The West will never see the amount of shooters Japan does. But there's still hope if you like blasting stuff with a lone ship. Today's shmup king is the Xbox 360, no matter where you live in the world. The fairly recent Strania: The Stella Machina by G.Rev can be had for just 800 MS Points, and offers North America another modern shooter with interesting gameplay. Is Strania the next great downloadable shmup, or a weak pea-shooter thrown to the masses?

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