High score Achievement in Joust

  • High score

     

    10

    Get 1st place on in game score board using default settings

      
  • How to unlock High score

    Tough achievement, but not impossible. Staying alive longer adds to the bonus points you get from enemies. And if you are good at killing the pterydactyls, just stay in level 1 as long as possible, killing enemies without taking the eggs. So when they hatch, you can kill them again for more points.

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  • Does anyone have any tips on getting this achievement?
  • First of all, I REALLY need grinding partners for the online achievements for this game. PLEASE message me at GamerTag: IceburgFanell if you have this game! Now tips- ##TIPS## *Make sure you attempt this in single player so no one else is taking your points. *You need to observe and try to memorize the movement patterns of the birds on each level. Their movement patterns on a certain level don't change much, but where you are on the screen can effect how they move. ie- If you are close to a spawn point birds will not spawn there. - However, if you hover a certain distance above a spawn point you will instantly kill birds as they spawn. - Some birds fly directly right or left in a horizontal line across the screen without moving much. Just hover at the appropriate height and
  • Continued... they will run into you one-by-one, killing themselves. - When the top platforms disappear, and the screen opens up more, they will chase you by diving at you. They have very predictable behavior doing this, so use it to your advantage. Hover medium-to-low height on the screen, and after they dive flutter up and kill them as they come back around. - Try to avoid hovering at the very top of the screen though, although it seems like a good tactic you sacrifice way too much maneuverability (and tend to just die in my experience and observations). -My memory is horrible, so I'll try to post more observations and tips I've thought of when I start playing the game again. *You can "speed dash" by slamming the joystick left or right and tapping A just right. This move is ex
  • Continued... extremely fast, and can be used for escaping, killing birds, and even killing pterodactyls if you're good enough. *One tip is to try to find a "sweet spot" (there are a few on several levels) where multiple birds spawn and immediately run into you and die. One example is on the first level with only the 3 bottom platforms left- it's above and to the left of the top right spawn point. *Although flying away is good for escaping, dropping suddenly is a lot faster, so usually more effective if used properly. *Also, the most dangerous birds are the "ricochet" ones that bounce everywhere. They still follow a predictable path, but are really fast, so they are hard to hit. Just be careful and take a little time killing these if you don't already have a pterodactyl lunging all over

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