Status SIGINT Aug 12, 2023
While it’s maybe not as aesthetically attention-grabbing as Deathsmiles, this horizontal shooter from Cave still looks great and is about as fun as that game. Interestingly it was made for Capcom’s arcade hardware and published by them, so appears in a Capcom collection on recent consoles. I’ve played a few versions of it this year and every time I’ve …
Read moreWhile it’s maybe not as aesthetically attention-grabbing as Deathsmiles, this horizontal shooter from Cave still looks great and is about as fun as that game. Interestingly it was made for Capcom’s arcade hardware and published by them, so appears in a Capcom collection on recent consoles. I’ve played a few versions of it this year and every time I’ve returned to it I’m like “oh yeah, this game is fun, I don’t know why I don’t think to play it more often.” The bosses’ dialogue when you kill them adds a fun bit of personality that I wouldn’t have minded to see more of. As far as horizontal bullet hell stuff goes, this is one that “clicks” for me pretty well and definitely one I can recommend.
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