Shmup of the Month Club 2013 (Giga Wing)

[Spyke]

Spyke - 4,633,850 - 5-9 - PS2

Keeping bomb stock low definitely helps with rank.

Ant

[noiseredux]

Keeping bomb stock low definitely helps with rank.

ooooooooooh. Didn't think of that haha.

[Spyke]

Yeah, like three or so, and if you pick another up, bomb before doing so. I "think" that's helping... I've also been unnecessarily bombing on each boss too.

Ant

[ExedExes]

Keeping bomb stock low definitely helps with rank.

Maybe so, but here, bombs are for dumping off on yet another ST-V Level 3 octopus boss reminiscent of Cotton Boomerang Had 10 of them when I last played, they all went to that. It was the blue laser-shower associated with the lightning shot. They don't do real well at canceling shots, but it makes the battle a lot faster.

[Spyke]

Keeping bomb stock low definitely helps with rank.

Maybe so, but here, bombs are for dumping off on yet another ST-V Level 3 octopus boss reminiscent of Cotton Boomerang Had 10 of them when I last played, they all went to that. It was the blue laser-shower associated with the lightning shot. They don't do real well at canceling shots, but it makes the battle a lot faster.

Hmm, the Octopus can be defeated easily enough using no bombs, even at high rank. A little bit of tap-dodging is all that's required. The main large bullet pattern is fired, simply tap either direction so that you're positioned between any of the incoming bullets. When the two following pairs of two small bullets are fired, they will miss you. Then repeat and repeat and repeat.

When the Octopus's tentacles are ALL pulled back behind the body, that's when he fires his screen-full of small bullets, but again, a single tap-doge is all that's required.

It is a long battle though and I have had it time out on me before, I think, when using normal Vulcan style shot.

Ant

[foxhound1022]

All I use is the Vulcan; I hate the lightning, it seems to just scramble about long enough to get me into a tight spot and killed.

But yeah, I don't bomb that thing either. Just dodge a bit and rack up some extra points.

[hashiriya1]

All I use is the Vulcan; I hate the lightning, it seems to just scramble about long enough to get me into a tight spot and killed.

But yeah, I don't bomb that thing either. Just dodge a bit and rack up some extra points.

I hated the lightning at first, but now I embrace it. It allows me to focus less on aiming and more on dodging bullets.

[Spyke]

All I use is the Vulcan; I hate the lightning, it seems to just scramble about long enough to get me into a tight spot and killed.

But yeah, I don't bomb that thing either. Just dodge a bit and rack up some extra points.

I hated the lightning at first, but now I embrace it. It allows me to focus less on aiming and more on dodging bullets.

It also seems to rack up more points.

Ant

[DocHauser]

I think the octopus boss appears in Daioh as well.

[noiseredux]

I find the Octo boss really easy actually. Hmm.

Anyway, yeah lightning is the shiznit.