Can't beat Combo "Rival Challange"

[Spicy Laowai]

Hi Everyone,

I'm currently stuck on the Combo "Rival Challenge" at the beginning of Chapter 2.

The game isn't really well designed, as it forces you to accept the challenge from Combo and Cube. So, now I'm stuck on this challenge and can't play any other level until I beat it. Ugh.

I'm stuck in the part where you're in the sewer halfpipe and you have to get momentum to go into the sewer door, to go to the stairs.

Unforunately, I'm using keyboard, so doing this is pretty impossible. I never seem to hit the door straight on, which causes combo to just "chill and skate around in the sewer" or get stuck on the door itself.

So, is there any solution? I can't find any online. I can't play with a controller with this game as I don't have one.

[Maybe Andre]

its possible, i beat it, one tip , if you hold left/right then jump you go much farther, but if you jump then press left/right it gets easier (and im pretty sure you can DELAY the challenge by saying No when they ask you

[Spicy Laowai]

Unfortunately, they don't give the option of Yes/No. It's just sits there until I press enter. No other button works.

So what should I do? Left/Right then jump? Or Jump then left/right? Wouldn't either just make me move/jump in a direction that is not forward? :P

[Maybe Andre]

Originally posted by Cruel Angel's Thesis - 外国人:

Unfortunately, they don't give the option of Yes/No. It's just sits there until I press enter. No other button works.

So what should I do? Left/Right then jump? Or Jump then left/right? Wouldn't either just make me move/jump in a direction that is not forward? :P

cant remember which you had to do, but you would still go forward, sadly you cant change momentum when in air, But if if your falling short, then hold left/right then jump, if your overshooting it then jump then left/right, hope this helps.

[Spicy Laowai]

Ah ok. Well, my issue is more with the sewer half pipe. You're supposed to do like Beat does, and slide up the left side of the pipe to let the momentum carry you to the right side (and into the door way). Difficult to do on keyboard.

Just wish there was some way to get a savegame that had this part beat. Hah!

[Daikatan]

This mission was one hell of frustration.

I failed may runs with random stuff:

- bumping into whatever things (bumping into Beat himself - and he rotates me 180 degree and pushes back at some distance; bumping into invisible to us things on that shibuya square with many peoples with side view; bumping into either bus or trees or architecture; bumping into gates; bumping into cars and trees and parts of buildings )
- hilarious stuff like ending up on cars and those cars drive you away to exit, lol
- stupid gate part between halfpipe and streets!! many many times something went wrong - be that Combo pushing away from gate entrance, skating on halfpipe instead when entrance attempt fails on its own or due to Beat or when you're ready exit to street yet Beat pushes you away from door so you bump into fence or Combo starts descending instead..
- on final streets, besides random car intereference, jumping after grinding on rails (those on right side at least, dont remember left ones) easily bumps you into trees or parts of building..

and list go on

[Deadwood]

If you haven't gotten past it yet, I have some advice:

-Upon leaving the bus terminal and entering the street/playground area, wait until the bus passes by and latch onto/follow it. Don't enter the halfpipe until the third entrance on your left. This should give you a small time save.
-As others have said, abuse the boost jump exploit.
-You don't need to gain momentum off of the halfpipe. The jump can be made from the ground. (Regardless of your control type, angle of entrance, or use of the pipe, this race is finnicky. Don't feel discouraged.)
-Once you get past the halfpipe area, take the right-hand path down the hill (it's faster.) Just don't forget to pick up a can on your way down, and you should be good!

[Vermin]

For anyone still struggling, if you are still close to Beat when you clear the halfpipe, don't follow him down the hill! There are spray cans if you take a right, and the street is much steeper and a bit shorter so you can beat him right at the end.