Main > Main Forum
High Score Competition #98: Phoenix
teeuwen:
--- Quote from: Ravenger on August 26, 2012, 11:52:10 am ---This is one of my favourite games. but I've not got a decent high-score for this challenge yet :banghead: (My best ever is around 30,000).
Good tips are:
On the egg/big bird waves keep to the left/right hand sides of the screen. It's easier to shoot the birds there, though more difficult to dodge the bullets.
On the mothership screen, shoot out all the moving shield pieces, and let the mothership get to the bottom of the screen. Then head into the centre to shoot the alien. Even if you've not shot a hole through the bottom of the ship your bullets will hit the alien anyway, and you'll score maximum bonus - 8200 for wave 1. I got 9200 on wave 2 once by doing this.
--- End quote ---
your tip works good, though i find if you kill them when they are still in egg forum you don't get the bonus points for the shots.
pretty intense game though, seems to reward patience, its kind of got a big greed factor to it that keeps it very addictive.
ive yet to post a score higher then 14,000 so far, will have to try some more tonight with the tips from everyone else.
danny_galaga:
Excellent! I'm not great at this, but I do like it. These comps are a great way for me to put in some serious time on my cab. I was going to play Steel Battalion tonight, but Phoenix waits for no man ;D
Gray_Area:
I was playing this on recent MAME, and it is harder.
danny_galaga:
10250
kixfan:
@ Gray_area - Can you elaborate?
I'm playing on a newer mame and this thing is just mean. I just can't seem to get past the 2 cycle of screens. It doesn't seem like it matters how many ships I have on the 2nd mothership screen I just get clobbered. I don't know how many times I've gotten a 0000 on the first mothership screen. I am still confused on how that is fair. Specifically on the mothership screen I would swear I was shooting the attack ships and the hits don't seem to register. You know how some times the enemy ships hang around motionless in your ships movement area, well there was a time where there was 7-8 of them just sitting there. I know I picked this game but darn it, this is really frustrating. :hissy:
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version