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Mine came earlier, just been playing it until it crashed my Cube (which hasn't happend in about a year, but never mind).
Very weird to play this after Resi 4, I don't think you couldn't get two shooting games any more different from each other.
So far:
+ Lots of humour and little touches which made me smile
+ More Captain Ash
+ Looks and sounds alot better with alot more speech
+ The stats & character gallery are back, with some old favourites
+ Intimidatingly huge amount of Challenges etc. to do
+ Doesn't look like EA have messed around with FRD's game.
- Couple of framerate slowdowns
- Pathetically weak and short opening level (the demo level)
- I seem to be crap at Arcade league.
The opening Story Level is a let down, specially since the beginning of TSP2 threw you into the sublime Siberia level. But the next level is far better. And has Captain Ash who is hilarious :)
Oh, and in the extras section you can see the credits, which has Cortez going all Saturday Night Fever on a mirror-balled dance floor. The sign on the wall says "The Big Tipper". :D
Very weird to play this after Resi 4, I don't think you couldn't get two shooting games any more different from each other.
So far:
+ Lots of humour and little touches which made me smile
+ More Captain Ash
+ Looks and sounds alot better with alot more speech
+ The stats & character gallery are back, with some old favourites
+ Intimidatingly huge amount of Challenges etc. to do
+ Doesn't look like EA have messed around with FRD's game.
- Couple of framerate slowdowns
- Pathetically weak and short opening level (the demo level)
- I seem to be crap at Arcade league.
The opening Story Level is a let down, specially since the beginning of TSP2 threw you into the sublime Siberia level. But the next level is far better. And has Captain Ash who is hilarious :)
Oh, and in the extras section you can see the credits, which has Cortez going all Saturday Night Fever on a mirror-balled dance floor. The sign on the wall says "The Big Tipper". :D
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Don't waste time shooting the splitters, just run for the Worm-hole. It's easy. :)
Good good
A little help, if you plesh, gerrid
On the Story Classic Challenges, I can't seem to get past the second one, which is the one set in Vietnam. It's damn frustrating! I've failed a good few times, a problem of time rather than health. Is there any way to make the Splitters attack you faster?
I get to that gate across from where you pick up the lunchbox and then the Splitters attack. I go back down through the tunnel and a few times I couldn't find them ... another I killed them and couldn't get to the gate in time!
Any particular technique to this or any suggestions?
All help appreciated!
A little help, if you plesh, gerrid
On the Story Classic Challenges, I can't seem to get past the second one, which is the one set in Vietnam. It's damn frustrating! I've failed a good few times, a problem of time rather than health. Is there any way to make the Splitters attack you faster?
I get to that gate across from where you pick up the lunchbox and then the Splitters attack. I go back down through the tunnel and a few times I couldn't find them ... another I killed them and couldn't get to the gate in time!
Any particular technique to this or any suggestions?
All help appreciated!
I think I got a gold first time.
Nah, I wouldn't worry about the monkeys on the balconies, trust me. They take too long to find and distract your attention from the main dance mat, you'll need to be constantly covering the dance mat as the waves progress.
Just be ready to lose about 2 lives as the chimps on the balconies run out of energy, if you let the others go down your gonna fail, they're much more important
What did you get in the Electro Chimp Discomat gerrid?
Just be ready to lose about 2 lives as the chimps on the balconies run out of energy, if you let the others go down your gonna fail, they're much more important
What did you get in the Electro Chimp Discomat gerrid?
its all over the place. The computers on the ground floor in the little alcoves that you have to hack in Assault are where I got mine from. Also, that room has Body Armour in it so you shouldnt die.
For the Dancing Chimp level, your radar tells you the status of the chimps, so you can use that, it's easier to see than the little bars. Also, don't forget the monkeys on the balconies.
For the Dancing Chimp level, your radar tells you the status of the chimps, so you can use that, it's easier to see than the little bars. Also, don't forget the monkeys on the balconies.
gerrid wrote:
> I also got a platinum on the Monkey Thief in Mars Prison. Theres a
> room with some computers in in and two doors near one of the ramps in
> the corner of the level. I got the plasma autorifle and went in
> there, and shot + collected any monkeys who approached. Worked a
> treat.
Where does the plasma autorifle spawn in Mars Prison?
> I also got a platinum on the Monkey Thief in Mars Prison. Theres a
> room with some computers in in and two doors near one of the ramps in
> the corner of the level. I got the plasma autorifle and went in
> there, and shot + collected any monkeys who approached. Worked a
> treat.
Where does the plasma autorifle spawn in Mars Prison?
After a couple (read: lots) of tries on Astro Jocks, I got gold. You have to get lucky and find a room where everyone respawns constantly. That way you ca knock off about 5 bots in about 30 seconds using a charged Disruptor followed by a Plasma Grenade. Stay topped up with Plasma grenades and use them on anyone who doesn't die with one hit from a charged disruptor. The only other advice I can give you is to learn your map, and learn to read the radar. The level is very confusing as it all intertwines and but it takes hours to ge from one half to the other, despite them being next to each other (the red section and the blue section).
I also got a platinum on the Monkey Thief in Mars Prison. Theres a room with some computers in in and two doors near one of the ramps in the corner of the level. I got the plasma autorifle and went in there, and shot + collected any monkeys who approached. Worked a treat.
I also got a platinum on the Monkey Thief in Mars Prison. Theres a room with some computers in in and two doors near one of the ramps in the corner of the level. I got the plasma autorifle and went in there, and shot + collected any monkeys who approached. Worked a treat.
Heh. Thanks, I'll give that a go.
J-42 wrote:
> Zeus wrote:
> I've got 4 or 5 Platinums now
>
> The most significant being able to keep the chimps going in Electro
> Chimp Discomat (Challenge) for a whopping time of 9 minutes 30
> seconds :D
>
> I was very pleased
>
> Wow, I struggled to get bronze. Any techniques I should know about?
Stay at the beginning of the level, I know you seem to randomly lose lives, but if you run around you fail.
Get into a nice position at the corner of the mat so you can see all the chimps. Keep on the move constantly, if a chimp goes below about 80% energy give him a top off.
Not too much energy mind, as he'll explode. Don't worry, a platinum is something like 4 or 5 minutes, I just kept going to see how long I could.
> Zeus wrote:
> I've got 4 or 5 Platinums now
>
> The most significant being able to keep the chimps going in Electro
> Chimp Discomat (Challenge) for a whopping time of 9 minutes 30
> seconds :D
>
> I was very pleased
>
> Wow, I struggled to get bronze. Any techniques I should know about?
Stay at the beginning of the level, I know you seem to randomly lose lives, but if you run around you fail.
Get into a nice position at the corner of the mat so you can see all the chimps. Keep on the move constantly, if a chimp goes below about 80% energy give him a top off.
Not too much energy mind, as he'll explode. Don't worry, a platinum is something like 4 or 5 minutes, I just kept going to see how long I could.
gerrid wrote:
> All the Assaults are easy. Except my one that I made, which is damn
> hard.
Yesterday, I took on three mates on Training Ground in assault, with two of them attacking and one person helping me defend. Unfortunatly, ash went on the wrong team and ended up trying to destroy the barrels and computers even though he was defending.
'tard.
> All the Assaults are easy. Except my one that I made, which is damn
> hard.
Yesterday, I took on three mates on Training Ground in assault, with two of them attacking and one person helping me defend. Unfortunatly, ash went on the wrong team and ended up trying to destroy the barrels and computers even though he was defending.
'tard.
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