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THE BASICS
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Unlike other aerial combat games, SkyGunner has a camera
that follows the action. Both your fighter and enemy fighters
will automatically appear on-screen. There is no searching for
enemies. Simply press the triangle button to instantly find them!
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You can control your fighter using the directional buttons or the
left analog stick, similar to controlling a radio controlled toy car.
You will use the circle in the center of the screen to target enemies
(unless you are flying in Tail View). If the targets are too far away,
then use Speed Boost (X button) to pursue them.
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Once you have the enemy within machine gun range, shoot them
down using the square button. At that point, a new target will be
selected for you automatically.
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Optional weapons include:
Fireworks Missiles
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Low power, but wide explosive radius that can damage
multiple enemies. Useful for destroying enemies in
formation and also helpful in earning Hit Bonuses.
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Dog Missiles
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These do not damage enemies but they can decrease their
mobility and delay their attacks. Useful against quick enemies
or cannons that are targeting you.
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Cross Missiles
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These attach themselves to the target and must be detonated
by machine gun fire. Since these missiles are very powerful,
they are useful for destroying large, tough enemies.
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Pumpkin Bombs
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Pumpkin bombs are powerful, but there's always a chance
that they may explode or be destroyed before reaching the intended
target. Useful against strong enemies that are not very
maneuverable.
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Bat Missiles
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These missiles will follow your enemy. Useful against quick enemies.
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SPECIAL MANEUVERS
Each fighter has its own unique special maneuvers/attacks.
- Femme [Active Turn] - Instantly turn toward the closest
enemy.
- Ciel [Heavy Fire, Air Brakes] - Brake in mid-air, during
which time the machine guns' power will increase.
- Copain [Vortex] - A sequence of barrel rolls giving the
fighter temporary invincibility. Can also be used to damage
adjacent enemies.
- Rival [Air Brakes, Heavy Fire (disperse)] - Brake in
mid-air, during which time the machine guns' power will increase.
- Hardi [Formation] - Hardi has 3 basic formations that he
can ask his officers to assume: Rank, Free, Form.
- Rank - Police fighters line up in a row on the left and right of
Hardi.
- Form - Police fighters fly in a small group.
- Free - Police fighters fly freely, selecting their own targets.
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
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In regards to locking-on - "Lock OK" will be displayed to the right of the
targeting reticle when enemies are within range for the optional weapon
currently being used. Set the targeting reticle on the target and press
the circle button to lock-on. Release the button to fire. You can do greater
damage to an enemy by locking-on with multiple missiles before firing.
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In regards to continuing your game - During any one game, you are
limited to 3 continues. A continue allows you to resume play at the beginning
of the furthest mission that you have not yet completed. After those continues
have been used, if the game ends again, you will need to restart from the
beginning of the story or a previous saved file.
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UNLOCKING NEW CHARACTERS AND MODES
You begin the game with two characters to choose from: Ciel and Femme.
As you progress, you can unlock other characters and special features.
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Unlocking New Characters
- Copain becomes playable after solving the game with Femme.
His fighter, Chevalier, will be available for you to use in any mode that
you unlock. The difficulty of Copain in Story Mode is "difficult."
- Hardi becomes playable once you have solved the game with
Femme, Ciel, and Copain, each being ranked #1 at the time the
story was completed with that particular character.
- Rival becomes playable when you clear Story Mode with Ciel without
being defeated by Rival.
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Unlocking New Options & Hidden Modes
- Album Mode is unlocked by clearing Story Mode using Femme.
This mode allows you to view pictures from the events you have
finished, as well as the commemorative photos taken by Ventre.
- Time Attack Mode is unlocked by finishing Story Mode with Ciel
ranked no. 1. In this mode, you will have a limited amount of time
to defeat 100 enemies.
- Scene Select is an option that becomes available by completing
the game with Femme, Ciel, Copain and Rival.
- Survival Mode will become available after you have completed
Story Mode with Copain ranked no 1. In this mode, your goal is
to survive as long as possible.
- Uniform Processing Mode will become available after completing
Story Mode with Copain.
- To unlock the Detached Camera, clear the game with the SS rank
for Ciel, Femme, or Copain.
BATTLE TIPS
How to defeat the Grandir:
- Fire the maximum-locked Fireworks
Missiles at the middle of the cannons on the neck of the Grandir. You may
gain up to 13 Hits. To increase the Chains even more, damage the 4
cannons nearby a little in advance, or fire at them at the same time the
enemy fighters are coming out of the hatch.
- Destroy one side of each of the 4 engines (front and rear) attached to
the main body of the Grandir. Then, attack the machine guns on Grandir's
sides to create Chains. Once the shafts supporting the engines have been
destroyed, the Grandir will tilt.
How to defeat the 15 fighter squad of Premiers:
- Catch the big squad of Poulets (15 fighters) from behind and fire
maximum-locked Fireworks Missiles at the leader of the squad. There's
a chance you'll earn 15 Hits.
How to defeat the Exocet:
- Increase your Bonus Count by repeatedly shooting down enemy
planes and allowing them to fix their planes. When the enemy is in
its circle formation, they are easy targets.
- To get 16 Hits, fire maximum-locked Pumpkin Bombs at the leader
of the enemy squad when the Exocets are taking the circle formation.
How to defeat the Dorado:
- Fire maximum-locked Cross Missiles and two more Cross Missiles
without locking at the bottom part of the Dorado's body. Then, shoot
maximum-locked Fireworks Missiles twice at it.
Play in Expert Mode:
- In Expert Mode, you can more precisely control the banking of
your fighter by tilting your plane using the roll and yaw
techniques.
Tips for attacking the machine soldier with your comrades:
- In Ciel and Femme's version, you have to fire at least 3
maximum-locked cross missiles after Copain has hit the Vainqueur
with a pumpkin bomb. Once you have a total of 6 maximum-lock
cross missiles stuck to the machine soldier, Copain will instruct you
to detonate them all together.
- Cross missiles catch fire after a certain time and fall off of the
object they are stuck to.
- As Copain, when fighting the Vainqueur equipped with the
Eternal Engine, you have to drop a Pumpkin Bomb on it. Then your
comrades will fire Cross Missiles at it. You will be asked to quickly
detonate these with your machine guns once there are enough.
EARNING PRIZE MONEY
In SkyGunner, each individual Gunner receives prize money after
each mission based on his or her performance. Helpful tips for
earning prize money:
- Defeat enemies quickly to increase your Bonus Multiplier.
- Do Hits and Chains after increasing your Bonus Multiplier.
- Create your own patterns of Hits and Chains.
- Defeat not only your assigned enemies but also your comrades'.
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CODES
Here's how to unlock the Uniform Processing Mode. Input the
following command on the title screen:
Up, Triangle, Left, Circle, Down, X, Right, Square.
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