The shield is down! Commence attack on the Death Star's main reactor!

Available Starting Craft: X-Wing, Millennium Falcon (after completion)

Enemies: TIE Fighter, TIE Interceptor, Death Star II (Laser Turrets)

Survival Walkthrough: Remember on the first Death Star when very few of the turrets were targeting you? Well, now they're all targeting you...

Your first mission is to make sure the Falcon makes it into the shaft. To do this, follow it at a respectable distance, and wait until TIEs come swooping down on it. Pick off the TIEs as quickly as you can, or the Falcon's history. This part doesn't last long, but it's seriously intense, and you may lose one or two lives in the process. If you want to stay alive, you may be better off flying up and staying out of the range of the guns that way... You can still pitch down and take out the TIEs on the Falcon's tail. There are a total of seventeen TIEs that chase the Falcon. After all those are down, fly towards the big red entry shaft. Take out a few guns if you want.

Once you make it to the entry shaft, you'll play the same game of protecting the Falcon. The good news is that there are no turrets. The bad news is that you're flying through a bunch of pipes and can feasibly crash into any one of them. Just keep that same distance and take it to the TIEs. When you see lasers from behind you, move a bit to the side to let the TIEs by. There are twenty TIEs total in this section, and they'll pass you in groups of three, except for two which pass solo. Once you take out a bunch of TIEs, the next group will show up.

You'll progress through the tunnels with several left and right turrets. Just before the last tunnel, you may be a bit surprised by a serious drop. Take it slow down there. Once you level out, you'll see the reactor swirling blue in the distance.

BONUS ALERT: On the last tunnel before the main reactor (you'll know it because you'll see blue shimmering at the end), there will be a series of pipes bracketing the lower right corner of the tunnel. Fly under these pipes and under the last one, you'll find the Targeting Computer Upgrade.

When you finally make it to the reactor, let loose a torpedo on the power regulator on the north tower. The Falcon will destroy the main reactor, and you'll have to leave.

Just follow the Falcon for this part, too. It's actually not all that hard if you stay calm. Don't stray too far behind, because the fire will catch up to you. Once you see starlight, rocket the boosters and enjoy your victory party as the Empire crumbles to pieces behind you.

When you use the Falcon, you'll be doing most of the same stuff, except you'll be defending Wedge from Imperial fire. It's plays out the same, though.

Gold Medal Strategies:

Time: 5:05
Enemies: 41
Accuracy: 32%
Friendlies Lost: 0
Lives Lost: 1
Computer Efficiency: 95%

Accuracy is the toughest thing here. That and Lives Lost, of course...

Enemies aren't that big of a problem, since they line up as they head towards the Falcon, both on the surface and in the tunnels, and Time won't be an issue if you don't die halfway in or out of the tunnels. If you've been counting, there are a total of 37 TIEs, so you'll have to take out some of the guns on the surface.

Just stay accurate and you can get the Gold.

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