That final pink spread attack by the stage 2 boss can be very unpredictable. Your best bet if you have difficulty with this is to force the boss to use its blue spread pattern as it's final attack instead - it's a lot easier to navigate. What attack it uses is decided by what attack it is about to do at the time you put it's energy into the red.Marc wrote: Also the level 2 boss, after many hours practise the final spread attack with the central column of pink bullets and the blue shrapnel still takes the odd stupid life, or bomb off me. Currently my strategy is to position myself just to the side of the main pink shots and try and weave through the blue fire from that point, is there any other position that gives me a bit more room?
The timing required for the C-S ship (no miss to the boss) is to destroy the two turrets on either the left or right side of the boss before moving on to attack it's main body (3 stars should be released if you've done this right [2 from the inner turret]).
For laser types, you will do more damage, so destroy 3 turrets to miss the attack.
Just when you think you're getting somewhere...
Still trying to perfect that damn chain... 
