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Positrons. Neutrinos. Photons. These are just a few of the nuclear particles threatening to blow your ship apart. There's nowhere to run! No way of escaping! To survive, you must fight them. But that's only half the battle. While you try to destroy these dangerous particles, you must also try to stop the reactor's expanding core before it reaches melt-down. So board your ship and prepare to enter the awesome depths of Reactor! (Stolen directly from the manual)
Congratulations to Dan Iacovelli for winning the "send me a PM as fast as you can" lottery!
| Game Information | |
| Left Difficulty | A / Expert: Ship accelerates more quickly |
| Right Difficulty | N/A in 1-player game |
| Game Mode | Game 7: Single Player, Round 25 |
| Chosen By | Dan Iacovelli |
Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores will be approximately Sunday, July 5th at midnight (CST). In case you haven't already done so, please read the High Score Club rules. There is other useful information contained in that previous link, including a list of previous High Score Club games!
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| High Scores: [list] [*]  178,512 (Jeffy Arensmeyer) [+10][*]  101,313 (Malc74) [+8][*]45,984 (jedijeff) [+7] [*]37,335 (Tsukasa) [+6] [*]24,997 (the 5th ghost) [+5] [*]23,369 (keilbaca) [+4] [*]23,168 (Robert M) [+3] [*]13,818 (Sora) [+2] [*]11,252 (bjk7382) [+1] [*]8293 (Goochman) [*]8285 (Chris++) [*]6794 (Ze_ro) [*]6432 (sku_u) [*]6150 (vb_master) [*]5596 (sabeen557) [*]3775 (khryssun) [*]2778 (gospeedde) [*]2685 (Dan Iacovelli)[list]: [list]1,615,526 (Todd Rogers) [*]525,584 (Mark Feldt) [*]217,683 (Ron Corcoran)[list] Best Tips: [list] Score Statistics [list]Average Score: 79,502 [*]Std. Deviation: 52,088 [*]Total Score: 1,510,535[list] |
| Current Standings [*]the 5th ghost [107] [*]sku_u [85] [*]Jeffy Arensmeyer [82] [*]jedijeff [54] [*]Stingray [48] [*]Ze_ro [40] [*]Chris++ [33] [*]Saldo [27] [*]bobafett07728 [27] [*]stayrunner [24] [*]taxman [23] [*]bjk7382 [23] [*]Shannon [21] [*]crsdawg [20] [*]homerwannabee [17] [*]The 8th Passenger [17] [*]HermChase [13] [*]NovaXpress [12] [*]Christophero Sly [12] [*]NintendoDieScreaming [11] [*]Numan [11] [*]Tsukasa [9] [*]Thomas Jentzsch [9] [*]Goochman [7] [*]Keir [7] [*]dykesr [7] [*]mikeftrevino [7] [*]NE146 [7] [*]Robert M [6] [*]Kurushimi [6] [*]EricDeLee [6] [*]Paul Slocum [6] [*]StanJr [5] [*]DeV0 [4] [*]gospeedde [3] [*]khryssun [3] [*]maibock [2] [*]Nateo [2] [*]chrisbid [1] [*]LarcenTyler [1] [*]InanimateCarbonRod [0] [*]Kepone [0] [*]Saikyo [0] [*]Scooterb23 [0] [*]moycon [0] [*]gamerz [0] [*]128bytes [0] [*]Dan Iacovelli [0] [*]video game addict [0] [*]LU8 [0] [*]fsuinnc [0] [*]Gamemaster_ca_2003 [0] [*]iguana [0] [*]davepesc [0] [*]Albert [0] [*]pmpddytim [0] [*]karnov [0] [*]pitfallaimee [0] [*]Happy_Dude [0] [*]Kialan [0] [*]xmetalhedx [0] [*]Adrian M [0] [*]intvgene [0] [*]Malc74 [0] [*]ScottHuggins [0] [*]jeepnut24 [0] [*]keilbaca [0] [*]figgler [0] [*]Old_Atarian [0] [*]hobbles [0] [*]Spirantho [0] [*]Sora [0] [*]johnnywc [0] [*]PaulEMoz [0] [*]FireTiger [0] [*]BigFairy321 [0] [*]atari_wizard [0] [*]lost child [0] [*]Bunsen [0] [*]chadtower [0] [*]Big Player [0] | |
Standings are current as of the beginning of this week, and do NOT include points from this week's game. If you think there has been a mistake in any of the scoring, please contact me. |
| Member List |
| 128bytes, Kurushimi, liquid_sky, intvgene, ScottHuggins, InanimateCarbonRod, pmpddytim, Xot, Scooterb23, Dan Iacovelli, LarcenTyler, sku_u, Luigi301, Max-T, adams_ale, gamerz, Christophero Sly, Trooper, Nateo, homerwannabee, lost child, Happy_Dude, video game addict, Spirantho, bobafett07728, mikefrevino, Paul Slocum, fsuinnc, Gamemaster_ca_2003, Robert M, DeV0, Gateway, Mendon, Fretwobbler, PaulEMoz, killersquirel, shining slade, chadtower, gospeedde, stayrunner, Big Player, Swingtown, Chris++, hotpants, hobbles, taxman, Ze_ro, maibock, moycon, somePUNK, Saldo, Stingray, Kepone, xmetalhedx, chrisbid, Kialan, Jeffy Arensmeyer, Keir, ToddRogers, Numan, iguana, LU8, jeepnut24, Albert, Tsukasa, Adrian M, dykesr, EricDeLee, Thomas Jentzsch, The 8th Passenger, the 5th ghost, Bunsen, atari_wizard, jedijeff, davepesc, maximebeauvais, buzzguy, bjk7382, khryssun, HermChase, wiz21mx, karnov, Goochman, NE146, Sora, Malc74, sabeen557 |
| Scoring Points in Reactor - Yes, after 999,999 |
| Hints and Tips |
| As always, you really should read the manual. What's that? You don't have the manual? Well no problem, because AtariAge has a typed copy of the manual available online right over here. What's that? You're too damn lazy to click that link? Well, here's what it has to say: [list]Lure enemy particles close to the wall for easier hits. [*]Place your decoys by the kill wall for easier hits. [*]Place your decoy in front of the bonus chamber to lure enemy particles inside for extra points. [*]Place decoys near control rods to attract enemy particles for easier hits. [*]Guide your ship in a CLOCKWISE direction if it should become caught in the vortex. This may help you escape it. [*]Remember to watch the number of enemy particles "To Go" (number of particles not yet on the screen), at the top of the screen in order to keep track of each round.[list] (the manual) |
| Try to focus on the control rods at the side to keep the reactor from growing too big, this is especially important on the levels where the core is open. Remember, Knocking down all of them gets you another decoy and when you die, each unused decoy is worth 500 points. (Tsukasa) |
| I think it helps to stay on the offensive and not let them push you around. Always push in the direction the next one is coming from and then you will hit it hard and then it will crash into the wall. (bjk7382) |
| Here's something to try - move from one side of the playfield to the other. The enemy particles will pick up speed to follow you and if you dodge them when you're at either side of the playfield you should find that they smash into the sides or the reactor rods. Once the reactor has grown in size, try circling around just inside its outside perimeter (avoiding the middle, obviously). If you avoid colliding with the enemy particles you should be able to circle unharmed until all the particles have destroyed themselves. Once all the particles are destroyed be very careful because the reactor immediately shrinks and you may find yourself flying off into one of the walls. Oh, and since most of the scores are so low just now, I've found that the bonus points you get for the decoys are vital to your overall score, so don't use the decoys at all - it's 1500 points onto your score at the end. (Malc74) |
| What method that i use is in the early stages try bumping your enemies into the wall or use a decoy at the top middle and stay to the side as they bang into the wall by trying to kill your decoy. The better way to use your decoys is to put them in the center of the pocket openings before the wave starts because you get more points if they are trapped inside those pockets. When or before the decoys disappear you get yourself near to the opening of the pocket, try to stay there and have your enemies trapped inside of the pocket by bumping back into the pocket this is risky but well worth the effort. For the later stages and when the vortex expands usually stay on the sides and bump either down or up against your enemies its easier to protect yourself in that position rather then at the top or bottom again it must be at the angle sides. When you bump your enemies into the rods like mentioned above the vortex will shrink and you should get extra rods after they all are used up by bumping your enemies into them. (ToddRogers) |
| As the levels get really hard, attack the bad guys vertically instead of horizontally. It's easier to push them up or down than sideways. (Chris++) |
| [i][b]Tips: (Jeffy Arensmeyer) |
| Hide in the bonus box, and let the particles come to you, they'll kill themselves, but this works for the first four levels. Once that's over, stay in the middle of the bonus box, and resist the particles blows. (vb_master) |
| One small addition to Jeffy's tactic of pausing in front of the control rods: Try pausing just in front of the bonus box for a split second, and you might be able to get a particle or two to accidentally fly right in there for some nice bonus points. (Ze_ro) |
Good luck everyone!
--Zero
I haven't played Reactor in ages.. great pick! Can't wait to give it a shot 
Anyways, my score so far is a measley 
