Crimzon Clover: World Ignition

This game is awesome. The graphics have a really nice mecha feel to them like DoDonPachi and Ketsui without a loli in sight (thankfully), the music is ace (if you like synthwavey-type stuff, which I do)- plumb it into a decent amp and turn it right up! The game is hard, arcade mode is absolutely brutal but it's still fair unlike, say, DDP SaiDaiOuJou which is just plain spiteful with its difficulty. Fortunately novice mode gives a good intro to how the game works but still gives enough challenge to be fun and worth playing. When you activate Break Mode you get a brilliant sense that something has happened and Double Break Mode is just ridiculously cool. Buy it, you won't regret it :D

I was very impressed when I saw this for the first time on Steam. Honestly everyone that likes BH, should play this, It's intense and fun. This version I bought because first, the Steam version is no longer available and I also wanted the DRM-Free version of it. So in 2024 (10 years later) I acquired this game again full price, because it never got in-sale and it feels abandoned. Either way, you aren't making any mistake buying this old version. It still runs in the old WIndows XP + there's exclusive content for this version, starting from the title screen where it says "for GOG", which is very nice. Then, I noticed there are joystick controls for tracking your movement, another item where the Steam version doesn't have. (I know that because I have both Steam version and GOG version) So my review about this game, again... It's a masterpiece, you have beginner mode where it's exclusive for people that don't have experience with the game... (Bosses and levels are way easier, but can bring good times even losing over and over again + you can unlock the true final boss player in this mode. You have 4 ships, each one with a different attack and maneuver and to track your progress each time you make progress in the levels you receive a medal, so you will know where you left in the previous session. Now for experience players you have Arcade mode where the bosses and levels are way harder (not even comparable with Novice), and you receive new medals to track your progress as well. In my opinion, Novice counts as Training mode and Arcade is where the game really begins... + You have time attack and some other new modes... Fantastic game, with a lot of replayability and worth a shot! Now as I was saying the game feels abandoned by Delgica and developers since this version never gets on sale and GOG is the only place you can buy this old version. If you want the new, remastered version you can look on Steam and anywhere else.

This is by far the best Danmaku game on GOG or any storefront, this is only rivaled by some of Raizing and Cave's games, go ahead and give this a purchase even at full price, you get like 80% of Crimzon Clover World Explosion for like 50% the price, it's very well worth it

Been looking for anything as good since I found this game. Never found one. Already had on Steam and had to buy it here also because it's so good. I would buy it on xbox as well if I could.

The whole break/bomb system is very smooth and the level is surprisingly readable considering everything going on. I would recommend this to any shmup fan.