Best Battleship Raids in Shmup History
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Best Battleship Raids in Shmup History
Most shmups have one. R-Type had stage 3. Battle Garegga had the end of stage 5, and the whole of stage 7. Image fight had stage 2. Even Mushihimesama, a game about insects, had one in stage 3.
What I am talking about is the part of a shmup in which you fly over (and/or under) a giant battleship and take it apart piece by piece. This usually ends in a climactic encounter with either the core of the battleship, or a boss which flies out of the battleship.
So what I am here to ask this forum is: What is YOUR favorite battleship raid in any shmup?
No limitations, it can be horizontal or vertical, as long as it is a shmup, I don't care.
(Personally, I love the final stage of Last Resort, mainly because you go inside the battleship not once, but twice, and the final boss just looks really cool)
What I am talking about is the part of a shmup in which you fly over (and/or under) a giant battleship and take it apart piece by piece. This usually ends in a climactic encounter with either the core of the battleship, or a boss which flies out of the battleship.
So what I am here to ask this forum is: What is YOUR favorite battleship raid in any shmup?
No limitations, it can be horizontal or vertical, as long as it is a shmup, I don't care.
(Personally, I love the final stage of Last Resort, mainly because you go inside the battleship not once, but twice, and the final boss just looks really cool)
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Under Defeat
It's so good I even made special note of it the first time I played "man, that was a fucking great battleship level"
Not only did i do that, but I even remember doing it. So obviously, it made an impression.
It's so good I even made special note of it the first time I played "man, that was a fucking great battleship level"
Not only did i do that, but I even remember doing it. So obviously, it made an impression.
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Titanic Lance is a battleship right
Play for fun and win when you can.
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Not necessarily my absolute favorite but the most epic has got to be Omega Fighter. The entire game is a giant battleship raid with each section being a level
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This is your answer.m.sniffles.esq wrote:Under Defeat
It's so good I even made special note of it the first time I played "man, that was a fucking great battleship level"
Not only did i do that, but I even remember doing it. So obviously, it made an impression.
I'm biased though.
You're sure to be in a fine haze about now, but don't think too hard about all of this. Just go out and kill a few beasts. It's for your own good. You know, it's just what hunters do! You'll get used to it.
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Last Resort and Battle Mania Daiginjyou are personal faves.
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How about the final boss battles of U.N. Squadron and its unofficial sequel Carrier Air Wing? Or the penultimate stages of Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga? Also, is it okay if I include the final stage of Sin and Punishment: Star Successor and L.A. Machine Guns: Rage of the Machines even though those two aren't shmups?
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Yeah, definitelyDeadliar wrote:Titanic Lance is a battleship right
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As long as it is a giant battleship raid, it counts.xxx1993 wrote:How about the final boss battles of U.N. Squadron and its unofficial sequel Carrier Air Wing? Or the penultimate stages of Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga? Also, is it okay if I include the final stage of Sin and Punishment: Star Successor and L.A. Machine Guns: Rage of the Machines even though those two aren't shmups?
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I'll have to agree with others on here. Battle Garegga and Under Defeat all day long
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Stage 3 in Raiden Fighters is a favorite of mine.
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Uridium, Hyper Sentinel, and The Dreadnaught Factor are basically Battleship Raid: The Game.
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Did 1942 have any battleship raids, or is it all just planes?
I must be thinking of 1943 as my first encounter with battleship raids.
I must be thinking of 1943 as my first encounter with battleship raids.
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Cybattler- Stage 2
There was one stage in Bangai- O Spirits that was like that too.
There was one stage in Bangai- O Spirits that was like that too.
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m.sniffles.esq
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What bias is that?I'm biased though
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The 400+ hours I've put into Under Defeat
You're sure to be in a fine haze about now, but don't think too hard about all of this. Just go out and kill a few beasts. It's for your own good. You know, it's just what hunters do! You'll get used to it.
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Omega Fighter's raid was good.
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Can't beat the original.
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Good. You have played L.A. Machine Guns, though, right? The final boss is a battleship raid against the terrorists' flying aircraft carrier. Here, take a look, please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ80xX6bRSgthe1truepickaxe wrote:As long as it is a giant battleship raid, it counts.xxx1993 wrote:How about the final boss battles of U.N. Squadron and its unofficial sequel Carrier Air Wing? Or the penultimate stages of Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga? Also, is it okay if I include the final stage of Sin and Punishment: Star Successor and L.A. Machine Guns: Rage of the Machines even though those two aren't shmups?
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m.sniffles.esq
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Oh, that bias...The 400+ hours I've put into Under Defeat
I guess I somewhat have that bias too (though probably 300 hours less severe), and it doesn't change the fact that it's a really, really awesome battleship level. I realized that in hour one.
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Final Mission on NES?
Misago from Ikaruga stage 4?
Misago from Ikaruga stage 4?
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Totally agree. It's just put together really well on all fronts. Music (don't generally love the ost, but that tune is fantastic), enemy placement, two big ships to dismantle, and it kicks off with the radio announcement which is one is the best moments in a shooter for me.m.sniffles.esq wrote:it's a really, really awesome battleship level. I realized that in hour one.
You're sure to be in a fine haze about now, but don't think too hard about all of this. Just go out and kill a few beasts. It's for your own good. You know, it's just what hunters do! You'll get used to it.
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Mahou Daisakusen and Great Mahou Daisakusen. Omega fighter gets another mention because the entire game is a battleship raid.
You are thinking of 1943. 1942 is far too bare bones for anything that cool.Koa Zo wrote:Did 1942 have any battleship raids, or is it all just planes?
I must be thinking of 1943 as my first encounter with battleship raids.
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I should also show you guys the final stage of Sin and Punishment: Star Successor. This one is very much like Chapter 4 of Ikaruga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSMUQ3tf3Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSMUQ3tf3Y