Danshaku Vs. Nanostray on DS -- which is better?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:27 pm

IIRC, Nanostray appeared first for the Nintendo DS platform in North America. Then later a Japanese version of Nanostray appeared under the new name of "Danshaku" courtesy of Taito themselves in 2006.

How is the gameplay of Danshaku compared to that of it's earlier counterpart of Nanostray?

Here's a link to what the front cover of Japanese DS shmup game of Danshaku looks like courtesy of NCSX:

http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/se ... c=danshaku

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Balzac · Post by **Balzac** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:35 am

From what I hear, Danshaku allows you to switch weapons without using the touchscreen.

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:16 am

Balzac wrote:From what I hear, Danshaku allows you to switch weapons without using the touchscreen.

true, and that's a huge improvement! danshaku has a somewhat higher difficulty level than at leasts it's usa (and probably it's european) counterpart and comes with better artwork.

danshaku is the best version to go for.

eretsua

tuoma · Post by **tuoma** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:18 am

Not really on topic but since the version to go with seems to be Danshaku.

Any news on Nanostray 2? After they released the trailer im really looking forward to it, seems improved on just about everything.

antron · Post by **antron** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:04 pm

Balzac wrote:From what I hear, Danshaku allows you to switch weapons without using the touchscreen.

yes, but it only lets you cycle through the weapons; not directly select them like the touchscreen does.

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:06 pm

antron wrote: yes, but it only lets you cycle through the weapons; not directly select them like the touchscreen does.

So? That's still a lot better than having to look at the screen and see what you're picking.
To be fair, the weapons sucked anyways, all you needed was the main vulcan-esque weapon for the game, and you sometimes had to switch just to defeat a certain boss or get through one obstacle.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:31 pm

One weapon per button would've been genious.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:26 pm

tuoma wrote:Not really on topic but since the version to go with seems to be Danshaku.

Any news on Nanostray 2? After they released the trailer im really looking forward to it, seems improved on just about everything.

It's still listed as "TBA", but it hasn't been removed from the developer's website.

Man, not having to use the touch screen to change weapons sounds NICE! I love Nanostray, but that get's to be a pain in the arse very quickly.

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:05 am

Nanostray 2 officially coming in early 08

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:43 pm

well that sux!... i was really hoping for the game to come out b4 xmas '07, but now count me out, not buyin it. damn! i hate it when devs say they will release somethin in a certain time, and then delay it for no known reason... in the very 1st vid i saw of this game, it was scheduled for release for Q2 '07 ... and now its for "early '08"!!!!.... when they make me wait that long, i just forget about that game, and spend my money in somethin else.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:44 pm

As a shareholder in Majesco, I am happy this got pushed back to 08.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:15 pm

Kaspal wrote:well that sux!... i was really hoping for the game to come out b4 xmas '07, but now count me out, not buyin it. damn! i hate it when devs say they will release somethin in a certain time, and then delay it for no known reason... in the very 1st vid i saw of this game, it was scheduled for release for Q2 '07 ... and now its for "early '08"!!!!.... when they make me wait that long, i just forget about that game, and spend my money in somethin else.

If they rushed the game, and it didn't play well, people would complain too.

Life sux

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:41 pm

Kaspal wrote:well that sux!... i was really hoping for the game to come out b4 xmas '07, but now count me out, not buyin it. damn! i hate it when devs say they will release somethin in a certain time, and then delay it for no known reason... in the very 1st vid i saw of this game, it was scheduled for release for Q2 '07 ... and now its for "early '08"!!!!.... when they make me wait that long, i just forget about that game, and spend my money in somethin else.

This is twisted logic. You forget about something if you have to wait? By this thinking, how do you find a mate?

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:41 pm

Hey, I'm just glad it's finally coming. I LOVE the first one, and I'll definitely get this one!

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:54 pm

Brian wrote:
Kaspal wrote:well that sux!... i was really hoping for the game to come out b4 xmas '07, but now count me out, not buyin it. damn! i hate it when devs say they will release somethin in a certain time, and then delay it for no known reason... in the very 1st vid i saw of this game, it was scheduled for release for Q2 '07 ... and now its for "early '08"!!!!.... when they make me wait that long, i just forget about that game, and spend my money in somethin else.
This is twisted logic. You forget about something if you have to wait? By this thinking, how do you find a mate?

we're talkin about different thigs here... you ahve to be patient when tryin to find a mate, thats for sure.

when it comes about games, if the DEVELOPERS say they're releasing a game in certain time span, you give them a couple more months for the thing to come out, knowin that theres always somethin that comes up... but, dude, IM NOT WAITING FOR A GAME FOREVER, after all im gonna give them MY MONEY for their product, so when they make me wait, i just tend to forget about the subject and move on... there always be another game for me to play and hopefully enjoy.

game was scheduled for spring '07... i thought i might come out by summer '07 or at the very least, xmas '07 season... but when they say "early '08" at this moment, its more than 5 months from now (in the best case scenario... )... and by then, i'll be pretty much fed up with somethin else.... so again, im not buyin it.

and for the "majesco shareholder"... whatever man.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:44 am

What does "Danshaku" mean? GP or anybody know?
sounds like Danmaku so I could imagine it means something similar

glitch · Post by **glitch** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:37 am

szycag wrote:What does "Danshaku" mean? GP or anybody know?
sounds like Danmaku so I could imagine it means something similar

弾 (dan) bullet
+
男爵 (danshaku) baron
=
弾爵 (danshaku) Nanostray.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:04 pm

Ok, how do you set the weapon selection to the shoulder buttons in this port? I can't read any of the Japanese in the menus.

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:52 pm

dave4shmups wrote:Ok, how do you set the weapon selection to the shoulder buttons in this port?

you don't. you change weapons with X, no configuration is possible i recall correctly. also, danshaku is not a port, it's an original ds game.

dave4shmups wrote:I can't read any of the Japanese in the menus.

japanese? in danshaku? where? all my menus are in the same english as in nanostray.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:27 pm

glitch wrote:弾 (dan) bullet
+
男爵 (danshaku) baron
=
弾爵 (danshaku) Nanostray.

Bullet Lord. I like the sound of that.