CATE ARCHER’S GROOVY GADGETRY
OUR TOP PICKS FROM THE MOST OUT-THERE ARSENAL IN VIDEOGAMES
P-421 CANINE PERSUADER
■ Like in so many games, dogs can be the swift undoing of an otherwise valiant attempt at stealthy operations. Luckily, Cate can use this persuasive mechanical poodle to woo guard dogs while she sneaks past them and avoids getting chomped by them.
FUZZY SLIPPERS
■ Have you ever tried crouchwalking? The burn in your thighs is utterly intolerable, so if you’re looking to be stealthy a much more comfortable solution is to wear pink fluffy slippers adorned with cat faces.
MASCARA STUN GUN
■ Guards will go weak at the knees and collapse in a spasmodic pile once Archer’s done with this mascara. Note that Koed enemies will eventually get back up, but you can dissolve their bodies while they’re snoozing. [Yuck - Ed]
ANGRY KITTY
■ The sequel introduces a more lethal domestic pet doppelgänger to Archer’s arsenal. Place the Angry Kitty on the ground, and it will go for a stroll, meowing to attract the attention of guards. Once it detects a guard, it surges towards them before exploding.
LIPSTICK SPY CAMERA
■ A hip Sixties lady has to have her lipstick, a Sixties spy has to have their hidden camera, so why not combine the two? The beauty of this gadget is in the animation, as Archer twists the lipstick into a camera with a satisfying ‘click’.
CODE-BREAKING MIRROR
■ If any guards question why a woman is loitering around right next to a security panel – why, just powdering her nose, of course! If her makeup mirror happens to help infiltrate a terrorist organisation, then that’s just incidental.
BODY REMOVER
■ This one’s kind of nasty. Contained in a perfume bottle, this spray dissolves dead bodies instantly, which is a very handy disposal method. We just hope Cate is clipping her nose with her free hand to avoid breathing in those sizzling human fumes…
HAIRSPRAY WELDER
■ Unfortunately, this can of hairspray doesn’t double up as a tear gas canister, but it makes up for it by letting Agent Archer cut her way through anything from a wire fence to steel door bolts. Nothing stops Cate.
BARRETTE LOCK PICK
■ The manual equivalent to the makeup mirror, this multi-coloured teardrop barrette conveniently doubles as a lockpick. Break in through a door, clip it back in your hair and you’re away. See? You just can’t stop Cate.