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Even the spaceship on the cover looks like the RVR-1 Gaunlet form TFV.

Very interesting! How come I never run into this before. I've never seen this mentioned in any PSX shooter reviews in the past...


It's released by Agetec, the guys that ported 1945 Strikers to the PSX.
Was "Shooter Space Shot" ever released for PAL (EURO) region?

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So that's how the box art looks like. I got it disc only for like two bucks.

And POSS is cute.
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ST Dragon wrote:Even the spaceship on the cover looks like the RVR-1 Gaunlet form TFV.

Very interesting! How come I never run into this before. I've never seen this mentioned in any PSX shooter reviews in the past...


It's released by Agetec, the guys that ported 1945 Strikers to the PSX.
Was "Shooter Space Shot" ever released for PAL (EURO) region?

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Interesting note: the "Strikers 1945" ported by Agetec was actually Strikers 1945 2. Which, IMHO, pwns the original, so no major harm done there. ;)
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Zweihander wrote:Interesting note: the "Strikers 1945" ported by Agetec was actually Strikers 1945 2. Which, IMHO, pwns the original, so no major harm done there. ;)
They did remove TATE mode, however, making it a pretty worthless release for lots of us enthusiast types.
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BenT wrote:They did remove TATE mode, however, making it a pretty worthless release for lots of us enthusiast types.

ooooh yeah.... Dammit, forgot about that. :oops: Then again, were ANY PSX verts localized with TATE? :cry:



On the subject of Philosoma: OKAY, I popped in my copy, and it's not as fun as it was the first time I played it. :/ I think, at the VERY LEAST, it's a shmup you SHOULD PLAY just for the story ALONE, even if the gameplay's not so hot. (ala Silpheed: The Lost Planet) Enter the 99-life code if you have to; the story is fucking TWISTED near the end, and DAMN WELL worth a playthrough to witness.
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Zweihander wrote:ooooh yeah.... Dammit, forgot about that. :oops: Then again, were ANY PSX verts localized with TATE? :cry:
Here in Europe, almost all of them. There in US... I dunno, maybe some Namco ports on Museums and Xevious 3D/G...

Edit: no, wait. Raiden Project has vertical mode in the US too! You must mess with action replay to rotate pad's controls accordingly, though. Zach Keene showed here how to do it.
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Philosoma...not the best/not the worst.
I bought it back when it was a launch title, I still like it.
Its cool to play through every once in a great while.


Pacraps may hate it, but thats ok...we're different. As he also hates Neo-Geo shooters. Well, no difference there either, I actually like Neo shooters. :D
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