Deathsmiles II-X review from Bullet Heaven

Technically posted on new years eve in the US, we had already passed that in my time zone so instead of ending the year with this review i'm starting up 2020 with it. I'm hung-over but otherwise ready for a new year of news!

Blast from the (recent) past: The Cave Collection unboxing

Unboxing of the Cave Collection Kan, the second and most recent of the Cave Collections for the Xbox 360. Kan has an extra game included compared to the first edition, Akai Katana, but doesn't include the soundtracks for the games which are in a separate box included with the first collection.
The Cave Collections for Xbox 360 were released in 2013 and 2014 respectively and are quite pricey.

Besides getting the collection you also need a JP Xbox 360 or a modded 360 machine to play some of the games as they are decidedly region locked. Let's hope all these games get re-released on current consoles.

Deathsmiles for iOS is 40% off between Oct 28th and Nov 4th

If you want to try out playing shmups on your iOS device, now is the time!

Deathsmiles & Deathsmiles II being ported to multiple platforms

Siliconera reports that Cave and City Connection has announced that Deathsmiles and Deathsmiles II are being ported to multiple platforms. In my mind that would be PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch but at this stage we just don't know.

Deathsmiles is available on Steam and Xbox 360 and Deathsmiles II has only appeared on Xbox 360 (outside of arcades).

Cave and City Connection also tells us that this is the first wave of planned multiplatform releases of Caves games.

There's no way to get around it: this is FANTASTIC news.

CAVE finally going to update iOS games

In what can only be described as a (very welcome) surprise announcement, CAVE has shared the news that they will be updating their iOS apps to 64-bit versions to allow us to enjoy the games moving forward. We can finally start updating our iOS devices!

No word on the Android apps yet.

EDIT: The update will be free of charge _and_ there will be an anniversary sale for people who missed out the first time.

The following titles are getting updates:
Dodonpachi Blissful Death
Dodonpachi Resurrection HD
Dodonpachi Maximum
Deathsmiles

EDIT2: Trailer.

CAVE Festival 2018 brings sale to Steam

All CAVE titles on Steam are heavily discounted right now due to the ongoing CAVE Festival 2018.

So get your Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi Resurrection and DeathSmiles while they're cheap!

Deathsmiles OST Preview

Degica announces Raizing/Eighting DLC for DBCS

New DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours DLC from three amazing Eighting games! New ships! New stages! New music!

Mahoudaisakusen/Sorcer Striker (C)1993 EIGHTING 
Soukyuugurentai/Terra Diver © 1996 EIGHTING 
BATTLE GAREGGA (C) 1996 EIGHTING

Dariusburst CS is the gift that keeps on giving. With three DLCs already it's the greatest mashup of our times.

Earlier DLCs:
Taito: Night Striker, Metal Black and RayForce
SEGA: Fantasy Zone, Space Harrier and Galaxy Force II
CAVE: Deathsmiles, Ketsui and Dodonpachi Resurrection

CAVE DLC for DBCS available on Steam right now!

The three CAVE DLCs for Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours launched today, dec. 15th, on Steam.

CAVE DLC for DariusBurst:CS - The Press Release

New DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours DLC is Coming With The CAVE DLC Bundle! The ridiculously huge amounts of awesome content for DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours has not let up! The third DLC bundle is coming December 14th 2016 and will contain three packs each providing a new ship, new stages, and new music taken from the games of the legendary shmup developers, CAVE Interactive Co., Ltd. The music featured comes from the prolific composers, WASi303, Keishi Yonao, and Yousuke Yasui. Each pack will be available separately for $4.99 USD or together in a bundle for $11.97 USD. Below are details on each individual pack.   Check out the trailer!

Here's what you can look forward to!...

Windia from Deathsmiles From the magical land of Gilverado, comes Windia!   Features: Windia is playable in DLC mode as a ship. Windia brings her bidirectional shooting and lock-on magic. Collect skulls & crowns to increase your gauge, then unleash its power. Hoo, Windia’s owl familiar, joins the fight. Unique stages and music (with remixes by WASi303)

Delta Sword from DoDonPachi Resurrection Resurrecting from a Blissful Death, the Delta Sword rises like a phoenix!   Features: Delta Sword is playable in DLC mode as a ship. Switch between shots and beam. Fill your gauge to enter Hyper Mode to increase your combo and get items. Unique stages and music (with remixes by Keishi Yonao)

Tiger Schwert from ketsui Welcome to the special round, Tiger Schwert!   Features: Tiger Schwert is playable in DLC mode as a ship. Switch between normal shots and lock-on shots. Collect score-increasing chips by getting dangerously close to your targets. Lock-on options will shoot what you shoot. Unique stages and music (with remixes by Yousuke Yasui)

Oh, one more thing... Purchasing an above DLC gives you access to 3 special stages designed specially for that ship. (Only scores using that ship will be registered in the special stages.) You will also get access to the CAVE pack: 10 newly arranged stages including 3 boss fights, as well as CS PACK 3: 10 stages from CS mode. Buying any DLC also lets you use all theDARIUSBURST ships from the base game in the DLC Mode stages. ...this is one time it's ok to get lost in a CAVE. c'(^_~)

New CAVE DLC for Dariusburst:Chronicle Saviours getting closer

Confirmed availability December 15th on Twitter.

Degica goes BIG with Dariusburst CS

DariusBurst’s back with two new DLC packs, a physical PS4 release and a new developer! 17th September, 2016—Degica is proud to announce two new upcoming DLC packs, the much demanded PS4 physical release and a new developer for the much-loved DariusBurst Chronicle Saviours (Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita), released in December, 2015. New DLC: Following on from DLC collaborations with Taito (DLC Pack 1) and Sega (DLC Pack 2), we now have fan favourites Cave and 8ing joining the fray. As always, each DLC features a new ship and soundtrack with guest composer giving their interpretation of the classic hits. *Details to be released at a later date. New PS4 Release: The long-awaited physical release for PlayStation 4 is on its way in the form of a limited edition! Details to be released separately at a later date. New Developer: Taking up the torch from Pyramid, Inc., Taito-alumni and shooting game specialists G.rev are now in charge of DariusBurst CS’s development and are currently hard at work crafting new DLC! Their previous Steam title, Strania, was well received so DariusBurst is in great hands! Cave (DLC Pack 3) Rising from the ashes of the legendary Toaplan, Cave is the company which made bullet-hell synonymous with shooting-heaven for countless fans. Lineup: Dodonpachi Resurrection, Deathsmiles, Ketsui Release Date: TBD Platform:  PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Steam Price: Single DLC: $4.99, All 3: $11.99 (prices may vary by region and platform)

Dodonpachi Resurrection (C)2008, 2010, 2016 CAVE Interactive CO., LTD. Deathsmiles (C)2007, 2016 CAVE Interactive CO., LTD. Ketsui (C)2002, 2016 CAVE Interactive CO., LTD. 8ing (DLC Pack 4) Drawing DNA from Naxat, Compile and Toaplan, they set the 90s arcade scene alight as Raizing with genre-defining shooting games still revered by fans today. Lineup: BATTLE GAREGGA, Sorcer Striker (Mahoudaisakusen), Terra Diver (Soukyugurentai) Release Date: TBD Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Steam Price: Single DLC: $4.99, All 3: $11.99 (prices may vary by region and platform)

BATTLE GAREGGA (C) 1996 EIGHTING Mahoudaisakusen/Sorcer Striker (C)1996 EIGHTING Soukyugurentai/Terra Diver (C)1993 EIGHTING CAVE Interactive CO., LTD. : http://www.cave.co.jp/en/ EIGHTING CO., LTD. : http://www.8ing.co.jp/en/ G.rev Ltd.: http://www.grev.co.jp/ About Degica Games: Degica Games is a Tokyo-based publisher specializing in localizing Japanese games for the global market. We're best known for the RPG Maker franchise and shooting games such as DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours, The Shooting Love series, ESCHATOS Wonder Pack, and Crimzon Clover. We’re even branching out into fighting games with Koihime Enbu and more. Our goal is to bring you the best games from Japan and all around the world! ### Thank you for reading! Official DariusBurst Chronicle Saviours Site: http://darius.jp/dbcs/en/

Keeping up with CAVE (on STEAM)

After the arrival of Mushihimesama and Deathsmiles on Steam, the next game announced is DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu / Resurrection.