"Otomedius Excellent" announced at Konami press conference

[yyr]

Excerpt to follow from the Kotaku live blog of the Konami E3 press conference:

next game is.. Otomedius Excellent
an xbox 360 exclusive
a mix of hardcore Gradius-style gameplay with tongue-in-cheek design
has online co-op with up to three other players (which I think means it is four-player)
says people thoguht they would never put a game like this out in the U.S.
coming this winter

Now of course I wonder if this is just a localized Otomedius Gorgeous, or if they are actually putting together a sequel and releasing it worldwide. Any ideas?

[Skykid]

It's a sequel featuring 'updated graphics'.

[dieKatze88]

It does have updated graphics, we've seen screen shots of the Japanese version already.

[dave_wellington]

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/109/1099213p1.html

Otomedius Excellent is making its way to the States courtesy of Konami, bringing even more 2D shoot-em-up action to the Xbox 360.This is the sequel to the Japan exclusive title Otomedius Gorgeous.

The game is described as having a style similar to Gradius, with an improved upgrade system, new downloadable content, and both local and online multiplayer modes. Up to three players will be able to join the action at once.

"As the sequel to the 2008 Japanese hit Otomedius Gorgeous, Otomedius Excellent boasts a significant visual and gameplay update since its predecessor," said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "Accompanied by brilliant graphics and an excellent soundtrack, Otomedius Excellent will engage fans with the Gradius franchise on a whole new level."

Look for Otomedius Excellent soon on the Xbox Live Arcade.

"Look for Otomedius Excellent soon on the Xbox Live Arcade."
would have preferred a disc release.

[Kollision]

Look for Otomedius Excellent soon on the Xbox Live Arcade.

Noooooo.....................

[Van_Artic]

*crosses fingers for worldwide release*

since it's probably XBLA... you know.

[Damocles]

What's with the dupe threads?

Also, someone got the wires crossed, as I put $5 down on Excellent at Gamestop a few weeks ago.

[Julimano]

anyone noted that they censured the cleavage on the trailer?

[Zeether]

Konami fucked up their press release, they meant to say that multiplayer was over Xbox Live not Xbox Live Arcade.

[BulletMagnet]

Already a thread for this game, so locking this one.