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PS2
The Chikyuu Boueigun Tactics
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NCS
Game Synopsis
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In the first two Chikyuu Boueigun games released in
2003 and 2005, players took up the gun and blasted
monstrous insects as a member of the Earth Defense
Force. For the third game in the series, developer
Sandlot goes back to the beginnings of the conflict
and presents the entire war in a tactical strategy
game. Players take control of the entire EDF and
marshal troops and heavy tanks against the alien
invaders and their mutated insect army.
Following the events and timeline of the original games, the battle
starts in Japan but eventually moves to Europe as
the EDF faces off against the enemy. Nearly 300
types of weapons may be used in the game and the
soldiers start off with laser blasters, grenades,
and conventional guns. In later levels, more exotic
weaponry may be used to decimate the opposition. The
game features all 50 stages that were presented in
the Chikyuu games albeit in tactical style in the
normal mode of the game. A Free Mode allows the
player to fight on the side of the alien invaders
where giant ants and tarantulas are sent into
conflict against EDF troops. Squads of troops may be
upgraded to higher levels of performance to create a
unique force with special weapons and abilities.
Battles take place in populated towns, mountains,
forests, and even subterranean areas which affect
the strategic considerations that must be made when
attacking and defending against the opposing force.
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NCS Game Notes & Spoilers
» On the title screen,
a male and a female soldier stand in front of an
image of Earth while ominous marching music thumps
off in the background. It sounds like a dirge of
war.
» Press START and a rolling image of the continents
slowly scroll across the screen while spooky music
whistles. Hexagon shapes scroll within the
landmasses. On the lower left portion of the screen,
the text reads, "Earth Defense Forces | OS ver.6.9.1
| System type h-EX06 | overlay 2D mode"
» Start a new game and the scrolling text sets the
background for the first alien invasion and how
alien invaders returned to finish the job in the
second Chikyuu Bouiegun game.
» Before each level, players select which units to
bring into the mission by choosing them from a
roster menu. There are male soldiers, female
soldiers and vehicles to use. The player starts with
4000 credits which is enough to buy every unit
presented on the screen. Once the military units are
selected, press the START button to enter the
mission.
» A map appears and a voice over explains the
situation. Use the d-pad or L-analog to move the
cursor around. Highlight the blue building on the
lower-right corner of the screen with the yellow
insignia on top and press the "O-button" to go
inside. Your troops are located herein. Select 5
units to put into your first squad. End your turn
and watch as the ants start entering the map en
masse from the north. Once the invaders have moved, it's
time to mobilize your units out individually. Highlight
the HQ and then press O-button to select each unit
to move out. Every unit's range is denoted by the
hexagonal grid that appears once movement phase is
activated. Once all of the units are moved out,
highlight the HQ again and then select the next five
units for deployment in the next phase.
» To attack an enemy, walk right up to it and press
"O" on the first menu option that appears. A
targeting scope will appear next but if the target
is the only one near you, it will automatically lock onto that
spider or creature. An animation will be shown where
a soldier or military unit runs up and shoots at the
enemy. If it's a foot soldier vs spider, the firepower
won't be enough to kill it but the bullet will wound the spider for the
next attacker.
» Soldiers armed with bazookas can only attack
long-range and not creatures contiguous to them.
When a bazooka is shot at a wounded spider, it'll
connect and the spider is shown flipping over
backwards onto its back. Dead.
» Damage on the monster gauge is shown before the
full screen animation is played. Ants will scream when they're
hit with buckshot. When ants die, they jump up and
flip over with legs crumpled together.
» As a war takes place, military marching music
plays with thumping drums and an urgency about it.
» In the Now Loading screen, an ant scrambles across
a highway.
» A soldier throwing a grenade is usually victorious
against an insect by lobbing a single bomb.
» In the first level, the ants will keep coming
until you drain their ships of energy by placing a
soldier unit over their ship and sapping it. Once all
of their ships are sapped, the
mission is cleared and the next mission begins. To
sap energy, walk a military soldier over to an alien ship and then press
the "O-button" on
the first menu option that appears.
» To denote which units have already had a turn on
the map, an "E" appears on their icons. In later
mission where the battlefield is littered with
troops, the "E" is a quick way to see which troops
have already attacked.
» A human girl trooper who glides around
on a booster pack shoots a laser cannon that destroys an
ant with one shot.
» An annoyance is that every time you attack, you
have to press the button again after the damage
gauge on the enemy is shown.
» To skip the battle animations, press the
"O-button" for faster action and movement phases.
» When gunfire hits an insect invader, the Dual
Shock vibration rumbles.
» Spiders can attack by spraying web from it's
bottom. When one of your tanks is attacked, it's
shown smoking from the back as it wheels backwards
from the force of the blow. It's counterattack is
automatic and usually destroys any insect attacker
with a single shot.
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reproduction in whole or in part of this document
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National Console Support, Inc.
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