haha. I swear i've never played this before. That 800k run was my 2nd game. I love shootem ups. I am in the top 10 in just about every shooter on the xbox and in the top 20 for gradius v.
The money just gives you 5k to your score. Also, the star i believe is given for every 100k you dont die. if you die the star corresponds to your spread of each weapon upgrade.
I use the V to get up to a 5-spread. Then i take the 4 up arrows for increased fire power and speed to my 5 spread.
Also, i guess depending on how long you push the upgrades up before grabbing one, you should see a star, which givse you a 8-way shot, but i dont like it much.
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