ray crisis help

[hayato42]

argh... game is too hard :P

does anyone know of any sites (besides gamefaqs) that has info on scoring and how to help keep the encroachment down?


i keep reaching 100% by the 2nd or 3rd stage...stupid boss is hard :P

[MechDeus]

i keep reaching 100% by the 2nd or 3rd stage...stupid boss is hard :P

Erm, keeping Encroachment low increases the difficulty.

Don't think I've ever got higher then 80%, but I also couldn't break lower then mid-teens, either. Far as I know, make to kill everything fast, keep the screen as clear as possible. The better you do, the lower encroachment will be, and the harder it will get.

[hayato42]

it gets harder when encroachment is low?... did not know that

i just kept getting mad that the boss showed up nearly every one of my games when it hits 100%

[MechDeus]

Yep. In fact, having a low Encroachment when you reach a boss will almost guarentee (might actually guarentee, but I could never remember) that you'll have additional forms and attacks to contend with.

[Andy787]

[MechDeus]

And now, to quote from the game's manual:

The encroachment percentage value determines how many enemies will appear on the screen at any given time. The percentage values are as follows: 0-20%, maximum number of enemies will be displayed on the screen; 21%-40%, an average number of enemies will be displayed; and 41%-100%, will produce a minimal number of enemies on the screen. [...] There is only one way to keep the encraochment percentage low, that's by destroying all of the enemies on the screen.

Also, the length of the level is determined by the percentage of encroachment. When the encroachment value is 20% or less, the level will be longer then if it over 40%. This is because there will be more enemies on the screen, requiring more time to defeat them as well as mini-bosses and bosses.

There's more, but there you have it.

[rama]

don't be afraid to use your super bomb attack.....or whatever it's called.

[gameoverDude]

Fry the bosses as fast as you can.

Be sure to really harp on a boss' main weakpoint rather than the auxiliary targets. Quick boss kills will earn an additional Encroachment decrease.