Originally posted by: guillavoie
Originally posted by: rdrunner
I'll pass along a hint that I learned last fall (where have you gone, Miss Clawful?): For extra points against the third boss (the green, splitting ninja), use charged punches. They will immediately trigger his split move, rather than requiring the usual three hits. This will produce more ninjas than you would normally have to fight. Each of these enemies is worth 1,000 points, so it adds up!
Cool stuff Tom, but that's borderline racking points IMO
Wow, this is unexpected. Megan used this technique in past contests, so I assumed it was legit.
I can defend this technique. Two things make this move different from what I would consider to be illegal point racking for this contest:
1. The amount of splits you get against this boss depends entirely on what move you use. Obviously, the charged punch gets you the most. However, you also get extra splits by fighting him without a weapon. For example, in the Stage 7 rematch, you get two splits if you use a weapon, but you get three if you use punches, kicks, or jump kicks. You're forced to get the extra split if you're unarmed at this point.
2. Point racking is about doing something over and over for a long time (ex: Standing still and running out the clock). This is not it. Even with the charged punches, you're only able to get a few extra splits out of the boss. Worst case, during the fight in Stage 3, you get three extra splits (worth 12,000 points total, minus a few thousand points for getting a smaller timer bonus from taking longer).
Point racking in general is an extremely vague term. During my referee days, I had to spend a lot of time wrestling with the concept. It was a rather painful experience. In the end, I concluded that the more you a game makes you have to think about these things, the less fun it becomes, and the less you should be concerned with setting a high score on it.