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Re: All the fun of insane arcade shooters, all the beauty of Boccioni. by CrackerBarrel 02/03/2003, 3:55pm PST
So far I can get through levels 1, 3, and 4 but for some reason 2 always kicks my ass. I also haven't figured out a sane use for the slow-down button. The Endless modes are fun and an adrenaline rush, but the scripted levels are really fun to watch. The barrage and enemy combinations become more and more devious as you go. At some point you learn that you can sit in one spot and waste ten or so enemies in a row as they all spawn in one place. This evolves to ten enemies here, then ten there slightly overlapping. This evolves to ten enemies here, then ten bigger enemies there, slightly overlapping again, with the the stream of the original ten small enemies turning to a stream of larger enemies while your still dealing with the second stream of medium enemies. There's also a medium boss that has vertically oscilatting barrage pattern of thick projectiles. It basically forces you to line up directly beaneath it then it launches a barrage of projectiles that shoot off on a tangent, then turn 90 degrees to home in on you when there's little space to move.

Again I think this game is really smart and elegant and above all fun. As I write this it's sort of playing on the back of my eyes.

I don't know why I chose Boccioni. Futurism came to mind first and for some reason I couldn't think of Matta's name, but I could see his paintings.
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All the fun of insane arcade shooters, all the beauty of Boccioni. by CrackerBarrel 02/02/2003, 8:36pm PST NEW
    One more screen. by CrackerBarrel 02/02/2003, 11:34pm PST NEW
    Neat. by ydrt 02/02/2003, 11:41pm PST NEW
    Re: All the fun of insane arcade shooters, all the beauty of Boccioni. by CrackerBarrel 02/03/2003, 3:55pm PST NEW
        Re: All the fun of insane arcade shooters, all the beauty of Boccioni. by curst 02/04/2003, 9:30am PST NEW
            Re: All the fun of insane arcade shooters, all the beauty of Boccioni. by CrackerBarrel 02/04/2003, 2:22pm PST NEW
            Re: All the fun of insane arcade shooters, all the beauty of Boccioni. by FABIO 02/05/2003, 11:23pm PST NEW
    I prefer the applet version by Mischief Maker 02/05/2003, 11:21am PST NEW
        is there one where I don't have to move the mouse either? -NT NT by FABIO 02/05/2003, 3:55pm PST NEW
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        Re: I prefer the applet version by mark 02/05/2003, 4:55pm PST NEW
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