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HIDDEN ROUND IN ROUND 4:
To get to the hidden stage in level four, look for two blank
spots at the top of the screen.  The first blank is the entrance
to the stage.  Be sure you don't have the Satellite on the back
of your ship, then fly into the blank area and back your ship
into the left wall and you will enter the secret stage.
Directions on how to kill the boss of this stage are located
below!

THE BOSSES

ROUND ONE- FRONTLINE BASE:
KRELL:
Shoot the satellite at the green face in his stomach, then
continuously shoot.  It takes 10-20 shots to defeat.

ROUND TWO- BYDO CAVES:
GOMADA:
Position your ship to the left, and right above the creatures
blue eye.  Shoot the eye 8-10 times, while avoiding the snake
coming out of his body.

ROUND THREE- MEGA BATTLESHIP:
MEGA BATTLESHIP:
Shoot everything, satellites are a must in this round.
Eventually, the ship will fall.  For extra challenge, try going
directly under the ship, destroying all of the parts of the ship.
Then, when the ship is all the way to the left, move above the
ship and continue shooting all the parts that are shooting at
you.

ROUND FOUR- THE TERRIBLE MECHANICAL CELLS:
MONPAIRA:
Shoot the green windows when separated on all three parts of the
ship.

ROUND FOUR- SECRET ROUND:
SECRET ROUND BOSS:
Continuously shoot all of the colored circles that he shoots at
you while shooting the boss.  Eventually, he will die (he doesn't
show any signs of dying).

ROUND FIVE- UNDER WATER CAVES:
KRAKEN:
Shoot all the rocks that surround the star, then when they are
destroyed, shoot the star in the middle 5-10 times.

ROUND SIX-  WHEREHOUSE LABRYINTH:
There is no boss for this round, but to get past it there will be
several yellow squares to defeat.  To defeat them, stay on the
left hand side of the screen and shoot them as they come out of
the  ceiling.  They take two full powered shots to defeat.

STAGE SEVEN- THE ERODING CITY:
BURANKO:
Continuously move right to left, shooting the blue spot on the
creature to the right until destroyed.

STAGE EIGHT- THE BYDO EMPIRE:
BYDO:
Wait for the orange protection to disappear, then shoot your
droid into the mouth of the creature, while avoiding the blue
spirals.

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Written by Clint Dyer, for Sega of America