Increase the range of shot at the interceptive cells appeared at the beginning. Move straight right in the middle route. Destroy all the ground capsules will be more safe. You're about to entering one of the most difficult sections in GRADIUS IV, the blood vessel network.
Firstly, break through as many blood vessels as you can. Destroy the ground capsules will also be advantageous. When you reached the position in picture 7, you will have to select from two flight routes, up or down. This is quite optional. In my early plays, I always go to the bottom because:
In my first time visiting the Cell stage(also the first time seeing this stage), with no idea what will be next, I remember I stayed near the bottom of the screen all the way and I did successed to pass through the blood vessel network, just in the first time. That* should be quite lucky to me because I found out later that the blood vessel network is belongs to a very difficult section. (^^;
*In that play, I located Vic Viper to the most right of the screen with Options behind. I found it will be all safe until the end.
But later, I found out that going to the upper route will also be safe. Actually it seems this is sometimes more stable then going to the bottom. It depends on people I think. The flight route is exactly what showed in the above pictures. In any case, be caution with the bullets shoot from ground capsules.
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Blood Vessel Network
