Triggerheart Exelica Goes Live Next Week

[Big Shady]

More shmup goodness

http://kotaku.com/359892/triggerheart-exelica-goes-live-next-week

 

[terry.330]

No tate = no dice

 

[jdotaku]

I'll probably buy this. I'm starting to get bored (sorta) with rez.

 

[NEOFREAK9189]

the Dreamcast version is better TATE mode

 

[jro]

There's still no date listed on Xbox.com, though, and usually they have the week's game(s) listed by now. Hopefully it'll be true, though.

Guess I'll just stick with the DC version in the meanwhile...

 

[cannonball]

No tate = no dice

Yep. I hear that.

The big problem with the new systems is the stupid user interface bullshit built into each one. Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo would have to write a tate version of their interface so it would work with a game running in tate mode. They'd never do it.

I'm happy with my DC version

 

[Nesagwa]

Hey, you guys are retarded.

 

[Poison Sama]

There's still no date listed on Xbox.com, though, and usually they have the week's game(s) listed by now. Hopefully it'll be true, though.

Date has been added now. It will be available in the US tomorrow. Good thing I held off on Omega Five.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/t/triggerheartxboxlivearcade/

 

[Kid Aphex]

im a big shmup fan, but this game looks like shit.
any real shmuppers who've played this think its good????

 

[jro]

im a big shmup fan, but this game looks like shit.
any real shmuppers who've played this think its good????

I shan't be so assumptive as to label myself a real shmupper, but I have played just about everything, and I would consider it to be somewhere squarely in the realm between average and good. Not great, by any means, but certainly not bad.

Probably not really worth $50 price it went for new on DC (but I guess it kind of has sentimental value on that system), but for $10 worth of MS points, I'd say it's a much better deal.

But I really wouldn't say it will hold as much appeal to hardcore players. It can't hold a candle to stuff like Psyvariar or Border Down or the very best on DC. But then it's only $10 now, so maybe that's okay.

Try the demo, go from there, I guess.

 

[cannonball]

im a big shmup fan, but this game looks like shit.
any real shmuppers who've played this think its good????

Well, it's easy as hell, so that's kind of a negative.
The anchor gimmick is kinda fun, but all in all it's average.

Worth $10 to someone who doesn't already own the game? Definitely. It's better than Omega Five that's for sure.

 

[Poison Sama]

http://www.warashi.co.jp/exelica/exelica360.htm

According to the game's official website, the XBLA version does indeed have a tate mode.

 

[terry.330]

Well I'll be damned.

 

[BIG]

looks good, plays like shit.

 

[Poison Sama]

It's out in the US marketplace now. Just finished downloading it.

 

[Kid Aphex]

omega five was probly my fave XBLA arcade game to date...
i DOUBLE DOUBT this games better...

 

[cannonball]

omega five was probly my fave XBLA arcade game to date...
i DOUBLE DOUBT this games better...

Was just my opinion since I've played both extensively. Trigger was more my style.

 

[Kid Aphex]

so i just played this game a lot.
its really good; a lot better than i ever hoped to give it credit for being.
in my opinion, its not as good as omega v...but why?
im not really a "scoring" shmupper...if you are, this game owns omega v.
endless scoring possibilities it seems...but im just not into it.
i think im too old and uncoordinated already...

 

[cannonball]

im not really a "scoring" shmupper...if you are, this game owns omega v.
endless scoring possibilities it seems...

That's pretty much why I prefer it over Omega Five. There's a bit more depth when it comes to scoring. That and in general I'm more of a vert shmup fan (aside from progear which is one of my favorites go figure).

 

[norton9478]

Omega V plays like SCAT

 

[jro]

Omega V is just about finishing... This one has way more scoring, indeed. I'm completely slayed, though, by what happens when you finish the demo- I went to add some points to my account so I could buy it, but it kicked all the way out to the main XBLA menu way faster than I could get done! Christ, after most games making you click "no, I really, really, really don't want to buy this shit" three times before they let you out of the demo and back into the XBLA menu, I was amazed to just get unceremoniously dumped all the way out, even while I had clicked "unlock full game."

Pretty obvious that Warashi ain't too familiar with the get money game, heah.

Also, quite nice to see tate mode added after all.

 

[jdotaku]

I think its a pretty cool game especially for 10 bucks. Certainly looks good but is definetly a bit on the easy side. I like it better than omega v though

 

[neo_mao]

I have it on Dreamcast and its not that bad..and not that good. Its got some cool play mechanics like grabbing and tossing the enemies...but everytime I fire up the old DC there are a ton of other shooters I'd rather play...

 

[Lastblade]

I have it on Dreamcast and its not that bad..and not that good. Its got some cool play mechanics like grabbing and tossing the enemies...but everytime I fire up the old DC there are a ton of other shooters I'd rather play...

Yah, DC got a number of incredible shmups... I do like the demo of Trigger, just can't decide if it is something I will play more than a week.

 

[Ajax]

I like this game. I wanted to get it when it came out on Dreamcast. While it's far from the best shooting game in the world, it opens a whole new world of possibilities on XBLA. Worth $10 easily. I'm having fun with it so far.