Xenon 2: Megablast

TIPS

BUYING

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 

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 as you cannot take leftover cash. 

LEVEL - SHOP - ACTION 

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

MONSTERS

SNAIL Shoot at eye, avoid mines. 

ALIEN Shoot eyes at either side at top. Scroll back and shoot center eye. 

SPIDER Destroy as much web as possible. Fly down to face spider 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.