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GameKyuubi's Virtual Console: Gunstar Heroes (Wii)
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| [January 18, 2007 10:48:40 PM]
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I really think I like this game. I've been playing it for awhile, but still can't get past the fourth stage without using a continue. The game is quite challenging, though probably not as challenging as the Contra series, which is good or bad depending on your point of view.
Gunstar Heroes is a side-scrolling shooter, similar to the Contra series. You progress through the stages with a range of weapons, blowing up crap and chucking your enemies everywhere. Unlike Contra, a direct hit will not kill you immediately. You have a certain amount of life, and when that depletes completely, you die. The tradeoff, however is that you only have one life. If you die at any point during the stage, you are faced with the continue screen and, should you choose to continue, are dropped off at the beginning of the stage or a checkpoint somewhere in the middle.
The controls feel very natural, considering it's a port, and I was using the Wiimote to play. The weapons are varied; you can hold two weapons at any one time and use each weapon separately OR you can select both of them at once for a special combo-weapon. Considering that there are four different weapons, this gives a total of 14 different shot types! My favorite weapon is the lightning sword; a combination of the flamethrower and the lightning weapon. It is extremely damaging, but it is the weapon with the shortest range. Not only do you have ranged weapons, but melee attacks as well. If you press fire while you are covering an enemy, you will chuck the enemy in the direction of your choice. If you press jump while already in the air, you will do either a dive attack or a flying kick. Press down and jump while on the ground and you slide into oncoming enemies. There is a fourth melee attack, but I can't seem to replicate it very well.
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GameKyuubi's Virtual Console: Gunstar Heroes (Wii)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Monday 18 December, 2006
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