Radirgy is an arcade shmup series by developer Milestone. If you've played Ultimate Shooting Collection on the Wii, the first Radirgy was included there. This 360 release, Radirgy Noa Massive, is a sequel.
Graphics are cel-shaded, and offer good contrast between the background and bullets. While not as colorful as other shmups on the market, it does offer decent visibility which helps the gameplay.
Those who have played the first Radirgy will be right at home here, and the gameplay is very similar. You can shoot enemies with the normal shot, or use a sword attack for close-range combat. Melee attacks can also used to generate additional pill items that charge up your barrier gauge.
Learning to effectively charge and use the barrier gauge is the key to playing Radirgy Noa and achieving really high scores. The difference in play between an newbie and an experienced player is very obvious: A new player may destroy things slowly, gaining normal points and using the barrier for dangerous situations, while an experienced player charges forth and eliminates threats quickly, chaining barriers together and spending most of the game invincible, all while scoring huge multipliers. This is a game that rewards aggressive play. It's like running across a tight rope, on the bleeding edge of danger yet perfectly safe if you achieve the right rhythm.
In addition to the arcade game, Radirgy Noa Massive also gives us a time attack and "death mode". This pits the player against never ending waves of enemies. Here the objective is to keep them from escaping; a life bar shows how many have escaped an is unrelated to your character's lives. It's an interesting addition that offers a change of pace from the main game.
I can recommend this game to any shmup fans who want to try something a bit different. It takes a while to sink in, but once you figure out the basic concepts, it's balls-to-the-wall awesome.
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