Question: How is Phalanx so badass?

[noiseredux]

Seriously, Phalanx is so awesome and yet I always feel like people only talk about its cover art. What a great game. Anyone else as big a fan as myself?

[sevin0seven]

i also enjoyed this game. good times.

[noiseredux]

i also enjoyed this game. good times.

you should play it with yr Hori Fighting Stick man, it's ... awesome.

[noiseredux]

and I want the soundtrack!

[Betamax001]

But the cover art is so awesome! How could you have a conversation about it and not talk about the awesome art? I have never played, but i just looked on Amazon and its only like 6 or 7 bucks. I might have to check it out. I like shmups, but I also like not spending much money. So cheap shmups are even better.

[GSZX1337]

and I want the soundtrack!

http://forums.ffshrine.org/showthread.p ... ht=Phalanx

[Breetai]

Errr... what? It's alright, but good enough to justify its own thread???

[Hagane Hiryu]

Errr... what? It's alright, but good enough to justify its own thread???

Is there any game that doesn't potentially deserve its own thread on a video gaming website?

[skyknight]

Never played the game, but definitely heard about its infamous cover art (the old man and a banjo).

I think a fair comparison is Super R-type, Area 88 (UN Squadron), and other SNES games; how does it stack up against the competition?

[KillemallCFH]

I'm enjoying it a lot. Not the best shmup I've played, but one of the better ones (not that I'm very knowledgeable/experienced with the genre). The cover just makes it more badass. Comparing it to other SNES shmups I own, I like it better than Super R-Type and Gradius 3, but not quite as much as Axelay or Space Megaforce.