this makes it fun and possible to see the insane amount of variety and detail in the game design. so using all cheats enabled i was able to play through in 30 min. I am using a virtuastick with turbos and a Action Replay cart as it has cheats for the US version. you will not survive! though a perfect playthrough to one of the 8 bosses only takes 30 min you will not have a perfect playthrough or anywheres close! This is a full featured arcade game in the palm of your living room!ĬAUTION: this game is not for the meek. enough to give you a good flavor of its own then get you on to the sub-boss. they are all Ocean creature Mecha!īut each of the 26 levels has differnt look and at least one new class of enemy. the 7 sub-bosses for each of the 7 tiers it takes to get to the final boss are the same design no matter which branch you take, a different one for each tier. Interesting bit is that there are branching pathways for the levels which you can choose from to get to 1 of 8 different bosses. This is what shooter junkies crave! insane amounts of on screen enemies, bullets, flashy things, plenty of upgrades for things that go boom, with a psychadelic state of mind! Great Fun! Get Your Turbo Ready! Are You Experienced? The playstation version has many slowdown so stay away from that. You will get a perfect arcade translation of Darius Gaiden. If you like 2D shooters, look no further pick this one up. I actually think the music is excellent.Īll stage bosses and final bosses a re featuring fish and they are huge! Trust me, this game is a tough cookie to beat. The graphics is great- use the bomb to release a black hole to suck small enemies and every single bullet on the screen away. Each final stage features a different final bosses and a different ending, so the replay value is high. Like other Darius games, you will get to choose different path to reach your final destination (I think 8 of them). This game features excellent graphics and gameplay of its time. After trying out the game, you will be suprised to find out that Darius Gaiden is actually one of the best 2D shooters for the US Sega Saturn.ĭarius Gaiden was an arcade title released by Taito in Japan back in 1994/95. Don't be fooled by the Acclaim logo, packaging, and price.

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