
When behind, hug the sidesĬloud narrowly avoiding one of Motor Ball's electric bombs. Since you won't be able to attack Motor Ball easily from a distance, there's no reason to put yourself in this position, so try to stay close behind Motor Ball for the duration of the fight. If you fall too far behind Motor Ball to try to take a breather, you won't get one – Motor Ball will start throwing electric bombs back at you which are difficult to avoid and can cost you unnnecessary HP. When he moves ahead, hug the sides to avoid his electric bombs.This is the hardest attack to avoid taking damage from. When he starts shooting at you, press R1 to guard.When he starts charging his flame blast attack, brake before it launches to avoid it.When he lifts his wheels in the air, brake before he slams them down to avoid it.Although it doesn't show Ability names like typical enemies, once you've gotten used to its patterns, you'll be able to take down Motor Ball without too much damage. Most of Motor Ball's killer moves are highly telegraphed. 3 for getting the Attack Bonus up to 200% during the Motor Ball battle, so you can take it out without worrying about the numbers displayed. Once you've knocked out all six of its wheels, Motor Ball will automatically be Staggered, so save up your Unique Ability to hit him hard with Spinning Slash! Stagger Bonus Not Counted for Trophy or Enemy IntelĪlthough Motor Ball's Stagger Attack Bonus will go as high as 500% near the end of the battle, you won't be able to receive the Staggering Feat trophy for getting the Attack Bonus up to 300%, or Battle Intel 12: The Stagger Effect Pt. At this point, continuing to attack a broken Wheel will have no effect on Motor Ball, so head for the next Wheel right away.Īfter you've knocked out all three Wheels on one side, Motor Ball will be kind enough to flip itself around and allow you to attack other three Wheels, so there's no need to circle around to hit all six Wheels. The Wheels which still need to be knocked out are easily recognizable by their shining blue lights – once you've already knocked out a wheel, it will turn black. In order to deal damage to Motor Ball, you'll first need to defeat each of its Wheels. Chapter 18: How to Beat Motor Ball Knock out the wheels one by one
