Challenge Missions (Gravity Rush)

Challenge missions are optional difficulty events in Gravity Rush. They are accessed at special facilities found throughout Hekseville and Boutoume after paying a fee of 10-60 Precious Gems at them, except for the six additional DLC challenges which are found on rooftops and designated areas on the ground.

There are three types of medals that can be earned: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Completing them and obtaining any medal grants you a certain amount of Precious Gems—the higher you score, the more gems you'll earn, and the lower you score, the less gems you'll earn. Gems payouts for these challenge are cumulative; for example, if players were to win a gold medal in the Auldnoir Free Race on the first attempt, then they would be rewarded with 600 gems at once. However, these rewards can be only be obtained once.

Accessibility[]

Let's fire this sucker up! — Kat restarts Auldnoir's factory by depositing a medium gem into the furnace.

In Gravity Rush, challenge missions need to unlocked before players can access them. To do so, Kat will need to reactivate some of Hekseville's facilities by depositing a specified number of Precious Gems into the furnace linked to that facility. The challenges can then be played at any time. The total cost of unlocking all 20 challenges in the base game is 677 gems.

Challenge Types[]

Challenge missions come in different types, each having different sets of rules. There are:

Race Missions - these are checkpoint races, which require Kat to use every power at her disposal to pass through every checkpoint throughout the course; the number of which varies by from mission to mission. There are different rules applied to certain missions, whether Kat has no energy recovery, or she has to use certain powers.
Rift Plane Missions - exclusive to the 3 DLC packs, these missions take place inside the Rift Planes; they take form of standard missions, only with unique conditions, like unlimited specials or starting with low health. The Mirage has no extra conditions.
Combat Missions - these missions involve point scoring by fighting enemies; while most of them allow full use of Kat's skills, some may restrict her to certain moves. The larger/tougher the enemies are, the more points they score.
Miscellaneous Missions - one off missions that involve performing menial tasks, like taxiing people to a designated area, or clearing the streets of rubbish.

Challenge Missions[]

Auldnoir[]

In the town of Auldnoir, there are five challenges available after unlocking all areas of the town. The fountain, factory, drawbridge, and two lifts all need to be restarted to access them.

2014-04-23-200815 — Various challenge missions in Auldnoir

Pleajeune[]

In the town of Pleajeune, there are four challenges available after unlocking all areas of the town. The Underground Shutters, Pleajeune's Main Street, Arquebus Academy's Foundation, and the Ferris Wheel need to be restarted in order to access these challenges.

Endestria[]

In the town of Endestria, there are four challenges available after unlocking all areas of the town. The Smoke Stacks, Storm Shield, Warning Beacon, and Power Generator all need to be reactivated in order to play these challenges.