Your favorite type of 2D shooter weapon?

[ROBOTRON]

I prefer the weapons systems of Alpha Mission 2...that Black Hole weapon rools!

[gameoverDude]

I don't care as long as it blows everything to hell and back.

In Zanac Neo, Knife Edge weapon 6 is good if you plan ahead a little. The grenades take a bit of time to reach their marks. Nothing beats KEW7, which is a wave shot that may be weak in power- but your main guns can be trained on stronger enemies to make up for that.

When it comes to Raiden, the laser and homers are the shit. Pound the boss with your laser (and perhaps a bomb or two) while letting the homers take out support enemies.

In Data East's Wolf Fang, I despise the "G" weapon (Grenade Gun) and will stick to either V (Vulcan) or L (Laser Rifle).

Originally posted by ShineAqua
What does it matter what order you kill stuff in so long as it's still dead?

Definitely, it does in Dodonpachi if you're going for combos. That's the case to some extent in ESP RaDe as well- target a tank with the ESP power before you destroy it, then take out some minions while the multiplier is active. Same for Battle Bakraid in a way- there, you kill groups of large enemies to kick up your multiplier (sometimes, I'll use a bomb to QUICKLY get a 64X multiplier there- which also triggers 100,000 point medals to appear in lieu of the 10,000 ones.).

[FuryFox]

Originally posted by Frogacuda
...is easier to score well with a fast and frontal ship...

Dirty!

[ROBOTRON]

Zanac x Zanac....one of my fav shooters. You have good taste.

[Eight One]

I like a fast full-on foward shot, myself. Laser or Vulcan works for me.

A few examples:

*Valhallyzer (particualy in Battle Garegga/Batrider). His Buster Sword is of the coolest 'lasers' to ever exist.

*Militant from Progear. I love the look and effect of a continuous stream of shots. Even better when you have Chain as your Gunner.

*AV-8 in Strikers 1999. Don't want to be a 'mainstream' X-36 pilot? This is the plane for you!

*Panzer Jager in Ketsui. Just think of a fighter with the concept of DDP's B-type (a helicopter!) and the linear shot power of A-type.

*Shinden in 19XX. Yes, it has weaker homing shots than the other two fighters, but its twin Penetrator makes up for it.

[lordsnarf]

I love the giant, forward-blasting lasers because I feel the need to use them t overcompensate for...never mind.

[Zerodash]

All I need is my R-Type pod helping me out.

[ROBOTRON]

Originally posted by Zerodash
All I need is my R-Type pod helping me out.

INDEED.

My pod is my pal on Last Resort, also.

[Taito]

Short but powerful energy blasts like the Thundersword in Thunderforce 4/5, the 'shotgun' blast in Mars Matrix, that blue and white ship's charge shot in Blazing Star, etc.