"Seppo" <groucho@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On 27 May 2008 19:32:41 +0000, "Angus Manwaring" wrote:
>
>> On 25-May-08 16:41:41, Seppo said
>> >On 25 May 2008 0:4:27 +0000, "Angus Manwaring" wrote:
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Well, first of all I use autofire in Battle Squadron.
>>
>> >I assume this is offered by your joystick?
>>
>> That's right.
>
> No such luxury in my trusty TAC-2 :)
>
>> >> I've been using the first tunnel in the game, and trying to get as
far
>> >> along that as possible. I've got past the guardian after the orange
>> >> spinal
>> >> part of the game, but not much further. My top score is 184425.
>>
>> >Wow!
>>
>> hope that's not sarcasm? :)
>
> Certainly not - my personal best is 85850,
> which apparently is pathetic :)
>
> I tried those green lasers you recommend,
> and seem quite effective. - the only problem
> is that with screen full of enemies it does not
> offer enough firepower to me.
>
> I usually die when trying to shoot down that
> weapons uppgrade ****p - it is quite hard to
> destroy and with all those projectiles flying
> around I either die or miss the uppgrade.
>
>> >> >Speaking of SWIV, it is the game I have played mostly.
>> >>> Yesterday I racked up a new personal record ( 513420 ).
>>
>> I have a puny score of 74270 in SWIV,
>
> How far do you get in the game?
>
>> >> Sounds good, I've lost a bit of motivation with SWIV, but I'll give
it
>> >> another go. Its pretty impressive, but you can see that some of the
>> >> speed
>> >> comes from less colours (I think),
>>
>> >Hmmm...in Silkworm perhaps, but I don't think SWIV
>> >uses any less colours than for example Battle
>> >Squadron.
>>
>> Really? It looks a lot less colourful to me, maybe just the sprites,
but
>> it moves a whole lot faster and a bit smoother too, IMO.
>
> Interesting - I feel the graphics in SWIV are
> more '3D' and uses the colours better -
> while in Battle Squadron the graphics feel more
> cartooney (for example, the unrealistic looking
> starfield in the very beginning). But I guess it is a
> matter of taste.
>
>> >>and generally, the slightly more sedate pace
>>
>> >Amazingly, I find Battle Squadron a more hectic
>> >game - but I guess it is because I have played it
>> >much less than SWIV.
>>
>> Well, Battle Squadron get's really "busy" doesn't it,
>> where you are monitoring several threats at once
>> and attempting to thread a path around them.
>
> Thankfully, the precise controls help you to dodge
> most of the bullets and missiles.
>
>> >> BTW, I'm still trying to locate the Queen in ICftD - any hints?
>>
>> >Have you found your way to the second
>> >level of the nest? If not, look for similar figure
>> >on ground as in the entrance of the
>> >nest.
>>
>> Yes, I've found a rope to the second level in the South East part of
the
>> map, I'm now scrambling around trying to find either the queen or
another
>> rope.... I think I need to get up to the North West area of the second
>> map... but I keep waking up with this blonde nurse winking at me. :)
>
> You are going in on 5th June, are you - or later in
> the game? I did not had much trouble concering the
> guardian ants - propably because I kept moving
> and avoided situations where I could not escape.
>
> Remember to map the nest so that if you die
> and re-enter the nest you don't waste time
> searching those same places again!
>
> Bye,
>
> Seppo
>
The graphics are stunning in my opinion and definitely have that "3-D"
feel.
I like the overall playability of the game although one thing that I do
not
care for is the 'automatic' restart when you run out of lives. I'm one
who
likes to try to beat my previous high scores and was doing very well
during
one series; a few screens later, I noticed that my highscore had reset.
If
the game were to offer a "Continue?" option, I could check my score before
continuing on. But for a quick, fun, shoot-em-up kind of game, SWIV is
very
rewarding.
I'm really digging Hybris though! My high score in that game is too low
to
mention right now but I'll post one in a few days.
Been away from newsgroups for a while - had to help take care of my
mother-in-law for a week and was unable to access my newsgroup server
because it's only available if I connect using my home ISP. I used to be
able to post from work using my work newsgroup server but it seems to be
frozen in time on March 30th. But... I'm back!!
Nate
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