Critical Path

Game Details: Action/RPG, 1993

Walkthrough Updated: 12/10/2009

Suggested Listening: Help Me Out (Ash 25)

Critical Path is a game featuring full-motion video sequences and puzzle solving elements. You are stuck in the control room of a factory in a post-nuclear world. Through the controls available to you in this room, you must assist a soldier to infiltrate the factory and reclaim equipment to fix your helicopter so that you can escape.

Exploration

Tunnel Doors

After Kat blows open the doors and asks for you to establish contact, press the Alert button.

MCL Established

As soon as Kat is attacked and asks for help, enter code 123 and press the Red button.

Ore Carts

When you see some Blood Oranges dropping rocks down towards Kat, enter code 152 and press the Red button.

Conveyor Belt

When Kat wakes up on the conveyor belt, wait for the side view, then press the E button to stop the conveyor. There will be a long fight between Kat and one of the Blood Oranges, then another will stand up on the conveyor; press E to start it up again.

Furnace

After descending some stairs, Kat will be surrounded by Blood Oranges near the furnace. When Kat yells "This isn't a game", press the J button to open the chute. When Kat starts running towards the crane, press the G button and she will jump on to the hook.

Crane

Once Kat is hovering over the catwalk, press the G button again and she will drop down.

Catwalks

Now you need to guide Kat through the catwalk maze using the arrow keys (press these directions at the right time):

left
forward
left
left
forward
right
right
left
right
forward

Hallway

Kat will ask if you can see any water - press the "Yes" button, then guide her right and forward to reach the sink. Answer "Yes" to her next question as well. She will automatically go back out and through the double doors.

Packing Room

After Kat finds some drugs and the Blood Oranges start shooting at her, guide her to the right.

Water Tower

Kat will climb a ladder up the side of a water tower. Once she is slowly chased over a pipe at the top, enter code 666 and press the red button. Answer either way to Kat's question about turning on the showers. She will then walk through a cell block.

Torture Chamber

After freeing a prisoner and being knocked to the ground, wait until the Blood Orange says he has to kill you, then enter code 451 and press the Red button.

Electric Chair

Kat will enter an elevator and use the controls. Once she looks up to see the elevator roof is not moving, enter code 911 and press the Red button.

General Minh

Elevator Shaft

While the General is taunting you, press the N button to sound the siren. This will cause a distraction long enough for Kat to dispose of him.