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- SWIV TIPS
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- Typed by SIDEWINDER of LSD.
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- 1. The Goose helicopter from SILKWORM is in SWIV 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.
-
- 2. 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.
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- 3. 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.
-
- 4. 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.
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- 5. 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.
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- End.
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