The game begins with the player's character given a mission to kill an infamous arms dealer known as "The Jackal". The player lands in the northern territory of Leboa-Sako and is introduced to the harsh reality of life in the country. En route to the town of Pala, the player begins to suffer from malaria and passes out. They wake up with the Jackal standing over them, who briefly offers the player some insight into his philosophy by quoting from Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil about the will to power. He threatens to kill the player but chooses to spare him....
