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Articles tagged "shmups"

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Ultimate Shooting Collection

by Mike Schiller

[2.Mar.09] :. Space shooters: where the art is in the execution.

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Bangai-O Spirits

by Arun Subramanian

[29.Sep.08] :. Bangai-O Spirits shines because it's not easily classified as any given kind of game.

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Everyday Shooter

by L.B. Jeffries

[25.Jun.08] :. The player has complete control over what he shoots and kills, but the sounds manage to combine in such a way that you feel like you're contributing to a collective whole.

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Gyruss and the Art of the Arcade Port

by Mike Schiller

[2.Apr.08] :. Nobody seems to mention it anymore, but Gyruss was one of the best shmups of the NES era.

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