Canyon Capers

Canyon Capers

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Maximizing points in Canyon Capers
By 2Flow2
How points are awarded in Canyon Capers, and how you can get the most in each level.
   
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Preface
I really dislike this game, honestly I do. I think its a tedious, poorly designed, and just pretty much garbage. Yet for some reason I played all the way through it, and it took a lot of sluething to finally figure out how points work so hopefully this guide will make it easy for everyone else to understand how they are distributed and not have to go through the headache that it took me to figure out.
How points work
Points are awarded at the end of the stage as "Bonuses" based on actions you performed in the level. The different Bonuses you can earn are as follows:

Gem Bonus - worth 1000 pts each - You get 1000 points for every Gem you pick up in a level (color does not matter).

Treasure Bonus - worth 100 pts each - You get 100 points for every treasure chest you open up in a level.

Health Bonus - worth 100 pts each - You get 100 points for every hit point you have at the end of the level (you start with 100 HP at the beginning of the level and the little heart in the top-right corner represents how much of it it remaining. You can't know the exact number you have left until the end of the level). If you die at any point during the level this number is immediately set to zero and the health that you end with will not matter.

Time Bonus - worth 25 pts each - You get 25 points for every second left on the timer when the level ends. The bar at the bottom of the screen during the level tracks how much time you have left, but like health you can't know the exact number until the level ends.

Super Bonus - worth 200 pts each - You get 200 points for every enemy you "stun" (kill until they respawn). This does not include the double point bonuses for jumping on two enemies in succession.

Full Collection Bonus - worth 5000 pts each - You get 5000 points for every set of items (Gems, Coins, and Food) that you collect every one of in a level. When every item of a type in a level has been collected, stars will spray out in a circle and the word "BONUS" will appear at the top of the screen.

Coins and Food, when collected in a level, do not give any points upon being collected unless you collect all of them in a level (and thus get their Full Collection Bonus).

Despite it saying "x2!" when you destroy two enemies in a row, there is no score increase for doing this. Getting chains of enemy stuns does not effect your score in any way.

It also says "100" when Gems are collected and Treasure chests are opened. These numbers mean nothing, as the only points counted are the Bonuses described above.
How to get the most points
A section that I originally planned to write but probably never will.
3 Comments
Kisto 15 Jan, 2024 @ 4:22pm 
Ah i see, thanks for info, gonna try it in my spare time while watching something in background
2Flow2  [author] 15 Jan, 2024 @ 4:08pm 
It took me roughly 30 - 40 hours to 100% and it wasn't worth it in any way. I don't recommend doing it, it's pretty tedious.
Kisto 15 Jan, 2024 @ 3:13pm 
How long did it take you to fully complete this game and is it very hard to 100% it?