Best 2D shooter

Spector · Post by **Spector** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:38 am

There's some hot debates goin' on about the quality of Border Down on another topic here, and that leads me to this topic. What's your favourite 2D shoot-em-up, old skool style on the DC? How does say, Bangai-o compare with Border Down and the others? You can say whatever you like, just don't gore anyone up the ass

ishpeck · Post by **ishpeck** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:32 am

Assuming emulation counts: I still, to this very day, Play Super R-Type. I don't know why I love that game so much.

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:29 pm

If emulation did count I'd have to say R-Type, for regular stuff though its between Gigawing, Mars Matrix & Ikaruga

Ian Micheal · Post by **Ian Micheal** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 12:54 pm

So People still like rtype.. I would say the most fun was 1940 to 19xx games . Ive finshed them all .

The Kron · Post by **The Kron** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 1:01 pm

Zero Gunner 2 is very enjoyable, Quite easy though.

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 2:07 pm

zero gunner 2 was great i thought.

Nico0020 · Post by **Nico0020** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:38 pm

Zero Gunner 2 is very good, but a bit slow paced for my taste. IKARUGA is a MUST. I believe it to be the best 2D shooter around. I havent played border down, but if your gonna get Ikaruga u might as well get it in a package with borderdown from liksang.

Eckostyle · Post by **Eckostyle** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:43 pm

Ikagura is a great game, and is one of the better DC titles. Not up there with the likes of R-Type Delta and all the classic shooters I love, but its hard and fun, just the way I like it.

doragasu · Post by **doragasu** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 5:29 pm

Radiant Silvergun followed by Ikaruga, I have no doubt. Gigawing 2 is great too, but a bit chaotic. For emulators, I like a lot ESP Ra.De. and Guwange (great music) too.

jsm · Post by **jsm** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:23 am

on DC: (IMO)

Ikaruga: simpy teh best
Border Down: easily the second best on DC

Zero Gunner 2: also quite good

rest of em: nah

Segata Sanshiro · Post by **Segata Sanshiro** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:29 pm

on Genesis
M.U.S.H.A. Aleste!!!
'metallic uniframe super hybrid armour'

doragasu · Post by **doragasu** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:37 am

jsm wrote:on DC: (IMO)

Ikaruga: simpy teh best
Border Down: easily the second best on DC

Zero Gunner 2: also quite good

rest of em: nah

You should play 4 player Gigawing 2, It's chaotic but really funny. I can't remember any other 4 simultaneous players shooter.

df0notfound · Post by **df0notfound** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 2:08 pm

ikaruga is the best dreamcast game hands down

antidot · Post by **antidot** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 6:20 pm

I'd call ikaruga on the DC a s being the best as well.

megaman8x · Post by **megaman8x** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 9:44 pm

FOR NEOGEO it would have to be the metal slug series
I love the artwork in it

hrb2k3 · Post by **hrb2k3** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 9:59 pm

i agree with segato, M.U.S.H.A. for the Genesis is one of the best shooters ever!!!! very fast paced, great music , graphics(for that time period), and bosses. another is Herzog Zwei. its actually the first RTS game, but had some shooter elements.

also, Life Force for NES and Gradius III for SNES.

for DC, i'd give it to Ikaruga followed by Borderdown.

guitsaru · Post by **guitsaru** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 10:15 pm

I like ikagura. I'm not good at these kinds of games though.

qw3rty · Post by **qw3rty** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 12:58 am

IMHO

1.Bangai-O
2.Zero Gunner
3.Ikaruga

I don`t think Border Down deserves a place in the top 10

jsm · Post by **jsm** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 4:58 pm

doragasu wrote:
jsm wrote:on DC: (IMO)

Ikaruga: simpy teh best
Border Down: easily the second best on DC

Zero Gunner 2: also quite good

rest of em: nah
You should play 4 player Gigawing 2, It's chaotic but really funny. I can't remember any other 4 simultaneous players shooter.

Great idea, gotta try that, now I just got to convince 3 of my lazy buddies to play this game

Viney · Post by **Viney** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 6:47 pm

I completed bangai-o, what a game. but, it's not R-type.

There are countless 2d's - salamander, terra cresta, thunderforce (oh yes what a game - I, II, III & IV...), zero wing (all your base belong to us), slap fight, canyon warrior (complete with level editor - on a speccy 128!!!)

I have Ikaruga - it's good, but it isn't great. Everyone thinks it's great - but Xenon2 (Amiga 500) - that was great. Really great. Bomb the bass, powerups galore, great levels.... Bitmap brothers ROCK.

My answer - they are all rockin'