Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop - Odd Jobs, S Ranks (Missions 1-6) [1/6]

Upon completion of the game, you'll unlock Odd Jobs, a series of missions with varying objectives (as well as difficulty). Just like the missions in the main game, you are graded for each Odd Job mission as well. There are a few factors that affect your grade, such as remaining health, time, etc.

There are exactly 22 Odd Jobs missions, but most of them have to be unlocked. You unlock more missions by successfully completing previous ones. Completing four Odd Jobs missions will unlock the Second Amendment missions... more on those at a later date.

The first six missions are shown in this video. I'll note the title of the mission, as well as a few tips on how to get the S rank, although watching the video should be enough.

Mission 1 - Elevator Deathmatch:
In this mission, you're on an elevator, surrounded by zombies. You have an axe as your weapon. The first thing you should do is quickly look in the direction of where most of the zombies are and shake the Wii Remote for a hard swing. Most of the zombies should have died. Quickly take out the remaining ones with your Red9. Also, avoid getting hit; your grade will drop. Don't use the health item either; it will automatically drop your score as well. This one isn't hard, but getting the S Rank may take an extra try or two.

Mission 2 - Zombie Soccer:
This one took me a while to get S Ranked. Basically you're supposed to kill a bunch of zombies using only soccer balls; there are no other weapons and punching the zombies does nothing. When you start, turn around and grab a soccer ball. Now, shake the Wii Remote to do a hard kick; just pressing the A button won't kill the zombies, as that does a lighter kick. If the ball lands next to you, pick it up and shake the Wii Remote again to kick it hard. If not, quickly go back and grab another soccer ball and take out the rest of the zombies. If you do this fast enough, while taking minimal damage (again, don't use any health items), you'll get the S rank.

Mission 3 - Sunday Driver:
This one is rather frustrating, in my opinion. Basically, you have to run over 300 zombies in a short amount of time (just a little over a minute). The maintenance tunnels suck, especially since there are so many dead ends. My advice for this one is to memorize the tunnels a bit, wave back and forth to hit zombies on both sides of the road, and when you're about to come to a dead end, make a smooth u-turn, and avoid hitting walls; they'll slow your time down. Practice this one, and you'll get the S rank eventually.

Mission 4 - Beatdown:
OK, Frank's outfit here is freaking ridiculous. LOL! Anyway, I actually got the S rank on my first try. This one is not that hard. You have to kill 50 zombies within a certain amount of time for the S rank. The only thing is that you have no weapons, and you must rely on the skills given for the mission. You do get a lot of the good ones; the most recommended one is the giant swing, as you can knock over nearby zombies for extra kills. The hammer throw and football tackle are also good. Avoid using skills that take a long amount of time and only kill one zombie. Although I accidentally cut off the grading portion at the end, I do get the S rank here.

Mission 5 - Mega Zombie:
In this mission, you have to kill 4 gigantic-sized zombies. This mission is really easy if you can aim well. When you start off, start shooting one of the zombies; it doesn't really matter which one. Only go for headshots; they'll take them out faster. Now run to the corner where the zombie you killed was, and start shooting another one. Repeat the process once that's done, but avoid the fourth zombie, as it may start walking towards you. For the fourth zombie, just use one of the Cooking Oils; it will kill them instantly. Do not use the second Cooking Oil, as it will drop your score. Do this fast enough, and you'll easily get an S.

Mission 6 - I Want to Ride my Bicycle:
Hmm, I wonder if the developers are fans of Queen. I have to admit, I laughed when I first saw Frank's outfit for this mission. Anyway, this one requires a lot of practice. You basically have to ride a bike through the entrance plaza to a finish line, starting on the second floor and making your way down to the first floor. Along the way, zombies will start chasing you, and they are insanely fast; if they attack you, Frank will fall of the bike and you'll fail the mission. Practice avoiding walls and pacing yourself; you can try and imitate what I did here. After some practice, you should be able to get the S rank.

To be continued.

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