BEST WEAPON USED: Dragon Sword/Bow
BEST NINPO USED: The Art of the Inferno
BOSS ATTACKS: Ki Balls from the Mages, Also head-on attacks.
The Horsemen attempts to plow you with his horse, slash you, and even
use his grab attack (hurts a lot).
DIFFICULTY Medium. Easy if Mages are killed.
My Strategy:
Facing this boss this early definintely proves to be one of the
most difficult boss battles for so early in the game. If you are
not starting to get good with the combat system, you will notice
yourself restarting this battle a lot, just like I did. While it
may seem like a 1v1, and an easy fight with the horseman, it turns
out he's brought some friends to prevent an easy assault on him.
The mages attempt to stand away from you, and fire ki balls at
you as you attempt to attack the main horseman, this proves to be
difficult to do, because the mages can also teleport behind you
and assault you from the back. So what is the best method here?
To kill the mages. Facing the horseman while getting ambushed by
the mages proves to be very difficult, and taking out the mages
makes this battle as easy as pie. There will be two mages that
are always on screen to fight, sometimes three. As you attempt
to slash the mages, they will teleport around you, avoiding
damage. They will then teleport for an attack, simply block it
then assault the mage. One full combo kills a mage.
As you kill a mage, another one will respawn. But don't worry, this cycle is
NOT infinite, and the mages will eventually stop appearing once
you kill about 12. So what about the horseman? Yes, he will
attempt to plow you and slash you as you combat the mages,
and due to the camera, it's hard to know if he's coming or not.
Your best bet is to try to roll out of the way if he attempts
to plow you over, or jump to the side. He will then run back
to the other side, and then attempt to hit you again, giving
you some time to kill a mage or two.
If he does happen to hit you, it could hurt a lot, especially if he gets you in his
grab move, which can take away up to 3/4 of your health.
Luckily, once you kill a mage, they tend to drop health,
allowing you to replenish health without having to use
a potion, unless you really think you need it. After the mages
are dead, the true domination begins. Continue to dodge the plow
attempts from the horseman, then pull out your bow and let him
have it, sending some arrows into his back. These will deal some
very nice damage to him. If you happen to run out, it's still
not that hard.
As he comes at you, jump into the air and attempt
to hit him with the 'A' slash. You may miss a few times, or he may
hit you instead with his slash, but don't worry, it doesn't do
much damage. If you have some Ninpo here, hit him with the
fireballs from the Art of the Inferno, a shot from this will
decimate his health nicely. After he's defeated, you recieve
the Counter Attack ability, argubly the best skill you get.
Ron Arc's Strategy:
This fight is extremely easy. Just dispose of the mages first
with a good finishing combo (one set of combo should kill one
mage right away), and roll out of the way when the horseman gets
near. I think you can block most of his spear thrusts easily. After
the mages are gone (there are about 10 or so, I don't remember),
it's time to dispose this menacing horserider. The easy way is to
wait for him to walk to the other side of the bridge. When he's far
enough, charge your sword with the Y attack . Wait until he gets close,
then unleash the attack. If timed correctly, you should appear right
behind the horse, giving you a great spot to slash him several times,
and roll out to safety. That's it! Just repeat the pattern a couple of
times, and he should be done in a moment. Rinse, lather, repeat.
Dennis Tapia's Strategy:
I completed it without having to use one elixir. Kind
of a cheap way to do it, but effective. I would stay
at the door where he came out of and just continously
wall run straight up and then attack down. It would
attack any mage near me, or the horseman himself if he
ran at me.
It's rather hard to tell when he's coming so I would
just keep doing it each time I landed, and if I saw
him coming before I could get back up I would tuck and
roll out of the way and keep going back up the wall
Henry's Strategy:
On the 2nd level boss, the horseman with mages to help
him, I’ve found a really effective and quick way to kill
him. Once you kill a mage they usually drop a blue essence
and if you time it right you can unleash it right into the
horse-rider . The huge combo will kill him after just 3-4 times.
And if you need hp then you can just absorb the blue essences
instead. Good Luck to anyone trying to beat this.
Ghost Dog's Strategy
A somewhat easy way to help defeat the Samurai Horseman is to use the
bow that was found earlier in Chapter 2. Before entering the bridge area
make sure that you are stocked up on arrows from the dead ninja in the
area you fought the lesser samurai horsemen. When the fight with the boss
gets started fire your arrows at him. Make sure to stay away from the mages
and dodge their fireball attack. By the time you run out of arrows the
horseman should be down to half of his health or so. Now all you have to do
is slash him in the front roll out of the way of the horse and slash at the
back of the horse. Just remember to dodge the fireballs from the mages and
block their attacks. You can kill them if necessary to collect essence and
health.
