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Triggerheart Exelica now on XBLA - Let's swing some planes!
RainbowDespair
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So Triggerheart Exelica just came out today for XBLA for 800 MS points. Why should you care about yet another shmup on XBLA (well, besides the obvious answer that shmups rock!)...
1 - It's not just about shooting. In fact the main point of the game revolves around using your grappling hook to grab planes, swinging them around you, and then hurling them off in an explosive mess at your other enemies, clearing the screen of enemies and bullets and getting a ton of points. It's almost like a puzzle game with bullets added.
2 - Enhanced visuals over the Dreamcast version. I've never played the Dreamcast version, but the XBLA features clean sharp images. Not quite as good as Omega Five but still pretty nice.
3 - Adjustable boss difficulty. Depending on how well you do (score, items collected, no deaths, no bombs), the bosses will have more stages to them thus opening the way for higher scores. You can see this in the demo - an average run of LV1 might have you only fight 3 stages of the boss, but if you do really well, you'll get like half a dozen stages of the boss plus a second boss (with a little extra story) after it blows up.
So anyone else excited about this game? I'm surprised that I haven't seen anyone talking about it here; usually when a well done XBLA game comes out there's plenty of discussion about it.
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I am an xbox newb - what other good shmups are there on xbox?
Other good shmups on XBLA include:
Heavy Weapon (especially good in 4 player co-op online)
Omega Five (some of the best graphics of any XBLA game)
The two Mutant Storms (opinions are split on which one is better)
Rez HD (rail shooter, needs to be experienced at least once)
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (quick frantic fun, only 500 MS points)
Space Giraffe (a love it or hate it game)
Metal Slug 3 (legendary run & gun shooter, but close enough for me to include it)
Also Ikaruga should be coming out soon and that's one of the best fantastic shmup.
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I'm waiting for Ikaruga...I need to at least try it before I die.
I haven't bought the full game yet (I've got some money coming in a week or two that I'm waiting on), but I've played the demo level many times. My best score is around 21 million. The key to the high score is bosses - about 4 million of those points were from the regular enemies and the rest was made during the many different forms of the boss and extra boss. Of course, the regular enemies aren't worthless: the points you get from defeating enemies by tossing them is based on how many of the little chips you've picked up already.
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So my subscription expired last month, and while meaning to renew it, MS had been trying to auto-charge (which I don't like, but that's another issue) a card that had expired. Now I could've just used the correct card and paid £40 there and then, but wanted to get a better deal from a pre-paid card. The offer I wanted arrived today, I try to sign in to Live to input the code, and.. my account has been suspended. And I'm told to update my details from the Account Management tab. Except I have to be on Live to access this tab, and I can't sign in to Live because my account is suspended.
Anyone else got stuck in this paradox? I've emailed Live support to see what they can do for me, but if there's anyone with some sympathy or advice, that'd be dandy.
I was playing the first level and looking at the achievements thinking, "Oh, this will be some easy shit"
and then I got to level 2
and then I got to 3, and then 4, and then 5
For the True Endings, can you do it on Easy? I could've sworn I cleared through on Easy without a continue and still got the normal one.
Can you not just sign in on the xbox.com website and do it from there?
Edit: Slightly more OT, I'm gonna grab the trial of this game but I am absolutely horrible at these games so I shall see. Also, to add to your list of shmups Rainbow, Aegis Wing is a good sidescroller which just happens to be free.
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Son of a bitch, I can. I hope this works, or I'll be extra piiiiised.
edit: nope, it doesn't seem to want to accept the card. Shizcakes.
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Could get better, but I wouldn't recommend it as a "starter" shoot em up. Get the thoroughly brilliant Omega 5 first. It's better in every way imaginable. And a truly excellent game.
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I've just realised I'm totally skint - so no new games for me forever.
2009 is a year of Updates - one every Monday. Hopefully. xx
It's been really tight lately for me too. I still haven't picked up Mutant Storm Empire, though I've had the demo languishing on my hard drive for months, and I still need to scrape up some loose change for whenever Ikaruga drops. I have about $35 in GameStop credit that I've grandfathered in to my no-new-games embargo, but this has to last me for roughly the first half of '08 so I'm holding back on buying MS Points for now.
2009 is a year of Updates - one every Monday. Hopefully. xx
2009 is a year of Updates - one every Monday. Hopefully. xx
AKA: "Oh shit the screen's full of bullets nowhere to move... wait, if I swing a enemy the bullets turn into points? What? Okay, that eliminates fifty bullets, there's still FIVE BILLION more..."
Still fun, though.
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The key to a high score is definitely the grapple/swing attack since that not only gives you a bunch of chips to collect but also gives you a point bonus based on how many chips you've already collected. However, don't completely ignore bullet attacks: it's nigh impossible to kill everything using just grapple attacks and it's better to kill something with bullets and get a few points for it than to not kill it at all.
Also, the key to getting the secret boss on Stage 1 seems to be to have at least 3000 chips collected by the end of the first boss. Dying drops your chip total so that's out, but you can use bombs (just keep in mind that you get fewer chips from enemies you kill with them).
And I just got my tax refund: a hefty $2000+ (and that's not including the bonus money that everyone gets later). Yes, being a starving student with 2 kids is fun come tax time. This game, N+, and Lost Odyssey shall be mine tonight!
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Now I just wish change air blade would come out for XBLA but that won't happen... ever.
I am currently saving my points for Ikaruga and Mr Driller but will get more if this game is good.
The latter levels are cooler than LV1 IMO. I especially like LV3 & 4: in LV3, you're in an aerial battle so just about everything can be swung and LV4 has a very cool section where you have to use the swing attack like a madman as the screen fills up with enemies & bullets galore.
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