Entries in Shmup (13)

Sunday
Jun022013

Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 72 - Star Soldier: Vanishing earth

ow many traditional shooters does the Nintendo 64 have in it's library? Hint: I can count them on one finger. Reviews from 1999 scathe it. Fan websites revile it. But is it honestly worth all the hate? In episode 72 of Bullet Heaven HD, we take a look at Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth on the Nintendo 64.

SPECIAL THANKS to Georgie BoysAXE for this cartridge!

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Sunday
Feb032013

Bullet Heaven, episode 61 - Mr. Heli no Dai Bouken (PC-10gine #2)

he Bullet Heaven PC-10gine continues! What you're seeing has been captured and reviewed from genuine PC Engine Duo-R hardware for 2013's special episode set!

In episode 61 of Bullet Heaven, we take a look at Mr. Heli no Dai Bouken, a platformer-style arcade shooter from the late 80's from which Episode 39's great Kaitei Daisensou (In The Hunt) clearly originated from! How does this HuCard adventure fare? Watch to find out!

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Thursday
Dec202012

Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 59 - Ikaruga

n this episode of Bullet Heaven, we take a look at the fantastic Ikaruga, released on XBLA in 2008. Simplicity and beauty come together with brutal difficulty and sublime control... but how does it stack up? 

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Thursday
Dec132012

Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 58 - Under Defeat HD

elcome back to Bullet Heaven! Rising Star Games is back - in the same year, no less - with another physical shoot em up release! Bullet Heaven takes a look at G-Rev's Under Defeat HD, with special thanks to Rising Star Games for supplying our copy for review! This controversial release saw an original release back in 2005 on Naomi Arcade and Dreamcast... so just how does this helicopter-based shooter fare...? 

 

 

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Tuesday
Aug212012

WarTech: Senko no Ronde REVIEW - Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 55

Round one... FIGHT... er, DANMAKU! SHOOT! DASH! ... umm, ALL OF THE ABOVE! In this episode of Bullet Heaven HD we take a look at the genre bending WarTech: Senko no Ronde for the Xbox 360. Is this fusion of Fighter and Shmup a worthy entrant, or will it fall flat in the arena?

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Friday
Aug102012

Sonic Wings Special REVIEW (PSN) - Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 54

Sonic Wings (AKA Aero Fighters) has been a fan favorite for almost 20 years. Monkey Paw Games brings us the enhanced 32-Bit version of Sonic Wings Limited as Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special. But in today's advanced shooting game batt;efield full of Akai Katanas and Eschatoses, does this PSOne (and Sega Saturn) Import entry in the series hold up, or will you need those rose-tinted glasses after all? 

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Wednesday
Jul182012

Vintage RePlay 001 - UN Squadron

Missed the live Vintage Play show? SHAME! Lucky for you, we recorded the whole thing! Be sure to join us next time! 

In this episode of Vintage RePlay, we attempt to clear U.N. Squadron for the Super NES with just the default plane. Will we succeed? Watch to find out!

NOTE: This episode was recorded from a live stream. There are sections that freeze and jerk. This is an unfortunate side effect of live stream recording.


 

Press Pause Radio's Vintage Play focuses on the retro age of video games. Whether it’s special podcasts, editorial, or even reviews, when you see the mark of Vintage Play, you can expect a trip back to the time of plastic cartridges and CD-ROMs (which makes us realize we’re old as shit).

 

Friday
Mar232012

Bullet Heaven, Episode 49 - Sine Mora

Sine Mora is shaking the XBLA Shmup scene with its awesome time-based gameplay and incredible style and presentation! Watch to see why this is a shooter you definitely want to play on your Xbox 360!

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