Batrider Tips

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Old Man
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Any of you guys got any tips for getting better at Batrider?

To give you an idea, I'm a complete novice at this and I'm struggling to make sense of which teams to use and what sort of strategy I should use to manage rank.

Practice makes perfect I guess, but any tips for a noob on this one would be appreciated!! :D
 

Teddy KGB

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I'm relatively new to the game as I picked up the board about 5 months ago. I assume you have JP rev B version?

Anyways, the game itself never ceases to amaze me with all of its options and variations in-game.

This may be a bit of a chore but what helped me out was the "shooting game weekly" YouTube vids. Look for STG Weekly #3 and STG Weekly #44. They are super helpful. The first vid is more of an overall review of the game including some strategy but the 2nd is a more in-depth long play vid which includes more detail such as when/where to do suicides etc etc.

Other than that, just play the hell out of it and have fun!
 

Teddy KGB

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^ oh yeah, and message KP a lot like I did too. Haha...

Truth be told, he pushed me big time to buy the game. One of the best decisions I've made on a game without playing it first. ;)
 

ebinsugewa

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1) Don't miss medals
2) Don't power up unnecessarily, the rank is pretty vicious
3) Maximize your bombs to kill scenery/missiles etc
4) Find good spots to suicide
5) Don't miss medals!

Enjoy. Very fun game.
 

Chempop

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Play Garegga instead.

:vik:

Seriously though, I think a boss strategy guide is coming out soon. I'll go find out when.
 

Kid Panda

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1) Don't miss medals
2) Don't power up unnecessarily, the rank is pretty vicious
3) Maximize your bombs to kill scenery/missiles etc
4) Find good spots to suicide
5) Don't miss medals!

Enjoy. Very fun game.

Suicide? The game isn't Ibara hard. If I can 1cc this others can too.
 

Chempop

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Suicide? The game isn't Ibara hard. If I can 1cc this others can too.

Advanced course or go home. Suiciding in Ibara is mainly to get hadous for scoring, boss milking, and quick kills.
I agree though, suiciding isn't needed for normal course clear.
 

Arttronik

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AP Batrider is a GREAT game, I too--am not the greatest--but I do enjoy it. Thanks for posting that guide, I'll give it a look as well.
 

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I've gone back to Battle Garegga for the time being. I figure if I can get better at this, then I can approach Batrider in a more prepared way... if that makes any sense :loco:
 

andsuchisdeath

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this. I found strawman x 3 easiest to 1CC easy and normal course with. still haven't cleared advanced course tho ._.

I'm too stupid to read the shmups forum guide.

How do you pick 1 ship x 3?

I think I might start playing Batrider.
 

Evilpoptart

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Read this and immediately thought of the DOTA character. Then I realized im a noob. Damn I play waaay too much DOTA :loco:
 
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