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 Post subject: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:23 pm 


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Play Magazine did a 6 or so page spread on Xbox 360 shmups this month, so check it out if you have a chance.

There won't be any news for folks that frequent this site, but it's still cool to see in print. :)

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-They cover the economics of the genre and talk about the differences in price expectations between the Japanese and us ugly Americans
-They touch on DLC for various current consoles and briefly hit on the available options to "test it out"
-They cover Cave quite well and talk about DeathSmiles, DDPDOJ BLEX (including the scandal), Futari, and Ketsui
-Otomedius G got a page, as did Mamoru-kun, and Shooting Love 200X (DS and DDP each got a page too)
-There are blips about 0 Day Attack On Earth (Gulti/Square Enix Xbox Live) and The King of Fighters Sky Stage (SNK Playmore Xbox Live)

I knew nothing about those last two so maybe that is news or I have my head in the sand?
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:59 pm 


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brentsg wrote:
-There are blips about 0 Day Attack On Earth (Gulti/Square Enix Xbox Live) and The King of Fighters Sky Stage (SNK Playmore Xbox Live)

I knew nothing about those last two so maybe that is news or I have my head in the sand?


they were both mentioned briefly here, but neither one of them looks decent imo.

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25756&hilit=+sky+stage+

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25725&hilit=+attack+on+earth+
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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It would be nice if any1 who bought the mag made some scans of it since intrest has been puckered up. I live over the pond where they wont sell it. Not that its totally relevent to me since it's about the USA but i'm still courious anyway.
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Is that not the same Play magazine we get in the UK??
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Anyone who can get me the mag and send it to germany ?


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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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kennyrh wrote:
Is that not the same Play magazine we get in the UK??


If you're talking about the Playstation mag published by Imagine, then no. Play Magazine published in North America is this beast.


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ZyN wrote:
Anyone who can get me the mag and send it to germany ?


Or can tell me with isse number it has ?


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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Scans please! Can't get this in Japan.
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Malc74 wrote:
kennyrh wrote:
Is that not the same Play magazine we get in the UK??


If you're talking about the Playstation mag published by Imagine, then no. Play Magazine published in North America is this beast.


Ah, right . . .different thing entirely. Last time I bought Play (many moons ago) I seem to recall it was a multi-format mag. Then again, my memory is getting poor :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Hello all! I've been lurking around this forum for some time now and finally decided to sign up. Figured this would be as good a place as any to introduce myself and make my first contribution.

Just picked up the Sept. issue of Play and shot some pictures with my camera. Please excuse any glare and my fingers in a few of the pics.

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The rest can be found here and they can be made larger and are readable, enjoy :D : http://www.flickr.com/photos/42535329@N08/
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Nice one! Thank you, Sir!


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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Yeah, thanks!
Always good to see something in print, especially Deathsmiles which as far as I know hasn't got a mention anywhere in the UK press (?).It would be good to have a scan archive - for articles, artwork, OST covers etc...


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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Thanks Engineer! Going to try and hunt down a copy, been ages since I bought play but for me it was the only game mag I'd get.


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Thanks a lot!
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The Publisher is a good friend of mine and several months ago I asked him to help me get a Japanese 360 since I had just bought Death Smiles and Otomedius G (since I thought at that time that I could "chip" my US 360). Anyway, they must have looked into it and ran with the ball. Those guys are also very serious gamers..!
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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where can i find the September issue of Play???? im in the USA,btw
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Engineer wrote:
The rest can be found here and they can be made larger and are readable, enjoy :D : http://www.flickr.com/photos/42535329@N08/

Welcome and thanks.


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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:
where can i find the September issue of Play???? im in the USA,btw


I've seen issues at every Barnes & Noble I've been to in the past 2 weeks.


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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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No problem! Happy to share.

I found it at Barnes & Noble as well. My local Borders didn't seem to have it. The cover article is Murumasa.
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woot scans! THX mate

very intresting especially the story about that company using a dodgy ps2 emulator instead of doing a proper port.
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Kinda have to laugh at some of that info probably being pulled off shmups and cave-stg.
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Thanks for the scans. Nick Rox's writing has gotten A LOT better since his Gamefan days...
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I'm definitely interested in grabbing this particular issue. However, I'm in Canada so the chance of seeing this locally is probably slim to nil. Someone wanna help secure a copy for me? I'll cover for all expenses (somehow).
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Great, now I want these games even more! Argh! *thrashing*

Thanks for the scan.
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I am interseted in this play magazine. But how can I place order of it?? And will it cover all the games including latest and the all category of game?? or it will be for only particular kinda play magazine??
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Interesting read, thanks for posting the scans
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 Post subject: Re: Play Magazine - September 2009 (360 shmup coverage)
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Glad they gave Death Smiles the props it deserves. The more I play it, the more I enjoy it. Just an awesome shmup.

Too bad they didn't mention the MBL version, which with Sakura is probably my favorite version of this game so far.

I also noticed how it says Cave has had "few Western releases". How about none, guys?
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International ver. PCBs? That's the closest to Western I can think of.
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I also noticed how it says Cave has had "few Western releases". How about none, guys?


Donpachi and Storm of Progear both saw official arcade distribution in the US. Then there are the international PCB releases of ESPRa.De., FeverOn SOS and Dodonpachi.
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Well, the wording was "and seen occasional licensed ports(but few western releases) on home consoles". So, it's not quite accurate.
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