Actually incredible game. Like goddamn, man what an experience. The gameplay and OST absolutely beautiful. Seriously this OST gives me life, it's so damn good. The glow up from DonPachi to this has to be studied. Now this is a game I'd replay constantly if I had an actual arcade.

But there's one problem....and that's the second half of the game. Which you can only get to if you not lose a single life not use a bomb, and score of 120 million points. Then I have to beat Ura Loop which has more red bullets and blue suicide bullets. And finally I have to beat the True Final Boss without dying once.

This is my SECOND SHUMP EVER...I literally can't do this. I'm still bad at this genre. Though I will say I was dodging a lot better in this game than in DonPachi. No clue if that was because it was "easier" or because the gears in my head are starting to turn with this genre. But it sucks that I can't see the second half of the game nor fight the True Final Boss unless I beat those conditions. Obviously I want to do it at some point. Unfortunately not now but hopefully and eventually later!

Reviewed on Aug 24, 2023


2 Comments


8 months ago

The “second half of the game” is either the omote loop (which you get to by having deaths+bombs used equal to or less than 6) or the ura loop, which requires no deaths, no bombs and 120 million points as you said. The latter is the only way to the true last boss. But the stages and progressions are the same as the first loop, only more difficult. The game is suuuuper hard, and many players never see the second loops, so don’t put too much pressure on yourself…. It’s great you enjoy the game, keep playing and you will get better! Welcome to the shmup club :)

8 months ago

@torbern Ah I see, there's two different loops. Yeah I'll keep trying so I can get better. And thanks, I'm happy to be here :)