Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
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Drum
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Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
I really like Dan Da Dan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08prtYUKx2Y and Space Invaders Extreme. And I kind of like Wacko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1372rtQaXf0. Twinkle Star Sprites probably qualifies and Bangai-o at times (to its detriment mostly, but whatever). Anything else like them? They don't have to be match-colour games. Nobody say Ikaruga or Cave games >:(
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Hi-score thread: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=34327
Hi-score thread: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=34327
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dieKatze88
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
Space Invaders Extreme 2 is one of my favorite things about my Nintendo DS.
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
Quarth.
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Annoyboy
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
Radiant Silvergun?
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MathU
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
Don't forget Space Invaders Extreme 2, though it's a little less puzzle-y than the first game.
Of course, that's just an opinion.
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Obiwanshinobi
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
There's a "puzzle" stage in Shikigami no Shiro II.
Not sure how to label Space Bomber. Sandbox shmup?
I consider Magical Drop III as a shmup-inspired puzzler.
Not sure how to label Space Bomber. Sandbox shmup?
I consider Magical Drop III as a shmup-inspired puzzler.
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
Less of a puzzle game than Ikaruga at least.. you basically just kill red enemies and blow up bosses, not much thinking to it.Annoyboy wrote:Radiant Silvergun?
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
That manner of definition would open the door to plenty of others - Landmaker and Zoop come most immediately to mind.Obiwanshinobi wrote:I consider Magical Drop III as a shmup-inspired puzzler.
In any event, apart from those already mentioned, two games I'd personally consider "bona fide" puzzle/shooter crossovers are Calcolo and Finger Flashing, both for the PS1 - I blogged about both (along with other puzzle games) some time ago, here and here respectively.
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That Holy Hell game
oh wait it's the other way around
oh wait it's the other way around
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Re: Puzzle game-inspired shooters.
Volfied. As to whether it's a puzzle-inspired shooter or a shooter-inspired puzzle, that's another story.