Ninja Gaiden 3 Walkthrough Part 1 – Day 1, Part 1
Introduction
After the introductory attacks, start moving toward the edge of the building. As you approach the edge, get ready to hit “A” (X). As Ryu sails forward, hold LT(L2) and move Right. Once he lands, start mashing “Y” (Triangle). Once on solid ground, just run toward the head.
Day 1
London, England
Glide down using the prompted buttons and hit Strong Attack Button to finish off your opponent here. Head forward and around the car. You can sense the proper path with R3 (Clicking Right Thumbstick). As you head past the car, you will enter into your first melee. It has a number of Terrorist and likely a few with Rocket Launchers as well. At higher difficulties, Tougher soldiers are added, some with riot shield and War Dogs.
Time to start getting used to basic combat:
Hold “LT”/”L2” - block
“X”/”Square” - Weak Attack
“Y”/”Triangle” - Strong Attack
Hold Strong Attack – If done while the sword is red, will unleash the Ultimate Technique
If you are blocking and hit an attack as an enemy strikes Ryu then he will counter attack.
Once you deal with that ground, head down the street and around the corner. You will spot a green container truck in front of you with more Soldiers to face. There will likely be at least a pair of Rocket Launchers at the Sand bags in front of the Truck.
Once you wipe them out then more soldiers will start to appear. Among them will be more with Rocket Launchers in addition to whatever other forces they can call on.
After the fight scene, one of the soldiers throws down his weapon and tries to talk his way out of things. Just walk toward him to trigger the scenes and when you get to the truck … attack. There is no other option
While Blocking:
Left Thumbstick: Slide in that direction
Once you are under the truck, get ready to slide again as a car gets thrown at you. This reveals the Steel Spider. It will come at you with a number more Terrorists. Kill the terrorists and break for the alleyway to your right. You may encounter enemies in the alley way.
In the alleyway focus on moving forward. When the pillar collapses in front of you to the right, either jump or slide to get around it. Just after that, the Steel Spider will collapse the Archway in front of you. Turn around and head for the alleyway to the right. Once you are at the entrance, slide underneath it to make it into the Alleyway itself.
Keep moving forward. When you reach the dead end, turn to the wall on your right. Approach it and hit “A”/ “X” to start climbing up it with Kunai. Now use “LT/RT”,”L2/R2” to climb up the wall. When part of it collapses, start climbing again. A Terrorist will attack you from up top. Hit “B”/”Circle” to throw a Kunai at him.
Head to the Left when Ryu gets to the top of the wall. After a bit of a walk along the roof, you will approach a Rocket Launcher Terrorist. Sneak up on him by tilting the thumbstick toward him gently. When he is close by, hit “Y”/“Triangle” to take him out while he cannot see you. After that kill Ryu is prompted to Glide forward. As Ryu glides forward, dodge the rocket coming at him, then use a Strong attack to kill the Terrorist who shot at him.
You will engage in battle with numerous simple terrorists. Keep attacking and killing them until you are prompted to use your Ninpo (“Y+B”/ “Triangle+Circle”). In the lower difficulties the enemies will simply cower and let Ryu pass. On the higher difficulties, more soldiers will come to continue the Assault.
After Ryu deals with them, head forward and to the Left. When Ryu reaches the fence then get ready to slide. A truck will come barreling toward him. Slide underneath it and get ready for another large fight.
This one largely consist of a number of waves of Terrorists coming at Ryu. There will always be a few with Rocket Launchers. Tempting as it is to remain in the thick of things, focus on the ones with the Rockets. These are the most likely to hurt Ryu or interrupt a combo chain that has started. If Ryu encounters Terrorists with Shields, use a Strong attack to destroy the shield quickly. At the end of the fight,
When it is all done, have Ryu head for the Truck that is blocking the hole in the fence. Head on through it once it gets blown up. Now just dash forward as the Helicopter leads Ryu support. At the far end of this street there are two waves of Terrorists to deal with, potentially more.
When you enter into the mist, a soldier you will surprise attack Ryu. Respond with rapid movement and hitting “X”/”Square”. Once inside the mist, moving quietly and slowly. Trace the paths of the laser sightings. This will lead you right to the various Terrorists hidden in the mist. Ryu can also “sense” them. Just click and the next is revealed, at least the sight is. Ryu needs to kill at least 3 Terrorists before the next part of the Stage triggers.
Steel Spider
Time to finally face down the mobile tank that has been chasing Ryu throughout the stage. Ryu cannot destroy the front 2 legs, but the back 4 legs are fair game. Slide around to track the legs very accurately. The tank only has 4/5 attacks but 2 of them are very brutal. The weakest of the attacks is when it fires its machine gun at Ryu. The first of the attacks to worry about are the missiles it can launch from its top. The launcher lights up before it starts firing so start sliding the moment you spot that light. The second attack of concern is the Steel Spider will, at higher difficulties, emit an electric shield. The final attack is a flamethrower it has on its front. Just do not stand in front of it any longer than is necessary at any point in the battle. More than anything, this battle is about sliding and staying very agile.
The best strategy for taking out the legs is to get each leg down to the exposed circuits (there are glowing lights). At this point, move onto the next one and repeat. Once all are down to a single layer of armor, take them all out rapidly. This will also help Ryu avoid the resulting explosion that follows a few seconds after he slices the leg off.
Once all the legs are off, Ryu needs to charge the back of the tank. There he can slice into the Generator and take it out. If he takes too long, then the Steel Spider generates an electric field that will last a few seconds. Wait for it to fade then attack again.
With the Steel Spider destroyed, head through the gap in the fence. Once Ryu passes the Burning Vehicle, then another wave of terrorists attack him. Deal with the few waves that come at Ryu. Then head to the right and onto the left-hand wall. Climb up with the Kunais and deal with the Rocket Launcher up top quickly by throwing one at him. AT the top head through the door.
