XENON 2 - MEGABLAST (Bitmap Brothers/Image Works) (1989)

Pause the game and type 'RUSSIAN AIR' then unpause. 'N' now skips a stage.

What and where to buy:

Level 1, Shop 1 - Buy Health, Super Nashwan
Level 1, Shop 2 - Sell Rear Shot, Buy Double Shot and Side Shot
Level 2, Shop 1 - Buy Side Shot
Level 2, Shop 2 - Sell Side Shot
Level 3, Shop 1 - Buy Health and Rear Shot
Level 3, Shop 2 - Sell Rear Shot, Buy Side Shot, Laser, and Power Up
Level 4, Shop 1 - Sell Rear Shot, Sell Side Shot

Try to stick with your best weapon, and end up with 2 Cannons, 2 Lasers, and either Side Shot or Rear Shot. Always spend your money in the shops as you cannot take leftover cash.

Halfway and end monsters:

SNAIL: Shoot at eye, avoid mines.
ALIEN: Shoot eyes at either side at top. Scroll back and shoot centre eye.
SPIDER: Destroy as much web as possible. Fly down to face spyder and fire continuously.
CRAYFISH: Travels in figure eight. Stay below and fire in it's face.
SNAKE: Attacks from left of screen.
DRAGON: Shoot the side heads first, then tail, then main head.
HEAD: Shoot both eyes, avoiding laser fire and extending tongue. Shoot at head when tongue goes in.
TANK: Use missles.
GRAND SPACESHIP: Shoot all cannons until totally destroyed.

Item Cost Comments
Advice 200 Only useful after Level 1
Speedup 500 Essential to survival
Half Health 500 Restores half your energy
Autofire 500 Needed if joystick has none
Nashwan 600 10 Seconds of sheer heaven
Full Health 1000 Restores full energy
Rear Shot 1000 Very effective on later levels
Small Mine 1000 Useless
Side Shot 1000 Cannot be used with Rear Shot
Electroball 1200 Too sensitive to control
Power-Up 2000 Double bullet size
Large Mine 3000 Useless
Double Shot 3000 Recommended on later levels
Cannon 4000 Effective when using two
Dive 4000 Waste of Money, but fun
Missiles 4000 Weak to start with
Laser 4000 Awesome when using two or more
Drone 4500 Two slow
Flamer 5000 Extremely limited range
Bomb 5500 Limited range but powerful
Extra Life 6000 You'll need lots of these!
Homers 6000 Four slow but powerful missiles
Protection 6000 Doesn't do much
Bitmap Shades 6000 Darkens Screen - useless

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