Zerker on 11/9/2008 at 23:13
I know there are a bunch of players with DSes here, so I'm wondering if anyone else has picked up Bangai-O Spirits? I'm getting really into this game, and absolutely love the level design variety. Anyone throw together some awesome stages with the level editor or have some frantic replays to share?
Background material for those not familiar with the game: it's somewhat similar to an old-school PC action/puzzle/shooter thinghy somewhere between Thexter and Jetpack, but with a lot of firepower... for both you and them. Unlike bullet hell shooters, however, you don't technically need to dodge it all, as your liberally available EX attacks can counter and blast the enemies while erasing the shots in the middle. Even your normal attacks will destroy enemy shots coming at you, if you want to play defensively. In the end, the game definitely gets more of a puzzle feel than your average game, and really seems to draw me in to try a stage over and over (they usually aren't too long).
Anyways, here's more reading for you at either (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangai-O_Spirits) Wikipedia, (
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/bangaio/bangaio.htm) Hardcore Gaming 101 or (
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/bangaiospirits?q=Bangai-O%20spirits) MetaCritic.
Oh, and the level editor can encode levels as sound files (think fax machine) which can be recorded and transferred "relatively" easily. It's also a pretty powerful editor and can recreate any stage from the main game, which is a definite bonus.
Fafhrd on 12/9/2008 at 02:05
I want to pick it up, since I love the shit out of Bangai-O on Dreamcast, but I almost never play my DS anymore (I still haven't finished Phantom Hourglass, ffs) and the last thing I need is yet another game I won't play.
Tonamel on 12/9/2008 at 02:15
I HATE Longai-O.
Zerker on 12/9/2008 at 21:34
Quote Posted by Fafhrd
I want to pick it up, since I love the shit out of Bangai-O on Dreamcast, but I almost never play my DS anymore (I still haven't finished Phantom Hourglass, ffs) and the last thing I need is
yet another game I won't play.
Get it. You'll play it :)
Quote Posted by Tonamel
I
HATE Longai-O.
I haven't played a stage containing him yet, but I heard a bit about him. You try using reflect or freeze?
Matthew on 12/9/2008 at 21:41
I went out and bought this today! :D
Tonamel on 14/9/2008 at 19:34
Quote Posted by Zerker
I haven't played a stage containing him yet, but I heard a bit about him. You try using reflect or freeze?
I did finally find a way to get him using both of those. I'm wondering if there's a better way to kil a Longai-O than using all three of my EXs at once, because I'm basically screwed if that doesn't work.
