Popular Post mrcool37 Posted September 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) Hey everyone! Not sure if anyone will see this or could care anymore as its not a popular game, but I have been bored with shmups lately and decided to revisit this awesome game. It's seriously one of the best shmups on the console, and also the hardest from what I have experienced, a shame it isn't more popular. I have made a guide of sorts for unlocking the true last boss (TLB), as there seems to be conflicting information everywhere for this TLB to appear, and general information on scoring is very hard to find. You will need to unlock secrets as you play through the game in order to get the score required, most of which are below. Conditions for True Last Boss to Appear * Must play on Maniac mode * Must reach and finish stage 6 bosses with a single credit, essentially 1-credit clear (1cc) the game. * 10 billion score after the final boss in stage 6 is destroyed, but before the stage clear screen. Rank System, Scoring, Secrets and Tech bonuses Rank System - You start the game at rank 1, and your rank can be increased by unlocking secrets and generally by killing enemies. There's rank 1, 2, 3, and then a boss icon as the final rank. - Getting hit (stay alive, lose all shields), losing a life, or using a shield will decrease your rank, but if you have the highest rank (devil rank), using a shield will not lower your rank. - Devil rank introduces new enemies and adds extra bullets to existing enemies upon their death, just when you thought you were making progress Also gives the highest score. Secrets - Unlocked by killing certain enemies in each stage, or by other conditions such as "chaining" enemies together (not hitting an enemy within 2 seconds lowers your score chain) Tech Bonuses - Unlocked during boss fights, by following certain conditions Scoring - Extra life awarded every 2-billion score. Completing all secrets in stage 3 and 4 will also unlock an extra life, only by unlocking secrets in the stages that follow them (4 and 5). - Hold down fire to 'grind' enemies that can absorb a bit of damage then quickly destroy the weakest enemies for increased score chain Stage Guide Stage 1 Secret 1 - Have a perfect chain up until destroying the opening mini-boss in the stage (roughly 140-chain) for a secret joker to appear. Secret 2 - Halfway through the stage, there are 9 turrets positioned on 3 ground ships. Destroy 6 of them Secret 3 - In the same area, destroy all medium-sized enemies. Tech Bonus - The boss has three moving parts. Destroy the left and right sides first, before finishing off the center. Delay one side as long as you can before destroying the center, as extra bullets are introduced once you get the tech bonus. Stage 2 Secret 1 - Kill the 4 blue enemies in the opening 30 seconds of the stage Secret 2/3 - Kill the sets of red enemies that shoot diagonal bullets in the 30 secs - 2 minute range Secret 4 - ? Secret 5 - ? Tech Bonus - At 50% boss health, position yourself on the far left of the screen and quickly work your way towards the right as 3 red spinning enemies move towards the bottom of the screen. Kill all 3 enemies for the tech bonus Stage 3 Secret 1/3 - There are 3 big purple enemies that hover across the top of the screen in this stage, with the first appearing after the opening section with the glowing pipes you have to dodge. Kill the first for secret 1, and kill all three throughout the stage for secret 3 Secret 2 - Secret 2 is unclear, it is either kill a set amount of 'medium-sized' enemies in the first half of the stage, or reach 530 score chain Tech Bonus - Boss comes in 3 phases, simply destroy the 3 rotating objects in the second phase. Stage 4 Secret 1 - Destroy the second mini-boss (has a health bar) in the stage before it disappears Secret 2 - Kill a set amount of medium-sized red enemies in the first half of the level Secret 3 - Can't consistently find it, think it has to do with blue rotating enemies in the middle of the level Tech Bonus - Similar to stage 2, there are 2 spinning enemies at roughly 30% boss health you will need to destroy Secret 4 - Delay killing the boss after the tech bonus to destroy a final spinning enemy Stage 5 Secret 1/2 - This stage has red/green coloured obstacles that can be destroyed. Throughout the stage, there are red spinning enemies that shoot purple bullets placed in between these obstacles. Must kill 8 in the first half and 8 in the second half of the stage for each secret. Tech Bonus - The same setup as stage 1. Boss has three moving parts, destroy the center piece last. Stage 6 Secret 1 - kill a set amount (8) of blue enemies that appear after each 'warning signal' sound effect at the start of the level Secret 2 - ? Tech Bonus - ? I managed to find the TLB after reaching 10.7 billion score and losing two lives along the way. About 80% of the secrets and tech bonuses were found. You also need to remain in devil rank as you destroy most of the bosses for extra score as well. A video will be uploaded soon. Edited September 10, 2019 by mrcool37 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Nice! You don't happen to have a record of your run with TLB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcool37 Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Vergil said: Nice! You don't happen to have a record of your run with TLB? I have the video saved, but I have 0.5Mbit upstream. Will use my phone and try to upload in a few hours time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrcool37 Posted September 19, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2019 Here's a video showing the run: Shows most of the secrets and all tech bonuses except for the last boss. Most of stage 2-6 was played with devil rank, except for stage 5 boss due to losing a life, and on another life lost on stage 6. It's possible to get devil rank before the stage 1 boss for extra bonus but was never able to get it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossZombieMan Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 How hard is that game please ? It's on sales. @mrcool37 @Vergil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 38 minutes ago, BossZombieMan said: How hard is that game please ? It's on sales. @mrcool37 @Vergil Its definitely hard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossZombieMan Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Vergil said: Its definitely hard! Thanks. Because i saw it was an Eastasiasoft game with 2 JP stacks but it's a 2018 game. If the game is short, it's worth it. How much time did you spend on it please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 minute ago, BossZombieMan said: Thanks. Because i saw it was an Eastasiasoft game with 2 JP stacks but it's a 2018 game. If the game is short, it's worth it. How much time did you spend on it please ? Yes game is short. Its a shmup after all i haven't finished it yet actually. I plan to get back to it later this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossZombieMan Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Vergil said: Yes game is short. Its a shmup after all i haven't finished it yet actually. I plan to get back to it later this year Thank you. I will decide today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcool37 Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Sorry I only just received the notification. Because I was an idiot and always skipped the 'how to play' section, it took me quite a few hours to figure out how the scoring works before eventually getting the platinum. All up I spent roughly 20 hours with this game. If you know how scoring works and you know your way around a shmup or two, it should take less than 10 hours, of course there's the odd gun on here that's completed it in a couple of hours. I still put it in a top 5 in difficulty for a PS4 shmup 1 credit-clear (that isn't a japanese imported game like Psyvariar Delta, yet to try any of those). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzunaGaiden Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hi when I kill the boss of stage 6, a new boss appear after but is on original difficulty, I lost my last credit so not kill him, my question is, that the true last boss or I really need to play on maniac for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 33 minutes ago, EdgeHosenkan said: Hi when I kill the boss of stage 6, a new boss appear after but is on original difficulty, I lost my last credit so not kill him, my question is, that the true last boss or I really need to play on maniac for this? Yes Maniac and have a score of 10 billions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzunaGaiden Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, Vergil said: Yes Maniac and have a score of 10 billions Think just finish until omake mode, and back to the game after plat super street fighter IV ^^ 10 billions point if you don't use continue is easy or you really need to complet secret objectif for have this score? Is my first shoot them up game, I have Astebreed and Mamorokun Curse in my list after this Edited March 31, 2021 by EdgeHosenkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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