It actually reminded me a little of DK in how accurate you needed to be. I Decided I would rather spend my limited time playing Defender and Asteroids Deluxe.
I used to play Bump n Jump forever when I was a kid. It was one of the games I probably played the most. heh But its interesting that you consider SH difficult, when I would think Defender is much more difficult and controls very quirky compared to most games.
I think you may be right though. Spend an hour or two with the game, and you start to get the hang of the way it works, and find little tips to keep alive longer.
One thing I found out that turned out to be very important.. is the ability to ram the switchblade cars when they are behind you. This saves your weapons supplies. As they are just coming up on your side, you can smash them right before their tires come into play.
Oil Slick is kinda like Asteroids Deluxe, in that its Time / volume based, rather than presses. The longer you hold it down, the quicker you run out.
Shooting forward guns all the time is dangerous. Usually only do this when you need to kill a baddie.
- Be prepared for puddles, they can smash u into a car or off-road. Watch for car positions, and leave room for puddles slide effect should they come.
- Use pedestrian cars as shields. The baddies have to get around them to get to you.
- Get to high gear, and stay there... but, reduce the pedal so its almost stalled out. Going too fast in this game can be a death sentence. (unless you are in the die-free time period) At this speed, you can still slow down if needed (such as almost about to hit a car), but you can also speed up very quickly to escape baddies.
-If you get a baddie off screen, it can take a while before they return.
- Go fast as possible without crashing, to cover a lot of ground, and get one or two extra men before the timer runs out.
- The ice level Suxs. I cant help you there.
- Dont go too fast on the boat stage. You cant turn quick enough to avoid danger.
-Juke the helicopter, by staying in a place for a sec. You have to be prepared for the curves in the road... so make sure you have the time and space needed to still have road room to evade into.
- Take out one baddie at a time. Trying to fight a mob of bumpers inst good.
- When bumping, SLAM the wheel hard as you can. The faster you move the wheel, the harder you can push the baddie. The wheel wont break.. its made to do this. If you bump too slow, it will be nullified. If you wait too long, the baddies force will also be greater... so bump before them.
- The van has a graphical icon on top, which shows you whats inside it.
- Pressing the Van button doesnt make it come any faster / sooner.(its just a start button)
Now Phantasy Star 2
Phantasy Star 2 Pissed me off. It was soooo bland and boring compared to PS1. It also omitted the cool 3d dungeons. PS1 is so much more creative. If you have not played it, I suggest you go back and try it.