Nanostray 2 - it's finally out in the stores

UnscathedFlyingObject · Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:24 am

what's a shmuppets?

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:39 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:what's a shmuppets?

something that involves kermit the frog and vic viper.

I think.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:06 pm

They got a new entry up on their developer's diary today.

I think I'm going to finish reading the rest of it after I've played the game. I don't want to spoil myself too much.

DocileMouse · Post by **DocileMouse** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:21 pm

They got a new entry today: "Level design"

Kumebahn · Post by **Kumebahn** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:20 am

woot late post. I will be definetly getting this trhough some means on launch day.

cools · Post by **cools** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:46 pm

2 looks fantastic

Love the hints at old demo-scene effects!

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:55 pm

http://www.4players.de/4sceners.php?LAY ... CHTID=4144

koda · Post by **koda** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:19 pm

MathU wrote:http://www.4players.de/4sceners.php?LAY ... CHTID=4144

Whoa! Thanks for posting that, that was really cool to read. I had no idea that Shin'en = Abyss.

I can't wait for this game.

moonblood · Post by **moonblood** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:23 pm

So I realized this is just a week away now... anyone got it preordered / getting it?

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:00 pm

im SO gtettin this one when its released... problem is, its gonna take awhile til it comes to the nearest store over here.

MR_Soren · Post by **MR_Soren** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:04 pm

I'll get it within a week of release.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:23 pm

I know it will probably take several weeks for stores in my area to get it in, so I'm contemplating preordering it.

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:07 pm

I really hated the first Nanostray, so it's hard for me to get excited about this new one. The horizontal perspective really looks a lot better in the trailer than the vertical stuff...I think that's just the nature of the small resolution of the DS. It seems they have learned a lot from their mistakes the first time around so we'll have to see how it goes. I'll definitely try it out, but I can't say I've got the highest of hopes yet.

sfried · Post by **sfried** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:01 pm

I hope it comes out cheap.

MR_Soren · Post by **MR_Soren** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:09 pm

sfried wrote:I hope it comes out cheap.

I'm pretty sure it's $30.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:32 am

Just read the laughable EGM review. Apparently it's too hard because it only gives you two continues, unlike Ghost Squad which was too easy for giving you infinite continues. They also failed to mention anything of worth, such as mechanics, scoring, unlockables, and basically anything else that has to do with the game.

unsane · Post by **unsane** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:57 am

Is it any wonder the typical gamer doesn't know or care about shmups, with reviewers like that? Sheesh.

koda · Post by **koda** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:32 am

EGM is a complete joke.

cools · Post by **cools** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:16 am

Limited continues? In this day and age! Unthinkable.

I might actually buy it purely because of this.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:11 pm

koda wrote:EGM is a complete joke.

That's putting it mildly! Between their review of this game, and Omega 5, I think it's time for me (well, past time) to call up GameCrazy and see if I can change my MVP subscription.

At any rate, I the first one is tough, so why should this one be any different? I love the first one, so I probably pick this one up.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:35 am

By the way, I'm not sure what happened to their developer's diary on IGN, but their final entry be found on 1UP here.

koda · Post by **koda** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:17 am

This should be in stores on Monday, yeah?

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:25 am

Tuesday, supposedly.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:53 am

Then again, maybe not. Not sure where the contributor got the info, but GameFAQs has it listed as coming out on the 12th of February now.

Here's another preview while we're waiting:
http://www.playmagazine.com/index.php?f ... ame_ID=712
Though the author seems a bit ignorant...

UnscathedFlyingObject · Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:06 am

"In space no one can here you become obsolete."
Shitty grammar.

"But that hasn’t kept Shin’en from doing what they do best. One of a handful of Japanese developers dedicated to the shooter market,"
*shakes head*

"they’re the only ones that have managed to push their agenda stateside by creating the pinnacle of handheld shooters for the world’s number one selling gaming app— the wonderful Nintendo DS."
Gaming app? The word app is plain ass annoying when used correctly ("killer app.") When used the wrong ways it's like getting unlubricated dick up the ass.

"Like all great space shooters N2 gets it all right: three-way selectable firing à la R-Type and Gradius—check;"
Right

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"N2 also features single- and multi-card two-player coop options"
Interesting but by this point the author lost all credibility.

"The most mind-blowing aspect of N2 though has to be its graphics, which either rival or surpass anything on the Wii; no shit. "
Just plain hilarious; no shit.

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:32 pm

and here i was waiting for the game to be FINALLY RELEASED, with my hard earned money, waiting to be expent on the game... i guess that im not buyin it after all.

heck!... the game's been finished for months now, ANNOUNCED to be released FOR SURE in january '08... and now pushed back one more month?... dont know about you guys, but i hate it when it happens, so no, im not buyin it. i'll rent it, or even worse, i'll pirate it, but Majesco its not gettin a penny from me.

nem · Post by **nem** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:53 pm

Yeah, I hate it when developers delay products to make them better. I want my bug-ridden, incomplete software now!

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:38 pm

nem wrote:Yeah, I hate it when developers delay products to make them better. I want my bug-ridden, incomplete software now!

OH WELL... as i can see, you only read what you wanted, the way you wanted... so, yeah, im gonna write it for you again, this time in uppercase, so MAYBE you can read it better:

THE GAME HAS BEEN FINISHED LONG AGO (Sometime in october or so), THEY WERE HAVIN ISSUES WITH THE PUBLISHIN PART, TIL THEY GOT MAJESCO TO PUBLISH THE GAME... AND THATS WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE RELEASED IN JANUARY.

got it now? or should i just take you as a retard?¿

oh, and BTW, theres no such thing as perfection (AKA bug free) in software development... so drop the sarcasm already.

MathU · Post by **MathU** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:34 am

So you're never going to buy the game because it's not being released when you wanted it? LOL

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:49 am

There's tons of games that got delayed to Q1, Q2, or beyond, of this year, if nothing else because of fears from developers that their games would be drowned in the crapload of games that was late 2007.