Choujikuu Yousai Macross II/Strategy

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The maximum score gain for each stage is provided, with the following assumptions and caveats:

1. Tick points are not included.
2. Every enemy listed here is killed, except for destructible missiles.
3. Every item listed here is collected, as well as bombs.
4. No miss, no bomb.

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Expert Course

Stage 1: Disorder

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Maximum score gain (up to and including wave 63):

1. Without bomb bonus: 554,900
2. With bomb bonus (4 bombs): 594,900

Wave-based Enemies

Wave	Enemy	Drop	Notes
1	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
2	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
3	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
4	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
5
6	x6		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
7	x6		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
8	x6		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
9	x6		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
10
11			Appears from above
12			Appears from below
13	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
14	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
15
16	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
17	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
18
19	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
20	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
21			BONUS: Destroy after it transforms (30,000 points)
22			BONUS: Destroy after it transforms (30,000 points)
23	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
24	x4		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
25			Fires four destructible missiles worth 500 points each
26			Fires four destructible missiles worth 500 points each
27
28	x7		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
29	x7		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
30			Appears from above
31			Appears from below
32	x14	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
33
34	x8		Appears from above Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
35	x8		Appears from below Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
36	x16	x2	Appears from above and below Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
37			Appears from the left side
38			Appears from the left side
39	x12	x12
40	x12	x12
41	x8	x8	Appears from above
42	x8	x8	Appears from below
43	x16	x16	Appears from above and below
44	x8
45	x8
46	x2
47	x8
48	x8
49	x2
50	x16
51			Appears from above
52			Appears from below
53	x8		Appears from the left side
54	x8		Appears from the left side
55	x2
56	x16		Appears from the left side
57			Appears from the left side
58			Appears from the left side
59	x8
60	x8
61	x2
62	x16
63	x2	x2	Appears from the left side

Time-based Events

Time	Enemy	Item	Notes
1:46		x8	Hidden at where the explosion happens
1:36	x2	x4 x2 x2 x2	Medals are hidden around the door frame Emblems are hidden at where the doors are Minmay dolls are hidden behind the doors, at the top and bottom
1:30 - 1:16	x6 x3	x9 x8	Coins are dropped by the enemies Medals are hidden at the top
1:09	x2	x4 x2 x2 x2	Medals are hidden around the door frame Emblems are hidden at where the doors are Minmay dolls are hidden behind the doors, at the top and bottom
0:51 - 0:47	x4		BONUS: Destroy (20,000 points each) This enemy will not collide with the player ship
0:42		x8	Boss itself is worth 50,000 points
0:29
0:15

Stage 2: Ishtar

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Maximum score gain (up to and including wave 25):

1. Without bomb bonus: 934,500
2. With bomb bonus (5 bombs): 984,500

This assumes that the optimal path is always chosen (lower, upper, any, upper). Enemies and items on the less optimal paths are excluded from the calculation.

As the stage is an autoscroller until the boss is defeated, the time-based events will be listed first.

Time-based Events

Time	Enemy	Item	Notes
1:56		x2	Minmay dolls are hidden at the top and bottom, before entering the passageway
1:53 - 1:48	x15	x15
1:48		x6
1:47 - 1:43	x10	x10	Upper path
1:47 - 1:43		x23	Lower path
1:43		x3
1:42 - 1:38		x20	Upper path
1:42 - 1:38	x12	x12	Lower path
1:38		x3 x2	One Minmay doll on each path, already revealed
1:37		x3
1:37 - 1:34	x16	x16	Upper path
1:37 - 1:34		x17	Lower path
1:34 - 1:32		x4 x2 x2	Upper path (continues from the previous section) Big medals and emblems are hidden on the topmost path
1:34 - 1:32		x4	Lower path (continues from the previous section)
1:30	x3	x2
1:30 - 1:27	x5	x5
1:24 - 1:23	x4
1:23	x2	x2
1:21	x6
1:20	x2 x2	x2 x2
1:18 - 1:09	x36
1:08
1:06		x2 x6	Items are hidden around the entrance of the passageway
1:06 - 0:56			BONUS: Deal damage to it before it self-destructs (10,000 to 100,000 points, in increments of 10,000 points) Value of the bonus depends on how much damage is dealt to it
0:53 - 0:45	x5		BONUS: Destroy the red mech (30,000 points each) The green mechs cannot be destroyed Order of appearance: right, up, left, down, center
0:42		x8	Power up spawns at the start of the boss fight Five destructible parts, each worth 10,000 points Boss itself is worth 50,000 points
0:38
0:29
0:24
0:15
0:11
0:01

Wave-based Enemies

Wave	Enemy	Drop	Notes
1	x6	x6	Spawns only after boss is defeated
2	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
3	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
4
5	x16	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
6	x8	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
7	x16	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
8	x8	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
9	x16	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
10	x8	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
11			Fires two destructible missiles worth 500 points each
12			Fires two destructible missiles worth 500 points each
13			Fires two destructible missiles worth 500 points each
14	x16	x2	Split into two groups Drops item for each group defeated
15	x6	x6
16
17	x2	x2
18
19	x2	x2
20
21	x3	x3
22	x6	x6
23			Fires two destructible missiles worth 500 points each
24			Fires two destructible missiles worth 500 points each
25			Fires two destructible missiles worth 500 points each

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