S Rank Reqs for all difficulties

[Archonfury]

If youre like me, you're probably going nuts trying to figure out what you need to S rank every level, well here you go, thanks to Ayama_sohma, and a big thanks to Demon9Tom for giving me the list of minimum point requirements to attain an S rank
--Mission 01 Birds Of A Feather~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 0:45
Style: 500
Minimum Points Required - 5,100
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 1:00
Style: 500
Minimum Points Required-6,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 1:15
Style: 500
Minimum Points Required-10,800
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 1:25
Style: 500
Minimum Points Required-18,000

--Mission 02 La Porte De L'Enfer~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 11:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-42,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 15:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-50,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 9250
Minimum Points Required-108,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 26:00
Style: 9250
Minimum Points Required-180,000

Mission 03 The White Wing~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 13:30
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required- 55,250
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear TIme: 18:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required- 65,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 20:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required- 117,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required- 195,000

Mission 04 Cold Blooded ~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 13:30
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-42,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 18:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-50,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 9250
Minimum Points Required-117,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 33:00
Style: 9250
Minimum Points Required-195,000

Mission 05 Trisagion~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 9:00
Style: 6000
Minimum Points Required-34,000
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 12:00
Style: 6000
Minimum Points Required- 40,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 18:00
Style: 7750
Minimum Points Required- 90,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 21:30
Style: 7750
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 06 Resurrecton:~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 16:30
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-68,000
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 22:00
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-80,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-144,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 30:00
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-240,000

Mission 07 The She Viper~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 15:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-42,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 20:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-50,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 23:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-90,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 28:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 08 Profession Of Faith~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 11:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-42,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 15:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-50,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 17:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-90,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 6500
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 09 For You~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 9:30
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required-51,000
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 13:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required-60,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 23:00
Style: 13,750
Minimum Points Required-153,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 28:00
Style: 13,750
Minimum Points Required-255,000

[Archonfury]

Mission 10 Wrapped In Glory~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 15:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required-59,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 20:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required-70,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 11,000
Minimum Points Required-135,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 30:00
Style: 11,000
Minimum Points Required-225,000

Mission 11 The Ninth Circle ~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 11:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-68,000
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 15:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-80,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 17:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-144,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-240,000

Mission 12 A New Beginning~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 7:30
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-38,250
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 10:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-45,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 11:30
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-81,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 14:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-135,000

Mission 13 The Devil Returns~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 13:30
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-42,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 18:00
Style: 7000
Minimum Points Required-50,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 23:00
Style: 8250
Minimum Points Required-99,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 29:00
Style: 8250
Minimum Points Required-165,000

Mission 14 Forest Of Ruin~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 13:30
Style: 6000
Minimum Points Required-36,125
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 18:00
Style: 6000
Minimum Points Required-42,500
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 24:00
Style: 7400
Minimum Points Required-90,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 29:00
Style: 7500
Minimum Points Required-150,000

Mission 15 Fortuna Castle~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-59,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 28:00
Style: 11,500
Minimum Points Required-70,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 34:00
Style: 12,250
Minimum Points Required-153,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 41:00
Style: 12,250
Minimum Points Required-255,000

Mission 16 Inferno~
Human Mode -
Clear Time:18:30
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required-59,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 10,000
Minimum Points Required-70,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 30:00
Style: 10,650
Minimum Points Required-135,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 37:00
Style: 10,650
Minimum Points Required-225,000

Mission 17 Adagio For Strings~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 13:30
Style: 17,000
Minimum Points Required-85,000
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 18:00
Style: 17,000
Minimum Points Required-100,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 21:00
Style: 17,000
Minimum Points Required-180,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 25:00
Style: 17,000
Minimum Points Required-300,000

Mission 18 The Destroyer ~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 7:30
Style: 5000
Minimum Points Required-32,300
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 10:00
Style: 5000
Minimum Points Required-38,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 11:30
Style: 5000
Minimum Points Required-68,400
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 14:00
Style: 5000
Minimum Points Required-114,000

Mission 19 The Successor~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 22:30
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-76,500
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 30:00
Style: 12,500
Minimum Points Required-90,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 50:00
Style: 20,000
Minimum Points Required-225,000
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 60:00
Style: 20,000
Minimum Points Required-375,000

Mission 20 La Vita Nuova~
Human Mode -
Clear Time: 2:30
Style: 5500
Minimum Points Required-28,050
Devil Hunter Mode -
Clear Time: 3:15
Style: 5500
Minimum Points Required-33,000
Son of Sparda -
Clear Time: 3:45
Style: 5500
Minimum Points Required-59,400
Dante Must Die -
Clear Time: 4:30
Style: 5500
Minimum Points Required-99,000
KEEP IN MIND THIS DOES NOT HAVE ORB LOCATIONS, you must have 95% of the orbs to obtain an S rank, so try to B button everywhere to try to locate all of them. Try to locate them with Nero's arm first as they are far more difficult to locate with Dante.

[SynysterChris]

Nice to know thanks for the Tips.

[Demon9Tom]

Thanks for this guide, very helpful :)

[Lord Vlad 666]

Thanks, this will help out on a difficult achievement.

[Slane]

Sweet, was hoping someone had info on this.

[Matt Jo]

Two Questions

1) For mission 1, when does it start timing, when you are doing the training, or when you start to fight Dante??

2) What about orb requirements for getting an S, how many orbs do you need on each level to get the S??

[Slane]

Two Questions
2) What about orb requirements for getting an S, how many orbs do you need on each level to get the S??

I believe you need 95%. But if your just going for the Achievement. I've gotten 'S' time, 'A' style and 'A' orbs and still got an 'S' ranking.

[Matt Jo]

the orbs in the training dont count I dont think. I smashed all the benches in training and I wasnt able to get tht many in the fight. In the end it says I only got 80 orbs, im sure just from training alone I got more than 80. So I got D on orbs, but I got S on Style and Time so I ended up with an A, so close. I bet if I had B or more on orbs I woudda had the S.

[Demon9Tom]

I believe you need 95%. But if your just going for the Achievement. I've gotten 'S' time, 'A' style and 'A' orbs and still got an 'S' ranking.

Same thing happened to me, I believe the reason is because the overall rank you get is based on the points you earned (shown at the end of the level) not the ranks you received in each individual category.

So if you have to finish a mission in 10 minutes to get an S, but you do it in 5 minutes you get more points than if you had done it in 9 minutes. Thus you can afford to get a lower rank in orbs or style.

[Archonfury]

im fairly sure the time in lvl 1 starts when you begin fighting him, otherwise it would be huge, and yea in order to compensate you have to do much better in one category than another (finding orbs is garbage), so other max that style out or run quick, because chances are unless you know where every single orb is, youre not going to get 95%

[mrtreats]

the orbs in the training dont count I dont think. I smashed all the benches in training and I wasnt able to get tht many in the fight. In the end it says I only got 80 orbs, im sure just from training alone I got more than 80. So I got D on orbs, but I got S on Style and Time so I ended up with an A, so close. I bet if I had B or more on orbs I woudda had the S.

ther are 400 to get 100% you get credit for the orbs in training and then when you start the boss fight i got an S on orbs and style and a A on time and got an S for lvl 1 on DH mode

[Archonfury]

would it be possible to get this stickied? hate having to search for it to find it

[Demon9Tom]

I would also like this thread sticked as its very helpful when going for S ranks.

Archonfury you may also want to add the following multipliers as they also affect whether or not you get S Ranks:

No Damage Received: x1.5
No Item Used: x1.2 *
Gold Orb Used: x0.7
Continue Used: x0.8 (if you don't use a gold orb)
Enemy Level Down: x0.8 - If you are killed repeatedly the difficulty will be reduced and you will recieve this deduction, credit to Fawfy.
Super Character Used: x0.2

^ Each of the above are multiplied with your score at the end of a mission to give you your final ranking. I assume they are added one after another. I'm not certain on whether negative multipliers are added before or after positive ones.

* So although you do not lose score for each item used (e.g. healing items) you will lose this multiplier which is a significant amount of your final score.

[Live4Life]

tagging this for later

[Fawfy]

Enemy Level Down: x0.8 (Not 100% on what this one means)

I got this one on the Dante fight after I died a couple of times. If you fail to many times in a mission the game lowers the difficulty and than punishes you for it. It should have been an option really and not something that's forced upon you since it lowers the score for that mission a lot.

[Demon9Tom]

I got this one on the Dante fight after I died a couple of times. If you fail to many times in a mission the game lowers the difficulty and than punishes you for it. It should have been an option really and not something that's forced upon you since it lowers the score for that mission a lot.

Thank you :), I couldn't find that out anywhere I'll update my post.

[Produn]

Thanks! This will be a great help in the near future ;)

[Nightdragon]

Once im done with this game (4 times, ouch) ill be sure to use this thread as an S rank guide!!

[GameFreak47]

Man, I hate trying to get S rank in Human Mode. The enemies die before I can pull off any good combos, which screws over my Style ranking. Just starting to get frustrated with Mission 2 since it's all scarecrows that die in 1 combo.

Ah well, all I can do is keep trying I guess...

[Fizzgig]

Man, I hate trying to get S rank in Human Mode. The enemies die before I can pull off any good combos, which screws over my Style ranking. Just starting to get frustrated with Mission 2 since it's all scarecrows that die in 1 combo.

Ah well, all I can do is keep trying I guess...

Yeah, I had the same problems. All I can suggest is that you try to finish the stage as quick as possible and get as many red orbs as you can. Stage 2 is pretty linear, so getting at least 95% of the red orbs shouldn't be too hard.

Doing really well in time and orb collection will help compensate for a weak style score.

[GameFreak47]

Yeah, I had the same problems. All I can suggest is that you try to finish the stage as quick as possible and get as many red orbs as you can. Stage 2 is pretty linear, so getting at least 95% of the red orbs shouldn't be too hard.

Doing really well in time and orb collection will help compensate for a weak style score.

That's what kills me. I can never push myself over 93-94% Orbs. I know I'm so close but not enough.

[Nightdragon]

Ok how annoying is this? (Human mode mission 2 S rank replay)

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj42/NDrag0n/DSC01249.jpg

What i think the guide could use is the minimum number of points needed to S rank each mission in total. Because just saying S in time might get you an S overall isnt too accurate lol...

[Demon9Tom]

Ok how annoying is this? (Human mode mission 2 S rank replay)

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj42/NDrag0n/DSC01249.jpg

What i think the guide could use is the minimum number of points needed to S rank each mission in total. Because just saying S in time might get you an S overall isnt too accurate lol...

I'll post them, give me a minute.

[GameFreak47]

Ok how annoying is this? (Human mode mission 2 S rank replay)

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj42/NDrag0n/DSC01249.jpg

What i think the guide could use is the minimum number of points needed to S rank each mission in total. Because just saying S in time might get you an S overall isnt too accurate lol...


I just can't help but feel bad for you man, my condolences...:(

[Nightdragon]

Hehe, im gunna find out its something like 42k...

Got an S time, S style and S orbs on mission 4 though. I can sleep happy :P

[Demon9Tom]

This is a list of the points required to S rank each mission for the Human, Devil Hunter, Son Of Sparda, and Dante Must Die:

Human:
Mission 01 - Birds Of A Feather: 5,100
Mission 02 - La Porte De L'Enfer: 42,500
Mission 03 - The White Wing: 55,250
Mission 04 - Cold Blooded: 42,500
Mission 05 - Trisagion: 34,000
Mission 06 - Resurrecton: 68,000
Mission 07 - The She Viper: 42,500
Mission 08 - Profession Of Faith: 42,500
Mission 09 - For You: 51,000
Mission 10 - Wrapped In Glory: 59,500
Mission 11 - The Ninth Circle: 68,000
Mission 12 - A New Beggining: 38,250
Mission 13 - The Devil Returns: 42,500
Mission 14 - Forest Of Ruin: 36,125
Mission 15 - Fortuna Castle: 59,500
Mission 16 - Inferno: 59,500
Mission 17 - Adagio For Strings: 85,000
Mission 18 - The Destroyer: 32,300
Mission 19 - The Successor: 76,500
Mission 20 - La Vita Nuova: 28,050

Devil Hunter:
Mission 01 - Birds Of A Feather: 6,000
Mission 02 - La Porte De L'Enfer: 50,000
Mission 03 - The White Wing: 65,000
Mission 04 - Cold Blooded: 50,000
Mission 05 - Trisagion: 40,000
Mission 06 - Resurrecton: 80,000
Mission 07 - The She Viper: 50,000
Mission 08 - Profession Of Faith: 50,000
Mission 09 - For You: 60,000
Mission 10 - Wrapped In Glory: 70,000
Mission 11 - The Ninth Circle: 80,000
Mission 12 - A New Beggining: 45,000
Mission 13 - The Devil Returns: 50,000
Mission 14 - Forest Of Ruin: 42,500
Mission 15 - Fortuna Castle: 70,000
Mission 16 - Inferno: 70,000
Mission 17 - Adagio For Strings: 100,000
Mission 18 - The Destroyer: 38,000
Mission 19 - The Successor: 90,000
Mission 20 - La Vita Nuova: 33,000

Son Of Sparda:
Mission 01 - Birds Of A Feather: 10,800
Mission 02 - La Porte De L'Enfer: 108,000
Mission 03 - The White Wing: 117,000
Mission 04 - Cold Blooded: 117,000
Mission 05 - Trisagion: 90,000
Mission 06 - Resurrecton: 144,000
Mission 07 - The She Viper: 90,000
Mission 08 - Profession Of Faith: 90,000
Mission 09 - For You: 153,000
Mission 10 - Wrapped In Glory: 135,000
Mission 11 - The Ninth Circle: 144,000
Mission 12 - A New Beggining: 81,000
Mission 13 - The Devil Returns: 99,000
Mission 14 - Forest Of Ruin: 90,000
Mission 15 - Fortuna Castle: 153,000
Mission 16 - Inferno: 135,000
Mission 17 - Adagio For Strings: 180,000
Mission 18 - The Destroyer: 68,400
Mission 19 - The Successor: 225,000
Mission 20 - La Vita Nuova: 59,400

Dante Must Die:
Mission 01 - Birds Of A Feather: 18,000
Mission 02 - La Porte De L'Enfer: 180,000
Mission 03 - The White Wing: 195,000
Mission 04 - Cold Blooded: 195,000
Mission 05 - Trisagion: 150,000
Mission 06 - Resurrecton: 240,000
Mission 07 - The She Viper: 150,000
Mission 08 - Profession Of Faith: 150,000
Mission 09 - For You: 255,000
Mission 10 - Wrapped In Glory: 225,000
Mission 11 - The Ninth Circle: 240,000
Mission 12 - A New Beggining: 135,000
Mission 13 - The Devil Returns: 165,000
Mission 14 - Forest Of Ruin: 150,000
Mission 15 - Fortuna Castle: 255,000
Mission 16 - Inferno: 225,000
Mission 17 - Adagio For Strings: 300,000
Mission 18 - The Destroyer: 114,000
Mission 19 - The Successor: 375,000
Mission 20 - La Vita Nuova: 99,000

Archonfury if you would like to copy and paste this info into your post I'd be fine with that.

[Nightdragon]

Argh, so close!! I just gotta learn Berials moveset to avoid attacks and keep my style up...

[GameFreak47]

Argh, so close!! I just gotta learn Berials moveset to avoid attacks and keep my style up...

With me, I take Berial out before he can land a hit on me. Since I have all the Purple orbs, I focus on maxing my DT during the mission. Then as soon as the fight starts I go DT.

Get a quick combo off(I use Y,Y, then Y,Y,Y,Y)and knock him out. Another combo, then do the Buster combo. At this point he's just screwed. Another combo and Buster combo him again. He should be either dead or nearly dead by this time. If not, a quick combo or two should finish him off.

Usually get to Atomic before I finally kill him.

[RA1NKING]

You cant be that offensive on DMD mode...

[GameFreak47]

You cant be that offensive on DMD mode...


This isn't DMD, he's S ranking the mission on Human mode. He can be as aggressive as he needs to be.

[Nightdragon]

I was using the gun attack trick during a DT buster, which gets style but not as much as stringing combos. He dies so quick that i lack the style lol...

[Archonfury]

Thanks for the posts Demon9Tom, I just got back from California so I will begin to update with the point lists youve given. I will update when finished, much appreciated.

[omegamustard]

i was curious, i haven't played part 4 yet, but i have the 1st dmc, can you just replay levels over and over until you get S rank, like does it have a level select screen that allows you to replay levels?

[Demon9Tom]

i was curious, i haven't played part 4 yet, but i have the 1st dmc, can you just replay levels over and over until you get S rank, like does it have a level select screen that allows you to replay levels?

Yes the game has a level select screen from which you can replay all of the levels (that you've unlocked) for each of the difficulties, and you can replay them as many times as you like. Theres also a ranking screen that lets you view the ranking you got for each level, and view the specifics of each levels rank (time, style, and orbs found).

[omegamustard]

Yes the game has a level select screen from which you can replay all of the levels (that you've unlocked) for each of the difficulties, and you can replay them as many times as you like. Theres also a ranking screen that lets you view the ranking you got for each level, and view the specifics of each levels rank (time, style, and orbs found).

cool, that makes life a lot easier.

[dalevm87]

I like how when you replay a mission it shows you how many stylish points you get. Too bad they couldn't have just made that a default option. Great guide, that's definitely bookmarked :)

[LastbornSmudg3]

Argh, so close!! I just gotta learn Berials moveset to avoid attacks and keep my style up... Ok, now i really feel sorry for you, 700 points off? :eek:

[Nightdragon]

Ok, now i really feel sorry for you, 700 points off? :eek:

I finally got it the other day, ended up getting close to 50k so i was happy ^_^

[Archonfury]

Finally updated, thanks for the info Demon9Tom, also wanted to bump it up to the front page for those who havent tagged it yet

[Galaxy Spear]

Mission 3 Devil Hunter Mode, i cleared it in 00:12:39 got an S rank for time, Stylish pts 10068 S rank for that but overall i got an A rank for the mission, what the hell ? Do Orbs really count that much toward overall grade ?

[Nightdragon]

What grade did you get for orbs? Check the final score you got with the one in the guide too, cos item use will affect your score etc..

[Sir_Lumbo]

So in order to get the S rank, you just need to reach the quota amount of points?

I'm having trouble S-ranking Mission 2 on Human. So I could get an A in orbs, an S in style (kill enemies, exit, re-enter, repeat) and C in time and still get the S rank, so long as I got the points required?

Thanks for any replies.

[Demon9Tom]

So in order to get the S rank, you just need to reach the quota amount of points?

I'm having trouble S-ranking Mission 2 on Human. So I could get an A in orbs, an S in style (kill enemies, exit, re-enter, repeat) and C in time and still get the S rank, so long as I got the points required?

Thanks for any replies.

Yes as long as you get enough points you WILL get an S rank. But its important to keep in mind that the ranks act as multipliers making your score much higher if you S rank categories rather than getting B's or a C's. I posted the points required for each mission in the S rank requirement thread.

I believe the S rank multiplier is 3x, the A is 2.5x, B is 2x (not 100% on these numbers). So if you scored 10,000 style points with a B rank you would end up adding 20,000 to your final score whereas getting an S means adding 30,000. So aim to S rank as many areas as possible (I usually focus on just two), and if for instance you have alot of extra time use it to get more style, or to find more orbs (orbs or often the easiest to S rank as they are in the same location for each difficulty).

With mission 02 on Human I aimed for time and orbs, as unless you can defeat Berial without being hit (and be stylish at the same time) you will likely not get enough style by the end of the level.

[Galaxy Spear]

They sure didnt make it easy to get them S ranks, i struggle getting them on Human so imagine me trying for them on the higher differcultys. The Guide here is great with the point requirements but i just suck and cant pull it off lol.

[Martininja]

I am kinda confused about S ranks, so the only thing that metter is your total points? you can like.. get a D em everything but spend 10 horus illing enemies to get enough points? (just an exemple)

I am heaving a hard time on mission 2 Human mode, since the enemies die fast and you cant get much combos going on, theres some orbs I just cant find too, i always get 86%.

If thats true, that the multiplier for S rank is X3, so orbs are the best thing to get? 100% orbs in most stages must give you a LOT of points. Theres any guide to hidden orbs locations?

[Demon9Tom]

They sure didnt make it easy to get them S ranks, i struggle getting them on Human so imagine me trying for them on the higher differcultys. The Guide here is great with the point requirements but i just suck and cant pull it off lol.

Before trying to get any S ranks in any of the difficulties I would suggest that you finish the game several times (I had finished Human, Devil Hunter, Son of Sparda, Heaven and Hell, and most of Dante Must Die) before starting to S rank missions. By this point you will know every level off by heart and should have also found most (if not all) of the orbs on every mission. Its also worth noting that Human and Dante Must Die are the hardest mode to S rank, as in Human enemies die very fast making style a problem, and in Dante Must Die the enemy do alot of damage to you making surviving without using item difficult.

I am kinda confused about S ranks, so the only thing that metter is your total points? you can like.. get a D em everything but spend 10 horus illing enemies to get enough points? (just an exemple)

Yes in theory this would work as points are what matter not individual ranks in the three categories. However when you go back to areas to fight the same battles again the enemy gradually give you less and less style points, so to get the mission complete with enough points may well be impossible (if you get a D in time and in points).

The worst I have ever managed to score an S with was an B in Time, and S in orbs, and an S in style, in that example I had stayed on the level fighting enemies long enough to build up my style to about 1.5 times the amount I needed and was able to get the S rank, making sure not to take any longer than nessesary and making my time rank go down to a C.

I am heaving a hard time on mission 2 Human mode, since the enemies die fast and you cant get much combos going on, theres some orbs I just cant find too, i always get 86%.

Some commonly missed places for orbs on mission two; Near the start of the level where you get the ability to grab the blue orbs there is a red orb hidden in one of the corners (after using the first blue orb). After running down the stairs that are next to the red orb statue there is a tower on the right of the screen, there are two hidden spots on this tower one on the first level of the tower and one on the second level (use air hike or jump off the side of the tower to reach them). After going through the door to the next area take a left and against the cliff wall is a large red orb (you may need air hike for this one).

Other than that make sure to smash everything on the level, I would advise running through each level with finding orbs as your main priority until you learn were they all are. Also keep in mind that whenever there is a hidden spot nearby your devil arm will have a blue glow around it.

If thats true, that the multiplier for S rank is X3, so orbs are the best thing to get? 100% orbs in most stages must give you a LOT of points.

As long as you get 95% or above orbs you will receive an S rank in orbs, however the amount of orbs you get isn't very high so although that number is multiplied by three you can't rely on it to get an S rank without scoring high in time and style as well.

Keep in mind the point score for orbs refers to the orbs that are found on the level itself not the ones dropped by enemies, and so the the amount of points you can recieve is fixed for each level.

Theres any guide to hidden orbs locations?

Not that I've seen though I had found the secret orbs several weeks ago and haven't searched for any guides since then, so they may be some now.

[Galaxy Spear]

Thanks for the advice demon9tom, will play the game some more on SOS and DMD before trying for S ranks again. For those of you with problems finding hidden red orbs feast your eyes on this. YouTube - Devil May Cry 4 Hidden Red Orbs / PS3 /

Edit- Although the title has PS3 in it the orbs are in the same place on the Xbox 360 version. I take no credit for the video, full credit goes to Fromac4.

[halonator1211]

if u really want fast orbs so that u can buy health items and holy water, u should give mission 3 a try!!! a little extra tip is to kill the 3 enemies first, that way ur DT gauge is filled more. finally go to the red stone that gives u orbs, but make sure u activate DT first and then start destroying the red stone with crazy combos. i get around 4,500 to 5,000 orbs everytime i do it. it should't take long b4 u also get the 1 million orbs!!! hope this tip helps people!!!!

[cooledgar]

Thanks for the help

[davxx]

Thanks for the advice demon9tom, will play the game some more on SOS and DMD before trying for S ranks again. For those of you with problems finding hidden red orbs feast your eyes on this. YouTube - Devil May Cry 4 Hidden Red Orbs / PS3 / (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5FKmWaAHEk)

Edit- Although the title has PS3 in it the orbs are in the same place on the Xbox 360 version. I take no credit for the video, full credit goes to Fromac4.

thnx for the vid men... and thnx for the guide guys.. will help a LOT!!!

[Rewmac]

I tell you what the hardest is to get S on Human...You cannot really go all out you kill enemies too early... :D

[StephenJ360]

Thanks, man. This helps a lot. Now the problem is getting the style points that high.