Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Bonus options:
Complete the game under the "Regular" difficulty setting to access level select and enemy ship preview options.

Alternate mode selection screen:
Complete the game under the "Beginner" difficulty setting to change the background on the mode selection screen.

Start with best weapon:
Hold A after selecting a craft in normal mode. When you start shooting, you will have the most powerful weapon that craft has available.
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Hint: Avoid damage:
Roll if your ship is about to be hit by a missile. If done correctly, the missile will bounce off your ship.

Hint: Extra areas:
Perform the following tasks to reach extra areas in the game.

Mission 1
Locate the four blue towers surrounding a red tower before the level turns 90 degree upwards. Destroy the four blue towers, then destroy the red tower. Another path with a new Boss, bonus area, and 10 million points will become available.

Mission 3
Locate the area with six green and one red ship. Destroy the red ship without hitting any of the green ships.

Mission 4
Locate the area with four green and four red ships. Wait until the red ships fly over the triangular blocks. Then, shoot them as they are going to exit from the top of the screen.