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By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 5 Jul, 2011 At 10:02 PM | Categorized As 2D Reviews, 2D-X Excellence Award, Shmups | With 0 Comments
Danmaku Unlimited

Danmaku Unlimited is the latest bullet hell shooter to pummel the iOS platform and it’s most excellent. Clean graphics, a thumping soundtrack, and lots and lots of bullets to navigate makes it a 2D-X Excellence Award winner.


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 21 Dec, 2010 At 03:15 AM | Categorized As Shmups | With 1 Comment
fast striker 1.5

The Dreamcast lives on in this bullet hell shooter.


By Jeffrey L. Wilson On 5 Nov, 2010 At 12:51 PM | Categorized As Shmups | With 0 Comments

Don’t stop shooting until you see the whites of their mechanical eyes.


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
ArcadeMode_03

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 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 [...]

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