In need of some Guwange help

[Frizz.Meister]

Usually i can suss out a shmup fairly fast and go for the highscores rather than survival within about a week of owning it. However Guwange on xbla just feels impossible. I'd never played it before now but bought it off of other good reviews for it, and it doesnt really make sense to me.

The bullet patterns are very Giga Wing esc and clearly need some form of slow or reflect to surpass them on sometimes, i've worked out the spirit can slow them but it renders you near imobile and so only delays your doom. Also how do you reflect shots? It was mentioned in game tutorial as done with the spirit but i have never managed to do it.

Finally any tips on focusing on both the enemies/bullets and where your character is running to. This is my leading cause of death as im so used to being able to fly over a small hill or a banister, and so i often get trapped.

[ggg]

the action to do are:

- wait for enemy starts shooting
- slow down the major amount of bullets you can
- destroy the enemy while bullets still be pink.

don't use your spirit as a short range defense but as a long range attack

here's some more clear explanation:
http://www.world-of-arcades.net/Cave/Gu ... /index.htm

[Frizz.Meister]

Thanks for the link, the spirit really is a strange mechanic. Seems like i'll be using it more than my normal shot now.

[ggg]

i play guwange since 2001 and i still not be able to use sprit properly even if it's maybe my favorite cave title!!!
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guwange or esp ra.de... this is the problem...

[Bradtemple87]

ok, so I have been playing this on xbl quite a bit lately and here is what has been helping my out:

-The trick is to match up your shots behind what the shikigami is hitting for the maximum coins once the meter is full

-In arcade mode (traditional) the left stick controls both your character and the shikigami

-In arrange xbox mode the shikigami is controlled independently with the right stick(use this for practicing or making the achievements a little easier)

-Use the shikigami as a shield at long range for oncoming bullets, these will turn pink and decrease in speed for easy dodging

-When in trouble, STOP SHOOTING, your character will move very quickly out of danger if you take a moments rest, this what the coin meter is for

The rest you should be able to work on yourself with some practice