Gunbird 2
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| Developer(s) | Psikyo |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Release date(s) | 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2 player Co-op |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
| Input | 8-way Joystick, 3 Buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade display | Raster, 224 x 320 pixels (Vertical), 5120 colors |
Gunbird 2 is a 2D scrolling shooter arcade game, also ported to the Sega Dreamcast on 15 November 2000 (US).
It was developed by Psikyo and published by Capcom. It is the sequel to the original Gunbird game, released in Japan for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation.
The game has numerous similarities to the Parodius series, including the final boss in the game, a cartoon elephant playing a trumpet.
Various characters seek out God himself (the elephant) to obtain a magic potion that they can use to grant a wish.
The selectable characters in this game are:
Tavia
A cute, bespectacled, preteen girl with a jetpack on her back. She is the niece of Ash from the original Gunbird. Emotional and cries easily. When paired with Alucard, she falls in love with him.
Valpiro
The same robot as Valnus in the original Gunbird. He may have sinister plans for the potion if he obtains it, depending on which ending you receive.
Hei-Cobb
A short, fat, turban-sporting man of Arabic descent. He rides a flying carpet. During his cutscenes he is sometimes proud, and sometimes ashamed, of his figure.
Alucard
The son of Dracula (hence the backward spelling). Also a vampire, and capable of great inhuman powers. Although he is good in comparison to his father, he still craves human blood.
Marion
The young witch from Gunbird returns, with Pom-Pom returning as well.
Aine
A one-eyed samurai from the Sengoku Ace game, Aine is a selectable character (but is difficult to obtain; you have to press a button at the exact correct moment to stop a cycling of the characters). Whereas it is not clear in the Sengoku Ace game that he is unclosetedly homosexual (like Tetsu in Gunbird), such subtlety is thrown out the window in Gunbird 2, especially during the ending scene with Aine and another cooperative player.
Morrigan
It is said that Morrigan (a succubus from the Darkstalkers video game) is a selectable character but how it is possible to obtain her is a mystery.
- Notes
Through gameplay cutscenes (and endings) it appears that the zany, uproarious (and at times rather adult) humor is considerably increased since the original Gunbird, and that's saying quite a bit.
The 3 main enemies competing for the ultimate prize from Gunbird are replaced here by a hyper-busty pirate woman and her sidekicks.
When God, the elephant, is defeated in battle at the end by the player, he surrenders a potion to the player(s) and a usually hilarious ending occurs. God is accompanied by "angels" (frogs).
On the Dreamcast version, pressing up or down on the random character select allows the player to choose between Aine and Morrigan.
[edit] External links
- Gunbird 2 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Gunbird 2 at MobyGames
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