Adventure Mode - Area 6 Score Attacks

[xelnia]

Here's a playlist of 3-star (Pro) videos for all 10 Score Attack courses in the final area of Adventure Mode. These could definitely be better, but hopefully they can help people with routes, checkpoints, number of allowable mistakes, etc.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y29AWafgi3o&list=PLnWx88wCmnMQ0nUXbbS0qRTJgKLhcaXfF

Edited September 16, 2016 by xelnia

[TurtlePM]

Thank you so much.

Btw, congratulations for being the first platinum this game my applauses

[The-Man-In-Black]

For the record.....you do NOT have to get 6 stars for level 6-15.  Just completing the level meets the requirements. 

[TurtlePM]

How many stars are needed then?

[xelnia]

How many stars are needed then?

 

You need all 3-stars on every course leading up to 6-15 to unlock it, so 222 stars. Once that's done, just completing 6-15 with the minimum requirements (eat the power pellet to defeat the boss) is 2-stars, like the previous boss battles, but that's enough for the trophy.

[Rainy14-]

Thanks for this - I had managed to beat all of them except for 6-4 which was giving me a lot of trouble for some reason and the video was a big help.

[fisty123]

Thanks for the post.

My issue is the trains, I take too long to them so I struggle at a lot of the Pro Stages and basically gave for now due to it.

 

Well I have hit a brick wall 5-9 is doing my head in 4 trains, all dots in such a short amount of time. Terrible course.

Edited September 18, 2016 by fisty123

[TurtlePM]

Tried 6-1 and cleared after one hour.

I checked the other videos and I simply dont understand what I have to do... The time is just bulls.it or Im just playing it wrong so far. Some players die and they still score more then me...

Any hints Im missing here? :/

Edit: BTW I rarely use bombs. When do you use them proporly?

Edited September 20, 2016 by TurtlePM

[xelnia]

Tried 6-1 and cleared after one hour.

I checked the other videos and I simply dont understand what I have to do... The time is just bulls.it or Im just playing it wrong so far. Some players die and they still score more then me...

Any hints Im missing here? :/

Edit: BTW I rarely use bombs. When do you use them proporly?

 

My general strategy was this:

 

1) Eat all dots until multiplier is 500

2) When 500 multiplier is reached, only eat enough dots to spawn fruit, then use the bomb shortcut to clear the screen

3) Eat enough dots to get multiplier back up to 500, then clear screen ASAP (either with a short route or by using bomb shortcut)

4) Don't die (this resets dot multiplier to 1)

5) If I do die, oh well, keep clearing screens as fast as possible

6) Make sure the ghost trains are full, but don't waste time waking minions if they're already maxed out. Spawn the power pellet, eat the full trains, and move on quickly.

 

In Adventure Mode, extra lives and bombs don't count for your score, so you're only penalized in the dot multiplier if you die and bombs become crucial to save time. Use bombs to shortcut back to the center of the screen either to clear the screen by eating fruit or if a ghost train is on the opposite side of the screen and there's no shortcut through the wall. Eventually, you're forced to eat all dots on a screen to spawn the fruit so you should always have some bombs in stock.

[TurtlePM]

Thank you so much.

Im going to try it again later and after that Ill just give up.

I made 3 stars til 6-1. 13 levels to go. Its so stupid the time resume while you eating trains

[TurtlePM]

Enough for this piece of shit! Deleted and Ill never redownload this cheap bullcrap. Worst 15€ in a game, this is so ridiculous. Lucky-Based games

[yowzagabowza]

I was devastated to find out I needed to three star every damn level to unlock nthe final boss. Unlocking all the rest was so easy! I don't think I can dedicate this much time to a single trophy (well, two trophies, with the plat). I'll try and S rank the score attacks but I doubt I'll stick around for level 6-15. Way too much luck involved with those ghost trains....

Edited November 30, 2016 by yowzagabowza

[PAIR-A-SOX]

Like probably many others who’ve attempted to acquire the platinum trophy for this game, I had to restart each level several times before I was finally successful. In doing so, however, I noticed a pattern.

 

In the bottom left corner of the screen, there is a percentage value that indicates what portion of the target score you’ve achieved. I think I’ve come up with a general idea of where you need to be score-wise at different times. It worked for me in each of the world 6 levels, but I’ve based it off of 6-4 because that is by FAR the most difficult.

 

Make it a goal to achieve:

12% before 5:00

27% before 4:00

45% before 3:00

65% before 2:00

80% before 1:00

 

In all levels besides 6-4, meeting these goals should indicate that you are going to meet the 5,000,000pt. threshold before time expires. If you’re within 5% of each goal (ex. 63% at 2:00; 75% at 1:00; etc.) you’re safe to keep playing. If at any time you have below 5% of a goal, you’d probably be better off restarting, but if you play perfectly, you might still win.

 

However, in level 6-4, meeting these goals is the BARE MINIMUM to even have a shot at beating it. If you’re 1% or 2% below a goal, you’ll have to play PERFECTLY to still beat the level. Any lower, and you’ll have no chance.

 

A few pointers:

-The game will tell you that following the linear path of dots will minimize encounters with the ghosts. While this is true in a general sense, the game does not tell you that this is only when Pac-Man successfully cuts every corner that the path leads him to. Repeatedly failing to cut corners may have an effect on the ghosts’ future placement, and thus could cause more encounters than you’d expect. But I’m 99% certain that if the exact same inputs were given at the exact same times, the ghosts would move in exactly the same ways. Just try to cut corners whenever it feels safe to do so.

 

-Keep in mind that when the power pellets start running away from you, you must eat all (or very very close to all) the dots in the maze before the fruit will spawn. I recommend collecting the power pellet at the earliest opportunity after waking up all the minions, since Pac-Man will move much faster in his powered-up state. This should save some time when collecting any dots you may have left behind. Also, if you can eat one of the ghost trains while it is over some dots, it will save even more time!

 

-Death doesn’t matter as much in stages that aren’t 6-4, since eating ghosts gives you the most points by far. However, if you die with less than 1:00 remaining in any stage, consider restarting. Having a low dot point value that late may cost you the win. If you’ve met all the point goals listed above, you might still be fine, but definitely don’t die a second time! I lost one of the levels with 99.98% score because my dots weren’t worth enough points at the end.

 

-USE OTHER ADVENTURE LEVELS AS PRACTICE. Learn the ghost behaviors, learn how to cut off runaway fruit/pellets, memorize ghost escape routes, find the best way to intercept the ghosts as fast as possible! The level 6 stages are just the earlier adventure levels stuck together in sequence. Find the appropriate stage for a part you’re not so good at and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!

 

-Lastly and most importantly, if you find yourself getting frustrated, TAKE A BREAK! Get some water, eat something, maybe go for a walk outside. Do something that will calm you down for about 30 minutes. Then come back to the game refreshed and ready to take on the challenge! By far the worst thing to do when you’re frustrated is to keep playing. You’ll probably waste more time failing repeatedly than by taking a short break to chill out. Trust me, it works! Can’t tell you how many times I’ve overcome difficult stages in games on my first or second try after taking a break!

 

This trophy IS doable with enough dedication and perseverance. Just keep practicing, and don’t get too frustrated. The payoff will be sweet when you finally get that platinum!

Edited March 8, 2020 by PAIR-A-SOX
fixed a bit of ambiguity