@thelostsoul Not switching much. For the beginning, I use the spread gun (Wide), then, midway though the 1st busy tunnel at the beginning, I switch to the laster gun once I get the 3rd upgrade and your shot gets 3 rays.
What gets me is the next stage at the tunnel exit, when you have to face the 3-spread-bullet ships and the bigger ship that shoots the bullet storm.
If you've upgraded your laser gun during the previous section, you can take the bigger ship and snipe the smaller ones, but the moments when you have to dance between the bullet storms is what gets me. You can practice using save states, but - as I said - it takes some practice, at least for a shmup beginner like me.
