Overcharged is a series of side mission found across New Marais in Infamous 2, in which Cole recharges several sabotaged substations.[1]
Description
Ville Cochon
Reach the generator in that state, and you‘ll deep fry those Militia saboteurs!
The engineer gives Cole some advice
After receiving a call from Zeke about the Militia disabling electric generators, Cole heads to a nearby rooftop and meets with the engineer responsible for the maintenance of the substations. He explains how he has rigged the nearby substation with a massive charge, an "overcharge" and advises that if Cole sticks to the power lines he should be able to reach the sabotaged generator with no problem. Jumping onto the substation give Cole a massive charge of electricity, throwing him into the air and allowing him to hop from power line to power line across the rooftops to the damaged generator and landing on it not only recharges it, but destroys the Militia guarding it.
Ascension Parish
Cole makes his way to the generator.
After Cole restores the power to Ascension Parish, Zeke informs him that the Militia were trying to "bring down the power", and how the engineer had overcharged another substation for him. Once again Cole's body absorbs the massive charge, allowing him to move quickly across the district and recharge the vandalised generator.
Flood Town
Come on man, lets get you charged up. Bring that bad boy back online.
Zeke rallies Cole.
After chasing Bertand across to Flood Town Cole is once again faced with incapacitated generators. With two substations in the area to recharge and greater enemy numbers Cole has to watch his back as he again overcharges himself and grinds the power lines to the broken generators.[1]
Gas Works
Grinding in the Gas Works.
As Cole's search for the final blast cores take him to the Gas Works district of the city, his enemies become more desperate to stop him as the Ice Soldiers sabotage two more substations. Once again the engineer creates massive electrical charges at a functional generator that Cole can absorb and carry to the damaged substations.
Walkthrough
Overcharge is similar to Satellite Uplinks in Infamous, in the sense that it happens on the rooftops, moving from one to another (occasionally using powerlines for speed), and upon completing each of the missions, nearby additional side missions show up on Cole's GPS. For the first Overcharge mission, you must find the engineer as mentioned by Zeke, and press 
to trigger the short cutscene, where that particular mission really begins.
Get on top of the generator and jump off. Take the wires up ahead and use the Static Thrusters in order to stay airborne as you try to land onto subsequent grind wires; it is easier to maintain the white overcharge aura by decreasing momentum while grinding by holding the left analog stick in reverse. The overcharge will kill any enemies present by letting the player approach them. If Cole is on the ground for too long, he'll gain a red aura, warning that the energy will disperse, and the mission fails.
The last generator needed to complete the side missions are marked with constant lightning storms; touching it slows down gameplay for brief moment, marking completion of each mission alongside a reward of 100 XP and slightly reduced enemy activity throughout New Marais.
Trivia
- Cole's battery cores can't handle the overcharge, thus the energy bursts out of Cole and goes off to anything that can be electrified in an extremely wide radius.
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