the door.
 * 2) GET the rock.
 * 3) Walk back and GET the catapult arm.
 * 4) USE the arm on the catapult.
 * 5) MOVE the lever.
 * 6) USE the rock on the catapult.
 * 7) MOVE the lever just before the guard stops where you picked up the rock.
 * 8) After you flatten the guard, walk to the door.
 * 9) OPEN the door.
 * 10) GO TO the door.

You are inside Black December headquarters.

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Walk around the boxes to avoid the next guard until you reach the monitor near the top of the map. </li>  Walk into the room behind the monitor. </li>  Save the game. </li>  USE explosives on the monitor when you see the guard walk up from the bottom of the screen. NOTE: The explosives take 10 seconds to detonate and must do so as the guard pauses to look at the monitor. The timing is difficult and you may need to make several attempts before you succeed. </li>  After you blow up the guard, walk to the room at the bottom right corner of the map. </li>  TALK to the hostage (Michael Kirkland): <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  ASK ABOUT everything on the list. </li>  When the Jackal appears in the list, ask about him. </li>  Take the photo the hostage offers you. </li></ol> </li>  USE the CAD to ANALYZE the photo the hostage gave you. </li>  RESEARCH the Jackal. </li>  RESEARCH Carlos Ramirez. </li>  QUIT the CAD system. </li>  TRAVEL to BARCELONA SPAIN - CARLOS. </li></ol>

Barcelona, Spain - Carlos Ramirez
In Barcelona, TALK to Carlos:


 * 1) BLUFF, BLUFF, PLEASANT, HELP.
 * 2) OFFER Carlos the wine.
 * 3) ASK ABOUT everything on the list.
 * 4) When Golden Desire appears on the list, ask about her.
 * 5) OFFER Carlos cash ($500) for a lockpick.
 * 6) TRAVEL to ATHENS GREECE - BLACK DECEMBER HQ.

Athens, Greece - Black December Headquarters.
You are at Black December headquarters.


 * 1) GO TO the door.
 * 2) Inside Black December headquarters, walk to the top right room on the map.
 * 3) USE the lockpick on the safe.
 * 4) GET the note in the safe.
 * 5) USE the CAD to ANALYZE the message, and note the codes (Blue - 3:00, Green - 9:00, and Red - 6:00).
 * 6) TRAVEL to VENICE ITALY - GOLDEN DESIRE.

Venice, Italy
Golden Desire:

You are in Venice, at the bar in the club where Golden Desire works.

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  TALK to the bartender: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li> OFFER the bartender cash ($500). </li> <li> ASK ABOUT Scorpio. </li> <li> ASK ABOUT Golden Desire. </li></ol> </li> <li> LOOK at the newspaper on the bar. </li> <li> TASTE the Vodka behind the bar. </li> <li> GO TO the doorway on the left to enter the lounge. </li></ol>

You are in the lounge.


 * 1) TALK to Golden Desire (the woman at the table on the left) to ASK ABOUT everything on the list.
 * 2) Wait until the guard leaves his post beside the curtain, and then GO TO the room behind the curtain.

You are in the dressing room


 * 1) GET the key above the door.
 * 2) USE the key on the jewelry box.
 * 3) GET the key in the jewelry box.
 * 4) USE the key to open the top right dresser drawer.
 * 5) GET the stationary.
 * 6) USE the CAD to ANALYZE the stationery to find Buzz Brezhnev’s name.
 * 7) Return to the bar and TALK to bartender to ASK ABOUT Buzz Brezhnev to learn his location.
 * 8) TRAVEL to VENICE ITALY - BUZZ BREZHNEV.

Buzz Brezhnev:

Talk to Buzz Brezhnev:


 * 1) HASSLE, HASSLE, HELP to get him to answer your questions.
 * 2) ASK ABOUT Scorpio to learn his location.
 * 3) OFFER Buzz cash ($300) for knockout capsules.
 * 4) TRAVEL to VENICE ITALY - SCORPIO.

Scorpio:

Talk to Scorpio:


 * 1) ASK ABOUT everything on the list.
 * 2) TRAVEL, and select USE THE CAD SYSTEM.
 * 3) Read the e-mail message from Lisa.
 * 4) QUIT the CAD system.
 * 5) TRAVEL to ROME ITALY - LISA LOOMIS.

Lisa Loomis:

Lisa has arranged for you to meet with Quinn and Fleisher.

TRAVEL to ROME ITALY - JACK QUINN.

Jack Quinn and Earhardt Fleisher:

TALK with Jack Quinn and Earhardt Fleisher:


 * 1) ASK ABOUT everything on the list.
 * 2) TRAVEL to ROME ITALY - COLISEUM to meet Hakeem Ababash. Get ambushed, instead.

The Coliseum:

You are at the Coliseum, hanging from a rope over a tiger pit.


 * 1) Save the game while you wait for the rope to break.
 * 2) When the rope breaks, walk into the front gate of the cage, and then walk to the rear of the cage.
 * 3) When the tiger walks into the cage, walk out the rear gate, and then MOVE the lever on the wall to close both gates to the cage.
 * 4) GET the rope.
 * 5) MOVE the bones.
 * 6) GET the hook that was under the bones.
 * 7) USE the rope on the window to climb up into the torture chamber.

You are in the torture chamber.


 * 1) GET the bag under the window.
 * 2) LOOK at the newspaper on the table.
 * 3) GET the blueprint on the table.
 * 4) MOVE the paper bag on the floor.
 * 5) GET the postcard under the paper bag.
 * 6) USE the CAD to ANALYZE the postcard to find and decode the black dot.
 * 7) MOVE the second stone up from the floor to the left of Hakeem’s body.
 * 8) OPEN and then GO TO the door.
 * 9) USE the CAD to read your e-mail message from Lisa.
 * 10) TRAVEL to BELGRADE YUGOSLAVI - TRAIN STATION to get on the Orient Express.

NOTE: If you miss the Orient Express, you loose the game, and you must start over from a game you saved just after you escaped the Sanctuary. Use the plane for travel more frequently. If you need more cash, you can play 21 at Golden Desire’s.

Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Train Station
You are in the day car on the Orient Express.


 * 1) LOOK at the newspaper on the floor.
 * 2) Walk to the right until you see the telegram by the ashtray.
 * 3) LOOK at the telegram.
 * 4) Walk to the door at the far right end of the car.
 * 5) GO TO the door to move to the next car (the sleeper car).

You are in the sleeper car on the Orient Express.


 * 1) OPEN the first door.
 * 2) OPEN the top right compartment.
 * 3) LOOK at the body in the compartment.
 * 4) OPEN the wallet.
 * 5) GO TO the bottom of the room to return to the hall.
 * 6) OPEN the third door.
 * 7) OPEN and then GO TO the fourth door.
 * 8) TALK to the Jackal: BLUFF, HASSLE, HELP to get him to leave for a moment.
 * 9) When he leaves, USE the knockout capsules (from Buzz Brehznev) on his food.
 * 10) GO TO the bottom of the room to return to the hall.
 * 11) OPEN and then GO TO the next door.
 * 12) Wait a moment, and then return to the Jackal’s room to find the Jackal unconscious.
 * 13) OPEN the top left compartment.
 * 14) GET the tool in the compartment.
 * 15) OPEN the attache case.
 * 16) GET the money in the attache case.
 * 17) GET Jackal’s clothes.
 * 18) GO TO the bottom of the room to return to the hall.
 * 19) Walk to the door at the right end of the car, and then GO TO the next car (the baggage car).

You are in the baggage car.


 * 1) Walk to the right to find the casket.
 * 2) At the end of the car, USE the tool to open the casket.
 * 3) GET the plastic explosive in the casket.

When you complete these steps, the train stops in Paris, and you meet Gina.

Paris, France
TALK to Gina:


 * 1) BLUFF, BLUFF to give Gina the watchword.
 * 2) OFFER Gina the attache case to get her to take you to the site where the big bomb is located.

Bomb Site:

You are in the machinery room.


 * 1) GO TO the door on the left (the sewer room).

You are in the sewer room.


 * 1) GET the gear on the ground.
 * 2) GO TO the door to the machinery room.

You are in the machinery room.


 * 1) USE the gear on the shaft in the middle of the machinery.
 * 2) MOVE the switch to start the machinery.
 * 3) GO TO to the door on the left to return to the sewer room.

You are in the sewer room.


 * 1) Wait for the gate to close on the sewer.
 * 2) GO TO the sewer channel when it is dry.
 * 3) GO TO the walkway on the left.
 * 4) GO TO the ladder to get to the art rooms.

You are in the art rooms.


 * 1) USE the explosive on the door on the right.
 * 2) GO TO the door on the right.
 * 3) In the next room, MOVE the elephant statue.
 * 4) MOVE the stone on the wall behind the elephant statue to expose the bomb.
 * 5) LOOK at the bomb to switch to a close-up view.

You are looking at the bomb.


 * 1) USE the screwdriver on the first three screws on the access panel, and then save the game.
 * 2) USE the screwdriver on the fourth screw on the access panel to expose the timer and wires.
 * 3) USE the screwdriver to turn the colored screws as noted in the earlier message (Red - 6:00, Blue - 3:00, and Green - 9:00).
 * 4) USE the wire cutters to cut the bottom, top, then middle wires to deactivate the bomb and win the game.

For additional information about how to interact with the characters in Countdown, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q226537 Countdown: Cast of Characters

Additional query words: countdown hints walk-through

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