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Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo Switch NSP Free Download GAMESPACK.NET Just as Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo is the companion game to the earlier release of Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha, what you’re reading now should also be considered the companion to our earlier review of the latter title. We suggest, to help digest the full context of this review, that the reader also hop over and read this companion piece before proceeding any further, as both games share the same issues and flaws in terms of emulation quality. To recap, The strengths of the new City Connection Psikyo ports are the fair price points, amounts of titles on offer, and quality of the games themselves. Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo mostly retains these same advantages as Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha, though it is debatable if the game library holds up as well overall. Since the weaknesses of these ports are shared – problems like high input lag, lack of extras, no stage select or training options, and just being carbon copy re-releases of the ZeroDiv ports – will not be the focus of this review. Rather, we’ll focus on highlight the specific games included and point out the places where Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo differs from Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha. TOP/BEST ADULT VIDEO GAMES IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

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The six games included in this collection are Gunbird, Gunbird 2, Gunbarich, Samurai Aces Episode Samurai Aces Episode 2: Tengai, and Samurai Aces Episode 3: Sengoku Cannon. To begin with, the centrepiece of this collection is the two Gunbird games. As fun as some of the other included games are, these two titles will be the primary selling point for most players – and rightly so. Gunbird was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1994. Since that time, it has been a staple title in the Psikyo team’s shmup lineup, but under the lens of a review, it is somewhat difficult to understand why. Generally speaking, it is hard to point out any remarkable or interesting features of Gunbird, other than the main character, Marion, is reminiscent of a Studio Ghibli creation (which is no bad thing at all). The scoring system is basic to the point of practically not existing (just kill stuff and collect coins) and the hitboxes of the characters, especially Marion, are absurd. Rather than being centred in the body of the sprite, like most shmup hitboxes, the hitboxes in Gunbird tend to be placed in the heads or necks of the character, which makes sense theoretically but feels awful in practice.

Gunbird and Gunbird 2 are a couple of Psikyo’s most stand-out shooters.

Nevertheless, Gunbird still remains a favourite of ours because the sum total of what the game offers – engaging visuals, catchy music, light-hearted charm, and good level design – outweigh the merit of the individual parts. If you are new to Psikyo, Gunbird is a great starting place. Just be aware that the hitboxes of the game are chunky, and trying to micro-dodge your way through a mess of bullets will typically lead to quick frustration. Four years later, Psikyo released Gunbird 2 in 1998, which is a massive improvement over the original in almost every way. We can all kneel and thank the shmup heavens that Psikyo fixed the silly hitboxes of the first game, while the visuals and sound receive a considerable upgrade as well. Just as important, the scoring system and fundamental gameplay have improved over their predecessor. The charge shot mechanic is now much more useful with a faster startup and a meter system which allows multiple charges to be stored, which is really useful for boss fights and adds some risk-reward decision making to routing. GOD OF WAR 3 PC

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There is also a close-range melee attack which is obviously very risky but powerful for some well-timed point-blanking. Point-blanking bosses during certain openings will also yield additional points. The coins from the first Gunbird return, but now they have an added mechanic in which they can provide increased score when collected at their shiniest, which is a fun visual idea. There are other additions to the scoring system as well, but overall it is safe to say that the scoring in Gunbird 2 and level design are an improvement over the first. One quick note to make about Gunbird 2, just to warn new players, is that it is considered one of Psikyo’s most difficult shmups and the bullet speeds (especially in the second loop) can become obscenely fast. When it comes to this port, which has six frames of input lag at minimum, this bullet speed is going to feel even more oppressive. So, while the game looks nice and sounds pretty in this collection, the lack of stage select coupled with the high input lag is going to make any attempts to learn and clear it ruthlessly frustrating. This holds true with the other games on the port, but especially with Gunbird 2.

Sengoku Cannon looks and feels a bit too dated.

Unlike the vast majority of collections and recent remasterings, which often offer titles that are no more than five years old, Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo (as indeed the collection that preceded it) consists of six titles that go further back in time , beginning in 1993, the year Samurai Aces was released in the arcade . Let’s start then from the aforementioned Samurai Aces (original title Sengoku Aces ), the first shooter ever published by the software house which closed its doors in 2005: it was released in April 1993 in Japanese arcades and conquered a large audience thanks to the speed of its gameplay , rigorously vertical, and the usual touch of Japanese madness that distinguished it. The six selectable characters, in fact, were, in no particular order, a monster, a dog, a daruma (Japanese votive dolls), a kunoichi, a fish with humanoid features and a Buddhist monk, called to fight against hordes of enemies in the period Sengoku: all in order, in short. Tengai ( Sengoku Blade ) followed after three years, and changed the perspective, moving to the horizontal one. God of War II PC

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while maintaining the distinctive brands of the parent company, from the high difficulty to the precision of the commands, passing through the possibility of choosing between different protagonists (five from the start, plus two more unlockables). Also in this case the Japanese public appreciated it a lot, so much so that the game was able to earn a conversion (excellent, however) for Sega Saturn only a few months later. With Sengoku Ace Episode III ( Sengoku Cannon ) things get a little more complicated: released in 2005 exclusively on the PSP in Japan, it is the first shooter with three-dimensional polygonal models in the series, and, in our opinion, the one that has aged the worst both in terms of graphics and gameplay, given the lower precision of the control scheme and a frame rate that is not always solid as in the case of the two predecessors. In short, the fanservice was not enough, given the return of several well-known faces of the series that the fans loved so much, from Koyori to Ayin, passing through the huge Tengai. With the two Gunbirds , certainly the best-known titles among those contained in this compilation also in the West, we go back in time, precisely to 1994.

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when the progenitor debuted in Japanese cinemas, where it was appreciated not only for its extreme playability but also for the change of setting compared to the canons of the parent company (this time it was fought in the European skies of the nineteenth century) and for the increase in cutscenes between one stage and the next, in an attempt to provide the title of a narrative sector that could act as more than just filler. Vertical scrolling (historically preferred by Western players) and the Central European setting were among the reasons why Gunbird and its sequel were exported with greater conviction by Psikyo: the first chapter, in particular, became part of the Sega Saturn toy library (our favorite version) and Sony PlayStation, in addition to the subsequent landing on PSN and Steam in the first decade of the new millennium. If possible, Gunbird 2 (1998) was even more successful than the already highly appreciated prequel: published by Capcom practically everywhere (first arcade, then Dreamcast, PS2, Android, iOS), this second chapter offered seven selectable heroes for seven stages of increasing difficulty, the possibility of ringing very long combos.

with beneficial effects both on the records and on the power of the blows, and an improved graphics sector, which placed it at the top of the genre at the time, even comparing it with other Psikyo productions. Pad in hand, it is the most modern of the shooters contained in this collection, and certainly the one that feels the least weight of the years. In general, however, we are talking about titles that have aged very well , both from an artistic point of view ( God save the pixel art! ) and from that of the simple game mechanics, which maintain all their effectiveness despite the twenty-odd years since the first publication. The most particular of the included titles closes the circle, which has very little of a shooter: we are talking about Gunbarich , a puzzle game clearly inspired by Breakout, in which the player is called to destroy a series of blocks within a time limit using a bouncing ball to the stage, pinball style. Released in 2001 in the arcade, Gunbarich brilliantly solves the repetitiveness congenital to certain types of puzzle games with a large number of different enemies, assorted traps, and, although easy to learn in its basic dynamics, manages to be fiendishly complicated in the stages more advanced. Its inclusion in this collection.

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which will probably make the Psikyo shoot’em’up purists turn up a bit, instead seemed perfectly timed to us: not only because the game breaks the monotony that otherwise would have afflicted the compilation, but also because, just like for shooters, Gunbarich is capable of generating addiction, also thanks to the portability of Switch. There’s almost nothing that celebrates the story behind these titles: concept art, development team interviews, period photos, excerpts from the final soundtrack – nothing. The problem only arises for those who prefer to buy digitally, because the physical version, at a cost of around sixty euros, instead includes extremely attractive material for collectors , from the soundtrack spread over several discs to period prints, passing through an artbook not trivial at all. As my favourite Psikyo shmup. It really went above and beyond the original to offer exciting new mechanics while being set in a crazy and colourful world filled with hilarious characters. Needless to say, it’s the highlight of this package.The six games included in this collection are Gunbird, Gunbird 2, Gunbarich, Samurai Aces Episode 1, Samurai Aces Episode 2: Tengai, and Samurai Aces Episode 3: Sengoku Cannon. Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days

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