| playstation 2 |
| when I had my original PAL ps2 I got very bored of it and swapped it for an xbox, writing the console off completely. what a fool i was. if you have a PAL ps2, by all means get rid of it and buy a Japanese one, then you will, like me, realise just how many good shooters there are available for it. it's by no means the best system for shooters but there are some particularly good examples if you're prepared to search (and pay) for them. plus you can play the entire japanese ps1 back catalogue and there are a LOT of shooters for that :) |
| DODONPACHI DAI OU JOU/. a psuedo sequel to/remix of previous donpachi games. looks brilliant and throws ridiculous amounts of bullets at you. worth buying just for the replay dvd you get with it - prepare yourself for a display of zen shooting skills |
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| FANTASY ZONE/. the Sega Ages remake of the classic SEGA shooter. if you don't like cutesy shooters, avoid this like the plague. however if you do like cutesy shooters and defender then this will be right up your street. |
| METAL SLUG 3/. jesus, this series just keeps going and going! looks absolutely fantastic and has the best smart bomb ever. as long as you don't mind a stupidly high difficulty level and infinite continues, you'll have a blast. |
| PSYVARIAR/. conversion of the arcade game including a completely re-worked ps2 special version. graphics are awful but the gameplay is very compelling, luring you closer to bullets to get higher scores and massive power ups. |
| R-TYPE FINAL/. every serious shooter fan the world over was slavering at the very thought of this, the final game in the most famous shooter series ever. slightly disappointing for the last one, but still great fun. |
| SHIENRYU - THE SHOOTING DOUBLE/. ps2 remake of the saturn original. pretty boring to be honest, but worth getting if you don't have the original Shienryu as that's included too. |
| SHIN CONTRA/. Konami's attempt to bring their classic series up-to-date with the latest hardware. looks quite nice but spoiled by insane difficulty level and really crappy 'metal' soundtrack. |