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Zoness 3-D Scroll Mode Medal Requirement: 250 Hits Zoness is another one of Star Fox 64's more graphically satisfying stages. The key here is to shoot down all of the searchlights on the surface of the water, as they offer hit+2 bonuses each. If you do in fact get them all, you'll continue down the hard path toward Sector Z. If you miss even a single searchlight however, you'll inevitably end up heading to Macbeth. (The searchlights will go from white to red if you miss one of them - a good sign to restart the stage if you're trying to get to Sector Z.) If you're going for the medal, it's not as crucial that you get every one, but - as soon as you miss one, the rest will only provide one hit (instead of a hit+2), so it's a good idea to get them all. Katt (another friend to the Star Fox team) will help you with the searchlights, so if you're feeling hit greedy, be sure to boost up to stay ahead of her so you can get the lights yourself. Otherwise, there are plenty of areas to build up hits on Zoness. Near the beginning there are three strange enemies that rise out of the water and hurl bright projectiles at you - if you lock on to them and destroy them, you'll get nice hit+5 bonuses for each. Right after, you'll encounter a couple of large mechanical spiders that come in from the left and right, which offer worthy rewards as well (hit+2 each). A good thing to remember about Zoness is that you should use up your stock of bombs in the stage, as you'll be able to replenish your bomb supply when you reach the boss. Just be sure not to overlook any searchlights amidst all the carnage, as the rewards they give are crucial. Toward the end of the stage, you'll find some walls with rudders next to them - many of them have power-ups or searchlights behind them that seem out of reach. To get them, continually shoot at the rudders, which in turn will raise (or lower, depending on which rudder you shoot) the walls, revealing the power-ups. And finally, be sure to shoot at the crates on the ships that float by, as some of them contain power-ups as well. Soon after the final batch of searchlights, the boss will appear. Now beat the Zoness boss |
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