shmup thread (formelly Raiden IV on 360)

Shaneus · Post by **Shaneus** » 28 Jan 2009 06:42 pm

Not in this thread.

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 29 Jan 2009 12:29 am

Soldner X?

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 16 Sep 2009 08:31 pm

26" Samsung LCD TV + Rotatable Desk Mount = Shmup heaven.

Raiden IV and Dondonpachi are off the hook, old school gameplay for the win.

Jealous Much

Xbox 360 is really this gens shmup console of choice, shame the games aren't region free.

Released:

Shikigami no Shiro III - Dec 12, 2007
Raiden Fighters Aces - Mar 25, 2008
Raiden IV - Sep 30, 2008
Otomedius Gorgeous - Nov 19, 2008
Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label Extra - Feb 19, 2009
Shooting Love 200X - Feb 19, 2009
Death Smiles - Apr 24, 2009
Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta - Jun 25, 2009

Aegis Wing - 2007 (US Marketplace only) (Xbox Live Arcade)
Ikaruga - 2008 (Xbox Live Arcade)
Triggerheart Excelica - 2008 (Xbox Live Arcade)
Omega Five - 2008 (Xbox Live Arcade)
R-Type Dimensions - 2009 (Xbox Live Arcade)

Upcoming:

Mushihimesama Futari - Nov 26, 2009
ESP Galuda II - 2010
Ketsui - TBA
Death Smiles II - TBA

Shaneus · Post by **Shaneus** » 16 Sep 2009 08:58 pm

You have an import, yeah Muzz?

Cunt.

Cardsy · Post by **Cardsy** » 16 Sep 2009 09:29 pm

Fuck I love Raiden. I've settled for MAME, the PC version and a rotatable 22inch monitor with arcade stick ... it'll do me.

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 16 Sep 2009 10:48 pm

Shaneus wrote:You have an import, yeah Muzz?

Cunt.

Yep. Have one launch day 360 and one Jasper JAP 360.

Purchased through Yahoo Japan Auctions with a Proxy Bidding service.

Ended up being cheaper with postage to get it here, than just getting the console through Play-Asia.

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 28 Sep 2009 09:42 am

Not enough shmup fans on GR to start a new thread, but for those who haven't jumped onto a JP360 yet, CAVE will be releasing their first region-free shmup.

Mushihime-sama Futari Ver. 1.5.

Most people opinions claim it, to having the hardest final boss ever( I think Dodonpachi DOJ has)

If you like a challenge, this is what you will be up against if you can make it that far.

Support this shit people so Caves other shooter coming out will be region-free:

ESP Galuda II - 2010
Ketsui - TBA
Death Smiles II - TBA

cloud · Post by **cloud** » 28 Sep 2009 10:00 am

WTF!!!

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 28 Sep 2009 10:37 am

That's not even enjoyable, and the voices...... arrrrgh! Do not want!

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 28 Sep 2009 10:38 am

GTFO!

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 28 Sep 2009 10:41 am

Hey man, I love shmups, but that end boss just looks tedious.

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 28 Sep 2009 10:47 am

Well, to be fair it is the last boss, so you would expect it to be hard. And this guy aint the TLB(True Last Boss)

Shmups have become such a niche genre these days.

I like the challenge firstly, then working out the scoring mechanics to achieve the best possible score.

Heres the 1st stage of said game.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDeA715W ... r_embedded[/youtube]

cloud · Post by **cloud** » 28 Sep 2009 10:59 am

Fuck i want to play these games BAD!!!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 28 Sep 2009 12:48 pm

Oh sweet, Mushihimesama was something I always intended to buy for my PS2 but never got around to, might have to pick up the 360 version if it is region free like you say!!

I remember hearing about it being very tough though lol, and that video haha.

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 28 Sep 2009 11:39 pm

Region free confirmed!

http://kotaku.com/5368190/bullet-hell-s" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... x-360-game

cloud · Post by **cloud** » 28 Sep 2009 11:43 pm

WOOOO!!!!!

GreyWizzard · Post by **GreyWizzard** » 29 Sep 2009 08:26 am

That's excellent news. A dev cares enough about how a title will do worldwide so makes their game region free. That is just awesome. I wish more devs were like that.

Rorschach · Post by **Rorschach** » 29 Sep 2009 10:34 am

I'm not a huge fan a 'shooting hell' games but I do want a copy of Death Smiles (Edge gave it an 8 ). I love it how the 360 is the king of 2D fighters and I live in Mecca!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 29 Sep 2009 11:36 am

Awesome news! I still don't really understand why they wouldn't just make all their games region free really, like one user commented on that article, if they never intended to release any of their prior games outside of Japan why not make them region free and then if more people buy it, that's great!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 23 Nov 2009 05:25 pm

As a heads up for anyone that was interested but had forgotten, Mushihimesama Futari 1.5 is due out on the 26th

Looks like most places are starting to get stock now though, my order on Play-Asia has moved from "Preorder/Backorder" to "Preparing Order", woo! Not long now!
I'm almost wishing I selected speedy shipping but knowing Borderlands will be here today it's probably best I don't overwhelm myself..

also for those curious I came across a list of the achievements that someone has translated;

旅立ち : Start the game - 5G

立ちはだかる恐獣 : Kill stage 1's boss - 5G

凍える海の海獣 : Kill stage 2's boss - 10G

密林の甲獣 : Kill stage 3's boss - 10G

途中の厄介者 : Kill stage 4's small boss - 15G

甲獣王 : Kill stage 4's boss - 15G

神殿にはびこる長い奴 : Kill stage 5's small boss - 10G

フェイク : Kill stage 5's boss - 20G

覚悟 : Kill stage 5's boss(true) - 25G

未来 : Clear original mode with Reco - 15G

これから : Clear original mode with Palm - 15G

力の証 : Clear original mode with Reco in one credit(novice mode not allowed) - 30G

レコの軌跡 : Clear maniac mode with Reco - 15G

パルムの旅路 : Clear maniac mode with Palm - 15G

まにあなレコ : Clear maniac mode with Reco in one credit(novice mode not allowed) - 25G

まにあなパルム : Clear maniac mode with Palm in one credit(novice mode not allowed) - 25G

秘めた実力の証 : Clear original mode with Palm in one credit(novice mode not allowed) - 30G

レコの試練 : Clear ultra mode with Reco - 20G

パルムの試練 : Clear ultra mode with Palm - 20G

元気はつらつ : Get a power up - 5G

元気100倍 : Get power up at max - 10G

爆弾 : Pick up a bomb - 5G

琥珀収集家 : Pick up 30.000 ambers in original mode(in a single game) - 10G

さよならタウロン : Destruct all "taurons" on stage 5(in a single game) - 25G

珍品 : Pick up a green amber - 5G

変色 : In maniac mode, transform 250 ambers into blue ambers(in a single time) - 15G

マニアックな入門 : In maniac mode, get multiplicator x1.000 - 10G

マニアックな兵法 : In maniac mode, get multiplicator x5.000 - 30G

マニアックでまにあっく : In maniac mode, get multiplicator x9.999 - 50G

オリジナルへの登竜門 : Score more than 100.000.000 in original mode - 15G

オリジナルへの挑戦 : Score more than 200.000.000 in original mode(novice mode not allowed) - 30G

マニアックへの登竜門 : Score more than 100.000.000 in maniac mode - 15G

マニアックへの挑戦 : Score more than 300.000.000 in maniac mode(novice mode not allowed) - 30G

ありがとう : Clear all modes in arrange, in one credit(each) - 80G

もう一人の？？？ : Kill Larsa in ultra arrange mode - 30G

己の力 : In arrange mode, reach the second loop(without changing character) - 15G

ふたりの勝利 : Clear all modes in arrange - 30G

フィーバー : Activate fever in arrange - 25G

やり手 : In arrange, get a counter(not sure what is it) higher than 100.000 - 20G

I think there are a few more secret ones though.

edit: maybe we can change this to a shmup thread since as mentioned new topics probably aren't warranted.

pilonv1 · Post by **pilonv1** » 23 Nov 2009 05:40 pm

can do :sf4
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Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 23 Nov 2009 07:22 pm

Have a preorder for the LE at both PA and NCSX just to cover myself.

Not long now can't wait!

Espgaluda II on its way soon too.

All I need now is a port of DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu for 360 to be announced.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 25 Nov 2009 06:14 pm

lol, Playza updated the region information for Futari on their site, and in doing so also bumped the price up from $68.90 to $74.90 (US) -_-;

Thankfully if you've pre-ordered the previous price still remains in effect, but don't quite know why the price got changed. Bloody send my order though! I was hoping since it changed to preparing order that it would be sent out sooner but I guess that isn't the case after all.

Also, for those that love them, scanlines have been confirmed as an available option.

I'm a little bit irked about the way they handled the Black Label content for Futari though, I was hoping it would be included on the disc but turns out it is coming later as DLC. What irritates me though is that there is a greyed out option staring you in the face from the main menu of Futari for the Black Label.

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 25 Nov 2009 08:20 pm

Getting so pumped for this game now.

Excellent news on the scanline option. Have seen plenty of other options to play with too.

Just be careful Ben to download the Black Label content, you will probably need to set up a JAP account and purchase some points from PA

Four different game modes available in Xbox 360 1.5 (Tnx to EOJ over at shmups forum for the info)

Original - With the bullet speed and density reduced to make it less daunting, The gold gem scoring system was modified to make the values higher, so scores increase faster, high score limits are vastly expanded, Extends were set to 35 mil and 100 mil, and the last boss remained basically unaltered.

Maniac - Bullet pattern tweaks, The most significant change, however, comes in the scoring system, as in version 1.5 the gold gem values were significantly increased. You can get a multiplier of 9999 by the 1st Stage boss without trying too hard, for example. This leads to a much higher and more flexible scoring potential, and a more accessible way to integrate one's own playing style into the game. Extends were set at 100 mil and 250 mil, and once again, the last boss was basically unaltered.

Ultra - Easily Cave's hardest 1 loop shooter ever devised. There is a ton of gold in the mode, due to there being a ton of bullets, so this is by far the highest scoring mode among the three (current world record scores are 3.6 to 3.7 billion points). The scoring system is based on Original mode rather than Maniac mode, in stark contrast to the original Mushihime-sama. Extends were set at a brutal 250 mil and 650 mil, and there are three final bosses to face (two True Last Bosses after the Stage 5 boss), a first for a Cave game.

Last mode will be an Xbox 360 Arrange mode controlling 2 players at once.

Future Black Label DLC.

* Stages 3 and 5 have a darker color palette.
* No shot type selection. The resulting shot type is a mixture of Normal and Abnormal modes from previous games, and is much more powerful than in other versions.
* Scoring system changes. The score system for close range attacks is changed. Multipliers in Maniac and God mode now carry over between stages. Gold gems are far more abundant in all modes, allowing for much larger scores.
* God (極弩) mode. Replacing the Ultra mode, it uses a slightly modified Maniac mode score system, and preserves the bullet density of the replaced mode, but with new enemy arrangements and barrages.
* A new True Last Boss, Spiritual Larsa. She can only be reached by completing God mode without dying.

Mk2 · Post by **Mk2** » 25 Nov 2009 08:22 pm

Benjamin, is Triggerheart Excelica worth whatever price they're asking on XBLA? I'm playing the demo and kind of enjoying it but I can't figure out if there's more to the anchor system than just holding the button when there's heaps of bullets on screen to turn them into points.