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DealsR4theDevil · 12-19-2008, 01:12 PM

So I have had this game for some time now and I love it. I cant play it to much cuz I get bad image retention after 2 hours and I dont wanna risk burn in.

Yesterday I beat the game on normal and it looped to hard and I died in the first hard lvl. Does hard ever get unlocked as a choice to start from or is it always just normal and easy?

Also, what do you all think about the add-ons you can buy? I love this game so im considering it but then agian burn-in fear prevents me from playing to much.

FYI: High Score on normal is 49 million (dont have exact score right now)

Also, I almost got the 10x multiplier trophy, I had 9x for a while so I had to be close but then I got hit.

Any tips for getting the 15 tokens with one boost trophy? I can never get them to line up quite right.

cathexist · 12-19-2008, 01:36 PM

For the 15 tokens you just need to boost through one of the bonus rocks that come down (has a countdown of rocks that you have to shoot before it appears)

bilbravo · 12-19-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cathexist

For the 15 tokens you just need to boost through one of the bonus rocks that come down (has a countdown of rocks that you have to shoot before it appears)

I have tried this about 1.2 million times and never get them... is there some trick to it?

sssick · 12-19-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bilbravo

I have tried this about 1.2 million times and never get them... is there some trick to it?

What I did was collect a few regular tokens first, lined them up with the bonus rock, and then boosted through all of them at once. There is a huge thread on this somewhere on this forum.

TAPman · 12-19-2008, 03:38 PM

Don't shoot the green astroid when it comes down. line up with the center of it and boost right thought the center you will get them all if you are lined up with the center.

bilbravo · 12-19-2008, 04:14 PM

TAPman & sssick:

I've read the giant thread and I boost right through the green rock with no luck. I guess it's just not meant to be :-)

Pelican170 · 12-19-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bilbravo

TAPman & sssick:

I've read the giant thread and I boost right through the green rock with no luck. I guess it's just not meant to be :-)

what if you use a bomb on it then boost through right away..?

Nerdkiller likes BD · 12-19-2008, 04:41 PM

I managed to get that trophy about a week ago. You have to keep some distance from you and the bonus rock. Then if you time your boost right, you'll go right through the centre. It requires some practice though.

Terjyn · 12-19-2008, 05:48 PM

It requires luck too, sometimes there just aren't enough bonuses in the bonus rock (too many shields/weapons/lives instead).

Icemage · 12-19-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Terjyn

It requires luck too, sometimes there just aren't enough bonuses in the bonus rock (too many shields/weapons/lives instead).

It doesn't take "that" much luck. I've gotten as high as x23 multiplier by boosting through a bonus rock before, so there's plenty of wiggle room. If you hit the rock dead center with your boost, you should get the trophy quite easily.

P.S. don't bomb the rock; it won't work because the bonus tokens will immediately separate once released if you are not literally on top of them.

SoCalTiger · 12-19-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

what if you use a bomb on it then boost through right away..?

No, the bonuses dont all appear in the center.

DealsR4theDevil · 12-19-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cathexist

For the 15 tokens you just need to boost through one of the bonus rocks that come down (has a countdown of rocks that you have to shoot before it appears)

Took about 10 tries but I got it!

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Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Yesterday I beat the game on normal and it looped to hard and I died in the first hard lvl. Does hard ever get unlocked as a choice to start from or is it always just normal and easy?

Also, what do you all think about the add-ons you can buy? I love this game so im considering it but then agian burn-in fear prevents me from playing to much.

Anyone have anything to say about these two questions?

Icemage · 12-19-2008, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Anyone have anything to say about these two questions?

- Hard is never unlocked from the start. You have to complete the game on Normal to progress to Hard, complete the game on Hard to progress to Elite, and complete the game on Elite to progress to Suicide. I've never finished Suicide difficulty so I can't tell you if there's more beyond it.

- The multiplayer expansion adds split-screen co-op and versus modes into the game (along with a relatively easy gold trophy if that sort of thing suits you).

- The single player mode expansion adds some cool new modes with some very challenging trophies, the most difficult being Late Boomer. Check the SSHD megathread for advice on it.

jamclaur · 12-20-2008, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Icemage

- Hard is never unlocked from the start. You have to complete the game on Normal to progress to Hard, complete the game on Hard to progress to Elite, and complete the game on Elite to progress to Suicide. I've never finished Suicide difficulty so I can't tell you if there's more beyond it.

- The multiplayer expansion adds split-screen co-op and versus modes into the game (along with a relatively easy gold trophy if that sort of thing suits you).

- The single player mode expansion adds some cool new modes with some very challenging trophies, the most difficult being Late Boomer. Check the SSHD megathread for advice on it.

Why would they have suicide with no trophy to go with it?

Icemage · 12-20-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by jamclaur

Why would they have suicide with no trophy to go with it?

Probably because they know only a tiny fraction of players could ever reach it? I consider myself pretty good at SSHD, I've been playing shmups for decades and I still only manage to get to that level once in a blue moon (maybe a half dozen times total).

toef · 12-20-2008, 07:06 AM

Can someone explain to me how this game works, in terms of getting combos, and what the proper way to play it is? Is it wrong that I just constantly hold down the guns, and spin around in circles?

I actually really like the game (particularly chipping away at the large rocks), but I'm not sure I'm playing it right. I just got the game last night as a *cough*trade*cough for another game.

I WISH I had echochrome and/or The Last Guy.

I happen to have two tickets for Quantum of Solace that I'm not using, and I don't know what to do with them.

Icemage · 12-20-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by toefer

Can someone explain to me how this game works, in terms of getting combos, and what the proper way to play it is? Is it wrong that I just constantly hold down the guns, and spin around in circles?

I actually really like the game (particularly chipping away at the large rocks), but I'm not sure I'm playing it right. I just got the game last night as a *cough*trade*cough for another game.

I covered the basics of gameplay in this post many, many moons ago:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...9&postcount=68

P.S. Where are you Shin-Ra? This thread desperately needs to be merged into the SSHD megathread...

toef · 12-20-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Icemage

I covered the basics of gameplay in this post many, many moons ago:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...9&postcount=68

P.S. Where are you Shin-Ra? This thread desperately needs to be merged into the SSHD megathread...

Awesome, thanks.

jamclaur · 12-20-2008, 04:35 PM

Just got the 10X and Shield trophy last night! I was stoked!

Beefbowl · 12-21-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bilbravo

I have tried this about 1.2 million times and never get them... is there some trick to it?

watch it on youtube, that's how i did it.

12-19-2008, 01:12 PM	#1
DealsR4theDevil Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:76	Super Stardust HD So I have had this game for some time now and I love it. I cant play it to much cuz I get bad image retention after 2 hours and I dont wanna risk burn in. Yesterday I beat the game on normal and it looped to hard and I died in the first hard lvl. Does hard ever get unlocked as a choice to start from or is it always just normal and easy? Also, what do you all think about the add-ons you can buy? I love this game so im considering it but then agian burn-in fear prevents me from playing to much. FYI: High Score on normal is 49 million (dont have exact score right now) Also, I almost got the 10x multiplier trophy, I had 9x for a while so I had to be close but then I got hit. Any tips for getting the 15 tokens with one boost trophy? I can never get them to line up quite right.

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12-19-2008, 01:36 PM	#2
cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	For the 15 tokens you just need to boost through one of the bonus rocks that come down (has a countdown of rocks that you have to shoot before it appears)

12-19-2008, 03:38 PM	#5
TAPman Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:norfolk	Don't shoot the green astroid when it comes down. line up with the center of it and boost right thought the center you will get them all if you are lined up with the center.

12-19-2008, 04:14 PM	#6
bilbravo Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:MD, USA Blu-ray collection:28	TAPman & sssick: I've read the giant thread and I boost right through the green rock with no luck. I guess it's just not meant to be :-)

12-19-2008, 04:41 PM	#8
Nerdkiller likes BD Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Wrestling in Ireland. PSNetwork: Nerdkiller316PSN Nerds beaten up: Loads 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:880 Trading Score:1	I managed to get that trophy about a week ago. You have to keep some distance from you and the bonus rock. Then if you time your boost right, you'll go right through the centre. It requires some practice though.

12-19-2008, 05:48 PM	#9
Terjyn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:122	It requires luck too, sometimes there just aren't enough bonuses in the bonus rock (too many shields/weapons/lives instead).

12-20-2008, 07:06 AM	#16
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	Can someone explain to me how this game works, in terms of getting combos, and what the proper way to play it is? Is it wrong that I just constantly hold down the guns, and spin around in circles? I actually really like the game (particularly chipping away at the large rocks), but I'm not sure I'm playing it right. I just got the game last night as a coughtradecough for another game. I WISH* I had echochrome and/or The Last Guy. I happen to have two tickets for Quantum of Solace that I'm not using, and I don't know what to do with them.

12-20-2008, 04:35 PM	#19
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	Just got the 10X and Shield trophy last night! I was stoked!

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