Thanks for watching my game. The main reason why I decided to upload it is to raise a discussion that helps to establish the rules for this game.(posted 8942 days ago)If leeching, i.e. repeating *on purpose* last level of round 2 over and over again, is banned, then the only way to get a really high score is to arrive at the end (or just before the half) of a level rich in points (e.g. the 4th and/or the 5th) and sistematically die, making it appear *accidental* (which experienced players can do). The more lives one has at his/her disposal to do so, the higher the final score will be.
As can be seen, this would inevitably lead to a hypocrite as well as childish gaming behaviour: I cannot see how a player could be proud of a hi-score achieved that way (note also what Tim Morrow says about "score x and y").
My feeling, then, is that banning the above kind of leeching creates more problems than it tries to solve. Fortunately, everybody will agree that that leeching is not of the same kind as that of e.g. Commando: it does require skill.
In view of all this, I suggest the following: the notion of leeching should not be applied to this game, i.e. the player is allowed to do whatever (s)he wants in order to earn points, including repeating at will last level of round 2. However, the necessary prerequisite for a score being considered valid is that the game must be finished: this would be both a deterrent (my 601000 points, for instance, would not be valid) and a challenging factor.
Let me know what you think. Regards.