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EX Options Guide

 

The EX options are kind of "cheats" which can help you getting further in the game, and unlock trophies easier. These are unlocked by doing precise tasks.

Credits x5

Game Over 1 time

Useful for trophies: Yes

 

This one is really simple, as you must get one Game Over. To get one quickly, just die until the continue screen shows up. Select "no" and you'll get a Game Over. If you complete the game, if will also count as a Game Over. A credit is when you lose all your lives and it gives you a chance to continue the game.

Credits x7

Game Over 3 times

Useful for trophies: Yes, but Credits x5 is enough for good players

 

Like above, you can get Game Over quickly by selecting "no" at the continue screen, or by completing the game.

 

Credits x9

Game Over 5 times

Useful for trophies: No, Credits x5 or Credits x7 are enough

Like above.

 

Unlimited credits

Game Over 10 times

Useful for trophies: No, Credits x5 or Credit x7 are enough

 

Like above.

 

5 lives/credit

Reach 1 Secret Stage

Useful for trophies: Yes

 

To reach 1 Secret Stage, you must have 4 or 5 stars when completing stage 5, or 5 or 5+ stars when completing stage 9A or 9B. You get stars as you complete levels without dying.

 

9 lives/credit

Reach 3 Secret Stages

Useful for trophies: No, 5 lives/credit is enough

 

Like above, but you need to reach 3 Secret Stages.

 

1 life/credit

Reach 5 Secret Stages

Useful for trophies: Hell no!

 

Like above, but you need to reach 5 Secret Stages. This thing makes the game harder, so it isn't advised to put that for trophies.

 

Large cursor

Complete the game once

Useful for trophies: Hell yes!

 

This one is well deserved. You must complete the game (finishing Stage 13 or 15 depending on the ending) with any aircraft. This one gives you the Large Cursor, which is in fact, the Climax Mode cursor. Locking enemies will be MUCH MORE easier!

 

No cursor

Complete the game 5 times

Useful for trophies: Hell no!

 

Just complete the game 5 times, with any ending, with any aircraft. The more you complete the game, the more you get EX Options and the game gets easier and easier. However this EX Option disable the cursor... For masochists only.

 

Auto lock

Complete the game 10 times

Useful for trophies: Yes, but you should have every trophy from there...

 

Complete the game 10 times. This one gives an auto lock on every target, making the game ridiculously easy.

 

No missile recovery

Fire 2,000 missiles

Useful for trophies: No! No! No!

 

This one requires you to fire 2,000 missiles. You can have up to 50 missiles, which are recovering through time without firing any missile. This option disable the recover... So if you want to throw your controller in your TV, activate this option.

 

Infinite missiles

Fire 5,000 missiles

Useful for trophies: Yes! Yes! Yes!

 

Like above, but you have to fire 5,000 missiles. And this one will please every player since you have an infinite number of missiles. Button bash :square:!

 

Missiles fired automatically

Reach the A ending

Useful for trophies: Yes, if the A-ending trophy wasn't your last one...

 

This one not only gives infinite missiles, but it fires them automatically, when a target is locked. Combine it with the Auto Lock and you'll have the easiest game ever. To get this, finish the game with the A ending, and to get it, you must unlock level 14 and 15 by completing every emergency order, or by forcing the unlock of level 14 using the EX Option (see below).

 

Improved gun

Kill 50 enemies with the gun

Useful for trophies: Yes!

 

To get this, you must kill 50 enemies with the gun. The gun is the :cross: button. Just push it all long and kill enemies with it. Even if missiles are much more useful, you will be forced to use the gun for two Emergency Orders, and using the improved version really helps to get the A ending.

 

 

Nerfed gun

Kill 200 enemies with the gun

Useful for trophies: No!

 

This one is like above, but you need to kill 200 enemies with the gun. Considering the normal gun is not really powerful, nerf it and you'll never get the A ending.

 

Auto gun

Complete the Stage 3 (Canyon Grandeur) Emergency Order

Useful for trophies: Yes

 

To get this, you must destroy the targeted aircraft in Stage 3, Canyon Grandeur. Use missiles and Climax mode to get it easily. You'll unlock the Auto gun, which is really helpful since you won't have to push the :cross: button all the time. It really helps for the two Emergency Orders which need the gun.

 

Fast Climax regeneration

Activate Climax Mode 50 times

Useful for trophies: Yes!

 

To activate Climax mode, press :l1: or :r1:. The game will enter into a "slowdown" mode when you can aim every enemy with a large cursor. In the end, you'll destroy every enemy you've targeted. Use it 50 times and the Climax bar will regenerate twice as fast!

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Slow Climax regeneration

Activate Climax Mode 100 times

Useful for trophies: Nooo!

 

Same as above, but activate it 100 times. This one is useless for trophies, since your Climax bar will fill up at half speed. Just keep the fast mode.

 

Infinite Climax

Activate Climax Mode 200 times

Useful for trophies: Yeah!

 

Same as above, but activate it 200 times. To get this quickly, use the Fast Climax, activate it briefly, then kill some enemies and reactivate it briefly. Repeat this until you get your 200 activations.

 

Half enemy damage

Get a 70% down rate or more 10 times

Useful for trophies: Yes.

 

The down rate is shown at the end of the level: it's the percentage of enemies you've downed in the level. If you reach 70% or more, it will count for this EX Option. This option will reduce the enemy damage by half, and it can be very useful in some levels. BE CAREFUL: it doesn't affect the damage from landscape collisions.

 

1% armor

Get a 70% down rate or more 20 times

Useful for trophies: ARE YOU NUTS?!

 

Same as above, but you need to get 70% or more 20 times. In this mode, the only hit you'll take will kill you. So... No, do not activate it.

 

No enemy damage

Get a 70% down rate or more 50 times

Useful for trophies: Meh. You should have nearly every trophy if you unlock that.

 

This one will completely disable the damage dealt by enemies, but not the landscape collision damage. It really helps if you don't want to die.

 

Less enemies - 1 level down

Get 1,000 kills

Useful for trophies: No... If you have some EX Options you don't need it.

 

After getting 1,000 kills, you will have the possibility to lower the number of enemies by 1 level. To be precise, the "levels" are in fact the stars you have on the top right of your screen. The more you have, the more there are enemies. If you activate this, if you have 5 stars, there will be a number of enemies equal to the 4 star-level.

 

Less enemies - 2 levels down

Get 3,000 kills

Useful for trophies: No... If you have some EX Options you don't need it.

 

Same as above, but after 3,000 kills, you can lower the combat level by 2 and have even less enemies.

 

Less enemies - 3 levels down

Get 5,000 kills

Useful for trophies: No... If you have some EX Options you don't need it.

 

Same as above, but after 5,000 kills, you can lower the combat level by 3 and have even less and even less enemies.

No enemy attack

Get 10,000 kills

Useful for trophies: No, because you should have every trophy from there...

 

This one completely disable the enemy attacks. Simple as that. Not very useful for trophies however, after 5,000 kills you should have every trophy.

 

No smoke from missiles

Get at least 600,000 points in Arcade mode

Useful for trophies: No. It's already useless on its own.

 

After scoring more than 600,000 points, this option will give you the spectacular choice of disabling smoke from missiles. Useless for the game, useless for trophies.

 

No explosions

Get at least 800,000 points in Arcade mode

Useful for trophies: No. It's already useless on its own.

 

Same as above, for 800,000 points, and it disables the explosions. The crashes are ridiculous with this option. More useless than the previous option.

 

No smoke from missiles and explosions

Get at least 1,000,000 points in Arcade mode

Useful for trophies: Seriously... No.

 

Well. You got 1 million points, and you can make the game uglier with this. Seriously, we should have better rewards for a such impressive task.

 

No HUD

Get at least 2,000,000 points in Arcade mode

Useful for trophies: Useless in the game, useless for trophies.

 

Getting 2 million points is easy with many EX Options, but this option disables the HUD. Except if you wanna try a blind playthrough, this one is also useless.

 

Fast speed

Complete 4 branch stages

Useful for trophies: Yes, especially for the AAA trophy

 

A branch stage is a stage you took during a choice (after stage 3, stage 7, and stage 12). If you complete one playthrough, you'll get this option. This one will lock the speed of your aircraft at the maximum, which is very useful for getting the AAA trophy (for Time Play).

 

Low speed

Complete all 8 branch stages

Useful for trophies: No.

 

You need to complete all 8 branch stages in the game to unlock this. However this option is boring, since the speed of your aircraft is capped at the minimum. It can help for the stage 11 Emergency Order where you need to manoeuver through the lights, but the :l2: button is enough, and there's always the Unlock Stage 14 option which is more useful.

 

Double combo time

Get a total of 1,000 combo

Useful for trophies: Yes!

 

The 50 combo trophy will be a breeze with this. You need to get a total of 1,000 combo (not in a single combo, lol), to unlock this. The combo time will be doubled, from 3 seconds, to 6. It will give you more time to reach the 50 combo and unlock the trophy.

 

All-stage combo time

Get a total of 3,000 combo

Useful for trophies: No, except if you hadn't got the 50 combo trophy...

 

This one will permit you some 150+ combos, since the combo will not stop until the stage is over. To unlock this, you need to get a total of 3,000 combo.

 

Forced unlock of stage 14

Complete 20 Emergency Orders

Useful for trophies: Very very very very useful.

 

Emergency Orders are various objectives given in the levels. After completing 20 of them (you can complete the same one 20 times), you'll have the option to unlock the stage 14 all the time, which is normally unlocked when you complete every Emergency Order in a playthrough, which can be really hard. Forcing this will permit you to make the A ending!

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