Giga Wing 2
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In game title screen for the arcade version
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| Developer(s) | Takumi Corporation GeneX (DC) |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Designer(s) | Kei Toume (character) |
| Platforms | Arcade, Dreamcast |
| Release date(s) | JP January 2000 JP January 18, 2001 (DC) NA May 16, 2001 (DC) |
| Genre(s) | Manic shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2-4 player Co-op |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Sega NAOMI |
| Display | Raster (vertical) |
Giga Wing 2 (ギガウイング2?) is a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on Sega's NAOMI arcade system board and later ported in 2001 to the Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable both for its excessive scores (scores in the quintillions are not unheard of), and for using a horizontally aligned monitor (much like Treasure Co. Ltd's Radiant Silvergun), something that is considered rare for a vertical shooter.
Dreamcast version
It added score attack mode, 4-player mode, gallery mode, online ranking features. Online ranking service was ended on 2003-12-10 noon. The North American Dreamcast version, due to having a very low print run, is considered to be a highly valuable collector's item.
Fighters
- Kingfisher (piloted by Cpr. Kurt Aishinkagura)
- Sparrow (piloted by Sgt. Romi Seneca)
- Raven (piloted by Limi Seneca)
- Stork (piloted by Special Ops Agent Cherry AD0002p)
- Albatross (piloted by Sgt. Maj. Largo Gaizel)
- Raijin (unlockable; Shinnosuke's fighter from the original game)
- Purchka (unlockable; Isha's fighter from the original game)
- Stranger (unlockable; the standard form of the original game's villain)
- Carmine (unlockable; Ruby's fighter from the original game)
- Wilderstand (unlockable; Stuck's fighter from the original game)
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to Giga Wing 2 was released on CD, bundled with the soundtrack to Mars Matrix, both composed by the japanese composer Yasushi Kaminishi -上西 泰史- (かみにし やすし) . The music is exclusively orchestral, with a chaotic sound to provide atmosphere to the war-torn world in which the game takes place.[1]
References
External links
- Takumi GW2 site: arcade, DC
- Capcom arcade/DC GW2 site
- Sega GW2 site
- Giga Wing 2 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Giga Wing 2 replays at Super-Play.co.uk
- Giga Wing 2 at MobyGames
