Deathsmiles IIX (Xbox 360) - GoD US/Can/Mex, Platinum JP

[StarCreator]

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Buy Death Smiles II [First Print Limited Edition] (Xbox360) at Play-Asia.com
(These editions are out of print.)

The Japanese Retail version of this game is region locked to NTSC J consoles. It will not run on NTSC U or PAL 360s.

Players owning an NTSC U or J console and a US, Canadian, or Mexican gamertag can download the game from Xbox LIVE's Games on Demand service (US, Canada, Mexico). The Games on Demand version is confirmed working on both NTSC U and J consoles and does not appear to be IP-blocked. There have been no confirmed successful purchases using PAL 360s.

Game modes:

• X: 16:9 with six characters, selectable difficulties, and two extra stages
• Arcade: The original 4:3 arcade mode
• Arrange: Bullet-cancelling fun
• Familiar Race: A mini-game featuring the main characters' familiars (options)

All first pressing copies come with a DLC card for an in-game arrange soundtrack.

The limited edition also comes with a soundtrack CD.

Official website: http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/Xbox36 ... index.html
The official site has links to 29.97fps and 59.94fps WMV trailers.

Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Shooting
Release: May 27, 2010 (Japan, Retail), May 17, 2011 (US, Games on Demand), May 24, 2011 (Canada/Mexico, Games on Demand), November 10, 2011 (Japan Platinum Collection, Retail)
Players: 1-2
Game rating: CERO B (Ages 12 and up), ESRB T (Teen)
Developed by: Cave
Region (Disc): NTSC-J (Japan only)
Region (Games on Demand): NTSC (NA and Japan)
Language: English/Japanese (English menus with Japanese subtitles)
Standard price: 7,140 yen
Limited Edition price: 9,240 yen
Platinum Collection price: 2,940 yen
Games on Demand price (US/Canada): $29.99
Games on Demand price (Mexico): $499.00

This was announced at Shooting Festa, so there is also discussion about this game in the Shooting Festa thread.

[Elixir]

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... 19#p557719

[Mero]

I figure this is big enough to warrant its own thread.

..

Surely yes

[Shatterhand]

Is it going to be region free?

HA

Someone had to make the joke

[DC906270]

Great but i already know that 90% of this forum will say "oh well, its rubbish" as they are like sheep that way. Who perpetrated the rumour originally that this is pants?

[ex.machina]

Much looking forward to it. May 27 isn't that far away.

[professor ganson]

Good news, but... where's the pork?

[Kollision]

We shmup fans are indeed having a wonderful year!
And yeah, I agree with the professor, where's the pork?

[Momijitsuki]

I'd be a little more interested in some Sweets than some Pork, but both would make a spectacular meal.

[Neko]

I'd have sweets anyday. But gothic girls shall do for now

[Danbo]

where's the pork, where's the honey, where's the (grudgingly) sweets.

[xris]

New video up on jp xbl. Looks like the player sprites are smaller. The engrish xmas carol in the video is really terrible..

[mrtie]

Youtube trailer "Joy to the world"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCR4dpfN8fg&fmt=22 From Cave-stg.

[ex.machina]

The trailer looks beautiful.
What's DS2's native resolution?

[DC906270]

New video up on jp xbl. Looks like the player sprites are smaller. The engrish xmas carol in the video is really terrible..

where?

[honorless]

Nobody else is thinking that (aside from the extra mode/music and 16:9) this is what the arcade release should have been by v1.5 or so? Well, whatever...

Everything seems to have gotten a nice visual polish—and given that the game seems to have been designed ground-up for 360, the port should be very accurate.

Can't help but wonder if they've got a contingency plan for SDTVs. If they don't make the text larger, a fair amount of stuff isn't going to be readable. Like...your score.

...also where's the pork :(

The engrish xmas carol in the video is really terrible..

Yeah. That track was a new low for...uh, game music in general. Hope that's the absolute worst of the AST, for whoever's buying it.

[StarCreator]

Small update to the first post, now that I've had some sleep. Reorganized the information we know a bit, and added an Elixir-style breakdown. I -think- this is everything we know, but I'll look again after I go back to bed. Feel free to point out anything I missed.

I'm not sure if it's the same trailer, but the official site has HD trailers in 29.97fps and 59.94fps. They're in WMV format.

[DC906270]

Yeah. That track was a new low

i kind of liked it

[professor ganson]

More evidence that the Death Smiles series is best classified as cute-em-up? Santa in sleigh, decorated Christmas trees, jolly Christmas tunes...

[Udderdude]

What really pushed me towards not liking this wasn't the 3D or the zillions of revisions. Or even the annoying x-mas theme.

It's that after all that, this is what a good play of the last stage looks like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8BnPuoTjUg

It looks about as exciting as watching paint dry, sorry.

Also, here is a replay of DS 2 3.0 from the same player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzjcgfoY56M

[PsikyoPshumpPshooterP]

the last stage is the one of the worst last stages i ever seen in a shmup or any game..This game looks like Choaniki Holy Protein 1.5

[brentsg]

New video up on jp xbl. Looks like the player sprites are smaller. The engrish xmas carol in the video is really terrible..

where?

I also can't find it.

Do you have to be a gold member?

[Udderdude]

the last stage is the one of the worst last stages i ever seen in a shmup or any game..This game looks like Choaniki Holy Protein 1.5

None of the other stages looked paticuarly interesting either (SLOWLY FALLING WALL MILKING!)

You can easily find the rest of the play on that guy's youtube channel, if interested.

[Defcon 5]

omg, why not port DDPDFK beforehand...ds2 sucks imo.

[dmauro]

The question is, will I buy this just because I'm such a Cave/Deathsmiles fan, even though it looks like rubbish? It comes out on my birthday; maybe they're trying to tell me something.

[evil_ash_xero]

Looks like NIS helped 'em out with those polygons.

[xris]

The jp xbl video is in the new arrival video slot. It just doesn't have a cover pic.

[Phellan Wolf]

The question is, will I buy this just because I'm such a Cave/Deathsmiles fan, even though it looks like rubbish? It comes out on my birthday; maybe they're trying to tell me something.

Sure, if you like lolita's gothic theme they're just telling you to buy it
Anyway, 3D aside I hope that at least gameplay mechanics are cool and that it tourns out to be a fun shooter.

[chempop]

safe to say this is Cave's most controversial game

polygons
little boys in lingerie
homing sperm bullets
santa claws/xmas
joy to the world?

I'll admit I was really hating on Deathsmiles 2 after only seeing some crappy youtube videos. The first game is what made me break down and buy a 360 and it did not disappoint. This new trailer looks a little bit better, but still makes me shake my head. I know there have been a few revisions of DS2 and I'd be willing to bet that they are going to do everything they can to make the 360 port as refined and complete as they need to for it to do well. As with any shooter, as long as the level design is interesting I'll be happy.

[DC906270]

The jp xbl video is in the new arrival video slot. It just doesn't have a cover pic.

thanks, cool vid.