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I beat this back before it ever had a badge, and it was hell enough then that I'll just play something else instead. Not worth the points.
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I THINK, although its hard to confirm, that the "boss" for the badge is only found in the very outer rims of the world. Mine was 3 bubbles away from the edge. Once you have a shield just head in one direction outwards.
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Before playing this, you might want to find a mouse autofire program - it's amazing how much more enjoyable this became when I didn't have to keep clicking. Reduces the risk of RSI, too.
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In this - as with a lot of games on Kongregate - I encounter control issues: it often sticks when I push a directional button (as in, it keeps going right after I hit right...) Anyone have a similar problem?
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OK just got the badge of the day - start doing bubbles in a spiral to keep the enemies easy. Once you have a solid white circle you cannot upgrade further - I wasn't sure about this but after clearing around 100 more bubbles I had no more upgrades. at this point it is better to head straight out - I met the boss 16 bubbles out from my cleared spiral. I believe he only appears if you are fully upgraded. There some bubbles with enemies that are just a big blob of bubbles that split into smaller unarmed ships - I recommend not killing these outright as they could be 'farmed' for bubbles if you are weakened (take a few bubbles then leave and re-enter the bubble). if this helps plus the comment.
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This game is so terrible. Every bubble field is so full of enemies thatit is hard to make headway in upgrade the ship especially when they fire off screen. I sometimes find myself shooting in a empty bubble cause I can never tell if they are still alive or not.
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as soon as i noticed i was at the boss... i just sat and shot at 10 shots a second. didnt care about damage cuz i collected 300 bubbles worth without an upgrade
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Luckily, the sequels are a lot better than the original. If you miss the features listed in the top comments, go play the sequels. They did implement it!
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No auto-fire, instead having the player click to fire. Bad.
Accidentally changing fields while moving and ending up losing all the bubbles that were dropped but not yet picked up. Also bad.
If you get hit too badly in the later stages, it is really really difficult to recover. So that's it?
No menu, mute, or pause button. None that I could find, anyway. Can't even restart the game without refreshing the page. Poor design.
Badge of the day? GREAT IDEA! NOT!
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The really bad thing about this game is... after you destroy everything and you accidentally go outside the bubble (cause of the weird slip n' slide controls) and go to the next bubble you lose all the things you need to collect to upgrade.
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One other point: once a bubble is clear, it will remain clear forever. But if there are any bubbles in it when you leave, they will return to full health when you come back. Certain types of enemies can be farmed for easy bubbles that way if you aren't too strong for them. This can come in handy if you do happen to die
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How to get the badge: The boss only shows up once you are a big enough tank. Barring problems (like death, which can do weird things to the layout) the further away you are from the start the harder the enemies are. The stronger enemies drop more bubbles, but can also kill you. If you spiral outwards from the starting bubble, you will almost always be strong enough to easily defeat the bubbles. If you get lucky, you can get triple shot before anything can even shoot at you. So if you take it slow, it might take a little longer since you're fighting comparatively weak enemies, but you should have no troubles getting the badge
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My suggestion would be to upload the original version of Bubble Tanks. Your "Improvements" are anything but. Now you'll give people carpal tunnel with the lack of auto fire, and the game is no longer the relaxing fun simpleton game that it used to be, the one I fell in love with.
Also, the lack of a pause button is also fairly painful.
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I wish it would just say "GAME OVER" when you return to your original sie, then i might call it quits... But...I'm... Still alive!
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the upgrades you get actually cripple you. You become a bigger target, with less, but slower projectiles and firing rate, and get taken out not by heavies equipped such as yourself, but by lots of small arms fire. I would rather have lots of small arms instead some goofy ass bubble that moves half as fast as I do!
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I recommend this game to anyone who is spectacular at clicking. Other than that, I really enjoy this game, and the series.
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Stupid. I kept moving to a different bubble because I was trying to dodge shots from enemies I couldn't even see. The bubbles are too small, and the enemies fire too fast.