Friday, December 28, 2012

Succulla tears Thunder Force IV a new one - Stage 8

What is this? A junkyard?

0:30 - This may look like a mini-boss, but it really isn't. It just opens up, closes, blows up and then the core flies away after taking enough damage.
0:58 - These funny movements where Succulla backs up is actually for preparation against the next mini-boss. It takes only a few seconds with the blade to blow these things on the ceiling to pieces.
1:07 - Gee, I guess that shield really did come in handy.
1:21 - But don't worry...there's another shield shortly after this!
1:29 - This mini-boss is very annoying. It takes a bunch of charge shots to get through the shields and hit this thing...and the shields regenerate very rapidly. Its weapons are just as bad.
2:28 - It's that core we saw earlier! Apparently, it was part of some really big mechanical worm! Succulla lets loose with the Rail Gun, then powers the shot up when it turns around...and fires when it opens its cannon again.
3:08 - That is a lot of bonus points. There's also a 1-Up here!
3:17 - This boss is just really weird. It's not even mechanical...instead it seems to be some sort of alien lifeform. The flies that come from it block your shots, so keeping the finger on the trigger to kill these things really helps. Thankfully, a charged shot past its tentacle-like arms into its core speeds things up a bit. The arms are then blown off.
4:00 - After the second arm is blown off, the core hits the ground. A bunch of flies pick it up and carry it around, then drop it when it starts spinning around and shooting lasers. A few well-placed charge shots send it packing, though Succulla loses the shield yet again to save time.

4:36 - A big flying bug comes and picks it up, then carries it around while shooting lasers at you. The strange liquid that comes from it causes explosions to rock the ground. Thankfully, the Rynex's upgrade helps make short work of this insect.
4:54 - The core explodes, and the boss is blown away!

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