<![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Wait for the PS3 version - it's better and contains lashings of ginger beer! :p

Gameboy4life

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @waitinthecar: do shoot-em-ups EVER need a story? I mean it's nice to have a reason for killing everthing in your path but a story in this gametype is completely OPTIONAL. There is noone who cares.

Wolfkin

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Quick tip for those of you using Tempest. Around his body he has a shield that turns bullets green and slows them down. While they're in this state a quick flick of the right stick in any direction will send those bullets in that direction.

Tempest is slower but he has an incredibly cheesy move that makes him near invincible against bullets.

Denzal

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> The first three times I played this game, I couldn't get past the first stage. Then I was stuck at the second stage until I got the extra 2 credits. It took that long for me to figure out how to reflect enemy shots with Tempest.

Then me and my roommate beat it on multiplayer using only one credit each. I've gotta say, it is really easy playing with two people. I sorta wish they bumped up the difficulty in the multiplayer mode.

Kamiro

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> This game is great.

Tron, on the other hand, is fucking horrible. Not the game necessarily, but the eyesore treatment of an emulation. I know the sound is craptastic as it is, but the pitch is embarrassing, like "God Damn, I hope my friends never find out I tried this shit game" type of embarrassing.

zeruel

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Geez, it's a video game. You don't need to be appropriately motivated to blow crap up in a video game... the explosions are reason enough.

ManekiNeko

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @DaiMacculate:

if i remember correctly when you're using Ruby you pull the right trigger? and it sends out her claw/tether. I just got the achievement for holding onto an enemy finally.

Out of the first two characters Ruby is my favorite because shes simple to use. With the 4 armed guy i have no clue how to play him. His attack with the right trigger is weird, and he just seems daunting at first.

I also just got past the 1 hour mark so i got 2 extra continues so now i can make it past the stage 3 boss

ArmyofJuan

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Cell9song: Glory on the Moon! Mercy on the Earth! Hell yeah!

Anarchist_Gamer

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Someone already mentioned this, but its worth pointing out that you get 2 more credits if you play for an hour total.

By the way; would it be possible for the devs to add online multiplayer as a free download? Didn't Kameo ship without a Live co-op mode? If so, I'm hoping that Omega Five gets Live co-op added some time in the future.

josh924

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> No lie, I'm more excited to play this game than I was for Halo 3. Not so much a knock to Halo 3 but props to this game.

Big World

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @DaiMacculate: I bought a TurboDuo during my freshman year of high school. Lords of Thunder and Dracula X were the two games I most frequently used to demo the system for my friends.

Nightshift_Nurse

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Nightshift_Nurse: I just have to ask... do you really like scat that much? :/

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @ArmyofJuan: I agree with you about the term Shmup, but I try not to hate on the kids, they mean well ;)

How do you grapple/hold? You're right about the controls being a bit vague.

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Killtacular: Well from the last two weeks of news, their are some amazing Shoot'em-Ups coming (can't wait for Raiden). And their are other styles of games being offered to. The last mazing but for me was Arcadian Warrior. For all games they announce there is a shit-tone under embargo or NDA that aren't being announced... LOL, like Jay-Z said, "...gotta keep'em guessing."

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Manjikengo: I don't care about the online co-op personally (prefer to play with someone in my house) but I feel you on the lives, they basically give you three, total. There may be ways to get extra, haven't found them in the first 2 levels so far.

Who do people here like, the crazy chick or the alien guy? I've mostly played with the chick so far, the alien feels like he is slower but his gun *seems* a bit more powerful. I'll need to play more to decide.

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @okenny :): sorry for spelling errors

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> It's safe to say that people like the live experience for lack of story and cut scenes; it's supposed to be pure gameplay. I sure I can complain about the like of the election coverage on Kotaku but I don't come here for that and I'm sure the owners of Kotaku would agree this isn't the place for that sorta stuff. It's called focus. As the article wasn't being overly critical or scathing with its dissapointment, I still feel it's weird to bring up. If a story was what the creators wanted to focus on, they wouldn't have made it a pick-up-and-play arcade game but rather a full retail release and I'm not sure people would like that at even $40. Here in LIVE, it can be what it is in its purest form and at $10, that's a good thing.

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Nightshift_Nurse: I can't fucking wait for Lords of Thunder on the VC, that was one of those games that, had I not been 12 and moneyless when it came out, would have made me buy a TG-CD just to play it, I only got to once emulators came out.

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> wish they had online co-op, and MORE LIVES.

ManjiKengo

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Can I get a "Hell yeah" for Einhander?

Cell9song

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I'll go out in a limb without actually playing this and say "IMO, nothing has or ever will dethrone R-Type 3 for the SFC/SNES."

m3rcer

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @josh924: Nice to hear Hudson nailed the balance. One of things that turned me off of shooters in the late '90s was that they had all become these orgies of bullets that were seemingly impossible to beat without unlimited credits.

For my money, Lords of Thunder was the most well balanced shooter ever made. Just difficult enough to keep the tension high on every play through, but never to the point where you start to wonder exactly what "hardcore" audience they're catering to.

Nightshift_Nurse

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I would like to see more traditional shooters like Omega 5 or the re-releases of Rez and Ikaruga make it to the PSN as well.

I'm wondering what the hold up with the PSN edition of Soldner X is?

Nightshift_Nurse

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Am i the only one who cant stand the term "shmup"? It sounds like everyones turned yiddish calling each other a "shmuck".

Anyways, the first 10 minutes i died pretty quick, but i just got past the first stage and almost the second with ruby without using a continue. If i remembered i had bombs to use, i probably could have gotten past the second stage as well.

But getting that achievement for holding onto an enemy for 10 seconds seems more difficult than it should be as i'v held countless enemies for what seems like more than 10 seconds and i havnt gotten it yet.

My only complaint is they don't really explain the controls to well as im just kind of guessing what everything does. I still don't know what the hell im doing when i use the right and left bumpers.

ArmyofJuan

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Wow... been waiting for this game like others and it's out! BUT......NO co-op online play? bullshizzzz!

Teekan

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Animus: SHMUP is short for that, yes. It took me awhile to figure it out though, we always just called them side scrolling or vertical shooters back in the day. I guess the advent of people calling FPS games "Shooters" led to this abbreviation?

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Unavoidable Triple Post, this game is awesome....and really damn hard. :)

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I really wish we got this game for free, you know, for our compensation. Oh well.

Also, for those who knows the answer... is "SHMUP" short for "Shoot 'em up"? If so, a bunch of these guys are just following the herd, calling it, "Schmup", or "Shump", or whatever...

Animus

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> OK, after 20 minutes of waiting it finally came up. Damn, still annoying though.

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Ok, I wasn't really affected up till now by the Xbox Live problems (had been out of town and playing Wii/DS mostly since the 23rd or so), but I can't even get into the XBLM to download this game, and now I'm starting to get pissed. I ask so little of you MS: Play some Halo and COD4 occasionally, download a shmup every once in awhile, and somehow you still find a way to frustrate me.

*grumbles incoherently*

DaiMacculate

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I'm going to get it. Made the mistake of getting TRON instead. Wish I read this review of TRON before. [bengardnershead.blogspot.com]

rex_daisy

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @BillDoE: I love the voice-over! It's fabulous!

peacefuloutrage

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I tried the demo a few moments ago, it is definetly a title I will purchase.

Nabilac

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> From what I've played of the game, I think it's fantastic. I already bought it. This game isn't even 50MB, so all of those people complaining about file sizes can wonder what can be done with 3 times as much space.

If you think about old school games, many of them didn't HAVE a story line, or one or two lines at the most. It's just an excuse fore the gameplay. As long as the game is fun, I don't always need a story to nitpick. Maybe because I wasn't expecting a story, I'm satisfied.

I only hope enough people buy these games to let developers know ther is a market for this stuff.

peacefuloutrage

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> IMO, its neither extremely easy (that honor goes to Aegis Wing) nor extremely hard. For me, its just challenging enough to have me keep trying without getting frustrated every time I run out of credits.

josh924

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I feel bad because I find the game extremely easy. The game's still fun, though, and certainly worth the money.

It might be because of the kinds of shoot-em-ups I'm used to playing on a daily basis, though (Touhou Project, for example.) It looks like it all depends on Aksys to bring Shikigami no Shiro III to the 360 if I'm gonna be getting any challenges.

Taiyz

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Bought it....playing it....loving it!!

GullyZiss

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> While I agree the stories for shumps are largely irrelevant. You at least need some art or cutscenes at the beginning and end of the game.

Anyone that's ever played through all the levels on 1942 on the NES knows nothing is more infuriating then "Congratulations" and being sent back to the title screen.

UVaDave

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> They could have have at least hired one English speaking person to do a decent voice over.

BillDoE

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Awesome game. Wish there were more releases like this.

Killtacular

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Is it weird that as much as I love shooters like this one, I only love them when they're vertical? I just can't get into this horizontal stuff.

Fitz Rhapsody

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I thought the demo was way too short for me to make a judgement on whether to buy it or not. It only lasted about two minutes. But after reading these comments, it sounds like the whole game is good so I will probably buy it.

BillyLee

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I played the demo a few times, and while visually impressive, I don't know if I'll get bored of it after a few days or not. Either way, I'll probably get bored later and buy it. Anyone know how long it is?

ThisCharmingMan

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I awoke to a demo of this on my 360 this morning and have not stopped playing it... except now. and now. but im turning it on now...

Donziburichan

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @gadgetron: I agree. No story is need for this sort of thing. I hate it when games try to add a weak ass story just for the sake of having a narrative.

No one completes these games for the sake of the story and you know it.

In "Bad Dudes", "the president has been kidnapped by ninjas..." was story enough for me :)

giovonti

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @ExplodingKayNine: *looks at Gadgetron*
*snickers*

rlh445

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> The video linked earlier this week seemed a bit slow for a shmup, but memories of Ikaruga and the gorgeous visuals have led me to consider this a must-buy tonight.

*sigh* and here I thought I could get to my backlog of games sometime this week

baberg

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> are shumps supposed to be anything more than a shump? story should never be a factor its a shump.

Gadgetron

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Stop saying "shmup."

ExplodingKayNine

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @opt2not: "The president has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?"

Petezah

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> This is quite a refreshing change of pace from all the bullet hell schmups I play all the time. I can't wait to unlock Sensei and see how he plays.

天

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I look forward to this when I get home.

Konchu

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> This looks like some mindless fun to me.

Sollus

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> This game is great so far. Who wants a story? You see something, you shoot it.

XbhaskarX

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> As far as shmups go O5 is pretty forgiving. You actually get a health bar and there's health refills in certain points of the levels and the enemies follow a completely linear path so if you memorize their locations and how to deal with them it will hold you in good stead. You also have the ability to dodge bullets but it takes a small portion of your life. I'm not sure if it's preferable to actually getting hit but I assume so.

Denzal

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> anyone else having trouble logging onto Live! at the moment (again) ?

Cell9song

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Not really a shmup fan and i still thought the demo was fun as hell. I'm thinking about getting it, but don't want to buy a game that would be impossible for me to finish.

Corncob

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Wait, why is the lack of storyline XBLA's fault? Especially when Undertow, a beautiful twin-stick shooter, recently came out on the service and that had a storyline complete with cutscenes in addition to a full multiplayer experience.

I guess I just don't see the basis for the criticism. At all.

Bishmon

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I'd love to buy it, but I'm not buying any more stuff from XBL until the DRM is fixed.

Cutriss

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> @Tepoz: *accompanies* I can't type today

Tepoz

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I think storylines only matter if there's awesome artwork that accomies the game.

Tepoz

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> This game is damn fun and it does a few interesting things. I haven't actually unlocked him yet but Sensei is supposedly a melee character. How the hell that will work in a shmup is beyond me, but it sounds intruiging as hell and I can't wait to unlock him.

p.s. Ruby's level 3 type B weapon is the shiznit. Dual pink lasers of death that reflect off surfaces? Hell yeah.

Denzal

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Yeah that looks pretty awesome, if it had different difficulty settings it would be better I think, then you could pump it up to the standards of Ikaruga and make it literally impossible. I hate you Ikaruga.

Kang

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Most SHMUPS in the arcade had a tiny paragraph explaining the story...that nobody read. Or 10 seconds of "video" that everyone wished they could skip over.

I'm fine with the lack of story for a SHMUP. It gets you to the SH part faster. :)

Rectangle

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Oh no story? Count me in. IMO: Arcade shooters don't need a story line. These kind of game usually make you generate your own story really. Sometimes taking away the experiences is enough.
Either that, or give me a one-screen-text-description to why your there is enough for me. "You are a badass, the enemy is threatening the lives of the children and puppies. As well as the efforts of our civilization. They must be stopped. You will stop them...and...ready...Go!!" Thanks , Done. :)

opt2not

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> It's official! I'm going to get a 360 JUST for the XBLA games I'm seeing, including this.

I need Rez HD, and I need this.

indiemike

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Just grabbed this last night, and holy crap yes it's a lot of fun! Definitely worth the 10bux. Iunno about the story thing though. It's been a while since theres been a new-ish game with no storyline.. here's your guy, here's your weapon, go kill things.

@EggmaniMN:
I can't even clear the first level yet ;_;

Karunamon

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> i really wish they had added online-coop, thats kind of a deal breaker for me, but it sounds cool.

Gadgetron

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Definitely getting this when my 360 gets back from repairs. Maybe Ikaruga and Rez HD will be out by then as well.

KirbyMorph

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> "Flowing globules of frost and fire issue forth from his weapon, flowing like slime over enemies"

hwahahah

Sunjammer

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> In no time, there will be videos on youtube of one guy playing with two controllers, making everyone else in the world feel like a piece of crap. Ever seen that Ikaruga video? Man, I want to punch that guy.

dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Xbox Live "Arcade"? Hello?

I mean, is there no story or just a real minimal one?

Detha

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> It's really not that hard. Especially compared to its brethren. In fact, I'd call it one of the easiest shooters in a while. I'd played for maybe 30 minutes before getting to the last stage without dying. The last stage IS hard but you get 5 credits after playing for an hour so that really softens how hard it is.

It's a wonderful game though. I had fun being number 4 on the leaderboards for all of 5 minutes when it first appeared.

EggmaniMN

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> tempest look like he is pissing on enemies..until I realized that he got 4 arms..

idrisz

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Does a game like this really even need a story? I have a feeling that if it had one, everyone would just be complaining about how shallow it is.

waitinthecar

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> I watched the video up on gamerscore and downloaded the trial. I do love the fact that they admit that the game is hard, so hard that only one guy on the development team has actually survived long enough to actually finish the game. I don't doubt that it's a pretty game, but seeing as how I couldn't last more than three minutes in the game without dying, and i'm not holding out much hope that I would actually finish, i'll stick with the trial version.

rmeehan17

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Haha, Fahey, obligatory 'Short Circuit' reference has been duly noted and is appreciated.

Ahh, time to blow $10. Curses! This game looks (and sounds) darn good..and I do love my shmups.

rlh445

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> Played the demo must buy. I think Mr. Fahey likes it too.

DAMN YOU WITZBOLDDDDDDDDDDDD

]]> <![CDATA[Omega Five Is Alive]]> It's better than it seems. And it already seems brilliant. All of you, go forth and download!

Ashurahori

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