Espgaluda (Stage 5-2, Tateha, 8.3mil, One Miss)
9Demonstration of the final level, with Tateha, scoring 8.3mil with one death right at the end.
Compared to the previous level, stage5-2 is very straightforward. You can handle the early half of the stage in a multitude of ways, but the mass of Alice Clones before the boss is a key segment that is worth quite a lot of points if handled properly. With Tateha, however, delaying attacks is the only way to score high here - get too trigger-happy and your score potential goes down.
You will need to learn to harvest Kakusei Gems well here to maximise your score potential, using Shot to cover the screen and Laser to take out clusters quickly.
The three forms of the final boss - the statue, Jakou and Jakou-galuda - are also worth a lot of points if handled correctly. Thankfully there are only one or two attack patterns per form that are worth any points, so Barrier can be safely used on other patterns for defense.
I have no tips for the last pattern, other than to stay focused and keep moving into open space. If you have to use Barrier, tap the button only, and move to the side of the screen immediately on tapping the button, as the last form of the boss regenerates energy if it is hit with the laser blast of the Guard Barrier. Ouch. -_-;;
Maximum score potential within the final stage is over 10mil estimated, with an end-of-game bonus of 11.6mil maximum.