S.W.I.V.
The Goose helicopter from Silkworm is in S.W.I.V. as well, and just like
before it is your only supply of weapons. All you have to do is to simply
destroy it to get them - not as easy as it sounds. It's not too hard to see
off, although you should be careful because it swoops down to the bottom of
the screen every now and then and if you're in the way you'll be dead meat.
However, by far the best way to destroy it is to collect a shield (if there's
one handy) and just dive into the centre of it with all guns firing. The Goose
will succumb very quickly this way and you don't take any risks.
Now, what are the best weapons to have? Well, don't bother with the compact
bullets as they're not nearly as good as the spread fire. The best thing to do
is to pick up a couple of spread fire and then grab hold of speed fire as
well. The most you can get is five spread fire, so once you've got them
concentrate on the speed fire.
The big Guardian you come across takes quite a bit to destroy. But with the
right tactics you should be alright. When you approach the monster get on the
left hand side and fire like mad. This should take out the small vehicle that
comes out of the door on the left and also inflict a bit of damage on the
Guardian (provided you took the advice on the weapon choice). Once the laser
has stopped firing (it shoots three times before stopping) move over to the
right and take out the small tank that came out of the other door. After the
laser has fired again go back to the left and continue the process until the
Guardian is destroyed. Remember, if you die you will be invulnerable for a few
seconds so go on top of the Guardian and shoot like mad to inflict loads of
damage. Just make sure you're not still there when you become vulnerable
again.
The next Guardian you come across is quite a way into the game, but it makes
up for the lack of them over the last loads of screens. Here you will be
confronted by three huge lasers and two smaller gun turrets that will bombard
you with a load of bullets every now and then. The first thing you should
concentrate your fire on are the small gun turrets as they can locate where
you are and make life very hard. Once they've been disposed of you can take
your time over the lasers as they don't cause much of a problem.
Shields are very important in the game and should not be wasted. On no account
use them as a smart bomb because this is a waste. The smart bomb will only
kill the enemies on the screen and then you'll be under attack again. Using it
as a shield will give you protection for quite a while, and is especially
useful for tackling the Goose ship as mentioned before.
Typed by SIDEWINDER of LSD.
