EAB/Lemon Super League 2009: Round 11 - War Zone

[Graham Humphrey]

EAB/Lemon Super League 2009: Round 11 - War Zone (http://hol.abime.net/1664)

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2219/warzone01.png http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1217/warzone02.png http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/428/warzone05.png

Starts: 00:01 October 25
Finishes: 23:59 November 14

Rules

Post screenshots of your scores in this thread, and write your score underneath. You can enter as many times as you like within the round's time frame.

No cheating of any kind (including score leeching) - this includes save states. No continues/passwords allowed. If you suspect a contestant of cheating then don't post it in public (anyone who does so will have their posts edited or deleted) - please PM me, Biscuit or mihcael and we will investigate it. If we find anyone guilty of cheating then they will be banned for the entire season.

Please only post your score on either the EAB or Lemon forums. If you have already played this year you have to post your score on the same forum for the whole season. If you are new, the one you post on first will be your team for the whole season. However you are welcome to discuss the compo, game etc. on the other forum if you wish.

Remember, anyone can join in at any time. Have fun and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Downloads

- ADF
(http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?section=roms&dat=754&action=showrom&id=1081315) - WHDLoad-installed
(http://www.whdownload.com/games/Pack-W-2007-01-30/WarZone_v1.0_Core_0598.zip)
Extras

- Full rules and FAQ (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=41652)
- Results and standings (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=42485)
- Lemon thread (http://www.lemonamiga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6984)

Final Scores - EAB, Lemon

1. xpect - 11,598,500
2. rexsu - 11,597,690
3. john4p - 11,584,130
4. TheCyberDruid - 11,582,860
5. Robo-Sparkle - 11,573,530
6. Shawn Dimery - 11,568,830
7. mailman - 1,436,470
8. Biscuit - 1,043,180
9. largolgd - 1,020,340
10. Graham Humphrey - 164,190
11. bilko9070 - 143,850
12. Parpala - 34,980
13. Simon Humphrey - 31,150
14. DJBase - 14,120

[Graham Humphrey]

In amongst all of today's drama and controversy...

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/893/warzonescore1.jpg

34,860

[mailman]

41,460

[mailman]

374,940

[DJBase]

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6521/dsc00714y.jpg

Total: 14,120

I really need more practice in gaming ;)

[Galahad/FLT]

Not really. I used to own the original of this game, and I was so disgusted with how ridiculously hard it was that I actually sent it back to Core Design with a snotty letter and then changed it for me.

[mailman]

908,090

[Graham Humphrey]

Not really. I used to own the original of this game, and I was so disgusted with how ridiculously hard it was that I actually sent it back to Core Design with a snotty letter and then changed it for me.

Good thinking. It is tremendously hard. Although I'm not very good generally which hardly helps.

What bozo thought it would be a good idea for you to lose your weapon when you get hit a few times anyway?

I am genuinely mystified as to how this got so many votes.

[humble worm]

never played it for score but remember I got quite far. The game is lots of fun for two rather than one player. As for loosing weapon when hit - seems typical for core games, check banshee (even bullets and screams of dying enemies are the same :confused)

[rexsu]

I am genuinely mystified as to how this got so many votes.

I voted for Warzone Zone because i'd never played.
After 3-4 games, i must admit that this game is indeed very difficult !
The graphics are not bad, the action is varied enough (there are many Big Boss).
But the sounds are very average and there is no music, it's sad for an Amiga game :sad
For now, i prefer the very old Ikari Warriors !

I found that there are life and hidden bonuses. You must shoot wheresoever to find them ;)

488,490

[mailman]

After 3-4 games, i must admit that this game is indeed very difficult !


Holy cow! Somebody pinch me! Rexsu said that this game is indeed very difficult ;)

P.S. Just kidding and teasing with you Rexsu. Cheers! ;)

[TheCyberDruid]

Not easy, but quite fun ;) Killed too many hostages... should really remember where they are the next time :D

http://i.imagehost.org/0674/War_Zone_1991_Core_Design_cr_FLT_004.png

1,171,340

[Galahad/FLT]

Good thinking. It is tremendously hard. Although I'm not very good generally which hardly helps.

What bozo thought it would be a good idea for you to lose your weapon when you get hit a few times anyway?

I am genuinely mystified as to how this got so many votes.

Yeah, same syndrome as Xenon 2.

If you get killed with all those powerup's, you're not likely to stand much chance at the exact same point with no powerup's!!! :crazy

[mailman]

918,340

[rexsu]

@Mailman
No problem, i have a good laugh :laughing
I had the impression of being the opposite of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando, a soldier who should have retired; the mission too much :)
I didn't even see the first boss at the moment of my first game :shocked

Now it's true, this game should be fun for two players, maybe the gameplay has been settled for that.

@TCD
Super score :great
Did you finish the game?

[TheCyberDruid]

@TCD
Super score :great
Did you finish the game?

Thanks :) Not yet. Next run I'll try to get all the hostages and hopefully also finish it ;)

[rexsu]

The game seems to have many levels !
Maybe you'll be the first to finish, good luck :)

[largolgd]

1.020.340

The hero's face looks like Charlie Sheen on the first screen ... or maybe i'm too tired ^^

[TheCyberDruid]

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4462/warzone1991coredesigncr.png

1,476,210

Still missed some secrets (I guess) and I think Robo-Sparkle will make me play it again ;)

[Robo-Sparkle]

Well, you found more secrets than I did. But yeah, try again, there's still more to do... ;)

[TheCyberDruid]

Que? :shocked Seems there is some huge bonus waiting when you finish the game... :p Well okay, guess I'll have to beat the final boss then later ;)

[Robo-Sparkle]

Maybe there is, and maybe there isn't... Perhaps the game is just 10x longer than we all thought it was...

[TheCyberDruid]

I trust HOL and think that I died at the last boss, but we'll see later ;)

[TheCyberDruid]

Ridiculous bonus at the end of the game :nuts

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4462/warzone1991coredesigncr.png

11,582,860

[mailman]

Ridiculous bonus at the end of the game :nuts

It seems that those who do not finish the game, do not count in top five ;)

[TheCyberDruid]

Yeah, when you get a 10 million bonus at the end and you can hardly get 1.6 in the game... no, it doesn't seem like ;)

[Graham Humphrey]

Who thought that bonus was a good idea? Was this game programmed by monkeys or what? It's terrible.

[TheCyberDruid]

The bonus is way off, so even if you run through the levels dodging bullets and somehow manage to complete it, you get a way better score than someone who rescues all the hostages and finds all the secret stars, but doesn't kill the last boss. Seems this round is cursed ;)

[mailman]

1,029,290

[AmigaFriend]

My first score:

1 018 110

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[Graham Humphrey]

Bloody hell, xpect's alive :D

Welcome back!

[TheCyberDruid]

I lured him here by adding him on MSN ;) Nah, I guess he would've come on his own anyway :)
Welcome back xpect :great

[AmigaFriend]

Bloody hell, xpect's alive :D
Welcome back!

I lured him here by adding him on MSN ;) Nah, I guess he would've come on his own anyway :)
Welcome back xpect :great

Thanks mates! :D
Well I guess I most honor this great competition and competitors, after so many months of forced absence. You can definitely count me in for this round! :great

P.S. Congratulations to Rexsu for nailing it this year! :)

[rexsu]

Xpect is back, now you can cower :cheese
P.S. Congratulations to Rexsu for nailing it this year! :)
Thank you :)
There was a good fight earlier this season, i was a little sad to have lost a great player as you.
But there are two places on the podium, you can do it !

[AmigaFriend]

Xpect is back, now you can cower :cheese

LOL mate! Behave! :D


But there are two places on the podium, you can do it !

Thanks, but i think WizKid a bit over the top for my taste.

WarZone on the other hand is quite enjoyable. :)

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11.583.590

[TheCyberDruid]

Nice score xpect :great Now I have to play it again to get these bloody 1,000 points... :evilgrin

[AmigaFriend]

Nice score xpect :great Now I have to play it again to get these bloody 1,000 points... :evilgrin

Thanks mate!

Yes! :D

[Graham Humphrey]

Dunno how you lot cope with this, every time I play it I somehow get worse...

[TheCyberDruid]

Well, the enemies have patterns where they show up on screen. Then it's all about dodging and firing bullets... ;)

[Graham Humphrey]

Thanks TCD, that will be a big help to me I'm sure ;)

[TheCyberDruid]

Hehe ;) Seriously, try to save all the hostages, because they drop health packs quite often (or a nice 1k star besides the 500 points you get anyway). Stay away from the granade launcher and look for floor 'textures' that look different, since those contain the secrets. Use your bombs when you're surrounded by enemies (they aren't really helpful for bosses anyway). I know I suck at giving advice, but maybe that helps a little.

[Graham Humphrey]

Thanks, any advice is appreciated :great

I do have a nasty habit of killing the hostages just out of instinct - I see someone appear on screen and I shoot them. Not good.

Don't like this game as you may all possibly have gathered but I'll have another crack at it.

[TheCyberDruid]

Well, WizKid is just too crazy for me, so I put my time into this one ;)

[AmigaFriend]

Well, the enemies have patterns where they show up on screen. Then it's all about dodging and firing bullets... ;)


Indeed.

Graham, there are 'safe zones' when dealing with some heavy enemies. You just have to learn them. You can be in one spot without any bullet hitting you, then change to a different spot. If you have a powerful enough weapon you nail it in no time.

I would suggest also that you stick with the heavy missile launcher, or the triple missile launcher (lacking a better name to put it :)) and stick with them even if you encounter the laser or the flamer, as they are key to combat effectively the last level bosses and it's easier to go through the levels.
Beware though that the tri-missile launcher kills hostages more easily! (ho no!) ;)

[Graham Humphrey]

Thanks for the tips xpect.

Will give this another go tomorrow...

[Graham Humphrey]

Got to the level two boss but couldn't quite manage to beat it. I'm sure with a bit of practice I could get further still.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2895/warzonescore2.jpg

164,190

[rexsu]

1,053,290

[mailman]

1,048,770

[Graham Humphrey]

Nice to see some scores rolling in :)

Reminder to all that this and Wizkid end on Saturday...

[mailman]

1,057,700

[rexsu]

1,460,070
I hope to see the end for next time!

[mailman]

1,436,470

[rexsu]

11,574,490
I prefer the end of Wizball ;)
The game becomes more easy (and less funny) with the homing missiles.

Do you start with 3 lives?
Look at the second screenshot :D

[TheCyberDruid]

Do you start with 3 lives?
Look at the second screenshot :D

Heh, I wondered how long it would take for someone to spoil that ;) I love games that have no time limit :D

[rexsu]

Now it's not very important for us but for others it may be useful :)
For the time limit, hum yes, the leeching is possible with this game ;)

[TheCyberDruid]

I didn't mean leeching, more searching the screens for secrets ;) I always love to do that (if they aren't too well hidden that is :D).

[mailman]

Do you start with 3 lives?
Look at the second screenshot :D

There are more to find during the rest of the game. Nothing news, rexsu :)

[mailman]

Now it's not very important for us but for others it may be useful :)
For the time limit, hum yes, the leeching is possible with this game ;)

Possible but extremely difficult. When the screen is not moving for some time, missiles approach.

[Graham Humphrey]

Ah - that explains why I always seem to get battered when trying to destroy that big train thing midway through the first level...

[rexsu]

There are more to find during the rest of the game. Nothing news, rexsu :)

Yes but this life is not easy to find without a little chance ;)
I think there are at least one life per level to find except for the level 1 of course.

Ah - that explains why I always seem to get battered when trying to destroy that big train thing midway through the first level...
Graham, you can easily destroy the train.
There are places where the shots could never touch you, same for the first boss.

I didn't mean leeching, more searching the screens for secrets ;) I always love to do that (if they aren't too well hidden that is :D).
Note, the bomb destroys all hidden objects on the screen with this game.

[Graham Humphrey]

Graham, you can easily destroy the train.
There are places where the shots could never touch you, same for the first boss.

Yep, I only have problems with it if I haven't got a decent weapon. I can kill it, it just takes ages and those missiles usually get me rather than the train.

[rexsu]

The best places for lvl1, don't move and shoot only.
For the third screenshot, it's the second live in the lvl1.

[Graham Humphrey]

Thanks for that! It's most helpful :great

[rexsu]

11,597,690

I had lot of chance for the hostages, i was James BRADDOCK in missing action :cheese
The bomb can be useful against boss (but becareful at hidden stars against "raiden" boss, catch them before!).
The game is over for me, i saw the end two times, it's enough...

[AmigaFriend]

I honestly don't know where to get more points.


http://imgur.com/mb3Gt.jpg

11 598 500

And i'm with Rexsu, two times is enough also for me. :)

[john4p]

Yay - no Project-X in the final round of this season! :great ;)

[rexsu]

I lost for a stupid mistake, i use the bomb quickly against "raiden" boss, bye bye the two hidden stars :banghead
Nice back Xpect :great
John4p, you don't like Project X? :)

[Graham Humphrey]

Nice finish!

And that's that.

[john4p]

John4p, you don't like Project X? :)It's not that I don't like it - I just like Lotus, Super Cars II and Apidya more... ;)