LAST UPDATE:
September 6, 2007
update about Wii version, and differences in non NTSC formats
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***~~~WARNING~~~***
THIS FAQ MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
You can use the handy Ctrl-F to find places in this guide, though; it’s
not very long
***0*** = table of contents
***1*** = guide intro
***2*** = guide start (6 health enemy comparison)
***3*** = 50 enemy health comparison
***4*** = Notes
***5*** = Legal
***1***This FAQ was written by me (FlamingSquirrelofDeathv2, XIIIROCKS,
and CrotchDeformity are my main aliases) to compare the Red9 and Blacktail
Handguns in Resident Evil 4. I am using the NTSC (North American) Gamecube
version. I do not believe there are any differences between the other platforms
(UPDATE: this guide was written before the PC and Wii versions were released,
There are some variations in the PAL version, the main one that coms to mind is
the Red9’s exlusive brings it’s fire power up to 6, instead of 5. The Wii
version is based off the PAL version, so it has the same differnces. There is a
whole guide on gamefaqs as to the differnces)
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I always used the Red9, simply because it was more powerful,
then I bought the Blacktail, because I wanted to play around with it, and found
some interesting stuff.
The Red 9, fully upgraded does 5 damage, and the Blacktail (fully upgraded,)
3.4
So, lets say we have an enemy with 6 health
Red9 damage per shot 5
Enemy health 6
5x2 = 10
6-10 = -4
Now lets see speed
Red9 firing speed .40
.40x2 = .80
So a Red9 will take 2 rounds, and just under a second to kill an enemy with 6 health.
Lets see what the Blacktail can do
Blacktail damage 3.4
Enemy health 6
3.4x2 = 6.8
6-6.8 = -.8
So that’s also 2 rounds, what about speed.
Blacktail speed .27
.27x2 = .54
So the Blacktail also takes 2 rounds to kill an enemy, but is slightly faster, at .54 compared to .80.
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So there we see, that the Red9 and Blacktail, TAKE THE SAME
AMOUNT OF ROUNDS TO KILL AN ENEMY WITH 6 DAMAGE. But, the Blacktail fires
faster, and reloads faster, and has a bigger clip! So does this mean that the
Blacktail is better? Not necessarily, since some enemies have more health (like
a El Gigante or invisible Novistadors etc) but the Blacktail can fire 3 rounds
in the time it takes a Red9 to fire 2 rounds. What does this mean? It means
that for normal enemies, the Blacktail and the Red9 are the same, in the number
of shots it takes to kill a normal enemy
So lets say there is an enemy with 50 health
Red9 5 damage a shot
5x10 = 50
rounds used= 10
firing speed .40 (of a second) .40x10= 4
so a Red9 takes 5 rounds, and 4 seconds to dish out 50 damage, lets see the
Blacktail
Blacktail damage 3.4
3.4x15 = 51
rounds used= 15
firing speed = .27 (of a second) .27x15 = 4.05
so a Blacktail will use 15 rounds, and will take 4.05 seconds to dish out 50
damage (51 actually)
What does all this mean? It means that
the Blacktail has almost NO advantages over the Red9. It uses MORE ammo, BARELY
savestime for low health enemies (.30 of a second) and for bigger enemies,
TAKES LONGER AND MORE AMMO than the Red9. The ONLY advantage to the Blacktail
is a bigger clip, and faster reloads. But generally, if you have to use an
entire clip (even the Red9s smaller clip) of ammo (while fighting a crowd or group
of enimies for instance) you’ll probably switch to your shotgun, or other
weapon.
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NOTES:
When I say, “Fully upgraded, I mean FULLY upgraded, with exclusive.
Firing speeds are measured in seconds; so .50 is half of a second, 4 is
four seconds.
Enemy health is referring to the amount of damage an enemy can take,
before dying.
I do not know what the average health of enemies, but I do know
(totally off the record) that at the “offer a sacrifice to the lion” area
(where you ride in the mine cart) the enemies will die in just one or two
shots, from either the Red9 or the Blacktail. That’s why I decided to look into
it further, and write this FAQ.
I used GameSpots online guide (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6116796/index.html)
for the weapons stats, thanks for saving me the trouble of getting off my but!
xD
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LEGAL
Okay, everyone’s FAVORITE part…yeah right