Axelay vs M.U.S.H.A

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Axelay vs M.U.S.H.A ... which is better ?

Axelay
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46%
M.U.S.H.A
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54%
 
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Sonic R
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professor ganson wrote:I hate when everyone thinks a shmup is easy and I don't. It has been years since I played MUSHA, and maybe I'd find it easy now, but my recollection is that it was hard to recover when you die and lose power-ups.
it290 wrote:Yeah, MUSHA is not as easy as all that. It's not 'hard', but it's certainly well beyond TF3 level difficulty. Too much shmup machismo around these parts.
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Post by Twiddle »

choose water weapon = you don't have to move

real challenge, there
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Post by cj iwakura »

I've never played Axelay, but I adore M.U.S.H.A.(one of my first shmups), so that.
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heli wrote:Why is milestone director in prison ?, are his game to difficult ?
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Post by PepsimanVsJoe »

If you want to make Musha challenging just pick the "Fire" weapons(the missiles). The fully-powered missiles create gravity bombs that move enemies to wherever they land(so they could very well crash into you).

Who thought that was a good idea? Dunno.
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Post by The Coop »

Sonic R wrote:
professor ganson wrote:I hate when everyone thinks a shmup is easy and I don't. It has been years since I played MUSHA, and maybe I'd find it easy now, but my recollection is that it was hard to recover when you die and lose power-ups.
it290 wrote:Yeah, MUSHA is not as easy as all that. It's not 'hard', but it's certainly well beyond TF3 level difficulty. Too much shmup machismo around these parts.
Quoted for truth.
It has nothing to do with "shmup machismo" guys. I'm not that great a player, and I can 1LC the game regularly on Hard.

Full guns, plus level 3 bomb (fires two bombs which explode upwards), and the game is much, much easier. Bosses go down quickly, and the armored enemies that fire four homing missiles do the same (they're the toughest regular enemies IMO).
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Post by J-Manic »

M.U.S.H.A.
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Post by Erik »

I am hoping that Axelay ever gets an European release on Wii VC so I can check it out sooner or later. I read a lot about it and seen it on YouTube, which has made me curious.
M.U.S.H.A.? Don't know yet.
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Post by No_not_like_Quake »

MUSHA can make you hand cramp though, from the constant pressing down of the two fire buttons.
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Post by toaplan_shmupfan »

M.U.S.H.A. is a good game but has flaws that make it seem almost too easy once learned.

* Full power shots plus full power lasers = easily point blank most non-boss enemies before they even have a chance to fire a shot.

* Two hits to lose a life. Most of the time there is an ARM (secondary weapon) power up of some sort within 30 seconds of being hit, meaning, once again it will take two hits.

* Enemies take to long to fire shots. Many of the non-boss enemies make an entrance, hover for a bit, then start their firing animation. This is the perfect opportunity to get close, point blank the enemy, and as with the first point above the enemy never had a chance to even fire a single shot.

The gameplay is fast, and the music is great, but it's still far from the best game ever.
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