Deathsmiles II
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| Developer(s) | Cave |
| Publisher(s) | Cave City Connection(PS4, XONE, NS) |
| Composer(s) | Manabu Namiki Noriyuki Kamikura Yoshimi Kudo Motoi Sakuraba |
| Series | Deathsmiles |
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| Release | Arcade
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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| Genre(s) | Manic shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Arcade system | CAVE PC |
Deathsmiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas (デススマイルズII 魔界のメリークリスマス, lit. Netherworld's Merry Christmas) is a horizontal side scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game by Japanese developer Cave, released in 2009. It is the third Cave shoot 'em up to be played using a horizontally-oriented monitor (preceded by Progear and the original Deathsmiles). Deathsmiles II is also the first CAVE arcade game to use polygons instead of their traditional sprites for graphics. A compilation of Deathsmiles I and Deathsmiles II is set to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in Japan in 2021.
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Development and release
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Deathsmiles IIX was ported to the Xbox 360 with additional modes in 2010. It was released both regular and limited editions which included a soundtrack CD.[citation needed] On release week, Deathsmiles IIX sold 16,112 copies in Japan according to Media Create.[1] A platinum edition was released in 2011. The unlocalized Japanese release was made available on the US "Games on Demand" store in 2011.[2]
Reception
In Japan, Famitsu gave the X360 version a score of 30 out of 40.[3] Gamesradar rated the XBLA release a 3.5 out of 5 and commented that "despite everything it has going against it, Deathsmiles 2X stands out as one of the better shooters available in the Western market. It’s action-packed, easy to play, tough to master, and has a certain charm to it that makes you forgive its lackluster presentation."[4]
References
- ^ Sinclair, Brendan (May 18, 2010). "Big in Japan May 24–30: Super Mario Galaxy 2". GameSpot. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Klepek, Patrick (May 26, 2011). "How Deathsmiles 2X Became Xbox Live's First Unlocalized Game". Giant Bomb. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. May 18, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Kemps, Heidi (May 27, 2011). "Deathsmiles 2X review". GamesRadar. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Archived version of the deleted official website (in Japanese)
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