RAIDEN DX! Welcome to the ultimate old skool experience!

Post by **Icarus** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:17 am

The level structure is unchanged, so the same enemies pop up at the same places. The only thing that's different is that the bullets that these enemies fire are faster - a lot faster - and they are fired more aggressively, almost as soon as the enemy appears onscreen. They wont hesitate to pointblank you with these fast bullets either.

Hence the need to keep Spread and Homing. Any other weapon combination for the stages means you'll get shot down very, very quickly (as i found out, accidentally grabbing Laser midway through stage 2).

MJR · Post by **MJR** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:05 pm

Well done, that's impressive!

I did get 100% percent from secrets, finally, but not the 7th gold pyramid. Therefore, my score is only meager

training mission - normal difficulty

MJR 4.650.390 1-0 P1

but, I'm still working on it, so who knows what's going to happen..

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:32 am

MJR wrote:Well done, that's impressive!

Thanks

I'm still trying to get consistent with regular Training so I can access the loop more frequently. The fifth Gold is the trickiest, trying to get in and activate the middle of the five silos, before you drop the other four that are raised. I either accidentally destroy one en-route, or drop one of the four that are up trying to sneak in. Ack.

Well done with your score. If you can get 100% constantly, the next step is to get at least 99% destroyed. The loop requirements (no death, no bomb, 99% destroyed, 100% secrets) are tough to achieve but possible, and the loop is so much fun

Anyway, the bomb strategy I came up with almost works...

Training Mission (ALPHA) / Normal Difficulty
Icarus - 7,722,560 - 1-3 - 2P

Still missed the seventh Gold Pyramid in the regular Training Mission, maybe because I missed the first carriage of the third train this time round. Again, took a hit on Novice loop 2's first boss - even dropping a cluster bomb on top of the boss, you can get killed, so I need to rework the pointblank strategy - and lasted all the way to the third Gold Pyramid, and then died twice in quick succession trying to get it

If I had the third Pyramid, I could have passed 8mil easy. Maybe next time...

LFO · Post by **LFO** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:21 pm

arcade diff

training

LFO - 1,727,580 - 1-0 - 1P

novice

LFO - 2,227,710 - 1-3 - 1P

expert

LFO - 1,520,010 - 1-3 - 1P

thanks to icarus, i got the 3rd gold pyramid in the training stage. didn't pay of in the score as much as i hoped though. and ironically, i got it only once, in the first try. since then, it won't show up anymore....

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:54 pm

First try:

Arcade difficult:

ADVANCED (CHARLIE)
BLOODY - 1,048,080 - 1-4 - 1p

MJR · Post by **MJR** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:23 pm

Yeah! finally! I got myself into second loop! Could not get the 7th crystal, but luckily that didn't matter.

Normal difficulty - Training mission - PS

MJR 7.614.700 1-3 P1

Doh.. only bit over 100.000 and I've could been on top spot..

UPDATE! posted images..

wonder whether I can top that, 2nd loop was plain insane. I could do nothing but perish in that lvl3 tank boss. Talk about getting sniped when bullets fly so fast that you can hardly see them

Maybe I will start playing the novice mission.

PS. I did get first three pyramids on the second loop (just use scatter & homing & clusterbomb like crazy) but guess what.. didn't get that 8mil.
for the 1st boss on loop2 I recommend switching on forward missiles; as well as on second.. on third boss I would still use blue laser and homing, even though I perished, since its very useful in expert mission, I've used it tons of times there.. hope that helps

Post by **Icarus** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:22 am

LFO wrote:thanks to icarus, i got the 3rd gold pyramid in the training stage. didn't pay of in the score as much as i hoped though. and ironically, i got it only once, in the first try. since then, it won't show up anymore....

I forgot to note that it'll only show up if you do not die while attempting to activate it. If at any point you get zapped, kiss the third Gold goodbye

The conditions aren't really difficult to achieve given a little practice. The trick is in timing when you force the first large tank (the one on the right side) into it's angry second form (with the rotating gatling gun on top). By carefully timing when you do this, it'll make attacking the second large tank on the left much much easier.

Here's a 10MB clip from my 7.72mil replay, showing how I take on both tanks.

It's possible you could get the third Gold without even having to force the first tank into it's second form. If it is possible, it might be easier that way, but you lose the ability to get points by passing through the gaps in the second form's bullet streams.

Maybe a bit of research is in order?

MJR · Post by **MJR** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:31 am

I was having lot of failed attempts at 3rd gold as well , until I realized that the radars that appear in vertical line at the desert (and that activate the crystal) do *not* appear if you are using bombs! Once I got this thing clear the 3rd became quite easy to reach.

LFO · Post by **LFO** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:49 am

I forgot to note that it'll only show up if you do not die while attempting to activate it. If at any point you get zapped, kiss the third Gold goodbye

ah ok. that explains it

. on arcade diff with the red ship, it can be a hard time...

anyway, i've got a new score for expert on arcade:

Expert (Arcade diff)

LFO - 1,722,190 - 1-3 - 1P

pointblanked also the 2nd boss to hell

MJR · Post by **MJR** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:14 pm

I finally got that card reader.. I updated my earlier post with photos!

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:00 am

Normal Difficult
expert
BLOODY - 1,123,780 - 1-4 - 1p

PlasmaBlooD · Post by **PlasmaBlooD** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:50 am

Normal Difficult
expert
BLOODY - 1,360,770 - 1-4 - 1p

MJR · Post by **MJR** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:51 pm

back with a try on novice mission; 1cc:d it with 100% secrets. Expert mission will be my next attempt

Normal difficulty - novice mission

MJR 4.717.080 1-5 1P

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:48 am

This should hold my lead on the board for a bit longer.

Training Mission (ALPHA) / Normal Difficulty
Icarus - 8,341,470 - 1-3 - 2P

Again, got killed by the first boss on Novice 2nd loop - I tried to use my regular tactic of pointblanking it as soon as it comes on screen, which sorta worked, but got shot trying to avoid the sniper chopper that also appears. Lasted all the way to the third boss on my next life, and then got shot down twice in quick succession (double KO'ed as well!). Got all three Golds on the way there though...

I'll make sure never to pick up Laser ever again in the second loop... and to try and get off the third level...

Post by **Icarus** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:40 am

I'm surprised that the game didn't punish me more for the mistakes I made in this run.

Training Mission (ALPHA) / Normal Difficulty
Icarus - 8,873,930 - 1-4 - 2P

Died one on Novice first boss, then on the second boss, had to make my way through Novice stage 3 with weedy Homing Missiles, and then died halfway through stage 4 (after the hidden fairy). Picked up Laser twice in very dangerous sections, got greedy with medals and miclii and found myself trapped a few times, screwed up the DX Bonuses and my bomb collection... ack.

Got the four Golds up to that point though, and just a shade off 9mil. I'd like to get a 10mil score, if it wasn't for all the idiocy in each run...

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:43 pm

Hello

Novice Mission - Normal Difficulty
Smraedis - 3,275,360 1-5 - 2P

cigsthecat · Post by **cigsthecat** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:05 am

Novice mission/ Normal difficulty

cigsthecat - 4,253,870 - 1-ALL - 1P

It was getting scary on the last boss for a while there.

Oh and Rando- you have some inconsistencies in the chart I'm submitting for.

MJR · Post by **MJR** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:27 pm

funny how score improves after a long absence!

Expert mission/ Normal difficulty

MJR - 3,171,110 - 1-6 - 1P

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:02 pm

Normal difficulty, normal mode

Neon 2,869,060 1-5 P1

I 1 lifed the game. Does that count as 1-ALL? Score chart shows it as 1-5

Either way reckon I'm playing it wrong since a few suicides could get me max bomb bonus etc.

Also didn't medal well and only got 1 gold pyramid, hence the shitty score.

BTW, still have 2 spots in Garegga thread (3rd and 7th). Just in case it allows someone else on the chart or something.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:15 am

RFP - 1 560 490 1-0 Normal 2P
No golden silos and it's my first actual completion of the training stage.

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:20 am

Arcade machine score--

Training:
Zweihander - 787,330 - 1-0 - 1P

elbarto · Post by **elbarto** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:04 am

Off the bottom at last..

TRAINING / Normal Difficulty

elbarto - 2,542,180 - 1-0 - 2P

NOVICE / Normal Difficulty

elbarto - 2,400,970 - 1-3 - 2P

elbarto · Post by **elbarto** » Tue May 30, 2006 8:39 pm

NOVICE / Normal Difficulty

elbarto - 3,315,150 - 1-4 - 2P

So many errors, including crashing into a helicopter whilst uncovering the 1UP.. whoops

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:02 am

Novice / Normal Difficulty
Twiddle - 1,863,450 - 1-4 - 2P

Expert / Normal Difficulty
Twiddle - 1,327,540 - 1-4 - 2P
Died before getting the extend, hahaha

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:04 pm

Training / Normal Diff.
Twiddle - 1,571,430 - 1-0 - 2P

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:53 pm

Thought I'd play around with this game again, here is my best at the moment ^_^

Novice Mission - Normal Difficulty
Smraedis - 3,789,490 1-5 - 2P

died just before beating the end boss

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:44 am

Had another play this morning, 1-lifed to stage 5, but still didn't finish it

Novice Mission - Normal Difficulty
Smraedis - 4,152,710 1-5 - 2P

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:39 am

You had me put in the wrong position ^_^ not that it matters, since I should be there now

Novice Mission - Normal Difficulty
Smraedis - 4,346,080 1-5 - 2P

Smraedis · Post by **Smraedis** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:15 pm

again

but I beat the game this time

Novice Mission - Normal Difficulty
Smraedis - 4,629,520 1-ALL - 2P

Post by **system11** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:04 pm

Arcade difficulty
Novice (Beta) - 1,638,110 - 1-2 - 1P

Shame, the boss went down in flames from the shrapnel of my last ship :/