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Gunbird 2 Launches for Steam on June 10

Gunbird 2 Launches for Steam on June 10 - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 05 June 2020 / 1,169 Views

City Connection announced it will release the developer Psikyo's 1998 shoot 'em up, Gunbird 2, for Windows PC via Steam on June 10. It will support English and Japanese language options. 

Gunbird 2

Here is an overview of the game:

Let’s go on the treasure hunt through the skies of the world! The ultimate Psikyo shooter!

Gunbird 2 is a vertical-scrolling shooter game that first appeared in arcades in 1998.

A comical story about the “magical potion” from ancient times. You can see the dialogue demos that unfold during the intermission and when the boss appears, and the dialogue between the characters that changes when the 2 players mode.

New systems has been added, making score attacks even more fun!

You can set the difficulty level, life, number of continues, controls, screen orientation, and more.

In addition, now we have online rankings! Be the world’s best Gunbird!

Characters

  • Marion, the Little Great Wizard
  • Tavia, the Flying Honors Student from Germany
  • Alucard, the Lone Vampire from Romania
  • Valpiro, the Military Robot from Russia
  • Hei-Cob, the Obese Body from Arabia
  • ???, the Naked Samurai

Planes

  • Power up with “P” items, with sub-weapons also added.
  • Get bombs with the “B” item to wipe out enemy bullets and evade your foes!
  • Unleash the super shot to take down your enemies!
  • Risky, but a high-powered, use the close range attack!

Arcade Mode

  • Seven levels of difficulty can be selected for beginners.
  • Now players can really test out their skills with a “Hard” and “Very Hard” mode. We’re looking for recruits who are up for the test.
  • Local rankings will support all difficulty levels and your own planes.

Options

  • The vertical screen mode that allows you to play in arcade style like back in the day.
  • Select the screen filter from the normal +2 version.
  • You can set the number of lives from one to nine and the number of continues from zero to unlimited.
  • Assign “Shot,” “Auto Shot,” and “Bomb” in the key configuration.
  • The vertical screen mode can be operated in the horizontal mode as well! Now enjoy a completely different gameplay.

Score Attack

  • This is a new feature that has a very severe mode with a fixed difficulty level and number of lives.
  • Compete in high scores and score attacks against players from all over the world!
  • Online rankings can be viewed from the options menu.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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