Bullet Heaven

Bullet Heaven Series 12 is blasting off with what could be the heaviest hitting shmup on the Playstation 2! But how does it stack up? Get ready for our rare Review of Cave's Ibara!

You'd never know it, but we've wanted to play Ginga Force for a very long time. A lot of things got in the way, though. But now, Rising Star Games has made Qute's 2013 follow-up to Eschatos very widely - and affordably - available. So was it worth the wait? Let's see how it stacks up!

Episode 104 showed us that Crimzon Clover was a game worthy of its legendary status, a Doujin with as much clout as Cave. But it gets even better. Crimzon Clover World EXplosion has been unleashed on the Switch. With its amazing new modes in tow, how does it stack up?

Porting a game from mobile to console is always risky. Pacific Wings showed us how dicey it can get. Guns of Mercy Rangers Edition makes a solid attempt at making the "Pay-to-Win" freemium model workable on Nintendo Switch... but how does it stack up?

One game we've been meaning to review on Bullet Heaven is CAVE's Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi. This is evidenced from the three copies of the game we have somehow obtained. And yet, years later, nothing. Well, that's all changing, now that it's available in North America on the PSN store. So what do we think of this game? Is there a reason we have three different versions? Let's take a closer look.

Discover what it REALLY feels like to be a Cyber Penguin with Realistic Cyber Penguin simulation Technology... in our review of Super Psy Penguin from Shockizm Interactive.

In much the same way as Cuphead was an interactive Fleischer-style cartoon, Wide Right Interactive's Freedom Finger does the same for scrolling shmups, only this time with a distinct - and vulgar - Adult Swim-style flavour. Let's get cozy with that demonetization alert.

It's probably the rarest NES game we own, and we got it ten years ago to review on Bullet Heaven... but never got around to it. Gun-Nac is another compile shmup that has a decent amount of hype surrounding it... but how does it reall stack up?

Part-time DJ and full-time invader/emperor Zangorax is coming for earth and it's time for Historical-Fictionally Heroic Nikola Tesla to repel this deadly (yet groovin') menace. The results? Watch to find out. Let's see how Teslapunk stacks up.

Caravan Shooters are pretty fun. Naturally, so is Raging Blasters. Our review.

Qute's newest STG, Natsuki Chronicles, is finally available for the PlayStation 4 and PC! This Ginga Force "B-Side" tells the story of Natsuki, in a parallel plotline to Alex and Margeret's story complete with a brand new literal perspective... but how does it stack up?

Combining twinstick bullet-hell shooting with an adventure-style exploration and light Metroidvania might seem like an unlikely combination, but Glass Revolver's Itta seems to do it rather well. We check out the physical Super Rare Games release of this indie hybrid. But how does it stack up?

It's time to dig into the first Dreamcast title of 2021, and the first shooter to employ a 3D graphics engine: Retrosumus' Xenocider gets its chance to shine! But how does it stack up?

New Game Boy shmups in 2019 are all well and good, but bullet hell ones that play buttery smooth at a very, very competitive price? Dangan GB might be the game for you. Our review.

It took a bit of effort on the shmup community's part, but Razion EX is finally being made available on the Nintendo eShop. It has a ton of mystique, thanks to its very limited and sought-after release, but now anyone at all can download and play it for themselves! Our review.

We took a look at Darius Cozmic Collection in episode and while it was a great, mostly comprehensive collection, it was missing a few titles. Cozmic Revelation is exactly why, but we've already taken a look at most of what it offers. The Switch version, however, holds something rather interesting...