The story is also well written and very interesting, I'm not about to spoil the plot but what I will say is that it is consistant and unfolds at a steady pace.Īlthough all the voices are in Japanese, the menu's are in English and are easy to navigate and clear to understand. Each piece of music adds to the action with a distinctive style, it adds greatly to the atmospere and drama which this game has in abundance.
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One of the other great things about Silvergun is the music, it features a full score by legendary composer Hitoshi Sakimoto of Gradius V, 2004 (PS2) and Vagrant Story, 2000 (PS1) fame. The game might be seen by some as difficult, this is the case for some gamers but the difficulty is off set with the unique weapons system that levels up each time you play, soon enough you will be completely pwning bosses without thinking too hard (well the ones in the first couple of stages atleast) and you will also unlock rewards such as Show hit boxes, stage select and slow motion mode (so you can dodge bullets easier and workout a stratergy to 100% each boss). Silvergun is FULL of bosses, there are about 20 in the Saturn mode (Saturn mode has a story and more levels)and slightly less in Arcade mode. The amount of action in this game is staggering, you will need to be alert right through the game, the short cutscenes between stages are the only times you will have to catch your breath. while on the subject of graphics, I will say now that Radiant Silvergun do es things with the Saturns hardware that was though to be impossible, the transparancies, the textures, the way the background rotates, one of the most memorable bits was leading up to and during the epic battle with Penta, it blows you away when you see the ground getting thrown about as your Silvergun corkscrews through the skys. This game was designed to be played at 60hz and EURO saturns run at 50hz meaning that the beautiful graphics that Treasure spent time and effort on are not as lush as they should be, also the ingame voices appear out of sync with what happening on screen. Its such a shame that this game was never released in the US or Europe and because of this you need to own a Saturn Console that is capable of running NTSC J region games, this can be done buy buying a Japanese Saturn (expensive but best), getting your countries Saturn modded (good option but hard to find someone to do it) or buy an Action Replay cart (cheapest option but worst output). I bought this item because I wanted the best shoot em' up game that there is. We'll keep you posted.Radiant Silvergun SEGA Saturn Japan (1998) There is also a very strong possibility that Radiant Silvergun will be coming to the United States for the PlayStation sometime in the future. Saturn (with the help of a GameShark, or alternatively, you can use the 4-in-i carts mentioned in this month's Letters section). Since it doesn't require a RAM cart, you can easily play it on your U.S. If you get a chance, you should import this gem. The more chains you get, the more powerful your weapons will become-you'll get more shots, more power and more area of effect (i.e., wider shots).
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When you hit a series of enemies in a row, you'll be awarded with chain combos. Instead, you'll have to earn more powerful weapons by being efficient in combat. Radiant Silvergun doesn't offer power-ups to strengthen these weapons. And since this is a fast-paced shooter, you have to make those decisions quickly. Since each weapon is very different from the next, you have to be constantly making decisions as to which weapon will work the best in the current situation. While this may seem like a bit of a spoiler, it lends to some pretty interesting techniques. But instead of picking up power-ups or icons to get these weapons as in most other shooters, you get them all right off the bat. This one- or two-player simultaneous game offers you seven different weapons (see sidebar). Not only does it sport some fantastic graphics and controls, but it has some fresh ideas that should please fans of the genre. Radiant Silvergun is Treasure's ( Gunstar Heroes, Guardian Heroes) latest work of art. The bad news: The latest great 2D shooter is only available in Japan. The good news: Great 2D shooters live on.