Bullet Heaven, Episode M1 - Vritra

ini. Mobile. Shmups.

Welcome to Bullet Heaven M, the mini, snack-sized, on-the-go Bullet Heaven looking at Mobile and Handheld shooters for your phones, tablets and portable gaming systems. This Season 4 series will examine games that we just can't directly record for Bullet Heaven (PSP notwithstanding) in a shorter, concise format.

Didn't like it? Let me know where to improve, and Bullet Heaven M will evolve in turn!

In Episode M-1, we take a look at the 2012 iOS and Android release, Vritra, a side-scrolling shmup with dragons. Worth the $2? Watch to find out!

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Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 56 - Kyuiin

Space fighters and heavily-armed mecha are overrated, especially when you have the utter destructive power of a.... vacuum cleaner??

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Trouble Witches Neo! REVIEW (XBLA) - Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 52

It has been a long time coming and finally, the oft-requested Trouble Witches Neo! Gets a review. It's not often that an indie game get this level of treatment on the XBLA marketplace, but does Trouble Witches Neo! live up to its expectations? 

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Akai Katana REVIEW (Xbox 360) - Bullet Heaven, Episode 51

After a fairly lengthy hiatus, Daeruna's back, and we can safely say: sometimes being wrong is the best thing ever! With Europe getting so much shooting love with games like DoDonPachi Resurrection, Rising Star Games brings Cave's Akai Katana to the Xbox 360, and shows that there can still be retail-released Shmups in North America after the questionable Otomedius. But is it worth your time? Oh man, sit down and "GET READY"!!

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Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 44 - Otomedius Excellent

Power Bar? Check. Options? Check. Multitude of weapons and ships? Check. Cleavage? Wha...? Uhm... Yeah, triple check. Otomedius Excellent lands in North America as the first single, fully-original Gradius game in seven years. But was it worth the wait?

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Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 41 - Radiant Silvergun Revisited

The legendary shooter makes its triumphant return (and North American debut) on Xbox Live Arcade! In this special extra episode of Bullet Heaven, and in response to criticism towards the Radiant Silvergun review for the Sega Saturn, we take this opportunity to hit all of the points I missed in Season 1's Episode 10.

Stick around after the stackup for a related hardware review of the PDP Versus Fighting Pad for Xbox 360.

Bullet Heaven resumes on October 6th with the debut of Season 3! In the mean time, as always, questions, comments and suggestions are not only welcome but encouraged!

Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 40 - Air Zonk

It's the Season Finale of Bullet Heaven! In this episode, we take a look at the TurboGrafx-16 hit Air "Zonk", released in 1992 by Hudson. Not only did this game push the HuCard format to its technical limits, it has also been an absolute favorite of many of the few who have played it... but has it stood the test of time?

I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU OUT THERE FOR MAKING BULLET HEAVEN A SUCCESS FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS! SEE YOU IN SEASON 3!!

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Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 39 - In The Hunt

If you've ever wanted a naval action game crossed with a run-n-gun and fused into a shoot em up, then In the Hunt has you covered! But wait what's this? A serious technical issue?! This warrants investigation!

Did you like what you saw here today? Comments, questions and suggestions are not only welcome, but encouraged!

Bullet Heaven Episode 39 is brough to you by Sunken Treasures Games! Check out their blog at http://www.sunkentreasuresgames.com!