Senko no Ronde 2

Senko no Ronde 2 is an obscure port of a Japanese arcade game released in 2010. The title was later ported to the Xbox 360 and the prequel was released in America as WarTech: Senko no Ronde. Gameplay wise, this is a mix of both a bullet hell shmup (shoot 'em up) and a fighting game. Think of it as a mix between Psychic Force and Virtual On. If you're a fan of anime, mecha, the shmup genre and the fighting game genre, you'll enjoy this game. The characters are fully voiced in Japanese and each have a backstory. Design-wise, they're not too original, but their personalities are made apparent during the game. Each mecha (known as "Rounders") come equipped with a main weapon, a subweapon, a special ability (depending on the partner/variation you select), shield/force field, several dash attacks and the ability to transform into a B.O.S.S.! The B.O.S.S. mode is pretty cool and sounds exactly as the mode implies. You basically turn into a giant mechanized version of your regular Rounder for...

Beside Acceleration of Suguri, this is another one of the rare gem from Japan. A mix between shoot-em-up and fighting game that I would call a 'Danmaku (Bullet Hell) Fighting Game'. It is not too hard to pick up, but as the bots showed me, it is not easy to master the arts of dodging countless bullets and counterattacking at the same time either. No tutorials on specific character specials and moves, but the basic tutorial covers enough. Speaking of characters, at first glance, they seemed generic and the mechas are not quite memorable. This game, however, comes with a detailed story mode which provides us glances into each characters personality and their lives with full professional voice acting. It also presents an excellent opportunity to familiarise yourself with all the mechs this game has to offer, while the story is no Pulitzer Award winner, it is okay in its own rights. I have not tried multiplayer yet though, though the part of making this review in the first place is to g...

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3/10. Very expensive for what is is. No player base, for multiplayer. And some serious bugs. If you find it with more than 70% discount maybe it is worth.

The original Senko no Ronde on Xbox 360 was a game I played so much back then. It was a hard game to master, but even though I wasn't too good at it. I still had a bunch of fun with it. To see that the sequel got ported over to Steam is super fantastic. Think of Senko no Ronde as two games mixed as one. The combat style is a mix of Virtual On meets Zone of the Enders. You basically have to defend yourself against the incoming amounts of bullets and lasers at all times. You also have swords as attacks and that instantly reminded me of how Jehuty attacked in Zone of the Enders, but the camera is faced in a different perspective. The main portion of the combat is a game that's simple to learn but hard to master. Once you really get the combat mechanics down, you'll be blasting away like a pro. Plus, The anime inspired art work and colorful cast of anime trope characters really make the presentation stand out. The second portion, BOSS mode is similar to Bullet Hell defense games like Ikar...

Don't let numeral in the title fool you, this is more or less a slightly rebalanced version of SnR DUO with just a pinch of new content, so don't go in expecting an all new experience if you were lucky enough to get your hands on DUO. But since this is the first time the game is available in English on an international marketplace, a fully localized version of DUO is still great to have, even all these years later. G.rev are often seen as carriers of the Taito torch, and while Senko no Ronde is probably their most aggressively experimental IP, it bears a bit of resemblance to Taito's Psychic Force, a short-lived series of fighting games featuring flying characters and projectile-heavy combat. Senko no Ronde is often explained as a kind of "versus shmup" but it could also be seen as an amped up version of Psychic Force, where flying characters flood the screen with projectiles while trying to close the distance and get inside for some melee damage. There's maybe a little bit of a rese...

A solid sequel to Wartech/Senko no Ronde. Great if you like shmups and fighting games,

A nice little gem from Japan, combining both Fighting and Shoot ‘Em Up, is a good experience that no fan of the Shoot ‘Em Up genera. Also giving you the chance to play the story of Senko no Ronde DUO

the most GOATed fighting game. i regret nothing. ive still yet to get the extra fighter DLC but overall i'd say this game is very worth the time and money if you enjoy BOTH fighting games and shmups, or like one and want to dip your toes in the other. the tutorial makes the game easy to learn, though msstering a character will take varying amounts of effort depending on who you pick (i will be making a guide on that soon). story may not make sense at times but i think that's what makes things fun about it. though i won't get to it due to spoilers, i found it mostly enjoyable save for maybe one or two awkward parts, but it was great! there's even a recap of the first game so that people who pick this one up don't get too lost. soundtrack is amazing, especially the new themes added for some characters. the graphics handle well, and you SHOULD be fine with minimal frame drops on a medium end PC build. however, please note that online play may not work on occasions, and though the netcode...

Fantastic game but the net code needs a lot of work. You can't narrow matches by region or connection quality or even see ping, and lag results in not only input delay but also severe slowdown throughout the match which makes it an over-all fairly unenjoyable experience. If I'd bought this for full price this would be a deal breaker but at 50% off I think the single player content makes it worth your money.