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I couldn't imagine not playing with switching shot functions. You really have to take that into account to win big in the game - especially when using the 7 weapon options that you can lock in place to form a defense array.

EDIT - got the other modes added and cleaned up the format for easier reading.

Cool. Quick note: I think you missed Coop's 7.2 mil normal score.

I did miss that

Go, Coop!

Don't know if anyone else tried this or not but I was looking for a spot to rack up points by repeatedly dying and restarting at a checkpoint. It turns out that you can do it indefinitely by collecting the 1up (Randar?) each time.

That sucks...

-Normal game-

6,596,210 - All - The Coop (Hard)

Hmm, do those things reappear? That is kind of a bummer...oh well, guess we'll hafta go on an "honor system" or something, heh heh.

Yeah we can do that. "No Check Point Abuse."

my scores updated
ED-057 - 1,711,160 - All - normal (short game)
ED-057 - 1,641,450 - All - hard (short game)
ED-057 - 6,300,970 - All - hyper (normal game)

Updated - let me know if i missed anybody ^__^

-Short Game-

The Coop - 1,735,120 - All (Normal)
The Coop - 1,526,560 - All (Hard)
The Coop - 1,238,960 - All (Hyper)

Edit:

-Short Game-

The Coop - 1,701,400 - All (Hard)

Updated ^__^
Coop regains his position!

ED-057 - 1,570,000 - All - hyper (short game)
ED-057 - 7,052,480 - All - normal (normal game)

but Ed's on his tail

Hard:
6,733,960 - all clear - PlasmaBlooD

-Short Game-

The Coop - 1,791,700 - All (Normal)
The Coop - 1,606,980 - All (Hyper)


-Standard Game-

The Coop - 7,089,740 - All (Hard)

Coop refuses defeat!

normal game, hard rank
7,010,430 - all clear - ED-057

grrr... if I had taken a few less hits in area 8 I might have taken first for a day or so

oh well here are some fun facts:
In area 1 you can build up a full stock (12) of bombs.
Every bomb after 12 gives you 10K points.
In areas 3 and 9 you can use a bomb to take out some otherwise indestructible doodads in the background and get 3 more bombs.
I use power shot for almost the whole game. MDS for area 4.

regular game

normal game

6'848'340 - all clear - PlasmaBlooD

update

regular game

normal game

7'061'470 - all clear - PlasmaBlooD

Regular game

Normal game

6.057.200 -all clear- (1cc)

Lost a life at the penultimate stage 12 boss, grumble. I suppose the 1 million difference between the top players here is due to never wasting a single bomb?

By the way, I used 4 99% of the time.

My strategy was just to destroy everything. Like all the rocks, blocks, spinning triangular prisms, random space trash, the fire-stuff left behind by the enemies on area 4, etc. Sometimes using a bomb will get more points than not using it.

Yeah. I regret not using them until stage 8 (to escape those dreadful debris), especially since I get to the 12 max around stage 1... What a waste.

Edit: In Short stage 4 and Standard stage 1, there's one of those little blue Compile alien guys about half-way through the level. When you pick it up, it powers up your weapon and gives you an extra life. You can pick it up all you want; it's still there if you die and restart the level or continue at the Standard checkpoint. It's an infinite milking opportunity.

Unless you can only pick it up a certain amount of times, the only thing I can think of to remedy this is by having a high score entry requirement that states you must put the amount of lives you earned/had throughout the game, and put how many lives you had when you finally finished. Of course, if someone 1LCs it that should be pretty self-explanatory.

I get the feeling you all know this (at least Coop, anyway), seeing as it's not that hard to notice.

The Lander (that's its name) trick was already pointed out earlier.

Yeah, I now see the "no checkpoint abuse" notice in the first post. Also, I think this board is dead.

Short / Normal
gs68 - 1,611,460 - ALL

My one worry about the game is that you can infinitely milk points on several of the bosses.

Sorry, i'll update it soon. Was actually playing again the other day. Fell to sleep playing it actually, had good dreams. ^.^

Just got this in the mail yesterday. Fun game.


Short / Normal
MR_Soren - 1,272,140 - All

New Scores: (edited)

Short / Normal
MR_Soren - 1,777,030 - All

Short / Hard
MR_Soren - 1,656,370 - All

Short / Hyper
MR_Soren - 1,097,690 - All

Regular / Normal
MR_Soren - 6,373,760 - All


A few notes about Short Game:

It appears that you get 50,000 per ship and 10,000 per bomb at the end, so fewer deaths can make a big impact on your score. If I don't die, I typically finish with 8 lives which is worth a 400,000 bonus. There is also a stage clear bonus of 50,000 for Stage 4.


I wonder if I can get those last 14,670 points to reach first on Short / Normal?

Earth to Circuitface, do you copy? PM and email doesn't seem to work so does anyone else want to take this over?

Regular(Standard) Game [Normal difficulty]
6,358,890 - all clear - Limbrooke

Sorry guys, i just don't get on enough anymore. I'll update it but if anyone else can take over that'd be fine.

[edit] - There we go, updated and image-fixed. Let me know if i messed anything up shkapow shkapow shkapow