Senko no Ronde FAQ v0.1

Last revision: January 31, 2006

Unpublished work Copyright (c) 2006 Scott Tsai
scott @
bemanix.com

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Game Info-
Senko no Ronde was built on a SEGA Naomi I arcade board, and developed by a
company called G.rev in 2005. At the time of this writing, there has been two
arcade releases, with a XBOX360 home conversion on the way with online
features.

**Note to XB360/Oldver/Newver owners:
Senko no Ronde has added a new control scheme of dashing and defending in the
second revision of the arcade versions. New versions of the arcade version
will allow you to choose whether you want the "New" or "Old" when selecting
your character. For the purposes of continuity, i will first use the "Old"
original method.


Introduction-
Senko no Ronde is a versus shooter/fighter in space. Players control their
units and fire off multitudes of different attacks while evading attacks from
the opposition. Players have long ranged weapons as well as short ranged melee
weapons. Also, all characters can use a Boss Attacks as a desperation move
which can dramatically change the tide of the battle.

This game mechanics are very similar to an older game franchise by SEGA called
Virtual On, where combatants dash around the arena firing off their arsenal of
different weapons while avoiding the opponents. The main difference is,
Virtual On players have a dedicated camera positioned behind the virtuaroid,
while in Senko no Ronde both players share an overhead camera.


Movement/Buttons/Controls-
The joystick controls your character's movement, up, down, left, right.
Holding down a direction will cause your character to glide in that direction
in a constant moderate speed. The confines of the playing field makes sure you
there is a limit on how far you can go.

Three main buttons from left to right- A (Dash), M (Main Attack), S (Sub
Attack)


Barrier and Dashing-
A(Dash) while the stick is neutral activates your Barrier. While Barrier is
active, the damage you sustain will be reduced.
Using the Dash button in conjunction with a direction moves you in that
direction; it also allows you to steer in some limited degree.
During a dash,. you can:
(a) Dash again by tapping A(Dash) and a direction.
(b) Dash Cancel by tapping A(Dash) while stick is neutral.
(c) Attack, either with M, or S, or M+S.


Attacks/Weapons-
The Charge Gauge is the green meter that slowly fills as you attack, and will
deplete as you take heavy damage. When one stock is filled it becomes useable
for various attacks and abilities.

M(Main Attack) is your primary weapon and will probably be your most used
weapon. The outermost ring surrounding your unit indicates how much ammunition
your Main Weapon has. This meter replenishes itself over time when youre not
firing.
S(Sub Attack) is your secondary weapon and is usually some type of missile or
mine. The innermost ring surrounding your unit indicates when your Sub Attack
becomes available, since it's not useable until the meter is full.Pressing M+S
together uses your Barrage Skill. Barrage Skill consumes 1 stock off your
Charge Gauge when performed. (Variations of Barrage Skills can be performed
with command motions.)

While the Barrier active (holding A(Dash)):
M(Main Attack) is a variation of your unit's main weapon. You can freely aim
with it using the movement stick.
S(Sub Attack) is a variation of your unit's sub weapon. Most characters will
not have one; defaults to the regular S(Sub Attack).

Boss Attack/Mode-
A+M+S activates your boss attack and consumes 1 Boss stock and all of your
Charge stock(therefore you must have some before you use your Boss Attack).
The Boss lifebar is relative to the amount of Charge Gauge you have when you
activate. you can gain a temporary difference of life back when the Charge
Gauge depletes, unless your character is already in Vanish Mode(which I will
talk about later).


Other/Misc-

Regardless of your character's turn speed, a Dash Cancel will automatically
make your character face the opponent.

If you take heavy damage, or take multiple light damage hits, your antifield
will activate automatically. This is just the game system giving you some
breathing room by clearing some bullets around you and letting you assest your
situation. Automatic antifield is a defensive measure done by the computer in
BOTH normal mode and boss mode to balance the gameplay. Essentially, there is
an upper limit to the amount of damage your opponent can deal on you in a
given time (though it's only give a few seconds. At least you won't die in 10
seconds into the round).

** Antifields can only be activated manually (without taking damage) while
defending against a boss attack by pressing A+M+S together. This depletes your
Charge gauge.


All units have an opportunity to be in Vanish Mode. If your character gets hit
with a heavy attack that would have killed him/her, your lifebar will be
reduced to zero, and you will enter Vanish Mode.
Using a Boss Attack during Vanish Mode lets you use the Final Boss attack,
which allows you to have more powerful boss with an additional devastation
attack, thereby causing greater damage. However when it ends, you will not
recover any life and will return to Vanish Mode with zero health.

All units have the same sized Charge Gauge, HOWEVER can hold different amounts
of stock within them. You'll notice that some characters who have weak Main
and Sub attacks, can hold as many as 6 stocks of Barrage attacks, and requires
less to fill each of them! Use this knowledge to know the strengths of your
character (which attacks are most beneficial) and weaknesses of your opponent.

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(More on Melee attacks, Antifields, command moves, character profiles, etc...
next time. I do need to write a lot more but i dont really know where to
start. this is also my first faq.)
Senko heads, and comments welcome! scott @ bemanix.com is my email.

All info contained in this Mini-FAQ is (C) 2002-2004 Scott Tsai
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