Favorite Psikyo game?

BIG · Post by **BIG** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:11 am

Dragon Blaze all the way.

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ResOGlas · Post by **ResOGlas** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:37 am

Got Gimmick

J/K, I would have to say Sengoku Ace.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:04 pm

cigsthecat wrote: Rank behaves exactly the same as their other games.

How does it work, exactly? Is it just this: the amount of enemy fire is a function of how much you are powered up?

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:27 pm

psikyo games increase rank with power ups, and the higher the rank the faster and more complex the bullet patterns. you can check this out by powering up like mad and then powering down on random enemies during bosses. you can actually see the bullets slow down

it always amuses me.

i love psikyo games, probably my favourite shmup developers actually. i think gunbird is probably my favourite as i've put a lot of time into it. it would probably be my favourite ever game if it wasn't for the fact that i can't beat statge 6 boss, even if i get there with full lives. i've now got to the point where it is almost impossible mentally as i can't help but foretell my own doom as the shape thing turns into the dragon....

i also love the strikers games, probably 2 the most, as i've played a lot of them, but i don't dislike any that i've played. dragon blaze seems good but far too hard at the mo, and i haven't really put any time into it.

i love psikyo

cigsthecat · Post by **cigsthecat** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:57 pm

professor ganson wrote:
cigsthecat wrote: Rank behaves exactly the same as their other games.
How does it work, exactly? Is it just this: the amount of enemy fire is a function of how much you are powered up?

It has to do with how long you've been alive and how powered up you are. You'll typically notice a significant rank increase once you reach stage five or six on one life.

DaBoss · Post by **DaBoss** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:50 am

Strikers 1945 II because the Hayate is the most badass jet in existence.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 5:42 pm

I've changed my mind since I started this thread: I now like Dragon Blaze better than Gunbird 2, though both are still in my top 5 favorites.

Dragon Blaze offers more scoring opportunities than GB 2, and it is aesthetically superior-- one of the best ever imo. One small complaint: I think that GB 2 does a better job of creating diversity within each level. Yes, DB will throw different enemies at you along the way, but each level in GB 2 really divides up nicely into distinguishable sections, with different looks and tempo.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:57 pm

Graphically, Dragon Blaze is by far the most impressive, but gameplay-wise 1945 Strikers II is the better game imo.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:41 am

My Favorite Psikyo shmups is Gunbird 2, just cann't resist any cute'm up...

The only problem is whenever Marion saw a black cat, she just toss it around like BomBom (her rabbit)... So it is dangerous for me to get close.

I think we should really start a poll on which is the Best/Favorite Psikyo shmups.

sffan · Post by **sffan** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:13 pm

I like Strikers I, II, and III equally. I get hooked on each one at different times. These are my favorites, I can't pick one.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:24 pm

favorite - Zero Gunner 2 - i just love it, it is so playable (in a sometimes disorienting kind of way

). speaking of which, i think its time to dig up my dreamcast.

runners up - Gunbird 2 > Dragon Blaze > Strikers II > Strikers

not sure where the others would fit in on that list, haven't spent enough time with them to tell

but Sol Divide does bite.

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:11 pm

Absolutely Space Bomber!

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:29 pm

Zero Gunner 2 is my favorite.

But the problem is that I really hate Psikyo games becasue they are just too damn cheap. Plus the first four levels are in different order (so you don't get tired over the same thing, but the problem for me is that I can't study the bullet patterns that well because the stages are always different!).

BAD · Post by **BAD** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:23 am

My favorite is probably S1945II, but I was really impressed with S1945III, I love Zero Gunner 2, Gunbird 2 is great, and Dragon Blaze just kills. I like Space Bomber (it's wacky and fun), and I even like Sol Divide (many dislike it). I really wish I could try the first Zero Gunner out, though...

DC906270 · Post by **DC906270** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:49 am

i like the strikers games best - although too much psikyo leads me to start thinking they are all too similar - dragon blaze in particular offers nothing much new over gunbird 2 for instance. have psikyo stopped developing shmups now? maybe they are out of ideas. cave games kick their arses in terms of originality and game mechanics.

roker · Post by **roker** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:02 am

Zero Gunner 2
Cannon Spike
Strikers II

those are my favs

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:03 am

Really into Strikers 1999 now. I think I'll try to head over to the arcades every Saturday whenever possible to play it. TB-ing is so fun. Spend a few bucks today practicing TB-ing.

The damn extend is set to 800,000. Strikers 1999's levels seem to be so much easier compared to GB2, DB, or Strikers 1945 Plus. Mission five especially.

Marion > X-36.

I like every Psikyo shooter except for Sol Divide.

Ramus · Post by **Ramus** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:18 am

IlMrm wrote:I like every Psikyo shooter except for Sol Divide.

Yeah, Sol Divide licks sweaty nuts.

Ayanami · Post by **Ayanami** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:14 pm

Dragon Blaze for the win for me.

Strikers 1945 Plus! is my runner up.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:52 am

1945 Strikers Plus on the NEOGEO is one of my favourites.
Primarily because of the better Boss music when compared to the other strikers. Also the Fiat plane with the vertical beams (When you hold down the fire button & then release) is so cool.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:02 am

I always love your reasoning, ST Dragon.

Let me give it a shot:

Dragon Blaze. Coolest high score screen, I also love the little lizard men in armor, they're funny.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:49 am

Well, at least I'm not the forum's pimp / informer.

Anarchos · Post by **Anarchos** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:56 am

My favorite Psikyogame has to be Strikers 2. Perhaps because it was the first one I played.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:17 am

ST Dragon wrote:Well, at least I'm not the forum's pimp / informer.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:56 am

Actually I was looking for that album's name, thanks.

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