Now that we have players entering mission 9 on their own, it is time to reveal the criteria so more of you can do so too. As stated in a previous post, a 1CC at mission 8 guarantees entry.
The other way to enter mission 9 using continues is by maintaining a cumulative destroy rate of 80% when completing mission 8.
Before dismissing this as too difficult, note that many players are already achieving destroy rates above 70%. It is just a matter of being very aggressive and re-aligning a strategy with this goal. It is almost the opposite of doing a safe 1CC run. Players will want to try blowing everything up for this, even if it kills them. Don't go for score. Keep blasting at level 3. Don't hold back. Don't conserve bombs. Just go all out. That's what those credits that have been building up are for.
A few tips to help:
- The destroy rate only counts enemies that can hurt the player helicopter. This includes any attacking enemy or enemy that can be crashed into, such as the small drones. Buildings, trucks etc don't count.
- There is no difference in weight for each count. A mission boss counts as 1 enemy destroyed, as does a single weak drone. So these drones are now very important for getting the rate up. Don't let too many slip away!
- The mission end rate only displays the rate for that mission. The cumulative rate is based on the total amount of enemies for the whole game, meaning even if players had a lower rate in mission 3 or 6 (missions with a low enemy count), this can made up in the lengthier missions.
- Players may want to ignore the clear bonus criteria for mission 3 and simply blow up the entire train to ensure a high rate. Score is not a concern when continuing.
- Enemies must be visibly destroyed for them to count. For example, in mission 2, tanks that did not exit the buildings before the structures are blown up are considered missed counts!
Upon beating the game past mission 9, the reward offered will change the entire game. See if you can unlock it before that info is posted here. Good luck and good hunting!