Posts Tagged ‘shoot-’em-up’
  • Numskull Games & Atari Announce Publishing Partnership Starting with Akka Arrh

    Posted by on March 8, 2023 under Atari VCS, Euro, News, Playstation 5, PS4
    Independent video game publisher, Numskull Games has announced it has entered a new publishing partnership with Atari to kick off 2023. The partnership will see Numskull Games release a number of physical titles in Europe with exclusive Collectors Editions available in European regions at major retailers and online stores. Beginning with the recently released Akka Arrh led by Jeff Minter, Numskull... more.
  • Towaga: Among Shadows – Launching July 14th on Steam

    Posted by on June 23, 2020 under Euro, News, PC, PS4
    Sunnyside Games and Noodlecake Studios are proud to reveal the Steam release of Towaga: Among Shadows will be launching soon, on July 14th. Towaga: Among Shadows will be available to purchase on the platform for €12.49/£11.39/$14.99. The game is also coming to PlayStation 4, with a release planned for later this summer. In Towaga: Among Shadows players take on the role of Chimù who needs to... more.
  • SNK 40th Anniversary Collection = “Ikari Warriors Trilogy” Trailer

    Posted by on August 8, 2018 under Euro, News, Switch
    The brilliant anthology of SNK classics in SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION arrives on Nintendo Switch November 13! Today, we're excited to introduce the classic trilogy of Ikari Warriors! Shoot-em-ups were all the rage in '80s, and in 1986, SNK launched Ikari Warriors, a game that took guerrilla carnage to a new level of lunacy! In this game, the player assumed the roles of two muscly men ... more.
  • Tengoku CruisinMix – Coming to Steam this Winter

    Posted by on July 31, 2017 under Euro, News, PC, PS4
    Game Tengoku is a vertically scrolling shmup with characters and levels based on Jaleco games and general Japanese arcade culture of the 1990s. The Steam and PlayStation 4 release will feature a port of the original with additional gameplay elements and new characters.  The characters travel though fictional arcade games of a Japanese game center to save it from the menace of Genius Yamada... more.
  • Ghost Blade HD – Now Available

    Posted by on March 1, 2017 under Euro, News, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One
    Hucast Games is proud to announce that the Dreamcast port Ghost Blade HD is now available for PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and Wii U eShop for 9.99 USD! Ghost Blade HD is an intense bullet-hell shoot 'em up game with satisfying and addictive score-based gameplay. With its inspiration going back to the shooting games of the 1990s era, Ghost Blade HD ties old memories to current tones and ... more.
  • Blacksea Odyssey – Announced

    Posted by on October 1, 2015 under Euro, News, PC
    Developer Blacksea Odyssey and publisher Mastertronic announce Blacksea Odyssey – a top-down shoot-‘em-up about hunting giant space creatures – coming to PCs and consoles in Spring 2016. Play as the cybernetic Old Man who has entered the deadliest competition in the galaxy – the Blacksea Odyssey. Four of the bravest huntsman compete in capturing bounties for the largest space creatures ... more.
  • Kraken Empire Discuss Their Award-winning Free-roaming 3D Shoot-’em-up

    Posted by on December 17, 2014 under Euro, News, PC
    Having recently won the 'Best Creative Design' award at the 2014 hóPLAY Game Festival in Bilbao, Spain, the two-person team at Kraken Empire took some time to speak to Rising Star Games about Kromaia, the developer's recently released 3D free-roaming shoot-'em-up. A game four years in the making, Antonio Iglesias and Daniel Blasco talk about developing an experience that pays homage to some of... more.
  • Taking To The Not-So-Friendly Skies – Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition (Review) XBox 360

    Posted by on September 21, 2014 under Reviews, Xbox 360
    As we make that smooth transition from current to next-gen consoles, this fellow old school gamer finds it refreshing to come across titles that serve as gorgeous reminders of those action-packed moments from yesteryear, and "Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition" from G. Revolution and Rising Star Games is such the title. UDHD is an arcade shooter (which was first released for the Sega Dreamcast in 200... more.
  • Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition – Now Available on Games on Demand

    Posted by on August 26, 2014 under Euro, News, Xbox 360
    Rising Star Games today announced that the best-selling, highly-regarded classic shmup (shoot 'em up) arcade game, Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition, is now available for $19.99 on Xbox 360 Games on Demand across North America. Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition offers players even more bullets for their gaming buck by building off of the classic arcade version and adding an all-new set of upgrade... more.
  • Like Bullet Hell Shooters? Syder Arcade Gameplay Footage PC/MAC

    Posted by on November 8, 2013 under Mac, News, PC
    Syder Arcade by developer Meridian4 combines classic gameplay  (i.e. think Atari's Defender) with modern bullet hell shooter mechanics. This knuckle-whitening shooter has you escorting galactic battleships through endless waves of enemies, asteroid belts and heart-pounding boss encounters. The provided gameplay video shows some of Syder Arcade's intense action. Currently, Syder Arcade is avail... more.