New DREAMCAST game shipping THIS WEEK

[fishsandwich]

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The Naomi arcade shooter UNDER DEFEAT by G.Rev is shipping today! I got my e-mail this morning. I was a bit disappointed by the odd style of Radilgy (the last shooter released before this one.) I didn't care for the boss-only format of Chaos Field, either. I'm looking forward to the return of the crazy-good graphics and action of the earlier Dreamcast shooters. Give me some more Trizeal, Shikiigami II, Giga Wing 2, Psyvariar 2, Zero Gunner 2 (one of my all-time favorites, and this looks a lot like it!), Mars Matrix, or Border Down!

Is this the last "official" release? Anyone know? Will the shooters continue to trickle out? (there are still plenty of Naomi shooters to convert) or is this the last one?

I know there will be "releases" for years to come, but we may be seeing the end of the official Dreamcast games. I know there is an ongoing arguement as to what constitutes an "official" release and I'm not touching that one.

Who's getting this one? Post your feeling about it once you play it!



Here's the poster...


And some screenshots...







Videos...
http://am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/under_04.html
Website
http://www.grev.co.jp/ud_ac/

[Captain Wrong]

This one looks a bit more to my liking also than the recent releases. I'll probably pick it up when I get the scratch.

I must say, I love the fact that the DC is becoming *the* haven for shmups. Dead system my ass.

[Captain Qb]

Owh, What a sexy poster..
And of course screenshots looks good to me.


And, Is this the last DC game..? Someone told me.. -.-

[le geek]

Got it preordered, hopefully it plays as good as it looks.

Cheers,
Ben

[Julio III]

I've got mine pre-ordered. So should be posted tomorrow. Of note is that the game comes in a DVD style case not a jewel case like most Dreamcast releases. The standard edition has a red cover whilst the limited edition has a different cover design which has a white background.

Looking forward to playing it - may fire up Radirgy tonight in anticipation

[SegaAges]

Where are you guys ordering these games from?

I am super interested in buying some of these shmups (I seriouslly need to buy more).

[Rockman Neo]

Just to get this off my chest, but "shmups" is by far the stupidest abbreviation I've ever heard.

Now that that's out of the way, I'll be getting this...eventually.

[fishsandwich]

Where are you guys ordering these games from?

I am super interested in buying some of these shmups (I seriouslly need to buy more).

I get my stuff from www.play-asia.com, but www.ncsx.com is just as good. There are several others.

I was disappointed to hear this is coming is a DVD case. There goes my perfect little row of shooters! Oh, well. Maybe I'll make my own case. Is this one on GD-rom or will is be on CD?

[keiblerfan69]

Once again I wish I had a job so I could afford it.

[Julio III]

Its definitely a GD-Rom.

The 2 big Japanese import sites are www.lik-sang.com and www.play-asia.com

However, for this, I ordered off Yakumo, who runs www.segagagadomain.com a brilliant Saturn and Dreamcast site.

Apparentely it is the last game to be pressed onto a GD-Rom although G-Rev have stated that they would like to release more on the Dreamcast so what that means is anyone's guess...

[le geek]

I was disappointed to hear this is coming is a DVD case. There goes my perfect little row of shooters! Oh, well. Maybe I'll make my own case. Is this one on GD-rom or will is be on CD?

Bah! Just pick up Cosmic Smash to go with it

[kainemaxwell]

Seems a bit cheaper to order from play-asia. I'll pick this up soon!

[Captain Wrong]

Just to get this off my chest, but "shmups" is by far the stupidest abbreviation I've ever heard.

Why do you say that? Shoot 'em ups = shmups. What's stupid about that?

[roushimsx]

Got the email yesterday saying it'd been shipped out...so I probably won't get my copy for a good few days (maybe in time for the weekend, if I'm really lucky). I can't wait.

G-Rev quickly became one of my favorite shmup developers when they did Border Down (best hori ever), and the individual team members' previous work has just been fantastic (i.e. G-Darius). One thing that really has me going about Under Defeat is the new replay feature where you can watch your run through from more cinematic camera angles. Fuckin' a.

I ended up buying the limited edition, but in hindsight I really wish I had gotten the limited edition with the poster. Anyone know the dimensions of that sucker? It probably would have looked nice on the wall with my Dodonpachi Daioujou poster.

On a tangent, I really hope Senko no Ronde Rev X comes out in the US at some point, or at the very least that it doesn't have any region coding on it That game looks absolutely ninja and it pains me that unless the 360 gets hacked all to hell like the Xbox did, it's unlikely that I'll be able to play it within the next few years

[diskoboy]

Looks good, I just wish they'd make something else than a shmup for the DC.

I'm overloaded with shooters, here...

[GaijinPunch]

I guess I'll spoil it for anyone that's not played it yet. As everyone knows, these are the guys that made Border Down.

While this does look a bit like Zero Gunner, it plays a lot different from any Psikyo game. The ship does rotate, but basically, it rotates w/ the joystick, and will hold it's position if you keep firing. It feels much more natural that Zero Gunner's rotation. That's about where it and Zero Gunners common points cease though.

While gameplay is pretty much 2D, there are 3D elements. Tanks and shit on the ground can actually hide behind buildings and whatnot. You have to wait for them to pop out before shooting them, or of course, shoot the buildings.

If you've been playing Cave games for the last year (raises hand) then this will feel VERY empty to you. There's often only 10-20 bullets on screen at once, compared to Mushihime-sama's 8 million. Of course, the hitbox is about the size of the ship, not 2x2 pixels, so it's still challenging.

Finally, the point I'm really not keen on is the really gay ranking system (if I understand it correctly). Basically, the fewer remaining ships you have, the more your score is multiplied. That's to say, you will get a much higher score if you die twice on the first stage, then clear the game on your last remaining ship, compared to if you no-miss cleared the game. I prefer being rewarded for surviving, not being punished. I have ordered the game, but it will not hold a special place in my heart I'm afraid.

I've not played the home port yet obviously, so am not sure of what bonuses will come with it.

[fishsandwich]

Its definitely a GD-Rom.

Ah, good. I don't know why, but GD-roms make me feel better. I'm sure the ROM will be floating around the net come this weekend but at least someone will have had to put in a little work to make it play on a regular CD.

I miss the Saturn. That bitch did NOT like playing copies (I mean "back-ups") without serious cohersion.

[roushimsx]

Holy shit, guess what came in the mail today?



That was fast. Now I just need to get an arcade stick for my PS2 and I'll be golden.

Ah, good. I don't know why, but GD-roms make me feel better. I'm sure the ROM will be floating around the net come this weekend but at least someone will have had to put in a little work to make it play on a regular CD.

I miss the Saturn. That bitch did NOT like playing copies (I mean "back-ups") without serious cohersion.

Haven't all of the official Dreamcast releases been GD-ROMs? I thought the only ones that were kicking out CDs were the games released by Goat Store.

I like Dreamcast's ability to boot CD-Rs, because it allows people to play imported games easier. Of course, optimally neither the loophole nor the region coding would have been there in the first place...but...eh.... what can you do? Now that the Dreamcast is a dead console, it allows people to experience large parts of the library, much like what emulation did for the SNES and Genesis.

If that means more people I can talk to about Dreamcast games, then I'm all about it (espeically if they're into shmups....yum!)

[segagamer]

I have to agree with Rockman Neo, in that I don't like the word "shumps" either.

[Captain Wrong]

I have to agree with Rockman Neo, in that I don't like the word "shumps" either.

Why?

And AFAIK, every "official" DC game is a GD-Rom.