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MISSION 10: PIPE SLIDE {W1010}
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SUMMARY: Run along some planks, then slide down a long slide collecting stars.
STAGE: Leaky Pipes
POINTS: 200
Your next mission begins with Remy appearing at the edge of the 'Leaky Pipes'
area. He may have a new job, but he still has some levels to complete!
This stage mostly consists of a treacherous slide. Before that, you'll run
along some ledges collecting stars. Once you arrive at the slide, you'll find
that it's more difficult than the last one. You will find walls you have to
jump over as you slide, and there are a lot more of the gaps through which you
can fall. After a series of three consecutive gaps that alternate right, left
and right again, make sure that you're sliding along the center. You'll come
to a gap you must double jump across, which leads to a narrow straight ledge.
It's easy to jump to the ledge and then panic and start gliding left or right,
which pretty much dooms you to falling into the pit. Try to keep your path as
straight as possible on that ledge and, in fact, only make turns throughout
most of the rest of the stage as necessary. You might recall that for the
previous sliding stage, straight lines were your friend. That's mostly true
here, as well.
Following that narrow ledge over the bottomless pit, you'll find a fairly
lengthy section where you simply steer gradually to collect stars and two bits
of CHEESE that you may very well need by now. After that, there's a place
where the wide grates you sometimes pass through change things up a bit: one
of them is half filled by metal. Slide toward the right and jump through,
then return to the middle because you're coming up on another of those narrow
ledges over the bottomless pit. At the end, make sure you jump forward to the
next bit of piping, since there's a pit you might not notice until the last
minute.
After that second narrow ledge, you'll soon find yourself passing through
another of the half-grated openings, then beyond that you'll arrive in a deep
trough. At this point, you want to build up your speed as much as possible,
so hold forward and push with your paws until you're near the end, at which
point you will want to jump out over a pit to land on the next trough further
below. Beyond that is cheese and more stars, and then the path begins to
include more of the gaps through which you can fall.
Head left then right to avoid those gaps, then keep going and moving at top
speed. You'll find more stars and cheese along here, as well as upward jumps
you must make as you continue your slide. That's why speed is essential,
especially since you can't double jump while sliding. When you reach the end
of the slide, you'll be briefed on which mission objectives you've completed,
and you will receive a boost to your life meter.
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