We won’t have long to wait to get our trigger fingers on Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, as it’s been revealed the game will be out on Xbox Live Arcade on May 4. More »
Classic explosion simulator Bangai-O is getting a HD re-release on Xbox Live Arcade this (northern) spring. While the graphics have been improved since the N64/Dreamcast original, the batshit crazy obsession with missiles remains. More »
It’s been announced that Bangai-O Spirits, Treasure’s upcoming handheld version of its cheek-pinchingly adorable slice of bullet hell pie, will be out in Japan on March 19. Same day as Echocrome! Which is of course relevant to everyone able to work an import store’s online store, seeing as with Bangai-O an ability to understand what’s being said comes a distant second to being able to make an entire screen explode. [Treasure, via GhostSeed @ GAF]
The latest issue of Famitsu beats the ESP countdown clock to the punch, revealing Treasure’s new Nintendo DS game. It’s Bangai-O Spirits a remake of the frenetic Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast multi-directional shooter Bangai-O released in 1999. The Famitsu preview, which comes to us via 1UP, reveals that the game, due this winter in Japan, will feature wireless multiplayer and a stage editor.
The official product page is scheduled to go live today, so we’ll hopefully get some direct feed screenshots soon. And while Bangai-O Spirits may get lost in the flood of damn good shooter news revealed over the past 24 hours, as a Bangai-O fan, I highly recommend you keep this one on your radar.
Japan has pre-TGS countdown fever!! In more exciting Treasure news, publisher ESP (aka Entertainment Software Publishing) has revealed that a Treasure-developed game for the Nintendo DS will be revealed in just five short, agonising days. Hence the countdown clock, one that will beat Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku countdown to the reveal by about a day.
Treasure already has two DS games under its belt, a pair of Bleach licensed fighters published by Sega, so they know the hardware. However, this one’s under the publishing wing of ESP, responsible for some of Treasure’s best shmups, including Radiant Silvergun, Bangai-O and Ikaruga. What could it be? Stay tuned! We’ll let you know ASAP.
Treasure X ESP Nintendo DS Project [ESP via GamerCafe] More »
