Did you finish a level and wonder why you didn't get that last collectible,
even though you collected every physical collectible you could in a level? Typically
if you're missing that last collectible in a slot, chances are you did not get an S ranking.
Today I'll be showing you the best and easiest methods on how to get S
Rankings in the Cobra Kai video game, and some other tips that may help you out as well.
The first major step to getting an S Ranking is completing as many Cool Feats as you can during
a mission. These are your end-of-level bonuses you see on the right hand side
of your screen which are Environmentals, Ultimate Eliminations, Characters Alive,
Full Health, and No Food. There is one category I did skip because it varies on the dojo that
you're playing as, which I will come back to in a second. The first one, Environmentals,
is where you slam an enemy into a car, throw them into a dumpster, stuff them into a locker, etc.
This bonus is very easy to complete; in fact, there are very few levels that won't have enough
Environmentals to complete this bonus. The second one is Ultimate Eliminations, which refers to how
many characters you defeated using an Ultimate Attack. This one can be tricky in the beginning
of the game, but one detail to note is that you do not need to finish an enemy at full health
to achieve this bonus. As you long as you finish them period, this will count towards your bonus.
I will go more in depth on this later as well as there is a key to getting an Ultimate quickly.
The 3rd bonus, Characters Alive, simply means how many characters you still have alive at the end of
the level. Do whatever you can to avoid characters being knocked out before finishing a level,
whether that's switching them out or healing them when necessary. The fourth bonus, Full Health, is
also self-explanatory = how many characters do you have at the end of the level that still have full
health? The fifth level bonus, No Food, refers to you using any food at all to finish the level.
Now as crazy as this sounds, there is another way to heal no matter which dojo you're using – parry.
Timing a parry right will give you at least 20 points of health back, and is the key to
getting your characters to not only full health but to also get around the No Food bonus. Now back
to the category I skipped – if you're playing as Miyagi-Do, you will have a bonus for Parry
Eliminations. This will only apply to enemies you giant swing and throw towards the screen;
normal slamming parries do not count towards the bonus. If you're playing as Cobra Kai,
you have a bonus called Ground Eliminations – simply finish an enemy by doing the ground
and pound, which is fairly easy as you can do this to almost any character,
the exception being larger enemies such as the Sloth skeleton. If you are able to get these
bonuses even if you don't get max S ratings on your combos in each area, these will greatly
improve your chances to getting an S Ranking by providing a much needed boost in your score.
And while we're on the subject, let's do a quick dive into the combo system.
This also differs between the dojos – as Cobra Kai is focused on offense, it is much easier to boost
your combo score than it would be with Miyagi-Do. On the flipside, since Miyagi-Do is focused more
on defense, you could do a bunch of parries that would boost your Combo Rating faster than
focusing on attacks. If you're really aiming to improve your Combo Rating before leaving an area,
focus on regular attacks with your punches and kicks; save your Dojo and Character Skills for
necessary situations. The reason I say this is your combo rating does not go up as quickly as
it should be if you use those kills, compared to regular punches and kicks. However, there are
some exceptions to this rule – for example, if you just knocked out the last enemy on screen,
you probably want to rush your character to the next enemy as quickly as possible. It would be
ideal to use a Dojo Skill or Character Skill that has a reach to keep the combo meter going. Another
example would be using a Character Skill that hits at least 3 enemies at once - for example,
Robby's fully upgraded Frost Dash can provide a much needed combo boost against multiple enemies.
You do also have to be careful when ambushing an enemy, as they'll sometimes have an invincibility
frame before switching to fight mode from their idle animation, and the hit will not register,
resulting in your combo being broken. On the other hand, if your combo rating is higher,
it takes more time for the combo to be broken by inactivity. Also obviously,
if you do get hit, the combo is automatically broken and you do have to start over.
One other tip I have is that in order to build your ultimate quicker, the first part is when
upgrading your character, focus on boosts that grant you more ultimate percentage from attacks.
This will help charge your Ultimate quicker, especially if you have to stick to regular
punches and kicks, and you will be able to use your Ultimate multiple times in a level to be
able to get the Ultimate Eliminations bonus. You will also have to get very familiar with
how your Ultimates work and what their hitbox is like – for example, Robby's is only useful if
the enemy is right in front of him and closeby; however, the enemy that is hit by this Ultimate
will bounce across the screen and inflict damage on any other opponent that it runs into.
Miguel's Ultimate is great because it hits nearly everybody on screen, but the damage is weaker and
is only useful for stunning multiple enemies at once, so you will want to wear down your
opponents HP to near 0 so you can pull off this Ultimate and use it to eliminate your enemies.
The last piece of advice I have for you today - practice, practice, practice. Familiarize
yourself with hitboxes, canceling your skills into evading or using a different attack instead,
get used to parrying enemies at the right time,
and also replay levels as needed to practice against different types of
enemies to learn their attack behavior. Soon enough, you'll get an S Ranking every time.
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