THE FINAL CHAPTER IN TOAPLAN'S SHMUP SAGA
Set out on a breathtaking journey with Batsugun, Toaplan's shoot-'em-up swansong! Choose your hero from a roster of six charismatic pilots and three distinctive ship types, each brimming with personality. Immerse yourself in a world of dazzling graphics, dev...
Set out on a breathtaking journey with Batsugun, Toaplan's shoot-'em-up swansong! Choose your hero from a roster of six charismatic pilots and three distinctive ship types, each brimming with personality. Immerse yourself in a world of dazzling graphics, devastating firepower, and an enchanting soundtrack, creating a sensory experience you won't soon forget. The accessible gameplay ensures that seasoned veterans and newcomers alike can revel in the unmatched thrill of victory!
In addition, the rebalanced Batsugun Special is also included, and features a visual overhaul with new colors and altered enemy behavior. A smaller hitbox and a shield protecting the ship from one hit, makes it easier which is needed as the barrage of enemy projectiles ups the ante for the true bullet hell factor. Batsugun Special introduces multiple loops, increasing difficulty with each completion. Can you master all four loops?
"As we prepare to launch with the Skull Hornets, our mission stands clear: overthrow the oppressive regime of King Renoselva A. Gladebaran VII. The path ahead is fraught with adrenaline-pumping battles and perilous missions. Our comrades and I are eager, but the question lingers: can we restore liberty to our people and emerge victorious?"
ORIGINAL GAME FEATURES:
Embark on an enthralling sci-fi adventure where every encounter feels like a mini-boss battle at minimum, demanding your utmost vigilance to survive.
Unleash mighty weapons like the Sky Mirage, Dragon's Whisper, and Judgement Flash to eradicate enemy threats.
Boost your firepower with experience points from defeated enemies.
Immerse yourself in the captivating space melodies of Yoshitatsu Sakai.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS:
Minimal Input Lag: Emulation, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
Quick Save using F1-F10, Reload with Shift+ F1-F10
Online leaderboards for Single Credit, No Assist, and Assisted plays.
Instrument panels with extra gameplay information and artwork.
Rewind the game between 10-18 minutes, depending on the action.
Capture sharable replays to immortalize your interstellar victories (or funny moments).
Assist Features such as auto-fire at multiple rates.
Very Easy Mode: Lower the difficulty to breeze through the adventure.
Pixel perfect or full-screen scaling in windowed or full-screen mode.
Rotate the gameplay in 90-degree increments.
Hone your skills in the ultra customizable practice mode!
This is such a good port of a classic Toaplan style game, Batsugun is my personal favorite Toaplan game behind Snow Bros. which would be nice to also get a port onto GOG by the way.
It doesn't have a lot of Input Lap, has training modes, and even gives you another slightly easier version as well.
I would say the audio quality could be improved on but considering this is only 8 dollars and with the amount of content we are already getting with this port, it's really a nitpick honestly and the fact it's DRM free makes this an easy recommendation.
Overall, at 8 dollars this is a no brainer, and hopefully in the future this may inspire M2 to bring over their Shottriggers series of games including some of Caves and my personal favorite Shmup Battle Garegga at some point in the future
