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Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PlayStation 5, Xbox SeriesGenre: Shoot 'em up, Top-Down Shooter, Sci-Fi, Bullet Hell The bullet hell genre has historically remained on the fringes, never truly taking centre stage in the world of gaming. Although these games were present in arcades, they were never the main attraction. With the rise of consol...
If you feel that the last few game news this week is lacking in the 2D shmup department with a unique mostly black ink-and-silhouettes-style artwork, we've got you sorted with this game announcement debut. Gunboat God is a 2D shmup that puts you at sea as a lone guy who owns a gunboat, shooting up ghosts, crocodiles, and all sorts of monsters an...
The 2D shmup is alive and kicking, with games like CYGNI: All Guns Blazing adding to the rare-yet-still-breathing mix. Published by Konami and developed by KeelWorks, the upcoming 2D twin-stick vertical scroller title has a release date worldwide: 6 August for PC, Xbox Series, and PlayStation 5. This was announced via Konami's release date trail...
Publisher/developer combo City Connection and G.rev will be releasing a port of their classic 2005 2D shmup title Under Defeat later this year. The upcoming shoot-em-up title, which revolves around you piloting helicopters shooting down alternate reality war machines with machine guns and rocket grenades, will be out for PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5,...
2D run-and-gun title Contra is making a comeback, though whether people want it like this or not is a separate matter entirely. What matters is that WayForward, the devs behind one of the better Contra games out there -Contra 4 for Nintendo DS back in the Aughts- is developing the upcoming title. And just like classic title Contra: Hard Corp, yo...
Publisher and developer Live Wire and developer Treasure have announced that the classic shoot ’em up game Radiant Silvergun is slated to launch for PC on August 2023. Originally launched in arcades in Japan on 28 May 1998, followed by a release on the Sega Saturn on 23 July 1998. Afterwards, it was released in the West for the first time on t...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation Genre: 2D dodge 'em up Have you ever played a 2D shoot-em-up like R-Type, but you avoided everything that came in your way instead of blasting the problem directly? No? Well, you'll get a huge-yet-short serving of that with developer Digital Kingdom and publisher Thunderful ...
It's the year 2022, but somehow or other people still want to make games for a classic 16-bit console that's hard to find these days. The latest? Yuzo Koshiro. The composer, who is known for making awesome music for Revenge of Shinobi and the Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle series back in the 90s for the 16-bit era of gaming, is making a new Megadr...
The Knight Witch is out right now for PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch. If you love 2D shmups and search action game hybrids, you'll find a lot to love about this new title from developer Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team. What you won't like is the game's difficulty; it's pretty tough and requires your diligence in memorizing bullet hell ...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania bullet hell shmup If you think the whimsical art style and cheery folksy intro music of Team 17 and Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team's latest 2D search action shmup hybrid game The Knight Witch equals an easy game, think again. Wic...
The upcoming 2D dodge-em-up game Swordship is reminiscent of a 2D shmup, but you don't fire bullets. Rather, you dodge things and obstacles coming at you and from all sides as you're speeding in your titular Swordship on the sea. Developer Digital Kingdom and publisher Thunderful has unleashed a developer commentary video talking about the game'...
Not content with being completely final with its 2D shmup entry, the R-Type series is getting a revamped version of R-Type Final 2 for next gen consoles. Made by Granzella, R-Type Final 3 Evolved (which is not a sequel mind you) will be out for PlayStation 5 in March 2023 (via a Famitsu leak covered by Ryokutya2089). This new version of R-Type F...
Team Ladybug, the folks behind the lovely 2021 search action title Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, just surprise-launched a nifty 2D shmup called Drainus. It's a short but very action-packed shmup with a nifty counter and bullet reflecting mechanic. If you love 2D pixel art, explosions, and going left to right shooting things to ...
Last year's Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth won critics over with its lovely 2D art style and search action Metroidvania style gameplay. It was a tad short, but it was still highly entertaining, at least in my perspective. So it's great to know that its developer, Team Ladybug, has announced a new promising game. It's a 2D shmu...
Retro gaming fans: you're getting a new Cotton game. 2D shmup title Cotton Fantasy (or Cotton Rock 'n' Roll in Japan) will launch for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on 20th May according to publisher ININ Games. The upcoming English version will feature new playable characters with different mechanics and attacks, 16 colourful stages, and onl...
PlatinumGames has finally announced the new release date of its 2D retro shmup title Sol Cresta. Director Hideki Kamiya and his crew announced that Sol Cresta will be out on 22nd February, which is less than a month away. The team also showed off the main concept art of the game, featuring the three coloured ships and their respective pilots (fr...
Publisher Bushiroad and developer Kaminari Games just showcased about 14 minutes of new Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath gameplay. The story mode gameplay showcased voice actresses Risa Tsumugi, Wakana Kingyo, and Yuzuki Watase bantering while demoing the game. The game itself seems like your standard 2000s arcade sho...
Publisher Bushiroad and developer Kaminari Games have just unleashed some Tohru vengeance among the anime and gaming community. The first gameplay trailer of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath is out, and it features some 2D shmup gameplay and some clothes-tearing on the main character's part. Players will get their cho...
PlatinumGames developer Hideki Kamiya announced recently that the company's 2D shmup tribute title Sol Cresta will not be out at the end of 2021. The game now has a "when it's out" release date, most likely in 2022. However, the team has shown off a number of new features for the game. During the official livestream, the team demoed the game's s...
We finally have more information on PlatinumGames' latest game Sol Cresta, which is a 2D shmup. PlatinumGames chief game designer and Twitter block button aficionado Hideki Kamiya talks about the next sequel to Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta, as well as have the game's director Takanori Sato detail the game's unique mechanics: Dock-And-Split Syst...
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