Contra: Shattered Soldier PS2 Stage 6 No Death Run *S RANK*

[bickbenedict1111]

@patrickriley360 Yup. When I finally got to this stage I'm like, "hey, there's that fucker who got interrupted during the turtle fight on stage one." such an easy boss it turned out

[patrickriley360]

what's surprising about this stage was that in the beginning, you're fighting the boss that you was initially about to fight in stage 1

[matrixandraia]

Some of the parts with the jellyfish were tense! Also, I learned something from watching you - with the first form, when it flies to the upper corners and throws those energy balls - I could never consistently dodge that attack, but watching you play taught me something new. Thank you.

[bickbenedict1111]

@matrixandraia

RE: that attack: he does 2 moves where he throws the energy balls, one when he is in either lower corner, and one when he is in either upper corner (as you mentioned). I'm sure you know this, but you have to wait to jump. The temptation is to jump right away, but the longer you wait, the lower down the energy balls will travel and allow you clear them. Although it might look different, dodging the energy balls when he is either lower corner is the same as dodging them when...

[bickbenedict1111]

@matrixandraia

...when he is in either upper corner. You simply have to wait until the last second to jump. If you learn that principle and jump with the same mentality that the jump is the same even though he is positioned in a different spot, you should not get hit (at least, not that much). It's all psychological.