Ghost Blade HD

Ghost Blade HD (EP)

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599 Combo

599 Combo

Reach a x599 combo in HARD mode.

15.6%

How to unlock the 599 Combo achievement in Ghost Blade HD - Definitive Guide

This sounds more difficult than it is because you can do it in Training Mode. You need to select a stage that will generate enough hits for the 599 combo. Stage 3 is the easiest stage in terms of survivability to acquire the x599 combo but Stage 4 presents more targets to drive up the count.

Start Training Mode and select Stage 3 Hard or Stage 4 Hard, equipping your ship with 10 bombs. Play, alternating between the focus shot and the regular shot. Note that the focus shot will produce the tech orbs to fill the gauge for bomb manufacture in case you need more than 10 bombs.

If you are playing on Stage 3 be very aggressive in making your shots hit and try to minimize the use of bombs. Otherwise, it is quite likely that you will reach the end boss before attaining the required x599 count. If you are playing on Stage 4, concentrate on survivability. Even with imprecision in your shots and liberal use of bombs, you should be able to drive the combo count well above the required x599 count. Regardless of the stage you selected, the trophy will unlock once you reach the combo count and before you defeat the stage boss.

If you are hit, resetting the combo count, press cn_start to exit the game and restart the stage in Training Mode on Hard difficulty with 10 bombs. If you are having difficulty with the stage you selected, try a different stage. Check to ensure that the game has not changed the difficulty setting before restarting the stage. It is prone to do that (thanks to AtsumaKarin for pointing this out in the comments). So, you might have to reset the difficulty back to what you had.
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19 Mar 2017 00:17

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Just wanted to add something to this.

For some reason, the game would switch the difficulty back to Normal after every 2 games on the menu screen when I went for this trophy.

However: I believe the change actually occurred upon STARTING the 2nd game because I had a: "successful" 599 combo run when I clearly had Hard selected on the menu only to not get the trophy. Nasty glitch when you'd been getting frustrated going for it. :(

Luckily, I got it the very next game! dance
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By AtsumaKarin on 29 Mar 2017 20:34
That's a good observation--thanks for pointing it out. I've edited the solution telling people to be mindful of the difficulty setting when restarting a training mode stage--giving you credit for the tip, of course. Out of curiosity, what stage did you use to get the X599 combo?
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By Allgorhythm on 29 Mar 2017 22:36
No worries. smile

I used Stage 4 having looked at your guide. I decided that I wasn't good enough to do it on Stage 3 if I had to be *that* perfect...lol.
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By AtsumaKarin on 29 Mar 2017 22:45
Yes. Stage 3, although an easier stage, requires more skill. You have 10 bombs at your disposal but you can't use them haphazardly. If you do, you're liable to destroy enemies that you need to shoot to drive up the combo count to X599. Whereas, Stage 4 with many more enemies that make it more difficult, has more than enough to reach the X599 count even if you take a bombs away approach.
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By Allgorhythm on 29 Mar 2017 22:50
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I recommend going into Training mode for this trophy, as you can start Stage 1 fully powered-up and with 10 bombs (although you really shouldn’t need so many). In order to get a combo going, destroy everything without dying (dying resets the combo) and use as few bombs as possible. Stage 1 is easy even on Hard mode and is ideal to get a x599 combo. There are not many enemies, so you may find yourself close to 599 but unable to reach it; however, this is easily solved by destroying large ships while very close and in front of them, as this way they will release tons of stars and will make your combo grow tremendously. Keep in mind you need to reach a 599 combo before the boss fight or else it won’t count.

If you are having trouble, refer to the following video:

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This is done only at level 3 and it is not necessary to reach this level. Just go to PRACTICE and select level 3 there and place 10 bombs.
You must destroy 599 enemies without losing a life, otherwise the counter will reset to zero.
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01 May 2017 16:37