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07/01/09
What with the "Premature Evacuation" in the text and the Cocksplosion going on in the picture (come on, you all saw it - in the center, towards the right, looks a bit like a fire snowman with big balls....), I would've thought this article would be ripe for the plucking.
Kotakuites, you disappoint me with your wholesomeness. For shame. :'(
In any case, nice to-the-point article, Luke. Glad to see Treasure getting some love (especially for cheap).
07/01/09
On another topic:
Who else rocks the homing laser that chases everything and makes little blue boxes on them till they're dead? You can clear a whole screen with that and not even have to aim. I think it's the blue thingy & the fire. Mixing powerups is soooo fun.
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umm firstly its not a port
secondly faithful?
its running the origonal code in an emulator
i expect stuff like this from non gaming sites
not from kotaku
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If you're looking to beat Expert difficulty level, you'll need the laser + flame saber weapon. I believe I've read people doing it with flame + flame, but that's too difficult to control for me.
If you just want to beat the game, set it to Easy, select the Blue Gunstar, and assemble the laser + chaser weapon as soon as you can. You should be able to run through the game fairly easier, adjusting for when the laser locks onto an unwanted target. Note the
"secret" moves can help as well. Hold attack and jump simultaneously to block attacks, and you can do a back/down/forward + attack invincible charge move which makes short work of the boxes on the fifth stage and is effective against some bosses as well.
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There's huge damage if you throw your partner and he kicks in the air. Hell, you don't even need to throw your partner. My brother and I played through this on the Wii a couple years ago and we both just jumped kicked through each boss (except for the mine cart stage), made it so much easier....
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I mean I enjoyed Hardcorps more, but Gunstar Heroes has more style. I hate that level in the spaceship though. Those are the worst controls ever in a 2D shooter type game.
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The GBA game Gunstar Super Heroes is actually an entirely different game, not a different version of the original.
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SEEEVEN FOOOORCE!
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The customisable weaponry and co-op adds a bit of replay value to the game, but with only four missions, you'll be done just as you were getting into the swing of things.
Played Xbox 360 version to completion, tested online co-op.
If the reviewer states that he played the game through completion yet details of the review point otherwise, then how can any of us take what's said in a review or the Kotaku closing at face value?
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It has indeed been addressed! Thanks for keeping me on my toes
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It's really similar to mischief makers on the N64. It's like a contra/metal slug hybrid.
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