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In: Gaming News|Microsoft|xbox
10 Jul 2010window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Cave, famous for its insane bullet hell shmups, is taking full advantage of the reduced risk of self-publishing downloadable games. Following the worldwide iPhone release of Espgaluda II, Cave’s Makoto Asada announced that the company is planning to release the 1999 shmup Guwange on Xbox Live Arcade worldwide. In a separate post, [...]
In: Gaming News|xbox
18 Jan 2010The top-selling shoot-em up of this console generation is coming to North America, as Aksys Games announces a U.S. release for Cave’s brilliant Xbox 360 gothic lolita shooter, DeathSmiles. DeathSmiles is a scrolling shooter, but instead of piloting spaceships through unknown galaxies, you fly young angels and their demonic familiars through the gothic world of [...]
In: Gaming News
26 Jul 2009Ok, back to work here… The latest Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet trailer might be old news now, as it’s had lots of attention in the last few weeks. I’d like to comment on it anyway, though. The game looks fantastic, and appears to be an “all-azimuth” shooter. It doesn’t seem to have forced scrolling, and [...]
In: Gaming News|Indie
29 May 2009Naginata Destruction is a frantic vertical shooter that features a secondary weapon similar to the one found in Taito’s Ray series. Only one stage is playable in this trial version, but the game does not allow continues so it might take at least couple of tries to beat. Your ship is equipped with a laser [...]
In: Gaming News|Indie
28 May 2009A pretty awesome list of the best twenty vertical doujin shooters, with a collection of download links posted in the video description. Most of the chosen games are commercial releases with trial versions, but there are a couple of free stuff to grab as well. The great thing about this video is that the names [...]