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Title: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: the_importer on April 14, 2013, 11:47:35 AM
The shooter with the best Japanese animation, the most cut-scene, the best story line, best voice acting, J-Pop Music, etc...
Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: runinruder on April 14, 2013, 11:58:10 AM
Macross 2036 (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2010/07/macross-2036.html).

Nexzr (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2011/09/nexzr.html), Hellfire S (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2009/07/hellfire-s.html), and Sapphire (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2009/04/sapphire.html) also come to mind. 
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Post by: munchiaz on April 14, 2013, 12:19:20 PM
spriggan had some awesome anime cut scenes
Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: Sadler on April 14, 2013, 01:11:15 PM
I humbly suggest the download games. :)
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Post by: roflmao on April 14, 2013, 02:42:02 PM
Hellfire-S is the first that comes to mind fitting that description.  Great cut-scenes.

But Sapphire and Sprrigan also have good cut scenes and excellent soundtracks.  ( I haven't played the others yet)
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Post by: Black Tiger on April 14, 2013, 04:00:03 PM
Nothing beats Kiaidan 00 for "most anime-like".
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Post by: Tatsujin on April 14, 2013, 04:12:27 PM
spriggan mark2 is fairly one big shooter anime too.

to be fair, more than half of the pce shooter repetoire has anime stuff init or is based on anime stuff.
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Post by: Bardoly on April 14, 2013, 04:15:40 PM
Welcome to Pcenginefx!

I can second Hellfire S.  I'll have to think some more, because I seem to remember some other shoot-'em-ups with a lot of cutscenes, but their titles are failing me at this moment.
Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: esteban on April 14, 2013, 04:53:03 PM
Sylphia?

I WOULDN'T KNOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE IT, but I'm hoping someone will chime in, comment, and then give it to me.

I can dream.

Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: TR0N on April 14, 2013, 05:26:38 PM
Sylphia?

I WOULDN'T KNOW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE IT, but I'm hoping someone will chime in, comment, and then give it to me.

I can dream.


It does far as it's cut scenes go.Still you couldn't take it from my dead cold hands  :roll:
Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: SuperDeadite on April 14, 2013, 06:46:55 PM
I don't really think of "anime" with Sylphia.  Yes the intro is a bit anime style, but the game in general just does not have the anime feel.  The game honestly aims for dark and gritty realism first and foremost to my eye.

I'd say Nexyz wins this one for being a complete ripoff of Gundam and Zillion.  Great shooter, but man it's rather shameless.
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Post by: the_importer on April 15, 2013, 01:34:17 AM
Hellfire-S looks interesting, kind of a Dirty Pair feel to the Anime part, think I'll go with that one.
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Post by: PunkicCyborg on April 15, 2013, 02:43:21 AM
the pce version of final zone 2 has a couple full vocal tracks. one of them thats played during one of the girls levels has a nice 90s jpop style. also has lots of decent cut scenes
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Post by: geise on April 15, 2013, 03:17:07 AM
Nothing beats Kiaidan 00 for "most anime-like".

This!
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Post by: _joshuaTurbo on April 15, 2013, 03:33:33 AM
I personally say Terraforming is the most Anime like PCE Chootie due to the fact that when you start the first level you can tape down the II Button then switch the channel to watch two episodes of Cowboy Beebop, then switch back just in time to catch the final boss dying and the end credits!

Right stuff!
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Post by: Necromancer on April 15, 2013, 05:45:05 AM
Steam Heart's!  It's tough to beat animated sequences of the hero f*cking the world back to sanity.
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Post by: SignOfZeta on April 15, 2013, 05:55:05 AM
I'd say Macross 2036 for something that actually *is* based on an actual anime. A great deal of original content was made just for this game, it's almost an OVA with a shooter in it.

As for something original (although highly dirivitive) I'd suggest the first Spriggan game.
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Post by: esteban on April 15, 2013, 02:22:27 PM
I don't really think of "anime" with Sylphia.  Yes the intro is a bit anime style, but the game in general just does not have the anime feel.  The game honestly aims for dark and gritty realism first and foremost to my eye.

I'd say Nexyz wins this one for being a complete ripoff of Gundam and Zillion.  Great shooter, but man it's rather shameless.

I defer to your expertise since I've never played the damn game. YOU CAN SEND SYLPHIA TO ME and I'll pay postage.

I'll say this: from the old screenshots I remember and watching a few minutes of your gameplay on TubeYou...I liked that Sylphia is a vertical shooter + Gain Ground (setting and enemies). That's a kool combo.

Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: geise on April 16, 2013, 08:50:22 AM
Haha!  TubeYou!

Macross is an easy pick since it is an anime.  However, I chose Kiaidan 00 along with BT since it's the most Anime-Like to me without being an actual anime.
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Post by: Nando on April 17, 2013, 08:11:26 AM
Steam Heart's!  It's tough to beat animated sequences of the hero f*cking the world back to sanity.

Is it any good?

Kiaidan 00 if you want that Giant Robot feel for sure.

Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: Necromancer on April 17, 2013, 08:21:12 AM
Is it any good?

It's rather meh, with often bland backgrounds and a dumb status bar eating up a chunk of the screen.  The best parts are the boss battles and the naughty cut scenes, but even those aren't all that great due to being un-animated and overly long.
Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: Arkhan on April 17, 2013, 10:14:55 AM
Psychic Storm!

but yeah, Steam Hearts as well.

The game is certainly not bad by any means.  It's actually one of my more preferred PCE shooters to play.  It's alot less elaborate than some of the other games.

Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: Cpl_Ethane on April 19, 2013, 04:51:10 PM
How did this thread get this far without a mention of Cotton
Title: Re: What would you say is the most Anime-Like Shooter on the PC-Engine?
Post by: Ninja Spirit on April 20, 2013, 11:34:42 AM
Burning Angels, semi-hentai

And "Download" would've been so damn awesome if it had an anime
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Post by: SignOfZeta on April 20, 2013, 02:19:21 PM
Burning Angels, semi-hentai

...you'd have to really use your imagination...