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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Ballad of Gay Tony Episodes from Liberty City Tip: How to complete having a 'Sexy Time'


The Ballad of Gay Tony features a cast of memorable characters who are constantly asking leading man Luis to do their dirty work. One such fellow you meet early on is Yusuf Amir, a wealthy heir and real estate businessman who approaches nightclub king Tony Prince about franchising his clubs. Luis quickly finds that Yusuf has interests in more than just the nightlife business when he is asked to steal a prototype military helicopter know as the "Buzzard".


To complete the mission "Sexy Time", Luis must first drive from Yusuf's apartment on the east side of the park to the the marina in Castle Gardens City and then take a speedboat out to a yacht that has the Buzzard resting on its helipad. Stealing the Buzzard off of the yacht and then using it to eliminate the fleeing black market arms smugglers brings the mission to an explosive conclusion. One of the more challenging missions in the game, “Sexy Time” is an integral step on your path to achieving 100% game completion.

Note that you do not need to complete all objectives in a single Mission Replay to get credit (you can do them one at a time across multiple replays), so we have suggested certain ways to achieve the objectives that will take more time than the total mission allows (see #3 below). It may require a bit of patience and dedication, but multiple attempts at the Mission Replays can be easier than trying to nail all the objectives in one fell swoop.

To get 100% completion on "Sexy Time" you will need to complete these objectives:

1. Take No Player Damage:

The only times you need to really worry about incurring damage is either if caught by the guard boat circling the yacht, or while getting into the Buzzard (when the guards are alerted). Other than these two instances, you are in the helicopter at all times and it should be pretty easy to avoid damage. To successfully get to the yacht without being detected you can choose one of two strategies:

* Run your speedboat at full speed and then when you seem to be nearing the yacht, cut the motor and float the rest of the way there (jump off the front of your boat to the back of the yacht to board it).
* When you get somewhat close to the yacht, dive off of your boat and swim the rest of the way (although note this approach may negatively affect your time).

2. Destroy 4 Boats (this does not include the yacht that the Buzzard is docked on):

This objective is a little bit tricker, as you will need to take out the one patrol boat immediately after stealing the Buzzard plus the three speed boats that flee the scene after you destroy the yacht. There are two ways that you can choose to take out the boats (depending on how good your helicopter skills are):

* Fly low and use your machine gun (you can use the bullets hitting the water to gauge your aim) to take out the boats. You will need to gain altitude after each boat is destroyed so you don't end up hitting the water. Switching the camera view in the Buzzard to 1st person also makes it easier to gauge your aim with the machine gun.
* Fly ahead of the group of speed boats to reach their docking point, land your helicopter, and then use the RPG/sticky bombs to destroy all three boats just before they pull up onto the shore (again note that this may negatively affect your time).

3. Beat the Mission in 0:06:00 or Less:

This leaves us with the hardest objective of the Mission Replay, completing the whole thing in six minutes or less. The key to success is to get off to a fast start by having a good vehicle at the ready and we have a trick that will get you one every time. To successfully make this trick work you must have completed the main story and have the Mission Replay option available to you via your in-game cellphone. Here are the steps you need to take:

* Go to the exact mission start location and park your car on the curb.
* Call Henrique and ask for a fast car, complete the phone conversation.
* Open your in-game cellphone and scroll down to "Sexy Time".
* Wait for Henrique to be close to you on the mini-map and then press "A" to start the mission.

After the loading screen has disappeared, you should be standing next to the vehicle you requested which will allow you to quickly get over to the Marina (take the highway as the best route).

Don't forget: taxis are considered cheating and your mission stats will not be recorded if you use a taxi to fast travel to an objective.

Do you have a tip for finishing "Sexy Time" even quicker? Give us a shout an let us know, quick draw. Stay tuned for more Rockstar Game Tips, including continuing info on how to achieve 100% in other tough missions.

Source: The official website (news section)...