Worthwhile non-shooter games from shooter companies

Nemo · Post by **Nemo** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:54 am

Or at least interesting ones. And by shooter companies, I mean companies that basically only make shmups, so no Konami or even Irem. Some I found:

Dynamite Duke (Genesis) - Never knew Seibu Kaihatsu (Raiden fame) was behind this until recently. Fun game if you like Cabal-style action games, the coolest part is definitely when the game switches to Super Punch-Out fights.

Wardner (Genesis) - From Toaplan, a somewhat bland and easy yet amusing platformer. Stage 3 has a rocking track.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:17 am

Seibu also made Empire City 1931 and its sequel, Dead Angle. The first one had the sprites drawn in a very film noir style.

Bloody Roar 1 from Raizing is also an interesting fighter. And not really hard to get into.

And who can forget the first console RTS Herzog Zwei, made by none other than the beloved Technosoft?

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:31 am

Specineff wrote:Seibu also made Empire City 1931 and its sequel, Dead Angle. The first one had the sprites drawn in a very film noir style.

Bloody Roar 1 from Raizing is also an interesting fighter. And not really hard to get into.

And who can forget the first console RTS Herzog Zwei, made by none other than the beloved Technosoft?

Technosoft also made the original Herzog for MSX and a cool Space Harrier like game for the system too.

Seibu made Battle Balls/Senkyu Oh!, an excellent puzzler.

Does Compile count? Though they made mostly shooters, they also made the excellent Puyo Puyo series.

I'm surprised Toaplan's Snow Bros wasn't mentioned yet. That game rocks!

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:32 am

Uo Poko is pretty damn sweet. 8ing's Kururin GBA games rock.

Pa

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:35 am

PaCrappa wrote:Uo Poko is pretty damn sweet. 8ing's Kururin GBA games rock.

Pa

Yeah, I love the first KuruKuru Kururin. I haven't played the other two, but I heard great things about them. I should check to see if Play-Asia still has Kururin Paradise for cheap. I didn't mention it because it was just Eighting that developed it. Did they absorb Raizing?

Dewclaw · Post by **Dewclaw** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:40 am

I believe Raizing made Naruto Ninja Taisen 2 for gamecube(not sure about the 3rd one) and it was fun as hell.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:58 am

Toaplan made a few. Horror Story isn't bad. Outzone is border line shooter... definitely falls into the "shooting game" category.

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:47 am

Steep Slope Sliders and Trick n' Snowboarding from Cave were both quite a bit of fun.

Bishamon · Post by **Bishamon** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:49 pm

roushimsx wrote:Steep Slope Sliders and Trick n' Snowboarding from Cave were both quite a bit of fun.

Steep Slope Sliders was the best snowboard game of the 32-bit era! Way better than the Cool Boarders series.

marcus12024 · Post by **marcus12024** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:18 pm

PaCrappa wrote:Uo Poko is pretty damn sweet. 8ing's Kururin GBA games rock.

Pa

I'll second the recommendation for Uo Poko. The two player mode is spectacular, and a lot of fun to play with a girlfriend/wife/significant other. Plus the cats are awesome.

llabnip · Post by **llabnip** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:48 pm

Compile's Puyo Puyo series - some of the best 2P puzzle games in existance.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:03 pm

Has anyone played Takumi's puzzler: Otenki Kororin (aka Weather Tales)? I've been thinking about snagging a copy.

And I agree with BrianC, Seibu Kaihatsu's Mezase SenkyuuOu (aka Battle Balls) is one of the finest vs puzzle games out there.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:12 pm

I enjoyed YoYo's Puzzle Park.

BIG · Post by **BIG** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:52 pm

Psikyo's Daraku Tenshi.

B-

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:25 pm

Uh... Treasure?

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:40 pm

Two shooters doesn't make a developer a "shooter company". Treasure's list of nonshooters greatly outweighs their shooters. The same cannot be said for the likes of Cave or Psikyo.

Pa

*edit* Forgot they did Gradius V and Silpheed but my point still stands.

adam76 · Post by **adam76** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:48 pm

BrianC wrote:I'm surprised Toaplan's Snow Bros wasn't mentioned yet. That game rocks!

Good shout, I love this game to pieces! When i was a kid Snow Bros was in nearly every arcade i frequented. Dreadful sequel though...

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:33 pm

roushimsx wrote:Steep Slope Sliders and Trick n' Snowboarding from Cave were both quite a bit of fun.

Fuck me! That was cave? I'm off to play Steep Slope Sliders right now, it's freakin awesome.

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:22 am

theevilfunkster wrote:Fuck me! That was cave? I'm off to play Steep Slope Sliders right now, it's freakin awesome.

I liked Trick N Snowboarders more, but I've yet to play their PS2 release, Snowboard Heaven.

Trick N actually got released state-side, too....but it appears Snowboard Heaven didn't

On a tangent, Cave developed Yanya Caballista: City Skater for Koei, but I heard the game sucked :\ Might pick it up just because I'm a Cave whore.

Also, not sure if it might be because I was just late to the party or what, but those Touge racing games on Playstation kinda bite

Never played the Xbox version...

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:47 am

Good shout, I love this game to pieces! When i was a kid Snow Bros was in nearly every arcade i frequented. Dreadful sequel though...

You reckon? I thought the sequel was way... cooler (sorry)

Nicer visuals and pretty much the same play with the addition of the drop-through platforms move, why worse?

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:11 am

It's really hard to explain why I felt Snow Bros. 2 wasn't as good as the first, but something about the level design didn't seem to feel as good and the game seems to be a bit easier than the original.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:56 pm

roushimsx wrote:On a tangent, Cave developed Yanya Caballista: City Skater for Koei, but I heard the game sucked :\ Might pick it up just because I'm a Cave whore.

i had a decent time with it, just don't expect a whole lot in the way of variation. its nice to look at, i had a .wmv trailer that i watched constantly along with the japanese Jet Set Radio trailer.

also, this was strange news to me, i played it before i knew of shmups and therefore Cave. i may have seen their intro screen and not even thought twice (or once for that matter). weird.

zaphod · Post by **zaphod** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:24 pm

I have to agree o Snow Bros. Brilliant bubble bobble knockoff. Can't say I've played any more such games.

On the flipside, there are shooters from non-shooter companie sthat are good. Einhaender is probably the best example of such a thing.