Finally... Under Defeat!!!

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:57 pm

Yeah, some of the best graphics I've ever seen in a shooter. And it's really fun to play.

Cid Highwind · Post by **Cid Highwind** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:09 pm

YES, it finally arrived

The poster is cool, the sticker is nice and the soundtrack rocks. The game is a blast to play, it is all I have wished for. The graphics are just like I expected from seeing the videos, they are really impressive, I haven't seen these kind explosions and smoke effects on DC before.

I really like the 'blow up everything to survive' attitude of this game. Sometimes I felt like I was missing out on a lot of good stuff with Ikaruga simply because you had to switch from colour every time to get good scores, this game doesn't require it. Other things I liked a lot are the unlockables, the score tables (because they have seperate ones for each difficulty level), the time played counter, and the option to choose between the Arcade music and the Arranged music. It's a very complete port, the only thing missing is the option to use the analog stick to control your helicopter.

Bertrude · Post by **Bertrude** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:19 pm

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive.

Is anyone still waiting too.

SeGaFrEaK NL · Post by **SeGaFrEaK NL** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:47 pm

Got it in today as well. A-W-E-S-O-M-E

Cid Highwind · Post by **Cid Highwind** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:03 pm

Played it well over 5 hours today, finished the game on easy, the final boss is one pain in the rear untill you know what to do. Almost finished the game on hard in one go, is there a difference between easy and hard?

To be honest I expected the game to be longer, but I'm no die hard shooter fan so I don't know what the average length of such a game should be. I'm really glad a 2 players mode has been included to extend the game's life a bit

Any advice on people who are going to play this game: Make good use of your bombs, DO NOT save them for later, use them when in a nasty situation because if you die, you will start with 3 new ones anyway. And personally I like the reverse controle mode a bit better because it alles you to dodge to the right while shooting to the left without the need to quickly tap right for aiming, it makes it easier to dodge and hit the enemy at the same time, go ahead and try both modes and see what you think is best

Cid Highwind · Post by **Cid Highwind** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:09 pm

Does anyone have any idea what the Rank Offset setting does in the Practice menu?

You can adjust it from -10 to +10 but I couldn't notice a difference between the two extremes.

Vlame · Post by **Vlame** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:28 pm

Cid Highwind wrote:Does anyone have any idea what the Rank Offset setting does in the Practice menu?

You can adjust it from -10 to +10 but I couldn't notice a difference between the two extremes.

Did you check the scores or the ranking afterwards?

I have the game but don't play it much,... too hard,... I just got it to show I love SEGA,...

Cid Highwind · Post by **Cid Highwind** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:19 pm

I checked the scores, and to my surprise they were exactly the same. Don't ask me how I pulled that one off

The game isn't that very hard once you get to understand the patterns and know what powerups to use. 1-1 and 1-2 are considered training levels by now, if I die in 1-1 I'll start all over again. Just make good use of the bombs to protect yourself and you will make progress. It had me swearing for the first 2 hours as well

kellog7 · Post by **kellog7** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 4:20 am

Anyone know what the "Control Rotation" option in the menu does? I've set it to on and off but can't see any difference

Cid Highwind · Post by **Cid Highwind** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:06 am

I think it has something to do when you switch the viewing modes. When setting your viewing mode to 'fullscreen' meaning you go from left to right while Control Rotation is on will affect how your Dpad works. Try it and you'll see.