Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced for PS2

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:36 pm

Yeah, apparently Warashi aren't done porting this game to consoles yet:
http://videogamerx.gamedonga.co.kr/zbxe ... ews/943933

Seeing as there was an individual thread for the XBLA version, I figured starting a new thread for the PS2 rev would be acceptable.

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:05 pm

hehe, good new, i hope port will be good.

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:54 pm

This better be good. I wonder how they plan on selling on a 13,000+ yen Limited Edition (see scan) of a game which is available for $10 on XBLA...

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:59 pm

Fudoh wrote:This better be good. I wonder how they plan on selling on a 13,000+ yen Limited Edition (see scan) of a game which is available for $10 on XBLA...

Well, 8000 Yen for the regular version is pretty extreme. But the LE rev comes with a figure. Then again, the XBLA rev is a weird hybrid... I guess the PS2 version will have some additional game mode.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:13 am

A figure??? .... but I'm not buying it if it isn't Crueltear.

orange · Post by **orange** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:28 am

a more difficult arrange mode would be cool

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:41 am

Looks like there's at least a possibility of "Milestone Syndrome" (aka "buy it on Dreamcast to show your support, then be smacked with a superior port on a more mainstream system later") spreading to other companies (look for Under Defeat Over Drive and Last Hope - Good Version next!). Of course, this diagnosis depends on how well this turns out...

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:58 am

I'd punch a kitten for Under Defeat Over Drive!

Dremark · Post by **Dremark** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:26 am

Fudoh wrote:This better be good. I wonder how they plan on selling on a 13,000+ yen Limited Edition (see scan) of a game which is available for $10 on XBLA...

Two things.

1. It's also on an actual disc and marketed to collectors who would most likely rather own a disc than a download.

2. They're selling it in Japan were almost no one has an Xbox 360.

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:28 am

Just posted this to shoot the core:

The article mentions that Fendia, who was an enemy in the game, is playable in the PS2 version, and that there is a story mode besides arcade mode, in which players see story scenes as they progress.

Doesn't say anything about being more manic actually.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:28 am

will it appear as Taitos best or so?

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:36 am

adversity1 wrote:there is a story mode besides arcade mode, in which players see story scenes as they progress.

Wasn't this in the DC port as well?

Though if Faintear (I guess that's who they mean by "Fendia") is playable, that's new.

adversity1 · Post by **adversity1** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:53 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
adversity1 wrote:there is a story mode besides arcade mode, in which players see story scenes as they progress.
Wasn't this in the DC port as well?

Though if Faintear (I guess that's who they mean by "Fendia") is playable, that's new.

Dunno about the DC port, I'm not a fan of the game. But looks like the story mode has full voice. New?

And yes, Faintear is the correct romanization. Sorry about the mixup.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:59 am

adversity1 wrote:Dunno about the DC port, I'm not a fan of the game. But looks like the story mode has full voice. New?

Nope. That's straight from the DC port.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:44 am

i for one will be buying this game......

release date?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:12 am

adversity1 wrote: Doesn't say anything about being more manic actually.

Makes sense since 'manic' is a bastardized western word and the article is Japanese.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:16 am

elfhentaifan wrote:will it appear as Taitos best or so?

This is being published by Alchemist. Who knows what their policy on reprinting is.

Post by **Ghegs** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:47 am

Huh, didn't see that one coming. Interesting.

Guess the PS2 still has few shmups left in it.

IlMrm · Post by **IlMrm** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:03 am

Apparently the figure will be a Nendoroid.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:24 pm

I'll pass... just like the DC version. Though if I wasn't/didn't, I'd get the DC version for the 480p.

MR_Soren · Post by **MR_Soren** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:44 pm

Man... every time I start thinking the PS2 is done, another interesting game is announced. I'll probably buy it as I have no intention of getting a 360.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:33 pm

MR_Soren wrote:Man... every time I start thinking the PS2 is done, another interesting game is announced. I'll probably buy it as I have no intention of getting a 360.

about damn time!
i got mine quite late as well (last year) but if you don't have one, you're missing out.

MR_Soren · Post by **MR_Soren** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:55 pm

Jockel wrote:
MR_Soren wrote:Man... every time I start thinking the PS2 is done, another interesting game is announced. I'll probably buy it as I have no intention of getting a 360.
about damn time!
i got mine quite late as well (last year) but if you don't have one, you're missing out.

Oh, I have a PS2, I meant that I will probably buy this game because I can't play the inexpensive 360 version.

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:34 pm

oh well sry then ^^"

Post by **nZero** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:32 pm

That was unexpected, it's been 2 years since I first played the game.

Hopefully it'll look better than Shienryu Explosion, or the NAOMI Exelica in interlace mode.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:48 pm

Yet another 're-release' and the shmup community is going 'bonkers'...

For being hard to please we are quite a gullible bunch. I wouldn't be surprised to find that most people writing in this thread doesn't even like the game in the first place.

brokenhalo · Post by **brokenhalo** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:52 pm

Strider77 wrote:I'll pass... just like the DC version. Though if I wasn't/didn't, I'd get the DC version for the 480p.

has it been announced that this wont support 480p? the ps2 should be more than capable of running this in progressive mode.

Daedalus · Post by **Daedalus** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:18 pm

320x240 wrote:I wouldn't be surprised to find that most people writing in this thread doesn't even like the game in the first place.

I love Triggerheart Exelica - It's one of my favorite shooters.

I wonder if Faintear is going to be unique, or just a clone of one of the other characters. Anyways, I'll probably pick this up if it has anything beyond the DC port.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:36 pm

More stuff from Dengeki Online.

Since Faintear is now playable, her boss appearances have been replaced by Faintear Imitate.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:17 pm

even if it is exactly like the DC version i will buy it just to show support.....

and it is an awesome game!!

plus with the PS2 version i can throw it on the hardrive and shelf the disc...

the only thing that annoys me with the DC version is i have a US DC so i have to use a bootdisc to load it