Radilgy Precious GameCube - US release delayed

[XERO]

got a email from amazon.com that the release has been pushed till 4/07, no date for shipment given.

[RyanDG]

got a email from amazon.com that the release has been pushed till 4/07, no date for shipment given.
:cry:

Yeah, this was discussed on the thread for the game I believe...

According to the game's official website, it's 4/27/07 as it's ship date.

We'll see if it holds through however, since it seems to be suffering the Raiden III "mysteriously slipping ship date syndrome".

With that said, the game does appear to be complete however, since it was featured in a Nintendo Power review this month.

[Super Laydock]

With that said, the game does appear to be complete however, since it was featured in a Nintendo Power review this month.

What score did it get?
I am curious about the scores shmups get in western publications these days.

[themachinist]

With that said, the game does appear to be complete however, since it was featured in a Nintendo Power review this month.

What score did it get?
I am curious about the scores shmups get in western publications these days.

I heard something like 4 or 5 out of 10?

[Super Laydock]

With that said, the game does appear to be complete however, since it was featured in a Nintendo Power review this month.

What score did it get?
I am curious about the scores shmups get in western publications these days.

I heard something like 4 or 5 out of 10?

Ouch, that´s pretty bad.
Not that it´s the greatest shooter or even close but a 4/10 would seem a bit underrated.

[themachinist]

What score did it get?
I am curious about the scores shmups get in western publications these days.

I heard something like 4 or 5 out of 10?

Ouch, that´s pretty bad.
Not that it´s the greatest shooter or even close but a 4/10 would seem a bit underrated.

I haven't played it yet (waiting for GC release). I don't know though, Nintendo Power is biased and propaganda-ish

[RyanDG]

It scored 5/10

But I don't know how much weight you should put in that score since Chaos Field scored a 6/10, and personally I consider Radilgy a much better game than Chaos Field.

[Kiken]

It scored 5/10

But I don't know how much weight you should put in that score since Chaos Field scored a 6/10, and personally I consider Radilgy a much better game than Chaos Field.

Now I'm going to have to pick up an issue just to read the review.

I'm willing to bet that they really didn't care for the cel-shaded graphics.

And really guys... the last time Nintendo Power was relevant was nearly 20 years ago when they first came out (replacing The Nintendo Player's Club magazine).

[Pixel_Outlaw]

It was probably too difficult for Nintendo. They do like their short and easy games......

Well Nintendo has mostly covered RPG games and action games for the past 6 years or so...

[Naslectric27]

I'm surprised this is being released at all in the US, especially on the dead Gamecube.

Several copies of Chaos Field sat in my local EB for almost a year before I told a friend(who's also into schmups) about it, and as a far as I know, the other copies are still there. Brand new for 14.99, and no one has bought them.

I just figured that most people in America who'd want to play this game and other schmups would have long ago imported them for the PS2 or DC.

[al138]

And really guys... the last time Nintendo Power was relevant was nearly 20 years ago when they first came out (replacing The Nintendo Player's Club magazine).

Absolutely dead on, Kiken. Three years ago I subscribed to Nintendo Power just to get the Zelda Collection disk. As for the magazine, the pages make fairly decent packaging material for mailing gifts. I did peruse the reviews from time to time, but I quickly realized that the mini-reviews rarely gave me the impression that the title had been played with any serious time involved.

Even from the very first issue, Nintendo Power was a thick advertisement posing as a magazine. At least the first year or two of issues had charm. I stilll have mine from back then--good for nostalgia, but nothing more.

[eretsua]

I'm surprised this is being released at all in the US, especially on the dead Gamecube.

same here, though a dead console is the perfect platform for niche games / genres like shmups (@ a nice price).

Several copies of Chaos Field sat in my local EB for almost a year before I told a friend(who's also into schmups) about it, and as a far as I know, the other copies are still there. Brand new for 14.99, and no one has bought them.

i think that the packaging of the US version of Chaos Field is absolutely terrible (my Jap version isnt' too hot either, though)! But the US version looks like a cheesy 3d spaceflyer and i guess that when who are into that kind of game pick it up and see the back cover they are not getting interested in the game. think also the budget price isn't helping much... a lot of people think "oh, it's cheap than it must suck" and stick to that conclusion without ever playing the game.

I just figured that most people in America who'd want to play this game and other schmups would have long ago imported them for the PS2 or DC.

quite so, the Japanese versions of RadioAllergy on the dc/ngc/ps2 have been out for so long that it seems likely the majority of their market has already imported the game. then again maybe people are big time into shmups and hang out on fora like these are not their main target audience. but if that's the case then who are their main target audiece?

eretsua

[RyanDG]

For those who care, I've posted a copy of the review from Nintendo Power on my site:

http://arcaderenaissance.blogspot.com/2 ... eview.html

Here's the text from Nintendo Power -
Chances are if you liked the brain busting insanity of a game like Ikaruga, then you'll appreciate an intense old-style shooter like Radio Allergy-that is, if you can stomach its quirkiness and rudimentary mechanics. Of course, it's natural for a top-down shooter like this to be a little weird, but Radio Allergy makes a special effort to showcase pointless dialogue, odd bosses, and even odder enemy projectiles that take the form of baseballs and soccer balls.

But what makes Radio Allergy especially difficult to recommend is the fact that there just isn't much to it. Sure, it offers a challenge that any shooter fan would respect, but there's no real interesting weapon management or strategy involved, save for the fact that there are three weapon types and three ships to choose from before you enter the actual game. Ultimately, Radio Allergy is just a bland old-school shooter in a candy colored, cel-shaded shell.

[Pixel_Outlaw]

Ok then I challange Nintendo to make a shmup and do better. The game may be garbage I don't know. Nintendo Power makes sure that if it has any trace of the Mario Brothers cast in it it gets an instant A+.

People need to stop saying Old School, they keep making the genre seem dead. Nintendo Power is only concerened with pushing rehashed garbage with no actual play value to it.

They like games that cost 50 USD and take a weekend to complete with no replay value whatsoever.

[Super Laydock]

Thanks for the review text, RyanDG.

Actually the comments aren´t too unreassonable imo.
And a 5 instead of a 4 seems more reasonable too (and not too far off from how I´d rate the game after the initial exitement with was over).

[iatneH]

I thought Nintendo Power was even bigger propaganda machine back then. It's like they denied the existence of good games on any other system.

I got a free issue a while back and thought it was a big improvement (around the time Gunstar Super Heroes was released)... Sega is no longer a home console hardware competitor so I guess it was OK for them to say that Gunstar Heroes was a good Genesis game...

[BulletMagnet]

But what makes Radio Allergy especially difficult to recommend is the fact that there just isn't much to it...there's no real interesting weapon management or strategy involved[/i]

Apparently the reviewer never bothered trying to play for score, wherein you have to constantly shift your attention back and forth between the shield meter and multiplier meter, and juggle which weapon you're using in order to manage one meter or the other most effectively. Seriously, the game's far from perfect, but saying that it lacks variety and strategy means that you just don't understand how the thing works.

I thought Nintendo Power was even bigger propaganda machine back then. It's like they denied the existence of good games on any other system.

In some cases it seemed like they denied the existence of good games on their own systems which weren't made, or at least published, by Nintendo. It was enough to turn me off the mag after having been a subscriber for years when I was younger.