Weekly High Score Challenge #37

vinicity

...and since I made the game, I can give a few tips on how to get a good score!

Each enemy type is worth a different amount of score, starting with the small round enemies at ten points each. In general, bigger enemies are worth more points.
On that note, try to kill as many enemies as possible!
Killing enemies with Smart Bombs also gives you points for enemies, so a well placed bomb can net you a lot of points.
Once you are fully topped up with either lives, power, or bombs, picking up another power-up of that kind gives you 100 extra points. So keeping all meters at max will give you a lot of extra points when picking up more power-ups.
Power-ups always come from the same enemies each run, so figuring out where those special enemies are and killing them gives you a better chance to top up your meters and receive bonus points.
Balance when to use smart bombs to kill a lot of enemies at the same time, and when to save them in order to get the bonus points for picking up additional bomb power-ups.
All lives, bombs, and power ups retained at the end of a level nets you another 100 points each, which means that you can get 1300 extra points each level.

Dinocoder

Very nice game, @vinicity . Nice effects, the shadows are a very nice touch. I managed to save the universe! My current high score is 20695.

AndyG1985

I really do love this game. My best is 17480.

pianofire

Love this game: 29675

AndyG1985

Woah, what a score! My new high score is 21965

waldron

19580 definitely room for improvement

vinicity

Logging 23630 for now.

Richard

I sat down to do a bit of coding this evening, an hour or so later not a single line of code had been written but I had scored 23770 on White Out. Superb game.

DaddyJDM

Saved the universe with a score of 17400! Great job with your game! It is very well done, and I particularly enjoy the bosses.

Dinocoder

My new high score is 22635. I just noticed you slowed the music on the high score screen @vinicity , nice touch!

Dave

Wow. I got the exact same score as Dino! 22635.. I doubt I'd be able to do that again if I tried!

@Pianofire ... HOW?

pianofire

@Dave If I told you I would have to kill you

Dave

@pianofire With the amount of power-ups, extra lives and bombs you must have I wouldn't stand a chance. I'm out.

pianofire

33900!

https://twitter.com/pianofire/status/1395839723889774594

Gothon

42855 atm. Before I figured that out, I always finished off the bosses quickly and had trouble getting more than a bit over 24000. Excellent game @vinicity! fun and well balanced.

vinicity

Thanks!

I’ll patch in a timed self-destruct for the last boss after the high score challenge is over!

Devieus

Tried it twice, once in hand held mode, which got me to a pitiful 7860, then on the big screen, which got me 21735. A lot more respectable, but an interesting discrepancy.

vinicity

The results are in for High Score Challenge #37.
This is the hall of fame for WHITE-OUT:

Gothon - 42855
pianofire - 33900
Richard - 23770
vinicity - 23630
Dave - 22635
Dinocoder - 22635
AndyG1985 - 21965
Devieus - 21735
SteveZX81 - 19934
waldron - 19580
DaddyJDM - 17400

Congratulations, Gothon. You saved the universe. A lot.
A big thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for challenge #38.

SteveZX81

I didn't get a score in because I was having problems logging in, anyway it would have made no difference as my best was: 19,934

vinicity

In that case, I will allow it!