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Not for everyone, but awesome for me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Just picked up a copy of this game, and while not for everyone, this game is a must for any persons wishing they could still play lifeforce, darius, or any of the older 2d side shooters.

This is probably the best 2D side shooter I have played including the awesome Lords of Thunder and Gates of Thunder for the PC Engine.

There is nothing more gratifying then unleashing your smart bomb and to be greeted with a 400 plus explosions bonus.....

If you like 2D side shooters, then please go out and grab this game, and if you don't have the 39.99 to pick it up, sell an organ or two....

If you're new to gaming and grew up playing 3D only games, then you might want to rent this game or borrow it from a friend to see how you like it....

But for me, who started playing defender on the Atari, this game is pure heaven, and a garanteed workout for your thumbs.....

Great game big on play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This Is a great shooter for anyone who loves shooters. I wish the graphics were a little larger, with so much happening on screen it can be a little hard to see. If you can get past that, this is a fun involving shooter with plenty to see and do. I love the idea of anime style robots with very cool weapons like a missile that bounces off walls and a multi missile that blasts the heck out of everything! This is a great game for Dreamcast to get, anyone who loves a good shooter should pick it up.

how much fun this is

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I went to funco land today to play the game "bangai-o" it is the best game there was ever made.It beat Digimon world 2 by a long shot ,and the graghics are great.I would give it ***** stars because its a great videogame.But the robot was too little to see the first 10 min the bomb idea was great they should make games like this one.

So simple, it's brilliant.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

At times, this glorious 2-D explosion-fest can be more addictive than any drug. It'll have you saying "Just one more level and then I'll stop" and "I'll try it just once more, well maybe twice" with alarming frequency.

Unlike traditional shooters, Bangai-O lets you roam around freely without a self-scrolling screen to push you along. You can move in any direction and shoot in any direction simultaneously (the control scheme is just like that of Smash TV, Midway's brilliant arcade game from 1990 or so). The flying mech you pilot, as well as the majority of your targets, are understandably small; the screen sometimes has to accomodate much more chaos and firepower than you'd think could be produced by such tiny combatants. You've got two standard weapons to choose from...homing missiles and ricocheting lasers...and each of them can be launched in a screen-clearing orgy of mass destruction which increases in size and proportion to the number of enemies and amount of gunfire already on-screen. The tiny bit of slowdown that sometimes occurs when you use your special attacks just makes it more dramatic. Watch your score rise faster than gasoline prices as literally dozens upon dozens (sometimes even hundreds!) of projectiles wipe out everything in sight, then grab the space fruit like a malnourished Pac-Man for still more points.

Some of the game's 44 levels have puzzles involving bombs, falling blocks, and one-way doors. Others are just all-out carnage. The balance between the two is struck admirably. In each level you'll face a boss after a brief conversation with him/her/it. This is where the game's oddball sense of humor really shines. My favorite is the boss whose "dialogue" consists of childish drawings instead of words. The Japanese to English translation is pretty weak, but that just adds to the quirkiness of the experience.

Flaws? There are a few, but nothing major. The biggest one is the fact that some bosses simply don't fight; they remain motionless and make no attempt to stop you from perforating them. You might have some remaining normal enemies to contend with, but still, that kinda kills the fun. Also, the health boosters don't exactly grow on trees, and there aren't any extra modes or features...but are they really necessary? Not in this game they aren't. Bangai-O is still very satisfactory, and who knows how many more games of its type we'll see once the PlayStation 2, X-Box, and GameCube are dominating the marketplace with 3-D games that bore everyone half to death?

Bangai-O is a great reason to own a Dreamcast. Shooter fans in particular are well-advised to pick it up.

did i miss the turn??

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 17
Date: October 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

when i first got this game I thought It was going to be like Gundam side story 0079, where your in the cockpit. i'm warning you if your looking for a good graphics high detail ms combat game, this ain't it. It has game boy graphics and little realism, plus bangai-o, the cool mobile suit(ms), is a speck on the viewscreen. but if your two years old get this and giggle. otherwise trust me.

good but odd

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

in bangai-o your a robot and you go around on inclosed levels and
shoot bad guy robots and get to the finish.its odd but not 2 bad

44 levels? That must be a shooter record.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Yep, 44 levels in a shooter. Luckily, the gameplay is a blast and you'll be wishing there were even more. If Treasure would just make a sequel with say, 2-4 players, now that would be pure insanity. Casual gamers will probably have enough play time by renting the game, but hardcore players will want keep coming back to top their highest scores. One tiny gripe Crave, why'd you change the kanji?

Bangai-O-yeah!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Bangai-O is one of the best games ever. This comes from one of the most underrated of companies, Treasure. Famous for its quirky and frantic style, Bangai-O is an action packed masterpiece. You play a robot and literally blast everything in site, collecting fruit throughout. I like the graphics, though they won't win any awards for visual flair, but it's gameplay that make the game unforgettable. Now isn't that what gaming's all about?

Most Addictive Shooter in Years

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As a veteran 2D shooter fan, I've seen it all, and initially Bangai-O didn't completely impress me. But after pounding through several levels one comes to appreciate the underlying "power-up" and scoring structure. Then seemingly 1,000 things move, escape, shoot, and explode ALL AT ONCE when you nail a 400+ missile attack in the middle of heavy enemy fire. Then you try to maximize these points-getting maxi-explosions while NOT GETTING HIT throughout the entire level for that elusive 100,000 "no-hit" bonus. But to get the 400+ explosion you need to wait until the very last moment to be surrounded by enemy bullets! Now that's gameplay balance!

This may be the most addictive shooter since the similar (but of course simpler) Robotron. And believe me when I say I have a library full of shooters. In fact, this is like an enhanced Japanese version of the all-time American classic, with totally whacked anime cutsequences and scrolling levels (44 total) added.

Shooter fans and those who love to be challenged simply cannot pass this one up. Just try not to gag too badly on the horrendous translations...

Thank God for Treasure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Bakuretsu Muteki Bangaioh is the antidote to the Playstation generation of gamers, who have been fed a constant diet 3D driving, fighting, corridor shooting games in the past 7 years (at least). This is in glorious 2D and what's more the game is proud of that. The people who dislike this game say that the 2D graphics are not very good. THAT'S THE POINT, this game is not about flashy 3D graphics, the latest dance soundtrack by DJ megamixer(or whoever) and it is not here to pander to gamers who only got into playing games because it is fashionable.

Bangai-o is a wonderful example of gameplay over aesthetics and Treasure should be applauded for it.

Also take a note of the story in the game, it is easy to dismiss it as badly translated Japanese, but look closely and you'll find a complex and anarchic story which highlights the plight of two revolutionaries who seek to free the galaxy of the influence of the SF Cosmo Gang and their illegal trade in space fruit. There is also a question to whether Riki and Mami are in fact the bad guys as well. The characters in Bangai -o definitely add to the fun and that is the bottom line Bangai - o is FUN.

BTW in the UK this got a rating for 3 years and over, evidently the ratings board did not play the game or they would have seen a couple of swear words creep into the dialogue ;0)

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