Game is full of glitches, not really sure if this really deserved to be in the featured games. It was missing some key features that were "standard" for most defense games - simple logic for first time game play (warning for deleting non-existent save game), errors and glitches for 1st stage tutorials, no hotkeys for different units, possibly a restart button, no tracking of losses, identification of what cards are missing, and lastly tutorial mouse over glitches were not addressed or beta tested.
Spoiler: Move the the right most corner. drop them and get 50 saves at the very beginning. You will still have to aim but it avoids 80% of the obstacles.
(spoiler) You'll regret saving the thief. It's better to go back and kill him through the pit in the previous levels. If not, you won't get the 25 gems.
HOW TO BEAT PANDEMIC 2: 1) Pick Virus. 2) Start in Canada, New Zealand, Cuba, Greenland, or Madagascar. If you do not get there restart. 3) Sell the starting symptoms, if any, and buy sneezing (unless it is what you started with, just keep it). 4) Buy 1-1-1-0 resistances but no transmissions (they trigger closures). 5) Once four countries are infected, sell sneezing to get rid of visibility. 6) Wait until all countries are infected. If Madagascar closes its shipyards/borders or is not infected in 30 days, restart. 7) Buy all four drug resistances AND sneezing, coughing, and vomiting. 8) After a few days, unlock tiers 2-3, (do not buy tier 4 ever!) keeping whatever symptoms it gives you. 9) Buy fever, fatigue, diarrhea, pulmonary edema, and hypersensitivity. Then save for kidney failure and ataxia. 10) Keep this comment alive. Thanks for the comment! this really works!
Took me a few tries to get the badge (after continue save) - try moving the van with other fuse in hand and headlights off, it let get the badge after that combination. Badge bug. >.< annoyed
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