Wichita Falls, TX
There is an option to disable the iceramp from moving after the 1st make in Iceman mode.I personally won't disable but surely some will like this option.
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After playing several games i've seen the iceramp move to the left for some combo shots.Cyclops-Storm-Cyclops-Storm then it moves left for you to hit as many times as you can.
Also 1 mystery award is a "1 made shot" when you have a Villian in progress.
Quoted from Tilter:Thanks Mutton! Here's what I've got so far confirmed:
Beast + Storm = Meteorology
Beast + Wolv = Savage Animals
Beast + Rogue = Beauty and the Beast
Prof X + Beast = Sharp Minds
Prof X + Cyc = Teachers Pet
Storm + Iceman = Hailstorm
Storm + CycGold + Blue Leaders
Iceman + Prof X = Brain Freeze
??? = X-Men Leaders
??? = Power Drain
??? = Rivals
Iceman+Beast =Angry Yeti
??? = Unrequited Love
??? = Lovers Triangle
??? = Original X-Men
??? = Fire and Ice
Good stuff! Lets fill 'em in! Also need to check to see if they can be done in reverse order as well.
One thing they need to fix is the skill shot.If the ball misses the Phoenix switch and hits sling shot switches the skill shot is still active and can hit Xavier to make the SSS.
One fix I noticed is the timer start is delayed a little to select a villain.
I refer it to being lucky when you hit it with the upper flipper.
To me its not skill to let it drop and then hit it.The way it's programmed now the only switches on the lower playfield that turns off the SSS light are the inlanes,outlanes,and scoop.
If the ball hits the HF,BH,or slings it is still active to hit.
Quoted from Rcade:This is by design, and is not sloppy implementation. And while I DO think having Xavier as the SSS is a little crazy, it IS a SSS and should be hard to get.
You CAN get it from the upper flipper off the soft plunge, but that's pretty much a luck game, and most of the time, you're better off just trying for the Psylock SS and hoping it bumps off the post into Xavier. So there's no skill there.
The TRUE skill to this shot, and why I like it, is in the fact that you soft plunge and let the ball drop onto the right flipper and make Xavier. But it's not always as simple as that. The soft plunge drop, more often than not, will drop onto the right sling, causing the ball to rocket around the lower playfield, which is why the HFC and BH targets and slingshots don't kill the SSS. When this happens, it's a crapshoot as to whether or not you can get it controlled in time (let alone on the correct flipper) to make the Xavier shot (which is a TOUGH shot to make on command) and get the SSS in time. The KEY to making it as CONSISTENTLY as possible is to:
-soft plunge, but don't hit the Pheonix switch
-as the ball rolls down and reaches the end of the upper flipper bat, SLAP THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CABINET NEXT TO THE UPPER FLIPPER BAT!! This bumps the balls trajectory slightly to the left, and makes it MUCH more likely that the ball will miss the slings. This same "move" is used a lot in games like ACDC to keep the ball out of the slings during an orbit.
-ball will miss the sling, then cradle with the right flipper bat, aim and make the Xavier shot.
One thing I will give XM, this is a TRUE SSS. Yes, you can make it a luckfest, but it takes a good player to make it by design.
After playing a few games and actually trying to make the super skill shot I think it is a good SSS.
Usually after I miss a Storm skill shot it would land on my right flipper to make and thought it was just a lucky shot.
Now I actually try the SSS and it will hit the top of the right sling to the HF target to the left flipper then I pass it to the right to make.
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