Batsugun
Bitwave Games · 2024 · Bullet Hell, Shoot 'Em Up, Difficult, Arcade, Female Protagonist
PC
Very Positive98% · 106
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About Batsugun
THE FINAL CHAPTER IN TOAPLAN'S SHMUP SAGA
Set out on a breathtaking journey with Batsugun, Toaplan's shoot-'em-up swansong! Choose your hero from a roster of six charismatic pilots and three distinctive ship types, each brimming with personality. Immerse yourself in a world of dazzling graphics, devastating firepower, and an enchanting soundtrack, creating a sensory experience you won't soon forget. The accessible gameplay ensures that seasoned veterans and newcomers alike can revel in the unmatched thrill of victory!
In addition, the rebalanced Batsugun Special is also included, and features a visual overhaul with new colors and altered enemy behavior. A smaller hitbox and a shield protecting the ship from one hit, makes it easier which is needed as the barrage of enemy projectiles ups the ante for the true bullet hell factor. Batsugun Special introduces multiple loops, increasing difficulty with each completion. Can you master all four loops?
"As we prepare to launch with the Skull Hornets, our mission stands clear: overthrow the oppressive regime of King Renoselva A. Gladebaran VII. The path ahead is fraught with adrenaline-pumping battles and perilous missions. Our comrades and I are eager, but the question lingers: can we restore liberty to our people and emerge victorious?"
ORIGINAL GAME FEATURES:
- Embark on an enthralling sci-fi adventure where every encounter feels like a mini-boss battle at minimum, demanding your utmost vigilance to survive.
- Unleash mighty weapons like the Sky Mirage, Dragon's Whisper, and Judgement Flash to eradicate enemy threats.
- Boost your firepower with experience points from defeated enemies.
- Immerse yourself in the captivating space melodies of Yoshitatsu Sakai.
QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS:
- Minimal Input Lag: Emulation, input processing, and rendering all complete on the same frame.
- Quick Save using F1-F10, Reload with Shift+ F1-F10
- Online leaderboards for Single Credit, No Assist, and Assisted plays.
- Instrument panels with extra gameplay information and artwork.
- Rewind the game between 10-18 minutes, depending on the action.
- Capture sharable replays to immortalize your interstellar victories (or funny moments).
- Assist Features such as auto-fire at multiple rates.
- Very Easy Mode: Lower the difficulty to breeze through the adventure.
- Pixel perfect or full-screen scaling in windowed or full-screen mode.
- Rotate the gameplay in 90-degree increments.
- Steam Achievements
- Choose between Raw Input on Windows or Steam Input.
- Hone your skills in the ultra customizable practice mode!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Batsugun is an arcade (runs on Toaplan Version 2 PCBs) shoot em up title from 1993 released by Toaplan (which was also their last game, before Toaplan's death resulted in it splitting into multiple other studios, most known examples being Raizing/CAVE/Takumi), and was known among the public for being one of first shmups of "bullet hell" subgenre: Your hitbox is more generous, your ship fires insane amount of bullets, enough to cover entire screen on some ships, bullets are, while still fairly fast compared to modern bullet hell, much more denser, bombs work as instant screen clear and power loss after death has been heavily reduced. And, in 1994, a Special Version of Batsugun was released: While i'm not sure, what's the story behind it, but looking a bit into what has been going on with this version, it was an sort of showcase version that eventually found it's way into secondary market, which is why people managed to dump it's romset for usage in MAME/FB Neo/FB Alpha. While Special Version is much easier to clear than original arcade release (for 1 loop only) due to it's differences (smaller hitbox, one hit shield upon leveling up, and new type of "ground item" that allowed me to…3 found this helpful
Fun, fun, fun! My goodness it's hardcore.2 found this helpful
Perfect game, perfect port
hell yea
The birth of bullet hell! Toaplan's final and possibly best title. Great pixel graphics, awesome and memorable soundtrack, super fun gameplay and well paced stages make this a must have for anyone who loves shoot 'em ups. Also comes with "Special Version", a great entry point for anyone trying to achieve their first 1All clear. I can't recommend it enough!
This is a surprisingly good port. It has low input lag and save states. I wish other shmups would get ports like this.
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