It depends. It can be easier. Certainly when your mate is doing well. Normally me and my mate can finish the entire first level without losing a life and getting 100% on each section (usually)
We normally have 8 or 9 lives each by the second stage.
I swear it's nigh on impossible to get 100% kills on any of the sections after the first level, even on 2 player.
Problems start on that mine bit. Although when one player dies we find it a general rule to go mad and kill as many mines as possible before you go down. Making it easier when you both get back on. We NEVER fire a bullet and just hope for the best. Most of our lives are lost on the second boss if we don't do well. Usually I can almost kill the boss without losing a life, and with my machine gun hand firing 3 rockets at once, the boss goes down quite quick. Especially if my mate survives a while with his 3 way rockets too.
It's those homing rockets that are difficult.
The music always cuts out on this bit as there are so many rocket sounds being fired.
Third level, starts off easy enough, until the volcano erupts. This bit is HARD. Then comes the big ship level. Once I've got 3 way rockets the music cuts out again. The next section at the docks is pretty tough. The trick is just to avoid going for the boats at all and just shoot the missiles, unless you're on 2 player that is where one person can attempt to get the boat.
The boss on this level is tough, probably the hardest in the game. It's so hard to dodge those bullets that bounce upwards and since you can't shoot the boss half of the time, most lives are lost here. We just kamikaze shoot into the boss whenever we die and have invulnerability.
Last level is a doddle. It just seems to be easy, even though there are lots of ships. And once we get the lightning guns, the rest of the level although crowded is a breeze, and my mate here normally gains about 5 or 6 extra lives as he's usually lost a credit or two here, so plenty of extra lives to be gained. The last boss is quite tough. Although not as hard as the last. Same again, if you can survive a long time with your three way rockets, you'll be fine in the long run.
And there you have it, game complete. :)
We normally have 8 or 9 lives each by the second stage.
I swear it's nigh on impossible to get 100% kills on any of the sections after the first level, even on 2 player.
Problems start on that mine bit. Although when one player dies we find it a general rule to go mad and kill as many mines as possible before you go down. Making it easier when you both get back on. We NEVER fire a bullet and just hope for the best. Most of our lives are lost on the second boss if we don't do well. Usually I can almost kill the boss without losing a life, and with my machine gun hand firing 3 rockets at once, the boss goes down quite quick. Especially if my mate survives a while with his 3 way rockets too.
It's those homing rockets that are difficult.
The music always cuts out on this bit as there are so many rocket sounds being fired.
Third level, starts off easy enough, until the volcano erupts. This bit is HARD. Then comes the big ship level. Once I've got 3 way rockets the music cuts out again. The next section at the docks is pretty tough. The trick is just to avoid going for the boats at all and just shoot the missiles, unless you're on 2 player that is where one person can attempt to get the boat.
The boss on this level is tough, probably the hardest in the game. It's so hard to dodge those bullets that bounce upwards and since you can't shoot the boss half of the time, most lives are lost here. We just kamikaze shoot into the boss whenever we die and have invulnerability.
Last level is a doddle. It just seems to be easy, even though there are lots of ships. And once we get the lightning guns, the rest of the level although crowded is a breeze, and my mate here normally gains about 5 or 6 extra lives as he's usually lost a credit or two here, so plenty of extra lives to be gained. The last boss is quite tough. Although not as hard as the last. Same again, if you can survive a long time with your three way rockets, you'll be fine in the long run.
And there you have it, game complete. :)