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Contents

  • Essentials
    • Introduction
      • Guide Overview
      • Control Key
    • The Way of the Ninja
      • Game Basics
      • Ninja Arts
    • Ninja Training
      • Weapons and Ninpo Magic
      • Techniques
    • Ninja Enemies
      • Basics
      • Soldiers
      • Black Spider Clan
      • Monsters
      • Other Enemies
    • Achievements, Trophies and Unlockable Content
      • Unlockable Content
      • Achievements and Trophies
    • Behind the Scenes
      • Interview with Yosuke Hayashi
  • Walkthrough
    • Ninja Trials
      • Mission Briefing
      • Acolyte Mission Analysis
      • Mentor Mission Analysis
      • Leader Mission Analysis
      • Master Mission Analysis
      • Ultimate Mission Analysis
    • The Path of the Ninja
      • Basics
      • London, UK (Day 1)
      • Deserted City, Rub' Al Khali (Day 2)
      • Abysmo Island, Indian Ocean (Day 3)
      • LOA Biolab, Abysmo Island (Day 4)
      • Hayabusa Village, Japan (Day 5)
      • Howard Phillips Plains, Antarctica (Day 6)
      • The Black Narwhal, Pacific Ocean (Day 7)
      • Tokyo, Japan (Day 8)
    • Boss Battles
      • London, UK
      • Deserted City, Rub' Al Khali
      • Abysmo Island
      • LOA Biolab, Abysmo Island
      • Hayabusa Village, Japan
      • Howard Phillips Plains, Antarctica
      • The Black Narwhal, Pacific Ocean
      • Tokyo, Japan
  • Multiplayer
    • Clan Battle
      • Mission Briefing
      • Clan Battle Strategies and Abilities
      • Stage Maps

Ninja Gaiden 3 Guide › Walkthrough › Boss Battles

Deserted City, Rub' Al Khali

BOSS BATTLE:
IDE-1011 Manta Helicopter

Close Range Abilities: Turret Gun

Long Range Abilities: Missiles

Strategy: Quickly slide to the left or right to dodge the helicopter as it dives toward Hayabusa. Use standing arrows to take out the rocket launchers on the wings of the helicopter. Shoot as many arrows as you can before a barrage of missiles flies toward Hayabusa.

Stay away from the middle of the platform and slide to avoid the helicopter when it dives at Ryu. Do not shoot the cockpit because it cannot be damaged by arrows.

Take out the first helicopter, then press Jump ( or ) when prompted to dive off the roof. Follow the on-screen prompts and press Strong Attack ( or ), then rapidly tap Strong Attack ( or ).

Slide toward the turret and stay away from the guns. When it turns toward Hayabusa, slide to the other side. Repeat this process until the front of the turret glows yellow. Use Strong Attacks, then press Quick Attack ( or ) when prompted to destroy it.

Continue to follow the prompts by pressing Jump ( or ).

Shoot the rocket launchers on the wings of the helicopter.

Slide to avoid the helicopter when it dives at Hayabusa.

When you land on the next platform, another helicopter appears. Follow the same strategy as before, aiming at the rocket launchers on either side of the helicopter and staying away from the center of the platform.

Kunai Climb toward the turret ...

... and move left or right to avoid gun fire.

Destroy the helicopter and press Jump ( or ) when prompted. In the air, press Left or Right on the Left Analog Stick and hold Block ( or ) when prompted, then press Strong Attack ( or ) and rapidly tap Strong Attack ( or ).

Repeat the strategy to take out the next turret, then use the Kunai Climb when the wing shifts vertically. Use the Left Analog Stick to avoid the turret fire, but be careful not to fall or Hayabusa dies.

When the wing returns to the normal alignment, ignore the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) and focus on destroying the turret. Follow the prompts to jump to the next platform, then take out the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) with jumping arrow shots.

Once all of the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) are dispatched, take out the rocket launchers on the helicopter above. Follow the prompts to jump down to the next helicopter to complete the boss battle.

NORMAL DIFFICULTY

All of the turrets go down fairly quickly on Normal difficulty, and the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) toward the end can be ignored for the most part. It doesn’t take many arrows to destroy the last helicopter, and even if the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) attack Hayabusa, the damage inflicted is minimal.

MASTER NINJA AND ULTIMATE NINJA DIFFICULTY

The main thing to avoid on Master Ninja and Ultimate Ninja levels are the missiles from the helicopters and any attacks from the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) near the end.

The missiles are fairly easy to avoid as long as you don’t shoot too many arrows before the missiles are fired at you. However, the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) near the end are another story.

During this portion of the battle, you must evade missiles from the last helicopter while fending off the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack).

It’s important to prevent the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack) from landing because their flamethrower attack inflicts quite a bit of damage.

Slide and shoot arrows as rapidly as possible to take down the Heavy Soldiers (Jetpack), but shoot only one or two arrows between slides, and make sure that you’re sliding perpendicular to the helicopter to avoid the missiles.

If you slide parallel with the helicopter, Hayabusa slides right into the path of the missiles, making them even more difficult to avoid.

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