The guide describes the finale of the campaign - defeating the final boss and SHODAN.

This page containsmassive spoilersregarding the finale and the good ending.

We’ve described the game’shidden bad endingon a separate page of the guide.

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The final battle against the Cortex Reaver

The final area of the game is theBridge.

Unlock thecentral throne roomand use three levers inside to unlock the teleporter.

You’ll reach the upper part of the throne room, where you’ll encounter theCortex Reaver.

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This is the final boss fought in the real world.

You’ve fought the Reaver numerous times by now, with this fight not changing up much either.

After the battle search the Cortex Reaver’s remains to find theCommand Keycard.

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Using the Cyberspace Terminal on the bridge

Use the Keycard on the nearby door.

This unlocks thefinal Cyberspace Terminal.

Save the game before using it.

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You must go to Cyberspace to deal with SHODAN once and for all.

Defeating SHODAN in Cyberspace

This time, rather than fly, you’ll run across Cyberspace.

You have onlyone weaponhere, which you’ll find in the first room.

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Use it todestroy hostile programs.

Strafe and hide behind cover to avoid their gunfire.

There arethree platformsyou need to find in Cyberspace, one of them pictured above.

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Each time you do, you’ll destroy a part of SHODAN’s shield.

Reach the side areas, looking for passages to them on the sides.

You don’t need to destroy every encountered enemy program.

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venture to get rid of those interfering when you’re firing from the platforms.

The good ending

Destroying all three shieldsfinishes the battle and triggers the ending cutscene.

You’ll successfully stop SHODAN and leave Cyberspace.

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After one last cutscene, the end credits will roll.

If you want to keep playing, you’ll need to load a previous save.

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