Author Topic: PS2 shmups - need recommendations. (Read 3773 times)

hyp · « **on:** June 15, 2007, 05:28:39 PM »

so i got my mas stick and hori fighting stick working on the PS3 and wanted to revisit some PS2 shmups. right now i've got sylpheed the lost planet and raiden 3. are there any other US releases that are worthwhile? preferably ones with co-op, but anything in general would be good. i want to take advantage of having proper arcade sticks until sony fucks up the next firmware revision deeming my sticks unusable.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:30:08 PM »

Gradius V!!!!!!

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2007, 05:49:39 PM »

yeah, Gradius V total. can you play imports? if so, you need need NEED the holy trifecta of Mushihime-sama, Dodonpachi Daioujou, and Ibara.

Himu · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:16:44 PM »

Taito Legends 2

hyp · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:34:13 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on June 15, 2007, 05:49:39 PM

yeah, Gradius V total. can you play imports? if so, you need need NEED the holy trifecta of Mushihime-sama, Dodonpachi Daioujou, and Ibara.

shit, i forgot to mention i have Gradius V.

what did you think of R-type Final, being the bydo empire whore that you are? i can't play imports since it's a NA PS3 on backwards compat. =\ but i've been eyeing those titles you mentioned above, especially mushihime-sama. that shit looks insane. i may have to mod my old ps2 to play those.

hyp · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:34:57 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 15, 2007, 06:16:44 PM

Taito Legends 2

good call himuro, i may have to pick this up today. is it still exclusive to gamestop?

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:36:43 PM »

Yes, I believe so.

Check out Raiden III as well. Nothing new, but still damn fun.

hyp · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:39:46 PM »

i already picked up raiden 3 from gamefly, it's fantastic. loving every minute of it -- played co-op with my woman last night and she was diggin' it as well. soooo much better on arcade sticks.

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:41:40 PM »

Yeah, Raiden III is excellent.

Played The Red Star? It's plenty of fun. Quite long for this type of game, but it's well worth it if you enjoy the genres it merges.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:52:58 PM »

R-Type Final isn't a very good R-Type, but it's great fanservice. 102 different ships and loads of different weapons and customization options, and a wide variety of play modes. Shame the level and boss design are so hit-or-miss.

hyp · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:06:18 PM »

just scored taito legends 2 on amazon for 12 bucks plus shipping. guess gamestop was lying about the exclusivity.

Himu · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:08:15 PM »

What a bunch of cocks.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:13:13 PM »

Castle Shikigami 2 does indeed have the best localization of ALL TIME AND SPACE. For best results, pick the blonde "american ninja" character.

hyp · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:14:14 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on June 15, 2007, 06:52:58 PM

R-Type Final isn't a very good R-Type, but it's great fanservice. 102 different ships and loads of different weapons and customization options, and a wide variety of play modes. Shame the level and boss design are so hit-or-miss.

shitty, i'll gamefly this one. was this game developed by IREM?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:15:50 PM »

yeah. it was more of a swan song for the series rather than an attempt to better the almost unbetterable r-type delta.

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:22:29 PM »

R.A.D owns.

Did Espgaluda make it over to America or is it another JP only shmup?

Himu · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:30:39 PM »

Oh well. There are a lot of good looking jp only ps2 games I wanna import. We need to compile a list of worthwhile ps2 jp only games, because it seems last gen there were considerably less imports worth nothing than before.

Himu · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:42:51 PM »

I bought Panzer Dragoon Saga. But hey, I can't imagine spending that much on a shmup.

Himu · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:51:37 PM »

Well it's totally a win-win situation, dude. If it sucked, I'd sell it back for just as much or more than what I bought it for; if it owned, I'd have a very collectible and rare game, which is awesome.

Himu · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:03:39 PM »

I knew you were joking. I didn't wanna buy it, but I had no choice. It's like impossible to pirate.

tiesto · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:16:37 PM »

US released shmups:

Raiden III
Castle Shikigami 2
Gradius III and IV
Gradius V
R-Type Final
Mobile Light Force 2 (Shikigami No Shiro)
Capcom Classics Collection 1 - (1942, 1943, 1943 Kai,
Capcom Classics Collection 2
Taito Legends 1
Taito Legends 2
Silpheed: The Lost Planet

JP released shmups (please feel free to add):

ESPGaluda

Dodonpachi Daioujou
Mushihime-sama
Ibara
SEGA AGES vol 3: Fantasy Zone
SEGA 16 Collection: SDI and Quartet
Sol Divide and Dragon Blaze
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 37: The Shooting (Contains Shienryu and Shienryu Explosion)
Cho Aniki: Sei Naru Protein Densetsu
Gigawing Generations
Gunbird I and II
Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier
Psyvariar
Psyvariar II
Shikigami No Shiro
Strikers 1945 I&II
XII Stag

Other interesting JP-only games:

SEGA AGES: Monster World Collection

Tales of Rebirth
Tales of Destiny 2
Phantasy Star 1 remix
Phantasy Star 2 remix

hyp · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:17:49 PM »

just found a game called psyvariar.... but it's another import. *sigh*

Himu · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:17:56 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on June 15, 2007, 08:16:37 PM

US released shmups:

Raiden III
Castle Shikigami 2
Gradius III and IV
Gradius V
R-Type Final
Mobile Light Force 2 (Shikigami No Shiro)
Capcom Classics Collection 1 - (1942, 1943, 1943 Kai,
Capcom Classics Collection 2
Taito Legends 1
Taito Legends 2
Silpheed: The Lost Planet

JP released shmups (please feel free to add):

ESPGaluda
Dodonpachi Daioujou
Mushihime-sama
Ibara
SEGA AGES vol 3: Fantasy Zone
SEGA 16 Collection: SDI and Quartet
Sol Divide and Dragon Blaze
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 37: The Shooting (Contains Shienryu and Shienryu Explosion)
Cho Aniki: Sei Naru Protein Densetsu
Gigawing Generations
Gunbird I and II
Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier
Psyvariar
Psyvariar II
Shikigami No Shiro
Strikers 1945 I&II
XII Stag

Other interesting JP-only games:

SEGA AGES: Monster World Collection
Tales of Rebirth
Tales of Destiny 2
Phantasy Star 1 remix
Phantasy Star 2 remix

You forgot Earth Defense Force 2 (that's in PAL), Polaroid Pete, and some others that have slipped my mind.

hyp · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:18:08 PM »

you the man tiesto, thanks for the list!

i found another sweet deal on castle shikigami 2. i was feeling shikigami no shiro on xbox1 so i thought it'd be a worthy pickup

Himu · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:18:32 PM »

tiesto

Himu · « **Reply #25 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:23:02 PM »

I know it's not technically a shmup, but I don't care. It's a forgotten game: Sky Gunner.

hyp · « **Reply #26 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:23:07 PM »

holy shit, you weren't kidding

Himu · « **Reply #27 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:23:25 PM »

Quote from: hyp on June 15, 2007, 08:23:07 PM

holy shit, you weren't kidding

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hyp · « **Reply #28 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:24:29 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 15, 2007, 08:23:02 PM

I know it's not technically a shmup, but I don't care. It's a forgotten game: Sky Gunner.

totally forgot about that one... talk about a sleeper!

hyp · « **Reply #29 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:25:29 PM »

seriously wtf w/ that cover... whoever created that art must not have had ANY experience with the game.

Himu · « **Reply #30 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:28:48 PM »

hyp · « **Reply #31 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:29:04 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on June 15, 2007, 08:26:49 PM

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What's more amazing is the recycling of the first game's cover for the second game.

i want that dude's job. slap on a "2", change the color and you're good to go. i bet he makes over $50k a year too

drohne · « **Reply #32 on:** June 15, 2007, 09:23:42 PM »

actually the two mobile light force games came out at the same time, and they just used the same cover for both, which cover has nothing to do with the games, and which games have nothing to do with each other. it's a masterpiece of negligence all around.

tiesto · « **Reply #33 on:** June 15, 2007, 09:58:38 PM »

Yeah, my brother picked up Mobile Light Force 1 and 2... the first MLF (on PS1) was a conversion of Gunbird, while the second one was Shikigami no Shiro? XS really mangled both games when they brought it here... - there's a good article on InsertCredit discussing these games: http://www.insertcredit.com/reviews/mlf/index.html. To think though, XS was supposedly gonna bring ESPGaluda to these shores, but got blocked by SCEA

Oh yeah, while we're talking about shooters, anyone ever play SPACE SHOT on PS1? My brother bought it for like $1 at Blockbuster... it's competent, although extremely mediocre, but definitely worth it considering the price!

I'll need to compile a PSX list, don't really have the time now, but here are some PS1 shooters that were released on these shores:

In The Hunt
R-Type Delta
R-Type S (1 and 2)
G-Darius
RayStorm
RayCrisis
Thunder Force V
Einhander
SPACE SHOT
Starfighter Sanvein (not really a traditional shmup, plays more like Robotron on Ice, and can probably be picked up for < $2)
Sol Divide
Gekioh: Shooting King

Himu · « **Reply #34 on:** June 20, 2007, 02:14:39 PM »

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS JIJI

jiji · « **Reply #35 on:** June 20, 2007, 02:32:54 PM »

asdfadsfsadfda

Sanvein is pretty cool. It's completely unique in play style and interface/art/music design. I even like the egregious overuse of the Amen break. :p

Haven't played Final, but R-Type Delta is polished awesome.

Espgaluda's my favorite PS2 shooter. I love the slowdown mechanic, and I love whoring for huge gobs of giant medals.

Einhander has an awesome soundtrack, but I never really came to grips with the way the weapons run out of ammo.

I don't like Ibara, Mushihimesama, Radilgy... Simple 2000 Series: The Double Shienryu has a perfect port of Shienryu (which you can get on Saturn, too, for not too much more).

I dunno, looking for good shooters among US-only PS1/PS2 releases will tie one hand behind your back.

hyp · « **Reply #36 on:** June 20, 2007, 05:10:25 PM »

i just got my copy of castle shikigami 2 in the mail today. got it for $10 new... but guess what, the BGM doesn't play on PS3 BC. fuckin shit.

the game is pretty easy on "normal" mode. so far so good, much like part 1.

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Author Topic: PS2 shmups - need recommendations. (Read 3773 times)