So if you have the opportunity to get the score multiplier powerup (Reach For The Stars), get it.ĭon’t hoard them. Having more will help prolong your survivability. Getting past a score threshold nets you a star, which lets you do a screen clear of sorts to kill off enemies. Get The Powerup That Multiplies Your Score This gets riskier as enemies get faster past the level 20 mark. The latter will sap your life, though you can get it back by hitting enemies to refill the green bar. Ditto for Blitz moves since you need to preserve your life, you’ll need to rely on basic attacks, jump attacks, and Blitzes more than Specials. You can stack them up if given the chance, so your regular fourth or fifth basic combo move can electrocute, poison, and set baddies aflame and anyone around them. Whether it’s fire, electricity, or toxic, having elemental buffs on your attacks is always a plus. Pick The Elemental Powerups For Your Last Combo Hits & Blitz Attacks To unlock all of them, just reach Survival Mode Level 30 and beyond. Flash grenade – stuns enemies for a considerable amount of time, even in mid-air.Īs you get to higher levels in Survival mode, you get to unlock rewards that add in special weapons in the main game.Trident – Long-ranged weapon that pulls enemies with the first hit, then knocks them back with the second.Umbrella – Multi-hit weapon that doesn’t knock down.Durian – Yep, Malaysia’s king fruit is a weapon in the game.

Buster sword – big-ass sword with long reach and big damage.

Gladiator pole – great reach and usually found in the modern gladiator stage.

The new DLC adds in new weapons that are exclusive to this mode, at first. Certain Weapons Are Only Available In This Mode (Initially) So if you have a favourite character or two, it’s best to replay Survival mode to unlock additional moves for them, so that you can mix and match the perfect Blitz and Special move combinations for the occasion. For instance, Axel’s new Dragon Roll move has decent recovery, meaning you can roll left and right damaging enemies if it’s laced with Electric, Fire, and Poison.

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