One of the most intense encounters in the game of Fingeance are the boss battles. The Dolphin Empire has trained, manufactured, and bioengineered these big baddies to prevent your team from reaching the heart of the their territory. You and your crack team of fishes will need all the help you can get to defeat them. Luckily, the Escape Industries development team is on your side. Here’s a breakdown of a few of the boss fights you’ll encounter.

The Jellyfish Queen

We’ve talked about her a bit before, but the queen of the jellyfish is no slouch. Armed to the tentacles in jelly servants, this regal rival won’t allow you to shoot her easily. The trick is to avoid her minions as long as possible, and focus her rather weak body. Solo ships are going to have to alternate between shooting the boss and the subordinates, but in a team it’s helpful to have a ship or two on cleanup duty. Make sure not to get overwhelmed either: the Jellyfish Queen’s minions will continue to chase you until they run into your hull, then explode in a freezing blast, making you an easier target for the queen’s bullets. A tankier teammate may consider this a good thing, and can use their increased durability to clear through them quickly (though you lose out on the scrap they would drop).

Devastator Sub

Partly responsible for the mutated and corrupted Kelp Forest, this monstrous machine is piloted by a ruthless dolphin. This boss has been equipped with a huge assortment of ammunition, and needs to be dealt with carefully to ensure your ship’s survival throughout the fight. A tank is very powerful here: the sub fires several different types of bullets, but many are fairly weak damage wise. A damage sponge can create safety zones for squishier teammate to hide behind. A tank however will not protect you from some of the more deadly attacks. The Devastator Sub can fire toxic missiles that leave clouds of eroding gas, slowing and constantly damaging ships foolish enough to pilot through them. When low on health, the sub will fire a giant laser, truly devastating everything in its path.

You don’t want to be in front of this.

Look for the glowing windows! That’s when the sub is charging the laser.

Darkbomb

This is a big bad bomb boss found in the depths of the Deep Sea Cave. This boss fight is somewhat of a test of endurance: regular damage output won’t affect this boss at all. Instead, buttons have been placed around the battlefield. Firing at them moves the tumbler around the giant bomb, and when it reaches the very top, a giant laser will fire at the bomb, damaging it for a third of its total health. Your goal in this fight is to activate that laser by firing at the buttons and moving the tumblers into the top position. The Darkbomb has a few tricks though: it fires bullets timed with its clicks, and can summon other enemies to prevent you from finishing it off. Be quick though! The Darkbomb has a timer (indicated by the red ring around it) and when it ends, it will continue to fire burning and exploding bullets until it is destroy or you are!

Hopefully you can use these tips to give you a fighting edge against the boss encounters found in Fingeance. If you have any tips to fight the Fingeance foes, you can comment about them here on our blog, tweet at us on out Twitter, or comment on our Facebook page.