List of shmups for the JAP Xbox360

admith · Post by **admith** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:47 pm

Well, I'm considering to buy a Japanese Xbox360 to play Deathsmiles, and I need to know the others shmups I need to buy for this system.

And please, feel free to put a few words reviewing each of this shmups.

Thanks in advance.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:50 pm

Regular releases:

Death Smiles
Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label Extra
Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra (TBR)
Mushihimesama Futari (TBR)
Otomedius Gorgeous
Raiden Fighters Aces
Raiden IV Success
Senko No Ronde
Shikigami No Shiro III
Shooting Love 200X

Of course there's more on XBLA.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:53 pm

Aside from the xbox live shmups, what shmups, (if any) are region free? None?

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:53 pm

Death Smiles - Haven't tried yet, supposedly it's good.
Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label Extra - Just play the PS2 port, trust me
Otomedius Gorgeous - Decent game but nothing special
Raiden Fighters Aces - Great port of the Raiden Fighters series
Raiden IV - If you like Raiden, you'll like this
Senko No Ronde - Virtual On meets shmups. Good for 2 players.
Shikigami No Shiro III - Pretty good
Shooting Love 200X - Average, 2 Dreamcast games and some minigames. Up to personal taste here.

And none of the JP shmups are region free. Raiden Fighters Aces is getting a stateside release at some point.

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:02 pm

Diabollokus wrote:Aside from the xbox live shmups, what shmups, (if any) are region free? None?

none of those, but RFA is getting a western release, and RIV probably is too.

admith · Post by **admith** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:26 pm

Thanks, guys. It helps me a LOT.

admith · Post by **admith** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:32 pm

Sorry but, ¿What means TBR on

Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra (TBR)
Mushihimesama Futari (TBR)?

I LOVE Mushihimesama on the PS2. ¿Is Futari another game or it's the same?

And ¿Could you tell me something about Ketsui?

Dragoforce · Post by **Dragoforce** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:34 pm

TBR = To be released

Edit: Futari is the sequel to the former Mushi game.

z0mbie90 · Post by **z0mbie90** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:56 pm

I have a European 360, PAL. Can I flash it so it could run the Japanese games?

I mean it is't illegal to flash right, if I buy the games?

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:58 pm

z0mbie90 wrote:I have a European 360, PAL. Can I flash it so it could run the Japanese games?

I mean it is't illegal to flash right, if I buy the games?

i don't know what's legal in sweden anymore

flashing the dvd drive won't let you play imports, you have change other things.

z0mbie90 · Post by **z0mbie90** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:02 pm

antron wrote:
z0mbie90 wrote:I have a European 360, PAL. Can I flash it so it could run the Japanese games?

I mean it is't illegal to flash right, if I buy the games?
i don't know what's legal in sweden anymore

flashing the dvd drive won't let you play imports, you have change other things.

ooh

Was gonna be good if it worked, becouse it's cheaper to flash. But it's seems like the only thing to do is to by a Japanese 360.

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:30 pm

Hopefully Senko no Ronde 2 gets a 360 port. I don't see why it wouldn't.

Chiaroscuro · Post by **Chiaroscuro** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:36 pm

z0mbie90 wrote:I have a European 360, PAL. Can I flash it so it could run the Japanese games?

I mean it is't illegal to flash right, if I buy the games?

There is a way to mod an old version of the kernel to change the region of your 360. But you need a modchip of sorts and that is quite expensive (> US$ 50) plus all the mess with the installing and downgrading of the OS.

Easier and cheaper way is to import a console. If not Japanese, Asian and Korean consoles are cheaper and all of them are NTSC-J.

Kollision · Post by **Kollision** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 pm

Is the North American release of Senko No Ronde region free?

bucklemyshoe · Post by **bucklemyshoe** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:33 pm

yes it is and it can be picked up for under 10$

Zero Gunner · Post by **Zero Gunner** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:51 pm

CIT wrote:Regular releases:

Death Smiles
Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label Extra
Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra (TBR)
Mamoru-kun ha norowareteshimatta!
Mushihimesama Futari (TBR)
Otomedius Gorgeous
Raiden Fighters Aces
Raiden IV Success
Senko No Ronde
Shikigami No Shiro III
Shooting Love 200X

Of course there's more on XBLA.

Updated!

z0mbie90 · Post by **z0mbie90** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:04 pm

Chiaroscuro wrote:
z0mbie90 wrote:I have a European 360, PAL. Can I flash it so it could run the Japanese games?

I mean it is't illegal to flash right, if I buy the games?
There is a way to mod an old version of the kernel to change the region of your 360. But you need a modchip of sorts and that is quite expensive (> US$ 50) plus all the mess with the installing and downgrading of the OS.

Easier and cheaper way is to import a console. If not Japanese, Asian and Korean consoles are cheaper and all of them are NTSC-J.

I will keep an eye open for some cheap console. I always wanted to play Mushi and Ketsui XD

harlequ1n · Post by **harlequ1n** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:09 pm

I'm also very interested in getting an NTSC-J capable console but shipping prices to Spain are ridiculous most of the times... I guess I sould focus on my new born Saturn collection.

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:12 pm

Chiaroscuro wrote:Easier and cheaper way is to import a console. If not Japanese, Asian and Korean consoles are cheaper and all of them are NTSC-J.

So, basically, you're saying that if I buy an "Asian" or Korean XBOX360, Japanese region games will work without problems?

neojma · Post by **neojma** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:04 pm

CIT wrote:Regular releases:

Death Smiles
Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label Extra
Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi Extra (TBR)
Mushihimesama Futari (TBR)
Otomedius Gorgeous
Raiden Fighters Aces
Raiden IV Success
Senko No Ronde
Shikigami No Shiro III
Shooting Love 200X

Of course there's more on XBLA.

One more to add to the list:

Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta will be released in June. It's a vert scrolling shooter by G.Rev (Under Defeat, Border Down, Senko no Ronde).

All of the Japanese disc releases of the above mentioned games are region locked. None of them are released in any other region except for:

* Senko no Ronde (aka "WarTech" for Western release, released in NA and EU by Ubisoft)

* Shikigami no Shiro III (the superior 360 port is Japan only, but the Wii version did get a North American release courtesy of Aksys)

* Raiden Fighters Aces (not yet released outside of Japan, but supposedly getting a US port from Valcon Games)

There are no XBLA shooters that aren't also available on the US/EU XBLA.

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:18 pm

neojma wrote:There are no XBLA shooters that aren't also available on the US/EU XBLA.

There is: Aegis Wing. Available on US marketplace, but not on the EU one. I'd guess that it's unavailable to JPN accounts, too.

Not that it's a game worth worrying about, ofc.

emphatic wrote:So, basically, you're saying that if I buy an "Asian" or Korean XBOX360, Japanese region games will work without problems?

Asian, definitely. An Asian 360 will also allow you to play PAL games, too. Which is probably why they were impossible to source on import when I was looking for mine, although as that's over a year back now it may well not be the case any longer.

Wavey Pavey · Post by **Wavey Pavey** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:48 pm

Plus if you buy an Asian system you get a 240v psu, so just buy a European plug adaptor. Jpn consoles ship with a 110v psu

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:59 pm

So I guess everyone completely disregarded this huge ass thread that I made?

DBHashman93 · Post by **DBHashman93** » Tue May 05, 2009 4:57 am

neojma wrote:* Shikigami no Shiro III (the superior 360 port is Japan only, but the Wii version did get a North American release courtesy of Aksys)

What is superior about the 360 port of Shikigami III? I have the US Wii release and now I'm curious about whether it would really be worth importing the 360 one

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:30 pm

I've got both versions and haven't noticed a major difference, but I haven't spent much time with the Wii version. The PC version has the usual pros and cons of PC releases.

Vincere · Post by **Vincere** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:36 pm

Elixir wrote:So I guess everyone completely disregarded this huge ass thread that I made?

Fantastic job, Elixir. That was very useful. So I basically can use my PAL power supply on a JP system without risking a burnout? I didn't clearly understand.

neojma · Post by **neojma** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:55 pm

DBHashman93 wrote:
neojma wrote:* Shikigami no Shiro III (the superior 360 port is Japan only, but the Wii version did get a North American release courtesy of Aksys)
What is superior about the 360 port of Shikigami III? I have the US Wii release and now I'm curious about whether it would really be worth importing the 360 one

The 360 port runs at a higher resolution, so it looks considerably more crisp on an HD monitor (and presumably more accurate to the capabilities of the Type X board, which I've never actually played). Haven't compared both on a low-res monitor.

The Wii version also has some odd screen stretching - it will fill the screen on Tate mode beyond the original dimensions (whereas if you're using a rotated wide screen on the 360 version, original dimensions are preserved and letterboxes are added to the top/bottom of the screen). On Yoko mode, the Wii version stretches the screen wider than the original dimensions. There is no ability to change the screen width/height in the Wii version, though there is in the 360 version.

I'm not aware of any gameplay differences, but I'm no Shiki3 expert. It really does look much nicer on 360 though. The Wii port isn't bad, and if you're not a huge fan of the game it's fine. I'm picky like that though, so I'm glad I got the 360 game even though I had the Wii port already.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:50 pm

Was Shiki III originally designed for HD? The Wii one lacks widescreen support and looks much better on TVs that support a 4:3 setting.