Choujikuu Yousai Macross II/Strategy

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General Information

How Enemies Spawn

Enemies are grouped into 2 categories, based on how their spawning mechanic work:

1. Time-based
2. Wave-based

Time-based enemies only spawn when the stage scrolls to a specific part. These enemies will always spawn, regardless of whether there are any enemies still on-screen.

Wave-based enemies only spawn when there are no enemies on-screen. However, if a time-based enemy is going to spawn at the same time, priority will be given to the time-based enemy, effectively "blocking" the next wave from spawning until that enemy is also removed.

It should be noted that while time-based enemies may be grouped up in a single row on this page, it may be possible to spawn an enemy wave in between 2 time-based enemies if the 1st one is killed sufficiently quickly.

Finally, some stages have autoscroller sections, where only time-based enemies are allowed to spawn, while wave-based enemies will be delayed until the end of the autoscroller section.

Tick Points

Tick points are acquired when the player's shot hits an enemy or an obstacle.

Before the boss battle, the player gets 10 tick points per hit.

Once the boss battle has started, the player gets 100 tick points per hit until the end of the stage.

Maximum Score Gain Per Stage

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

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.

Additional assumptions, if required, are stated in the respective stage's section.

Limitations

The list of enemy waves listed on this page may be non-exhaustive, as this information is pieced together from high scoring replays. Reverse engineering will be required to determine the full list of enemy waves.

While the utmost effort has been taken to ensure the data presented on this page is accurate, trying to extract the data from watching replays is a method that is prone to human error. Reverse engineering will also be beneficial in this regard, as it can be used to validate the data on this page.

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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 4 destructible missiles worth 500 points each
26			Fires 4 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 2 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 2 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 - 1:29		x2
1:28 - 1:20		x8	Hidden along the top
1:26 - 1:24	x3	x4
1:19 - 1:17	x2	x3
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 - 0:52	x2		BONUS: Destroy (20,000 points each) This enemy will not collide with the player ship
0:48 - 0:47	x2		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: 918,600
2. With bomb bonus (6 bombs): 978,600

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	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	1 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 5 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 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
6	x8	x2	Split into 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
7	x16	x2	Split into 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
8	x8	x2	Split into 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
9	x16	x2	Split into 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
10	x8	x2	Split into 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
11			Fires 2 destructible missiles worth 500 points each
12			Fires 2 destructible missiles worth 500 points each
13			Fires 2 destructible missiles worth 500 points each
14	x16	x2	Split into 2 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 2 destructible missiles worth 500 points each
24			Fires 2 destructible missiles worth 500 points each
25			Fires 2 destructible missiles worth 500 points each

Stage 3: Feff

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Maximum score gain (up to and including wave 10):

1. Without bomb bonus: 1,147,600
2. With bomb bonus (7 bombs): 1,217,600

Additional assumptions:

1. For the 3 mechs that leave trails of big coins, 31 big coins are collected.
2. Only 10 enemy waves are included, in favour of getting the bonus from the boss. Items and enemies after wave 10 are ignored.

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

Time-based Events

Time	Enemy	Item	Notes
2:00 - 1:58	x8	x8
1:57
1:55 - 1:50	x4 x16		BONUS: Destroy the red ship (20,000 points each) Red ships will not collide with the player ship
1:50 - 1:47	x3		BONUS: Destroy the leftmost red turret (10,000 points)
1:46		x8	Hidden at where the doors will be
1:43 - 1:30	x7		Can spawn alongside wave-based enemies Order of appearance: both sides, bottom, top, bottom, both sides
1:42 - 1:15			Wave-based enemies are able to spawn
1:15	x8		Spawns a clone when shot, up to 8 times BONUS: Destroy the main ship and all 8 clones (50,000 points)
1:15 - 1:06	x12	x20	Medals are hidden at where the doors will be, except the 2nd door
1:02 - 0:56	x11 x2 x2		BONUS: Destroy specific red turrets (10,000 points each) The turrets that give the bonus are: The 6 turrets on the left side The rightmost turret in the small passageway on the right
0:51		x4 x5	Enemy is invincible, moves in a rectangle, counter-clockwise Medals are located at the top and bottom Emblems are located at the right side of the enemy's path
0:49	x2
0:48		x3	Enemy is invincible, moves up and down Emblems are located on the enemy's path
0:46	x2
0:45		x2	Enemy is invincible, moves left and right Minmay dolls are located on the enemy's path, already revealed
0:43		x7	Enemy is invincible, moves left and right 3 medals are located at the top, before a pillar 4 medals are located at the bottom, below the enemy's path
0:39	x4	x6	Enemy is invincible, moves straight down Emblems are located on the enemy's path Minmay doll is located at the very bottom, already revealed
0:38	x2		BONUS: Destroy all 32 red turrets (60,000 points)
0:32		x4 x4 x4 x8	Boss itself is worth 80,000 points Fires 9 destructible bullets every 3rd attack Power up and missile items are dropped by destructible bullets (2 of each per attack) BONUS: Destroy 18 destructible bullets (80,000 points)

Wave-based Enemies

Wave	Enemy	Drop	Notes
1	x3	x29+	Cannot be destroyed, flees to the right after being shot Spawns items as it is fleeing There appears to be a limit of 29 items on-screen?
2	x2 x8	x8	BONUS: Destroy the red ship (20,000 points each) Red ships will not collide with the player ship
3	x5	x5
4	x32		BONUS: Destroy the red mech (30,000 points)
5	x8	x8
6	x2	x2	Fires 10 destructible missiles worth 300 points each BONUS: Destroy all 10 missiles, then destroy the red mech (40,000 points each)
7	x2 x16	x2	BONUS: Destroy the red ship (20,000 points each) Red ships will not collide with the player ship The first red ship appears from below, the second appears from above Zako are split into 2 groups Drops item for each group defeated
8	x3		BONUS: Destroy (10,000 points each) BONUS: Destroy all 3 mechs (30,000 points)
9	x8	x8
10	x8		BONUS: Destroy the entire group (20,000 points)
11	x10	x2	Zako are split into 2 groups Drops a coin for each group defeated
12	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
13	x16	x2	Split into 2 groups Drops a coin for each group defeated
14	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated
15	x8		Drops item only when the whole group is defeated