Batsugun is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by the now-defunct Japanese game developer Toaplan. The title translates to "exceptional" or "extraordinary".
It was the final game created before Toaplan's dissolution, and has been regarded as a key title in the development of the modern manic shooter, with elements of the game such as the size of the player's hitbox, the scale of their firepower, and the complexity of enemy bullet patterns all having an influence on future titles in the sub-genre. Members of the development team also went on to work on other successful manic shooters, most notably lead artist Junya Inoue.
Developed by Bitwave Games in collaboration with Toaplan and published by Clear River Games, Batsugun is a carefully restored edition of one of the most celebrated vertical shoot 'em ups from the arcade era. Originally released during the final years of Toaplan's history, the game occupies an important place in the evolution of the genre, bridging traditional...
please play batsugun. special is a pretty good way to get into shmups, very approachable!!!
Solid port of a great game. Good jumping in point for genre newcomers - make sure to change it to special version in the options.
Pretty much the best version of Batsugun/Special around. No noticeable input lag, it has saves, rewinds etc. Otherwise it is still Batsugun Sp. and I still can't get through loop 3 XD.
Just for sprite-work its worth to check out the game
