Comments on: Dreamcast Shmups Library – 2D Shooters Galore

By: Happy 10th Birthday, Dreamcast – Loot Ninja

Happy 10th Birthday, Dreamcast – Loot Ninja — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:01:10 +0000

[...] of the console’s all-mighty integrated modem. You can also find a number of awesome shoot-em-up games on the Dreamcast, as well as a large library of high quality arcade ports, like the Marvel vs [...]

By: ShmupDreamcastFan

ShmupDreamcastFan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:15:36 +0000

A bit of help for overwhelmed newbies. This is how the games rate:

Best:
Ikaruga
Zero Gunner 2

Excellent:
Bangai-O
Border Down
GigaWing 2
Mars Matrix
Under Defeat

Good:
Castle Shikigami II
GigaWing
Psyvariar 2
Triggerheart Exelica

Okay:
Chaos Field
Gunbird 2
Radilgy
Trizeal
Twinkle Star Sprites

Poor:
Karous
Last Hope

By: BTD

BTD — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:27:25 +0000

If anyone is interested, Drill has been cancelled (this is not new news). Racketboy, I’d be more than happy to write up a review for Karous if you like.

By: racketboy

racketboy — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:28:15 +0000

This was written back in 2006 — that’s why. I hope to have an updated version in the future.

By: shmupfan

shmupfan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:32:37 +0000

Great list, but with one huge omission: Triggerheart Exelica.

By: Moving...selling old games - Focused Gaming

Moving...selling old games - Focused Gaming — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:33:17 +0000

[...] is the greatest system ever. I’ve come close to picking one up many times now purely for the great collection of shooters (aka "shmups") available for the system. The thing that always stops me is the thought of [...]