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Holiday
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"Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 01:55
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Yeah, I'll call it shooter as well since Exodus doesn't like the word "shmup" :)
For me, I'm more of a horizontal player. The hit area is usually bigger, but I like to see the side profile of the ship. Plus, viewtiful shots look prettier and more dramatic when viewed sideways.
Playing a lot of R-Type final now. I love the police ship Tropical Paradise a lot. The red powerup + ship speed level 1 = super concentrated lazer destructive beam. And the charge up homing trackers are great. The "ducky" series ships with legs are ugly but adorable :D
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iggy
1462th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
"Re(1):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 02:05
I love both. I love G Darius (horizontal) and Gigawing1 and Gunbird2 (vertical). AAaaah... R Type Final.... (cries). I REALLY need to buy a PS2 again.
quote: I love both. I love G Darius (horizontal) and Gigawing1 and Gunbird2 (vertical). AAaaah... R Type Final.... (cries). I REALLY need to buy a PS2 again.
R-Type Final looks to be the perfect shooter for me. I love customizing features... and I haven't heard of too many shmups doing that too often. I wish my shooter skills were decent though... I have a tendency to keep eating enemy fire.
I vote for vertical, myself... but it's close. I've had tons of fun with Gradius, Salamander and R-Type, but my all-time favorite shmup is a vertical one: Radiant Silvergun.
EDIT: Sorry I used the word "shmup"
[this message was edited by EddyT on Fri 8 Aug 02:13]
Juke Joint Jezebel
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"Re(2):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 02:14
i should've picked Mugi Mugi. i totally forgot that Gradius was horizontal
Yeah, I'll call it shooter as well since Exodus doesn't like the word "shmup" :)
For me, I'm more of a horizontal player. The hit area is usually bigger, but I like to see the side profile of the ship. Plus, viewtiful shots look prettier and more dramatic when viewed sideways.
Playing a lot of R-Type final now. I love the police ship Tropical Paradise a lot. The red powerup + ship speed level 1 = super concentrated lazer destructive beam. And the charge up homing trackers are great. The "ducky" series ships with legs are ugly but adorable :D
Personally, i prefer vertical shooter. But my all time No.1 favourite shooter is a Horizontal one.. Sengoku Ace 2. (Yeah, i know its old.. but damn i cannot get enough of it)
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Gen
1884th Post
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"Re(1):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 02:31
quote:Poll
Yeah, I'll call it shooter as well since Exodus doesn't like the word "shmup" :)
For me, I'm more of a horizontal player. The hit area is usually bigger, but I like to see the side profile of the ship. Plus, viewtiful shots look prettier and more dramatic when viewed sideways.
Playing a lot of R-Type final now. I love the police ship Tropical Paradise a lot. The red powerup + ship speed level 1 = super concentrated lazer destructive beam. And the charge up homing trackers are great. The "ducky" series ships with legs are ugly but adorable :D
Horizontal. Both are good however.
Jazzie D
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"Re(2):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 08:45:
Horizontal. I feel more comfortable going horizontal because that's how I was pretty much raised. Plus, some of my all-time favorite shooters are horizontal like Area 88 and Aero Blasters. Still, both are good though.
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[this message was edited by Jazzie D on Fri 8 Aug 08:48]
pointystick
1085th Post
Red Carpet Premium Member
"Re(3):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 09:26
Mugi Mugi!
(I really don't care, either way is good)
Ishmael
818th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member+
"Re(4):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 10:11
Left, right, up, down... the real direction for shooters are the one where you fly directly into the screen. Nothing says entertainment like having to look at your avatar's exhaust and/or butt during the entire game.
Mog
257th Post
Copper Customer
"Re(3):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 10:52
quote: Horizontal. I feel more comfortable going horizontal because that's how I was pretty much raised. Plus, some of my all-time favorite shooters are horizontal like Area 88 and Aero Blasters. Still, both are good though.
I feel pretty much the same way since most of my favorite shooters are horizontal as well. I've grown rather found of DoDonPachi as of recent though, enough so to the point where I'm trying to reach the second loop. Has anyone here managed to do it?
Favorites: Area 88, Gradius III, Blazing Star, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga
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Hank Quinlan 37th Post
Rare Customer
"Re(5):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 12:03
quote: Left, right, up, down... the real direction for shooters are the one where you fly directly into the screen. Nothing says entertainment like having to look at your avatar's exhaust and/or butt during the entire game.
Jesus...well I guess looking at Cotton's ass all day is OK, but when they start putting old crust guys on broom sticks I'm done with that kind of shooter!
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Rid Hershel
5346th Post
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"Re(6):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Fri 8 Aug 17:38
ESP Ra De and Guwange being my favorite shooters, yeah, I'll go vertical.
Anyway, what exactly is Gyruss?? (one of my old time favorites)
eight one 21th Post
New Customer
"Re(6):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Sun 10 Aug 18:48
quote: Jesus...well I guess looking at Cotton's ass all day is OK, but when they start putting old crust guys on broom sticks I'm done with that kind of shooter!
Stay the hell away from the Space Harrier series...
I like mine vertical, though I do play horizontal shmups too.
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Holiday
1925th Post
Gold Carpet V.I.P- Platinum Executive
"Re(6):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Sun 10 Aug 18:57 Hank Quinlan: Cotton DC is a nice cute-em-up, but I have yet to finish the game :( You know anyone who has? Yes, Cho Ren Sha is a wonderful game!
Rid Hershel Gyruss falls under err... looking at your ship's butt category? :) Same as Cotton and Space Harrier I guess. Didn't think of putting this as a choice in the poll, hehe.
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Grave
518th Post
New Red Carpet Member
"Re(1):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Sun 10 Aug 19:06
I prefer horizontal, myself, but I think I voted vertical because I'm braindead.
That, and I don't like the term "shmup" much myself.
Burning Ranger
430th Post
Gold Customer
"Re(2):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Sun 10 Aug 21:09
This is a hard question, and not enough categories.
I like Horizontal and Vertical. One of my favorite games that combine both are the Salamander games (aka Life Force). I also like Gradius and Tengai (Horz) and Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun (Vertical).
I also like the 3D shooters, like Starfox and the godly, must be worshipped Tempest 2000.
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Grave
519th Post
New Red Carpet Member
"Re(3):Shmup / shooter direction poll"
, posted Sun 10 Aug 21:31
quote:I like Horizontal and Vertical. One of my favorite games that combine both are the Salamander games (aka Life Force). I also like Gradius and Tengai (Horz) and Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun (Vertical).
I also like the 3D shooters, like Starfox and the godly, must be worshipped Tempest 2000.
Since you like both Starfox and Gradius, have you ever played Solar Assault? It's a 3D Gradius from the Starfox perspective, it's a sit-down cabinet with a flight stick. Not the best game I've ever played, but it's a pretty fun novelty for Gradius fans...
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