Shield spell is insanely OP. Best strat for EPIC mode XVI is max Shield and Alter then arrange the highest damage lowest HP things you have (ideally maxed as well) and just mash the assault button. Then when your mana is at 100 Shield and then shield again when Shield buff has 2 seconds left or when you have the mana, which ever comes last. XIV is the same strat but shield when the first bomb is about to blow and everyother level is just fallback until 400 mp then assault and shield. It doesn't even matter if you can't kill the black imps, you'll just rush past them and win anyway.
Actually you don't have to run popo as a luck character, you can run a rather consistent popo by using poison and then doing something else if you get in trouble.
Two problems. First this game is WAY too easy and uninvolved. Second upgrading initial mana can actually hinder you. The final upgrade of initial mana makes your mana pool slightly higher than 1600 but the most expensive upgrade only costs 540 and the heal command always costs half your mana pool. Thus upgrading you mana pool past 540 only weakens you.
Spoilers: To anyone needing help...
1-3: Press shift to kill yourself about half way between the red key and the finish, then jump and get the red key such that you land on the body.
1-4: Die while getting blue key.
2-2: Die while getting red key. To get an A die while getting red key then after getting green key kill yourself on top of the stone.
3-3: Get green key then run and jump on the first stone and jump off quickly. Push the rock by jumping at the top of it, it should wedge into the pit. Die at the far left side of the spikes.
5-2: Die in the spike pit.
Same primary flaw as the first; you must know EXACTLY what to buy for the first few levels. Didn't get enough money in the last level? Tough **** start over because there is no way you can beat the guy two levels from now if you don't have enough money to buy creativity and engines this round.
Two other totally retarded shapes that the game shouldn't use; envelope and drop. WTF, neither of those are universal enough in the context that this game represents them.
Nice idea but I think the scope of possible objects is beyond the scope of the game. For example "SQUARE ROOT" must be used for an answer. Additionally the way some of the shapes are made is slightly retarded, 9 for example.
@ LordNox: To kill a queen swing at her once then wait till she moves back into range but before she attacks and swing again. If you hit her good, if not wait till she's in range again and try once more.
Goes from fairly fun in level 1 to completely retarded in level 2 with the "you can't move" scanners. If you want the challenge just choose the hardest mode and hopefully you can beat the first boss. The second it dies absorb it's power as many times as you can before it disappears. Then just try to bum-rush the first few enemies of level 2 and hopefully you'll have enough points. Trust me level 1 on insane is still easier than level 2 on normal.
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