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Crab Attack achievement in Gunstar Heroes

Crab Attack

Defeat Crab Force in the Underground Mine.

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How to unlock the Crab Attack achievement

  • JayourJayour
    30 Nov 2010 11 Dec 2010 30 Nov 2018
    This achievement is easy enough, you'll unlock it by defeating the final boss of the second level, you'll come to find that in Gunstar Heroes you're able to almost mindlessly run through the levels holding down the fire button.

    The only catch is that the final boss of this level is can transform into 7 different bosses, which means unless you're playing on the Hard mode you're gonna have to hope he transforms into "Crab Force", I actually managed to get him to appear on Easy mode using a very easy method. Once the level starts proceed through it fighting the enemies on the train until you reach what looks to be the front of it, you'll know it's the right section because there's an enemy in there wearing red. Start making saves every couple of seconds here while you tackle this part of the level because the boss is next up, doing this will mean that if you don't get "Crab Force" to appear you can quit out and then load up your game right where you were, just keep doing this until you get him to appear, just make sure you make the save before the game warns you that the boss is incoming.

    Once you get him to appear make a new save, that way if you die you can just reload and keep trying until you beat him, he's easy enough, I just got semi-close and took him down in no time at all using the flamethrower.

    Lastly, the only thing that really matters is which weapon you choose to use, I'd recommend either the homing bullets (the small green arrows) or the flamethrower weapons, the homing bullets will take out enemies without you having to aim in their direction constantly while the flamethrower inflicts the most damage, you also have the ability so save whenever you want, make good use of that!

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    Posted by AbyssalOrc33 On 27 Nov 18 at 06:32
    OFUNBlackI reloaded around 20 times until I finally got the crab roll
    Posted by OFUNBlack On 25 Dec 19 at 20:10
    I got extremely lucky, I was just playing the game, got the Crab first try without even knowing this was an achievement!
    Posted on 04 Jul 20 at 12:45
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  • ArkzeinArkzein
    10 Jun 2009 11 Jun 2009 19 Jun 2009
    This boss has seven possible forms, however on easy only three of them appear, yet 5 appear on normal giving you a better chance of facing the crab form. (All 7 appear on Hard however the boss becomes tricky on the hardest two settings) It's one of the harder forms as timing your jumps and where to stand can be awkward.

    The first type of attack will send blocks along the upper or lower portion of the screen that rise to walls which can only be avoided if you are on the other side. Quickly double jump to move to the opposite side that they appear on.

    The next attack sens balls of light diagonally across the screen. Either stay on the side that they appear (ie if the upper portion of the crab generates a shot it will hit the lower portion) or move so that the ball doesn't hit you (they strike the same position each time)

    The final attack sees mines laid down on both lower and upper portions of the map. These you can simply jump over and are the easiest to avoid.
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    porschephiliacI have a save just before the battle on both Easy and Normal, and I have tried several, several times on each one, and the crab has never shown up. Does it matter which color you are, what weapon you have, or how much health you've earned? Seriously, this is driving me nuts - the last one I need to finish the game!
    Posted by porschephiliac On 26 Jul 09 at 07:09
    One Eyed TighOn Easy, it will take a few tries. I saved right before the first boss battle (IMPORTANT! See below*) and it took about ten tries before Crab Force loaded. From what I can tell, he'll usually be the third boss you face. If you defeat the first two and Crab Force isn't the third, just reload your save and try again until he appears.

    The solution above works well for defeating him, but he's not too hard on Easy mode.

    *IMPORTANT: Saving DURING the boss fights seems to make it repeat the same ones over and over. I saved after the first fight, and the final two bosses were ALWAYS the same. I tried it again, and the results were the same. Saving BEFORE the first boss fight keeps the variety going. Just a head's-up!
    Posted by One Eyed Tigh On 24 Aug 09 at 23:01
    B8TINGUI concure. Save right after you blow up the train! I did that only took me 3 tries as red, and I used the super homing bullets too. I played a few more times and sure enough the Crab always comes out third.
    Posted by B8TINGU On 26 Sep 11 at 01:03
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