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NHK iconoclast
327,458
Achievement won on 24 Mar 12TA Score for this game: 2,221
Posted on 25 March 12 at 15:04, Edited on 25 April 12 at 17:43
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This achievement is for clearing Master Ninja mode.
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Some general tips:
1. ALWAYS finish a Steel on Bone attack with the X button, no matter what the button prompt on screen says. If you mash X through a SoB, it will allow you to keep chaining and insta-kill any nearby enemy. A good strategy for large groups of enemies is to find a weak grunt, damage him until his clothes are covered in blood (XYXXXX works well), slide into him to knock him into the air, and hit Y to combo into a Steel on Bone attack. Hit X to finish it, and hit X again to chain the SoB to a nearby enemy.
2. The jumping bow attack is a safe and easy way to deal damage. This tactic is especially useful in the acid pit on Day 4.
3. Try to finish as many enemies as you can with an Obliteration Technique. It adds more energy to your ninpo meter.
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These are the easiest, and safest ways to defeat each enemy:
Armored soldiers with glowing knives - on-landing 360YXXXY or XX>XY(hold)YXXXY. On-landing 360Y works with the Scythe as well.
Beret soldiers - X+A, A, Y with any weapon. Works every time.
Alchemists - Falcon Talons: Y, ->YXXXY. The forward+Y will only lift them when they're flat on the ground, so you'll have to wait a second after the first hit connects. Running + YYXXY can also instakill a healthy alchemist, but it only works when both Y attacks hit them while they're charging their magic. After you get the Blade of the Archfiend on Day 5, you can use running + XXX, >YXXXY for an instakill as well.
Invisible soldiers - Use shurikens to make them visible. After a shuriken *hits* one of them, they are vulnerable to the flying swallow for a second, so you can kill them instantly. On-landing 360Y with the Scythe and Dragon Sword are good as well.
Dogs - XYXXXX. If you hit the first five attacks, they will die before the final one, so you don't need to finish the combo.
Snakes - Scythe: XYXXXY and on-landing 360YXXY. With the sword, running + XX works well.
Apes - Scythe: XYXXXY and on-landing 360YXXY. With the sword, running + XX works well.
Scythe Fiend - Stay out of melee range, wait for him to do his jumping splash, dodge behind him, and use YYY. Retreat and repeat until dead.
Claw Ninjas - On-landing 360YXXXY with the sword or Scythe.
Dual-sword Ninjas - X+A, A, Y works, but they can block it. XYXXXY and on-landing 360YXXXY are more reliable.
Imps - X+A, A, Y with any weapon. Works every time.
For bosses, there isn't much to say about most of them besides learn their patterns and attack when they're open. But for the Regent of the Mask, use the Scythe. XYXXXY and on-landing 360Y destroy him. Fiend Ryu can be Izuna Dropped, so the Scythe and sword are good against him.
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And finally, I've uploaded my first Master Ninja playthrough to youtube, so it can be used for reference if you're stuck on an encounter. The playlist can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9906DCF435B70BFB&... |
Dragoon XZero
107,045
Achievement won on 06 Jan 13TA Score for this game: 4,110
Posted on 06 January 13 at 09:17
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I just got this achievement and this guide I used is absolutely incredible it's a complete text and video walk through with very informative commentary. I was struggling so much with some of the enemies and with his strategies it made them laughably easy :D all credit goes to Kagerasimaru from PS3trophies.org, he also has a similar guide for ultimate ninja mode as well. I'd highly recommend this guide to anyone attempting MN mode. Good luck friends!
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/ninja-gaiden-3/154199-ninja... |