One way to finish the game as fast as possible is to use boosters while ascending to shield against objects on the way up then just let go and glide down. Due to the way the game was programmed, no obstacles will spawn on your way down so this saves the trouble of dodging stuff. When near the bottom, use boosters again and repeat.
Final notes:
If you lose a stage a few times, stop charging head on; Craft new eqpment then go back in. It is not worth to keep trying.
Challenge stages are not worth playing since you only get the last prize (1 crystal!? or 1 skill point)
Lastly, if you are stuck at a level, out of crystals and out of cash, the only way out (IMO) is to GRIND BABY GRIND till you can craft new eqpment.
Good luck and enjoy the game!
Thumbs up so that hopefully this can help those who are struggling with this
Weapons of choice: HERO - Preferably 1 single attack, 1 piercing weapon or 2 piercing weapons(Up to your play style). I used laser and thunder. It is important to have at least 1 piercing weapon to handle clusters of enemies or you will be overwhelmed very quickly. SHIP - 2 piercing weapons, preferably lasers since there is no lag between projectile being fired and hit (this is considered since the hero can and will steal the ship's kills)
Equipment purchases : Get most of your eqp from crafting (x2 crystals) and only buy from shop when you are out of crystals since the shop's eqp are really really overpriced.
Great game but very time consuming unless you employ a proper strategy, equipment wise. I hope this mini guide will help those who are struggling with it.
FIRST: THE DONTS
1) Do not upgrade equipment (it is not worth the crystals)
2) Do not craft rare/legendary items aka x5 /x10 crystal crafting
3) Do not equip 2 weapons that attack only 1 enemy each time i.e vulcan, thunder.
With that out of the way, this is my opinion on how to complete the game as fast as possible. ( for those badge hunters out there).
At the start, when you level up, put the stats into hp/damage. dying is irritating esp when 3-4 bullets kill you and when you dont have the pendant of immortals yet.
TO EARN MONEY: Your main source of income is from loot dropped in missions. cash gained from completing missions is quite pathetic. To gain cash fast, spam stats in % chance loot dropped and subsequently quality of loot. ( along mana upgrade skill tree)
it seems the melee ability is the deciding factor for this game. Once you reach a certain percentage like 60+ for the house defence, it is almost impossible for the zombies to damage the house at all, so theres really no need to shoot anything after that point
It would be really awesome if there was a sandbox mode or like a level editor so we could design our own levels and play them. And great game developers! Loved the graphics and the music
Maybe you could add a new map like arcade for example, where there would be simple classic games like space invaders and other cool games that can be found in arcades. For the casino maybe you could include games like blackjack, poker or even roulette. It would be nice to see if there were more upgrades to pingy's house and better way to get exp.
good game, interesting concept but what is the point of the bejewel game? u dont need that to win the game. i just used mana and the archer fox to beat every level
I got a(n) S on hard! My score was 4297271 with a max combo of 357. I scored 288 perfects, 69 greats, and 0 goods. I got only 0 bads and 0 misses! I was playing on 5 speed and had 0 crazy options on. Great game, I like it! Play it here: http://www.thorgaming.com/games/3926/feel-the-beat.html
let me address the keyboard problem-
it does not happen to me as i am using a laptop. so i can shoot and move up-left at the same time.
next, the background-
can't really do much about it
im sorry Fireseal but it works perfectly fine for me. when i press up and left at the same time, it goes N-W at a 45 degree angle. and the graphics was a rush job so its meant to suck anyway. besides, i only had 4 days to do it. Including school days.
ok.... sorry my project criteria needed at least 1 minute of animation. so just to waste time i added those.. The mute button... ok i will see what i can do about it
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