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SquidDude at 14:15, 11 September 2026

2026-09-11T14:15:22Z

NMS: /* Weapons / Upgrade Bar */

2022-01-21T21:05:08Z

Weapons / Upgrade Bar

NMS: just putting the stage-specific tips in chronological order

2022-01-21T13:25:07Z

just putting the stage-specific tips in chronological order

NMS at 13:22, 21 January 2022

2022-01-21T13:22:37Z

NMS: /* Scoring */

2022-01-21T13:20:06Z

Scoring

NMS: /* Weapons / Upgrade Bar */

2022-01-21T13:12:59Z

Weapons / Upgrade Bar

NMS: /* Weapons / Upgrade Bar */

2022-01-21T13:11:46Z

Weapons / Upgrade Bar

NMS: making phrasing less repetitive

2022-01-21T13:02:02Z

making phrasing less repetitive

NMS: /* Scoring */

2022-01-21T12:58:58Z

Scoring

NMS: /* Scoring */

2022-01-21T12:58:13Z

Scoring

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 [[File:Logo_V-Five_2x.png|center]][[File:Logo_Stormer_2x.png|center]]
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 The plot is about an insanely hard video game called ''V-Five'', released in the year 2210, which abducts gamers and makes them hopelessly addicted to the game, unable to stop playing it. The player is a young government agent sent in the NA-00 Space Fighter to investigate and beat the game in order to free its victims from its clutches. (The plot in the Genesis port is completely different.)
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 == Gameplay Overview ==
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 === Controls ===
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 * '''A:''' Fires the equipped weapon <small>(Hold the button for rapid-fire)</small>
 * '''B <small>(V-V)</small>:''' Activates the current power-up on the Upgrade Bar
 * '''B <small>(Grind Stormer)</small>:''' Fires a Bomb, clearing the screen of bullets and dealing heavy damage to enemies, and making the player briefly invincible
 === Weapons / Upgrade Bar ===
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 * '''Shield''': Activates a forcefield around the player, which can absorb one hit of damage. The player is briefly invincible when their shield is destroyed.
 === Items ===
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 * '''1UP Item''': Released by the 1-5 midboss after meeting the condition for the secret extend.
 === Rank ===
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 === Scoring ===
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 == Strategy ==
 <div style='text-align: center;'>''See [[V-V/Strategy]] for '''stage maps''', '''enemy and boss descriptions''', '''walkthroughs''', and '''advanced play strategies'''.''</div>
 ==== Extends ====
 The player can earn two score-based extends; the first is awarded after acquiring '''300000pts''', and the second is rewarded at '''800000pts'''.

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 '''Upgrades'''
-* '''Speed-Up''': Increases the movement speed of the ship. The player can use this up to 4 times. If the ship reaches the maximum speed, this slot becomes '''Speed-Down''' instead, until the ship hypothetically goes back to minimum speed.
+* '''Speed-Up''': Increases the movement speed of the ship. The player can use this up to 4 times. If the ship reaches the maximum speed, this slot becomes '''Speed-Down''' instead, until the ship hypothetically goes back to minimum speed after using it 4 times. Then it becomes '''Speed-Up''' again.
 * '''Power''': Increases the strength of the equipped weapon. Power upgrades also carry over between weapon types. Amount of options is dependent on power level. Lv 1-2 is two options and Lv 3-4 is four options.
 * '''Shield''': Activates a forcefield around the player, which can absorb one hit of damage. The player is briefly invincible when their shield is destroyed.

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 '''Optimizations:'''
-* Getting score items while they are at their max value. Some enemies can also be shot to make them continuously drop score items.
+* Getting score items while they are at their max value. Some enemies in Stage 3 can also be shot to make them continuously drop score items.
 * The stage 5 boss pods are invincible and can be milked for tick points until the boss times out.
 * Taking your time to destroy the stage 6 boss, as you can milk some points during two of his phases. Only shoot when he is using his exploding balls attack, or his last pattern, to milk more tick points.
 Dealing damage to enemies rewards the player with '''10pts''' per hit of damage.

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 Main source of score comes from end-of-stage and end-of-loop bonuses.
-There is a PERFECT NO-MISS bonus at the end of each stage if you collect all the items without dying. This is calculated like this:
+There is a PERFECT NO-MISS bonus at the end of each stage if you collect all the gems without dying. This is calculated like this:
 *Gems*1000*(N+1), where N=Stage number.
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 A significant amount of score items can be collected by the player in '''Stage 3''' and '''Stage 5'''.
-A significant amount of power-up gems can be collected by the player in the final stretch of '''Stage 5''', in order to get them the Search weapon is recommended.
+A significant amount of upgrade gems can be collected by the player in the final stretch of '''Stage 5''', in order to get them the Search weapon is recommended.

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	A significant amount of score items can be collected by the player in '''Stage 3''' and '''Stage 5'''.		A significant amount of score items can be collected by the player in '''Stage 3''' and '''Stage 5'''.
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		+	A significant amount of power-up gems can be collected by the player in the final stretch of '''Stage 5''', in order to get them the Search weapon is recommended.

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 * In stage 3 there is a section where your ship gets encased in ice. Your ship slows down but you gain score per frame while the ice is on you. You want to keep this ice on you for as long as possible.
 * Taking your time to destroy the stage 6 boss, as you can milk some points during two of his phases. Only shoot when he is using his exploding balls attack, or his last pattern, to milk more tick points.
-* Around the middle of stage 4, some enemies will drop silver balls that will charge toward you when you shoot them. Each enemy is worth '''10000pts''' and has to be destroyed quickly as they fly away quickly. Additionally, you can get a lot of tick points from the balls by shooting repeatedly. If you destroy the enemies quickly you don't get the balls, but the enemies are worth more.
+* Around the middle of stage 4, some enemies will drop silver balls that will charge toward you when you shoot them. Each enemy is worth '''10000pts''' and has to be destroyed quickly as they fly away shortly after they appear. Additionally, you can get a lot of tick points from the balls by shooting repeatedly. If you destroy the enemies too early you don't get the balls, but the enemies are worth more.
 Dealing damage to enemies rewards the player with '''10pts''' per hit of damage.