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Free shmup OpenTyrian ported to Wii

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2008-04-28 16:00:00 by JC Fletcher in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...shmups, in fact, that a homebrewer called nuvalo has ported the open-source version of the classic shareware shmup Tyrian to the Wii. The vertical shooter Tyrian was originally released by Epic MegaGames (back when they were best known for things like Jill of the Jungle and the Jazz Jackrabbit games) in 1995, but has since been released as a...
 
Tags: wii, free, vertical shooter tyrian, jazz jackrabbit games, epic megagames, shmups, open-source version, google, ads
 
 
 
 
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Japan gets another shmup: Otomedius Gorgeous, or, Why we need to have another Steel Battalion

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2008-07-01 01:00:00 by Terrence Stasse in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...shmup: Otomedius Gorgeous, or, Why we need to have another Steel Battalion Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
 
Tags: otomedius gorgeous, unnecessary, unnecessary controllers, hyper stick pro, hyper stick, shores, hit western shores, game save, steel battalion
 
 
 
 
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Rumor: Another Milestone shmup port on the way

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2008-09-03 11:46:00 by Chris Greenhough in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
 
...shmup port we see from Milestone . Sega's Illvelo / Illmatic Envelope is based on the NAOMI arcade system board (the Dreamcast was rife with NAOMI ports), and appeared earlier this year in Japanese arcades. Now, according to a Play-Asia listing, the Wii will be getting its own port on November 13th in Japan As you can see above, it looks...
 
Tags: port, shmup port, illvelo wii, wii, illvelo, north american release, release, ufo interactive, tongue-in-cheek approach
 
 
 
 
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Indie Nation #15: Clean Asia!

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2008-04-18 10:15:42 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
...shmup this year, make it Clean Asia Granted, it's a pretty good thing that you don't have to download just one shmup (were this the case, future Indie Nation articles might be horrendously disappointing), but even if you did I'd be tempted to say that cactus 's Clean Asia! would still be satisfying enough to last you a whole twelve months...
 
Tags: clean asia, familiar, familiar shmup experience, shmup, free shmup, shmup conventions, enemy corpse-ammo, corpse-ammo, download
 
 
 
 
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Wii Fanboy Review: Heavenly Guardian

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2008-05-15 09:30:00 by JC Fletcher in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...shmup is like complaining about all the numbers in a Nippon Ichi strategy game, of course -- it's part of the point Footage from Japanese version, from YouTube user Choooo Heavenly Guardian's difficulty doesn't lie entirely in numbers of enemies. The levels are long -- "four or five checkpoints per level," ten- or fifteen-minute affairs....
 
Tags: guardian, heavenly guardian, wii, blizzard move uncovers, move, game, budget game, ps2 version, ps2
 
 
 
 
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Wii Fanboy Review: Star Soldier R

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2008-05-20 17:00:00 by David Hinkle in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...shmup from Hudson that emphasizes scoring. You see, this game is all about the bragging rights of fragging as many enemy ships as you can for as high a score you can possibly get. Leaderboards keep track of scores based on country and region within that country, allowing you to measure your skills against your whole country, as well as your...
 
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Virtually Overlooked: Space Invaders '95: The Attack of Lunar Loonies

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2008-06-19 21:00:00 by JC Fletcher in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...shmup that is every bit as visually divergent as Extreme , but in a totally different direction. Whereas the new handheld game goes for (and achieves) cool , Space Invaders '95 (known in Japan as Akkanvader ) went in the wacky direction Space Invaders '95 takes every element of the original game and swaps out something adorable. Your tank is...
 
Tags: invaders, space invaders, space invaders extreme, giant robot invaders, space invaders game, extreme, base invaders formula, original space invaders, taito
 
 
 
 
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100 excellent free games in bloom

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2008-01-17 14:13:00 by gnome in the random Gnomes' random Lair
...shmups Prototype 2 : One of my all time favorite shmups, an obvious R-Type descendant and a game to spoil you with options. Happily sports lovely 2D graphics and some shockingly frenetic side-scrolling action. Oh, yes, it's though Return to Sector 9 : The runner-up Fraxy : Fast, furious and including a level-editor too Echoes : Not unlike...
 
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XBLA Mini-Reviews: Super Difficult Edition

2008-01-19 11:21:31 by admin in Video Games Blog
 
...shmup" through and through. The gameplay is very fun and addictive and co-op play is a blast. The graphics are also very nice as well. The difficulty can be an issue here, though, because this is another very hard game. The more you play, however, the more continues you unlock, so with some patience you can fight your way to the end. At 800...
 
Tags: super difficult edition, difficult, co-op play, xbox live, xbox live arcade, play, metal slug, omega, game