Post 12722

New characters targeted in Otomedius G

By Spencer . May 8, 2008 . 11:01am

Otomedius is coming to the Xbox 360 and Konami is adding something to the home version. Famitsu has a new character illustration for Otomedius G (pictured), but the publication does not specify if she is friend or foe.   The…

Post 12704

I dream of more Dremcast shmups, Dux pops in my mind

By Spencer . May 7, 2008 . 6:47pm

The Dreamcast never dies. Seven years after the machine went out of production indie publishers continue to support Sega’s final console with new games. Sometime in July the crew who released Last Hope will finish up work on Dux, another…

Post 12671

The PC to WiiWare shmup port, Protothea

By Spencer . May 7, 2008 . 8:25am

Star Soldier R won't be the only shoot 'em up coming to WiiWare. Ubisoft will release a WiiWare version of Protothea, a PC game developed by Sabarasa & Digital Buiders, during the US launch. We mentioned Protothea coming to WiiWare…

Post 12352

Otomedius on the Xbox 360 sounds “gorgeous”

By Spencer . April 25, 2008 . 10:10am

Just two weeks ago I wrote about Otomedius after playing it at an arcade. Sometime in the future Konami will bring Otomedius to homes on the Xbox 360. Otomedius G (the G stands for gorgeous) doesn’t have a release date, price or…

Post 12067

We are getting Star Solider R

By Spencer . April 16, 2008 . 9:27am

I never had any doubts about seeing Star Solider R outside of Japan considering the game includes world leaderboards. Why would Hudson set up world rankings if they planned to keep Star Solider R in Japan only? Also Star Soldier…

Post 11743

Ikaruga slows down for Xbox Live

By Spencer . April 7, 2008 . 9:21am

Yes, we, no the world gets Ikaruga on Wednesday and the Xbox Live Arcade version is friendlier than the Gamecube Dreamcast release. For the uninitiated there is a slow motion training mode. A good addition to balance the hardcore nature…

Post 11707

OFLC rates four new TG-16 titles for the VC, including…Cho Aniki?!

By Levi . April 6, 2008 . 8:23am

In news straight out of the "Never saw it coming" department, the OFLC has rated four new import TG-16/TG-CD titles for the Virtual Console, and the most interesting among them is Cho Aniki. I honestly never thought I'd see the…

Post 11560

Milestone Shooting Collection aims for delivery next week

By Spencer . April 1, 2008 . 12:29pm

If you were hunting down a copy of Karous Wii, sorry that’s Milestone Shooting Collection Karous Wii, last week you’re probably empty handed without an explanation. I was one of those people, but I found out Milestone delayed the game…

Post 11466

Ubisoft picks up Protothea? Possible WiiWare shmup?

By Spencer . March 28, 2008 . 12:29pm

I admit I’ve been digging up data on potential casual games from Ubisoft like Dinoz and Gourmet Chef, probably to the chagrin of core gamers. However, Ubisoft picked up something that looks decent, a PC shmup called Protothea (pictured). Digital Builders,…

Post 11330

Raiden Fighters Aces demo not region locked for your enjoyment

By Spencer . March 25, 2008 . 9:49am

Greeting owners of Silver Xbox Live accounts registered in Japan. The one week lock on the Raiden Fighters Aces demo has ended and you can download it without worrying about a digital region lock.   You can play Raiden Fighters,…

Post 11325

One hour with Star Soldier R

By Spencer . March 25, 2008 . 9:30am

… is more like the same adrenaline pumping five minutes repeating twenty times. OK, less than twenty times if you include going through the menus and Fast Shot Mode. However, Star Soldier R is only two stages and you’re limited…

Post 11074

Raiden Fighters Aces demo targets Xbox Live

By Spencer . March 18, 2008 . 6:08am

Success posted a demo of Raiden Fighters Aces sitting on the Japanese Xbox Live Marketplace. If you have Gold account activated in Japan you can grab it now. Otherwise you have to wait until next week to blast ships with…

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