Space Channel 5?
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Is <insert name here> a shmup?
Is <insert name here> a shmup?
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Space Channel 5?
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Space Channel 5?
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Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
Well, timing is critical and she shoots aliens with her laser pistol. There are bosses to defeat too, usually more difficult than the aliens through the levels.
Admittedly, I don't think there are any bullet patterns to avoid...
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Admittedly, I don't think there are any bullet patterns to avoid...
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Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
That's the silliest "shmup" I ever heard of 
So easy even I could probably 1cc it.
So easy even I could probably 1cc it.
Xeogred wrote:The obvious answer is that it's time for the Dreamcast 2.
Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
Yep! It has that going for it! I really must buy it.ExedExes wrote:That's the silliest "shmup" I ever heard of
Any other "doubtful" shmups out there?
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Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
How about The Red Star (PS2)?
Most of the time, it looks like this:
but...sometimes...it looks like this:
It's an awesome game...but is it a shmup?
Most of the time, it looks like this:
Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
A good rule of thumb is "if you have to ask if it's a shmup, it isn't".
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Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
OK...then...what about Thunder Force?
From HG101:
"The game format is completely free directional scrolling overhead stages where you fight airborne enemies and bomb ground targets in search of a set amount of hidden shield generators. Once all the shield generators in the stage are found and destroyed, the game shifts to a screen where you have to destroy a portion of a large fortress named the Dyradeizer. Once this is done, you move on to the next stage and repeat the process. . . . The gameplay is just as basic as the graphics, with the ship having an airborne shot and a crosshair for ground shots a la Xevious. Simple looking enemies and ground turrets attack you every now and then, and the stages are more or less all the same."
Its sequels are definitely shmups, but is the original a shmup?
EDIT: Or are they? I forgot that Thunder Force II also features "free scrolling" overhead sections...Is is still a shmup?
From HG101:
"The game format is completely free directional scrolling overhead stages where you fight airborne enemies and bomb ground targets in search of a set amount of hidden shield generators. Once all the shield generators in the stage are found and destroyed, the game shifts to a screen where you have to destroy a portion of a large fortress named the Dyradeizer. Once this is done, you move on to the next stage and repeat the process. . . . The gameplay is just as basic as the graphics, with the ship having an airborne shot and a crosshair for ground shots a la Xevious. Simple looking enemies and ground turrets attack you every now and then, and the stages are more or less all the same."
Its sequels are definitely shmups, but is the original a shmup?
EDIT: Or are they? I forgot that Thunder Force II also features "free scrolling" overhead sections...Is is still a shmup?
Re: Is <insert name here> a shmup?
Would you guys consider Bangai-o a shmup? I could never determine whether it is a shmup or a run/fly and gun game.