Tag Archives: Shmup

Rock Out With Your Cart Out 91 – Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (Cotton Fantasy)

Sometimes there’s no real rhyme or reason for the games I pick for this show. I’ve never played a game in the long running, cute-’em-up franchise, Cotton. Hell, I’ve never listened to any of the music from them either. But I stumbled on the soundtrack to Cotton Rock ‘n’ Roll (changed to Cotton Fantasy for […]

Rock Out With Your Cart Out 42 – Eschatos (Xbox 360)

This week, we’re listening to the soundtrack of the Xbox 360 vertical shooter, Eschatos! Yousuke Yasui, someone we haven’t covered before on this podcast, handled the composition duties, with a special arrangement by Ryo Yonemitsu thrown in! Support me on Patreon! The ROWYCO theme song is “Kaze Fuma” and was created by chibi-tech for the […]

Drifting Lands – See You Space Cowboy

Drifting Lands is a side-scrolling shooter after my heart. It takes a side-scrolling shooter and adds in RPG and rogue-like elements and that should keep me coming back far longer than pattern recognition does. I stepped into it a few days ago and found myself backing away from it before I even got a chance […]

DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours Getting Capcom-Themed DLC And Physical Release

If you’re a fan of shooters, the excellent DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is getting some more DLC. This is the fifth bit of DLC for the game and this one is aimed at Capcom fans. Due out February 16th, there will be three packs that will include a new ship, new stages, and new music in each. […]

Dreamcast Shooter Ghost Blade Getting HD Treatment

If you’ve been in the market for a shooter (“shmup” if you’re nasty), Ghost Blade HD, which was previously only available for the Dreamcast, is coming to Playstation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and Steam on February 28th. This wasn’t a release that came out during the Dreamcast’s retail lifespan, Ghost Blade was released in 2015. The Dreamcast has […]