Deathsmiles Enter the world of Gilverado, a kingdom plagued by hideous monsters and tortured souls. Choose from four angels with unique demonic familiars and battle against a storm of enemies pouring out of Hell’s gates! Fight your way out of tight spots as you are surrounded by enemy units and bullets from both sides of the screen. The unique left/right shooting mechanic of Deathsmiles will keep you on your toes as you dodge and weave through complex enemy fire, beautifully crafted by the modern masters of shmups, CAVE. DeathSmiles II X "DeathSmiles" comes back as "DeathSmiles II X"! This time it takes place at Christmas. Angels fight at snowing Gilverado. "DeathSmiles II X" is a sequel to the Horizontal side-scrolling STG "DeathSmiles".
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Very accessible shmup with a distinct gothic lolita + Halloween aesthetic. Granular difficulty means you can enjoy it casually or go all the way and prove your mad gaming skillz once and for all. If you want an arcade-style shmup to test the waters of the genre with I would probably recommend this one.
Lowest rank 1-ALL achieved. Maybe I'll do a run with the extra stage some point once I stop being terrified by revenge bullets.
Rad, grotesque artstyle? Check
Addictive arcade gameplay? Check
Maid femboy? Check
Evil Santa? Check
This game is fire. And it's good value since you get both Deathsmiles games with updated visuals and extra modes. Check it out.
All the bad things from the first one are back, but one good thing is not - the visuals got a really big downgrade compared to the first Deathsmiles. Still, the gameplay loop is as satisfying. Rating: 7
If not for the trash character design, this would probably be my favorite game of them. Most impressive set of stages, great visual identity that gets away from the military visuals of most shmup games, great stage obstacles, and the simple but great idea of attacking front and back coupled with a nice power-up mechanic make for the most enjoyable Cave game to play. Rating: 8