Rocket Jump is inconsistent

[MystiQue]

How do I do the rocket jump reliably? I only get to max height 1 in 10 times.

[Cavalcadence]

Something that might not be obvious (it took me a while to figure this out originally!) is that you should be holding the "Jump" button down for the entire time. Holding "Jump" gives you more height both from your initial jump AND from the rocket explosion! So if you let go of Jump before the rocket explodes, the explosion won't boost you as high. Anyway, once I figured this out, the Rocket Jump became a lot easier and more useful. =)

As far as maximizing height... from what I recall, I think I got my best results from doing the following:

1) Press and hold "Jump" (keep holding the "Jump" button until after step 3)
2) Wait until you've reached maximum jump height, and have JUST started to fall... then fire a Rocket straight down.
3) Make sure to keep holding "Jump" to get as much of a boost as possible from the rocket explosion!

FYI, you can also get an upward boost by firing a rocket into a wall directly in front of you... which can be useful when you're too far from the ground to do a normal Rocket Jump. And again, if you hold "Jump" the entire time, you'll get a bigger boost from the explosion. =)

Hope that helps!