Aksys Games Announces Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax For Switch

Wow, the music in this game is incredibly epic for a schmup

Okay... why not. Welcome!!

May give this one a go. If not for anything else, that soundtrack.

So many shmups lately. Switch is officially the console for shmups.

@retro_player_22 I’ve been considering picking up a shmup, what would you say is the best one on Switch so far? I’ve already got Ikaruga on the Cube (amazing game)

I thought this looked familiar! Been a long time since I've seen it. Not sure if I'd go for a co-op shmup, but it still might be fun, and the music is divine!

I really don't like the approach they have chosen for the visuals but that late 90's eurodancish style they use for the soundtrack fits totally the atmosphere.

So, I know that I'm not gonna buy it but it's really cool to have that kind of tune for shmups like this one.

@citizenerased I own practically every shmup on the Switch and my top 5 in order are

Ikaruga
Tengai
Gunbird 2
Strikers 1945
Dragon Blaze

They're all incredible but I think Tengai is something special. For Neo Geo shooters then it's Pulstar, Blazing Star and Aero Fighters 2. All 3 are great and have the advantage of online leaderboards but overall I prefer the Psikyo shooters. I've already put in 20 hours to Tengai 15 hours to Strikers 1945 and 10 hours to Gunbird 2 and Dragon Blaze. They have infinite replayablity.

This received very good reviews on other platforms. 85% on Metacritic and 9/10 on Steam. It's yet another shoot'em up to look forward to along with Psyvariar Delta, Rival Megagun, Darius Collection, Thunderforce IV and many more.

@OorWullie

I really think that it's sad to play those classics on a 16:9 HD screen...

Looks way better than expected. Gives the vibe of a new Dreamcast game.

@OorWullie I’ll get Tengai in your recommendation, you know what you’re talking about . 1945 keeps on delivering entertainment to me, I love it.

I’ve never been that interested in shmup games. They’re fun to play with friends, but they eventually get boring after a while, so I’ll give this one a pass.

This game is good i beat it for the xbox one i might double dip if the price is right.

@G-Boy its good give it a chance especially with some friends

I like this a lot.

The music is sick!

@OorWullie Thanks for the extensive list, I'll check out all the titles! If there's any more to check out I'd love to hear. I tried Sky Force on iOS a few years ago and quite liked it, so I've been thinking about picking it up for co-op on Switch.

I have this for PS4. It's a great shmup with lots of replay value. I don't think I'll double dip but it's a fine game, worth playing. The music during the trailer is actually the final campaign boss theme, but there's epic music on most of the stages. The best part is how completely customizable the experience can be. You can make it basically as easy or as hard as you want.

Oooh new shumup! Buying!

This does not excite me as much as all the shmups with an actual JP arcade background coming to the Switch (Ikaruga, Psikyo's games, Sisters Royale, Psyvariar Delta, Darius Cozmic Collection...), but it looks worth trying anyway.

More shmups are always welcome. It seems that this is the first console to go all in with releasing shmups in the west (in the past it seems like they were always being held as import fodder).

On a somewhat related note: what happened to Gunbird 2 on the US eshop? It has a release date of 6/21 but is listed as "unavailable."

awesome!

Looks good! But c'mon y'all, that is not a bullet hell. Very traditional looking shmup.

How is the single player in this? Does the difficulty scale, a la Diablo, when more players join or is it a grindfest when you're alone?

@Spiders Agreed. That isn't bullet-hell; short bursts of bullets =/= hell. Screen-filling, (usually) scripted bullets raining down everywhere is bullet hell.

Wonder if anybody here is gonna be “Stardust Crusading.” Huehuehue

I am so into traditional games like R Type and all that thang.
Just bring it. This will be day one for me.

This game is average at best.

@Kilroy I'd say neither. I played this often both alone and with my son, but the difficulty remains what you set it to be (and there are several options). You can customize several aspects from the shield level and hit box of your mech to the amount of damage enemies take, how many bullets they fire, how much or little money you get from upgrades, etc. So you decide how easy or hard you want it to be, basically.

@Dualmask Thank you, kindly.