ABS, Guard Barrier, Reflect Laser etc

gavin19 · Post by **gavin19** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:29 am

I don't think it's a coincidence that my fav shmups all employ some form of secondary defense mechanism like the Guard Barrier in Espgaluda or the Mosquito System in MM. I like to have that safety net without having to bomb my way through more difficult stages. Anyway, all I wanted to ask was are there any other games with a similar 'gimmick' aside from MM, the gigawings, galuda and radirgy? Thanks.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:44 am

Esprade and Espgaluda II

Sword · Post by **Sword** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:02 pm

Homura has a sword slash that reflects bullets.
Guwange has a spirit that slows bullets.
The Vasaras have a melee attack that cancels bullets.

All good games, too.

Edit: I think Chaos Field has a bullet-sweeping thingie too.

RotateMe · Post by **RotateMe** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:28 pm

Maybe also Progear where you cancel bullets by shooting enemies nearby. If your ringvalue is high enough this is a really usefull defense technic.

ill6 · Post by **ill6** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:01 pm

RSG has a sword what not, as do some of the chars in Shikigami no Shiro series.

In Psyvariar 2 you can absorb bullets when you power up. I think in Nightraid you do something similar too... Non of these are like GW or MM though.

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:16 pm

g19 wrote:the Guard Barrier in Espgaluda [...] I like to have that safety net without having to bomb my way through more difficult stages

The guard barrier IS a bomb. You use it like a bomb, you "recharge" it like a bomb (items)

The Mars Matrix system is a better example in my opinion.

RoninBuddha · Post by **RoninBuddha** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:16 pm

i get a feeling that karous would have someting similar

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:37 pm

ill6 wrote:In Psyvariar 2 you can absorb bullets when you power up. I think in Nightraid you do something similar too... Non of these are like GW or MM though.

I don't think you "absorb" or otherwise manipulate bullets in either of those, though you do gain invincibility from them via various means.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:37 pm

BIO METAL

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:20 am

How about pretty much any game with options? They almost always absorb shots for you.

Pirate1019 · Post by **Pirate1019** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:25 am

Sword wrote:Edit: I think Chaos Field has a bullet-sweeping thingie too.

Yes. It does. Too bad it doesn't fix the games mediocrity.

gavin19 · Post by **gavin19** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:30 am

LUNardei wrote:
g19 wrote:the Guard Barrier in Espgaluda [...] I like to have that safety net without having to bomb my way through more difficult stages
The guard barrier IS a bomb. You use it like a bomb, you "recharge" it like a bomb (items)
The Mars Matrix system is a better example in my opinion.

Apologies, I meant to say Kakusei mode in Espgaluda.

Thanks for the many suggestions btw.

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ABS, Guard Barrier, Reflect Laser etc

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