EmirParkreiner

Nagoshi's team at Sega needs to make the next F-Zero, otherwise it won't live up to the excellence of GX.

Anyway, maybe if Cruisn'Blast is successful Nintendo might start seeing the potential racing games with nostalgic have on their consoles.

I'm sure this is solid like the first one, but now that we have the real thing with Space Invaders Invincible Collection/Space Invaders Forever it's somewhat obsolete.

So glad this happend!
Also, it was cool to see it at the japanese E3 Direct, followed by a worldwide release.

@robr
About random delays of western releases:
Sometimes the age rating agencies of certain countries can cause trouble (for example, it has been hinted at that Germany's USK is the reason Mushihimesama has temporarily disappeared from the EU eShop).

Sometimes when it comes to physical releases, a certain component can be missing (for example a lot of stuff was stuck in the ships on the Suez Canal, i heard there is some kind of problem at a port in China currently).

Also, when it comes to physical releases from certain companies like Strictly Limited Games and Limited Run Games, these publishers who cater to collectors often want to make sure all updates are included on the cart... which leads to delays of the western release whenever the japanese version gets an update. (This lead to significant delays for the Limited Run Games version of Panzer Dragoon Remake and the Strictly Limited Games version of Bubble Bubble 4 Friends).

Nice, i hope one day we'll have the complete series on the Switch.

So, is it just me, or has NL still Not reported on the collection of Saturn Cotton games coming to the Switch and the new game Cotton Rock'n'Roll?

A Sin & Punishment remake would definitely be welcome IF they manage to do the orignal justice.

@noobish_hat
According to german website ntower, a physical release for Germany has been confirmed on Nintendo's official website, so it's fair to assume all of Europe will get a physical release.

https://www.ntower.de/news/74289-cruis-n-blast-erscheint-auch-als-handelsversion-f%C3%BCr-die-nintendo-switch-erschein/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Mushihimesama, and while the TV is in tate i might as well play some Crimzon Clover, too.

@KayFiOS
Actually, the Wii U (which was a commercial failure) was the only Nintendo home console which only had Mario Kart.
N64 had Wave Race, 1080, F-Zero, Excite Bike and Diddy Kong Racing.
GameCube had Wave Race, 1080, Kirby Air Ride and F-Zero.
Wii had Excite Truck, Excitebots, WiiWare Excite Bike and Donkey Kong Jet Race/Barrel Blast.

I wanted Cruisn'Blast an i got it, and awesome Cave shmups on top.

Together with Esp Ra.DE which i already have and the DeathSmiles 1&2 pack in December, this means we'll have 5 Cave arcade shmups on the Switch by the end of the year... and 2 of their flip-phone games on top of that, which are nice for portable gaming.

I thought this was my favourite announcement from the Direct... Until i watched the japanese Direct and saw Cave's Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi DFK and Espgaluda 2.

Actually, my favourite announcement were the 3 Cave shmups from the japanese Direct, Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi DFK and Espgaluda 2.

However, i'm also very happy about Cruisn'Blast, Metroid Dread, Fatal Frame and Wario Ware.

You should definitely mention that 3 Cave shmups were announced in the japanese Direct, and that the first of them, Mushihimesama, is available worldwide now!

So, after reading the review, i still have a question about the gore: I noticed that there are 2 different versions with different age ratings on the JP eShop, and from what i understand the western version gets an automatic update for more gore/violence.

So, does this mean that the update (and the higher rated version on the JP eShop) have more gore then the PS3 versions of NG 1&2?

I have Razion EX, which is physical only, too. Excellent game, i whish more people would have access to it.

@OorWullie
Yes, i got my physical copy at the end of May. The second batch of physical copies will go on sale on the developer's website later today.

Razion EX is currently physical-only because the developer was disappointed with the digtal sales of Gunlord X.

Razion EX and the new R-Type Final 2 DLC.

Oh, and maybe some Hacha Mecha Fighter or however that ultra cute Cute'em Up from the Arcade Archives series was called.

It looks really cool, however, on my Switch i already have a whole bunch of Taito classics:

• Darius Cozmic Collection (Darius 1, 2, Gaiden, Twin, Force, Alpha, Plus...)
• Darius Cozmic Revelation (G Darius and Dariusburst EX)
• Spacey Invaders Invincible Collection (Spacey Invaders I, II, IV, DX, Gigamax, Extreme...)
• Bubble Bobble 4 Friends (includes the original Bubble Bobble

Also various Taito classics have been released in Hamster's Arcade Archives series on the eShop (Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move 2&3, Ninja Warriors...).

I already have the special edition with the soundtrack CDs and the alternate covers from Japan, but i'm glad to see the game being more widely accessible.

Now, this is a nice Sunday article, perfect.

They REALLY need to support the IR camera on the right Joycon, IR controls can pretty much perfectly simulate a lightgun while gyro controls are simply not good enough.

I remember this team made some mistakes with the original release of their Panzer Dragoon Remake, and then greatly improved the game based on fan feedback , so i think using social media and Email to tell the developers about the superiority of IR aiming and the possibility to use it with the right Joycon makes sense.

I'm glad it's coming at all at this point, but at the same time i'm somewhat frustrated it's taking so long.

Nice to see more shmup love on NintendoLife.

My favourites on Switch are Psyvariar Delta, Strikers 1945 III, Caladrius Blaze, Crimzon Clover World Explosion, Radirgy Swag and Raiden IV x Mikado Remix.

This brings me to an interesting question: Does anyone know if Nintendo's NSO NES Controllers fit into a Flip Grip?

Probably more Raiden IV x Mikado Remix, which is just brillant, and some R-Type Final 2.

I'm happy about this announcement, but at the same time i'm somewhat concernd it might pick up some bad influences from Halo and CoD. TPFP already suffered from that.

Nice, i've been waiting for this.

Well, it's the closest thing to Yakuza on the Switch...

Where is Raiden IV x Mikado Remix?
Japan and America already have it, will it get a european release at all?

So, has anything been said about a EU/UK release for Raiden IV x Mikado Remix?
It was sad enough that Raiden V and Caladrius Blaze didn't get a physical release in Europe, but now Raiden IV isn't even on the EU/UK eShop so far...

I imported the JP Special Edition anyway for the soundtrack CD, but for the sake of making shmups popular with broader audiences again i think a official EU/UK release would be nice.

This is absolutely the best game in the Raiden series, if anyone only wants one of the games i strongly recommend this IV x Mikado Remix over V.

I preordered it some time ago.
The delay doesn't really bother me as i'm busy enough with R-Type Final 2 and Raiden IV x Mikado Remix right now.

I'm still busy with R-Type Final 2, but seeing that beautiful Sin & Punishment 2 art...

Nice, R-Type Final 2 got me in the mood for more horizontal action.

I got it yesterday and i'm really enjoying it so far. I actually like the difficulty balancing compared to R-Type 2, Delta, Pulstar and Last Resort.
I'd rate it 8/10.

I'm having a great time with R-Type Final 2. It's really everything i wanted from a new R-Type game.

Good, i always through it was weird that they started their Switch support with Gunlord X instead of a shmup.

They better include Mars Matrix.

Also, they should really try to emulate Sega's Naomi arcade board so we can get Giga Wing 2, Cannon Spike, Power Stone 1&2, Project Justice and maybe Spawn In the Demon's Hand.

I'm very glad shmups are finally making their comback!

Day one for sure! Also, it was nice to see Strikers 2020 is making some progress.

Konami really needs to get the Parodius games on the Switch.

I'm very confident that this will just be a timed exclusive and has a good chance to appears on the Switch later, but as a shmup fan i'm more interested in Sol Cresta anyway.

Really happy with how the demo turned out, i'm really confident in the full game now.

Together with the release of the R-Type Final 2 demo on the JP eshop, this was a great day for shmups.

@YANDMAN
The first the modes in this release and Chronicle Saviours are the same: AC (a typical Darius arcade campaign), EX (a more difficult arcade campaign) and Chronicle (a massive campaign with a ton of stages).
However, this new Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+ and the older Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours each feature a different fourth mode.
DBACEX+ has "Event Mode" which is a collection of campaigns which were previously only available as temporary events in the arcade and some new sets of stages done in the same style.
DBCS has "CS Mode" which had a lot of unique stages, but most importantly is the only mode that does not have the arcade's ultra-wide aspect ratio and thus is the only mode without massive black bars on the top and the bottom of the screen.
Also, for DBCS there is a lot of paid DLC available which uses licenses from other companies, like a Capcom DLC with planes/ships from Capcom shmups, a Cave DLC with the helicopter from Ketsui, a Sega DLC with Opa Opa from Fantasy Zone and so on.

The lack of CS mode is disappointing, but it's a great game anyway.
On a sidenote, it's possible to zoom in with one of the shoulder buttons, but it's not very practical.

Loved the first one when i played it some years ago, i'm definitely hyped to replay it back-to-back with the sequel on the Switch.

I strongly recommend to go with Strictly Limited Games' physical version of Darius Cozmic Revelation, as it will exclusively contain the Gameboy Sagaia game on top of G Darius and Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX.

Awesome, the Switch really needs more fighting games that aren't ports of 90's stuff.