About writes: "Scrolling shoot 'em ups (or "shmups" from here on out) have mostly died out in the U.S. ever since arcades started their downward turn. It is sad, really, because shmups offer some of the most intense and satisfying high score chasing gameplay around. Thankfully, the genre is making a mini-comeback on Xbox 360 as there are several titles on the XBLA and now Valcon Games has published Raiden Fighters Aces, a retail package of three great shmups for the amazing price of $20."
For people who like to see the process behind a game. In 'behind the scenes of Roche Fusion' our artist has been working hard to get some more awesome looking ships. Because we think these ships look awesome, we wanted to share the concept art for our new ships and below you can even see the work in progress from beginning to the final stage.
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The vertically scrolling plane shooter genre (often called "sh'mups") is one of my favorites; it's easy for the player to learn, encourages both good mental skills and quick reflexes, and when done properly allows the player to do a lot of customization of their plane and weapons. Some games in this genre are well known, like Tyrian. Others are a little more obscure in some circles, such as Raiden... but this collection of three Raiden Fighters series games is one of the better offerings in the genre, and available at a mere $20.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days, Raiden IV, and The Beatles: Rock Band.
