Thanks and goodbye

It's been four years since I started this news outlet. It's been a lot of fun and I've gotten to know a lot of nice and friendly people.

The state of the shmup/STG world is strong. Certainly stronger than those four years ago. We are seeing a revival of the genre, particularly on the Nintendo Switch but PlayStation 4 is also a strong contender. Xbox One tries I guess and if the full heritage of the Xbox 360 at some point becomes playable on an Xbox again that will be an absolute treasure trove of shooters becoming available.

Anyway. I don't have the time/energy to keep up with all the news anymore, try as I might. I suggest you follow @shmups on twitter to get your updates on the genre.

I will  try to keep the Nintendo Switch Shmups/STG wiki up to date - but would of course welcome contributors - after all, it's what wikis are about.

Thanks to everyone who came here for news on the genre.

I will keep tabs on my twitter profile @STGPilot and you can always reach me at dlundh[at]gmail.com should you so desire.

Stay healthy, practice social distancing. wash your hands often and wear a mask in public to protect the elderly and vulnerable if you can. It seems COVID-19 is here for the long haul.

Thank you,
Daniel

Task Force Kampas is coming to consoles: trailer

Task Force Kampas launched early last year on Windows.

Oshyaberi! Horijo! Gekihori - The Bullet Heaven review

There's also a review from Shmups on Switch from September last year.

Cyber Seraph has been graced with a trailer

Cyber Seraph, a new shmup in development coming to Steam and itch.io, that I wrote about a couple of days ago has a trailer out:
There's a demo available.

Shmups on Switch asks nicely for more shmups to come to Switch

We are closing in on May 3rd and I guess now is as good a time as any; I will be turning off the lights here by then. I've had a 4 year run and have had close to 50.000 visitors (there's still time to reach that magic number but I'm not holding my breath) and, thanks to Twitter, have made the acquintance of a lot of very nice people.

The twitter account will remain active and I will continue to add to the Nintendo Switch shmups/stg wiki to try to keep it up to date (and everyone is very welcome to join that effort).

Bullet Heaven reviews Gigantic Army (Switch)

Mars: Chaos Menace Trailer (PS4/Switch)

Chaos and destruction are threatening the planet…

Mars: Chaos Menace is a frenetic bullet hell shoot'em up. Discover unique environments and defeat deadly opponents that will make you suffer and surpass yourself. Face devastating boss battles and aim for the high score!

Story: We are in the Terraforming age after saving our homeworld, Earth, which was collapsed by radioactive contamination and the depletion of resources. Now, humans are successfully colonizing nearby planets, using technology to adapt these inhospitable and hostile places. For the first time in our existence we feel in harmony with everything. But our activity and progress has attracted huge and warp monsters that only wish to devastate and sterilize planets by destroying the whole way of life.

We had forgotten, chaos is the natural state of the universe...

Features:
• Frenetic "Bullet Hell" action
• A careful aesthetics and design that will make you fall in love.
• Great variety of unique environments that you will discover in your missions.
• Spectacular opponents that will make you suffer and surpass yourself.
• Crowd of different enemies with exclusive behavior.
• Action and challenge assured for lovers of the genre.

Cyber Seraph, shmup in development, demo available

Cyber Seraph is an indie colorful retro shmup where you're pitted against vicious agents of ruin who have devastated your home world. Unlock upgrades and customize your ship, seek out  your foes and exact righteous vengeance! You're your people's last hope.

Release date: sometime in 2020. 

Keys for demo: WASD to move, O to fire, E to restart, Q for window mode. Has controller support, fire with A button (if using Xbox controller). 

Shmups on Switch dishes the pain to Galaxy Warfighter

Battle of the ports: DoDonPachi

Syder Reloaded - The Bullet Heaven review

Why should Shmups on Switch have all the fun?

Battle of the Ports: Donpachi

Sakura Stars, new shmup coming to Steam on May 21st

The pitch: When hordes of Youkai threaten the world, the Tanukis send a messenger to choose human girls to receive magical powers to defend humanity. They are known as SAKURA STARS.
Take on hordes of youkai in this 8bit horizontal shmup and defend humanity from supernatural beings.
Sakura Stars is a game made on Pico-8, a retro fantasy console with purposeful limitations to simulate an 8-bit era console.

Launches May 21st, on Steam.

Black Bird goes physical

Limited Run Games opens pre-orders for the physical edition of Black Bird (for Nintendo Switch) on April 10th, a regular and a Collector's Edition will be available.

The wiki entry has been updated.

Jet Lancer Trailer

Coming to PC and Nintendo Switch on May 12, 2020 Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter.

Null Drifter Trailer

Can this retrogfx trend die soon? Now we're back to ZX80 level graphics.

Shmups on Switch reviews ESP Ra.De.

Panzer Dragoon Remake Review

The Bullet Heaven review of Project Starship

Galaxy Warfighter coming to Nintendo Switch, Steam

Coming to the eShop and Steam on April 16th is Galaxy Warfighter.

The pitch:

Prove that you are the best pilot in the galaxy!

Taking its roots from the classic games in the shoot'em up genre, «Galaxy Warfighter» conveys the old ideas in a new way. Piloting your fighter ship, you have to fight hordes of enemies with unpredictable strategies and attack schemes.

Well, and if you think that the usual enemies are too easy, «Galaxy Warfighter» will put you face to face with the ruthless bosses. You should not underestimate them. The game will continue to increase in difficulty.

- Well thought-out attack schemes of the enemy;
- Unique bosses;
- System of the ship upgrades;
- Incredible backgrounds;
- HD Graphics in a retro style!