Dreamcast/Saturn Shmups

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Originally posted by Captain Vegetable
So...where do I get a copy of DoDonPachi?

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Be sure to ask PaCrapps if he has one in stock.

If not, www.wolfgames.com has one.

The DC's entire shooter library is worthy of purchase when you consider how cheap most of the games are by now. Zero Gunner and Ikaruga are the only ones to command full prices right now. Pass on Twinkle Star Sprites DC, just because you will need a friend to fully enjoy it.

For Saturn there's two very cheap and very good US titles: Galatic Attack and Darius Gaiden. Dodonpachi is excellent and easier to find on Saturn than PSone. Shienryu, Hyper Duel, TF V, Soury, and Radiant Silvergun are good titles as well. Avoid Battle Garrega, only for the fact the bullets are impossible to see. *-neo

Is Strikers 1945 for PS a good purchase (the US release)? I think I seen it for $20 or $30.

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Originally posted by neoalphazero
Pass on Twinkle Star Sprites DC, just because you will need a friend to fully enjoy it.

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I like the underlying assumption here that Green has no friends ;) .

As for the topic, I think Gunbird 2 is my favorite shmup on Dreamcast aside from Mars Matrix and Ikaruga. Gigawing 1 and 2 are really cheap, so if you have the extra cash, they may be worth it to check out, although you're probably better off spending your money elsewhere. I do not think Zero Gunner 2 is worth $50, maybe $20. The game is pretty, but I'm a purist, and the spinning around stuff just frustrates me. Twinkle Star Sprites is really fun with 2 players.

Dodonpachi is an absolute must. The PSX one is noticeably better, but the Saturn port isn't that bad. I find myself playing the Saturn version more often because of the Saturn pad. Donpachi is also good if you can find it for cheap. I also like Shienryu a lot. It's pure shooting fun, nothing fancy at all. I love its simplicity, even though it's very derivative of Raiden. You should be able to get it for around $30, and I wouldn't recommend paying over that for it. Layer Section/Galactic Attack is awesome and very cheap (you can find the US one for under $10 i'm sure). In my opinion, Soukyugurentai and Battle Garegga are not worth the high prices they will run you. Soukyugurentai is not THAT expensive, but the game never really clicked with me. I dislike the look of the game, and overall I just find the game very underwhelming. Battle Garegga is just annoying. I know it's cliche to complain about it, but those damn bullets are just too annoying. There's a reason that Cave makes all of the bullets in their games bright colored. The bullets wouldn't be so bad if the shrapnel didn't blend in so much with it. Apparently Raizing was going for a realistic touch with this game. Although something about a single aircraft tearing through thousands of planes and enormous tank/battleships/jets with predictable bullet patterns doesn't seem realistic...

All that and I didn't even touch the horizontal shooters...

I like the underlying assumption here that Green has no friends .

...eh?

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Is Strikers 1945 for PS a good purchase (the US release)? I think I seen it for $20 or $30.

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I have got probably 50+ hours out of it so far (very rough estimate, the bottom line: I've played it a lot), so yes I think it is, but your shooter tastes may be different. It doesn't have the TATE mode, but I got along just fine (obviously). If you want to know more about the game, just ask, but there it is in short.

The tate mode for Strikers was taken out for the US release, right? How does it compare to Gunbird 2?

Yes, the U.S. release.

Strikers is more my speed difficulty-wise (I can nearly take it on a credit, G2 I'd be lucky to clear stage 5), so I end up favoring it a bit. I also like the military theme over the cutesy Gunbird style, but that's me. Other than that they have really similar styles. If you like one, you should like the other.

I'm no good with shooters, so this sounds more up my ally. Ikaruga gives me a heart attack.

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Pass on Twinkle Star Sprites DC, just because you will need a friend to fully enjoy it.

I like the underlying assumption here that Green has no friends ;)

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Thanks for the laugh, I needed that :) neoalpha, where did that come from?

Anyway, yeah, good to see DDP so well recommended.