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lordnikon · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject: [PSP] Darius Burst

A brand new Darius game is coming to the PSP. I am a huge Darius fan. So this has me excited.

I consider the GBA SP or Nintendo DS to be better plaforms for playing shooters because of the clam shell designs. I can hold my hands and angle the screen just right, where as on the PSP its like you are playing with a screen in your controller. Not that many other systems in the past like the Game Gear weren't any different. I just like the clam shell better for shooters. So I can understand how some of you will be like "bah.. portable... psp... crappy situation!!"

Though I have my PSP setup so its routed to my SDTV through a scan convertor, and I can use an arcade stick on it. I have a flawless setup to enjoy this game.

Also, the PSP means a retail release. This means tangeable merchandise and not some downloaded game from XBLA or PSN that is only playable for the lifespan of your console or the service you acquired it from. Would I have loved to see this on PS2? Yes. However there has been a big shift in Japan lately for cheap development, shifting from the PS2 to the PSP. So I can understand why it is coming to the PSP in the first place.

ZUNTATA is also supposedly onboard (yes!!!)
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Greatsaintlouis · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject:

At least with the PSP's widescreen design, they can do something slightly approximating the multi-monitor setup of some (all? Not too familiar with Darius) of the arcade titles.

sven666 · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: [PSP] Darius Burst

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lordnikon · Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: [PSP] Darius Burst

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Macaw · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject:

Being on PSP is a big disappointment, but this is still one of the most exciting announcements of the year for me, due to Darius being my fav STG series, and of course the fact that OGR is confirmed for the music.

Cant wait for vids.
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Dais · Resident Fuck You Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 81

I'm kind of bewildered by people being excited while talking about ZUNTATA being involved with this game. Unless I'm missing some details, it's not so much a band as a sound unit that's been comprised of like a dozen and a half people over the years, quite a few of whom are still working mainly with Taito. The number of games I might be wrong, but I'm fairly sure most of the Taito-developed titles of the past few years have been handled by ZUNTATA members.

Gaijin Punch · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:35 am Post subject:

Well, this one is OGR specifically (from what I've read) who is kind of the essence of Zuntata (yes, it's simply a sound team). I would have to dig to find out exactly which titles, but according to Wikipedia he worked on "Darius Series" and specifically Ninja Warriors.
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gk2012 · Exchange Student Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 1

I just saw the scans. The graphics look great.

I hope they can fill the screen with stuff and get no slowdowns.
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For those graphics, there'd better be no unnecessary slowdown.

lordnikon · Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject:

Something has been nagging me, and I just realised what it is. The game needs way more color, its not the detail in the graphics, but the fact that the game is so desaturated.
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Shadow · Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:04 am Post subject: Re: [PSP] Darius Burst

Gaijin Punch · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:09 am Post subject:

Got this in the mail today. Played a credit.

Things I like:
-Darius-ish
-Same weapons power up system and whatnot
-Burst weapon is a nice addition

Things I don't like:
-That white orb which seems to randomly award points (am I missing something)? Also annoyed me in Gaiden.
-3D Graphics, but hey, it's the day and age we live in.
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lordnikon · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:37 am Post subject:

After seeing recent vids, the game looks great colorwise. My early concerns are squashed.

GP: How is the music? Zuntata-ish?
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Gaijin Punch · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:42 am Post subject:

Seemed about par for the course to me. As per before, I only played a credit, and w/o headphones. So it was that 1 kilowat mono shit the PSP has built in.
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Mappy · Past The Newbie Stage Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 207

Glad to hear you like it so far..I'm going to get it, too

Also the 'white orb which seems to randomly award points', I'm sure it's not so random, I remember it from Gaiden and there it was definitely NOT random..
..even if actually I don't remeber exactly how it worked..maybe it depended about the timing getting it..or how much time passed between appearance/grab.. Confused

Gaijin Punch · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:32 am Post subject:

I saw in one of Icarus' sickening high score runs he got one with the lowest value of points, and didn't start over. That's part of what I'm basing that on.
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Macaw · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject:

Everytime I thought I figured out the white orbs in darius games, the game would swiftly prove me wrong.
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Orbs give points depending on where you pick them up as they spin. Somewhere between 12 and 2 on a clock is good IIRC from Gaiden.
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saucykobold · Exchange Student Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 41

I've watched several replays by expert players, and none of them get a high bonus with any consistency.

Here's a snippet from the Japanese Darius Gaiden wiki. I ran it through Babel Fish and got the impression that the bonus is random. Yuck

このほか、アイテムとして金勲章、銀勲章、1UPが出現する。金勲章は取得した時点の雑魚敵と敵弾を消去、銀勲章はボーナス獲得（50～51,200点の 11段階からランダム）、1UPは残機が1機増える。いずれも、地形のどこかに隠されており、一定数のショット又はボムを撃ち込むことで出現する。