_______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ r MM ___ MM ___ ___ ___ / /\ MMM /\ \ /\ \ / /\ / /::\ MMM /::\ \ /::\ \ / /:/ / /:/\:\ ZMMM /:/\:\ \ /:/\:\ \ / /:/ / /:/~/::\ rMMMMM8 /::\~\:\ \ /:/ \:\ \ / /::\ /__/:/ /:/\:\ aMMMMMMMM /:/\:\ \:\__\ /:/__/ \:\__\ /__/:/\:\ \ \:\/:/__\/ iMMMMMMMM \/__\:\/:/ / \:\ \ \/__/ \__\/ \:\ \ \::/ SMMMMM \::/ / \:\ \ \ \:\ \ \:\ iMMM /:/ / \:\ \ \__\/ \ \:\ SMMZ /:/ / \:\__\ \__\/ MM \/__/ \/__/ iMW B _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This FAQ was made for the NES FAQ Completion Project. You could contribute to this yourself! Just check out Devin Morgan's web site about it: http://faqs.retronintendo.com _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Table of Contents _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. - Controls 2. - Strategies 3. - Power Ups 4. - Enemies 5. - Bosses 6. - Disclaimer _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1. - Controls _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ D-Pad - Move Ship A - Shoot B - No Use Start - Pause Select - No Use _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2. - Strategies _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ After playing through each stage a couple of times to get a feel for the game, I realized that each stage seems to be entirely random. There are always the same types of enemies and bosses per stage, but they don't seem to come in any set pattern. As a result, I am unable to list in detail which enemy will come at what point in each stage. Simply review the enemies section so you will know what kind of enemies you will run into and get stay focused. At the start of the third stage, enemy ships will begin to come up from the bottom of the screen. These also seem to be random so I suggest not staying along the very bottom of the screen after the second stage so you will have time to readjust to avoid them. Some power ups are much better than the others and it's really just a matter of preference. I personally like the powerful lasers since it's good for bosses and grouped enemies. Experiment with the power ups until you find one you like. When you find one you like, just stick to it and avoid the other power ups that will drop from enemies. The order of enemies in this game seem to be entirely random as I mentioned above. However, they always follow themselves. By this, I mean if there is one group of Standard Ships, you will be guarenteed another set of Standard Ships behind them. Make sure to keep this in mind so you know which enemies to fight, especially the Lower Attacker Ships. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 3. - Power Ups _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ In this section, I will list the power ups that will drop from certain enemies. Just note that some power ups seem to do the same thing. "P" / "T" The "P" power up makes your attacks stronger. You will shoot thicker lasers and when you hit your targets, it will break in half so you can hit a second target. "F" The "F" power up will make you shoot five missiles in all directions upwards. It is good when there are a lot of enemies spread out but it's not very good for grouped enemies. "L" The "L" power up will allow you to shoot five quick missiles in a straight line. Think of it as a machine gun power up. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 4. - Enemies _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Standard Ships The Standard Ships don't do anything special. There will be a couple on the screen at once and they will all fly in a straight line. Wave Ships The Wave Ships will usually come down in groups of six and will wave left and right as they slowly move to the bottom. Spinning Ships The Spinning Ships will make similar movements to the Wave Ships except instead of just waving left and right, they will loop around in circles as they make their way to the bottom of the screen. Group Ships The Group Ships will stay at the top of the screen and get together. When they are close to each other, they will go down to the bottom. They might stop and move sideways to readjust but they will never move diagnolly. Bomber Ships The Bomber Ships will come down to around the middle of the screen and shoot bombs in all directions around it in a large circle. After it shoots the bombs, it will go straight back up to the top of the screen. Straight Shooter Ships The Straight Shooter Ships will fly straight down in a line. They won't turn or anything and are fairly quick so be careful when you see them appear on the screen. Bouncing Ships The Bouncing Ships will appear from the sides of the screen. They will float down and back upwards in an arch and stop at the top. They will keep making this pattern from side to side. Lower Attacker Ships The Lower Attack Ships will appear from the lower left corner and fly upwards while waving from left to right. When they reach the middle of the screen, they will wave back to the bottom and off the screen. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 5. - Bosses _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Stage 01 Boss This boss is relatively simple if you can avoid the other enemies that will appear on the screen. He will float around in a square pattern along the top of the screen. You will also see five guns on the ship, four in front and one in the back. Destroy the guns and shoot the glowing orb in the back to destroy this ship. Stage 02 Boss This boss will move around in the same pattern as the first. You will notice seven guns on it this time all in the back, five in the front row and two in the back. Try to shoot the ones in the middle and shoot the glowing orb in the back in the middle of all the guns to destroy this ship. Stage 03 Boss This boss will move like the others. It will also have a total of seven guns that will shoot at you, five across in the middle and two on the outter ends just in front of the previous five. Shoot out the guns in the middle and then fire at the glowing orb in the back to destroy it. Stage 04 Boss This boss will move around the same. It will have eight guns. There will be three on each front side along with two in the back, both positioned in front of the orb. Destroy the orb when you destroy the guns in the middle to defeat this boss. Stage 05 Boss This boss makes the same movements but it will start to move faster than the previous bosses. There will be a total of nine guns on this ship, they will all be in groups of three. One group will be in the front while the other two will be on opposite corners in the back. Just shoot the orb in the middle in the back. Stage 06 Boss This boss will move just like the previous boss. It will have ten guns total, three in each top corner, one in each lower corner, and two in the middle. Destroy the guns in the middle to reach the orb in the back. Stage 07 Boss This boss will move the same way as the past couple bosses. It will have a total of eleven guns on it this time. There will be five guns along the side of each wing and one in the back in the middle. You will have to destroy the gun in the middle to shoot the orb in the back to destroy this ship. Stage 08 Boss This boss will make the same movements. This will definitely be the toughest boss yet. There will be a gun on each of the six corners. There will also be another six guns in a straight line up the middle. You will have to shoot the guns in the middle to reach the glowing orb in the back. Stage 09 Boss This boss will move the same as the rest. It will have a lot of guns in the front including one in the center, a line of seven, and then three spread out right behind those seven. There will also be two guns in the back. Shoot out the guns in the middle and destroy two glowing orbs in the back. Stage 10 Boss This boss will move as usual. There will be two guns in each corner as well as six guns in the middle. Shoot out the guns in the middle to reveal the orbs in the back. Destroy the orbs to defeat this boss. Stage 11 Boss This boss moves like the rest. There will be one gun in the middle in the front and that's it blocking you from the two orbs in the back. There will be three guns in each front corner along with two sets of two guns behind them on each side for a total of eleven guns. Stage 12 Boss This boss moves like the rest. It looks like the Russian letter "zhe," basically an X with a line through it. There will be six guns on each side along the cross in the patterns > and <. There will also be four guns in the middle in the front. Shoot those out to reach the two orbs in the back. Stage 13 Boss This boss will move like the others. There are thirteen guns total on this large beast of a ship. They will circle the ship in the shape of a heart. Be careful because some of the guns in the front are gray and blend in with the ship. Destroy the guns in the middle so you can aim at the orbs in the back to destroy this boss. Stage 14 Boss This boss will move in a square as usual. There are a total of eighteen guns on this mother ship. They are all pretty much in a straight line blocking the orbs in the back. You will have to destroy the guns on this one to blow out the orbs and defeat the final boss of this game. _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 6. - Disclaimer _______________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This FAQ/Walkthrough is copyrighted © 2009 to Frank Grochowski. International Copyright laws protect this FAQ/Walkthrough. You cannot sell this FAQ/Walkthrough for a profit of any kind. You cannot reproduce this FAQ/Walkthrough in any way with out my written consent. You are however allowed to download this FAQ/Walkthrough for personal use. You can also post it on your web site as long as you give me full credit, don't change it in any way, and it is free. The latest version will always be found at: http://www.GameFAQs.com