tisdag 31 maj 2016

That was quick

Xenon 2 Megablast has gotten a run as a cart for Ataris home console swan song Jaguar, it was just opened for orders a few days ago but has already sold out.


I guess I have to press the buy button faster next time or get ready to pay those sweet, sweet ebay prices when copies end up there.

måndag 30 maj 2016

Zenodyne R gets STEAMed

Zenodyne R, a new danmaku shooter, was released on May 29th and is available on Steam. It has a 10% discount going on until June 5th.


Zenodyne R is the sequel to Zenohell, likewise available on Steam.

torsdag 26 maj 2016

TBT: Ten Great Bullet Hell Shooters

TBT to this great listing in USGamer. Some solid choices, some curve balls but ultimately a nice list.

Thinking outside the box and not just list 10 CAVE games is a risky tactic but I think it paid off, it makes the list more interesting.

Kudos for listing Dodonpachi Maximum, an otherwise much derided part of the Donpachi series only available on mobile platforms. Goofy graphics aside it has great mechanics and the trademark CAVE difficulty curve of easy, easy, easy, I CAN'T DODGE ALL THIS WHAT DO I DOOOOO.

There's a new twin stick sheriff in town

Score Rush Extended is announced for PlayStation 4:


Hits on May 31st. Now, twin stick shooters are usually not my cup of tea but that doesn't mean I want to miss out either. It will probably go in my shopping cart...

fredag 20 maj 2016

STUN FEST in France streaming live this weekend May 20-22

Public Stream
Shmup/STG schedule:
Friday:
• 13:00 - Strikers 1945 - Player: WC
• 16:00 - Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX - Player: DKA

Saturday:
• 11:30 - Crimzon Clover: World Ignition (Original Mode) - Player: DKA
• 16:00 - Espgaluda 2 (Double Play) - Player: WS

Sunday:
• 11:00 - Raiden IV (Double Play) - Player: WS
• 12:00 - Dodonpachi Saidaioujou AC (Expert Mode) - Player: WC

ALL TIMES IN UTC+2

Full schedule including other game genres.


Since the expert players above have come all the way from China I thought it would be appropriate to point to this Eurogamer arcticle about the chinese STG scene.

torsdag 19 maj 2016

Xenocider - on-rails shooter being Kickstarted

Xenocider is a new on-rails shooter being developed for PC (which is apparently what Windows is called nowadays), Mac, Linux, Nintendo 3DS and... Segas trusty old Dreamcast!


It's in development now, 2 demos of the game are available, and they want to be funded through Kickstarter. They need your help!



fredag 13 maj 2016

RefRain -prism memories-, shmup now available on Steam

An "empowering, cyberpunk, bullet-hell" shmup available on Steam now. I like my shooters with military theme so when the graphics get abstract I usually tune out.



I say usually because some really abstract games have caught my imagination (Every Extend for one). Jury's still out on this one though.

torsdag 12 maj 2016

Caladrius BLAZE is approaching PS4 fast. NO REFUGE.

Caladrius Blaze has been ported to PS4 and gets a physical asian release, it's english-friendly and set to be available some time in June from places like Play-Asia.

tisdag 10 maj 2016

Söldner-X 2 gets physical

The download-only game for PS Vita and PS3 is getting a limited physical release for PS Vita. Available *soon*.

Jets'n'Guns Gold on weekly sale on Steam

I first played this on my Mac back in '06. It's a horizontally scrolling shooter. It's available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux - and on a 50% sale on Steam this week. At €3,49 it's a no-brainer to add this to your collection. Offer ends May 16th.

söndag 8 maj 2016

Meanwhile in Raiden V

In anticipation of the western Raiden V release the japanese version has got a huge update with english translations not only in the menus and other text in the game but the voice-over acting is now available in english too. There are a few graphical updates here and there too! All in all, a great update!

lördag 7 maj 2016

Polish shmup Sky Force headed for consoles

Polish developers Infinite Dreams are bringing their Sky Force series to consoles.
Sky Force Anniversary will launch this summer on PS Vita, PS3 and PS4. That's a buckshot of platforms, lets hope they get it right!
The game is available for PC (Windows) and Mac already.