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I downloaded an arcade game called Blazing Star which is on the Neo Geo arcade platform (ROM; using MAME for the emulator). I have to say I am really impressed by this game.
The game is a side-scrolling ship shooter where you pilot one of five different ships. Each ship has its own charge attack and break attack and abilities specific to the ship. Your mission is to destroy this baby-mastermind (looks like the dancing baby to me) called "Brawshella," the story behind this is unknown to me.
Note: This was not taken from www.gamefaqs.com, though it is structured roughly the same.
Anyway, what I mean to say is that I am very impressed with this shooter. Every part of this shooter is crafted perfectly into a rock solid game.
Graphics: This game features some of the best graphics I've seen in a shooter. All the enemies are CG rendered and well detailed, even the most basic enemies. The layout of the six levels is spectacular for a shooter, as some of them are 3D rendered, and the others, highly detailed. The game even has a nice cinematic intro which features the anime pilots and CG scenes of them fighting against the enemy.
Music: The music is made up of digitally recorded 40 second+ tracks that repeat, rather than relying on hardware-based music synthesis. The style of music is technoish, but somewhat jazzy, perfectly fitting each level. When you beat a boss the victory song really fits the battle it took to beat the boss. I have even gone through the trouble of extracting and encoding the tracks into mp3 format because I was pleased with what I heard.
Sound: The sound consists of digitally recorded sound effects and voices. All in all, the combined size of all digitally encodeds sounds and music is eight megabytes, larger than many arcade games. Throughout the game your will hear a Japanese woman's voice say "Bonus" if you collect a bonus, and other numerous phrased depending on what you collect/achieve. It may seem lame, but it fits the game.
Control: The game consists of two buttons and a joystick (or gamepad/keyboard). The ship is very responsive, and your movement speed is determined by the ship's specs. Your ship can fire a charged up weapon which is different for each ship. While some ships have relatively weak/simple charge weapons (like the regular blast from R-Type), other ships have more elaborate/powerful blasts, like my favorite ship, the Windina (sp?) which leaves blasts that stay on screen damaging anything around them for a short period after the shot. Additionally, there is a "break" command (second button) where, if you press it while you're discharging your weapon, will break it apart into a second attack, usually a wide-area damage attack. These simple controls make your game easy to play, as you do not have to worry about saving up bombs or managing your attack pod, etc. Additionally, if you press the fire button really quickly the shots spread wider and become more powerful, so be prepared to really pound your keyboard as fast as possible to get the most out of your shot.
Gameplay: The game is really intense especially in the later levels. Bullets and enemies come from all angles and require you to do some quick dodging and managing of your charged shots. Trust me, you'll be thankful for the slowdown when literally hundreds of bullets are shooting in all directions. You'll have to use tight control to fly only a hairlength between bullets that would normally kill your ship in other shooters. The level bosses are completely different from each other, as are the levels. On one level you'll be flying through a forest and have to deal with a giant walking tank, and in another you'll be in a space station and have to deal with an enemy satellite that is going in for re-entry. After blasting your way through the boss usually falls apart in a halo of explosions and you are congratulated with a "Your skill is great" message; it really makes you feel like you've accomplished something.
In addition to just kicking ass, you can collect letters that spell "LUCKY" for bonus points. Only certain enemy ships contain them, and you need to destroy all of them in order to collect all the letters. It is a challenge to collect all the letters for some levels, while on others it is relatively easy.
What's also funny about the game is that is sort of "talks" to you when you play. For instance, when you grab bonuses, it tells you to get more, when you die it calls you a poor player.
I'd rate this game 10/10
If you want a good arcade shooter, I'd suggest downloading this game. It is roughly 20 megs, and plays well using the arcade emulator MAME.
Anyone else have suggestions for a good arcade shooter? I've been looking for a top-down jet shooter that used to be in my local arcade that had six buttons, the top three of which could fire bullets, missiles or lightning. Any ideas as to the name of that game?
-Xotor-
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The game is a side-scrolling ship shooter where you pilot one of five different ships. Each ship has its own charge attack and break attack and abilities specific to the ship. Your mission is to destroy this baby-mastermind (looks like the dancing baby to me) called "Brawshella," the story behind this is unknown to me.
Note: This was not taken from www.gamefaqs.com, though it is structured roughly the same.
Anyway, what I mean to say is that I am very impressed with this shooter. Every part of this shooter is crafted perfectly into a rock solid game.
Graphics: This game features some of the best graphics I've seen in a shooter. All the enemies are CG rendered and well detailed, even the most basic enemies. The layout of the six levels is spectacular for a shooter, as some of them are 3D rendered, and the others, highly detailed. The game even has a nice cinematic intro which features the anime pilots and CG scenes of them fighting against the enemy.
Music: The music is made up of digitally recorded 40 second+ tracks that repeat, rather than relying on hardware-based music synthesis. The style of music is technoish, but somewhat jazzy, perfectly fitting each level. When you beat a boss the victory song really fits the battle it took to beat the boss. I have even gone through the trouble of extracting and encoding the tracks into mp3 format because I was pleased with what I heard.
Sound: The sound consists of digitally recorded sound effects and voices. All in all, the combined size of all digitally encodeds sounds and music is eight megabytes, larger than many arcade games. Throughout the game your will hear a Japanese woman's voice say "Bonus" if you collect a bonus, and other numerous phrased depending on what you collect/achieve. It may seem lame, but it fits the game.
Control: The game consists of two buttons and a joystick (or gamepad/keyboard). The ship is very responsive, and your movement speed is determined by the ship's specs. Your ship can fire a charged up weapon which is different for each ship. While some ships have relatively weak/simple charge weapons (like the regular blast from R-Type), other ships have more elaborate/powerful blasts, like my favorite ship, the Windina (sp?) which leaves blasts that stay on screen damaging anything around them for a short period after the shot. Additionally, there is a "break" command (second button) where, if you press it while you're discharging your weapon, will break it apart into a second attack, usually a wide-area damage attack. These simple controls make your game easy to play, as you do not have to worry about saving up bombs or managing your attack pod, etc. Additionally, if you press the fire button really quickly the shots spread wider and become more powerful, so be prepared to really pound your keyboard as fast as possible to get the most out of your shot.
Gameplay: The game is really intense especially in the later levels. Bullets and enemies come from all angles and require you to do some quick dodging and managing of your charged shots. Trust me, you'll be thankful for the slowdown when literally hundreds of bullets are shooting in all directions. You'll have to use tight control to fly only a hairlength between bullets that would normally kill your ship in other shooters. The level bosses are completely different from each other, as are the levels. On one level you'll be flying through a forest and have to deal with a giant walking tank, and in another you'll be in a space station and have to deal with an enemy satellite that is going in for re-entry. After blasting your way through the boss usually falls apart in a halo of explosions and you are congratulated with a "Your skill is great" message; it really makes you feel like you've accomplished something.
In addition to just kicking ass, you can collect letters that spell "LUCKY" for bonus points. Only certain enemy ships contain them, and you need to destroy all of them in order to collect all the letters. It is a challenge to collect all the letters for some levels, while on others it is relatively easy.
What's also funny about the game is that is sort of "talks" to you when you play. For instance, when you grab bonuses, it tells you to get more, when you die it calls you a poor player.
I'd rate this game 10/10
If you want a good arcade shooter, I'd suggest downloading this game. It is roughly 20 megs, and plays well using the arcade emulator MAME.
Anyone else have suggestions for a good arcade shooter? I've been looking for a top-down jet shooter that used to be in my local arcade that had six buttons, the top three of which could fire bullets, missiles or lightning. Any ideas as to the name of that game?
-Xotor-
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