SOTM October: Guardian Force

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Well, I had a chance to give it a try quickly last night. It's a nice change from the usual shmup that's for sure. The rotating the turret bit will take some getting used to. Glad I bought it...should be fun.

Also...fuck, this month is dead....I feel like I'm just talking to myself

 

[DeusVult]

i not sure if ill get another attempt in my action replay cart is busted...again

fed up with these carts so iam looking to region mod my saturn

 

[Chempop]

The competition is heating up

 

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The competition is heating up

Riveting

 

[Tyranix95]

The competition is heating up

It's En Fuego!!

 

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It's En Fuego!!

I blame whoever it was that broke the tie.....what a cunt.

 

[Tyranix95]

I blame whoever it was that broke the tie.....what a cunt.

Nah, I know that guy, he's cool. He always plays.

Game got 5 votes (excluding the tie breaker).

And we've only seen two so far.

So, there's got to be a few more scores out there.

 

[pipes]

I've only had 2 minutes with this game so far but I'll throw up a score tonight. This seems like a fun fucking game...where is everyone?....come on people!

 

[pipes]

pipes - 1,195,390 - stage B - STV

I'll put up the pic later. Cool game, lots of fun.


EDIT: Here's the pic..

 

[skate323k137]

there's got to be a few more scores out there.

I got in a few credits here and there, best score was only about 900k though. Interesting game mechanics and surprisingly difficult.

 

[ebinsugewa]

ebinsugewa - 1,654,080 - stage A - MAME

This game is really enjoyable. Give it a shot. The large quantity of shot types and the amount of time it takes to scroll through them is a minor annoyance as I only really seem to want one of them.

EDIT: I had initially put the wrong stage.

 

[Jeneki]

Scores updated. Back from a busy weekend finally.

 

[Beelzebub]

Beelzebub - 1,838,410 - Stage B - Saturn

Spoiler:

I'm really beginning to like the purple explosive cross weapon. It's pretty powerful, plus the explosions destroy bullets. It's not all that good against the random single-hit flyers and whatnot, but I just take homing missiles to compensate for that.

EDIT: Beelzebub - 2,388,980 - Stage B - Saturn

Spoiler:

EDIT 2: Beelzebub - 2,625,280 - Stage B - Saturn

Spoiler:

 

[ebinsugewa]

I'm really beginning to like the purple explosive cross weapon. It's pretty powerful, plus the explosions destroy bullets.

Seems like the only good weapon to me. Gets you crazy tick points against bosses too.

 

[pipes]

Nice scores guys.....I have some work to do

 

[pipes]

pipes - 1,882,880 - Stage B - STV




I have to say, I wasn't a big fan of the purple weapon at first but I definitely see the appeal now. It's fantastic for the larger enemies, bosses especially. The only downfall is when you get swarmed with smaller enemies and you're scrambling around it's sometimes difficult to get them.

Looking forward to breaking 2mil tonight ... hopefully.

 

[Jeneki]

Scores updated.

2 million is the first extend.

 

[pipes]

2 million is the first extend.

Indeed. I forgot about that. That shouldn't be a problem if I can figure out how to conserve my bombs a little better. Also, dying with bombs in reserve really pisses me off and getting crushed by the scenery....both of which happened on my 1.8mil run....dammit.

 

[ebinsugewa]

The only downfall is when you get swarmed with smaller enemies and you're scrambling around it's sometimes difficult to get them.

I've never once had this issue. The radius of the explosion is like 1/6 of the screen it seems. If you miss small enemies with the purple weapon you sure as shit weren't hitting them with anything else.

 

[wataru330]

I'm not snapping a pic, until I bust a milli. Got a few minutes in tonight; zone B is lol. Scorched soldiers, to a Dick Dale soundtrack. Shredding!!

 

[pipes]

I've never once had this issue. The radius of the explosion is like 1/6 of the screen it seems. If you miss small enemies with the purple weapon you sure as shit weren't hitting them with anything else.

Yeah, the radius of the explosion is quite large but you only get that explosion when you hit something. You're only firing one projectile long range and when I get swarmed from all directions it can get a little hairy at times. A spread shot weapon would work better in these situations....for me anyways.

 

[Beelzebub]

Beelzebub - 3,274,100 - Stage C - Saturn

 

[pipes]

Nice score bub!


pipes - 2,325,920 - Stage B -STV

I'll throw up a pic tomorrow.

 

[wataru330]

Some stoooooooopid deaths keep me hovering around the 800k mark. I've died my last death w/ bombs still stocked up, which is irksome.

I was jamming on picking up multipliers, then bombing the mid bosses.

It's all good, until I get to a boss, and choke.

I'm going to do a run as a straight ahead STG (no turret), and see where that gets me. I just can't get into the swing of dat turret.

 

[wataru330]

...and I'm on!!

Played like I didn't have a movable turret. Worked swell, until the Osprey on level B show up.

wataru330--1,735,700--stage B--Saturn