Arcade High Scores! Current Game: SHADOW WARRIORS - COME ON IN!

[Zatoichi.uK]

I find the best way to play this is just keep charging forward. Start hanging around too much and you get overwhelmed.

 

[mcwildcard]

38900

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

50100

If I'm lucky I get as far as the broken bridge on level 2. What with the iffy collision detection, sticky scenery and the fact I'm completely inept, I die, a lot

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Have you been killed by a half bike yet? That's always fun!

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Have you been killed by a half bike yet? That's always fun!

No, but I've been killed by one going over a bridge whilst I was running under it

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

It's a reasonably solid game but certainly annoying at times. Hidden people under bridges, vehicles coming out of the side with no warning, difficult to read grenade arcs etc. It is an early game though and have fond memories of it on the speccy. Ikari Warriors was also pretty good.

 

[mcwildcard]

Ikari warriors was definitely a positive evolution of this genre, I loved that and recall it being far less frustrating than Commando seems to be!
To this day Ralph (one of the heroes in Ikari warriors) is one of my go-to characters in the KoF series, so it's had a lasting effect.

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

It's a reasonably solid game but certainly annoying at times. Hidden people under bridges, vehicles coming out of the side with no warning, difficult to read grenade arcs etc. It is an early game though and have fond memories of it on the speccy. Ikari Warriors was also pretty good.

Used to play commando a bit on my Amstrad, but Who dares wins 2 and Ikari warriors were more fun, Ikari was one of my favourites.

 

[Tealc]

A small improvement to 65,800.

Tried concentrating on avoiding the enemy bullets rather than necessarily trying to shoot everything that moves.

 

[Metalface Mark]

Guess whos back, back again?

52200

 

[Kurgen]

im too old , i couldnt even get past the bike on the bridge

 

[Spacedeck]

FINAL RESULTS: COMMANDO
1. 148,300 [Zatoichi.uK]
2. 65,800 [Tealc]
3. 52,200 [Metalface Mark]
4. 50,100 [Foghorn Leghorn]
5. 38,900 [mcwildcard]
6. 31,200 [cheesyboy]
7. 20,000 [Zowghi]

That was a nice turnaround, let's hope you all can come back again! The new game selection goes to @mcwildcard with Shadow Warriors.

 

[mcwildcard]

I'm off work next week so I might be able to put a little extra work into this next one.

Can I fill the gap in my list with Ikari Warriors please?

Thanks

 

[Tealc]

3,400. Low score.

I just don't get the controls. Button 1 does nothing, 2 is a punch kick type thing and 3 is a jump which I'm finding pretty useless. You can hang from the signage but maybe I'm missing something as it doesn't do much.

I do remember the game over screen but I don't recall the actual game itself. I guess this might be because it is similar to others in the genre.

 

[Tealc]

For my gap could I add in Scramble please?

 

[mcwildcard]

7,300

I forgot how basic this game is, but there some nuances.
A big tip is to try and throw your enemies (jump over their head and press attack when you're above them) into the environment, as when you smash stuff (which you can't do with basic attacks) you often get pickups that help.

Also pay attention to your score, as I don't think you can see it once you've died!

 

[Metalface Mark]

darn, was hoping to play this, its still in beta on mister.

 

[Tealc]

4,800. You'd think there'd be a high score table or something.