Nihon SHMUP Collection Part I (Full Rip/2005)

Shoot em up (also known as shmup) is a sub genre of shooter video games. In a shoot em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or sub genres and critics differ on exactly what design elements constitute a shoot em up. Some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of character movement; others allow a broader definition including characters on foot and a variety of perspectives. Shoot em ups call for fast reactions and for the player to memorize levels and enemy attack patterns. Newer bullet hell games feature overwhelming numbers of enemy projectiles, the patterns of which the player must memorize in order to avoid.
The genres origins can be traced back to Spacewar!, one of the very earliest computer games, developed in 1961 and eventually released in arcades in the early 1970s. However, Space Invaders, released in Japanese arcades in 1978, is generally credited with inventing and popularizing the genre proper. Shoot em ups were popular throughout the 1980s and early 1990s as they evolved. From the mid 1990s and the burgeoning use of 3D graphics in video games, shoot em ups became a niche genre based on design conventions established in the 1980s and increasingly catered to specialist enthusiasts, particularly in Japan.

Shoot em ups encompass various types, or sub genres. In a fixed shooter such as Space Invaders, the protagonist can only move across one axis and enemies attack from a single direction. In a multi directional shooter the protagonist may rotate and move in any direction. By contrast, a rail shooter protagonist is viewed from behind and moves into the screen, while the player retains control over dodging. Tube shooters feature similar viewpoints, and their protagonists fly through abstract tubes. Scrolling shooters encompass both horizontal shooters and vertical shooters (featuring side on and top down viewpoints respectively) and in turn bullet hell games and cute em ups. Run and gun games feature protagonists on foot, rather than spacecraft, that often have the ability to jump; they may feature either scrolling or multidirectional movement.

LIST GAME:
Airrade Air
Release: 2005 | Developer: Studio SiestA | Orientation: horizontal

Air is the third title of the Airrade series, combining original and Summer plus adding some more features. It is based on the anime series AIR.

You shoot and punch your way through your enemys, trying to chain them to max your score. In addition to some special attacks you can launch your Air attack as soon as the meter in the upper right corner is filled.

A lot of stuff to unlock in this game.

System requirements
OS: Windows2000, WindowsXP
Processor: Pentium ? 800MHz
RAM: 128 MB
HDD: 400 MB
Graphics: 32 MB VRAM, DirectX 8.1

Ake Bre Morning Star Girls
Release: 2009 | Developer: Alouette Ciel | Orientation: horizontal

You can choose between three characters, each with slightly different attacks. Basically you have a
shoot & charge button, a slash attack and a classic bomb, chaining your attacks results in higher scores.
Additionally your char can turn in both directions (left and right), so be sure to watch your back.

HideSystem requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium 1.4 GHz
RAM: 256 MB
HDD: 1 GB
Graphics: 64 MB VRAM, DirectX 9.0c

eXceed2nd Vampire Rex
Release: 2007 | Developer: Tennen Sozai | Orientation: vertical

Much like in Ikaruga you can switch between a light and a dark mode and absorb bullets of the same color as you are. If you absorbed enough bullets you are able to unload a devastating power beam destroying almost everything on the screen.
Good music, nice graphics and a decent difficulty make this game worth any download.

System requirements
OS: Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium III 1.0 GHz
RAM: 128 MB
HDD: 700 MB
Graphics: 16 MB VRAM, DirectX 8.0

Sora
Release: 2010 | Developer: Orange Juice | Orientation: horizontal

This one feels quite different than other shmups. You have dash through enemy bullets, slash the enemys and you can even use a bazooka. Your character locks on enemys automatically allowing you to switch through them using the assigned button.
Nice cartoon graphics, solid soundtrack and a fast, unique gameplay is what you get from Sora.
Its hard to describe this game so I highly recommend to watch the videos!

System requirements
OS: 2000/XP/Vista/7
Processor: Pentium 2.0 GHz
RAM: 256 MB
HDD: 200 MB
Graphics: 128 MB VRAM, DirectX 8.1a

Suwakos Jumping Shooting Game
Release: 2010 | Developer: UTG Software | Orientation: vertical (isometric)

Old school isometric optic and not exactly the best sound but believe me, its fun!
This time you shoot, dodge and JUMP. Sounds simple? Well, give it a try

System requirements
(I dont believe the following but thats what the manual says)
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Pentium 4
RAM: 1 GB
HDD: 1 GB
Graphics: DirectX9 video card

Tsundere Wars
Release: 2007 | Developer: Giga | Orientation: horizontal

Very easy yet still fun shmup. Choose one of three available characters and shoot your way through the enemy lines.
Your life meter is bound to your special meter so you have to keep the balance between both.
The life meter fills constantly on its own while you have to collect items to fill your special meter.

System requirements
OS: Windows 2000/XP
Processor: Pentium III 800 MHz
RAM: 128 MB
HDD: 130 MB
Graphics: 32 MB VRAM

Zillion Beatz Super Rapid Firing Shooting
Release: 2008 | Developer: Rezetia | Orientation: vertical

Dont like witches? Fed up with all those cute enemys? Than I have to say sorry! It was not intended to only include cute em ups in this torrent.
As a little excuse I decided to add Zillion Beatz, a fast and challenging STG.
Good ol Donpachistyle with sweet graphics, solid sound and some nice features.

System requirements
OS: Windows 2000/XP
Processor: Pentium 1.0 GHz
RAM: 256 MB
HDD: 200 MB
Graphics: 64 MB NVRAM, DirectX 8.0

>> INFORMATION FOR LIST GAME<<
Just some randomly picked games from my shmup collection.
There will be at least a second part and depending on your interest there might be some more.
All games tested on Windows7 (32&64).
No installation required, just unzip them and start playing (you need to have DirectX installed).
However, it is recommended that you install the included patches!
Normally this is done by executing the patch.exe and confirming the pop up window or simply by replacing the old files with the ones from the patch.
If you get ugly colors try to run the game in windowed mode or change your color depth to 16 Bit.