Underplayed Gems

Darius R (2002)

Darius R cover
Publisher
Taito
Platforms
Game Boy Advance
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Where to get it
Website
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How it feels

A compact, high-pressure shoot-em-up remix of a classic arcade gauntlet.

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About

Darius R is a shoot em up video game released in 2002 for the Game Boy Advance only in Japan. This game is a remixed version of Darius, which reuses assets from the original game. Due to the small resolution of the GBA, and since the game never scales the large Arcade sprites, the camera follows the the player up and down to compensate. While the first stage is more or less based on the first stage from the original game, the remaining stages are all exclusive to this title, featuring unique background graphics and remixed tracks from previous titles in the series. Stages can be replayed once they are beaten in the regular Arcade Mode.

Screenshots

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