Dreamcast SHMUPS

[Ack]

Hey guys, Racket asked me to do a little revision to the DC SHMUPS post, so I've got to do all the relevant research. Generally we try to put these genre/console lists in order from our favorites to the worst, but as I generally suck at SHMUPS, so I figured it would be better to ask the guys who know. In what order do you think these should appear?

Here's the current order in the original article, with a couple of comments from me:

Ikaruga
Mars Matrix
Border Down
Castle of Shikigami 2
Psyvariar II
Bangai O
Trizeal
Chaos Field
Gunbird 2
Zero Gunner 2
GigaWing & GigaWing 2 (should I separate these two?)
Twinkle Star Sprites
Radilgy
Under Defeat
Drill (will be moved to a special mention at the end, since it wasn't finished)
Last Hope

Need to add:
Triggerheart Exelica
Karous
DUX

Also, if there are anymore you know about, tell me. Thanks guys, I appreciate any help you can give me.

[Bootaaay]

I'd probably arrange them like this;

Ikaruga
Under Defeat
Bangai O
Border Down
Zero Gunner 2
Mars Matrix
Triggerheart Exelica
Castle of Shikigami 2
Psyvariar II
Last Hope
Trizeal
Chaos Field
Gunbird 2
GigaWing & GigaWing 2 (should I separate these two?)
Twinkle Star Sprites
Radilgy
Karous
DUX
Drill (will be moved to a special mention at the end, since it wasn't finished)

The top 5 are the best on the DC imo, Under Defeat especially deserves to be near the top of the list.

[the7k]

You'd seriously put Twinkle Star Sprites down that low, Bootaaay? It's damn near one of my favorite DC games...

[Bootaaay]

I never put much time into it to be honest, played the Saturn version more (although, I think they're pretty much the same iirc) - but yeah, it should be higher, i'm sure most people who've played it would probably say it's better than games like Chaos Field/Trizeal/Last Hope etc

[nick944]

I would throw Karous some recognition. Honestly my favorite Dreamcast shmup along with being the last official Dreamcast release. (if you don't count the Rez reprint)

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

I would throw Karous some recognition. Honestly my favorite Dreamcast shmup along with being the last official Dreamcast release. (if you don't count the Rez reprint)

REZ does count, it's just that good of a note that the DC deserved to go out on it.

[pepharytheworm]

Just put them in the order they were released, that way no ones feelings will be hurt.

I think you named them all.

[Erik_Twice]

Just put them in the order they were released, that way no ones feelings will be hurt.

I think you named them all.

Or alphabetic order for that matter, easier to search any game and easier than looking the dates.

[fast]

I vote alphabetical.

But my top two are Bangai O and Castle of Shikigami 2.

[pepharytheworm]

I vote alphabetical.

But my top two are Bangai O and Castle of Shikigami 2.

Now my feelings are hurt