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INTRODUCTION

To understand Ibara, you must understand Battle Garegga. Ibara is in many ways the spiritual successor to Battle Garegga. Both games were designed by the legendary Raizing programmer Shinobu Yagawa.

SHIPS
There are two types of ships available, however they are locked to Player 1 (Bond) & Player 2 (Dyne)
Player 1 - Bond
Player 2 - Dyne
Bond
Dyne
Moderatly fast, with narrow shot
Slower with wide shot

BUTTONS

Button A
Tap to fire bursts, keep pressed down for autofire.
Button B
Tap lightly to release small bombs. Hold down and release to launch the Hadou Cannon.

SHIP SUB-TYPES
In true Battle Garegga style the sub-type of your ship can be changed by holding down A, B or A+B while pressing the START button.
Type
Speed
Option
Shot
Bomb
Default
Normal
All fixed
Regular
Regular
A
Slower
All fixed
1P
Linear
Bomb goes straight forward
2P
Slightly converged to center.
Bomb goes in the opposite direction of the stick direction.
B
Faster
Left/Right fixed
1P
Piercing bullet
Bomb automatically goes toward the enemy (homing)
2P
Slightly converged to center.
Bomb goes in all directions with ship in center.
A+B
Faster
Rear fixed
1P
Narrow width
Forward throwing type
2P
Wide 3-Way

SHOT

Your shot may be powered up to level 7. Whenever you collect a shot power up item bullets will be cancelled close to the collection point. The cancelled bullets will turn into roses, any enemies in the vicinity will receive a large amount of damage. This is called an Aura Flash.

You can increase your autofire rate by tapping button A as fast as you can. The highest frequency that you achieve will become your autofire rate.

Small Shot
Small shot power up
Large Shot
Large shot power up

BOMBS

Like Battle Garegga, you need to collect bomb fragments to replenish your bomb stock. 
 
For each 40 small fragments you will have 1 large bomb which can be used to unleash the Hadou Cannon attack by holding and releasing the B button.  The Hadou Cannon travels vertically and does heavy damage to any enemies or bosses it connects with, leaving a trail behind it where your ship can remain invulnerable from enemy fire for a short time.
 
Suiciding can be an important part of managing your bomb stock, as you receive 20 small fragments after each death
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Small Bomb
Small bomb, collect 40 of these to obtain a Hadou Cannon.
Large Bomb
Large bomb, Collect one to obtain a Hadou Cannon

OPTIONS

Ibara allows you to place the options in three different positions on your ship: left, right and rear. By touching the extremity of your ship with the collected option it will attach or replace your current option. 
 
Collecting options that aren't already equipped causes an Aura Flash.
 
Options may be locked in place by holding down button A.
 
You can use the START button to reset the positions of the options to the default.

Option
5 way shot.
Option
Burner, releases a long trail of flames.
Option
Gatling, powerful machine gun.
Option
Homing missile.
Option
Machine gun.
Option
Napalm, releases a short but powerful burst of flame.
Option
Rocket, piercing

MEDALS

As in Battle Garegga the key to high scores is chaining medals. Make sure you catch the last medal of each wave on the screen to keep the chain. In order to get a medal increase the screen must be empty of all medals.

Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal Medal  
2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000

RANK

You gain an extra life for each 1 million points scored. However the game is a bit counter-intuitive as extra lives cause the rank to rise very quickly. So one of the best ways to keep rank at a more manageable level would be to suicide any extra ships you may not need. Expert players will be on their last life for most of the game.

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