@Retro_on_theGo I don't know, Ikaruga seems like it belongs on a bigger (see: TV) screen, only because of how small some of the bullets can get. Even on an XL, I imagine struggling to see each of the smaller bullets.

100% on Hard mode, time was about 14 hours. I can easily see them reach the Credits if they rushed through it on Normal, though.

If they hid the upgrades, etc. in better places or didn't mark them on the map for all the world to see, getting to 100% would've easily taken longer (and felt like less of a chore).

"The Nomad X mod takes Sega's portable Genesis / Mega Drive console"

Seems pretty cut and dry to me.

@SCAR392 I don't think so. My copy is a launch day disc.

Haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but if the game-breaking glitch of dying at St. George's Church has been fixed, then I can beat the game without a worry.

I would have given it a 7/10; held back mostly by the fact that it can be beaten in around an hour. Of course, the 99 series is about high scoring, so that's somewhat irrelevant. I'm moreso saying that I had expected at least a little more content out of it. At least it offers incredibly challenging post-game content.

@Yanni NL mentioned the PC version in the article, but not in the poll...

I'd give it a 6/10; doesn't quite live up to what I thought it would be, reasoning stated below.

For those who have the game, have you managed to unlock any partners or new ships yet? I've beaten the game via Stage E-1 and made Rank Sergeant, but haven't unlocked anything yet. Which is disappointing, because I have no desire to play anymore since some of the levels seem impossible without upgrades. :/

@gamepopper Back in December, they said they were hoping it would be released by year's end. Knowing Nintendo's very slow process with reviewing gold eShop titles, that comment implied that we're waiting on Nintendo, not Shin'en, now.

@Dogpigfish Yes, it's an intense top-down shooter, akin to Super Stardust, or to a lesser extent, Geometry Wars.

@Windy As someone else already explained, piracy did not kill the Dreamcast; company in-fighting, fan displacement and Sony killed the system.

Something a number of us have touched on, but I'm not sure if Jools commented on it: Marketing. As I said before, I had no idea the Dementium games existed until a horror -loving friend told me about them and he only bought D1 out of pure curiosity after seeing it on the shelf at GameStop.

I'm suspicious that a lack of advertising played a large role in influencing sales numbers. Heck, if it wasn't for my gaming nerdiness and thus, looking up gaming sites, there'd be a ton of great games I wouldn't know existed, especially download-only games.

Yeah, publicity for the Dementium games were pretty poor. The only reason why I even knew of them was because a friend, who's really into horror games, knew about them.

As for Jools's comments: if you're so worried about maximizing profits, don't piss off your seemingly loyal fans by offering your most popular game on the iOS for 1/10 the price as on 3DS. Saying iOS gamers won't buy anything that's more than a buck or two is ridiculous. Most people don't mind paying a few for a high quality game.

Also, piracy is totally rampant on iOS, Jools. Not sure if anyone told you...