Shikigami no Shiro II home port

**blueskied** · 20 Jul 2003 02:18 PM

Shikigami no Shiro II, the popular NAOMI-based arcade shooter, will be coming home to the GAMECUBE exclusively on October 24th. Yes, you read right. THE GAMECUBE. Not the PS2, not the XBOX. I'm totally happy about this!! Here's the japanese news link for proof:

http://gameonline.jp/news/2003/07/20011.html

Other tidbits: it'll be 6800 yen, and released by some Japanese company called Kid's Station. I doubt you'll see a USA release.

You can't say I don't get the news on Japanese shooters fast.

EDIT: I forgot to mention there will be a limited edition bundled with some sort of manekineko figurine.

**Zerodash** · 20 Jul 2003 02:22 PM

Too bad its GCN only- it would be nice for more to be able to play it. Speaking of which, I wonder if this will make a US release? If Ikaruga made it here, then...

**blueskied** · 20 Jul 2003 02:25 PM

Yeah you're right, Ikaruga was released worldwide, so Shikigami II has a chance. But it'll probably be Mobile Light Force 84 or some butchered title like that.

Anyway DC borderdown on September 25th, then GC Shikigami II on October 24th! Too cool.

**Bar81** · 20 Jul 2003 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by blueskied

Shikigami no Shiro II, the popular NAOMI-based arcade shooter, will be coming home to the GAMECUBE exclusively on October 24th. Yes, you read right. THE GAMECUBE. Not the PS2, not the XBOX. I'm totally happy about this!! Here's the japanese news link for proof:

http://gameonline.jp/news/2003/07/20011.html

Other tidbits: it'll be 6800 yen, and released by some Japanese company called Kid's Station. I doubt you'll see a USA release.

You can't say I don't get the news on Japanese shooters fast.

The good news just keeps on coming. First, Macross and now a shooter on the GC...

**Tain** · 20 Jul 2003 02:30 PM

Great news. I really want to try this game. If only I had a Gamecube...

I was hoping for/expecting a PS2 release.

**red_war_machine** · 20 Jul 2003 02:32 PM

At least they made it easy on the importers, with boot discs and mod chips readily available for the Cube.

I doubt it was their original intention in putting it on the Gamecube, but kudos anyway. :P

**blueskied** · 20 Jul 2003 02:34 PM

Apparently alpha systems (shikigami's makers) opened a petition back on May 15th, and fans voted for which system they wanted Shiki II to be on. The Gamecube won. They had originally planned it as an Xbox exclusive port, but backed out on that due to the awful hardware sales of the xbox in japan. The GC makes more sense financially, and it's what the Japanese fans voted for so that's what they're getting.

Great to see democracy at work in the video game world.

**PaCrappa** · 20 Jul 2003 03:19 PM

Ahem... that's "Alfa System"

Pa

**Technosphile** · 20 Jul 2003 03:30 PM

Will there be TATE?

-Tech

**Mikey** · 20 Jul 2003 03:32 PM

No DC version, as we'd feared. But GameCube is the next best thing: Import friendly, technically sound and a robust console. Better than the PS2 in those respects. It would have been better to have as many Naomi games on DC as possible though.

**Adrian** · 20 Jul 2003 06:13 PM

Bah, I need to buy an adaptor now for my stick.

At least it's coming home

Best shooter since Dodonpachi IMO.

**Johnny Nighttrain** · 20 Jul 2003 06:27 PM

i thought the first one was pretty cool, so i'll pick this up. it'll probably be dirt cheap too.

**Adrian** · 20 Jul 2003 06:50 PM

6800Y is full price dude, importers are going to charge over $50 for this one.

**Johnny Nighttrain** · 20 Jul 2003 06:54 PM

oh well. i'll pick it up anyways.

need to get a job again, fall is coming up.

**cigsthecat** · 20 Jul 2003 07:34 PM

Nice! I knew it'd come home, but I wouldn't have expected Gamecube. Thanks blueskied.

**Shin Johnpv** · 20 Jul 2003 07:44 PM

thats fucking awesome ill be getting this for sure

damn thats fucking awesome

**Mode7** · 20 Jul 2003 07:45 PM

Oh, good. Put it on the system with the worst d-pad imaginable.

**cigsthecat** · 20 Jul 2003 07:56 PM

___________

**Johnny Nighttrain** · 20 Jul 2003 08:41 PM

Playstation to GameCube Controller Converter

only $10 at Japan Videogames

**Mode7** · 20 Jul 2003 08:45 PM

Well, it's an improvement at least. However slight.

In a perfect world I'd be able to use a Saturn pad for everything.

**Chojin** · 20 Jul 2003 09:07 PM

Nice. Playing imports on my GC is effortless. If this ended up being import Xbox exclusive like it was originally planned I would have been screwed. Good news indeed.

**Click_Stick** · 20 Jul 2003 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Lucas Barton

Playstation to GameCube Controller Converter

Ugh, instant thumb sores. I don't know which is worse.

Unexpected news nonetheless. Better one system than none.

2003.

**jyoung** · 21 Jul 2003 12:00 AM

These days, any shooter home port is good news. I just hope this comes to the US unscathed. I'm tired of playing shooters with removed features, altered characters, etc.

**Melf** · 21 Jul 2003 12:05 AM

Yes![/Marv Albert]

Star Soldier, Border Down, R-Type Final, and now this.

It's a fine year for shmups indeed.

**gameoverDude** · 21 Jul 2003 12:41 AM

Great news. I had already decided to take the GC plunge thanks to Star Soldier.

If it were coming to Xbox instead, then I would've had to cross my fingers and hope for Taito to grab it once again for a PS2 port- or get the Xbox modded.

**Low** · 21 Jul 2003 01:40 AM

I really wonder if this is a time-exclusive deal. The last game hit three platforms and I imagine a ton of Japanese PS2 owners will be miffed at this.

Still, woo hoo another game for the Freeloader! *-neo

**Adrian** · 21 Jul 2003 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by wEEman33

These days, any shooter home port is good news. I just hope this comes to the US unscathed. I'm tired of playing shooters with removed features, altered characters, etc.

Then just import them..?

**Kinopio** · 21 Jul 2003 03:24 AM

One of the things the gamecube has going for it over the N64 is the amount of quality old school/arcade style games. Let the trend continue.

**blueskied** · 21 Jul 2003 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by neoalphazero

I really wonder if this is a time-exclusive deal. The last game hit three platforms and I imagine a ton of Japanese PS2 owners will be miffed at this.

Shiki 1 hit 3 platforms? I only know of PS2 and Xbox versions. There was a third??

Or do you just mean the arcade version as a platform?

I've heard recently a Japanese Xbox version may in fact appear shortly after the GC version, depending on how the GC version's sales are. So that should appease some of you xbox owners without GCs.

In a totally unrelated topic, I just saw a commercial for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles while typing this, and it looks awesome! A great commercial with lots of in-game footage. I'm glad I preordered a copy.

**Captain Vegetable** · 21 Jul 2003 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by blueskied

Shiki 1 hit 3 platforms? I only know of PS2 and Xbox In a totally unrelated topic, I just saw a commercial for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles while typing this, and it looks awesome! A great commercial with lots of in-game footage. I'm glad I preordered a copy.

To continue this trend: Was it a US commercial? What time and channel? And though I've not seen the game in motion, I too am glad I reserved it.

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