It’s been a great month for arcade shooters on PC. October saw the excellent XIIZeal, November got Cave’s Mushihimesama, and now, out of the blue, G.Rev is self-publishing Strania: The Stella Machine on Steam at the end of this month
TNL: You have to hand it to G.rev: for a company dedicated to developing old-school arcade shoot-'em-ups, it's deftly avoided falling into a comfortable sort of rut. While other shooter-centric devs like Cave, Psikyo, and Raizing have instantly recognizable trademark styles from which they seldom deviate, every G.rev game brings with it a fresh sense of style, pacing, and personality - thanks in part to a rotating leadership that places a new staffer at the helm of each new property. When a company's credits include masterpieces of the genre like Border Down and Under Defeat, it can be a bit frustrating not getting more of the same, but it's all the more reason to keep an open mind.
Strania is a title that is distinctly Japanese. There’s an invasion, flying mechs, explosions and two anime girls in bum-hugging outfits out to save the day. It’s also incredibly difficult.
A player flies over a giant airship.
This reminds me a bit of Silpheed: The Lost Planet. I would like to see more shooters like this on PSN!
Great game. One of the best on Live Arcade and a must buy for every macross/gundam fan
i loved their game they did..under defeat sega dreamcast