Gunbird 2

Infobox VG
title = Gunbird 2


developer = Psikyo
publisher = Capcom
designer =
release = 1998
genre = Scrolling shooter
modes = Single player, 2 player Co-op
cabinet = Upright
arcade system =
display = Raster, 224 x 320 pixels (Vertical), 5120 colors
input = 8-way Joystick, 3 Buttons
platforms = Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2

"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.

tory

Through gameplay cutscenes (and endings) it appears that the zany, uproarious (and at times rather adult) humor is considerably increased since the original Gunbird. The game has numerous similarities to the "Parodius" series, including the final boss in the game, a cartoon elephant playing a trumpet. 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).

Gameplay

This is the first Psikyo shooter to feature medal-chaining; picking up 2000 point medals (when they flash) repeatedly results in a slight point increase and a coin chain, recorded separately from the score. This was present in Strikers 1945 III/Strikers 1999.

Gunbird 2 also has the hardest 2nd loop of any Psikyo game to date.

Characters

Various characters seek out God himself (the elephant) to obtain a magic potion that they can use to grant a wish.

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

A succubus from the "Darkstalkers" video game. On the Dreamcast version, pressing up or down on the random character select allows the player to choose between Aine and Morrigan.

The 3 main enemies competing for the ultimate prize from Gunbird are replaced here by a busty pirate woman and her sidekicks.

External links

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