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PC

5 months ago

Cygni: All Guns Blazing Is An Upcoming Shmup For The PC That Looks Very Sharp

Luke Plunkett

1

Thunder Force IV Was One Of The Best Shooters Of The 16-Bit Era

In Real Life

9 months ago

Thunder Force IV Was One Of The Best Shooters Of The 16-Bit Era

Peter Tieryas

2

In Real Life

6 years ago

Zenzizenzic Is A Mouthful Of A Video Game

Yannick LeJacq

Briefly: But it’s got to be the prettiest mouthful I’ve ever seen. If you can’t stop looking at these mesmerising GIFs either, check in on its Kickstarter campaign while you still can.

In Real Life

6 years ago

Announcing A New Contender In The Category Of Games With Names That Are Difficult To Pronounce

Yannick LeJacq

3

In Real Life

7 years ago

Legendary Arcade Shooter Ikaruga Is Getting A PC Version

András Neltz

3

After the vertical shoot-em-up’s arcade debut in 2001, it was ported over to several home consoles: the GameCube, the Dreamcast, and even the Xbox 360 via the Live Arcade. Heck, there was even an Android port released this January. Now, it’s the PC’s turn.

PC

8 years ago

If You Like Ikaruga, Try RefleX

Richard Eisenbeis

PC

9 years ago

You’ll Never Master This Shooter

Luke Plunkett

2

Girly Shoot ‘Em Up Otomedius Excellent Still Coming This Year

Xbox

9 years ago

Girly Shoot ‘Em Up Otomedius Excellent Still Coming This Year

Michael McWhertor

The side-scrolling shmup that’s part Gradius, part anime fetish fulfilment, Otomedius Excellent, is coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Konami reassured fans of Gradius gameplay today that the brightly coloured arcade shooter that features girls-as-spaceships is still on the cards with a handful of new screen shots.