A port of Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX
Taito's Darius series began with the titular arcade game, Darius, in 1986 and comprises numerous side-scrolling shooting games released in arcades, many of which were later ported to game consoles. This game is a port of the 2010 arcade game, DariusBurst Another Chronicle EX, including the final update and exclusive new features for this version. It adds the previously omitted Event Mode, with brand new events too, and also includes the Murakumo ship, playable across all modes.
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This is a pretty strange release to me because Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX already exists as part of the Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours package for PS4, PS Vita, and PC.
I understand this being a Switch release, but...why PS4 in particular? Why couldn't have this been added as an update for DBCS, especially both for PS4 and for PC, even if it had to be paid DLC?
Now, to Taito's credit, they did add some new content. They backported the Murakumo fighter from DBCS's CS Mode, added the events from the arcade release's online features and made them permanent, added some new events with one event course having remixed levels, but not enough new content to warrant a separate release again.
Also this version of the game has some very noticable jagginess in the graphics, almost like it's a 720p game upscaled to 1080p. Given that this is a 32:9 letterboxed game that's really more affective than a 16:9 non-boxed game at 720p. There is a secret command to zoom the screen in by pressing ZL or touching the screen but it only works in undocked modes for some reason and of course it ends up hiding 50% of the screen.
In short, if you already have DBCS, you'll likely find it hard to justify 40 USD just for what's basically something you already have with a few extras. But if you don't have CS already or just have Dariusburst CS Core on the same platform, then this is an alright way to enjoy ACEX.
I understand this being a Switch release, but...why PS4 in particular? Why couldn't have this been added as an update for DBCS, especially both for PS4 and for PC, even if it had to be paid DLC?
Now, to Taito's credit, they did add some new content. They backported the Murakumo fighter from DBCS's CS Mode, added the events from the arcade release's online features and made them permanent, added some new events with one event course having remixed levels, but not enough new content to warrant a separate release again.
Also this version of the game has some very noticable jagginess in the graphics, almost like it's a 720p game upscaled to 1080p. Given that this is a 32:9 letterboxed game that's really more affective than a 16:9 non-boxed game at 720p. There is a secret command to zoom the screen in by pressing ZL or touching the screen but it only works in undocked modes for some reason and of course it ends up hiding 50% of the screen.
In short, if you already have DBCS, you'll likely find it hard to justify 40 USD just for what's basically something you already have with a few extras. But if you don't have CS already or just have Dariusburst CS Core on the same platform, then this is an alright way to enjoy ACEX.