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By Laurie-Anne Vazquez On 11 Sep, 2010 At 02:00 PM | Categorized As Shmups | With 0 Comments

An on-rails shmup for the Wii with a twist.


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 12 Aug, 2010 At 12:03 AM | Categorized As Shmups, Slider | With 0 Comments
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Cave makes things go boom boom.


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 24 Jun, 2010 At 02:49 AM | Categorized As Shmups, Slider | With 0 Comments

Treasure’s Sin & Punishment was one of the best games released for the N64. Now the sequel is upon us and I’m all a-tingly.


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 10 May, 2010 At 09:38 PM | Categorized As 2D Reviews, Shmups | With 2 Comments

Fire up some Kenny Loggins, enter the danger zone, and prepare to be taken back to yesteryear.


By Thomas Rivas On 29 Apr, 2010 At 07:16 PM | Categorized As 2D Reviews, Shmups | With 2 Comments

Over the years many movie genres have crossed over into the gaming industry and created some of the most memorable titles in the business. Horror flicks were given their due with the Resident Evil franchise, while sci-fi has been represented in everything from Metroid to Halo.  Even war films get a nod every time someone [...]


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 26 Mar, 2010 At 07:53 AM | Categorized As Action, Beat Em Ups, Shmups | With 0 Comments

Part third-person shooter, part brawler, part shmup, The Red Star is one of the most underrated action titles to pop up on the PlayStation 2. Based on the the sci-fi/fantasy graphic novel of the same name by Christian Gossett, it made quite an impression on action fans who appreciated the game’s big guns, large explosions, and [...]


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 10 Mar, 2010 At 02:46 AM | Categorized As Action, Shmups, Virtual Vox Pop | With 2 Comments

Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s the hardest games ever. Games just aren’t as hard as they used to be. Don’t mistake this statement as one coming from a person looking to artificially give his gaming [...]


By Chris Gampat On 13 Jan, 2010 At 05:35 PM | Categorized As Fighters, Shmups | With 1 Comment

Today, Capcom spilled the beans on a couple of big things for fans of their games. First up, is allowing artists to decide the colors displayed on the Color of Conflict box via a contest run through their website. Also, when gamers pick up Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars this month, they’ll get a couple of cool new surprises. More deets after the jump.


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 28 Dec, 2009 At 01:40 AM | Categorized As 2D Reviews, Shmups | With 1 Comment

Strikers 1945 Plus, Psikyo’s classic World War II vertical shooter, is now available in the Apps Store, and I am smiling from ear to ear. The 2D shmup devoured huge chunks of my meager Funcoland paychecks when I was in my early to mid 20s, which is remarkably depressing in retrospect when you ponder the [...]


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 21 Dec, 2009 At 11:02 PM | Categorized As Shmups | With 0 Comments

Priced at $20, Valcon Games’ Raiden Fighters Aces was one of the best bang for the buck packages to come along in a long, long time; in fact it may have been the best deal ever for vertical shooter die hards. The title collected the first three Raiden games into a stellar compilation that featured [...]