Lightning Fighter 2 (Made in Taiwan) [RELEASED]

[Hal1]

IMPORTANT NOTE: This shmup is not the sequel to the obscure Konami shmup known in Japan as "Trigon."

From the Taiwan-based Uwan Studio comes Lightning Fighter 2. It looks like an attempt to compete with the Cave and Danmaku Unlimited games for the best mobile shmup.

Lightning Fighter 2 is a HD bullet hell shmup specifically made for iPad (at first), hence the retina support. The game has 6 fighters and 18 weapons to choose from, and has two currencies (the yellow coins are obtained from defeated enemies and the green gems can be bought with real-life money). These currencies are used to unlock/buy powerups in the "Equipment System", and the game also has a rank system.

NOW FINALLY RELEASED!!!
APP STORE LINKS: SD/HD (iPad only)

iCade support for this game: not now... Android port? No word from developer yet.

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Trailer
Gameplay Video (Thanks, touchgameplay!)

[astroid]

So amazing!!! Thats what we need! Realy high quality shmups. Love the first game and can't wait for the sequel

[denpanosekai]

Fuck! This looks awesome.

[Damocles]

Yay for flamethrower breath.

[Miher]

you already know I'm finna peep this when it drop, please believe that

[Gespenst]

The art design/graphics somehow reminds me of Raiden III or IV.

[Kaspal]

IMPORTANT NOTE: This shmup is not the sequel to the obscure Konami shmup known in Japan as "Trigon."

From the Taiwan-based Uwan Studio comes Lightning Fighter 2. It looks like an attempt to compete with the Cave and Danmaku Unlimited games for the best mobile shmup.

Lightning Fighter 2 is a HD bullet hell shmup specifically made for iPad, hence the retina support. The game has 6 fighters and 18 weapons to choose from, and has two currencies (the yellow coins are obtained from defeated enemies and the green gems can be bought with real-life money). These currencies are used to unlock/buy powerups in the "Equipment System", and the game also has a rank system.

The game will be released in the App Store likely next week, and will be ported to Android at a unspecified date, as hinted by "Available for the Android Market" image at the end of the video below.

Screenshots: 1 2 3 4 5
Video

Only iPAD support? no iPhone5 or something? cuz, i played the hell outta the 1st one, and would love to have the sequel in it too... and yeah, the graphics looks great!.

[astroid]

I think this is an universal app

[Kaspal]

I think this is an universal app

i sure hope so!... i'd like to take this baby for a spin!

[astroid]

Anybody knows why the original game was removed from store??

[Hal1]

THE GAME IS NOW RELEASED!!!
It has two separate versions, the SD version, and the HD (iPad-exclusive) version. Their respective App Store links has been added to the original post, as well as the long gameplay video's link.

@Kaspal @astroid Only the SD version is UNIVERSAL.

Anybody knows why the original game was removed from store??

Did you mean the original Lightning Fighter game by the same developer? It is still on the App Store...

[Metal Gear Okt]

What's odd is that 2 (SD) is ~48mb whereas 1 is 159 mb.

I guess I'll get 2 first? I was vaguely aware of the first one, I just never got around to buying it.

[Metal Gear Okt]

Got to play a little bit on break.
It's a fun, fast Raiden clone, but the IAP does wear a bit.

Did the original lean on IAP for upgrades, continues, etc?

[Kaspal]

Got to play a little bit on break.
It's a fun, fast Raiden clone, but the IAP does wear a bit.

Did the original lean on IAP for upgrades, continues, etc?

there were no IAPs in the 1st one ... and the IAPs in this one are exagerated. 500k for the best ship? no way in hell. this is starting to get out of hand...

[astroid]

Why, why they make such big inapp purchases? Much better to make $5-7 costing balanced game, than 20$ for one ship((( Also its impossible to gather this money in game... Thats why Cave better!

[Metal Gear Okt]

Got to play a little bit on break.
It's a fun, fast Raiden clone, but the IAP does wear a bit.

Did the original lean on IAP for upgrades, continues, etc?

there were no IAPs in the 1st one ... and the IAPs in this one are exagerated. 500k for the best ship? no way in hell. this is starting to get out of hand...

yep

it's a fun game, well worth a buck

you can unlock the pink ship by playing through bronze and the green one by playing through silver

but if you want the best ship, you're shelling out real $$ or playing for a long, long time

[Hexxellor]

Was I misreading that the iPad one has an in-app purchase you can make for $30 called the Cosmos Pack or something like that? I didn't buy the game yet because I'd like to know what the heck that is to make sure it's not going to try to get me to buy that in order to enjoy the game. $30 seems WAYYYYY excessive.

Anyone know what that is?

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

The art design/graphics somehow reminds me of Raiden III or IV.

I have actually talked to the devs at Uwan studio through email and I asked them if it was inspired by Raiden. No surprise, they told me they were huge Raiden fans when they were younger. Also, as a warning for all you guys, Lightning Fighter 2 recycles all the levels and bosses from the first game, just with upgraded graphics. It's a big shame really, not really worthy of the "2" in the title, but with the new fighters, it's like Lightning Fighter 1.5. Shame, because the guys at Uwan studio have lots of potential; great gameplay and one of the most beautiful soundtracks I've ever heard in a shmup. If only they hadn't gotten lazy with the sequel, but I still have very high hopes for Lightning Fighter 3, if they ever make it.