Does upgrading the beams give bonus damage? I didn't see any change.

can switch weapons?

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 15 2017, 07:10 AM

Thanks for sharing your strategy Moogle. Will give it a try. What is the max upgrade for the purple laser beams?

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 15 2017, 07:11 AM

ehh got so many levels? i take the same item 1st and 2nd time i see improvements. 3rd time onwards like no improvements.

i notice one time i had a purple front beam and some side missiles or something. can 2 weapon at once?

not sure. shitty game that makes you spend hours eh?

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 15 2017, 07:11 AM

gotta play this in order to get the achievements

This post has been edited by ahtiven: Aug 2 2010, 05:44 PM

And I didn't know there was achievements for this till I read this thread.

wahhh actually hor, the game quite easy. i reached level 8 to die out of being swarmed for the most part.

the things attack ah, drones keep dying only cos very close proximity.



those who want to win, here's my formula other than being awake and keep alert.

level 1
get 2x side missile first (yellow). then get 2 drones (red). from this point onwards. try to get 2 plasma (pink). the plasma replaces the side missile. after this point, just keep collecting bombs (i have 17 bombs at level 8, the point of my demise. )

you can use the side missile all the way but plasma kills level bosses and those other guardian units MUCH faster. you could actually start off with the plasma weapon.

level boss is easy - just stay at the center and keep firing. when the boss attempts his power weapons, move to say the lower left side of the screen. once he starts firing, you move from 1 end to the other. it works anywhere on the screen but i suggest lower left to right (or right to left) beause there's more space, plus the shape of your ship. (yes yes, i play shoot'em ups!)

note that you need not rush from 1 end to the other. you could stay put, let the fella fire 2 - 3 rounds before shifting to the next clear area.

level 2
plasma works fine here but i find going side missiles are more useful because they really come in swarms. other configurations same. and yes, still keep collecting those bombs.

level boss seems tough for 1st time, i lost 3 ships on my 1st try. after that it's easy. just stay at the center. keep a watch on the tentacle, it's slow but it'll aim for you. just move about and distance yourself and you're fine. the boss' special attack is easy. just stay away from center and you're fine.


level 3
plasma works fine here but i find going side missiles are more useful because they really come in swarms. other configurations same. and yes, still keep collecting those bombs.

level boss is tough here but shouldn't be a problem if you have some missiles there. just keep shooting from the center. the 1st salvo the boss fires comes in streams. they're ok.

the next one would be a bunch of circular spam, pretty tough to avoid sometimes. along with it would be the beam from side to side, that one not hard to avoid. at a later point, he would launch spinning disc, that one moves all over the screen, tricky.

you could actually finish the boss even before he throws the disc. how? use bomb! why'd ya think I highlighted the bomb collection!


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USING BOMB - the bomb should be collected as often as you can. no point taking the power up you already have. just keep accumulating the bombs. if the situation looks really tight, BOMB! this applies to every scene, especially level 2 (all parts) and level 3 (some parts, and the boss).

my ending score at level 8 was about 428k or so. have fun!

Me also reached level 8 last night. My second attempt.
Seems like not very hard.
My straegy is
get 2 drones as priority, coz drone = life.
get bomb as much as you can same as goldfries strategy.
side missile all the way.

My score at level 8 is 480k

1st time alredi died in level 1 hahah

480k cos you use side missile all the way.

overall score is higher with side missile.

i use plasma cos takes down boss faster.

I believe so.
For me the 2nd mission is the most difficult, needs lots of bomb.

ehh, that's why we both die at level 8 lor. those zerg things are insane.

you bomb 1 time just blow up the scourge. then you have to bomb again to blow those green goo.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 15 2017, 07:13 AM

yes, it is like that. later levels can't afford to switch. i go purple beam all the way.

for me, the 2 drones is a MUST but later levels, they die quite often due to the crazy amount of flak coming at us.

i like purple beam a lot because i don't like wasting time with level boss BUT about the beam, switching to level 1 beam is pointless. just realize that it's not as powerful as i thought.

Too bad huh, it is not far from another 'achievement'

Yes, i am only using bomb when i really can not dodge the goo, not when they are all allive.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 15 2017, 07:13 AM

heh, those look more like "skill compensation" rather than "trainer".