Some people will spend fortunes and travel thousands of miles to hunt exotic creatures, and in games, this can be just as prevalent. In the world of Maneater, hunters are traveling to the east coast to capture and kill sharks.

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The game’s story kicks off when the hunter Scaly Pete kills the player shark’s mother, which leads to a quest for revenge. While working your way up the food chain, you’ll need to guide the shark up the Infamy ranks to take out the bounty hunter all-stars. Though they may differ, there are solid tactics you can rely on when facing them and their crew.

10 Keep Moving

Scaly Pete Aims At The Maneater Shark

No matter what Infamy Rank you have, bounty hunters will usually attack in groups of two or three. The size of their boats can vary but are made up of a driver and hunters. The weapons they use can vary from automatic weapons to explosives.

Luckily, attacks are telegraphed by aiming reticles and noticeable blinking icons. However, the shark has an advantage in the water and can build speed quickly. You need to lunge, dive and jump to keep hunters on their toes while minimizing their damage area.

9 Evade Frequently

Maneater Shark Chases Hunters With Tank In Mouth

Evading is the most important technique you have during combat. By tapping a button, you can urge the shark to move sharply a short distance. She moves in the direction you aim her and receives increased damage resistance. Depending on which fins you have equipped, this resistance can be raised to 100%, which negates all harm.

The reason evading is so important is because aimed shots are the hunters’ main attack, represented by a laser sight and reticle locked onto the shark’s body. Their line-of-sight can be completely broken through evading.

8 Don’t Eat And Strike

Bounty Hunter Scaly Pete Interview

Despite how much damage the shark will receive on a regular basis, there is no health regeneration. The only way to recover health is by eating creatures and leveling up. To make things trickier, different creatures will restore different amounts and sometimes won’t heal the shark at all.

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It’s effective to eat during combat to keep regaining health as fast as you take damage. Eating hunters restores a fair amount, but while eating, the shark is locked into an animation that prevents certain moves like evading. Avoid eating while surrounded by attackers.

7 Leap And Chomp

Maneater Shark Leaps And Chomps

Lunging and ramming is an effective way to destroy boats but can be limiting. Another tactic is to leap and land on boats to crush them and their crew. However, being on a boat too long leaves you exposed and unable to counterattack. Therefore, rather than landing on boats, you should guide the shark to jump over them.

While doing so, you can chomp at nearby crew members to deal damage and knock them into the water. Even though they may survive the attack, hunters are harmless in the water.

6 Fight In Deep Water

Bounty Hunter Ensign Dixon Intro

Though sharks have been known to swim in shallow waters, it's not the best environment for them. Sharks are easy to spot in the shallows and this is more than evident in Maneater. There are many missions and collectibles that require the shark to go into shallow waters with limited depth and swim space. You don’t want the shark to end up here while being hunted.

The bounty hunters are actually quite sharp and can quickly take aim. Their shots can reach a decent depth, so you always want to leave an escape route open. To avoid being overwhelmed, lead hunter boats out to open water where there are plenty of places to hide and recover.

5 Watch Out For Divers

Maneater Shark Hunts Diver

It’s reasonable to think that any human with common sense would want to distance themselves from dangerous and aggressive animals. It appears that the Maneater bounty hunters aren’t such humans. As the shark becomes larger and more powerful, hunters will switch up their weaponry and assault tactics.

They’ll eventually start arriving with armed divers who will dive in and make a beeline right for the shark. They’re usually armed with assault weapons and can dish out a lot of damage if you’re not careful. They can be identified by yellow reticles so if you see them pop up, it’s time to dive and chomp.

4 Target Drivers

Bounty Hunter Bayou Willy Intro

Without boats, bounty hunters would be at quite a loss against the Maneater shark. They have a wide range of sea-faring vehicles from airboats to warships. Each boat comes with a crew that always includes at least one driver. These crew members don’t attack and will drive ships to pursue and surround the shark. The strange thing is that this is the only one of the crew who knows how to drive.

As a result, you can prevent a boat’s movement simply by killing the driver, leaving the hunters stranded. If the driver is protected by the ship’s hull, use evolution attacks or targeted rams to expose them.

3 Use Explosives To Your Advantage

Bounty Hunter Robert Brunlett Intro

There doesn’t seem to be any restrictions on what bounty hunters can use to pursue their target. They start with rifles and shotguns but quickly move up to assault weapons and explosives. At higher ranks of Infamy, each boat you encounter will likely have at least one member who will throw bombs at the shark. When thrown, a blinking icon pops up indicating its location before it detonates a few seconds later.

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However, these explosives experts don’t pay much attention to where they’re throwing. By guiding the shark toward boats during throws, you can have the explosives damage, the crew, and even divers.

2 Separate Boats

Bounty Hunter Butcherboy Brady Intro

Sharks are solitary, while the Maneater humans are not — while the shark is being hunted, she will be pursued by several boats at once. Each boat may be different in type, but they all share a common target. When the shark lingers in any one area, boats will attempt to surround her in a tight circle. This is why you need to use the shark’s mobility and speed to your advantage.

By widening your swimming space, you can force boats to separate, which will spread out their attacks. This will also allow you to focus on each boat individually rather than all at once.

1 Ram From Below

Bounty Hunter Scaly Pete Intro

The bite and tailwhip are quick and effective attacks toward the beginning, but not against tougher hulls. That’s why the shark needs to learn how to charge from a distance and ram them from the sides. If the shark has enough speed, she can pass through and under the boat.

However, ramming from the surface leaves the shark open to being fired upon. To reduce exposure during ramming, dive under the targeted ship and lunge at it from the bottom.

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