A straight arcade to Dreamcast port with small extra features
This game is simply the import of that Arcade game. A simple straight arcade to Dreamcast conversion.
A Medallion appear which possesses great power, how the player task is to destroy that medallion as the power within power up all kinds of enemies during the course of the game.
The player can select from 4 characters piloting different aircraft at the beginning of the game. Each character has an unique aircraft with special firing power. Each starting at a different stage of the game. There are 6 stages in the game. The first three vary depending on the character chosen. Like any shooter, you are also armed with bombs as well.
The unique feature of the game is the reflecting force, which when used, reflects all of the bullets back to the original shooter and destroy them. This is useful to get out of difficult situations and earn you more points.
Also you can grab multipliers which greatly multiplies you're score intake. This can give you a chance to earn ridiculous score in the GIGA.
The game lasts about 30 to an hours… one sitting is simply 30 minutes as you complete the game with one character, however that's the whole game. The other characters just have different stories, yet you have to sit through the whole game again.
As that as much as the game offers… the game offer you a somewhat poor challenge… as you can unlock a fifth aircraft if you finish the game in one credit and enter a seventh level doing the same thing. I'm pretty sure I'll pass on that as I have other better things to do.
On a positive note, the games graphics and framerate are presented well on the Dreamcast and takes the capablities of the game well.
Also the only other features the Dreamcast version is a score attack mode, character art and a gallery mode.
Get this game if you really like vertical shooters, especiality if you like arcade games.