Jet Set Radio Future - Strategy Guide (Page 04)

Below are the cheat codes, hints and help for Jet Set Radio Future - Strategy Guide (Page 04).

All times set by me unless specified. If you can beat these email me and tell
me your tactics and I'll credit you. If you use tactics the same as mine you
must have proof of your time (Photo or similar).

Advanced Controls
-----------------
There are six kinds of jumps (not necessary to know unless you want really fast
test run times).
1. The hop - press lightly on the jump button while going at low/mid speed
2. Standard Jump - Full press while going at low/mid speed
3. Full Jump - light/full press while going at high speed (such as after
grinding a rail or going downhill). Air trick territory.
4. Boost dash jump - Full press while boost dashing
5. Long Jump - light press while boost dashing.
6. Fast Full Jump - Immediately jump off a rail/pipe as soon as you land on it
and you sometimes (not frequently though) get this kind of jump. It is MUCH
faster than a normal jump and closely resembles a boost dash jump (but of
course you don't need cans to execute it). You also travel a lot further.  Your
speedometer down the bottom will be at 90% as opposed to about 75% for a normal
full jump.




General Tactics
---------------

This next section is fully a matter of opinion by the people who can get the
fastest times in the test runs (myself and HipHopHead)

Jet Graffiti - I don't know if anyone doesn't do this but please use the
auto-spray feature (full description in the controls section). Not just for
large and extra Large graffiti but between small tags as well. Remember as long
as there is less than a three second gap between graffiti tags you can hold
down the R - shoulder button. Three seconds doesn't sound like a long time but
the better you become the more you'll be able to get away with.  Also try to
master the turn around graffiti. After you spray a large or x-lrg tag the
camera automatically switches. By skidding before the camera switches you can
save a little time. You can also "extend" the life of your boost dash by
jumping before it runs out.

Jet Dash/Jet Flag/Jet Graffiti - (HipHopHead)
1. The most direct way from where you are to where you want to be is almost
never a straight line!

2. Its faster to go a "little" out of your way and end up getting enough to
boost (10 spray cans), than to go the most direct and "fastest" way.

3. There are variations in speed that come into play that anyone going for a
fast time should consider.
a. Its always faster to grind a rail (even when the rail isn't the most direct
path).
b. Jumping will always slow you down (unlike JGR where it speeds you up).In
general, the bigger the "normal" jump, the slower the jump ("normal" meaning,
you start the jump from skating, jumps from a grind are relatively faster than
those from skating, though).
c. It's usually faster to ignore things like billboards whenever possible
(because jumping to reach them will slow you down). But a good short cut is
still priceless whether it involves jumping or not.
d. A boost (using 10 spray cans) will speed up any of these things (it seems to
speed up the processes of grinding a little bit, normal skating a lot, and
jumping even more).

4. Be familiar with the gameplay. For example figure out how long it takes
after you press dash, before you're able to press jump, or trick. Also, you
should be comfortable enough with the controls that you don't ever need to stop
and press the "change view" trigger.
Its incredibly important to "X" trick any time you can, on all grinds no matter
how short or long, and in all jumps!

5. Lastly, be creative when you think about the level, there are routes through
any level that would probably make the level designer blush. It is often
possible to ignore big chunks of a level (often the slowest parts) by finding a
sneaky shortcut that nobody notice or if they did, wouldn't realize was a
shortcut. Above all, think in 3D.




ALL TACTICS WRITTEN ASSUMING YOU ARE USING A CHARACTER WITH A THIRTY CAN LIMIT
UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.

I have also used the terminology "medium tag" to mean those three rotating
circles for example. Tagging, spraying and graffiti-ing are synonymous.


JET GRAFFITI
+++++++++++++

Dogenzaka Hill
----------------

Best time:     1.52.86
Jet:           5.00.00
Nitro:         7.00.00
Turbo:         9.00.00
Engine:       15.00.00
Motor:        20.00.00


Make your way to the middle of the road and grind the divider. Jump and collect
all the cans while moving down the hill. After collecting the first 3 batches
of cans (you should now have 22 cans) make your way back to the left hand side
handrail avoiding the traffic. Make another jump and collect the 4 yellow cans.
Then jump to your left and onto the rail collecting the first yellow can and
the blue can. After collecting the blue can you should now have 30 cans (32 if
using Clutch/Jazz) so jump right. Get all 7 graffiti tags here. You'll have 16
cans left.

Now this is probably the hardest section to do cleanly. Keep running down the
hill. After about one second, boost dash. Before the boost dash runs out jump
towards the medium tag. It's important that your boost dash hasn't run out
before you jump or you won't make it. Also when you graffiti the medium tag you
want to be moving forward so you don't lose momentum and waste time. You want
to run onto the flag pole after the medium tag and collect all the yellow cans
on the flag and jump to collect the blue can. The reason this section is
difficult to do cleanly is because you want to be near enough to the wall while
graffiti-ing the medium tag so that you won't bump into the pole but far enough
away so that you can run in a straight line and grind the flag pole. There
isn't a lot of room for error.

Anyway, after jumping off the flag pole jump onto the handrail and grind it.
You'll have to slow down slightly to get the medium tag. At the end of the
handrail I normally have 25 cans. Fall off the handrail and keep going down the
hill and get the 5 tags here.  Hopefully you will only have taken about 54 secs
if you want to equal my time. Run down the hill (I haven't found a way to
efficiently make use of boost dash here). Jump on the handrail and collect the
blue can. Then jump left and get the 5 tags here. Collect the five cans while
moving down the hill. You should have 11-13 cans. Jump to your left and get the
large tag. Then another jump to the next platform and get medium tag. Fall off
platform and down onto the handrail. You must slow down dramatically to get the
large tag here.

Skate up hill and collect the blue can and two more yellow cans. As soon as you
collect the second yellow can turn to your left. We are going to boost dash up
the hill while collecting all 3 blue cans. After doing that get the medium and
large tags.

Here is the second tricky bit of the level to cleanly. After getting the large
tag you should still be holding down the R shoulder button. You want to jump
over the edge of the platform but you must collect the two blue cans. If you
are holding the R shoulder button the medium tag should be taken care of.  You
must have 15 cans by the time you grind up the stair rail. The rest of the
level is obvious.




Shibuya Terminal
---------------------
Best time:     1.53.96
Jet:           5.00.00
Nitro:         6.00.00
Turbo:         7.00.00
Engine:       15.00.00
Motor:        20.00.00

Tactics:  This level is so open ended so I encourage everyone to try various
tactics to see if you can beat my time. Anyway here is how I achieved this time

Skate forward and hop on the rail grinding it to the right. Jump over the gap
to collect all the cans and grind over the road via the traffic light. Grind
down the traffic light and onto the ramp. You should now have exactly 18 cans.
Jump forward off the ramp and to the first bus. Graffiti the three tags here.
There are another two buses in this area that you should graffiti. Pick up 3
(but no more otherwise you will be wasting time) in this area. You should now
have 12 cans.

Once you have finished graffiti-ing all 3 buses (9 tags) grind the left rail of
the nearby staircase which goes up. You should all be familiar with this
staircase. It is the start of the long bonus rail. Anyway this rail goes up and
then down/left. When it goes down/left jump forward over the "gap" and you will
land on another rail. Immediately jump left after landing on the rail. You will
now be near an X-large tag which you should graffiti. You will only have 1 or 2
cans left after graffiti-ing this tag. Turn around and skate forward to the
staircase. Grind the right rail of the staircase. Jump back over the "gap" but
this time to the left rail of the left staircase.

This staircase has 3 yellow cans followed by a blue can. After collecting the
blue can jump to the right to collect the blue can on the other rail.
Immediately after collecting the blue can jump forward to the platform
(platform 11 as seen in the ASCII diagram in section 6.7) where you should
collect the three blue cans. You should now have 30 cans. Jump over the gap and
then another small hop and you should be at the medium tag. Graffiti it.

Fall down in the direction of the two buses and graffiti both of these. Go back
(to just below where you just got the medium tag), hop over the rail and get
another medium tag. Go behind this building grabbing the cans while
graffiti-ing another medium tag.  Follow this rail to yet another medium tag
and graffiti that. Hop on the next rail where there are five yellow cans that
you should grab. Jump left and over the rail with the five blue cans. You
should be able to nab one in mid flight. Leave the other four blue cans.

Graffiti all 5 buses in this area. After you have done that you should have
exactly 15 cans (there are a 5 single yellow cans under "platform 4" that you
can get if you have wasted some). After that our aim is to get on top of
"platform 4" so we can spray the x-large tag. Take the U - shaped rail near
"platform 5" to get there. Graffiti the x-large tag on top of "platform 4" and
jump to "platform 5". From there jump to platforms 1,2,3 while spraying the
tags on the billboards. You should have 2 cans left.

Fall from "Platform 3" directly to the rail with the 5 (now 4) blue cans and 5
yellow cans. Grind this line all the way to the end. You will now have exactly
27 cans. Jump right and forward across the road and land on the rail between
the pillars. These pillars have 5 SS tags which you should get. Fall off the
end of the rail and boost dash across the road in the direction of the
remaining 2 tags. Jump over the rail.  You should have 12 cans left which is
exactly enough to get the two remaining large tags!!!!





Chuo St
-----------

Best time:     2.16.56
Jet:           5.00.00
Nitro:         7.00.00
Turbo:         9.00.00
Engine:       15.00.00
Motor:        20.00.00

Push right and slightly backwards on your controller so that you are travelling
with the traffic. Why? ... Because there aren't enough cans for you to spray
all the graffiti in the following section. Anyway, jump left into the side of
the footpath with the blue can and health can. Make your way back across the
road and jump on the rail going in the obvious direction (against the traffic).
Immediately you'll need to jump a gap to get the cans.  Jump across the road
onto the Right Hand Side footpath collecting the cans here. You should have
27/28 cans by now. Graffiti the M,S,SS,M,M,L here. Pick up the cans on the
rail. You don't have to hop on the rail to get these cans. You can just walk on
the footpath alongside the rail. Amazingly you can still get hit by traffic by
walking on the footpath so don't get too close. Graffiti the next L and pick up
the cans on the footpath before graffiti-ing the Xlarge. Make your way back to
the rail which leads to a pole. You should have about 15 cans after picking up
the blue can on the rail.

After falling off the power line jump the gap picking up the cans between. Jump
to the platform with the large tag and spray. Again jump across the gap
(picking up the cans) before graffiti-ing the Medium tag. Jump across the next
gap again picking up all the cans. Once making the gap, boost dash straight
ahead. Before your boost dash runs out jump onto the right hand billboard and
spray the tag. Jump to the next billboard and spray this tag. Grind off (not
jump off) this billboard. You should now have 16-19 cans here.

Keep skating to the next series of SS tags. Just use the autospray feature to
get all 5 of these. After getting the last one use a boost dash remembering to
turn sharply left to get all the cans on the road. After collecting the cans on
the road you should have enough to boost dash again so.. boost dash again. Use
the rails and billboards to get through the next section quickly. Jump off the
left hand side billboards to get the blue cans. After the second billboard
(which is on the left hand side) you'll need to slow down after jumping as
there is a Medium tag which you'll need to spray while grinding. You should be
able to boost dash once (or maybe twice but my advice is that you don't as it
puts pressure on your can total for not much gain). By the end of this section
you should have about 20? Cans (or 10? If you chose to boost dash twice).

Before you reach the halfpipe jump left directly onto the steel plank. Jump off
landing on the next steel plank while spraying the two tags on the way.  Jump
off landing on the next steel plank while spraying the two tags on the way.
(repeated intentionally). Jump off this plank slightly left to land on the next
plank collecting most of the cans on the way. (aim for the blue can). Jump off
this plank to the billboard and spray. Tag this and jump off the billboard
aiming for the blue can. Try to keep as left as possible so you don't get stuck
in near the wall. Upon landing boost dash to the stair rail and grind it.

Fall off the stair rail and skate right. Get the Extra Large tag here. Go to
the place where all the cans are and collect as many cans as you need so that
you have 30. Get the M,L,M in the area. After the last M boost dash to grind
the left edge of the ramp transferring to the pole. Collect the cans on the
pole and jump to the M slowing down so you can graffiti it in one smooth
motion. You should still have enough cans to get the remaining three tags.



Rokkaku-dai Heights
-------------------------

Best time:    2.27.86
Jet:          7.00.00
Nitro:        9.00.00
Turbo:       11.00.00
Engine:      21.00.00
Motor:       28.00.00

Grab 1 can on the way to the stairway. Grab the 5 cans on the stairway rail. Go
forward and grab the 4 on the pole. Grind the wires and jump off the wire
directly to the stairway rail. Jump off the middle of the stairway rail (the
flat part of the rail) onto level ground. Direct your character towards the
"refresher caravan" and boost dash. You will now have full cans (since the
"refresher caravan" refills all your cans)

Boost dash and go up the next telegraph pole. Jump right off the wire and try
to land on the wire leading up the chimney. You will need to do 2 air tricks
and hold forward to execute this. Spray the 3 graffiti here. Land back on the
wire and boost dash. Jump off and aim at the medium graffiti. tag all three
graffiti's in the vicinity. Go through the abandoned railway platform and spray
the L. Then up the wire and take the obvious path to the XL.

Boost Dash straight ahead to get the two blue cans. Up the next telegraph pole
and take the obvious route getting the large. Boost dash and get all the cans.
Get XL and then go up the obvious route again. Spray the 10 or so tags in this
area before heading up. Find your own way to get the last 3.


99th St
---------

Best time:      2.35.51
Jet:            8.00.00
Nitro:         10.00.00
Turbo:         12.00.00
Engine:        24.00.00
Motor:         32.00.00


One general tip for this level. Every time you see a billboard jump and grind
off it and fall. You'll be on the correct line and you'll have some extra spray
paint. I won't tell you how many cans you should have at certain points in this
level. If you follow the route you'll have enough cans and be able to boost
dash a couple of times. This route is NOT for beginners and if you manage to
successfully complete it you'll have a time well below 3 minutes.

Go forward past the chair and jump to your left to the black wire leading up
the pagoda. You'll automatically grind around the pagoda onto the pink wire.
You can cut a corner almost immediately before spraying your first graffiti
tag. Follow the pink wire around and you'll spray another four graffiti tags.
Soon after you spray your fifth graffiti you'll be at a point on the line where
you'll be able to jump directly to a seat. Grind the seat and then jump to your
left to grind up the dragon leading up to the road. Jump off the dragon and
slightly left and onto the road. We are heading left.

This is the first time in the level that we are not grinding. (Which is not
good since grinding is the fastest way around a level). Boost dash here while
collecting at least 3 of the 4 blue cans on offer. When your boost dash runs
out jump on the rail to your right.  You'll see a gap in the wall to your left
which allows you entrance to the unlit section of the level. Go through that.
You'll also be able to jump over the fence which will save you a second or so.
Jump from platform to platform until you reach the difficult to get to medium
graffiti. Now fall and jump on the wire heading left. We are now going to grind
the rest of this level.

You should be able to get the rest of the graffiti's in the unlit section by
grinding the line and jumping whenever you see a billboard. When you finally
complete a rotation of the level jump on the line leading out into the main
area. Jump the first gap and get the SS graffiti.

Now here comes the extremely difficult part of the level. It's almost as if the
level designers don't want you to take this route (but it's definitely the
fastest way). You must jump from wire to wire while graffiti-ing the
billboards. What makes this difficult is the fact that when you graffiti a
billboard the camera angle changes so you can not adjust your player mid air.
You'll need to do this twice. One tip is to jump early so that you just make it
on to the line.

From here transfer to the line leading to the lit section of the level. You'll
have too slow down significantly to tag the XLrg tag here. Just before the end
of the line jump to your right and you should be able to transfer to another
line. Make your way around the lit section by again jumping at every billboard
you encounter.



Tokyo Underground  Sewage Facility
---------------------------------

Best Time:       3.50.06
Jet:            12.00.00
Nitro:          18.00.00
Turbo:          21.00.00
Engine:         36.00.00
Motor:          48.00.00

Go directly into the halfpipe (without collecting any of the cans behind you
since this costs you valuable seconds). Grind the left edge of the halfpipe and
jump over the first two grates. On the next two grates try to collect all 6 (or
at least 2) of the graffiti cans. Try to jump from the halfpipe directly to the
stairs (no need to use the sideways facing halfpipe). Use the halfpipes to get
over the next 4 grates graffiti-ing the two tags along the way.

Grab as many cans as possible from the next section but DO NOT JUMP OFF the
railing to get the medium tag (we will get this last). Make your way through
the tunnel and up the sideways facing halfpipe and through another tunnel. You
should now be in the place where there is a fork. You can also see a small tag
on the wall to the right . DON'T GET IT YET.(we will get this 2nd last)  Go
left to the place where there is lots of water and see through platforms using
the staircase and tunnel. Graffiti the tag (Take the forward path and use boost
dash/jump to get over big gap). BTW the quickest way to exit this cavern after
tagging is simply falling in the water.  Go back to the fork and go forward and
into the other cavern with water and platforms. Get the tag.

At this point we have only graffitied 4/14 but we have used up about 60% of the
time.  Don't worry. We will get the next 10 in 40% of the time Exit the cavern
and continue into the tunnels with the blue/brown piping. You can figure out
what to do for the next 4 tags.

Exit the 2nd tunnel with blue/brown piping and turn right into a tunnel with a
spiralling grind. There should be a medium tag here. Exit the tunnel and to
another tunnel with three more tags (1 large and 2 medium).  I get the one on
the ledge last. Exit the tunnel the same way you came in and grind right. Turn
around 180 and make your way to the rail grind to get the small tag on the
wall. Then finally get the medium tag we left till last.


Bottom point of sewage Facility
--------------------------------------
Best time:     1.14.68
Jet:           8.00.00
Nitro:         9.00.00
Turbo:        10.00.00
Engine:       24.00.00
Motor:        32.00.00


Grind left rail and collect all 9 cans; grind right side of halfpipe .

Now this is the difficult bit. Your aim here is to get the two tags in this
cavern and return to the halfpipe as quickly as possible. One of the tags is
"on" the blue line and the other is "on" the brown line. It is of course
possible to go down using the blue pipe jump the gap, follow it all the way to
the bottom and come back up using the brown line BUT you will not get within 10
secs of my time. Here's the way I do it. I jump on the brown line first. Soon
after tagging the graffiti you will reach a hump. Mini- Jump (hop) on the blue
line just after top of the hump making sure you hold the controller all the way
left so that you are facing the correct way. You should graffiti the tag on the
blue line coming back.  You will need to do all of this reasonably slowly. I
once managed to start on the blue line (going at full speed) and then transfer
to the brown line heading in the correct direction. I don't know how I did it
though and haven't been able to reproduce this.


Go back down using platform  (by grinding right side of halfpipe to the end and
letting yourself hit the platform) tagging the S,M,L along way . Fall off
platform in halfpipe and spray L tag in halfpipe. You should have just enough
cans to complete this task.

Jump on blue pipe and then jump to platform. It's an option to boost dash here
but it can be difficult to control. Tag the XL and Large on platform. Platform
to brown pipe tagging the three remaining small along the way.


Hikage St
------------

Best Time:    3.56.98
Jet:         10.00.00
Nitro:       11.00.00
Turbo:       12.00.00
Engine:      30.00.00
Motor:       40.00.00

I use CLUTCH here. This is very important as he can hold 35 cans instead of the
standard 30. Yes cans are that important here and I never boost dash in this
level.

Go forward. I use the ramps instead of the stairs and then grind the
billboards. You are now in an open area with a winding staircase. Make your way
up the staircase (grind the rails of course) getting as many cans as possible.
By the time you get the tag on the top level you MUST have 35 cans. If you
manage to reach 35 cans before you reach the top you can cut corners and save
time. Get the tag here and then fall down and go back from where you came. You
should now have 34 cans.

Turn left at the fork and spray the XL tag. Do NOT spray any part of the nearby
large tag. Turn around 180 collecting all the cans (10 here so you should still
have 34). Get the medium tag nearby and make your way to the left open area
(the one with the convoluting staircase). Get all the tags on the way making
sure not to waste any. The last tag you will be able to graffiti is an Xlarge
one and you should just have enough for that. There will be a series of tags
which you will not have enough paint for. Don't get them yet. We will get them
on the way back.

Make your way up the convoluting staircase in this area. There are two gaps you
must jump. There are three shortcuts that you can take so that the journey up
doesn't take so long. The first one comes before the first gap and should be
obvious (there is a blue can to guide you). The second one comes between the
first gap and second and also should be obvious (there is also another blue can
to guide you). The third is JUST before the second gap, in fact it is an
alternate way to negotiate the second gap. When you grind up a flight of stairs
that is level with the second gap, immediately jump right. You should have
negotiated the gap if you jumped soon and far enough.  Phew!!  The same tactic
works for Graffiti Flag BTW. Anyway even though the tag is not on the top
storey (it's on the second highest storey) we will go to the top storey so that
we can have maximum cans. Make your way to the top storey and keep grinding
until you see a billboard with about 8 blue cans hanging off it. Billboard
grind this and you will now have 35 cans. The tag is nearby.

Make your way back graffiti-ing the tags we missed earlier.  You should now
have 23 cans. If you're quick like I am the cans that you got when you started
the level will not have rejuvenated yet (It takes three minutes to rejuvenate).

Go to the final open area (The one with the crane).  Graffiti the large tag on
the way and go FORWARD (left is the way to the crane but unfortunately we will
have run out of cans to spray so we need to take a minor detour to fill up).
Collect most, preferably all cans here and head back and take a right at the
fork to the crane. When you get to the crane area grind up the crane.  Our aim
is to get directly to the top storey using the crane. The crane is divided up
into two parts (The bottom and top parts with a small gap in the middle). It is
easiest to start grinding the left edge of the bottom part of the crane but you
MUST then transfer to the right edge of the top part of the crane. (either by
jumping on the right edge or falling on the right edge holding the analogue
stick right while in mid flight). Near the top of the crane you should jump and
hold the stick left so that you head in the correct direction. If you are lucky
(believe me it takes a little luck) you will be grinding the rail and in the
correct direction. (Use this tactic in Jet Flag too). There is still one more
gap to jump and then jump between the doorway in the fence. Graffiti the last
tag. (Yes it's long but it takes me 4 minutes and I don't waste any time)



Kibogaoka Hill
------------------

Best time:        49.98
Jet:            5.00.00
Nitro:          7.00.00
Turbo:          9.00.00
Engine:        15.00.00
Motor:         20.00.00

Firstly I don't use any boost dash here. (It's possible but IMHO there's no
good place to use it).  Use the ramp to get to the top left line of the right
pylon. Jump to the right line when convenient. Before you reach the end a
circle of cans should appear in the distance. Jump off the line and collect as
many as possible. Go around the corner and spray the large tag here. Then head
to the walkway and grind the right rail. Immediately jump off the rail to the
right and onto the platform. Get the 3 blue cans in this area and the large
tag.  Head to the staircase and jump over the left rail. Spray the X-large tag
here. Go to the walkway and grind the right rail (the one with some cans on
it). The rail bends sharply outwards and then sharply inwards. When it bends
inwards jump off and onto the rope line. Jump over the houses and spray the
last large tag. You'll need to slow down in mid air to successfully tag.



Skyscraper District and Pharaoh Park
--------------------------------------------

Best time:    1.18.31
Jet:          5.00.00
Nitro:        6.00.00
Turbo:        7.00.00
Engine:      15.00.00
Motor:       20.00.00

They could have made this extremely difficult (I wish they had) but they chose
not to :(. Turn around and grind the left blue wire. Follow the path up the
ramps and boost dash whenever you can. Grind off the billboard and jump
directly onto the handrail and up the air-conditioning unit. Fall down near the
large pile of cans (hop to get as many as possible) and take the right path.
Boost dash before your cans reach maximum. Jump off ramp and get the four cans
in the air. Your can total should now be at maximum (or just a couple short).

Fall down from the structure and boost dash again in the forward/right
direction towards the ramp. Jump off the ramp onto the structure with the first
tag. Use the turn around technique to graffiti. Go back the way you came and
boost dash forward grabbing as many cans as possible. Use the ramps and
satellite dishes to refill your can total. Jump off the last satellite dish and
jump right to the building with the Xlrg tag. Graffiti the tag. (Don't waste
time getting any of the cans on the top of this building).

Jump back to the previous building and boost dash collecting as many cans as
possible. You should now have at least 26 cans, enough for two boost dashes
(plus the large tag). Boost dash twice to get to the last tag avoiding the
ramps and not jumping.


Highway Zero
------------------

Best Time:      1.18.38
Jet:            2.00.00
Nitro:          2.30.00
Turbo:          3.00.00
Engine:         6.00.00
Motor:          8.00.00



Firstly head straight right and jump on the rail to get FIVE cans. If you get
less than five, towards the end of the level you will be one can short for a
boost dash. You will need to get every can on the route to get close to this
time. Go the obvious route grabbing ALL cans and wasting none. Jump, grind,
spray the billboards until you reach the main street. Grind off the last
billboard then hop on the green rail around the corner.

Grind three sets of powerpoles before jumping to your left to get the XLRG tag.
Make use of the turnaround graffiti technique. Go back to the end of the
platform and jump on to the fourth powerpole. Jump onto the pipe section where
you first grind the left pipe (fall off) then hop on the right pipe, fall off
then hop on the right pipe (spraying two tags), then left (spraying two tags),
then right (spraying two tags) before hopping  onto the rail and jump, grind,
spray the billboards. Don't jump off the last billboard this time. (just grind
and fall).

After that boost dash collecting all cans. Jump the gap using the ramp and get
large tag. After tagging the large, boost dash and jump so that you land on the
thin platform. Then walk over and spray the last medium.

Sky Dinosaurian Square
--------------------------

Best time:       2.22.73
Jet:             8.00.00
Nitro:          10.00.00
Turbo:          12.00.00
Engine:         24.00.00
Motor:          32.00.00

Skate forward and negotiate the turnstile (either by hopping over it or skating
through the gap. Grind the left dividing rope (collecting 3 blue cans on the
way) and jump off it onto the left rail of the roller coaster (collecting
another 4 blue cans on the way). Boost dash as soon as you get onto this line.

Near the top of the second hump jump left into the mouth of the T-rex. You will
have to slow down significantly to get the first tag. There are a further 4
inside the T-rex. Continue grinding down the main red line so you can graffiti
the two tags on the side of the volcano. After you get the 2nd (small tag) down
the side, jump. You should be heading in the direction of a green line. Before
you reach the gap in the green line jump left back onto the main red line.

You should now be near the part with the vertical spirals. Jump through as many
of these as you can without boost dashing (to save you a little time). Soon
after you'll reach a twist in the rail with a medium tag to your left that you
should get. After this jump towards the mini roller coaster system and get the
X-large tag here. On your way back jump right back on the main red line.

You should now be near the part where you can graffiti 4 tags while spiralling
upwards. These tags are on the wall and should present you with no problems.
Slow down slightly for the first and last of these which are medium tags.

You should now have graffitied 13/20 tags. We are now back at the beginning.
This time transfer to the right line (since there are cans we didn't pick up on
the first rotation). When you reach the top of the second hump jump forward and
slightly to your right so you land on the green line just before the head of
the stegosaurus (or whatever it is). There is a SS tag which you should slow
down to get. There is also an X-lrg tag on his back which you should also
graffiti. Do this very slowly.

After spraying the back of the stegosaurus quickly gain speed and jump to your
left so that you land on top of the building.  Walk off the building and you
should be back on the main line where we sprayed the second of our tags on the
volcano. Again, jump over to the green line. When we reach the gap this time
however we want to jump forward and slightly left so we land on the green line
with the large tag on it. Slow down to graffiti this tag. Quickly gather speed
by tricking and jump the gap. Around the corner of this volcano there is
another large tag which you need to slow down to get. Another small tag soon
after and you can jump twice to get back on the main red line.

Now we only have two left. Soon after getting back on the main red line you
should be near the amphitheatre. Jump forward and to the green line that
travels around the left side of the amphitheatre. Slow down to graffiti the
extra large tag here. Continue on this line and jump off to the mini roller
coaster system to get the final x-lrg



Fortified Residential Zone
------------------------------

Best time:    2.55.86
Jet:         10.00.00
Nitro:       12.00.00
Turbo:       14.00.00
Engine:      30.00.00
Motor:       40.00.00

Go left and grind up the staircase grabbing ALL 6 cans. Head left and grab the
two blue cans. Head up the stairs and tag the medium and grab ALL 7 cans before
tagging the XLarge. Up the stairs and graffiti the three tags (S,M,L) here. Up
the stairs grabbing all the cans on the way. Graffiti all tags in this area
before heading towards the staircase. Graffiti all in the next area too and
head towards the staircase.

You should have about 12 cans left. When grinding down the next set of stairs
you should have 29 or 30 (if using a 30 can limit character) or at least 31 if
using Clutch. Tag all in the next area (Level 2) before heading towards the
spiralling staircase. You must have 13 cans here. If you only have 12 grab at
least 1 from under the spiralling staircase. After heading up the spiralling
staircase and up another straight staircase graffiti the M tag.

Jump off back down toward level 2 and land on the staircase near the XL tag.
Graffiti the XL and grind the nearby staircase. Jump the gap landing on the LHS
rail so you can grab all the cans (although cans aren't a problem here on in).
Make your way to the large tag and graffiti. There is also another Large and
medium on this level . Head up the stairs and tag the Large here too. Head
towards the "Giant of Metal" and jump directly onto it. Do a hop. For some
reason if you jump on it with a large jump your characters heads down the
"giant of Metal" and not up it. Once up to the top storey fall down the hole
(and then more holes) to find the last Medium tag.





JET TECHNIQUE
+++++++++++++++


General Tactics:

To get a high score just find the bonus rail (listed in the Street Challenges
section) and grind. Repeat until 5 minutes is up. If you don't get a JET
ranking on your first go re-read section 6.3. ALWAYS use the Y button. TIME
YOUR GRINDS CORRECTLY. I almost never "stuff" up. How?? Am I a machine???? 
No... The secret is to look at the clock at the top and press the Y button
twice per second (How convenient!!!). You will almost never "stuff" up.
Also, air combos are VERY valuable. If you haven't "stuffed" up you should have
a 16x multiplier. When you jump off you get 1000 x 16 = 16000 and for every
trick you also get this amount. Unless stated otherwise jump off rail and do
air tricks. Also hold back on controller so that it doesn't take you long to
get back on rail. (You do not have to be travelling forward for air tricks to
register)

This is something you might consider: (a tactic which I don't use and all
scores can be achieved with out this)
It might be advantageous to slow down so that your speedometer in the bottom
right hand corner is just over half the maximum speed. That way you still get
points at the same rate but you waste less time jumping on/off the bonus rail.
I would speculate that this tactic is practically useless on a long bonus rail
such as Shibuya Terminal (since you don't waste much time jumping on/off the
bonus rail) and might be detrimental since you don't get as many air tricks in
over the 5 minute period.


Dogenzaka Hill
----------------

Best score:     3796460
Jet:            2000000
Nitro:          1800000
Turbo:          1600000
Engine:          200000
Motor:            20000

Tactic: Grind bonus rail on left hand side of road and jump off getting two air
tricks in. Repeat


Shibuya Terminal
---------------------

Best score:     4299500
Jet:            2000000
Nitro:          1800000
Turbo:          1600000
Engine:          200000
Motor:            20000