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You've asked! We've delivered! The top 10 shmups of 2018, as chosen by us! What's at number 1? GET READY!
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Bullet Heaven 228: Black Bird
Bullet Heaven 229: Game Tengoku Cruisin' Mix Special
Bullet Heaven 230: Rival Megagun
2018, Bullet Heaven, Top-10, shmups | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD On March 18, 1999, the first scrolling shoot-'em-up appeared on the Sega Dreamcast. Giga Wing? Nope, and the answer may just surprise you! In Episode 1 of STG Chronicle, we're taking a look at the first part of the 128-Bit Dawn of Dreamcast shooting games!
Bangaio, Giga Wing, Kita E, Sega Dramcast, Show and tell Shmups | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD Twinkle Star Sprites was a pretty fantastic game, but it stands almost completely alone. Rival Megagun looks to spice things up though! How does this TSS-alike stack up?
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Bullet Heaven 227: REDACTED
Bullet Heaven 228: Black Bird
Bullet Heaven 229: Game Tengoku Cruisin' Mix Special
Indie, Rival Megagun, Shmup, Twinkle Star Sprites, Versus, degica games | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD Missed an episode?
Bullet Heaven 226: Zero Ranger
Bullet Heaven 227: REDACTED
Bullet Heaven 228: Black Bird
Inspired by the classics but with some of the best visual and sound design we've seen on Bullet Heaven so far, Black Bird is an excellent argument in favor of games as art. One of the freshest shooters we've played to date, this game has to be seen - and heard - to be believed. But how does it stack up? Let's take a closer look!
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Bullet Heaven 225: Velocity 2X
Bullet Heaven 226: Zero Ranger
Bullet Heaven 227: REDACTED
Amazing Sound, Black Bird, Fantasy Zone, Nintendo, Onion Games, Switch | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD There are a lot of great vertical shooters out there, but none do quite what Zero Ranger (formerly known as Final Boss) does. Even though there isn't anything especially noteworthy about its individual parts, it really all comes together to make an experience that's unlike any other shooter we've played yet. But how does it stack up?
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Bullet Heaven 223: Shikhondo Soul Eater
Bullet Heaven 224: Battle City
Bullet Heaven 225: Velocity 2X
Oranges, PC, Shmup, Steam, System Erasure, Zero Ranger | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD Shooting games with another genre blended in? Pretty neat, but what about a game with two totally different play styles that make up ots whole gameplay apporach? Futurlabs' Velocity 2X might hold the answer. How does it stack up?
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Bullet Heaven 222: Debris Infinity
Bullet Heaven 223: Shikhondo Soul Eater
Bullet Heaven 224: Battle City
Futurelab, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Shmup, Velocity 2X, platformer, run & gun | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD We finally acquired one of our very favourite games from our childhood and the last early famicom game we were missing that we played frequently on our 31-in-1 converted Famicom cartridge! The game? Battle City. Its significance? Enourmous. Still as good? Worth the wait? Let's see how it stacks up.
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Bullet Heaven 221: Galaxy Frontier
Bullet Heaven 222: Debris Infinity
Bullet Heaven 223: Shikhondo Soul Eater
Battle City, Famicom, Import, Namco, Namcot, Nintendo, Shooter, Tanks, arena | in Bullet Heaven, Bullet Heaven HD 
