Jorge S Fernandez: "The term “Bullet Hell” was once used to describe a specific, and more hardcore subsidiary of the shoot ‘em up genre of games, popularized with classic 2D titles like Gradius, R-Type, 1942 and the like. Featuring an almost cruel number of enemy bullets and projectiles for players to test their reflexes (and sanity) against, Bullet Hell games have more or less taken over the shoot ‘em up genre entirely in both player demand and YouTube videos. Even if you aren’t the sort of hardcore fan who imports Tohou games (and collect the never-ending amount of daily fan-art), it’s still worth admiring online videos of players showcasing their inhuman bullet-dodging skills."
"The Germany-based video game publisher Strictly Limited Games and the Japan-based game developer/publisher City Connection, are today very happy and excited to announce that Cave's classic arcade shmup "Deathsmiles I- II" is getting a Limited and Collector’s Edition to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch via the Strictly Limited Games Shop." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
I don't care for the series but as a collector of Limited Edition sets, I love that arrangement.
Shooting hordes of enemy forces while weaving through clouds of projectiles is as fun as it's always been. Very few consoles have a library of shmups as impressive as Xbox 360's so let's take a look at the 10 best shooters for Microsoft's sophomore console.
COG writes - A few may be turned off by its art style but Deathsmiles is every bullet hell fan's dream of a game.
