Image Fight 2...not THAT hard.

[pixeljunkie]

I just got this in the mail today having contmeplated dropping the cash on it for years. I played a CD-R of it and immediately thought it was ridiculously too hard. Well, since then I've gotten heavily into Cave/manic arcade shooters and when I sat down to play it over lunch today I thought that, while insanely hard, it's totally "do-able" with some practice [as is everything, I realize].

I mean, don't get me wrong. I haven't made it past level freakin' ONE yet. But I've only played it for one sitting. Its kind of like Tatsujin in so much as it requires memorization and a heaping abundance of patience. [god bless old school Irem] But the games gfx and production values are awesome! I kind of dip in and out of my PCE fanboy'ism and move between my retro consoles and my arcade games. But my PC Engine fever is in full-effect right now and I am loving it.

Point of the post is if you are frightened by Image Fight 2, don't be. It's just one of those games you have to stick with if you want to be any good at it. Like Ibara and so many other shooters out there.

[pixeljunkie]

Got to the scene 4 boss last night and had to call it a night. But this game is soooo incredible!

[Tatsujin]

don't try to land in the penalty level

[pixeljunkie]

don't try to land in the penalty level

I did! argh! how did that happen?

[Tatsujin]

don't try to land in the penalty level

I did! argh! how did that happen?

when you score an average below the 90% ;)

[pixeljunkie]

don't try to land in the penalty level

I did! argh! how did that happen?

when you score an average below the 90% ;)

yeah, just figured that out tonight

stage 8 boss is killing me. this game is awesome.

[esteban]

Thanks for reminding me about this game.

Who wants to sell me a copy? pixeljunkie, sell me yours.

[pixeljunkie]

Thanks for reminding me about this game.

Who wants to sell me a copy? pixeljunkie, sell me yours.

nevar!

How many stages are there in this game? I assume 10, since the manual shows 9??? I'm currently on the stage 9 boss [or is it a midboss?]

[rag-time4]

I love the Image Fight games!! Have you cleared the first one pixeljunkie??

don't try to land in the penalty level

If you do get sent to the penalty zone, see if you can post a video on youtube of yourself clearing the penalty zone!

[pixeljunkie]

haven't cleared the first one, but its in the queue! I finished IF2 the other day, without penalty zone. No way I could clear that thing!

How do i unlock the R-Type ship? I cleared the game, but can't figure it out.

[rag-time4]

haven't cleared the first one, but its in the queue! I finished IF2 the other day, without penalty zone. No way I could clear that thing!

How do i unlock the R-Type ship? I cleared the game, but can't figure it out.

My previous Image Fight 2 thread ended with the same question.

From what I can see in this video on youtube it might be accessible through the options menu. Just make sure you have cleared the game and saved the data.

I haven't cleared the game yet myself though so I can't confirm exactly how to use the R-9 ship.

[pixeljunkie]

I cleared it on normal and can't find anything different in the options menu or title screen...and when I "continue" it just starts me off on the last level. I wonder if you have to clear the penalty stage path?

[esteban]

Surely, some PCE guru out there knows how to unlock this!

[pixeljunkie]

bump?

I want that R-9!