Elevator Action: Death Parade (Taito, ARC)

http://www.gamespot.com/arcade/actio...s&subj=6197941

http://kotaku.com/5052124/elevator-action-returns (Picture Here)

No, it's not what you were thinking. Elevator Action: Death Parade is guess what- a Taito Type X2 powered gun game, planned for Summer 2009. A metallic door will open and close in front of the game's LCD screen to simulate an elevator. You hit a button to open and shut the elevator doors.

Hopefully there will be some sort of gun swing move to bash enemies who get too close, since melee attacks are a big part of EA2.

It sounded like a strange idea for a moment, but I can see this turning out decent.

This is unexpected (both a sequel and the genre). It could be cool although the door gimmick will probably reduce the chance of a home port.

Sounds a lot like the godawful Spy Games: Elevator Mission on Wii. Where the fuck is a REAL 2D Elevator Action game? Of course, it'll be hard to top the greatness of EA2.

Yeah, this is... pretty weird. Elevator Action Returns is about as good as games get for me, so I'm content otherwise.

I love the name! Death Parade, awesome!
Fuck, though, was picturing a hybrid platformer.
Nearly the best news this year since S&P2.

What a strange direction to go in.

Elevator Action Returns XBLA or GTFO.

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Originally Posted by Bacon McShig

Elevator Action Returns XBLA or GTFO.

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You can play it on Taito Legends 2 if you have a PS2.

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This is unexpected (both a sequel and the genre). It could be cool although the door gimmick will probably reduce the chance of a home port.

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The door gimmick wouldn't necessarily reduce the chance of a home port- this is just some added feature, like recoil in the arcade guns. Doors could just be drawn on screen in that case. Hopefully the 360 gets a gun controller soon. The only recent gun game to get ported is Time Crisis 4. Razing Storm is practically guaranteed for sometime later in 2009, but what about all these others: Lethal Enforcers 3, HotD4, 2 Spicy (not my favorite, but any gun game released to console is a good sign), Virtua Cop 3, Warzaid, etc.

It sure seems like Taito has gotten a bit jealous of Time Crisis, and wants something similar.

HD consoles aren't going to get gun games, believe it

Look for this to come out on the Wii. That's the Gun game system.

While we're talking about gun games, can I request Point Blank Collection for Wii?
Let's hope half of it won't be bought with Wiipoints (or Nintenpoints or whatever).

Full Story: http://arcadeheroes.com/2009/03/07/a...-death-parade/

The storyline is supposedly similar to Resident Evil (odd choice, considering the past two EA themes). Some bad guys are making monsters out of biological experiments, and Zack & Irina are sent in to stop them. You have 12 shots per clip, and the gun has a red button on the back for something.

http://translate.google.com/translat...or20090221.htm (Google translation of Team GunPowers' story, and FINALLY a few screen shots.)

EADP's screen layout seems to be tate, like Police 911. The graphics remind me a bit of PS3 Time Crisis 4 (I'm wondering if Nextech is working on this one, since they've collaborated with Taito previously on Battle Gear 3).

biiiizarrrrre

I'd rather have a platformer; arcades don't have a shortage of gun games at the moment, but what are the recent arcade platformers?

Lol @ kotaku using the headline "Elevator Action Returns". Way to be technically correct yet confusing as hell at the same time. :bang:

I love this idea tho'.

This is what Square owning Taito does. Why am I not surprised?

I suppose this would be better than Taito attempting a 3D Elevator Action platformer and ending up with some clusterfuck from the lowest depth of Hell - as SNK did with that 3D Metal Slug. *retch*

If there's a true sequel to EA Returns, watch it probably be on PSP or NDS. Maybe even Wii if we're lucky.