Bullet Heaven #237 - Stahlfeder (PSX)

Stahlfeder: Tekkou Hikuudan is a game that doesn't exactly come up often. It's pretty uncommon from a very obscure developer and publisher and it was only released in Japan... and it has a really neat cover. We dig it. But what about the game? Let's take a closer look!

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Bullet Heaven 235: Iron Crypticle Review

Bullet Heaven 236: Rym 9000 Review

Bullet Heaven CCXXXVII: Einhander Taikenban Review

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Bullet Heaven #236 - Rym 9000 (PS4)

EPILEPSY AND PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING IS IN FULL PLAY. 

Ear Bleeding? Eye Melting? Is this really what we need in a shmup? Without a doubt, it definitely earns its Epilepsy warning. Rym 9000 makes its case for use of extreme audiovisual means. But how does it stack up?   

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Bullet Heaven 233.5: Star Fox SECRETS!

Bullet Heaven 234: Devil Engine

Bullet Heaven 235: Iron Crypticle

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Bullet Heaven 231 - Gundemoniums (PS4)

Over 180 episodes ago, we took a look at Rockin' Android's Gundemonium Collection on the Playstation 3. One of the three games included was a title called Gundemonium recollection which, while not as good as the third title in the series, GundeadliGne, was still pretty great. Well, Gundemonium is back with its newest evolution on the playstation 4 and Vita, know known as Gundemoniums. So it's finally time to dig deep into what this one is all about... but how does it stack up? 

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Bullet Heaven 229: Game Tengoku Cruisin' Mix Special
Bullet Heaven 230: Rival Megagun
Bullet Heaven TX1: Shmups Top-X 2018

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Bullet Heaven #230: Rival Megagun (PC)

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

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Bullet Heaven #226 - Zero Ranger (PC)

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

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Bullet Heaven #225 - Velocity 2X (Switch)

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

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Bullet Heaven #223 - Shikhondo Soul Eater (PS4)

Shikhondo Soul Eater came from almost nowhere and really makes a name for itself as a loosely related spinoff to the super-prolific Touhou series. This Korean Bullet-Hell style vertical shooter does a lot of good things with it mechanics and sports quite the unique presentation... but how does it stack up? 

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Bullet Heaven 220: Rolling Gunner
Bullet Heaven 221: Galaxy Frontier
Bullet Heaven 222: Debris Infinity

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Bullet Heaven Episode 218 - Iro Hero (Switch)

Ikaruga is an incredibly influential game, one that has greatly inspired many to adopt a colour polarity system. Some are great and some, unfortunately, are not. Iro (Color) Hero on Nintendo Switch and Steam tries to emulate the subtle, elegant simplicity of Ikaruga while throwing more mechanics into the mix. But how does it stack up?

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