Target Earth

dtdg · Post by **dtdg** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:52 pm

So I got this game along time ago... What does everyone think about this game...(It's a genesis game)

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:59 pm

Utterly hard. I've only spent about 15 minutes with this, and I just can't picture myself beating the first stage. Having the japanese version (Assault Suit Leynos), and thus not understanding the story nor the missions doesn't help. I love NCS Masaya (the developers), so I'll probably give it another couple of chances before I give up. Tips and tricks would be appreciated!

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:30 pm

This game is actually pretty easy once you realize that your shields slowly recharge over time.

The key is patience. There's no forced scrolling in this game so there's no need for you to charge forward continuosly. The trick is to advance a little bit at a time, kill some enemies, stop/wait to recharge, then move forward again.

If you do this eventually you'll find the game is so easy that it doesn't even take any skill to beat it.

Oh another thing, make sure you do well in the mission objectives of each stage. The extra weapons you earn will make your job MUCH easier. Once you get the homing rockets the game becomes a piece of cake.

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:36 pm

Not a shmup, so moved to off-topic.

dtdg · Post by **dtdg** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:11 pm

Also, I have Pitfall for the Gens and Super R-Type for the SNES.... Should I trade them?

it290 · Post by **it290** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:08 pm

Tough, but fun. It's easier if you activate the code for 9 continues.

Post by **system11** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:10 pm

One of my all time favourites!

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:30 pm

tehkao wrote:The key is patience. There's no forced scrolling in this game so there's no need for you to charge forward continuosly. The trick is to advance a little bit at a time, kill some enemies, stop/wait to recharge, then move forward again.

This is exactly why I don't enjoy the Working Designs version of Silhouette Mirage. Don't give me a game with a character who runs and shoots, but expect me to stop every 10 seconds to engage in awkwardly placed strategic elements.

With that said, I don't like Target: Earth, either.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 5:16 am

I enjoy the game more if I play with invincibility on

I played it again about 6 months ago and made it to level 4, I think. Funny this topic popped up because I just posted it as one of the hardest non-shmup games I've played 30 seconds earlier.

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:45 am

I played this some more after the advice. MUCH easier, MUCH more fun. I enjoy this quite a bit now. Great stuff!

kong · Post by **kong** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:40 am

Isn't the final boss nearly impossible? I remember way back in the day me and my brother found a glitch in the game that gave us unlimited continues and we still couldn't beat the final boss. Maybe we just sucked. Fun game though.

I'll have to give it a whirl with tehkao's tips. Hopefully they help compensate for my old man reflexes.

Edmond Dantes · Post by **Edmond Dantes** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:51 am

I just picked this game up yesterday and decided to search for existing topics rather than starting a new one.

So I have both this and its sequel (Assault Suits Valken)... anyone know where I can find a translation script of the latter since I have a Japanese edition?

God these are hard. I can get to level 3 in Target Earth and level 2 in Valken (you'll note those are both low-grav levels) but not farther... yet.

Obiwanshinobi · Post by **Obiwanshinobi** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:03 am

What you need to play is Metal Warriors, or at least watch some 2 player vids.

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