#Strike witches game series#
#Strike witches game psp#

#Strike witches game psp#

With the release being on PsP you may instantly be a little concerned as to how things may play out, but rest assured a few worthy additions to the formula certainly makes things interesting. Defeating the Neuroi by destroying its core wins you the level.

The gameplay is your standard shmup affair as you know, screen scrolls from left to right and you have to ensure you survive through to the boss at the end. With the gameplay (more on that in a moment) having a couple of interesting quirks, a little more could have been added to the games overall structure. It’s not that it’s a bad thing, as shmup fans will feel right at home & it keeps things ticking along nicely for those who have come to see what the girls have been up to between season 1 & 2.

It’s a shame then that the games structure doesn’t really deviate from the shmup norm, with levels consisting of surviving waves of enemies while travelling horizontally till you reach a boss at the end, although sometimes a level has multiple bosses. The difficulty you choose will have an effect on how long the game will last you no doubt, but even then you’re looking at a solid 10+ hours if you’re looking to sample most of the whats on offer. Even on the lowest difficulty of ‘Very Easy’ you may find yourself succumbing to the game and hitting up that continue a couple of times. Those expecting a cakewalk due to it being based on the Strike Witches licence will be in for a rude awakening when they fire up the game. It must be noted though that this game fully deserves the ‘Bullet Hell’ tag. Some of the content was added from the DLC released for the Xbox360 version, so those fond of that release yet didn’t pick up the DLC can find it here within this release. As you play through the game this area will be continually updated with additional content and there are also conversations to listen on & music to listen too. The Base mode is where you’ll be finding most of your unlocks. Practice mode does exactly what it says on the tin as you choose a witch and play a stage to get to grips with the individual aspects of each one.

Time attack mode is similar, but you are graded on how fast you can defeat all of the bosses in the game. Arcade allows you to freely form a squad from the 13 witches in the roster (In story mode you are limited to choosing between 4 squads of 3 locked units) and tackle each of the levels how you see fit, choosing your difficulty etc. Once story mode is done with, Arcade/Time Attack & Practice modes are unlocked. You’ll more than likely have started with the story mode anyway, but some may not like the restriction. The story mode unfortunately has to be completed before other areas of the game are opened to you.

#Strike witches game series#

Those new to the series may not be bothered much, but fans will want to lap it up as its fully voiced by the cast from the series. The storyline for the game follows the series well, placing itself in between season 1 & 2. With it taking a different gameplay route than the usual fare, how well does it perform? Today’s game is Strike Witches: Hakugin no Tsubasa (Strike Witches: Silver Wing), a bullet-hell shmup based on the popular series. Normally when people come across games for anime’s, they tend to be along the lines of RPG’s or Visual Novels.

Todays Otaku Review is for a game that started out on the Xbox360 before finding its way to Sony’s PsP.