Return to Sector 9 is the long awaited sequel to Ambush in Sector 9. Featuring nine game modes, fifteen ships to pilot, plenty of weaponry, and plenty of aliens to use it on.
Each of the fifteen ships has its own special weapon. Once you have unlocked the ships and their weapons, learn which game modes they’re best suited to.
Submit your scores to the online high score charts to see how you compare with the rest of the world.
An official demo (160MB) for Mountain of Faith is now available from Team Shanghai Alice’s web site. [direct download link]
The 120MB trial version for Trouble Witches gets a new update. The game should work on all PCs now. [direct download link]
A 60MB demo for Nanoha Taiken 2nd Chu is available from Musume. Controls: [direct download link]
[source: Danmaku Gata]
Just looking at the gameplay video should make you want to give your computer a bath. Anyway, here’s the gameplay instructions:
Z: Fire beam against enemies
X: Fire beam against bullets
Z + X: Fire strong beam against enemies (depletes time)
C: Change ship
F1: Toggle motion blur
F2: Launch highscore table
F3: Toggle random mode
Don’t fire for too long, you’ll overheat and explode! Don’t let the time run out or you die. Killing enemies adds more time to the counter.
The game needs to be extracted before playing. There is an online highscore table too, so don’t worry if it freezes up for a few secs, it’s just sending your scores.
Use joy2key for joypad support!
Name: Burn the Trash
Developer: cactus
Category: Shmup
Type: Freeware
Size: 1.8MB
Magical Cannon Girl is a vertical shooter developed by KIT Station which features decent 3D graphics and two playable levels in this trial version. Your character has a very basic shot which can be upgraded by collecting red gems, though bosses do take a while to beat especially when your weapons are only capable of inflicting minimal damage.
A life gauge indicates her current health, and the number of hits an enemy can take before going down is shown with a counter that appears every time a bullet connects.
Hold the Z key to shoot, and tap the S key to absorb coins or collectibles. The X and A keys can be used to turn your character around. The special beam will begin to charge when the S key is depressed for a prolonged period.
Can be rather taxing to play at times due to the ineffectiveness of power-up items. The game is also slightly buggy when all options are turned on.
Name: Magical Cannon Girl
Developer: KIT-Station
Category: Shooter
Type: Demo
Size: 30MB
Download page: http://www.kit-station.com/mcg/download.html
The trial version of Trouble Witches features two playable levels and cartoon graphics not unlike some of the stuff seen in Konami’s Parodius series. Pets act as options, while temporary upgrades in the shape of spell cards can be bought from the shop. These appear periodically, tied to a hot air balloon in the shape of a pumpkin head.
The shopkeeper can be touched in strange places, though the results from such actions are unknown. Coins are be collected automatically when the shoot button isn’t held down. Tap the X key to cast a protective spell, or press the C key to use a spell card if one is bought from the shop. The V key serves as a pause button.
A choice of three difficulty settings are shown after the character selection screen, with the one at the top being the easiest. [source: Danmaku Gata]
Name: Trouble Witches
Developer: Studio SiestA
Category: Shooter
Type: Demo
Size: 120MB
Direct download link: Click here
Banshiryuu is an upcoming Comiket release from Syunsatu Sare Do, featuring three levels packed with enemies, bullets and the obligatory boss battles. Four difficulty settings are presented to the player before the character selection menu is shown, with the easiest option located on the top left of the screen. The girl with a kimono has a primary weapon which practically obliterates most bosses at quick speed, and is perhaps the best choice for beginners seeking to play longer than a couple of minutes.
Hold the Z key to shoot, and press the X key to launch a bomb. Hold the shoot button and left shift key together to use your secondary attack option. [source: Danmaku Gata]
Name: Banshiryuu
Developer: Syunsatu Sare Do
Category: Shooter
Type: Demo
Size: 20MB
Zillion Beatz is a new vertical shooter by RezetiA, featuring one short level but with five different difficulty settings. The needless configuration and armory shop from Pladzma has been ditched, allowing folks who don’t speak Japanese to sample some of the gameplay on offer with little hassle.
Either ship is outfitted with two primary weapons, switchable using the C key. Hold the Z key to shoot, and press the X key to launch a bomb. The type of bomb launched depends on the current primary weapon in use, but still shares the same slot. It’s possible to orient the option position by moving your ship around, then locking them in their current alignment by holding the Z key.
Only the weapon currently in use will be upgraded when a power-up is collected. Options can be aligned right in front of your ship by holding the W key.
Name: Zillion Beatz
Developer: RezetiA
Category: Shooter
Type: Demo
Size: 30MB
Direct download link: Click here
Blazing Wings is a remake of the classic Atari shooter Wings of Death, and has been updated by Aligarion to version 0.6.1. The new version features a sixth playable level.
Aligarion reminds us to download the level six remixed music, by Nils Schneider, as well.
Name: Blazing Wings
Developer: Aligarion
Category: Shooter
Type: Freeware
Size: 5.6 MB (+ 40 MB for Music)
Paul Cunningham’s Doppelganger is a new Defender remake with split screen action and single button area switch. The project was completed in less than two months, hence the lack of features such as those found in Alien Abduction.
Press the A key to change sides and hold the D key to shoot.
Name: Doppelganger
Developer: Pumpkin Games
Category: Shooter
Type: Freeware
Size: 30MB
Uchuforce 2 is perhaps the most accessible shooter by Babarageo after his memorable STG Banner, supposedly inspired by the classic Star Soldier series. Collect the letters to spell the title and earn an extra ship plus weapon upgrades. Losing a ship means a weapon downgrade.
Hold the left mouse button to shoot or press the P key to pause. Sound isn’t implemented yet but the author has promised that it will be sorted out in a matter of days.
Name: Uchuforce 2
Developer: Babarageo
Category: Shooter
Type: Browser