NikLink 2010-01-28 16:06:02

I'm having trouble at the beginning of the game when the bridge comes up, since it's really tricky to judge where exactly the columns are. Any tips?

queenofbabes 2010-01-29 21:40:47

A couple of points I don't agree on.

Firstly, the score system appears to work like this: whatever score you had up till the boss fight is saved. You will always enter boss fight with 1000 score (I guess it is to give you a set HP since score acts as HP anyway). Whatever score you get for boss fight is added on (assuming you didn't die and restart the boss, I suppose) to that you got earlier.

So you don't actually have to enter boss fight with 1470 or anything like that.

Next, for the survival medal, I don't think it is a good idea to go K9 anywhere at all. I typically use it to get me past the minefield, emerging at about 6k+ score mark. However with only a single laser left, and fuel consumption increased, cars increased, and enemies shooting fireballs, I find it way too hard to upgrade my weapon and get enough shields to keep up with the fuel consumption even if I don't get hit at all. Triple laser hitting enemies will net you more shields, so it is probably a better idea to keep your fingers crossed and get through the minefield without K9.

I haven't gotten that medal yet myself, nor made it past 10k. Maybe there is a point near the end where you should just go K9 and it will make you invulnerable till 15k mark.

queenofbabes 2010-01-30 12:24:43

Just realized yet another reason to not go K9 in survival: if you have the K9 upgrade, even if you get hit you will be left with a double laser (instead of single, despite what it says in the bottom left of your screen), so it's not as crippling as having to start from single.

queenofbabes 2010-04-26 16:59:37

Additional morsel of info: I remember each hit you take in the main game reduces your score by a third.