Generally I don't like horizontal shooters that much but the Darius series is an exception for me. My love of shooting is second only to my love of weird cosmic fish.
I've been getting back into these recently. I haven't played them all, only Gaiden, II and G.
Gaiden is probably my favourate, really lush looking and with superb music but none of the versions have high score saves which really stinks. The boses do seem unfairly difficult too.
Darius II although crusty looking is great fun also although I think you'd need a widescreen tv to get the most out of it. The lack of a smart bomb really hurts, once you get killed and lose your precious power ups you have little chance of regaining control.
G Darius is an odd one, horrible looking in parts due to the polygonal graphics but has some incredible boos fights. I've not played it a while, but I remember finding it pretty enjoyable. It's all about the bosses really, the levels themselves are pretty redundant.
I think part of the reason why Darius games are so loveable are the excellent musical scores which add alot to the feel of them. Zunata do some good ****. They also have just the right level of simplicity, with you not having to worry about picking the right weapon like the ugly madness that is Thunderforce V. You can just concentrate on dodging attacks and finding those precious power ups. The fish theme is definately an odd one but I like it. The backgrounds vary but in parts they are truly excellent, particularly the more organic variants.
Please share your thoughts, I'd love to hear about the other games in the series too, however many there are. With all the shooter updates and compilations as of late, where's the Darius love?
Oh and as a passing shot, screw all you Konami Fans, they're a fine company but their traditional shooters are muck.
Darius >>> Gradius / Parodius / Salamander etc...
I've been getting back into these recently. I haven't played them all, only Gaiden, II and G.
Gaiden is probably my favourate, really lush looking and with superb music but none of the versions have high score saves which really stinks. The boses do seem unfairly difficult too.
Darius II although crusty looking is great fun also although I think you'd need a widescreen tv to get the most out of it. The lack of a smart bomb really hurts, once you get killed and lose your precious power ups you have little chance of regaining control.
G Darius is an odd one, horrible looking in parts due to the polygonal graphics but has some incredible boos fights. I've not played it a while, but I remember finding it pretty enjoyable. It's all about the bosses really, the levels themselves are pretty redundant.
I think part of the reason why Darius games are so loveable are the excellent musical scores which add alot to the feel of them. Zunata do some good ****. They also have just the right level of simplicity, with you not having to worry about picking the right weapon like the ugly madness that is Thunderforce V. You can just concentrate on dodging attacks and finding those precious power ups. The fish theme is definately an odd one but I like it. The backgrounds vary but in parts they are truly excellent, particularly the more organic variants.
Please share your thoughts, I'd love to hear about the other games in the series too, however many there are. With all the shooter updates and compilations as of late, where's the Darius love?
Oh and as a passing shot, screw all you Konami Fans, they're a fine company but their traditional shooters are muck.
Darius >>> Gradius / Parodius / Salamander etc...
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