What's Irem's best non-R-Type shooter?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:30 am

Time to settle this once and for all!

I've excluded games earlier than R-Type, as well as Gallop and Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird due to the constraints of the poll (we'll just say Gallop is part of the R-Type series, and that Fighbird doesn't count since it's a licensed title

).

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:24 am

Definitely Ïn the Hunt"....almost make you wish Irem had made a sequel (Underwater Unit does not count, although it was an excellent shmup).

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:44 am

Would've gone with In the Hunt, but went with X-Multiply, it just feels so right, and so dreadful (the atmosphere that is) like Irem is known for. Really was a hard choice after playing In the Hunt on the PS 2 days ago, but X-Multiply is a game I love so much, yet can't spend a fortune on.

Just the idea of being inside some persons body battling aliens that are infecting that person just seems so gruesome, and so fun. Good topic, can't wait to read some of the responses.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:16 am

A proper sequel from the likes of Irem regarding it's stellar "In the Hunt" M-92 powered PCB would've been nice to play in the arcades. In the Hunt PCB conversion kits were definitely distributed in limited numbers for the U.S. arcade market. I have some fond memories of playing it at my local arcades back in the mid-1990s.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

THE · Post by **THE** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:06 pm

Clearly In the Hunt, I just love this PCB. Gameplay is okayish, but the GFX is godlike <3. It's one of the reasons I collect M92 PCBs...

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:23 pm

Bloodreign wrote:Would've gone with In the Hunt, but went with X-Multiply, it just feels so right, and so dreadful (the atmosphere that is) like Irem is known for. Really was a hard choice after playing In the Hunt on the PS 2 days ago, but X-Multiply is a game I love so much, yet can't spend a fortune on.

Just the idea of being inside some persons body battling aliens that are infecting that person just seems so gruesome, and so fun. Good topic, can't wait to read some of the responses.

Yep, X-Multiply is one of the most atmospheric shmups ever made IMO. The graphics and the audio mix so well. Dragon Breed comes a close 2nd for me due to the ingenuity of the design (and again, beautiful graphics and audio design) but I can never quite forgive Irem for that bastard penultimate stage.

robivy64 · Post by **robivy64** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:06 pm

Armed Police Unit Gallop, which plays nothing like R-Type.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:27 pm

Cosmic Cop, which you forgot.

And you do realize Gun Hoki had an English release, right? It's called Mystic Riders. Fix yer list.

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:38 pm

X-Multiply! I am partial to Dragon Breed too.

In the Hunt can suck a log >:(

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:02 pm

Image Fight.

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:47 pm

emphatic wrote:Image Fight.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:34 pm

Good poll, we needed something like this. I voted for... Dragon Breed!
Although it was a very close battle between X-Multiply and Dragon Breed, I still like the variation the latter gives you better. X-Multiply is great and has a deep atmosphere,
but beside Dragon Breed it feels "just like another of those Bio shooters".

cj iwakura · Post by **cj iwakura** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:46 pm

I didn't know Irem had other shooters, just other quirky titles.

I'll show myself out.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:35 pm

CIT wrote:I've excluded games earlier than R-Type

Which is... odd, as R-Type I is fairly late.

(we'll just say Gallop is part of the R-Type series, and that Fighbird doesn't count since it's a licensed title ).

That you shoehorn this in as your rationale offends me.

as well as Gallop and Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird due to the constraints of the poll

...wait, why did you even make this a poll?

I voted for Dragon Breed.

PsychoGun · Post by **PsychoGun** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:42 pm

cj iwakura wrote:I didn't know Irem had other shooters, just other quirky titles.

I'll show myself out.

Ditto.

I know nothing after rtype and in the hunt.

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:44 pm

PsychoGun wrote:
cj iwakura wrote:I didn't know Irem had other shooters, just other quirky titles.

I'll show myself out.
Ditto.

I know nothing after rtype and in the hunt.

Play X Multiply and Dragon Breed! I like them a lot better than R-Type.

sunburstbasser · Post by **sunburstbasser** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:48 am

X-Multiply for me. I actually really like just playing with the tentacles.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:45 am

lgb wrote:
CIT wrote:I've excluded games earlier than R-Type
Which is... odd, as R-Type I is fairly late.

(we'll just say Gallop is part of the R-Type series, and that Fighbird doesn't count since it's a licensed title ).
That you shoehorn this in as your rationale offends me.

as well as Gallop and Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird due to the constraints of the poll
...wait, why did you even make this a poll?

You're taking this way to seriously.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:23 pm

Just curious...was Irem's "Underwater Unit" meant to be a sequel to "In the Hunt"? The similarities are just to coincidental although UU was a pseudo 3D submarine shmup hybrid

http://www.irem.co.jp/official/u/index.html

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:06 pm

CIT wrote:You're taking this way too seriously.

And you're taking this as a giant joke.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:05 am

Image Fight II: Innovation ran out after the original but the sequel offers the same lessons with much better presentation.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:49 am

In the Hunt.

X-Multiply is a close second, but the lush visuals of ItH give it the edge.

toaplan_shmupfan · Post by **toaplan_shmupfan** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:48 am

I also voted for In The Hunt.

(Going back much further back though, I also still enjoy playing Moon Patrol [Irem Corporation licensed to Williams Electronics] since the Champion courses still give quite a challenge even though I can one life clear the Beginner course.)

Opethian · Post by **Opethian** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:02 pm

Kaitei Daisensou!!
X-multiply is a close 2nd for the trippy visuals.

Image Fight II 3rd because I did not think they could make something harder than the original!

Obiwanshinobi · Post by **Obiwanshinobi** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:55 pm

CIT wrote:I've excluded games earlier than R-Type,

Without Sqoon this poll is pretty pointless. Voted for Gun Hohki, though.

louisg · Post by **louisg** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:24 pm

R-Type Leo =)

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:54 am

In the Hunt! Quite a unique, enjoyable shooter.

robivy64 · Post by **robivy64** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:30 pm

I'll vote for Dragon Breed since Cosmic Cop is off limits.

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:02 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:Just curious...was Irem's "Underwater Unit" meant to be a sequel to "In the Hunt"? The similarities are just to coincidental although UU was a pseudo 3D submarine shmup hybrid

http://www.irem.co.jp/official/u/index.html

A spiritual sequel, I think, but not an official one.

Sad that there's not much love for Mr Heli. That said, I'm not sure it really qualifies as a shmup under the usually restrictive classification of the genre used by this board.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:46 pm

E. Randy Dupre wrote:Sad that there's not much love for Mr Heli. That said, I'm not sure it really qualifies as a shmup under the usually restrictive classification of the genre used by this board.

It's been eligible in the top 25 poll since forever, so I guess it does qualify. Not that anyone besides me ever voted for it anyway...
However, it's a fantastic game, and really underappreciated. Playing the Heli in R-Type Final is a hell of a lot of fun, too.

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