WOFF! Winter Shoot-Em-Up Poll
Added 2018-01-13 19:00:59 +0000 UTC
It's time for you to help us pick a game, this time from a genre that we've never covered. Shoot-em-ups were mainstays of arcades, and they've had a passionate following ever since. We've found five examples from popular series, and it's up to our backers to narrow the field down. We will play whichever game wins and cover it in March of 2018.
The deadline for the vote is January 26, 2018 so you have plenty of time. Here's a rundown of our candidates. Click on the title of each game for a longplay, just to get a feel.
- Gradius II (Konami, 1988). A side-scrolling arcade shooter with huge stages and huger enemies. Available on PSN.
- Ikaruga (Treasure, 2001). Treasure's followup to Radiant Silvergun, this top-down shooter introduces a black/white polarity system for dodging bullets and damaging enemies. Available on Steam.
- Jamestown (Final Form Games, 2011). A modern indie take on the genre, with a steampunk vibe. Available on Steam.
- Life Force (Konami, 1986). The NES version of Salamander, a side series to Konami's Gradius. Available on Virtual Console.
- Super R-Type (IREM, 1991). An SNES port of R-Type II, an example of the side scrolling form of shoot-em-ups, with tons of upgrades and options.
Comments
Ikaruga hurts me so I want it hurt everyone.
TheSilentMantis
2018-01-17 22:52:27 +0000 UTCI have Jamestown, but haven't played it in years. I need to go back to it.
Andrew Kehoe
2018-01-17 14:19:41 +0000 UTCJamestown never gets enough love!
picklefactory
2018-01-15 16:05:35 +0000 UTCAgree, Jamestown is an underappreciated gem.
Limowreck
2018-01-15 02:45:37 +0000 UTCAs much as I love Ikaruga there's already been so many words said about it. Jamestown is an under-appreciated gem.
Zoey P.
2018-01-14 04:25:47 +0000 UTCI'd like to see Life Force as that's one of my all time favorite games. Don't subject them to a bullet hell game like Ikaruga, guys. :)
Greg Polander
2018-01-13 23:51:13 +0000 UTCI beat Life Force with my friend on NES actually not too long ago and it was great fun. Still a good time. (with the konami code for lives of course)
cory cahill
2018-01-13 22:43:01 +0000 UTCIt's going to be Ikaruga, hands down, called it before I voted. :P epitome of shootemups yet to be topped imp.
Evan Sidley
2018-01-13 21:17:47 +0000 UTCIKARUGA!!!
Jala Prendes
2018-01-13 21:12:26 +0000 UTC
