birkhalter Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) In order to get these achievements you must kill each boss within a certain amount of time. The time required varies per boss. The easiest way I have found to do these achievements is to set the difficulty to Penguin (easiest) giving you 9 lives. Go into each boss fight with a full 8 strikes and a few bombs. Unload everything you have and don't worry about dying, because respawning gives you 3 bombs and 2 strikes. Below is a list of the times needed to attain. Level 1 Boss - Plane "S" Ranking 0:00 - 0:13 "A" Ranking 0:14 - 0:25 Level 2 Boss - Tank "S" Ranking 0:00 - 0:26 "A" Ranking 0:27 - 0:35 Level 3 Boss - Battleship "S" Ranking 0:00 - 1:11 "A" Ranking 1:12 - 1:20 Level 4 Boss - Tank (revisited) "S" Ranking 0:00 - 1:02 "A" Ranking 1:03 - 1:16 Level 5 Boss - Plane (revisited) "S" Ranking 0:00 - 1:05 "A" Ranking 1:06 - ??? First time posting. Thanks for this great site and community at x360a. Edited September 18, 2008 by birkhalter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slatanica Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I was wondering if it is best to go for the main section of each boss, or take them out piece by piece? Not sure which is quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birkhalter Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 It is easiest to pick the Mosquito (strongest firepower) and focus damage on the middle/main parts of the boss to get fast kills. Using 3-4 bombs will typically take out alot of the smaller guns on the plane bosses. For the tank bosses, save bombs until you get the first explosion on the main part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slatanica Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thanks, I'm gonna go try it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twotonkoala Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 13 seconds!?!?! You're kidding me! On another note: I'm now pissed off as I managed to reach the level 5 boss and died. Therefore not getting anything for completing the game. Thanks for the info however, at least it gives us an idea of what we're shooting for. Those are some pretty nutty times though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoLveR84 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 This game is harrrrrrrrrd. But fun. Just like geometry wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birkhalter Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Edit: Added in "A" times for 3rd and 4th boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fOOdaCe Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 The 13 seconds for the first boss are quite easy: 1. Pick up mosquito 2. Get laser level 2 3. Have a full, our almost full health bar. 4. Have all missiles. As soon as the plane appears position yourself between the main turret and the tail, and tap (A) as fast as you can (lasers shoot once per tap, unlike the other weapons). When the boss starts to take hits (parts flashing white) tap (A) and (B) until your out of missiles. Then go to the bottom of the screen and keep tapping (A) and dodging enemy fire. The boss should go down in no time. The trick here is to tap as fast as you can.. Personal record: 10 seconds. I'll try to post a video soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Public Method Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H40kNrsSVKM]YouTube - 1942 : Joint Strike - Get "S" rating[/ame] heres the video for all S ratings, hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti Man Pete Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 That video definitly helped just for where you should be starting off to avoid the first and 2nd set of attacks by the bosses. You saved me a playthrough, which isn't a lot of time, but it's definitly enough to save me time in my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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