Shmups: Horizontal or Vertical?

**Zerodash** · 13 Aug 2002, 10:51 AM

I'm just curious:

You are going to spend the rest of your life on a desert island with only 1 type of shmup: horizontal or vertical.

**rama** · 13 Aug 2002, 10:52 AM

horizontal 'cause i can't live without gradius.

**FirstBlood** · 13 Aug 2002, 10:58 AM

Vertical... cuz for some reason... i can't follow the game well in horiz

JM · 13 Aug 2002, 11:01 AM

I voted Vert. I really like vert games better, because they are all about the dodging. Every Horizontal game I can think of involves dodging the scenery at the top or bottom of the screen, in many cases, both. I like having all of the screen open for a pure dodge fest. Vert games tend to be more intense on the whole & I like the manic shmups best, so there is really only one choice for me.

JM

BTW Zero, what did you vote?

**Zerodash** · 13 Aug 2002, 11:04 AM

I vote for Vertical. Vert dodge fests are more fun and crazy. Not to say that Horizontal can't be frantic- R-Type anyone?

**Tain** · 13 Aug 2002, 11:07 AM

Vert, but I really don't complain about horizontal.

JM · 13 Aug 2002, 11:09 AM

Hmm

I don't find R•Type to be that frantic, it's kind of a more resigned experience for me. I'm resigned to the fact that I will just die over & over again untill I memorize every aspect of the current level. It is more of a waiting game for me.

JM