6/21/2023 0 Comments Lunark dual screenThe two player co-op mode makes the game more enjoyable and also makes the difficulty much more forgiving, allowing the player to respawn at the point of the demise instead of at the beginning of the level. There are power ups that make the ships gunfire more powerful but like many of these games death takes away all the accumulated power ups. It seems like a strange design choice but it does set it apart from other shooters and having interesting looking things to shoot at does make the games more enjoyable. There is a paragraph for each game giving a little history about it and what changes were made which does provide some historical context to everything but the total amount of text included in the collection to the describe each game is shorter than this review.ĭarius games are 2D horizontal spaceship shooters going against gigantic alien robots that resemble marine life. There isn’t much bonus content or historical documents with this collection. The differences between the the versions of the same game are much more subtle but noticeable enough where its apparent that there are actual differences between each version. Some of the Darius games were originally presented with atypical aspect ratios and playing them in the original ratio adds to the authenticity of the ports. The graphical leap from Darius to Darius II is significant, and the introduction of choral elements to the soundtrack in Darius Gaiden almost a decade later showcases how game evolution can be substantial over a period of short years. ![]() Something that is always nice about collections such as this is being able to witness the evolution of a franchise. But semantics aside, the evolution of the Darius arcade games can be seen across seven different gaming experiences. Technically there are four titles but SAGAIA is really an altered version of Darius II, so it feels like SAGAIA and Darius II are more like different iterations of the same game than being actually different games. ![]() The included games are Darius (original version), Darius (new version), Darius (extra version), Darius II (Dual Screen version), SAGAIA (version 1), SAGAIA (version 2) and Darius Gaiden. While this review will specifically be about the Arcade Collection, most of what can be said applies to the Console Collection and if the Console Collection were to be given a formal review the same score would apply as the two collections are basically identical in their presentation of their respective games.ĭarius Cozmic Collection Arcade is advertised as having four games with seven different versions. More specifically, two extensive collections are available as there were enough games to split into two collections, Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade and Darius Cozmic Collection Console. ![]() An extensive collection of Darius games is now available for PlayStation 4 and Switch. Darius was one such franchise, and while it didn’t seem to have the name recognition as Gradius or R-Type, it was still a respectable series and deserving of the attention of any shooter fan. 2D shoot ’em ups aren’t in huge demand these days, but once upon a time they were common staples in the arcade and console market.
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