Shmup of the Month Club 2012

[mjmjr25]

7,900,500 -- ExedExes -- Knife Edge -- ALL

HOLD DOWN THAT CHARGE SHOT BUTTON WHEN THE METER IS FULL.

So...I guess i'm not done w/this quite yet then.

So yr saying holding down that power shot is a thing, eh. Didn't know that. I should be able to squeeze another 600K out of that dropped knowledge

Nice max hit btw, solid.

[ExedExes]

So yr saying holding down that power shot is a thing, eh. Didn't know that. I should be able to squeeze another 600K out of that dropped knowledge

Nice max hit btw, solid.

I expect to have to return to it soon too now This will also help all those that are struggling to hopefully do better.

And thanks! It was getting difficult to maintain. It was on one of the stages near the end and of course you have to keep it up with the blue cubes and the power up carriers while you're trying to finish the boss off for the big bonuses.

[fvgazi]

1,995,200 -- fvgazi -- Knife Edge -- Area 3 or 4 (the sky one)? (PSX-J)




I'm still not 100% sure how scoring works. I consistently get about 220-270k on Area 0(Stage 1).

When I hold down the "bomb" button it just gives me a charged up rapid shot. Is it supposed to do something different? I seem to get better scoring when I tap it and the bomb destroys whatever is on screen.

[ExedExes]

1,995,200 -- fvgazi -- Knife Edge -- Area 3 or 4 (the sky one)? (PSX-J)

I'm still not 100% sure how scoring works. I consistently get about 220-270k on Area 0(Stage 1).

When I hold down the "bomb" button it just gives me a charged up rapid shot. Is it supposed to do something different? I seem to get better scoring when I tap it and the bomb destroys whatever is on screen.

Nice score fvgazi. Area 3 is the sky area, which is really Stage 4, so good job.

Holding down the bomb button gives the bomb to your ship, it gives your main gun a power boost and turns your subweapon a green color which enables it to destroy any round yellow or purple shot that your normally have to avoid. Comes in handy with weapon 7 on Knife Edge.

[fvgazi]

Nice score fvgazi. Area 3 is the sky area, which is really Stage 4, so good job.

Holding down the bomb button gives the bomb to your ship, it gives your main gun a power boost and turns your subweapon a green color which enables it to destroy any round yellow or purple shot that your normally have to avoid. Comes in handy with weapon 7 on Knife Edge.

Thanks! Makes sense now . I'll browse a few pages back to get a grasp on the chaining system you guys were talking about.

[mjmjr25]

The "max hit" chaining system is simple really - just keep killing everything on screen, if one thing gets by you, that chain is broken and you have to start again. I've probably over-complicated the explanation.

How did you get yr name on there? I can only get "guest" - do you have a memory card in or something?

The Cloud Area is "Area 3", but is the 4th Level as the first Level, is Area 0.

I was confused by the power shot "hold" too - I kept thinking if I hold it long enough it'll release a big bomb, now I understand.

On a side note, my 6yo has been watching me all week and I let him have a few runs today - he hit just under 600K on his 3rd run. I took some pics and will get them up soon. His ability to power shot chain is uncanny. He had a 33 and 31 chain in that 3rd run - higher than my personl high of 30.

[fvgazi]

How did you get yr name on there? I can only get "guest" - do you have a memory card in or something?

Memory card. You need to go into options and create an account or whatever it's phrased as. Then you have to select "Data Save" and you get a bunch of Japanese, but just choose the first option for everything.

If you don't save after creating a profile, then I don't think it will save your scores.

On another side note, I just downloaded the soundtrack to this game and it fricken' rules.

[noiseredux]

1,452,230 - noiseredux - Hammer Duke

FINALLY making some progress. Once I understood the weapon upgrades, it was really a matter of finding which ones worked best for me. I'm really proud that I at least cracked a million.

[ExedExes]

I was confused by the power shot "hold" too - I kept thinking if I hold it long enough it'll release a big bomb, now I understand.

I may not have worded it right earlier. You hold down the button, and your ship "takes" the bomb and all that power stored inside it goes to your main gun and your sub weapon. Of course, a weapon that has a good range or rapid fire (Hammer Duke weapon 6/Knife Edge weapon 7) will work best.

Remember though, it's only as good and as long-lasting as your current meter level. The meter has *2* levels. You will get a level with a sub-weapon pickup, and when you die, you always start with the meter at 1 level. Naturally, if you wait for the meter to reach level 2 and full pink, you will have more time to use the "bomb" on yourself.

On another side note, I just downloaded the soundtrack to this game and it fricken' rules.

Glad to see someone else notices the music in game too (but of course, I know of your great tastes in the listening thread) -- original Zanac theme in Area 1 (stage 2), the cloud theme in Area 3 (stage 4), lots more good stuff too.

1,452,230 - noiseredux - Hammer Duke

FINALLY making some progress. Once I understood the weapon upgrades, it was really a matter of finding which ones worked best for me. I'm really proud that I at least cracked a million.

Sweet score Noise. I started off with Hammer Duke, great power, but a bit on the slow side (like the Mosquito in 19XX), but dang does that Knife Edge zip around!

Compile goodness this month -- great classic developer here.

[noiseredux]

1,459,500 - noiseredux - PSN

sliiight improvement, haha.