Deathsmiles Review

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(More customer reviews)The game is slightly modified from the Japanese version, running a bit faster (2 minutes overall), which means it's more difficult to avoid projectiles and such in this version than it should be. It's actually, Cave, the developers, who made the choice, rather than Arkys, the publisher, so maybe this version is as it should be but it would have been nice to at least have an option to revert the speed back to the Japanese arcade-perfect so everyone would be happy.
The fact is though, unless you own a Japanese 360, this is the best your gonna get. Who knows, maybe we'll get a patch eventually that gives the whiners what they want, but for now, we can enjoy a game that's different than what some people want, but still stands totally fine on its own.
It's just a really fantastic game that will eat hours of your time as you attempt to go through the game the proper way (no quarter-feeding), dying, restarting, getting further than you got your previous run, trying to top your previous high score. The people who call these games short don't know how to play them because it takes normal inexperienced people many hours just to master the game enough to finish it on one credit and even though the game has lolis on the cover, nothing feels more manly than getting your first perfect run when in the beginning you didn't think you could make it past the second stage.
EDIT: Patch is out NOW, ppl! Experience one of the best shooters of all time, now with slow-down identical to the arcade release!

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Enter the world of Gilverado, a kingdom plagued by hideous monsters and tortured souls. Choose from four angels with unique demonic familiars and battle against a storm of enemies pouring out of Hell's gates! Fight your way out of tight spots as you are surrounded by enemy units and bullets from both sides of the screen. The unique left and right shooting mechanic of Deathsmiles will keep you on your toes as you dodge and weave through complex enemy fire, beautifully crafted by the modern masters of shmups, CAVE.

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Deathsmiles Limited Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)I can't stress enough how excellent this game is(provided you like the genre). Cave has long been known as one of the kings of bullet hell type games, but this is surprisingly the first Cave game to be localized for a US release on a console. The only other I know of to get on shore at all is Espgaluda II, which was released on iPhone and is also an excellent port.
Synopsis
There are basically 6 different versions of the game. They are split up into the original arcade port, a version 1.1 arrange version and an xbox 360 specific version. There are 2 versions of each of those, the normal and the MBL(mega black label) version. MBL versions are a special edition of sorts. In that version there is 1 extra character playable and 1 extra level.
Anyway, you are presented with a choice of 4 different girls to play and you play through an other world where you are attacked by monsters and spirits typical of a Halloween setting. You will fight flying pumpkins, ghosts, goblins and Death himself. As you progress farther the difficulty increases and you eventually reach the your goal. Don't worry about whether or not you'll make it here. There are different difficulty levels selectable per level, and you can continue after deaths. Difficulty levels range from a relative easy to blisteringly hard so you can suit that to your own tastes. There's even a "Level 999" option if you really want to hurt yourself.
As far as controls go, they are spot on. You'll never feel like you're fighting the game to do what you want. Everything is fluid and solid.
Finally, there are several nice extra features. You get online leaderboards, a score attack mode, replay saving so you can watch how you did and a practice mode for attacking a specific level until you get it right.
I really can't recommend this title enough if you enjoy these types of games. We don't often even see bullet hell shooters on US soil. It would be a shame to pass up one of the best ones.


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Story Enter the world of Gilverado, a kingdom plagued by hideous monsters and tortured souls. Choose from four angels with unique demonic familiars and battle against a storm of enemies pouring out of Hell's gates. Fight your way out of tight spots as you are surrounded by enemy units and bullets from both sides of the screen. The unique left/right shooting mechanic of Deathsmiles will keep you on your toes as you dodge and weave through complex enemy fire, beautifully crafted by the game development team at Cave. Gameplay Deathsmiles is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game. The four playable warrior angel characters possess "life points," instead of lives, which sustain them throughout the game and can be replenished. The game features a variety of play modes, including Power-up mode, which will unleash great streams of golden crowns, white tiaras, and grey skulls as you cut through enemies with your little Angel's mighty magic shot. Try not to get distracted by the bling as you collect these gorgeous trinkets en masse and pump your high score to the limit. Additional engrossing functionality includes a co-op game mode and leaderboard available to players over Xbox LIVE. Deathsmiles Limited Edition for Xbox 360 Includes: Key Game Features
Five Characters to Explore Gilverado - Choose Windia, the foppish English girl; Casper, the sassy German; Follett, the cautious French girl; or Rosa, the California valley girl or Sakura the faithful witch of the swamp wastes. Travel down the roads of Gilverado and discover hidden conversations between the angels.
Mega Black Label - Test your supernatural powers against the onslaught of the Ice Palace and its forgotten protector. Put your skills to the test with a new scoring system that demands more, but pumps out even more explosions of shiny tokens.
Choose Your Path and Difficulty - You can choose your own route through the game's stages and set the difficulty for each, from a level of 1 to 3. These difficulty levels allow you to customize the bullet count and boss toughness. Watch out if you choose level 3 five times, though.
Save and Play Back Replays - Save replays of your own games to watch later for your own enjoyment. Players can also download the top 20 scoring runs on the leaderboards.
Online Co-op -Two-player cooperative play is also available via Xbox LIVE.
Leaderboards - Check out your score on the online leaderboard, with rankings for each character and game mode.

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