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Darius II Shmuping It Up on The Saturn

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Released 1996
Platform Saturn
Publisher Taito
Producer Gunpei Yokoi
Writer Hirokazu
Composer Hisayoshi Ogura

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[/twocol_one_last] [/column]The Segaย Saturn,ย a personal favourite of mine, was and still is aย brilliantย machine. It has some veryย impressiveย 2D sprite compatibilityย and some veryย collectibleย shmups. Darius IIย was firstย portedย to theย Mega Drive/Genesisย in 1990 andย Sega Master Systemย in 1992, under the names “Darius II” (Japanese Mega Drive) and “Sagaia” (European Master System, US Genesis). The Sega Saturn Version was a direct port of the arcade version that was released a few years later in 1996 and comes complete with two-player options and the stretchable wide screen mode.

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Darius II runs very smoothly with it’s fast pace and intenseย shooting style. However most importantly the game can becomes very addictive ย once you get a knack for it.ย Youโ€™ll find yourself returning to this game ย time and time again ย for another quick run through to destroy the mammoth marine fishes.

If you love your old skool style shmups then Darius II is definitely worth your time and money. Whilst itย doesn’t bring out the power of what the Saturn had on offer itโ€™s still a good old fashioned shooter that often satisfies many fans of the genre.

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intenseย shooting style

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