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X-Flighter
FAQ/Strategy Guide
By strawhat
Version Final
Project started 11/10/04

Remember, the latest version of this FAQ can always be found at IGN or
GameFAQs.


Table of Contents
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{1.0} Introduction
{2.0} Basics
{3.0} Walkthrough
{4.0} Strategies
{5.0} FAQ
{6.0} End
   

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|                            {1.0} Introduction                              |
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Welcome to the 16th file composed by me. X-Flighter is a rare game on most
Samsung T-Mobile phones. These are often overlooked since they suck compared
to the new, really awesome games that you can find now. There are still those
rare times where a poor lonely soul needs a walkthrough for a game desiring
for some love. So, I take the step and write the walkthrough that you see now.
I hope it helps. If it doesn't, feel free to E-mail me. I usually check my
E-mails once every few days. I'll usually always get back to you on a rare
game like this.

Now, onto the meat of the FAQ.


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|                               {2.0} Basics                                 |
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Here's the basic rundown. Samsung Electronics has once again given us a hidden
storyline for us to figure out. Based on the levels, it seems that your
country has been attacked. You head out in a ship to try and take down their
commanders and the air base.

Controls:
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| Button         | Effect                              |
|------------------------------------------------------|
| Cancel(C)      | Pauses game.                        |
| Green Phone    | Select.                             |
| Red Cancel     | Exits game.                         |
| 9              | Selects ship(menu) or releases bomb.|
| 6              | Fires Missles.                      |
| 1              | Move up.                            |
| 4              | Move left.                          |
| 5              | Move right.                         |
| 7              | Move down.                          |
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The game takes place on a 2D plane, similar to the old side-scrolling shooter
games. Remember Galacta? The ship will automatically fire normal shots without
you pressing anything. Make sure the shots head straight into the enemies or
anything that can damage you. The more things that you shoot down, the higher
a score you will get.

There are three different kinds of ships. Hree's the rundown:

Speed
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This ship is in my opinion the best one. It fires shots very quickly at a
constant rate. Any ship that appears in its line of fire will be destroyed
very quickly if they don't move. Speed's Power Up is also incredibly powerful.
Its missles are not very powerful or accurate though, but that doesn't matter
if you can get the extra power.

Power
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IMO, the worst of the three ships. It is wide so you have a wider area of
getting hit. It fires four shots at the same time, but they cover the two
sides of your ship. It can be annoying when you die because you can't fire at
anything right in your face which is the most threatening. Its Power Up is
also not very powerful, it just adds an extra shot which is a little more
powerful at the sides. The Power ship's best attribute is its missles. Its
missles cover in front of you and at the sides. When fired right behind an
enemy, all three may hit and cause catastraphobic damage. The missles are the
strongest out of the other ships.

Shield
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The shield ship is decent. It's wide, but its shot covers a very large range.
They go in multiple directions and getting Power Ups make the range even
greater although the power remains the same. It can be a bit hard to aim at
one single enemy, but with the shots all around you it's bound to open up a
small path that leads you through enemy defenses. The shield also has great
missles. There are FIVE of them and each one of them goes straight. So if
there is a strong enemy in front of you and you need to defeat it, use a
missle and all five of them should hit. Also great for taking down bosses.
Although this is called the shield ship, you don't actually take less damage
from enemies.


After defeating enemies, once in a while they will drop a Power Up(represented
by P), or a shield. The Power Up makes your attacks stronger. I'm not sure if
you can get more than one Power Up at a time, it's rare that you find more
than one in the few minutes that it is in effect. Destroy as much as you can
while this Power Up is effective. There's also a glitch in the Power Up so
that if you have it and you get a shield, the Power Up will disappear. It's
not the case when vice-versa though.

The shield is represented by an S. This will never disappear until it takes a
lot of damage, crash, or move on to the next level. The shield absorbs ALL
enemy attacks. The only way you can take damage with this on is to crash into
an enemy. It's very useful.


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|                             {3.0} Walkthrough                              |
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Level 1
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At the start of the new game, pick your ship. I recommend using the Speed. The
first level is relatively easy. Each of the enemy jets do minimal damage.
There is nothing really that threatening, so don't worry about conserving your
bombs for something realyl powerful. If you get cornered, go right ahead and
knock out whoever's surrounding with a bomb if a missle does not work.

The boss for the level is easy. Its shape is like a power-type ship. It fires
several small shots that aim for you. Move in any direction to avoid it. Try
to stay towards the left side when the boss is attacking. When it stops, move
to the right and shoot it. The boss also can fire missles at you. Move to the
left. If the missle can hit you even if you are at the very left, let loose a
bomb. Avoid staying in the middle of the boss because its last attack is very
powerful. It will fire a laser beam that stretches down from the center of the
ship. Staying in it can take over half your life in one piece. Staying towards
the sides can guarantee you safety though.

Level 2
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Hopefully, you've cleared level one without losing a life. Level two is just a
bit harder than one with more enemies and enemies with stronger attacks. If
you can conserve your bombs, try to do so. But don't risk dying though as
you'll need those lives in the next level. Try not to stay at the corners of
the levels. Enemies can now start coming from all thr corners.

The boss for this level is annoying since it has tons and tons of HP. It can
be defeated in the same way as the last boss though. Stay to your left side.
The attacks are also similar. The blue bomber(no, we're not talking about
MegaMan) can shoot normally at you which targets you. These shots are larger
and stronger than that of the first boss. This boss can also fire missles.
Use a bomb to destroy them if you can't avoid it. The beam attack is also
here. This beam is even more powerful capable of taking out your entire life
in one shot. Stay as far away from it as you can. The boss has one more attack
which is new and devastating. It will move right towards you. If you get
caught in it, say good-bye to your life. Move past it by staying at a side and
going past the wingtip. Hopefully, you have both a shield and power up or this
will take a very long time to beat. Once in a while, enemies will fly by. Bomb
or destroy them.

Level 3
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Now this is a challenge. Your first few lines of enemies will cover the width
of the screen. Use your missles to get past them. There will be several lines
of enemies like this. It's very hard to destroy all of them, so just make sure
that you have a narrow path to get past the enemy line. This level also
introduces very large enemy planes that will not disappear for a while. Pounce
on these things using your missles and make sure YOU DON'T GET HIT. These
monster ships fire very powerful double shots that also cover a long range.
Thankfully, they have nowhere near as much HP as a boss though. Stay away from
the bottom of the screen. Enemies can appear at any time from the bottom
including the big ones.

The boss has like, twice as much HP as the previous boss. You will most likely
be using more than one life to beat this colossol. There are several parts of
the air base that you have to beat. There's the blocks at both sides and the
two things in the middle. The screen's background is darker due to the color
of the place, so do your best to avoid the shots. The center can lash out a
double laser which will undoubtably kill you, so save the center for last.
Like before, enemies can also fly by serving as nuisance. Use a bomb to defeat
those or the missles. This boss will take a very long time to defeat, good
luck!


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|                              {4.0} Strategies                              |
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Keep up your defense. It is the most important thing in the game. Beating the
game will get you more points than shooing down some enemies. Try to get all
the power ups and shields that come in your way. You start over with three
bombs each time you die or begin a new level, so conserving all of your bombs
is not necessarily an advantage.

Try not to kill all of the enemies if you can't do that. Don't throw away your
lives; the key to beating the game is having enough lives to lose while
defeating a boss. Waste your bombs and missles on the enemies and kill the
boss with your max life.


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|                                 {5.0} FAQ                                  |
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Q: Do bombs do any damage to bosses?
A: Life in Star Fox, no.

Q: Are the enemy formations the same each time you play?
A: Yes.

Q: What is your high score?
A: Somewhere in the 70,000's, I forgot.

Q: What can I do to get better at this game?
A: Practice, practice, practice. Memorize the enemy formations.


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