2035 American Midwest is the second stage in Xeno Fighters R. More hectic than the stage preceding it, it also introduces path conditions.
Backstory[]
With the loss of the 1942 Midway foothold, BRES has commenced a direct attack on ATHENA's intelligence centers in the American Midwest. Their primary weapon is a great stock of missiles, with which they've already laid waste to a nearby city. The only way to stop the attack is to destroy the aerial battlestation warping the missiles in, Silver Banshee. After what happened in Midway, BRES is certain to focus its efforts on destroying you before resuming the attack on our installations. Fly as high as you can to minimize risk of collateral damage, but be warned that Banshee can easily sense you up there, and warp those missiles in well before you get it in attack range.
Description[]
The stage takes place high over the American Midwest, later moving over a city shattered with missile craters. The Silver Banshee awaits as you fly over Lake Michigan.
Notable encounters[]
Enemy encounters[]
Typical enemy encounters include BRES spacecraft of various sizes. Near the middle of the stage, a radio sound is heard, then waves of missiles of different sizes appear.
The Stranger's main craft, Chimaira, with the Stheno modular machine attached, appears as an escort for the Silver Banshee endboss.
Endboss[]
Silver Banshee awaits players after they fly over Lake Michigan.
Stage branching[]
The stage branches as a result of destroying Silver Banshee's escort, Stheno, piloted by the enigmatic Stranger (callsign: Azure Silence), which attempts to transmit a signal to BRES about Silver Banshee being attacked. If Stheno is crippled, the signal is disrupted, while Azure Silence retreats, and the rift to 1974 Vietnam is discovered. Otherwise, Stheno's escape leaves ATHENA unable to detect the Vietnam rift, but still able to discover BRES's 1995 Chechnya operations.
| Stages | ||
| Starting stages | 1942 Midway Islands (1) ● 2035 American Midwest (2) | |
| "A" path stages | 1995 Chechnya (3-A) ● 2035 Iceland (4-A) ● 2003 Afghanistan (5-A) ● 1915 France (6-A) | |
| "B" path stages | 1974 Vietnam (3-B) ● 2035 Portugal (4-B) ● 1991 Persian Gulf (5-B) ● Dimensional Abyss (6-B) | |
| Final stages | End of Days (5-C) ● Asteroid Belt (F-A) ● Temporal Spaceport (F-B) ● BRES Colony (F-C) | |
| EX stages | Gemini Canyon (EX-1) ● Forest of Naju (EX-2) ● Parobee Fusion (EX-3) ● '98 D R E A M S (EX-4) ● Lair of the Leviathan (EX-5) ● San Diego (EX-6) | |
| Developer stages | Black Heart's Domain ● BPze's Room of Doom | |