Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Walkthrough/R-06: Badlands Showdown

After defeating Sundowner and escaping from Denver, a cutscene will trigger, showing Sam with Bladewolf in the middle of the Badlands. Raiden is intent on defeating Sam, and the player will be pitted against Jetstream Sam in R-06: Badlands Showdown. The level consists only of a boss battle against Sam.

Boss Battle: Jetstream Sam
This guide is currently based on the Normal difficulty setting.

The boss battle takes place in the Badlands, a wide, open area with no other opponents. Repair Nanopaste can be found by slicing supply crates littered around the battlefield. Sam has access to many attacks which are quick and damaging. Parrying is vital to avoid being killed. (lists incomplete) When Sam is at approximately 65% health, the player is prompted to enter Blade Mode and to cut at Sam's wrist, disarming him. He continues the battle unarmed and with a different moveset. All of his attacks can be executed to allow him to shoot across the battlefield and to reach Raiden even from a distance. When Sam reaches approximately 45% health, he will retrieve his blade. He starts to use some new techniques: At critical health, parrying an attack will trigger a Blade Mode prompt. Striking the marked position will end the fight and trigger a cutscene.
 * 4-hit combo: Sam makes two quick slashes at Raiden, sheathes his sword then fires it out at a high velocity and slashes forward twice more.
 * 4-hit combo: Sam strikes four times: Two slashes, a stab, followed by a final slash.
 * Counter: Sam holds his sword in front of him in a blocking stance, and his blade will glow. Hitting Sam in this state will trigger a counter, inflicting heavy damage to Raiden.
 * Punch: A basic punch.
 * Side Kick: A basic kick.
 * Grab: Sam grabs Raiden and throws him to the ground.
 * Upward Slash: Sam Slices upward, launching Raiden into the air if it connects.
 * Jump Slash: Sam jumps high into the air and slams his blade down. This move can be done at close or long range.
 * Rapid Slashes: From a long range, Sam sheathes his sword and charges at Raiden, slashing at him when he closes in. This can be repeatedly done a few times.

Scoring
The mission yields 8000 BP.

Bonus BP is earned for:
 * Time: +1200 BP for completing the battle in under [time].
 * Longest Combo: +1200 BP for a maximum combo of at least [number].
 * Kills: +4000 BP for performing at least 1 kill.