Topic: Best Switch Shmups

Looking forward to ordering a Japanese copy of NeverAwake sometime soon, before its release early next year.

Raiden III x Mikado Maniax coming in February.
https://www.gematsu.com/2022/10/raiden-iii-x-mikado-maniax-an...

@Magician
Dope.

We're gonna have the full Raiden series on Switch. 3, 4 and 5, with the original as an Arcade Archive. Is 3 considered the best? Or 4?

We're really just missing Gradius V (Treasure), Ketsui (M2 Shot Triggers),
Battle Garega (M2 Shot Triggers - Raizing), Batsugun, Zero Wing and Out Zone (Toaplan), Mushihime Futari, Guwange and Dangun Feveron (CAVE), and Ketsui (M2 Shot Triggers - CAVE).

That would pretty much be everything I want.

@JaxonH I believe the census is that III is the best entry in the Raiden series, yes.

Aside from that...yeah, Guwange and Dangun Feveron would be the top two I'd want at this point.

That track used for the character select screen in Guwange is one of my favorite tracks.

@JaxonH
I recommend Radirgy Swag, Dezatopia and Mecha Ritz.

Gungeon gungeon gungeon!

Anyone else like Thunder Force here?

Some cool new releases are Deltazeal from Triangle Service (who also have the shmup-heave arcade minigame collection "Arcade Love -plus Pengo!" available on Switch in Japan) and the cool shmup/rhythm game mix Noisz Re:Collection (currently only in JP/America).

I purchased STRIKERS1945 III and am loving it--do I want to get STRIKERS II or PLUS (ACA version)?; I read that Plus is a later remake of II for the NeoGeo, and I'd rather just get the better version of that game instead of buying both (unless the differences are super dramatic). Thanks!