In the Tiger’s Den (DXL44)
Another World Part 8/9.
Enter the Tiger’s Den, the stronghold of the one behind it all.In the Tigers Den is the 8th installment into the storyline, created by DXL44. It has no boss, focusing more on the challenge presented by the environment.
Layout
Opening
The screen scrolls to the right, with four square bullets coming from the right. This is followed by several lasers and a hexagon shockwave. Near the end of the checkpoint, the entrance to the Powersound Technologies building appears. The camera zooms in on the door as the player enters.
Checkpoint 1
Bullets are launched from the top and bottom of the screen, with walls being sent across from the left and right. Giant lasers fire as well, taking up a third of the screen. These attacks all happen in a hallway while the screen scrolls to the right.
Checkpoint 2
The camera zooms into another door as the player enters an upwards scrolling segent. Triangle pulse attacks appear along with triangle lasers and arrow-like triangle bullets. These attack patters are used consistently throughout this section, until another door appears to take the player into the next room.
Checkpoint 3
This section stops the scrolling for a rush of different attacks. The section starts with a barrage of lasers going downward, then has a hexagon pulse that shoots spinning lasers. Four cannons appear in the center of the screen, distributed horizontally. Walls close in from the top and bottom, with a giant square appearing in the center. The giant square sends out lasers, bullets, and then trios of lasers. The screen zooms in as the next section begins.
Checkpoint 4
Another varied section, with lasers opening it. The walls close in after the lasers, followde by several square pulses. The section ends with a wave-like wall appearing at the bottom as lasers appear from the sides and bullets come down from the top.
Checkpoint 5
The final section combines attacks from checkpoints 1, 2, and 4, while the screen scrolls to the left. At the end of this hallway, a door labelled “main office” is entered. The level ends with a silhouette of The Client appearing, with “to be concluded” text shown.
Gameplay
Trivia
- This is DXL44’s first non-boss level.
- The song title goes hand in hand with the level theme, since the building is the “tiger’s den” if you consider The Client a metaphorical tiger.
- A secret can be found in this level which reveals The Client’s name and a few log entries written by him.
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