Dreamcast Shooters? (side scrolling/top down)

[Fuel Injected]

Psyvariar 2 just got announced for DC. Released at the end of February.

Wait, they are still releasing games for the DC ???

[hydr0x]

Psyvariar 2 just got announced for DC. Released at the end of February.

Wait, they are still releasing games for the DC ???

in Japan, yes!

[Fuel Injected]

Psyvariar 2 just got announced for DC. Released at the end of February.

Wait, they are still releasing games for the DC ???

in Japan, yes!

nice, can imports be played with a boot disk etc?

Edit - one more question about that saturn shooter list. Are all those games US Market? Or are there imports in the mix?

[Atari7800]

Edit - one more question about that saturn shooter list. Are all those games US Market? Or are there imports in the mix?

Oh, HELL no! Most are Japanese! I'll post the US-only ones.... the list for "true" 2-D shooters PLUMMETS when you take out the Japanese games...

SATURN SHOOTERS RELEASED IN THE U.S.A.


PURE shooters (vertical or horizontal, sprite or polygonal graphics on a 2-D plane)

Darius Gaiden
Defender (Arcades Greatest Hits: Williams)
Defender II (Arcades Greatest Hits: Williams)
In The Hunt
Galactic Attack



QUASI-3D SHOOTERS (with limited movement)

Afterburner II (on US Sega Ages CD or Japanese stand-alone disk)
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Sky Target
Solar Eclipse
Space Harrier (on US Sega Ages CD or Japanese stand-alone disk)



FULL 3-D SHOOTERS

Black Dawn
Black Fire
Darklight Conflict
Independence Day
Shockwave Assault
Star Fighter
Thunderstrike 2
Wing Arms



CLASSIC SHOOTERS (generally one screen, no scrolling)

Asteroids (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Centipede (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Missile Command (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Robotron (Arcades Greatest Hits: Midway)
Space Invaders
Tempest (Arcades Greatest Hits: Atari)
Tempest 2000



QUASI-SHOOTERS (many can be viewed as platform, action, or combat/racing games, but they are more firepower-intensive than most. The inclusion of some of these games may be questionable.)

Burning Rangers
Contra: Legacy of War
Crime Wave
Crusader: No Remorse
Loaded
Mass Destruction

[Atari7800]

oops... take Space Invaders off the Saturn list... never came out in the States.

[Rynex]

Try Rainbow Cotton... better yet, don't try it. While I've heard that it has an excellent anime intro, the game's controls are total ass.

The controls aren't really the issue. The real problem is the camera being dead behind Cotton which obstructs the view of nearly everything you're trying to kill/avoid. It worked for Galaxy Force II (somewhat), but not here. Otherwise, the controls (and graphics) are butter smooth, IMHO.