How to beat HOG-7 Hedgie for Atomic Heart on Xbox Series X (XboxSX)

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Atomic Heart revolves around exterminating a deadly robotic revolt and exploring Faculty 3826. Throughout the game there are several boss robot fights that you will need to defeat, this first boss that poses a challenge is HOG-7 Hedgie robot.

The boss fight with HOG-7 Hedgie will only start once you have reached the open world and gained access to the Exhibition Park. Once you reach the center of the area, you will need to push the prompted button and a pillar will arise from the ground, starting the fight.

Hedgie is a round robotic boss that will spend most of the fight rolling around the arena, whilst firing ammunition at you. Hedgies’ outer shell absorbs any damage while rolling on the ground, so there’s no point in trying to shoot him and wasting ammo.

Hedgies’ movements are quite hard to follow and you will need to dodge the rolling robot. After he has rolled around for a while, he will eventually stop rolling and sink into the floor. Hedgie is now exposed and this is the opportunity to start firing your ammo at him.

Aim your shots towards the glowing parts of the robot, this will inflict the most damage. The boss robot will not be easily defeated and will soon start rolling around again after taking on some damage.

One of the ways to instantly stop Hedgie from rolling around is to make him roll into the pillar. You can force him to crash into the pillar by baiting him towards them. Stand to the right or left of the pillar and move out of the way when he crashes into them.

You can activate several pillars in the boss arena using the “Shok” ability. Activate as many pillars as you can to force Hedgie into overheat mode, so you can quickly bring down his health bar.

During the fight you will need to be wary of the attacks that Hedgie will use against you and how to avoid them. When Hedgie rolls towards you, double tap “B” or “O” to evade him. Hedgie will also jump from time to time, when he lands it will create a shock wave that you must jump over to avoid any damage.

As the fight draws to an ending, Hedgies’ attacks become quicker and he will send out a glowing gravity field that pulls you towards him. Hedgie will then send out shockwaves that you will need to dodge.

You’ll need to defeat Hedgie the boss without being killed or the checkpoint will reset to a different saving point.