Poll: What is your favorite Takumi game?

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:20 am

Personally I think Gigawing. Everything after that they just went overboard and made it too hard. But maybe I will be able to appreciate these one day...

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:24 am

I love Mars Matrix.
Giga Wing 2 is pretty sweet until the end marathon of boss battles and premature ending.
I like twin cobra II-- it's always better than I remembered.

I think giga wing probably has the best presentation. I just wish the earlier levels felt like the last level (like mars matrix does).

Night Raid rules besides being tooooo difficult.
(never played giga wing generations)

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:12 am

TRICK QUESTION

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:26 am

I dislike them all equally.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:51 am

I pick Giga Wing 2 just for it's soundtrack alone. Plus, the medal volcanoes are sexy eye candy.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:09 am

'Trix. I mean it's not a Psikyo game but what is.

Twin Cobra 2 - boring, unnecessary update

Giga Wing - shield feels a little limited and clunky after playing MM, needs more bullets on early stages

GW2 - somewhat ugly, even more limited score-wise (earlier max multiplier), needed 1 more full stage

Night Raid - Jesus fuckin Christ!

GWG - ugly, no music, 1 bad stage and an embarrassing final boss

That line-up is a mess, bless 'em.

hermosaguy · Post by **hermosaguy** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:00 am

I voted Mars Matrix...looking for a cps2 board of it actually as well!

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:55 am

Mars Matrix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs5bbcat ... re=related

Giga Wing 2 runs close second.

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:02 am

I think Gigawing looks and sounds absolutely horrible. At least Mars Matrix doesn't and has this rather cool atmosphere.

Plasmo · Post by **Plasmo** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:09 am

Couldn't decide between Mars Matrix and Giga Wing 2, then watched Mars Matrix' opening and voted for it.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:15 pm

I havent played either Gigawing 2 or Night Raid, so I can't compare them.

So I vote for Gigawing. I love Gigawing, even though I kinda suck at it.

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:22 pm

I haven't played everything in the poll but out of Mars Matrix and Giga Wing I like Giga Wing's design a lot more.

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:24 pm

They all suck pretty badly

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ptoing · Post by **ptoing** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:39 pm

Herr Schatten wrote:I dislike them all equally.

Poll needs a "none of the above" option

maxi · Post by **maxi** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:01 pm

Gigawing 2 > Gigawing

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:30 pm

Mars Matrix for sure. Put hours into that baby and still got nowhere.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:05 pm

Go play Mars Matrix

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:15 pm

Go play Gigawing

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:53 pm

PROMETHEUS wrote:I think Gigawing looks and sounds absolutely horrible.

I think the graphics are pretty charming. Whereas the 3d graphics on part 2 and generations look not so good

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:58 pm

GigaWing and Mars Matrix. Even if they drive me insane.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:08 pm

I really should give a 2nd go to Mars Matrix. I admit I didn't play it for more than 10 minutes, but I couldn't get into it.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:12 pm

Here's a tip: unless I'm mistaken, the hitbox is the very front tip of the ship. Which is usually obscured by your own shots.

Don't worry about chaining, you have to beat 12 stages anyway!

Edit: If it means anything, I actually enjoy Mars Matrix slightly more. Must just be the feel of it.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:29 pm

all equally bad

*goes to play a cave game*

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:51 pm

Nightraid is very fun. The music is also really well done.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:21 pm

Giga Wing 2, easily. Despite some rough design in the models, I think the choice of colour added a much more fitting mood to the game (no more day-glo/hypercolor shit). Also, the soundtrack is easily the best Takumi OST ever. Control is fantastic and I actually really enjoy the end boss rush.

Twin Cobra II: I agree with Rob.. a completely unnecessary update.
Giga Wing: Feels very clunky in comparison to the sequel. Also, rather ugly.
Mars Matrix: Fucking hideous (yes, even the CPS2 original). Thankfully it plays really well... although, I still have a strong distaste for time-based chaining systems.
Night Raid: Abstract can be cool, but I think that the scoring system is far more complicated than it should have been.
Giga Wing Generations: I remember saying in a review for Night Raid that Takumi's time would have been better spent developing Giga Wing 3... I guess I was wrong.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:54 pm

Gigawing 2 by a mile, then MM.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:57 pm

I had to go with Twin Cobra II; it's the most old-school in style, and the Saturn port is a great update.. Awesome shmup!

bsidwell · Post by **bsidwell** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:39 pm

Giga Wing for me. Mars Matrix is probably a better game, but like Kiken I hate timed chaining so I can't get into it.
I'm kind of confused by all the hate for the graphics... it looks fine for a CPS-2 game. Anyway, I thought us hardcore gamers weren't supposed to care about graphics.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:50 pm

Its all those shiny cubes.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:37 pm

indstr wrote:I think the graphics are pretty charming.

The backgrounds look like they could almost be from a Mega Drive game. I like that.

Can't be more than 10 colors there.