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From: lloab@rivm.nl (Arjan Bosse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Battle Squadron
Message-ID: <1990Oct3.174114.28101@rivm.nl>
Date: 3 Oct 90 17:41:14 GMT
References: <37744@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> <1990Sep27.091151@sardaigne.inria.fr>
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In article <1990Sep27.091151@sardaigne.inria.fr> buffa@mirsa.inria.fr writes:
>In article <37744@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v092mgp5@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu
>(Scott K Wood) writes:
>> All,
>>    Anyone out their played Battle Squadron?  It's a damn hard game.  I heard
>> that there was a cheat mode in it, similar to the one in Hybris.  Anyone know
>> know anything about it?  If so, how do you do it?  
>
>You don't need a cheat game to finish Battle Squadron. It's an easy game. I've
>finished it many times with one friend. You must stay on the surface for two
>loops, and get the orange weapon to its full power. Then enter the first level
>(The one with the orange eagles), if you've got full weapons, it should be
>very easy to pass this level. Then, enter the third level (The one with the
>big holes), again, with full weapons, it should be easy. For the second level
>(the one with the small green aliens) you need one player with blue weapons in
>order to kill ennemies coming from the bottom of the screen. WIth a little of
>practice, it's possible to finish also this one.
>By the way, use the nova missiles a lot !!!
>YOU CANNOT FINISH THE GAME IN THE ONE PLAYER MODE !!!
>
[cheats deleted]

This means that YOU can't finish the game in the one player mode!
It is really possible, because i did it, and without losing a life.
Staying alive is essential, since you need a full weapon (the orange or
the red weapon) with a lot of bombs.

It's also possible to destroy the first level without using any bomb.
The green aliens of level 2 are not that hard at all, just stay
consequently at the bottom left side of the screen, and blow everything
away in front of you. The hardest part of level 3 is the 'spaghetti'.
In the spaghetti I usually need some bombs to survive. The last sentinel
is fun too. Take the full red weapon, and fly just below the monster.
It won't hit you, but the opposite is the case!
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