First note: especially in some of the later levels, the enemy tanks may move around in random patterns that disrupt some of these mentioned strategies, so don’t expect to follow them exactly. Second note: everything written here is demonstrated in my PB video of this category: This is played on emulator so it can’t be submitted but the ideas are all the same.

General tips. First, always try to stay near the edges of walls. This makes it harder for bounce shots to hit you and thus, you have less directions to worry about when blocking bullets coming at you. Deaths cost 10 seconds each or more (depending on how far you have to travel) and it can even be surprisingly easy to just take a death. Second, look for creative ways to hit the enemy tanks using a bounce shot. You will become better at this by practice, pattern recognition, and watching videos. This often helps you hit the tanks faster and reduces the chance of death, as you don’t have to directly confront the enemies. Third, set your aspect ratio to 4:3. This makes the screen less wide, decreasing the amount of time it takes for tanks and bullets to travel from one side to the other. Fourth, target splits I like to shoot for when going for a sub 8 time are: 5-1:15, 10-3:10, 15-5:20. Add on time accordingly for slower targets. Fifth, don’t be afraid to be super aggressive in the early missions and reset a lot, but tamper down on the aggression later on as deaths are easy and costly.

Mission tips. 1-5. Straightforward. 6. The main time loss comes from the upper right teal tank running into the upper corridor. I like to start by spraying bullets with a couple going above said tank to prevent this, and then running to the lower corridor and coming up from the right. 7. Straightforward. 8. Very volatile, I expect to reset quite a few runs here. Basically just go to the middle of the map, and watch for teal tanks that go to the corners of the map. The speed of the level is based on how fast you can kill them. 9. Here it’s important to recognize yellow tanks can be very good at dodging your shots due to their speed, so make sure to shoot bullets far ahead of their current positions. 10. Straightforward. 11. The two main strats here are to blow up the top wall, or to make your way around the snake map. The former is much more risky but can save time, so it’s really just up to personal preference. 12. See video for strategy 13. Similar to 8, the time here depends on how fast you can kill the teal tanks. Go into one of the passages and then try to hit the teals as they make their way through passages. They can be hard to kill when moving on the far right or left of the map up and down. 14. See video for strategy 15. Pretty volatile. I like to just immediately fire a couple bullets at the bottom purple before moving to the bottom. It’s safe to chase down the tank when there’s only one left. 16-17. See video for strategy. 18. I like to start by firing bounce shots off the left wall to try to kill both upper tanks. Next blow up the wall in the middle and shoot through it to hit the green tank. Once the left side is clear of tanks, move through the passage to the right side, and shoot bounce shots off the upper and lower walls to hit the tanks in the upper and lower quadrants. 19. A lot of this one is about sheer reflexes and how aggressive you want to be balancing risk. I start by instantly planting a mine and advancing forward while shooting to kill the first purple tank. Next you just want to maneuver your way through the map. A lot of practice is required for this one as deaths can easily cost 15 seconds. 20. Deaths suck in this level, and remember to stay near the edges as bounce shots can easily get you. Try to get reasonably close to one of the white tanks before firing, as missing will cause your bullets forever to dissipate, leaving you defenseless.