GOTD 6/2/2016: Heavenly Guardian (PS2)

[Emperor Megas]

I have this game on PS2 and the Wii. It is the same game on the Wii, right? Anyway, I've never gotten to it yet after all this time. I mean, I have hundreds of games I haven't gotten to, but this one I actually planned on playing pretty quickly after acquiring it. It was a budget title with a retro look and a give away price tag. I honestly had no idea what the game played like, and wouldn't have guessed what you described. But then that's why I like these GOTD topics.

[celerystalker]

Yeah, it was a cheap one. I paid about $20 brand new when it came out. I love the end days of console lifespans.

FoxNtd-yeah, it does support two player co-op.

Emperor Megas-yep, the Wii game is exactly the same!

[MetalFRO]

I have this game on PS2 and the Wii. It is the same game on the Wii, right? Anyway, I've never gotten to it yet after all this time. I mean, I have hundreds of games I haven't gotten to, but this one I actually planned on playing pretty quickly after acquiring it. It was a budget title with retro look and a give away price tag. I honestly had no idea what the game played like, and wouldn't have guessed what you described. But then that's why I like these GOTD topics.

I've had the Wii version for a while, but didn't even know there was a PS2 release until a few weeks ago when I saw a really beat up copy in my local game shop. I haven't played it yet, because my backlog is embarrassingly large, but it looks like it will be fun.

[CRTGAMER]

I have both the PS2 and not one but two of the Wii version. Couldn't pass up the great price at Gamestop for the CIB games on the cheap. My biggest disappoint with the PS2 version is no Twinstick support! Instead of the special attack for the right analog, one stick could have been set for movement and the other for shooting direction. As it is you can only lock a shoot direction (moving forward at first) while strafing moving away.

The Wii version has a better control, a twinstick mode of sorts. Use the Wiimote to aim the shots while moving away in another direction.

The game is no Pocky Rocky, but still okay. I just wish levels beaten can be selected without having to beat the entire game!

EDIT
Please keep the separate Game Of The Day Thread reviews right here on Digital Press.
The suggestions in the other Thread of just linking to a Java intense Blog Site is not very appealing.

[Garry Silljo]

I've got the wii version and thought it was very refreshing since it feels like a snes title more than what was and is the current generation. I'd love to see more like this and seem to remember the publisher putting out a lot of 16 bit feeling titles other than this. It doesn't hurt that I am a huge Pocky and Rocky fan, and I play that regularly with my son. Maybe I need to show him this?!

[BenG76]

I have been on the lookout for this one for either the PS2 or Wii. Reading this thread makes me want to find it more.