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THE REAP - World 1 (written by Simon Coong) CUT SCENE #1
ICE CAVERNS
(Ahem...the Blue Plasma is the best weapon for the airborne stretch...)
FROZEN HARBOUR
Ok, more genocide in WORLD 2!
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The levels start off with some beautifully rendered cutscenes. In the first
one a spacestation spins past you...
...to reveal a fleet of alien crafts heading towards earth! Time to panic!!
A nice easy start to the first level, the ICE CAVERNS...you are assaulted
by these rocket-shaped carriers which carry some humans inside them.
Blast 'em with the Ion Cannon (the basic twinshooter you start off the
game with).
These droids which pop up out of the sea are harmless enough...just don't collide
with the or get hit by their three-way blaster.
Busloads of people! Blast 'em away!! These buses are no ordinary buses...they
are equipped with homing rockets, so as soon as you stray close - BLAM!
Stay at a distance to nuke 'em safely.
As
indicated this tanker is one of your prime targets. Why? Because it's
packed full to the brim with humans!! It takes an incredible amount of
pummelling with your peashooter but once it blows watch your score soar,
not to mention the human bodies!!
One of the coolest features of The Reap is the way you can do alien-type
things. Betcha didn't know you score huge bonuses for abducting the local
wildlife?!
The
trainyard is a haven for score attacks and massive body counts. Each
carriage holds nearly fifty humans, so wasting a trainyard of 'em can
rack up mucho points bonuses! The inclusion of the Blue Plasma Cannon
and inflammable material carriages adds fun to carnage!
The local airforce is now after you. The first lot to arrive are the choppers
with fast rocket launchers...
...biplanes are next...wait a minnit...what the heck are biplanes doing here when
were in a high tech setting?? The weakest of the airforce, kill with
impunity! Falling humans can be shot for extra bonuses.
FRY THE BUGGERS!!
Finally the bombers are called in. The toughest of the bunch, bombers will attempt
to kamikaze you before blasting you with spread plasma. Avoidance, or
a Mega Bomb, can help here...
Spider
droids are the last type of enemy you'll encounter during the first level.
Armed with rockets, they aren't too hard to handle. Onwards...
...to the FROZEN HARBOUR. Nice to see that the first thing you encounter is
a tanker...waste with extreme prejudice!
I don't remember cows being totally brown? (Comment from Housemarque: in
Finland they mostly are!) ...Ah well, fry 'em anyways!
In the iron foundry its mainly humans and turrets which block you. No mean
threat at this late stage to the level.
BUZZDROID!! This boss is one of my faves of all time due to the fact thats it's so
incredibly easy to waste. One of its attacks is to use its buzzsaw to
slice you or hit you with its sparks...
...and the other is to rear up and blast you with plasma turrets located underneath
its body!
What a satisfying sight! After wasting Buzzy here loads of little people are
blown all out of the body of the Buzzdroid! The bodycount rockets!!