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Deathsmiles I・II

Released: 12/16/2021

Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back Deathsmiles is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in the alternate world of Gilverado, where girls known as "Angels" take center stage. The game features an exotic world imbued with gothic horror themes, adorable character designs, and intuitive controls that will keep you coming back for more. • Includes 3 series titles x 3 modes There are three playable titles: "Deathsmiles," the first title in the series that was released in 2007 as an arcade game, "Deathsmiles Mega Black Label," the upgraded version of the original, and "Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell," the sequel. Each title comes with game modes that were previously available in home console versions. Titles and modes included: Deathsmiles: Arcade / Normal / Ver 1.1 Deathsmiles Mega Black Label: Arcade / Normal / Ver 1.1 Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell: Arcade / IIX / Arrange • Comprehensive training mode and online rankings Training mode allows you to customize stage and player unit settings for practice purposes. The comprehensive options can be tweaked to make stages easier for beginners or more challenging for experts. Online leaderboards have been implemented for each mode of each title. Keep training and aim to break the high score!

Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back Deathsmiles is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in the alternate world of Gilverado, where girls known as "Angels" take center stage. The game features an exotic world imbued with gothic horror themes, adorable character designs, and intuitive controls that will keep you coming back for more. • Includes 3 series titles x 3 modes There are three playable titles: "Deathsmiles," the first title in the series that was released in 2007 as an arcade game, "Deathsmiles Mega Black Label," the upgraded version of the original, and "Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell," the sequel. Each title comes with game modes that were previously available in home console versions. Titles and modes included: Deathsmiles: Arcade / Normal / Ver 1.1 Deathsmiles Mega Black Label: Arcade / Normal / Ver 1.1 Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell: Arcade / IIX / Arrange • Comprehensive training mode and online rankings Training mode allows you to customize stage and player unit settings for practice purposes. The comprehensive options can be tweaked to make stages easier for beginners or more challenging for experts. Online leaderboards have been implemented for each mode of each title. Keep training and aim to break the high score!

Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back Deathsmiles is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in the alternate world of Gilverado, where girls known as "Angels" take center stage. The game features an exotic world imbued with gothic horror themes, adorable character designs, and intuitive controls that will keep you coming back for more. • Includes 3 series titles x 3 modes There are three playable titles: "Deathsmiles," the first title in the series that was released in 2007 as an arcade game, "Deathsmiles Mega Black Label," the upgraded version of the original, and "Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell," the sequel. Each title comes with game modes that were previously available in home console versions. Titles and modes included: Deathsmiles: Arcade / Normal / Ver 1.1 Deathsmiles Mega Black Label: Arcade / Normal / Ver 1.1 Deathsmiles IIX Merry Christmas in Hell: Arcade / IIX / Arrange • Comprehensive training mode and online rankings Training mode allows you to customize stage and player unit settings for practice purposes. The comprehensive options can be tweaked to make stages easier for beginners or more challenging for experts. Online leaderboards have been implemented for each mode of each title. Keep training and aim to break the high score!

Critics
75
Metacritic
77

Score Breakdown

75.0

Critic Average

3 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

77

Metacritic User Score

36 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
-2.0
Combined Disparity
-2.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 launch window (67%)1 late (33%)