Saturday, September 20, 2025

Super Darius for PCE CD


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Super Darius

Looks and sounds ever so slightly better than the HuCard version


Genre: shooter - horizontal

Publisher: NEC

Year: 1990

System: PCE CD


Gameplay Score: 2

Gameplay Notes:

The constant mashing of two buttons is giving me carpel tunnel. There are no weapons to power up with and the peashooter shot and bombs are no ideal. Enemies also take too many shots. Deaths are even more punishing than Gradius because powerups are few and far between and are lost after a death. Insane difficulty.


Level Design Score: 3

Level Design Notes:

The stages are sooooo long! Enemies are placed to flood the screen with projectiles. The only way to progress is to know exactly where to position and mash those buttons.


Theme Score: 4

Theme Notes:

Darius!!


Art Style Score: 3

Art Style Notes:

Looks better than the PCE version but still not special.


Audio Score: 3

Audio Notes:

Far better than Darius Plus on PCE. Not great, mind you. But the CD quality music sounds significantly better.


Overall Score: 51

Review ID: 11114



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