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Game competition #5: Mame - Robotron 2084
opt2not:
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Disclaimer: I absolutely love this game
OMG this game is kicking my :-X. I just don't see how you guys are doing it. You must be making it past like 15 levels without dieing and I seem to die all of the time on any level past the 3rd. Especially the tank levels.
*sigh*
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On a good day, I can get to wave 9 (what I like to call the Zombie level - the one where you're surrounded by mainly grunts) without dieing. But as a general rule of thumb, if I can get to 100,000 or over after the first Brain wave, I'm in good shape. (That means utilizing the Mikey trick)
Remember, this game is all about threat assessment. What's the first thing you should always shoot = Generators. As long as you can kill the generators before they spawn any baddies, you're all good.
Another tip: Learn to master the art of Spread fire! Wiggle the joystick back and forth from a directional quickly, and you can get a decent fast-fire spread shot. More times than not, that saved me a bunch of times from being swarmed.
Tip 3: On the tank levels, just try to kill as many Generators as you can before they spawn. Don't worry about the family members too much. Oh, and stay away from the walls!
Last tip: Remember, all enemies that shoot projectiles will shoot slower shots the closer you are to them. So if you're keeping your distance, their shots will be harder to dodge. Try to stay within mid-range!
Hope this helps!
Good luck saving the world from evil robots!
(i love this game)
fatfingers:
Thanks for the tips -- I'll have to give them a try. What's the best method to avoid/destroy the lightning or whatever it's called that the brains shoot out?
RandyT:
This thread made me go back and give it another go after not playing for a while. Managed a personal best, just 25 points shy of 400k (DENIED!) with my 49-ways. Boy was I ticked :banghead:
Gotta say I'm impressed with the scores I've been seeing here. My game is definitely improving, but I need to learn to watch where I'm walking. I lose way too many men walking into inanimate objects :P
opt2not:
--- Quote from: fatfingers on October 29, 2008, 03:37:38 pm ---
Thanks for the tips -- I'll have to give them a try. What's the best method to avoid/destroy the lightning or whatever it's called that the brains shoot out?
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I don't know what they're officially called, but I usually refer to them as missiles. Anyways, best way to defend against and onslaught of missiles is to run away from them while shooting "spread" shots (the technique I mentioned above) towards them. Basically they'll try to "jump" around your shots when you're firing straight at them, I find the best way to hit them is to shoot a spread quickly in the diagonals as well as the straight shots towards them.
Ummon:
Actually, the first thing I do when the screen is loading, is look for humans, and then enemies and electrodes, and pick a direction. In earlier times, I would do sort of large arcs. Since I've been doubling back more, and sooner than I might have in earliers times, I've been able to totally fake out enforcer hordes emerging in spots behind the gang of drones.
Definitely, the 'zombie' wave is one of the hardest in this fashion because of sheer numbers, and one has to be very precise in shooting what's closest to them, while making very minor adjustments in position while moving along the wall.
--- Quote from: opt2not on October 28, 2008, 12:09:28 am ---Are you picking up Mikey?
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No, I didn't. I dunno, it's not a big deal. I don't really get into those kinds of strategies, as the 'practice part' just burns me out.