G-Darius
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| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito (arcade, PlayStation 2) THQ (PlayStation) |
| Release date(s) | 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Shoot'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single Player |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Game PlayStation PlayStation 2 |
| Arcade system(s) | Taito FX-1B [1] |
| Arcade CPU(s) | MIPS R3000A |
| Arcade sound system(s) | Panasonic MN1020012A |
G-Darius is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, released by Taito in 1997. It is part of the Darius series. The G stands for both Gigantic and Genesis (it is a prequel to the other Darius games).
[edit] Description
G-Darius is the only game in the series to use real polygonal 3D graphics, and the last 'new' game of the series.
The gameplay is similar to that of its predecessors, with one main new feature. The Silver Hawk is equipped with Capture balls, which, when launched at a sufficiently weakened enemy, can capture it and allow the player to control it. Different enemies have different movements and firing patterns when captured.
The player can explode a captured enemy to create a powerful explosion, or can absorb it and generate a destructive beam called the Alpha Beam.
During boss encounters, the boss can counterattack the Alpha Beam with a Beta Beam. If both beams collide, the player must press a button repeatedly to push back the Beta Beam and hit the boss, or the Beta Beam will hit the player's ship. If the player successfully overtakes the Beta Beam, his Alpha Beam will double in size. This can be repeated until it covers the entire height of the screen.
While the levels are arranged in the same branching structure as every other Darius game, G-Darius also has branching points within the levels themselves.
[edit] Ports
G-Darius was ported to the PlayStation, is included on the Taito Memories Gekan on the PlayStation 2, and is included on the PlayStation 2 version of the Taito Legends 2 compilation.
[edit] Trivia
- G-Darius is the only game of the series that does not use the same pilots from the previous games (Proco & Tiat) and the relationship between the new pilots in G-Darius has more emphasis than its predecessors.
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