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# Fly low. Good DEFENDER players seldom fly more than two inches above the planet, in order to protect their humanoids.
# Mutants are not as hard to destroy as it might appear. Thrust, then reverse direction and adjust your height simultaneously, and fire.
# Listen to the game sounds. Most of the time you'll hear a humanoid cry for help before you see it. Use the Scanner to find it. Try playing DEFENDER usingthe Scanner alone a few times to get a good idea of how it works.# You can carry a humanoid around with you so that the aliens can never destroy all ten of them without destroying you. But if you touch the planet, the humanoidwill immediately jump free.
# Use Smart Bombs only in extreme emergencies, or if there are enough aliens on the screen to push you past a 10,000 point mark.
# When you're thrusting, move up and down and fire continuously to sweep your area clean.
