Everyone put up their High Scores so that we can compare scores with other NL users:
Here is my first attempt score for red ship, pattern mode, all 8 phases: 90,811,936 with a Max chain of 1540. Is that a pretty good first score. I have been unable to match this score. My next highest score is 90,231,540 with a max chain of about 1200. I ranked about 160th online.
My highscore for red ship, random mode, all 8 phases: 74,137,742.
The best place to get high chains that I have noticed in pattern mode are in phases 5,7,8.
Having a blast working my way up the ranks. So many other DSiWare titles would have been greatly improved (as far as replay value) if they only had this feature. Anyways, here's my current high:
Accipiter (Red), Pattern: 126,562,192 (4th place worldwide)
I'm currently focusing on this mode, so my other mode/ship scores are nothing to brag about.
It's a shame there seems to be such little interest in this game. I suspect many were put off by scores from reviewers who didn't understand the complexities of the game. I'll take this opportunity to share a few tips that aren't necessarily apparent (these are mainly for the red ship, but some apply to both):
1. Always be on the lookout for ways to keep a chain going. Even a solitary bullet on the screen can be enough to link a group you just killed to the next group of enemies.
2. Keeping a combo going is important, but be on the lookout for times where holding your fire will allow many weak enemies and bullets on screen. These big groups will yield higher level cubes when you destroy them simultaneusly, which is often a higher scoring opportunity than if you had just continued a longer low level combo.
3. When encountering groups of durable enemies, like the Dracofysh, it is often helpful to weaken them each with a quick burst before beginning a combo. Then You can kill them more quickly, thus more easily working them into a chain.
4. Boss battles are great opportunities to get some big scoring combos. However, when fighting the bosses, you are basically on a timer. After about a minute, you'll hear a siren then the boss will self-destruct. If this happens, you will miss out on a MASSIVE bonus, so always make sure to listen for the siren and switch from milking points to attacking when you hear it.
Well, that's all I've got for now. If anyone else has any pointers I'd like to hear them.
I find scoring using the Accipiter significantly harder than the Bateleur. Then again, I've only played using Bateleur the most. I'd like to add another thing to your list of strategies though. You'd want to cancel as much bullets at one time to increase the cube level. If you can get the cubes to its max level (fluorescent green), your bomb gauge can pretty much refill to max really consistently.
Anyway, my scores for tonight. I probably won't go near the Accipiter scores and I'll most likely work towards improving my Bateleur scores more.
Well if it isn't my leaderboard nemesis. I just overtook you for 1st in the Accipiter Pattern mode (nice job on that one, beating your score was quite a challenge). I hesitate to tell you this, because I really want to bask in my status a while longer, and I suspect you'll top my score shortly. Oh well, on to Bateleur. I haven't even beaten the game w/ it yet.
Nah it's cool. Grats on beating my score. I won't see myself beating my Accipiter score anytime soon (That's actually the best I can do), so you can have 1st place as you'd like. :V
Nah it's cool. Grats on beating my score. I won't see myself beating my Accipiter score anytime soon (That's actually the best I can do), so you can have 1st place as you'd like. :V
Thanks. Well I just placed 1st in Accipiter Random mode, so between the two of us, Nintendo Life's got the leaderboards locked down .
Oh well, he can have it I guess. I tried to get it back, but I'm too out of practice from using the blue ship. Incidentally, I'm finding the blue ships mechanics even more fun than the reds. There's more to consider, and that makes it the deeper experience.
I've been trying to get the highest score on bateleur random mode. So far I'm in 17th with 131,765,393. My thumbs are so soar,but it's worth it I love this game. the rest of my scores are: Accipiter,pattern mode: 990,594,00 Accipter random mode: 103,555,775 Bateleur pattern mode: 558,083,37
Tell me about it! I got pretty mad during some tries at getting that score. I'm totally happy with 17th. I probably won't try for a higher score for awhile.
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