Despite the greatly slowed movements of all of the sprites onscreen, the game vastly increases the number of bullets put out by the enemy and this mode is, surprisingly, the most difficult setting in the game. It's interesting to note that all enemies and the player's ship scream once destroyed. Slow Mode: The same game, only darker shading, an atmospheric/techno beat soundtrack and all sound effects are replaced by haunted-house type sounds.No Mercy Mode: The same game, only extremely difficult.Oddly enough, the original soundtrack is used in this mode only. Stingy Mode: The same game, only the player has only one life, no continues and there are only two levels. Comical Mode: The same game, only there is no music and the sound effects are replaced by various laugh tracks and an audience applauses the player the higher their score gets.Pocket Mode: Presented in PocketStation graphics and effects (under the name JIENRYU), enemies appear as blocky heart-shaped craft and bullets are tiny gray blocks, all lacking graphical detail.It is a PlayStation port of the original Shienryu. The checkpoint feature is inactive when a second player is present.Īt the end of each stage, player gets 5000 points for each available bomb, 500 points for each red LED collected in the completed stage (blue LED counted as 10 red LEDs). When a player loses a life, the game continues at the last reached pre-defined checkpoint with firepower collected by the last fighter at slowest speed. In 2nd loop, enemy bullets are fired at faster speeds. There are 8 stages in each loop, for a total of 2 loops. 2UP: Increases player's life stock by 2.1UP: Increases player's life stock by 1.Blue LED: Increase player's score by 5000 points.Red LED: Increase player's score by 500 points.Change Missile (yellow): Changes weapon to missile.Change Laser (blue): Changes weapon to laser.Change Vulcan (red): Changes weapon to vulcan.Under the right circumstances, can explode in an array of pick-ups. Full power & shield (flashing P): Cause fighter to become invulnerable until being hit once, and increases fighter's firepower and speed to maximum.If the item is collected when bomb stock is full, player gets 5000 points. Bomb (B): Increases player's bomb stock (up to 20).If the item is collected when fighter is at maximum speed, player gets 5000 points. Speed up (S): Increases fighter's speed (up to 3 times).After fighter's firepower is at maximum, up to additional 3 items can be stored, which are added to the next fighter's firepower after current fighter is destroyed. If the item is collected when weapon power is full, player gets 5000 points. Power up (P): Increases fighter's firepower.Items become available by destroying certain enemies. In higher power levels, additional homing missiles are also fired.įires a short range bomb that circulates the fighter. When lightning is visible, the fighter cannot fire further shots.įires 5 laser beams of the screen height around the fighter when bomb is used.įires missile in forward formation. The selected weapon type determines the type of bomb being used.įires a large laser beam that sweeps from the ship's sides and gradually ends facing forward.įires homing lightning. When player starts a game, the initial fighter fires vulcan with slowest movement. Survival is a great emphasis in gameplay as enemies will fire blankets of pulse shots across the screen, some larger than others and some taking on wide intricate patterns.Įxtends are awarded to players who reach an indicated score (the score is changeable in the Saturn version) as well as 1Ups, though both 1Ups and even 2Ups are available after defeating minibosses in a certain amount of time. Players control either of two double-piloted ships going against the bases of the regime based both on the new mother planet and in space. In response, a defense team called "Burn Dragoon" is founded which calls for the best pilots and navigators to defend the new planet from the invading regime. Commanded by the mysterious Shienryu, the alien space fleet invades the Mother Planet and constructs fortresses across the world, destroying and replacing any established human influence. After 93 years of civilization on the new Mother Planet, the investigation of the missing Caravans finally leads to a horrible discovery: the previous Caravans had been attacked and conquered by a powerful regime of alien-humans. However, none of the other Caravans had followed. The colony ships, known as the Caravans, travel deep into space until Caravan 7861 discovers a suitable fourth planet from an alien sun. Taking place in the distant future, Earth's people starts their search for new planets to colonize, specifically those similar to it.
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