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Game competition # 7: Elevator Action

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Shoegazer:
Sure, Ray.  Here's a few things I do to boost my score; hopefully they'll help:

* Kick enemies whenever you can, rather than shoot them.  Notice you get more points that way.
* Shoot the lights out whenever you can.  You get more points per kill when the lights are out. 
* Try to time the lights so they fall on the heads of the enemy.  Mega-points there.
* One strategy I use is to stay at the top part of each screen (first 10 or so floors, before the escalators appear).  Rack up about 3000-5000 points just shooting lights and kicking enemies, then continue.  There IS a time limit, after which the alarm will sound and you're basically f**ked.
* Don't worry about missing one of the red packages if you're near the end.  If you get to the bottom, you'll automatically get transported to the nearest red package you missed.  In fact sometimes I deliberately race to the bottom first and get myself transported upward, which is especially easier on the higher levels.
* If you're at a spot where you're waiting for an elevator, turn the other direction and keep firing shots two at a time.  That way when anyone pops out, they'll die almost immediately.
* Develop really, really good reflexes.  ;-)

Hope it helps.  Have fun!

Shoegazer

shardian:
When I started shooting the lights, my overall scores went down...I died alot more.

(+_+):
Nice Tips Shoegazer. I like drop kicking them when I'm riding up and down the elevator and they're on the next floor waiting for me. It looked really funny the first half dozen times. I'll keep the lights in mind.

What level did you make it to?

I was almost done with level 3 and had 32,500 points. The bastiges started to lie down and fire ruining my crouching technique.

RayB:
I didn't even know you could shoot lights.

Shoegazer:
Smiley: Yeah, a flying kick onto/off of an elevator is a lot of fun, and it can help rack up points more quickly.  That's another tip I forgot.

I *think* I made it to the middle of level 5 though I can't remember now.

Shardian: As far as shooting the lights, all I can say is you really need to practice getting good at it.  It's definitely key to getting the higher points.  Think about this: you get a limited amount of time to finish each level, and after level 3 (as smiley has pointed out) it gets ridiculously hard.  So the key to scoring higher in this game is to squeeze out as many points per level as you can, and making every kill count for as much as possible.  I try to play as much of entire game in the dark as possible, since I know I'll score higher that way.  Plus there's always the added bonus (and fun visuals) of watching the enemy get bonked with falling lights.  ;-)

Shoegazer

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