Söldner-X - (2D horizontal shootemup on the PC)

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Posted by Magnus on Sep-06-2008 07:42:

Söldner-X - (2D horizontal shootemup on the PC)

I just stumbled across this today. I've always been a fan of 2D shootemups or "shmups" as they are called by some so it was nice to see something like this on the PC. The only other good high quality shooter on the PC that I was aware of before discovering this was Raiden III. This game looks awesome but I'm a bit disappointed with the lame weapons and repetitive enemies. They could have used a little more variety. Still its worth checking out if you like this rather dying genre of game. They are porting it to the PS3 soon as well. Below are a few screenshots.

Full website here: http://www.soldner-x.com/

Posted by Project-K on Sep-06-2008 15:23:

Sweet. Always loved games like this.

I used to play Axelay and Gradius on the SNES.

Posted by CONNERMAN2000 on Sep-06-2008 15:34:

At least the graphics look nice.

I'll give it a go when I've got some more time on my hands.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Sep-07-2008 04:10:

hehe, i spent all night trying to find an arcadey shooter to waste time with! this isnt out til december tho :/ but now im downloading raiden III, thanks for the heads up

Posted by RJT on Sep-07-2008 05:22:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
hehe, i spent all night trying to find an arcadey shooter to waste time with! this isnt out til december tho :/ but now im downloading raiden III, thanks for the heads up

Now I have a massive craving to play some friggin' Raiden. Great series of games.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Sep-07-2008 23:32:

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Originally posted by RJT
Now I have a massive craving to play some friggin' Raiden. Great series of games.

not particularly long though as i found out last night. still, was fun while it lasted.

Posted by Magnus on Sep-07-2008 23:44:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
not particularly long though as i found out last night. still, was fun while it lasted.

In total agreement here. I so wish more high quality shooters of Raiden III's caliber made it to the PC. Raiden III is short indeed only 7 levels right? I tilt my 24" LCD vertically to play Raiden III and seeing almost 2 feet tall worth of shooter goodness takes me back to the arcade days so its something I'll keep on playing.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Sep-08-2008 02:04:

thanks for re-awakening my love for shooters! i found a shmup site and now i have heaps of recommendations (though most of them are pretty old games now).

definitely a shame we dont see more titles on the PC, but im thinking of getting a dreamcast emulator just so i can play ikaruga

Posted by Magnus on Sep-08-2008 07:02:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
thanks for re-awakening my love for shooters! i found a shmup site and now i have heaps of recommendations (though most of them are pretty old games now).

definitely a shame we dont see more titles on the PC, but im thinking of getting a dreamcast emulator just so i can play ikaruga

You could do this but why not just buy a Dreamcast? They are dirt cheap and easy to come by. The crazy thing is games were STILL coming out for the Dreamcast up until 2007 when probably the best vertical shooter was released on it called "Under Defeat." The game is amazing as far as shooters go and its quality is up there with Raiden III. Also you've got Ikaruga, Mars Matrix, Gigawings 1 and 2, and many more I can't remember right off the top of my head.

The best part about all of this is that most models of the Dreamcast can play burnt games right out of the box so all you need to do is find the ISO of your favorite DC game and burn it and your off playing. Its totally worth buying a DC for!

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Sep-08-2008 08:20:

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Originally posted by Magnus
You could do this but why not just buy a Dreamcast? They are dirt cheap and easy to come by. The crazy thing is games were STILL coming out for the Dreamcast up until 2007 when probably the best vertical shooter was released on it called "Under Defeat." The game is amazing as far as shooters go and its quality is up there with Raiden III. Also you've got Ikaruga, Mars Matrix, Gigawings 1 and 2, and many more I can't remember right off the top of my head.

The best part about all of this is that most models of the Dreamcast can play burnt games right out of the box so all you need to do is find the ISO of your favorite DC game and burn it and your off playing. Its totally worth buying a DC for!

yeah, i certainly could've done that but im impatient. no matter, i have an emulator up and running perfectly (took a while tho hehe) and im getting my ass kicked at Ikaruga! will definitely check out under defeat too!

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Sep-08-2008 09:30:

Ikaruga would have to be the best scrolling shooter ive ever played

Posted by Gen3r4l1ty on Sep-09-2008 16:54:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
...i found a shmup site ...

rink prease?

Posted by Magnus on Sep-09-2008 16:55:

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Originally posted by Gen3r4l1ty
rink prease?

He's probably talking about www.shmups.com its the best shooter site I'm aware of for this type of game.

Posted by Gen3r4l1ty on Sep-09-2008 18:31:

^ Thanks!

Posted by Mr Game+Watch on Sep-10-2008 18:32:

Getting MAME and the available Cave shooters for it is a nice start... Dodonpachi, Guwange, Progear, and ESP Ra.De. for instance. Also, rRootage and other games by Kenta Cho, are all free and feature some nice abstract graphics and lots of great bullet patterns.