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Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Special
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Otomedius Excellent is a unique side-scrolling Action-Arcade game exclusive to Xbox 360 that combines space ships and pretty girls in a way that could only have had its roots in the arcades of Japan. Features include: nine characters to choose from, Gradius style gameplay, three-person multiplayer support locally and via Xbox LIVE, improved graphics over previous games in the series, a stunning soundtrack, and much more.
The Otomedius Excellent Special Edition comes with a variety of exclusive extras any hardcore fan will cherish. See the complete list of these items below.
The Japanese Otomedius Franchise Has Arrived
The lovely rocket-riding ladies of Otomedius Gorgeous arrive in the US for the first time in Otomedius Excellent, the highly anticipated sequel to the Japan-exclusive arcade hit. Otomedius Excellent is an Xbox 360 exclusive and features nearly ten playable characters, heart-pounding classic Gradius-style shoot-em-up gameplay, a dazzling array of stunning visuals, thrilling multiplayer action locally or via a connection to Xbox LIVE, an improved upgrade system, downloadable content and of course the Otomedius Excellent game disc. With all this and more it is sure to be the must-own arcade style shooter for Xbox 360 players in 2011 and beyond.
The lovely rocket-riding ladies of Otomedius Gorgeous arrive in the US.
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The Otomedius Excellent Special Edition Contains
- The Otomedius Excellent game for Xbox 360
- Special 2-sided pillowcase
- 64-page artbook
- Soundtrack disc featuring music from the Otomedius series
Key Game Features
- Special Edition extras including 2-sided pillow case, art book and soundtrack
- Classic Gradius-style gameplay gets a stunning update. Experience 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up gameplay like never before.
- Brilliant graphics and an excellent soundtrack. Environments are rendered in hi-definition and complemented by thrilling music.
- Lovely characters to pilot through an expanded world. Choose from nine characters on-disc to battle through all-new stages of thrilling shoot-em-up action.
- Three's company as you team up with a friend or two over Xbox LIVE Arcade or on one Xbox 360 to have help obtaining hard-to-get items.
- Eye-popping Gallery mode. View your unlocked stills and graphics in a new Gallery that grows as you progress through the game.
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Product Description
It's time to shoot the core in this all-new Gradius-style shooter, featuring the lovely ladies of OTOMEDIUS in their first North American appearance. The North American release of Otomedius Excellent brings over all the thrills of the Japanese release - including the original Japanese voices - to gamers stateside. With heart-pounding classic Gradius-style shoot-em-up gameplay, a dazzling array of stunning visuals, and thrilling multiplayer action, Otomedius Excellent is the must-own shooter of the summer! Classic Gradius-style gameplay gets a stunning update. Experience 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up gameplay like never before.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Aeonfish
Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Special|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
By far the best SHMUP with big boobs ever released in America on the Xbox! Really, it's awesome, if you like SMHUP's that are not too hard, and jiggly breasts. Did I mention the jiggly breasts? They are great. Also the soundtrack may even surpass the game in sheer incredible awesomeness. And if you can find three people to play, the game just gets more epic!
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Special|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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Length:
7:58
Mins
Watch the video demostration, I gave it an overall 3 out of 5 stars due to the multiplayer blunders of this game, however I enjoyed the single player very much
small recap
Pros
- old style shoot em up heaven
- plenty of characters to choose from with their own unique Platonic Breaks and weapons
- Upload and download replays from pros in case you get stuck
- Unlocks, weapon upgrades, images for the gallery and even 1 unlockable character
Cons
- local multiplayer bug, 2nd and 3rd player can move past a certain height in some levels
- multiplayer, 2nd and 3rd players have unlimited lives but have to wait for host player to reach certain areas to respawn
- if host player losses all his lives he gets thrown out to the main menu along with the 2nd and 3rd players so its Game Over for everyone.
Conclusion
if you are a shoot em up fan you will probably like this.
small recap
Pros
- old style shoot em up heaven
- plenty of characters to choose from with their own unique Platonic Breaks and weapons
- Upload and download replays from pros in case you get stuck
- Unlocks, weapon upgrades, images for the gallery and even 1 unlockable character
Cons
- local multiplayer bug, 2nd and 3rd player can move past a certain height in some levels
- multiplayer, 2nd and 3rd players have unlimited lives but have to wait for host player to reach certain areas to respawn
- if host player losses all his lives he gets thrown out to the main menu along with the 2nd and 3rd players so its Game Over for everyone.
Conclusion
if you are a shoot em up fan you will probably like this.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Ser
Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Special
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I've played through all the Gradius titles (thanks to my PSP and PS2) and a little bit of R-Type (I picked up Final while waiting on this to come out to warm up). I've always been a fan of shooters (or shump as they're sometimes called) and picked this up simply because I'm always up for trying new ones (even though I'm not fond of the theme).
The game's menu itself is different in that the right analog stick also doubles as a mouse cursor. I still find it faster to navigate the menus using the left stick and rapidly picking choices rather than slowly dragging the cursor along the screen. My only complaint is that there isn't a record screen that I could find. The only way to know which level each character was would be to complete a game or get a game over (and exiting a game to my knowledge rewards no experience).
I originally played through the game in Story Mode on Normal difficulty. It was rather difficult but at the same time I was given unlimited continues through it so I was able to just push through the story rather quickly. Pace wise the game felt extremely fast compared to either R-Type or Gradius V. As soon as your character got shot off the screen (instead of blowing up) she would be quickly put back into action with little delay and given one power up to either use or save up. It shares traits of Gradius V in that Options are thrown out in front to be picked up by any player later. On the negative side in Gradius V during the invincibility I could go through walls to recover lost Options while here it isn't possible. The story felt rather short but at the same time Gradius V with the instant respawn disabled and R-Type take forever when stuck in certain areas with no powerups.
The stages themselves are difficult but they're not demanding in terms of pixel perfect flying. There aren't any areas that will crush the experienced player or any areas of memorization that I could tell. Knowing how Gradius stages work can definitely help. On the other hand I can't lose lives by hitting the floor or ceiling which doesn't seem right (similar to that when I played R-Type Final) but overall it does remove that strain from the bullet storms.
Score Attack only has three lives and there is the option to submit the score to Xbox Live and to save a replay. There's a limit of how many replays can be saved but I'm given around however many are there per page times 10. It's best to set up the user profile in options because the leaderboards can be sorted by region, birthday (month) and character. A lot of people are lumped into January without probably realizing it.
I've played offline multiplayer with another person. As far as I know there weren't any continues and once the lives were gone the game was over. I might try out Xbox Live later on.
The Special Edition includes a soundtrack nicely placed on the inside cover of the art book. There are 35 tracks on one disc. The art book also contains artwork from the prequel Otomedius G (Gorgeous). The two pillow cases...No comment but I don't think I'll use them.
Overall it is fun and not nearly as grueling as Gradius although with it being centered on DLC in the future I give it four stars. I just hope Konami does well because as far as I know I was the only one who pre-ordered it from where I got my copy from.
(...I should probably buy a new TV and get rid of the 36" CRT)
The game's menu itself is different in that the right analog stick also doubles as a mouse cursor. I still find it faster to navigate the menus using the left stick and rapidly picking choices rather than slowly dragging the cursor along the screen. My only complaint is that there isn't a record screen that I could find. The only way to know which level each character was would be to complete a game or get a game over (and exiting a game to my knowledge rewards no experience).
I originally played through the game in Story Mode on Normal difficulty. It was rather difficult but at the same time I was given unlimited continues through it so I was able to just push through the story rather quickly. Pace wise the game felt extremely fast compared to either R-Type or Gradius V. As soon as your character got shot off the screen (instead of blowing up) she would be quickly put back into action with little delay and given one power up to either use or save up. It shares traits of Gradius V in that Options are thrown out in front to be picked up by any player later. On the negative side in Gradius V during the invincibility I could go through walls to recover lost Options while here it isn't possible. The story felt rather short but at the same time Gradius V with the instant respawn disabled and R-Type take forever when stuck in certain areas with no powerups.
The stages themselves are difficult but they're not demanding in terms of pixel perfect flying. There aren't any areas that will crush the experienced player or any areas of memorization that I could tell. Knowing how Gradius stages work can definitely help. On the other hand I can't lose lives by hitting the floor or ceiling which doesn't seem right (similar to that when I played R-Type Final) but overall it does remove that strain from the bullet storms.
Score Attack only has three lives and there is the option to submit the score to Xbox Live and to save a replay. There's a limit of how many replays can be saved but I'm given around however many are there per page times 10. It's best to set up the user profile in options because the leaderboards can be sorted by region, birthday (month) and character. A lot of people are lumped into January without probably realizing it.
I've played offline multiplayer with another person. As far as I know there weren't any continues and once the lives were gone the game was over. I might try out Xbox Live later on.
The Special Edition includes a soundtrack nicely placed on the inside cover of the art book. There are 35 tracks on one disc. The art book also contains artwork from the prequel Otomedius G (Gorgeous). The two pillow cases...No comment but I don't think I'll use them.
Overall it is fun and not nearly as grueling as Gradius although with it being centered on DLC in the future I give it four stars. I just hope Konami does well because as far as I know I was the only one who pre-ordered it from where I got my copy from.
(...I should probably buy a new TV and get rid of the 36" CRT)
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