Is it Hot in Here? A Comprehensive Guide to Volcano Run by seven166 |  |
TYRANNIA - As you walk though the catacombs of a dormant Tyrannian volcano
during a mind numbing tour, you notice a pile of ashes sprawled across the stone
floor. You lean down for a closer look, and notice a scrap of clothing. Then
it hit you. It was that Glubgar figure from that new Neopets game, Volcano
Run. You back up suddenly. Do you want to end up like that? I didn't
think so! You turn to run out of the volcano when you notice a small, badly
burnt journal lying on the floor. You pick it up to see that the cover was singed,
but the pages were fine. Opening it up, you see the title: How to not get burnt
to a crisp, by Ugghn Ugga. Hmm… interesting… You turn the page, and begin to
read.
Flying techniques
In the game of Volcano run, one requires only one thing. A trigger happy mouse
clicking finger. Now, this game is fairly simple, but crashing into a fiery
ball of lava is always a threat. To avoid this, you have to get into a rhythm
with the right button on the mouse. Click to go up, release to go toward the
ground. Simple enough right? Wrong. By clicking for all you have worth is not
going to win you a "Better than You" trophy. You must click, hold, and release
to avoid the flaming balls of fire that jump up and down from the ceiling and
floor.
The basic evasion technique is to try to go over every single one, barely
missing a dusty death. This may get you a score of perhaps 300-500, depending
on how lucky you are.
The more advanced evasion pattern requires watching the movement of the fireballs.
If a fireball is coming from the floor, aim yourself towards the floor. Since
the fireball is moving upward, you should be giving yourself enough wiggle room.
The other possibility is that the fireball will be coming from the ceiling.
Now, you would aim for the ceiling, instead of the floor. Doing this is not
always easy, as the floor may be at an upward tilt, so please be careful. This
tactic will most probably net you from 500-1000, but you may be having a bad
run, so perhaps not that much.
Items
Blue diamond shaped thing: These add points to your score. It's nearly
impossible to tell, but I'd say each would give you from 10-30 points a piece.
Brown cloud of volcanic dust: These are rather annoying. They slow
you down, which may be good, but also restrict your downward movement. Try to
avoid these, but don't slam yourself into the floor trying to do it okay?
Blue bubble: This is a shield, and most probably the most important
thing in the game. Just run into it to activate the shield. This will protect
you from one hit of either the fireballs, or red-hot ceiling and floor. All
in all, this is a great, addictive game, with great replay value. It's not hard,
but it's not easy either. Enjoy!
...As you close the book, you look again at the pile of ashes on the floor.
"Ouch".
Disclaimer: Author of this article is not responsible
for severe burning, or incineration, due to exposure to molten lava. |
