well, I recently picked up a gamecube with Ikaruga and Chaos Field, so i'm on a shmup binge.
I've played quite a few shmups over the years, so i'm really only looking for more recent games, IE ps2/xbox/GC, and only US releases.
some of my favorites are zero gunner 2, twinkle star sprites, and gate of thunder.
anyone got a few suggestions?