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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Part 3

Master Raiden's melee attacks and Blade Mode in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Learn about Zandatsu strikes and how to replenish fuel cells.

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Master Raiden's melee attacks and Blade Mode in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Learn about Zandatsu strikes and how to replenish fuel cells.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Understand that there are three primary ways to damage enemies with your HF Katana: Blade Mode, Wide Attacks, and Strong Attacks.
  2. 2
    When in Blade Mode, use the Right Analog Stick (Right Stick) to adjust the angle and the Left Analog Stick (Left Stick) to change direction.
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    Release the Right Analog Stick to swing your sword in the current direction.
  4. 4
    Perform rapid vertical strikes by pressing Y (Xbox 360) or Triangle (PlayStation 3).
  5. 5
    Perform rapid horizontal strikes by pressing X (Xbox 360) or Square (PlayStation 3).
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    When an enemy is weakened or caught off guard, a red square will appear on them after entering Blade Mode.
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    Manually cut through this red square.
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    Press B (Xbox 360) or Circle (PlayStation 3) to perform a 'Zandatsu' strike, ripping fuel cells from the enemy to fully replenish your own.
  9. 9
    A 'blip' sound and four '-' marks on the square indicate correct alignment for a Zandatsu strike.
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    When you enter Blade Mode at any time, time slows down by 50%.
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    When you enter Blade Mode after weakening an opponent, time slows down to 10%, making enemies move at 1/10th your speed.
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    This extreme slow-motion effect is also possible when killing a target (via sneak attack or regular means), using specific attacks, breaking an enemy's armor, or under special circumstances like boss fights.
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    A short flash and an instant time slowdown indicate an efficient entry into Blade Mode with the 10% slow-motion effect.
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    Heavily armored enemies must be severely weakened first before they can be sliced. Regular cyborgs can be dismembered at any time, and Zandatsu is always possible, though harder without slow-motion.
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    Sneaking behind armored enemies allows for an instant Zandatsu strike.
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    Enemies cannot hear Blade Mode attacks or Zandatsu strikes, as they only react to what is within their limited vision.
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    Raiden is completely invulnerable to attacks during the fuel cell extraction animation.
Tips
  • An alternative method for Zandatsu strikes is to align the camera horizontally while performing vertical slashes with Y/Triangle. This often works well.
  • The Fuel Cell (FC) bar indicates how long you can use Blade Mode. A blue bar means you can use it normally. A yellow bar indicates the slow-motion effect is active. A full bar will spark with electricity. When 'Jack the Ripper' mode is unlocked, the bar turns red when full.

Controls Summary:

  • Blade Mode Action: Move Camera (Left Analog Stick), Manual Cut (Right Analog Stick), Strafe/Move (L3/Press/Hold Left Analog), Vertical Cut (Y/Triangle), Horizontal Cut (X/Square), Zandatsu (B/Circle).

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